The courtiers are late and do not ask for leave, which is not a big deal at this time, but it is just a quarter of fine.

But Leng Feng has not been to the court since he was knighted, and the only three times he was still late, this plot can be regarded as a serious violation, if Dai Xuan is here, he will definitely put Leng Feng in prison for a month.

Li Shimin doesn't plan to close Leng Feng~

But it may be the reason why Leng Feng is full of blessings, and Dai Guan, who has never been absent from the court, asked for sick leave today.

Another hard-nosed Wei Zheng, because he was sent out by Li Shimin to inspect the surrounding people's fields, was also not there.

The rest waited to see the joke.

Leng Feng bowed to Li Shimin, and then said to Fang Xuanling: "It's better to break the fortune and avoid disasters, last time I gave it to you Liuli Wat board, this time~"

Fang Xuanling remembered the scene of the last time when Baiguan was burned by the sand and played with broken things, so he stood up anxiously, pointed at Leng Feng with his white jade wat board and said, "Gong Guo, you were a fool last time, this time you must not do so!" ”

Leng Feng smiled: "Last time, it was requested by Zhao Guogong, and everyone agreed, how can you say that you are cheating." ”

Eldest Sun Wuji heard Leng Feng mention himself, and his colleagues all looked at him, and couldn't help coughing to relieve the embarrassment, looking at his wat without squinting, it seemed that he was thinking hard about the policy.

Fang Xuanling was aggrieved and could only sit back.

Li Shimin, who has been watching the big drama, thought of a possibility and suddenly opened his mouth:

"Gong Xiguo, I know that you won't be stupid enough to be late and crash into the court, eighty percent of it is because you got something good in Lingnan, it's not good to openly bribe hundreds of officials, so you are deliberately late, take it out and take a look! I should not see the courtiers taking bribes. ”

Leng Feng shouted outside the hall: "Bring in." ”

Then two eunuchs brought in a large box containing a small gift box.

Leng Feng picked up a gift box that was not tied with a ribbon, opened it, and took out the jade inside that was the size of two thumbs together.

"My Dragon Tooth Army went to Lingnan, and he Feng Ang couldn't get military expenses, and when he came back, he gave a box of this thing, which was of good quality. I thought about such a good jadeite, how should you have a share, whether it is carved into a jade pendant, or decorated hairpin to give to the insider, it is a good thing. ”

Li Shimin saw that Leng Feng took out the jade, and he was relieved.

Last time, the whole dynasty had glazed wat boards, but his eyes were hot, but this time he won't be hot, because the largest piece of jade in the box of jade that Feng Ang gave Leng Feng is now in his treasure house.

Fang Xuanling stood up, walked to Leng Feng's side and took the piece of jade, checked it, and scratched it on his goldfish bag before he said with certainty: "It's jade, not glass!" ”

If it is jadeite, this "fine" is enough, Fang Xuanling asked the two eunuchs to carry the jadeite out, and when the time comes, they will go down to the court, and then each person will take a copy.

"Since the Duke of Xi Guo is so generous, then forget about being late, Your Majesty, you see?"

Li Shimin smiled: "Then so be it, continue to talk about things." ”

Leng Feng, who solved the problem of being late, originally wanted to sit next to Wei Chigong, but Wei Chigong didn't let him sit, and Li Jing in front didn't let him sit either, and pushed him to Li Xiaogong at the front.

The general's actions here couldn't hide the old Fang Xuanling, and they couldn't hide the old fox's eldest grandson Wuji, the two of them moved slightly, and began to secretly think about the meaning of the generals' moves.

At this time, the court was discussing the policy of "expanding the imperial examination system" proposed by Li Shimin.

In fact, the imperial examination system had a prototype in the Han Dynasty, and it was founded in the first year of Emperor Wen of Sui, but the scale really cannot be compared with the recommendation.

Li Shimin wanted to weaken the influence of the five surnames and seven wangs on the court, so he had to expand the imperial examination system. From the current point of view, the imperial examination system is beneficial to Datang.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the nine-grade Zhongzheng system has been adopted, and most of the officials are selected from the children of high-ranking elites in various places. The children of the powerful can be officials regardless of whether they are good or bad. Many people from humble backgrounds but with real talent and real learning can only mix with petty officials such as county orders and chief books, but they cannot reach the level of assassins, let alone serve as high-ranking officials in the central government.

In order to change this malpractice, Emperor Wen of Sui began to use the imperial examination to elect talents among the people. During the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the Jinshi Department was officially set up to assess the candidates' views on current affairs, and to select talents with real insight.

In this way, it can give the poor scholars a chance to show their ambitions and reduce the adverse influence of the "related households" in the court.

However, the imperial examination system also has its drawbacks, that is, it leads to corruption and corruption in officialdom. With the advancement of the imperial examination system over time, the politicized imperial examination system will emerge, and the education of the princes of heaven and earth will lead to the prevalence of the relationship between teachers and disciples.

This will lead to a serious phenomenon of nepotism between teachers and disciples. These divisions and disciples form factions with each other in the officialdom, and the officials protect each other. The corrupt officials and gentry during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty are the best examples, and there are countless "disciples" of this goods, who have amassed countless family fortunes by leaking exam questions and accepting bribes.

It's exactly the same thing that the five surnames and Qiwang are doing now.

Family, teacher, one represents a person's respect for his ancestors, and the other represents respect for his teacher.

Although these are two very beautiful words, they can easily change their taste in the face of attractive money and power.

In the face of such a corrupt situation, perhaps only the system of "elected officials" can be largely avoided.

Of course, from the current point of view, it is still necessary to carry out the imperial examination, because if Leng Feng said that the people should choose the county order, the first person who disagreed was Li Shimin, who was gifted with imperial power, who was an official, and what official he should be, but he had the final say.

In the approval of Fang Xuanling and other new nobles, the opposition of the five surnamed Qiwang clansmen, and the quarrel between the two forces, Leng Feng couldn't help but come to sleep.

There is no way, although the group of people are arguing, they have to quote scriptures and classics when they speak, paragraph by paragraph, it sounds like they are singing a big opera.

Li Xiaogong saw that Leng Feng's eyes couldn't be opened, so he poked Leng Feng and woke him up, and then poked Li Jing, who had always been in good spirits, and took out a deck of cards from his arms.

Li Jing pursed his lips, Li Xiaogong is a person, he is the same when he is serious, and he is the same when he is faint, and he is the same as the coach to attack Gaochang, and after getting along along with him all the way, he feels that he has become naïve.

The three of them moved the cushion, and then the cushion, and then the cushion, and disappeared behind the pillars of the main hall.

"Okay, one knot, don't rely on the account!" Li Jing took out the money bag from his official uniform and shook out more than a dozen pieces of broken silver.

Leng Feng took out a few small pieces of gold in his arms, but the gold can also be used as gambling money, and it is still worth ten.

(End of chapter)