Qin Wenyuan chanted loudly the phrase "Forever Encountering Happiness, Nostalgia for the Past in Guting, North of Jingkou" written by the Southern Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji. The poem has a nostalgic and lyrical meaning, and the allusions in the poem are closely linked, seamless and just right. It is majestic, tragic, meaningful and affectionate.
All of them are related to the artistic conception of poetry required by Li Shimin, which makes the sound of his chant lingering in the air, and the listeners are all moved.
Fang Xuanling and other civil servants hurriedly called the eunuch to get paper and pen, actually asking Qin Wenyuan to write such nostalgic words.
Qin Wenyuan couldn't bear to offend the old man, so he took up the pen and laid out the paper with one wave, and the bright regular script fonts jumped on the white paper. It was so powerful that Fang Xuanling and other ministers carefully appreciated it like a treasure.
Li Shimin looked at Qin Wenyuan with a look of joy like "my father-in-law looks at his son-in-law, the more he looks at him, the happier he gets!" and thought to himself:
"Compared with the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy, this little bastard's talents are not inferior to those in the Hanlin Academy. On the contrary, they are even more talented. He truly deserves the title of Prince's Young Master."
After the banquet was over, a poem written by Qin Wenyuan at the palace banquet spread outside the palace, attracting Chang'an literati, Confucian scholars, and scholars to copy and recite it. However, Kong Yingda of the Imperial Academy believed that the poems had a murderous spirit, which was very different from Confucianism.
He often said many things wrong with him in court meetings or during elegant gatherings with his disciples.
In his heart, this old man admired Qin Wenyuan for his versatility in both literature and martial arts, but he also resented Qin Wenyuan's disdain for the rigid teachings of the Imperial College.
Qin Wenyuan didn't bother to argue with old scholars like Kong Yingda. He mostly laughed it off when he heard other people talk about the old guy's attacks on him behind his back. Instead, many scholars in Chang'an praised him for his extraordinary magnanimity and regarded him as a model for scholars.
After Li Shimin drank and had fun with many ministers in the "Ganlu Hall" that day, he actually followed the bad words of Qin Wenyuan and became bedridden due to a cold. Qin Wenyuan ordered him to reduce the fever and use anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve the symptoms, but he was still ill.
The whole body is weak and often slack in state affairs.
On this day, the Emperor Prince Xuan, Qin Wenyuan and other important officials of the imperial court stood in front of the bed and spoke in a weak voice.
"I am afraid that my body is not suitable for government affairs in the near future. I want to make Prince Li Zhi supervise the country. You must assist the Prince in handling military affairs. Don't slack off!"
The prince and his ministers received the order. After many ministers left the palace, Li Shimin left Qin Wenyuan behind to continue his speech.
"The prince is young. As a brother-in-law, you cannot let the prince's heart dictate the affairs of the country. You should put the interests of the empire first. My health is getting worse day by day. I hope that the prince can support the great responsibility of the country as soon as possible. You should
I will do my best to assist him and never make me feel uneasy."
Qin Wenyuan spoke respectfully.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Just rest in peace and recuperate. The Crown Prince oversees the country, and I will do my best to assist you. I will never mishandle the state affairs just because the Crown Prince is young, let alone put the Emperor's country in any danger."
Li Shimin was pleased with Xu Tian's words, and then warned the prince.
"The emperor supervises the country, and should not be in chaos when it comes to danger. When there is a major undecided matter, in addition to discussing with the important officials of the court, Xu Tian's opinions are particularly important. You should be careful and cautious in handling state affairs!"
Li Zhi obeyed and kept in mind his father's instructions. When his father's instructions were completed, Uncle Lang accompanied the emperor in the palace to chat about some state affairs. Seeing that the emperor was sleepy, Qin Wenyuan signaled the prince to leave together, leaving some medicine to boost energy and health, and ordered the imperial physician
After how to use it, the two came out of the palace. Li Zhi took Xu Tian's hand and said softly.
