"It is because of this shortcoming that Wei Shizu opened sea transportation, and later generations repeatedly banned it. Is there no reason? It seems that it still needs to be discussed in detail."
After a moment of silence, Qian Wei turned the topic to matters in Southwest Province.
"Your Majesty, now that the chieftains of Southwest Province have surrendered and everything has gradually calmed down, do you want to call Governor Luo Pei back to Beijing to resign?" Qian Wei asked inquiringly.
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. Luo Pei had taken refuge with his grandson a long time ago, so what was the point of mentioning this?
Then the emperor thought for a while and said, "Luo Pei has been away from the capital for a long time. It's time to come back. You draft a decree and make Luo Pei the crown prince's Shaobao. Let him return to the capital as soon as possible after receiving the decree."
"Yes!" Mr. Ge responded, and he was shocked. Prince Shaobao was one of the three masters, but he gave it to Luo Pei like this?
But then I thought about it, Prince Shaobao, as the name suggests, is the person who protects the prince. Luo Pei is a person close to the grandson. It sounds very suitable to let Luo Pei be the prince's Shaobao.
The cabinet minister was thoughtful and listened to the emperor say: "The appointment of a grandson is a major event for the country, and the New Year festival should be more grand..."
These words related to Su Ziji, so he couldn't keep silent and just listened. He stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Sun Chen can only be registered as a grandson because of the emperor's grace. After being registered, he has not made any achievements, how can he let all officials and people do it?"
Sun Chen celebrates grandly? This is absolutely undeserved!"
Su Ziji quickly resigned, not caring about such a false reputation.
After hearing Su Ziji's refusal, the emperor simply said: "There is no need to refuse, grandson. You are the grandson and the crown prince. The establishment of the crown prince is a major national event and should be celebrated grandly."
The emperor had said this, so Su Ziji knew that he could not refuse. It was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and it would be sealed in two days.
However, there is one person who cannot be sealed, that is Shuntian Prefecture Yin Tanping. Even during the Chinese New Year, Shuntian Prefecture Yin Tanping is still responsible for the security of the capital.
The emperor specifically informed Yin Tanping of the Shuntian Prefecture about the seal, saying: "From today until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is a festival. The public security of the capital must be paid attention to, and no mistakes can be made..."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to carry out my errands!" Yin Tanping, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, immediately came out to respond.
"To be sure, Sun Linzhao!"
"I'm here."
"You lead the Tiger Guards to assist in public security in the capital."
"yes!"
"Okay, time is running out, go ahead and do it now." The emperor waved his hand directly to him to leave, as if he had asked Sun Linzhao, the commander of the Huben Guards, to watch for this purpose.
After the two left, the only minister left in the hall was Mr. Ge.
Yin Tanping of the Shuntian Prefecture has to prepare for the festival and public security matters. Luo Pei is also coming back. There is only one thing that Ge Lao wants to discuss immediately, which is the matter of Chunwei.
Because the emperor did not let the grandson leave, and the grandson was the prince, there was no need to avoid it. Zhao Xu was the chief assistant, so he asked for instructions: "The Spring Festival is the national ethics and talent ceremony. Please tell me who will be the chief examiner and who will be the chief examiner."
What's the problem?"
The emperor listened, paced slowly, and pondered: "The Spring Festival is indeed a big event, and a cabinet minister should be appointed to take charge of it, but now the state affairs are busy, and you are already tired, so it is not good to add more burdens."
"Luo Pei was originally a Jinshi, and he has made great contributions in the southwest this time. I think that after returning to Beijing to resume his duties, I can appoint him as the examiner for this session. How about it?"
The emperor said this, what else can the ministers do? Of course, everyone said that he was a bachelor of Huagaidian, and Xie Zhi, who was involved in political affairs, couldn't help but look at him with suspicion.
Whoever serves as the chief examiner is the "student" of two to three hundred Jinshi in a term, and has a great influence. This is a special favor. Is the emperor really sincere to his grandson and strengthening his wings?
After thinking about it, the emperor continued: "As for the test questions, I will first come up with one, one person and two people, whether they are interested or not."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the cabinet was so angry that they couldn't help but glance at Su Ziji.
As usual, after the emperor gave the content of the first examination question, Zhao Xu, the first assistant, pondered for a moment: "Your Majesty, this question is excellent, and it is in line with the way of governing the country in a dignified way. I asked you a question, what is the unparalleled scholar of the country?"
The emperor nodded, and Xie Zhi followed up with the third point: "What do the people mean to the officials?"
