A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"It's not polite to see His Majesty today!" The little eunuch said anxiously.

"Ah? Oh..." Gu Qing hastily bowed and made a four-faced salute, "Grassman Gu Qing, I have seen Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin observed Gu Qing and said, "Are you Sun Simiao's disciple?"

"Yes!" Gu Qing answered honestly.

"You made this paper." Li Shimin asked again.

"Really?..." Gu Qing said a little awkwardly.

"What is it?" Fang Xuanling jumped anxiously: "Your Majesty asks you, yes or no!"

"Yes!" Gu Qing didn't dare to look up, this is the current emperor!If this guy has a violent temper, I'm afraid he will be in the immortal class.

"You made this paper, but does anyone else know how to make it?" Li Shimin then asked.

"Return to Your Majesty." Gu Qing raised his head and said: "This is a guy who eats, only my family, if someone else learns it, I...I..."

Gu Qing stopped talking, and hurriedly lowered his head again to restore a humble posture, "If your majesty wants it, Caomin is willing to offer this method of making new paper."

"Hehehe..." Li Shimin smiled wryly, "This kid is really spineless."

Fang Xuanling also shook his head and smiled wryly.

Dog lives matter!Gu Qing was determined.

"I heard that your poems are not bad?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a sentence of ten years of life and death. If you don't think about it, you will never forget it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." Gu Qing cupped his hands again.

Li Shimin continued: "Gu Qing, do you know how many scholars I have in the Tang Dynasty?"

"It should be quite a lot..." Gu Qing said.

"Boy, I want to reopen the imperial examination, do you know why?"

Li Shimin's gaze was very sharp, as if he could read people's hearts, Gu Qing didn't dare to look directly at him and lowered his head and said, "Caomin understands, Your Majesty is benevolent and works for the common people, Caomin admires it."

The corner of the little lady's eyes twitched when she listened, what a flatterer!

An ambiguous answer gave Fang Xuanling a sigh of relief. The re-opening of the imperial examination is to let the poor students stand out. There are indeed scholars in the Tang Dynasty today, and most of them are in the hands of the family. Books, if there is cheap paper, Datang can have more books and more scholars.

Li Shimin opened the imperial examination to get rid of the power of the gentry to control the court. There are too many officials in the court who are descendants of aristocratic families. This is the real intention of the emperor. Gu Qing replied whether it was intentional or intentional.

If Gu Qing had revealed the real intention of reopening the imperial examination, then Li Shimin would not be smiling now.

The aristocratic family knows Li Shimin's intentions, and if Gu Qing moves closer to the aristocratic family, this kid is not far from death, there are advantages to being stupid, and pretending to be confused is also a kind of wisdom.

"Are you really willing to dedicate the method of making new paper to Datang?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Willing..." Gu Qing hesitated a little while saying that, "Then... can I get some, just a little bit of benefit."

"Presumptuous! Do you think this is shopping in Dongshi?" Fang Xuanling cursed loudly: "You still pay what you ask for."

"The grassroots dare not!" Gu Qing lowered his head even lower.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Boy, I have accepted your technique of making new paper, and will open a paper workshop in Chang'an. How about sharing [-]% of your monthly surplus?"

"Dividend?" Gu Qing's eyes lit up, people in the Tang Dynasty already know how to play this kind of game?Hastily said: "Your Majesty, Cao Min thinks [-]% is fine!"

"You!" Fang Xuanling seemed about to curse again.

Li Shimin waved his hand and raised the new paper and said with a smile, "Yes, [-]%! Gu Qing, I ask you what to do if this paper is produced by other paper mills besides mine."

"The heads of the grass people fell to the ground!" Gu Qing shrank his neck as he said.

In front of the current emperor, he anxiously wrote down the method of making new paper, how to make a few percent of the raw materials, how to beat the pulp, how to loosen the pulp, and left in despair after writing.

Li Shimin looked at the words written by Gu Qing, and whispered, "The words written by this kid are really..."

Seeing the crooked characters, Fang Xuanling looked away, "It's simply unsightly."

Chapter 21 Literary Hall

After Fang Xuanling left, Li Shimin looked at the new paper in front of him for a long time, "Wang Qin!"

Hearing the call, the eunuch Wang Qin who was waiting outside the Imperial Academy bowed in, "The old slave is here."

"Go and investigate this kid named Gu Qing." Li Shimin ordered: "Including this kid's background, everything must be investigated."

"Old slave understands." Wang Qin bowed and left.

"Gu Qing, Gu's surname?" Li Shimin recalled an ancient record, "Gu? Xia, inherited by the princes of the Shang Dynasty. The descendants of the thirteenth grandson of Goujian, the king of Yue, lived in the Wudong area of ​​Kuaiji, and they were also called the four surnames of Wu County."

Empress Changsun came slowly, and she knew the situation in Chang'an City after hearing Li Shimin's whisper, "The concubine pays homage to His Majesty..."

Li Shimin hastily helped Empress Changsun up, "Why did you run out again when you were pregnant?"

"Sun Simiao said that you should move around more during pregnancy, which will help you give birth." Empress Changsun continued, "I heard that Gu Qing and Qing Que are very close."

"This kid Qingque..." Li Shimin smiled wryly, "This kid has been smart since he was a child, but he pretends to be smart too much. Does he think I don't know his little thoughts? Those little tricks in the dark? He is my son, so I naturally keep an eye on him all the time. on."

"Talking about Gu Qing, why are you talking about Qing Que again?" Empress Changsun gave Li Shimin a winking look, "What does Your Majesty think of this child Gu Qing?"

"It's kind of interesting." Li Shimin picked up the teacup on the side, which was brewing the tea that Gu Qing sold that day.

"The concubine wants to find a chance to try this kid Gu Qing and see his character." Empress Changsun said.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Shimin said, "That kid is not simple, pay more attention to his human side."

"The concubine naturally understands." Empress Changsun replied.

On the other side of Chang'an City, Li Tai thought about it in his mansion, "Can this Gu Qing not be in the limelight? Father didn't do anything to him, right?"

"The man has gone back safely, but I don't know what he said to His Majesty." The attendant at the side replied.

Li Tai was very nervous, and after thinking for a long time in his mind, he immediately said: "Order, all those who investigate Gu Qing withdraw their hands and don't investigate any more."

"Here!" said the servant, bowing.

The night wind blew the candle in front of him, Li Tai was restless, "What is the prince doing?"

"I don't know yet," said the attendant.

Chang'an, East Palace

Li Chengqian had three poems hanging in front of his eyes, "Gu Qing? The king of Wei picked up a treasure this time when he went out this time, so let's investigate! Find out everything about Gu Qing and Li Tai, and start the investigation from Tongguan."