Boss, don't get busy just yet. Quick, get the reward out, I'm in a hurry.

Princess Jinyang also found something fun, grabbed a few little wooden people, and let Xiao Zhao let them fight head to head, and the giggles made His Majesty Li Er come back to his senses.

His Majesty Li Er turned his head to look at Xu Qilin, looking at his anxious and forbearant expression, he couldn't help but smile.

"These two things are exquisitely made, and they are of great use in the country." His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "I have always had clear rewards and punishments, Qi Lin is meritorious, what reward do you want?" ”

Xu Qilin perked up, and said in his heart: It can be regarded as getting to the point, at this time, let's not pretend to be modest and push, we can't get anything, we can only go back and regret complaining.

For begging for a reward, Xu Qilin has already had a draft, he can't be too greedy, and he has to say some high-sounding reasons, and he may even get the approval of the old lady.

Xu Qilin bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, after the death of my father, the Xu family's income is meager. ”

Speaking of the situation of the Xu family, His Majesty Li Er lowered his eyelids, knowing that what Xu Qilin said was not bad. Even Xu Hui heard his family's embarrassment, and his face was gloomy.

Xu Qilin continued: "Although the grass people are young, they are also dignified men, and it is their duty to support the family business and even revitalize the lintel. It is to spend effort to produce the Tang Dynasty territory map and combat demonstration sand table, hoping to win His Majesty's reward, in order to support himself in the future; They can also concentrate on learning in order to realize the ideal ambition of self-cultivation, family cooperation, governing the country, and leveling the world. ”

His Majesty Li Er bowed slightly, feeling that although Xu Qilin was young, he was full of ambition. But there were several meanings implied in Xu Qilin's words, so that His Majesty Li Er had to consider it carefully.

Just now, His Majesty Li Er said that it was a reward, but when it came to Xu Qilin's mouth, it became a reward. The difference between one word and the meaning is naturally different.

If it is a reward, gold, silver, copper, coins, cloth, grain, and any other treasures, they can be given as soon as they are given. The emperor, reward the common people, the number is larger, and you don't have to go through the political hall.

But if you want to talk about rewards, it is equivalent to being awarded an official and a knight, of course the emperor can make an order, but if the political hall and the ministers of the court feel that it is inappropriate, it is inevitable that there will be vassals like Wei Zheng who will make noise.

Moreover, Xu Qilin also said that "he will be self-reliant in the future", which means that he hopes to get a long-term and continuous source of income.

But apart from the officials' salaries or rewarding the fields, His Majesty Li Er couldn't think of anything else.

His Majesty Li Er thought for a long time, glanced at Xu Hui who was standing next to him, and saw that she frowned slightly, and there was no other hint, and she didn't seem to have any opinion on Xu Qilin's request.

"Qi Lin-" His Majesty Li Er made a preliminary decision, and said: "You have made meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty territory map and combat sand table, and I will reward you with 500 acres of fertile land and 500 horses of brocade silk as a reward." ”

500 acres of fertile land? Five hundred horses of brocade? What about the official promotion? Xu Qilin pricked up his ears and waited for the following, and then peeked at His Majesty Li Er, looking at the expressions of others, it seemed that this was the end of it.

was a little disappointed, but Xu Qilin also heard that the old lady seemed to have an itchy throat, and coughed lightly, so he had to step forward and bow down, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Qi Lin, I know that you want to be promoted to the rank of official, but this territory map and sand table alone are not enough. If this causes dissatisfaction among the courtiers, it is not a good thing for you and Xu Chongrong. ”

Xu Qilin lowered his head slightly and pouted secretly. You are the emperor, you will be sealed when you say it, what courtiers are dissatisfied, it's not that you are afraid of a guy like Old Man Wei nagging, but it seems to be good for us.

"The court rewarded the first prize; I also tried my best to ask for advice in order to get a way to govern the country and secure the people. His Majesty Li Er's expression was solemn, as if he was explaining, but more of a teaching, "If Qi Lin can make achievements here, he can be called a virtuous person, although he is young, he can also serve the public." ”

Xu Qilin understood that the sacrifice was meritorious, but it was not very big, just like offering any rare birds and beasts, the ministers of the DPRK and China would look down on it; However, if he wants to put forward a strategy for governing the country and securing the people, he will be recognized by the ministers of the DPRK and China, and he will think that he is a meritorious.

To put it bluntly, a person who can make strange things is at most a skilled craftsman; Those who can write and talk about things and cut to the point are called talents.

In the Zhenguan period, the most typical person who became famous because of a "fold" was Ma Zhou.

His background is low, and he is down-and-out under the Zhonglang General Changhe, just a doorman. But because he wrote an article on behalf of Chang He discussing the gains and losses of current politics, he was appreciated by His Majesty Li Er, and he rose to prominence.

Xu Qilin sighed secretly in his heart, and felt helpless about the talent standards of the feudal era, bowed down and saluted again, and said: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and if you pull out people, you will not be selfish in the party, and you will make the best use of your talents." How can the grass people not know? ”

His Majesty Li Er's eyes flashed, and he was very comfortable with Xu Qilin's words of praise, and felt that it would not hurt to give him another chance, just to encourage him to study hard.

"I listened to Xiao Zhao and Qi Lin had a unique view of the current imperial examination system. If the book can be timely and perfect, what is the reason for the reward? ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is full of words. The grass people dared to offer advice and become an official. When you see Your Majesty in the future, you don't have to call yourself a grass citizen anymore. This can be regarded as adding glory to the Xu family, and living up to the expectations of the mother. ”

Xu Hui smiled and nodded, and was deeply pleased and proud of his younger brother's words.

"If you have ambition, then I will wait to read your book and give advice." His Majesty Li Er laughed, waved his hand and said, "If there is nothing else to do, you can retreat first." The matter of going to the book, but you have to hurry up, don't let me and Xu Chongrong be disappointed! ”

Xu Qilin hurriedly bowed down to His Majesty Li Er and Xu Huishi to leave, while Xiao Zhao stayed to play with Princess Jinyang for the time being.

After leaving the palace and returning home, Xu Qilin said that he would do it, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write a book on the reform of the imperial examination.

China's imperial examination germinated in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, founded in the Sui Dynasty, since the establishment of the Sui and Tang imperial examination system, civilians through the reading examination to obtain the opportunity to enter the office, basically rely on the imperial examination.

However, at the beginning of each system, there will be many problems that need to be solved and improved gradually, and Tang Taizong, Wu Zetian, and Tang Xuanzong are the key figures.

However, the society of the Tang Dynasty was at the juncture of the transfer from the aristocratic generation to the commoner generation, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, which was still very aristocratic, and the influence of the aristocracy even surpassed that of the royal family.

Therefore, since Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has been cracking down on wealthy families and encouraging the selection of imperial examinations, but in the end of the Tang Dynasty, there are very few examples of commoners becoming prime ministers because of the imperial examinations, which is very different from the Song Dynasty Zaifu must be selected from the imperial examinations.