C371 Xiao wens cataclysm (1/2)

To be honest, Xiao Wen revealed a stupefied expression when he heard Li Shimin's first question.

But right after, he looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were standing not far away from him. He saw the two of them smiling and looking calm. He saw their eyes brimming with anticipation, as if they were waiting for an answer. He saw that they were not nervous or surprised at all. Everything … It was all arranged beforehand!

It was obvious that the habit that had persisted from the start until now, had never allowed Li Shimin to develop a personality as independent as Liu Bang and Tian Zai.

In the face of problems, he always liked to study with his minister.

Thus, Li Shimin's previous question was not just a temporary question that he had come up with by patting his head.

Then, why did Li Shimin think of this question?

Five days ago.

When Li Gang followed the agreement he had with Xiao Wen and started his plan, the government of the Great Tang Dynasty had actually heard of this matter at the very first moment.

This was not because the Great Tang Dynasty's imperial government was that efficient.

After all, this was the feudal age. We can't ask these governments to be like the governments of the twenty-first century... Even the Victorian government of the nineteenth century was so efficient.

Actually, the reason they knew about the situation in the ancient texts was because after Li Gang had led out the differences, there were some ministers and nobles who complained to Li Shimin and slandered him. They believed that he was instigating class conflicts in the country to deceive the public.

Do not doubt the sensitivity of the ancients to class.

Even in the nineteenth century, there were no scientific summaries of social science phenomena in China. Even the authorities often contradict the definition of ”people.”

Sometimes, the definition of ”people” includes farmers and landless poor people.

But sometimes, especially in the Ming Dynasty, officials and scholars liked to talk to the emperor about ”not competing with the people”.

The people here were actually referring to officials, scholars, and big landlords. Even the small landowners at that time were just a bunch of lowly people to them.

However, regarding these questions, Li Shimin did not have much thoughts in the beginning.

Indeed, if it were not for the twenty-first century, it would be difficult for anyone, no matter how intelligent, to discover the problem of this class conflict, which was still in its fermented stages, among those who had learned perfect political and sociological knowledge.

And this, was also the reason why Xiao Wen dared to scheme against Tang Kingdom.

After all, many people emphasize that social experience can sometimes be more important than knowledge. Those who had been in society for a long time would often go to the students in the Black Ivory Tower in order to gain a sense of superiority.

However, when faced with real problems, it is often difficult to replace professional knowledge with experience.

Otherwise, in the twenty-first century, the distinction between civil and professional scientists, sociologists in the think-tanks, and the Metro V of Weibo would not have been so clear.

However, when Xiao Wen laid out his plans, he seemed to have forgotten a troublesome existence.

In the Great Tang Dynasty, there was indeed no one who would be able to find out that he had buried a pen in his heart based on normal thinking. But this did not mean that no one would use abnormal methods to find Xiao Wen's problem.