When people are busy, time always flies very quickly. Li Tong also had this kind of emotion before, but the current busyness is different from that of some time ago.

At present, he holds three positions, and every day after retiring from the court to accompany his grandmother to breakfast, he has to think carefully about where he wants to go to work. There was also an endless stream of visitors in the palace, and some of them he told the palace officials to pay attention to, and they had to hurry back to the palace to receive them in person, which can be described as lacking skills.

However, fortunately, the three ministries are also complementary to each other, such as the Ministry of Rites and Rui Ying that he inspected, and if you want to accurately judge the level of auspiciousness, you need to have a general understanding of the origin of the rituals of the past dynasties. In the hall of the Ministry of Rites, you can also come into contact with a large number of seasonal rituals, which in turn can supervise the key points of the compilation of the Book of Rites.

As for the Chongwen Pavilion, Li Tong also often went to sit in the hall, and the communication with the curators was secondary, mainly for reading. He knew that he could boast of his poetry talent by relying on the memory in his mind, but when he peeled off these surfaces, he actually didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, and his foundation was pitifully weak. It's okay to scare people with a three-plate axe, but in the long run, it is inevitable to show timidity.

Although it is quite unproductive for a person to go to ancient times without climbing science and technology to read ancient texts, his current state is a little special after all. In the center of the imperial court, there is no shortage of foxes who have been around for thousands of years, and it is really difficult to talk about "Liao Zhai" without some accumulation of heritage.

Of course, he also reads selectively, mainly reading examples and comprehensive books, such as "Beitang Book Notes" edited by Yu Shinan, a senior in the secretary province, and "Art and Literature Gathering" edited by Ouyang Xun and others.

These kinds of books quote ancient books extensively, are comprehensive, and cover a wide range, which may seem a little shallow for the current professional academic scripture and meaning research, but Li Tong does not really want to engage in academics, and it is enough to communicate with others and know what he says.

When it comes to similar books, Li Tong thinks of Xu Jian, who was recommended by him to participate in the compilation of books.

Xu Jian is also a native of Wuxing, Huzhou, and is the nephew of Xu Hui, the concubine of Taizong in the later period, and the other aunt is Jieyu of Gaozong Li Zhi.

If there is anything more intimate between the two sides, it is that Xu Jian's uncle Xu Qizhuang and Li Tong's biological mother Shen clan are still in-laws. His people are close to the age of standing, in the early years of the Jinshi and released as an official, recently as a person to enter the court to prepare to participate in the system, to visit the young king, a small talk of the former friendship.

It was also in Xu Jian's mouth that Li Tong learned the true background of his biological mother Shen, and he also knew that there were two uncles who were still in Lingnan.

But it's okay if he's heard of this kind of thing, Li Tong hasn't even seen his biological mother, although he has some memories of his predecessor, but it's already very vague, not to mention that he has any deep friendship with other people in his mother's family.

In the future, if you have time, you can ask someone to find it, although the Wuxing Shen family, the Southern Dynasty master, has declined, but it is also a long-standing clothed family in the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Li Tong recommended Xu Jian was not because of these friendships, but because Xu Jian's quality was really good, and he was also a famous minister of Kaiyuan. Even in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Yang Zaisi, who lacked much discipline, praised his person as "like a person in the Fengge Pavilion", which shows that Xu Jian is indeed extraordinary.

Li Tong thought of Xu Jian when he was studying, because the "Beginner's Record" compiled by Xu Jian in the Kaiyuan period was also a representative of the Tang Dynasty books, and it was not as good as "Art and Literature Gathering", and the essence was superior.

The reason why Li Tong was deeply impressed by "Beginner's Notes" was that he had read it intensively, and this book was a reference book for composing poems and retrieving things at that time, even when later generations were studying the poetry of the Tang Dynasty, it also had great reference value.

