Chapter 45: The First Sight of Peace

Pei Min has been thinking about a question recently, whether to take the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The structure of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was somewhat simple, and it was not as complicated as the later children's examinations, township examinations, solution examinations, provincial examinations, and palace examinations, which were one step at a time. At this time, there were only three basic stages of the imperial examination: the examination examination, the provincial examination, and the re-examination of the officials.

The solution test is to obtain the qualification for the provincial examination, and the provincial examination is to take the Jinshi. But in the Tang Dynasty, even if you passed the Jinshi exam, you couldn't enter the court as an official, and if you wanted to enter the official career, you also needed to go through the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials. Only after passing the re-examination and review of the officials, the officials in charge of the appointment of officials will arrange you to a suitable position according to your performance. This way of selecting and appointing officials, Pei Min is not disgusted. When you are admitted to the Jinshi, you look at your talent, but a talented person may not be an official. What's more, people have expertise, some are clever, suitable for entering the Ministry of Industry, and some are honest and thrifty, and rigorous are suitable for entering the Ministry of Households. The re-examination of the Ministry of Officials is aimed at this, and those who are not suitable for being officials are rejected, and those who have administrative ability are assigned official positions according to their characteristics.

Pei Min has already decided to serve Xue Ne, he has the identity of a literary champion, and he may soon add a martial champion, plus the relationship with Xue Ne, it is enough to add a high score to his resume, and the re-examination of the ministry is dispensable for him. In case he passes the exam, and the court arranges a position he doesn't like, refuse or obey at that time?

Just as Pei Min was making a decision, he got the news that Princess Taiping had summoned him to meet him.

"It's not going to happen, is it?" Pei Min thought that although he had nothing to do with Princess Taiping, he had used her to teach Hui Fan, a monk, a monk. If Princess Taiping is narrow-minded, she may not remember it. However, he had already expected this, in order to prevent offending Hui Fan and Princess Taiping, who had taken advantage of him, he deliberately managed his reputation and made himself the focus of attention. Fame is like a double-edged sword, it can hurt others, but it can also protect oneself.

Princess Taiping has a strong obsession with power, and Pei Min doesn't know whether she has the heart to become the second empress, but it is well known that she yearns for more and greater power. Otherwise, she would not have had such a big trouble with Li Longji, it was precisely because Li Longji was too heroic that Princess Taiping was worried that Li Longji would not be controlled by her in the future, so she tried every means to abolish Li Longji.

For a person like Princess Taiping, who stands at the pinnacle of power, fame is the only magic weapon to deal with them.

Thinking about myself today, I am in the limelight in Chang'an. In the current political situation, Li Longji may go out to patrol the frontier anytime and anywhere, and the situation of Princess Taiping's party is very good. In this advantageous situation, Princess Taiping will not risk the infamy of being jealous and jealous, and do something that will be punished by the world.

The possibility of wooing yourself is far greater than anything else.

Pei Min was sure in his heart, and agreed to Princess Taiping's invitation: He also wanted to see the first princess who was famous in the world!

Riding a horse to Leyouyuan, Pei Min looked at the courtyard where Princess Taiping lived from afar, and deep in his heart felt like he had arrived at the Forbidden City in Beijing: just looking at this mansion, Pei Min could imagine how amazing Princess Taiping's power was.

"Young Master Pei, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has been waiting for a long time." Pei Min was greeted by a small team of five female officers, all of whom were young and beautiful, and their every move was generous and decent, which made people feel happy physically and mentally, but did not feel despised or despised at all.

Following behind the female officials, Pei Min walked into the mansion, and I don't know how many pavilions there are in the house, and there are many beautiful corridors of houses, and I can't see the end or the edge. High-rise buildings range from three or four floors to seven or eight floors, and there is a distance of 100 zhang between them, making it look like looking up at the high-rise buildings of later generations.

Under the guidance of the female officials who led the way, Pei Min walked around the palace like a labyrinth, and walked for half an hour before he saw Princess Taiping.

The courtyard where Princess Taiping is located is not as magnificent as it has been all the way, the decoration is extremely simple, but it is full of solemnity, and all the furniture inside is made of high-quality rosewood. The most conspicuous thing is the huge gold-clad rosewood bed facing the entrance of the main hall, and the owner of this huge courtyard ...... Princess Taiping is perched high on Hu's bed.

Princess Taiping has always done her own thing, compared to the restraint of kneeling and sitting, she prefers the freedom of the Hu bed, and can sit and lie at will: before Pei Min arrived, she even lay lazily, until she heard that Pei Min had arrived outside the courtyard, and then sat up in order not to go naked: from the moment Pei Min walked into the room, her eyes were inexplicably bright, and there was a little surprise.

She has seen many beautiful men in her life, among which the most famous and best-looking is Lotus Liulang Zhang Changzong, a man as beautiful as a lotus flower that makes women jealous of his appearance. And Pei Min, who entered the palace, is very different from Zhang Changzong, when it comes to the delicacy of his facial features, Pei Min is slightly inferior to Zhang Changzong, but he has Zhang Changzong's incomparable heroic demeanor, which makes her think of someone inexplicably: her first husband Xue Shao, Xue Shao is young and heroic, with romantic qualifications, and his spirit is flying, he is really the prince charming in the hearts of thousands of girls, and her marriage is also praised as a match made in heaven. It's just that they were originally happy, but because they fell into the rebellion between Xue Yi and Li Chong of the Tang Clan, her husband Xue Shao let her own mother starve to death. Since then, there has been no love in her heart, only a desire for power.

Princess Taiping looked at Pei Min carefully, and saw that his handsome demeanor and age were the same as when Xue Shao married her, or even better, and couldn't help but praise secretly: "What a heroic and extraordinary son, even Xue Lang back then is afraid that he can't compare with ...... No wonder it provoked thousands of girls, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. ”

Pei Min also got her wish and saw the true face of the first princess: Princess Taiping is nearly fifty years old, but the years have not left many traces on her face, and she is still a dignified and gorgeous beautiful woman. It's just that this beautiful woman's eyes are as sharp as an eagle, giving people a feeling that they can't be forced.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the eldest princess!" Pei Min bowed, this was able to see the famous first princess in history, and he was also a little excited in his heart.

"No need to be polite!" Princess Taiping smiled slightly, pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Take a seat, I heard that you like to taste tea?" It just so happens that there is a good tea here in this palace, so you might as well taste it. ”

Pei Min sat down as he said.

Princess Taiping pulled the thin thread beside her, and there was a pleasant bell sound outside the hall, and a beautiful maid held a set of tea sets with both hands and placed it in front of Pei Min.

The maid skillfully made a cup of tea for Pei Min, and handed it respectfully with both hands.

Pei Min thanked him, stretched out his hand to take it, the tea was fragrant, and he tasted it carefully, it was indeed more flavorful than the one he bought in the West Market, and the key was the mint flavor......