Just when the ministers thought that Li Tao's performance was over, Li Tao spoke up again: "Your Majesty, although there are many people who have not been admitted to the Jinshi examination, there are many talents among them, and I want to recommend a few for Your Majesty today!" ”

Listening to Li Tao's words, the ministers were a little speechless, Li Tao appointed a Dali Temple Shaoqing at this meeting, a counselor, vetoed all the top three in the new department, and let Zhongzong re-appoint the new champion, and now he wants to nominate people who have not been examined, today is not the day of the court, but Li Tao is more efficient than in the court.

Zong Chuke couldn't help it anymore, Li Tao's approach was simply a provocation to him, the prime minister of the dynasty, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, by all means!" ”

Li Tao asked with a smile: "Elder Zongge, I don't know why not?" ”

Zong Chu Keyi said solemnly: "This scientific examination is a serious matter, if you are admitted, if you are not admitted, if you are not admitted, if you are as reckless as King Lantian, wouldn't it be a mess of the rules, how to explain to the students of the world?" ”

Listening to Zong Chuke's words, many ministers nodded yes.

Li Tao was not in a hurry or annoyed, he suddenly asked: "Elder Zongge, I want to ask, what is the purpose of the Tang Dynasty to set up the imperial examination?" ”

"Naturally, it is to promote talents from the people, select social elites, rectify the official system, and maintain the long-term peace and stability of our Tang Dynasty."

"What does the elder of the Zongge mean is that these people who have not been admitted to the Jinshi are not talents?"

After all, there are only a few scholars in the world who can be admitted to the Jinshi, and Zong Chuke does not dare to say that those who are not admitted to the Jinshi are not talents, so wouldn't this offend all the scholars in the world.

He quickly explained, "I didn't say that. ”

That means that there are still talents among these lifters. What's wrong with me recommending talent for Your Majesty? ”

"But you're going to mess up Tsunatsune!"

Li Tao no longer paid attention to Zong Chuke, but turned to Zhongzong: "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong was after an imperial examination that year. Standing on the tower of the noon gate city, watching the new jinshi enter the court, he was so happy that he said to the left and right, "All the heroes of the world have entered my palace". It can be seen that Emperor Taizong's original intention was to let all the talents in the world be used by the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial examination was only one of the means. Besides, what I recommend is not talent, all the ministers are present, you can try it on the spot. If they are real talents, why should Your Majesty give up on them? ”

What Li Tao said not only made Zhongzong and the ministers nod frequently. Even Zong Chuke couldn't refute it.

Zhongzong agreed: "Okay, Tao'er, Zhong Aiqing and I will witness these people you recommend on the spot!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, they have been waiting outside the palace for a long time!"

Not for a while. Yang Chengyi, Chang Jingzhong, and Wen Jun entered the trio. The three of them only learned Li Tao's true identity this morning. After Li Tao told them his plan, the three of them were grateful, they knew what it meant to them.

After the three of them met Zhongzong, Li Tao first pointed to Wen Jun and said to Zhongzong: "This person's name is Wen Jun, and his poetry and kung fu are unmatched, but because of his ugly appearance, he has missed Jinshi several times. Today, I would like to recommend him. I want to prove to the people of the world that the imperial examination of my Datang is for the selection of talents. And not a beauty pageant man! ”

Li Tao said this very well, he first put out Wen Jun's disadvantage and blocked the mouths of Zhongzong and Zong Chuke.

Sure enough, Zhongzong, who originally saw Wen Jun's ugly appearance and frowned, also stretched his brows at this moment. Zong Chuke also had to give up the idea of attacking Wen Jun with this, but secretly scolded Li Tao in his heart for being cunning.

Li Tao said to Wen Jun: "Wen Juren, you don't have to hide your secrets today, just chant your previous poems here!" ”

Wen Jun nodded, and began to chant one song after another.

"Stop!" Zong Chuke suddenly shouted.

Zhongzong was a fan of poetry, and he was listening to it with relish, but he was interrupted by Zong Chuke, and he was a little displeased: "What is Zong Aiqing?" ”

"Your Majesty, he is suspected of cheating by chanting poems like this, it is better for us to ask him to compose poems on the spot, so as to show whether he is really level!"

Zhongzong thought about it, and it was also the same reason, so he nodded in agreement.

So, including Zong Chuke, several ministers proposed in turn and asked Wenjun to compose poems on the spot.

Wen Jun is worthy of being called "Wen Eight Forks", known as Wen Ru turning over the water, endowed with fork hand speed, which does not come from Cao Zhi's "Seven Steps Poem" during the Three Kingdoms period, and it is a masterpiece of poetry and poetry.

Zhongzong was greatly impressed, and asked Chu Ke with a smile: "Zong Aiqing, do you think this Wenjun is a talent?" ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Zong Chuke had no choice but to nod and say: "Wen Jun is rich in five cars, and his export is a chapter, he is really talented!" ”

"That Zong Aiqing, do you think this Wenjun can be appointed?"

"Available!"

"Where is the best place to use it?"

Zong Chuke thought about it and said, "Weichen thinks it's appropriate to be edited in the Hanlin Academy!" ”

Zhongzong nodded: "Okay, Qiao Aiqing, let's appoint Wenjun to be the editor of the Hanlin Academy!" ”

"Obey the order!" Qiao Weiren responded.

Li Tao continued: "Your Majesty, the second person I recommend is named Yang Chengyi."

This person has a special talent, and can write any 10,000 words.

Zhongzong was surprised: "Is this really the case? ”

Li Tao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, hearing is false, seeing is believing, it is better to let the old Zongge proposition on the spot, and you will know it at a check!" ”

Zhongzong nodded and said, "Then there is Zong Aiqing!" ”

Zong Chuke was not polite, and immediately ordered a difficult problem.

I saw that in front of everyone, Yang Chengyi began to show off his mastery, he asked thirty officials who worked in calligraphy to circle around the court, sit with a pen, and he was in the middle of the circle.

Yang Chengyi thought about it a little, did it according to the topic, dictated and wrote, and so on, only half an hour, thirty people wrote poems,

Yang Chengyi Yiwen has more than 7,000 words, and he is not satisfied with this, so he has to insist on 10,000 words. Zong Chuke, who was full of praise on the side, hurriedly stopped it, seven thousand words is enough, so why bother with ten thousand words?

Zhongzong immediately issued an order to reward Yang Chengyi with silk and satin cloth, and collected this outstanding talent in the Guozijian Guangwen Pavilion.

Li Tao finally pointed at Chang Jingzhong and said: "Your Majesty, this name is Chang Jingzhong, he passed the Ming Jing exam at the age of fifteen and his younger brother, and he is even more familiar with the Five Classics, he is only twenty years old this year, he has the ability to never forget this, and all the articles he has read once can dictate a thousand words!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Tao looked at Zong Chuke: "Don't bother the two masters, let's leave it to the old sect for inspection!"

Zong Chuke rolled his eyes and asked Chang Jingzhong, "Can you recite a thousand words at a time, and ten thousand words?" ”

Chang Jingzhong said: "I haven't tried it." ”

Zong Chuke found an ancient book that was difficult for ordinary people to see, and asked him to read through it ten times and then recite it. (To be continued......)