Great Tang princess

Chapter 609 The messenger comes to court

Dinner was also finished, and I stayed with my mother for a while. Seeing that it was about to be Haishi, Li Yuechen stretched his waist and planned to go back.

At this moment, Zhang Chengxin suddenly came in to report: "Sage, please see Mr. Di."

Wu Zetian, who was still holding the teacup, showed a helpless expression after hearing this, and waved his hands: "Tell him, I'm tired today, I don't want to see you."

"Yes!"

Zhang Chengxin agreed and ran out, but came in again after a while: "Saint, Mr. Di said that even if we don't see him today, he will come tomorrow. Why don't we just meet today."

Yo ho!

Li Yuechen next to him exclaimed in his heart, what's going on?Di Renjie actually dared to bargain like this?

"Hiss—" Wu Zetian took a breath helplessly, and finally nodded: "Forget it, let him in!"

"Here!"

Seeing that Zhang Chengxin agreed and ran out to invite someone, Li Yuechen slightly raised his eyebrows.

Judging from his performance, it seems that this is not the first time.

……

After a while, Di Renjie, dressed in casual clothes, walked in: "I've seen Your Majesty, I've seen Your Highness!"

"Forget it!" Wu Zetian didn't seem to want to see him very much, and her tone was not very good, "Huaiying came at night, what do you want to say?"

Di Renjie looked respectful: "Your Majesty, I'm here for the next spring event."

Hearing that it was because of the imperial examination, Li Yuechen also became interested. He poured a cup of tea and planned to listen to the gossip, to see if this group of people was planning to cause trouble for the court again.

On the contrary, Wu Zetian looked helpless: "In the past few days, this matter has been settled at the court, so what else can I say?"

"I feel that there are still many things wrong with this matter..."

Hearing the debate between the two, Li Yuechen on the side listened while drinking tea, and finally figured it out.

The reason is that my mother plans to change the content of the imperial examination recently, and add an additional textbook to the scope of the exam, which is "Chen Gui" written by her many years ago, and wants to add it to the exam content.

There was no objection when I said it in the court some time ago, but tonight Di Renjie came to talk about it again.

The reason is very simple, the exam will be held after the beginning of spring, and the sudden addition of new exam questions at this time is not purely causing trouble for the candidates?It's not an open-book exam, things can't be done like this.

In fact, this does not mention the obfuscated name system proposed by my mother when she first became the throne many years ago. In order to prevent various unfairness and cheating in the exam, the candidates' names should be blocked after the exam. In this way, It will become a lot more fair when judging the papers.

However, it is also because of this that the investment bank rolls that were very popular in the early years have become less common now.

Today's literati want to be famous, most of them will choose to submit their poems to newspapers. If they are selected, they can get a manuscript fee. Why not do it?

After listening to Di Renjie's reasons, Li Yuechen nodded slightly in agreement.

This is indeed the case. People have never studied this aspect at the beginning, and now the exam is only two months away. If you suddenly want to add new content, there is indeed a problem.

At that time, no one in the court raised objections, so Li Yuechen probably understood the reason.

In fact, to put it bluntly, since my mother came to the throne, along with the concentration of imperial power, many things in the court have changed a lot from before.

The most intuitive thing is that today's officials don't dare to insult the emperor in the court, at least they don't dare to attack the emperor at will. Unlike before, the emperor did not do well and directly complained in court.

And today Di Renjie came over to talk about this matter again, and he dared to bargain, and he had a strong relationship with his holy family.

During the years when Li Yuechen went out, I heard her talk about this matter in the letters with Shangguan Wan'er. When Di Renjie was fine, he would often drink tea with his mother, play chess and Shuanglu, and even eat and gossip together.

Over the years, Di Renjie has become his mother's best friend, so it is only natural that he dares to bargain with her.

As for the reason why my mother likes him, Li Yuechen also knew the reason after seeing the door-to-door discussion in the middle of the night today.

Di Renjie's greatest feature is that he doesn't hold back against you, at least not in front of outsiders, he does whatever he says.

