If you read well, you will become an official.
The purpose of studying is to be an official and to honor the ancestors, not to be a petty official who works around others.
This is the universal value of this era.
A person like Wang Zi'an who is unwilling to be an official is a complete weirdo, but it is precisely for this reason that Li Shimin and others have strengthened their understanding of him: a descendant of the Xian family!
At the very least, he is the direct disciple of the hermit master who has not yet reached the level of cultivation.
Otherwise, how could one be so arrogant as a prince and treat fame and wealth like dirt?
The reason why he said he hasn't cultivated to a high level is because this bitch is a lustful person and wants to enjoy himself!
At this time, Li Shimin was holding the application list that had just been sent by Li Xiaogong, the Minister of Rites, and was looking through it calmly while thinking deeply.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. After all, it's just an experiment. If the results are good, you can take the exam again next year. I think the situation will be better..."
Li Xiaogong also thought that Li Shimin was disappointed because there were so few applicants for the Civil Service Department and there was a lack of elite talents.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin suddenly smiled and raised the booklet in his hand.
"Very good. What Zian did was indeed a stroke of genius. It won my heart. Good, good, good -"
When Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others heard this, they couldn't help but be startled, and soon they began to understand.
Perhaps, this is the result His Majesty wants to see.
In terms of the number of elite talents, scholars from poor families are naturally far inferior to those from wealthy families. Even if you follow Wang Zi'an's suggestion and reform the way of scientific examination, talent is talent. Even if you change it eighteen times, in the end, you still have to pay attention to real skills and hard knowledge.
The children of rich families who have enjoyed elite education since childhood, have been taught by famous teachers since childhood, have no worries about food and clothing, and can study hard. Because of the level of life, from childhood to adulthood, the people in the life circle who come into contact are all the poor people who want to meet. It is as difficult as a high-ranking official or a great Confucian who has reached the sky. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, not to mention talent and learning, but in terms of knowledge and quality of thinking, it is for those who live in the backcountry and have to ask everywhere to even read a book. When children from poor families come to compare, they cannot be compared on the same level.
Except for a few geniuses who occasionally pop up, it is really difficult for scholars from poor families and children from aristocratic families to compete on the same platform.
Therefore, although this imperial examination has been adjusted according to what Wang Zi'an said last time, the effect will definitely not be too obvious. On the contrary, the examination of the civil service department is aimed at those powerful and powerful children who look down upon and disdain them. The officials who took the examination left room for scholars from poor families.
This is your Majesty's purpose.
"Wei Chen will prepare the regulations for the promotion of local officials in the future as soon as possible for His Majesty to review——"
Changsun Wuji had also heard Wang Zi'an's suggestion, so he naturally knew what his Majesty was thinking at this time and immediately followed him.
Li Shimin nodded to him with satisfaction.
"Thank you for your hard work, dear, remember that the way up must be pragmatic and not too harsh -"
Changsun Wuji accepted the order in a deep voice.
As the official secretary of the Tang Dynasty, he had unshirkable responsibilities.
Although he is the honorary leader of the Guanzhong family, he knows better that the reason why the Changsun family is what it is today is not because he is the leader of this Guanzhong family or the head of the Changsun family, but because he is His Majesty's most staunch supporter today. supporter.
At this moment, I suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.
Li Shimin raised his head to look at the person, and the smile suddenly disappeared from his face.
"How did the investigation go? Did you find the thief's whereabouts——"
"Your Majesty, the thief is a master of invisibility and has many helpers. Along the way, he changed his tracks many times and coordinated with each other. Our people almost lost him, but fortunately, the thief was not allowed to escape sight. Our people saw The person with the secret recipe finally, finally..."
Speaking of this, the captain of Baiqisi who came to report couldn't help but glance at the big bosses in the imperial study room, and his tone was slightly hesitant.
Li Shimin couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the captain who was hesitant to speak, and said in a deep voice.
"What happened in the end..."
"It seems that we have finally entered the governor's mansion in Youzhou, and our people seem to have seen Yin Jiuge, the remnant of the Yin family..."
After the captain finished speaking, he lowered his head and did not dare to take a breath.
The so-called remnants of the Yin family actually refer to today's concubine Yin's natal family. Back then, Master Yin was not only the murderer of Li Yuan's youngest son Li Zhiyun, but also directly had the ancestral graves of Li Yuan's family dug up.
It can be described as a hatred of the country and the family!
