Crown Tang emperor

It should be known that there are still tens of thousands of escaped soldiers from the Second Yamen in other states who are missing. Who knows if there are any ambitious people who want to contact the down-and-out royal family to do some tricks.In history, after his fourth uncle came back to power, Li Chongfu, the eldest son of his third uncle, was instigated to rebel.

Of course, even if such a commotion occurs, it will not be a big deal, but it will also have a certain impact on Li Tong's etiquette, and will greatly affect the progress of the court's military and political affairs.

Therefore, the safest way is to try to control these close relatives, and wait until the Kaiyuan politics becomes more stable in a few years. If these people are peaceful, they will fall, and if they are restless, then a thorough solution will be made.At that time, the political situation in the community has stabilized, and the tolerance is higher, so there will naturally be more operations to choose from.

Wu Zetian heard Li Tong's answer, and sighed again: "I hope she can understand the painstaking efforts of her relatives to tolerate, if she is really evil... Oh, that's all, you go now. Rest early, don't waste your energy on these trivial matters."

After Li Tong heard the words, he got up and said goodbye. After leaving the empress dowager's bedroom, he went straight to the queen's bedroom.The queen had already boarded the couch, and when she learned of the saint's arrival, she got up and put on her clothes to meet him, looking at the saint with a smile, "I thought the saint would live somewhere else..."

Li Tong raised his hand to hold the queen's catkin, hugged her in his arms, and whispered between his temples: "At today's banquet, I offended the queen. If I don't enter the curtain to apologize, how can I sleep peacefully tonight?"

He made it clear in front of his family today and warned his aunt, which meant that the family knew and tolerated it. If his aunt continued to make trouble, she would be bored and alienated.

But this approach, after all, is not enough respect for the queen.In ordinary families, it is difficult for a big wife to tolerate her husband setting up another room outside, which means a provocation to the head of the big wife's inner house, let alone the queen who is the mother of the world.

In the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, the enjoyment of lust is not a big deal, but if the huge palace can't accommodate a woman and needs to be housed in another house, it will inevitably bring the empress the notoriety of shrew jealousy.

The queen snuggled into Li Tong's arms and sighed: "But if the house is safe, why should I care about other things. The sage has worked hard to rule the country, and it is human nature to want to keep a square inch of personal freedom. The eldest princess Although Fan Zuo faction cannot be alienated, but since there is already a sage, we need to be more cautious when going in and out. My concubine impudently begs for a place in Longqingfang, and Jian Yu is a Guizhou Garden, so that you can go in and out without losing your foothold."

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help being even more moved. He embraced the queen and boarded the couch, and briefly recounted the conversation with his grandmother on this, to ensure that the affairs outside the palace would not disturb the palace structure, which could be regarded as reassuring the queen and paying back. The queen tolerated him.

As for his aunt's fuss about being a bad person, Li Tong doesn't intend to let it go lightly. Although the direct political suppression is still limited by the right and wrong of public opinion, he can also use other methods to teach him a lesson, otherwise it's really hard to get angry. .

Chapter 0833 love and self-infatuation, neither greed nor resentment

Princess Taiping originally planned to stay in the palace for one night and continue to discuss matters related to Longqingfang with her mother. They said it was a discussion, but in fact it was mainly about persuasion.Although the Empress Dowager showed a lot of interest in this matter when she first heard about it, she didn't pay much attention after knowing the general idea.

Although this attitude puzzled Princess Taiping, it was one of the few things she could think of that would allow her to re-intervene in the center of the current situation, so she still had high expectations for it.

But the saint's sudden attack at the family banquet caught her off guard, and she felt a little fear in her heart, so she didn't dare to insist on staying in the palace and leave the palace with everyone.

Because Xue Chongxun still wanted to stay in Zhitang for introspection, he sent his mother to the palace gate to say goodbye and then returned to Zhitang, while Li Youniang rode out of the palace with her mother-in-law.

At night, the city of Chang'an is very quiet, occasionally Jin Wuwei street guards pass by on patrol, doing a little identity check, but they don't dare to stop the nobleman's way.

