His Majesty Li Er found where Li Yuanying was, and looked at Li Yuanying for a while.
Seeing Li Yuanying talking to the person in front, His Majesty Li Er asked Kong Yingda who the supervisor in front was.
Of course Kong Yingda couldn't recognize all the inmates, but he really did know Tang Guan, and replied, "That's Tang Guan, the son of Tang Shangshu."
As soon as Tang Shangshu was mentioned, His Majesty Li Er knew that they were still in-laws. Li Yuanying didn't know what he said to him, so the other person turned back with a dark face. Thinking about how irritating Li Yuanying usually said, His Majesty Li Er could guess that Li Yuanying must be annoying again.
His Majesty Li Er didn't read any more, and left someone to tell him to take Li Yuanying to Zhishe later, and he and Kong Yingda went to read the articles written by the supervisors to see if there were any outstanding talents.
Last year, an imperial edict was issued to allow talents from all over the country to come to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, and there were quite a few students in the Guozijian who took the exam. Kong Yingda knew it all in his heart, so he took the articles he thought were good and presented them to His Majesty Li Er. The monarch and his ministers divided them into several volumes, and picked out the subtleties they read for discussion.
After the article was finished, the people who stayed in the school grounds did not bring Li Yuanying back, but only brought back a message saying that Li Yuanying had gone to eat dinner, and asked them to tell them that he would come to look for Brother Huang after eating! After all, Brother Huang can see you anytime, and the food won't taste good when it's cold!
His Majesty Li Er had a sullen face and looked around. Wei Zheng and the others were sitting upright, as if they heard everything.
His Majesty Li Er put down the article in his hand, got up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Guozijian's dinner too."
Kong Yingda glanced at Wei Zheng, seeing that Wei Zheng had no intention of persuading him, so he got up and led His Majesty Li Er and his party to the cafeteria. Because His Majesty Li Er came here in humble service, although many supervisors had watched His Majesty Li Er preside over the ceremony from afar, they did not dare to look carefully at His Majesty Li Er's appearance, so there were not many people when His Majesty Li Er entered the cafeteria recognize him.
On the contrary, more people knew Kong Yingda. When they saw Kong Yingda coming, they all stood up and greeted him cautiously. Kong Yingda waved her hand, signaling to all the prison students to continue eating their own meals, and they don't have to get up anymore. Trouble, there's still a lot of noise!
His Majesty Li Er saw Li Yuanying sitting around eating happily, and walked over.
Li Zhi was the first to see His Majesty Li Er, and hurriedly pulled Li Yuanying, signaling him to stand up and greet him.
Li Yuanying saw that His Majesty Li Er's face was a bit smelly, so he immediately got up and made room for His Majesty Li Er, and actively welcomed His Majesty Li Er: "Brother, why are you here? Are you hungry too? I'll go get it for you." Bring some food!" After speaking, he didn't give His Majesty Li Er any time to react, and ran away, leaving the others nervously in their positions, hesitating whether to get up and salute.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand at the seat that Li Yuanying had vacated for him, so that other people don't have to restrain themselves. There were too many people around, and making too much noise would easily attract too many people's attention.
Others moved out of their seats one after another to let Kong Yingda and the others take their seats.
Li Yuanying slipped away quickly and came back quickly. After he slipped away, he quietly counted the heads, and asked the people around His Majesty Li Er to distribute the meals corresponding to the number of people in front of Wei Zheng and others one by one.
Knowing that His Majesty Li Er clearly came to see Li Yuanying and the others specially, the accompanying people all listened to Li Yuanying's order in silence.
When Li Yuanying came back from his busy work, he sat back obediently beside His Majesty Li Er, and introduced today's dishes to His Majesty Li Er. Today is still two meat and two vegetarian dishes. Although it is not a big dish, the meat is delicious and the dishes are fresh and tender. It is really delicious. good.
His Majesty Li Er is not a picky eater, he tasted them one by one, and felt that it is very good to have such meals every day.
After the whole group finished their meals, His Majesty Li Er saw that many supervisors around him were uncomfortable, so he led Li Yuanying and the others to get up and leave the cafeteria.
Li Yuanying and Li Zhi followed His Majesty Li Er on the left and on the right, with Chengyang behind him.
Li Yuanying didn't think there was anything wrong with his decision to eat first, so he followed His Majesty Li Er and asked, "Brother Emperor, do you think it's delicious? It's not bad, right?"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him, and said lightly: "I'm afraid that if I say it's delicious on this side, the Fengtai Building on the other side will put up a banner saying 'Emperor agrees to eat it'."
