The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 132

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was a little depressing.

Both Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin frowned.

Seeing this, Liu Wei was not in a hurry to explain, until Zhao Kuangyin said: "Liu Concubine just said that if this matter is carried out, it will be beneficial to the country and the people?"

Liu Wei nodded: "Exactly."

"It's just how I look at it, but I can't see how this matter is beneficial to the country and the people!"

After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, King Jin quickly followed suit.

Liu Wei smiled and said: "Both the sage and the prince are well-read people. Presumably, they should know the story of King Yanzhao building a golden platform to seek talents?"

Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin were puzzled when Liu Wei mentioned that King Yanzhao was seeking talent during the Warring States period, but they both nodded. As emperors, how could they not know about such a matter of seeking talent?

"King Yanzhao of ancient Yan was determined to make the country of Yan strong, and he was determined to seek talents, so he called the old minister Guo Wei. Guo Wei told King Yanzhao a story about the king asking for a thousand-mile horse, that is, buying a horse bone with a thousand gold, and one person buying a horse bone for a thousand-mile horse. Even if you cherish it so much, do you still worry that people in the world will not offer the Chollima? After hearing this story, King Yanzhao worshiped Guo Wei as his teacher. If people like Guo Wei can be teachers, then those with great talents Why don't people flock to Yan Kingdom?"

Liu Wei knew that Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin were very clear about King Yanzhao's pursuit of talents, but he still said that matter lightly. Governing the country, but in the past ten years, has the principle of governing the country by literati really penetrated into the hearts of those scholars and scholars?"

"This..." Zhao Kuangyin was at a loss for words for a moment. Although he admired the literati governing the country, there are crises around the Song Dynasty, so the use of troops is extremely frequent, and it is not the time for civil governance.

Liu Wei smiled and continued: "Now that the Southern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue, and the Northern Han Dynasty are all ineffective. I think they will all be wiped out by my Great Song Dynasty in the next few years. In these few years, will the Holy One have any chance?" Do you want to implement the rule of law?" At this point, Liu Wei did not wait for Zhao Kuangyin to speak, and continued: "There are many scholars in the world, but why are there only a few hundred scholars who go to Beijing every year to take the exam? Are those scholars not willing to serve the court? Of course No, it's just that they don't understand His Majesty's preferential treatment for scholars! If His Majesty is willing to grant Jinshi and rank to those who have failed but have real skills, this matter will spread to the world, and the hearts of scholars in the world will return to the imperial court. At that time, what talent is there that the Holy One can't ask for?"

Scholars all over the world returned their hearts to the imperial court, Zhao Kuangyin read this sentence secretly, and his heart suddenly became clear. Now that he treats those failed scholars so preferentially, then after hearing about this, wouldn't the talented scholars in the world just like the old scholars? Is it the same as King Yanzhao begging for talent?
"The words are reasonable, and Prince Concubine Liu's words are reasonable."

Liu Weizhi's words had the effect of enlightenment. Zhao Kuangyin and Jin Wang both praised them after listening, and in their hearts, they had more confidence in the prosperity after the Song Dynasty.

If the world is governed by civilization, there will be peace. Without war, the people will live in peace and prosperity, and prosperity will not escape.

After Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin fully understood Liu Weizhi's intentions, they had already made up their minds.

"Tomorrow morning, I will order people to review the papers from the past ten years. If there are really great talents and they are missed, I will give them Jinshi and rank."

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, Liu Wei quickly knelt down and said, "These people are Jinshi bestowed by the emperor, so we will call them Enke Jinshi. Once the Enke Jinshi comes out, the reputation of the emperor's courtesy to scholars will be spread all over the world." gone."

Zhao Kuangyin was still thinking about how to distinguish these people from those who passed the Jinshi examination, but before he figured it out, Liu Wei helped him figure it out, and what he said was well-founded, and he was even more happy in his heart: "Enke Jinshi, that’s right, it’s called Enke Jinshi.”
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After leaving the palace, King Jin and Liu Wei sat in a carriage together.

The carriage was slowly driving on the bustling street, and Jin Wang was still thinking about what Liu Wei said just now. When Liu Wei said the word Enke Jinshi, he knew that Su Jiao's guess was right. Wei Guo really planned it long ago.

Moreover, Liu Wei's plans are all carried out according to Liu Wei's expectations, but in King Jin's view, some things are not as simple as Liu Wei thought.

On the way, when the King of Jin wanted to understand everything, he suddenly smiled and asked: "Liu Concubine made such a suggestion, but to help that Zhang Qixian?"

Liu Wei was taken aback for a moment, and said, "The prince also knows about Zhang Qixian?"

King Jin smiled: "This king has also read Zhang Qixian's article, and he appreciates it very much. It's just that this king read it too late, otherwise this king will definitely persuade the emperor to give him the first prize or the second place."

When Liu Wei heard King Jin's words, he knew that King Jin had doubts about him, but Liu Wei was not worried. Since King Jin also admired Zhang Qixian, King Jin would not object to what he did.

"Zhang Qixian is indeed a great talent. It's just a pity that I was implicated because of my hostility with Murong Bo. I really feel uneasy. I just died in the Southern Han Dynasty. The court urgently needs talents. This is why I thought of this proposal."

