In the royal study.
Li Shimin was reading the memorial attentively, frowning, happy, and worried at times.
Zhangsun Wuji, who was standing opposite him, cupped his hands and bowed. He did not speak for a long time.
Just like that, an unknown amount of time passed.
Li Shimin closed the last memorial and stretched his arms. He asked,"When did Wuji arrive?"
"Why are you standing there? Sit down.”
Zhangsun Wuji slowly stood up straight and braced himself."I just arrived. I saw that His Majesty was working hard on the court affairs, so I didn't dare to interrupt His Majesty.”
As he spoke, he felt a pain in his waist. He immediately gritted his teeth and did not make a sound.
After all, anyone would not be able to withstand bowing for a few hours.
Li Shi Min saw his strange expression and shouted,"Men, give me a seat."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few guards moved a chair over.
Seeing the guards slowly leave, Zhangsun Wuji did not sit down. He suddenly said,"This subject has no second thoughts about Your Majesty. Everything I do is for the people of the Great Tang!”
"This subject's loyalty can be seen by heaven and earth, and the sun and moon can prove it!”
Zhangsun Wuji's voice trembled with excitement, and his fingers trembled unconsciously.
Li Shi Min's cold eyes fell, but he was very satisfied.
As soon as he finished speaking.
However, there was no response.
Time passed by.
However, every moment was torture for Zhangsun Wuji. Sweat flowed down his temples.
At this moment.
Li Shiming's forthright voice broke the silence in the air.
"The two of us grew up together. If Zhen doesn't believe you, who else will you believe?”
Zhangsun Wuji raised his head in shock, his mouth half open.
"I…"
"Come and sit. It's been a long time since the two of us had a heart-to-heart talk.”Li Shi Min said and waved his hand.
Zhangsun Wuji sat beside him, maintaining a distance with slight fear.
Seeing this, Li Er did not say anything else.
There were other reasons between the monarch and his subjects. He naturally understood them better than anyone else.
It was precisely because of this that he didn't reject Lin Fan's actions.
They put their arms around each other's shoulders and drank merrily.
The two sides are mutually exclusive, pointing to the mountains and rivers.
Not long ago, wasn't Li Shi Min the same?
"Wuji, I want to hear your opinion of Lin Fan.”Li Shi Min said.
Zhangsun Wuji was prepared for this.
"Your Majesty, this subject believes that it is a blessing for the Great Tang to be able to recruit Lin Fan into the Imperial Court to seek blessings for the people and resolve Your Majesty's worries!”
In response to his answer,
Li Shi Min was not surprised.
If he had a grudge against Lin Fan because of the marriage alliance and tried to stop him, then he wouldn't be Zhangsun Wuji.
"Aren't you afraid that I will directly betroth Chang Le to him?”
Li Shi Min teased.
Zhangsun Wuji lowered his head and said with a guilty expression,""My son is not talented and doesn't dare to compare with Lin Fan!”
Li Shimin nodded and did not say anything." Let's not talk about this for now.”
Li Er had his own plans. After all, Chang Le was not old enough to get married yet, and he still needed to wait for a few months.
? Moreover, he wanted to see how talented Lin Fan was.
Princess Changle was Li Shimin's first child. She was loved by thousands of people and grew up in candied fruits.
Therefore, the matter of choosing a son-in-law must not be sloppy.
Zhangsun Wuji saw that Li Er's mood had improved, so he heaved a sigh of relief. In an instant, he was worried again.
He cupped his hands, stood up, and took two steps back.
"I have another matter to report to Your Majesty.”
Li Shi Min also read something from his expression, and his face darkened again.
After Zhangsun Wuji presented the memorials one by one, he retreated once more, feeling uneasy.
The royal study was dead silent.
Even the breathing of the two could be heard clearly. Li Er's breathing was even more rapid.
Li Shimin flipped through the first few books and remained patient.
Towards the end, it swept past him.
In the end, he threw the memorial in his hand onto the ground.
"The civil and military officials of the Great Tang are truly inferior to a commoner!”
Although Li Shi Min was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the officials to be so narrow-minded.
Lin Fan had hit the nail on the head!
Not many people really cared about the people, so they would not look far ahead.
They were all staring at their own merit book!
Li Shimin patiently picked out a few books that had opposing opinions.
"Xuan Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling, Shangshu You Pushe Du Ruhui, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wei Zheng enter the palace.”
......
Not long after,
The three people who were summoned gathered in the royal study.
In addition, Zhangsun Wuji's expression was filled with apprehension.
Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows and pointed to the memorial on the table." Lord Fang, tell me your opinion."”
Hearing this,
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and stepped forward, saying firmly,"Your Majesty is wise. This subject believes that rashly changing the rules of the imperial examination will cause the foundation of our Great Tang to be shaken. This matter needs to be considered carefully and cannot be rashly decided!”
Li Shimin's mood improved after hearing that. He waved his hand and said,"Continue."
"If we immediately seek change, we will indeed gain results in the short term, but in the long run, it will inevitably cause more trouble. If the local officials use their official positions for personal gain, it will definitely cause the Great Tang to lose talents and cause resentment!”
Fang Xuanling was a meticulous person, he had followed Li Shimin around in the early years, planning and strategizing.
He could not be called the Great Tang's number one strategist.
Li Shi Min sighed in his heart. Fang Xuanling's opinion was the same as Lin Fan's.
This further proved that Lin Fan's words weren't false. His worries were reasonable.
Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji was both shocked and ashamed.
Who was Fang Xuanling? Who was Lin Fan?
The two of them were on completely different levels. Comparing them together was undoubtedly an insult to Lord Fang.
However,
Their concerns and guesses were actually different.
Just where did this Lin Fan come from?
A commoner who wasn't even nineteen years old actually had such talent.
If this wasn't a god, then what was?
"Good, well said." Li Shimin waved his hand," Lord Du, what do you think?”
Du Ruhui took two steps forward and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, I have the same thoughts as Lord Fang. We can seek changes, but we can't be bold and decisive. We have to change the foundation bit by bit. For example, we can increase the number of recruits year by year so as not to hurt the foundation!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
There was complete silence.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng subconsciously nodded in praise.
Li Shi Min felt his heart beating faster. This Lin Fan could no longer be described as a genius.
This was a rare genius that only appeared once in a hundred years!
What kind of characters were Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui? They were able to pacify the world with a single move!
Lin Fan was just a small fry, yet he had such a talent. With more nurturing, how could the Great Tang not be strong for ten thousand years?
Li Shimin suppressed his excitement and asked Wei Zheng.
? The answer was still the perfect confirmation of what Lin Fan had said.
Although Zhangsun Wuji was shocked, he did not dare to be negligent.
"Your Majesty, I propose that I preside over the revision of the Ministry of Personnel's selection system!”
"From the original laws and official documents, it has been changed to an interview and assessment of virtue and character.”
"Let more ambitious children of the Humble Class enter the court and become officials to benefit the people!”
Zhangsun Wuji had just finished speaking.
"Good! Minister of Personnel, Zhangsun Wuji, listen up!" Li Shi Min waved his hand and said loudly,"From today onwards, we will revise the selection system and announce it to the world.”
"Your subject has received the decree."
He saw,
Fang, Du, and Wei all nodded and smiled, saying in unison,""Your Majesty is wise!"
However, Zhangsun Wuji, who was kneeling on the ground, knew very well who had said this.
From then on, he did not dare to take credit.
Lin Fan, a single person could hold up a dynasty!
In the future, he will certainly become a great person.
He definitely could not offend them rashly.
......
The four of them had just left the palace.
Li Shi Min rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
"Why don't we arrange for the two children to meet?”
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