Li Shimin was in a bad mood today because he found out that Chen Zhengtai had not entered the court.

But I don't know where this guy went to stay lazy.

He heard that someone had something to report, and when he glanced at it, he was a censor, he said lightly: "What do you want to report?"

This man said seriously: "Your Majesty, during the Shitai period of the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Shi Chong. This man had a wealthy family. He built a garden. Due to the mountains and water, he built a garden and dug a lake and opened a pond. The clear streams in the garden were lingering, and the sound of water was gurgling. Within dozens of miles around, the pavilions and pavilions were staggered. Shi Chong sent people overseas to exchange for precious items such as pearls, agate, amber, rhinoceros horns, and ivory, and decorated the houses in the garden as magnificent as a palace. Therefore, the wind of fighting wealth began with Shi Chong, becoming more and more intense and could not be curbed. Now there is another person in the court. This man is also rich and has a luxurious life. Now I see him riding a car. This car is wide and more than twice as wide as an ordinary car. There are four wheels underneath, and the roof is shaped like a canopy..."

When Li Shimin heard that the roof of the car looked like a canopy, he frowned.

Because this is suspected of being arbitrary, what is Huagai? Huagai is something that can only be used by the emperor.

Li Shimin said impatiently: "The person you are talking about is Chen Zhengtai."

“That’s right.”

When Li Shimin heard this, he pulled his face down: "What does it mean to look like a canopy? Yes, it's not, it's not. I can also say that you look like Zhao Gao. Are you going to punish you now and kill you?"

The censor was stunned: "..."

This is a bit inconsistent with his vision. His face suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but think, as a censor, I am just a slasher. This is my job. Your Majesty, why are you still serious? The two masters and apprentices are really anxious!

The censor had no choice but to say, "I have been guilty of death."

Li Shimin's face calmed down a little, but said, "Since you see him driving now, why can't he be seen missing?"

So the ministers looked at me, and I looked at you, and didn't say anything.

Please, they are not Chen Zhengtai’s followers, how do you know where that guy ran away?

Seeing that they didn't speak, Li Shimin looked at Zhang Qian beside him.

Zhang Qian knew it and quickly went out to ask.

After Zhang Qian left, Li Shimin took a sip of tea and slowly said: "The Yu Qing family is the chief examiner. Is there no news about this big test yet?"

"Your Majesty." replied seriously: "Your Majesty has a clear order. The emperor must not interfere in the matter of scientific research."

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

He remembered this intention. Since it was decided to select scholars from the imperial examination and wanted scholars all over the world to take the imperial examination one after another, the most important thing was to maintain the fairness of the imperial examination!

His decree was on the surface, but in fact, it also showed that the imperial examination would not be affected by anyone and was completely fair and just.

Li Shimin defended himself: "I am just in a hurry to give the exam. I heard from others that it was the big exam today, and the test questions were extremely difficult, and it had reached the point where people feared him. Is there any such thing?"

Since Li Shimin mentioned this scientific expedition, he seemed to have a strong interest in it.

Therefore, everyone felt much more relaxed. Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, smiled and said, "I have heard of this, and later I did understand some inside stories. Mr. Yu was indeed extraordinary and even gave an extremely tricky test question. To be honest, even if I heard it at first, I felt it was a bit incredible. The difficulty of this question lies in surprise. In just two hours, it is really a bit difficult for the candidates to write the article."

Li Shimin was very interested in this. In fact, he had read the test questions, but Li Shimin was not a person who likes to write articles. He only knew the excellence of this question, but he never expected that even Dai Zhou smiled bitterly at the question.

So he smiled and said, "In this case, isn't it a big test this year? The Yu Qing family gave this scholarly advice?"

Although the civil officials were a little dissatisfied with the imperial examination at first, since they had said that they had made a fuss, after all, everyone was quite interested in it and became very interested.

After the exam, the question spread throughout Chang'an, and many people smiled bitterly, so someone interrupted: "I have thought hard and thought about it. It is really difficult to get to this question in two hours. However... it is okay to write an article, but it is just barely enough, I am afraid that it may not fit the question."

