Xiaoqi

Chapter 223 The Fire of Prairie Fire 3/3

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Li Xuan's blatant accusation made Old Master Kong very embarrassed, his cheeks were slightly red, his breathing was heavy, and he seemed to be angry from embarrassment, but he was speechless.This is because Li Xuan's status is unusual, he is the first prime minister of the new dynasty, an extremely personable minister, truly a man under one man and above ten thousand people, and his power is definitely beyond the reach of teachers like them.

In other words, these great Confucian scholars can still rely on their elders to sell their elders in front of the monarch Li Li, and it is harmless to complain occasionally.After all, Li Li is the king of a country, and he has the capacity to tolerate others. He will not easily dispute with the world-renowned Confucianism, let alone convict them easily.

But Li Xuan was different.He and Kong Rong and the others had almost no intersection, and no conflict of interest. They usually treat each other with courtesy when they meet each other. Fourth, Li Xuan would not be polite to them, and would definitely refute them mercilessly, and would suppress them if necessary.

At this time, the reason why Li Xuan dared to refute Kong Rong confidently was because the problem did not lie with him, but had a reason.

Besides, Kong Rong, Cai Yong and the others didn't know that Li Xuan had nothing to do with the army's promotion of generals.With the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, Xiliang's military and political circles have formed their own systems. Although the two systems are not perfect, they have already taken the rudimentary form of separating the military and the government.Take the reward group of officials not long ago as an example. The civil service system was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials, and all the civil officials who received rewards were handed over by Li Xuan.He drafted the candidate and then submitted it to Li Li for review.The general system is not within his jurisdiction.It is completely dominated by Jia Xu, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the other six military ministers draw up reward levels according to the military achievements in the merit book.

also.The main generals and deputy generals of each battalion also have the power to recommend generals under their accounts.The selection and appointment of all generals does not need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Officials, but only needs to be filed with the Ministry of Officials.The selected candidates for civil servants and generals will finally be determined through collective discussion and discussion by the Military Aircraft Department. During this period, Li Li's will occupies an absolute dominant position, a veritable one-vote veto system.The most typical of these is the fact that none of the civil servants who became officials in the Taiyuan Academy, as Kong Rong said, were promoted or rewarded.

In fact, on the list of civil servants awarded by Li Xuan, there are more than 12 students who have become officials of the Taiyuan Academy. Among them, the one with the heaviest reward can be directly promoted to the position of Jiuqing. The proud son of Jiuqing.However, because Li Li said lightly: "The civil servants of the Taiyuan Academy are not included in this award. We will discuss it later." This sentence completely blocked the promotion of the Taiyuan civil servants. None of the students sent by these academies to receive official titles at the time of enforcing the group of officials a month ago were all excluded.

If Li Li hadn't spoken in person, Li Xuan would not have dared to check off the promotion list of more than 100 Tai Academy students, even if he had the guts to do so.However, since Li Li had spoken, Li Xuan had nothing to fear, so when he faced Kong Rong's questioning, he was full of confidence, and he was not afraid of this Confucian heir at all.He even felt that Kong Rong was too pedantic, even though he was called a great contemporary Confucian.But he is not familiar with world affairs, considers problems too superficially, is too paranoid, and sees many problems too simply.

In contrast, Cai Yong seemed reasonable.His thoughts are far more meticulous than Kong Rong's.You know, recently, Cai Yong went to Li Li every day, nagging endlessly.However, he never mentioned the unfair treatment of Taiyuan students, as if he turned a blind eye.On deaf ears.Only Kong Rong kept thinking about this matter, like a stick in his throat.So I brought it up when Li Li was inspecting the academy.

It's fine to bring it up, but there is something wrong with his tone of voice. He obviously asked for something, but he said it in a questioning tone.As a result, although it was inconvenient for Li Li to criticize Kong Rong in person, Li Xuan did not have so many scruples, and immediately stood up to refute Kong Rong, making Kong Rong blush and lose face.

Seeing the tense atmosphere between Li Xuan and Kong Rong, Hua Tuo immediately came forward to relieve the siege: "Don't get angry with the text, it's just a matter of fact, it's not a battle of spirits." After appeasing Kong Rong, Hua Tuo said to Li Xuan: "Yuan Zhong Please calm down, Wen Ju did not deliberately target you, nor did he accuse the bureaucrats of being unfair. It was completely worried about the future of those students, worried that they would not recover from a setback, and misunderstood others and themselves. This is public interest, not self-interest. Yuan Zhong clearly observes."

