Would Li Shi Min believe it? Would the ministers believe it?
Believe your mother!
No matter how smart and talented the little fellow was, the emperors and ministers of the Great Tang could not let a child monopolize the power of the country.
This was not a matter of trust, but the prudence of governing the country.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Western Han's prime minister from monopolizing power, the Great Tang had abolished the post of prime minister since the founding of the country and replaced it with three provinces and six ministries. That is, nine ministers.
The so-called "Prime Minister of the Great Tang" was actually a form of respect for the nine ministers. It was actually a "fake prime minister."
In other words,
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, and the other nine important officials had the same power as the former Prime Minister.
What was a prime minister?
If the prime minister governs the world, he is the prime minister.
That was the true meaning of 'below one person, above ten-thousand people'.
According to the old rules of the Han Dynasty, any department included: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and all other official matters had to be notified to the Prime Minister before they could report to the Emperor.
In addition, if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the prime minister even had the right to reject it.
One could imagine how great the power was.
It could almost be said that the power of the subjects and the power of the monarch ruled the world together.
Would Li Shi Min, who was ambitious and determined to become a sage, allow others to share his power?
Impossible!
There was no prime minister in the imperial court. Even if there was, Li Shi Min would not agree.
"
Hmph!" How dare this little doll declare that 'Three years have flattened the grassland'? Was he treating the 300,000 Turkic cavalry like pigs?”
Hou Junji coldly harrumphed, his face dark.
As the commander of the army, Hou Junji had many 'dealings' with the Turkic cavalry.
The viciousness of the Turkic cavalry was carved into their bones.
If not for this, Emperor Gaozu would not have given gold and silver, or even the princess a "marriage alliance".
The situation was pressing, and he was forced into a corner!
"That's right! Your Majesty, this child is too good at bragging. A mere seven-year-old child actually dared to treat the Turks like dirt.”Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
"Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this child. The war between the two countries was a crisis of life and death. She could not let him be in the hands of a child!”Gao Shilian advised anxiously.
"Your Majesty, we all know how terrifying the Turkic cavalry are. This lowly subject's plan is to use thirty years to slowly weaken the Turkic forces before finally destroying them. Chen An said 'three years'. How was that possible?”
Li Jing also spoke anxiously, afraid that the Emperor would be impulsive and agree to the child's conditions.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
The
nine ministers bowed in unison and collectively advised.
Hearing everyone's advice, Li Shimin laughed and said,""Beloved ministers, you worry too much. Zhen will not agree.”
Yes, I won't agree to the high school.
Absolutely not!
Let alone the current feudal dynasty, even in the later generations, which were ten times more open-minded, it was impossible for a seven-year-old child to rule a country.
If this child was thirty years older, there might still be a chance.
For example,
the Daming Dynasty's "round" boasted to Emperor Chongzhen: Five years later, the Liao Dynasty was pacified.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and appointed him as the Grand Governor, who held the military and political power of the three northern provinces.
And the result?
In the end, this boastful 'round' person had not accomplished anything in five years, and in the end, he had even sent Jin soldiers south to surround the capital.
Shameful, shameful!
Li Shimin was Emperor Chongzhen?
No!
"
There's no need to discuss this matter. Just treat it as a child's joke." Innocent Child!"
Li Shi Min made his final decision.
"Here!"
Everyone nodded and didn't dwell on this matter anymore.
Then, the officials and ministers flipped through the other examinees 'papers together.
It was very fast.
After all, the questions this time were too difficult, and the examinees could not give any useful suggestions.
After about an hour and a half, the officials and ministers finished reading all the test papers and selected twenty-one people from them to pass the Jinshi examination (there were more than two hundred candidates, but the admission rate was only five percent).
"Now, let's sort them out. The top scholar, the top flower, and the second place will be ranked. The rest will be considered ordinary Jinshi.”