Most of the martial artists stared at each other. They really couldn't understand these things about scholars, especially Cheng Yaojin, who simply closed his eyes and looked drowsy. Instead of listening to their nonsense, it would be better to have a rest!

Li Shimin couldn't help but say, "Ruoqing's family finds it difficult, and it seems that the candidates can only sigh and have no choice but to sigh."

"Your Majesty, there will always be good or bad exams in this exam. If you are better at the imperial examination, you can be on the list. There is no need to worry about not being able to win a scholar because there is no good article." Du Ruhui said with a smile.

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully and said, "This is the reason, just take the strengths. But if the questions of this imperial examination are too difficult, it may not be beneficial. Next time, don't ask such difficult questions. Otherwise, how to teach the candidates?"

The ministers nodded, feeling that Li Shimin's words were not without reason.

Now the examiner has a grudge with the candidates. If the trend continues, wouldn’t the examiner have to think about various strange questions in the future and make it difficult for the candidates?

Of course, some people have other opinions. If there is no problem, how can the level of the candidate be shown?

At this moment, Li Shimin thought and said, "But I don't know how I took the exam in Erpigou University."

The ministers were silent again. His Majesty's preference for Chen Zhengtai was simply written on his face, which made people feel unhappy.

So, the censor said before: "I'm afraid it's not good. I heard from the people in the tribute school that after the exam, the candidates in the university returned to the school in shame. If they did well, why would this be the case?"

In fact, there are many rumors in the market, perhaps because some people want to ridicule the university, so many people have arranged countless rumors about the university. These rumors have been spreading, and countless versions have been derived from the added fuel to many people.

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

But he thought to himself that Zhengtai is my disciple. No matter how bad this son is, he is not much worse.

"But..." At this time, the censor continued: "I have heard that many scholars gathered there these days, and many scholars showed joy in their faces, as if... it was because someone did a pretty good job of writing."

Li Shimin's face pulled down: "Study Bookstore? Is it Wu Youjing?"

“That’s right.”

When it comes to Wu Youjing, many people are energetic.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and others were stern, and they were still thinking about this guy...especially Fang Xuanling.

It is said that the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, but for the sake of Wu Youjing, Fang Xuanling slept in the corridor for three days. Can he tolerate this?

At this moment, someone still exclaimed: "Your Majesty, Wu Youjing is a well-known scholar in the world. He is a strong man and talented person. He is really a rare talent."

"Many scholars in Chang'an respect him as gods, and many people received his teachings. The court should treat such famous scholars well."

Li Shimin watched everyone scramble to praise him.

He couldn't help but think about it, and then said, "Then the day the election is released, I will summon him to the palace. The last time I saw him, he was covered in scars, so I don't have much impression of him. I just took this opportunity to give the election to personally learn about his knowledge."

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when Li Shimin said this.

If Your Majesty had seen this Mr. Wu, he would have praised it very well.

I am afraid that even His Majesty cannot ignore such a famous person.

But Li Shimin had other ideas. Wu Youjing was praised by countless people, perhaps... she is really a moral gentleman.

Such a person... has such a big hatred with Chen Zhengtai, why should he let Chen Zhengtai slap his enemies?

It would be better for him, a mentor, to be a good friend and let them let their past grudges. Anyway, Zhengtai did not suffer any loss.

The ministers were still talking about the big test, and then Zhang Qian went back!

He walked into the palace in pieces, arrived in front of Li Shimin, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Chen Zhan has indeed entered the palace just now, but... he went to see the Queen and said... Hearing that the Queen is in poor health recently and needs to take a good rest, he sent a carriage into the palace so that the Queen can carry it with her."

Flatter...

As soon as this thousand words were spoken, many people couldn't help but look down on them.

On weekdays, Chen Zhengtai’s favorite thing is to circulate around His Majesty.