Li Yuanying didn't feel ashamed at all when someone pierced through his little thoughts. He brazenly followed His Majesty Li Er's words and boasted: "Brother Huang, you have such a good brain, I never thought of it! Later, I will tell Dong Xiaoyi to let him put out a banner!"
His Majesty Li Er couldn't hold back, raised his hand and tapped him on the forehead.
Li Yuanying held his forehead that hurt from the beating, and decided to ignore him.
His Majesty Li Er ignored him, and turned to ask how Li Zhi and Cheng Yang were doing in the Imperial College.
Li Zhi is very honest, saying that he eats well and learns well in the Imperial College, although the progress is not the same as in the palace, but there are many people, and there are problems that can be discussed at any time, which feels very good.
Cheng Yang nodded in agreement.
His Majesty Li Er asked them what books they had read, picked some questions to test them, and was naturally very satisfied with the results. Seeing that it was evening, His Majesty Li Er told them not to follow any more, but to study hard at the Imperial College, he should go back to the palace.
Li Yuanying had been waiting for His Majesty Li Er to ask him questions all the way. He had read so many books and was not afraid of the school exams at all. He would definitely surprise the emperor!
As a result, His Majesty Li Er didn't speak to him again, so he was about to leave.
Li Yuanying angrily pulled the corner of His Majesty Li Er's sleeve.
His Majesty Li Er looked at him.
"You haven't tested me yet" was written on Li Yuanying's face.
His Majesty Li Er said slowly: "Didn't you say 'Brother Huang can see you anytime, the food won't taste good when it's cold', why don't you want me to leave?"
Only then did Li Yuanying realize that His Majesty Li Er was angry, why is the majestic king of a country so stingy!
Li Yuanying said confidently: "The dishes are not tasty when they are cold!"
His Majesty Li Er didn't bother to argue with him anymore, and it seemed that he was as naive as this kid. He said: "If you study well, I will allow you to take the Jinshi exam later. How about it? Can you pass the exam? Prince Jinshi, that is the only one in the Tang Dynasty."
Although the descendants of the clan can also study in the Hongwen Hall affiliated to the Imperial College, there is no precedent for the descendants of the clan to participate in the imperial examination. After all, no matter how poor the clan's children are, they can allot themselves a fief to support themselves. They don't need to take the difficult imperial examination road with the poor family's children.
So if you were a child from another clan, you would definitely not be tempted to hear His Majesty Li Er's words. Who wants to spend that effort to earn a bigger official? What's so great about being a Jinshi, only those guys from humble backgrounds will break their heads for being a Jinshi!
Li Yuanying was different. As soon as Li Yuanying heard "the only one in the Tang Dynasty", his eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"
His Majesty Li Er said: "As long as you can pass the exam, it is true."
Li Yuanying was eager to try: "What's so difficult about it, I will definitely pass the exam!"
His Majesty Li Er drew such a big cake, Li Yuanying felt that the emperor brother was not bad, and happily sent His Majesty Li Er to the gate of the Imperial College.
Entrance examination is the pursuit of all the children of the Guozijian, and it is also the direction of gold plating for many children from aristocratic families. Therefore, most of the people who entered the Guozijian aimed for the imperial examination.
Li Yuanying was different, Li Yuanying had only come to take the exam to trick Wei Ying, and he was admitted to the Imperial College because his brother said that he was worried about the dudes corrupting the prison style. Now the dude is almost done cleaning up, and his idea has been implemented. If His Majesty Li Er hadn't told him to take the Jinshi examination, Li Yuanying would definitely start messing around after his freshness has completely worn off.
Now His Majesty Li Er put a hook on Li Yuanying, and Li Yuanying suddenly had a new target. Li Yuanying really hadn't researched how the Jinshi exam was done, so after sending His Majesty Li Er away, he went to Zhishe to catch people and ask what happened. Dr. Ma was not there, so Li Yuanying found Dr. Shen, and asked Dr. Shen about the examination method of Jinshi.
