Zhao Wenting knew about his son's situation and said he was weak, but in fact he liked comfort. Zhao Wenting was also happy about Li Junwei's arrangements.

First of all, Zhao Wenting is in his second term and will retire in two years. He is not the cabinet prime ministers from the Imperial Party. In recent years, Li Hai, Pei Chengyi and other groups of cabinet prime ministers from the Imperial Party. Anyone who retires and who is willing to continue his career can directly enter the Senate. After all, they have a noble status. However, Zhao Wenting does not.

He joined the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and took advantage of the American War to fight for his life. He also ventured across the Andes and shuttled through the oceans and mountains, in fact, for the purpose of his noble status.

The empire has rules. Any civil servant who has experienced battles overseas, participated in wars, developed overseas, and made great contributions can also be awarded titles. Moreover, unlike ordinary soldiers, the higher the titles a soldier can be awarded depends entirely on his own merits. Different civil servants, merit is only one aspect, and it is also related to the position.

Anyone who can enter the cabinet has a history of overseas contributions, at least a third-class marquis.

But, all of that was ruined by his youngest son Zhao Xinjin. Of course, it was not his son's fault, but because of the times.

This is also the second reason why Zhao Wenting was happy. King Yu took the initiative to promote Zhao Xinjin, which was the reconciliation between Zhao Wenting and the imperial royal family and even the entire aristocratic class.

Zhao Xinjin was very talented when he was young. Influenced by his father and brother, he had a legal background at home. In the imperial academic system, the law side was relatively special. If you get a legal degree, you only look at your grades, not your resume, and have never attended school, it doesn’t matter. This is mainly to motivate the people of the empire to learn the law.

At the age of seventeen, Zhao Xinjin already had a bachelor's degree in law, and was the youngest bachelor's degree in law since the founding of the Empire. Therefore, he went directly to the Imperial Law School to study and served as an assistant judge in Yangzhou for one year.

These resumes make him qualified to take the imperial examination at the age of nineteen.

The imperial examination was equivalent to the imperial examination and palace examinations of the previous dynasty imperial examinations. Zhao Xinjin was both knowledgeable and famous. During the great examinations that year, he was also a seed contestant.

But the problem is that he is so famous that he triggered the "family taboo case".

China has long had a cultural tradition of avoiding taboos, including but not limited to national taboos, constitutional taboos, family taboos, holy taboos... National taboos mean to avoid taboos of the empire, the emperor, the queen, etc., but in fact, this was already useless. After Li Junhua ascended the throne, logically speaking, brothers such as Li Junwei had to avoid taboos and could no longer use the word "jun". But the problem is that the royal family doesn't care.

The minister submitted a memorial to remind Li Junhua that Li Junhua said that the Supreme Emperor was here and did not dare to make decisions. When asked about Li Mingxun again, Li Mingxun's attitude would be very interesting. If he cared about this, he would not have let his sons be of the Jun generation.

Later, people continued to write letters and petitions, but they were held accountable one by one. The reason was very simple. When Li Junhua ascended the throne, the empire was still cracking down on the remnants of landlords and scholars. Therefore, at that time, many people thought that this might be a trap set by the royal family, so they did not dare to mention it again.

The imperial examination that Zhao Xinjin participated in was brought up again, but he did not dare to go to the emperor.

The reason is that the imperial examination is divided into two parts, one is the national examination, which is written examination and interview. After listing the results, the emperor decided to take the number of people in the court examination. When the fewer ones were, they were 20 people, and when the more ones were tested, they were 50 people. Anyone who passed the first level was directly promoted to a central or provincial-level institution to serve as secretary and assistant positions. After a few years, they would be delegated to preside over the government affairs of a town or county.

The court examination is the emperor's personal examination. The court examination is not ranked. It is just that the emperor selects a part of it. Entering the central court and even the attendant's room may not necessarily be the best. It is just a way for the emperor to promote young people, but all the selected people have become successful.

Zhao Xinjin was the leader of that year. After passing the first level, he was listed as Tanhualang. This was a big problem. Because the second level was named Tingshi, his father had the word Tingshi in his name. According to imperial tradition, he had to avoid taboos and could not participate.

This kind of thing was also found in ancient times. Li He, a poet who was called the Three Lis of the Tang Dynasty, was not called Jinshi because his father was named Li Jinsu, because Jin and Jin were homophones.