When Hua Tuo stepped forward to smooth things over, Li Xuan naturally wanted to save face: "Sir, you are serious. I just told you the truth, and I didn't mean to accuse Duke Wen. You must know that the award of officials not long ago involved more than 2000 civil and military officials. It is inevitable that some officials will be missed, and it is impossible to satisfy everyone. Therefore, all awards are promotion lists drawn up after detailed assessment, carefully considered and discussed by the Military Aircraft Department, and then reviewed and approved by His Majesty, and finally finalized. Therefore "

"Hehehe! Yuan Zhong doesn't need to say more, this matter is what I mean, and it has nothing to do with you." Before Li Xuan could finish his words, Li Li interrupted him with a smile.While talking, Li Li sat down slowly, and waved his hand to signal Li Xuan to take a seat. Obviously, he won't be able to leave for a while, and Kong Rong won't let it go until he makes this matter clear.Kong Rong has this kind of temper, stubborn and stubborn, he loves to be true in everything, he must ask clearly about the things he believes in, otherwise he will not let go, the spirit of breaking the casserole and asking the end is the same as that of Cai Yong.

When Li Li was seated, Cai Yong poured him a cup of tea with his own hands, and handed the teacup to him, but he didn't say a word, just looked at Kong Rong who stood stiff-necked under the hall.Reaching out to take the teacup, Li Li understood what Cai Yong meant, and it was nothing more than pleading for Kong Rong, asking Li Li to save him some face, and it would be great if he could say a few words of comfort.This is the amount that Cai Yong poured him a cup of tea.

Cai Yong seldom poured tea for Li Li, and Li Li had always poured tea for his old man, even when he became the emperor.Therefore, the old man Cai offered him a cup of tea. He not only asked him to give Kong Rong a step down, but also explained why he treated the civil servants of the Imperial Academy differently.This is why Cai Yong has this weight.He is the only one in the world who can make Li Li unable to refuse, nor can he refuse his request.

Let alone Cai Yong married his daughter Cai Yan to him.Let's just say that Li Li was idle at home back then, but he had nothing to do in the name of a school lieutenant.Want to be alone but no one speaks for him in front of Dong Zhuo.Unexpectedly, Cai Yong helped him a lot when he was in the most difficult time, and he kept it from him in advance. He didn't know how shrewd Cai Yong was until after the matter was completed. Thoughts, he won the position of Wuwei prefect for him.This kindness is enough for Li Li to remember his whole life, no matter how he repays him, he can't be too much.

It was Cai Yong's strong recommendation that gave Li Li the opportunity to be on his own, at least saving him three to five years of struggle.At the age of only 17, he became the sheriff of a county, which is the only No.1 in the history of the Han Dynasty.This is a real gift of help in a timely manner, and Li Li will never forget his kindness for the rest of his life.

It is precisely because of this that after Dong Zhuo was stabbed to death, Li Li could care about the lives of others, but he had to save Cai Yong.It was also because of Cai Yong and Li Li that after occupying Chang'an, Dong Zhuo was buried with the honor of a prince, and he had to treat all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty with courtesy, and treat the Han emperor Liu Xiehe and the royal family members kindly.

to this day.Between Li Li and Cai Yong, it is already difficult to tell who is who.Without Cai Yong's recommendation, it would be impossible for Li Li to make it all the way smoothly, and the whole journey would become more bumpy and even difficult.From this point of view.Cai Yong's kindness to him was so great that he couldn't repay him.But without Li Li's full rescue, Cai Yong would have been executed by Wang Yun long after Dong Zhuo's death.As a result, he passed away completely, and there was no such person as Cai Yong in the world.Look at Cai Yong's lofty status and reputation now.He was the first dean of Chang'an Tai Academy, and he was also a Taiwei.Ranked first among the three princes, all the civil servants and generals who graduated from the Taiyuan Academy came from his disciples.He enjoys an incomparably lofty status among all the gentry, and his reputation among the aristocratic families is even higher than that of Li Li.

Nowadays, Cai Yong is really well-known all over the world, his reputation and status are so high that he can be compared with Li Li.Therefore, he is the only literary sage in the Western Jin Dynasty who can sit on an equal footing with Li Liping.

