"We will follow the teachings of the Sage!" Zhangsun Wuji and the other ministers hurriedly bowed and replied.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and the others were scolded so badly that they couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat off their foreheads even though it was such a hot day. They didn't know when the Emperor had become more and more powerful, and even they, who were old followers of Li Shiming, couldn't stand it.
The ministers were regretful. If they knew this would happen, they wouldn't have mentioned this. Although these people didn't dare to rebel, they all had their own thoughts. They all hoped that their families could maintain their current power and hoped that their disappointing sons could marry the princess. Even if they couldn't revitalize the family business in the future, they would at least have a guarantee. However, after hearing this, this path was blocked. If they didn't live up to expectations, they could forget about it.
After Li Shimin lost his temper, he felt much better," Wuji, how are the students who are rushing to the capital for the Enke exam? In addition, how do you plan to conduct the Enke scientific examination this time?”
"Your Majesty, almost all the students who are rushing for the examination have arrived. As many markets have been rebuilt, many poor foreign students can find cheap accommodation. As for this examination, it will be carried out according to the previous dynasty's examination.”
The imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty was not blind. Before the examination, some officials had to submit their papers. In the end, only the children of aristocratic families were accepted.
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows." Has the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs conducted an evaluation of the local officials in various places? Have you calculated how many positions are vacant in the court and the local government?”
The current Great Tang was governed by three levels of administration: Dao, prefecture, and county. It was no different from the provinces, cities, and counties of later generations. Li Shimin would not change this aspect. Even if the Dao was too big now, comparable to two or three provinces of later generations, what could he do? The Great Tang was lacking officials everywhere.
"Wuji, for this exam, we will use a nameless system. After the exam, the name at the top of the paper will be marked by someone. This way, no one will know who this paper belongs to. The examination questions were selected according to different positions, which meant that students could choose the subject they wanted to apply for according to their own situation. All the students who passed the examination this time would be sent to the county level to select officials. In other words, in the future, all the officials in the capital would have experience in local posts.”Li Shimin decided to adopt the civil service system of the future.
After Li Shiming sent away Zhangsun Wuji and the others, he was also prepared to go out to see what kind of situation the students who entered the capital for the examination were in. Therefore, he was dressed in casual clothes and equipped with a God Weapon.
At this moment, Chang Le came in. When he saw what Li Shiming was wearing, his eyes lit up." Ah Ye, I want to go out with you too."”
Li Shimin said helplessly,"Aren't you going to open a shop?" Why didn't you go?"
" There's Big Brother and Third Brother." Chang Le was talking about Li Chengqian and Li Ke.
Alright, it seemed like there was going to be a tail today.
After leaving the palace with Chang Le, Li Shiming went straight to a teahouse and sat down in an empty seat.
In the teahouse, other than Li Shiming, there were two other groups of people. One group was made up of well-dressed aristocratic children, while the other group was made up of commoners.
A luxuriously dressed scion said with disdain and arrogance,"Some people just don't know what's good for them. Can some people pass the imperial examination?" He probably didn't even know where to throw the test papers, right? Haha…I'm dying of laughter."
The commoner disciples were all indignant, but they did not dare to say anything. If a conflict broke out here, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.
Hmm? Interesting. He had just talked about how to conduct the examination, and now he had encountered such a situation. Li Shiming looked at the scene in front of him with interest.
After saying that, the man saw the newcomer Li Shimin, so he cupped his hands to Li Shimin." This brother is polite. I wonder what brother thinks about this imperial examination?”When he saw Li Shiming, he hoped that Li Shiming would agree with him. After all, judging from their clothes, they should belong to the same group.
Li Shimin found it funny. What kind of person would feel so good about himself? "I personally feel that this imperial examination will be different from the past. The court is now very pragmatic. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only 600 to 700 officials left in the capital examination before the new year.”
When the commoner disciples heard Li Shiming's words, their eyes lit up, feeling that it made sense.
The rich kids didn't dare to target Li Shiming. After all, Li Shiming's equipment was a God Equipment Set. Yes, it was a pair of sunglasses and a folding fan set. Now, folding fans were easy to get, but sunglasses were hard to get. It was obvious that Li Shiming wasn't an ordinary person, so the rich kids didn't come out to attack him.
At this moment, one of the commoners cupped his hands at Li Shimin and said," Brother, I am Wang Xuance. May I know your name?”
Wang Xuance? Was he also preparing to take the imperial examination? Hehe, this was an amazing person. Although the description of him destroying an entire country was a little exaggerated, he was indeed very capable.
Lone smoke rose from the Wolf Peak in the desert, and the sky and earth howled in the west.
The cavalry broke through the land of paradise, and whipped the battlefield of foreign countries.
There is a dynasty scattered in the frontier, why not forget the hussar Lang?
He was talking about Wang Xuance, so being a diplomat wasn't a bad idea. Thinking of this, he said,""I'm Li Er."
" Pfft…" Someone spat out the tea in his mouth. This was obviously a fake name.
At this time, Chang Le also poked Li Shiming. His expression clearly said that Li Shiming was lying. Li Shiming winked at Chang Le and smiled.
Wang Xuance wasn't angry at Li Shimin's introduction. After all, others might have their own secrets.
"Brother Wang is also here for the imperial examination? This year's expedition is different from the past. Brother Wang can choose to participate in the subject examination of the Chamberlain of Dependencies.”Without waiting for Wang Xuance's reply, he took Chang Le's hand and left. He had a general understanding of the situation, and there was no need for him to stay any longer.
Leaving behind a group of dumbfounded people who chose to participate? What the hell was this? There was still a choice? This information was a little too much.
"Ah Ye, can we go shopping now?”Ever since he left the teahouse, Chang Le had been so excited that he was jumping up and down as he walked.
"Shopping? What do you want to buy? Besides, Aye didn't bring any money." Li Shimin didn't have any money with him, and he had never planned to buy anything on the street. If he needed anything, he could just ask for it. Now, the girl wanted to go shopping.
" I have one!" Chang Le took out a gold coin and waved it at Li Shiming.
"Aren't you going to open a shop? Do you have money?"
"Didn't Aye ask everyone to participate? That way, I won't need so much money. That way, I'll have extra money. Did Aye feel like a hero could not win with a single coin?”Changle looked a little smug. Aye had no money.
What you said made sense.
Changle jumped up and down in front of Li Shimin, buying silver hairpins, puppets, sugar figurines, and a lot of other small toys. Finally, he squatted in front of a nest of rabbits and looked at Li Shimin pitifully.”
Finally, the two of them returned to the Administrative Hall. Li Shimin immediately collapsed on the rocking chair.
When Empress Zhangsun saw this, she covered her mouth and snickered." Second Brother, where did you go?”
Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Chang Le took out something and presented it to him. This was what she had gotten from shopping in the afternoon.
"Second brother, why did you think of bringing Changle out of the palace today?”
"At noon today, Wei Zheng, Wuji and the rest came to talk to me about the matter of the crown prince. In the end, they mentioned this matter and thought of leaving the palace to take a look.”Li Shimin had no energy left, so he briefly explained.
Empress Zhangsun was very nervous when she heard this. Of course, she was concerned about whether her son could be made Crown Prince.
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