What did the minister come for? It was because Empress Wu had started to review the officials that she came here to talk.
The review mentioned now not only requires you to review yourself, because if the officials you recommend make mistakes and are guilty, you must also bear joint and several responsibilities.
Therefore, you need to be cautious when making recommendations! Don’t put your own future at risk because of others.
Xiao Dezhao said, "If this continues, who in the court would dare to recommend officials? If everyone is afraid of recommending officials, how will they discover the strengths of officials and select talents?"
Li Zhi asked, "What do you mean? This is not feasible?"
Yes! Not feasible.
Li Zhi turned his face and asked Tongtong, "What do you think? Is this really not feasible?"
"There are always more solutions than difficulties!" Tongtong said in a consulting tone, "If it is an internal examination for officials, I wonder if it will work?"
What is internal examination?
"That is... there is a fixed date every year, or when officials at all levels return to Chang'an to report on their duties, the Ministry of Personnel will take the lead in a written examination, and there will be an interview in the palace. After the evaluation, a file will be kept for records. If there are vacancies, the selection will be based on the results of the internal examination...
..." He smiled at a few people and said, "Of course, I'm just trying to attract others. As you all know, I've been in the military. In the military, strength is king, so if you take the enemy's head off, that's your credit.
.You took the lead in attacking the opponent's city, which is also your credit. In wartime, the credit is clear. But what should we do if it is not wartime? Especially when we use government soldiers as the basis of our army, we have to call ourselves soldiers.
There is a way to rise, so that the morale of the army will not be disrupted. In Anxi, those who cultivated a large number of fields and reclaimed wasteland were recorded as military merits; those who were expert in raising cattle and horses were recorded as military merits; even cooks were able to ensure that there was hot water for drinking every day, and they were
It is guaranteed that every meal will not be withheld, and all the cooks will record their military merits. When the governors of various states divide their troops, they can be divided and assigned according to their strengths and temperaments. If this is used as an example, then I will have an account of the generals below.
On a larger scale, this is a state matter. On a smaller scale, isn't this the same as dealing with family affairs? Who can do it and what can it do? This candidate must have been suggested by the housekeeper? "If you do this, the family will be complete.
Now that you have entered the housekeeper's house, can the master keep his word? Do you know how to handle the affairs of each of your families, but you don't know what to do? Why can't you do this or that in state affairs?
She said, "There is a saying, it's like a mule or a horse, you can pull it out and run around. I think this is very reasonable!" Don't always think that talent is talent, haha! It's really a talent test! Right?
The imperial examination for poor families is like having a difficult childbirth. The imperial examination is held every few years and only a dozen or twenty people are selected.
Now let’s not mention the imperial examination for poor families, but let’s ask the children of your aristocratic families to take the exam!
This is a trap that blocks both ends. Either we can establish joint and several liability for recommendation, or we can combine the imperial examination and the internal examination for a period of time in parallel. You have to choose one of the two!
If you are not happy, then what do you mean? You just don’t want to take responsibility.
If you don’t want to be responsible, what kind of official do you want to be? This is not in line with the standards of behavior of a scholar! This will be despised by the world!
Therefore, you need to be cautious when expressing your stance and think carefully before proceeding.
Yes! After saying this, several people looked at each other and resigned.
They didn't know whether this was the princess's idea or whether the emperor and the queen were cooperating.
Anyway, there was no trouble blocking the people back.
Li Zhi was still stunned, and Tongtong ran away with the plate, "I forgot, there is also steaming lotus leaf chicken in the pot. There is a lot of steaming, and it is given to the queen mother, the emperor's brother, Xian'er and Xian'er."
Then the person ran away.
Li Zhi looked at Liu Ren and said, "These cabinet ministers arrived suddenly."
Yes! Came here without saying anything in advance.
"So, it's impossible for Tong'er to know about the things mentioned in advance."
Of course, the princess must not know.
Li Zhixin said that this can only be because her brain is faster than others. As soon as the other person's words come out, she will have a way to block the other person. She acts like she is fighting a war, leaving no room for others to struggle.
Anyway, if you are willing, you have to follow me. If you are not willing, you still have to follow me. The roads are all blocked!
This is a way of doing things that is different from that of the Queen.
Li Zhi thought about it for a long time before asking, "Where is the princess?"
"Going to the East Palace!"
Are you going to deliver lotus leaf chicken to the prince?
yes!
Li Zhi: "..." Okay!
Lotus leaf chicken is not suitable for Li Zhi to eat, but it is suitable for Li Hong to eat.
She tore one chicken drumstick for Li Hong and gave the other to the princess. Then she told Li Hong what had happened in the past few days. Those ministers were jumping up and down and what they were busy with now.
Li Hong laughed when he heard this, "Now it's their turn to be neither left nor right?"
