The palace, Li Zhi looked at the quota in his hand as usual, although he didn't know all of them, what Zhao Qiansun Li, Zhou Wu Zheng Wang, all kinds of names, what he saw was not these, but the forces behind these names, there were many children of the big family, almost half of them, thinking of the ugliness and hypocrisy of the adults in the court, his face suddenly sank.

Zhang Da'an, who was observing Li Zhi's every move, suddenly became anxious, is Your Majesty going to be angry? Are you not satisfied with the slot? This was the best plan he had come up with with with his best efforts to balance the forces of the left and right, and in doing so, he would not offend the adults or make His Majesty angry.

When he saw Li Zhi's face sank, he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, these candidates are all strictly screened by the old ministers, there is no slackness, their examination papers are still in the Ministry of Rites, if Your Majesty wants to check them, the old ministers will order someone to bring them." ”

Take the lead, Zhang Da'an's move can not be described as unintelligent, I put the test papers in the Ministry of Rites, if you don't believe it, Your Majesty, I will let people bring the test papers and let you read them one by one, so that Li Zhi's face softened a little, and he glanced up at Zhang Da'an, Zhang Da'an looked like boiling water is not afraid of hot water, I am not afraid of what you do, anyway, this time I did not bend the law for personal gain.

"I didn't mean that, I just wanted to ask, why are there so many people?"

Multiplayer? Isn't it good? Zhang Da'an glanced at Li Zhi, his eyes were white, there were so many hundreds of people selected out of tens of thousands of people, this is still called many people, but he knew that the people Li Zhi was talking about were not these people, but that there were too many people.

Zhang Da'an has no choice, those complex relationships are not something he can compete with as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he can only balance the two sides, he can't offend the people over there for His Majesty, and it is impossible to offend His Majesty for those people, neither side is good to offend, so both sides must not be offended, everything depends on your strength, such a result, no one can resent anyone.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers favor those people, but because of the environment, the scholars of Chang'an are influenced by Your Majesty every day, with good reading conditions, good teaching gentlemen, and good food, clothing, housing and transportation, naturally much better than those poor children, and in terms of learning, the foundation will naturally be one step ahead, which is understandable, Your Majesty."

Zhang Da'an is telling the truth, the environment dictates, it's none of his business, he has tried his best to help those children of the poor family, but the result is still not ideal, there may be a few demons in the cold door, but after all, it is a minority, only a few in tens of thousands of people, not everyone has that kind of talent.

Therefore, in general, the children of the poor family are a little lower than the children of these big families, they are born inevitable, they are acquired, this is fate, they cannot be changed, he is not their teacher, let alone their father, he can only do it here.

Li Zhi nodded, he also knew that what Zhang Da'an said was not bad, this is the case, the children of the poor family are naturally more difficult than the children of the big family, not because they are not hard enough, nor because they are not smart enough, but their fate is like this.

There's a saying that doesn't go like that!

You can never decide where you come from, but you can change where you come from.

The same is true for the disciples of the Han Sect, they have to go through a hundred times the hard work of the day after tomorrow, a thousand hardships, do not experience wind and rain, how to see the rainbow, only after experiencing the real wind and rain, they will transform into dragons soaring in the sky.

"Hey, but this ratio is a bit abnormal, isn't it?"

Zhang Da'an continued: "Your Majesty, this is already the best effort of the old minister, and it can't be changed again, otherwise, the court will be uneasy." ”

A word of uneasiness caused Li Zhi's heart to panic, he thought about himself, but he forgot about those ministers, those big families, his heart was cold, and he nodded gratefully and said: "I know, then so be it." ”

"Your Majesty, these ten people are the top ten this time, after repeated reviews by the ministers and ministers of the Ministry of Rites, they are the top candidates this time, and please take a look at it." Seeing that His Majesty was no longer entangled in that matter, Zhang Daan hurriedly took out ten test papers, one of which had a few, looked at a lot, and handed it to Li Zhi, Li Zhi didn't have any extra nonsense, and opened the first one directly.

I read the first one for a long time, and then the next one, I read it for a few minutes in a row, and my expression did not change at all, it was still that plain appearance, which was so bland that Zhang Daxin was shocked, for fear that His Majesty would be angry and blame him.

"Your Majesty, but it's not suitable?"

Li Zhi was silent, pinching the test paper in his hand, the test paper became wrinkled in his hand, he looked very bad, and the subtle movements did not escape Zhang Da'an's eyes, he had been in this position for so many years, he didn't sleep and fell asleep, he instantly understood his thoughts, stood forward and said: "Your Majesty, the other test papers can't be compared with these ones, these are the ten most recommended by the old minister and the minister of etiquette." ”

The old minister and the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Da'an opened his mouth and closed his mouth, just to seal Li Zhi's mouth and prevent him from refutating, Li Zhi glanced at Zhang Da'an, and that look made Zhang Da'an jump wildly, staring down at the ground.

