"Thirty."

"Your Majesty is taking the examination this time, but there are thirty people who want to ask for it!"

After respectfully bidding farewell to the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant and Liu Ying, the Son of Heaven, and withdrawing from the Changle Palace, Wang Ling and Cao Shen did not dare to delay for almost a moment, each urging the carriage, and after a while, they sat in the side hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Almost at the moment when the buttocks of the two old men were on the exercise, Wang Ling shook his head with doubt and expressed the worry in his heart.

Thirty people are obviously not worth mentioning for the imperial examinations and examinations of later generations, and even for the thousands of troops and horses crossing the single-plank bridge in the new era of later generations.

But for the Han family, recruiting thirty 'officials' at one time, and it is a hard indicator of thirty people, it is the first time that the eldest girl has sat in a sedan chair ———.

Not to mention far away, let's just say that since Liu Ying has been in charge of the country as the crown prince, in the past three years and nearly four years, the entire Han family has added up to more than 20 Litian, and only one filial piety.

Needless to say, the more than 20 farming experts were eaten by Shaofu before they arrived in Chang'an, and they didn't even remember to find a place to stay;

Just a few months later, they each took the official position of 'agricultural officer' with 400 stone and sent them to various places in Guanzhong.

As for the filial piety of the filial piety of Yuanyang, he clearly did not know a single big character, but he was also directly sent to Weinan to serve as a county commander at the level of 600 stones!

Even this has caused a lot of public opinion in the court, saying that since Liu Ying took power, the number of Nashi in the court seems to have risen a little.

And right now, Liu Ying asked for thirty people when he opened his mouth, and it was still thirty people who were selected without being officials or being inspected, but by 'examination', which undoubtedly made Wang Ling instinctively feel a little uneasy.

Wang Ling is a rectum, and whatever he thinks in his heart is all on his face;

Although Cao Shen was a little deeper, he was also sad at the moment, and his expression was gloomy and he pressed Wang Ling, which was supposed to be appeased.

The two sat silently for a long time with sad brows, and in the end, it was Cao Shen who relieved himself first, and looked at Wang Ling with hesitant eyes.

"Can An Guohou know: Who admonished His Majesty about this 'examination' policy?"

At first glance, when he heard Cao Shen ask, Wang Lingquan knew the inside story when Cao Shen knew the inside story, so he hurriedly raised his head!

When he saw that Cao Shen looked at him clearly, there was a trace of doubt that was so pure that it did not contain the slightest impurity, but Wang Ling shook his head and sighed, and lowered his head.

"Hi ······"

"Cao Xiang doesn't know, how does he know?"

Speaking a little anxiously, Wang Ling did not forget to raise his hand and pat it on his thigh.

"Whoever enters, regardless of this policy;"

"I'm afraid that Your Majesty's move is not an 'expedient measure', or a 'helpless solution'!"

"Eh!!"

Speaking of urgency, Wang Ling slammed the back of his right fist on the palm of his left hand, and he was aggrieved and couldn't say anything.

Cao Shen on the side, hearing Wang Ling's words, his already serious and hesitant face suddenly became more cautious.

"······What does Marquis An mean?"

"Hey!"

As soon as he saw Cao Shen's posture of 'how to say this', Wang Ling only felt an inexplicable fire in his heart, turned over with impatience, and folded his fingers to count.

"Cao Xiangke still remembers: Since when His Majesty was the crown prince, he was entrusted by Emperor Taizu Gao to supervise the country, and all the policies that His Majesty has raised can be abandoned halfway, or those who have tried to curb it?"

"——In the autumn of the tenth year of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Majesty was ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to thoroughly repair the Zhengguo Canal in Weibei, and in only one winter, the Zhengguo Canal was repaired!"

"When the canal was repaired, His Majesty's aspiration of 'if the canal is not completed, it will not be built' has not been forgotten to this day;"

"After the autumn of last year, Your Majesty Xingyuqu is finished, and now that the Shaofu has gone all out to do the things of the city, with the will of His Majesty back then!"

As he spoke, Wang Ling snapped off a finger, but the excitement on his face did not diminish in the slightest.

"Furthermore: In the spring of the eleventh year of Emperor Taizu Gao, the price of grain in Guanzhong was boiling, and His Majesty was ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to stabilize the price of grain in Guanzhong."

"It's not just a matter of ten months, Your Majesty is resolute, Guanzhong's grain and rice are all awarded, and the Shaofu official grain and rice are all determined!"

"Cao Xiang has never forgotten: so far, the Shaofu government grain and rice, and the grain storage on behalf of the people, can be as long as three years old, and it has the trend of 'long-term customization'······"

It was another impatient word, and Wang Ling finally calmed down a little, although the anxious look on his face was mostly retracted, but it was replaced by a lingering sigh and sigh.