Even so, Princess Taiping was still a little displeased. After being blocked for the first time, she couldn't help but snorted coldly: "These pedestrians, Qiu Ba, have no eyes, and they are not as good at human feelings as the guards of the Eastern Capital. Looking at this guard of honor, if it is true How dare bad people come in and out like this? If Dongdu dared to do things like this in the past, the slaves would have taught them a profound lesson long ago!"

After hearing the words, Li Youniang didn't think about anything else, she just replied casually: "The Eastern Capital is not far away from the chaos, if it can be safe and peaceful, it should be stricter in the interrogation at night. These street gangsters are ordered to do their duty, so there is no need to be strict and blame them. "

When Princess Taiping heard this, her expression was a little unnatural, she snorted coldly before laughing and said: "At the banquet just now, the sage laughed at the bride for being unfavorable. Hearing this sympathetic words, it turned out to be modest words."

"Brothers and sisters have been dependent on each other for a long time, and their feelings are deep. Even if the brothers have a lesson, they will not speak loudly. Not to mention ridicule, I naturally don't take it to heart."

After Li Youniang heard the words, she said seriously, and after taking a look at Princess Taiping, she opened her mouth and said, "Actually, Auntie doesn't have to be too strict with Fulang. People who are so appreciative like Brother, all praise Fulang or his talent is not outstanding." , but he is sincere and filial. He is a good man who settles down and keeps his business. Regardless of the past or the present, he can abide by his duty and never make grudges. Auntie hopes that her son will become a talent. Everyone has such a wish, but if she behaves too much Urgent, the request is too urgent, but it will make the younger generation fearful and lose ground."

When Princess Taiping heard this, her expression became even more unhappy, and she snorted again: "Whether he will become a talent or not is the result of my womb. It is reasonable for a mother to teach a child a lesson. Could it be that I can't say because he is connected to a powerful family?" ? When it comes to the control of the nobles in the world, you little lady is still behind me!"

Hearing her mother-in-law's unfriendly tone, Li Youniang's complexion also changed abruptly, but she didn't want to quarrel with her elders on the way, so she simply closed her mouth and turned her face to the other side.

After Princess Taiping said this, she also felt that her tone was a little heavy, and she smiled again after a moment of silence: "I said this, not because I want to blame the bride for covering me up, but because I'm worried that the kid won't be able to show his shame and show courage. Enjoying vanity in the protection of others, I have let down your young mother and you have taken care of me. A husband and son-in-law are not good, and they ask their mother's family for everything. Human feelings are cold and warm. I know the pain in this, so I don't want my bride to follow in my footsteps."

"Dragon and phoenix have their own species, and the bride, Auntie Xiao. Don't say that Fulang is still motivated at the moment. Even if he wants to rely on me to seek a career in the coming year, his fate is like this, so there is nothing to complain about. So I also hope that Auntie will be able to make a living." Virtuous deeds are treasures, preached to succeed. My brother will enjoy the fortune of the country for a long time, and I will not suddenly lose power to rely on. I will not suffer from wealth and honor in this life. I only hope that I can teach future generations the virtuous woman skills passed down in my family!"

After saying this, Li Youniang knocked on the window of the car, and said: "Stop the car ahead, I feel unwell, and I can't accompany Auntie to see you off. The next day will be better, and I will go to the car to greet you."

When Li Youniang got out of the carriage and left with her family members, Princess Taiping, who was sitting alone in the carriage, looked pale and uncertain, and after a while she let out a long sigh: "I am not blind or deaf, and I am not an uncle. I only know the power today." It's difficult!"

Once upon a time, in her husband's house, she was also domineering and aggressive. She didn't care about the feelings of her parents-in-law and her mother-in-law. She confidently thought that she would never suffer such troubles, but she didn't expect that the retribution would come, and she also felt it. It's really uncomfortable.

Being dumped halfway by her bride, Princess Taiping was naturally not in a good mood. When the servants came to ask where she was going to stay tonight, after thinking about it, Princess Taiping ordered: "Go to Longqingfang Bieye."

Longqingfang is one of the few luxurious and expensive places in Chang'an City, and the mansions in the place attract a lot of competition. Naturally, Princess Taiping will not miss this excitement.Although it is said that the sage does not take care of her enough now, but it is only compared to the splendor of previous years.Compared with other people in the world, as the eldest princess of the Tang family, she still has great privileges. Wanting to find a mansion is just a matter of one word, and naturally she will not be like others who have nowhere to ask.

