For the Tang Dynasty to be prosperous and powerful, the emperor also needed to be ambitious, and the economy was inseparable from development.
When the gong sounded, the exam officially began.
The streets near the Imperial College have always been lively. Because of the imperial examinations, the streets were lined with vendors.
Here you can see all the fireworks in the world, there are vendors selling their goods, and there are people bargaining loudly, and the noise is constant.
Find a secluded corner, it looks relatively clean, just sit down and read a book for a while.
As soon as I sat down, a vendor came over with a cart. I saw the young man in front of me, who was dressed luxuriously and looked very elegant.
The vendor hesitated at first, but after a moment he smiled and showed his yellow teeth, "Little brother, move somewhere."
Zhang Yang stood up and stood aside.
The vendor lowered his head and saw Zhang Yang holding the scroll in his hand and asked, "Little brother, are you here to take part in the imperial examination?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and said nothing.
"It's a good day for the Khan. It's a good thing that the imperial examination has been held." The vendor was still whispering, "But I see that you are also a child of a wealthy family and can also read and write. I think my child can still
I know how to play with mud every day."
As he spoke, he let out a long sigh and added, "Children like you only want to read."
The uncle set up a cake stall while talking about it.
Zhang Yang still looked at the books in his hands silently. Most of the Confucian classics were left after the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there were also many unique copies that could not be found.
Whenever we experience war, some classics will be destroyed in the flames of war, which also causes the continuity of knowledge to easily break.
To deal with aristocratic families is indispensable. This kind of classics is not only difficult to understand, but also easy to get sleepy after reading for a long time.
Zhang Yang carefully looked through the book in his hand and found a figure blocking the sunlight. Looking up again, he saw that the person coming was none other than Cheng Chumo.
He held a roasted leg of lamb in one hand and a knife in the other.
Before he could speak, he sat down beside him.
Zhang Yang looked at him with dull eyes as he ate wildly. He cut off some meat from the lamb leg with a knife and put it in his mouth to chew.
Noticing the gaze, Cheng Chumo tore off a piece of mutton and said, "You should eat some too."
Looking at the mutton in his fat hands, Zhang Yang frowned and said, "You can eat it yourself, I've eaten it."
He put the mutton into his mouth again, chewing it and preaching: "We found a treasure recently."
Now Cheng Chumo has kept a low profile. He has returned to the living conditions of General Cheng, and Bu Qu is no longer around him.
Maybe for him, eating like this is considered polite.
Looking at the examination room of the Privy Council again, Zhang Yang asked curiously: "What treasure?"
Cheng Chumo wiped his mouth and said, "We have an extra manpower. He worked in the prison in his early years."
Putting away the scroll in his hand, Zhang Yang frowned and said, "What are you doing in the dungeon?"
"Interrogation? Generally speaking, if normal officials are unable to interrogate an official, they will replace the official and continue the interrogation, and he is the kind of person who interrogates on behalf of the official."
"Torture to extract a confession?"
Cheng Chumo shook his head, "A certain person also asked me this question. He said that he doesn't like the dirty work of torture and extorting confessions. He prefers to drive a person crazy with words and then make him confess honestly."
Zhang Yang put away the scroll and nodded, "How could such a person fall into your hands?"
"It's also because that man was kicked out of Dali Temple because of his drunkenness. He lost his job and became idle. He had interrogated some prisoners before, and our gang brought those villains and beasts to him. He found out as soon as he inquired about it, and he found
Come over here."
Cheng Chumo said and explained: "Don't worry, he doesn't even know there is such a person."
The aroma came from the cake stall. Zhang Yang looked up and asked the uncle for a piece of cake.
The uncle had said so many things before, and he tore up another half piece of cake very generously, "My little brother gave up his place to someone, so I will give you another half piece of cake."
The folk customs in Chang'an City are simple and honest. Every man who talks to people on the street has a heroic spirit and is cheerful and reasonable. Everyone is regarded as a hero.
Since the troubled times, this kind of folk custom has been characterized by toughness and toughness, which was also brought out by heroes from all walks of life in those days.
Especially the people in the green forest, who have a strong knight-errant style.
Zhang Yang took the cake and sat down to eat again.
Cheng Chumo looked at the leg of lamb in his hand, "Didn't you just say you had eaten it?"
Thinking about it again, Cheng Chumo was a little disdainful, "When are you going to get treatment for your cleanliness problem?"
"Brother Chu Mo, being clean is not a disease."
"I've never seen such a clean man like you." Cheng Chumo gnawed the meat from the lamb leg, broke the bones of the lamb and tried to slurp a few mouthfuls of marrow, then threw the bones into the wooden barrel where the garbage was placed.
