Chapter 562: Go to the hot springs for the sake of the country

Changsun Wuji looked at Wang Ping'an and smiled and said, "Deputy Chief Wang is a clean and upright official, and is a role model for all officials, and deserves praise!"

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said, "Mr. Changsun praised it, but the officials really dare not take it!"

Changsun Wuji laughed twice and said, "Okay, ok. General Yuchi has a close relationship with you. Not only your elders, but also your official positions and titles are greater than you. With such an identity, he begged you, just asking for two places in the Mingjing subjects. You still refuse to do so, and you still want to fight with him. If this cannot be praised, then why should I be praised?"

After praising Wang Ping'an for a few words, Changsun Wuji turned around and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, although Wang's deputy chief examiner is doing his job impartially, you can see something by testing this matter."

Li Shimin nodded, turned to look at his prince, and asked, "Zhier, what can you tell through this matter? Do you know?"

It was all arranged in advance, so what should Changsun Wuji teaches Li Zhi long ago. Li Zhi answered immediately, saying: "Although the chief examiner and deputy examiner who are drafting the papers are honest, if they are always disturbed and use various means to make them engage in private fraud, they are also unpredictable. If the means are vicious and threatening and tempting, the three examiners are not careful and do things that are not supervised, then the examination will lose fairness and will lose the hearts of all scholars."

Li Shimin nodded again, nodded, looked at Changsun Wuji, and asked, "Wuji, what do you think, is the problem that Zhier saw the same as what you saw?"

Changsun Wuji looked surprised and happy, held his fists and bowed, and shouted: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise. The old minister just thought that you should not be bothered by the examiners about foreign affairs, but he did not expect that he would lose the hearts of the scholars in the world because of this. Your Highness the Crown Prince thought more profoundly than the old minister, and the old minister admired him very much."

Lord Changsun flattered, how could the other ministers not agree? In an instant, there were voices of praise on the city tower, and they all praised the prince for his wise, visionary and unparalleled.

Li Shimin touched his beard, listened with a smile for a while, and waited for the sound of flattery for a moment, he said, "Zhi'er is indeed a bit visionary, but you can't praise him like this, as it will make him look fluttering!"

The sound of flattery sounded again. While praising the prince foresight, the ministers also praised the emperor for his vision, taught the prince well, prevented problems before they could happen, and prevented the prince from being floating...

This time Li Shimin didn't plan to listen to it. For him, such low-level flattery is meaningless. He waved his hand, signaled to the officials to be quiet, and asked, "How can we not let the examiners be disturbed? Zhier, do you have a good idea?"

Li Zhi cleared his throat and said, "My son thought that if you want the examiners to be no longer disturbed, why not leave Chang'an and go out to the city to approve the papers? As long as you leave the place of right and wrong, you will naturally have no right and wrong!"

Li Shimin said oh, "Leaving Chang'an to appraise papers, there is no precedent for this, but it sounds like your idea makes sense. If you stay away from right and wrong, you can naturally concentrate on reviewing the test papers."

Li Shimin is old. Although he is not very relaxed about state affairs, he is more or less looking forward to personal enjoyment. Last time he went to Mount Li to soak in hot springs. It was quite comfortable when he soaked, but he regretted it after soaking. He was afraid that the people would say he was greedy for pleasure, so he quickly wrote an article to explain that he had too many old diseases and that only soaking in hot springs can relieve the pain.

But apart from the identity of the emperor, just from the identity of an old man, Li Shimin still wants to go to the hot springs and give himself a good rest. Of course, on the surface, he must not use this as a reason. He has used this reason once, and I feel embarrassed to use it again.

Changsun Wuji quickly followed the arrangement in advance and asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince's idea is great. But where should the examinees be asked to sort out the papers? Even if they leave Chang'an and go to other prefectures and counties, they will still encounter the same problem. Someone will disturb them and use methods to make them commit fraud." As he said that, he turned around and looked at the minister beside him.

Fang Xuanling was the first to speak out and said, "Yes, this place is really hard to find, it can't be found!"

Chu Suiliang himself was the chief examiner and was embarrassed to come up with an idea, but he still said: "This place is really hard to find, it's hard to find!"

Ma Zhou touched his beard, looked thoughtful, shook his head and said, "It's hard to find, I can't think of where to go."

Seeing this, the ministers said it was impossible to find it. If they told me a place, wouldn’t it be like saying that they were even more powerful than the prime ministers? This is absolutely not allowed and it is too offensive! So, there was a look of contemplation on the city tower, and everyone was looking for that place!

