"Sure enough, the notion of hereditary clans isn't so easily resolved. Do they really think I wouldn't tread the bones of dukes and ministers beneath my feet on Heaven Street?"
In Great Tang, Shen Fei looked at the intelligence report in his hand, a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes. He immediately issued his orders. Though he generally did not use such methods after becoming emperor here, he would not be merciful if certain people went too far.
If it had been anything else, Shen Fei would have handled it according to the law. But this matter was different. Someone actually dared to cause trouble within his education system, something he absolutely could not tolerate. Great Tang's future depended on those who were still students now.
Shen Fei understood why these people were causing trouble. They were unwilling to see the aristocratic clans lose their place, unwilling to let those mud-legged commoners enjoy the same educational resources as them. Anyone with eyes could see the issue with the policies Shen Fei had enacted. If large numbers of ordinary people received an education and took the imperial examinations, it would undoubtedly impact the status of the aristocratic clans. Yet these people still dreamed of making their families endure for ten thousand generations.
It was not that aristocratic clans could not endure for ten thousand generations; it depended on how they did so. Take the Wuhou Family from Under One Person, for example. It had continued down to the modern era. Truly great clans did not fear competition at all, because the resources held by both sides were simply not on the same level. The resources Shen Fei provided to ordinary people were only the most basic ones. Even he could not provide every person with the resources available to