Li Chengqi left with a stomach full of questions. He wanted to go to Baifu Palace to see his father.
The main purpose of his visit was not because of the worms in the rice, but because he wanted to know what new ideas Li Yi had after the New Year.
After knowing his ideas, he had to travel a long distance in February.
Li Yi was also busy. There were more than six hundred newcomers. He gave them a physical examination one by one. He did not let them eat breakfast in order to draw blood.
Four palace maids were responsible for putting up notes and numbering each person's blood.
Li Yi was in charge of drawing blood. Zhuangzi's medical staff helped to draw blood. There was no need to draw blood slowly with a big glass syringe.
When the blood was viscous, the medical staff could draw blood eventually. It was a vacuum draw.
If they drew blood with a glass syringe, the blood would be viscous for a long time and not enough could be drawn. Once the syringe moved, the person whose blood was drawn would feel pain.
The little guy who could not speak was given a caramel candy and held in his mouth when the blood was drawn.
The baby was very conflicted. Should he cry or not? If he did not cry, it would be very painful. If he cried, the candy would fall.
After the court meeting in the palace, the officials rushed home one after another. Then they went to see who was visiting and waited for others to come.
Then the members of the Heavenly World who lived in the capital received gifts from the Heavenly World.
The gifts of 100 caramel and 1000 caramel were different. There was a difference in price.
"No wonder they asked for identity and address. To bribe, humph!" As the prime minister, Yao Chong naturally did not need to visit others.
He waited at home. There was a line outside to give gifts.
It was normal to receive gifts during the New Year. Someone left a gift, registered it, and left directly. Even the steward of Yao Chong's residence could not see them.
The gifts from the Heavenly World were not registered at all. They left after leaving. There was no need to see them.
However, Yao Chong still came to take a look at the gifts from the Heavenly World and criticized them with a smile.
The vegetables from the Heavenly World did not matter. The key was a small mirror.
There were two small mirrors at home. One was given by Empress Wang. It was not easy to carry.
The steward of the residence did not ask to send it back. He was not stupid. He carefully packed the vegetables and sent them to the greenhouse to wait for them to be used to make delicious dishes.
"The New Year will be held in February. Did the Li Family Zhuangzi come to donate? Did he write a poem? "
Yao Chong received a few people and remembered about the imperial examinations.
"No. However, there are other talents who have sent us invitations and masterpieces, as well as some gifts, "the manager replied.
"Take it?" Yao Chong's face darkened.
"I dare not," the steward answered carefully.
"Yes! "No." This year, there are at least 42 people from the Li Family Zhuangzi who will definitely pass. As for the other 220, it will depend on talent. "
Yao Chong muttered to himself as he closed his eyes to think.
He was very clear that the forty-two students who first came to Li Yi and Zhuangzi had to be ranked regardless of who was in charge of the exam.
Because what those people learned was Li Yi's knowledge.
Biology, algebraic geometry, physical chemistry, and the Four Books and Five Classics.
Many good things were created by Li Yi using other disciplines, such as gunpowder.
His Majesty knew that, so how could he not want talents?
"Dongzhu, Prime Minister Zhang has arrived." The second steward of the residence hurried to the door to report.
Prime Minister Zhang was naturally Zhang Shuo. The previous battle was so fierce. Seeing that Yao Chong had the upper hand and was about to be hit, Li Yi appeared.
So the balance was restored, and everyone could continue to sit and play in the same class.
Yao Chong opened his eyes, got up, and went out to welcome him.
In these years, he had not seen Zhang Shuo come to visit.
The main door opened with a creak, and Yao Chong came out with a smile. "Daoji, did you receive a gift from Earthly Paradise?"
"Brother Yuanzhi, you know. They sent a small mirror and many other things." Zhang Shuo chose to chat about daily life and used the same name.
"Daoji, quickly come in and tell me in detail." Yao Chong invited.
"Brother Yuanzhi, please." Zhang Shuo cooperated.
The two of them went in, and the main door closed again. This door was not open for everyone to see.
