The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

These two balls were made by Liu Ziqiu when he arrived in Luoyang at the beginning of the year, one was given to the eldest grandson Wugou, and the other was given to the little princess.Just now, the little princess also came here with a ball and followed Empress Xiao.Although Liu Ziqiu did not immediately agree to choose a husband for her, he also promised to arrange 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 had offended her, and before leaving, she threw the ball down angrily.Now, the eldest grandson Wugou actually returned the ball.

Although it looks a bit old, the two balls are indeed well preserved.It can be seen that these two balls are very precious toys in the eyes of their owners.However, even so, they were finally abandoned by their masters, which made Liu Ziqiu a little disappointed.

Changsun Wugou sneered and said, "Your Majesty, stop lying!"

Seeing that Xiangcao was about to scold again, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, my eldest grandson, the thing I don't like to do the most is cheating. People should be upright when they live in the world, and there is nothing that is invisible to others. There's nothing you can't tell people!"

Of course, this is only for his personal situation. If the interests of the entire Han Dynasty are involved, there are still many secrets that cannot be known to outsiders.

Speaking of this, Changsun Wugou also went all out, and said loudly: "Since the emperor has never cheated, why did he ask Wang Yufeng to recruit Li Shimin as his son-in-law? Could it be to deliberately humiliate the servants and avenge my brother's kidnapping of your wife and children?" ?”

Liu Ziqiu was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, and sighed, "I recruited a son-in-law for Wang Yufeng, and I had already published a list. The applicants were purely voluntary, and I never forced anyone. If Li Shimin didn't go to the son-in-law selection meeting, Wang Yufeng How could you pick him? Speaking of which, Li Shimin was the chief culprit when your elder brother took part in the kidnapping of my wife and children. I thought he was young, so I pardoned him. Even so, I did not treat him What kind of affection, why would you take the initiative to marry Wang Yufeng to him? You should also know that the dowry I gave is very rich, enough for him to eat for several lifetimes!"

In fact, this is also the result that Liu Ziqiu did not expect.At the beginning, he held a son-in-law selection meeting for Wang Yufeng, just to attract Wang Shichong.It's not scary that the enemy is strong, what's scary is that it hides in the dark, and will come out to bite you at any time.Among the forces that opposed Liu Ziqiu, Li Yuan's family was in the clear, but Wang Shichong's whereabouts remained unknown. As for the other forces, they had been wiped out one after another.Liu Ziqiu has been sending people to search for Wang Shichong's whereabouts, but there is no result, so he came up with such a method.But what Liu Ziqiu didn't expect was that Wang Shichong was indeed drawn out, but Li Shimin was also drawn out.

Liu Ziqiu is a person from later generations, so he naturally knows the relationship between grandson Wugou and Li Shimin.However, after Li Shimin became Jiangdu's son-in-law, he was even more under the control of the court, and Liu Ziqiu was also happy to see his success.So, he pretended not to know, and asked instead: "Miss Changsun, I remembered something again. Even if Wang Yufeng recruited Li Shimin as his son-in-law, it has nothing to do with the girl, right?"

The eldest grandson Wugou's pretty face blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Li Shimin is originally the fiance of the servant girl, and he has a marriage contract for a long time."

Liu Ziqiu let out an "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 he also knew that Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were closely related, but he really didn't know that Changsun Wugou and Li Shimin had a marriage contract.

Only then did Changsun Wugou realize that it was absurd for him to come to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes. The marriage contract between him and Li Shimin was not 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 himself didn't want to be the son-in-law, how could Wang Yufeng have the chance to pick him?Thinking of this, Changsun Wugou only felt the darkness in front of his eyes, and sighed faintly: "It seems that this servant has misunderstood the emperor. I know my mistake, and I will leave."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and shouted, "Wait!"

Changsun Wugou stood on his feet, suddenly understood, sighed again, and said: "Your servant has offended the emperor, and should be punished with death, please punish the emperor!"

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "What kind of mess are you thinking about all day long in your little head? How could I punish you for just a few words? I just want to ask you, if you want to maintain the relationship with Li Shimin I can declare the result of the son-in-law selection meeting invalid!"

The eldest grandson Wugou was surprised and said: "The election of son-in-law has already been made public, how can the emperor lose his trust with all the people in the world?"

But Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "If I can't even satisfy your little request, how can I be worthy of you calling me big brother?"