Li Shi Min ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up and recommended,"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhou Yuanji as the top scholar. His suggestion of 'raising horses among the people and buying horses by the government' was not bad.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend Xue Yanzhi as the top scholar. This person had proposed the strategy of 'dividing the Eastern and Western Turkics'. He had the style of a strategist from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend you…" The
ministers began to recommend him.
Just at this moment, suddenly, I've become an official
"Wait!"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up and whispered,""Your Majesty, you forgot something."
"What is it?" Li Shi Min was puzzled.
His colleagues were also puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Feeling the attention of the crowd, he gave his answer.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang needs 'auspicious signs' right now, real 'auspicious signs!'”
Everyone came to a realization.
That's right!
At present, the Great Tang was plagued with internal and external problems, and urgently needed an auspicious sign to prove the rationality of the new emperor's ascension.
Otherwise, the story of the incident at Xuanwu Sect would continue to spread in the Central Plains.
This was a heavy blow to the prestige of the new emperor.
Therefore…at
this moment, the officials and ministers were all depressed.
After all, they were talking about that little fellow again.
"Your Majesty, why…why don't we take him as the top scholar?”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shiming was deeply troubled. On the test paper, the little guy only wrote "bragging".
If he was chosen as the top scholar, the scholars in the world would probably not be convinced.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty," Zhangsun Wuji continued,"Chen An may be bold, but he is actually quite talented." Have you forgotten his twelve 'An Poems', and the' Great Tang's National Wealth Strategy 'from the provincial examination?”
"Furthermore, he has already obtained first place in the county examination and the provincial examination. That was, the passing of the Three Aeons would definitely spread throughout the world.”
"Your Majesty, this is the first time since the founding of the Great Tang that the Three Aeons have passed. This was a living auspicious sign, and it would definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.”
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king and leave his name in history, was finally moved.
The Tang Empire's first "Three Yuan First" scholar, and a child prodigy at that.
This kind of "beautiful story" would definitely be recorded in history.
As the emperor who was hand-picked as the top scholar, he would also be sung by history.
Moreover, the Great Tang truly needed 'auspicious signs' to offset the slander of the people.
"Alright, Chen An will be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone agreed and quickly chose the second place and the third place.
At this point, the Zhenguan 3rd year exam ended.
A seven-year-old boy had won the title of the Tang Dynasty's top scholar with his invincible "Three Aeons Pass".
Tremble, people of the Great Tang.
The baby was about to take off!
... The next chapter: "Three Yuan and the No.1 Scholar") Would Li Shi Min believe it? Would the ministers believe it?
Believe your mother!
No matter how smart and talented the little fellow was, the emperors and ministers of the Great Tang could not let a child monopolize the power of the country.
This was not a matter of trust, but the prudence of governing the country.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Western Han's prime minister from monopolizing power, the Great Tang had abolished the post of prime minister since the founding of the country and replaced it with three provinces and six ministries. That is, nine ministers.
The so-called "Prime Minister of the Great Tang" was actually a form of respect for the nine ministers. It was actually a "fake prime minister."
In other words,
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, and the other nine important officials had the same power as the former Prime Minister.
What was a prime minister?
If the prime minister governs the world, he is the prime minister.
That was the true meaning of 'below one person, above ten-thousand people'.
According to the old rules of the Han Dynasty, any department included: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and all other official matters had to be notified to the Prime Minister before they could report to the Emperor.
In addition, if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the prime minister even had the right to reject it.
One could imagine how great the power was.
It could almost be said that the power of the subjects and the power of the monarch ruled the world together.
Would Li Shi Min, who was ambitious and determined to become a sage, allow others to share his power?
Impossible!
There was no prime minister in the imperial court. Even if there was, Li Shi Min would not agree.
"
Hmph!" How dare this little doll declare that 'Three years have flattened the grassland'? Was he treating the 300,000 Turkic cavalry like pigs?”
Hou Junji coldly harrumphed, his face dark.
As the commander of the army, Hou Junji had many 'dealings' with the Turkic cavalry.
The viciousness of the Turkic cavalry was carved into their bones.