OK, now I am more capable, and I have begun to please Queen Changsun again by relying on the identity of the future prince consort.

No one knows that Empress Changsun has a transcendent position in the palace. Although she never asks about the government affairs, her influence on His Majesty is unparalleled.

After hearing this, Li Shimin felt a little warm in his heart and couldn't help but smile: "He is really meant. Guanyin maid has indeed had many inconveniences in her legs and feet these days. This is also the old disease she left behind..."

Li Shimin said this and clicked on it.

Li Shimin was quite worried about Empress Changsun’s legs and feet. Perhaps because the weather was getting colder, Empress Changsun felt pain and uncomfortable whenever it was rainy.

The Tai Chi Palace is very large. You should know that the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty is even much larger than the Forbidden City in later generations.

Sometimes walking in this palace makes it inconvenient to have it.

Fortunately, his Guanyin maid is the queen, so he naturally has a special chariot. The chariot is actually similar to the sedan chairs in later generations, and they are all carried by people.

Li Shimin thought to himself that Chen Zhengtai was just a good person who sent a cart and horses, which was a bit inappropriate. The carriage was bumpy, and with the body of Guanyin maid, how could he withstand this? This carriage is far less comfortable than sitting on a chariot.

Of course, although this gift was a bit inexplicable, for Li Shimin, Chen Zhengtai's heart was naturally good!

Li Shimin nodded to Zhang Qian: "I understand."

So Zhang Qian quietly retreated aside again.

However, many ministers showed displeasure, but they were helpless for a moment!

Li Shimin said something more and then stopped the court.

Then he went to the deep palace, thinking that Queen Changsun was in poor health, and then he wanted to go and take a look.

So he sat on the chariot all the way and went straight to the bedroom where Empress Changsun lived.

It took me half an hour to reach Queen Changsun’s bedroom!

The heroic spirit of the Tang Dynasty can be seen from the scale of the palace. This specification is far beyond that of the Tai Chi Palace in the Forbidden City. It usually takes more than an hour every day when Li Shimin walks while walking in a chariot.

When I arrived at the bedroom, I saw an oversized carriage parked outside the bedroom. Of course, the carriage was of good style and even exquisite, but compared to the various treasures in the palace, it was obviously not a treasure.

Without looking at it, Li Shimin got off the chariot and went straight into the bedroom.

Empress Changsun inside heard that Li Shimin was coming and was coming in a row. When she arrived, she wanted to salute Li Shimin.

Seeing her like this, Li Shimin couldn't help but support her and said with concern: "You have difficulty in your legs and feet, why are you still like this? Chen Zhengtai has just arrived?"

"That's right." Empress Changsun said with a smile: "He was also because of my legs. He said that it was because I was unable to walk in the palace and sent me a car. But I scolded him and he left in shame."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I scolded me? Although I know that he sent a carriage and horse, the gift was a bit out of place, but I wouldn't scold me."

Empress Changsun said, "This is the morning court, and he is also a minister. As a minister, he did not go to the morning court, but came to give gifts to me. Isn't this just to depose the public for personal gain? Isn't this the reason for personal gain? Although I know that his heart is good, I also know that he never thought of that level, so I scolded him, in order to make him pay more attention to the future so that he would not know the importance of it. If he doesn't scold me now, it would hurt him."

Li Shimin smiled, and he thought Empress Changsun was making a big fuss.

Li Shimin still said, "Yes, should I teach you a lesson. This guy... do I really care about his carriage?"

As he said that, he said some more gossip. At this time, he thought that there were still some things to be dealt with in Ziwei Palace. Seeing that Empress Changsun was fine, he set off and had already prepared a chariot outside, just waiting for Li Shimin to get on the chariot.

Li Shimin arrived outside the bedroom and was about to get on the chariot, but his eyes fell on the unique carriage. In fact, the shape of the carriage was a bit strange to him.

Li Shimin thought about something, but he was like a devil. He suddenly said, "I'm going to take this carriage. I want to see what the hell is he making about."
Chapter completed!