In Chang 'an City.
In the stable four-wheeled carriage, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian sat upright and still, rushing back to the Imperial Palace.
On the way, Li Shimin looked out of the window, daydreaming, Li Chengqian was respectful, Li Ke was silent, and continued to be invisible. Only the youngest, Li Tai, looked like he couldn't hold his breath. He was restless, and there were a few times when he wanted to say something but stopped.
"What? I want to know the final result! "Li Shimin saw this and couldn't help but smile.
Li Tai couldn't wait and said, "Please tell us, Father."
Not only Li Tai, but even Li Chengqian and Li Ke couldn't help but have a flash of light in their eyes. Their previous upright and still appearance suddenly disappeared.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "I have already seen the essays of you three brothers. It is indeed not bad, you didn't let me down!"
Li Chengqian and the other two suddenly stopped breathing, and an excited expression appeared on their faces.
However, Li Shimin's tone changed and said, "However, in the Imperial College, there are at least ten people who are not inferior to you, so I have decided that you three are in the top three!"
"Top three!"
Li Tai's fat face suddenly turned green. He was once full of confidence that he would get first in the Imperial College's Imperial College Entrance Examination, but now he was in the top three. The gap between them was too big.
"Then Mo Jiazi … Meton?" Li Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out.
Not to mention Li Tai, even Li Chengqian, who was as steady as Mount Tai, couldn't help but look sideways.
Li Shimin said, "Meton is first in the top one!"
"Ah!" Li Chengqian and the other two suddenly exclaimed.
Meton had once again obtained first place in the first grade. Didn't that mean that he had obtained first place in all six subjects? The three of them had actually been defeated by Meton twice in a row. However, this time, they had lost even more miserably. They had directly fallen to the top three.
Li Tai immediately looked at Li Shimin with hidden bitterness. Imperial Father was too biased. He treated Mo Jiazi better than he did them. Just who was the real son?
Seeing Li Tai's unconvinced face, Li Shimin did not mind. This was the temperament of a young man.
"It's not that Imperial Father is biased. When you see Meton's article, you will know the difference." Li Shimin smiled knowingly and handed over a chapter of Meton's "Young Tang Dynasty" that Liu Yinian had personally copied.
As Li Shimin did not like Meton's left-to-right style of writing, Liu Yinian did not have the slightest dissatisfaction with Meton. He immediately waved his brush and copied a new chapter for Li Shimin.
The recital version of "Young Tang Dynasty" did not have many words. The three of them finished reading ten lines at a glance and could not calm down for a long time.
"Meton's article is first in the top one. I am sincerely convinced." Li Chengqian sighed.
Li Ke and Li Tai also silently nodded their heads. In the face of such an ancient text, compared to their clichéd strategies for governing a country, there was really no comparison.
"Now you know why Imperial Father asked you to participate in the Imperial College Annual Examination." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"We understand! We will work harder in the future. "The three of them said respectfully.
Li Shimin nodded his head in satisfaction. Although the education of the royal family was good, it was relatively independent and there was very little competition. Moreover, there were people who flattered and booted up around them, causing the princes to have arrogant and complacent personalities.
After the trip to the Imperial College, the three of them must have seen that there was always someone better than them. Apart from Meton, there were many other students in the Imperial College who were better than them.
The three of them returned to the palace with complicated thoughts.
In Chang 'an, as the news of Mo Jiazi getting first in six subjects spread, it immediately caused a huge uproar in the literary world of Chang' an.
"Mo Jiazi is indeed Mo Jiazi!"
"First in six subjects. If it was the imperial examination, wouldn't he be the top scholar in all six subjects?"
Many of the citizens of Chang 'an were shocked.
"There are three people in the first grade. First grade doesn't mean you are the top scholar. The top scholar is the top scholar!" An idler explained.
The surrounding citizens rolled their eyes and said, "Then tell us, which subject didn't Meton get first in?"
The idler was speechless. Meton had continuously written such articles that would be passed down for thousands of years. If he said he didn't get first in the first grade, no one would be convinced.
The citizens of Chang 'an were just enjoying the show. However, in the literary circle, Meton's "Young Tang dynasty" had caused a literary feast.
Good articles were hard to come by. This was also the reason why the literati in ancient times were so popular. However, Mo Jiazi had continuously written such a popular and peerless article.
"'Young Tang dynasty'! The young man was determined to serve his country. The hidden dragon and tiger were used to describe the young man. The young man was used to describe the Tang dynasty. Everything was intertwined. To be able to read such a good article, the Old Man has no regrets in life! "
"Maybe we have always underestimated Mo Jiazi."
Many literati were amazed and touched after reading it. Since ancient times, educating children had always been a headache for everyone.
From the emperor's family to the common people, everyone was worried about their children. However, many people keenly found that "Young Tang dynasty" would be very helpful in educating their children.
Which youngster wouldn't be filled with passion and ambition after reading this article?
For a while, paper in Chang 'an was expensive.
Countless literati in Chang 'an copied "Young Tang dynasty" on the street. Every time they finished writing an article, someone in Chang' an would immediately buy it and bring it home to educate their children.
"Memorize this article for me immediately!" When countless fathers went home, they immediately put Meton's "Young Tang dynasty" in front of their sons.
"Ah! Memorize it again! "
When the teenagers saw Meton's name on the title, they were immediately angry.
Since Meton appeared in Chang 'an, their memorization task immediately became much heavier. "Three Frontier Poems", "Horse Talk"
And Meton's advertising poem. They even had to memorize a poem written by Mo Jiazi when it was snowing.
What made the teenagers even more angry was that since Mo Jiazi started the annual examination, they had already memorized "Teacher Talk" and "Three Essays on Teacher's Grace". Now they had to memorize "Young Tang dynasty". How could they play happily?
"Mo Jiazi, I hate you!"
In Chang 'an, countless teenagers looked at the "Young Tang dynasty" in their hands and shouted with grief and indignation.
However, when they finished reading "Young Tang dynasty", their faces flushed and they were so excited that they could not control themselves. There was no more resentment against Meton in their hearts.
After reading, the teenagers, who were originally very resistant to reading, did not wait for the adults' instructions. They all bent over the desk and studied hard. The results were immediate.
However, in an era when the literacy rate of the Tang dynasty was extremely low, perhaps less than one in ten people could read and write. How could the teenagers of the Tang dynasty be strong and bear the responsibility of the future of the Tang dynasty?
For a while, the compulsory education advocated by Teacher Li was mentioned again, and more and more people accepted and admired it.
It was conceivable that in time, all the teenagers of the Tang dynasty could read and write, understand things, and be knowledgeable. That would be a very desirable moment.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
