Taiji Palace.
Cheng Yaojin jumped out so casually, causing Kong Yingda to be dumbfounded. After a moment, he frowned and moved to the side, maintaining a distance between him and Cheng Yaojin.
The reason why he requested for Li Zexuan to be praised was because he wanted to promote the younger generation. Unlike Cheng Yaojin, who did it based on his personal preferences. Li Zexuan's achievements in the Imperial College were obvious to all. The things that he did outside the Imperial College that were beneficial to the scholars were also known to the world. If he, as his superior, remained indifferent, then it would be too unreasonable.
Li Er did not reprimand Cheng Yaojin for his rudeness. He was already used to it. At this moment, he pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Beloved Official Kong's words are not without reason. Education has always been the most important matter in every dynasty. Li Zexuan has indeed contributed a lot to the education of our Great Tang. We wish to promote Li Zexuan to the position of Secretary of the Imperial College and confer him the title of Rank 4 Imperial Physician. What do the officials think? "
Unlike the emperors of the Song and Ming Dynasties, who would seek the opinions of the officials before making a decision, Li Er was a very strong and opinionated monarch. He would always state his decision first before asking for the opinions of the officials. Of course, most of the time, this kind of inquiry was just a formality. As long as it wasn't too overboard, no one would object.
"This old official thinks it's fine!"
Kong Yingda was the first to express his approval. His original intention was to let Li Er promote Li Zexuan to the position of Secretary of the Imperial College. After all, he was already old and the Imperial College needed a successor. Although Li Zexuan was a little lazy, his teaching ability was unquestionable. Kong Yingda hoped that Li Zexuan would be able to shoulder the burden in the end. As for Li Er conferring him the title of Imperial Physician, this was out of Kong Yingda's expectations.
The Minister of Education of the Imperial College was equivalent to the Vice President of the Imperial College. It was a position below the fourth rank of the Imperial College. The Grand Physician was a minor official above the fourth rank of the Imperial College. It wasn't that there weren't people with more nominal positions than actual positions, but they were relatively rare!
"This old official agrees!"
"This old official agrees!"
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the other civil officials cupped their hands in agreement. Zhangsun Wuji had no choice but to follow the crowd.
As for the formation of generals, with Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Jing taking the lead, who would be so bored to raise objections?
Just like that, Li Zexuan, who had just been reprimanded by the Emperor yesterday, was immediately promoted by three ranks today, jumping from the "Dean of the Faculty of Science" to the "Vice-Principal of the University". It was true that there were strange people every year, but there were especially many this year.
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The Imperial College.
Today's School of Mathematics was a little different. Five new students had come early in the morning. This was something new. Their School of Mathematics had always been at the bottom of the Imperial College. Other than Li Zexuan, who had attracted Li Tai and Cheng Chumo with his personal charm, no one would be willing to come here.
"Sun Zifan? Yu Dongcai? Kong Quancun? Song Tianyou? Jiang Wenchang? Bi Hongyuan? Guang Gao Han? Duan Wenbo? Why are the few of you here? "
Cheng Chumo, who was sitting in the classroom, couldn't help but open his eyes wide and exclaim when he saw Sun Zifan and the others carrying tables in.
These people had all been with him before, and they were all people in the "circle". Although their fathers weren't first-rank officials, they were still considered the mainstays of the imperial court. Of course, Cheng Chumo would recognize them. However, after these people entered the Imperial College, Cheng Chumo couldn't be bothered to enter them, so they separated.
"Haha, Brother Chou Niu, I heard that you entered the School of Mathematics, so I went to find Chancellor Kong and requested to be transferred to the School of Mathematics. Aren't I here to accompany you? Haha! "
Sun Zifan was lying through his teeth. He looked like he was deeply in love with her and laughed loudly.
"That's right! Brother Zifan is right. We are all here because of Brother Chou Niu, Brother Huai Yu, Brother Bao Lin, and His Highness King Wei! "
As Sun Zifan's loyal follower, Yu Dongcai followed suit and said shamelessly.
"Tsk ~! Do you think I don't know you bastards? You must be coveting the long holidays in our School of Mathematics, so you transferred here! "
Li Tai had also noticed these little bastards long ago. When he heard Yu Dongcai's words, he couldn't help but mock them.
"Cough, cough!"
Yu Dongcai was embarrassed when his lie was exposed.
"Haha, how can His Highness King Wei say that? It hurts our feelings!"
Sun Zifan was quite thick-skinned. He didn't feel embarrassed at all when he heard that. Instead, he chuckled and said.
The little fatty was young and looked quite comical, so no one bothered to argue with him. Compared to him, Li Tai was a big fatty.
Li Tai rolled his eyes and smiled sinisterly.
"Haha, you bastards are only thinking about the long holidays in the School of Mathematics, but you don't know about other things, right? You will be crying when the time comes! "
"Haha, Zifan, Dongcai, Tianyou, you guys came just in time!"
Cheng Chumo also reacted. He immediately looked at Sun Zifan fervently as if he was looking at a "living Lei Feng". Uh … Although this guy didn't know who Lei Feng was, his fervent gaze still made Sun Zifan, Yu Dongcai, and the others feel a chill down their spines.
It was almost the monthly examination, and Cheng Chumo was worried about how to get out of the last five places. He had just dozed off when someone sent him a pillow. How could he not be happy?
No matter how bad Cheng Chumo was at school, he should be better than Sun Zifan and the others, right?
The way Sun Zifan and the others helped him without hesitation really touched Cheng Chumo!
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is there something we don't know? Prince Wei, Brother Chou Niu, tell us quickly! "
Sun Zifan wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very clever. He immediately noticed that something was wrong from the reactions of Li Tai and Cheng Chumo, so he asked hurriedly.
Li Tai waved his hand mischievously and said, "Don't call me Prince Wei. There are only classmates in the School of Mathematics, there is no prince!"
Cheng Chumo laughed and said, "Don't worry, you two will know in a while!"
Sun Zifan and the others were speechless. They moved the table nervously and found a place to sit down, waiting for the "judgment of fate"!
On the other side of the school building. Meng Wenhao, Ke Shiqing, Zeng Ziran, Liu Yan, and the others were gathered together and didn't join in the fun.
Now, the School of Mathematics was faintly divided into two factions: the poor children and the noble children.
Usually, these ordinary children who came from different places and went through many rounds of selection could often talk together. Although some noble children didn't discriminate against them, for example, when Meng Wenhao asked Cheng Chumo to borrow a newspaper to read, Cheng Chumo immediately lent it to him.
Although this was the case, their living environment was different since they were young, so the topics they talked about were naturally different. If they were forced to talk together, there would always be a feeling that they couldn't talk together.
"Brother Ke, are you going to get full marks in this weekly examination again?"
Zeng Ziran smiled kindly.
They were talking about the holidays, but here they were talking about studying. This was the difference!
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