People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 715 The champion Cheng Xingmou, the victory of the humble family
In the Zichen Palace, Li Xuan bowed his hands to the emperor, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, although I have met the two of you, it was only an hour and a half before and after. I really don't know much, and I dare not make random suggestions. My opinion is really not enough. It has become the basis for His Majesty to decide on the number one scholar, I ask Your Majesty to consider it carefully."

Li Zhi smiled faintly, waved his hand and said: "At present, the prime ministers and several examiners have different opinions on these two examination papers. The prince and queen also hold different positions. They are not very different from each other. It is really difficult for me to make a decision. Your opinion has nothing to do with it. It's important, you just need to say your own true opinion of the two of them.

Say what you think.I make my own decision.Remember, don't deceive the king. "

Do not deceive the king.

Li Zhi's smiling words made Li Xuan's expression shudder.

He couldn't help but feel a toothache. What kind of thing is this? The dispute between the humble family and the aristocratic family's champion is settled by the emperor. Who dares to say no.

But Li Xuan knew in her heart that this matter was not that simple.

The war between Tang and Tubo is imminent, if internal troubles arise in the court because of the number one scholar position, then the gain will definitely outweigh the loss.

But if he agrees to this, then the emperor will inevitably find someone to take revenge in the future. Li Zhi did this kind of thing countless times in the past.

But now Li Zhi is still looking for a way to calm the storm without disturbing the court in the future.

Therefore, in the current competition for the number one scholar, it is necessary to listen to Li Xuan's opinion.

Li Xuan had to speak this time, if he concealed something, the emperor's view of him might change a lot.

"I obey the order." Li Xuan held up his hands with a troubled expression. Under the gaze of Li Zhi and all the ministers, he thought for a moment, and then Li Xuan slowly said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I was in the Shangqing Palace last year with Cheng Xingmou and Xu Xuan. And the two had a relationship.

At that time, Jiang Kai, the guest doctor of the Ministry of Rites and the editor of the History Museum, asked the two students to write a poem each to show their talents.

In the end, Cheng Xingmou did "the third level wave of Yumen, thunder on the ground, generous husband's ambition, loyalty and filial piety in life and death".

They all say that poetry is a metaphor for people, and Cheng Xingmou has a passionate literary talent, a bold ambition, and a deep sense of loyalty and filial piety. . "

"Loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of human beings." Li Zhi nodded, praised, and at the same time lowered his head to look at Chen Xingmou's test paper on the imperial case.

Li Xuan's sentence paused, his expression was indifferent, and the deep eyes of the other officials all fell on Li Xuan.

Li Zhi raised his head, nodded to Li Xuan, and said, "You continue."

"Here!" Li Xuan took a deep breath, skipped other people's eyes, and continued: "At that time, Xu Qi wrote a poem 'The palace is surrounded by towering towers, the streets are full of flowers; The diction is beautiful, and there are hills and valleys in the chest. The minister thinks he has the talent of the number one scholar."

The top talent.

After Li Xuan said something, some people in the palace had joy in their eyes, while more people had calm expressions.

Li Zhi sat behind the imperial case, glanced sideways at Empress Wu, then glanced at Li Xian, and finally looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said: "So, the King of Nanchang agrees with Xu Qie to be the number one scholar."

Li Xuan took a deep breath, cupped his hands, nodded, and said sincerely: "From that day, I can confirm that I am the champion, but I hope that His Majesty can put Cheng Xingmou in the court to train him, and he has a heart for the world." , with pure aspirations and pure intentions, if he can be cultivated well, he will be expected to be a prime minister in the future."

"Oh!" Li Zhi immediately sat up, looked at Li Xu, and said in surprise: "It's rare for the king of Nanchang to have such a vision, and he really lived up to my expectations. Xu Qie's writing is beautiful, and his stomach is full. He is indeed no better than the number one scholar. Bad. This journey of planning, generous husband's ambition, and laughter in life and death. Not bad, really good."

