Amidst the jubilation, the 220 students were envious but not jealous.
Because it was their turn next year. There was no limit to the number of people who were admitted to the Grand Scholar examination. They just had to answer the questions correctly.
Today, if not for the 42 students from Zhuangzi, the number of students would be less than the previous years.
The questions were too off-topic. The 17 students who were able to answer them were not ordinary.
At this time, Xinyan was tired from singing and dancing. She took the loudspeaker and spoke to the 220 students.
"Being in Li Lang's Zhuangzi, you have saved a lot of time. You don't have to go out and attend poetry gatherings with others.
The guidance you have received is perfect. Settle down and learn. Call your family over.
Our Nanqu girls have seen many talented people who can write impromptu poems, but in the end, they can't pass.
For Li Lang's sake, I will tell you not to put your thoughts on that.
His Majesty has always put politics first. External politics is a strategy to stabilize the country, internal politics is a strategy to pacify the people. "
After speaking, Xinyan put down the loudspeaker and turned to leave the stage with the others to rest.
When they passed by the students, they gave them an encouraging look.
The 220 students, including the 42 students, stood there in a daze.
Today was the first time they heard the girls from Pyong Kang Square telling them not to play with poetry.
They had once followed the rich to Pyong Kang Square. Those girls would constantly praise them for their good looks and literary talent.
Now they understood that those girls were bad. What was useful was politics.
For Dongzhu's sake, Xinyan told them the truth.
"Why did you suddenly say this? Are you not afraid of losing your benefactor? "
"Do you have money? You are the benefactor. In Zhuangzi, you can casually see Xinyan and other 'everyone' perform. If you leave Zhuangzi and go to Nanqu, you won't even be able to pay the entrance fee."
"If that's the case, poetry is a small path?"
"It is a small path. When did Dongzhu become proud of his literary talent?"
The students talked to each other. They had already figured out the path. In the future, they would not spend a lot of time on poetry.
"Everyone, don't tell anyone. If others don't know, we will be able to reap the benefits."
"Yes, let them hold a poetry gathering. I think they will invite us, but if we don't go, it will be useless."
"That's right. This year, they will definitely look for 220 of us to ask about questions and other learning methods. Remember to keep it a secret."
When the new students were free, they would form an alliance. If others wanted to come and play, they would not go.
There's no need for that. You guys have money and power. What does that have to do with us?
We don't need to wait. When it's time for the exam, Dongzhu will bring the officials from the Ministry of Personnel over to play, including the Minister of Personnel.
As everyone spoke, they thought about how Dongzhu didn't show up when the Minister of Personnel led the team over, and how the officials of the Ministry of Personnel even greeted them with smiles. They knew how powerful Dongzhu was.
If others were to look for connections, wouldn't it still fall to the officials of the Ministry of Personnel in the end?
Of course, some people wanted to bypass the Imperial Examination and be granted a family background directly. We don't want that, we have to pass the Imperial Examination in a proper manner.
After the commotion on Zhuangzi's stage was over, everyone went back to work.
The outside world was in chaos. In order to pass the Jinshi examination, each manor had to send out forty-two people. Forty-two people occupied the first forty-two places in the 'A' examination.
Some people said that they cheated, some said that they made secret deals, some threatened to sue the higher-ups, and some asked for a re-examination …
There were all kinds of voices. Some people even found the people from the Censorate and asked for their help to impeach Dongzhu.
The people from the Censorate decisively refused. They didn't care. There was no problem at all with the Imperial Examination.
They had already received the hint. Don't talk nonsense.
Another day passed. Everyone saw that there was no more trouble. They only spread the news on the street. No one mentioned it in the imperial court.
The Ministry of Personnel soon organized the second round of examinations. A large group of people went in. The results would be out on the same day. Okay, all of you will be admitted. Wait a few days and I will arrange it for you.
Once they heard that they had to wait a few days, those who passed the examination started to think of ways to get in.
They wanted to stay in Chang 'an. Even if it was to study history, they didn't want to go out.
Only those from other subjects who wanted to become local officials hoped that they could go to a better place.
The local people were rich, there were few cases, there was no trouble, and it was close to the capital. It would be best if it was within the capital, where the officials were willing to cooperate, where the superiors were easy to talk to, where the colleagues were willing to help each other …
It was like a place that one could dream of. Sometimes, one wouldn't even dare to dream of it.
Those who knew that they would be staying in Chang 'an quickly went to rent a house.
If they couldn't afford to rent a house in the city, they would rent a house outside the city, like the Zhang Family's village.
As officials, they would rent a house in the suburbs.
If they were of a lower rank, they wouldn't need to attend the imperial court meeting. They just needed to be able to go to the place during working hours.
Therefore, more than ten people came to the Zhang Family's village, wanting to rent a house. The Zhang Family's village didn't rent. They could live there and pay by the day. They were a tourist village.
Some people directly tried to extort money.
The village chief, Zhang Xiao, reminded them, "Everyone, you can live in the village. The premise is that you can't leave the village casually. When you go out, you have to make it clear where you are going. The village will arrange for people to follow you."
"Why? I've never heard of the rule that we can live in an inn and not go out for a walk. "Someone expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Everyone, let's be frank. You want to enter the Li Family's Zhuangzi, but we can't let you in. The children in our village are also preparing to go to Zhuangzi to continue their studies and take the imperial examination."
Zhang Xiao didn't hold back at all. He knew what the other party meant. It was easy to enter Zhuangzi from the village.
But that couldn't be done. The village and Zhuangzi were one. Li Dongzhu was in charge of a large amount of money and future business.
"We can give you more money." The other party didn't give up.
Zhang Xiao shook his head and said seriously, "We can't give you that money. Our village has handed over the account books to Li Dongzhu. As the village chief, I can only manage a small amount of money."
As he spoke, he gave the other party a look that said, "You know what I mean."
"Is that so? Aren't you afraid that he … Sigh! "The other party sighed and stopped talking.
He saw the clothes of the villagers in the Zhang Family's village and the bricks and tiles that were piled there to build a house.
Every tile was a piece of pottery. How much would it cost to use countless pieces of pottery to pave the roof?
Other people used mud bricks, but the village used baked bricks.
Why? Didn't the village chief just say that Li Yi was in charge of the account books?
The villagers entrusted their wealth to Li Yi, and Li Yi helped the villagers get benefits. How could the villagers let someone else in?
In addition to the Zhang Family's village, there were also people in the Imperial Plantation who had ideas. They said that as long as they had the title of lodging, they didn't have to live there and they could look around.
The Imperial Plantation's villager looked at the other party as if they were looking at a fool. Are you trying to scare me? Where are you going to look? The emperor's temporary imperial residence? If you want to die, don't drag me along.
Not going to the temporary imperial residence? Then where are you going? To the Li Family's Zhuangzi, right? I'll let you die. We also hope that the Li Family's Zhuangzi can live a good life.
Therefore, in the days when Li Yi wasn't around, many people tried to find a loophole, but they were all blocked.
When the news reached the palace, Li Longji said it with a smile during dinner.
Empress Wang said with a calm expression, "It's better to set up rules. We should build a wall or fence, but that will make the people in the three places feel awkward."
At this moment, she became that figure again, wise and decisive.
"Then what should we do?" Li Longji couldn't think of a solution for the time being.
"Build a canal between the Imperial Plantation and the Zhang Family's Village to the Li Family's Zhuangzi and build a bridge. If we want to go there, we can only walk on the bridge. We can't swim there, right? It's too conspicuous if we're wet. "
Empress Wang came up with an idea to build a scenic area. It looked beautiful, but there were fewer roads.
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