If not for this, Emperor Gaozu would not have given gold and silver, or even the princess a "marriage alliance".
The situation was pressing, and he was forced into a corner!
"That's right! Your Majesty, this child is too good at bragging. A mere seven-year-old child actually dared to treat the Turks like dirt.”Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
"Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this child. The war between the two countries was a crisis of life and death. She could not let him be in the hands of a child!”Gao Shilian advised anxiously.
"Your Majesty, we all know how terrifying the Turkic cavalry are. This lowly subject's plan is to use thirty years to slowly weaken the Turkic forces before finally destroying them. Chen An said 'three years'. How was that possible?”
Li Jing also spoke anxiously, afraid that the Emperor would be impulsive and agree to the child's conditions.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
The
nine ministers bowed in unison and collectively advised.
Hearing everyone's advice, Li Shimin laughed and said,""Beloved ministers, you worry too much. Zhen will not agree.”
Yes, I won't agree to the high school.
Absolutely not!
Let alone the current feudal dynasty, even in the later generations, which were ten times more open-minded, it was impossible for a seven-year-old child to rule a country.
If this child was thirty years older, there might still be a chance.
For example,
the Daming Dynasty's "round" boasted to Emperor Chongzhen: Five years later, the Liao Dynasty was pacified.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and appointed him as the Grand Governor, who held the military and political power of the three northern provinces.
And the result?
In the end, this boastful 'round' person had not accomplished anything in five years, and in the end, he had even sent Jin soldiers south to surround the capital.
Shameful, shameful!
Li Shimin was Emperor Chongzhen?
No!
"
There's no need to discuss this matter. Just treat it as a child's joke." Innocent Child!"
Li Shi Min made his final decision.
"Here!"
Everyone nodded and didn't dwell on this matter anymore.
Then, the officials and ministers flipped through the other examinees 'papers together.
It was very fast.
After all, the questions this time were too difficult, and the examinees could not give any useful suggestions.
After about an hour and a half, the officials and ministers finished reading all the test papers and selected twenty-one people from them to pass the Jinshi examination (there were more than two hundred candidates, but the admission rate was only five percent).
"Now, let's sort them out. The top scholar, the top flower, and the second place will be ranked. The rest will be considered ordinary Jinshi.”
Li Shi Min ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up and recommended,"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhou Yuanji as the top scholar. His suggestion of 'raising horses among the people and buying horses by the government' was not bad.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend Xue Yanzhi as the top scholar. This person had proposed the strategy of 'dividing the Eastern and Western Turkics'. He had the style of a strategist from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend you…" The
ministers began to recommend him.
Just at this moment, suddenly, I've become an official
"Wait!"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up and whispered,""Your Majesty, you forgot something."
"What is it?" Li Shi Min was puzzled.
His colleagues were also puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Feeling the attention of the crowd, he gave his answer.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang needs 'auspicious signs' right now, real 'auspicious signs!'”
Everyone came to a realization.
That's right!
At present, the Great Tang was plagued with internal and external problems, and urgently needed an auspicious sign to prove the rationality of the new emperor's ascension.
Otherwise, the story of the incident at Xuanwu Sect would continue to spread in the Central Plains.
This was a heavy blow to the prestige of the new emperor.
Therefore…at
this moment, the officials and ministers were all depressed.
After all, they were talking about that little fellow again.
"Your Majesty, why…why don't we take him as the top scholar?”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shiming was deeply troubled. On the test paper, the little guy only wrote "bragging".
If he was chosen as the top scholar, the scholars in the world would probably not be convinced.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty," Zhangsun Wuji continued,"Chen An may be bold, but he is actually quite talented." Have you forgotten his twelve 'An Poems', and the' Great Tang's National Wealth Strategy 'from the provincial examination?”
"Furthermore, he has already obtained first place in the county examination and the provincial examination. That was, the passing of the Three Aeons would definitely spread throughout the world.”
"Your Majesty, this is the first time since the founding of the Great Tang that the Three Aeons have passed. This was a living auspicious sign, and it would definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.”
