With the elephants and rhinos gone, Li Mu's zoo is also gone. The valley seems much quieter, but it also lacks some vitality.
"It seems it's time to bring the piglets in." Li Mu thought to himself as he passed by the pig pen.
"Teacher!"
When Li Mu was looking longingly into the pig pen, he suddenly remembered Chang Sun Chong's voice behind him. Li Mu turned around and said, "Are you busy? Don't run to me if you have nothing to do."
"Teacher, the student heard some news and wanted to inform his teacher."
"What's the matter?"
"It is said that this year's imperial examination is very different from the past. Several subjects in the regular subjects have been decentralized, including clear calculation, clear method, etc."
Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "What does decentralization mean? No more exams?"
"It's not that I won't be allowed to take the exam, it's that I won't be listed as a candidate for the number one scholar, and I won't be awarded an official position." Changsun Chong told everything he heard: "The Ministry of Rites is discussing it, but it seems that they are inseparable.
The opinion of the Ministry of Rites is that Ming Shu, Ming Dharma, etc., only specialize in one discipline, and should only be awarded as "officials" rather than officials. Moreover, this year, His Majesty allowed the teacher to expand the recruitment of Ming Shu people. There are too many people, and it is impossible to award officials.
.”
"Then what subjects are left to get the top prize?"
"Only those who excel in both Ming Jing and Jin Shi subjects will have the opportunity to enter the imperial examination."
"Ha!" Li Mu laughed and said: "These bastards from the Ministry of Rites really tried their best to stop me. They knew that my Ming plan was unparalleled in the world, so they simply didn't care. In order to curb the reform, Ming Fa also
Suppress, these people have really dirty hearts."
Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment and said: "Teacher, how about I go home and tell my father that during the meeting tomorrow, I will oppose the proposal of the Ministry of Rites. If my father comes forward, Your Majesty will have to consider it carefully."
"No need. If I get to the point where I ask you for help, I won't be worthy of the title you call me mentor. I just put my heart in my heart and do whatever I have to do. I have my own way as a teacher. Let them shoot me in the foot.
."
After Li Mudu said this, Changsun Chong stopped insisting and simply reported some important things that happened in the Ministry of Internal Affairs before going back before the city gate was closed.
After seeing off Changsun Chong, Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien also came back. Li Mu couldn't help complaining again, and followed Bai Qiaoqiao like a baby. Li Zhien was jealous when he saw this, and followed him like a baby again. Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't stand Li Mu's behavior.
Ji Ji worked hard and chased Li Zhien again, asking her to lead Li Mu to the house. She was tired and wanted to rest. The three members of the family chased her around like greedy snakes, making a lot of noise.
…
Without any surprise, under the insistence of the Ministry of Rites, the first imperial examination of the Zhenguan Dynasty adopted new rules. Nowadays, the word "reform" is no longer unfamiliar between the government and the public. Li Mu reformed the Ministry of Works, and reformed
After the land equalization system, the Ministry of Rites wanted to reform the imperial examination, but Li Shimin refused to agree because he was not good at it. This cannot be justified.
But as soon as the news came out, it caught the students off guard. You must know that in the past imperial examinations, even if you applied for a clear calculation, you still had a chance to become an official. If you ranked first in the clear calculation, you could at least become an eighth-grade county magistrate.
They are small officials of the same type, but under the new system, they are officially regarded as "small subjects", and small subjects can only be officials. The difference between "officials" and "officials" is a world of difference. No matter how small an official is, he is still an official, and he honors his ancestors, and
As a "official", it is like a civil servant who is no longer on the staff. It is just a job. It is better to find another job.
Suddenly, Li Mu's reputation took a turn for the worse. The streets and alleys of Chang'an City, especially the students who came from all over the country to prepare for the Spring Festival, criticized Li Mu. Of course, due to his power, no one dared to speak to his face, but even
Privately speaking, the momentum is not small, at least Li Mu has received the news.
As Li Mu's eldest disciple, Changsun Chong couldn't stand it anymore. The friendship between master and disciple was like that of father and son in this era. When others talked about Li Mu, to Changsun Chong's ears, it was as if they were scolding his father.
If he doesn't respond, he will also be criticized.
But it concerned Li Mu, and he didn't dare to make the decision without authorization. He had no choice but to come to the valley to discuss with Li Mu: "Teacher, I plan to publish an article in Datang Daily to expose the conspiracy of the Ministry of Rites, so as to set the record straight. I can't let my mentor bear such a burden.
Infamy."
"Infamy? I don't think so." Li Mu was making pig feed, and while mixing it, he was talking to Chang Sun Chong. In his previous life, the main ingredient in pig feed was corn, but in this era, there was no corn, so it was quite difficult.
It was so troublesome. He finally understood why the pigs in the Tang Dynasty were so slender. These poor guys had nothing to eat in the winter. Ordinary people's homes may not have enough food to feed the pigs.
Pigs are also very picky eaters. Unlike cattle and sheep, they can get by just by stocking up on some hay in the fall, but they don't eat hay.
Even if Li Mu has money, he can't give the rice and noodles that people eat to pigs. If so, the cost will be too high. How much does a pound of pigs cost? It can't be promoted at all, so he is researching 'pig feed'
, to see if there are any alternatives that are cheap and can make pigs fat. I have tried multiple versions in the past few days, and the results are all average.
Seeing that Li Mu was obsessed with raising pigs, Changsun Chong didn't know what to say. He could only comfort himself in his heart. Experts must have strange things. Every move of his mentor was meaningful. It was just that he was ignorant and could not understand.
It's just opaque.
"Teacher, do you really not care?"
"What do you care about?" Li Mu poured the prepared bran into the pig trough, threw away the ashes in his hand, and said to Changsun Chong: "You still don't have a correct understanding of the reputation of your mentor. I,
He is not a good person at all. It is normal to be scolded. When we Xiaoyao faction do things, the most important thing is ourselves, understand? What I want to do, I achieve it? As for the result, who thinks it is good and who thinks it is not good?
, let them go. But one thing, you have to remember, whoever scolds us, it can be scolded secretly or behind our backs. But if scolded in person, you have to beat him. Let me ask you, when you hear someone scolding me, do you
Have you been beaten?"
"Uh..." Changsun Chong lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, mentor, I just argued with them and didn't take action."
"Why don't you take action?" Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong and asked a question that pointed directly to his soul: "It's because of face, or because he's afraid of losing my face, or because he's afraid of losing your own face," he was thinking in his heart.
, you can’t get along with such a person, you will lose your identity, right?”
Changsun Chong was silent for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's true."
"Today, my teacher will teach you another lesson." Li Mu waved, and a guard in golden clothes landed in front of him and said respectfully: "What are your orders, Lord Marquis?"
"If anyone passes my word and scolds me again, I will break three of his legs and let him bid farewell to the imperial examination completely. If you don't believe it, you can try it."