In the imperial study room of Qianming Palace, the lightly hanging Ming and yellow brocade curtains will cover the scorching sun tightly, and the Son of Heaven on the throne has a solemn expression, listening to the young man in the first place on the left talking, and his voice is as clear as a jade chime.

Six others were silent.

It was Yu Feng who spoke, and Su Yi and Wei Yuan sat next to him in turn, and the four people sitting facing east were the crown prince and the second, third, and fourth adult princes.

Su Yi and Wei Yuan looked calm and calm, the prince seemed to be a little fugue, King Fu listened carefully, the third prince kept flying obliquely out of the corner of his eye, and the fourth prince was steady.

What Yu Feng said was the detailed rules for the reform of the official system that were discussed and drafted during this period of time.

It is mainly the resumption of the imperial examination, and further detailed rules on the basis of the old precedents of the previous dynasty, unlike the previous dynasty, the state academy is only one of the ways to transport candidates, the new system is formulated, those who participate in the township examination must be enrolled, in addition to the highest school Kyoto Kunikojian, in each prefecture, prefecture, county comprehensive set up official schools.

Scholars who have to enter the official are called students, and students must pass the children's examination, and those who have obtained the qualifications of students or supervisors have the opportunity to participate in the township examination, and the township examination is called a person; In February of the following year, he entered Beijing to participate in the examination, which was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and he was called a tribute in the examination; Those who have obtained the qualification of tribute will participate in the palace examination presided over by the Son of Heaven in the same year, and the palace examination is divided into three grades, and only three are taken from the first class, which are collectively called the three tripod armor, the second class is given to the jinshi, and the third class is given to the same jinshi.

In addition to the imperial examination, of course, the method of shadow sealing is also retained, which is one of the sources of Guozijian students, and there is also a saying that the prison students can be directly awarded by the saint, and those who do not succeed must pass the township examination to enter the office.

"If this edict is issued this year and the academy is established, the first children's examination can be held next year, and all Da Lushi people, regardless of their families, can enter the examination." Tianzi sighed slightly: "Although you plan to take the township examination every three years, it can be a trial trial, and I think that the first batch of students can enter the examination after one year of enrollment." ”

In other words, the first township test in Dalong is set in the eighth year of Yuanqing.

The third prince smashed the detailed rules, and looked at Yu Feng with a sharp gaze - once the imperial examination resumes, there will be a group of officials who want to transcribe their positions, and most of the nobles are from military positions, and the shock is not big, but for the family, it is a big shock.

Especially for the founding of the Dalong Dynasty made meritorious contributions to the former dynasty family, for decades, the children are all in the shadow, although there is no shortage of scholars in the family, but there are also some gentlemen mixed in, relying on the party to climb the white-collar family, sit on the honor, and actually idle, this group of officials will definitely be eliminated by those who stand out in this round of imperial examinations.

In addition to the big clans, there are more gradually declining families, although there is a foundation, but it is not easy for the children to enter the office, in the past, they could only through the way of climbing the ministry and the two phases, which caused the weakening of the power of the monarch, once the imperial examination was implemented, there were more opportunities for them, and there should be more people in favor than against.

There is also a shadow eunuch as a buffer, which seems to give preferential treatment to the children of the official eunuchs, but whether to appoint an official or not is completely decided by the saint, and the officials and the prime minister have no right to speak.

Behind this series of rules, there is a sense of uniting the declining family and confronting those who enjoy the power of shade.

The group of the family will be divided first, and the implementation of the new system will be relatively smooth.

When the new system gradually becomes large-scale, the so-called shadow sealing is becoming more and more difficult, unless the saint believes in the people, otherwise even if he enters the office, he will get a false position.

In this way, it is not only to give the people of the world a fair opportunity to enter the ranks, but more importantly, to strengthen the imperial power and deprive the two ministers and the officials of the right to control and appoint officials.

On the surface, there is still grace to the heroes, but in fact, it all depends on whether the courtiers are loyal and conscientious, and whether they can be trusted by the Son of Heaven.

Seeing that the saint was satisfied, it was imperative to reform the official system.

The third prince glanced at his fourth brother again, and found that the fourth highness, who had been admonishing continuously during this time, was very calm and low-key in front of the eldest brother of the crown prince today.

And just as the prince of heaven praised the constitution drawn up by Yu Feng and others, and was ready to make a decision, he decided to announce it at the court meeting the next day, and when he listened to the suggestions of the hundred officials, the prince spoke.

This somewhat surprised the three and four princes, their eldest brother, who had never known what to achieve, and only knew how to echo it.

"Father, the new system proposed by the two cabinets is detailed, but the ministers think that if it is proposed during the court discussion, it will inevitably lead to fierce controversy, and the new system has not yet been implemented, and the court will be restless."

