Early in the morning, in the backyard of the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, Li Shimin's small courtyard for recuperation.

Because Li Shimin was recuperating here, the people in the entire main courtyard were cautious and did not dare to make a sound.

Li Chengqian wore a purple and gold crown on his head, dressed in a spring shirt of sky blue Shu brocade, with red lips and white teeth, long hair and shawl, and walked over slowly and leisurely, looking chic like a fairy.

When he walked to the door, Li Chengqian raised his hand and motioned for Wang Fangyi and Xue Rengui, who were following him, to stop, and only took Liu Kui inside.

When I walked into the house, I smelled a strong smell of medicine, and when I went in, I saw Li Shimin half-lying on the bed with a futon, and Li Ke knelt down in front of the bed to wait.

"Son-in-law, see father." Li Chengqian was as polite as a courtesy.

Li Shimin looked at him without saying a word or moving, and Li Chengqian was also used to standing up straight.

When Li Ke heard that Li Chengqian was coming, he hurriedly turned around and said to Li Chengqian with a smile: "The eldest brother came just in time, the younger brother is about to serve his father and take medicine, if the eldest brother is not busy, you will serve it." ”

Li Chengqian knew that Li Ke had good intentions, and saw that Li Shimin took the medicine bowl without objection.

Li Ke hurriedly got up and let out the felt cushion in front of the bed.

Li Chengqian handed the medicine bowl to Liu Kui and knelt down in his robe, and then took the medicine bowl, and while bowing his head and stirring the decoction, he asked Li Shimin: "Father, is you feeling better these days?"

Li Shimin still ignored him.

Li Ke replied beside him: "Father got out of bed at dawn today and walked a few steps, which is much better than a few days ago. ”

Li Chengqian smiled faintly when he heard this: "You and the ninth brother served well." ”

As he spoke, he scooped up a spoonful of decoction from the medicine bowl and was about to send it to Li Shimin's mouth, but he heard Li Ke behind him say, "Big brother, taste the medicine temperature first." ”

Li Chengqian was stunned when he heard this, and when he looked up, he saw that Li Shimin was also looking at him with burning eyes, so he had to retract his outstretched hand and send the medicine to his mouth.

The closer the medicine is, the stronger the smell of the medicine becomes, and it goes straight to his brain, but Li Chengqian consciously showed a hesitant look, put the medicine to his mouth, and suddenly remembered that it would not be poisonous.

Hurriedly turned around and asked Li Ke, "Has this medicine been poisoned?"

One sentence asked, Li Shimin and Li Ke's faces became ugly and abnormal at the same time.

"I've tried." Li Ke's face was ugly.

Li Shimin glared angrily at Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian had no choice but to grit his teeth and close his eyes and drink a spoonful of decoction and medicine.

Then, with a frowning face, he said to Li Shimin: "Father, the temperature of the medicine is just right, son-in-law feed you." ”

"Hmm-" Li Shimin didn't turn around with this sound, but just said straight to express his dissatisfaction.

Then Li Chengqian carefully fed the medicinal soup in the bowl to Li Shimin to drink.

Li Ke brought a bowl of water to Li Shimin to rinse his mouth, and Liu Kui was also busy bringing a bowl to Li Chengqian.

Stretched out his hand and took a sip of the water handed by Li Ke, rinsed it in his mouth, and then spit it out in the clay basin held by the waiter with full breath, not looking sick at all.

Before Li Chengqian could react, he heard Li Shimin say behind his back: "Did you already know that the 'personal entourage' of Jian Po Run was not sent by Liang Guogong?"

This matter was interrogated by Li Shiji, Yang Hongli, and Gao Jifu for several days, and the person who came to the conclusion that he went to see Po Yan was not sent by Fang Xuanling, and it was secretly reported to Li Shimin yesterday.

At this time, no matter how stupid Li Chengqian was, he knew that Li Shimin's early illness had recovered, and he was just trying to test or embarrass him by feeding the medicine just now.

