Chang'an Imperial City, Zhenghe Palace.

In the early days of today, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered, the left hall stood in the civil officials, the left servant shot Gao Shilian, the right servant shot Chu Liang, Xiao Yu, the servant of the Huangmen of the Menxia Province, the Shi Ling Yu Shinan of the Inner History Province, the secretary of the provincial young eunuch Chu Suiliang, the criminal department Shangshu Xin Gongyi, the household secretary Sun Wuji, the Ministry of Rites Wen Yanbo, the official department of the secretary Du Ruhui, the Ministry of Industry and the chief Sun Shunde, and many six servants, Jiuqing civil officials waited, gathered together.

There are military generals and officials standing in the right hall, the privy councillor Guo Xiaoke, Qu Tutong, Chen Qi and others, as well as several generals who have not yet gone to the battle, such as Qin Qiong, Mai Zhongcai, Xue Wanbei and others.

Luo Zhaoyun ascended to the throne of the palace, and after the hundred officials bowed three times and bowed nine times, the decree of the court meeting began, and the military and political affairs of the recent imperial court were performed by various ministries.

Du Ruhui, the secretary of the ministry, took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the first imperial examination in Guanzhong was successfully concluded, according to the number of places admitted by the imperial court, one hundred and fifty-three people were admitted to the Wen Zong, seventy-two people were admitted to the Li Zong, and sixty-five people were admitted to the Wu Zong, these admitted scholars will be recruited to the Hanlin Academy tomorrow for a month of intensive training, to accept the ideas of the new policy of the imperial court, in addition, the top three of each comprehensive have been waiting outside the palace, waiting for the Han King to meet!" ”

Luo Zhaoyun thought that this was the new champion appointed by the ancient emperor, and said with a smile: "Okay, I invite these nine students to the palace." ”

Some eunuchs sang loudly: "Xuanwen Zong, Li Zong, and Wu Zong Xinke enter the temple to face the saint——"

In an instant, from the entrance of the main hall, three columns of nine scholars walked in, and the champions, lists, and tanhua of the three comprehensives were all together, standing in the center of the main hall, kneeling and bowing: "See Your Majesty, long live long live!" ”

"Zhong Aiqing is flat!" Luo Zhaoyun said loudly.

The nine people got up and stood in the hall, all of them with high eyebrows and starry eyes, and their eyes were lofty, standing without squinting, listening to Emperor Dahua's hand-picking and questioning.

Du Ruhui said: "Wen Zhuangyuan Su Shichang, Bangyan Ye Qiudong, Tanhua Li Yuchen!" ”

"Li Zhuangyuan Yu Baifeng, Bangyan Xu Zhe, Tanhua Huo Hongzhi.

"Wu Zhuangyuan Murong Cong, Bangyan Zhao Ling, Tanhua Yang Luohai. There are nine people in total, please be appointed by Your Majesty. ”

The so-called hand-picking is to let the emperor speak, personally encourage and reward, so that they feel that the emperor's grace is vast, the court values talents, and being able to be personally received by the king is an honor for these scholars.

In the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination prevailed, breaking the monopoly of the scholars, and becoming the most treated and free play period in history.

Luo Zhaoyun pondered for a moment and said: "Sui Ting lost the deer, and the world chased it!" In the chaotic world, the princes compete for hegemony, in such a situation, the importance of talents is particularly prominent! The revitalization of Dahua needs talents, and the pacification of the world also needs outstanding talents, whether it is the rule of the country as an official, or the martial arts to kill the enemy, or the students of the Li Sect to invest in scientific research, they are all the pillars of the imperial court, and there is no difference between high and low, only the division of labor is different. No matter what field you are engaged in today, you must not be arrogant, self-righteous, and do not despise each other, because the honors you will receive in the future are not the level of being an official, but your contribution to Dahua, and you have all written it down. ”

"Wait for you to understand!" The nine new Jinshi replied respectfully, and their hearts were excited.

Then it was time to reward him, Luo Zhaoyun was not stingy, and said: "The reward for the champion of each section is one hundred taels, the official rank is four grades, the list eye bounty is sixty taels, the official rank is given five grades, the Tanhua is given forty taels, and the official rank is given six grades, and the specific official positions and mansions are handled by the six departments as appropriate, and from tomorrow onwards, they will enter the Hanlin Academy for further study together with other Jinshi, accept the new policy ideas of the imperial court, study hard, and strive to become the mainstay of the imperial court as soon as possible!" ”

Su Shichang, Yu Baifeng and other champions, Tanhua, etc., looked excited, shouted long live again, bowed to thanksgiving, and then withdrew from the hall.

The end of this episode represents the prelude to Dahua's implementation of the imperial examination system, and it is also the beginning of large-scale selection of talents, which is different from the Sui Dynasty's limit of only 20 people, expanding the quota, entering the center of the imperial court in batches, supplementing talents from all sides, and effectively breaking the monopoly of the gate valve, which is beneficial to the healthy development of the imperial court.

Next, Luo Zhaoyun asked about the movements of the princes in the world, although he had already known through intelligence, but he had to ask it in the court, so that everyone knew the situation in various places, and listened to it.

Guo Xiaoke, deputy chief of the Privy Council, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the military situation of the princes under the control of the Privy Council, it is roughly as follows, at present, Li Tang is entrenched in Jinyang, and is fighting with Liu Wuzhou for the control of Yanmen Pass, the general Song Jingang under Liu Wuzhou was defeated, and the entire Taiyuan County has been captured by Li Tang, and now Yanmen County is also under the actual control of the Tang State, Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses have been driven out of Yanmen and returned to Mayi County!" ”

"What are the Turkic movements now?" Luo Zhaoyun asked, in fact, he already knew the specific things, but through the questions and answers of the monarchs and ministers, he conveyed the news that was favorable to Dahua and the situation in the world to the ministers, and used it as the official caliber in addition to spreading it out of the temple through the unified voice of the courtiers.

Guo Xiaoke replied: "After the last defeat of the Turks, they completely returned to the land of the Hetao, and there was no southward movement for the time being, but Li Tang and Liu Wuzhou actively sent envoys to the Turks to pay tribute, hoping to get the support of the Turks, but this time the Khan learned to be shrewd, and all the heavy gifts were accepted, but he no longer sent troops to support either side, and from the middle and the mud, he planned to let Liu Wuzhou and Li Tang rest their troops and fight against each other, so that they could gather troops to rescue Wang Shichong and block the footsteps of the eastward advance of the Great East, after all, the Turks were also worried that the Central Plains would be unified and strong again, In the future, the Turks will still have to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty. ”

After hearing these intelligence information, the ministers all nodded slightly, felt that it was reasonable, and began to talk about it, denouncing Li Tanghe, Liu Wuzhou, and his behavior of groveling and being a thief.

"What has Dou Jiande been busy with lately?" 、

Guo Xiaoke replied: "Xia Guo is recruiting troops, on the one hand, in the border of Zhuo County, the number of troops has reached 80,000, commanded by Liu Heimin, who has made a posture of wanting to go north, in fact, this is Dou Jiande's abacus to consolidate the rear, he is in the Hanoi area, gathering a large army, Wang Fubao, Su Lie, Xu Yuanlang and other generals have been sent over, and there is a tendency to go south to rescue Luoyang at any time!" ”

Luo Zhaoyun smiled and said: "It seems that Dou Jiande wants to attack the east and the west and paralyze Dahua, the real purpose is to rescue Luoyang, it doesn't matter, I am not afraid that he will make small moves, and he will send some troops, and he will just clean up with him." ”