At the end of the ninth year of Wude.
A young man's surprised voice suddenly came from the British Duke Li Ji's residence.
"Father, you want me to be an imperial censor?"
The young man's face was like white jade, his skin was fair, and his eyebrows were straight. His tall figure was wearing a spotless white robe, which made him look even more extraordinary.
Li Ji stroked his goatee and sat behind a table with a teacup in his hand. He gazed at the handsome sixteen-year-old young man in front of him and nodded gently.
He knew his own child very well.
Li Zhen was good at everything.
It was just that his temperament was too stable!
"His Majesty has just ascended the throne. Now that the overall situation has been stabilized, what is urgently needed now is a censor. A censor who can have the effect of stabilizing the sea. Only then can the court be stabilized.”
Li Ji gently blew on his teacup and said softly,"
" Therefore, His Majesty is going to hold the Enke Ceremony to recruit 100 talented people from Chang 'an. They will enter the palace tomorrow for the assessment. Now, the people of the five surnames and seven Wangs, as well as the children of various officials, have all signed up.”
"Father has also reported your name. This position of censor is not something that can be taken up just because you want to. Father doesn't care about what others say, but you must take up the position.”
Li Ji, who was in his forties, took a sip of tea and looked at Li Zhen, who seemed to have come to a sudden realization. He pinched the tea lid and pointed at him, smiling as he said,
"You're this old man's child. With your steady temperament, you'll definitely be able to become an Imperial Censor. When that time comes, you'll show your face more in front of His Majesty, and your future path will be much easier.”
"Alright." Li Zhen nodded.
"Go back and prepare well." Li Ji smiled in satisfaction and did not forget to remind him,"
"You are going to be an imperial censor, not some other official. The examination of the imperial censor is nothing more than advice. You just need to rest assured and prepare for this.”
Li Zhen nodded once again. Only then did he turn around and walk back to his house. When he reached the courtyard, he suddenly stopped and raised his head to look at the sky.
Censor…
It sounded pretty good.
It was just that he had offended some people.
If he could handle it well, it should be quite easy for him to be an imperial censor.
Li Zhen shook his head. He hadn't expected that after returning to the Great Tang, he would suddenly change from a teacher to an official.
He was not from the Great Tang.
But after returning to the Great Tang, he actually became the sixteen-year-old son of Li Ji, Li Zhen.
"A remonstrant…is a remonstrant, right?" Li Zhen stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the sky as he muttered,
" The assessment should be about advice. The people of the Great Tang are not as stupid as people in the future think. Each and every one of them has real talent and knowledge. We have to prepare more…"
"It's just that a few more moves won't do…"
"Let's prepare a few dozen more hands."
Just as Li Zhen was muttering to himself, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Ding Dong!"
" Cautious and Brave System Binding!"
"Host: Li Zhen, Age: 16, Identity: [Li Ji's son. Temperament: Stable, in line with the system's binding foundation.]”
"Main mission: Please become a censor!”
System? Lee Zhen scratched his head. He actually had a transmigration system, just like the main characters in the web novels he had read before?
This was a good thing.
Main mission?
Well, it didn't conflict with what he wanted to do, so he didn't have to worry about it.
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"Da da da-"
The next day, the sky was still dark.
Taiji Palace, at the entrance of the Imperial Palace.
Accompanied by the sound of rolling wheels.
Li Zhen was dressed in a pure blue robe. He led the horse alone and calmly drove the carriage to the entrance of the Imperial Palace. Seeing that there was not even a ghost around, he could not help but frown and mutter to himself in surprise,
"What time is it already? Aren't the other examinees anxious at all?”
"Who are you?"
Suddenly, a loud shout sounded.
Li Zhen stopped in his tracks. He turned around and saw the leader of the palace guards, who was about thirty years old and had a cold expression.
Behind him, six imperial guards with their hands on their sabers walked over.
Li Zhen only saw the guard leader wave his hand, and then six palace guards quickly surrounded him in a carriage, staring at him warily with their sabers.
"I am Li Zhen."
Li Zhen loosened the reins of his horse and bowed slightly to the head of the palace guards. He smiled and said,
"I'm here to take part in the Imperial Censor's test today.”
The six palace guards were shocked. One of them said in disbelief,
"Do you know what time it is now? It's the middle of the night!"
The head guard was also a little surprised. He sized up Li Zhen with a suspicious gaze and slowly said,
"The Imperial Censor examination that you mentioned is at least eight hours away from now. Even if we wait until dawn, it will still take more than four hours.”
"If I don't come earlier, what if I'm late?" Li Zhen hesitated.”
The imperial guards were speechless.
The guard leader raised his eyebrows and said,"
"Don't you know that there is a curfew in Chang 'an?”
"It's not past the curfew yet. You will be imprisoned if you walk around at night. Don't you understand?”
"I know about the curfew."
Li Zhen nodded. He then took out a black token from his sleeve and handed it to him. He smiled and said,
"In order to avoid the punishment of the curfew, I brought this token of exemption from the curfew with me when I left my house.”
A token to exempt him from the curfew?
The six imperial guards looked at each other. This was the first time they had heard of this token.
The guard leader lowered his head and looked at the black token with the words "Exemption" written on the front and "21st of the 9th month of the 9th year of Wude" written on the back. He then looked up at Li Zhen and said,
"This is the first time I've heard of the curfew exemption token you mentioned. How can you prove that it's real?”
Li Zhen nodded and said,
" I was worried about what would happen if someone didn't recognize it. After all, this is the first time the token to exempt the curfew has appeared in Chang 'an.”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of white paper that was covered with black words and stamped with a seal from his pocket. He handed it to the guard leader beside him and said with a solemn expression,
" Therefore, I've already asked my father to go to the Ministry of Central Affairs, the Ministry of Menxia, the Ministry of Shangshu, and the six ministries to get the imperial seal from those officials to stamp on this certificate. Most importantly, look at the bottom. It has the emperor's approval. After all, without it, this certificate is useless.”
Bang!
The sound of the hilt falling to the ground suddenly rang out.
If it was before, everyone's gaze would definitely be directed at the person who landed. However, at this moment, the six imperial guards were all dumbfounded and looked at Li Zhen in a daze.
As the head of the Imperial Palace guards, Li Junxian looked down at the token in his hand and the certificate from the officers of the three provinces and six ministries, his eyes twitching.
He felt like this person was toying with him, or else he would have taken it out now. Seeing Li Zhen's calm expression, Li Junxian felt rather angry. With a cold smile, he said,
"Why don't you ask His Majesty to directly issue an imperial edict to exempt you from today's curfew?”
"I've thought about what you're thinking."
Li Zhen nodded and took out a golden scroll from his pocket. He raised it high in his hand and said with a solemn face,
" This is the imperial edict of His Majesty. My father had just asked for it from the palace. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so at ease, walking around Chang 'an City with a carriage under curfew.”
Li Junxian knelt down.
There were also six dumbfounded imperial guards. The moment they saw the imperial edict, they all knelt in front of Li Zhen and said in unison,"Long live Your Majesty!"
Seeing the imperial edict is like seeing Your Majesty.
Li Junxian had no choice but to kneel.
The six palace guards had no choice but to kneel!
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
After he put away the imperial edict, the six Imperial Palace guards secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Li Junxian.
Then, Li Junxian asked the question in their hearts,
"Langjun, what's your name?"
If there were still people among the seven who would look down on Li Zhen's identity, no one dared to have such thoughts now.
After all, to be able to invite an imperial edict and get the signatures of the chiefs of the three provinces and six ministries, their backing was simply too strong!
He couldn't afford to offend them.
He really couldn't afford to offend them!
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