Jade Die returned to the house and did not go to sleep.
She sat in front of the round table again and picked up the wine bottle that had been placed in advance.
Looking at the bright moon outside the window, her expression was very complicated.
She stayed up all night. She clearly heard the sound of Long Lin opening the door. Why did Long Lin get up so early? Is there anything else to deal with?
She could hear the sound of the dragon's scales turning over and over. In fact, Long Lin probably only slept for a short while throughout the night.
After a night of thinking, her face returned to calm again.
She made a decision in her heart about many things, and left everything else to God's will.
Long Qi stood up, his eyes hurting.
He didn't know what happened. After drinking, he couldn't fall asleep when he returned home. The chaos in his mind was out of control at all.
After getting up, I simply wiped my face with cold water.
After putting on his clothes, he immediately rushed towards the palace. By this time, his father must have woken up early.
The imperial court's morning session must have ended long ago.
All the way to the palace, he came to the study again.
Xishun was still standing outside the door, with a look of surprise on his face after seeing him.
"Your Highness, why are you here so early? Do you have something to see the emperor?"
"Eunuch Xi, is my father in there? There is something going on."
"Yes, Your Highness can just go in." Xishun said respectfully.
After Long Lin heard this, he was immediately stunned.
Go in directly? What's going on?
"Eunuch Xi, don't you need to go in in advance and ask?"
After Xishun heard this, he immediately shook his head respectfully,
"Your Highness, there is no need. The Emperor has already told you that if you want to see him in the future, as long as he is inside, you can just go in directly."
After Long Lin heard this, he was immediately stunned for a moment, so that was it.
He had never been treated like this before when he came to the palace. This must have been something his father ordered in the past few days.
As soon as I thought about it, I immediately understood.
Among the entire imperial court, he is probably the only one who can enter here without the need for communication.
And the reason for this is entirely because of the huge wealth that Fangyuan brought back when he returned from his mission.
People who are capable usually have some privileges. I guess these are also the privileges given to him by his father.
In fact, when his son saw me, he was really not used to this kind of communication. Before, he pushed open the door and rushed in at the top of his lungs.
Long Lin nodded and walked in directly.
The emperor inside was still the same as before. He looked in his eyes and sighed in his heart. Such a hard life was the price of being a good emperor.
If it were another foolish king, I'm afraid he would have been in a drinking pool and a forest of meat, and he would have been unable to find the north.
Hearing the footsteps, the emperor raised his head and glanced at Long Lin.
"Have you finished all your work so early?"
"Father, everything has basically been arranged. The imperial examination has been planned and handled by Long Ye and Fang Pu. Next year's imperial examination will definitely cause a huge sensation in the world. The imperial court needs talents, and they can only be selected through official career.
Only with our talents can we better relieve our father’s worries.”
"Relieve my worries?" The emperor raised his head.
He wanted to let the ministers below take care of his worries, but he understood deeply that those people would only take care of their own worries. Here, he could find any way to fool him.
But for many things, he had no choice but to turn a blind eye. If he took things too seriously, the court would have been in chaos long ago.
These are all small things. What worries him has always been the changes in the world, and how to deal with them when the time comes.
After hearing this, Long Lin nodded immediately.
"Of course, Father, wouldn't it be nice to select them to do things for the people and share your worries with the Emperor?"
"Of course it's good, but how can you be sure? They will really work for the people? Work for the court? Instead of working for themselves?"
When Long Lin heard this, he was dumbfounded.
He really hasn't thought about these.
The emperor looked at it with a smile in his eyes.
"Long Lin, don't think anything is as simple as you think. The talents selected by the imperial examination have only experienced the first step. Students all over the world will only think that this is the most difficult thing in their lives."
One thing, but in fact, it is the simplest thing."
The emperor sat firmly on the chair, looked at Long Lin and said calmly.
After Long Lin heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
"Father, passed the imperial examination? Can this be a simple thing? I have studied poetry and books for decades, and when I take the imperial examination, most people may not pass. How can such a difficult thing be the simplest thing?"
After hearing this, the emperor showed a smile on his lips.
"Long Lin, do you think it's a bad thing that those people don't have high school?"
"Father, isn't it like this? I have persisted in studying for decades and still failed to pass the exam. Isn't this a bad thing? Could it be a good thing?"
After hearing this, the emperor smiled and nodded.
"But I just feel that this is a good thing for them."
Long Lin was dumbfounded, he couldn't get around it.
"Father, I don't understand. I am afraid that when anyone mentions this matter in the world, they will say that it is an extremely painful thing. But why do you think, Father, that this is a good thing?"
After seeing Long Lin's reaction, the emperor showed a faint smile.
"If they fail, they may think that this is an extremely painful thing, but compared to decapitation, which one is more painful?"
As soon as the emperor said these words, Long Lin was immediately stunned.
In his heart, he seemed to understand what his father meant.
This is like what the saying goes, what you gain may not be a blessing, and what you lose may not be a disaster.
Without high school, they are still ordinary people and can still live a stable life. However, if after high school, they embark on the path of corrupt officials, they may lose their heads at any time. For corrupt officials, even if they are not killed, they will be exiled from the army. Such an ending.
Compared to being a common people, it is undoubtedly worse.
"Father, I understand what you mean, but I think that after most of the selected talents become officials, they should be only a small minority, right?"
After hearing this, the emperor immediately shook his head.
"In your heart, you think there are more honest people, but the fact is just the opposite. Most people will take the road of corrupt officials after high school. They want to be promoted and get rich. Apart from corruption, there is no other way.
Any method, in the end, in the hearts of the people, I am afraid it will be worse than a piece of grass. I have killed batch after batch, but it is still like spring grass, greedy again and again."
After hearing this, Long Lin fell silent.
These were most of the officials. He had already met several of them, who were even more hateful than the people his father said. For money, they cooperated with the Yin Sha Sect to make weapons and sell them to the Huns.
Seeing Long Lin's silence, the emperor showed a smile.
"Long Lin, they can be greedy, but the people sitting in this position must know it well. If they are greedy to the people, they will return it to the people. But the key point is to choose a word and grasp it well.
It’s time to take out the money from their hands, and after taking it out, use it in the right place.”