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king and leave his name in history, was finally moved.
The Tang Empire's first "Three Yuan First" scholar, and a child prodigy at that.
This kind of "beautiful story" would definitely be recorded in history.
As the emperor who was hand-picked as the top scholar, he would also be sung by history.
Moreover, the Great Tang truly needed 'auspicious signs' to offset the slander of the people.
"Alright, Chen An will be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone agreed and quickly chose the second place and the third place.
At this point, the Zhenguan 3rd year exam ended.
A seven-year-old boy had won the title of the Tang Dynasty's top scholar with his invincible "Three Aeons Pass".
Tremble, people of the Great Tang.
The baby was about to take off!
... The next chapter: "Three Yuan and the No.1 Scholar") Would Li Shi Min believe it? Would the ministers believe it?
Believe your mother!
No matter how smart and talented the little fellow was, the emperors and ministers of the Great Tang could not let a child monopolize the power of the country.
This was not a matter of trust, but the prudence of governing the country.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Western Han's prime minister from monopolizing power, the Great Tang had abolished the post of prime minister since the founding of the country and replaced it with three provinces and six ministries. That is, nine ministers.
The so-called "Prime Minister of the Great Tang" was actually a form of respect for the nine ministers. It was actually a "fake prime minister."
In other words,
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, and the other nine important officials had the same power as the former Prime Minister.
What was a prime minister?
If the prime minister governs the world, he is the prime minister.
That was the true meaning of 'below one person, above ten-thousand people'.
According to the old rules of the Han Dynasty, any department included: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and all other official matters had to be notified to the Prime Minister before they could report to the Emperor.
In addition, if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the prime minister even had the right to reject it.
One could imagine how great the power was.
It could almost be said that the power of the subjects and the power of the monarch ruled the world together.
Would Li Shi Min, who was ambitious and determined to become a sage, allow others to share his power?
Impossible!
There was no prime minister in the imperial court. Even if there was, Li Shi Min would not agree.
"
Hmph!" How dare this little doll declare that 'Three years have flattened the grassland'? Was he treating the 300,000 Turkic cavalry like pigs?”
Hou Junji coldly harrumphed, his face dark.
As the commander of the army, Hou Junji had many 'dealings' with the Turkic cavalry.
The viciousness of the Turkic cavalry was carved into their bones.
If not for this, Emperor Gaozu would not have given gold and silver, or even the princess a "marriage alliance".
The situation was pressing, and he was forced into a corner!
"That's right! Your Majesty, this child is too good at bragging. A mere seven-year-old child actually dared to treat the Turks like dirt.”Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
"Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this child. The war between the two countries was a crisis of life and death. She could not let him be in the hands of a child!”Gao Shilian advised anxiously.
"Your Majesty, we all know how terrifying the Turkic cavalry are. This lowly subject's plan is to use thirty years to slowly weaken the Turkic forces before finally destroying them. Chen An said 'three years'. How was that possible?”
Li Jing also spoke anxiously, afraid that the Emperor would be impulsive and agree to the child's conditions.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
The
nine ministers bowed in unison and collectively advised.
Hearing everyone's advice, Li Shimin laughed and said,""Beloved ministers, you worry too much. Zhen will not agree.”
Yes, I won't agree to the high school.
Absolutely not!
Let alone the current feudal dynasty, even in the later generations, which were ten times more open-minded, it was impossible for a seven-year-old child to rule a country.
If this child was thirty years older, there might still be a chance.
For example,
the Daming Dynasty's "round" boasted to Emperor Chongzhen: Five years later, the Liao Dynasty was pacified.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and appointed him as the Grand Governor, who held the military and political power of the three northern provinces.
And the result?
In the end, this boastful 'round' person had not accomplished anything in five years, and in the end, he had even sent Jin soldiers south to surround the capital.
Shameful, shameful!
Li Shimin was Emperor Chongzhen?
No!
"
There's no need to discuss this matter. Just treat it as a child's joke." Innocent Child!"
