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Chapter 1207 Daoist imperial examination is my private matter, Li Xiuning

In Jizhou in May, it is rainy!
Governor Cui Jinzhi sat under the eaves of his official residence, looking at the hazy drizzle in front of him, while holding a glass of warm wine that was just right, his heart was filled with joy, and his poetic enthusiasm was instantly bursting.

"Yellow plum rain in May, warblers singing and partridges in the sky..."

"Lang Jun, Lang Jun..."

Before Cui Jinzhi could think of the next two sentences, his poetic excitement was interrupted by a noisy voice, and then he heard a rush of footsteps coming from the corridor, and then a servant ran from outside in a panic. came in.

"Daoist Xuanyan from Jizhou Taishi Bureau is here!"

"Humph!"

Cui Jinzhi snorted unhappily when Shixing was interrupted.

"Did he come here because of the Taoist imperial examination again? You go and tell him that the imperial examination is a national policy, and it is not something other worldly ways such as Buddhism and Taoism can follow. I, Cui Jinzhi, am a Confucian disciple and have my own character." , even if His Majesty personally orders, I will definitely not obey orders on this matter!"

After finishing speaking, Cui Jinzhi swung his sleeves and said coldly.

"Okay, go down, and tell Xuan Yan exactly what I said!"

"that……"

After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, the servant's face revealed a look of embarrassment.

"Lang Jun, Daoist Xuanyan didn't come alone this time, he brought another person..."

"Whoever he takes!"

Cui Jinzhi waved his hand unceremoniously, and continued.

"I don't even see..."

Before Cui Jinzhi finished speaking, he heard the servant lower his voice and speak.

"Lang Jun, Taoist Xuanyan brought Li Zhongguan, the servant of Princess Pingyang's mansion!"

"Uh……"

After hearing the servant's words, Cui Jinzhi was a little tongue-tied. He took a deep breath, then stood up, and brushed off his clothes as if nothing had happened.

"Since the person here is the servant of Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang, who has made great contributions to the state, I'd better meet you in this residence!"

……

A quarter of an hour later, Cui Jinzhi, who had changed his clothes, came to the front hall of Jizhou governor's office with a smile on his face. He had just entered the door, and his enthusiastic voice had spread throughout the room.

"Which one is Li Zhongguan, Cui never greeted him far away, forgive me!"

"Don't dare to be..."

After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, a beardless man in red clothes immediately took a step forward and nodded humbly towards him.

"Cui Mingfu is a great official in the frontier, and Li is just a man who has been sentenced to death, so he dare not be greeted by the Mingfu!"

"Where is!"

Although the middle official spoke very modestly, Cui Jinzhi did not dare to neglect at all. After all, the person in front of him came from the mansion of Princess Pingyang, and Princess Pingyang is the sister of the current sage Li Shimin. It is commensurate with my elder sister, so it can be said that she has a high position and weight.

"I don't know if the Zhongguan came to Jizhou today, do you need Cui's help?"

"Is such that……"

As soon as Cui Jinzhi finished speaking, he heard a Taoist priest in green standing next to the middle official speak.

"Cui Mingfu, I am here today to imitate the policy of the imperial examination and select Taoist elites!"

"Humph!"

After hearing the Taoist's words, Cui Jinzhi snorted immediately, then flicked his sleeves, and said with some displeasure.

"Daoist Xuanyan, I have told you many times before that the imperial examination is a major national policy and has nothing to do with Buddhism and Taoism. I, Cui Jinzhi, am a Confucian disciple, and I will never use public tools for private use. I will help you do this kind of thing. , even if a sage orders this matter, I will..."

"Cough cough!"

Before Cui Jinzhi finished speaking, he saw the Taoist priest in Tsing Yi reached his mouth and coughed twice.

"Cui Mingfu, when XX was leaving, Her Royal Highness asked XX to tell Mingfu. Would Cui Mingfu want to listen?"

"Uh……"

After hearing what Li Zhongguan said, Cui Jinzhi immediately had a smile on his face.

"Since Her Highness the Princess has instructions, the officer will naturally listen to them!"

"Thank you Mingfu!"

After hearing Cui Jinzhi's agreement, Li Zhongguan first bowed his head and thanked him, and then continued.

"His Royal Highness said that the matter of selecting talented Taoist elites this time was done by Her Royal Highness for Taishi Ling Qingwei. In other words, this matter has been His Highness's private matter from the beginning, and has nothing to do with state affairs..."

Speaking of this, Li Zhongguan looked up at Cui Jinzhi and said with a blank expression.

"Your Highness also knows that it is inappropriate to work with the chief officials of the prefectures and counties for private use, so His Royal Highness went to find the current saint and asked her to make such a decree. In the end, he did not expect that it would cause the chief officials of the prefectures, such as Cui Ming. The dissatisfaction of the government!"

Immediately afterwards, Cui Jinzhi saw Li Zhongguan raised his hand and bowed to him again.

"In view of this, Her Royal Highness the Princess specially sent me to Jizhou to apologize to Cui Ming Mansion in person. I hope that Cui Ming Mansion can give me a face in Pingyang Princess Mansion. Don't evade any more excuses and do this well!"

"Uh!"