Liu Wei said it calmly, as if he didn't make this proposal for Zhang Qixian, and King Jin and Liu Wei are both understanding people. It's one thing to think about many things in your heart, and another to say it.

King Jin didn't point out Liu Wei's intentions, and just sighed softly: "Unfortunately, although Zhang Qixian is a great talent, it may be difficult to become a benefactor Jinshi."

Liu Wei frowned slightly, and said: "I also ask the prince to enlighten me!"

"I'm here to ask you, do you know why the Holy Majesty deprived Zhang Qixian of his Jinshi quota?"

"This subordinate has already learned from Zhao Chengxu that it is because the Holy Majesty felt that what Zhang Qixian did when he came to Beijing was indecent."

Although Zhang Qixian failed because of Lu Duoxun's words, it was Zhao Kuangyin who really deprived Zhang Qixian of his qualifications as a Jinshi, and the real reason was that Zhang Qixian's behavior made Zhao Kuangyin feel that he had lost the court's face by becoming an official in the court.

If this problem can't be solved, even if Zhao Kuangyin wants to give him a Jinshi background, then Zhang Qixian probably won't have a chance.

Liu Wei was awakened by King Jin's words, but he still remained calm.

At this time, even King Jin had to admire Liu Wei, but King Jin still nodded lightly: "Zhang Qixian's behavior is indeed a bit indecent. If it spreads out, the people in the world will think that my Great Song Dynasty is like a child's play. Who is it? Anyone can enter the court and become an official; the court is ridiculed by others, and if it loses the hearts of the people, it will be bad."

After finishing speaking, King Jin looked at Liu Wei, and he knew that Liu Wei would definitely argue because of this.

"What the lord said is reasonable, but it's not unreasonable. First of all, Zhang Qixian didn't eat for free. He was just insulted by the clerk at the inn. At that time, he was lying on the street, and he just wanted to die because he couldn't bear the insult. Then Lu Duo Low-spirited words are suspected of framing; life will inevitably encounter troughs, and it is inevitable to be biased if you only look at one person’s troughs to judge him. The ancient Yue king Goujian suffered from the hardships, and Han Xin was humiliated under his crotch, but we can say that they are not worthy Are you called a hero?"

"This..." King Jin was at a loss for words for a while, he knew that Liu Wei would refute, but he didn't expect that what Liu Wei said was so reasonable, which made him unable to refute for a while.

"Secondly, Zhang Qixian is really a man of great talent. Is it true that the Song court really wanted to cut off a person's future because of the humiliation he suffered when he was poor? I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the hearts of scholars in the world."

After Liu Wei finished speaking, he stopped talking, while Jin Wang was deeply shocked. He is a man with great ambitions, so he naturally understands that what Liu Wei said is very reasonable. Who has never been humiliated in life? Is it true? Do you want to deny a person because of his humiliation?
It's not fair to anyone.

Since the Great Song Dynasty wants to rule the country with literature, how can it chill the hearts of scholars in the world?
After a long time, the King of Jin finally said: "The words of Prince Concubine Liu made me suddenly understand. I was short-sighted before, so I said to Prince Concubine Liu just now that I have saved Zhang Qixian, but even though he saved him , I am afraid it will be difficult for him to make a difference in a short time."

Hearing King Jin's words, Liu Wei knew that Zhang Qixian, a benefactor and Jinshi, would not be able to escape. As long as Zhang Qixian is really talented, why not be buried for a while?

The court is so big, there will be a place for him to use his skills in the end.

Liu Wei cupped his hands to the King of Jin: "My subordinates have thanked the lord on behalf of Zhang Qixian."

Jin Wang smiled and nodded. In fact, both of them knew very well that he could say what Liu Wei said just now in front of Zhao Kuangyin. Based on the truth contained in these words, Zhao Kuangyin would definitely not refuse Liu Wei's request.

But Liu Wei didn't say it, he said it in front of King Jin, and asked King Jin to come forward to protect Zhang Qixian, why?
From King Jin's point of view, Liu Wei was more or less surrendering. He, King Jin, helped Zhang Qixian to speak, and Zhang Qixian couldn't help thinking of him. Liu Wei is a very good man. After a while, then Liu Wei will give him the matter of buying Zhang Qixian to King Jin. Only in this way, King Jin will benefit from it, and will not pursue it too much.

In Liu Wei's view, although he could say these words in front of Zhao Kuangyin, it was not appropriate, because if he said it, people would think that he made this suggestion to help Zhang Qixian, although he was for Zhang Qixian Caidai's suggestion, but it can't be regarded as such by everyone.

If this is the case, this thing that was originally beneficial to the country and the people will be regarded by some people as altruistic Liu Wei, so the thing that could have helped Liu Wei establish a good reputation among the scholars in the world will eventually become mercenary, that At that time, what others saw was not that he helped the world's scholars, but that he helped his friend Zhang Qixian.

People's hearts are so complicated, and Liu Wei knows this well, so he asked King Jin to come forward to protect Zhang Qixian.

(End of this chapter)