"In the eleventh year of Emperor Taizu Gao, it was the summer of the season, Yingbu was against Huainan, and His Majesty was the crown prince, and Emperor Taizu Gao went to fight against him;"

"Due to the prolongation of the war, the grain of Qi and Chu was insufficient for the people, so the king of Qi and the king of Chu went to ask His Majesty to transfer less food to relieve the difficulties of Qi and Chu."

"However, today, Shaofu transfers grain for Kanto, and he is also three years old;"

"However, in this matter, the princes of the clan dare not speak out, and none of the princes and nobles dare to say their ······"

As he spoke, Wang Ling only let out a long sigh leisurely, and then like a farmer, he crossed his hands and hid them in his sleeves, and sighed for a while.

"Canals and water conservancy, government grain and rice, using Shaofu's grain for the north's food, and Shaofu's grain supply to curb the Kwantung princes, are all secondary."

"If it is said that Your Majesty's 'step-by-step' is the most obvious, when Emperor Taizu Gao died, His Majesty first let Changle Palace and the Queen Mother;"

"In the spring of this year, Your Majesty will be crowned pro-government, and the court officials will be afraid of the mother-son competition of the heavenly family, and when they are uneasy, Your Majesty will resign and move to Changle, and even more clearly stated: Since I have passed, the Queen Mother has raised Changle, and the Son of Heaven has not been ······ Yang."

Speaking of this, Wang Ling only sighed for a short time, and then turned sideways with a meaningful face, looking at Prime Minister Cao Shen with a cloudy face.

"All the things here, Cao Xiang, are you still not clear?"

asked in a low voice, and seeing that Cao Shen was still uncertain, Wang Ling finally let out a long sigh, and then looked at Cao Shen beside him with a smile.

"Although Your Majesty is young, he has great ambitions~"

"Your Majesty's desires and aspirations are not to fight for power and profit in the court, nor are they to fight for the harem between mother and son~"

"So, Cao Xiang can understand?"

Hearing this, even if he still wanted to twist for a while, Cao Shen couldn't pretend anymore, so he had to nod thoughtfully.

After pretending to groan for a while, he saw Cao Shen frown slightly, and then looked at Wang Ling with a little confusion.

"The meaning of the Marquis of An Guo ······"

"——Your Majesty's examination is not a temporary measure, but a long-term policy?"

Seeing that at this time, Cao Shen was still pretending to be confused in front of him, Wang Lingrao was dissatisfied, and he could only cooperate a little.

"Then ······"

"Your Majesty is taking this examination, and there are thirty people who want to take scholars, and they are no more than a young official with a rank of 200 stones;"

"If you don't want to take this opportunity to throw stones to ask for directions, in preparation for the future, why would Your Majesty bother to go to the trouble of pro-court Changle, and use the mouth of the Queen Mother to summon the two of us into the palace to play right?"

Saying this in a low tone, Wang Ling finally clenched his tooth socket slightly, and shook his head with a stern face.

"According to a certain opinion, Your Majesty today clearly wants to take advantage of this to explore the two of us in the 'examination'."

"Or, Your Majesty is only afraid that the Sacred Heart has already made up his mind in the matter of long-term customization of the 'examination', and today, he only knows the two of us······"

Hearing Wang Ling's words speak so bluntly, Cao Shen finally had to nod slowly, and then bowed his head with hesitation and thought.

As a prime minister, especially the prime minister who has just taken office, there is naturally no contradiction between Cao Shen and Wang Ling, who is an internal historian.

As for Fang Cai, why did Cao Shen keep pretending to be stupid in front of Wang Ling, but it was not to entertain Wang Ling, but to still have no reaction to the current matter.

——As one of the best people in the Han family, and even in the past few decades, Cao Shen can naturally understand what the 'examination' is.

But for this new thing, the impact it may have on the Han family and the Chang'an court, Cao Shen is still a little uncertain.

- After all, no matter how you say it, there is no precedent for this matter after all, right?

Therefore, before he figured out the situation, Cao Shen planned to wait and see what happened, and then deal with it according to the situation.

But now, Wang Ling has put this matter on the table very bluntly, and even if Cao Shen wants to pretend to be stupid, he must face the problem head-on.

"Hmmm······"

He bowed his head full of thoughts and muttered for a moment, and when Cao Shen raised his head again, he still had a trace of doubt in his eyes when he looked at Wang Ling.

It's just that this time, Cao Shen is not pretending, but really doesn't understand.

"Your Majesty did not elaborate on the matter of examination; The disadvantages of doing or being born are also quite unclear at the moment. ”

"I don't know: Why is An Guohou so resistant to the examination?"

With an extremely serious expression, Cao Shen sat up straight and looked at Wang Ling without squinting.

The examination is a new thing, which may bring many drawbacks, and it will inevitably be subconsciously rejected by the court of Huang Lao's leadership - this is all expected by Cao Shen.

