Chapter 253 Zhang Changling
"I report to you all! The Minister of Examination Zhang Changling is outside the palace asking for an audience!" Just when everyone was talking happily, an eunuch came to report.
"Oh! Call him in to see you!" Li Er said happily.
"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and withdrew, calling Zhang Changling in.
"Your Majesty, I am Zhang Changling! I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhang Changling entered and saluted. "
Mr. Zhang, please don't be polite! Please give me a seat!" Li Er said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Changling stood up to thank him and sat aside.
Li Chengqian only had time to look at Zhang Changling carefully at this time. He was a well-mannered young man.
Zhang Changling was from Jizhou. He passed the imperial examination in the 20th year of Zhenguan. His writing was outstanding, his words were gorgeous, but his writing style was extremely exaggerated.
Li Er admired Zhang Changling's writing very much.
At first, Zhang Changling and a man named Wang Gongzhi were good at writing articles and were famous in the capital. During an imperial examination, the chief examiner Wang Shidan did not accept them.
No one in the court knew why. When the emperor reported the success of the examination, Li Er saw that the names of these two people were not on the list, so he summoned Wang Shidan to ask what happened.
Wang Shidan said: "Although the two have eloquent words, their writing is frivolous and they will never become great. If they are allowed to pass the imperial examination, I am afraid that people in the future will follow suit and hurt your majesty's elegance."
Li Er gave up after hearing this, but Li Er really liked Zhang Changling's literary talent so much that he finally made an exception and allowed them to become Jinshi.
In short, Zhang Changling was a man of outstanding literary talent, his writing was extremely exaggerated, but he did not have much ability.
It was because Zhang Changling met a good time, now that society was stable, people lived happily, and he met Li Er, an emperor who loved literature, that he had the opportunity to develop.
As the saying goes, when you are full, you will think about sex. After eating and drinking, you will naturally want to do something about literature.
"Your Majesty! I have specially written a poem called "Ode to Cuiwei Palace" to congratulate Your Majesty on the completion of the renovation of Cuiwei Palace!" Zhang Changling said hurriedly after he sat down.
He knew that apart from being able to write articles, his other abilities were mediocre. If he wanted to be promoted, he could only write articles in literature and put in a lot of effort.
In this way, he could please the emperor. As long as he could please His Majesty Li Er, he would not be afraid of not having the opportunity to be promoted.
Therefore, Zhang Changling tried hard to seize any opportunity to flatter Li Er.
Upon hearing this, Li Er's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "My dear, please present it quickly!"
"Yes!" Zhang Changling said, and stood up to present the poem he had prepared to Li Er. Wang Yuan stepped forward to take it and turned back to Li Er, handing the poem presented by Zhang Changling to Li Er.
After reading it, Li Er laughed and said, "Wonderful! It's really wonderful! My dear ministers, please take a look!"
Li Er was very happy to share good poems with everyone.
Wang Yuan took it from Li Er and first gave it to the Crown Prince to look through.
After reading it, Li Chengqian also praised it. He had to say that Zhang Changling's writing was really gorgeous but quite exaggerated.
After reading it, Li Chengqian passed it on. After passing it around, it returned to Li Er's hands. Not only Li Er appreciated Zhang Changling's article very much, but Li Zhi also appreciated it very much.
Compared with Li Er and Li Zhi, Li Chengqian was a little less interested in such exaggerated and gorgeous writing.
"My dear, you are so thoughtful to come here to present poems. I am very happy. You should stay in Cuiwei Palace and accompany me. I will discuss literature with you." Li Er said with a smile.
"Your Majesty has given an order! I will obey it. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to accompany the king." Zhang Changling hurriedly thanked him! "
I am ill now. All civil and military officials should still report to the crown prince! The crown prince will wait for me to deal with it." Li Er said.
"Yes!" The civil and military officials stood up and saluted.
"Your son obeys the order!" Li Chengqian stood up and saluted.
After arranging these, Li Er waved his hand to let everyone leave. After the excitement just passed, he felt a little tired.
"Please stay, Mr. Zhang Kaogong." After everyone left the hall, Li Zhi sent someone to invite Zhang Changling to come over.
"I wonder if the eunuch is stopping me. What instructions do you have?" Zhang Changling asked with a bow. He didn't know who the eunuch was from.
Was he sent by the emperor, the crown prince, or the prince of Jin?
No matter who it was, Zhang Changling dared not underestimate him and had to be careful with him. He couldn't afford to offend anyone.
"The prince of Jin asked me to invite Mr. Zhang Kaogong to come over for a talk. Please go in! His Royal Highness the prince of Jin is waiting!" said the eunuch.
"Thank you for leading the way!" said Zhang Changling.
The eunuch led Zhang Changling to Li Zhi to discuss literature with him. Li Chengqian didn't care about this at all.
Now our crown prince has something to do! Wang Quan was asked to review memorials on behalf of Li Er.
Li Er, Zhang Changling and Li Zhi were studying literature every day, and their lives were really leisurely.
"My dear! This is a military report from Liaodong!" Wang Quan placed a military report that had just been presented in front of Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian did not open it. Although Li Er allowed him to read it first, he still handed over encrypted documents such as military reports to Li Er without hesitation.
This time was no exception. Li Chengqian said, "Send this military report to your majesty immediately. It must not be opened in the middle. If there is any mistake, I will not let it go easily. Go!"
After saying that, he handed the military report to Wang Quan.
"Yes!" Wang Quan took the military report with both hands, and immediately retreated. He took a few guards with him and personally delivered the military report to Li Er.
He dared not neglect the things that the Crown Prince had told him.
Wang Quan went and came back, and said to Li Chengqian: "My dear! His Majesty just issued two edicts!"
"Oh! But is it related to the war in Liaodong? Do you know what the military report says?" Li Chengqian asked.
Usually, after reading it, Li Er would ask Wang Quan to pass the content back to Li Chengqian.
"My dear! The troops of Li Li, the Crown Prince's Secretary, crossed the Liao River and passed through several cities such as Nansu. Most of the Goguryeo people relied on their cities to resist the battle. Li Li defeated them and burned down their outer cities before returning." Wang Quan said.
"What else? What edict did the emperor issue?" Li Chengqian asked after listening.
"His Majesty issued an edict to let the Minister of the Interior Changsun Wuji lead the Yangzhou governor remotely." Wang Quan said.
The so-called remote governor of Yangzhou was actually just a nominal position, and he did not take up the post in Yangzhou. Changsun Wuji was the governor in name only, but the actual power was controlled by the chief of the Yangzhou Governor's Office and others.
"Anything else?" Li Chengqian motioned Wang Quan to continue.
Wang Quan said: "Your Majesty has issued an edict. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, there has been chaos and many border people have been plundered by the Rong and Di tribes. Now that the Tiele tribe has surrendered, you should send envoys to Yanran and other states to meet with the governors, visit the fallen people, redeem them with money, and return them with food. The people of Shiwei, Wuluohu, and the three tribes who were plundered by the Xueyantuo should also be redeemed."
Li Chengqian ignored Li Er's edict. These had nothing to do with him, and he didn't need to pass the edict through his subordinates anyway.
Although he was now acting as the emperor to handle state affairs, there were still many things that he didn't decide.
Li Er decided on major matters, and he, the prince, had the final say on trivial matters.