It was only at the beginning of his ascension to the throne that the Tang Dynasty had just settled down, and Li Longji put his enthusiasm and thoughts on the most basic people's livelihood, which made the literary world silent for many years. After years of operation and development, the country has finally stabilized agriculture, finances are thriving, martial arts have turned defeat into victory, and the frontier has entered stability, and only Wenzhi remains, and someone needs to help him revive it with great fanfare.

Zhang said that he is a leader in the literary world, and he is known as "Yan Xu's generosity" with Su Yi, so he is naturally the most suitable candidate.

At Zhang's suggestion, Li Longji established the Lizheng Academy, which was used to compile scriptures and histories, providing more official positions for the scribes. He appointed Zhang Shuo as the head of the scholars of the academy, and at the same time recruited Dr. Taichang He Zhizhang and other literary scholars, so that they could either write books and lectures, or lecture on the history of the Son of Heaven, and also gave them very generous supplies and treatment.

Xiao Jiangyuan was not as excited as Li Longji, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that this was a thing that could only cost money, but could not get any rich results. Her disdain was actually hidden very deeply, but she was still captured by Li Longji:

"Why, you hate literati?"

At this time, Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji were sitting in the Zichen Hall watching the music, and there were no outsiders, so Xiao Jiangyuan said calmly: "I don't hate it, but I don't like it that much." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan preferred capable ministers like Yu Wenrong to literati, because they were more practical and could solve practical problems, while many literati had the same problem: too idealistic and unrealistic. Among officials, she also prefers officials, because officials often only provide decisions and orders, but it is the officials who really do things.

Li Longji smiled: "Did Huiwen Zhaorong leave such a big shadow on you?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, he found that this was really the case.

Li Longji was puzzled: "No, it stands to reason that you were carefully taught by Huiwen Zhaorong out of the court, and you should have a very good impression of literary scholars." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan said lightly: "The so-called literature is just an object that Huiwen Zhaorong used to seek power, and it is the door post that many people voted for when they first entered the officialdom, and once asked a civil official named Song Zhiwen to kill the author of the poem and his nephew just to snatch the sentence 'The flowers are similar every year, and the people are different every year', so all along, the minister always felt that it was neither clean nor simple." ”

There is another sentence that Xiao Jiangyuan did not say: she is not optimistic about Li Longji's reuse of scribes, so that they can obtain high-ranking officials and good fortune based on literature alone.

Li Longji retorted: "I don't agree with your point of view. Literature itself may not be pure enough, but it is by no means unclean, even beautiful, if there is a stain, it is also the fault of the person who uses it, you should not blame the head of literature, and how innocent are those true scribes with noble conduct? ”

"For example?"

"Dr. Taichang He Gong, I think it's very good. He is open-minded, highly learned, good at calligraphy, and has no problem with virtue. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan recalled and said: "The jasper is made up to be a tree high, and ten thousand green silk ribbons hang down. I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors? ”

Li Longji raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Look, you can even memorize his poems, and you say you don't like it." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan nodded: "Dr. He is indeed very good. ”

When Li Longji heard that this was wrong, he thought about it carefully, and suddenly said: "Could it be that there is Huiwen Zhaorong Zhuyu in front of you, and some of the current scribes will not be able to enter your eyes, right?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan's movements as he flipped through the music paused slightly, but then he said: "With everyone paying so much attention, literature will become more and more prosperous, and there will be more and more talented people and talented women." After all, Huiwen Zhaorong has become an ancient, no matter how much he can't do better, and the future is terrifying, and the future is still promising. ”

The words are good, and there is nothing wrong with sounding about them, but no matter how Li Longji listens to them, she just looks down on many poets and scribes as he said. He still doesn't believe it, and when he carries forward Wenzhi, can't he come out with a talent that can compare to Shangguan Wan'er? Li Longji thought about it like this, and with a stroke of his pen, he let Zhang Shuo, He Zhizhang and others enter the Jixian Hall to repair history.

There are many civil and military officials in the DPRK, and there are different opinions on Li Longji's decree. Most of the civil officials from the imperial examination were overjoyed, and there was no shortage of military attachés who were brilliantly written, and more than half of them did not object, and the rest held a similar view to Xiao Jiangyuan. ”

Without waiting for Li Longji's reaction, Zhang Shuo stood up first: "Since ancient times, many emperors have either built a large number of buildings to expand their palaces or increased their popularity when the country was stable, but what about our saints? However, in the courtesy and erudition of Confucianism, he devoted himself to the revision of many documents and classics left by the ancestors. The money spent on this is obviously extremely limited, but the benefits to my Tang subjects and even future generations are endless. Lu Sheren has also read the books of sages, why are they so unreasonable? ”

Lu Jian couldn't refute it for a long time.

Li Longji took advantage of the trend and vigorously promoted it, and also changed Lizheng Academy to Jixian Academy. Soon after, he also dismissed Lu Jian, and on the recommendation of Zhang Shuo, he was reappointed as a member of the Zhongshu House.