Princess Taiping is not willing to be lonely by nature, and after setting up a separate residence in Longqingfang, she often socializes and feasts with the residents in the workshop. Naturally, she noticed the mansion of Li Tong, a son of Sanyuan County who was not so gregarious, and asked people to check it carefully.

For others, the secrets of personnel affairs are naturally no secrets for Princess Taiping. After a little attention, she discovered the truth of this mansion. She was surprised and delighted, except that she reunited with Shangguan Wan'er after a long absence In addition to his joy, what is more important is that he thinks he has mastered the secret of the saint.

Tonight, she was disturbed by personnel one after another, and she was in a very bad mood. In the past, there was Mrs. Zhang, a close nurse, to comfort her.After entering the workshop, he simply did not return to his own business, but went straight to the so-called Sanyuan Li Xueshi's mansion.

Normally, this villa doesn't receive many guests during the day, and at night, the gate control is even stricter.Princess Taiping asked someone to come in and knock on the door, but there was no response for a long time, after a while, a few strong soldiers opened the door and came out, looking at Princess Taiping and her party vigilantly.

"I'm an old friend of your mistress's mother, and I visited the house a few days ago..."

Princess Taiping still needs to explain, but Su Sanyou, who is the leader of the guards, said directly: "His Royal Highness Princess Dachang can enter the mansion, but all the attendants should be placed elsewhere. Don't linger in front of the mansion to disturb the quietness of the square."

Although Princess Taiping didn't know Su Sanyou, she still felt a little familiar. When she visited the house before, the access control in the mansion was not so strict, obviously the sage made another arrangement.It can also be seen from this that the sage's concern for the personnel affairs of this other industry is not just as a place for pleasure and recreation.

"You guys go back to the other business in the mansion first. If the master doesn't tire of chasing it, I will stay here tonight and come back tomorrow morning to listen."

After pondering for a while, Princess Taiping turned around and said to the slaves, and walked into the house under the guidance of the guards in the mansion.

In front of the central hall in the mansion, Shangguan Wan'er, who was wearing a dress and skirt, had already been waiting here, and when she saw the princess walking in, she walked forward slowly and said with a smile: "There is a banquet in the palace tonight, Your Highness the Princess, don't you?" How can you have the leisure to visit my concubine's burrow?"

When Princess Taiping heard this, she raised her eyebrows immediately, raised her finger and pointed at Shangguan Wan'er, and said angrily: "You two, although there are high walls in the palace to block your relationship, the message was delivered in time! I thought I could deliver it in the middle." In other words, the beauty of an adult, if you use your clumsy strength to achieve it, it turns out that you are asking for humiliation and troubles!"

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, she pursed her lips and smiled, first invited the princess into the hall, and then said with a gleeful smile: "My Sanlang has never been the kind of vulgar man who has no opinions and is manipulated by others. , Have I told you this? The nobles in the palace have taught you a lesson in front of you, but you want to blame me, and even visit the door late at night to harass you. What's the reason for that?"

"Your family? Ha, the sage has his own family, how much is it given to you? You are enjoying yourself, willing to stand outside the laws, rites and human relationships. You think you are content and touching, but you are nothing more than tying the future of mother and child to other people's thoughts. How can you believe a few sweet words when a man is greedy for pleasure? Could it be that you wrapped your own smartness in the womb and gave birth together? It's ridiculously stupid!"

Princess Taiping couldn't help being even more annoyed when she heard this, she glared at Shangguan Wan'er with an angry and disappointed expression.

"But I am willing to believe it, so what can I do? You have no such luck in this life. You can't hear how moving my family Saburo is when he is passionate. I really can't explain the sweetness and intoxication when the love is strong!"

For Princess Taiping's ridicule, Shangguan Wan'er was not ashamed at all, put her hand on her cheek and said with a happy smile, then pointed at Princess Taiping and sighed: "You can't hide your thoughts from me, let alone my Sanlang. If you want to mess around, I can't control you, but if you go too far and force my mother and son to fight for your favor, I don't have the means to punish you!"

