Xian Xian

Chapter 26: Dementia

The emperor was not optimistic about Gu Mingke’s scientific examinations, and Li Chaoge blindly trusted them. The Queen didn’t want them to quarrel, so she spoke: “The subjects will be opened at the end of the month. How about the end? I will know in a few days.”

Neither Li Chaoge nor the emperor will answer the conversation anymore, so this is the end of this topic. The Queen took the opportunity to talk about the imperial examination: “The imperial examination has been held for several years, but to this day, few people have actually entered the officialdom, and it is unique that they can be promoted to the fifth grade. Jinshi one year. Only more than twenty people were recruited. Every one of them can be regarded as ten thousand li. Among them, half of them were unable to be appointed officials. If things go on like this, how can scholars in the world continue to trust the imperial examinations? Really talented people. Scholar, how can you stand out and enter the court to serve your country?”

Li Shan heard? Come here?, and replied: “There are indeed few children from the weak crown in the past few years. If the mother is worried that there will be no one in the court, she might as well talk to Pei Xiang and uncle and let the Pei family and the eldest grandson family. ? Lang Jun enters office as soon as possible?”

Li Shan twisted his eyebrows slightly, and spoke earnestly, thoughtfully, as if he really wanted to help the emperor and the queen. The Queen did not answer, Li Chaoge lowered his head to drink tea, the steaming heat steamed up, hiding the look in her eyes.

Li Chaoge shook his head in his heart. As the prince, Li Shan couldn’t even hear this. Where are the emperor and the queen? They are worried that there are too few aristocratic families, leading to the failure to pick up the dynasty. They are obviously worried that there are too many aristocratic families.

Wuxing Qiwang enjoys a high reputation among the people, even more prestigious than the royal family. In the court, half of the officials came from the Wuxing family, and the other half were the emperor’s heroes such as the Pei family and the Changsun family. The emperor and the queen’s laborious selection of talents have waited for many years, but they can’t even be assigned to the seven-rank Sesame Officials. The children and grandchildren of the Pei family and the eldest-grandson family are granted the fifth-rank real power officials as soon as they reach adulthood. No shortage. Are these people really better than the people who have studied hard for many years and who have been selected through layers of new science scholars? I’m afraid not necessarily.

If the emperor and the queen are not big-minded and just want to be comfortable with the rich and the idlers, it’s just that the two of them are more upset than the other. Regardless of the emperor or the queen, which one? Is the master willing to be controlled by others? The Queen of Heaven came out from the harem. Needless to say, even the emperor, although the throne came to the throne, was confused, but it was he who sat on the throne for twenty years, and the Tang territory gradually expanded under his hands. ?, has now surpassed the first emperor and reached the peak in history. The emperor is a gentle old man, but he is even more a politician.

Li Chaoge knew very well that when she destroyed the eldest grandson and overthrowed the Pei family, she was instigated by the queen to expand the reign of terror, and the emperor was instructed by the emperor to promote the imperial examination and suppress the aristocratic family. Big family is playing politics, let alone anyone.

In contrast, the prince was too gentle and too benevolent. He couldn’t understand what the emperor and the queen wanted to do, but instead he wanted to get close to the family, and he was sincerely treating the Pei family and the Changsun family as brothers and sisters. There is no doubt that Li Shan is a good man, but he is not a good prince.

Li Chaoge calmly raised his eyes, Guo?, the queen did not speak, the emperor lowered his head to pick up vegetables, looking like he was intent on eating. Li Chaoge thought about it for a moment, and said: “The Great Tang is a great place, and there are many talents. There are many talented people. The children of the family are like Mao Lin Xiuzhu, and there are many talented people in the poor family. You don’t have to be restrained, you should recruit talented people.”

The queen and the emperor liked to listen to these words very much. The queen smiled and said, “The words of the court song are reasonable. Regardless of the origin of the hero, the court needs a large number of talented and courageous officials, regardless of the poor family, talents are self-confident. The more the better.”

