Chapter 8: Lingyun Pavilion
Lingyun Pavilion, although occasionally a few literati write a few sour poems here, but there is no real Confucian.
Those who come here are either rich boys who have fun and make friends, or poor students who are waiting for the price to sell, and occasionally a few angry young people express their worries about the country and the people, but they don't understand anything.
So, the princess didn't bother to come here.
But it doesn't prevent everyone from thinking that it's good here, after all, the status is different, and the mind is different. Princess Taiping is waiting for everyone to come to the knot, well, it's good to make friends, there is really no need to come to this kind of place to meet some gentlemen who seem to be noble, but in fact can't enter the core of the family, and ants who may not be able to embark on a career in their lives.
However, in the spirit of being responsible for her future, the princess still came.
When you come to Lingyun Pavilion, you can't just go back without saying a word. Whether it is a rat's eyesight and short-sightedness, or a belly of poetry and books, Top Gun, smart people can still see it.
If the IQ of this group of sons is really too low, they will have learned about it, and they will have one more reason to reject their father.
Princess Taiping dressed up a little and came to Lingyun Pavilion.
A son, who didn't bring a scholar, but brought two maids, and the gatekeeper knew what was going on at a glance.
New to the kids.
"The best private room upstairs."
"I don't know who it is, but it's very imposing." The little brother who guarded the door thought to himself, he couldn't be offended. "This son, the private room of Lingyun Pavilion can only be provided to officials above the third rank of the current dynasty and their sons. Can you let the little ones take a look at your tokens? β
The maid next to her brought a token, the token of the Prince's Mansion.
"Offended, you upstairs please. Childe, how many people? β
"Alone."
It's already the second person from the Prince's Mansion to come, and it's really strange today, it's all alone.
After a while, a large group of sons came, plus the children of wealthy families who had been discussing current affairs here, and the scene suddenly became lively.
Unless it is a person valued by the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee, ordinary people do not go up to the second floor. This is a place to simply discuss knowledge and compare knowledge. And these sons are here to learn and show off.
Everyone is on the ground floor.
Shen San asked if he didn't know what they were doing here, but he didn't want to go home, so he was sad.
And he didn't think of a way, after all, he didn't know much about the world.
If you can, it's better not to go back, it's definitely going to be exposed. Suddenly and dramatically, this setting is difficult to accept.
Sometimes Lingyun Pavilion has exam questions, sometimes it doesn't. The so-called examination questions are the place where the DPRK and China listen to the people's opinions, so the children of the family will appear here.
There is no topic today, so everyone will discuss it casually. A group of people who have no ambition will naturally discuss the question of how bad the person who has ambition is.
So the topic of discussion became corruption.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty was already relatively wealthy, and the country was also very stable. Li Zhi also has a set of ways to deal with corrupt officials, and corruption is far less serious than that of later generations, and the three high-ranking officials of Shangshu under the Zhongshu Sect did not sell their official positions to get rich and use their power for personal gain.
Li Zhi's method is to publicly accuse you so that you don't dare to commit it again. Li Zhi's brother Li Yun and uncle Li Ying were once humiliated by Li Zhi for corruption, and issued an edict to reward all the princes with money, and specifically pointed out that these two people could run their own business without reward. Being despised can be ignored, and being despised by the emperor will still be sad in the future.
If a person has a bad reputation and is punished, there will be no more opportunities for promotion, and others will also talk about future generations as officials, and so-and-so's father or grandfather is a corrupt official. In addition, the family will also be disgraced.
Being a corrupt official and being blamed again is tantamount to ruining yourself, your descendants, and even your family.
In the Tang Dynasty, fame was so important.
The imperial examination system that began in the Sui Dynasty was not perfect, and the main way to enter the office was to recommend it because of high moral character. Admission needs to be recommended, and if you need to be recommended, you need fame.
Therefore, Shen Sanwen didn't want to carry this pot in the family.
Therefore, this topic is to sing the praises of virtue. praised the emperor for how good his rule was, although a few officials still bullied others and accepted bribes, but the overall governance was proper.
So, the sons did not speak, quietly waiting for the next topic.
There is no cat that doesn't steal, it just cares how many times. For a feudal society, there is no such thing as being honest, only being intentional and unintentional, active and passive, and there are some benefits that you must accept. Corruption is not terrible, as long as it does not infringe on the right to life of ordinary people, and it is good if it does not move and does not cause major incidents.
Donβt wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.
Cui Xuan is a famous talent, since he is here, everyone naturally has to ask for advice.
"Brother Cui, corruption is endless. Qin officials need to be thorned in the face to receive a copper coin, Han officials need to avoid the local area, go to other places to serve as officials, and be executed by ten gold, and the Sui Dynasty secretly investigates hundreds of officials, and falsely bribes to convict. The conviction of corruption is very serious, but throughout the ages, there have been people who take risks, Brother Cui thinks, why did it start? How to end? β
This person is here to dismantle the stage, Shen San asked.
But the whole seat is not good-looking, you can't finish singing praises and virtues, and you have to ask why and what to do, this will be Cui Xuan's finished speaking, and we will inevitably speak, the question is still so sharp, although it will not be punished for words, but if it is heard by someone with a heart, it is misinterpreted as a satire of court officials, or if a narrow-minded person hears the right number and takes a seat, it is not good.