"Li Zhi is very lucky to have the help of his big brother!"
Qin Wenyuan sighed softly and whispered to Li Zhi.
"The prince is now in charge of the country's handling of military and political affairs. Please remember to pay attention to your words and deeds. Don't make the ministers criticize you and cause unnecessary trouble because of your temporary pleasure."
Li Zhi knew the meaning of Qin Wenyuan's words. In addition to thanking his brother-in-law for reminding him, he was also moved by his brother-in-law's understanding and generous nature. It was natural that he responded to Qin Wenyuan's reminder and interacted with Wu Mei secretly...
The prince Li Zhi supervised the country and responded to Qin Wenyuan's requirements. He went to court every day to listen to the ministers' reports. After the court was dismissed, he reviewed and approved the memorials in the study room of the East Palace. When something unknown happened, in addition to convening the military officials to discuss, he went to Qin Wenyuan.
He attached great importance to his opinions and opinions, and would always discuss matters with his father in the palace.
Li Shimin sent the reconnaissance and cavalry department to monitor the performance of Li Zhiwei and many ministers in the court. He was really pleased to learn that the emperor, with the assistance of Qin Wenyuan, was working hard, studious and diligent, and at the same time, he was so loyal to Qin Wenyuan.
And sighed, regretting that he didn't listen to the emperor's sister and made good use of Qin Wenyuan.
Qin Wenyuan didn't care what the emperor was thinking at this time, but he was busy instructing Prince Li Zhi to deal with various military affairs.
Because Qin Wenyuan had advanced ideas and was often incompatible with the thinking of the old and conservative ministers, many ministers in the court considered the ideas Xu Tian taught the prince to govern the country to be heretical. Ministers often raised objections at court meetings, and Qin Wenyuan quarreled with the Confucian scholars, which made the prince controversial.
Benefited a lot from it.
At the court meeting that day, Fang Xuanling from Shangshu Zuopushe and Gao Shilian from Shangshu Youpushe reported respectively that they were all responsible for the imperial court's selection of scholars for the Enke. They talked about the enke's questions, the invigilator, and who would be the chief official.
There were endless debates about the matter in the court.
Prince Li Zhi spoke in the Jinluan Hall.
"My lords, I believe that the King of Qi, Qin Wenyuan, is worthy of his great responsibilities in terms of his national policies, strategies for governing the country, and his skills in developing people's livelihood. This time, Qi Enke will select scholars in the military, political, and people's livelihood fields for the imperial court, and he will be the chief official in assessing Confucian scholars.
Naturally, it must be the King of Qi."
As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, many ministers in the palace immediately started talking to each other. This is because the position of chief official who assesses Confucian scholars is very eye-catching. Once he holds this position, all those who are hired as scholars by the imperial court will be chief officials.
Disciples, when these scholars are assigned to different official positions, one can imagine how powerful the chief official will be.
In the past, the officials who opened the school and were responsible for the examination of Confucian students were all ministers from major aristocratic families who served in the court. Now many officials in the court rely on their respective teachers and form gangs to check and balance each other.
As the emperor, Li Shimin valued the art of balance the most, and he was naturally happy to see the checks and balances between ministers and factions in the court to stabilize the imperial power. However, these checks and balances also brought many disadvantages to the smooth flow of government orders.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now that the prince oversees the country, the emperor gradually has the idea of passing the throne to the prince. It is at the time when the old and new forces are alternating that the imperial examination and general election are held. The significance of this is extraordinary and directly involved.
All aristocratic families have the right to speak in the court.
Xiao Yu, who was the Minister of Household Affairs at that time, came out to write a memorial.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, this time the imperial examination is held, the minister thought that Master Kong, the Jiujiu of the Imperial Academy, should be in charge of setting the questions, and let many teachers of the Imperial Academy serve as invigilators. The selection scope excludes Confucian scholars from all the cities in the Tang Dynasty and the children of the family who have achieved fame can participate in the imperial examination.
