"Xiaoyi, this is a relationship between country and country. We are marrying a princess, but we are also marrying their khan. In this way, the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks have become blood relatives." Li Shimin said slowly. He
I know that sometimes Lin Yi's thoughts are completely different from theirs. It should be said that his thinking angle is different.
"Then they should be allowed to marry their daughters. They are not strong, so they should sell their daughters for glory." Lin Yi thought this was a very simple thing, why can't these people turn their heads around?
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"If they marry their sister or daughter to me, won't I be a generation younger than them?" Li Shimin frowned.
Lin Yi was speechless, stunned for a moment, and then whispered in a low voice: "Godfather, you also have a son."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then his cheeks turned red instantly. Xiao Yi was right, he didn't think about his son at all just now.
All the ministers lowered their heads and said nothing. They did not dare to look at Li Shimin's embarrassed expression. Only Lin was surprised. It turns out that his godfather can be shy too.
"You mean you won't marry the princess if you don't send troops?" Li Shimin glared at Lin Yi fiercely, looking rather annoyed and angry.
"Ah? It doesn't matter whether you send troops or not, but the princess will never marry." Lin Yi insisted on this point. In his previous life, he had never seen a high-level country marry a daughter to a low-level country. That was incredible.
Righteous.
None of the ministers spoke, and neither did Li Shimin. In fact, he didn't quite understand Lin Yi's thoughts, because he had been marrying princesses and getting married for many years, but he didn't deny that what Lin Yi said was indeed reasonable.
"I agree with Lin Yi's opinion." A loud voice spoke.
Li Shimin and all the ministers looked over and rolled their eyes together. This Cheng Yaojin was up to no good again.
Lin Yi also glared at him, don't think that if you support him, everything will be fine. Hum, I will remember you.
"Then it's settled, we don't care about the Western Turks and let them go dog-eat-dog. But for Li Yi, Wuji will work hard and you will be the marching manager. I will go to Cheng Qing's house." Li Shimin decided. This kind of little guy
A large-scale rebellion is actually easy to solve, but it becomes more complicated when the opinions of civil servants are added to the discussion.{.
"Yes, I obey your order." Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin bowed together.
"Xiao Yi. What did you bring back when you went out this time?" After finishing the business, Li Shimin relaxed and asked Lin Yi.
"Some toys..." Li Yi thought, as if he originally wanted to make some pairs of shoes, but he was too comfortable staying at the beach, so he was too lazy to move.
"Toys? They are all toys? What on earth did you do?" Li Shimin asked. In fact, Duan Zhixuan had already reported to him, and now he was just using the topic to express himself. This kid was really shameless. He had been there for several months. At least he was playing.
Half the time.
"Uh..." Lin Yi was stunned. What he was talking about was to renovate the ship? It seemed that he hadn't really done this.
Lin also lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"Take out your toys and show them to everyone." Li Shimin was very satisfied with Lin Yi's attitude.
Lin Yi flipped through the box and took out the skateboard and swimming ring first.
This skateboard was made by him later, because the previous ones had been tortured to a state of disgrace by General Duan's soldiers.
"This is called skateboarding..." Lin Yi gave a demonstration in the main hall.
"After practice, this kind of toy is very popular among soldiers. General Duan and I once held a skateboard wrestling competition in Haizhou. The effect was very good, and it had the effect of increasing group cohesion. Of course, ordinary people don't
You dare to play too much. People who play well are good soldiers who can fight in front." Lin Yi wanted to show that he was not just playing, but had achieved some results, so he talked about that game.
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But he didn't expect how many soldiers his last words would harm. Groups of soldiers stepped on skateboards to show their bravery, and fell miserably.
Li Shimin nodded frequently. Duan Zhixuan reported this matter to him, and the effect was surprisingly good.
"This swimming ring is specially used to practice swimming for the new sailors. If you put this on, it will not sink in the sea. It is quite useful." Lin Yi raised the swimming ring that had not yet started to blow up.
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"There are two more types, both of which are played at sea. We can't demonstrate them now, but there are human-powered tricycles and two-wheeled vehicles outside. Your Majesty, do you want to demonstrate which one?" Lin Yi asked Li Shimin. In fact, he wanted to go back home now.
,He hasn’t exercised yet this morning.
"Well, let me demonstrate." Li Shimin stood up and walked out first.
The ministers followed behind. Cheng Yaojin deliberately ran in front of Qin Qiong and went out. Qin Qiong looked at the angry Lin Yi behind him and shook his head. These two were really vindictive enemies.
Arriving outside the Ganlu Hall, Lin Yi's two young men were standing in front of the tricycle, shivering.
Fang Yan was better. He was used to being quiet and not so obvious. Li Ran was different. He was excited. He, a slave, actually saw the emperor. It was worth it, even now.
It's worth dying immediately.
Lin Yi came to the tricycle, kicked Li Ran, pushed him to Fang Yan, and then waved to summon a guard.
It's not that he doesn't want to demonstrate, it's because he doesn't want to embarrass himself again. Sitting in the car and letting his godfather and ministers laugh at him again, he is not that stupid.
Under Lin Yi's command, the guard easily grasped the key points and rode smoothly on the square in front of Ganlu Hall.
