My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

All the ministers in the room were silent, not because they objected, but because they didn't know how to object. Because they knew in their hearts that Chang An was right. Not to mention other things, at least 30% of the officials present were in through imperial favor or by submitting a petition.

Not to mention the "asshole" standing in the front, who became the prime minister by being shameless.

However, some ministers who had benefited from this were not happy about it and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. The imperial examination is the foundation of the country and cannot be reformed without authorization!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. This year's candidates are on their way to the capital. If there is a reform, wouldn't it be disheartening for the students?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination system must not be reformed."

"His Majesty......"

Li Longji waved his hand and said, "Isn't the current matter about the impeachment of Marquis Dingkang by several of you?"

At this time, the ministers who opposed were speechless and didn't know what to say.

"Or, my dear ministers, are you not going to impeach Marquis Dingkang? Do you all think that there is no problem with Marquis Dingkang's article?" Li Longji felt a little funny at this moment. If these people had not impeached Chang An, he himself would not have known that there were such people who were trying to take advantage of the situation in the court.

Moreover, at the beginning, I really felt that Chang An's articles, which were so good that they couldn't be any better, were really treasonous. In this way, it seemed that these ministers who wanted to impeach him were a little unreasonable.

Since these ministers were unwilling to speak, Li Longji said: "When I first read Dingkang Marquis's article, it is no exaggeration to say that I felt a sense of enlightenment. In my opinion, these famous articles are worthy of being included in the Hanlin Academy library. Why do you want to impeach him?"

"Is it just because I plan to appoint him as the prince's teacher?"

After hearing this, Chang An was stunned, and the ministers in the audience were silent. His brain was a little out of control at this time. How come he became the prince's teacher inexplicably? How come I didn't know about it?

"Although Marquis Dingkang is young, his literary talent is enough to overpower those of you who are impeaching him. Just pick one of his articles and you will never be able to write it in your entire life!"

"Who among you can understand the logic behind this? Don't I know what your relationship is with the three current prince teachers?" Li Longji said.

At this point, the ministers named by Li Longji all trembled slightly. It seemed that this was not the first time that they were angry because of this young marquis.

Then Li Longji looked at the ministers quietly, and then asked: "Do you have anything else to say now?"

"If not, let's adjourn the court." Li Longji waved his hand and said.

"His Majesty!"

Just when several nemesis were relieved, Chang An suddenly spoke.

"Marquis Dingkang, do you have something important to say?" Li Longji looked at Chang An, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Your Majesty, I want to know why you gentlemen want to impeach me. If I have behaved badly or have angered any of you, I can go and apologize to you later," Chang An said.

Yuan Qianyao and Li Longji were both a little unconvinced at this time: they all knew Chang An's character well, and who knows, he might be killed by this marquis one day.

But there was nothing he could do. He was impeached for no reason, so he was naturally unhappy. It was not excessive to make such a request. So, Li Longji looked at the ministers and said:

"Minister Du, Minister Deng..."

He read out four or five names in a row, and each time he read out a name, a person knelt down. Then, Li Longji said to Chang An, "Marquis Dingkang, these people have jointly impeached you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Let me ask you, did you impeach Marquis Dingkang because of those three princes' teachers?" Li Longji asked. Since Chang'an had spoken, he would of course cooperate.

After all, a birthday gift given casually can be such a famous article, and his future achievements will surely surpass these people.

Then, Minister Du said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Hearing this, it was equivalent to admitting it. Li Longji snorted coldly and said, "If Marquis Dingkang really did something bad, it would be reasonable for you to impeach him, but you just took his words out of context and impeached him for such a position?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am willing to make amends to Marquis Dingkang. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Deng Zhongcheng also said tremblingly.

"Marquis Dingkang, you are the one who was framed. Tell me how to deal with it."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision. I am not qualified to punish you. I want to know why I was impeached. Is it because I really did something wrong?"

"I just want to ask for clarification. Your Majesty will decide the punishment. I dare not pursue you gentlemen."

Li Longji nodded slightly, and then said: "Since this is the case, Marquis Dingkang does not intend to pursue the matter. Then each of you will be fined two years' salary. Then you must personally go to Marquis Dingkang's house to apologize."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Several ministers bowed their heads and said.

