Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 103: Backfired
"When did the Qing family enter the dynasty? How can I watch so hard?" Gao Zong stared blankly at King Luo Bin for a long time, but couldn't figure out who the censor in front of him was. He was not in a hurry to ask about King Luo Bin's chapter, but asked about King Luo Bin's origin first.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Weichen King Luo Bin, born in the second year of Wude, was born in Wuzhou; from the 20th to the 23rd year of Zhenguan, he served in the army in the office of the Taoist Prince's Mansion (an official of the Prince's Mansion, from the sixth rank), and then returned to his hometown. Farming as a career, the Jinshi No.7 in the second year of Linde, after the examination by the Ministry of Officials, he was awarded Fengli Lang; in July, Jindongtai Xiangzheng Bachelor; yesterday he was transferred to the post of supervisory censor." Facing Gaozong's doubts King Luo Bin never panicked, bowed his body, and reported his resume in a calm tone.

"Oh? That's how it is. If Aiqing can be selected as a Jinshi, he should be a great talent. If you have any chapters to play, let's talk about it. I'm listening." Yushi is only an eighth-rank official. According to King Luo Bin's resume, it's not bad to be an official. It makes sense, but Gaozong didn't think that King Luo Bin's appointment as censor was a normal official progression-although the rank of censor was the same as that of Dongtai Xiangzheng bachelor, the former was a courtier, while the latter was an ordinary low-level official. It's not the same thing. In Gaozong's mind, Li Xian or Li Xian was behind the push in all likelihood. Naturally, he would not point out the strangeness, but nodded with a smile, and said very gently.

"Your Majesty, my minister Qi Zuo, the sage has said: There is no distinction between teaching and learning. Therefore, those who have learned and achieved success do not need to consider their background, but those who have virtue and talent must be virtuous. Also, they have the heart of the community and serve the country. And there is no door, isn't it sad? My minister felt this, and I chanted it in a poem: 32 years old, the temple is Pan Anren. 49 is still here, and the year is not Zhu Maichen. Worrying about the past, traveling in the Qin Dynasty Out of the cage, poor and short, with dry scales. Poor scriptures are not useful, and whoever wants to apply for the clip. The emperor has not urged, and the years have almost sunk. Once you can see the frontier, what is the hardship. .The golden knife moves the autumn colors, and the iron cavalry thinks about the wind and dust. Be sincere and donate money for the country, sacrifice your life and forget the lowly and poor. Make efforts to compare the constitution, and decide to deceive Chen secretly. If you don’t violate the frost and snow, you will waste the jade capital spring.” Luo Binwang’s poem is as follows Excellent, the Tao exhausted the sorrow of the folk scholars not being used by the emperor, and the pain of being underappreciated throughout the whole article, coupled with the tone with a strong sense of vicissitudes, made Gaozong's eyes turn slightly red, as for a Although all the ministers were unwilling to reform the imperial examinations, they were also infected by King Luo Bin's poems, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became suppressed.

"Father, how sad is the poem written by Luo Yushi, 'If the Son of Heaven does not drive him, the years will sink. My father is also a wise emperor, how can I just sit and watch him, my son begs my father for the order!" Just before the courtiers came to their senses, King Lu Li Xian had strode into the hall and reported impassionedly.

"Father, what the sixth brother said is very true. The tragedy of a gentleman is that his talents are not met. Reforming the imperial examination is an act of conformity to others. It should be done quickly. My son thinks that the sixth brother is the most suitable for doing this. I look forward to my father." The emperor's decision!" As soon as Li Xian's words fell, Li Xian immediately echoed his words.

"This, this..." For the matter of the imperial examination, Gaozong was not at all mentally prepared. Although he felt that the performance of the Li Xian brothers was quite reasonable, he also wanted to compensate the younger brothers for this. The problem was that the reform of the imperial examination was involved. Seeing so many aspects, he was not inferior to Hegong at all. Gaozong really had a hard time making up his mind. At this moment, facing the fiery eyes of Li Xian brothers, he didn't know what to say for a while.

"You two virtuous brothers, even if the imperial examination needs to be changed, there must be a regulation. This matter is so important that it must not be ignored, or discussed later." Gao Zong hesitated and couldn't explain why, and watched coldly But Li Hong couldn't stand it any longer, stood up from his seat, and interjected earnestly.

Hey, good boy, the benefits are over, and now you want to come up with a moth?You are beautiful!When Li Xian saw that Li Hong had stepped forward, he sneered secretly in his heart, but his face was calm, and he bowed to Li Hong and said, "Brother Prince has taught you the lesson. As for the regulations, I’m not talented, I already have some ideas, and I may be able to implement them.” Having said that, he didn’t pay any attention to how ugly Li Hong’s face was, turned around slightly, and bowed to Emperor Gaozong again. : "Revealing the emperor's father, the ministers have something to say in this chapter, I implore the emperor to let the ministers speak."

