At the end of September, there will be a great meeting.
Li Po ordered people to read the news of Du Fuwei's success and Silla's credentials at the court meeting.
It's a bit exaggerated to say that the government and the public are in a state of excitement. We are all people who have seen the world and will not be so superficial.
However, the court officials still believed that the addition of an overseas vassal state in the Tang Dynasty was a major event worthy of special mention. Compared with this, the military exploits of Wu King Li Fuwei were secondary.
In fact, most people cannot imagine the scene of fighting overseas. Whether it is Japan or Baekje, in their view, they are small countries. To put it bluntly, no matter how many battles they win, they can still win without force.
They are not on the same level as the Turks and Goguryeo. If Du Fuwei can continue his efforts and destroy Goguryeo, then everyone will be happy and excited.
So speaking of it, it is more interesting to the courtiers to be a vassal state. I feel that the Silla envoy has just left, and the results have come before the new year is over. This is indeed good news.
And since we didn't spend too much money on food and wages, the deal was a good deal.
Some people with long-term thinking are still very worried, what should Du Fuwei do if he uses this to establish a country overseas? Alas, Your Majesty really shouldn't send Du Fuwei to sea...
So after that, not many people came up to express their congratulations, but some people wrote letters saying that it was not recommended to give large amounts of rewards, and that the King of Wu should be summoned back to the court as soon as possible, etc.
The success of opening up new territories and expanding the territory was met with such a reaction in the court, and Li Po was also very surprised afterwards.
The problem was definitely not limited to Du Fuwei. In the end, he believed that it was because the war progressed too fast and did not show the hardship of the army fighting endlessly. Therefore, it gave people the impression that the credit was too easy and it would be the same no matter who was sent.
Feel.
Li Po was a little dumbfounded, but they didn't want to think about it. Du Fuwei went to sea many times. Without him to control the overall situation, who could achieve such extraordinary achievements at sea?
The brain circuits of those old guys are really hard to compliment. They may be the so-called conservatives.
Fortunately, there are not many such people. Li Po called a few of the guys who submitted letters to the Tai Chi Hall and reprimanded them. The soldiers at the front have made hundreds of battles, but you dare to write a letter to show your disgrace. Then why not send you all to take a look in front of the formation?
how?
Immediately, Li Po issued an edict to reward the expeditionary soldiers according to the standards of their contribution to the founding of the country.
It can be said that he suppressed it hard before the signs emerged. There was no objection in the court. At this point, the emperor's intention was clearly expressed. He had made great achievements in foreign wars and would not be easily obliterated.
Then at the imperial meeting in October, Li Po ordered the war department to draft a strategy and planned to continue to increase troops in Silla next year.
From this everyone knew that the war against Goguryeo was about to begin.
No one came to persuade me this time, because the timing and rhythm were just right. I had made an alliance with the Turks before, and the Turkic Khan Ashina Dowen went to attack Liaodong this year.
This season is a good opportunity to attack Goguryeo.
The reason why the courtiers talked about Goguryeo before was because of Yang Guang's mistakes. Now that there is a war opportunity, naturally they cannot let it go easily. Some people just think that it would be better if they wait for another two years, mainly because they want to see what happens in the Turks.
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In winter, Li Po summoned people from the Ministry of Etiquette to hold a small court meeting.
The Imperial Examination will be held in Beijing next year, and everything must be prepared. It cannot be as messy as the provincial examination. Yu Shinan, the Minister of Jin Dynasty, was also named. Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Zhongshu, Yu Shinan, the Minister of the Secretariat, and Du Chuke, the Minister's Minister, will co-chair the Beijing examination.
Li Gang, the Minister of Rites, personally took charge of the general affairs.
Moreover, there will be no palace examinations next year. Forget about the number one scholar and the like, only the selected Jinshi in various subjects.
In other words, the scientific examination in the early years of the Tang Dynasty ended up with only two types of candidates, one was Juren and the other was Jinshi. Either Juren or Jinshi could become officials.
Although it lacked a lot of sense of ceremony, its beauty was unparalleled by later generations. This was mainly due to the fact that there were many vacancies of officials everywhere, and the imperial court adopted a strategy of employing people according to the occasion.
In addition, the imperial examination is booming, and various links still need to be worked out, and rough edges are inevitable. In addition, some preferential policies must be provided to attract scholars to participate in the imperial examination, paving the way for the future.
Generally speaking, they are following Li Po's vision. He has been in government for many years, and there is no problem with the rhythm. The imperial examination in his mind should be divided into several levels and officials should be strictly screened. However, according to the actual situation, it is definitely not possible to do it in one step.
In place.
People often say that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes, and this was vividly reflected in this matter. Li Po considered his priorities very clearly and basically would not be swayed by the opinions of others.
After discussing with the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Li Po summarized a few points, "Anyone who wins the official position in the imperial examination in the future shall not be immediately appointed to the official position..."
When the ministers heard this, they immediately sat up straight and were thinking, isn't this the old system of the pre-Sui Dynasty? Even though there was no explicit rule at that time, it was a common rule that officials who came from the imperial examination were not allowed to hold official positions.
It was not because the imperial examination officials were not talented enough, and no one was afraid of them messing around. It was mainly because the imperial examination officials were severely marginalized and despised by the nobles, and they were obviously resisting the imperial court's policy of selecting talents.
What does His Majesty mean now? Everyone is a little unsure...
Li Po looked around at the crowd and continued: "When you first become an official, you will be in the chief position. It is easy to cause chaos. Even the seventh-level official hall in the county is still in charge of the people of the place. If you appoint someone who is not a human being, wouldn't it be against the election?
Original intention?
Some talented people may have been dismissed from office when they first got involved in government affairs before they showed their talents. I can't bear it. In short, for a long-term plan, let them stay in deputy positions to learn.
, I will be able to serve the imperial court better in the future.”
Everyone nodded and flattered him, but only God knows how sincere he was.
What they thought was that those who participated in the imperial examination were all nobles. They had heard about it since childhood, and even if their talents were mediocre, it would be fine to govern a county.
But since the emperor has said this, and has the intention to maintain it as a routine, they will not object. It is also good to see the character of these people in deputy positions, isn't it?
Li Po waved his hand to calm everyone down, and then said: "In addition, I intend to determine the northern and southern rankings during the Beijing Examination to avoid any disputes. What do you think?"
This is the main reason for canceling next year's imperial examination. We all gathered together to discuss it and learned it. If the northerners were beaten to disgrace, everyone would not look good, and the fairness of the imperial examination would be questioned. It is better to separate them all.
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The court's meaning is so clear. If you continue to cause trouble, it will be your fault.
And this also solved a big problem in the Ministry of Rites. Otherwise, it would have taken a long time to reach a conclusion after many arguments. After Li Gang pondered for a while, he took the lead and stood up and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I have nothing to say."