"Remember, when dealing with these bastards, you don't need to reason with them. If they can understand the truth, they won't be bastards anymore."
Changsun Chong nodded quickly and claimed yes, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, it was all you who said whether it was a chop suey or not. Maybe he wasn't a chop suey. You had to call him a chop suey. So what do you mean?
This thought flashed through my mind and disappeared. After all, he was his mentor. Even if what Li Mu said was wrong, the disciples could only obey him. It was absolutely impossible to raise objections.
Just when Chang Sun Chong was about to say goodbye, Er Gou came. Seeing Chang Sun Chong, Er Gou nodded. Although they knew each other, they were not too familiar with each other. But with Er Gou's current status, they would not be the same as before.
He also nodded and bowed to his eldest grandson.
"Master Marquis, I have informed Bi Laosan of the news according to your instructions. Bi Laosan replied and promised not to miss the work of the Marquis. The printing bureau will work overtime to complete it."
"Very good." Li Mu ordered again: "Go to Kong Yingda's house for me." After saying that, he handed a letter to Ergou. Ergou saw the paint on the letter and understood the importance of the letter.
, received it in my arms very solemnly, excused myself and left.
Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong again and said: "Apprentice, when doing things, you should look for opportunities in the cracks. And often things that seem to have no opportunities contain opportunities. You have to be good at discovering them. Go back and do your own thing.
, as a teacher, you have your own sense of proportion."
"Apprentice, I understand." After Changsun Chong finished speaking, he hesitated to speak. Li Mu looked at him and said, "Is there anything else?"
"Yeah." Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment, then said: "Teacher, a few of my friends have come to see me these days, thinking that they want to get a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I don't know my mentor."
Li Mu looked at him playfully and said, "Changsun Chong, do you think I will agree?"
"Disciple realizes his mistake." Changsun Chong quickly knelt down and said: "Disciple does not want to allow them to enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Disciple just wants to ask his mentor if he can allow them to study in Datang Technical School."
"Oh." Li Mu understood. He thought that Changsun Chong was not so bold as to arrange people privately. It turned out that he wanted to study in Datang Technical School. Nowadays, the number of students in Datang Technical School is not easy to obtain, especially after Li Mu agreed to various
After the wealthy families let their children come to study, places became even more scarce. I heard that on the black market, a place was already priced at thousands of dollars.
This can actually be treated as a business.
Li Mu thought for a moment and said: "You are my great disciple, and I cannot deny you any face. But if I only give you face, it would be unfair, and it would be really difficult for me to handle."
Changsun Chong was sweating like rain, and said in a solemn voice: "Disciple has caused trouble to master, then... in this case, just pretend that disciple has not said anything."
"Well, I'll make an exception and give each of you, the top ten graduates of this period, a recommendation quota. There is only one quota for each of you, you can make up your own mind, but the tuition fee cannot be reduced, so you can teach as usual.
"Li Mu stretched out his hand and gave Changsun Chong a hand and said, "Don't kneel down all the time. Although I am your master, I don't like this either."
"Disciple, thank you very much, my mentor."
Although this result gave Changsun Chong face, Changsun Chong felt even more pressured. There was only one recommendation quota, which would definitely not be able to meet the needs of all those who asked for help. Moreover, this candidate must be cautious, otherwise others would recommend him.
They are all talented people. If the person you recommend is a loser, will you still be able to hold your head high in front of your mentor and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the future?
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Li Mu's words spread throughout Chang'an City through the mouth of Jin Yiwei. Soon, the discussion became much quieter. No one in the public dared to speak ill of Li Mu. Li Mu had too many 'records' and no one could guarantee him.
Would he really do this? And the most helpless thing is that he really did it. It seems that no one can do anything to him. In the current situation, Li Mu is lucky if he doesn't cause trouble for others. Who will cause trouble for him?
, isn’t it that you can’t find happiness on your own?
Things have become a foregone conclusion. Those who need to take the exam must still take the exam. Facing the new system of the Ministry of Rites, all students can do is adapt. But there are also students who have been preparing for several years according to the original system. Suddenly, something unexpected happens and they really can't accept it, so they go back home.
There are some, but they are a minority after all, and most people are still thinking of ways.
Under the new system, it is stipulated that only those who have achieved excellent results in both Ming Jing and Jin Shi subjects can enter the imperial examination. According to the arrangement of the examination, Ming Jing comes first and Jin Shi comes last. In other words, if Ming Jing cannot pass this test,
, there is no need to take the Jinshi examination or not.
And according to rumors, in order to prevent Li Mu from getting good results, this year's Jingjing test questions are the most difficult in the past. It is not limited to the 'Big Jing' and 'Xiao Jing', but the general test, that is to say, it is not within the defined scope, as long as
It is the words of a saint, even a few words, may be listed as an exam question.
In this way, the scope is wide. Even if you memorize everything in the book, it is very likely that the one you memorized will not be tested, and the one you did not memorize will be given a question. Suddenly, the matter of studying hard in the cold window has become a matter of luck.
, unless someone can really memorize all the words of the saint, but how is this possible? There are more than ten thousand words that the saint said?
Just when everyone was confused, newspaper readers everywhere in Chang'an City brought new news.
Just today, every newspaper seller and reader in Chang'an City suddenly had a book called "The Secret Scroll of Confucius" in his hand. This book is full of detailed explanations of the meanings of various scriptures.
, and all the examination questions for the imperial examinations since the Sui Dynasty. What is even more rare is that this secret volume also contains the preferences of all the great scholars in Hongwen Hall and Chongwen Hall. For example, the great Confucian Kong Yingda, what books he likes to read and what he likes to talk about
Everything, even hobbies, likes and dislikes are all included.
In the morning, I was discovered by students who were buying newspapers, which immediately set off the "imperial examination circle". By noon, it was already hard to find a copy. Some people got the news late, and tried to buy it again, and a copy of the book had already been sold for 100 yuan.
A book worth 100 yuan, even if the paper is valuable, the price is staggering enough.
Because it was too expensive, ordinary students couldn't afford it, which caused a lot of protests. Nowadays, all printed matter on the market comes from the Printing Bureau. This book must also be printed by the Printing Bureau. Students who can't afford it are struggling.
Together, they ran to the door of the Printing Bureau to protest. They demanded that more books be printed and that the price of books return to the price in the morning.
But the reply I got was, no. Because printing books requires engraving, and engraving has a service life. The engraving of this book has exceeded its service life and has been damaged, and it can no longer be printed.
Carve another engraving?
After the carving is finished, the imperial examination will be over and it will have no meaning.