Strictly speaking, Cai Yong has kindness to Li Li, but Li Li also has kindness to him.He helped Li Li achieve the imperial hegemony, and Li Li also made him a leading figure in the literary world and a banner of contemporary Confucian scholars and scholars.So they have a complicated relationship and a close relationship, supporting each other and relying on each other for many years.

A cup of tea is a memory, and a cup of tea can trigger infinite thinking.Holding the teacup that Cai Yong handed over, Li Li was filled with emotion and his thoughts were racing.

In fact, he knew very well the reason why Cai Yong went to the palace to nag him all day recently, because Cai Yong came forward to look for him in person, and the rest of the Tai Academy didn't have to go anymore.Therefore, Cai Yong was actually sharing his worries for him, maintaining the stable situation at the beginning of the new dynasty, and not wanting him to be disturbed by the trivial matters of the Taiyuan Academy, thus blocking Kong Rong and others' words, so that the new dynasty can transition smoothly for a period of time after the establishment of the new dynasty time.

However, Cai Yong can stop it for a while, but he cannot stop it for a lifetime.What should come will come sooner or later. Procrastination cannot solve the problem. Facing it calmly is the only way to solve the problem.

After thinking for a while, Li Li put down the teacup and said calmly: "The Tai Academy was renamed the Royal Academy. All the students who go out from this academy are the disciples of the Son of Heaven, and they come from Li Li's sect. Since they are the disciples of the Son of Heaven, then they are going to be officials. You don’t need to worry about your official career and future, I have my own arrangements. But since Mr. Wen Ju asked again and again, I simply made my words clear in front of you, so that you won’t be disturbed and worry about it all the time.”

Speaking of this, Li Li paused, his expression became extremely serious, and said in a deep voice: "It's not easy to be a student of the Son of Heaven. Although his status is noble, he can't enjoy the privileges he deserves. Otherwise, once a student of the Son of Heaven can enjoy special In terms of treatment, it would be unfair to other scholars in the world. Therefore, for the sake of fairness, Chang'an will hold the first imperial examination after the founding of the People's Republic of China in a month. Students must also take the exam, and only those who pass the exam can become officials.

From now on, anyone who recommends to be an official must be a meritorious minister with the rank of marquis to be eligible to be nominated, and a system of recommendation and sitting is implemented, whoever recommends is responsible; those who have outstanding achievements in political performance will be recommended together, and those who are mediocre and incompetent will be recommended be punished together. Immediately, Li Li did not give Cai Yong, Kong Rong and others time to think, so he revealed the detailed rules of the imperial examination, and then got up and left without staying.

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Chapter 224 The Birth of Luoshen

As the footsteps of "嗵嗵" approached, the silent Hall of Mental Cultivation started to move, and more than a dozen court ladies shuttled back and forth in the palace, rushing to do everything before His Majesty stepped into the palace gate.

After a while, the palace returned to calm again. A beautiful lady-in-waiting waved her hand to push the maid away, and knelt alone beside the imperial case to make tea, waiting for the return of His Majesty who was out of the palace for inspection.

A person sits quietly in the huge palace making tea, and the boiling tea makes a "gurgling" sound. As the heat slowly rises and drifts away, the palace is filled with the fragrance of fragrance. People are in a happy mood, throwing away all their troubles and sorrows.She is the female official in charge of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. As long as Li Li is in the palace, she will serve and make tea in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, waiting for Li Li's arrival at any time.This has been an unchanging pattern in recent years. Her existence seems to be only to wait for Li Li, make tea for him, and give him a space to stop and rest.

Her status is very special, she can walk around the whole palace at will, whether it is the main hall of Changle or the backyard of the inner mansion, she is not restricted, she can go wherever she wants, no one stops her, and she can also control the maids and forbidden in each palace at will. Wei, the status is detached.

Originally, she could get a richer reward and become the first official female official in the Jin Kingdom, but she refused the reward without hesitation, just hoping to stay in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for a long time.Such a request once made Emperor Li Li very embarrassed, but the inner court unanimously agreed to recommend her as the head of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so the emperor could not refuse, and could only let her go, as long as she was happy.

Not long.Li Li, who was out of the palace for inspection, strode into the gate of the palace, followed by five important court officials including Xiangguo Li Xuan, Wei General Guo Jia, Zhongchang Attendant Li Ru, Right General Zhuge Liang, and Chang'an Yin Chengong.

