The stars are rising in the sun.

Chang'an City ushered in a new day, and the people of Chang'an City, as usual, ran for life as usual, day after day, and finally again.

For Merton, however, life changed a little more, because he still had a disciple to teach.

In the Mofu study, the master and apprentice sat opposite each other.

"Master, do you know how to use astronomical telescopes?" Wu Meiniang shook the ponytail behind her head, and said curiously with a small face.

Merton smiled and did not answer, but told a story: "Legend has it that cats have nine lives, and it is difficult to die, even if they fall from a tall building, how can they land safely, but in the end they will die of their own curiosity." ”

Wu Meiniang frowned and said, "You said that you will eventually be like a cat and can't hold back your curiosity and use a telescope!" ”

"No!" Merton shook his head and said, "As a teacher, if you don't put away your curiosity, sooner or later one day it will kill you!" ”

Wu Meiniang stuck out her tongue and hurriedly sat upright, making a well-behaved appearance.

Merton took out a copy of the "Book of Ink" and said: "The Book of Ink is a must-read thing for the Mo family, have you ever read it, and understand the truth." ”

Wu Meiniang shook her head and said honestly: "The disciple hasn't had time to read yet, so I don't understand." ”

She just worshipped Murton as a teacher yesterday, so where did she have time to read the Book of Ink.

Merton waved his hand and said, "Since you don't understand anything, then how can I teach you!" You go and finish reading the Ink Sutra first, and then come to me! ”

"Ahh

Wu Meiniang was shocked when she heard this, and left the study with an aggrieved face.

"I didn't expect the dignified Mo family to teach an apprentice like this, I still opened my eyes!" At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the study, and Li Shimin pushed the door and entered.

"Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty have time to come to the Humble House today." Merton hurriedly bowed.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "If I don't come today, how can I hear such a wonderful lecture." ”

Merton smiled bitterly: "Let Your Majesty see you smile." ”

Li Shimin's eyes rolled and said, "I'm very curious, if the Wu family answers that you know the Ink Sutra, how will you teach." ”

Morton smiled and said, "Since you understand everything, what else do you teach!" Naturally, there is no need to teach anymore. ”

"Master Laipi!" Wu Meiniang's angry voice came from outside the study.

"Hahahaha! is worthy of the Mo family, and even the disciples are so unique! Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard this, he didn't expect that Merton would even be an apprentice.

Li Shimin stretched out his hand, and Wu Meiniang outside the door hurriedly came in and knelt on the ground and said, "Meiniang greets Your Majesty!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, and said in a pitiful voice: "I already know about your affairs, I have already issued an order to reprimand the martial brothers, if you want to return to the Yingguo Mansion, I guarantee that no one will dare to embarrass your mother and daughter." ”

Although Li Shimin only issued an order to reprimand the Wu brothers, the matter has reached the heavens, and the career of the Wu brothers has been ruined, and they can only live in the Yingguo Mansion for the rest of their lives.

Wu Meiniang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she bowed down again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for presiding over justice, but since Mei Niang has already left the Wu Mansion, she will naturally not go back, and Mei Niang has already worshiped her master as a teacher, so she naturally has to learn ink with her heart." ”

Li Shimin looked at Wu Meiniang in surprise and said, "What, what is there to be nostalgic for a master like this kid Moton, if it were me, I wouldn't have learned it a long time ago." ”

Morton's face turned black when he heard this, and he couldn't help but touch his nose in embarrassment.

Wu Meiniang said: "Although the master teases the apprentice, but what he said is not unreasonable, the master is busy with affairs, naturally he can't teach the apprentice all day long, and he can't learn to read the Ink Scripture, so naturally he doesn't work for the master to do it himself, as for reading the Ink Scripture, it is a vain talk, the Ink Scripture is broad and profound, especially if the apprentice just dabbles in it. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said: "Sure enough, there is a posture of a thousand miles horse, I will test you again, I have a horse named Lion Skull, and it is also a thousand miles horse, fat and capricious, no one in the entire imperial horse prison can tame it, if you come to tame the horse, how should you do it." ”

Merton's heart moved, he didn't expect Li Shimin to ask this question, and couldn't help but look at Wu Meiniang who was kneeling on the ground curiously.

I saw Wu Meiniang think about it, and her eyes rolled and said proudly: "If it's a little girl, you only need three things!" ”

"Oh!" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Wu Meiniang in surprise.

"One is an iron whip, the second is an iron rod, and the third is a dagger, the lion does not listen to taming, you can whip it with an iron whip, and if it is not tamed, hit his head with an iron rod, if you still refuse to accept it, then this horse is wild and untamable, and it is useless, and it is just a waste of fodder to keep it, so simply cut his throat with a dagger, and kill him to eat meat." Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows and said sharply.

Li Shimin glanced at Wu Meiniang unexpectedly, turned his head to Morton and said, "Mo Sacrifice Wine, this is your disciple, why don't you evaluate the answer." ”

Merton sighed, stepped forward and bowed, "The minister is guilty!" ”

Wu Meiniang was quite complacent, and suddenly saw the master bowing down to ask for sin, and looked over puzzled.

Li Shimin looked at Merton with a smile and said, "I have always heard of praising others as Maxima, but I have never heard of boasting about being a Maxima. ”

"Ahh Wu Meiniang suddenly realized, and suddenly her face was blushing, where did the thousands of miles of horses and lions in the emperor's mouth refer to horses, clearly saying that his master was disobedient.

Merton suddenly smiled bitterly, he had just pitted his apprentice once, but he didn't expect to be pitted back again in a blink of an eye, and this time their master and apprentice were evened.

