Since the emergence of the imperial examination system, no matter which emperor it was, this measure has been set as a basic national policy, and the imperial examinations have been held almost every year to select talents.

However, compared with the children of the aristocratic families who need those aristocratic families, the poor scholars selected from the imperial examination are like dropping a drop in the bucket and cannot cause much trouble at all.

The main reason here is that it is only for poor students to study, second because the price of books is too high, and third because the cost of studying is too high. Although the old saying goes, it is said that poor literature and martial arts are rich, this poverty is relatively important. Just imagine how much energy it takes for modern children to study to know that learning is similar, regardless of ancient and modern principles.

In modern times, students had to do exercises and write essays, and in ancient times they also had to do poetry and articles. The difference was that the form was different, but the real substance had not changed much.

Therefore, pen is an indispensable thing for students to learn, because without pen, you cannot practice writing, and without practicing writing, you cannot write. How to answer questions?

Another thing is paper. With a pen, you must have a place to write, so paper is also indispensable.

Besides, books are not allowed to be separated from books in any way. Otherwise, you will never even be able to write them out when you are taking the dictation during the scientific examination, but you have never even seen them, so naturally it is impossible to write them out.

To sum up, learning is also something that requires investment, which is also the reason why poor students are unable to study.

The aristocratic families take advantage of the fact that students cannot afford to grow up and do some articles here, select some poor students with good foundations to train them for their study. If they are successful in their studies, they will be betrothed with the women in their family, and gradually they will bring some top poor children into the aristocratic family and become people of the aristocratic family.

Of course, not every poor student will marry into a family, but even if he does not marry into a family, these poor students will always think of their old love after being trained by a noble family. In the future, they will naturally think of rewards when they have a job in the court. After a while, they will naturally become peripheral members of the noble family.

It is precisely because of this reason that the aristocratic families are becoming larger and larger. Due to some limitations, the strength of the aristocratic families is constantly expanding, and they naturally begin to collide with the imperial power, and gradually become thorns in the eyes of those in power and thorns in the flesh.

Of course, the Guanlong family also knew that they would not have good results if they continued like this, but the development of the family was like sailing against the current - if they did not advance, they would retreat.

For the family, retreat is equivalent to decline and decline. This is a matter of sorry for the ancestors. No head of the family dares to take such responsibility, even Li Er dares not.

However, Li Chengqian has now proposed a free education proposal, which in Lao Li's view is a good way to compete with a noble family for talents.

A few years ago, the price of books is now very cheap due to the emergence of movable type printing. The emergence of pencils makes it no longer a problem for students to practice calligraphy, so the difference is time.

But is it really that simple? Li Chengqian established a powerful enemy for himself before he became an adult, an opponent that would never be restored to him at any time.

"Father, please have something to do?" After chatting about the aristocratic family for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly remembered Cheng Lin, who was still locked in Zongzheng Temple.

As a result, the old man laughed and said, "Apart from the daughter of Mr. Cheng, you can mention anything. If it is related to Cheng Lin, you should not mention it. When will you return to the palace and when will that girl be released?"

"Ah? Why?" Li Chengqian didn't expect that the old man would refuse so relentlessly, and he had already blocked his mouth before he could speak.

"The matter in the harem is that your mother is in charge, and I won't interfere." Li Er made a helpless move for his son, and then said, "Or how can you let your mother carry the eldest grandson when you can, but according to your current situation, it's better to wait for you to return to the palace."

Li Chengqian looked at the old man in amazement. Why did he give birth to a baby again? He is only seventeen years old, he gave birth to a baby at seventeen. When will he have to give birth to?

"Okay, don't think about the matter of the Cheng family's daughter. I went to Liaodong with you in private, but after I came back, there was still no news. Your mother was very angry about this matter. If you don't find a way to satisfy her, I'm afraid..."

The old man seemed to like to see Li Chengqian stunned, teasing him like a slap in trouble, not caring about how big his son's psychological shadow was.

Facing such an old man, what could Li Chengqian say except for a wry smile? It seems that the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" sent to his mother was probably for nothing. Not only was the old man beaten up, but his mother didn't get it well. If I had known this, it would be better to keep it myself.

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian finally figured out why the old man ran to Xianyang to beat him up, but he understood it a little late. If he had figured it out earlier, Cheng Xiaosi would have been released long ago.

However, this time the secret talk with the old man was not without gains. At least it made Li Chengqian understand where he was wrong, or let Li Chengqian find his position right.

After returning to Xianyang from Chang'an, Comrade Xiao Li locked himself in a simple room and didn't come out for a whole seven days. During this period, no one knew what he was busy with or what he was thinking. Even Ye Mei, Yang Yuxin and others were driven out by him, and the others couldn't even rely on the yard.

In the room, Li Chengqian sat on the kang with disheveled hair, holding a stack of white paper and pencils in his hand, gritting his teeth and drawing and writing about things that no one can understand.

What I learned from the old man really stimulated Li Chengqian. He used to think that the Guanlong family was easy to deal with, and slowly fell into a misunderstanding. It was not until the old man's reminder that he suddenly realized that what he wanted to deal with was such a huge behemoth.

He has to do his best and must do his best. Li Chengqian, who has awakened, has put out all his strength, used all the knowledge brought by later generations, and fully analyzed the whole thing, including all methods, including extreme means.

The names of the aristocratic families are marked in English letters on the white paper, and the lines represent their relationship with each other. Each family and every branch are listed on the paper. It is two days after all.

The next time is to analyze, for each family branch, what are the contradictions between the branches of aristocratic families, how do the operators of each branch get the industry, and the character of the heads of each family branch.
Chapter completed!