Li Chengqian didn't know what else Li Shimin had to do, but if he lost, he raised his head and said bluntly: "Father, the son-in-law is still in the ground, the price of grain has been stabilized, and the son-in-law has nothing to do here......

Li Shimin wanted to beat Li Chengqian at this time, but there was no reason, people had just stabilized the price of grain.

Of course, since Li Shimin is determined to find fault, there is no excuse for the crime he wants to add.

"Why do you listen to your tone and be dissatisfied with my punishment of grounding?"

Listening to Li Shimin's unpredictable voice, everyone in the hall was shocked, but everyone also knew that this was Li Shimin's lesson to his son, so it was hard to say anything.

Li Chengqian bore the brunt of the resentment in Li Shimin's heart, and at this time, he had to suffer a big loss if he didn't deal well with it, so he had to lower his head and say: "As the crown prince, Erchen naturally knows that thunder, rain and dew are all royal graces, and he is meticulous in doing whatever his father wills, and he is never dissatisfied. ”

Li Shimin saw Li Chengqian bow his head and roll his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Then I ask you why you rejected all the bachelors I selected for the Chongxian Pavilion?"

This is what Li Shimin cares about the most, Li Chengqian killed Li Tai and squeezed out the eldest grandson Wuji Although Li Shimin was dissatisfied, after all, it is understandable that Li Shimin also came over like this, and he can look at these things detachedly, but how can Li Chengqian endure it if he doesn't give him face?

Li Chengqian saw that Li Shimin's face had been black all morning and finally mentioned the matter, so he quibbled: "Erchen did not turn them away, and Erchen also sent someone to inform them to sign up for the Dongdong examination. ”

The ministers in the Liangyi Palace only understood at this time, why Li Shimin was unforgiving to Li Chengqian today, good guy the officials appointed by the emperor, you let them go to the exam with others, even if they pass the emperor's face in the end, it will not look good!

Li Shimin was even more angry when he heard this, Huo Ran got up and looked at Li Chengqian condescendingly: "Exam? Do you need to take the test again?"

Li Chengqian saw that he repeatedly looked for Li Shimin to go down the stairs, but Li Shimin became more angry the more he spoke, and he also gave birth to a nameless anger, looked up at Li Shimin, and calmly pushed back and said: "It's not that the sons and daughters don't believe in the vision of their father, but they are afraid that the ignorant people in the world will know about this and think that the father is nepotism, which has chilled the hearts of the people in the world."

Let them take the exam together also let the world know that their father is as wise as a torch and knows people well. ”

Li Shimin heard that Li Chengqian did not bow his head and admit his mistake at this time, and forcibly resigned in front of him, and he was as angry as thunder, walking back and forth in front of the throne twice angrily, and muttering in his mouth: "Exam, exam, ...... exam"

As soon as he turned around and saw Li Chengqian's expression that he was still a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, he roared loudly: "How do you ensure the fairness of the exam?"

Li Shimin was really angry this time, and his voice echoed throughout the hall.

The exams in the Tang Dynasty were unfair and there were no rules.

The examinee wrote the paper himself, which was neither obfuscated nor copied, and the examiner could directly see that it was the paper of a certain candidate.

Candidates can also submit the paper to the examiner in advance, that is, the articles they usually write or ask someone to write the articles to send to the examiner.

As the emperor, Li Shimin was well aware of the drawbacks of the Tang Dynasty examination, so as soon as Li Chengqian mentioned the examination, he thought that Li Chengqian was deliberately slapping him in the face.

Obviously, the exams you held were definitely unfair, in order to exclude the people I arranged.

Li Chengqian saw Li Shimin's eyes red and he asked himself, and he was afraid for a moment in his heart, but he quickly said loudly: "Erchen naturally has a way to ensure fairness. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, just say a few words!" Seeing this, Gao Shilian hurriedly dissuaded him, and the other ministers in the palace sighed in their hearts, what happened to Li Chengqian? Since the beginning of the grand court meeting on December 1 last year, he has not stopped, and almost every time he meets Li Shimin, he has been unhappy......

Li Shimin saw that Li Chengqian was still stubborn, but he laughed angrily, took two steps back, and pointed at Li Chengqian with his hand: "Then you can talk about how to ensure the fairness of the exam." With that, he sat back on the dragon chair and waited for Li Chengqian's high talk.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please admit your mistake to Your Majesty!" Yang Shidao hurriedly got up and grabbed Li Chengqian, hoping that he would stop arguing with Li Shimin.