I saw these people come in at first glance.The beautiful female officer did not immediately stand up and salute, but still sat there motionless.As if turning a blind eye.It wasn't until Li Li approached that she got up to meet him, bowed to salute, but said nothing, then walked up to Li Li deftly, took off his fur cloak, hugged him in her arms, then bowed and stepped aside.And Li Li seemed to have gotten used to her presence, he just nodded slightly.There was no additional indication, at this time the court lady who had been dismissed by the female official appeared again and offered a warm towel to clean Li Li's hands.

As the maids left quickly, Li Li sat down behind the court case, and the beautiful lady knelt beside him, poured a cup of hot tea, handed it to him, and then sat aside silently.There was a court lady serving tea for Li Xuan and the other five people in the hall, and when they saw the lady officials, they all bowed their hands to salute.Then I sat down.

This set of silent etiquette, if people who don't know the inside story, will feel very strange, why would a dignified six ministers and a general who is more than three princes salute a female servant, but she put on a high profile.Very arrogant, as if pretending to be reserved.But Li Xuan, Guo Jia and others have long been accustomed to this special way of meeting, and they have long been familiar with it.In other words, like Li Li, they acquiesced in her existence and regarded her as one of the dozen or so empresses in the inner court.The status is distinguished and the status is detached.

She is Zhen Mi.Zhen's Zhang Ai's favorite jewel.Ever since Zhang Ai followed Li Li, she lived in the Inner Palace with her mother. She had just turned ten years old that year, and ten years had passed inadvertently.Now she is a slim young girl, long past her age, she usually helps her mother manage the property under the name of the house, she is talented, intelligent, well-behaved and pleasing, plus she has a beautiful face, she is deeply loved by Li Xin, Dian Wuxia and others , it is not an exaggeration to say that she is loved.

Since Zhen Mi loved to pester Li Li since she was a child, her mother Zhang Ai has been with Li Li for many years but has not given birth to a child. Obviously she has concerns about the future, or has long-term considerations.Now that Zhang Ai has entered the age of forty, he has devoted himself to managing the property under the name of the inner government, and rarely shows up in public. If Li Li doesn't take the initiative to find her, he seldom even gets along with Li Li alone.Moreover, Zhang Ai was not included in the awards when conferring wives and concubines in the inner mansion not long ago.It was not that Li Li was unwilling to give her the title, but that she resolutely refused, so she did not accept the title of concubine, but instead became the head of the inner palace, formally taking over the property under the royal family's name, with a high status and great power for any concubine.In addition, Zhang Ai also serves as the internal affairs supervisor of the Zongzheng Mansion, which is equivalent to the head of the Zongzheng Mansion, while Zongzheng Li Jue is just a name and does not participate in specific management matters.This is Li Li's disguised compensation to her.

Also as compensation, Li Li intended to confer on Zhen Mi as the first officially titled princess in Jin, but Zhang Ai's mother and daughter and all the wives and concubines unanimously objected.As a result, the matter of awarding Zhen Mi was over, and nothing happened to Quan Dang.In fact, Li Li knew what the girls wanted, and also knew that Zhen Mi had never regarded him as a stepfather, and had been clinging to him since she was a teenager. Except for her mother Zhang Ai, she always referred to Li Xin and other girls as sisters; The real thing is that people are little ghosts, their bodies have not yet grown up, but their minds are not inferior to adults.But Li Li has never been able to get over the hurdle in his heart, and has always loved Zhen Mi. There is only family affection accumulated over the years, but there is no love between men and women, and he never crosses the line.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Mi grew up day by day, and the longer she grew, the more beautiful she became, the more charming she was, she was well-educated and intelligent.What's more, she is already a 20-year-old girl, looking around the world, there are only a handful of unmarried girls like her age.In her free time, Li Li was worried about her, but she was not in a hurry like a normal person; as soon as Li Li mentioned her marriage, she became impatient, and rushed up to fight with Li Li without any image, Li Li was only able to parry but was unable to fight back.This left Li Li with nothing to do with her, he could only let her go, as long as she was happy.

However, no matter what Zhen Mi was thinking, Li Li didn't have anything wrong with it.He can accept sisters, and he can also sleep with many wives and concubines, but he can't accept the absurd thing that the mother and daughter eat all the children.No matter how you behave or do things, you need to have a bottom line. An unprincipled way of dealing with the world is definitely not advisable, at least Li Li can't do it yet.

