Chapter 723 It's a pity, a few of them chose to come here too often
Chapter 723 It’s a pity that they chose Cheng Taichang to recommend (please subscribe and vote)
Shangguan Yi, General Xin Mao, Ren Yaxiang and Wu Xiangshou all came outside the examination room with great relief.
Around them, there were many people who were secretly happy and pointing at the four of them.
"Have you seen those four people? Do you know who recommended them?"
"Could it be that the four people recommended by Cheng Taichang are the four of them?"
"You really guessed it right. Alas...it's a pity. In fact, I just took a look at that officer's article, and I have to say, it's very exciting."
"It's a pity that they chose Cheng Taichang to recommend him, and Cheng Taichang has always been at odds with the eldest grandson's officials."
"Cheng Taichang actually dared to have a dispute with Changsun's official department in the official department. Wouldn't this have ruined the official career of the four of them?"
"That's such a pity. Studying is not only for gaining fame, but also to serve the court."
"If they are like this, there will be no future in this life."
"Haha... Who makes them want to opportunize? There are so many prestigious and knowledgeable officials in the Tang Dynasty. They don't want to opportunize."
"But you went to look for the newly famous Cheng Taichang, didn't you just want to speculate? Who can blame you for ending up like this?"
The four of them heard the gossip that passed through their ears from time to time, and their expressions couldn't help but look ugly.
Ren Yaxiang snorted, raised his eyebrows, and walked towards the few closest ones who were pointing frequently.
"Brother, wait a minute, don't argue with them, let's go first." Xin Maojiang quickly stopped the strong brother Ren.
This was outside the imperial examination venue, surrounded by guards and officials. If a conflict took the initiative here, it would be even worse for the four of them who were already in a bad situation.
After walking a certain distance, Ren Yaxiang turned around and glanced over there, and couldn't help but let out a groan.
"Brother Xian, you shouldn't have stopped me and beat up those bastards so that you can vent your anger."
Shangguan Yi also shook his head and reassured with a smile.
"Brother Ren, why do you have to be so quick? With the strength of your arms, brother Ren, how many punches can that kid take? If he hurts someone, he might be sued."
Jin's performance was pretty good, at least Wu Xiangshou himself was very satisfied, but when he thought of the unexpected conflict, Wu Xiangshou couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"What should we do next?"
"I finally passed the exam, so naturally I have to celebrate grandly today." Shangguan Yi smiled heartily and raised his hand to point forward.
"Just in time, go to Cheng's Restaurant and have a good meal and satisfy your appetite."
"After that, continue to wait patiently for two days. When the results are announced, it will be the time for me and others to go to the Cheng Mansion to surrender."
"Brother Shangguan Xian made sense. Let's go and eat and drink first, haha..."
Hearing this, the other three couldn't help but feel happy. It could be regarded as joy in suffering.
Although they were grateful for Cheng Sanlang's kindness and were willing to serve, who didn't want to sell their goods to the emperor's family and serve the court in the hope of being famous in history, but they just didn't have that chance.
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At the residence of Duke Zhao, Chu Suiliang had just gotten off the carriage when he saw Kong Yingda getting out of the carriage.
The two of them hurriedly greeted each other, whispered a few words, and walked quickly towards Duke Zhao's mansion hand in hand.
After the two of them followed the steward of Duke Zhao's mansion through the corridors and around the room, they finally arrived at the pavilion where Changsun Wuji was entertaining guests.
But here, several officials were already whispering something in the pavilion. After seeing these two people, they all nodded in courtesy.
Changsun Wuji, who was sitting at the top, bowed to Chu Suiliang and Kong Ying.
"You two, please take a seat quickly. Since everyone is here, I won't show off."
"Mr. Lu, could you please take the imperial examination admission list and circulate it to the two adults?"
Lu Chengqing, the official's examination doctor, agreed, took out the roster from his sleeve and handed it to Chu Suiliang respectfully.
"You have all read it just now. I will tell you that the four people in front of you are the list that Your Majesty assigned Cheng Chubi to hand over to the Ministry of Personnel."
"These four people all come from humble backgrounds. They are neither high-ranking officials in our dynasty nor descendants of aristocratic families..."
"Your Majesty, is this going too far?" A minister from a noble family couldn't help but murmured, and then glanced at Changsun Wuji.
Seeing that the other party had no expression on his face, he boldly continued, "It is appropriate to employ people in the court, to be virtuous in public, and to respect family origins."
"It's hard to say what the family tradition and moral character of those poor people are..."
Kong Yingda couldn't help but snorted. "I'm afraid that His Majesty himself would think it was inappropriate, so he would let that treacherous villain Cheng Chubi handle this matter secretly."
"If it hadn't been investigated by Changsun's official department, I'm afraid we wouldn't even know about it."
"That is, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we have attached great importance to ethics in employing people, not to mention merit. There are so many seeds for reading poetry and calligraphy in the world."
"Aren't they more suitable than these people to enter the court, guard the areas for the court, and manage government affairs?"
Changsun Wuji stroked his long beard and looked at the discussions of the people in front of him. Their voices were not loud, but their words were full of resentment.
"You don't need to be too angry. It is precisely because I am aware of this problem that I specially invited you here just to handle the matter properly."
"And the best way to deal with it properly is to not only save His Majesty's face, but also to make the thousands of people who come to take the exam speechless."
Chu Suiliang stroked his long beard, narrowed his eyes and thought carefully for a long time before speaking slowly.
"What Duke Zhao Guo said makes sense. After all, since your Majesty sent people to submit the papers of these four people to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I am afraid that your Majesty has already made up his mind."
"If we were to confront His Majesty in the court hall, it would be easy to anger His Majesty, and it would be unwise to have him punished."
"Yeah, it's so difficult to find a way to have the best of both worlds."
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Changsun Wuji saw the frowning faces of the confidants he had summoned, and he felt a sense of intellectual superiority.
After smiling calmly, he spoke unhurriedly.
"Actually, it's not impossible..."
"It turns out that Duke Zhao has already made a plan, please come quickly..." A minister from an aristocratic family couldn't help but asked with a smile on his face.
Changsun Wuji nodded slightly, but still said calmly, "This strategy requires everyone to work together to achieve it."
"What Mr. Zhao Guo said is very true. We are originally one, advancing and retreating together. Please tell me frankly."
"That is, after Mr. Lu presents the list to His Majesty tomorrow, I would like to invite you..."
After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, all the ministers and ministers couldn't help but suddenly realized, and they all celebrated with each other.
"As expected of Duke Zhao, who is unparalleled in his wisdom and scheming. This is a wonderful plan. Even Your Majesty, in the face of the turbulent public righteousness, I am afraid he can only agree to it."
"However, the most important thing is to inform you of the moves in advance and make preparations in advance. In addition, you also need to contact more ministers to support this policy..."