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping sneered: "What do you rely on to sanction me? Rely on your family's Li Xueshi who can't live in the sun? Even if the emperor hates me, he still wants to treat me generously and not be a bully."

"If the technique is spoken out, it will lose its magic effect. In short, I will not lie to you. I am satisfied with what I have now, and I don't want to add or subtract a point. In order to keep this court, so that my son can grow up happily, Let my husband return home at any time. If anyone intends to destroy my dream, I can do anything!"

Shangguan Wan'er was still smiling, and her tone was calm, but Princess Taiping couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when she heard her say that. After a dry laugh, she sighed: "It turns out that you treat me like this, it really makes people sad? In all fairness, Yi Standing on the ground, if you are treated like me in this world, you will be in a good mood? I am not completely helpless because of being honored as a country today, but now I want to find a little calmness within the scale, but he actually Be stingy, don't talk about the relationship, even if it's about merit, should he treat me like this?"

"Ha, the princess still laughed at me for not being scheming, but you want to share the truth with the Supreme. Is this idea stupid?"

Shangguan Wan'er laughed again after hearing the words, then looked around her own hall and said leisurely: "So I care whether he is the supreme or a pawn? I only guard my Sanlang, give him both body and mind, neither greedy nor complaining. You, you are not greedy." Power, I just want to be cared for. What was promised in the past is more romantic than powerful. You want to find a balance of both, but fate plays tricks..."

"This woman is really stupid and dizzy, what absurd words she said!"

Princess Taiping's face changed abruptly when she heard this, and then she stood up, frowned and said: "If I hear such words again, I will be rude to you! If I really have half of the monster you said, teach me I can't bear it, I can't die!"

Seeing Princess Taiping swearing to the sky and reacting so fiercely, Shangguan Wan'er was also startled, before she could reply, Princess Taiping said again: "Look for a guest house, I will stay tonight and tomorrow too! If you don’t want to treat me favorably on account of meritorious deeds, but also frequently rob my family and wealth, I will just wait here and see if Li Xueshi, who is famous for his poems, dares to go home!"

Shangguan Wan'er's face darkened when she heard the words, and she snorted, "No room!"

"If I don't have a room, I'll share the bed with you. In previous years, I didn't sleep with my legs crossed and hugging each other. Tonight, I have to explore carefully. Is my lady fat or thin since she left..."

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's expression turn sour, Princess Taiping laughed and sat back in her seat, as if a bad guest came to the door and refused to leave.

Chapter 0834 The Imperial Examinations Are Unnamed, Fair Selection

After all, Princess Taiping did not dare to stay in Shangguan Wan'er's mansion for too long. Although her words were full of confidence, she knew in her heart that if she really angered the saint, she would not live too comfortably.

After all, the reality is just like what Shangguan Wan'er said, it is an extremely stupid idea to reason with the Supreme in everything.Therefore, Princess Taiping only stayed overnight, and the next day, taking advantage of the dawn and the lack of pedestrians on the square street, she left early.

Not to mention that Princess Taiping has countless problems. Although Li Tong is annoyed that his aunt is interfering in his family affairs and intends to take revenge, he still doesn't have the time and energy to deal with such trivial matters right now, because besides normal military affairs, There is another thing that needs to be prepared, and that is the rewards for the tributes to the present department.

There are many elections in the imperial court, the most important ones are civil elections and imperial examinations.Among them, because Quanxuan is directly conferring official positions, in addition to paying tribute to Beijing, local prefectures and counties also have to summarize the personnel situation on the report every autumn, and the Beijing Central Baisi also reports to the officials. The situation of internal and external officials is determined by the Ministry of Officials to select new officials.

Therefore, the annual general election is arranged at the turn of autumn and winter, and the missing members must be made up before the new year to ensure that there will be a good political environment both inside and outside when the next year begins.

Tribute candidates from various prefectures often enter Beijing with taxation in autumn, but since the imperial examination and civil election are currently under the auspices of the Ministry of Officials, compared with the selection of reserves for the imperial examination, civil election is undoubtedly more important.

Therefore, the imperial examination was postponed to the next spring, and the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs had to be busy with the election before they could turn back and prepare for the imperial examination.