That's right! Lin Yutong said, "Brother Huang is right. It takes time to cultivate talents from a poor family. Then prepare for both! The examination is a system. As long as you accept the system, the rest will be easy to deal with. In the short term, the imperial examination will
There must be some families with good fortune who can easily get ahead. Even among wealthy families, there are still people who are depressed and frustrated. It is best for all people in the world to be treated equally. I think even some foreign students in the Imperial Academy of Hongwen Hall are also
They should be given this opportunity to assess themselves.”
Li Hong was stunned for a moment before he wanted to speak, but he saw that the imperial sister had already asked someone to pack the food box, "Brother, please eat, I have to go back, otherwise my father will have to ask someone to call me again."
The Crown Princess quickly stood up and said, "I will send the princess off for Your Highness."
good!
Li Hong looked at the two people who came together and was stunned. The emperor's sister came here to give him an idea. Include the protons from various tribes in the assessment list and stay in the capital to serve as officials. Regardless of the size of the official position, the meanings are different.
of.
On this trip, she also told her father and mother about the situation, left such an idea, and left without giving a chance to refuse. This is to say that she still supports her as the crown prince.
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Yes! The prince has done nothing wrong so far. As long as his body is still okay, he can do it!
Of course Empress Wu has no whimsical talk of becoming emperor now!
As long as Li Hong is willing to delegate power, the government can actually be stable.
When the Crown Princess sent Lin Yutong out, she whispered, "His Royal Highness knows your thoughts!" As she spoke, her voice dropped, "I said something almost transgressive to the princess today."
Well! You say.
The Crown Princess's hands grasped the cuffs of her sleeves, her knuckles turned white, and then she said: "Rather than the noble death, I look forward to having a living husband."
Lin Yutong raised his eyes and looked at her, "Sister-in-law, these words are serious."
"He is too tired." The Crown Princess said, her eye circles suddenly turned red. It was extremely difficult to say the words, but she still said, "If the Prince Consort has been in poor health, will His Highness be willing to come out and take charge of the government? No! You won't
You will be willing. You are not willing to go to fight against Tibet. The way you look at the prince-in-law tells me that the prince-in-law is too important to you. And the prince is the same to me. If I could have a mountain and a place to live,
I would rather accompany him to enjoy the spring scenery, escape the summer heat, listen to the autumn rain, and cook the winter snow. He may not be a qualified prince, but in my opinion, he is a good husband. I know that if he cannot become a prince, if he stays
It’s hard for future generations to have a happy death. But I have to have him first before I can have a future!”
Lin Yutong was silent for a long time, "My mother chose you according to the requirements of choosing a crown princess."
I know! But people have feelings after all. The expectations of the family, the honor of being the Crown Princess and even the mother of the country are not as important as him. So why can't I ask him to live according to his wishes?
Lin Yutong was speechless. How should she say this? She said, "Go back first and talk to the emperor later. This matter cannot be rushed. The court is currently being involved. You have time, you can
Think slowly."
The Crown Princess grabbed Lin Yutong's hand and whispered, "In the East Palace, there are officials who believe that eunuchs like Yuqiao should be executed. The Crown Prince is very angry! Yuqiao is right about this."
, I have been with the prince since I was a child and have a very good relationship, and he is considerate in everything. He takes care of His Highness, I feel relieved. Secondly, His Highness the Prince is reluctant to let go! If this person is not Yuqiao, he is someone else. He is innocently affected, and His Highness also
I will be reluctant to part with it. Thirdly, if this is really the case, doesn’t it prove that there is no innocence between His Highness and Yuqiao? But if these officials are dealt with, what will happen to them? They have the experience of serving as officials in Yushitai.
He turned around and brought the matter to the court." His reputation was completely ruined, "It is also because at this time, His Highness seems to be ashamed to meet people, and he rarely summons the officials of the East Palace."
so serious?
yes!
Lin Yutong frowned, this terrible sense of shame is true! But this official has enough 250! There is something wrong!
She chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, give me the list and I'll handle it."
OK?
Okay! "It doesn't matter if it's a court matter or a private matter. He forced my brother to admit something he didn't do, and he doesn't like me venting his anger on my brother? How big of a deal is it? Just give me the list."
The princess really gave it to her, but she didn't dare to say anything when she went back. She really didn't know what the princess would do?
How to do it?
Lin Yutong cooked a table of delicious dishes when he returned home and invited his father-in-law!
This man was a prodigal in Chang'an City when he was young. He doesn't do it now, and he doesn't dare to do it anymore, but he almost didn't get into trouble.
Li Jingye thought he was on an errand, but it turned out that the princess cooked a table of delicious dishes just to invite him to slap someone behind his back.
No! How could you think of using such a dirty trick in such a high-end place?