If you have any questions, you can talk to the emperor alone after a while, put forward your own opinions, and give advice in a soft voice.But as long as there are outsiders, you will never say a word, and be your staunch supporter!
But having said that...Looking at Di Renjie who was speaking softly and kindly to the emperor in front of him, Li Yuechen couldn't help but shook his head with a smile. Old Di is indeed a talent!
You know, back then he was the one who dared to talk back to his father Li Zhi, and dared to talk to him in a weird way in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and directly opened his mouth.

I didn't expect to be so cowardly in the face of my mother now... Could this be the highest level of posture when seeing someone?

……

Perhaps because Di Renjie was a little impatient, Wu Zetian suddenly turned his head: "What do you think of Taiping?"

Li Yuechen didn't expect the ball to be kicked to his side suddenly. After being slightly stunned for a moment, he observed his mother's face and replied cautiously: "I think... what Di Gong said makes sense. This is a question I haven't seen before." It's really inappropriate to appear in the examination room..."

Speaking of this, I saw my mother's complexion was a bit unkind, so I changed the subject: "Of course, these people will be officials in the future after all, and they must learn to deal with some emergencies. This is just a training..."

In fact, Li Yuechen didn't know what the mother's purpose was, but after seeing her expression, he naturally changed his position.

But this is nonsense after talking for a long time, Wu Zetian squinted his eyes, as if it was so.

To say that the only thing that this daughter has not changed since she was a child may be the ability to observe the situation and make the rudder according to the situation. As long as she shows a little bit of unhappiness, she can immediately change the topic.

It doesn't matter whether the transfer is blunt or not, anyway, it is able to turn around abruptly without any embarrassment.

Di Renjie on the side also looked helpless, wishing to teach Li Yuechen a lesson, what do you think you are afraid of?Why did she become cowardly when she frowned?
If Li Yuechen knew what was going on in his heart, he would definitely reply: Just kidding, there are a few children in this world who don't love their mothers.

At least this is the case in most families. Daughters are more afraid of their mothers, and sons are more afraid of their fathers.

This has nothing to do with how much power you have in your hands, it's purely blood suppression.

Wu Zetian gently turned the teacup on the table with one hand, and said slowly: "The imperial examination is about the way of being an official, not memorization by rote. "Chen Gui" was written by me. If you don't know anything about it, even If you pass the exam, you are also a mediocre official! What is the use of coming here?"

As soon as these words came out, Di Renjie stopped talking.

Li Yuechen also immediately understood what his mother meant. It was indeed such a truth. No matter what you do, whether you can apply what you have learned is really important.

This reminded her of her life in college. Many people in the university spent all night studying frantically before the exam, just trying to pass the exam.

After the exam, all the content that was frantically reviewed was forgotten, and I could never recall it again. I frantically reviewed it again before the next exam. After several cycles, college life was declared over.

However, after graduation, I found that although I barely got my diploma, I felt like I hadn't learned anything...

Li Yuechen also didn't want this kind of atmosphere to appear in the imperial examination, so after hearing his mother's explanation, he expressed his support for it.

Di Renjie also knew that this time he was indeed ill-considered, so he saluted very simply and apologized to the emperor.

"Okay, okay, it's hard for you, an old bone, to come here late at night to argue with me... go back and rest." Wu Zetian waved his hands, as if he didn't want to see him at all.

So Di Renjie also simply bowed and resigned. When facing his mother in a bad mood, he would never talk to her, and he was very obedient.

After he left, Wu Zetian often breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and his shoulders relaxed.

"It seems that A Niang also feels that Di Gong is a bit difficult?" Li Yuechen came over and said with a smile.

In fact, this is what you want to be a Mingjun. For the good of the country, you have to endure no matter how troublesome you are.

Just like his old father Li Zhi back then, even if he was blushing and angry, he still had to smile and pretend to be taught humbly.

Even if he was crazy about MMP in his heart, he still had to smile.

Faced with her daughter's gloating, Wu Zetian rolled her eyes, and suddenly smiled and said: "Speaking of which, my mother is getting older recently, and her energy is not as good as before. Why don't you abdicate now, and then..."

"Don't don't..."

Li Yuechen felt that he was going to suffer when he heard it, and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake: "Don't worry about it like a child, my mother is now in her prime, how can she abdicate? You still have to continue to shine in order to be worthy of your ancestors... "

Seeing her daughter's confession, Wu Zetian let out a cold snort.