Li Zhi is going to scold those guys who don't when they eat in the Ministry of Etiquette, I don't want this result, so many test papers, nine out of ten results are to praise my Datang, I give not only the peace of the country and the people, but also internal and external troubles, external troubles are really the most important, what about you? Is it perfunctory to get these flattering test papers?

In addition to anger or anger in his heart, he couldn't vent it, these ministers huddled together, not giving him the opportunity to be domineering alone, everything must be agreed by these so-called ministers, and if they don't agree, they will come to a set of Taizong's clouds, what Taizong said, Taizong didn't say, or it is not in line with the etiquette system, in short, a lot of nonsense can be found.

Just couldn't find a solution to the matter, he was so annoyed that he tried his best to control his anger and said, "You are all capable ministers!" ”

He couldn't find any other words than that.

Zhang Da'an heard the complaint and dissatisfaction in Li Zhi's tone, bowed his head and said modestly: "Your Majesty, I don't know who the first place is this time?" ”

Li Zhi didn't bother to look at it, and said directly: "The first place will not be announced for the time being, you arrange for the top ten candidates to come to the palace, I will personally assess, as for the rest, it's up to you." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhang Daan couldn't help but be happy, this is the best, hello, I'm good, everyone.

As for the top ten, presumably those adults won't take a fancy to it, right? Let Your Majesty toss it by himself, and when the time comes, just find an official position to deal with it, won't this be solved?

Zhang Da'an hurriedly withdrew from the palace, and came out with him, as well as the order, the order of the middle lift, after he returned to the Ministry of Rites, the minister of the Ministry of Rites immediately issued the order, and in an instant, the place was full of countless candidates, looking up at the names on it.

The dense names are on it, divided into several levels of A, B, C, D, in short, it is okay to have their own names on it, those people don't care what the list is, the candidates in front looked down from above, and saw the last few until they saw the last few names, and finally saw their names, and immediately laughed, ecstatic, and jumped.

"I'm in, I'm in."

"Haha, there is a name, I, Hu Hansan, are back again."

"Haha, that's my name, see it, I'm hit, daddy, you are in the spirit of the sky, and you are at ease, the child is going to be an official."

"Haha."

On the contrary, the candidates who did not see their names, such as mourning examiners, hung their heads and couldn't lift their spirits, especially the candidates who were well-dressed, checked again and again, but did not see their names, and yelled with a crying face: "Without me, I ......." ”

There are also some who keep bragging in front of their friends, saying that they must have won the lift this time, but in exchange for such an answer, they fainted to the ground in an instant, unconscious.

There is also an angry desire to hit the wall, looking at the friend next to him who was mercilessly ridiculed by himself, he was hit, but he had nothing, even if it was a consolation prize, he lost his soul, and felt that there was no hope in life.

Some are even worse, foaming at the mouth, unable to return to the sky, a few people are happy, a few people are sad, and the people who are worried are watching the list over there, listening to the report of their own family, their eyes are constantly turning, and they glanced at the daughter who is like a flower and jade around them, and suddenly thought of an idea, and exchanged with the lady next to them, and the lady was overjoyed: "Xiao Hei, you go to Mrs. Ben to catch a master back, it is better to be younger, remember, it is the master, not the grandmother." ”

"Order."

The family members were very powerful, squeezed through the crowd, their eyes kept turning, and they came to a young man who was stunned there, looking okay and honest, and approached: "Is this question about the son?" ”

"Hit, hit." The young man dreamed, not looking at who the people around him were, the family looked at each other a little, nodded, without saying a word, directly carried the young man's body, and left domineeringly, such a scene, but frightened those candidates, ready to stop them, the old man immediately shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, look slowly, the old man's daughter is eighteen years old, beautiful as a flower, lack of a father-in-law, specially come to recruit, don't be surprised." ”

"Oh, I see."

"Yes, yes."

It's good if it's not a human trafficker, they all turned their heads to look at the list, and those outside the staff not far away, seeing this scene, suddenly thought of the same idea in their hearts, and directly ordered the family to rob, so it turned into a picture of robbing people.

It was so lively that the officials had nothing to say about it, just laughing.

This scene, known as snatching relatives under the list, also known as marrying a daughter outside the staff, was recorded in the New Tang Dynasty Book, Tang Dynasty Chronicles, etc., passed down to future generations, knowing that many years later, this scene is still happening, and it is getting more and more intense.