"Forget it, you are not the only one who is disobedient in this world!" Li Shimin said happily.

Merton waved his hand, and Wu Meiniang suddenly retreated as if she had been amnestied, and in the entire study, only Merton and Li Shimin were left.

"Your Majesty is the Khan of the Heavens, Kyushu is all over the world, and who in the world dares to disrespect His Majesty's orders." Merton hurriedly stepped forward and patted his ass.

"If everyone abides by the law, how can there be hundreds of people looting property, sneaking into prisons to kill people, business wars, and price turmoil in Chang'an under my nose." Li Shimin said angrily.

Merton suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, he had already received the news that Liu Shufang had committed suicide in prison, he didn't expect the Luoyang family to act so viciously.

"The minister is also forced to defend! I also ask Your Majesty to forgive me, Liu Jiaofang's death has nothing to do with Weichen. Merton retorted helplessly.

Li Shimin said coldly: "Of course it has nothing to do with you, otherwise do you think you can still stand and talk to me?" I ask you the same question, if you had an unruly lion, how would you tame it. ”

Merton took a deep breath and said, "The kid thinks that the first two moves of the inferior plan are extremely correct, and it would be good if he didn't accept it." ”

"Is that still hard to tame? Is there still waste of forage? Li Shimin wondered.

Merton said: "From the boy's point of view, although the lion is difficult to tame, it is not useless, after all, the lion is a thousand horses, if it is used for breeding, within three years, Your Majesty can get a batch of young horses, although its offspring are not as good as thousands of horses, it is also a good breed, if a little tamed, it is also a batch of rare good horses." ”

"Descendants? In detail. Li Shimin frowned.

Merton took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty's worries are just the family gate, its re-dynasty control of the court, Zaiye control a large amount of land, control the economic lifeline of the Tang Dynasty, some families are inherited for thousands of years, and the reputation is grand, that is, if Your Majesty wants to move him, you have to think twice, and Your Majesty is merciful, and you are not far away from the matter of swords." ”

Li Shimin nodded solemnly, now that Datang has defeated the Turks and Tuyuhun one after another, and the external troubles have been eliminated, his eyes began to cast on the unstable factors within Datang.

When Li Tang raised his army, these family gate valves were Li Tang's biggest help, but after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, these gate valves became the bloodsuckers of the Tang Dynasty, constantly attached to the Tang Dynasty's body to suck blood, which Li Shimin could not see. Especially this business war in Mojia Village, Li Shimin saw the ugly face of the family gatekeeper.

Mojia Village is the first village in the world that he personally sealed, but the family lords are still taking risks for the sake of interests, and all kinds of means are exhausted.

"Weichen has another plan, which can completely solve the problem of the family's gate valve, it depends on whether His Majesty is determined." Merton suddenly raised his head.

Li Shimin glanced at Merton, raised his eyebrows and said, "Radical generals? Go ahead! Where does the plan come from? ”

Merton said solemnly: "Without him, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has a plan!" ”

"Emperor Wu of Han's plan?" Li Shimin's heart moved, and he couldn't help but think about it.

Merton said excitedly: "When the Western Han Dynasty was established, Han Gaozu decided to adopt the method of coexisting feudal states and counties in order to avoid repeating the lessons of the Qin Dynasty's demise, but it caused the later rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and when it came to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the feudal country was even more out of tune, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to eliminate the feudal state that could not be lost at the end, and did not want to repeat the mistakes of the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, so he adopted the suggestion of the master father Yan and implemented the Tui En Order, so the Western Han Dynasty feudal power became smaller and smaller, and he was no longer able to threaten the imperial court, until the descendants of the countries were no different from the people, and the Han Dynasty no longer had the trouble of sealing the country! ”

"Tui En Order!" Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he vaguely understood what Merton meant.

Merton sneered: "The current family gate valve is so similar to the original Western Han Dynasty countries, most of the titles and property in the family are inherited by the eldest son, so that the power of the gate valve is getting bigger and bigger. ”

Li Shimin nodded, this is the biggest drawback of the primogeniture inheritance system.

"Now in the court, the imperial examination system is implemented, the talented people are selected as officials, the printing technology is promoted, and the reading and literacy of the children of the poor family is doubled, and over time, the children of the poor family will definitely rebuke the court, and among the people, the family gate, the polywives and concubines are in groups, and there are many children. In this way, the family is divided into ten, ten hundred...... However, for several generations, the gate valve family is also unknown! Merton said excitedly.

"Second push! The sons divide the family property equally! Li Shimin was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and his heart suddenly brightened, and the heart disease that had been bothering him suddenly healed without medicine.

"Take the bad guy as an example, Ying Guogong died early, and the bad guy is unmarried, shouldn't he share a share of the family property as a dowry?" Merton said solemnly.

Li Shimin nodded solemnly.

"I heard that the family has many wives and concubines, they are all weak women, and they have no survival skills, shouldn't they share a share of the family property to ensure a worry-free life, and there are also some unborn concubines who are directly kicked out of the house, how miserable it is, and even live in the Qinglou, shouldn't they get a compensation?" Merton was merciful.

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, if it goes on like this, even if there are thousands of family wealth, it is not enough to share, and once the second push comes out, it will definitely get countless support, if anyone opposes it, there will be no peace in the family in the future, after all, in addition to the main house, he has more partial houses and concubines.

Li Shimin looked at Merton with palpitations and said, "Then which family gate valves provoke you, I'm afraid it's their biggest mistake." ”

Merton is really a catfish with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and this bite is really too painful.

As soon as the second push comes out, or a few generations, the family gate valve will definitely be split, even if there are fish that have slipped through the net, there are very few, and there is no threat to the imperial power at all.