However, during this waiting period, the electors have nothing to do. In addition to having fun with friends and commenting on current events, the imperial court will also organize a series of activities for them to participate in.Such as paying homage to Kong Xuanfu, the ancestors of the Li and Tang royal families, Taishang Daozun, Emperor Xuanyuan Laozi, and Guozijian lectures.

Among them, the etiquette of various visits is mainly through these ceremonies to let the tributes from other prefectures feel the power and virtue of the imperial court.The Guozijian lectures are extremely pragmatic. Those who give lectures on the stage are all famous scholars, scholars, academically powerful, and some even participate in the next imperial examination questions and examination papers. Quite Counseling before the official examination.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has pursued a strategy of emphasizing internal affairs rather than external ones, not only reflected in the military and political structure, but also in the construction of academics and ideology.These pre-examination lectures and trainings not only increase the chances of candidates from various states to pass the examination, but also through these people to convey some innovations and changes in the academic and ideological aspects of the imperial court to the localities.

The tributes of Zhuzhou also attach great importance to such opportunities. After all, the two capitals are the center of the empire, and the elites of the whole world gather here.So even if the daily obsession lingers in the bustling streets of Chang'an City, there are very few people who are absent from the lectures at the Guozijian.

Datang’s selection of tribute candidates is based on the state. According to the size of the state, each state is given a certain number of places, usually between one and three people.There are more than [-] state capitals in the world. According to this data, there are probably thousands of people participating in the imperial examination selection every year.

However, due to the frequent turmoil in the middle school last year and the change of the imperial system, the imperial court also relaxed the restrictions on the scale of the first imperial examination in the first year of Kaiyuan.In addition to the increase in the fixed number of places in each state, the proportion of students from all states who took part in the imperial examination has also been increased. Therefore, this year, the number of people who entered Beijing to participate in the imperial examination has reached more than 3000, and nearly [-].

Of course, the people of Zhugong Ju are most concerned about their respective futures, and the imperial court considers issues from a more grand perspective.Although the imperial examination system has been implemented for many years, there are still many unsatisfactory places.

The most important point is that the Ministry of Officials presides over and prepares for the imperial examination affairs.Such an arrangement, whether it is the imperial examination or the civil election, is controlled by the Ministry of Officials, so that the Ministry of Officials has the sole authority among the six ministries of Shangshu Province. After all, personnel power is the foundation of politics. Compared with the Ministry of Officials in terms of authority, it is not at the same level at all.

Such an arrangement is indeed not conducive to the separation of powers and mutual checks and balances.Moreover, in actual operation, it will also make the selection of officials more burdensome. From autumn and winter to spring and summer, they are busy selecting ceremonies for almost half a year.

Of course, Li Tong also thought about transferring the preparation and hosting of the imperial examination to the Ministry of Rites, but such a change is not as simple as a sentence or two.

The Ministry of Officials has presided over the imperial examinations for many years, and the related personnel and other things have already had mature operating experience. If they are transferred to the Ministry of Rites, all the supporting facilities will have to be reorganized and run-in, which cannot be completed in a short period of time.Moreover, the Ministry of Rituals was also very busy last year. After preparing for many big gifts, it was difficult to allocate energy to make personnel preparations in advance.

Therefore, this year's imperial examination is still organized by the Ministry of Officials, but the presiding examiner has been replaced by the servant Yao Xuan.Li Tong also planned to recall Wang Fangqing back to the court in the middle of this year, as Minister of the Ministry of Rites and into the Political Affairs Hall, mainly responsible for the adjustment of related affairs, so that in the second year of Kaiyuan, the chair of the imperial examination could be transferred from the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Rites.

In fact, the increase in the number of reference personnel and the expansion of the scale of the imperial examinations are not all good things. In the imperial examinations in previous years, there were less than 2000 candidates from the various prefectures and the academies in Beijing, and no more than one to two thousand.

Among the regular subjects set up by the imperial examination, apart from the Xiucai subjects, which have long been abolished, the others are mainly the Mingjing and Jinshi subjects. Even if the other subjects are added, only one or two hundred people are selected each year. It can also maintain the selection ratio of ten to one.