Li Shimin turned his body and asked, "Zhier, tell me, where is the right place?"

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "I know there is a place that is not too far from Chang'an, and it is quiet and there are few people disturbing you. You can review the exam papers for the examiners!"

Changsun Wuji took the lead, his face full of surprise and joy, and the ministers were all surprised and joyful, and asked in unison: "Where is that?"

He asked this, but everyone in the ministers thought: "It should be the palace of Mount Li, not far or near, and the place is quiet. Apart from there, there is no such place near Chang'an."

Li Shimin said: "Zhier, where are you talking about?"

Li Zhi said: "It is Tangquan Palace in Mount Li, where it is usually uninhabited, and it is definitely a good place to subscribe to the book."

"It's a good place!" the ministers praised in unison, and everyone felt that they were very prescient and guessed correctly.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, then after the exam is opened, the examinees will go there to sort out the papers!"

Changsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that just doing this is fair, but it seems not enough to attach importance to scholars in the world. As long as you respect the scholars and pay attention to them, more scholars can come to take the exam, so that the country can select more talents from them and serve the country!"

The heroes of the world are entering my throne! If you want more scholars to enter the palm of the emperor, of course you have to let the scholars feel that it is a great thing to enter the palm of the emperor, and it is not something that ordinary people can enter just by thinking about it!

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Yes, that's true. The scholars should be respected when studying and taking exams and serving the court."

Ma Zhou and Fang Xuanling said together: "If you want to respect a scholar, you should start with the emperor. It is better to review the test papers this time, so please ask the emperor to preside over it!"

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling also said: "If the ceremony of scholars can be presided over by the emperor himself, the scholars in the world will be grateful to the holy grace when they hear it. When the next time the exam is held, the number of scholars who come to take the exam will increase greatly!"

When the ministers heard this, they all said in their hearts. If they understand, if they don’t understand, don’t mess around! The ministers quickly agreed, saying that the matter must be presided over by the emperor himself, so that the court can perfectly express the court’s attention to the scholars and make the scholars grateful in their hearts!

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Everyone said that the sound of flattery is loud, and I can't be idle either. I want to take pictures together."

He shouted: "I think, for the sake of the world and for the scholars, you should work hard for the sake of the people of the world. You must not let down the hearts of the scholars of the world! On behalf of the people of the world, I beg the emperor to preside over the approval of the scholars of the world and select virtuous people for the country!" If he hadn't been able to squeeze out tears, he would have to kneel down and cry, try his best to advise, and be a loyal minister.

The ministers all looked at Wang Ping'an and thought to themselves: "As you say, it would be a sin for the emperor not to take hot springs!" They immediately flattered louder, and some people had even left the seat, knelt down for Li Shimin and kowtowed vigorously, as if the emperor would not take hot springs again, the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed!

Since he had said everything to this, as a wise monarch of a generation, Li Shimin had to obey the government and the people's wishes, frowned and said, "In this way, I will preside over it myself. But, if I leave Chang'an, then everything in the court..."

Changsun Wuji shouted: "Your Highness, for the sake of the world and the country, please work hard. When the emperor leaves the capital, you will be in charge of the government!"

Li Zhi looked embarrassed and said to Li Shimin: "My son is willing to share his worries for his father, but he is afraid that he will not be competent. If..."

Changsun Wuji said in a louder voice: "The old minister thought that the selection of scholars was to select good ministers for the country, and the prince stayed in Beijing to submit a test paper to the emperor. However, whether this test paper was satisfactory was not decided by the emperor, but by the people of the world. If the prince could not handle government affairs well during his stay, then..."

Wang Ping'an shouted, "Your Highness the Crown Prince will definitely offer the emperor a test paper that will satisfy the people of the world!"

The ministers quickly stood up, knelt down together, and said in unison: "Your Highness the Crown Prince will live up to expectations!"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "In this way, the prime ministers of all provinces should follow me to Mount Li, leaving only the prince to guard Chang'an, so that he can see his ability!"

"The emperor is wise!" the ministers shouted in unison again.

Mount Li is not far from here. What happened here in Chang'an? Daily expressing memorials and documents is not delayed at all. In fact, it is the emperor who takes the exam for the prince, and the people of the world to read, and then the emperor answers the paper for the prince himself... It's really pitiful to be a parent in the world. It's really tiring to be a father like this!

The emperor successfully found a reason to enjoy himself, and the prince could "train" himself. Li Zhi was really happy. He did not have any strong desire for power, but he had a great desire for Wu Meiniang. When he thought of revisiting Wu Meiniang's dream, he immediately became excited.
Chapter completed!