Chapter 2638 It should be closely related to the imperial examination reform
He is quite familiar with Jinyang Palace and the land of Shanxi.
In the past, my own father came over after eleven years of working in Daye, and was transferred to Shanxi Hedong as Ambassador of Comfort. He suppressed crimes and rebellions here and made many meritorious deeds.
After that, Yang Guang asked his father and Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi County, to attack the Turks in the north. At that time, they had very few soldiers and horses, so how could they be a strong opponent of the Turks.
With the sophisticated weaponry of the Sui Dynasty, they also had riding and archery skills that were as good as those of the Turks.
This elite cavalry followed Li Yuan and frequently won victories in conflicts with the Turks. It even defeated the Turks at the end of the twelfth year of Daye.
It was not until the thirteenth year of his great career that his biological father was appointed as the Taiyuan left-behind and Jinyang palace supervisor, and finally became the highest military and political officer in this area.
In this way, Lao Li's family can conquer the world and obtain a base of their own in the future.
Taiyuan, which is now Jinyang, naturally became the place of prosperity for the old Li family.
Moreover, in his early years, it was Li Shimin, the second man, who followed his father in his military career.
The eldest brother Li Jiancheng and the third brother Li Yuanji stayed in Luoyang until their own father decided to start a rebellion, and then they came to join them.
Seeing that the old man and the young man were having a great time there, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun left quietly with smiles and wandered around in the Jinyang Palace.
"Husband, we have been in Jinyang for a while. Are you ready to continue the northern tour, or stay in Jinyang?"
Empress Changsun held her husband's arm and walked slowly. Li Shimin slowly shook his head.
"Let's take a look first. After all, my husband has been thinking that he must accomplish something after this trip. Otherwise, this trip to the North will be in vain."
"Husband, do you think they will really take action?"
"Haha... Maid Guanyin, I was not sure about my husband before, but it was Cheng Sanlang who instigated this imperial examination reform."
"The destructive tricks inside can be said to be piercing the vital points of those wealthy families."
"If they cannot seize this opportunity, the reform of the imperial examination system will be implemented next spring.
At that time, they can only watch helplessly as the power of the aristocratic family will gradually decline."
"So, the aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty wanted to protect their interests.
In order for their families, which have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, to continue, they will definitely take action."
Having said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.
"It's a luck to say that because of Wang Xuance's incident that day, I whetted my appetite for being a husband."
"I just wanted to meet Wang Xuanceqing, but considering that the two boys Ke'er and Cheng Sanlang should be familiar with him, I called them."
"In the end, I don't know why the topic got to the imperial examination, but Cheng Sanlang was talking nonsense again..."
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Having said this, out of the corner of his eye he saw the weird smile of his wife Guanyin, and Li Shimin couldn't help but wipe his face.
"Well, at that time, my husband mistakenly thought that this boy was talking nonsense, but he never thought about it.
The reform of the imperial examinations that had troubled my husband and even the important ministers in the court for many years was solved by this kid's few words."
"As a husband at that time, I didn't even know what to say, alas..."
Listening to her husband's words, Queen Changsun shook her head helplessly.
"It's normal that my husband didn't expect it. After all, this imperial examination system has lasted for decades from the previous dynasty to the present. Countless capable and wise men wanted to improve it, but they couldn't get in."
"Cheng Sanlang is not a gentle man who likes to read poetry and classics. Who would have thought that he also had tricks on the imperial examination system."
Hearing his beloved wife's defense for him, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty felt warm in his heart, smiled heartily and nodded repeatedly.
"That's right, Maid Guanyin, what you said has touched my husband's heart..."
While the couple was joking in a low voice, a fast horse galloped outside the gate of Jinyang Palace.
Soon, an imperial guard picked up the letter written by His Highness the Crown Prince and ran towards the depths of Jinyang Palace.
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Zhao Kun took the letter and after hearing the low whisper of the Ouchi guard, his expression suddenly changed.
I looked back at His Majesty, who was still smiling broadly with Empress Changsun, and finally braced myself and strode forward.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
"Huh?" Li Shimin turned his head in shock, and when he saw Zhao Kun's eyes signaling him over, his heart jumped.
Empress Changsun glanced back and smiled brightly at her husband.
"Husband, since you have something to do, you can go and do your work. I just happened to go over to see little Sizi."
"Okay, then my husband will go over first and come back to visit you later."
Li Shimin nodded and saw Queen Changsun leaving accompanied by Hu Shanggong.
Then he turned around and looked at Zhao Kun. "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered Yangzhou, Jiangnan Province at the end of last month and stayed at Jiangdu Palace. That night there were a large number of killers planning to kill His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Fortunately, General Cheng had already made arrangements. His Royal Highness did not spend the night at Jiangdu Palace, but returned to Yangzhou Pier..."
While talking, Zhao Kun took advantage of the situation and handed the letter written by Prince Li Chengqian into Li Shimin's hands.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty pursed his lips tightly, couldn't wait to open the letter, and read the contents of the letter carefully.
Zhao Kun stood aside and did not dare to disturb him. At this moment, he could clearly feel that although His Majesty was silent, the cold light in his eyes was really heart-warming.
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Inside the house, Ma Zhou, Fang Xuanling, Li Ji and other three close ministers gathered here.
At this moment, the three people in front of me were already aware of the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in Yangzhou, Jiangnan Province.
There were actually so many dead soldiers, and the arrangement was thorough and meticulous. This was definitely a plan and a plan to kill the prince in one fell swoop.
Such a large-scale project would have been impossible without the collusion of ministers and workers in the DPRK and the involvement of Yangzhou officials.
But it was precisely because this gesture was so big that the three people in front of him were speechless for a long time, or they didn't know how to evaluate this matter.
Li Shimin, who had already regained his composure, stroked his long beard and asked gloomily.
"Did the three Qing family members see anything?"
As His Majesty's confidant, Fang Xuanling, who has been in power for more than 20 years, was the first to answer.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, I am afraid that this kind of arrangement will not only target His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"It should have a lot to do with the imperial examination reform."
Ma Zhou, who had never had a good impression of aristocratic families, was immediately unhappy when he heard Fang Xuanling's words. If he could clearly point it out, he would have to say it in a cryptic way. However, considering the prime minister's background, Ma Zhou simply said it directly.
Locally.
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, I feel that those aristocratic families must be involved in this matter. Only they have the ability and skill to do this to this extent."
"First, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been at odds with the aristocratic families. Second, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince strongly supports the reform of the imperial examination."
"If we say that the reform of the imperial examination system will cause the greatest harm to the interests of the people, it will undoubtedly be the aristocratic families."