On the one hand, Li Chengqian was full of confidence that he could inherit the throne, and on the other hand, Li Shimin constantly rewarded Li Tai, the king of Wei, to make rumors fly in the court and the people.

When I got up early in the morning, I was still discussing with Li Chengqian how to express my position this morning, and said bluntly, "Your Highness, if you think about this matter, there is always a driving force behind it, whether it is King Wei or King Wu, or someone else, we must carefully care about who the opponent is, and how many people in the court are already under the hands of others." ”

Li Chengqian nodded, but he didn't care in his heart, although King Wei was brilliant and most of the Chinese courtiers were devoted to him, but no one on the side of the military generals was biased, and even most of them were close to me, not to mention King Wu, who was about to be driven back to the station, King Wu's mother was a princess of the Sui Dynasty, and it was impossible for him to take over the throne, if there was a threat, perhaps the eight-year-old pheasant slave was more threatening than them.

In the court, the emperor dealt with the recitals of the hundred officials step by step, and finally handled the affairs of various places as usual, and the old eunuch on the side said: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat from the court." ”

The Wenchen on the side immediately stood up in a row, kneeling in a row as if they had been arranged, "The minister has something to do." ”

Li Shimin had a headache, he didn't need to ask to know what was going on, and Li Chengqian stood up and knelt down without being ambiguous, "Father, the son has something to do." ”

Li Shimin was a little surprised, and thought that his stupid son would wait for him to be said in a daze, since he had something to say, let's see what he wanted to say, "Zhong Aiqing, please get up, the prince will say it first." ”

Li Chengqian stood up and nodded, "Enlighten the father, yesterday the father ordered his son to be the chief examiner of this spring festival, and the son was afraid, but the father is the son of heaven, and the son dared to live up to his father's expectations, so he had to deal with this matter." ”

Li Chengqian's words are telling everyone that you can't blame me for this, if you have the ability, you can trouble Li Shimin, and don't pour dirty water on me if you have nothing to do.

The ministers behind him were not happy, and knelt out a few more to speak, but Li Chengqian interrupted their righteous words, and then said: "Since the sons and daughters should do this matter, they will handle him well, not only to complete the tasks assigned by their father, but more importantly, not to let these hard-working students return disappointed." ”

An old minister behind him roared in pain: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, don't do it!" Those opportunities that students have only been waiting for for years or even decades are no joke! ”

Li Chengqian didn't even reply, and knew that it was the adult who always disagreed with him, and continued as if he hadn't heard his words: "I have a plan in my heart for the Spring Festival, and I ask my father to listen to me." ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian's confident appearance, when he was scolded by those old ministers before, Li Chengqian obediently didn't speak, this time he was so serious that he was afraid that he had a draft in his chest, and since he opened his mouth to let Li Chengqian be the chief examiner, he naturally had his intentions, "The prince said that it doesn't matter." ”

Li Chengqian knelt down and thanked him, "I also ask my father to issue an order immediately, and let his son's words be famous!" ”

The civil officials behind him slipped out of a row and knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Highness can't, Your Majesty must not do this matter, please think twice!" ”

Li Shimin didn't look at the group of ministers, looked at the high-spirited Li Chengqian, as if remembering that Li Chengqian rode a horse and hunted with him when he was a child, and said that he would be better than him, and beckoned the eunuch on the side to take the holy decree, with a big stroke of the pen, and the jade seal pressed, the holy decree was promulgated in the whispering and mourning of the civil ministers, and ordered Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, to be the examiner of the spring of the twelfth year of Zhenguan.

After receiving the holy decree and thanking him, Li Chengqian stood up and said: "Why are the ministers so nervous, the Spring Festival has a lot to do, how can I, as the prince of the East Palace, be childish, I really don't know what you pedantic think, why do you think that I, Li Chengqian, will not be able to do such a simple thing?" It's just a question, who can't you find? Mr. Kong Yingda, Master Li Gang, Uncle Li of the eldest grandson, Uncle Wuji, Fang Xuanling, who can't I find to help me find a favor, even if I can't trust the people around me? The people around me are all arranged by my father to guide me, do you not believe my father? ”

When the row of crying inhuman-looking Wenchen heard this, they seemed to see hope, and the old man led by him raised his head and asked, "Your Highness is planning to do this?" Why don't you just say that you are waiting with me to make this situation! ”

The rest of the people are also shy, if they are standing in the station, they will cry, make trouble and hang themselves, and they will not feel ashamed, but once they lose their etiquette and lose their reputation, this group of people does not want to do such a spilling thing.

