Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Gu Junxiu could guess what troubled him. He remembered something Ruan Xiaonuan had unintentionally mentioned a few days ago. He had always been curious as to what kind of story had moved the Empress Dowager. He was a little bored from lying in bed recuperating, so he asked, "What kind of interesting story would you tell?"

Ruan Xiaonuan looked at him blankly, and did not recall what he had said. Gu Junxiu could only helplessly say once again, "mother is full of praise for your story, this king wants to see if you have anything else that has been discovered."

He felt that she was like a bottomless pit that he would never be able to see. There were many different parts of her body, and he was happy to discover that she was different.

If Ruan Xiaonuan knew how highly he thought of herself in his heart, she would probably laugh out loud. Seeing the curiosity in his eyes, she finally replied, "It's just some trifling matters in the market."

But if this kind of thing happened to Gu Junxiu, he would definitely be extremely annoyed. Therefore, she did not go into details and decided to pass it on with a few words. However, he was very interested in this matter. His tone was filled with interest as he asked, "Why don't you tell me about it?"

Ruan Xiaonuan secretly rolled her eyes. Of course she wouldn't tell him the stories of those men and women. With a thought, she began to tell the story of the kings in history.

Her voice was very calm, and it was much worse than those storytellers in the teahouse. However, her story was captivating, and Gu Junxiu listened to it with interest. When he encountered a puzzlement, he would even ask a question that Ruan Xiaonuan would not be able to answer. Just like now, he suddenly asked, "Why would he execute those civil servants? Just because of a few words? "

He was asking about the word 'prison'. Nothing like this had ever happened in the dynasty, and there was no trace of it in the annals of history. Although Gu Junxiu was a martial artist, he valued the ability of a civil servant to rule the country. Because of such a small matter, so many scholars lost their lives, this was not worth the loss.

Ruan Xiaonuan did not know how to explain it to him, so she could only reply perfunctorily, "There were so many scholars at that time and the emperor did not care about them. The next time they take the examinations, there would be many people willing to serve the imperial government. And he is an emperor, so of course nothing that would slander him would be allowed to happen. "

"The imperial examinations?" However, Gu Junxiu discovered a word that he had never heard before and raised a question. Ruan Xiaonuan asked helplessly, "Do you still want to continue listening?"

Although he was curious about the future, she wanted to know more about this Imperial Examinations. Ruan Xiaonuan could only briefly explain how the Imperial Examinations were conducted, and how they were used to elect officials for the imperial government.

When Gu Qingcheng mentioned this matter today, he just so happened to recall the words Ruan Xiaonuan had said a few days ago. He had a smile on his face as he said, "The Chendi has a method, we can use the Imperial Examinations to choose officials."

The moment he said that, Gu Qingcheng's expression was exactly the same as Gu Junxiu's at the time. He asked suspiciously, "What is this Imperial Examinations?"

He explained everything to Ruan Xiaonuan, and Gu Qingcheng could roughly understand what was going on, but then he asked, "Then why should we determine the content of the test?"

Regarding this Gu Junxiu, he had already thought about it long ago, and said confidently, "Previously, the officials I was working with were mostly people from aristocratic families, which caused the relationship between the officials of the imperial court to be complicated, and thus, it was easy for them to form alliances. The reason why Lin Fan dared to so boldly embezzle the silver from the common people was because of a very big reason.

If we were to take the Imperial Examinations, and there are many commoners who are able to become officials, and if the examinees are all children of the heaven, it would be equivalent to being members of the Royal Brother, so you don't have to worry about their loyalty. "

Gu Junxiu compared the two methods, and slightly dispelled the hesitation in his heart. However, this method had been in practice since the time of Emperor Gao Zu. If it was changed rashly, it would cause a great deal of commotion.

This was especially true for the aristocrats in the capital. If they were to join forces and rebel, it would be an easy task for them. There was not a trace of worry in Gu Junxiu's eyes, and he said coldly: "If they really dare rebel, this king will make them disappear from the capital. Royal Brother, you do not need to worry about this, the military power of Xiyue Kingdom is in your hands, they do not dare to act rashly. "

Since the words had already been said, Gu Qingcheng had nothing to worry about. Furthermore, in the current court, those corrupt officials definitely could not use them. This was the only method available to him.

However, he was curious about how his younger brother came up with such a strange method. He wondered if there was such a precedent in the Xiyue Kingdom, or in other countries. He could not help but guess, "Did Ah Xiu receive the guidance of some expert?"

He already knew that his little brother was smart. However, if there was no one to guide him, he didn't believe that he would be able to think of this method.

Gu Junxiu recalled how Ruan Xiaonuan looked like when she was stuttering during her lecture, and a smile surfaced on the corner of his mouth. When he saw Gu Qingcheng's astonished gaze, he finally opened his mouth and said, "When Chendi was in the army, he met a strange person and chatted happily with him. He informed Chendi of this matter, but who would have thought that it would actually come in handy today."

Gu Qingcheng never thought that Gu Junxiu would lie too, he did not doubt his words. Instead, they discussed how to implement the Imperial Examinations in order to reduce the resistance.

When Gu Junxiu returned to the Zhaoyang Palace, it was already time to turn on the lights. He did not return to his own residence, but instead went to Ruan Xiaonuan's room. He saw her mumbling indiscriminately towards the window. He didn't even notice when he came in. He pretended to make a little noise and finally pulled her gaze back to him. His eyes were filled with obvious surprise.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Usually, Gu Junxiu would call her directly into his room. She thought it was Zi Juan just now.

Suddenly, he remembered that he was praying for the heavens to send him home early. Could it be that he had heard it all? Did he think that she wanted to return to the Ling Yue Kingdom? Then, she placed herself under house arrest. Thinking of this, she probed him with a question, "Did Your Highness hear any strange sounds just now?"

These words were a bit foolish. After she finished speaking, she wished that she could take it back.