Chapter 45: Something strange happened in the sky, a dragon and a phoenix appeared, or it was dynamic and glowing?
At this moment, a huge fiery red bird suddenly appeared on the dark blue sky in front of the palace.
The huge bird seemed to glow, illuminating the dark night with a bright red light.
The bird spread its wings so wide that they covered most of the sky. It flew forward, raising its head and chirping loudly.
"Monster! It's a pheasant that has become a spirit. Quickly protect His Majesty, woo woo—"
Li Guangbi, who was standing next to him, saw this and his face changed drastically. He was about to draw his sword and step forward when Guo Ziyi quickly covered his mouth and dragged him away.
You can’t spit out ivory from a dog’s mouth!
Look at the bird's slender neck and long tail feathers. Is there any need to tell me what kind of bird it is?
"It's a phoenix! It's actually a phoenix!"
The entire court was shocked at first, then overjoyed. Guo Ziyi was the first to kneel and say:
"Your Majesty ascended the throne today, and a divine bird descended from the sky to protect you! Your Majesty is truly destined by heaven. Our Great Tang will surely be united with all the people in the world!"
I didn't expect that a seasoned veteran like you, Guo Ziyi, would be so good at praising your superiors. But it's a little premature.
It was indeed too early to praise it, because after the phoenix had been flying around in the sky for a long time, a majestic dragon several dozen meters long appeared and circled in the sky.
From time to time, a loud dragon roar would be heard, shaking the heaven and earth.
The people of Chang'an City came out of their homes, looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky in shock, and knelt down to pray.
At the same time, all the officials stared with their eyes as wide as bells.
The two retired emperors opened their mouths so wide that you could see their stomachs.
The way the two looked at Li Shimin was as if they had eaten a hundred lemons, sour and twisted.
Why does this kid have such a good thing?
Why wasn't there one when they ascended the throne?!
Li Heng felt bitter and miserable, and Li Yu beside him said to him:
"Father, do you believe me now? This man is truly the Son of Heaven!
Father, if you have any thoughts, please stop.
A few days ago, Li Yu scolded Li Heng for the forced relocation. At this time, Li Heng heard Li Yu say this and immediately looked at him and asked:
"Do you know something?"
Li Yu opened his mouth, thinking that his father would be happier if he knew less at this moment, so he finally sighed and said nothing, but the look he gave to Grandpa Taizu was filled with envy and admiration.
He really deserves to be called his great-grandfather, even God has to give him face!
The second-in-command, King Yue, who was standing next to him, scratched his ears after witnessing all this, feeling very depressed.
Just say it, how could he be a match for a big boss like this who had strange phenomena appearing from the sky when he ascended the throne? Fortunately, he was timid enough!
He was able to survive the fight with the big boss and get out of Xuanwu Gate. It would be a great honor to tell this story in this life!
Li Shimin was also very happy. He secretly tugged at Guanyinbi's sleeve and winked at her.
Guanyinbi also nodded at him with a smile, and the two of them looked at the shocking drone show on the sky screen together. They were both shocked and unforgettable.
Modern people are really good at it! How can they come up with something special?
After the dragon roamed the sky, a map of the four seas soon appeared at the same time, implying that the dragon roamed the four seas and the world was unified.
Afterwards, the dragon disappeared again, and turned into a picture of a dragon and a phoenix.
Then came various auspicious symbols such as a good harvest and good weather, which attracted all the people to gather in front of Zhuque Street and kneel down to worship the palace.
All the officials were so excited that they said auspicious words one after another.
What about His Majesty being the reincarnation of a dragon, Taibai Star and Ziwei Star descending to earth, and the greater the production of Baitianmu, the bolder the officials' praise.
Guo Ziyi then realized that he had praised the mediocre person too early, and he regretted it so much that he slapped his thigh.
At this time, the sky curtain had not yet ended. After the picture of the sun, moon and stars, there was a scene where the King of Qin rode a tall and handsome horse and led his troops to break through Hulao Pass. The horse could even gallop on all fours, and it looked lifelike.
