Datang Longya

Chapter 241 Let's have a meeting, let's play cards (ask for a monthly ticket)
It is not a big deal at this time for courtiers to be late and not ask for leave, but it is just a quarter's salary penalty.

But Leng Feng has not been to the court since he was conferred the title, and the only three times he was late, this is considered a serious violation of the rules, if Dai Zhou was around, Leng Feng would definitely be imprisoned for a month without explanation.

Li Shimin doesn't intend to shut down Lengfeng~

But it may be because of Leng Feng Hong Fu Qi Tian, ​​Dai Zhou, who has never been absent from court meetings, asked for sick leave today.

Wei Zheng, another tough guy, was not there because he was sent by Li Shimin to inspect the surrounding areas.

The rest are waiting to see the joke.

Leng Feng cupped his hands and bowed to Li Shimin, and then said to Fang Xuanling: "It's better to spend money to avoid disaster. Last time I gave you glazed wat boards, this time~"

Fang Xuanling remembered the scene where all the officials were played by the broken things burned by the sand last time, stood up anxiously, pointed at Leng Feng with his white jade wat board, and said, "Mr. This must never happen again!"

Leng Feng smiled: "Last time, it was Zhao Guogong's request, and you all agreed. How can you say it's a lie if you love me?"

Changsun Wuji heard Leng Feng mentioning him, and his colleagues all looked at him, couldn't help but cough to ease the embarrassment, looked at his wat board without squinting, as if he was thinking hard about policy.

Fang Xuanling felt wronged and could only sit back.

Li Shimin, who had been watching the drama, thought of a possibility, and suddenly said:

"Duke Xi, I know that you will not be so stupid that you will crash into the court even if you are late. It is probably because you got something good in Lingnan, and you are not willing to openly bribe all the officials. That's why you are late on purpose. Take it out." Take a look! I don't think I'll see courtiers accepting bribes."

Leng Feng shouted outside the hall: "Bring it in."

Then two eunuchs brought in a large box containing a small gift box.

Leng Feng picked up a gift box that was not tied with a ribbon, opened it, and took out the jadeite that was the size of two thumbs together.

"My Dragon Tooth Army went to Lingnan, and Feng An couldn't afford the military expenses. When he came back, he gave a box of this thing. The quality is good. I thought that such a good jade should have everyone's share, no matter it is carved Cheng Yupei, or a decorative hairpin to give to my wife, is a good thing."

Seeing that what Leng Feng took out was jadeite, Li Shimin felt relieved.

Last time there were glazed tablets all over the dynasty, he was envious, but this time he will not be envious, because the largest piece of emerald that Feng An gave to Leng Feng is now in his treasure house.

Fang Xuanling stood up, went to Leng Feng, took the piece of jadeite, weighed it, scratched it on his goldfish bag, and said with certainty: "It's jadeite, not glass!"

If it's jadeite, this "fine" is enough, Fang Xuanling asked the two eunuchs to carry the jadeite out, and when the time comes, they will each get a share.

"Since Duke Xi is so generous, let's forget about being late, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Li Shimin smiled: "That's it, let's continue discussing the matter."

Leng Feng, who solved the problem of being late, originally wanted to sit next to Yu Chigong, but Yu Chigong refused to let him sit, and Li Jing in front also refused to let him sit, and pushed him all the way to Li Xiaogong who was at the front.

The actions of the generals could not be concealed from the old and sophisticated Fang Xuanling, nor could they be concealed from the old fox's eldest grandson Wuji. The eyes of the two of them moved slightly, and they began to secretly think about the meaning of the actions of the generals.

At this time, the policy of "expanding the imperial examination system" proposed by Li Shimin was being discussed in the court.

In fact, the imperial examination system had its embryonic form in the Han Dynasty, and it was created in the first year of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, but the scale is really not comparable to the recommendation.

Li Shimin intends to weaken the influence of the five surnames and seven wangs on the court, so he must expand the imperial examination system.From the current point of view, the imperial examination system is beneficial to Datang.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system has been adopted, and most officials are selected from the children of noble families in various places.No matter whether the children of the rich and powerful are good or bad, they can be officials.Many people from humble backgrounds but with real talents and learning can only serve as small officials such as county magistrates and head bookmakers, but they cannot reach the level of governors, let alone serve as high-ranking officials in the central government.

In order to change this disadvantage, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty began to use the imperial examination to select talents among the people.During the period of Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty, the Jinshi Department was officially set up to assess candidates' views on current affairs and use this to select talents with real insight.

In this way, poor scholars can have the opportunity to show their ambitions and reduce the adverse effects of "relationship households" in the court.

However, the imperial examination system also has drawbacks, which lead to official corruption.As the imperial examination system progresses over time, a politicized imperial examination system will emerge, and the education of heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers will lead to the prevalence of teacher-disciple relationships.

This will lead to a serious phenomenon of teacher nepotism.These master-door relationships form cliques with each other in the officialdom, and the officials and officials protect each other.The corrupt officials and gentry during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty are the best example. They had countless "disciples" who amassed countless fortunes by leaking exam questions and accepting bribes.

It is exactly the same as what Wu Xing Qiwang is doing now.

Family and teacher, these two words represent a person's respect for his ancestors, and the other represents respect for his mentor.

Although these are two very beautiful words, in the face of alluring money and power, it is easy to change their taste.

In the face of this kind of corruption, perhaps only the system of "elected officials" can be largely avoided.

Of course, from the current point of view, it is still necessary to promote the imperial examination, because if Leng Feng said that the people should choose the county magistrate, Li Shimin would be the first to disagree. Calculate.

Amidst the voices of approval from the new nobles such as Fang Xuanling, the voices of opposition from members of the five surnames and seven prominent families, and the quarrel between the two forces, Leng Feng couldn't help but feel it.

There is no way, although the group of people are arguing, they always quote scriptures, paragraph by paragraph, and it sounds like they are singing a big show.

Li Xiaogong saw that Leng Feng could hardly open his eyes, so he poked Leng Feng to wake him up, then poked Li Jing who was always in good spirits, and took out a deck of cards from his arms.

Li Jing curled his lips, Li Xiaogong looked the same when he was serious, and another when he was dizzy, and he was the coach to attack Gaochang with him, after getting along all the way, he felt that he had become childish.

The three of them moved the cushion, moved the cushion again, moved the cushion again, and disappeared behind the pillars of the hall.

"It's a deal, one deal and one knot, no repudiation!" Li Jing took out a money bag from his official uniform, and shook out a dozen pieces of broken silver.

Leng Feng took out his pocket and only took out a few small pieces of gold, but gold can also be used as gambling money, and one is equal to ten.

(End of this chapter)