Tianzi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? What does the prince think it should be? ”

The prince got up, on the apricot yellow lero, and the four claws of the Zhu python soared into the air, which was quite powerful.

"Or the palace meeting should be convened first, and the Zhongshu Province should be discussed and approved first, so that the matter of the new policy will be propagated, and perhaps those who can't hold back will form a party and join forces to prepare for chaos, and the sons and daughters think that they should take advantage of their failure to become a leader, and strike hard at the leaders of the rebellion to deter, and then announce the court meeting, and there will be no controversy."

The corners of Yu Feng's lips pursed, and he was silent - although this method is not above board, it can effectively restrain the opposition of the family, first let the illustrious clan hear the rumors and be prepared, test which people want to maintain power and oppose the new system, carry out the threat of crackdown, and silence everyone by strong means, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the new system.

If it is directly raised in the court meeting, once the courtiers from the big clans rise up to oppose it, and the Son of Heaven is subject to the "extensive admonitions," if he is arbitrary, he will inevitably be suspected of being "arbitrary." However, such a dispute may drag on for a year and a half, and may involve a wide range of people, which is not conducive to the smooth implementation of the new system.

At present, the incumbents of Zhongshu Province, whether they are noble or family, are all prominent and wealthy families, and the prince proposed to call the palace first, with the intention of obtaining the approval of the two sides first, so that the big clan will not blatantly disobey the holy will, and those who come out to jump off the beam are mostly mediocre people who do not learn and have no skills, and only rely on the momentum to climb the glory of the family, but the prince who has no achievements in political affairs, how can he know that Qin Xiang will not refute this time?

Yu Feng was very puzzled, this was not like a strategy that the prince could come up with, but a bit like the methods of the third prince.

But at this time, the third prince looked at the prince with a lot of consideration.

Yu Feng's heart sank.

But I heard the Son of Heaven say: "This is the prince's opinion? There seemed to be something strange in his tone, and there was a faint coldness in his eyes.

The prince didn't realize it: "It's the minister's shallow view, and, once the imperial examination is carried out, the power of the Ministry of Rites is becoming more and more heavy, and the ministers think that the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites is mediocre and can't take on the heavy responsibility, so he should choose another virtuous person." ”

The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows: "Does the prince have a suitable candidate?" ”

"Father, the son thinks that this person not only has to have both talent and morality, but also has to be born in a family of hairpins and poetry books, so that he can be a model for the world's scholars and take charge of the scholars."

The corners of Yu Feng's eyes twitched, and his mood was even heavier.

Sure enough, I heard the prince say: "Qingzhou Wei's family is worthy of this position, and he will be able to serve the public." ”

The Son of Heaven chuckled: "The Wei clan has been in retreat for a long time, and I can't imagine that the prince still remembers." ”

It's a little weird to hear.

The four princes' eyebrows moved, and he couldn't help but purse the corners of his lips.

The third prince looked calm.

King Fu glanced at Yu Feng and was a little worried.

"Yuanyang, what do you say?" The Son of Heaven asked.

Yu Feng sighed secretly in his heart, the Wei family is the oldest family, and more importantly, after the founding of Dalong, it is especially "innocent", and the nobles have no contacts, both prestige, but also to avoid forming parties for personal gain, it is indeed the most suitable candidate to implement the new system, Yu Feng expected that the saint would get up, so he took a step in advance to persuade the foreign family to join the office, but the Wei family did not even say a perfunctory word, and directly ignored this topic.

But at the moment, he can't say in front of the Son of Heaven that Wei's heart is not in the ranks.

had no choice but to promise: "What the prince has seen is very much." ”

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment and instructed Yu Feng to send a letter to Wei's first - after all, Gaozu "Corporal Lixian" was rejected, and the Son of Heaven was unwilling to touch the nail rashly, so it was most appropriate for Yu Feng to come forward.

At the end of the discussion, everyone rushed out, but Yu Feng was outside the Qianming Palace and was stopped by the three princes.

"Yuan Yang forgot that he still owes me a banquet?"

"I'm so sorry, I've been too busy lately."

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, how about going to the Liuxiang Pavilion in Ping'an Fang?"

Liuxiang Pavilion in the middle of Ping'an Fang, less than noon, is already full of guests, the three princes are obviously frequent visitors, the car and only arrived in front of the Liuxiang Pavilion, there are a few stewards in brocade clothes bowed down to greet them, and they were about to kneel, and were stopped by the three princes waving their hands.

The restaurant steward raised his eyes slightly, and saw that the nobleman behind him was also wearing a purple brocade official uniform, with a jade belt around his waist, and knew that it was also the king and grandson, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and invited the nobleman to the backyard elegant room.