The Zhongshu Sheren is considered to be a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he has to follow the Son of Heaven together with the living room and some historians, so Zhang Jiuling began to appear frequently in the Zichen Palace.

Because Li Longji, the owner of Zichen Palace, is not a serious person, and Xiao Jiangyuan has always been known for his good temper, so all along, Zichen Hall has not been as solemn as everyone imagined, and even a little arrogant. The palace people and eunuchs have been on duty in the Zichen Hall for a long time, and when they have almost touched the temperament of Li Longji and Xiao Jiangyuan, they are all relaxed and bold, and some even dare to make jokes about Li Longji. But since Zhang Jiuling came, Zichen Hall has become much less noisy, and it has been much quieter and more regular.

The eunuch is okay, but he straightened his body and made himself appear more dignified, and those palace people are obvious, not only is there no more laughter, but even the bright and lively in the past has also converged a lot, at first glance, if you want to be more virtuous, you will be more virtuous.

If it's just them, even Li Longji will add a bit of upright temperament when he sees him, Xiao Jiangyuan looks at it in his eyes and doesn't feel funny.

She had to admit that Zhang Jiuling was indeed peerless in appearance and detached, but he could attract everyone like this, which she didn't expect. At this time, she really felt why appearance should be put first when selecting and appointing officials in the DPRK and China.

For some reason, when she saw Zhang Jiuling's smooth career, she actually thought of Li Linfu. If Jiang Jiao is still there, the position of this Zhongshushe person may not be Zhang Jiuling's.

It has been more than half a year since Jiang Jiao's death, and Concubine Wu Xian has successfully given birth to the princess, but Li Linfu has not come to find him for a long time, Xiao Jiangyuan is a little curious, that person clearly has turbulent and deep ambitions, he won't do anything for so long.

Of course, Li Linfu would not waste time like this. Since Jiang Jiao's funeral was completed, he began to look for another high branch, and it didn't take long for him to become familiar with Yuan Jie, the son of Yuan Qianyao.

It stands to reason that the two prime ministers, Yuan Qianyao is obviously not as powerful as Zhang Shuo, if you want to make friends and find help, you should also find the most capable. It's not that Li Linfu didn't want to try his luck with the people under Zhang Shuo's hands, such as Zhang Jiuling, who has been in the limelight recently, but unfortunately the idea just emerged, and he was dispelled by him - he and them are not the same kind of people at all.

Things gather by like, people by groups, Li Linfu has no attainments in literature, only practical work can be done, not to mention that he can't climb high, even if he climbs, he will be discriminated against every day, so boring. It's not as good as Yuan Qianyao's side, although the power is a lot worse, but he is also a servant, and some things in the matter can still be more or less energetic-

"Isn't there a vacancy in the position of Simon Langzhong recently, just five grades, and the dignified prime minister can't be the master?"

Yuan Jie couldn't stand anyone questioning his father's power and ability, originally his father was pressed by Zhang Shuo all day long, he was not convinced enough, because his father had always looked like he didn't mind, so he didn't have a seizure. After getting to know Li Linfu, he realized that many people in the court were unhappy with their father.

"Isn't it just a five-rank lang official, I personally took Shilang to find my father, I don't believe it can't be done!"

The reason why Zhang Jiuling has been in the limelight recently is not only because of the changes in Zichen Palace, but because of the day before, Li Longji had to go to Danfeng Gate to see the scenery after the next dynasty.

Xiao Jiangyuan knew very well in his heart, where is this to see the scenery, and it is clearly to see the people who return home from the next dynasty. She couldn't help it for a while, so she asked, "Zhang Sheren...... Is it really good to see that kind of situation? ”

Li Longji glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan, with an expression of "what do you know": "Why can't you even tell the difference between beauty and ugliness?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan retorted seriously: "...... The ministers can tell the difference. ”

"If you can tell the difference, you won't let Jingzhong be your apprentice." Li Longji rolled his eyes slightly.

It's been a few years, and he's still thinking about it? Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't cry or laugh, and sighed helplessly: "These are two different things. Ministers know beauty and ugliness, but they don't despise those who are born ugly because of this—it's not their fault. And what the minister doesn't understand today is that no matter how good-looking Zhang Sheren is, he is not as good as everyone, everyone looks at their appearance every day, why can they still be so eager for Zhang Sheren? ”

A gust of cold wind hit, making Li Longji choke: "You say that, but it's a bit excessive." ”

He hadn't thought of himself so much that he was lawless.

"Don't you think so?"

"Of course not!"

Xiao Jiangyuan looked at the other palace eunuchs: "You don't think so either?" ”

If it weren't for Li Longji's statement just now, the palace eunuchs would have cried out at this time - the Son of Heaven is here, how do you let them answer?

Seeing that the palace eunuchs also nodded again and again, Xiao Jiangyuan was a little confused: "Can ...... The minister really thinks that even if he is the best among the courtiers, Zhang Sheren, he is not as good-looking as the eldest family. Could it be ...... Is the minister really here in the beauty and ugliness, and his ability to distinguish between them is a little worse? ”