"I still can't agree to you!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said: "The article I just looked at is the paper on my right hand. To be honest, I really like the paper on my left hand more than the paper on my left hand. Yours, but because I read your paper, in order to avoid suspicion, I can't nominate you as the number one scholar. Li Mu, I can now understand the reason why you changed your name to participate in the imperial examination. I can only think that I am sorry for you. The number one scholar, I will give some points to Ma..."
Before the word "Zhou" could be uttered, Li Mu interrupted: "Your Majesty, please excuse me for not accepting this reason of yours. Your Majesty, you also said that you prefer Chen's article. Since you feel that Chen's article is Well, I should be selected as the number one scholar. If not, wouldn't it be very unfair to me?"
Li Shimin was so ashamed that he said: "It's my fault, I admit it! But if you are chosen as the number one scholar, how can you stop the world's scholars from talking about it? Neither I nor you can face the world's scholars!"
Li Mu laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. You are the emperor, you are the emperor. The emperor is arbitrary, and the Holy Emperor should be so. How can you be afraid of what others say? I never care about what I do. What others say, this one is right, that one is also right, who is right? I don’t care what others think is right or wrong, I only care about what I think is right or wrong. If your will is shaken because of other people’s words , Li Mu or Li Mu?"
In front of so many people, Li Shimin was a little annoyed after being refuted several times by Li Mu, and said: "Li Mu, you are just saying these things because you want to be the number one scholar! I know that you have the talent of number one scholar, and all the students here are not as good as you. , but you are so fond of great achievements and are arrogant about your talents, so I can't fulfill your wish. So what if I don't give you the number one scholar?"
"..."
If this person becomes irrational, there is really no reason to argue with him, especially if the emperor gets into trouble, who can do anything to him?
He insisted that it was no longer possible. Li Mu thought about it and changed his approach. He glanced at Wei Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not say that your Majesty is right or wrong, but I cannot be convinced. Please allow me to invite someone who I think is upright. , to uphold justice for me, if he also says that I am not qualified to review the papers, then I will admit it. If he says that I am qualified to review the papers, please your majesty, please temporarily calm down your thunderous anger and give him some face."
Li Shimin laughed and said: "I know, you must want to ask the Supreme Emperor to make the decision for you, but give up on this idea, I will not agree."
"Not the Supreme Emperor," Li Mu said seriously, "I would like to ask Wei Zheng to seek justice."
What?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Please ask Wei Zheng to seek justice? Even a three-year-old child in Chang'an City knows what happened between you and Wei Zheng. Moreover, you two even made a bet. Asking him to seek justice is different from giving up. What's the difference? Do you have to find a way down even if you give up?
Li Shimin was speechless. He looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Since Li Mu said he wanted to uphold justice, Wei Aiqing, can you say something?"
Wei Zheng glanced at Li Mu with a complicated expression, took a step forward, and said: "Your Majesty, I, I think Zhuluhou is qualified to review the papers."
???
Three question marks popped up on everyone's heads. Did Wei Zheng take the wrong medicine? He didn't know what Li Mu wanted to do? Looking at this kid's posture, he had to draw a circle on his own paper first. In this way, he has ten circles, while Ma Zhou only has nine, so he is the number one scholar!
This also means that if Li Mu reaches the top two positions, you, Wei Zheng, will have to worship him as your disciple!
Or is it that Wei Zheng has this hobby and wants to take Li Mu as his disciple?
No way, he is a respectable person after all, and he doesn’t want any face at all?
Li Shimin was so angry that he could not speak, but he was also relieved. At least Wei Zheng had spoken, and he did not have to bear this responsibility. Li Mu selected himself as the number one scholar. The scholars were angry and went to find Wei Zhengsa. As the emperor,
He stopped him, but he can't be blamed for not stopping him, right?
"Okay, Wei Aiqing said so, and I agree. Li Mu, please mark the papers!" Li Shimin emphasized his tone and said, "Respect yourself!"
"I understand."
Li Mu took the cinnabar brush brought by Eunuch Gao, took the test paper, flipped through it and found his own one, drew a circle on it, then put the pen down, stood up and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, I have finished reading.
.”
Everyone almost fainted, and Li Shimin said feebly: "Li Mu, what did I just tell you? Respect yourself, respect yourself! Even if you want to win again, even if you want to be the number one scholar, can you remember that you are a third-grade military lord?
Minister-in-charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Can you be more dignified? I am really, really going to make you mad! If you do this, I will be disgraced!"
"Your Majesty! Please listen to me."
Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have just said that I believe that one should not avoid relatives and enemies when promoting talents. I also did the same thing just now. I am a talented person, and all the candidates present are not as good as me. On this point, whether you are convinced or not,
, everyone knows it in their hearts. His Majesty also knows it in his heart, but because of other people's opinions, he can't appoint me as the number one scholar. I can't approve it, and Wei Gong also knows in his heart that I have this qualification, so he helped me.
It also proves that Wei Gong's character is indeed upright, and I admire him very much. There is no shame in me accepting this apprentice."
Everyone is so angry. Wei Zheng became famous so early. In the late Sui Dynasty, he was a celebrity recruited by all parties. Are you still afraid of losing face as your apprentice? Why do you have such a big face?
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, Your Majesty, if you are the number one scholar in the academic field, can you give me some advice?"
What else could Li Shimin say, and said: "Here it is, can I give it to you? I selected Li Mu as the number one scholar, Ma Zhou as the second one, who is the third one? Senior cadre, look at who it is, I'm confused.
, didn’t look at it.”
Eunuch Gao rummaged through the papers for a while and found an eight-circle paper. After reading the first sentence, a young man stood up and it was Qin Huaidao. After comparing the gaps, it was confirmed that he was the second one.
"Qin Huaidao is ranked second, that's it. He will pass on the decree and give him a banquet!"
Li Shimin was already so angry that he didn't want to stay any longer, so he got up and left.
"Wait!" Li Mu spoke again. Li Shimin turned around and said bitterly: "What else do you want to say? Is it possible that I have to bear witness to you and let Wei Aiqing worship you as her teacher in public?"
"No!" Li Mu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you know that I am a man who is indifferent to fame and fortune and regards money as dirt. I am just making a bet with Duke Wei. He is so old and must be very dull."
, even if I wanted to teach him, I couldn’t. Furthermore, his daughter and I are good friends. How could I accept my good friend’s father as my apprentice? Seniority is also an issue. I have already told His Majesty
, I am taking the imperial examination to prove my strength. It does not matter if I am not the number one scholar. Your Majesty once said that if I really get the double number one scholar, I am allowed to give up the number one scholar. I wonder if it will still count? "