But at this time, Li Longji opened his mouth again: "However, you can't just listen to Ding Kanghou's forgiveness. Only when the lady of Zichuan County asks for forgiveness, you will be truly innocent."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chang An was immediately happy. He was the only one in the whole Tang Dynasty who knew how difficult it was to please his young wife. If she wanted to please him, she had to please her mother Gu; if she wanted to please her mother Gu, she had to please herself.

Very good, dead loop.

Hearing this, Zhang Jiazhen was a little surprised. Could he still do this after being impeached? If he learned this, he would do it this way in the future. Maybe he could get good luck like him.

In order to be so favored, one still has to learn to act weak and pitiful. If I learn this, won’t I be able to rise to a high position in the future?

"In that case, let's withdraw from the court."

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

When the ministers knelt down, only Chang An stood there and bowed to Li Longji. After asking Li Longji how he was doing, the ministers left one by one. Chang An was about to leave with Yuan Qianyao, but Li Longji suddenly said:

"Marquis Dingkang, please stay. I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Yuan Qianyao had no choice but to leave alone.

When there was really no one else in Xuanzheng Hall, Li Longji said, "Come with me."

After saying that, Li Longji stood up from the dragon throne, and Chang An followed him. They followed him to a large hall, and Li Longji walked in and sat on the couch in the middle. Then he pointed to the seat opposite him and said:

"Marquis Dingkang, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chang An sat down, and then saw two eunuchs came in with tea, and placed a bowl in front of the emperor and his ministers. Then Li Longji took the chess box and said:

"I heard from Song Sansi earlier that Marquis Dingkang is an extraordinary chess player. I would like to learn from you today."

"No, no, it's all because of you, sir."

Li Longji smiled, then picked up a white chess piece and placed it on the chessboard. Chang An took a sip of tea, then picked up a black chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Then Li Longji took the chess piece and said, "Just now, Marquis Dingkang, you said in Xuanzheng Hall that you wanted to reform the imperial examination system. Why do you think so?"

"Because I feel that the ministers in the court are a mixed bag, good and bad. As the Celestial Empire, the Tang Dynasty naturally wants to use the best ministers. Having these ministers will inevitably have an impact on the future."

As Chang An spoke, Li Longji placed the second chess piece. Chang An followed suit and placed the black piece. Li Longji asked, "Why do you say that? Although the imperial examination system has its drawbacks, it still brought a lot of talents to the Tang Dynasty, didn't it?"

Chang An smiled and said, "Although the imperial examination system can indeed recruit talents for the Tang Dynasty, some of these so-called talents are achieved through investment banking papers."

Li Longji asked, "So what? The fact that my application was accepted by a high-ranking official means that I am really capable, doesn't it?"

Chang An said, "But what if this scroll was written by someone else?"

Li Longji's hand stopped in mid-air at this time. After a while, he put down the chess piece and said, "It is not impossible, but it is only a minority after all."

"But I think there may be a lot more in the future," Chang An said.

Although the system of xingjuan disappeared after the Tang Dynasty, it is still very common now. Many businessmen can only use this method to achieve the goal of entering the officialdom, and Li Bai seems to have done the same.

"So according to Marquis Dingkang, he intends to ban the circulation of the scroll?"

"That's right, but abolishing the examination may result in a loss of some talented people. So I think the qualifications for taking the imperial examination should be relaxed. As long as the citizens of the Tang Dynasty reach the age, they can enter the government by taking the imperial examination."

Li Longji was a little unhappy and said, "Doesn't that mean that merchants can also participate in the imperial examinations?"

Chang An nodded and said, "That's true, but when a merchant passes the exam and becomes a scholar or above, doesn't that mean he becomes an official?"

"In this case, they are not merchants, but scholars. Scholars cannot engage in business, so doesn't that mean that the situation that Your Majesty is worried about, that business will disrupt the country, will not occur?"

Li Longji nodded, thinking it made sense. After placing the chess piece, he asked again, "What does it mean that the title cannot be passed down from one generation to another, and the ministers cannot be favored by others?"

"Even if they are nobles in the imperial court, their titles cannot be passed down to their descendants. As for officials in the imperial court, apart from the favors granted by the emperor, their sons can only take the imperial examinations to obtain official positions."

Li Longji raised his eyelids, glanced at Chang An, and then asked, "But aren't you the son of an official and a noble of the court, Marquis Dingkang?"

"So, I am no exception."

Chang An followed suit and answered calmly, as if he felt it was a matter of course.