Until now, he only thought that Li Chengqian was the son of a wealthy family.
In his eyes, the Minister of Rites was a fourth-rank official.
It was already difficult for ordinary people to see him, let alone ask about his failure in the imperial examination.
See his confused expression.
Li Chengqian just chuckled: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Let's go, I'll take you to find out the reason for your failure."
After saying that, Li Chengqian stepped forward and pulled Zhao Youlin towards the palace.
…
The offices of officials from the three provinces and six ministries are located within the imperial city.
The imperial city guards had already known Li Chengqian, and when they saw him coming, they all saluted and called His Highness the King of Qin.
Only then did Zhao Youlin react.
The man who pulled him away was actually His Highness the King of Qin.
At this moment, Zhao Youlin was almost frightened and sat down on the ground.
Seeing his appearance, Li Chengqian was a little unhappy.
"I said, where was your magnanimity when you talked so freely with me?"
"How come I'm so dead after knowing my true identity?"
Zhao Youlin's face was full of bitterness: "Your Highness, I, I..."
"Okay, leave me alone."
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "The most urgent task now is to ask you why you failed the exam."
"You have to know where you fall short before you can take the exam again next year, right?"
After saying this, he continued to pull Zhao Youlin towards the compound of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries.
…
Today, it is Li Baiyao who serves as the Minister of Rites.
To be honest, the attributes of this gentleman and Li Gangtian's ability to defeat the prince are not much different.
During the Sui Dynasty, he assisted Prince Yang Yong, and the results became obvious.
Originally, according to official history, when he was named Minister of Rites in the second year of Zhenguan, he would also be named Prince Right Concubine to assist Li Chengqian.
But that's official history.
< br> In this life, Li Chengqian has tried his best to avoid everything related to his previous life.
Therefore, Li Baiyao was still the Minister of Rites.
Li Chengqian also met this old man in the Ministry of Rites.
Wait until you are seated.
Li Baiyao asked: "May I ask why Your Highness came here this time?"
"It's no big deal."
Li Chengqian said straight to the point: "I just want to ask, is there anyone named Zhao Youlin among the candidates this time?"
"Zhao Youlin?"
Li Baiyao thought about it for a while, and then suddenly remembered the name.
"Your Highness is asking, is it Zhao Youlin from Shibao City?"
"Exactly."
"I had a good conversation with this person, and it's not difficult to tell from his words that this person is quite talented."
"With his talent, I can accept it if he doesn't succeed in spring, but it's really unreasonable if he fails in autumn."
"I'm just here to ask, what is the reason why he was deposed?"
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "If Mr. Li can't give me an answer today, I'm afraid I will doubt my own vision of others."
Li Baiyao smiled dryly: "I can understand His Highness's thoughts."
"But Zhao Youlin's matter is still a bit complicated."
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you say this?"
Li Baiyao sighed softly and said: "From my perspective, Zhao Youlin is very talented. His articles are full of flowers and flowers, but at the same time he still has strong bones."
"Don't say it's the autumn semester of the provincial examination, even if you submit such an excellent article during the spring semester of the provincial examination, you can still be on the list."
Hearing these words, Li Chengqian was even more puzzled.
"Then why did he fail the exam in Qiuwei?"
Li Baiyao shook his head and sighed: "This is exactly what is deplorable..."
…
I saw Li Chengqian coming out of the Ministry of Rites.
Zhao Youlin stepped forward quickly and looked at Li Chengqian eagerly.
Looking at that look, he obviously wanted to know why he failed the exam.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
He pointed at Zhao Youlin helplessly: "Do you think you are stupid?"
"When you criticize the government and those in power in your articles, have you ever thought about your own identity?"
Li Baiyao told him clearly.
It is true that Zhao Youlin is talented and ambitious.
But his mistake was that he was too sharp.
Moreover, he also pointed his finger at the mess in the court.
Li Baiyao also said it.
If this article had been written by Li Chengqian, it would have shocked the world.
But it happened that this article was written by him, Zhao Youlin.
Compared with Li Chengqian, the biggest difference is that Li Chengqian has an emperor.
How he criticizes the government, how he targets aristocratic families, and how he targets the mess in the court.
With Li Shimin supporting him, no one can do anything to him.
But he, Zhao Youlin, didn’t.
Anyone can see Zhao Youlin's talent, and naturally those officials can also see it.
Let me ask, in this world, who can tolerate such a talented person who wants to destroy himself in the court?
Li Chengqian and the others couldn't move, so why couldn't they move a small and humble scholar?
Therefore, on the day when Li Baiyao and the other two examiners reviewed the papers, no fewer than ten officials of the fourth rank of the imperial court came to the Ministry of Rites.
Their purpose is the same, which is to demand Zhao Youlin's ouster.
This matter even reached Li Shimin.
Now, the Tang Dynasty is in a very delicate period.
Li Shimin used iron and blood methods to shock the family.
But because of his iron-blooded methods, resentment gradually arose between the people and the officialdom.
exist At this time, no matter what the purpose, Li Shimin would not stand on Zhao Youlin's side.
Therefore, this guy who had the same ambitions and ideals as Li Chengqian was given up lightly.
What if Zhao Youlin was deposed because of his lack of talent?
Li Chengqian may not have such a reaction yet.
However, Zhao Youlin is still a talented person, and he is a person who has the same ambitions and ideals as himself.
This inevitably reminded Li Chengqian of himself.
If he hadn't been reborn in Li Chengqian's body, he would have been just an ordinary citizen.
I'm afraid the final result will be the same.
Li Chengqian sighed, patted Zhao Youlin on the shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, just leave this matter to me."
"I promise to give you a bright future."
Hearing this, Zhao Youlin looked at Li Chengqian, with longing, confusion, and sadness in his eyes.
He said bitterly: "Now that Zhao has been deposed from the provincial examination, Chunwei need not think about it, there is no other way..."
He bowed to Li Chengqian and said, "But Zhao still wants to thank His Highness for his kindness."
"Without Your Highness, I'm afraid Zhao would never know the inside story..."
A person fails because of lack of knowledge, and a person fails because of the times, which have completely different meanings.
Zhao Youlin is the latter.
If he had been born in an enlightened era, he would have accomplished something great.
It's a pity that he was born in the early Tang Dynasty, a chaotic era when all forces gathered together.
Li Chengqian just chuckled, tilted his head and said: "Who said that if Qiu Wei fails, he will not be able to continue taking the Chun Wei exam?"
Hearing this, Zhao Youlin looked at Li Chengqian with confusion in his eyes.
Li Chengqian chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I guarantee that you can enter the Chunwei examination room next year. As for whether you can win the exam in one fell swoop, it depends on you."
"But there is one thing I have to tell you. If you want to achieve great things, you must learn to be patient, and you must understand what it means to accumulate more and gain less..."