But Wang Ling's reaction was quite unexpected by Cao Shen.

At this moment, Cao Shen also wanted to know: what was the reason for the old Neishi who was over seventy years old in front of him, like a raccoon slave whose tail had been stepped on, to jump on the spot.

Hearing the sincerity in Cao Shen's tone, and making sure that Cao Shen didn't plan to continue pretending to be confused, Wang Ling also took a breath, and by adjusting his breathing, he also sorted out his thoughts a little.

Then, Wang Ling put all his doubts about the 'examination' in front of Cao Shen in a straightforward manner.

"First, as far as the Jongmyo Society is concerned, there is no precedent to follow in the examination, and there is no similar story to refer to; I am afraid that His Majesty will act rashly, or the business will be unexpected! ”

Without hesitation, Wang Ling looked at Cao Shen with a touch of severity and an inexplicable sense of mission.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao died, Cao Xiang and a certain could serve on the side of Emperor Gao's sickbed!"

"When the great trip was about to begin, Emperor Taizu Gao, who had personally held the hands of the two of us and the late Marquis of Yuwen, each worshiped the three of us as the emperor's concubine, so as to support us alone."

"Although Your Majesty is as Emperor Taizu Gao wished, he is seventeen years old and crowned as a pro-government, but His Majesty is still young and vigorous, and there are many things in the court."

"If Your Majesty revives an unprecedented government, and the Zongmiao Sheji is reborn and shaken, I am afraid that under the Nine Springs of the Underworld, I am afraid that under the Nine Springs of the Underworld, I will have no face to face Emperor Taizu Gao, and there is no word to restore the kindness of Emperor Taizu Gao's trust······"

Speaking these words in an extremely serious tone, Wang Ling did not forget to break the conversation for a moment, and adjusted his disordered snort for a moment before continuing: "The two are also those who are suspicious and even more anxious. ”

"In the past, the scholars of the dynasty, whether they were inspected, honored, or graced, were overshadowed by our merits and descendants, and the people they raised were ultimately from the sect of the noble relatives."

"However, now, Your Majesty wants to take the examination, do not check its virtue and its merits, but only do it, although it is in line with the righteousness of right and wrong, only in the future, how can you prevent the court from shaking and resenting the merits?"

With a slightly ashamed face, he said this sentence that did exist, but it was really a little embarrassing, Wang Ling only lowered his head slightly, and his voice was slightly thicker.

"Your Majesty's excess, if it is only an expedient measure, it will not hurt;"

"However, if in the future, the people of the country and the dynasty all rely on the examination, and the peasant households are ranked in the court class, and the poor family is in the prime of the country, although it has long-term benefits in the community, but at present, how can it not be a party fight?"

With a gloomy expression, Wang Ling also had a little confidence in speaking, so he simply turned sideways directly, and even gently touched Cao Shen's sleeve with the back of his hand.

"Cao Xiang thinks that the head of the Han family is suspicious, internal and external, and the northern barbarian Xiongnu covets the outside of the wall, and Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam is eyeing the tiger, and An can accept this party to fight and complain?"

"——Your Majesty has no year, and the second has not been able to establish his authority as a blessing, if this happens, the temple can be safe and secure, and how can the society be guaranteed and extended???"

The distressed sender asked several questions one after another, and Wang Ling looked deeply into the depths of Cao Shen's gaze, and after a long while, he shook his head and sighed and withdrew his gaze.

"Your Majesty is young and old, and in addition to ruling steadily, he also has good strategies for governing the country from time to time, which is fortunate for the society."

"No matter what, Your Majesty is only seventeen years old, even though he is talented and talented, he is also negligent in government affairs."

"We are entrusted by Emperor Taizu Gao to the temple society, and now I see that Your Majesty will do this policy of benefits and harms, and there is no reason to stand by and watch, and there is no reason to do anything?"

With this last question full of sincerity, Wang Ling sighed and lowered his head again, thinking about himself.

Before saying these words, Wang Ling still had an attitude of 'think about it again, how to deal with it' for the examination;

But after saying these words, no matter whether Cao Shen listened to it or not, anyway, Wang Ling himself listened to his own words in his heart.

At this moment, Wang Ling has already made up his mind to 'prevent the examination from becoming customized';

As for Cao Shen, Wang Ling is just waiting for an attitude.

——Waiting for Cao Shen to support himself, at least he is neutral and does not oppose his own attitude.

It was also at this moment that the former emperor Liu Bang's evaluation of Cao Shen and Wang Ling was directly reflected in the two for the first time.

——Cao Shen was born as a county official, proficient in government affairs, and his ability to govern the country is no less than Xiao He, but he can succeed Xiao He and become his own minister!

——Wang Ling has both virtue and ability, but his temperament is straightforward, and he is not clear about the way of sleekness, bending and stretching; If it is a phase, it should be supported by Chen Ping, and you will be on the left and right······

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