Li Er was a little stunned. No, didn't you want to plead for them?
Are you pleading for them?
You're cutting off their path!
The rest of the scholars turned their heads and looked at the determined Li Zhen in shock. They could not help but feel a lingering fear in their hearts.
Although Li Zhen had a warm smile on his face outside the palace, once he offended him, Li Zhen would really scold him to death, making the other party unable to retaliate.
He couldn't afford to offend them.
They definitely couldn't afford to offend him!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"I beg your forgiveness!"
"I beg your forgiveness!"
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty!"
Those scholars who spoke were anxious at this moment. They hurriedly knelt on the ground one by one, afraid that Li Er would agree to Li Zhen's words.
Li Er came back to his senses and could not help but frown. He was in a difficult position.
The talented people selected from Chang 'an this time were either from the five surnames or the noble families of the country.
Just because of one sentence from Li Zhen.
Set their futures?
There was no suitable reason. Li Er shook his head and decided not to agree to Li Zhen's words.
At this moment, Li Zhen suddenly opened his mouth and said to those scholars who were shouting for mercy,
"I don't understand. Why do you want His Majesty to show mercy to you? You said something wrong and did something wrong. You don't take responsibility for yourself, but you want His Majesty to take responsibility for you?”
"You said that there was a problem with my answer sheet. Let's not talk about whether my answer sheet was wrong or not. Do you know that the problem with your answer sheet is even bigger?”
Li Zhen turned around and looked at them with his hands by his side. His tone was neither hurried nor slow, but he said firmly,
"The way of governing the country that you speak of has already been clearly stated by the Prime Ministers, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, the six ministers, the head of the Ministry of Central Affairs, and the attendants of the Ministry of Sects. Your way of governing the country is to follow what others say and not have any opinions?”
"You-"
For a moment, the scholars who were begging for mercy turned red, but they were speechless and did not dare to say anything.
They were all prime ministers!
If they said that it was the same as what the prime ministers thought, did that not mean that they had the talent to be prime ministers?
They did not dare to say this even if they asked themselves. They had already suffered a setback in the position of censor and were about to be kicked out of the Imperial Palace by the current emperor. How could they be compared to the prime ministers who were good at dancing in the court?
This was not a comparison.
He was clearly throwing dirty water on the Prime Minister!
If word got out, not only would they be laughed out of their heads, they would probably be chased to death!
This Li Zhen was too ruthless!
The scholars who were begging for mercy were furious, but they didn't even dare to answer his words. This was clearly a fire pit. If they dared to answer, it was no different from jumping into a fire pit!
Well said!
Li Er's eyes lit up even more. To the scholars who were asking for mercy, Li Zhen's words were like a bolt of lightning that ruthlessly struck them. However, to him, the current emperor, it was like dew after a long drought. It came at the right time.
Li Er couldn't help but be curious and look forward to the true meaning of Li Zhen's answer sheet.
"This palace examination is indeed a test of the subjects, but isn't it also a test of the subjects choosing a wise ruler?”
Li Zhen's words continued to resound throughout Taiji Palace.
"This is the so-called principle of a wise ruler and a righteous subject. Before Shang Yang's reform, he chose many countries without meeting a wise ruler. When he entered Qin, the King of Qin treated him with courtesy and accepted his advice.”
"As for Su Qin and Zhang Yi, aren't they the same? If you meet a wise monarch, your mind will be clear. If you meet a fatuous monarch, what should you do? Therefore, there is no better way for a wise monarch to choose a wise gentleman, and a fatuous monarch to choose a flatterer.”
After saying that, Li Zhen bowed with a calm expression and said,
"Your Majesty, there are gentlemen and villains in the court today. The difference between gentlemen and villains is as clear as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.”
Hmm? Li Er raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
What did he mean? If you fail the palace examination today, will I be a fatuous ruler? I like to flatter people?
However…
I've already taken a fancy to you!
Doesn't that mean that I'm a wise ruler in your heart, so I can take a fancy to a talented person like you?
Li Er revealed a satisfied smile and nodded at Li Zhen, who was speaking with confidence. He could not help but feel that Li Zhen's words had hit the nail on the head.
These words were pleasant to hear!
He felt comfortable listening to it!
Li Er was relieved, but the scholars who were begging for mercy were so angry that their faces turned pale.
If Li Zhen had been a deep pit in the beginning, it was no longer a pit now. It was a huge hammer in Li Zhen's hand, hammering the back of their heads one by one!
What did it mean to choose a wise minister?
What did it mean to choose a crafty minister?
Who dared to say that the current emperor was not a wise ruler? Li Zhen was now flaunting himself as a virtuous official, and it was only natural for a wise ruler to choose a virtuous official.
However, in this way, they were defined by Li Zhen as villains who were good at flattery!
Killing people would kill their hearts.
It was none other than Li Zhen's words!
"That's why-"
At this moment, Li Zhen raised his head and looked at Li Er, who was smiling. He said word by word,
"A wise ruler should despise such a person who likes to flatter others.”
"I haven't finished speaking just now, but some scholars in the hall have taken the liberty to figure out the holy will and jump out to target me and pour dirty water on me. That's why I asked for the names of the scholars who seek mercy to be registered and never used. Your Majesty, please understand.”
With that, Li Zhen bowed again.
Li Er nodded solemnly.”
At this point, it was difficult for Li Er to not think about it. In his eyes, Li Zhen was a piece of sparkling gold. Instead of gold, he chose some stones? What a joke!
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