Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

And where does the money come from?

Destroy the Buddha!

Well, no matter how you say it, anyway, as long as the Buddha is exterminated. .

Chapter 5

When the pen falls, the wind and rain startle, and the ghosts and gods cry!

The tributes in the main hall wrote vigorously, putting their aspirations and good strategies for governing the country and the country into their painstaking efforts, and they hung their pens with their wrists excited and excited.

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family, this is the moment we've been waiting for, my lord!

Swish swish!

The writing is flying, and I can't stop at all!

Compared with the tributes who can't stop writing, Chen Qi is much calmer. A theory of destroying Buddha and getting rich, not to mention being the number one, it shouldn't be a problem to get an honor, and the first place in the second list.

Well, as a time traveler, he, Chen, is so confident.

The sun was high and the sun was shining brightly, and the palace examination that had been carried out for a whole morning was officially over.

The palace gate of the Tai Chi Palace opened again, and the Jinshi who had struggled all morning came out of the palace gate in high spirits and complacency.

It will be known in three days who wins the toad palace and who wins the crown.

But all the Jinshi who came out of the palace were completely relaxed, because the ten-year cold window, the imperial examinations, so far, it's all over!

No matter what the result is, if you can be on the list anyway, and you don't get caught, finishing the exam is a great event worth celebrating!

It is necessary to celebrate and meet Xiaoxiang Pavilion for a walk.

.......

After the imperial examination, the Jinshi went home to relax.

The thirty-six test papers they made were accepted, handed, sealed, and then sealed in a sealed file. After that, Emperor Zhenguan Li Shimin would personally review the papers for three days.

After the emperor finished reviewing the examination papers, he would determine the rankings of No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tan Hua.

This is the legendary champion man hand-picked by the imperial pen!

Late at night, in the Palace of Manna!

Li Shimin picked up the examinee's test papers on the table, most of them just glanced at them, and then threw them aside.

Divide into quarters.

If you feel bored, throw it to the farthest point, wait a second.

You can take a look at it, throw it a little closer, medium.

You can look at it slowly, put it close up, and so on.

Those that need to be pondered over several times should be placed on the throne platform, first class.

These young candidates are too immature, most of them are some naive theories of state governance, he doesn't even bother to take a second look.

"On "Theory of Benevolence and Virtue for the Rich Country", Cui Ming!"

Li Shimin glanced at it indifferently, then sneered disdainfully and threw the test paper to the farthest distance.

Rende Fuguo?

This is the biggest joke in the world. The most speechless thing is that throughout the article, not only does it not think about how to increase taxes for the court, but it makes a lot of comments that the emperor should not compete with the people for profit, and needs to reduce various taxes.

If the imperial court really did this, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the entire court will have to drink the northwest wind.

It's no wonder Li Shimin likes such remarks.

It's just that he thought about it, finally sighed, and took the test paper back. After hesitating for a moment, he put the test paper back nearby and rated it as the first class.

There's no way, although he doesn't like Cui Ming, he has to consider the influence of the Cui family.

As the eldest son of the Cui family, he ranked second in the first list in the examination.

It would be no wonder that Cui Shi would be willing if he was placed in the lower ranks in the palace examination. If it aroused the dissatisfaction of the entire Cui Shi, there would be another quarrel in the court.

Therefore, for the stability of the court, no matter how displeased Li Shimin was, he could only rate Cui Ming's test paper as the best.

Or, superior.

In all fairness, Cui Ming's literary talents are not bad, and the articles are even more gorgeous in rhetoric. Reading it gives people a feeling of spring breeze.

It's a pity that the buttocks are all crooked, so what's the use of writing a good article.

Li Shimin put down Cui Ming's test paper, rubbed his head with some headaches, and said to the eunuch Wang De beside him, "Give me the article by Huiyuan Chen E."

A policy theory, thousands of words.

Li Shimin, who had finished handling the government affairs during the day, was already exhausted. After reading a few Jinshi's articles at this time, he had no desire to continue reading.

However, thinking of the agreement with the Southern Tang Chen family, he still had patience and asked someone to find out Chen E's test paper, preparing to see how well this young man, who was hailed as a unicorn by the Southern Tang Chen family, was.

"If you want to enrich the country, you must first caress the people", Chen E!"

"Hey, interesting!"

After Li Shimin saw the title of this policy theory, he became slightly interested, and then continued to read.

