Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Rou had been leaning next to him and reading through it with him, but she read at a slightly slower speed, and some of the content was flipped over before she could read it.

After listening to Li Shan's words, she asked curiously:

"For what reason did the Minister reject it?"

Li Shan sighed and said:

"He said that this was not his responsibility, and after discussion, he felt that the content was cumbersome and that the form was more practical than practical."

Wu Rou snorted coldly and said:
"I think they are afraid that their path to power and selfishness will be cut off. If the imperial examination is perfect and everyone becomes an official through the imperial examination, it will be difficult for their ineffective descendants to come out and work as part-time officials. "

Li Shan reached out and touched the cover of the memorial. Feeling the heavy thickness, he felt a little more cherished in his heart.

He could picture Pei Xingjian revising and revising this memorial.

This is an official who is full of hope for the future of the Tang Dynasty and has voluntarily given his actions and efforts. He cannot let down the passionate people.

"This memorial gives me a reason to promote him." Li Shan said with bright eyes.

Wu Rou was a little worried and said:

"Those veterans will definitely object. What will we do then?"

Li Shan sneered at himself, let out a sigh of relief, and said:

"Hey...what else can I do? Let's bargain."

……

……

Before going to court the next morning, outside the Chengtian Gate of Tai Chi Palace.

It was still dark, but many officials' carriages were already parked outside the palace.

Every carriage had lights hung in front of it, and the coachman's shadow was vague in the darkness.

Most of the people in the carriage were gray-haired, in low spirits, and neatly dressed. They were sitting or lying in the carriage, taking advantage of this little time to catch up on their sleep.

In the past three days, during the last morning court meeting, if they had arrived early, they could still gather in small groups and talk outside. What about now? No one has that spirit anymore.

Outside the Chengtian Gate, even the coachman was tired. He was sitting on the carriage frame holding the whip of driving the coach, his head moving slowly, and he was very quiet.

A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from behind, and several coachmen woke up and looked behind them.

Since the emperor announced that he would go to court early every day, there were fewer people willing to ride horses to go to court.

Who is in such good spirits?

When they saw that the visitor was wearing a green seventh-grade official uniform and that he was very young, the coachmen felt relieved, looked away, and then took a nap.

Your Majesty summoned you here at short notice. You usually don't have the chance to go to court. Aren't you full of energy?
The person who came was none other than Pei Xingjian.

As the magistrate of Chang'an County, he had a share in the great court meeting on the 15th day of the lunar month, but he only stood outside the main hall with other low-level officials in Chang'an City and was not qualified to stand in the golden palace.

If His Majesty wants to ask questions, he will be summoned by decree and asked to answer a few questions.

Since he became the county magistrate of Chang'an, there was only one time when His Majesty wanted to intervene in a dispute in Chang'an City, so he was allowed to go in and ask a few questions.

He was riding on horseback, looking at a row of extremely high-end carriages outside the palace wall, and straightened his collar nervously. Today was different, he was going to stand on top of the Golden Palace and be the protagonist for once.

Last night, when the sun had set, a chamberlain suddenly came to the palace and told him that His Majesty had read his memorial and wanted to deliver it to him in court tomorrow.

The memorial had been submitted for several days, but there had been no news. When he suddenly heard the reply, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

He was hesitating whether to tie the horse to the wall, and then he came down and stood waiting. Three bells rang inside, and the two gates of Chengtianmen slowly opened.

The tall and majestic palace city has a huge palace gate with rows of golden rivets nailed on the door. The two door leaves were pushed open by the palace guards with great effort, making a "squeaking" weighing sound.

The carriage parked outside the city wall suddenly became lively.

The doors of many carriages were opened, and the officials in court uniforms got out of the carriages one after another, and the following coachmen or attendants arranged their appearance for them.

Some even took out the soft towels they had prepared and wiped their faces.

After everything was packed up, Shi Shiranran walked to the palace gate.

The sky was dark, and Pei Xingjian couldn't tell who was who, but he saw that most of them were purple and red, and it was very difficult to find the fifth-grade Wei Siqian among them.

So he quickly dismounted, led the horse, tied it to the horse-tying stone outside the palace city, followed them through the deep city gate hole, and went inside.

To get to the Taiji Hall, you have to pass through three gates. Each gate is a thousand steps away, so it is not easy to walk.

As soon as he passed one, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. He looked behind him in surprise and saw a man riding a horse passing quickly.

This shocked him. There were people riding horses into the palace to go to court? !

Could it be Changsun Wuji?
Just as he was thinking this, the two elders in front spoke, and one of them sighed with emotion:

"Hey……"

Another said:

"Then Li Ji is younger than us. He saves energy. Changsun Wuji doesn't get this treatment. It's really strange."

The man who sighed heard this and quickly hissed in a low voice and said:
"Stop talking, that's His Majesty's will."

After hearing the words, the man subconsciously glanced back. When he saw that Pei Xingjian was wearing a green official robe, he felt relieved and turned around and said:
"The adults in the court are all old. How many of them can bear it when they go to court every day, walk so far, and then stand in the court hall for half a day?
Although it was said that there were only a few steps from Chengtian Gate to Xinuang Pavilion, who would be convinced if he was so provocative? Just wait and see, he won't last long. "

Another said:

"He must have persisted longer than us. We are older after all. Look at those who are not very healthy. They don't come to ask for leave every three days, and everything is left to their deputies. Your Majesty is not in a hurry. Me...I also want to rest for a few days."

"Hmph... they can take a break, but you can take a break? Like Changsun Wuji, if he takes a few days off, no one will stop him from his official position. He can come back anytime.

If we had rested a lot, Your Majesty would have told you that the boss is old and has many government affairs, so it is not appropriate to delay. Then he would reward you with some money and send you home to live in your old age. "

Another person clapped his hands excitedly:

"That's right. Don't you have to endure this? As long as one of the family's top descendants becomes successful, I won't endure it here anymore."

"By the way, how is your grandson studying?"

Pei Xingjian was behind, and when he heard them starting to talk about his family affairs, he silently took a few steps back and distanced himself from them.

As soon as he took a few steps back, he was hit hard on the shoulder. He was startled. He quickly turned around and saw a man wearing a crimson official robe. Some familiar shadows could be vaguely seen on his face... (This chapter over)