The scenes changed one after another. After the picture of Taizong disappeared, a meteor passed by and it became the scene of Prince Yan riding a horse to conquer Chang'an.
These scenes made Li Shimin feel very happy.
Although it’s a bit expensive, it’s really worth the money!
I have to say that although modern people are crazy, they really do things when they are paid!
So beautiful, doesn't this imply that he is the reincarnation of Taizong?
Don’t blame him for not revealing his nickname in the future!
Sure enough, a young official immediately knelt before him and boasted about how he was the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong and how wise and powerful he was. He even added a final note:
"When Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, there was no such a phenomenon. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne when auspicious signs from heaven descend.
Even Emperor Taizong would feel ashamed to see this!"
[Ahahahaha, isn't this flattery that backfires? You're saying in front of Erfeng that the old Li Shimin couldn't compare to you?]
Yuan Zai, you kid, right? You're such a sly bastard! Forget about becoming prime minister in this lifetime. You have no chance!
Li Shimin: ……… Yuan Zai, right? He remembered it!
While Yuan Zai was still boasting about his success, nine dragons played with a pearl in the sky.
Li Bai and Du Fu, who were standing below, felt so excited that their hearts burst into tears. They regretted that they had no paper and pen nearby so that they could not write down this grand occasion on the spot!
More and more people knelt and kowtowed at the palace gate, filling the entire wide Chang'an Zhuque Street. The dense crowd showed joy on their faces.
They have suffered so much in the past, this must be a good emperor sent by God to save them!
Guo Ziyi's heart was always boiling with excitement, because he was the only one among all the officials who knew that it was not Taizong's reincarnation, but Taizong himself!
However, until he saw the small words "Er Feng will win" next to the sky curtain, Guo Ziyi's expression suddenly cracked.
Wow, so this isn't a sign from heaven, but a gift from overseas to Your Majesty?
So, he was excited for nothing?
Guo Ziyi took a long time to calm down, walked to the side of His Majesty, and asked quietly:
"Your Majesty, these people from overseas know your identity and can create such strange phenomena to manipulate people's minds. They seem to be omnipotent. Will these people become a threat to our Tang Dynasty?"
[Hey guys, we are just holding a ceremony, and you are trying to deceive us!
Guo Ziyi, you're done. Your fan fiction will double in number! 】
[Guo Ziyi's self-inflicted Narcissus story is ready for you, so start writing now!]
Li Shimin: ………
To be honest, although your idea is good, I suggest you don’t think about it next time, otherwise you will really be ruined in the future.
Li Shimin's eyes were filled with sympathy, but he quickly retracted his gaze, touched his nose and smiled:
"That's fine. You can treat those overseas people as people who sincerely want the best for the Tang Dynasty. Only when the Tang Dynasty is well, will it be beneficial to them.
Don't worry, my dear, they are just a group of harmless people for fun."
The fighting power of modern people is definitely not enough to cause serious damage to him.
Aside from the fact that he might kill everyone in the Tang Dynasty with just one sentence...
After the nearly two-hour drone flight show ended, all the people from the Tang Dynasty who saw it were excited and passionate. They were still recalling the scene and sighed that they would never forget it in their lifetime.
At this moment, a palace servant suddenly came to report that a group of Hu people and overseas people had come outside the Chang'an Palace.
It is said that he heard that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had ascended the throne, so he came specially to deliver gifts to celebrate the Khan's ascension to the throne.
Upon hearing this, Li Longji and Li Heng's pupils trembled.
Oh, God! They haven't heard this word for so many years!
Now that the new Emperor of Yan has just ascended the throne, he has already become famous overseas and become the Heavenly Khan?
[Erfeng, please let us in! It’s us! It’s us!]
【Today we are cosplaying Uighurs and people from all over the world! 】
Although he didn't know what cosplay was, when he heard there were gifts, Li Shimin happily invited everyone in. Then, he and all the officials were shocked.