The ministers stood on the steps and pointed, not knowing what they were talking about.
Lin Yi looked back at the two-wheeled bicycle, this... Whoever wants to try it, he can't ride it.
But it seemed that Li Shimin also knew that after seeing the tricycle, he took the ministers directly into the house.
"Xiao Yi, drawings." Li Shimin asked for the drawings as soon as he saw Lin Yi come in.
"What drawing?" Lin Yi didn't know what kind of drawing Li Shimin wanted.
"Nonsense, of course all of it."
Lin was speechless. He had forgotten his godfather's greed.
"Also, the reason why I'm so anxious to find you this time is because of the water tower. It's already July, and there has been a drought since a light rain in early April, so we have to step up the water tower.
We have started laying the foundations for water towers in various parts of the pass. Now that you are back, it has been a bit harder recently." Li Shimin gave Lin Yi a task seriously.
Lin Yi nodded, he had expected this a long time ago. If there wasn't something that he had to solve, he wouldn't be so eager to catch him back. Originally, he was not willing to work as a laborer, but seeing that his godfather was so happy to give him
For the sake of money to build a magic factory, I still agreed.
Li Shimin was very pleased when he saw that he agreed. He thought that the child would bargain with him. Then he turned his target to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling is now the Secretary of the Central Committee. He is also the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. This is said to be unreasonable, but the Ministry of Revenue is the money bag. Li Shimin is not at ease if it is handed over to others.
"Xuanling, what's going on with the charity warehouses being built in various places now?" This is related to people's livelihood issues, so Li Shimin is very concerned about it.
"It's under construction, and officials from various places are quite cooperative, but there's not enough food right now."
"How is the dismissal of officials going?" Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji instead.
"Your Majesty, most of the officials in Beijing have been abolished. The organizational structure has been reduced a lot. The remaining eight hundred or so people are all very talented and pragmatic officials. The officials who have been sent to other places are now being counted. This year
It is expected that the dismantling will be completed by the end of the year." Changsun Wuji has to withstand a lot of infamy, but for the sake of Datang, he has no choice but to admit it. This is why Li Shimin has not yet let him enter the Shangshu Province.
"Your Majesty, this is the first year, so we should open Enke. What's more, we also need to cultivate some talented and pragmatic people." Du Ruhui suggested.
"I second the proposal." Wei Zheng also agreed.
Li Shimin nodded, "Then let's do this, put Enke in October."
"Enke? Do you want to be an official in the exam? What are you testing?" Lin Yi asked curiously.
"Of course it's a test of Confucius and Mencius. If you don't have good knowledge and a bad heart, how can you be an official?" Li Shimin answered Lin Yi with a smile but not a smile.
"What's the use of that? I think the content of the exam should be determined according to the official position. If it tests knowledge, such people should concentrate on learning when they come in. If they are local magistrates, they should test agricultural knowledge and various aspects of people's livelihood. In this way
Only then can I be a better official." Lin Yi didn't understand why he didn't even understand the principle of using people according to their needs.
"Haha, Xiao Yi, those scholars have studied hard for ten years, but they are just waiting to be listed on the imperial examination list? Now that you have changed the examination content, aren't their efforts going to waste?" Du Ruhui is also a scholar, and it is inevitable that he will be jealous of scholars.
Some sympathy.
"How could it be? Of course they can take the exam. If they pass the exam, they can help compile books for the Tang Dynasty. This is called making use of people."
Lin Yi finished his words, but there was silence in the Manlu Hall.
"Didn't the minister I just listened to say that we want pragmatic officials? Then this selection is the most appropriate. Why don't all the gentlemen agree?" Lin Yi was very puzzled.
Li Shimin squinted his eyes and frowned, looking troubled.
All the ministers also lowered their heads in deep thought, and no one spoke. Only Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were looking at everyone. There was no room for them to interfere in the matter of the imperial examination, but honestly speaking, they agreed with Lin Yi more.
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"Xiao Yi, you go down first and submit your thoughts in a memorial." Li Shimin dismissed Lin Yi.
"Shubao, you and Yaojin will go back first."
Lin Yi had no choice but to go to the East Palace to write a memorial. Isn't he troublesome? He even took work for himself, but he couldn't stand it if he let Datang take detours. Why didn't his godfather kick him out?
He must have heard so much. He was born to have a hard life!
In the silent Manna Hall, a clear voice sounded.
"Seek power and don't blame others, so you can choose people and follow the power." Wei Zheng said loudly.
"Can this sentence change the long-standing imperial examination system?" Li Shimin was not sure.
"I feel that now is a good opportunity. This year is not the year of the imperial examination. It is just a year for the emperor to select talents, so it is natural that it is different from the past." Du Ruhui continued.
"The first year of Zhenguan, the first year, is a good time for change." Fang Xuanling agreed.
"I will organize it." Changsun Wuji bravely stood up and took the blame. Anyway, he had offended a lot of officials, and he still lacked a few scholars who were not even officials!
"Let's take a look at Xiao Yi's memorial first." Li Shimin nodded. It seemed that everyone agreed with Lin Yi's point of view. They only thought about it carefully because of tradition. But the biggest question is: will this cause a riot among scholars?