Li Chengqian had a look on his face that he knew you would be like this, "I thought so just now, but now I don't want to do this, now that the holy decree is in hand, and you all think that I will make a mess of the Spring Festival, then I will do something, this chief examiner announced today that the Spring Festival Examination is officially divided into two parts, accounting for 60% and 40% of the total scores, respectively. ”

The old minister on the side began to cry again, Li Shimin was also a little surprised, originally his thoughts were similar to what Li Chengqian just said, although he let him be the chief examiner, but just let anyone behind him give him a pointer, looking at Li Chengqian looking like a demon, he was also a little puzzled, since he let him be the master, he can't refute him at will.

Li Shimin coughed, "What does the prince mean by this, it's good to make it clear quickly." ”

Li Chengqian originally wanted to see the jokes of those old men, but since Li Shimin spoke, Li Chengqian didn't dare to pretend to be big, and immediately said: "The first item is to end the question, which is no different from the past, I will invite a few literary masters to come together to propose a proposition two days before the exam, and I will not let them leave the room of the proposition until the exam begins, and this proposition accounts for sixty percent of the total score." ”

Wenchen and Li Shimin both nodded, this is nothing, the main thing is what the remaining forty percent are, they are all looking at Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian is still extremely confident, "The remaining forty percent of the test miscellaneous studies, poetry and songs, arithmetic and the art of war, let the candidates choose their own choice, we are all ready for the topic, let the candidates choose the most confident subject, and even in this exam I have thought of an excellent way to eliminate fraud!" ”

Everyone's attention was still on the miscellaneous studies, and they were still thinking about how to refute Li Chengqian, but suddenly they heard Li Chengqian say that he had a way to put an end to fraud, so everyone didn't open their mouths and waited for the following, Li Shimin was also a little anxious, and he didn't know if Li Chengqian was talking nonsense or really had a way.

Li Chengqian saw that the originally noisy court was quiet, shook his head and said: "Paste name system!" The candidate's name is all written in the upper left corner, and before the paper is handed in, someone specially pastes his name with a piece of paper, and after several examiners divide the paper equally, you can open the note to check the name! ”

Everyone was round one after another, some people suddenly realized that it was a good thing, some people looked sad as if someone in the family was going to participate in the Spring Festival, the faces of King Wei and King Wu were also a little good-looking, originally the two were going to see Li Chengqian's jokes, but they didn't expect Li Chengqian to hide such a hand and be able to completely turn the tables, thinking that the news spread outside the palace, most of those poor students would thank Li Chengqian.

Looking at Li Chengqian's smug appearance, Li Tai was a little unhappy, but he still walked forward obediently and said: "The idea of the prince's name system is very good, but I don't know why the forty percent miscellaneous learning? Who is the author of the question? ”

Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai who was smiling, and rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking about where the younger brother who ran behind his ass in the Qin Wangfu before, why didn't he see that this kid was a treacherous thief before.

The ministers no longer discussed the issue of the vague name system, but waited for Li Chengqian's answer, the matter of the imperial examination from top to bottom should have been sent by the Ministry of Rites, this time the chief examiner was replaced by Li Chengqian, which involved more, Li Chengqian was a person who couldn't bear loneliness, but he didn't think much about it before, but after discussing with the heart, it seemed to open a new door.

At this time, he snorted coldly when he heard Li Tai ask like this, "King Wei doesn't have to worry about this, I personally wrote the questions for miscellaneous studies, although it only accounts for forty percent, but I think most of our students should not get one percent of the scores from me, and only a few of the best can get high scores, which should have little impact on this imperial examination." ”

Li Tai pretended to be puzzled, but in fact asked provocatively: "Then why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bother to do this?" Do you want to experience the feeling of the temple exam in advance? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not too anxious! ”

Li Chengqian didn't answer his words, looked at Li Shimin and said slowly: "My father ordered me to be the chief examiner, I am the chief examiner, and I will order someone to post a notice in a while, if there is any problem, you can go to the city to see it yourself!" ”

King Wu on the side also arched his fire and said: "Why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be like this, King Wei is also solving the doubts of thousands of students, and please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make it clear!" ”

Li Chengqian looked at the two who were reluctant to give up, and his heart was very ruthless, "Then I will say it bluntly, since I am the chief examiner, I just want to select more talents for my Tang Dynasty, maybe some people are not talented enough, but they are proficient in arithmetic or the art of war, these people may not be able to be on the emperor's list, but the court can't let them be wiped out in the crowd, maybe they can find another way." ”

Saying that, he knelt down towards Li Shimin, "Father, my sons hope that you can be eclectic in this palace examination, and if you have outstanding talents, I hope you can also consider rewarding some official positions as appropriate!" ”

Li Shimin looked at the three brothers who were fighting with some displeasure, and immediately praised Li Chengqian and said: "The prince is familiar with his thoughts, I think this move is okay, but it has to be discretionary, the talent will not be buried, I will consider it at my discretion in the palace test!" Wait until you do your own thing, don't make a fuss about nothing, and King Wu will go back to the fiefdom after the New Year! ”