Li Shi Min made his final decision.
"Here!"
Everyone nodded and didn't dwell on this matter anymore.
Then, the officials and ministers flipped through the other examinees 'papers together.
It was very fast.
After all, the questions this time were too difficult, and the examinees could not give any useful suggestions.
After about an hour and a half, the officials and ministers finished reading all the test papers and selected twenty-one people from them to pass the Jinshi examination (there were more than two hundred candidates, but the admission rate was only five percent).
"Now, let's sort them out. The top scholar, the top flower, and the second place will be ranked. The rest will be considered ordinary Jinshi.”
Li Shi Min ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up and recommended,"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhou Yuanji as the top scholar. His suggestion of 'raising horses among the people and buying horses by the government' was not bad.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend Xue Yanzhi as the top scholar. This person had proposed the strategy of 'dividing the Eastern and Western Turkics'. He had the style of a strategist from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend you…" The
ministers began to recommend him.
Just at this moment, suddenly, I've become an official
"Wait!"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up and whispered,""Your Majesty, you forgot something."
"What is it?" Li Shi Min was puzzled.
His colleagues were also puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Feeling the attention of the crowd, he gave his answer.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang needs 'auspicious signs' right now, real 'auspicious signs!'”
Everyone came to a realization.
That's right!
At present, the Great Tang was plagued with internal and external problems, and urgently needed an auspicious sign to prove the rationality of the new emperor's ascension.
Otherwise, the story of the incident at Xuanwu Sect would continue to spread in the Central Plains.
This was a heavy blow to the prestige of the new emperor.
Therefore…at
this moment, the officials and ministers were all depressed.
After all, they were talking about that little fellow again.
"Your Majesty, why…why don't we take him as the top scholar?”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shiming was deeply troubled. On the test paper, the little guy only wrote "bragging".
If he was chosen as the top scholar, the scholars in the world would probably not be convinced.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty," Zhangsun Wuji continued,"Chen An may be bold, but he is actually quite talented." Have you forgotten his twelve 'An Poems', and the' Great Tang's National Wealth Strategy 'from the provincial examination?”
"Furthermore, he has already obtained first place in the county examination and the provincial examination. That was, the passing of the Three Aeons would definitely spread throughout the world.”
"Your Majesty, this is the first time since the founding of the Great Tang that the Three Aeons have passed. This was a living auspicious sign, and it would definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.”
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king and leave his name in history, was finally moved.
The Tang Empire's first "Three Yuan First" scholar, and a child prodigy at that.
This kind of "beautiful story" would definitely be recorded in history.
As the emperor who was hand-picked as the top scholar, he would also be sung by history.
Moreover, the Great Tang truly needed 'auspicious signs' to offset the slander of the people.
"Alright, Chen An will be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone agreed and quickly chose the second place and the third place.
At this point, the Zhenguan 3rd year exam ended.
A seven-year-old boy had won the title of the Tang Dynasty's top scholar with his invincible "Three Aeons Pass".
Tremble, people of the Great Tang.
The baby was about to take off!
... The next chapter: "Three Yuan and the No.1 Scholar") Would Li Shi Min believe it? Would the ministers believe it?
Believe your mother!
No matter how smart and talented the little fellow was, the emperors and ministers of the Great Tang could not let a child monopolize the power of the country.
This was not a matter of trust, but the prudence of governing the country.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Western Han's prime minister from monopolizing power, the Great Tang had abolished the post of prime minister since the founding of the country and replaced it with three provinces and six ministries. That is, nine ministers.
The so-called "Prime Minister of the Great Tang" was actually a form of respect for the nine ministers. It was actually a "fake prime minister."
In other words,
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, and the other nine important officials had the same power as the former Prime Minister.
What was a prime minister?
If the prime minister governs the world, he is the prime minister.
That was the true meaning of 'below one person, above ten-thousand people'.
According to the old rules of the Han Dynasty, any department included: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and all other official matters had to be notified to the Prime Minister before they could report to the Emperor.
