Chapter 1207 The Taoist Imperial Examination Is My Li Xiuning's Private Matter
Chapter 1207: The Taoist Imperial Examination is my private matter, Li Xiuning. If you don’t do your best, you are going against me.
Jizhou in May is a rainy time!
Cui Jinzhi, the governor, was sitting under the eaves of his official residence, looking at the hazy drizzle in front of him and holding a glass of just warm wine. His heart was filled with joy and he suddenly became inspired by poetry.
"The yellow plum rain in May, the orioles and partridges sing in the sky..."
"Langjun, Langjun..."
Before Cui Jinzhi could think of the next two sentences, his poetic mood was interrupted by a burst of noise. Then he heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from the corridor, and then a servant ran outside in a panic. Come in.
"Taoist priest Xuan Yan from Jizhou Taishi Bureau is here!"
"snort!"
Cui Jinzhi, whose poetry was interrupted, immediately snorted in displeasure.
"Is he here again because of the Taoist imperial examination? Go tell him and say that the imperial examination is a national policy and cannot be imitated by Buddhism and Taoism. I, Cui Jinzhi, am a disciple of Confucianism and have my own character. , Even if His Majesty personally issues the order, I will definitely not obey it!"
After finishing speaking, Cui Jinzhi waved his sleeves and said coldly.
"Okay, go down and tell Xuan Yan exactly what I said!"
"that……"
After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, the servant's face suddenly showed a troubled look.
"Lang Jun, Taoist priest Xuan Yan did not come alone this time, he also brought someone else with him..."
"It doesn't matter who he takes!"
Cui Jinzhi waved his hand unceremoniously and continued.
"I can't even see you..."
Before Cui Jinzhi finished speaking, he heard the servant lower his voice and speak.
"Mr. Lang, Taoist priest Xuan Yan has brought Li Zhongguan, the chamberlain of Princess Pingyang's mansion!"
"Well……"
After hearing what the servant said, Cui Jinzhi was immediately speechless. He took a deep breath, then stood up and dusted off his clothes as if nothing had happened.
"Since this person is the chamberlain of Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang, who has made great contributions to the country, I'd better meet her!"
…
A quarter of an hour later, Cui Jinzhi, who had changed his clothes, arrived at the front hall of Jizhou Governor's Office with a smile on his face. He had just entered the door, and his enthusiastic voice had already spread throughout the room.
"Who is Zhongguan Li? Cui didn't come far to greet you. Please forgive me!"
"Don't dare to take it seriously..."
After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, a man in red clothes with a white face and no beard immediately stepped forward and nodded towards him with a humble expression.
"Cui Mingfu is a high-ranking official in the border area, and Li is just a prisoner. He doesn't dare to be welcomed by the Mingfu personally!"
"Where there!"
Although the lieutenant-general spoke very modestly, Cui Jinzhi did not dare to be disrespectful at all. After all, the person in front of him came from the palace of Princess Pingyang, and Princess Pingyang was the sister of the current saint Li Shimin. It is said that even the saint was stunned when he saw her. Therefore, as a sister, it can be said that she is in a high and powerful position.
"I wonder if Zhongguan came to Jizhou today. Does he need Cui's help with something?"
"Is such that……"
As soon as Cui Jinzhi finished speaking, he heard a Taoist priest in green standing next to the lieutenant officer speak.
"Cui Mingfu, we are here today to imitate the imperial examination strategy and select Taoist elites!"
"snort!"
After hearing the Taoist priest's words, Cui Jinzhi immediately snorted, then flicked his sleeves and said with some displeasure.
"Taoist Master Xuan Yan, I have told you many times before that the imperial examination is a major political matter of the country and has nothing to do with Buddhism and Taoism. I, Cui Jinzhi, am a disciple of Confucianism and will never use public weapons for personal use to help you do such things.
, even if there is a saint who decrees this matter, I will..."
"Ahem!"
Before Cui Jinzhi could finish his words, he saw that the Taoist priest in green had reached to his mouth and coughed twice.
"Cui Ming Mansion, when I was leaving, Her Royal Highness the Princess asked me to tell you something to Ming Mansion. I wonder if Cui Ming Mansion is willing to listen to it?"
"Well……"
After hearing what Zhongguan Li said, Cui Jinzhi immediately had a smile on his face.
"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess has instructions, the official must listen attentively!"
"Thank you Mingfu!"
After hearing Cui Jinzhi's agreement, Zhongguan Li bowed his head and thanked him, and then continued.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess said that the selection of talented Taoist elites this time was done for Tai Shi Ling Qingwei. In other words, this matter has been Her Royal Highness's private matter from the beginning and has nothing to do with state affairs..."
After saying this, Zhongguan Li looked up at Cui Jinzhi and said expressionlessly.
"His Highness also knows that public weapons are used for private purposes, and it is inappropriate to work with various state and county officials, so His Highness went to find the current saint and asked her to issue such a decree. However, he did not expect that it would attract various state and county officials, such as Cui Ming.
The government is dissatisfied!"
Immediately afterwards, Cui Jinzhi saw Zhongguan Li raise his hand and bow to him again.
"In view of this, my princess specially sent me to Jizhou to apologize to Cui Ming Mansion in person. I hope Cui Ming Mansion can give my Princess Pingyang Mansion a face, stop passing the buck, and get this matter done!"
"Well!"
