Let's say that the scholars in Hedong, Fanyang, and Qinghe sent more than a dozen old gentlemen to lobby for the imperial examination.

This kind of thing to appease the Shi clan was originally arranged by the eldest grandson Wuji, and it was nothing to take the imperial examination once or twice, but it would continue three or five times, and it would not work if someone was sent to appease him.

The scholars will feel that the Heavenly Khan is bullying.

That's why so many old gentlemen come to the DPRK today.

Facing Cen Wenwen's advice, Zhang Yang smiled, "Understand, understand." ”

Cen Wenwen said again: "You still have to remember! Don't ......"

"He who understands, he who understands."

Listening to his nagging, Zhang Yang responded weakly, in the winter and snowy days, he really didn't want to go out.

"At the beginning, Zhang Shilang negotiated with the envoys of various countries, and his sharp mouth made the other party speechless, and at this moment Zhao Guogong thought of Zhang Shilang."

"Well, Zhao Guogong also harmed me."

"Zhao Guogong also said that there are many people who can speak well in the DPRK and China, but when it comes to negotiation and bargaining, there is only Zhang Shilang in the court."

Zhang Yang stood in front of the Suzaku door and suddenly said, "I remembered that I forgot to collect my clothes when I went out." ”

was about to say goodbye, but found that the other party was grabbing his wrist.

"Brother Wen, I have something at home, go back first."

Cen Wenwen still grabbed his hands, "Don't be embarrassed!" These old gentlemen won't leave if they can't see Zhang Shilang, and maybe they will find a short-term see because of this. ”

"Brother Wen, you hurt me."

Zhang Yang looked up to the sky with a sad face.

Cen Wenwen half-pushed and half-dragged and finally brought people into the Suzaku Gate, "Zhang Shilang must remember, you must not tell the true purpose of the imperial examination in the DPRK, those old gentlemen are all old." ”

Zhang Yang walked forward with his hands in his hands, "You mean they will find a short-term at any time." ”

Cen Wenwen nodded, "If you want to say that the means are all used, maybe you will really do this." ”

"I know, our Datang Imperial Examination is just Your Majesty playing and having fun?"

"That's fine."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yang still turned around to leave, "I'd better go home." ”

As soon as he turned around, the prince stopped behind him.

Zhang Yang warned: "Brother Wen wants to harm me, Lao Wang! You're going to stop me too? ”

The old prince had a smile on his face, "Your Majesty said that if Zhang Shilang can let them leave, there will be no difficulty in the matter of money and salary in the future." ”

It is not a good deal to talk about credibility with the emperor, but anything that is not written in the will cannot be trusted.

Cen Wenwen said again: "Zhang Shilang, the hour is not early. ”

The cold wind blew, freezing so cold that people shrunk their necks, how good it is to hug your daughter at home in this kind of weather.

On a snowy day, the court is also closed, and the imperial city at this moment is no longer busy and lively, and the officials come and go.

"Brother Wen, let's talk about it first, and I'll stand by the side with you."

Cen Wenwen smiled: "Those old gentlemen just want to meet Zhang Shilang, and they won't embarrass you." ”

Zhang Yang straightened his clothes, walked into the Chengtian Gate, and walked all the way to the Taiji Palace.

When you come to the front of the hall, you can walk up the stone steps, you can hear the noisy discussion in the hall, and there are many old people with white hair sitting in the hall.

At a glance, Li Shimin was indeed not in the palace, only the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were presiding over the discussion here.

In the past two years, I have been very familiar with the Taiji Palace, and now there are a group of gray-haired old people sitting in the hall, which gives people a very strange feeling.

Zhang Yang followed Cen Wenwen into the hall, and immediately felt several sharp eyes looking at him.

They are all old people, and their eyes are sharp and tight.

If the eyes could kill people, he would have died many times by now, and he would have been crushed and scattered.

Eldest Sun Wuji's words stopped, and Zhang Yang followed Cen Wenwen to the side with a smile.

The hall was quiet for a moment, some people drank wine and did not speak, and some people whispered to each other.

"The DPRK and the Central Committee also hope that you can support this imperial examination, and the opening of the official school also requires you to open your mouth and join hands with the local government."

The eldest grandson Wuji's tone was quite gentle.

An old man here stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty was originally a disciple of Guan Long, and I thought he was also a well-educated person, but in the end? killed his brother and imprisoned his father, usurped the throne, and was honored as the Khan of Heaven, isn't he really the son of heaven? ”

The person who supported the Shi clan back then was Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin came out halfway to seize the seat.

The interests agreed between these scholars and the pseudo-prince Li Jiancheng were hopeless overnight, and the old man really held a grudge.

The position of Tian Khan is not easy to sit in, and things in the past will always be taken out and inferred.