The two sat down, and the third prince waved his hand to ask for a pot of jade brewed spring, and was about to pour wine, but he seemed to hesitate again, and the corners of his lips raised lightly: "I knew that Yuanyang was not good at drinking, but today it is inevitable to have at least three lamps." ”

Yu Fengyun smiled lightly: "To cheer His Highness, dare to disobey your fate?" ”

"It's me who should congratulate Yuanyang on his new marriage." The smile of the third prince was impeccable, and it was still radiant.

The two drank three lamps silently, and Yu Feng respected: "Thank you for Your Highness Yu Neizi's life-saving grace for this lamp, but if you have the opportunity, you will definitely repay it." ”

The third prince raised the corner of his eyes, raised his lamp to greet him quietly, and said meaningfully: "After drinking this wine, I have to remember this statement." But he changed the topic: "How does Yuanyang view the attitude of the saint today?" ”

Yu Feng frowned slightly: "Your Highness thinks it's time?" ”

The third prince's eyes flickered, and he shook his head with a smile: "Whether you believe it or not, I will protect the prince this time." ”

If there is another person on the spot, it will be in the clouds, and the words will be clear, but I don't know what the two are talking about.

The two extremely smart people both saw the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards the prince today, and they definitely did not appreciate it.

The prince's admonition today should have been raised by the crown princess Zhen Lian, not his original intention, and the Son of Heaven obviously saw through this.

When the new system is implemented, maybe the concubine will be abolished immediately, and if the prince rebels against the holy will, the storage position may change.

Yu Feng believed in the words of the third prince - at this time, if the prince is abolished, the third prince and the fourth prince are undoubtedly hot candidates, and the outcome is really unpredictable.

But the topic was not continued.

The two of them did not drink bitterly at this luncheon, in fact, it was only half an hour later, and it was over.

The third prince went back to the mansion directly, and only then entered the study room of the East Courtyard, and greeted him with tactful eyebrows, cherry red saro clothes, water-colored hibiscus skirts, and a smile before speaking, and his eyebrows were slow and affectionate.

It was during this period of time that the maid who was "famous" in the Prince's Mansion was looking forward to it.

"Your Highness" shouted delicately, and the slender waist fell into the arm, and the third prince half-hugged the beauty, and with a slight turn of steps, his body was soft on a long couch.

At this time, there seemed to be drunkenness in his eyes, and the corners of his soft lips were like rhombic flowers.

Qianpan sniffed lightly on the tip of her nose, and sneered: "Is it Jade Brewing Spring?" ”

"Good nose." The third prince muttered, and was about to kiss Fang Ze, but a heavy cough sounded outside the door.

Kong Xiaowu leaned against the door frame, and a cold light shot out of his eyes to cool down the somewhat stuffy room immediately.

Qian Pan felt the arm on her waist loosen, and stood up with interest, her eyes were still entangled with the Third Highness, but she tidied up her clothes unhurriedly, took a few steps back, punched Xiao Wufu's body, and retreated without hesitation.

Kong Xiaowu's coldness did not ease because of this, the corners of his eyes were full of sharpness, and he was still leaning against the door frame.

The third prince chuckled: "Xi Lin is still so uninteresting. ”

There was a "bang", but it was Kong Xiaowu who waved his hand and closed the door leaf, and then entered, and his smile was very yin and yang: "If I remember correctly, His Highness said last time that he would not affect the overall situation for the sake of his children's private affairs." ”

The third prince supported his forehead with one hand, and the corners of his eyes were slightly closed: "What's wrong with me?" ”

"Your Highness still wants to argue? You know that His Royal Highness sent these two maids with bad intentions, but you left the two of them in the mansion, especially for this one, and even let her enter the study, does Your Highness want me to explain, who does this look like? ”

The corner of the third prince's eyes flashed, but he turned into a smile, very enchanting: "What can you do if you enter the study?" I don't let her get close, what is her ability to get closer? As for why I left them, of course it was on purpose, as soon as they entered the deep house, how did they exchange news with the fourth child? ”

Kong Xiaowu was slightly stunned: "Your Highness means that the Fourth Highness has already arranged a tenant?" ”

"If I can wire around him, won't he have ears and eyes on my side, but if these eyes and ears are useful, they won't blatantly send me these two maids."

Kong Xiaowu frowned: "Your Royal Highness knows that this maid is similar to the county lord, but I expect that you will not refuse, and you will definitely be infatuated...... Does His Highness have to say that it is for the sake of the useless tenant that he accepted these two women? Obviously, Kong Xiaowu was not convinced.

The third prince snorted coldly: "If it weren't for the usefulness of Qianpan, I would have killed her with a sword earlier." ”

Kong Xiaowu was even more hesitant, his lips were slanted like a knife: "Hate because of love? ”

The third prince was silent, and closed his eyes slightly.

What qualifications do you have to be similar to that person? But this man was still useful, but his plan suddenly had a definite direction.

But he suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a faint light in his eyes: "Xi Lin, do you think, why is there two for the fourth child?" ”