These two rubber balls were made by Liu Ziqiu when he first arrived in Luoyang. One was given to his eldest grandson Wugou, and the other was given to the little princess. Just now, the little princess followed Empress Xiao with a rubber ball.
At this point, although Liu Ziqiu did not immediately agree to choose a husband for her, he promised to make arrangements for her when she was a little older, and asked her what kind of husband she wanted to find. But she didn't know which nerve was offended.
When he left, he threw the ball away angrily. Now, Changsun Wugou actually returned the ball.
Although they look a bit old, the two leather balls are indeed well preserved. It can be seen that these two leather balls are very valuable toys in the eyes of their owners. However, even so, they were finally abandoned by their owners, which made Liu Ziqiu
Seeing that Xiang Xiang was about to scold her again, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "To be fair to Miss Changsun, the thing I don't like to do the most is to lie. When people live in the world, they should be upright. There is nothing that cannot be hidden from others.
There’s nothing you can’t say to anyone!”
Of course, this is only for his personal situation. If it involves the interests of the entire Han Dynasty, there are still many secrets that cannot be known to outsiders.
Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Wugou also risked his life and said loudly: "Since the emperor has never lied, why did he let Wang Yufeng recruit Li Shimin as his son-in-law? Is it just to deliberately humiliate the slaves and avenge my brother for kidnapping your wife and children?
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Liu Ziqiu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "I am recruiting a son-in-law for Wang Yufeng. There have already been announcements. Those who are recruited are purely voluntary. I have never forced anyone. If Li Shimin does not go to the son-in-law selection meeting himself, Wang Yufeng will
How could you pick him? Speaking of which, your brother was involved in kidnapping my wife and children, and Li Shimin was the culprit. I thought of his young age, so I pardoned him. Even so, I didn't have any sympathy for him.
What good feelings do you have, and why would you take the initiative to marry Wang Yufeng to him? You should also know that the dowry I gave is very generous, enough for him to eat for several lifetimes!"
In fact, this was an outcome Liu Ziqiu did not expect. When he held a son-in-law selection meeting for Wang Yufeng, the purpose was just to attract Wang Shichong. It is not scary to have a strong enemy, but the scary thing is that it is hidden in the dark, and you don't know when it will come out and bite you.
Among the forces that were against Liu Ziqiu, the Li Yuan family was in the open. On the contrary, Wang Shichong's whereabouts had been unknown. As for other forces, they had been wiped out one after another. Liu Ziqiu had been sending people to track down Wang Shichong's whereabouts, but to no avail, so he came up with the idea.
Such a method. But what Liu Ziqiu didn't expect was that Wang Shichong was indeed lured out, but also Li Shimin.
Liu Ziqiu was a person from later generations, so he naturally knew about the relationship between his eldest grandson Wugou and Li Shimin. However, after Li Shimin became the prince-in-law of Jiangdu, he was even more under the control of the imperial court, and Liu Ziqiu was happy to see it happen. Therefore, he pretended not to know and asked:
"Miss Changsun, I remembered one more thing. Even if Wang Yufeng recruits Li Shimin as his son-in-law, it has nothing to do with the girl, right?"
The eldest grandson's pretty face blushed slightly, and he whispered: "Li Shimin is my slave's fiancé, and we have been engaged for a long time."
Liu Ziqiu said "Ah" and said, "I really don't know about this!"
He didn't lie. Although he knew that Changsun Wugou was the famous empress Changsun in history, and that Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were closely related, he really didn't know that there was a marriage contract between Changsun Wugou and Li Shimin.
Only then did Changsun Wugou realize that it was ridiculous that he came to investigate. The engagement between him and Li Shimin was not publicly publicized with great fanfare. How did Liu Ziqiu know that Li Shimin was already engaged? It seems that she thought Liu Ziqiu was plotting to humiliate her.
, it was a complete misunderstanding. And Liu Ziqiu was right. If Li Shimin didn't want to be the consort, how could Wang Yufeng have the chance to choose him? Thinking of this, Changsun Wugou felt that his eyes were darkened, and he sighed faintly: "It seems so.
This slave has misunderstood the Emperor. I realize my mistake, and I will resign."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and shouted: "Wait!"
Changsun Wugou stood still and suddenly understood. He sighed again and said: "This slave has bumped into the emperor and deserves the death penalty. Please punish the emperor!"
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "What kind of nonsense are you thinking about in your little head all day long? How can I punish you just because of a few words? I just want to ask you, if you are determined to maintain the relationship with Li Shimin
The marriage contract, I can declare the results of the son-in-law selection meeting invalid!"
The eldest grandson Wugou was surprised and said: "The meeting for selecting a son-in-law has been made public to the world, how can the emperor break his promise to all the people in the world?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "If I can't even meet your small request, how can I be called your big brother?"
When he said this, he thought of his biological sister in another world. His sister Liu Chaofan was eight years younger than him and should be about the same age as his eldest grandson Wugou now. He now regarded his eldest grandson Wugou as his own.