Later, Li Yuan carried out a brutal purge of the Yin family. Even Yin Hongzhi was saved from disaster because Concubine Yin was young and beautiful and was favored by Li Shimin. However, other Yin family members were not so lucky.
He was uprooted by Li Yuan.
Therefore, the captain knew what he meant by what he said today, and felt a little chill in his heart.
I originally thought that Li Shimin would be furious, but after not hearing any movement from Li Shimin for a long time, I couldn't help but secretly raise my eyes and glance at Li Shimin.
"You've done a good job on this. It's been a hard journey. Go down and rest -"
The captain was about to turn around, but subconsciously paused and finally stopped.
"Your Majesty, when our people came back, they felt that something was unusual in the Youzhou territory. There were faint signs of mobilization of soldiers and horses. And on the border of the Cangzhou territory, there was even more noise. It is said that a group of people running around appeared. Jiangyang robber..."
Li Shimin couldn't help but flash his eyes, and Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but glance at each other subconsciously.
Subconsciously I thought of someone.
Prince Ann!
According to time calculation, if Wang Zi'an, Li Junxian and others had successfully rescued Princess Yuzhang, they would be on the border of Cangzhou at this time.
That group of so-called gangsters is most likely Wang Zi'an and Princess Yuzhang and their group!
After the captain who came to report retreated, Li Shimin made a prompt decision.
Jizhou military envoy Peng Ji was urgently ordered to lead two thousand elite troops to the Cangzhou border to investigate the situation and welcome back Wang Zi'an, Princess Yuzhang and others.
Soon, a guard took the order and left.
There was silence in the imperial study room.
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong were all silent.
Li Shimin took a deep breath.
"Pass on my decree to have Li You, the governor of Youzhou, the Prince of Yan, Shi Quan Wanji, the chief minister of the Prince of Yan, and Yin Hongzhi, the Sima Yin Hongzhi of the Prince of Yan, return to the capital to see me as soon as possible!"
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At this time, Wang Zi'an and his party did not know that Li Shimin had sent someone to respond to them, and that they had perfectly strayed from the officers and soldiers who came to respond.
He was taking Yuzhang and others on a small road, climbing over mountains and ridges, heading towards Jizhou.
However, Wang Zi'an has become more and more taciturn these days. He himself has felt that something is wrong with his emotions in recent days. Since the murderous incident on the ship that day, his anger has become more and more intense.
Especially in the past two days, as he hid here and there, avoiding the police officers and soldiers like a mouse, the anger in his heart became even more uncontrollable.
There is always an urge to go back and beat the opponent into powder instead of hiding here and there, which is a satisfying impulse!
This impulse made him feel slightly uneasy.
When had I ever been so violent?
A harmonious young man who didn't dare to kill a chicken in his previous life. As a result, he killed dozens or hundreds of people in one go without blinking an eye and even feeling a little excited in his heart.
The most frightening thing is that after that, when encountering pursuers, he wanted to rush forward and beat them to death with sticks.
Fortunately, he realized the seriousness of the problem and forced himself to hold it back.
The sequelae of this skill that I came across were so serious!
In fact, he has been aware of this problem for a long time. For example, after acquiring the God of Cooking skills, he especially likes to tinker with his own food. Even though he is now a Marquis and the chef in his own kitchen is actually Even though his level is comparable to that of future five-star chefs, he also likes to do things by himself and make something he likes.
For another example, after acquiring the skill of a miracle doctor, I obviously feel too lazy to be a miracle doctor, but once I encounter a patient, I subconsciously want to diagnose and treat the patient. Even if I don't diagnose and treat the patient, I still want to give them a suggestion.
After I got the magic arrow skill and saw my apprentice shooting arrows, I wanted to get some arrows.
Because of this, many five- to six-stone bows have been broken——
If he hadn't often left his disciples with no bows to use, he would probably have broken more bows.
Another example is Lingbo Weibu.
Now I want to use it to hide and seek with Su Su and my little apprentice Wu Zetian.
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In short, as long as you encounter the right scene, you will subconsciously want to use the skills you come across.
However, the sequelae of other skills are not bad, and can be understood as a feeling of being happy, or a temporary itch, which is harmless and has little impact. However, the sequelae of Li Yuanba's courage are a bit serious.
It's fine on weekdays.
Once I kill someone, or if I encounter an aggrieved situation like this, I want to rush up and beat them all to death!
