"The dignified mathematics students of the Imperial College are not even as good as the young princes. What a good Imperial College!"
The Minister of Revenue, Qin Huan, came out of the hall and said with a sullen face.
The officials of the Imperial College lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word to refute. Today, the Imperial College lost face in front of His Majesty. It was the same exam, but the mathematics students' results were comparable to a group of seven or eight-year-old princes. Moreover, they were left far behind by the slightly older Princess Shouning and Prince Jin. If this matter was spread out, the Imperial College would not be able to raise their heads in front of people in the future.
"Teacher, we …"
A student summoned up the courage to ask a Doctor of Mathematics. The other party coldly said with a sullen face: "Why are you still standing here? Haven't you lost face enough? Go back!"
The mathematics students, who were confused after being scolded, saw the faces of several teachers. They immediately did not dare to say another word and left with their tails between their legs.
An incredible thought emerged in the hearts of more than a dozen people at the same time. Could it be that the little princes and princesses really solved those abnormal problems that even they could not solve?
They wanted to ask, but when they saw the cold faces, they did not dare to speak. When they thought of what Minister Qin had just said, they only felt that their faces were burning
In the Bowen Hall, the princes and princesses lowered their heads and surrounded Emperor Jing. They knew that their father, the Emperor, would not be satisfied with this exam, so they carefully did not dare to speak.
As for Prince Jin, Li Han, he raised his head high and looked at the world with disdain. As the only person who answered all ten questions correctly, he had such confidence.
Princess Shouning was the most lively. She did not seem to care at all. She put an iced grape into Emperor Jing's mouth and asked with a smile: "Father, this grape is very sweet, right?"
Emperor Jing smiled, looked at the crowd and said: "Father is very satisfied with this exam. Don't stand here, go and play …"
The Princes and Princesses were relieved when they didn't hear the admonishment they had imagined. In an instant, they dispersed. Only Prince Jin, Li Han, stayed. He looked up at Emperor Jing as if he had something to say.
"Han 'er, is there anything else?" Emperor Jing looked at Li Han and asked with a smile.
When Li Yi told him that Prince Jin was very talented in mathematics, he didn't care much. However, this time, he deeply realized that the former gluttonous and playful little fatty was actually taught to this degree by Li Yi.
"Imperial Father, I, I think …" Li Han was hesitating whether or not to tell his Imperial Father that he didn't want to attend math classes in the future. Emperor Jing once again smiled and said, "Your teacher once told Imperial Father that Han 'er is very talented in math. Han' er should be more diligent in the future. Perhaps Imperial Father will need Han 'er's help in many areas."
"What?" Monarch Jin was obviously shocked by the news, and he was stunned.
Teacher had told Father that he was very talented in mathematics?
How was this possible? Teacher only knew how to torture him with those difficult questions. Why would he praise him in front of his father?
Seeing that Monarch Jin was stunned, Emperor Jing touched his head and said, "Okay, okay, Han 'er, what's the matter? Say it quickly …"
"No, no … Imperial Father, I'm going out to play …"
This accident made him forget what he was going to say. Monarch Jin's face showed a proud expression. He grabbed a few grapes from the plate on the side and ran out of the hall.
Emperor Jing smiled and watched him run away. When his eyes fell on the stack of examination papers again, his face gradually showed a thoughtful expression.
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… …
"Why are you here?" Li Yi looked at Li Xuan, who came in from the outside, and asked in surprise.
"It's boring to stay in the prince's residence, so I came to take a look." Li Xuan said casually, but he looked at the things in Li Yi's hands. He curiously asked, "What are you doing?"
"Aren't you grounded?" Li Yi asked in confusion.
"Yes." Li Xuan nodded and looked at Li Yi strangely, "Does it matter?"
"It doesn't matter …" Li Yi shook his head. Even the world belonged to their big family. Being grounded was just a casual remark from the old emperor. It had nothing to do with whether Li Xuan was in the Prince's Mansion or not.
Li Xuan looked at the rags in Li Yi's hands and lost interest in them. He ran out of the kitchen to get a pot of grape wine and moved a chair to sit next to Li Yi. He took a sip and said, "When I was a child, I was always bullied by the King of Shu. This time, I finally got revenge. If there are such good things in the future, remember to call me."
"Come on." Li Yi lowered his head and continued to work. He didn't even look at him. He said, "How you fight with the King of Shu is the royal family's business. If I beat the King of Shu again, who knows where my head will be."
"Then why were you so bold last time?" Li Xuan turned to look at him. He was still very curious about this matter.
"Hysteria, hysteria …" Li Yi said in a serious tone. He then asked, "How's the activity in the court these few days?"
"Nothing much …" Li Xuan shook his head and said, "The King of Shu is not honorable himself in this matter, so those people won't make a big deal out of it. Other than the initial clamor to severely punish the two of us, no one has talked about it in the court these days."
"Those people …" Li Yi raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested. He asked, "Who are they?"
"Who?" Li Xuan looked at him and said, "Of course it's Prime Minister Qin and those officials close to the King of Shu. That day, they were also the ones who made the most noise in the court, such as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Chancellor of the Directorate …"
"Wait a minute."
"What are you going to do?" Seeing Li Yi suddenly get up and walk into the room, Li Xuan asked in confusion.
"Get a pen and paper …"
After a while, seeing that Li Yi actually took out a small booklet, Li Xuan was stunned.
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"Does anyone have anything else to report?" The morning court was about to end. Emperor Jing sat on the dragon chair and asked as usual.
There were not many things worth discussing in the court today, except for the fact that the Third Prince of the Qi Kingdom had brought a group of capable people from the Qi Kingdom to stir up trouble in the capital city. They had visited all the famous Confucian scholars, causing all the Confucian scholars to feel insecure and simply shut themselves in their rooms …
However, there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't just chase them all out. After all, they didn't go overboard in their actions. They discussed knowledge openly and won fair and square. Even if there were many rumors about this among the people, the confidence that they gained from defeating the Kingdom of Qi was greatly reduced. Standing at the level of the imperial court, there was no effective way to reverse or change the situation.
"I have a report."
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Bo, walked out of the crowd with a ceremonial tablet in his arms. He said loudly, "I heard that the County Magistrate of Chang 'an, Li Yi, was ordered by His Majesty to teach mathematics to the princes. However, County Magistrate Li is only a scholar. The' new mathematics' that he advocated is crooked and has been rejected by the Imperial College. How can a mere scholar teach the princes? It is not in accordance with etiquette and etiquette …"
Assistant Minister Chen from the Ministry of Rites said a lot. The officials had different thoughts. Emperor Jing was expressionless. The Chancellor of the Imperial College's mouth twitched. He wished he could sew Assistant Minister Chen's mouth.
The Imperial College had just lost face in front of His Majesty the previous day. Several mathematics professors spent the night studying the new mathematics. After all, this time it was pardonable, but if something were to happen again, it would not be just a punishment of a year's salary forfeiture …
Assistant Minister Chen's words undoubtedly dragged the Imperial College out again and roasted them on the fire!
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