The compilation of the "General Discernment of Rites" was a political task, and although Li Tong's prestige was blessed, if he wanted to establish his academic status in the field of poetry and literature, he still needed to have new works.

Therefore, he planned to compile the book "Beginner's Notes" in advance after the compilation of "Etiquette General Discernment" was completed, taking advantage of the fact that the team had not yet dispersed, with Xu Jian and Zhang Shuo as the core, so that the relationship between them could be deepened.

While Li Tong was busy with various things, the current situation did not stand still, and major events occurred frequently in the government and the opposition.

For example, when the foreign envoys investigated the cause of Zhou Xing's death, they naturally couldn't find anything, because the murderers had returned to the suburbs of Shendu City one after another for more than a month, and they had already begun to form the Old Clothes Society in Gande Township, east of the city.

The murderer of Zhou Xing could not be found, so Liu Yanjing, the assassin of Taizhou, became a scapegoat, and was arrested and returned to the capital on charges of being unable to provide relief and conniving at the thieves, and beheaded in the southern city of Shendu. At the same time, Liu Yanjing's nephew Liu Yicong was also killed in the state.

After hearing the news, Li Tong felt very uncomfortable. Although Liu Yanjing was not very polite to him, he really didn't have any ill feelings towards this person. He also understands that even though Liu Yanjing has all kinds of sins, the only reason for his death is his identity as the ruler of the country.

Liu Yanjing was not the first person to suffer, and when the Shuren Wei was escorted back, the envoys took down Guo Zhengyi, the assassin of Shaanzhou, and both of them were exiled to Xiuzhou. But not long after they set off, they were both killed on the way.

There is also a relatively heavy personnel transfer, that is, the general Heizhi Changzhi was recalled to the DPRK as the general of the right guard, and the general of the left guard, Xue Huaiyi, was appointed as the general of Yanran Dao and continued to lead the army to attack the Turks.

With this level of personnel transfer, Li Tong still has no way to deal with it, but he is also a little relieved to see that Hei Yan Changzhi has returned to the dynasty from the side, and he is also a little relieved to see that he has been promoted, rather than being escorted back to the capital as a criminal.

There is another thing that has something to do with Li Tong, that is, Lai Zixun, who went to Lintai to make trouble earlier, was convicted and exiled to Zhenzhou, Hainan. The exile of the Tang criminals is also particular, and if he hits so far with a pole, he basically doesn't plan to let him come back alive. For example, Wu Chenghei, his son Wu Yuanshuang, was exiled to Zhenzhou and died.

Such a cool official, his political career was drawn to an early end before it officially began, just like Fu Youyi, who was killed in the bud.

But this is not something to be happy about, before the Suzheng Tai Naxin, Li Tong saw several familiar names of cool officials in that list, such as Hou Sizhi, Huo Xianke, Wang Hongyi and others, but they still don't see their second-generation Mulai Junchen.

Li Tong really wanted to toss around blindly, and the little wings directly fanned the guy Junchen.

In addition, there is a lot of good news, in addition to this time to compile the book of rites and recommend it to the public, the first batch of officials in Li Tong's palace have gradually come out.

After August, Zhang Jiazhen and Li Siwen of the Mansion Zuozhong won the first place one after another, although they learned by their talents, but a small palace actually two people should be lifted in succession, which is enough to make Shilin look sideways. In addition, the momentum of the young king is now flourishing, so that the young people of the capital are vying to enter the young king's family in order to be taught.

After Zhang Jiazhen responded to the first, he was appointed as the Fenzhou Sihu to join the army, and he had left the palace to take office. Although Li Tong really wanted to keep the government officials in Prefecture, he didn't have much say in government affairs at the moment, and the only resources he had had to stay in the important places, so he let Zhang Jiazhen go out to practice.

As for Li Siwen, he is a second-generation official, and he didn't even need Li Tong to plan for him, so he directly served as the school secretary of Lintai, and at the same time continued to stay in the mansion, replacing Zhang Jiazhen as the chief historian.