In addition, if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the prime minister even had the right to reject it.
One could imagine how great the power was.
It could almost be said that the power of the subjects and the power of the monarch ruled the world together.
Would Li Shi Min, who was ambitious and determined to become a sage, allow others to share his power?
Impossible!
There was no prime minister in the imperial court. Even if there was, Li Shi Min would not agree.
"
Hmph!" How dare this little doll declare that 'Three years have flattened the grassland'? Was he treating the 300,000 Turkic cavalry like pigs?”
Hou Junji coldly harrumphed, his face dark.
As the commander of the army, Hou Junji had many 'dealings' with the Turkic cavalry.
The viciousness of the Turkic cavalry was carved into their bones.
If not for this, Emperor Gaozu would not have given gold and silver, or even the princess a "marriage alliance".
The situation was pressing, and he was forced into a corner!
"That's right! Your Majesty, this child is too good at bragging. A mere seven-year-old child actually dared to treat the Turks like dirt.”Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
"Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this child. The war between the two countries was a crisis of life and death. She could not let him be in the hands of a child!”Gao Shilian advised anxiously.
"Your Majesty, we all know how terrifying the Turkic cavalry are. This lowly subject's plan is to use thirty years to slowly weaken the Turkic forces before finally destroying them. Chen An said 'three years'. How was that possible?”
Li Jing also spoke anxiously, afraid that the Emperor would be impulsive and agree to the child's conditions.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
The
nine ministers bowed in unison and collectively advised.
Hearing everyone's advice, Li Shimin laughed and said,""Beloved ministers, you worry too much. Zhen will not agree.”
Yes, I won't agree to the high school.
Absolutely not!
Let alone the current feudal dynasty, even in the later generations, which were ten times more open-minded, it was impossible for a seven-year-old child to rule a country.
If this child was thirty years older, there might still be a chance.
For example,
the Daming Dynasty's "round" boasted to Emperor Chongzhen: Five years later, the Liao Dynasty was pacified.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and appointed him as the Grand Governor, who held the military and political power of the three northern provinces.
And the result?
In the end, this boastful 'round' person had not accomplished anything in five years, and in the end, he had even sent Jin soldiers south to surround the capital.
Shameful, shameful!
Li Shimin was Emperor Chongzhen?
No!
"
There's no need to discuss this matter. Just treat it as a child's joke." Innocent Child!"
Li Shi Min made his final decision.
"Here!"
Everyone nodded and didn't dwell on this matter anymore.
Then, the officials and ministers flipped through the other examinees 'papers together.
It was very fast.
After all, the questions this time were too difficult, and the examinees could not give any useful suggestions.
After about an hour and a half, the officials and ministers finished reading all the test papers and selected twenty-one people from them to pass the Jinshi examination (there were more than two hundred candidates, but the admission rate was only five percent).
"Now, let's sort them out. The top scholar, the top flower, and the second place will be ranked. The rest will be considered ordinary Jinshi.”
Li Shi Min ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up and recommended,"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhou Yuanji as the top scholar. His suggestion of 'raising horses among the people and buying horses by the government' was not bad.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend Xue Yanzhi as the top scholar. This person had proposed the strategy of 'dividing the Eastern and Western Turkics'. He had the style of a strategist from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend you…" The
ministers began to recommend him.
Just at this moment, suddenly, I've become an official
"Wait!"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up and whispered,""Your Majesty, you forgot something."
"What is it?" Li Shi Min was puzzled.
His colleagues were also puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Feeling the attention of the crowd, he gave his answer.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang needs 'auspicious signs' right now, real 'auspicious signs!'”
Everyone came to a realization.
That's right!
At present, the Great Tang was plagued with internal and external problems, and urgently needed an auspicious sign to prove the rationality of the new emperor's ascension.
Otherwise, the story of the incident at Xuanwu Sect would continue to spread in the Central Plains.
This was a heavy blow to the prestige of the new emperor.
Therefore…at
this moment, the officials and ministers were all depressed.