"Foolish people, caress the people!"

"Interesting, this point of view is similar to the Confucian theory of fooling the people."

After a long time, after Li Shimin finished reading the article, his brows could not help stretching, and a smile appeared on his face.

Chen E's theory of appeasing the people is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is an advanced version of the dynasty's policy of obscuring the people. By promoting the concept of reincarnation, the people at the bottom are willing to work as cows and horses to pay for the dynasty.

Advocating the theory of reincarnation of destiny, the suffering in this life is to atone for the sins of the past life and accumulate virtue for the next life.

If things go on like this, the people of the dynasty will naturally accept the various policies of the court, they will no longer cheat and play tricks, and they will fully cooperate with the court's decrees.

With the full support of the people, the court itself will become stronger and stronger, and then achieve the goal of making the country rich and powerful.

However, Li Shimin quickly frowned again, because he saw the shadow of Buddhism in this argument.

He understands the influence and terror of Buddhism better than anyone else.

After all, Yang Guang, his cheap father-in-law, was planted in the hands of Buddhism back then.

If it weren't for the last blow of Buddhism's defection, his cheap old father-in-law might really be able to destroy the powerful family, and the Sui Dynasty would not have died in the second generation.

Then think of the forces behind the Chen family in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the behavior of the Chen family this time.

Li Shimin has reason to believe that Buddhism is plotting something.

"Forget it, let the Taoist sect have a headache about the matter of Buddhism, and Datang will not participate."

Li Shimin shook his head, then swiped a pen to write a large character "Excellent" on Chen E's test paper, and put the test paper directly on the right hand side.

After reading Chen E's test paper, Li Shimin became a little interested, and then continued to read the remaining Jinshi test papers.

Later, when he picked up another test paper, he was completely stunned on the spot.

""The Theory of Exterminating Buddhas and Getting Rich", Chen Qi!"

Seeing these seven characters, even the emperor Li Shimin couldn't help rubbing his eyes, wondering if his eyes were dazzled, and then he couldn't help but gasp.

"Good guy, really good guy, where did this trickster want to harm me?"

"Another person surnamed Chen, could it be that this guy was sent by the Buddhist sect to test me? Or is it a pawn pushed by the Taoist sect?"

"Hehe, destroying Buddha? You really dare to write!"

"I also know that destroying Buddha can make you rich, but your strength doesn't allow it!"

After reading the theory, Li Shimin couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and then directly threw the theory to the place farthest from him, without even looking at it, and directly rated it as inferior.

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Chapter 6

Confucius once said, the dead are like husbands, never giving up day and night!

Chen Qi didn't understand the meaning of this sentence before, but now he finally understands it.

This time passed too fast, I don't feel much about it, three days have already passed, and it's time for the Grand Ceremony of Passing on Lulu.

This made Chen Qi, who had just gotten acquainted with the literary and romantic life of the Tang Dynasty, reluctantly pulled up his pants, and then, with a few close friends he had just met, walked out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with the help of the wall under the eager eyes of the ladies and sisters. Start preparing for tomorrow's biography ceremony.

What, you say this is prostitution?

Are you kidding me, can a scholar's business be called prostitution?

This is called literary grace, whether you understand it or not.

This is the mainstream culture of Tang literati and poets, okay?

Besides, the top three bigwigs in the first list take turns to treat guests, and the first member of the first list, Huiyuan Chen Guangrui, takes the lead in person. Can he, a young Jinshi who hangs on the tail of the second list, refuse?

In the end, I had no choice but to participate with tears in my eyes.

It's also fortunate that today is the day when the palace examination results are released, otherwise everyone would have to spend a few more days in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to communicate.

Don't ask, asking is to recite poems and compose literary talents.

Well, literary and romantic!

.......

The rooster hadn't crowed, the dog hadn't barked, it was pitch black outside the window, and there was no light at all.

After Chen Qi got up and washed, had breakfast brought by the little maid with a lantern, and with the help of the little maid, he put on the brand-new imperial scholar's uniform, and then left the other courtyard of the Yang Mansion and headed for the Tang Palace.

Chuanlu refers to the ceremony of announcing the ranking in the palace examination.

When Chen Qi walked to the front of the palace gate, the east gradually became dimly lit.

The sky is white, the flowers are red, and the willows are green. The golden glazed tiles of the Tang Palace spread a golden light, full of luxury and wealth.