As for Zhong Shaojing and Shi Sizhen, including Su Yue, who has not been in the government for a long time, or they are not lucky, or their talents are limited, they all fall off the list. Although there were still subjects held later, several of them seemed to be a little discouraged and no longer focused on preparing for the exam.

But even if they don't take the test, they don't have to worry about a way out now. Zhong Shaojing was summoned to Lintai to serve as an eight-grade director, after all, his pen is strong, and he has to surpass Li Tong's face body that is still practicing hard.

Shi Sizhen was stuffed into the Taile Department as an assistant lawyer, and she got what she wanted and found a suitable place for her to play.

As for Su Yue, it is a little difficult to do, his person has already failed in the imperial examination, and he has not won the system, and now he has no background, even if Li Tong is forced to do anything, he can only serve as a foreign commander.

In this case, after soliciting his opinions, Li Tong simply stuffed it into the Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor to serve as a foreign warden who managed the craftsman's household, which was also convenient for the prison guards to steal and take out some technical talents from the official family.

Wang Renjiao, the Sima of the royal palace, was dredged joints, and after being selected by the ministry, he was released to serve as the captain of the Yanshi in the suburbs of Shendu. The reason why a little bit of resources are put into Wang Renjiao is that Wang Renjiao was originally born in the Guanzhong government, and there is no lack of common topics with those military households and people in exile between the two capitals, which is of great help to the initial development of the Ancient Clothes Society.

As for Huan Yanfan, he relied on the relationship of his aunt Princess Taiping to get the right Jin Wuwei to serve as a soldier Cao to join the army. In the words of Princess Taiping, the theater is located outside the city, and there must always be cronies to take care of it, so Huan Yanfan was honored to serve as the captain of the security team of the theater that was still under construction.

In addition to Wei Anshi and others who made up for the palace, Li Tong also got a big surprise in the Chongwen Pavilion, that is, Li Yi, a famous general of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

Although the Li Tang clan is half withered, there are exceptions, in addition to Li Tong's family going upstream, there is also a family that has finally waited for their spring, that is, the descendants of Li Ke, the king of Wu.

During the Yonghui period, the eldest grandson Wuji took power to kill Li Ke, although after the fall of the eldest grandson Wuji, Gaozong Li Zhi posthumously crowned Li Ke, but still did not pardon Li Ke's sons, but instead pulled the grandson of Li Xiaogong to inherit Li Ke's title.

It wasn't until Gaozong was also cold and Empress Wu came to the dynasty that Li Ke's children and grandchildren were pardoned and returned to the current situation to do their own work. It can also be seen that Wu Zetian is not born with the Li family, the key is that you have to remember to eat.

For example, Li Ke's eldest son Li Ren took up the post of Assassin in Foreign Prefectures, and he had quite a lot of achievements, coupled with his active dedication to Rui, and even Li Tong had a few copies in the Ministry of Rites, so he was also very favored by the emperor, not only was the title promoted to the county duke, but he was also awarded the name Li Qianli.

Li Yi is the son of Li Ke's third son, Li Kun, and is about the same age as Li Tong, his father served as an assassin in other states, while he stayed in Chongwen Hall to study.

Originally, Li Tong had watched a lot of time, and he didn't have much interest in those historical celebrities, but after seeing Li Yi in Chongwen Pavilion, his heart throbbed again, and he chatted and talked about Li Yi to his palace, replacing Wang Renjiao as the palace Sima, and he wanted to train this foal.

Such a day is busy and fulfilling, and there are small surprises from time to time, which is also comfortable.

But after retiring from the dynasty one day in late September, when he was having dinner with his grandmother, Wu Zetian's words made Li Tong nervous again, and his grandmother actually asked him to meet his fourth uncle Li Dan and ask if there were any special requirements for cultural relics and rituals at the Dragon Gate ceremony in October.