Li Si smiled slightly and said: "Miaomiao is concentrating on practicing in Baiyun Mountain. My father-in-law asked me to come to Shendu to see the world and take part in the imperial examination in three months. I don't have any friends in Shendu, so I came to see you and Master Zhang."
Already."
The Queen had already notified each county to select some talents to come to Shendu to participate in the first imperial examination.
For the first time, those who participated in the imperial examination were recommended by local officials. When the imperial examination system was completely perfected, even the selection of local talents would have to go through fair selection.
With Li Si's background, it is not difficult to get a place in Beijun.
It seems that Chen Juncheng's expectations for Li Si are more than just a catcher.
Li Mu's cultivation has now reached the fourth level. It can be easily seen that after just two months of absence, Li Si has entered the stage of concentration. In the past two months, Chen Juncheng should have been in his presence.
Spend resources on yourself.
Zhang Chun looked at his two former subordinates with many emotions.
A year ago, both of them were head catchers in Yangqiu County, and neither of them had set foot in spiritual practice.
A year later, Li Si had already reached the level of Jushen, and Li Mu had even entered the Third Level.
One of them fell in love with the magistrate of Beijun, and the other became the queen's special favorite, which made him sigh, how wonderful it is to be young.
Three months later, the imperial examination began, and Li Si temporarily lived in an inn.
After leaving office at noon, Li Mu and Zhang Chun greeted him in the restaurant.
When the three of them walked out of Shendu Yamen and walked towards Piaoxiang Tower, there was another noise on the street.
"The prince-in-law is still so handsome..."
"There is no other man with his temperament in the gods."
"Ah, I feel weak when I see the Prince Consort..."
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Cui Ming was still walking slowly on the street as usual. He was a dignified prince-in-law and a servant of Zhongshu. He did not ride a horse or sit in a sedan when going out. He walked through the city like this every day, attracting the attention of women from the capital. Li Mu was extremely suspicious that he was using these things.
Women practice.
Every time he shows up, these women will have a strong desire for him. Some special skills need to be practiced by acquiring the seven emotions.
Li Mu couldn't see Cui Ming's lust, but judging from the tenderness of those women's feet, his guess should be correct.
In the world of spiritual practice, it is forbidden to seduce the souls of mortals, but you can obtain their seven emotions. As long as you don't absorb them excessively, this is also a righteous way of practice.
Cui Ming passed by on the street. Zhang Chun looked down upon Cui Ming as always, even the way he looked at the women was filled with disdain.
Li Si's eyes stayed on Cui Ming for a long time and said, "This person is not simple."
This is probably a kind of induction between strong men. Cui Ming and Li Si are very similar in some aspects.
They are all very attractive to women.
But they are also fundamentally different.
Li Si is a prodigal son. He seems to be passionate, but in fact he is dedicated to love.
Cui Ming is a beast, he seems to be sentimental, but in reality he is ruthless.
At Piaoxiang Tower, the three of them ordered a table of wine and food. While eating, Li Si said: "Before coming to the capital of the gods, I went to Baiyun Mountain. Miss Hanyan asked me to bring something to you."
Li Mu put down his chopsticks and asked, "What is it?"
Li Si took out a thick stack of talismans from his sleeve and handed it to Li Mu.
After Li Mu took it, his hands felt heavy.
He opened it and looked at it. Among these talismans were sword talismans, five-element escape talismans, and high-level magic talismans. Although there were no heaven-level talismans, none of them were lower than the earth-level.
This is not a heavy talisman, it is clearly a heavy love.
Li Mu put away these talismans and sighed. He wished he could fly to Beijun now, to be with her and Wanwan, but Cui Ming was not dead, so he could not leave the capital of God yet.
After dinner, Zhang Chun and Li Si went back to the government office and the inn. Li Mu took the badge given to him by Master Mei and entered the palace to Zhongshu Province.
Liu Yi stood at the door of Zhongshu Province. She must have been waiting for a long time. When she saw Li Mushi, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If Mr. Li doesn't come, I will leave the palace to invite you."
There are still three months until the imperial examination. However, until now, the Zhongshu Province has not even discussed a perfect imperial examination system. After the system is perfected, it will be submitted to the subordinate provinces for review and to the Shangshu Province for implementation. This back and forth will still take a lot of time.
, if it continues to be delayed and the imperial examination time is delayed, it will be them who will take the blame in the end.
In the past two days, after continuous discussions among several people, Li Mu has changed from a consultant to a leader. Every idea he proposed about the imperial examination is reasonable and there is no flaw. It can be said that whether Zhongshu Sheng can complete this
The task entrusted by His Majesty all depends on Li Mu.
