"Young master, there are several people outside, saying that they are from the Imperial College. They want to see you. They have been waiting there for almost an hour." Fang leaned against the gate of the courtyard and looked inside.
"Imperial College?" Li Yi did not raise his head. Wasn't the Imperial College a firm supporter of the King of Shu? Why did they come to see him?
"Did they bring any gifts?"
"I don't think so …" Fang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said.
"Then tell them that I'm not here. Let them go." Li Yi waved his hand impatiently. It was their first time to visit, and they did not even know the most basic etiquette. How could they be called Imperial College Doctors? Where were all the books of sages and sages?
Didn't the sages teach them to bring gifts when visiting others?
Fang took the order and walked out of the gate. He said to the people beside the carriage, "My young master is not here. You can leave."
"He's not here?" The professors from the Imperial College looked at each other in dismay.
Li Xianzi was grounded at home by His Majesty and could not go anywhere. Even if he wanted to brush them off, he should at least find a decent reason.
People under the eaves had to lower their heads. No matter how angry they were, they still had to maintain etiquette. They cupped their hands and said, "Please help us to inform him that the Imperial College Doctors of Arithmetic are here to learn new arithmetic from Li Xianzi by His Majesty's order."
"Do you guys not understand what I'm saying?" Fang said impatiently, "My young master said that he is not here. You'd better go back to where you came from."
After saying that, Fang turned around and walked inside. He did not forget to remind the two guards at the gate, "In the future, keep your eyes open. Don't just come in and inform anyone, especially those who don't bring gifts!"
"Yes, Supervisor Fang!"
Fang was now the supervisor of the guards of the Viscount Mansion. Naturally, the two guards did not dare to have any objection.
Supervisor Fang even dared to reprimand the Imperial College Doctors. If they annoyed him, they would definitely suffer.
"Arrogant! He's too arrogant!"
A middle-aged man dressed in green had an ashen expression on his face. The Directorate of the Directorate and the Doctor had personally come to visit a county magistrate, but they didn't even enter the main gate. What kind of contempt and humiliation was this?
"Forget it, forget it. Let's go back first." The leader, Si Ye, waved his hand and said helplessly.
Given County Magistrate Li's temperament, today's cold reception was within his expectation. A few days ago in the imperial court, the Directorate of Imperial Academy had impeached County Magistrate Li a lot. Of course, it was impossible for County Magistrate Li to welcome him with a smile.
However, he did not expect that the other party would be so resolute. The few of them did not even cross the threshold of the Viscount Mansion...
In any case, they had to meet Li Xianzi. They couldn't guarantee that their brains wouldn't be intact if they made a mistake in the calculation next time …
For the sake of his own head and for the future of the Directorate, he had no choice but to swallow his anger. He could only prepare a generous gift the next day before paying a visit.
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Holding a big doll in her arms, Xiao Huan stood behind Li Yi and watched him busy.
On such a hot day, she was unwilling to put down the doll sewn for her by the son-in-law. She held a small doll in her arms and a big one on the bed, which was stuffed with rags. It was very comfortable to sleep with it at night.
She used to sleep with the First Miss. Later, with the son-in-law, she could only sleep alone. When it was cloudy and thundering, she would be too scared to sleep. These days, she slept much more peacefully with the doll in her arms.
"Son-In-Law, I've sent those people away." Fang came in from outside again and said, "I think they will come again. What if they bring gifts next time?"
"Then leave the gifts and send them away." Li Yi was thinking about whether the bow on the sheep's horns was on the left or the right, so he said casually.
"Oh." Lao Fang nodded and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go to Old Sun's place to help him. If you need anything, send someone to call me at the brothel in the city."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Go. There's nothing here. Remember to take a bath when you come back. There's no smell of perfume in the brothel."
After a while, Fang went out of the mansion with a smile on his face.
He had to go to the brothel. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain to his wife at home. If there was a chance, he would help the Second Miss and find a few top martial arts masters to fight. At that time, he would have something to boast about to Xiao Hong …
"Is it left or right? If it's only one side, it's not symmetrical. Will it look a little uncomfortable? " Looking at the son-in-law who began to talk to himself again, the little maid was a little worried. The son-in-law seemed to be a little strange these days …
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"Did they really say so?" In the Hall of Diligent Government, Emperor Jing frowned and asked.
"I haven't had time to submit the memorial of the envoy of the Qi Kingdom to Your Majesty." An old man dressed in green said, "These days, they have even spread this matter wantonly in the marketplace. Whether Your Majesty agrees or not, they won't suffer any losses. If Your Majesty agrees, then we will inevitably have to compete with them again. If Your Majesty disagrees, I'm afraid that it will greatly damage the prestige of our empire. This is also what they want to see …"
"Even if I agree, what are our chances of winning?" Emperor Jing pondered for a moment and said.
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid the chances of winning are not big. Prime Minister Qin lost in scripture, Wang Zhong lost in poetry, and Bai Yu played chess with an old man and lost all three games. Even if we compete again, we will lose more than we win, let alone the others …"
"There are only a few people in the Qi Kingdom. Is there really no one in the Jing Kingdom who can be used?" Emperor Jing asked with a sullen face.
The old man shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are wrong. Everyone knows that Prime Minister Qin lost in scripture, Poetry Ghost lost in poetry, and Bai Yu lost in chess. But they don't know that the nameless old man who competed with Prime Minister Qin is the famous Great Literary Master of the Qi Kingdom 30 years ago. He disappeared and devoted himself to literature for 30 years. How can Prime Minister Qin easily defeat him?"
"In addition, the young man who competed with Wang Zhong in poetry is known as the greatest poet in the past millennium in the Qi Kingdom. He is called the Poetry Saint at a young age. He is more than 10 years younger than Wang Zhong and is at the age when his mind is agile. It is not surprising that he won against Poetry Ghost."
"Bai Yu's loss was not unjust either. Even his father could not defeat that person back then. The Chess Soul of the Great Qi Dynasty had never lost a single time since he was young. How could he live up to his reputation?"
The old man sighed and said, "This time, they came with the envoy of the Qi Kingdom. It is obvious that they want to embarrass the Jing Kingdom in front of the people of the world. They want to win back the face of the defeat on the battlefield. The Great Literary Master of the generation calls himself a nameless old man. The young Poetry Saint says' I am not talented '. The famous Chess Soul of the various countries only says' I have played chess for a few years and know a little … 'What can we do?"
Being inferior was being inferior. Whether the opponent was the Great Literary Master or the Poetry Saint, they had suppressed the people of the Jing Kingdom. It did not matter who they were. The only thing that mattered was that the people of the Qi Kingdom had come to bully them. Should they accept the challenge or not?
"I don't believe that there is not a single capable person in the vast Capital City!"
After an unknown period of time, Emperor Jing snorted coldly. He waved his sleeve and said, "Go and ask them how they want to compete."
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