In addition, after the enthronement ceremony, Li Li obviously felt that he was getting more and more lonely, and he was developing in the direction of being a widow.As an emperor, everything he did was aimed at achieving two goals: first, to consolidate his dominance indefinitely; second, to suppress the power of the family, abandon his personal interests, and seek the well-being of the people of Liming.It is said that there are two purposes, but in the final analysis it is still for the same purpose: to consolidate the rule.

It is precisely because of the change of identity and status that Li Li lost a lot of things virtually, lost the life and happiness that normal people can enjoy, and became more and more isolated and lonely.Before that, he and his subordinates and generals could call themselves brothers, eat meat and drink a lot, occasionally joke with them, and visit brothels together.But it's no longer possible, even if he wants to, the civil and military officials under his command are always with him carefully, respectful everywhere, and only dare to report to him after careful consideration of what he does and what he says.

Fortunately, Li Li's wives and concubines have not changed much, even so, there are still some changes between them.For example, they are becoming more and more polite to each other, more and more understanding of etiquette, trying every means to please Li Li, the hotter and hotter in the boudoir, almost to the extent of using everything, and even doing things that make Li Li big Surprising thing.For this reason, Li Li deliberately gathered them together, gave them a good political lesson, did some ideological work, and then slept together in the dark, so that the sisters could be honest with each other, and break their relationship with each other. The gap between them has not yet formed.Facts have proved that the relationship between him and his wives and concubines has withstood the test for more than ten years. After his enlightenment, the invisible barrier in the inner palace quickly disappeared, and the harmony between the daughters was once again as good as before, and they were as close as sisters.

Despite this, Li Li still felt that there was still a certain gap between them, but it was temporarily suppressed by him, and it would not become prominent in the short term, but it could not be eradicated after all.To this day, the only person who really doesn't regard him as a high-ranking emperor is probably Zhen Mi who dares to fight him.Because of this, Li Li allowed Zhen Mi to freely enter and leave the palace, taught her to take care of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and gave her many privileges, trying to keep her from being restrained.This is because Li Li hopes to live like a normal person, and hopes that Zhen Mi will always maintain this rare innocence; only when he sees her, Li Li will feel that he is no different from ordinary people, and can he truly calm down physically and mentally, and enjoy this life Hard-won peace.

In Li Li's view, the so-called emperors in the world and emperors aloof are actually putting themselves on fire, putting themselves on the opposite side of everyone, thinking about consolidating the rule and the interests of the people, and standing The civil and military officials opposite him are always troubled by their own interests, and they are very concerned about this, trying their best to deal with him, the emperor.The so-called loyal ministers are those who can restrain their selfishness and selfish desires to the greatest extent, or they consider the long-term interests of the family. There are not many loyal ministers who really have no desires and desires.In contrast, military generals are purer and more forthright than civilian officials, without so many twists and turns. They are just for the sake of making meritorious deeds and sealing their wives and sons, and they can often take care of the overall situation.

Just like the current situation, Li Li solemnly announced at the Royal Academy half an hour ago that the first imperial examination will be held in early April. Since then, the recommendation system will be abolished and the imperial examination system will be fully implemented.

No, less than half an hour later, before Li Li returned to the palace, Zhuge Liang, Chen Gong, Li Ru and others rushed over upon hearing the news.

This is not to say that they all have selfish motives and disapprove of the imperial examination system, but that they immediately realized that once the imperial examination system is implemented, it will cause an uproar and completely change the existing official system. What they can predict, the consequences will not predict.

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Chapter 225

The incident happened suddenly, and Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others didn't get any news in advance. After they heard the news, Li Li had already announced it in front of Cai Yong, Kong Rong and other contemporary great scholars.

The emperor made a big promise, once the words have been spoken, they cannot be changed, and there is absolutely no reason to take them back as fate.

What's more, the Jin Dynasty was first established, and the emperor's prestige was unquestionable. Even if this decision was wrong, it must be resolutely implemented.

In view of this, Chen Gong, Zhuge Liang and Li Ru, who got the news, rushed to the palace as soon as possible to actively deal with the upcoming uproar and eliminate the turmoil and other negative effects caused by it.

On the way to the palace, they already thought that Xiliang was initially settled 12 years ago, money and food were in short supply, and the situation was unstable. He forcibly recruited celebrities from all states and counties to come to Chang'an to teach.It is not difficult to see from this that Li Li's decision at the time was not a blind move. His purpose was to build a college by himself, cultivate a large number of young talents, and then introduce the imperial examination system when the time is right, and replace it with the imperial examination. The original recommendation to become an official has completely changed the existing system of becoming an official.