A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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"You need money to open up waterways. They will definitely work harder to send sea ships to do sea trade, so that the more ships go to sea, the greater your port income, right or wrong."

Gu Qing: "..."

"What's wrong?" Li Zhi looked at Gu Qing, "Am I right? You are talking."

"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, please be quiet. I'm thinking about how to kill people to silence my mouth."

Li Zhi was very happy to argue that Gu Qing was speechless, "You can kill two birds with one stone, Gu Qing, you have a good plan, I learned it, hahahaha!"

At night, the sound of reading can be vaguely heard in the quiet village, and the imperial examinations are about to come, and the students are still studying hard even at night.

This annoyed Li Tai, it was already time for the students to rest, many dormitories were still brightly lit, Lang Lang was so noisy reading that he couldn't sleep well, and the reflection of the candlelight could be seen from the windows of every study room The figure of the students.

"Can't sleep?" Cen Wenwen walked to Li Zhi's side.

"Listen." Li Tai looked at the dormitory with a frown, "How can you sleep here? These students are working too hard."

Cen Wenwen was relieved to see this scene, "It's been so many years, I've never seen such a scene. His Majesty said a long time ago when he was still in power that the gentry family had too much control over the court. Many officials are the speakers of the aristocratic family, and now what His Majesty wants has been realized."

"Old Master Cen, there is one thing I don't understand." Li Tai said again, "Why do you say that old man Kong Yingda made a rule that only adult students can take the imperial examination."

Asked about this, Cen Wenwen also replied, "What if there are a few more Di Renjie and Pei Xingjian in the court, and if there are no restrictions, many students will stop studying and take the imperial examination before they reach adulthood. Old Master Kong Yingda said However, reading is not for the sake of reading, and the academy cannot be a springboard for students to enter a higher education, at least not for all students to think so.”

"Can't reading be read for the sake of reading?"

"That's right." Cen Wenwen went on to say, "Students all over the world know that studying can make you an official and stand out. Now this opportunity is even greater, and more and more people want to become an official. The academy's knowledge can be said to be ahead. In all parts of the Central Plains, this situation is mixed, it is not a good thing to be overjoyed, and it is best to move forward steadily."

"I understand." Li Tai nodded, "Master Kong Yingda doesn't want too many Di Renjies in the court."

"That's right." Cen Wenwen said, "You must be mentally incomplete when you are young. Only when you are mature and know how to behave."

Li Chunfeng was also so noisy that he couldn't sleep and planned to go to Fang Xuanling's house to sleep on the bed.

In the middle of the night, Li Tai knocked on the door of Gu's house.

"Is King Wei going to have something important late at night?" Fan Jian opened the door wondering.

"I'm looking for Gu Qing." Li Tai spoke wearily.

"His Royal Highness, please wait a moment." Fan Jian immediately went to send a message.

Gu Qing was making supper for himself, when Fan Jian hurried over, "Patriarch, His Royal Highness King Wei is outside."

"Put out the noodles." Gu Qing simply came to the door of the house, "Fatty, what happened?"

"You didn't make trouble." Li Tai said with sleepy eyes, "Do you still have an empty bed at home? I want to sleep. The academy is too busy these days. Those students study at night with the lights on, so I can't sleep."

"Okay, I happened to make supper." Gu Qing brought Li Tai to the house.

The two were sucking noodles, Li Tai asked, "Where is Gao Yang, is she okay?"

"Gao Yang is fine, these days I have been staying with your mother in Daming Palace." Gu Qing finished eating the noodles with scallion oil and picked up a piece of beef jerky sent by Tubo.

Li Tai also ate a piece without hesitation, "Beef?"

"This is from Tubo." Gu Qing said, "More than ten carts of beef jerky are stored in my backyard, waiting to be sold. The taste is not bad."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just hard to bite."

"Your previous room has been reserved for you, so you can sleep there." Gu Qing put away the dishes.

"Thank you." Li Tai yawned and walked towards his room.

On the second day, when the doors and windows were opened, there was a continuous drizzle all over the sky. Today is Qingming, and many people in the suburbs of Chang'an are worshiping their ancestors.

In Daming Palace, Tang Jian was right in front of Li Chengqian.

"Mr. Ju, I often think that after the imperial examination, there will inevitably be many new officials in the court. At that time, I can pick out some capable ministers to deal with Gu Qing, even if I can't deal with checks and balances, it's okay."

Tang Jian replied, "This is indeed a policy, but it is only a bad policy for Your Majesty."

"How do you say that?" Li Chengqian asked.

"The reason for this imperial examination was made by Gu Qing, and now the enrollment is expanding. It can be said that students and scholars all over the world not only thank His Majesty and the court for giving them this opportunity, but also thank Gu Qing."

"So, I still can't gather a group of trustworthy people."

"No." Tang Jian said again, "Naturally, a group of trustworthy officials can be recruited, but how many officials in the court are more inclined to Gu Qing, and the Supreme Emperor of Daming Palace is also inclined to Gu Qing, can't your majesty see it? .”

"Abandon the near and seek far away?" Li Chengqian suddenly became energetic, "I also ask the Duke of Ju to enlighten me."

"It's actually very simple. Your Majesty's establishment of a force will naturally wipe out Gu Qing's power in a short period of time." Tang Jian saw the four little people whispering the next words in Li Chengqian's ear.

Hearing his words, Li Chengqian immediately stood up, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Chapter 641 The Eunuch

"Then, does Your Majesty have other ways to deal with Gu Qing?" Tang Jian whispered, "If you want to deal with Gu Qing, Your Majesty must have his own power in his hands, and this power must be completely loyal to His Majesty."

"Really?" Li Chengqian turned from denial to hesitation.

"Think twice, Your Majesty, the old minister will leave first." Tang Jian left the Ganlu Hall, leaving Li Chengqian in confusion and hesitation.

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Kunlun Mountains

After Chen Daochang left Mang Mountain, he came to Kunlun Mountains again. From the first time he walked into Kunlun Mountain, he found that he seemed unable to escape the curse. His illness was getting worse and worse, and he didn't know how long he could live.

Under the snow-capped mountains, Chen Daochang ate a piece of cake to feed himself and asked the local residents who led him the way, "Is the Kunlun Eye really inside?"

"I haven't seen it, it's said that it's inside." The other party replied evasively.

After resting for half an hour, Chen Daochang stood up again and walked inside.

"Don't go in anymore." The local residents who led Chen Daochang hurriedly stopped him, "Going further inside, you will be Death Valley, which leads to hell!"

Chen Daochang took out a volume of letters and handed them to him, "If I don't come out for half a month, you can give this to Gu Qing in Chang'an. He is very famous in Chang'an, and you can find it if you inquire."

Taking a step forward, Chen Daochang walked into the death valley of Kunlun Mountain alone, and walked down the terrain. The scene in front of him began to change. On the dark brown land, there were corpses that could not be seen at a glance. It's animals, some of which are rotten and can't be described. Take out a piece of cloth to wrap the mouth and nose. The water and grass here are good, but the herdsmen would rather put such animals on the Gobi than here.

The valley full of bones is filled with death. This is the death valley of Kunlun Mountains. Only Gu Qing knows that this place is also one of the top ten restricted areas in the world.

He took the letter that Chen Daochang gave him, turned his head and stopped looking at the scene inside. He found a leeward mountain col and planned to guard it here. After sleeping, he woke up and heard voices. Undead in Death Valley?He shivered and slowly opened his eyes, one by one bonfires came into view, dozens of them were here.

"woke up?"

A voice came, and he turned his head to see that the other party was holding a knife in his hand, and moved his body back, "What are you here for?"