In addition, many students in the Imperial College were the focus of selection. Although the King of Qi was very talented, he had no experience in selecting scholars. As the chief examiner, he was afraid that he would be disadvantaged in the imperial examination. I reported this.
The prince withdraws his proposal to make King Qi the chief examiner."
After this guy finished speaking, Kong Yingda, the Imperial College's wine-offering minister, took over the topic and spoke loudly in the palace.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the old minister to report that the imperial examinations should be carried out according to the ancestral system, including Xiucai, Jinshi, Mingjing, Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingsuan, One History, Three Histories, Kaiyuan Rites, Boy, Dao Examination and other subjects. The examination questions are all
Based on the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs, auxiliary classics and strategies, and state-governing policies, those who are proficient in all the Five Classics are the best choice and can be ranked first. Wei Chen thinks that King Qin Wenyuan of Qi has no experience in studying at the Imperial Academy, so how can he understand this?
According to Confucianism, although there are official schools in the northeast and Licheng area, they mostly teach people with strange, clever and obscene skills. How can they be assigned to the important task of disciplining the people in the court? Therefore, the King of Qi should not be the chief official of the assessment!"
Many aristocratic families and nobles in the court heard Kong Yingda's words and all agreed. At that time, most of the voices in the court opposed Qin Wenyuan's appointment as the chief assessor.
Qin Wenyuan watched with cold eyes. Li Zhi did not expect that this matter would arouse such resistance from the courtiers, and he was suddenly confused and confused.
After many of the ministers danced happily and became quiet, Qin Wenyuan spoke up and spoke without politeness.
"The imperial court selects and appoints officials to evaluate Confucian scholars based on poems, books, and economic policies. Even if they are proficient in the Five Classics, they are just too rotten. It seems that these people are not diligent in all aspects and are indifferent to grains. Under my rule, Licheng, Northeast
Military and political affairs are disdainful of use. At most, they can be used as enlightened teachers. To govern a country, a variety of professionals are needed, not just those who know the basics. Most of these people cannot take on the responsibility in literature and cannot lead in military affairs.
, it’s nothing more than relying on a bad mouth to deceive the world and fool the people. I think that the country’s strength is due to the continuous development of politics, economy, and military, and it depends on the hard work of all people. The imperial examinations should be based on the children of the common people.
Why should we only open shortcuts for officials from noble families, nobles and Confucian scholars? Is it possible that these children have more ears than others? It is really a joke. I listen to such fallacies and consider myself as a minister in the same palace as the mediocre officials who made such remarks.
And shame, I'm afraid these people don't even know the definition of a country, and they are still talking about how to govern the country. It's really a horse that doesn't know the face, and an ox that doesn't know the corners."
Qin Wenyuan's words were offensive, sarcastic, and disdainful, which made Kong Yingda and others so angry that Liu Jie, the Minister of Huangmen and Zuocheng of Shangshu, said angrily.
"Prince Qi's words are extremely vicious. He actually ignores the etiquette passed down by his ancestors. The court selects talents. In all dynasties, the main ones are the descendants of noble families, nobles, gentry and famous families. It will never be done in this way.
The merchants, untouchables, etc. were selected from among the merchants, while the Tang Dynasty passed down poems and books to family members, governed the country with classics and policies, fooled the people, and governed harshly to manage the world. The King of Qi talked about the country. We don’t know what the country in the King of Qi’s eyes is.
What do you mean? Can you tell me something so that someone can listen attentively?"
"well!"
Qin Wenyuan sighed softly when he heard this. This was far from the Qingming government he knew. For a country to implement such a national policy that safeguards the interests of a few people and ignores the interests of the majority of the people, it is undoubtedly a dream to become strong.
"I believe that the people are the country, and the people are the great rivers! The imperial court is no more than a boat on the water. Water can carry a boat but also capsize it. It seems that you and others are so boastful and talk about foolish people and harsh government, but it will not work in my place.