Wait, it’s fine that you guys are pretending to be Uighurs, but what about this dark-skinned Kunlun slave, and the guy with a turban and a big beard, and blond hair and blue eyes?
[Don't worry about this. This is a necessary historical ceremony before you become the World Khan!]
[Yes! On the day the King of Yan ascended the throne, everyone in the world, black, white, and yellow, sent congratulatory messages. This is the pomp and ceremony worthy of us, the Governor of Asia and the Khan of the World!]
"My Huihe tribe presents a gift to His Majesty the Heavenly Khan: ten male and ten female Huskies!"
[Wow, twenty huskies for free! Wow, awesome guy!]
Unfortunately, I'm uneducated, so at this moment I can only say "wow" to express my feelings!
[Ahahahahahahahaha, the Tiance Erha Mansion has finally materialized today! ]
Pugu Huai'en, who was also a Uighur, felt that something was not right with this group of "Uighurs" and was about to point it out and ask them to speak a few words in Uighur language, but Guo Ziyi covered his mouth again and dragged him away.
Seriously, can you generals have some sense? If you can't speak, can you just be quiet and act like a wooden man?
At this time, Li Shimin looked at these Huskies with thick fur and very majestic appearance, and couldn't help but like them in his heart. He walked forward and touched the leading Husky.
This black and white, furry feel, and then look at the thick fur, pointed ears, and sharp teeth.
And those wise big blue eyes, he looks like a mighty wolf leader at first glance!
"Is this a prairie wolf? You can actually tame it!"
[Ah? Yes, yes, yes!]
It's a wolf, it's a wolf. This wolf is too ferocious, Erfeng, you have to be careful!
[Don't worry, we've given them all the vaccines before we gave them as gifts, so it's okay if they get bit by accident.]
A group of Huskies surrounded Li Shimin and wagged their tails. Li Shimin was very happy and promised that when these Huskies gave birth to puppies next year, he would give them to the ministers who had made contributions.
These mighty Huskies were very popular with the military generals of the Tang Dynasty, especially Li Shimin, who was unaware of the power of the Huskies and could not let them go, so he asked people to raise them well.
Soon, others presented a pair of parrots called Xuanwu, which were as lively and talkative as huskies.
The black man gave ten boxes of coffee, which is said to be refreshing and very suitable for processing documents and office use.
There is also black cola, spicy strips, various strange snacks, as well as Li Shimin's own figurine gift box and Lingyan Pavilion figurine gift box. Li Shimin plans to slowly unbox and study them in the future.
When it was the turn of those who claimed to be from the overseas Middle-earth Tang Dynasty to present gifts, they quickly presented His Majesty's fan fiction.
"What is a homosexual?"
Li Bai didn't understand what was going on and asked curiously.
The overseas person smiled mysteriously and said:
"Great stuff, absolutely great stuff! You can think of it as the Emperor's personal biography!
It contains the hard work of us overseas people, and is a tribute to Tian Khan! Tian Khan, you must remember to read it!
Li Bai, Du Fu and others beside him were very interested and were about to read it aloud to everyone on the spot. Li Shimin immediately closed the fan book and said with a smile:
"It's not good to say too much praise like this. I'll just take a look at it in private."
There were so many unexpected surprises today that everyone was having fun until very late, so Li Shimin simply asked everyone to stay in the palace for dinner.
Soon, the palace servants brought out the huge multi-layered cake prepared by Mixue Ice City for the coronation of the throne.
All the civil and military officials received a portion of cake and unlimited refills of Mixue Ice City's milk tea with pearls.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, and both the guests and the hosts were very happy. They did not leave until late at night.
Li Shimin, who had just ascended the throne and had watched the drone sky show, was very excited and had no desire to sleep. So he took his wife back to the Purple Palace and opened the blind box given by the modern people.