Li Shan heard the words and gave his mother a serious idea: “My mother is the best at knowing people, and I discovered Gu Mingke today. If he can pass the scientific examination, he can be a usable person. If his mother wants to find someone, his son will let him People go to inquire? Can people and strangers, and recommend them to their mothers a lot in the future.”

Tian Hou Yi shook his head and sighed: “I can identify how many talents can be discovered. The real solution is to establish an effective and effective system for identifying talents. Governing the world is all about the country and the people, and there are plenty of warehouses. Talented people have come out in large numbers. Now the first two have been achieved, but the latter one cannot be realized for a long time.”

When Li Chaoge heard it, her eyebrows moved slightly, and she suddenly realized that the queen’s heart of being an emperor was probably not born after Li Ze died.

As soon as the Queen of Heaven opens her mouth, she will be able to rule the world, which shows her great ambition. Which? Will the queen talk about ruling the country and strengthening the army and recruiting talents? Throughout history, no matter how clever, no matter how much favored queens are, such as the first emperor and then the Changsun clan, they only admonished the first emperor to be the king of the Ming Dynasty. But the Queen of Heaven is thinking of creating and ruling the world.

The heart and soul, this can be seen at one end. A person’s ambition cannot be hidden, even if she does not say it, she will reveal it in her words and deeds.

There was an unspeakable emotion in Li Chaoge’s heart. It turned out that as early as this time, the Queen was preparing for himself to become emperor. It’s just that the Queen has no hands until the death of Li Ze two years later, and the Queen has a seniority advantage and gradually moves towards the front of the stage.

Li Chaoge turned his eyes slightly, realizing that this was his own opportunity. She originally thought it would take a few more years, when the Queen Mother became the Queen Mother, the Town Demon Division would be established. ? And now it seems that the Queen of Heaven has this heart long ago, and the preparations of the Demon Division of the town don’t have to wait two years later.

In Li Chaoge’s mind, he raised his head and said to the upper one: “The saint is open to words, willing to accept advice, the queen knows people and benevolent, and the sage and the queen are there. The true talents will never be buried.”

Li Chaoge is not good at complimenting people, so he simply doesn’t compliment and tells the truth directly. This is what she really thinks, so when she speaks, her eyes are focused, her tone of voice is serious, and she sounds very sincere, far more moving than those beautiful and passionate flattery.

The emperor smiled and said: “I know you? Filial piety, but? How dare I compare with the first emperor? Compared to my father, I am still far behind.”

Li Chaoge looked at the emperor with a stern look, and said seriously: “These words are not my intention to compliment, but I heard them from the people. The grandfather is a generation of Ming monarchs, and the achievements of the saints and queens are not inferior to the ancestors. ”

Li Chaoge’s words undoubtedly meant what was in the emperor’s heart. What the emperor cared most was not his political achievements or territories, but his fear of being inferior to his father. The emperor smiled on his face, but still said: “It is the hero left by my father who assisted me well, I dare not take credit for it.”

Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows, shut his mouth wittily, and stopped talking. Li Changle looked around and found it boring. He used his chopsticks to poke the dishes on the plate.

The emperor thought I was intoxicated for a while, and he noticed Li Changle’s movements and asked: “A Le, what’s the matter with you?”

Li Changle pursed his mouth and complained: “My father always thinks about Chaotang, and even talks about these silly things during dinner, I’m almost suffocated.”

The emperor showed helplessness, and said with a straight face: “You are young, and you are not allowed to say that you are immortal.”

The emperor intended to scare Li Changle, but Li Changle was used to it, even if his father was cold. She stuck her tongue out, doing her own way.

Li Changle really felt that those topics just now were boring, whether it was the imperial examination or aristocratic family, what did it have to do with her? She was a princess and was born to be blessed. The prince and the prince care about the affairs of the court, and she only needs to spend money to have fun.