However, the number of referee candidates this year has more than doubled compared with previous years. Whether the selection ratio is stricter or more relaxed is also deeply worrying.

If you still want to maintain the number of recruits in previous years, then the competition will undoubtedly be more intense. If you choose one out of forty, the difficulty will be several times steeper.

However, if the imperial court relaxes the selection ratio, maintains the same selection ratio as in previous years, or even loosens it up, it will make people feel that the imperial court is merciful and indiscriminate in elections, which will cause the overall decline in this year's imperial examinations.Moreover, it is still uncertain whether the sudden addition of so many new candidates will have an impact on the future election and election cycles.

After all, even if you pass the imperial examination, you only get a background and a qualification to be an official, and you have to go through the election for several years.

Hastily increasing the number of candidates, but the imperial court did not have enough official positions to confer, coupled with the decline in the gold content of the candidates caused by the indiscriminate elections this year, will make them be criticized and at a disadvantage when they participate in the election in the future.It is undoubtedly not worth the candle to cause a very negative impact on the future of a lifetime for the sake of temporary vanity.

What's more, around the new year, there were some rumors in Beijing. According to the rumors, the scale of the imperial examination this year was mainly to obtain a family background for the children of the Yasukuni heroes. one game.The reason why so many people are called for reference is to make the result less eye-catching and heart-wrenching.

This kind of operation is not without precedent. In the early years when the prime minister was in charge of the country, the imperial court had a similar approach, which interfered with the election ceremony to usurp the chances of ordinary electors to become officials.

All kinds of debates and speculations have cast a negative atmosphere on this year's imperial examinations before they even started.In order to quell rumors and debates in all aspects, the imperial court also announced some reform orders before the imperial examination.

The first is this year's imperial examination, which fully adopts the anonymous system to avoid the disadvantages of private granting of public power in the selection process to the greatest extent.Candidates' test papers are full of vague names, and the officials who examine the examination papers are completely ignorant of the details of their backgrounds, so the selection results are undoubtedly more fair.

When this order reform was announced, it immediately eliminated the bad influence of most of the rumors, and many students from other states couldn't help running around to congratulate each other.

Since the implementation of the imperial examination system, its fairness has been questioned.The examiners can directly see the family background and hometown of the candidates. Generally speaking, as long as the grammar is passable, the children of high-ranking officials can basically pass the examination.Moreover, most of the places in previous years were monopolized by the students of the Liangjing Academy, and the tributes from other states were in the position of accompanying runners all the year round, and few of them were able to pass high school.

It is undoubtedly good news for students from out-of-states that the anonymous testimonials have now offset the impact of their native place and family background.Of course, even a vague name cannot completely eliminate cheating, but those cheating methods in later generations have not appeared at present, so there is no need to make detailed regulations to open up cheating ideas for people.

Although the issue of fairness has been resolved, there are still many disputes over the number of places selected for this year.The imperial court had also been prepared for this, that is, the number of candidates for the two main subjects of Mingjing and Jinshi remained unchanged, but the scale of selection for the three subjects of Mingfa, Mingshu, and Mingshu increased greatly, and the number of candidates for these three subjects remained the same. The election period has been greatly shortened. As long as you win, you will be able to participate in the selection of the Ministry of Officials this autumn to give you a new solution.

In the past, the imperial examinations focused on Taoism and despised art. Mingfa, Mingshu, and Mingshu were three more professional subjects. Although they were the same as Jinshi subjects in terms of background and conferred, they did not pay much attention. Only two or three subjects were selected each year. People, there are seven or eight great people, and they are often low-ranking officials such as party tricks, with limited prospects.

Li Tong also knew that it would be difficult to reverse this value in a short period of time. In order to encourage students to actively participate in the election, he also offered extremely favorable conditions for employment.

Of course, this is not a random addition. The Ming Law Department can participate in the formulation of the "Kaiyuan Law", and at the same time, it can also supplement the gap in local law popularization and law enforcement talents.The opening of a large number of official workshops has also left a huge gap in the court's talents in accounting and management. Mingshu is a professional counterpart. Strengthening the emphasis on mathematics can also promote the development of some natural subjects.