Li Mu smiled and said, "I met a friend whom I haven't seen for a long time this morning. We had a great conversation. I'm a little late. Please forgive me, Mr. Liu."
Liu Yi waved her hand and said: "No problem, let's go in quickly. Several adults have been waiting for a long time."
In the past two days, everyone has almost discussed the details of the imperial examination, but in addition to these, there is still an important issue that has not been resolved.
The imperial examination is a way to produce imperial officials, and it is of great significance. So which department of the imperial court should be responsible for such an important matter?
Everyone knows that no matter which department is responsible for the imperial examination, the status of this department in the court will be greatly improved. Neither the new party nor the old party is willing to let this opportunity pass.
Zhou Xiong proposed the Ministry of Rites, because the Minister of Rites is a member of the New Party.
Xiao Ziyu proposed the Ministry of Civil Affairs because the imperial examination produced officials and the Ministry of Civil Affairs managed officials and should undertake the imperial examination.
Of course, everyone present knows that from top to bottom, inside and out, there is no one in the official department who is not supported by Xiao's old party. The official department is in charge of the imperial examinations, and the old party is in charge of the imperial examinations.
This is another confrontation between the new party and the old party. Obviously, neither party wants to give in to the imperial examination, and it is impossible to give in.
The remaining four members of Zhongshushe did not want to participate in the old and new party struggles, and remained silent in a tacit agreement.
At this time, Li Mu cleared his throat and said: "Since the two of you have differences on this, let me say something fair..."
Several people's eyes turned to Li Mu.
Li Mu looked at them and said slowly: "The imperial examination is a big matter, related to the future of the imperial court. If any one department is responsible for it alone, it may lead to arbitrary and monopolistic consequences, which is not conducive to the stability of the imperial court. Since the two of them are one
One proposes the Ministry of Rites and the other proposes the Ministry of Officials. How about letting the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials jointly organize the examinations, and the two departments supervise each other to maintain the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examinations?"
If Zhou Xiong and Xiao Ziyu continue to be in a stalemate like this, the discussion will never advance. Li Mu's proposal is a good solution.
Liu Yi thought for a while and said, "Master Li is still thoughtful."
Wang Shi also nodded and said: "I agree with Mr. Li, let the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel jointly undertake it."
Zhang Huaili and Song Liangyu also agreed.
Four of the six Zhongshushe people expressed their opinions. Zhou Xiong and Xiao Ziyu looked at each other and did not argue anymore, so they acquiesced.
If this dispute continues, there will never be any results. As long as the power of the imperial examination is not monopolized by the other party, for them, they have achieved their goal.
At this moment, Li Mu spoke again.
He looked around at everyone and said: "Although the imperial examination is jointly organized by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, there is no guarantee that officials from these two departments will not collude with each other and shake the foundation of our official selection in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is better to let Zongzheng Temple be the supervisor.
What do you think of completely putting an end to collusion between officials from the two ministries?"
Several people thought about it and felt that what Li Mu said made sense.
Although everyone knows that it is impossible for the current Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites to collude, it does not mean that they will not do so in the future.
The two ministries today represent the interests of different parties, but what about ten years from now, decades from now, or hundreds of years from now?
Obviously, Zhou Xiong and Xiao Ziyu are focusing on the present, but Li Mu is worried about the future.
He really had the intention to create eternal peace for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As for why it was Zongzheng Temple, no one thought about it. After all, the officials in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites were of high rank. Zongzheng Temple was the only one qualified to intimidate and deal with officials from these two departments.
Li Mu continued: "There are not many officials in Zongzheng Temple. Now there is only one temple minister, one young minister, one temple minister, and the rest are some minor officials. Now the manpower is enough to handle the affairs of the temple. If we add supervision,
Regarding the imperial examination, I'm afraid that several adults will be unable to do anything at all. Do Zongzheng Temple officials need to expand their ranks?"
Liu Yi thought for a while and said with admiration: "Master Li is really attentive and considerate of everything..."
Wang Shidao: "We didn't expect this at all. Fortunately, Mr. Li reminded us."
Song Liangyu said: "In this case, I will send a letter to the Ministry of Finance and ask the Ministry of Personnel to ask your Majesty to expand the number of officials in Zongzheng Temple as soon as possible..."
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Half an hour later, Zhongshu Province came to the minister's office.
Cui Ming put down his tea cup and said slowly: "Although he didn't win the right to hold the imperial examination, he didn't let the Zhou family get it either. This result is already very good. As for Zongzheng Temple - why does Li Mu always hold on to Zongzheng?"
The temple won’t release it?”
Xiao Ziyu said indifferently: "Anyway, Zhengzong Temple belongs to us, so it doesn't matter."
Cui Ming frowned and said: "I always feel that he has some conspiracy..., forget it, I must be overthinking it."
