At no time, the Imperial Palace, Manlu Hall
Fang Xuanling read it several times, Qin Ming's ideas on improving the imperial examination.
He looked at Li Shimin in disbelief and asked:
"Your Majesty, is it really Qin Ming who proposed these?"
Li Shimin sat on the chair, took a sip of tea and said:
"If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, it would be hard for me to believe that he actually had such views on the imperial examination at such a young age."
When Li Shimin said this, he paused, and then asked:
"What do Fang Qing think of this law? Can it be implemented next year?"
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling thought for a long time before saying:
"Your Majesty, I think this method is very good. It will not only lower the threshold for the imperial examination and allow more scholars to participate in the imperial examination, but also effectively screen talents through the college examination and the provincial examination. This will indeed make it more efficient." The good ones will attract talents for the imperial court."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement it next year. Firstly, to implement this method, the court needs to provide a lot of manpower and material resources. Secondly, to implement this method, there are many details, such as examination rooms, examination questions, and examiners in various places. , these details need to be implemented. The veteran believes that the imperial examination is a major event for our government, and if it is to be changed, these details must be discussed first, and then His Majesty will issue a decree."
Li Shimin thought for a while after hearing this and said:
"What Fang Qing said makes sense, then..."
At this moment, a eunuch shouted loudly outside the door:
"The Queen has arrived."
Li Shimin was a little puzzled when he heard this. He knew that with Empress Changsun's temperament, she would never come in when he and Fang Xuanling were discussing state affairs unless there was something particularly important.
So he smiled at Fang Xuanling and said:
"Fang Qing, that's all for today. I'll take a rest these days. When you go back, write a letter based on these thoughts and submit it. No matter what, I will implement the new imperial examination system this year."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and stood up and saluted:
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
While the two were talking, Queen Changsun had already brought Yuechan and Xiaoliuzi into the hall.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
"This slave is here to meet His Majesty."
Fang Xuanling bowed to Empress Changsun, then left the Manlu Hall with the piece of paper written by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at Queen Changsun with a smile and said:
"Mr. Guanyin, why are you here in such a hurry?"
When Queen Changsun saw Fang Xuanling leaving the hall, she turned to Li Shimin and said softly:
"Erlang, we have news about our father. This is what Xiaoliuzi, the eunuch who just established the Zhengdian Palace, handed over to me. I have already read it. The handwriting is my father's, and it is also stamped with my father's private seal." .”
After speaking, Changsun handed Li Yuan's letter to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the letter, read it quickly, and then murmured:
"It turns out that my father is not in Chang'an City. No wonder the people from Baiqisi can't be found."
Then Li Shimin thought of something, and asked Xiao Liuzi who was kneeling in the hall:
"Are you Xiao Liuzi?"
Xiao Liuzi lowered his head when he heard this and said:
"To answer your Majesty's question, she is your slave."
"Then let me ask you, who gave you this letter?"
Xiao Liuzi answered honestly:
"Your Majesty, this letter was given to this slave by Eunuch Liu, the eunuch in charge of purchasing in the palace."
"Well, I understand, please step back first."
After speaking, Li Shimin winked at Wu Shi beside him.
Wu Yan understood and followed Xiao Liuzi out of the palace.
He served Li Shimin for many years and was in charge of the secret guards in the palace. Li Shimin's intention was very clear to him. He just wanted him to secretly take care of Xiao Liuzi and Eunuch Liu to see if he could find out the whereabouts of Li Yuan.
But his trip was destined to be in vain, because after Eunuch Liu handed the letter to Xiao Liuzi, he took advantage of his position and left the palace to avoid the disaster.
After the two of them went out, Li Shimin sighed, looked at Queen Changsun and said:
"Guanyin, my father's letter mentioned that he has found a husband for Changle. What do you think?"
Queen Changsun thought for a while and sighed:
"Among the concubine's children, my father likes Changle the most. I don't think my father will make fun of Changle's marriage. I also believe in my father's vision. The person who can be called a young handsome man by him is worthy of him. Changle, so..."
Queen Changsun said this, and Li Shimin already understood what Changsun meant.
Li Yuan is Li Zhi's imperial grandfather, so Li Yuan has the right to make the decision about Li Zhi's marriage. The only one who could refuse this was Li Shimin. And will Li Shimin refuse this? of course not.
Because Li Shimin had been feeling guilty about what happened to the Xuanwu Sect in recent years, so whether Li Yuan was missing or not, he was just going out to relax as the letter said.
Simply because this was the first time Li Yuan had made a request to him in the past few years, it was impossible for him to refuse.
But in this way, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel that he owed something to Changle. Li Shimin originally thought that she and Changsun Chong would be a good match, but who could have imagined that the marriage of cousins would have such terrible consequences.
Originally, Li Shimin was still thinking about choosing a good match for Princess Changle among the noble sons of Chang'an City in the past two years.
As a result, when Li Yuan's letter arrived, he had no choice but to give up his original idea.
He glanced at Queen Changsun helplessly, hesitated and said:
"Where's the beauty?"
Queen Changsun knew what Li Shimin was thinking, so she calmed down and said:
"Don't worry, Erlang, I will talk to Changle about this."
After Li Shimin heard this, he stood up and hugged Queen Changsun and said:
"I've wronged you."
...
After Empress Changsun left, Li Shimin sat on a chair and meditated for a long time before summoning a eunuch. Li Shimin stood up and picked up a gold medal from the table, handed it to the eunuch and said:
"Take your people and quickly go to the Twelve Guards Military Camp and pass on my instructions. From today on, the Twelve Guards Generals can return home."
"promise."
On the other side, Queen Changsun and Yuechan quickly returned to the Li Zheng Hall.
When they entered the main hall, they saw Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang sitting on the couch chatting. Chengyang took Si Zi and Li Zhi to play in the corner of the hall.
Entering the main hall, Queen Changsun looked at the thin figure chatting with Yu Zhang on the couch, with a flash of distress in her eyes. The words that were already on my lips, I didn't know how to say.
There is no better daughter than a mother. She had actually noticed that her eldest daughter had some feelings for Qin Ming, but for the future of the eldest grandson's family, she had to ruthlessly betroth her daughter to her nephew.
What's more, she always thought that Lizhi only had some affection for Qin Ming, but she didn't have deep feelings. Moreover, if Lizhi married into the eldest grandson's family, she would definitely not suffer any grievances in her life.
She also knew that Princess Changle had been filial and sensible since she was a child. She had been in poor health over the years, so Lizhi took the initiative to take care of her younger siblings. Whenever there were delicious food and fun things in the Zheng Palace, they were given to her younger siblings first, so several All brothers and sisters respect Princess Changle.
Moreover, Li Zhi had been familiar with "The Female Ring" since she was a child. Empress Changsun believed that as long as Changle and Chong'er's marriage was settled, Changle would definitely follow the "Nv's Ring" and become a good wife of the Changsun family.
What Empress Changsun didn't expect was that this originally good marriage was called off because of a confirmed rumor.
There is no use regretting now. Yuzhang and Qin Ming's engagement has been concluded, and she can no longer betroth Changle to Qin Ming.
Thinking about it this way, instead of delaying Chang Le's marriage, it would be better to follow his father's wishes. Maybe this would be a good thing for Chang Le.