Li Zhi couldn't help repeating several times in a row: "A generous husband will lead to loyalty and filial piety in life and death."

With these words, a subtle flash of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the ministers present.

At this moment, Empress Wu, who was sitting on one side, finally spoke: "The sun, the moon, and the heavenly virtues, the mountains and rivers are the home of the emperor. This sentence is also very good."

"It's just another "Imperial Capital Chapter"." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly, then looked at the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "This idea cannot be said to be wrong. After all, in the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, when all the countries came to court, there should be many things, but I realize that the emperor should be more cautious and fulfill the wishes of the world. How can he easily make the emperor a powerful emperor?
For many years, the affairs of Luoyang have been dissuaded by the censor. Although I seldom pay attention to it, I feel quite guilty in my heart. "

"Your Majesty's promotion and promotion, it's very clear; it's no different to accept advice with an empty chest." All the ministers present bowed at the same time, and shouted: "I admire you very much."

"Okay, don't pat the horses anymore." Li Zhi waved his hands, and continued: "Xu Qi is a talented man with great posthumous posthumous posthumous talent, not inferior to Yang Jiong and Luo Binwang. After the palace examination, Xu Qi entered the Hongwen Museum. But Cheng Xingmou is loyal and filial to life and death, A generous husband should be an example to the world. According to the decree, in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Cheng Xingmou, the number one scholar in Bingzike, entered the Prince's Chongwen Hall and became a bachelor."

"The ministers will obey the order." All the ministers present bowed their hands at the same time, and no one had the slightest objection.

After Li Zhi made a conclusion in a few words, he raised his head to look at Li Xian, and said in a deep voice: "Prince, being close to a gentleman and keeping away from a villain is the way of the king. Cheng Xingmou is a generous husband, loyal and filial in life and death, you should make good use of it."

"My son leads the order." Li Xian immediately bowed his hands in awe.

All the ministers present had their own secrets in their hearts, and they looked at Li Xian with traces of solemnity in their eyes.

"Okay, everyone, please step aside. This is what happened today, and the results will be released tomorrow." Li Zhi waved his hand proudly.

All the ministers immediately cupped their hands: "The ministers will leave."

Li Xuan mixed in the crowd and slowly exited the Zichen Palace.

……

Under the rain, on Suzaku Avenue.

Sitting in Yue Weng Liu Rengui's carriage, Li Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief, then carefully cupped his hands and asked: "Yue Weng, what happened, why is there suddenly a dispute today?"

"Some people are making nonsense, and some are following them." Liu Rengui closed his eyes slightly and said softly: "It's nothing more than a number one scholar. No matter how poor his family is, no matter how famous his family is, they are relying on each other to fight. Fortunately, with you today, the matter can be solved easily; if not, Afraid of me and other ministers, I have to make a statement."

Today's matter, although it seems to be a battle for the number one scholar, is actually a battle between the emperor and the family.

In the Zichen Hall, ministers from various ministries made speeches.

Even the ministers of the three provinces expressed their views. Only the five prime ministers did not speak easily.

The emperor also didn't want them to open their mouths to say something. Once they made a statement, there was no room for them to take it back.

After asking the queen and the prince, Li Zhi directly called Li Xuan back to Zichen Palace.

Fortunately, Li Xuan's answer was tactful, thus avoiding all kinds of turmoil in the court.

As expected by Li Zhi, everything was solved easily.

Li Xuan looked helpless and said softly: "I'm afraid my grandson-in-law will really offend someone this time."

"It's none of your business." Liu Rengui shook his head and said calmly: "You said it before, Xu Qi has the talent of the top scholar, and Cheng Xingmou has the hope of being the prime minister. Whoever goes up and who goes down is the final decision of His Majesty. What is it with you?" Do it. What's more, what all the ministers are most concerned about now is the prince's affairs. It's really surprising that the East Palace is also involved in today's affairs."

Today's matter, the emperor, all the prime ministers, can actually see this matter clearly. It is the people from the East Palace who are messing with the wind and rain, but they have been seen through.