After all, they were talking about that little fellow again.
"Your Majesty, why…why don't we take him as the top scholar?”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shiming was deeply troubled. On the test paper, the little guy only wrote "bragging".
If he was chosen as the top scholar, the scholars in the world would probably not be convinced.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty," Zhangsun Wuji continued,"Chen An may be bold, but he is actually quite talented." Have you forgotten his twelve 'An Poems', and the' Great Tang's National Wealth Strategy 'from the provincial examination?”
"Furthermore, he has already obtained first place in the county examination and the provincial examination. That was, the passing of the Three Aeons would definitely spread throughout the world.”
"Your Majesty, this is the first time since the founding of the Great Tang that the Three Aeons have passed. This was a living auspicious sign, and it would definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.”
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king and leave his name in history, was finally moved.
The Tang Empire's first "Three Yuan First" scholar, and a child prodigy at that.
This kind of "beautiful story" would definitely be recorded in history.
As the emperor who was hand-picked as the top scholar, he would also be sung by history.
Moreover, the Great Tang truly needed 'auspicious signs' to offset the slander of the people.
"Alright, Chen An will be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone agreed and quickly chose the second place and the third place.
At this point, the Zhenguan 3rd year exam ended.
A seven-year-old boy had won the title of the Tang Dynasty's top scholar with his invincible "Three Aeons Pass".
Tremble, people of the Great Tang.
The baby was about to take off!
... The next chapter: "Three Yuan and the No.1 Scholar") Would Li Shi Min believe it? Would the ministers believe it?
Believe your mother!
No matter how smart and talented the little fellow was, the emperors and ministers of the Great Tang could not let a child monopolize the power of the country.
This was not a matter of trust, but the prudence of governing the country.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Western Han's prime minister from monopolizing power, the Great Tang had abolished the post of prime minister since the founding of the country and replaced it with three provinces and six ministries. That is, nine ministers.
The so-called "Prime Minister of the Great Tang" was actually a form of respect for the nine ministers. It was actually a "fake prime minister."
In other words,
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, and the other nine important officials had the same power as the former Prime Minister.
What was a prime minister?
If the prime minister governs the world, he is the prime minister.
That was the true meaning of 'below one person, above ten-thousand people'.
According to the old rules of the Han Dynasty, any department included: The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and all other official matters had to be notified to the Prime Minister before they could report to the Emperor.
In addition, if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the prime minister even had the right to reject it.
One could imagine how great the power was.
It could almost be said that the power of the subjects and the power of the monarch ruled the world together.
Would Li Shi Min, who was ambitious and determined to become a sage, allow others to share his power?
Impossible!
There was no prime minister in the imperial court. Even if there was, Li Shi Min would not agree.
"
Hmph!" How dare this little doll declare that 'Three years have flattened the grassland'? Was he treating the 300,000 Turkic cavalry like pigs?”
Hou Junji coldly harrumphed, his face dark.
As the commander of the army, Hou Junji had many 'dealings' with the Turkic cavalry.
The viciousness of the Turkic cavalry was carved into their bones.
If not for this, Emperor Gaozu would not have given gold and silver, or even the princess a "marriage alliance".
The situation was pressing, and he was forced into a corner!
"That's right! Your Majesty, this child is too good at bragging. A mere seven-year-old child actually dared to treat the Turks like dirt.”Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
"Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this child. The war between the two countries was a crisis of life and death. She could not let him be in the hands of a child!”Gao Shilian advised anxiously.
"Your Majesty, we all know how terrifying the Turkic cavalry are. This lowly subject's plan is to use thirty years to slowly weaken the Turkic forces before finally destroying them. Chen An said 'three years'. How was that possible?”
Li Jing also spoke anxiously, afraid that the Emperor would be impulsive and agree to the child's conditions.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
The
nine ministers bowed in unison and collectively advised.
Hearing everyone's advice, Li Shimin laughed and said,""Beloved ministers, you worry too much. Zhen will not agree.”