The eldest grandson Wuji was also embarrassed.

Another old man said: "I heard that after His Majesty ascended the throne, he was scolded by the Emperor Taishang, scolded by the corporal clan of the world, and Zhenguan was not recognized by the world and was punished by God for two to three years. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and the others were suffocated again.

"When today's Khan is like this, if there is no Zhongzheng assessment, and the court and the central government appoint officials with policy and Ming Jing, how to determine the quality of the officials' conduct, I think that before the implementation of the imperial examination, there should be local squires to evaluate, and then there should be letters from the state government to guarantee it."

"Those peddlers weave shoes, and the children of the Qianshou peasant families should be recruited separately from the children of the scholar clan, instead of only reading policy articles like the DPRK and China, and not knowing what the old man is saying is right."

The old people present were talking again.

"We also think that when two roads for the imperial examination are opened, the children of the scholars will be recommended by various localities to participate in the imperial examinations, and the children of the Qianshou peasant families will need to be hired separately, so that suitable candidates can be selected to hire officials."

Divide the imperial examination into two paths and two rules, and the children of the Qianshou cannot compete with the children of the scholars.

Is it tolerable or unbearable, Zhang Yang looked at the person who spoke, "Dare to ask the old man what to call him." ”

"The old man Shen Chao, born in Wuxing Shen, was the former Dongyang County Guard, and the four voices and eight diseases were created by his father Shen Yue, and he was the head of the literary world that year."

After the other party introduced himself, he asked, "Dare to ask who is in person." ”

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "My surname is Zhang, and he is a waiter." ”

There is only one squire surnamed Zhang in the court, and this is Zhang Yang.

Immediately, an old man took the case, "Okay! You are Zhang Yang, the madman who wrote the diary of a madman! ”

Turning a deaf ear to their discussions, Zhang Yang still looked at the old man in front of him, "Mr. Shen's big talk just now is like thunder. ”

Shen Chao stroked his gray beard and nodded, "Oh, you are a young man who is also talented, how can you write an article like the diary of a madman." ”

Zhang Yang saluted slightly, "That was taught by the teacher back then, so I thought about writing it out, but I didn't expect it to bring you so much trouble." ”

Zhao Guogong had a hard time dealing with all the old gentlemen, not to mention Zhang Yang, Cen Wenwen was inexplicably a little worried, and kept thinking in his heart that he hoped that Zhang Shilang would not say the wrong thing.

Shen Chao sighed: "It seems that I worshiped the wrong teacher, but it's a pity!" Sorry......"

The voice of the elder dragged long, and he looked regretful.

"I have never felt that I have worshiped the wrong teacher, and the teacher is the person I respect the most in my heart!"

Old Mr. Shen closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "If you and I are waiting for the competition, people like you will never be able to appear in the court." ”

Say I can, I can say anything, but I can't say my teacher.

When I was a child, the teacher rode a bicycle in the rain to teach everyone, and everyone was very poor when I was a child, and the teacher was reluctant to buy a raincoat, and he also pooled money to buy stationery.

Every year, a pencil is given to a classmate during a home visit.

At that time, a pencil could be used for a long time, until it was used for a short time.

Zhang Yang looked at the other party, "Does the old gentleman think that the character of the children of the scholar clan is good?" ”

Shen Cheng bowed his head and said: "That's nature, just look at what it looks like to raise children taught by ordinary pawn traders and Qianshou farmers?" Do they know the number of rites? Will they salute? ”

"I think that respect for the elderly should indeed be there, but you can't use flattery and flattery as respect, if you rely on the old to sell the old to control the students, is this kind of behavior the way it should be?"

"Who do you say is flattering!"

"What does Mr. Shen think?"

Zhang Yang's tone was a little higher, and the atmosphere in the hall was full of resentment and indignation for a while, and the eyes of the old gentlemen were focused on this young man.

"Let me tell you this, the imperial examination in the court will not be only once or twice, but every year, the court is the time to employ people, the imperial examination will not stop, it will continue for the next ten years and decades, and more people will be recruited."

"The opening of official schools will not stop, even if the local scholars do not support it, the court will continue to open, and it is a big deal that we will pay for it ourselves." Zhang Yang paced back and forth and continued: "You are waiting to worship the family and are all people who have read the books of sages and sages, but they don't want to take their due responsibilities for the society and the country and the world. ”

"It's about becoming the mouthpiece of the family here, and seeking benefits for those gate valve clans! You regard the community as the soil for growth, and every time the family grows, the monarch's power is weakened. ”

Zhang Yang said loudly: "The county is in control of the evaluation of scholars, they are still controlled by the local scholars, and the state is just a general discussion, the so-called recommendation of the Zhongzheng is just your word, what kind of face do you have to come here to discuss the imperial examination system?" ”

The words echoed in the hall, and the old gentlemen trembled with anger when they heard the words.