I was too full today to eat any cola, coffee, spicy strips, etc. I'll try again another day.
Li Shimin, who loved playing with birds, first picked up the parrot and played with it in his hand.
Although there were many beautiful birds in ancient times, the ones given by modern people must have something special. Li Shimin was enjoying playing with it when he heard the parrot start to mutter:
"Call daddy! Call daddy!"
Li Shimin: ...?
Li Shimin was also a person who liked to be called dad and treated others as his son. The man and the bird refused to give in to each other and pressed their heads to call each other dad.
After a while, the parrot stopped chirping and began to recite again:
“I have heard that if you want a tree to grow tall, you must strengthen its roots; if you want a river to flow far, you must dredge its source… (1)”
Li Shimin: ???
Why is this bird reciting "Ten Thoughts to Admonish Emperor Taizong"?
Wei Zheng's spirit is possessed?!
[Ahahahahahahahahahahaha, I knew that this parrot given by us modern people would definitely not be ordinary!
This is amazing! Who gave it to you? What a talented person!
[Wow, it's worth it that I played it on loop every day. Finally, the parrot can recite it, and even recite it backwards!]
Is it possible that Wei Zheng, who hated Emperor Taizong playing with birds the most, turned into a bird and began to advise Emperor Taizong not to play with him?
In our next life, we, Erfeng, will never be able to escape Wei Zheng, right?]
Li Shimin: ...
How much free time do you modern people have to do such things!
Li Shimin's interest in playing with birds suddenly disappeared. He felt like he had been poured cold water on. He looked at his wife with great resentment.
Meanwhile, Guanyin Bi was already laughing so hard that her body was shaking:
"Excellent, Your Majesty. From now on, I won't need to persuade you. If you do anything inappropriate, I can just take out this parrot and persuade you."
Li Shimin: ………
"It's all your fault, modern people. You've corrupted my queen!"
[??? Good man, it's fine if you just force dog food on me, but you're also trying to blame us modern people for your wife's mistakes?]
[Okay, okay, let's hurt each other! Go check out the fanfiction, we've been compiling it for a long time!]
I have obtained the author's consent before giving it to you. I am not deliberately making it up! 】
After hearing this, Li Shimin became a little curious, so he took the thickly bound Erfeng fanfiction volume, opened it and looked at the table of contents, then took a deep breath and closed it again.
"Um, Guanyinbi, how about you help me take a look?"
Tell him if there is anything good about it. If the content is like "kneeling and sucking breasts", he will not watch it!
Li Shimin only knew about the records in official history, and was unaware of arranged matchmaking, Narcissus literature, top-bottom relationships, and all kinds of strange unofficial histories and random CPs.
Therefore, after Empress Changsun had roughly read it, she couldn't help but glance at Li Shimin.
It’s weird, but I’m still a little curious. Want to take another look?
Wait, why do all of Li Shimin’s serious love stories have nothing to do with her?
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin again, lowered her head to read the fan fiction, and then couldn't help but look up at him again, each time with a different look in her eyes.
Li Shimin couldn't help it:
"What on earth did you say? Why do you have that expression?"
"I just suddenly realized that none of your comrades, Your Majesty, have anything to do with me. This is actually a good thing for me!"
At least the fan fiction about her husband written by future generations did not harm her!
Li Shimin: …?
Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore, so he snatched it and read the entire catalog. He immediately covered his eyes and felt like he was blind!
[Hahaha, the Queen is right. We can only target Er Feng and will never implicate you!]
What does this point prove? It proves that we modern people are civilized and polite!
Er Feng's personal affairs will never involve his wife and children! 】
The night was a mess. Because of the fanfiction, Li Shimin lost even the joy of ascending the throne. He collapsed on the bed and quickly slept with his wife.
I don’t want to play anymore!
The next morning, he had to get up for work and court in less than two hours. There was a lot of mess waiting for him. It was really not easy to be an emperor!