First, he burped, and then Cheng Chumo wiped his hands on his clothes, and the oil on his hands also fell on the hem of his clothes.
"Your Highness, King Wei, has come to see someone."
Zhang Yang slowly ate the cake and nodded, "What did you say?"
"It is said that I want to send more manpower to keep an eye on the noble families, especially in the Taiyuan area."
Li Tai has already begun to pave the way for Baitang's plan. It seems that Taiyuan is the first place this little fat man has set his sights on.
"Seeing that His Highness the King of Wei brought someone with him, that person looked very smart and said he was going to sell something."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Can you trust the people His Highness the King of Wei brings to you?"
"That's true. He is a long-term servant of Prince Wei's residence and has been with him for many years."
The two of them were quiet for a long time. Cheng Chumo leaned his back against the wall and saw pedestrians coming and going in front of him. "His Royal Highness the King of Wei suddenly brought someone to see me and asked me to send someone to take care of him. There must be some arrangements."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Don't Chumo know the reason?"
Cheng Chumo picked at the flesh between his teeth with his nails, "How did so-and-so know?"
Zhang Yang whispered: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei has fallen in love with a woman from the Wang family in Taiyuan, so he sent people to check out the location first, and then planned to kidnap her to Chang'an."
After the words fell, Cheng Chumo froze on the spot without speaking for a while, as if struck by thunder, and asked loudly: "Seriously?"
Does this old Cheng family have a loud voice inherited from their ancestors or something?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Yang rubbed his ears and felt that a lot of saliva flew out from his voice. He felt bad now that he was so close to him.
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Pulling Cheng Chumo to sit down again, Zhang Yang said again: "You can't keep your voice down. If others find out, your good deeds will be ruined. Be careful that His Highness King Wei will hate you."
"Why?"
"Because this fat guy is petty."
"No! Someone asked him why he fell in love with a girl from Taiyuan."
Zhang Yang took a deep breath and looked forward with a solemn expression, "Because of love, love can make people fearless, no matter the end of the world."
"Can you speak human language?"
"If you fall in love, you fall in love. What else can you do? We are all at this age, which is the age when love sprouts and feelings are the purest and truest. Isn't this strange?"
Cheng Chumo smiled disdainfully, "I don't know how."
Zhang Yang held his forehead in distress, "Anyway, don't ruin King Wei's good deeds. You must try your best to do it well."
"The three of us have a fatal friendship. If someone under his command does not do anything good, I will personally go to Taiyuan to kidnap him and tie him to King Wei's bed."
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder heavily, "Yes, good brother."
After the words fell, Cheng Chumo hesitated again, "One is in Chang'an City. How did he like him so far away from Taiyuan?"
"Don't worry about it."
The three of them first met in Chang'an City, and their journey from misunderstanding to becoming friends was quite bumpy.
Cheng Chumo is loyal and upright, while Li Tai is the most discerning and shrewd.
In terms of age, he ranks second, and Li Tai is the youngest.
"Chu Mo, you must be twenty."
Cheng Chumo nodded, "I'm exactly nineteen, and my family is also talking about my marriage."
"Hiss..." Zhang Yang took a breath, "Whose girl is so unlucky?"
Cheng Chumo hesitated to speak, then looked at Zhang Yang's smile. He shook his head and sighed, patted the dust on his clothes and left, feeling as if he would cut off his robe and sever his ties if he said a few more words.
Well, if you don't hit him a few times, can you still call him a friend?
Li Tai's matter has to be dealt with, and Cheng Chumo has to be kept a secret. This kind of thing is risky. The less Cheng Chumo knows, the safer it is, and the fewer people know, the better he can ensure the correct development of the matter.
Finally, Li Tai's reputation came up with an excuse. Whether he believed it or not, it had nothing to do with him anyway.
It was not until noon that students left the examination room sporadically.
Zhang Yang was waiting at the door and saw Zhang Daan walking alone, "Is everything going well?"
Da'an nodded and said: "It's not difficult to study the classics, but tomorrow's strategy is difficult."
As he walked with him, Zhang Yang said again: "You don't have to be too nervous. Considering the shortage of people in the government, most of the candidates should be able to be hired at the moment, but there are differences in the size of the official positions."
"Brother, are you studying Zhuang Lao's theory?"
Looking down at the book in his hand, Zhang Yang explained: "I want to know more about it."
"Brother, this volume of Commentary is too obscure and difficult to understand. I have a volume of Commentary at home that can be read together to be effective. I will send it to my brother another day."
"Thank you very much."
After looking at the sky, Zhang Daan added: "I have to go back to the village to explain to my father, so I'm going back now."