Yes, I won't agree to the high school.
Absolutely not!
Let alone the current feudal dynasty, even in the later generations, which were ten times more open-minded, it was impossible for a seven-year-old child to rule a country.
If this child was thirty years older, there might still be a chance.
For example,
the Daming Dynasty's "round" boasted to Emperor Chongzhen: Five years later, the Liao Dynasty was pacified.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and appointed him as the Grand Governor, who held the military and political power of the three northern provinces.
And the result?
In the end, this boastful 'round' person had not accomplished anything in five years, and in the end, he had even sent Jin soldiers south to surround the capital.
Shameful, shameful!
Li Shimin was Emperor Chongzhen?
No!
"
There's no need to discuss this matter. Just treat it as a child's joke." Innocent Child!"
Li Shi Min made his final decision.
"Here!"
Everyone nodded and didn't dwell on this matter anymore.
Then, the officials and ministers flipped through the other examinees 'papers together.
It was very fast.
After all, the questions this time were too difficult, and the examinees could not give any useful suggestions.
After about an hour and a half, the officials and ministers finished reading all the test papers and selected twenty-one people from them to pass the Jinshi examination (there were more than two hundred candidates, but the admission rate was only five percent).
"Now, let's sort them out. The top scholar, the top flower, and the second place will be ranked. The rest will be considered ordinary Jinshi.”
Li Shi Min ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately stood up and recommended,"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhou Yuanji as the top scholar. His suggestion of 'raising horses among the people and buying horses by the government' was not bad.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend Xue Yanzhi as the top scholar. This person had proposed the strategy of 'dividing the Eastern and Western Turkics'. He had the style of a strategist from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"Your Majesty, I recommend you…" The
ministers began to recommend him.
Just at this moment, suddenly, I've become an official
"Wait!"
Zhangsun Wuji stood up and whispered,""Your Majesty, you forgot something."
"What is it?" Li Shi Min was puzzled.
His colleagues were also puzzled.
Everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Feeling the attention of the crowd, he gave his answer.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang needs 'auspicious signs' right now, real 'auspicious signs!'”
Everyone came to a realization.
That's right!
At present, the Great Tang was plagued with internal and external problems, and urgently needed an auspicious sign to prove the rationality of the new emperor's ascension.
Otherwise, the story of the incident at Xuanwu Sect would continue to spread in the Central Plains.
This was a heavy blow to the prestige of the new emperor.
Therefore…at
this moment, the officials and ministers were all depressed.
After all, they were talking about that little fellow again.
"Your Majesty, why…why don't we take him as the top scholar?”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Everyone fell silent.
Li Shiming was deeply troubled. On the test paper, the little guy only wrote "bragging".
If he was chosen as the top scholar, the scholars in the world would probably not be convinced.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty," Zhangsun Wuji continued,"Chen An may be bold, but he is actually quite talented." Have you forgotten his twelve 'An Poems', and the' Great Tang's National Wealth Strategy 'from the provincial examination?”
"Furthermore, he has already obtained first place in the county examination and the provincial examination. That was, the passing of the Three Aeons would definitely spread throughout the world.”
"Your Majesty, this is the first time since the founding of the Great Tang that the Three Aeons have passed. This was a living auspicious sign, and it would definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.”
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king and leave his name in history, was finally moved.
The Tang Empire's first "Three Yuan First" scholar, and a child prodigy at that.
This kind of "beautiful story" would definitely be recorded in history.
As the emperor who was hand-picked as the top scholar, he would also be sung by history.
Moreover, the Great Tang truly needed 'auspicious signs' to offset the slander of the people.
"Alright, Chen An will be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone agreed and quickly chose the second place and the third place.
At this point, the Zhenguan 3rd year exam ended.
A seven-year-old boy had won the title of the Tang Dynasty's top scholar with his invincible "Three Aeons Pass".
Tremble, people of the Great Tang.
The baby was about to take off!
... The next chapter: "Three Yuan and the No.1 Scholar")
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