Tang Dynasty: Consort Wu? Your Majesty, please address her as the Crown Prince's Consort.

After casually glancing at a few more books, Li Shimin couldn't wait to head to the Lizheng Hall, wanting to share his joy with Guanyinbi.

On the other side...

The Eastern Palace!

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Chengqian, who looked dejected, with a blank expression.

"Your Highness! What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Chengqian pouted with a wronged expression.

"Waaaah! That old man is inhuman! He's worse than me, the old idiot!!!"

puff!

Seeing her prince's aggrieved expression, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing that his wife not only didn't comfort him but also laughed at him, Li Chengqian immediately became unhappy.

"You dare laugh at me?!"

However, Wu Zetian couldn't hide her smile and said:

"Your Highness, isn't this a good thing? It shows that His Majesty still values ​​you!"

"Hehe! Then I really thank him!"

Seeing her prince in such a state, Wu Meiniang gently stepped forward, took Li Chengqian's hand, placed it on her neck, and said:

"So, Your Highness, what are you planning to do? Perhaps you could vent your frustrations a bit? I'll do whatever you say, okay?"

Looking at the alluring and charming Mei Niang before him, even after seeing her so many times, Li Chengqian still couldn't help but swallow hard and subconsciously increased the pressure on his hands.

That vixen!

next day!

After the morning court session, the waning moon appeared again.

Upon seeing the mountain of memorials, Li Chengqian immediately broke down.

"Ugh! You unfilial father! Are you never going to stop?!"

Seeing the Crown Prince's expression, Canyue smiled slightly and said:

"Your Highness, you've had a long journey. This servant will take her leave!"

After saying that, Canyue took off running, giving Li Chengqian no chance to react!

Seeing this, Li Chengqian was speechless.

"Ah! If only someone could help me review these memorials!"

Ok?

After saying that, Li Chengqian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Exactly! Why don't I just find someone to approve it?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian immediately turned to look at Xiao Xiangzi beside him and said:

"Xiao Xiangzi! Go to Xiangji Temple and invite Master Daoyan here!"

"promise!"

Watching Xiao Xiangzi's departing figure, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile slightly.

In the Tang Dynasty, the head of the Three Departments and Six Ministries system could be considered a prime minister.

The Zhenguan era was even more unique, as the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat was the emperor himself. Therefore, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who served as Left and Right Assistant Ministers, became the highest-ranking officials in the Imperial Secretariat. Fang Xuanling also concurrently served as the Minister of the Central Secretariat.

Including Wang Gui, the Grand Councilor of the Secretariat, there were only three people in the Tang Dynasty who could be called prime ministers.

They would help the old man with most of the administrative work, but even so, the old man still needed to review and process the administrative work they had handled.

Most importantly, when the old man is unsure of what to do, he can directly call them over to brainstorm ideas.

The problem is that he's the only one in the Eastern Palace right now, this is going to kill him!

It's terrible! Right now, the only capable civil official in the entire Eastern Palace is a monk.

What? You mean Du He?

That guy is fine as a brother, but if he interferes in government affairs, I'm afraid the people will curse me!

No, civil servants, punish the civil servants!

System! Ten consecutive draws!

【Ding! 】

[Giveaway begins!]

Watching the spinning wheel rapidly within the system space, Li Chengqian prayed frantically.

Civil servants! Civil servants! I'll replace Li Tai, who's been impotent for six months, with a top-tier civil servant!!!

As Li Chengqian finished speaking, two golden lights suddenly appeared.

Holy crap! A double yolk egg!!!

This luck is simply incredible.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained green quality...]

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained blue-quality equipment...]

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained green quality...]

【Ding! 】

……

[Congratulations, host, on acquiring a purple-quality talent: Qin Liangyu!]

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained a gold-quality reward: Potato!]

[Congratulations, host, on acquiring a gold-quality talent: Zhang Heng!]

Looking at the reward he had drawn, Li Chengqian felt completely numb.

His eyes were fixed on the two gold and one purple items, while he completely ignored the other items.

Qin Liangyu!

She was a female general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the only female general in history to be granted a title for her military achievements. She experienced hundreds of battles in her life. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, she insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing army could not make an inch of progress in front of the pass she guarded.

When the Qing army sent someone to persuade her to surrender, she angrily beheaded the messenger, saying: "I have received the country's favor for decades, how dare I spend the rest of my life serving the enemy."

On her deathbed, she instructed her descendants: "Guard this land, do not betray the grace of the Ming Dynasty, and never surrender to the Qing Dynasty!"

Such a female general is a rare figure throughout China's five-thousand-year history.

Then Li Chengqian turned his gaze to the two golden rewards.

Potatoes, a high-yield crop, needless to say, are a must-have for time travelers!

However, Li Chengqian was surprised by another talent reward.

It was him!

The name Zhang Heng may be unfamiliar to many, but his defeated opponents were all talents who have made their mark on history!

In the second year of the Jiayou reign of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Heng was the top scholar in the imperial examination.

Among those who took the imperial examinations at the same time as him were Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong, Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao (founders of the Cheng-Zhu school of Neo-Confucianism), Zhang Zai (who wrote "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a destiny for the people"), and Zhang Dun (who later became prime minister).

This demonstrates Zhang Heng's strength.

As for why the following people left behind famous poems and lyrics that have been passed down through the ages, while few of Zhang Heng's works have been passed down.

That's because he's too busy. Zhang Heng said he's never experienced the feeling of being underappreciated in his life. Every day he wakes up to be busy with state affairs, so how can he have time to write poetry?

While others were writing poetry, he was writing policy essays and solutions for governing the country!

Moreover, he was not a powerless civil official; when he was sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom, he defeated a Liao general with his archery skills.

Li Chengqian grew increasingly fond of Zhang Heng's appearance amidst the golden light.

Finally, I have a real top-level civil official under my command.

This man is definitely a prime minister!

However, Li Chengqian still felt it wasn't enough; he still had too few people under his command.

For a time, Li Chengqian suffered from a severe lack of firepower syndrome.

The main reason is that the old man set a high bar, and his team is too impressive.

While he lamented the shortage of civil officials, his own father was agonizing over who to appoint.

That's really uncomfortable.

"Your Highness! Master Daoyan has arrived! He's accompanied by a young man!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up.

"Quick! Let him in!"

"promise!"

Before long, Yao Guangxiao appeared in Li Chengqian's field of vision, accompanied by a young man with a scholarly and upright appearance.

He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feigning ignorance as he asked:

"Old monk, who is this?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly.

"Your Highness! This is Zhang Heng, courtesy name Ziping. He came to Xiangji Temple to pray for his mother, and it was this humble monk who interpreted his divination. During our conversation, I discovered that this young man possesses great talent, and he also intends to participate in this year's imperial examination. Therefore, this humble monk brought him here to Your Highness!"