Having to get up after only two hours of sleep, even the big boss couldn't help but feel a little complained, let alone the modern workers who stayed up late to watch the coronation ceremony of Erfeng?
Working for Erfeng is good in every way, except that it’s too early in the morning!
"Forget it, forget it, who made the salary so high?
Going to work early and leaving work early is like forcing yourself to adjust your work and rest schedule and maintain your health!"
Three glorious Datang secretaries came to work at Erfeng for the first time today. They fully demonstrated the modern working spirit.
Never arrive early!
But since they have to punch in, workers certainly won’t be late.
Just when all the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty had arrived and Erfeng had stepped into the court to prepare for the morning meeting, three modern workers jogged past them at the last second and entered the Xuanzheng Hall.
"Morning, Your Majesty—Ah!"
Before he could finish his words, Worker No. 1 tripped and fell on the threshold of Xuanzheng Hall.
Then there was the sound of a "plop" as three modern workers who were in a hurry fell one after another, all collapsed on the threshold, and prostrated themselves at the palace door.
Li Shimin: ...I can’t bear to watch it
Civil and military officials: ???
These three conspicuous bags looked very unfamiliar, and no one knew who they were. Li Guangbi stepped forward and asked:
"Your Majesty, may I ask who these colleagues are?"
Of course, these three workers also wore the new Tang Dynasty work uniforms issued by the boss. Their behavior was a little strange, but they were dressed properly.
Li Shimin touched his nose and explained to everyone:
"These three are people I know from overseas. They are very efficient in clerical work, so I have them record court meetings and important government matters."
It turned out that their job was to write documents and record history, and the official position was not very prominent, so the civil and military officials did not take these three people seriously.
But soon, everyone knew they were wrong.
After Li Shimin sat down, all the civil and military officials saluted. For ordinary daily meetings of the Tang Dynasty, people did not need to kneel.
But when everyone was casually bowing, the three modern workers all bowed their heads and kowtowed to the ground. With a "dong" sound, they knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in unison:
"Long live His Majesty!"
Li Shimin was very happy to hear this and smiled as he asked the people to stand up without formalities.
Others: ………!!!
How could such a poor official be so greedy?
Isn't it just a court appearance? Is it necessary to flatter him to such an extent?
[Ahahahahahahahahaha, the people of the Tang Dynasty will soon know what a "labor traitor" is!
We modern workers are about to become the most hated objects by all the officials of the Tang Dynasty! 】
They hate it, but we enjoy watching! Roll it up, roll it up!
Our modern cattle and horses could definitely crush these ancient people to death! 】
Soon, modern workers began to use shorthand.
All three of them were experienced workers who had worked as secretaries for their bosses, and taking meeting minutes was the most basic job for them.
They used to rely on blind typing, but now with high technology, they can directly use the voice function, synchronize with AI, and convert speech into text in real time.
Then I corrected the typos and added descriptions of the ministers and His Majesty’s demeanor, expressions, and actions. So easy!
The three workers were extremely efficient. One of them was holding a small laptop and typing away, planning to give each person a ten-thousand-word meeting minutes the next morning.
The others looked at the actions of these three people and found it strange, but since His Majesty didn't say anything, they could only ignore it for the time being.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty officials did not know how hateful these labor traitors were, so Li Shimin started talking about business first.
The first thing is to hold an imperial examination to recruit scholars.
"Now, with so much to be done, it's time to recruit talented people. We should reform the old system and recruit talented people from all over the world. Regardless of their background, we should recruit people based on their talent.
First, I will abolish the public recommendation system and implement a self-recommendation system, so that everyone can take the imperial examination on their own!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials were in an uproar.
[Hey, why do they look so surprised!
Isn't it just signing up for the scientific examination? What's the big deal?]
[What's the big deal? My goodness, Erfeng's first policy is to make enemies with all the aristocratic families!
This is not a big deal! 】
[To explain, in the Tang Dynasty, if one wanted to take the imperial examination, one had to be recommended by famous people from prominent families, so if Li Bai and Du Fu wanted to take the imperial examination, they had to submit their papers.