Li Changle complained that the emperor is not good anymore? Continue to talk about the imperial examination. Li Changle got his wish, crackling? Speaking of new clothes and new jewelry, he clamored to go to the palace for a banquet.

Li Chaoge was not interested in the makeup and Luodai, she lowered her eyes and slowly thought about Zhen Yaosi. As for Li Changle’s voice, it was completely deaf ears.

Who cares how to make the most popular bun in Dongdu, and how to draw the latest eye makeup? When she becomes the person in power, what clothes she wears will be popular in Beijing.

Rather than chasing fashion, it is better to let others follow her.

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As the sunset gets late, the Hongyeling Mountains gradually light up, and the Zigui Palace not far away is even brighter. In the courtyard of Pei Mansion, Jiao Wei knocked on the door cautiously, and said through the door: “Lang Jun, Pei Da? Lang Jun is here.”

There was no sound for a long time, no words were spoken inside, Jiao Wei also held his breath nervously, not daring to make a sound at all. After a while, a cold voice came from the door: “Let him come in.”

Jiao Weichang breathed a sigh of relief, and responded diligently: “Yes.”

Jiao Wei went outside and invited Pei Ji’an into the house. Pei Ji’an came in? Seeing that the room was quiet and tidy, smell-free and dust-free, Gu Mingke sat behind the screen, quietly flipping through the scrolls.

Pei Ji’an walked to the study room, opened his clothes and sat after the case, and asked: “Cousin, it’s so late, are you still reading?”

Gu Mingke faintly replied, “Although? There is not much, but? At the end of the month, there is a scientific examination, so I have to take a look.”

Pei Ji settled for a while and asked softly: “Cousin, you? Are you really planning to test the law?”

Gu Mingke lifted his pen to moisturize the ink, and quietly glanced at Pei Ji’an: “Since you are. Since you have agreed, is there any reason to break your promise?”

Pei Ji’an pursed his lips and asked in a deep voice, “Cousin, you? Why do you agree? You? If you want to be an official, your father can recommend for you? Some of the courts are pure and noble land. You? Why do you want to accept the door of the Queen of Heaven? Road, how about to Dali Temple?”

Gu Mingke didn’t want to answer these kinds of questions, what he wanted to do and why he had to explain to others. But? Waiting to hear? To the last sentence, he couldn’t help but raise his eyes, watching Pei Ji’an calmly: “What’s wrong with Dali Temple?”

Pei Jian thought that Gu Mingke did not understand the responsibilities of these imperial institutions, and explained specifically: “Dali Temple is the place in charge of prisons. It not only needs to check the state road files and deal with difficult and miscellaneous cases, but also interrogate prisoners and apprehend criminals. I have to go to the place where the crime occurred. Dali Temple is bitter and tiring, and it is not easy to get promoted. It is not the place for a gentleman. If my cousin intends to work in an official position, it is better to change to another place.”

What Pei Ji’an said was the same as what he found in the meeting diary, so Gu Mingke’s understanding of this “dynasty” was not wrong. Gu Mingke retracted his gaze and continued to look at the Lü Shu in his own hands: “I know. Dali Temple is acceptable, right here?”

Pei Ji’an frowned more and more tightly. He thought that Gu Mingke could listen to the advice, but he didn’t expect that, he was obsessed with it. Pei Ji’an sighed, and simply said clearly: “Cousin, you have not been in contact with officialdom, and do not understand the depth of officialdom. Some things are not you? As you imagined, Dali Temple is tired, not to mention it, and you have to be exposed to all kinds of vain all the year round. People, it’s very bad for your health. Cousin, you are already weak and you are not suitable to go to this kind of place anymore.”

Gu Mingke knew what a place in charge of a prison would look like. No matter how terrifying the world of purgatory, it would not be better than a prison. Gu Mingke has arrested so many people, he has long been accustomed to being cursed, resented, and angry. What Pei Ji’an said is really not worth mentioning in Gu Mingke’s view.

