Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 165
Palace, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Ma Minwen stepped forward and asked loudly:

"Your Majesty, regarding the peace talks between the Li Dynasty, there is a sense of propriety. If the ministers are undecided, please make an official decision!"

Now everyone in the court of Yunguo is bound by the imperial examination, and the matter of the peace talks with the Li Dynasty has to be handled by Ma Minwen, the minister himself!

Of course, this is also the tacit understanding between Xiao Cheng and Ma Minwen.

The Ma family is now in the court and has great influence.Coupled with the Qu family who are still in charge of part of the finances and the Tao family who is very appealing in the army, the power of these three in-laws spread all over the civil and military classes in the court, and the power is too large.

Fortunately, Ma Minwen was sober-minded, and he and the other two families were also very relieved.These three families are now deliberately weakening their influence in the court and the army, leaving a way out for the three families.

It is because of these, that it is necessary to avoid contact with many important matters in the court, so as not to accumulate too much prestige, which makes Xiao Cheng feel jealous.

Well, yes, the peace talks with Li Chao are no longer a big deal for the Yun Kingdom today!

After all, no one now thinks that Li Chao, whose backbone has been broken, will be able to stand up in front of Yun Guo in the future.

Xiao Cheng said to Ma Minwen:

"On this side of the Li Dynasty, none of the four prefectures will be returned, and all of them will be ceded to our country. In addition, we must pay 50 taels of money for the deployment of our Yun Kingdom army. From then on, we will pay tribute and become a minister, and we will never rebel. "

Never betray again, everyone knows that it is impossible.But this name is still needed!

Hearing this, Ma Minwen nodded and said:
"Abiding by the order, the minister will live up to His Majesty's great trust."

No one felt that there was anything excessive about this contract.

The country of Xia has a profound background, and the army of the country of Yun has been at work on the border, confronting each other with the Xia army to compete in manpower and material resources.Therefore, none of the court officials in Yunguo Chaotang, from Xiao Cheng to Yunguo Chaotang, wanted to occupy Sanping Pass, the southwestern gateway of Xiaguo, and not return it.

And Li Chao?Sorry, you are not qualified to negotiate terms with us!
Xiao Cheng thought for a while, and added:

"Directly tell the Li Dynasty missions these conditions, don't waste time talking to them. Also, I hope that Li Dynasty can submit official credentials and sign a contract with Xia Guo."

The words were not clear, but it was obviously a deadline for the Li Dynasty mission.

A weak country has no diplomacy. This sentence makes sense everywhere.Negotiating with the Li Dynasty, Xiao Cheng directly told his bottom line and the final time limit, leaving no room for the Li Dynasty mission!

Ma Minwen naturally had no objection, and immediately bowed and said:
"Yes!"

After Ma Minwen reported, at this time, Zhang Zhao suddenly stood up again, holding a list in his hand, and said loudly:
"Qizou Your Majesty, the results of the second round of the imperial examination have been released, and a total of [-] candidates have passed the exam, and they can take the third round of the exam."

Xiao Cheng took the roster that Zhang Zhao had just sent up, flipped through it casually, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Only 800 people?"

Zhang Zhao hurriedly said:
"Yes, the officials under my command who were dispatched from various parts of the imperial court to review have gone through all the answer sheets three times to ensure that no one is missed."

There are more than 6000 candidates, but according to the original specification set by Zhang Zhao, only 500 people actually pass the test.

But you must know that the number of people Xiao Cheng originally planned to admit in this imperial examination was only more than 400 people!This is because they felt that it was only the second round, and the elimination rate was a bit too high, so they lowered the review criteria, reselected some passable candidates, and assembled a roster of 800 people.

Seeing Xiao Cheng frowned and pondered, Zhang Zhao frowned and asked again:
"Then do you need to organize your officials to review the papers again?"

It is said to review the papers again, but in fact it is to lower the standard again, so that some people can be gathered.

Hearing Zhang Zhao's proposal, Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Forget it, Ning Que Wu Lan! You step back and prepare for the next two games as soon as possible."

After all, the court of a country is selecting talents, so what's the matter if any cat or dog can get in?

Moreover, the reason why Xiao Chengjue held the imperial examinations in such a hurry was not only for the courtesy of the officials, but also to accumulate experience in organizing the imperial examinations in the future.And more importantly, I want to test whether the imperial examination can produce famous officials.

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Zhang Zhao nodded repeatedly, and immediately agreed.

Xiao Cheng looked at the slightly thin roster of scholars in his hand, suddenly remembered, and said to Feng Bao beside him:

"The little eunuch who was sent out to call, hasn't come back yet?"

Feng Bao hurriedly bowed and replied:

"Yes, he left the palace last night. I heard that the two of them hid themselves in the mountains and forests, and the servants also specially dispatched a team of Miao soldiers to escort him there according to His Majesty's orders. It's just that they haven't come back yet!"

Speaking of this matter, Feng Bao paused slightly, but couldn't help but speak again:

"Your Majesty, everyone in the world can see your love for talents. These two people have repeatedly rejected His Majesty's recruitment, and their words and deeds are too disrespectful. There are so many talents in the world, why do you insist on these two people!"

Xiao Cheng shook his head and said:

"In my hands, there is really no one to use!"

Although there are many talents in the world, there are only a few people who can't stand Xiao Cheng and can use him now.

In today's Yunguo court, after the changes of Wang Xiao, Buddhism, and Xiao Cheng's many means of suppression and purge, the low-level officials have not lost much, but there are not many real talents left.

This point can also be seen from the increasingly heavy and trivial government affairs that Xiao Cheng handles every day.

It is even more obvious when looking through the attribute panel on the golden finger.

At this time, among the civil servants in the court of Yunguo, those who can reach seventy in a single attribute are less than the number of two hands, and now Xiao Cheng has promoted them to various important positions.As for one or more attributes, those who can pass eighty, except for Ma Minwen and Qu Cheng, are those who were summoned by Xiao Cheng.

Both Sima Hui and Mr. Pang De have multiple attributes higher than [-], and they belong to the kind of talents who can govern a country.If he can be recruited to serve in the imperial court, at least he can share more government affairs for Xiao Cheng.

It's a pity that these two people have no intention of being officials, even after they were found by Xiao Cheng's people, they rejected his recruitment many times.

In history, Lord Pang De even went to Lumen Mountain with his wife to collect herbs in order to avoid being called by Liu Cheng, and he has never returned since he left.

This is what the "Deer Gate" in the training card [Breeze Passing the Deer Gate] that summons the two of them talks about.

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng looked at the list of scholars who entered the third round of the imperial examination, and shook his head involuntarily, saying:
"Forget it, don't be an official if you don't want to be an official! You can draw up another imperial decree later, allocating 5 taels of silver, and let Sima Hui and Pang De choose a place to build an academy and cultivate talents for me!"

This card can't be discarded, can it!
If you are not an official, just use your strengths and cultivate talents!I don't expect anything else from them, even if they teach a few low-profile versions of Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong, it will be considered a big profit!
Feng Bao didn't know why his Majesty treated these two old men so favorably, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he immediately bowed to agree.

　Well, the foreshadowing is almost done!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)