What a joke, you fucking girl can still play with me?

Immediately, I couldn't help laughing. It's been a long time since mother and daughter made such a joke.Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I can't hold it back when I come here suddenly.

However, Li Yuechen also laughed immediately after, and the atmosphere between the mother and daughter became cheerful, as if they had returned to more than ten years ago.

……

It was almost time for the two of them to chat, and Li Yuechen didn't want to disturb his mother's rest, so after saluting, he left with Shangguan Wan'er.

After walking out of the palace gate and entering the carriage, Shangguan Wan'er said with a light smile, "It's been a long time since I saw a sage smiling so happily."

"Well, the emperor, he is usually moody and angry, but after a long time, he looks serious and dull..." Li Yuechen replied leaning on the back of his chair.

Shangguan Wan'er immediately reminded: "Your Highness, be careful what you say..."

"It's as if you're going to sell me! Well, don't mention these things. Next, you have to pay more attention to the news about Tubo. If there is any change, you must notify me in time."

"Well, don't worry, Your Highness!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, and then asked: "Nowadays, there are quite a few hang gliders, can they also..."

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "It is indeed possible, but this is not the time."

Hang gliding flight is not that simple, especially in this era, you must record all the landmarks along the way.

Otherwise, if the course is slightly off, you don't know where you are going. In this regard, you have to lead the team to train yourself.

Besides, there is another problem. It is estimated that the distance from Yizhou to the east is more than 01 kilometers, and the flight time is longer. The difficulty of training is not 30:[-].

On the contrary, it is much easier to fly from Yizhou to Chang'an, about [-] kilometers.It is about the same distance from Qingdao to Dongdu.

The problem is that Yizhou belongs to the south, and whether there is enough updraft is also a big problem. Otherwise, it is easy to fly there, but it is very troublesome to fly back.

Another point is that there is a lot of precipitation in Yizhou. According to the current technical level, flying under extreme conditions is also a very dangerous thing.

The most critical difficulty is that Yizhou rarely sees the sun all year round because of its special geographical location. It is not easy to distinguish the direction after flying in such a place.

You must know that in Yizhou more than 1000 years later, if the sun comes out one day, it is very worth posting on Moments to celebrate. One can imagine how little light there is in this place.

But even so, Li Yuechen decided to open a flight line in the future, which is essential to realize the national communication interconnection.

I can only hold on for a few more years, and when the airship is free in the future, it will be fine to add a few more airships.

……

On the second night, a huge airship appeared over the Eastern Capital again, bringing a new batch of envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

But because it was already night when they landed, it was impossible for the emperor to meet them at night, so they were arranged to go to the post house as soon as they landed.

These international students will study here, participate in work, and spend a few years studying abroad for internships. If they perform well, they can even take the imperial examination and become an official here. Of course, the premise is that they can pass the exam.

Another day later, the emperor finally received the group of foreign envoys in Zhenguan Hall, and Li Yuechen also attended the event as a guest.

When the batch of Tang envoys came in, she was a little surprised.

Obviously when they met last time, they still had childish hairstyles like Nezha with two little thongs tied next to their heads, but when they met again, all of these envoys changed into buns.

Kind of like her high ponytail, but not quite the same, the braid wasn't as loose as hers, but was tied up again, forming a bouncy flat circle at the back of the head.

At the same time, the part where the hair is tied is also added with a hair crown of a Han man, which seems a bit nondescript.

The most important thing is that one of them doesn't know if it's because of his older age, but the hair loss seems to be quite serious, resulting in a bald top of the head, and only the hair on the sides can be tied up.

Looking at this hairstyle, Li Yuechen couldn't help but think, isn't this the origin of the samurai hairstyle in the TV series?

There is nothing to say about the interview process, that is, the envoy first read the parallel prose to express his respect for the emperor and the admiration of the heavenly kingdom, as well as his request to study here and so on.

After that, all kinds of gifts will be presented, among which only the more precious ones will be brought to the hall, and the rest will just be written and presented in a list.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because they were asked to mine ore as a tribute last time, this time the gift contained a lot of raw ore.

(End of this chapter)