After hearing what Li Zhongguan said, Cui Jinzhi immediately clasped his hands and bowed in return.
"Don't dare! How can I, the official, be worthy of Your Highness the Princess's apology? It's my fault that I didn't inquire clearly about this matter before. If I had known that this matter was His Highness's private matter, I would have given orders to provide full assistance."
"Thank you Mingfu!"
After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, Li Zhongguan bowed again.
"Her Highness the Princess will be very happy to know that Cui Mingfu is so considerate! Well, when Mingfu comes to Chang'an in the future, she might as well come to Princess Pingyang's Mansion. Your Highness will definitely want to thank Mingfu in person!"
"Don't dare!"
After hearing what Li Zhongguan said, an excited smile suddenly appeared on Cui Jinzhi's face.
"It's such a small thing, it's not enough to say thank you. If I return to Chang'an to report on my duties, I will definitely go to see Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"..."
Xuan Yan, the Taoist Priest in Qingyi who was standing aside, looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly felt confused. He couldn't understand why he followed the will of the current saint before and was not polite when doing official business. As a result, the official business now became
After the private matter is settled, the other party will have to proactively cooperate.
…
Almost at the same time when Zhongguan Li met Cui Jinzhi, the chief officials of other states and counties in the Tang Dynasty also got the same information as Cui Jinzhi, that is, the matter of the Taoist imperial examination was no longer a public matter, but for the sake of Princess Pingyang.
A private matter that was caused by trying to please his little lover, Qing Weizi.
For those who are willing to actively cooperate, Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang will make a note for you. As for those who still want to push the blame, Her Highness Princess Pingyang will also make a note for you...
It depends on how you want to be remembered!
"Your Highness, your method is really useful..."
In the conference room of the Beauty Council in Yunzhong City, Twenty Niangs looked at Princess Pingyang sitting on one side with admiration.
"According to the feedback from the Xuantan in various places in the Taishi Bureau, the states and counties that were still pushing the blame for the delay suddenly became faster. Many states and counties even directly brought the sages from each village to the Xuantan for a meeting to mobilize
Everyone must get tested!"
“It’s just expected!”
After hearing what Erwen Niang said, Princess Pingyang nodded calmly and continued.
"If the Taoist imperial examination was handled by the imperial court, officials from all over the country would subconsciously feel that the imperial court wanted to select a large number of lucky Taoist officials, so these officials must resolutely resist even for their own future, but
It would be different if it were me, at least these officials would no longer worry about these selected Taoist priests occupying their positions, and..."
Having said this, Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows slightly and continued.
"If this matter becomes my private matter, then whoever dares to stop this matter wants to have a personal vendetta against me, Li Xiuning, but it is not over yet. Next, after I deal with a group of guys who still want to violate the law, this
From top to bottom, no one dares to hold anything back!"
"Oh oh oh..."
After hearing what Princess Pingyang said, Twenty Niang nodded immediately, and then quickly wrote down the matter in her little notebook and made notes.
"I learned it, I learned it. I will write this down now so that I won't be at a loss when encountering similar situations in the future!"
After Er Niang carefully wrote everything down, she continued to report what she just said.
"The next thing is about Lord Dongting actually handing over the Speaker of the Dragon Clan to Lord Changjiang..."
"Dongting-kun is doubting us, right... hmph!"
As soon as Erwen Niang finished speaking, she heard Jiuyou Sunu snorted coldly.
"If this old loach thinks his approach is very clever, then he is totally wrong..."
…
"Erlang!"
Four or five days later, Li Xiuning, dressed in military uniform, caught the Ziwei Emperor Li Shimin who came to pay respects to His Majesty Li Yuan's soul in Yunzhong Castle, and handed him a list in his hand.
"I have almost helped you with the matter of selecting talented weapon refiners that you asked me to do before. Now the guys on this list are the kind of officials who are determined not to do anything for you. As long as you use my name
Replace them and it will be done!"
"Sister, please don't worry, there is a shortage of people in Jiaozhou, I will arrange them all right now!"
After hearing Li Xiuning's words, Li Shimin's face first showed a look of surprise, and then when he reached out to take the list from Li Xiuning's hand and stuffed it into his sleeve, the look of surprise on his face was replaced by a look of guilt.
"But if you do this, it means that you are using your reputation to help me, sister. This makes me really..."
"Erlang, what are you talking about..."
Li Xiuning nodded towards Li Shimin and said gently.
"Sanlang assassinated Aye, and Dalang...you are my only brother now. As long as I can help you, Erlang, what does this mere reputation mean?"
As he said that, Li Xiuning tilted his head and thought for a moment, then continued.
"But Erlang, I recently asked you about it. Even if those weapon refiners are talented, they will probably have to practice for more than ten years if they want to refine the mechanical suit that Qingwei gave me. So you
It’s better to be patient!”
"Sister, don't worry!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, then clenched his fists and spoke excitedly.
"My distant ancestor Taishang Laojun personally promised me thirty years to be the emperor of peace when he showed his sage, and I plan to lay a solid foundation for our Tang Dynasty in ten or even fifteen years, and then use fifteen years to
Complete the mission entrusted to me by our distant ancestors in the past, conquer all the gods, make boundaries between humans and gods, and differentiate between humans and monsters, and let our distant ancestors know that I am the most suitable candidate for Emperor Ziwei!"