The emperor finally gave his words to the prince Li Xian. He seemed to be talking about a generous husband and loyalty and filial piety in life and death, but in fact he was talking about loving gentlemen and staying away from villains.

This is not the prince's personal matter, but that there is a villain in the prince's east palace.

While Liu Rengui was pondering, Li Xuan said: "Yue Weng, although there are not sixty champions in the first year of the Tang Dynasty, there are quite a few. Among these champions, those who can become prime ministers are not enough. The number is eleven, although my son-in-law said that Cheng Xingmou is expected to be a prime minister, but it depends on God's will how far he can go."

Liu Rengui nodded and said, "Actually, it is His Majesty's intention to select Cheng Xingmou as the top of the examination in this examination. It's just that some people can't see through the intention, so they will disturb this palace examination."

"Yue Weng is wrong." Li Xuan shook his head and said with a slight sneer: "It's just to win over the people of Shaanxi and Gansu. All the ministers in the court are very discerning people, so why can't they see through it? It's just that some people don't want to see this. The battle can be easily settled, so restrictions are set everywhere.

They act recklessly by making others think that they cannot see through His Majesty's thoughts.Doing the opposite, doing it deliberately, forcing the emperor to re-elect, this is a common method used by the aristocratic family, even it is just a small method. "

Liu Rengui's face suddenly darkened, and then he suddenly raised his head to look at Li Xuan: "Could it be that Your Majesty has also seen through what he thinks?"

Li Xuan nodded with a wry smile and said in a low voice: "Everything that my grandson-in-law has investigated has been reported to your majesty without any omissions. Your majesty is so smart, but he is doing nothing now, just fishing."

Liu Rengui's face was solemn, and he finally spoke slowly.

……

Under the rain curtain, there was also a person sitting in a carriage, slowly returning home.

"Some people really don't know how to die." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but snorted coldly, and the figure of Secretary and Young Supervisor Zheng Fan suddenly appeared in his heart.

During the secret meeting a few days ago, Zheng Fan expressed his dissatisfaction with the poor family's children.In particular, the Nanchang Wang Lixuan's mansion was dominated by four people.

However, the person seemed to be rude and careless at the time, but he was secretly spying on what the other three people were thinking.

However, both Zhou Zhi and Cui Fan are discerning people, so how could they easily intervene in such random things.

But unfortunately, someone still accidentally stepped into the trap.

Hu Zai, the prince's family member.

Hu Zai was not a child of an aristocratic family. On the contrary, he came from a poor family and just married a daughter of the Lu family.

The daughter of the Lu family has always had a savage family style, and it is Hu Zai's turn to decide many things.

What happened this time was also at the same time, the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Lu family of Fanyang attacked at the same time, and the pressure was transmitted to the emperor immediately.

Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan, his father's surname was Zheng and his mother's surname was Lu, so Fan Yang was named.

It's a pity that after a lot of manipulation, the emperor finally cut and beat him, and directly eliminated this threat with Li Xuan.

Zhou Zhi didn't think about it at all, the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Lu family of Fanyang might attack the King of Nanchang.

Because if what he expected now was correct, the emperor had already begun to take the opportunity to attack the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Lu family in Fanyang.

The emperor would not let go of any of the relevant people involved in such a matter.

Other things are fine, the key is that the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Lu family of Fanyang also participated in their conspiracy in the Western Regions this time.

Zhou Zhi was not worried that they would talk about it, because the matter involved conspiracy, and if they really wanted to talk about it, it would be difficult for them to get rid of it.

It's just that the Zheng family and the Lu family have to withdraw from the Western Regions this time, so the Western Regions will be short of manpower.

While Zhou Zhi was thinking, the carriage suddenly slowed down, and he knew that he had arrived home.

The moment the carriage entered the door, a secret letter with a special mark was thrown in.

Zhou Zhi's eyes lit up instantly.

　Cheng Xingmou, Historian to Doctor Yushi, gifted to Prime Minister You
　　
　
(End of this chapter)