As for Mingshu, it was used to promote printing and the popularization of prefectural and county government schools. Printing calligraphy and classics required calligraphy plate making, and prefectural and county primary schools needed academic and political professors.

Therefore, not only this year, but for a long time to come, the imperial court will have a high demand for professional talents. As the most important channel for selecting scholars, the imperial examination will naturally increase the number of talents selected and recruited in this area, and optimize the appointment.

Chapter 0835 when Si Xiantai, for the country to investigate traitors

Although the form and process of this year's imperial examinations are similar to those of previous years, the specific content has undergone great changes.

If it was the era when the form and content of the imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties had been extremely solidified, Li Tong would not have dared to make such a big content reform rashly.However, the scholarly style of study in the Tang Dynasty is still quite open and inclusive, and the trend of separate disciplines is very strong, which provides an extremely favorable environmental foundation for corresponding reforms.

If it was in later generations, if Li Tong wanted to rashly increase the selection ratio of trick officials, he would definitely be strongly opposed by the economic officials who benefited from the imperial examination.

But now, although the imperial examination has been implemented for many years, it is still not enough to form a new type of political force with Jinshi as the main body.Even the fierce partisan struggle between the Jinshi group and the old bureaucrats will not happen until more than 100 years later.

Therefore, the current reform of the content of the imperial examination, for the majority of Shiliu, only means different choices in terms of future, and will not lead to ideological struggle.

Although Mingjing and Jinshi are more prominent and have a brighter future, the difficulty of selection is also higher, and the start-up period is also longer.Mingfa and Mingsu may not have a high upper limit, but they can enter the official career faster and get the opportunity to realize their knowledge.

In order to allow Shiliu candidates to make reasonable choices according to their own actual conditions as much as possible, instead of just being limited by the old worldly views and refusing to step into the so-called evil path, Li Tong also specially arranged to combine Mingjing and Jinshi The two subjects will be tested first, and more than ten days will be spared for the candidates to reflect and consider, before continuing with the other three subjects.

Because this year's imperial examinations chose a completely anonymous system, coupled with the influence of many years of inherent values, almost all the people in Zhugong in Beijing took the exams of these two subjects.

But it has to be said that these young gongju people still underestimated the insidiousness of their emperor. In order to hit their self-confidence in these two subjects and make them choose more technical examinations, Li Tong also released a few This is a big move, so that many outstanding talents who participated in the Xingtai examination in the early years, such as He Zhizhang, also participated in this year's imperial examination.

Although some of these people have already been released from official positions, the examinations for Xingtai are not of proper background after all. It is understandable to retake the exam in order to obtain a decent background.

But to let these people compete with those newly promoted tributes is undoubtedly to let the old soldiers in the army fight with the recruits. There is a clear gap between the experience and the ordinary Gongju people.

Li Tong himself has the character of being a bitch and setting up a memorial archway. Although he intends to make things worse, in order to show the fairness of this year's imperial examination, after the two subjects of Mingjing and Jinshi are announced, the examination papers of Zhumingjing and Jinshi are immediately published. Engraved and printed, compiled into several volumes of "Wen Cui Jilu", sent to the market for public sale, so that the time can learn about the level of this year's tributes.

Among them, He Zhizhang from Wuzhong won the first prize in the Jinshi Division and became the number one scholar in Kaiyuan. His poems and essays were naturally widely praised for a while.Even the harshest critics, after carefully reading He Zhizhang's works, have to admit that the head of the list is astonishing and well-deserved.

Because of the reform of the imperial examination order this year, many tribute candidates from other states are blindly optimistic, and at the same time they are not lacking in pride and pride in their knowledge level. After failing, they were already in a bad mood and had doubts about themselves.

After seeing the wonderful essays selected in the "Wen Cui Lu", I can't help but feel even more that I am really looking at the sky from the well, and I don't know the size of the world. After being hit, it is unavoidable to be even more discouraged and feel that the future is bleak.

Killing people has to punish their hearts, which is what Li Tong is talking about.But as long as it can produce results, he doesn't consider whether the method is glorious or not.

In the subsequent scientific examinations of the three subjects, the number of references was extremely large, almost reaching more than a thousand in each subject.