When he said this, he thought of his own sister in another world.His younger sister, Liu Chaofan, was eight years younger than him, and should be about the same age as his eldest grandson Wugou now, so he now regards his eldest grandson Wugou as his own sister.The older brother naturally loves the younger sister the most. If the eldest grandson Wugou makes a request, he will really break up Li Shimin and that fake Wang Yufeng, and it doesn't matter.Anyway, the purpose of the son-in-law selection conference has been achieved, and the real Wang Yufeng has been taken into the harem by him, so it doesn't matter if the fake Wang Yufeng marries or not.

"Big brother is the best for slaves." Changsun Wugou smiled miserably and said, "You can't force it in the world, maybe this is fate!"

Seeing her disappointed face, Liu Ziqiu was worried that something might happen to her, so he couldn't help but said, "It's best if you think so. It's your first time in the palace, why don't you just stay here for a few more days."

Changsun Wugou shook his head, and said: "Thank you for the emperor's kindness, but this is not in line with etiquette, slaves should take their leave first."

Only now did Liu Ziqiu recall that although the eldest grandson Wugou was only a girl in her teens, 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 didn't hold back anymore, waved his hands and said: "In that case, Xiu'er, please send her out of the palace on my behalf." He also said: "Wugou, this ball can be taken back."

Changsun Wugou bit his thin lips lightly, 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 worthy of being a famous virtuous queen in history, she is more reasonable than the little princess, and she believed Liu Ziqiu after talking with her, but in the end she still refused to take away the gift that Liu Ziqiu gave her in the early years, but Liu Ziqiu only There was a wry smile.

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Time will eventually dilute everything.A few months passed, and the son-in-law selection meeting, which was so noisy and talked about, was finally no one mentioned it. Everyone's attention was focused on the second imperial examination to be held on the first day of May.China has been an official-based society since ancient times, and being an official is the ultimate goal of many people, especially scholars.However, since the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, Liu Ziqiu has strictly restricted the ways of becoming an official.If you want to become an official, there are only two ways to go, either to stand out in the imperial examination, or to make military exploits on the battlefield.

Today, if Yan Ping, a big Han, wants to make meritorious service, unless he goes overseas with the navy, the only way to go is the imperial examination.In addition, the students who won the imperial examination gold list in the previous session have left the Taiyuan Academy and assigned them to various places to hold important positions, which also made many scholars envious.Therefore, this year's imperial examination, there are as many applicants 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 terms of engineering, there is no need for on-site production, as long as the drawings and objects of the work are handed in.In this way, examinees have enough time to carefully craft and revise their works, 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 sent to the Dahan Lecture Hall in Luoyang to receive systematic military training.After graduating from the lecture hall, you can directly serve as an officer above the school lieutenant.

Of course, the highlight of the imperial examination was still liberal arts, which was an examination for the direct selection of central and local officials at all levels, and it was also the examination that the imperial court paid the most attention to.During the first imperial examination, all scholars could come directly to Luoyang as long as they were willing to take the exam.But this time it was different. The imperial court allocated the examination places to each county, and all candidates had to take the pre-examination in each county.Candidates who pass the preliminary examination are eligible to come to the capital to take the final examination.After all, the imperial examination is to select talents for the imperial court, and all the expenses are borne by the imperial court.In this way, the number of candidates who come to the capital to take the exam can be greatly reduced, thereby reducing the burden on the court.

The examination room for the liberal arts examination is located in the newly built Gongyuan on the outskirts of Luoyang. Candidates need to undergo strict inspections before entering the examination room.The exam time was set in May because the weather was hot in midsummer, and the examinees wore less clothes, which made it easier to search.There are three exams, the first is calligraphy, the second is poetry, and the third is theory.It is said that calligraphy is like a person, and the purpose of examining calligraphy is to see a person's character.And poetry can understand a person's writing skills.But the most important thing is the third policy discussion.Policy theory reflects a person's thoughts and determines whether he can govern a county well.

Although the number of people taking the exam is limited, there are quite a few people who come to the capital. Many people just want to witness this grand event, and some people just want to see who this year's No. Those who want to take this opportunity to choose a good son-in-law.There are too many people, all the inns in the capital are full, and the market is extremely prosperous, but it also brings great pressure to the public security in the capital.At this time, the power leading the yamen alone is no longer enough to maintain social stability, and the imperial army has also invested in it. They have not had a rotation for three months.

However, the effort pays off.After several months of unannounced investigations, they really found a group of suspicious people.