"Here!"
Tang Jian's eyes lit up, and he immediately cupped his hands.
Jiangnan, Jiannan, and Lingnan had high mountains and deep forests, and miasma was rampant. If they were sent to those places to open up wasteland, they would basically die.
However, sending them to Jiangnan, Jiannan, and Lingnan was much better than simply killing these monks and nuns.
Even if they died, they would not die in vain. They could at least make some value.
"May I ask Your Majesty, how should we deal with those lovers and servants?" Tang Jian asked.”
Li Shimin thought for a while and ordered,"This servant will be a slave of the Ministry of Revenue according to the usual practice. The details will be arranged by the Ministry of Revenue.”
"The good man will pay the travel expenses and send them back to their hometown. Those who are unwilling to return to their hometown will be given 100 mu of land according to the convention and settled in the counties of Guanzhong.”
"Here!"
Tang Jian secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Although His Majesty hated Buddhism, he did not implicate too many people. His actions were still done by a wise ruler.
"How are the other prefectures and counties doing with the Buddhist Extermination?" Li Shimin asked.”
"Your Majesty, the states and counties in Guanzhong Province have already begun to wipe out the Buddhists according to Your Majesty's orders," replied Tang Jian.”
"As for the other provinces and counties, this lowly subject has already acted according to Your Majesty's instructions and has ordered the governors and provincial governors of the eight hundred li region to carry out an urgent purge. I believe that news of victory will soon reach the capital!”
Li Shimin nodded slightly,"Yes, Maoyue (Tang Jian), you handled things appropriately when you were in the Heavenly Policy Office. I can rest assured that you will handle this matter."”
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
Tang Jian immediately bowed and said,"Your Majesty, there is one more thing I need to report to Your Majesty!”
"What is it?"
"It's about Sikong Pei. When the Buddhist monk Faya was captured, he escaped to Sikong Pei's residence."”
Pei Ji?
Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows.
Then, he looked puzzled." Faya? Why does this name sound so familiar?"
"Is it that monk Faya who often visited the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace during the years of Wude and interacted with many officials?”
"Yes, it's him." Tang Jian replied.
Li Shiming frowned." You caught him?”
"I'm still in Sikong's residence. Sikong's residence is a prestigious place, how could I dare to barge in?”
Tang Jianjin said softly.
Li Shimin was furious when he heard this." Pei Ji is the Sikong of the current dynasty, a minister of the highest position. He actually colluded with the demon monk and corrupted the court!”
"Where is the Great General of the Right Military Guards, Cheng Zhijie?”
"Your subject is here!"
Cheng Yaojin, who had been standing at the side for a long time, cupped his fists with his eyes like copper bells.
Li Shi Min ordered," Immediately lead your troops to surround the Sikong Residence and capture the demon monk Faya. Kill anyone who tries to obstruct us!”
"Here!"
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Taiji Palace, the south gate of the Imperial City, Vermilion Bird Gate.
Standing in front of the Vermilion Bird Gate, Qin Chuan stared at the towering gate with a look of longing on his face.
As a student of history, he had learned about this majestic palace countless times.
Even though he had seen a magnificent corner of the palace from afar in Chang 'an when he returned to the Great Tang, this was the first time Qin Chuan had been so close to this majestic palace that was full of the Tang Empire's grandeur.
Only after entering could one truly experience the heavy carvings and the myriad manners of the ancient palace.
After the inspection, Qin Chuan stepped into the Vermilion Bird Gate. What greeted his eyes was the 150-meter wide Gate of Heaven Street.
Gate of Heaven Bearing Street was located on the central axis of Taiji Palace's imperial city, connecting the south gate of the palace city, Gate of Heaven Bearing, and the south gate of the imperial city, Vermillion Bird Gate.
This was a broad road that Qin Chuan had never seen before.
Even after more than a thousand years, there had never been such a spacious and magnificent Great Dao that displayed the prestige of a great country.
The rain on the sky street was as moist as crispy cakes, and the grass looked far away but not near.
This Gate of Heaven Street was the Heavenly Street mentioned in the poems of the great poet Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty.
When he wrote this poem, Han Yu was currently the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was handling official business in the Imperial City's Ministry of Personnel, taking a break from his busy schedule.
The Imperial City was the heart of the Great Tang.
Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Yushitai, Dali Temple, Zuo Wei, You Wei
The three provinces, six ministries, nine temples, five supervisors, and sixteen guards were arranged on the left and right from the main street of the Gate of Heaven. All the official offices of the Great Tang were placed here.
Under the guidance of the officials from the Ministry of Personnel, Qin Chuan and the group of candidates arrived at the Ministry of Personnel's office in Shangshu Province to participate in the Ministry of Personnel's selection exam.
"This old man is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Du Ruhui. I am here by His Majesty's orders to preside over this selection."
Chief Examiner Du Ruhui sat high up in the capital hall.
The deputy examiner, Assistant Minister Liu Linfu, sat on the side. After Du Ruhui started, Liu Linfu announced the contents and system of the selection examination.
The selection examination was called an examination, but in Qin Chuan's eyes, it was actually an interview.
There were four parts in the exam: body, speech, calligraphy, and judgment.
The body is the figure and appearance, the speech is the speech, the book is the writing, the judgment is the writing of official documents.
It was said that the later world was a world that depended on looks, but in fact, it was not much different in ancient times.
The Tang Dynasty hoped that officials must be strong and handsome, speak eloquently, write in regular script and beautiful law, and judge with excellent literature and science.
After all, being an official represented the image of the imperial court. If the image was too bad, it would make the people feel that there was no official etiquette and that he did not look like an official.
Qin Chuan wasn't worried about the selection test at all.
After all, Ouyang Xun and Wei Zheng's image was there.
Ouyang Xun's appearance was famous in history.
Xu Jingzong had even publicly mocked Ouyang Xun for being ugly, and Zhangsun Wuji had also written a poem mocking Ouyang Xun for looking like a monkey.
Just as Qin Chuan was lost in his thoughts, a shout suddenly sounded." Has Qin Chuan arrived?”
"I'm here."
Qin Chuan did not expect to be the first to be called. He shouted loudly, then straightened his clothes and walked out from the crowd.
Walking to the hall, he cupped his hands and bowed."At the end of my studies, I entered Qin Chuan to pay my respects to Minister Du and Assistant Minister Liu!”
In the Tang Dynasty, officials weren't addressed as 'Daren' but as 'surname official knighthood.'
Just like how later generations called Li Bai as Revered Li, Du Fu as Du Shiyi, and Wang Wei as Wang Youcheng, they were all because they had once held the official positions of Revered Hanlin, Left Shiyi, and Shangshu Youcheng respectively.
In the Tang Dynasty, casually addressing him as 'Lord' was a large-scale scene of acknowledging his father.
This was because in the Tang Dynasty,'Daren' was a respectful title for the parents and elders in the family.
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