I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 636: Tang Dynasty Imperial Examination

Now, it is the eighth year of Jianwu!

It has been the eighth year since Li Zheng ascended the throne as emperor, and it is also the end of the eighth year.

The end of the year is approaching and today is so festive.

In addition to the fact that the year is approaching, there is another very important reason, which is the day when the candidates for the imperial examination will enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Outside the Council Hall of the Imperial Palace in Peking.

The court officials, both civil and military officials, were already standing solemnly on both sides.

The current emperor is Li Zheng, the retired emperor is Li Shimin, and the regent is Li Chengqian.

The three most powerful people of the day stood on the stairs outside the Council Hall, looking at the successful students who had passed the imperial examinations and came to see them.

In the past.

The imperial examination selects at most three people, the top three.

But things are different now.

The imperial examinations are no longer just a handful of candidates, but hundreds of candidates.

Because nowadays, candidates are selected not only in liberal arts, but also in martial arts, alchemy, and even various miscellaneous subjects.

As long as they have strengths, they can be used by the Tang Dynasty court.

"Let's start playing, Your Majesty."

"This year, the recruitment of scholars is approaching."

Chu Suiliang walked to the bottom of the stairs and shouted respectfully.

"Xuan."

Li Zheng waved his hand.

"The Emperor has issued an order to summon the new scholars to the throne."

Wang De screamed loudly.

echoed.

They were already prepared. Wearing brand new academic uniforms, a group of scholars slowly walked towards the Fengtian Hall.

But we arrived at the square.

More than a hundred scholars knelt down in unison and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you. Long live the emperor!"

"Meet the Emperor."

"Long live Long live Long live!"

Loud shouts echoed throughout the square.

"The princes are at peace."

Li Zheng smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

All the scholars shouted in unison.

"Nowadays, my Tang Dynasty has two imperial examinations a year, one in spring and one in autumn."

"The two imperial examinations helped us select talented people from all over the world for the Tang Dynasty."

"The Tang Dynasty court embraces all rivers."

"Speak of it."

"Before I ascended the throne, the imperial examinations were only for the liberal arts, which were not particularly outstanding. Today, the imperial examinations are flexible and diverse. They test government and military affairs, military deployment, pharmacology, craftsmanship, various schools of thought, and strange skills. As long as they are useful to the Tang court and the hundreds of millions of people, the Tang Dynasty can use them."

"You are able to stand out from the countless people of our Great Tang. This shows your abilities."

"I am proud of you all."

Li Zheng gazed at these more than one hundred new scholars and praised them with a smile on his face.

"Swear allegiance to the Tang Dynasty until death."

"Swear to be loyal to the Emperor until death."

All the scholars looked at Li Zheng with fanaticism.

Another two years passed.

Li Zheng is already thirty-two years old.

perhaps.

No one could have imagined that the emperor who created the Tang Dynasty's true heyday and expanded its territory wildly was still so young.

But this is real.

Li Zheng joined the army at the age of sixteen, and was promoted step by step, and met Li Shimin.

He ascended the throne eight years ago.

It seems that a lot of things have been done, but they were all initiated by Li Zheng one by one, and he did them when he was young. Now he has done so much for the Tang Dynasty.

Destroy the Turks and Zhenla.

Destroy Japan.

Destroy Funan and other Southeast Asian countries.

Even controlling the Shi Khanate, all of this was done by Li Zheng. Such an achievement is truly unprecedented and will never be repeated.

Everything was created by Li Zheng himself.

"Who is the top scorer in liberal arts this time?"

Li Zheng smiled and asked loudly.

"Let's start playing, Your Majesty."

"The new champion of liberal arts, Wang Bo."

Chu Suiliang immediately pointed at a young scholar and said.

Hear the name.

A strange smile appeared on Li Zheng's face.

Wang Bo, one of the Four Great Talents of the Early Tang Dynasty.

"interesting."

Looking at Wang Bo, Li Zheng smiled very happily.

Being familiar with the original history, he naturally understood that if he had not appeared, history would still have continued along the original trajectory. After he was gone, Li Zhi ascended the throne, followed by Empress Wu Zetian, and in the end, the Zhou Dynasty almost took over the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zheng remembers this period of Tang Dynasty history clearly.

But now everything is different.

As long as Li Zheng is in power, there will no longer be any Empress Wu or any Great Zhou.

"Your Highness, I, Wang Bo, pay my respects to His Majesty."

Wang Bo walked out and knelt down to pay his respects to Li Zheng.

"Mr. Wang, as the new number one scholar in liberal arts, do you have anything to say to me?" "Or, do you have any suggestions for me?" Li Zheng smiled and asked Wang Bo.

The same was true when the ten thousand newly crowned top scholars came to the emperor for an audience. They had the opportunity to face the emperor directly and put forward their opinions. If their opinions were adopted, they would even receive real grace.

of course.

As the top scholar with outstanding abilities, he is bound to be reused.

"The Emperor's reputation for holiness is known to the world."

"Because of Your Majesty, every citizen of the Great Tang has enough food and clothing. Because of Your Majesty, every citizen of the Great Tang has land to plant and farm."

"Because of Your Majesty, the territory of our Great Tang stretches from the North Pole in the north to the South China Sea in the south."

"Because of Your Majesty, our Tang Dynasty is rich and strong, and can be called the most powerful country in the world. The people live and work in peace and contentment."

"Because of Your Majesty, my Tang Dynasty has developed various scientific and innovative forces. The train connects the north and the south, connecting the world. It is the best."

"All this explains what the Emperor has brought."

"I was able to pass the imperial examination thanks to Your Majesty."

"It is my honor to be able to pass the imperial examination and serve the emperor."

Wang Bo knelt on the ground and spoke to Li Zheng with great respect.

Hear this.

Li Zheng smiled.

Before Li Zheng ascended the throne, he spent 80% of his time on the battlefield. After he ascended the throne, except for the first two years when he honestly handled state affairs and reviewed memorials, he spent the rest of his time on the battlefield.

It can be said that war was taken to the extreme.

No emperor in history who loved to mobilize troops was as powerful as Li Zheng.

But even such a war maniac was highly respected by this famous new top scholar in history. It is conceivable what Li Zheng's conquests over the years have brought to the Tang Dynasty. These are real benefits.

Plunder the resources of other races, plunder the labor of other races, and plunder the taxes of other races.

In addition to strengthening the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, a large part of these were used to benefit the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Give back to the people and let the people of the Tang Dynasty live a prosperous life.

This is also true.

Li Zheng led his troops to fight, and the more they fought, the richer the country became, and the more the Tang Dynasty's treasury became full.

Two years have passed.

It took more than eight years in total, and the railway track has met Li Zheng's expectations, connecting all the prefectures together.

in the past.

It takes at least half a month to travel from Jingzhou in the south to Chang'an by horse and carriage, and that's if you're riding alone.

But now that the train is running, you only need to transfer at four stations and it will take ten days.

The entire Tang Dynasty has been completely connected.

It's not just that.

In order to control the Shi'an Khanate and the countries in Southeast Asia, these were colonies of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zheng also specially ordered the construction of railway tracks connecting these countries.

The northern border is connected to the Shi Khanate, while Jiaozhou Prefecture is connected to Funan, Siam and other countries.

(End of this chapter)