"You don't have to persuade him, let him speak! Let me see what he is capable of. Li Shimin waved his hand to ask Yang Shidao to retreat, and Yang Shidao had to return to his seat when he saw this.

Li Chengqian's anger had also been completely aroused by Li Shimin, and he walked back to his seat and sat down with a heavy cane step by step, then took a deep breath and said lightly: "Since my father wants to listen to the minister, let's talk about it." ”

Li Shimin turned his head to the side and ignored him, and the other ministers lamented in their hearts, what kind of evil is this! The crown prince spoke to the emperor like this......

"Erchen has already let the examination room be repaired a few years ago, and there are 3,000 separate examination rooms in Zuochunfang in the East Palace, and everyone can only sit in their own small examination room, and there will be soldiers patrolling the field during the entire examination period.

Before the candidates enter the venue, there will be a search to see if they are carrying anything, and after the test, the ministers will paste and seal the names and places on the test papers according to the arrangement, so that people can not see who is the paper. When Li Chengqian said this, none of the ministers sitting below felt gasp, and sighed that Li Chengqian was too strict, not how stupid they were, but he had never seen such a thing, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that it started here more than 300 years in advance.

Li Chengqian ignored them and continued: "After the paper is pasted and sealed, it will be handed over to the scribe of the East Palace for copying, and the volume copied by one scribe will be handed over to other scribes for comparison, and the correct will be handed over to the examiner for grading.

Erchen was going to find more than a dozen examiners to mark the papers, and the papers that the examiners liked were handed over to the examiner for review.

In the main examination and review papers, the papers that were not selected are scrambled and re-assigned to each examiner to re-read to see if there are any missing talents.

If the examiner finds a good paper with answers, it can also be handed over to the examiner for review.

In order to prevent them from being bribed by the outside world, all the examiners and examiners will order them to enter the examination room immediately on the day of the order, and they will not let him come out until the end of the marking.

As long as the test starts, no matter who is out of the test room for any reason, you will never be able to enter again. ”

Li Chengqian stopped when he said this, glanced at the ministers in the main hall, and saw that the ministers, including the prime ministers of the two provinces, were stupid, and with their knowledge, they thought that this was already absolutely fair.

When I turned around, I saw that Li Shimin's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, and I secretly said in my heart, I have borrowed all the wisdom of future generations, what are you doing with a black face?

I was unhappy, but I asked lightly on my face: "I don't know if my father thinks that this set of examination methods for his sons is quite fair?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with a complicated expression, and said meaningfully: "Chengqian, you are very smart, but the king's cleverness cannot be used to calculate people. ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and reminded him of Emperor Yang of Sui, the eldest grandson Wuji once told him that Li Chengqian had the shadow of Emperor Yang of Sui, and Li Taigang was the best relationship between him and Li Chengqian anyway, so he thought that Li Chengqian was more benevolent than Emperor Yang of Sui, but now he ......

People who know a little bit about history know that the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and the Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui system, but Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, and a large group of ministers under him were not highly educated, and it was the time when Confucianism was at its most declining, so the Han Dynasty inherited many laws of the Qin Dynasty, such as corporal punishment was abolished when Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.

Although the Tang Dynasty also inherited the political system of the Sui Dynasty, because Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was very yearning for Confucianism, the fundamental governing ideas of the Tang Dynasty were different from those of the Sui Dynasty, which governed the country with Legalist thoughts, while the Tang Dynasty governed the country with Confucianism and Taoism.

In the second year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin ordered that the Duke of Zhou be removed from the Temple of Literature and only worship Confucius, which was mainly because the Duke of Zhou did not take away his nephew from the king, but Li Shimin was ......

This is the foundation of the prosperity of Confucianism after the Tang Dynasty, but it has little to do with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's exclusive respect for Confucianism.

Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui were both mean and unkind people in the eyes of Li Shimin, and the Sui Dynasty lost the country because Emperor Wen of Sui was mean and unkind, and Emperor Yang of Sui was cruel and unkind.

Therefore, Li Shimin's thoughts in the face of Li Chengqian at this time are very complicated.

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already made a calculation, he does not deliberately disobey His Majesty, and if this set of one-test methods is effective, it can also guarantee fairness." After listening to what Li Chengqian said, Ma Zhou admired Li Chengqian's method very much, so he spoke to ease the atmosphere.

Li Shimin no longer has the heart to be angry with Li Chengqian, and he has to consider whether Li Chengqian is still suitable to inherit the unification.

After a while, Li Shimin waved his hand weakly and said, "You all stand down." ”

Li Chengqian thought that his own set of examination methods had hit Li Shimin, so he happily withdrew from the Liangyi Palace.

(End of chapter)