, this time the imperial examination is held, regardless of official or civilian, regardless of rich or poor, regardless of high or low, regardless of nationality, all people under the rule of the Tang Dynasty can apply for it, so as to comfort the hearts of poor students all over the world, so that they can serve the country. "
Qin Wenyuan's words were resounding and powerful, and his face was so sinister that many ministers did not dare to disturb this fellow.
Liu Jie, Xiao Yu, Kong Yingda, Zhang Gongjin, Li Daozong, Gao Shilian and others, although there was anger in their eyes, they did not know how to refute the words of such outstanding people, and they were not unreasonable.
Wei Zheng went out to report.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I think that it is better for Your Highness to conduct the examination in person, and ask the King of Qi to help it. The Imperial College will set the questions based on the Four Books, Five Classics, poems and songs, in order to test the cultural level of the candidates and the governance policy."
The questions were formulated according to King Qi's ideas and submitted to the emperor for review and approval. This way, the comprehensive quality of the candidates can be fully understood, and the candidates who have many ideas about the country's military and political affairs can display their ideals, so that our dynasty will be full of talents and will not have no successors.
people."
Li Zhi was shocked by Qin Wenyuan's domineering power when he was in the Jinluan Palace. At this time, he heard Wei Zheng's moderate words that took care of all aspects of the relationship and spoke.
"Master Wei, what I said is exactly what I meant. Once I report to my father for permission, I will implement it accordingly!"
At that time, some important officials in the imperial court and military, such as Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde, who knew few Chinese characters, not only admired Qin Wenyuan's benevolence for the poor students in the world, but also had many thoughts about the children of the family. Yuchi
Jing De stood in the main hall and shouted loudly.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, this time, it is good to promote both civil and military examinations. In addition to civil examinations, military examinations will naturally also be selected. I hope that His Majesty the Crown Prince will allow it to be implemented."
All the generals in the court agreed, and Prince Li Zhi nodded and smiled.
"Approval! The martial arts competition will be handed over to the Ministry of War, and Xu Tian, Li Jing, Yuchi, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin will formulate and submit the assessment method. Waiting for the emperor's decree, he will issue an edict to the world."
The civil and military examinations in the court were temporarily suspended. After the court dispersed, Li Zhi went to his father's palace to report on today's court meeting.
Kong Yingda, Xiao Yu and other ministers went to the "Hongwen Hall" of the imperial palace to continue their scientific research.
Qin Wenyuan, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Laohei and others walked out of the palace and chatted. Speaking of the debate in the palace just now, Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
"You're so domineering, you've made Kong Yingda and the others, who usually regard us as reckless men, realize that today, you're actually speaking ill of our generals, good!"
"Haha! Your Excellencies, you must not think so. I am not just venting my anger, but just discussing the matter. The scholars and Confucian scholars trained by the Imperial College are good at learning, but it is not enough to rely on the spirit of Confucianism to govern. They must have theoretical connections.
It takes practice.”
Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Laohei and others believed that what Qin Wenyuan said was true, so when they were about to reach the palace gate, a young eunuch ran and shouted loudly.
"Prince Qi, stay!"
Qin Wenyuan stopped and waited for the young eunuch to approach and ask what was going on. Only then did he realize that the emperor had summoned him to the palace to discuss something.
In front of the palace gate, Qin Wenyuan, Li Jing and others said goodbye and returned to the palace.
Following the young eunuch to Li Shimin's bedroom in "Yeting Palace", Qin Wenyuan entered the palace and saw the emperor sitting on a warm couch. Prince Li Zhi, Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling, the Imperial Academy offered wine to Kong Yingda, and Shangshu's right servant shot Gao Shilian.
Wei Zheng, the inspector of the school, Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, Huangmenguan, and Liu Jie, the right prime minister of Shangshu, were sitting on the left and right beside the emperor.