Zhang Yang nodded and watched him leave.
There are several clerks outside the examination room who are responsible for recording the candidates' names.
They may not know other officials in the court, but almost everyone in the court knows this young Minister of Rites. This man has an eccentric temperament and has made many achievements. He is also His Majesty's son-in-law. The most important thing is that this man is in league with Wei Zheng.
He attracted the attention of officials in the court, especially young officials who criticized Zhang Yang more.
Seeing someone approaching, the two civil servants who were about to pack up and leave quickly saluted, "I've met Mr. Zhang."
"Can I see the list of candidates for this time? Our Ministry of Etiquette also has some candidates who are interested in it. Are they also on the list?"
The other party did not hesitate to hand over the roster immediately. This Zhang Yang was a county prince and had already entered the Zhongshu Province. He was newly appointed as the Minister of Zhongshu. He was only one step away from the three ministers and nine ministers. It was natural to look at the roster. His official rank and status were both important.
is enough.
Zhang Yang took a glance and paid attention to the students in Hexi area. Pei Xingjian was not there. It is said that Pei Xingjian was about the same age as Li Tai and he should be still gaining experience now.
"Do you still need to see the martial arts test, Mr. Zhang? The martial arts test will be held this afternoon."
I didn't see any other names, but I had an unexpected gain. My eyes fell on one name, Bingzhou Dixon.
Looking at the roster of the martial arts test again, Xue Li from Hedong Road.
Seeing Zhang Yang nodding with a smile on his face, the clerk asked in a low voice: "Does Minister Zhang have a crush on you?"
Zhang Yang put away his smile and handed the roster back to them, "I didn't like any of them."
The two civil servants smiled and said, "We will be at the school outside the city in the afternoon. If Mr. Zhang needs anything, just let us know."
"Okay." Zhang Yang nodded.
Being able to enter the Zhongshu Province has a status that cannot be ignored, let alone being a minister of the Ministry of Rites. If they can be promoted by one or two sentences, the status of these civil servants will also change dramatically.
These small civil servants also wanted to curry favor. In any case, Zhongshu Province was the center of power in the court and directly participated in the government affairs.
And becoming the Vice Minister of Zhongshu also has the power to recommend talents to the prime ministers of the DPRK.
Unknowingly, his status has become the highest among his peers in Chang'an City.
"It's rare that you care so much about government affairs."
Hearing the voice behind him, Zhang Yang looked back and saw Zhang Xiangxiang, "Da'an has finished the first subject of Ming Jing. Tomorrow will be the policy review, waiting for the results to be announced."
Zhang Elephant nodded and said: "With your current status, it is easy to find a position for Da'an."
"What Brother Elephant said is that I can give Da'an a position in the Ministry of Rites, the Chinese Academy of Foreign Affairs, or even other positions in the Sixth Department. It depends on whether he wants me to arrange it, or whether he wants to pass the exam himself."
Zhang Elephant whispered: "The affairs of Tubo have been arranged. We are just waiting for Songtsen Gampo's reply. Now most of our manpower is busy with matters in the Western Regions."
Zhang Yang walked all the way with his hands folded, "After that, I will subdivide the manpower of the Ministry of Rites and let Xu Jingzong prepare."
"Understood."
Walking to the front of the Diplomatic Academy, Zhang Elephant asked again: "How will the Prince of Persia arrange it?"
Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Even if we want to help, the DPRK and China will not send troops to aid Persia now. We can put it aside for the time being and concentrate on stabilizing the situation in the Western Regions. We should also pay more attention to the war in the Western Turks."
After giving some instructions, Zhang Xiangxiang walked into the Diplomatic Courtyard and bought some seasonal vegetables and some loquats and melons to take home.
In the yard at home, Li Yue was teaching Xiao Wu how to do questions. Seeing that her husband was back, she stepped forward and took two loquats from the basket, washed them and handed one to Xiao Wu.
"How's the Da'an exam going?"
"Looking at how confident he is, it should be good." Zhang Yang peeled the melon and cut it into pieces.
Aunt Wang walked over quickly and said, "Your Royal Highness, the palace said that Your Majesty will come to visit tomorrow."
Li Yue nodded critically with a small mouth, "Yes, I understand."
Aunt Wang asked again: "Do you want to take the little bear to the next yard?"
Li Yue glanced at the little bear lying at Xiao Wu's feet, "It knows Father."
Aunt Wang nodded and retreated outside the hospital.
Zhang Yang was eating the melon and glanced at the topic Xiao Wu was currently studying, which was basic geometric trigonometric problems.
Xiao Wu's learning progress is quite fast. From understanding the sequence of numbers and complex operations, he has now begun to learn simple geometry.