People are selfish, and there is no justice without severe punishment. This? Bad guys have to be done by someone else, and others don’t want to, so let Gu Mingke come.

Gu Mingke continued to write, his eyebrows calm and no fluctuations. Seeing that Pei Ji’an couldn’t say anything, she could only shelve it temporarily. If you don’t hit the south wall and don’t look back, if Gu Mingke doesn’t believe it, let him go to Dali Temple and hit the wall.

After he has suffered, he will know how much Pei Ji’an said.

After Pei Ji’an finished speaking, neither of the two? Gu Mingke stroked the rice paper with a faint rustling sound. Pei Ji’an looked at it for a while and whispered: “Cousin, I know these words? You are not willing to listen, but for your wealth, I have to Go on. Tianhou and Li Chaoge are indeed a shortcut, but? Yes, these two people are not to be touched. Both mother and daughter are capricious. The desire of love leads to life, and the desire of evil leads to death. Cousin. , You? Must? You must resist the temptation, don’t accept the solicitation of the queen, be especially careful with Li Chaoge.”

Gu Mingke endured it for a long time, but it was Pei Ji’an who never left, and the nonsense continued. Gu Mingke finally couldn’t bear it. He raised his eyes and said, “I’ve never been tempted. It’s you who should be careful?”

Pei Ji settled down for a while, and immediately denied: “How is it possible! I evaded her, how could I have contact with her?”

Gu Mingke’s eyes were neither happy nor sad, and then he stared at Pei Ji’an indifferently. He didn’t even say his name, and Pei Ji’an quickly denied it.

Love is like a fish in the clear water. When you look at it, the person involved can’t see through it.

Gu Mingke lowered his head to sort out his handwriting and asked, “You? Is there anything else?”

Pei Ji’an stopped, he paused for a while, really can’t think of it? For any reason, he can only shake his head slowly: “No.”

“That’s good.” Gu Mingke gestured very bluntly, “I have something else to do, and I don’t have time to accompany you? To pass the time, I will trouble my cousin to come back another day.”

Gu Mingke made it clear that he gave away the order for eviction, and Pei Ji’an could only get up and said: “I took the liberty to disturb my cousin. If I don’t dare to disturb my cousin, I will retire first.”

Gu Mingke did not move his eyes, and nodded slightly invisibly: “Walk slowly, don’t give it away.”

Pei Ji’an will be boring if he stays any longer, and can only leave. He walked two steps, an inexplicable force drove him to stop, he turned his head, through the screen, staring at Gu Mingke for a long time.

The twilight is cold, the lights are dim, and the light from the window passes through the four floor-to-ceiling cold screens. Gu Mingke’s figure is looming, becoming more and more immortal, and it is fascinating. It’s no wonder that his appearance attracted Li Chaoge’s attention.

Pei Ji’an stopped for a long time before he heard that he was hoarse and said with difficulty: “Cousin, the exam is about to start at the end of the month. If you are not sure, you can ask your father to introduce you.”

Gu Mingke didn’t look up, and said, “You? If you just want to say this, then you don’t have to mention it again.”

Pei Ji’an isn’t it. He waited for a long time before finally uttering this sentence: “Cousin, stability? The princess seems to like you very much? Will you? Will you marry her?”

Gu Mingke leaned on his sleeves to pour the ink, his posture is straight, his pen strokes are steady, his wrists, arms, and shoulders are all at right angles, which is the most standard writing posture. Gu Mingke’s face is extremely white, his hair is like ink, and his lips are thin and light. He looks like a god? Like a beautiful? Good, indifferent and unattainable.

Pei Ji’an thought that Gu Mingke would not answer, he moved, and was about to walk out, when suddenly he heard a cold voice that resembled an immortal and icy shattered jade behind him.

“will not.”