As a result, Zhao Xinjin was also pushed to the forefront of the public opinion frenzy.

Rather than targeting Zhao Xinjin, it is more targeting the royal family and attacking the prestige of the royal family. There are a lot of people behind it that are trying to force Emperor Li Junhua to express his attitude, whether the empire still needs to avoid it.

If you want, why didn’t your younger brother Li Junwei change his name? If you need it, in order to avoid the taboo of Emperor Li Mingxun, what words should you change to when you write about the Ming Dynasty?

If you don’t need to avoid it, Zhao Junsu, who made great contributions to the development of North America and was named the first-class duke, had his original name Zhao Junsu. When he was still serving as deputy prime minister, he changed his name.

In the "Family Taboo Case", Li Junhua remained silent in the early days because he did not think that this was a big deal. Obviously, since his ascension to the throne, his brothers had already expressed their attitude. For similar issues, the attitude of the royal family generally gave freedom to the people below. If you are willing to avoid taboos, you should avoid taboos, and if you are unwilling, you should not avoid taboos.

For example, if a noble or important minister asks the emperor for marriage, the emperor will send female officials to find the man and woman involved, ask whether they are willing, and write a guarantee letter before the emperor will give the marriage.

For example, if an imperial soldier made contributions overseas, he could accept the title of the empire or express his disapproval. Taking full consideration of the wishes of the parties involved is an important consideration for Li Junhua to do things.

The reason why he did not say publicly that he did not need to avoid it is because he himself did not care, but if he made publicly, it was regarded as unfilial to the Supreme Emperor.

Because of the emperor's silence, the entire public opinion began to be divided into two factions without control. The nobles naturally wanted to avoid taboos. Maintaining the authority of the royal family means safeguarding the interests of the nobles. But the House of Commons advocated more freedom and more equality.

Zhao Wenting loved his son very much. Seeing that his son was in such a situation, Zhao Wenting was worried and did not dare to say anything. When the liberal newspaper claimed that Zhao Wenting, then the deputy minister of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, supported the abolition of taboos, he chose to default and express his attitude.

Since then, Zhao Wenting has become a banner figure of the Democratic Party in a confused manner. Of course, the so-called Democratic Party is not a political party, and those who dare to fight with nobles will be regarded as Democratic Party.

The "family taboo case" was finally resolved perfectly. When a senator proposed a proposal in the Senate to write taboo into the Constitution, Li Junhua decisively took action and suppressed the proposal to prevent the confrontation of contradictions. As for whether to avoid taboo, the Supreme Emperor Li Mingxun came forward to reiterate the attitude of the royal family.

Whether to avoid taboo or not is the freedom of the people, avoid taboo is the abide by the royal family, and not avoid taboo is the yearning for freedom.

Of course, in every major case such as this, there will be people who will fall into the ground and there will be some people who will be unlucky. Li Mingxun's attitude is the attitude of the royal family, but not the entire attitude. The people have the freedom to not avoid taboos, but they do not insult the freedom of the royal family. A large number of people who tease and deliberately smear in the case of taboos at home are dealt with because they do not respect the royal family.

Zhao Xinjin successfully entered the court examination list, but was not selected by the emperor, which was related to the "family taboo case", because everyone knew that in those years, those who studied law and economics were more likely to be promoted. Zhao Wenting had already negotiated his title because of his merits in painting in America, but was eventually cancelled. This move also gave Zhao Wenting a mark of the Democratic Party.

It was said that Zhao Wenting was the Democratic Party and was rumored. After this incident, it was the emperor's official certification.

Zhao Wenting was recognized as the leader of the Democratic Party, which was not a good thing for the Democratic Party, because Zhao Wenting himself had no position in it. He was from a serious family of scholars and officials, and he was neither a noble nor a bourgeoisie.

During his tenure, he always played a role of being mixed with others. Because he was considered the Democratic Party and was always attacked by nobles, he had to deal with it carefully and not do things that would harm the interests of nobles. And because he was targeted by nobles, a large number of people who opposed the nobles supported him, he had to balance it, otherwise the prime minister would not be able to do it.

This kind of balance and compromise is exactly what the emperor is willing to see. In the end of Li Junhua's life, balance and compromise were the mainstream of his political career.

Because of this, Li Junwei announced the reconciliation between the two sides by promoting his son, which allowed Zhao Wenting to work safely at the end of his political career without worrying about gains and losses, and worrying about being liquidated in the future.