These three items, reward and punishment, talent selection, and country governance, are actually closely related to each other, and are the core of this spring exam.
The rest is based on three questions.
Looking at the emperor's expression, he obviously thought that all three of these questions were acceptable. He glanced at Su Ziji and saw that there was no word, so he smiled and said: "I have heard about Taisun's calligraphy for a long time, so these three questions were written by Taisun.
how?"
"Yes, Sun Chen obeys the order."
It is strange to say that this is a great grace, but Su Ziji suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart, and his hair stood on end at the gentle words. However, he could not think about it at this time, so he had to kneel in front of the small table and write with pen and ink,
He raised his hands again.
The emperor read it over, stamped the seal with his own hand, folded it carefully, put it in the letter and sealed it, sealed it with a seal, and locked it up.
The emperor's heavy eyes glanced at the people in the palace, and said calmly: "This is the question of this big exam, and it affects the future of thousands of candidates. Only I and you know about it in the palace, and we can't let it out, otherwise...
Don’t blame me for being unpredictable.”
Although the emperor was old and the twilight was dark, these words made people break into cold sweats. Several ministers, all senior ministers, were also frightened and hurriedly knelt down to speak.
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"Your Majesty, this is a national ceremony for promoting talents. Participating in this is a great trust. How dare you imitate what happened in the fourth year of Qingwu and play with your life and wealth?"
In the fourth year of Qingwu, during Taizu's second imperial examination, someone leaked the questions. Taizu was furious, and all seventeen examiners were executed. Two hundred officials were punished for this, and more than 6,000 people were exiled...
This incident is a lesson learned from the past, and it is not even far from bloody.
"..." Su Ziji sat and listened to these words, suddenly feeling something, and narrowed his eyes.
"It's good if you can remember... I'm tired. Please step aside. Chen Xu, send your grandson off." The emperor's energy was obviously getting weaker day by day. After dealing with the Spring Examination questions, he felt a little sleepy, which made them all feel sleepy.
Back off.
"Yes!" Someone outside the palace responded, and Chen Xu respectfully welcomed Su Ziji out of the chariot, smiling: "I have congratulated my grandson. I am not flattering you in person. In terms of favor, no one can compare with you, Your Majesty.
I really hold you in my heart.”
"Yes, it's on the top of my mind." Su Ziji responded with a smile, and walked out of the palace gate. This time he did not get on the golden chariot, but directly got on the ox cart following behind him, and ordered: "Go back home first.
Let’s go to Nanluo Hutong and Mao’er Lane, and slow down!”
The bullock cart was not empty. The wild Taoist was inside. He reached out for Su Ziji to sit first. The silver plate inside was covered with charcoal, and a trace of hot air flowed out. He handed the hot towel to wipe his face and hands. After thinking about it,
Then he held up a green robe and handed it over: "Master, if you are going to Nanluo Hutong Mao'er Lane, this is suitable for you."
"Chirp!" A little white-furred fox squatted near the charcoal stove and yawned.
"You're well prepared."
This is a thick cotton robe. The style is popular this year. It is 70% new. At first glance, it looks like it is worn by a wealthy scholar in the family.
Then he put on thick cotton boots, put on a Confucian scarf on his head, and let the wild Taoist put some makeup on his face. Even people who knew Su Ziji couldn't tell at first glance that Su Ziji was the grandson.
They will only regard him as a new recruit with good looks and good temperament.
This outfit was indeed what a newly promoted scholar from a wealthy family would wear in winter. Su Ziji picked up a mirror and looked at it, and was very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the wild Taoist.
What is more satisfying is careful preparation.
Although I had long thought about going to Nanluo Hutong and Mao'er Lane to pay a return visit to an old friend, I only mentioned it and didn't have the time, but everything had been prepared a long time ago.
"My lord, you are going to the palace today. You won't use much for breakfast. You can't hurt your stomach. This is a snack from Jade House. It's famous in the capital. I've tried it in advance. Please use as much as you can!"
Then, he took out a silver bottle from the side of the charcoal stove, poured a cup of hot tea, and opened a box. Inside were several kinds of snacks, all still hot.
Su Ziji took it and chewed it slowly. This was the bad thing about meeting the emperor. Who knows how long he would have to stay. Drinking too much, eating too much, and wanting to go to the latrine would be a big deal.
"When the emperor saw me today, I felt that he was very unfavorable to me."
The snacks were sweet and the tea was very good, but Su Ziji said these words in a gloomy tone. Suddenly, there was a chill in the entire cart, and even the charcoal fire dimmed.