His biological sister. A brother naturally loves his sister the most. If the eldest grandson Wugou makes the request, it doesn’t matter if he really separates Li Shimin and the fake Wang Yufeng. Anyway, the purpose of the son-in-law selection meeting has been achieved, and the real Wang Yufeng has been taken over by him.
After entering the harem, it doesn't matter whether the fake Wang Yufeng marries someone or not.
"Big brother is the best to slaves." Changsun Wugou smiled miserably and said, "You can't force things in the world, maybe this is fate!"
Seeing the disappointed look on her face, Liu Ziqiu was worried about what happened to her, so he couldn't help but said: "It's best if you think so. This is your first time in the palace, why not stay here for a few more days."
Changsun Wugou shook his head and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but this is not in line with etiquette. I'd better resign first."
Liu Ziqiu then remembered that although the eldest grandson Wugou was only a teenage girl, in this era when early marriages were common, it was really inappropriate for an unmarried woman to stay in the palace. Thinking of this, Liu Ziqiu stopped trying to persuade her to stay and waved her hand and said:
"In that case, Xiu'er, please take her out of the palace on my behalf." He then said, "Wugu, this ball can be taken back."
Changsun Wugao bit his thin lips lightly, and the expression on his face suddenly became complicated. He shook his head vigorously and said: "Forget it, let's stay with the emperor!"
Speaking of which, the eldest grandson Wugou is indeed a famous virtuous queen in history. She is much more reasonable than the young princess. After a conversation, she believed Liu Ziqiu, but in the end she refused to take away the gift Liu Ziqiu had given her in the early years, leaving Liu Ziqiu alone.
There was a wry smile.
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Time will eventually dilute everything. A few months passed, and no one mentioned the much-talked-about son-in-law selection meeting. Everyone's attention was focused on the second imperial examination to be held on the first day of May.
China has been an official-oriented society since ancient times. Being an official is the ultimate goal of many people, especially scholars. However, since the Han Dynasty and Sui Dynasty, Liu Ziqiu has strictly restricted the ways to become an official. There are only two ways to become an official.
Either you can stand out in the imperial examinations, or you can demonstrate your military exploits with swords and guns on the battlefield.
Nowadays, if Yan Ping, the great Han Dynasty, wants to make meritorious service, he has to go overseas with the navy, otherwise the only way is to take the imperial examination. In addition, the students who won the gold medal in the last imperial examination have left Taiyuan University and are assigned to hold important positions in various places.
This has made many scholars jealous. Therefore, for this year’s imperial examination, as many people registered as crucian carp crossing the river. However, with the experience of the first imperial examination, this year’s imperial examination has undergone new changes.
In engineering, there is no need for on-site production, as long as the drawings and physical objects of the work are handed in. In this way, candidates have enough time to carefully produce their works and revise them repeatedly, which can ensure a higher level of work.
In terms of martial arts, candidates go directly to the local military camp to register and accept the screening of the military camp. After the selected candidates have lived in the military camp for three months, the outstanding ones will be selected to be sent to the Han Martial Arts Lecture Hall in Luoyang to receive systematic military training. From
After graduating from the martial arts hall, you can directly serve as an officer above the rank of captain.
Of course, the highlight of the imperial examination is still in the liberal arts. This is an examination that directly selects officials at the central and local levels. It is also the examination that the court attaches most importance to. In the first imperial examination, all scholars who were willing to take the examination could directly go to the examination.
came from Luoyang. But this time it was different. The imperial court allocated the examination quotas to each county, and all candidates needed to take the preliminaries in each county. Only those who passed the preliminaries were eligible to come to the capital to take the final examination. After all, the imperial examination was
All expenses for selecting talents for the imperial court were borne by the imperial court. In this way, the number of candidates who came to the capital to take the exam could be greatly reduced, thereby also reducing the burden on the imperial court.
The examination room for the Liberal Arts Examination is located in the newly built Gongyuan on the outskirts of Luoyang City. Candidates must undergo strict inspection before entering. The examination time is set in May because the weather is hot in midsummer and candidates wear less clothes, which can facilitate inspection.
The exam is divided into three sessions. The first session is calligraphy, the second session is poetry, and the third session is policy analysis. It is said that words are like the person they are. The purpose of testing calligraphy is to see a person's character. And poetry can understand a person's personality.
Writing skills. But the most important thing is the third policy discussion. Policy discussion reflects a person's thoughts and determines whether he can govern a county well.
Although there is a limit on the number of people who can take the exam, there are not many people who come to the capital. Many people just want to see this grand event, and some people want to see who will be the number one scholar this year, and even the daughter who is waiting to be born.
The couple wanted to take this opportunity to choose a good son-in-law. With so many people, all the inns in the capital were full, and the market was extremely prosperous, but it also put great pressure on the public security of the capital. At this time, it was no longer enough to lead the Yamen alone.
To maintain social stability, the Forbidden Army has also devoted itself to maintaining social stability. They have not had a day off for three months.
However, the hard work will eventually pay off. After several months of open and covert investigations, they really discovered a number of suspicious characters.