Cen Wenwen hung his head completely, and when he came, he asked him again and again, and he said everything that he couldn't say, alas...... It's not going to end.

Li Shimin stood behind the curtain of the Taiji Palace, listening to these words, with a smile on his face, let him say everything I wanted to say! What a stinky boy who doesn't know the height of the sky.

I secretly admired this kid in my heart, but I was inexplicably a little unhappy.

On one side are the scholars, and on the other side are millions of scholars in the world.

Li Shimin's heart once again resurfaced the words he had said at the beginning, and the power of the masses is the most powerful.

"There is no cold door in the upper grade, and there is no scholar in the lower grade! There is a public door, there is a secretary in the court, the son of the prime minister is still the prime minister, and the son of the peddler is still a peddler! Zhang Yang said loudly: "Let's ask, do you pay attention to bloodline as an official?" Isn't that a big joke? ”

"Vertical presumptuous!" An old gentleman took the case and left.

Someone was trembling with anger.

Others nearly fainted.

Zhang Yang waved his sleeves, "In Mr. Shen's eyes, do you think that the most important criterion for a person's evaluation is etiquette!" Instead of meritocracy, in my opinion you are the most pedantic people, you are talented and learned, but you have become the mouthpiece of the family, and I really feel cold for your ancestors. ”

"I'm not the mouthpiece of the family!" Old Mr. Shen trembled and clenched his hands into fists and glared angrily.

"If the old gentleman is not the mouthpiece of the family, he should consider the people of the world, first of all, it is beneficial for the society to create the imperial examination, and the imperial examination must be fair, whether it is the son of a prominent family valve, or the son of a poor farmer in Qianshou, they must answer in the same examination room and on the same examination paper, which is that the court will never change."

Old Mr. Shen looked at Zhao Guogong and said angrily: "Eldest Sun Wuji, you didn't say that at the beginning. ”

"That's right! The eldest grandson Wuji stripped off this son's official uniform! How can such a person gain a foothold in the court, is Tian Khan blind? ”

"The eldest grandson is Mowgli! Are you going back on your word? ”

……

Everyone shifted their anger, and the eldest grandson Wuji stood in place and was silent without answering.

As for Fang Xuanling, he didn't reply to them at the moment.

The old gentlemen's angry words continued.

"Does Li Shimin want the world to be in chaos again!"

"Wait until you're bringing about your own destruction!"

"The erection is not enough, what kind of face do you have for the younger generations to read the books of the sages and read the classics of the sages!"

"A man who deceives the world and steals fame!"

……

A scolding filled the Taiji Hall.

The eldest grandson Wuji raised his head and saluted, "Ladies and gentlemen, Zhang Yang is right, the imperial examination is a long-term plan for the court, and the imperial examination cannot be divided into two ways, as for the imperial examination in the future, it is not about the local Zhongzheng and the country gentleman." ”

"You ......" Mr. Shen pointed at his chin trembling, and said in a trance: "Eldest grandson Wuji, the old man has believed in you many times, and I have come to guide the imperial examination strategy for the DPRK, and you are such a rat head." ”

There are already popular ones who fell on the spot.

"Go to the Imperial Medical Department and ask someone to let the doctor take a look." The eldest grandson Wuji's tone was flat.

"Whoa!" The guards in front of the palace hurried away.

The eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward, and in the face of the accusations of dozens of old gentlemen, he said lightly: "You have been discussing here for two hours, and I also invite you to move to Hanfeng Hall for dinner, which has been arranged, and as for the next matters, we will discuss it in the afternoon." ”

Seeing that these old gentlemen still refused to move, Fang Xuanling looked outside the hall, "Come on, invite these old gentlemen out." ”

The guards in front of the hall walked in, and these old gentlemen stood up, still swearing words in their mouths, and waved their sleeves away.

When everyone left, Cen Wenwen stepped forward quickly, "Zhao Guogong, when I came, the officials persuaded Zhang Shilang to pay attention to his words and deeds several times, this is ......"

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "It's okay, what Zhang Yang said was originally a move by the DPRK, and he was not wrong." ”

Cen Wenwen was still a little guilty, and saluted again and again.

Zhang Yang arched his hand and said, "Let Zhao Guogong smile." ”

"The old man shouldn't have let you come to discuss."

"Brother Wen said that as long as I settle these old gentlemen, I will not be embarrassed about the matter of money and salary."

"Have you leveled them?" The eldest grandson Wuji also snorted coldly and left.

"Zhang Shilang, wait with me while having dinner and discuss the next arrangements." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.