Li Chengqian didn't rinse his mouth anymore, helped Liu Kui to stand up, turned around and said lightly: "Erchen doesn't know." ”

"Don't know? That Liu Renliang is more shrewd than a ghost, he can't see it?" Li Shimin didn't believe it.

Li Chengqian didn't dwell on this issue anymore and replied directly: "Whether or not anyone provokes it, the ministers will not allow Liang Guogong's stupid decree to be implemented." ”

"Humph!" Li Shimin expressed his crumbs.

"I see you haven't moved any time these days?" Li Shimin said and walked to the Luohan bed in the main room and sat down.

Li Chengqian followed and stood in front of Li Shimin and said calmly: "Erchen has sent people to select the big and small leaders of the Mobei Descendants, their relatives and some fierce people in the past few days, and yesterday they have picked out 17,000 people, and they are ready to be beheaded today. ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin and Li Ke both had their faces discolored, they didn't expect Li Chengqian to be so murderous.

"You're still killing?" Li Shimin was obviously extremely dissatisfied with this.

"If you don't kill the hidden dangers inside, wouldn't it be self-inflicting trouble to send them to mine?" Li Chengqian is rightfully authentic.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and didn't say anything more, but picked up a piece of music from the small table and handed it to Li Chengqian: "This is a song sent by Tuoba Chici, saying that gold and silver veins have also been found in his territory, and he is willing to send his clan to mine for my Datang." ”

Li Chengqian took a look and sneered: "Erchen has ordered that when he kills his head today, let all the party leaders go and take a look, but he jumped out first." ”

"What, you still have to deal with the party members?" Li Shimin is not calm.

"Since the party departments have been annexed, they have never crossed the line of self-control, and if you continue like this, I am afraid that the entire northwest will be rotten." Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his voice as he spoke

"Father, you haven't heard what your sons plan to do, how do you know that the northwest will rot?" Li Chengqian was not convinced.

"Say, what are you going to do?" Li Shimin said angrily, he can only do this for the current Li Chengqian.

"Erchen intends to hold a military campaign in all party departments."

"Wuju? What is Wuju?" Li Shimin asked with wide eyes.

Li Chengqian didn't want to explain for a long time, so he said directly: "It's Wu Jinshi." ”

"Jinshi is Jinshi, how can there be a Wujinshi?" Li Shimin became more and more puzzled.

"Does the eldest brother mean that the samurai of the party will compete with each other, and the winner will make them jinshi?" Li Ke's eyes lit up.

"It's not a Jinshi, it's a Wujinshi." Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke appreciatively and corrected.

Li Shimin was a little unhappy when he saw this, and snorted angrily: "Jinshi is the great ceremony of talent in my Tang Dynasty, how can it be child's play?"

"The Imperial Examination of the Father Emperor is not just as simple as the Luncai Ceremony." Li Chengqian corrected.

"So what else can I do?" Li Shimin asked.

When Li Chengqian heard this, he said eloquently: "A child from a poor family can change his court by being admitted to the Jinshi, but if he wants to change his court, he will inevitably compete with the original high-ranking family.

If the children of the Hanmen have no power to fight the Gaomen family, they must be loyal to the royal family and defeat the original Gaomen family with the help of the royal power.

And if a place produces a jinshi to be an official in the imperial court, the children of the poor families in that place will want to follow his example and take the jinshi exam to become an official in the imperial court. In this way, the people of that place will have a centripetal force towards the imperial court, and will not easily give in to the Gaomen family, but will be more willing to carry out the decrees of the imperial court......"

Hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with bright eyes and confirmed: "The imperial examination jinshi has such a great function?"

Li Shimin only knew that the imperial examination could get talents, but today he knows that the imperial examination is simply a treasure of the imperial court.

Thinking that the imperial examination was so useful, Li Shimin couldn't help but stand up excitedly and walked back and forth in the hall, not knowing what he thought, and laughing as he walked.

After a while, he stopped and turned his head to look at Li Chengqian and asked, "You are selecting Wu Jinshi within the party Xiangqiang, so isn't there going to be chaos within the original party Xiangqiang?"

Li Chengqian: ......