"Brother Yuanzhi, I have a question. If Li Yi came in person, would you open the main door?" Zhang Shuo asked with a smile.
"I don't want to see him at all. If I see him, he will naturally guess Your Majesty's identity. How many heads do I have to cut off?"
Yao Chong answered quickly. Yes, he did not want to see him. It was too dangerous.
"What if he knows Your Majesty's identity in the future and comes to see you again?" Zhang Shuo asked again.
"What about you, Daoji?" Yao Chong asked back.
"Brother Yuanzhi, did the Li Family Zhuangzi send an essay?" Zhang Shuo changed the topic.
"What about you, Daoji?" Yao Chong still asked back.
"No, the others have all been persuaded to leave." Zhang Shuo answered, and at the same time understood that there was no one here.
He felt uncomfortable. It meant that Li Yi did not like the two prime ministers at all, and did not send them to you.
Of course, Earthly Paradise's gift was another matter, and it did not involve the imperial examination through the back door.
As the two sat down, tea was served. This tea was given by Her Majesty, Li Yi's green tea.
Li Yi said that fermented black tea was suitable for people who ate too much oil, while green tea was suitable for people who ate a balanced diet.
People with gastrointestinal problems were not suitable to drink any tea.
Of course, important people had a relatively balanced diet, so they did not drink black tea.
As for deep-fermented black tea, half-fermented oolong tea, and Tieguanyin, no one differentiated them.
Therefore, they cooked tea eggs with fermented tea, and it was not as delicious as green tea.
"From this spring onwards, Cai Cha has to find a way to ask Li Yi to help make green tea. He did not reveal the recipe for making tea."
Zhang Shuo took a sip of tea and hinted. He meant to ask Yao Chong to think of a way to get the recipe for green tea.
"Just pick the new tea and send it. Why take the risk?"
Yao Chong did not want to do it. I am not going to make trouble. Li Yi looked easy to talk to, but that depended on the situation.
No matter what tea was made, it was not beneficial to the people. Could fermented tea not be drunk?
If he could find out how to make tea, wouldn't he be able to find out how to make soy sauce?
"Do you want to reveal the question?" Zhang Shuo asked very carefully.
He had his eyes on 42 students and wanted to pull them under him after the imperial examination.
"Now that you've exposed the problem, Li Yi is likely to fall out with you. He wants to send the person up in a fair and square manner. Could it be that you can't see his backbone? Oh, he is called willpower.
He can give up a lot of benefits, but there is a line that cannot be crossed. He can kneel down to help you because you are a patient, but he is not willing to lower his head because of your power.
He can bribe you with money, but you want to suppress him? Try it. When others bully him, he disdains to help. What happened to those people? "
Yao Chong had been trying to figure out Li Yi's behavior and thoughts, and came to this conclusion.
"Sigh! If we are talking about policy, I think Li Yi can teach the students a lot of knowledge, but poetry is difficult. "
Zhang Shuo nodded and agreed with Yao Chong's words, but he was more worried.
Now that they relied on passing the imperial examination, writing poems was also very important.
If he did not reveal the question, how could Li Yi help the students write poems?
Yes, Zhang Shuo thought that as long as he revealed the question, Li Yi could guarantee that he could write many related poems, and each one would be passed down through the ages.
"The zither has fifty strings without cause … The moon in the sea has tears … This feeling can become a memory, but at that time it was already lost."
The sound of many people reciting at the same time suddenly came from outside.
"Good poem! Which great talent came up with this. "Zhang Shuo immediately stood up.
Yao Chong was also moved and said, "What a neat seven lines. The past is in front of me, but at that time it was already lost."
"Ask who wrote it. Summon them here. This will be my reward." Yao Chong said to the steward.
Not long after, the steward came back with a complicated expression and said, "Li Family Zhuangzi. Last night, the girls of Nanqu coaxed Li Yi to go up on stage. Li Yi copied two poems, one set of lyrics and music. This poem is the last poem."
Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo were speechless.
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