After agreeing to the serious matter, Zhao Wenting was about to leave. Li Junwei immediately kept him for dinner, but Zhao Wenting obviously did not have this appetite. However, less than half an hour after Pei Yuanqi left with Zhao Wenting, he ran back to have a meal.

"Go out to eat, let's not eat at home." Li Junwei said immediately when he saw Pei Yuanqi having a free meal.

Pei Yuanqi's eyes lit up: "Are you tired of eating dumplings?"

Li Junwei nodded. The empire took Beijing as its capital for ten years, and many of the royal family's living habits were closely related to the north. By the end of the year, he had eaten too many dumplings, and Li Junwei was a little bored.

"I have a good place to go." Pei Yuanqi said with a smile, taking Li Junwei out of the palace and arrived at a private kitchen.

It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there were many scholars and poets in Jiangnan, and they needed to take a boat to and from the Yangtze River. Some boatmen received the boatmen, boatmen drove the boat, and boat ladies cooked the dishes. The dishes that could satisfy those romantic tourists were naturally extraordinary.

Li Junwei was good at this bite, and he enjoyed eating the dishes in his private kitchen. He said to Pei Yuanqi: "Guangping hasn't been back for two years. Have you sent you a telegram?"

"The letters and telegrams have come, and I have asked someone to send a gift. I have someone to deliver it. Don't you know?"

Li Junwei shook his head: "You don't know that people like us have too many people coming and seeing off, so I let the eldest and second brother handle it, but I didn't care. However, I read the letter from Guangping. This kid is a little too cautious."

"After all, now I'm working as a public servant, don't you have to be careful. If he went to America for fun, I would have asked him to come back long ago." Pei Yuanqi said.

"In terms of personal ethics, it is appropriate to be more cautious, but in terms of work, he is still more bold. When he came to me with a letter from the fiefdom, he asked me about some things in the fiefdom, but he was too careful and just did it boldly. The telegrams went back and forth, which was a big delay."

"After all, it's your fiefdom. But you lose money. He is a subordinate and a junior." Pei Yuanqi found a reason for his son.

Li Junwei put down his chopsticks and said to Pei Yuanqi solemnly: "Yunqi, Guangping has been to the fiefdom for two years. Can you guess what he did best to my heart?"

"Daze Canal Plan?" Pei Yuanqi said something he was very satisfied with.

The Daze Canal is the canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean by the five major lakes, but this is a long-term plan. Because the locks are used, the investment is relatively large, and the local area has not yet shown enough economic demand. Therefore, Li Junwei said: "That can only be said that he has some vision, but it has not been implemented."

"That's the Taibai Alliance?" Pei Yuanqi thought for a while, considered Li Junwei's temperament, and said.

The so-called Taibai Alliance is the Indian tribe that Pei Guangping went on a mission to the inland Indian tribe after he arrived at the American fiefdom. No one expected that in the past, the exchanges between the two sides focused on alliances and economic cooperation, were made a little angry by Pei Guangping. After this guy went there, he drank several Indian chiefs and bowed down. After a while, he went to the scene.

Since then, the relationship between the two sides and tribes has risen to a higher level. Because the empire called Appalachian Mountain Taibai Mountain, this worshipper, which is of great significance to the local situation, is called the Taibai Alliance Oath.

Although this kind of thing is a bit casual, it is set as a typical example by Emperor Li Junhua. Li Junhua believes that when dealing with the relationship with ethnic minorities and indigenous tribes in the overseas territories of the empire, similar flexible means must be used. Because the emperor's affirmation, the Taibai oath, which was originally filled with wine, punching, and holding hands, suddenly became a positive example.

Li Junwei still shook his head, and he revealed the answer himself: "In fact, what satisfied me the most was the blacksmiths on behalf of the fiefdom, who proposed to the Ministry of Overseas Affairs to import European steel."

Pei Yuanqi looked at Li Junwei carefully and felt that he was talking sarcastic, but then he thought about the friendship between the two people who grew up naked, even if the other party was really dissatisfied, it was obvious that Li Junwei's evil tricks had never been used to him.

"Don't believe it, that's it, I'm very satisfied." Li Junwei nodded seriously again and said, "He is now the chief of the fiefdom, but in fact he is the official of his parents. It is reasonable for him to seek legitimate benefits for the people under his rule.
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