"Well, Xianer has something to say, but it's okay, I just listen to it." Gao Zong really wanted to hear how Li Xian planned to reform the imperial examination. It is obvious to play the request.

"Thank you, father and emperor Long En." Li Xian thanked me meticulously, then held the notebook in his hand, and said loudly: "I think that the words of a saint are the way to govern the world. Only by making the best use of people can we show the enlightenment of our Tang Dynasty. There are many disadvantages in today's imperial examinations, and they must be completely reformed. Music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics should be based on morality and the six arts as the keystone. The assessment subjects include the five classics such as "Book of Songs", "Book of Books", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", and "The Analects of Confucius". ", "Mencius", "University", and "The Doctrine of the Mean" are combined into the Four Books and Five Classics. Counties have county schools, and those who take the middle are scholars; prefectures have prefectures, and those who take the middle are juren, and only juren are eligible for the competition In a three-year competition, the middle one will be selected as a Jinshi. The current politics, Yili, and poetry will be the three fields, and the poetry will be used to determine the superiority. , then the folks will have no regrets about losing pearls, and the court will have no fear of lacking talents, so why not do it, I beseech my father and emperor to check it out!"

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, I think that His Royal Highness Zhou Wang's performance is a great good, and it is advisable to act quickly!"

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal!"

As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, Lin Qi and other officials from Wang Lu's family stood up one after another and expressed their opinions. Although there were not many people, only about twenty people, the momentum they created was not small.

Seeing that the two kings joined forces to attack again, Li Hong couldn't help feeling that he had been fooled. He was angry and anxious, but he had just been pushed hard by Li Xian once before, and before he was completely sure, he was no longer sure. He dared to intervene indiscriminately, fearing that the second king who had come prepared would make him unable to come down on the spot, but he did not want Li Xian and his brothers to make it happen. In desperation, he had no choice but to cast his eyes on Yan Liben and the others for help. confidant minister.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what His Royal Highness Zhou Wang said is too much. There are many important ministers in our court who are born and understand the scriptures, and there are countless virtuous and sages. How can it be as unbearable as what His Royal Highness Zhou said? There are court ministers who think that they can guarantee that the scholars will not lose their morals, so why do you talk about opportunism? Please forgive me for not agreeing with this kind of stuff!" Yan Liben was not familiar with the imperial examinations, so he didn't intend to stand up Those who fought against Li Xian, but seeing the crown prince looking desperately at him, Yan Liben had no choice but to stand up and talk nonsense.

"Your Majesty, what Yan Shangshu said is very true. The imperial examination is the foundation of selecting scholars in the imperial court. You must not act rashly and act with caution."

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Ming Jing Fang is the right way to select materials."

"Your Majesty, I think that what Yan Shangshu said is old-fashioned reasoning for the country, I hope Your Majesty will make a clear decision."

Yan Liben is the leader of the prince's family, and when he stood up like this, the ministers who were close to the prince naturally came out to support him, and even many old people who had rarely participated in the disputes between the princes also stood up at this moment. Coming out to echo Yan Liben's words, the momentum of the prince's side was astonishingly huge.

Hey, they all jumped out, okay, I'm afraid you won't be able to come out, after such a fuss, things are done!A group of courtiers were clamoring non-stop, almost unanimously opposing the reform of the imperial examination, but Li Xian didn't care at all. Not only did he not care, but he was overjoyed in his heart. Strongly opposed, because this scene had long been expected by Li Xian - the crown prince was already powerful and violated Gaozong's taboo, otherwise, Gaozong would not have brought Li Xian brothers into the court in a good manner. The crown prince took away the river worker, and his power expanded further. Although Gaozong wanted to support the crown prince, he must still have a knot in his heart. Now that there is such a commotion, the knot in Gaozong's heart is obviously about to swell. Originally, even if there were still doubts about the reform of the imperial examination, they would definitely use this matter to suppress the prince's arrogance. At this moment, keeping silent became Li Xian's best solution. Everything that should be said has already been said, and Gaozong will make his own judgment on whether he is right or not.

Sure enough, as Li Xian expected, the more the courtiers yelled fiercely, the more ugly Gaozong's face became. As soon as that ugly face appeared, the officials who were shouting vigorously slowly fell silent, and the whole hall was suddenly filled with an extremely depressing silence.

"Why are you all so bustling around? Are you really wanting to share my worries, or are you thinking about the descendants of your family who have not yet become officials, huh? I am very curious. You have always been conceited, and who can write such poems as Luo Aiqing, Mingjing, hmph, Mingjing can attract talents? I don’t think so. What Xian’er played, I think it’s good. Here comes the complete regulations, I’ll wait and see!” Gao Zong glanced at the officials below him with a sullen face, and unceremoniously reprimanded them, and then, regardless of the reaction of the courtiers, after making the decree , got up and turned into the apse.

Now that Emperor Gaozong had left, the court meeting naturally couldn't go on, and all the ministers dispersed angrily, and the fierce debate ended before it even started...

(End of this chapter)