In the past few days, he had been hiding here and there, not entirely because he was afraid of being caught, but more because he was afraid that if he could not hold back for a while, he would kill all his pursuers...
Under such circumstances, he hid in the carriage every day, accompanying Yuzhang and Susu Niwai, and occasionally taught his little apprentice, talking and laughing along the way, soothing his emotions.
Seeing that his consort, while being chased and escaping, never forgot to tease and amuse himself with women, spending all day together, not to mention the captains, even Li Junxian couldn't help but complain in his heart.
This man has such a big heart!
No wonder His Majesty said, this bitch is a pervert.
really--
Your Majesty has a sharp eye!
However, I have to admire his calmness and composure. He clearly didn't notice the pursuers behind him.
Thinking about that day, this man was swinging an anchor weighing hundreds of kilograms, as powerful as a god or demon descending from the earth, and several people were convinced.
Therefore, although I complained, I was not disgusted. Instead, I felt that this was the true nature of a hero!
Wang Zi'an's family knew about his family affairs.
If Su Su hadn't been with him, and he'd been struggling every night, he might have been killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. However, perhaps because of the hard work these days, this girl Su Su actually refused to fight on the pretext of feeling unwell!
And here in Yuzhang, you can only watch but not eat, which makes things worse.
Although he tried his best to laugh and play with everyone, and tried new entertainment to relax on the way, trying to relax himself as much as possible, the pursuers behind him were like maggots on the tarsus, making him feel more and more angry. Heavier and heavier.
This emotion accumulated until the seventh day of escape.
It was February 23, the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Zi'an and his party finally walked out of the Cangzhou border. However, because they avoided pursuing soldiers along the way, they wandered around in the mountains and went astray.
When I asked someone about it, I found that I went directly to the boundary of Hengzhou.
It’s actually closer to Youzhou!
Wang Zi’an:……
Li Junxian:......
We brought it to your door on our own initiative, right?
But at this time, it was too late to say anything.
It's okay for others, but Princess Yuzhang has been working hard these days and is frightened, and her body can't hold on any longer. Even with the miraculous doctor Wang Zi'an following her, he has used every opportunity to massage her along the way, and her body and mind have reached the limit. The little girl Wu Zetian, although she didn't complain about hardship or tiredness along the way, her physical fitness was obviously not up to par.
We must stop and take a good rest.
"Uncle, why don't we go to the village ahead to rest a little and let the brothers take a breath..."
Li Junxian looked at the village that appeared in front of him, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
After wandering around in the mountains for several days, he finally saw a human figure. Even he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Zi'an nodded.
"Okay, in that case, let's rest here tonight. We just want to find someone to find out if there is a car dealership nearby and buy two more carriages."
In order to take a shortcut across the mountains, their carriage had been abandoned. Now Princess Yuzhang was on her way, either riding a horse or riding Wang Zi'an - well, Wang Zi'an was responsible for carrying it.
Although Wang Zi'an didn't feel any hardship, it was fine in the deep mountains and old forests, and he would obey the authority when the matter was urgent. But now on the flat land, it is a bit inconvenient to do this again.
This village looks small in size.
However, looking at the courtyard, it seemed that the people were richer than the people in other places, which made Wang Zi'an and others feel a lot better.
When the local people have money, it is easier for them to stay overnight and buy some food.
Otherwise, there is no place to buy it.
Most of the people in this era were very simple.
What's more, Wang Zi'an and his party were not short of money at all, so they were even more enthusiastic.
Wang Zi'an, Su Su, Yu Zhang and the little girl Wu Zetian stayed in the wing of the family. Li Junxian and others were originally going to build a floor in the yard, but Wang Zi'an and Princess Yu Zhang forced them to live next door.
Considering that there should be no problems with the two masters Wang Zi'an and Su Su by his side, Li Junxian reluctantly agreed. However, even so, he still arranged for personnel to be on duty at night.
A guarding princess cannot tolerate being careless for a long time.
Knowing that it was his responsibility, Wang Zian did not force himself.
The family that Wang Zi'an stayed in had a family of six, including two elders, three sons, and a daughter. Among them, the daughter and the eldest son, the second son is already an adult, and the younger son is about the same age as Wu Zetian.
But there is no comparison with Wu Zetian at all. She doesn't even know how to wash her face, has two big runny noses, and is still a little brat who only knows how to chase dogs and chickens to urinate in the mud.
However, the old couple in the host family were very enthusiastic, maybe because of the money, they actually killed an old hen at night.