After hearing Li Zhongguan's words, Cui Jinzhi immediately cupped his fists and bowed in return.

"Don't dare! How can I wait for an apology from Your Royal Highness? It's also my fault that I didn't inquire clearly about this matter before. If I had known that this matter was His Highness's private matter, I would have ordered my full assistance."

"Thank you Mingfu!"

After hearing Cui Jinzhi's words, Li Zhongguan bowed his hands again.

"His Royal Highness knows that Cui Mingfu is so considerate, she will be very happy! How about this, when Mingfu comes to Chang'an in the future, you might as well come to Princess Pingyang's Mansion. Your Highness will definitely want to thank Mingfu in person!"

"Don't dare!"

After hearing Li Zhongguan's words, an excited smile appeared on Cui Jinzhi's face.

"There is nothing to say thank you for some trivial matters. If I return to Chang'an to report on my duties, I will definitely go to see Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"..."

Taoist Xuanyan in Tsing Yi who was standing aside looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly felt confused. He couldn't understand why he followed the will of today's saint before, and the other party was not polite when he was doing official business, but now the official business has become After the private matter is settled, the other party will actively cooperate instead.

……

Almost at the time when this Li Zhongguan met Cui Jinzhi, the chief officials of other prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty also received the same information as Cui Jinzhi, that is, the matter of the Taoist imperial examination is no longer an official matter, but for Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang. It's a personal matter to please his little lover Qing Weizi.

If you are willing to actively cooperate, Her Highness Princess Pingyang will make a note for you. As for those who still want to shirk and argue, Her Highness Princess Pingyang will also make a note for you...

It depends on how you want to be credited!

"Your Highness, your method is really useful..."

In the conference room of the Beauty Council in Yunzhong City, Twenty Niang looked at Princess Pingyang sitting on one side with admiration.

"According to the feedback from the mysterious altars in various places of the Taishi Bureau, the speed of the states and counties that were still shirking and delaying has become faster. Everyone must be tested!"

"It's just as expected!"

After hearing Shi Niang's words, Princess Pingyang nodded calmly and continued.

"If the Taoist imperial examination is done by the imperial court, officials from all over the country will subconsciously feel that the imperial court must want to select a large number of lucky Taoist officials, so these officials must resolutely resist even if it is for their own future, but It would be different if I were to do it, at least these officials would no longer worry about these selected Taoist priests occupying their positions, and..."

Speaking of this, Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows slightly, and continued.

"If this matter becomes my private matter, then whoever dares to stop this matter is trying to form a personal enmity with Li Xiuning with me, but it's not over yet, after I deal with a group of guys who still want to be obedient, this From top to bottom, no one dares to hold back any more!"

"Oh oh oh..."

After hearing Princess Pingyang's words, Erniang nodded her head repeatedly, and then wrote down the matter in her small notebook with a pen like flying, and made a note.

"Learned, learned, I will write this down right away, so that I won't be at a loss when I encounter similar situations in the future!"

After Twenty Niang wrote down everything clearly, she continued to report what she just said.

"The next thing is about Lord Dongting actually handing over the speaker of the Dragon Clan to Lord Jiang..."

"Mr. Dongting is suspicious of us, isn't he...humph!"

As soon as Erniang's voice fell, she heard Jiuyou Sunu snorted coldly.

"If this old loach thinks his method is very clever, then he is very wrong..."

……

"Jiro!"

Four or five days later, Li Xiuning, dressed in military uniform, caught Li Shimin, the emperor of Ziwei, who was routinely paying his respects to the soul of His Majesty Li Yuan, in the castle in the clouds, and handed him a list in his hand.

"I have already helped you with the selection of talented weapon refiners that you asked me to do. Now the guys on this list are the kind of officials who are determined not to do things for you. You just need to use my name Replace them, and this thing will be done!"

"Sister, please don't worry, there is a shortage of people in Jiaozhou, I will arrange them all right now!"

After hearing Li Xiuning's words, Li Shimin's face first showed a look of surprise, and then when he reached out to take the list from Li Xiuning's hand and stuffed it into his sleeve, the look of surprise on his face also changed to a look of guilt.

"But if you do this, it means that sister, you are using your reputation to help me, which makes me really..."

"Erlang, what are you talking about..."

Li Xiuning nodded towards Li Shimin, and said gently.

"Sanlang assassinated Aye, and Dalang... you are my only brother now, as long as you can help Erlang, what is this mere reputation?"

After speaking, Li Xiuning tilted her head and thought for a while, then continued.

"However, Erlang, I made some inquiries for you recently. Even if those craftsmen are talented, they would have to practice for more than ten years if they want to refine the mechanical suit that Qingwei gave me, so you Better be patient!"

"Sister, don't worry!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, then clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"When the distant ancestor Taishang Laojun personally promised me the Taiping Emperor for 30 years, and I plan to use ten or even 15 years to lay a good foundation for my Tang Dynasty, and then spend another 15 years to complete the distant ancestors. The mission entrusted to me in [-] is to conquer all gods, make a boundary between humans and gods, and distinguish between humans and monsters, and let Yuanzu know that I am the most suitable candidate for Emperor Ziwei!"

(End of this chapter)