Lin Yutong handed over the pouring wine and told the matter without hiding it, "...If this is true, you can't just kill it. What's more, it's false! Isn't this bullying?"
Li Jingye gritted his teeth, "That's the crown prince, how dare they?"
Yes! That’s the Crown Prince!
Lin Yutong discovered that Li Jingye had a high level of respect for the prince, which was a particularly interesting discovery. In view of this discovery, she said, "I have an errand to raise horses. Are you willing to go?"
ah?
"We have been artificially intervening in the breeding of cattle and horses in Anxi, and we have achieved initial results." Horses are an important armament, and this is not a sesame mung bean official. However, large-scale horse breeding does not dare to give horses, and it is only experimental. "Horses can be reproduced in this way.
, Cattle, sheep, and donkeys can be bred in this way." Especially when the court stipulated that the court would reward a cow for the number of acres of wasteland cleared, the necessity for the court to raise and breed cattle was even greater. This also meant that this official position was a
A very important official position.
The fourth master said to Li Jingye, "Now, our family is extremely wealthy. There are already many taboos for the princess to participate in government affairs. If she takes another official path, she will not be a party, but a party. Later, even the second wife simply withdrew.
When I come out, I just do some errands such as tea and salt provided by the imperial court. I don’t leave the capital for leisure and do some decent and pragmatic errands."
This is also a way, it is better than doing nothing all day.
Now that Li Jingye has agreed, the matter is settled. I will go back and talk to Li Zhi and Empress Wu, and they will adjust it. In fact, with such a position, asking most officials to go there would feel like a demotion.
People are grabbing it.
This is definitely the case, but is it still a matter of slapping people behind their backs?
Then one day later, Li Hong heard that two officials had asked for leave, and they happened to be the people he particularly didn't want to see. When he asked what happened, he found out that the two had secretly been in love at some point, and they were taken to Pingkangfang together.
The colleagues were found lying naked and naked in the same bed.
Pingkangfang was a place of entertainment. It was where officials from the Tang Dynasty checked in after getting off work at three or four in the afternoon. There were prostitutes, a group of people played until very late, and some slept in the brothel in Pingkangfang for one night.
Quite a lot. It's close to the palace, so you can save time by going to work in the morning.
There are also some officials who come from Qingshui Yamen, where everyone is not very wealthy, so many of them live in Datongpu.
Then...when I woke up early, I found two people sleeping soundly on top of each other.
Unjust! We are not such people!
But you are in the same bed: "..." Although we all know that you are not such people.
Then, rumors spread, and many people said that they didn’t know anything else and just wanted to see it to believe it!
Feeling aggrieved, wronged, ashamed and angry, they asked for leave. Then the two men gave the prince a letter and told them their grievances.
What a coincidence that the prince just said this. Over there, he saw Gao Liyuan shrugging his shoulders and snickering.
What are you laughing at?
Gao Liyuan burst out laughing, "...Your Highness, I'm afraid the princess ordered someone to do it."
Li Hong: "..." He couldn't bear it anymore, so he finally stood up, leaving only the word "nonsense" and turned around to leave.
The Crown Princess was uneasy and peeked at the Prince's face, "I mentioned it to Her Royal Highness the Princess..." You never see your subordinates, which is more important than anything else. Then she informed the Princess, but who knew that Her Royal Highness was here like this?
all of a sudden.
Li Hong said, "This is an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!" The thing is not difficult, but there are not many people who dare to do it. I have never thought about it this way, let alone learned to do it, so what!
But even though the imperial sister was so protective, he still went to see people. He summoned the officials from the East Palace, and the matter still had to be discussed.
Lin Yutong felt that Li Hong did not inherit anything from Li Zhi and Empress Wu. To be honest, if Li Zhi had the mentality he had, he would have been ashamed to death. But what are they delaying?
In short, after adjusting her condition, she felt that it was not bad to come to the palace. She didn't have to rush so early in the morning, and she didn't have to go back on time. Just like now, looking at some black clouds coming, the rain is definitely not going to stop. So hurry up
Go back and say, "Father, my son has left the palace! The newly-raised seedlings don't dare to water them like this. If they are watered thoroughly, the roots will die, and they will be delayed for another year."
Li Zhi stopped talking and ran away.
The summer heat was extinguished in an instant. As soon as she entered the house, raindrops fell on her back. She hurried into the house and asked, "Where is the prince consort?"
The prince-in-law just got two swans today and is asking people to drive the swans to their nests.
Lin Yutong: "…………" Why did you get into trouble with the swan again?
When I went in and took a look, it turned out to be true. The fourth master was sitting behind a big desk covered with rice paper, drawing swans! It was time to ask someone to drive the swans out and make him a model!
Seeing him like this, she felt that her previous life had been wasted.
Nothing else can compare, how can you be a wealthy and idle person when no one else can do it well?!
