Chapter 724: Either working or playing cards, nothing extraordinary (please subscribe and vote)
Early the next morning, at the court meeting in Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin had just sat down behind the imperial cabinet.
Lu Chengqing, the examination doctor, bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, took out the roster and presented it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, this is the roster for this imperial examination. Your Majesty, please take a look at it..."
A eunuch came quickly, took the list, returned to the steps, and handed it to Li Shimin, who was sitting firmly behind the imperial desk.
Li Shimin hummed and opened the roster, looking at the nearly thirty candidates for Jinshi.
The first name is General Xin Mao, the second is Shangguan Yi, the third is Ren Yaxiang, and the fourth is Wu Xiangshou.
This made Li Shimin slightly stunned and raised his head to look at Lu Chengqing, but at this moment Lu Chengqing lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head, and Li Shimin couldn't see his expression at all.
His eyes turned and fell on Changsun Wuji. Well, Li Shimin saw that although his brother-in-law deliberately kept a straight face.
But it can still be clearly felt that my brother-in-law must be very unhappy in his heart.
This made Li Shimin couldn't help but recall the whole process of the conflict when the relevant people came to report it to the officials. He couldn't help but grin at the corner of his mouth and almost burst into laughter.
He quickly calmed down his expression, and after looking carefully for a few times, he glanced at many ministers in the palace who looked very strange.
At this moment, Chu Suiliang stepped out bravely. "Your Majesty, I believe that the great number of talented people emerging from the current imperial examinations is a blessing to our Tang Dynasty."
"All the talented people from all over the world gathered in Chang'an, in order to be able to serve in the imperial examination and serve his Majesty."
"There are so many people who have won the Jinshi examination in this examination that they are both talented and knowledgeable, and it is difficult to distinguish them from others..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's lips slightly raised. This Chu Suiliang has always been very close to his brother-in-law, and today he couldn't wait to jump out. Haha...
Knowing that he knew, Li Shimin nodded slightly and smiled.
"What you said is very reasonable. In your opinion, don't you have objections to this roster?"
"The candidates on the roster are all rare talents in our dynasty. How dare I have any objections? I just said before that there are many who are hard to distinguish."
"Your Majesty has always been thirsty for talents, he is also polite to virtuous people, he is good at accepting advice, he is smart and martial..."
After Chu Suiliang first praised His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he changed the subject and mentioned that this year happened to be the tenth year since His Majesty ascended the throne.
This is a big day worthy of celebration. In order to show that His Majesty attaches great importance to the world's talents, and in addition, the talents in this imperial examination are indistinguishable.
It would be better to imitate the emperor's martial virtues of ruling for five years, conduct a palace examination, let those talented people compete again, and then ask your majesty to nominate the champion.
As soon as this statement came out, many ministers and ministers came out to second the proposal. Even Sun Fujia, the only number one scholar during the Wude period when the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was in power, also stood up and seconded the proposal.
Seeing the ministers and ministers come out one after another to second their opinions, Li Shimin had that indifferent smile on his face, but his eyes were slightly cold.
Most of the ministers who came forward came from aristocratic families, and those officials who came from poor families seemed to have noticed something, and they looked a little hesitant.
"Since all of you feel that this strategy is feasible, we will hold another palace trial this year to celebrate my tenth year on the throne.
In the past ten years, the Tang Dynasty has been peaceful and peaceful, and the people have been prosperous. It is indeed time to launch the imperial examination to let the world's talents know about my love for talents."
After hearing His Majesty's words, all the ministers and ministers bowed respectfully to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and congratulated him repeatedly.
Li Shimin smiled, nodded slightly, and sat back slowly.
After the court meeting was over, Li Shimin left the main hall and walked not far away. After thinking for a while, he waved to Zhao Kun to come closer and whispered for a while.
Zhao Kun understood the situation and walked aside, summoning a guard to whisper. The guard accepted the order solemnly and ran away quickly.
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From time to time, sounds can be heard from the private courtyard of the Imperial Medical Office and Taichang Temple Shaoqing.
"Three belts and one."
"Pass."
"I want three, one, and one five."
"I can't afford it."
"I can't afford it."
"Shunzi..."
The handyman was leaning against the courtyard door, his head dangling, when he suddenly heard a burst of rapid footsteps.
When he looked up, he saw a guard holding a knife approaching quickly. The sound arrived before the person arrived.
"Is Cheng Taichang here?"
The handyman trembled and stood up quickly and replied.
"Zaizai, Cheng Taichang, someone is looking for..."
Cheng Chubi could only reluctantly throw down the good cards in his hand, strode out of the house, and saw the courtyard door being pushed open, but it was His Majesty's bodyguards.
"Your Majesty is looking for me?" Cheng Chubi was a little surprised, and his mind immediately began to frantically recall what he had done in the past few days.
It seems that I have been very well-behaved these past few days. Apart from doing work and playing cards, there is nothing out of the ordinary.
Thinking of this, Cheng Chubi quickly defended himself and said, "I've been very honest these days and haven't done anything."
The guard who originally had a serious face almost burst into laughter when he heard Cheng Chubi's words, and shook his head helplessly.
"This subordinate doesn't know that your majesty has summoned you for something and asked Cheng Taichang to come into the palace as soon as possible."
Cheng Chubi could only follow this man's footsteps, but he was still a little worried.
"Well, by the way, big brother, His Majesty sent you to look for me. How is your face? Are you smiling or looking grim?"
"...By the way, Your Majesty sent your subordinate just after the court ended. I really don't know what happened.
Once we enter the palace, Cheng Taichang, just ask His Majesty yourself, "
Hearing this, Cheng Chubi felt tired for a while. I just wanted to be mentally prepared in advance. Alas, it seems that today I can only adapt to changes.
Following this guard, he left Cheng Chubi's favorite card playing place and headed towards the palace.
It didn't take too long for Cheng Chubi to arrive outside the Ganlu Hall and saw Zhao Kun standing at the entrance of the hall.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart. He quickly climbed up the steps and saluted Zhao Kun. "Uncle Zhao, what does your Majesty want from me?"
Zhao Kun looked at Cheng Chubi's sneaky appearance and immediately said, "Wouldn't it be better to leave you with some suspense?"
He immediately straightened his face and shook his head in a very selfless manner. "I don't know much about this, let's go..."
Such an expression and such a tone made Cheng Chubi enter the Manna Hall with trepidation.
Then, Cheng Chubi saw it, and saw that His Majesty, who was furious or livid, did not appear as he had expected.
Instead, he saw His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty leaning lazily in front of the case, holding a small spoon.
I scooped a spoonful of iced soufflé into my mouth on a plate of cakes that was uniquely shaped like a rockery and decorated with flowers and branches, and sipped it happily.