That is, he had to write poems for famous nobles and have others recommend him to be eligible to take the imperial examination.
This system is called the public recommendation system. Only if you are recommended are you eligible to take the college entrance examination!
[In other words, those children of aristocratic families can become officials without any effort if they learn how to be good at dealing with officials.
Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei all took the imperial examinations. Why was Wang Wei able to become a fifth-rank official, while Li Bai and Du Fu could not? Because Wang Wei was from the Wang family of Taiyuan!
This is the most important part of the clan's control over the court! 】
During the Zhenguan period, Erfeng wanted to propose a self-examination system, whereby students could freely register for the college entrance examination. However, Wei Zheng was the first to speak out against it. Later, everyone opposed it, and it was never implemented.
[To be honest, Erfeng, as a boss, although it’s good for you to listen to your subordinates’ suggestions, you can’t listen to everything!
It's not good to be too obedient, or you will be manipulated by your subordinates! 】
To put it bluntly, the imperial examination system was first implemented during the reigns of Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui. But were there any high-ranking officials from humble backgrounds who were selected through the imperial examination system? No, not even one!
Before the Song Dynasty, the number of official positions was always controlled by aristocratic families!
[Why did the Six Dynasties become a family affair with private schemes?]
All of these powerful families have bad intentions! 】
Sure enough, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, officials from various aristocratic families such as the Taiyuan Wang family and the Jingzhao Wei family all came out to strongly oppose it.
They said that it was fine for Your Majesty to implement the self-nomination system, but the quota for aristocratic families to recommend talents could not be abolished!
How can everyone continue to have fun like this?
Officials who came from humble backgrounds, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Zhang Xun, strongly supported it, but their number was too small and their voices were not loud enough.
Li Shimin was watching the officials below arguing with each other until they were red in the face and couldn't stop. Finally, when they were tired of arguing, he smiled and asked someone to serve them tea. When they took a break, he said:
"My mind is made up! It is settled.
The Ministry of Rites will be responsible for this matter and will draft a regulation for me within ten days."
Officials from the noble families: ………So, Your Majesty, you have already made up your mind. Were you just here to watch the show after hearing us arguing so loudly?
All the officials were exhausted and looked aggrieved, while the three secretaries had bright eyes and were desperately trying to raise their hands to speak.
[We are familiar with the college entrance examination. We have brought over all the systems of the Song Dynasty, such as copying with anonymous names and sealing, and a complete set of arrangements!
Guaranteed to prevent fraud and high efficiency! 】
Li Shimin shook his head at them and said privately to Tianmu:
“Don’t rush your proposals, we’ll have a chance to discuss them later.
I want to see how many people in this court don't want to live anymore!"
【!!! I understand. With so many people opposing them, they will definitely pretend to obey but secretly disobey, saying one thing in front of you and another behind your back!
Then Erfeng can use this as an excuse to purge a large number of the aristocratic family members and save the court positions and money!
[Wow, I'm looking forward to it. A lot of people will die and many positions will be vacant!
We modern people have employment opportunities again, so happy! 】
The first thing was settled, and Li Shimin quickly began to talk about the second thing - establishing a queen.
This time, there were no Turks attacking, so he could finally go through the process of establishing a throne without having to rush like last time.
The civil and military officials and the audience were fed a mouthful of dog food and had no choice but to listen to Li Shimin bragging for half an hour about how good his wife was and how suitable she was to be the queen.
Everyone: ………Numb!
Are you here for a work meeting today, or to listen to you show off your affection?
After Li Shimin finished talking about the queen, he began to announce the third and even more shocking thing:
"When I was the Prince of Yan, I promised these two people that they would be rewarded with official titles if they made meritorious contributions.
Today I want to appoint Chen Yue as the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and put him in charge of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Also, I want to appoint Wen Yuping as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue!"
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