All the test papers were copied and printed a few days ago. Originally, they planned to set aside half a day to mark the papers and wait until tomorrow morning to post the results. However, today the old Emperor was in a good mood and the results would be marked and summarized immediately.
Including Li Yi, the Imperial College's mathematics doctors, mathematics students, and even Prince Jin's little fatty personally marked the papers. It only took a while for all 120 papers to be read.
"How is it?" Emperor Jing came over and looked at Li Yi and asked.
Li Yi held a list in his hand and said, "Out of the 120 students, 21 are unqualified."
Emperor Jing took the list and glanced at it. He frowned and said, "All of them are from aristocratic families?"
"Yes." Li Yi nodded and said, "In today's exam, there were many students from poor families who got full marks. There was no one who failed."
Emperor Jing had been deliberately supporting the children of poor families over the years. He knew that they often worked harder than the children of aristocratic families because of their family circumstances. Although they lacked resources, they frequently performed well in the imperial examinations with their hard work.
On the other hand, among the children of the aristocratic families, extravagant and lascivious were prevalent. There were many vermin and they were useless.
However, the last time the Calculation Academy enrolled students, it was already biased towards the poor. If these 20 people were expelled, there would be many objections in the court.
Moreover, among these people, there was the boy from the Wang family and the nephew of Concubine Yan. He had promised them not long ago. If he expelled them on the first day of school, he, as the Emperor, would lose face.
However, in front of so many people, he had already agreed to Li Yi's request. The Emperor had to keep his word, so he couldn't take it back at this moment.
"Everyone makes mistakes … Your Majesty, in my opinion, why don't you give them another chance and let them study in the Arithmetic College for three months. If they are still so lazy after three months, they will be kicked out and will never be hired again." Li Yi thought for a moment and looked at Emperor Jing.
During the Spring Festival, he visited many of the Li family's relatives. Among the 21 people, he had met several of them. If he was so heartless, it would be hard for him to meet them in the future. As for the little bastard of the Wang family, the business between the two families had just started, so it was not good for him to disrespect the Wang family. In addition, the boy surnamed Zheng seemed to have some relationship with Concubine Yan. He was a proud girl, so it was not good for him to disrespect the Wang family.
Of course, he couldn't purposely keep this bunch of disappointing fellows, or else he wouldn't be able to convince the masses. All students should be treated equally.
After all, impartiality, fairness, and impartiality were his principles in doing things …
"It's good to know your mistakes and correct them …" Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi with satisfaction, nodded and said, "That's good. Give them a chance, lest they say that the college is not tolerant."
"But, Your Majesty, look, Qin Zhong and Chen Hao …" Li Yi pointed at the names of the two people and said, "They scored 100 points on the test paper, but they didn't even score 10 points. It's too unreasonable."
Qin Zhong, the eldest son of the Qin family's third branch, and Chen Hao, a son of the Chen family's side branch. Emperor Jing glanced at them and said faintly, "Rotten wood cannot be carved. These two people should be expelled directly!"
Li Yi counted with his fingers. Thirteen minus two, there were still more than a dozen? There was still more to come. There was no hurry, there was still a long way to go.
However, he could only stop here for today. After all, he had to be fair and just …
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The results of the entrance examination were posted on a high wall in the Arithmetic College. According to a doctor, this wall would be specially used to post examination results.
"Congratulations, Brother Wang, for getting full marks!"
"Brother He, don't make fun of me. Aren't you the same?"
"Sigh, it's a pity. Just one point. I clearly saw that question yesterday!"
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The students gathered under the wall chatted and laughed. At this time, the results had been posted, and it was clear at a glance whether they passed or not. Most people breathed a sigh of relief, and because of the score, they began to compete with their friends.
Of course, this wall was an honor roll for some people, but for others, it was a pillar of shame.
Wang Dan stood in the corner, and his face was red. He was so embarrassed that he wished there was a hole on the ground to hide in.
These few months, he only cared about playing and flipped a few pages of books at the beginning. 60 points was considered a pass, but he didn't even get half of it. He was afraid that he would be expelled today.
He couldn't imagine what kind of reprimand and ridicule he would receive when he returned home.
A fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth beside him patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my score is worse than yours. At most, I will be expelled. Who wants to stay in this crappy place? After we leave, we can do whatever we want. No one will care …"
Wang Dan nodded. If he was expelled, then so be it. At most, he would receive a small punishment and ridicule. In comparison, staying in the Arithmetic College and having to face the person he had offended every day was even more terrifying.
He, he even dared to beat up Brother Qin and the King of Shu, let alone himself …
For the sake of his life, he had to stay far away from the Arithmetic College!
At this time, a doctor from the Arithmetic College walked over and said, "Anyone who scored more than 60 points in the entrance examination will be considered a pass. Those who pass can leave."
Instantly, most of the people started to disperse, but they didn't go too far. They just watched from afar.
Those who stayed were naturally those who didn't reach the passing mark.
No matter how thick-skinned the 21 of them were, they couldn't hide the shame in their hearts when they were being watched by more than a hundred people.
These people didn't just include their friends, but also the friends of their elders, the current court officials, the ministers of the six ministries, the prime minister, the emperor …
Li Yi walked over from afar. These people all had their heads lowered, their faces full of shame.
"I have good news for all of you." His gaze swept across the crowd and said, "Those who didn't reach the passing mark in the entrance examination originally didn't have the right to enter. However, His Majesty is benevolent and has decided to give all of you another chance.
"You can enter the college first. Three months later, the college will conduct another examination for all of you. If you still don't pass by then, you can pack your things and leave."
After hearing this, after a brief moment of shock, everyone was immediately overjoyed. They felt as though they had regained what they had lost.
They were already prepared to be reprimanded by their elders when they returned, but they didn't expect to get another chance. Three months was enough. Three months was enough. After three months, they couldn't let such an embarrassing scene happen again.
Among the crowd, the youth named Wang Dan heaved a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't want to study mathematics here, he couldn't afford to be chased out on the first day.
"It's good to know your mistakes and correct them. I hope that you can remember today's lesson and study hard in the future to serve the country. You should know that failure isn't scary …" Li Yi looked at them and said in a low voice.
A look of shame appeared on the faces of the students, but it was soon followed by a look of gratitude.
It turned out that the Dean didn't want to chase them away. He wanted to use this opportunity to let them learn a lesson and let them understand that failure wasn't scary. Without failure, how could there be success?
Jing Di nodded slightly, and the officials behind him also smiled.
This young Dean Li did have some ability when it came to admonishing students.
"Failure isn't scary …" Li Yi said in a low voice. The next moment, his voice suddenly became stern. "What's scary is that you still believe this sentence!"
"Three months ago, the textbooks were already given to all of you. Even if you took an hour out every day, you would still be able to finish reading the contents of the books. You shouldn't have gotten such a score today!"
"In the face of such a score, don't you feel ashamed!" Li Yi casually pointed at them and said loudly, "All those who didn't pass the examination today, frog-jump ten times around the field!"
The 21 students stood rooted to the ground, their expressions indescribable.
Jing Di, who was still nodding, felt his neck stiffen. The smiles on the faces of the officials behind him froze at this moment.
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