When Dr. Shen heard that His Majesty Li Er allowed him to take the exam, he was shocked. If you really want to be a Jinshi prince, isn't it messed up? But there is nothing in the imperial court's law saying that the children of the clan are not allowed to take the exam, and if they want to make progress, why don't you allow them to make progress
Dr. Shen stroked his beard lightly, and explained the basic regulations to Li Yuanying: First, the talents recommended by the township were concentrated in the county for one round of examination, and the real talents were selected and sent to the state for another round of examination. Those who passed the exam were released to Beijing in October of that year test. Generally speaking, there will be Chunwei in February of the second year, and you can take the Mingjing and Jinshi subjects.
Mingjing is for learning, and it is a special examination of the meaning of the classics. It is necessary to memorize the classics and understand their meanings; How to solve such a problem.
The Guozijian is different. The supervisors of the Guozijian have a student quota. After studying for a few years, they can pass the examination in the prison. On the contrary, if you fail to meet the requirements of the Guozijian after five years of examination in the prison, the Guozijian should dismiss the prison student; even if you meet the requirements of the Guozijian, those who fail to pass the examination for nine years will also be released from prison.
Therefore, most of the supervising students of Guozijian are about fourteen years old when they enter school. The youth at this age are the most energetic, and the next few years are the best time to study. If you fail the exam in the next nine years, you will have to suffer year after year!
Dr. Shen said: "It's not easy to take the Jinshi exam. You have to be able to write articles, and you have to learn poetry." He taught patiently, "Your Highness, you are still young and have little knowledge. Writing articles is immature. If you really want to go to high school , you have to study more, make friends more, broaden your knowledge, and don’t slack off at all. Think about it, you are very smart, yes, but there is no shortage of smart people in the world, and every round of elections comes up to participate in the tribute. The most outstanding talents in Datang, even if you can be smarter than them, a hardworking one may compare you."
Li Yuanying listened carefully and felt that what Dr. Shen said made sense.
But he let out all the big talk, if he gave up and didn't take the exam, he would lose face!
Li Yuanying decided to face the difficulties!
He pulled Dr. Shen to ask him what books he should read, and who had written good articles.
In the evening, Tang Guan went out to watch the night to organize the supervisors. Li Yuanying couldn't sleep, so he dragged Tang Sui and the others to ask when everyone was going to take the exam.
Tang Sui has been in school for almost two years, and if he calculates the time, he will be able to take the exam in the coming year. He should take the examination of Ming Jing, because he has decided to specialize in the "Book of Changes" and "Book of Rites". The five classics and the second one are almost the same.
Others also have their own direction.
Some of them are burdened with the expectations of their families, some are burdened with the recommendation of the village, and some are burdened with the kindness of their teachers. Everyone has their own direction, and everyone has their own reasons for their efforts. There is something they want to do no matter what. Because they have carefully planned the future clearly, even if the conditions of the Guozijian are a bit difficult, they can still get up and study every day when the cock crows.
Li Yuanying was very touched when he heard this.
When Tang Guan came back, Li Yuanying had finished chatting with the others and lay down. The others were already asleep, but Li Yuanying was still thinking about things with his eyes open.
Hearing the sound of Tang Guan drilling into the bed, Li Yuanying turned his head to look and found that Tang Guan had covered himself with the quilt.
Li Yuanying reached out and pulled Tang Guan's quilt.
nothing happened.
Li Yuanying talked again.
Tang Guan bared his head and glared at him.
Li Yuanying whispered to him: "It's not good to sleep with your head covered!"
Tang Guan remained silent.
Li Yuanying asked him again: "Are you going to be a Jinshi?"
Tang Guan ignored him.
Li Yuanying muttered to himself: "I didn't want to take the exam, but the emperor said he could let me take the exam, so I thought it would be fun to take the exam. It's so prestigious to be the first Jinshi prince in the Tang Dynasty." Li Yuanying and Tang Guan Talking about the reason why I can’t fall asleep, “But hearing that everyone knows what they want to do and what they can do in the future, I feel that I am too confused in life. I always want to do this and also want to do it. Before I finish it, I want to do another thing.”
With the help of the moonlight, Tang Guan saw the confusion and entanglement in Li Yuanying's eyes at once.
After all, Tang Guan couldn't continue to ignore people, and replied: "You should live like this at your age. If you are only eleven or twelve years old and you can live clearly, what's the point of living? Try everything. Only then do you know what you want to do, what you don’t want to do, what you can do and what you can’t do. Others understand, maybe because others have tried it, which one here is not bigger than you?”
When Li Yuanying heard this, he suddenly realized that this was the reason!
If you don’t try, how will you know what you want to do and what you can do
Li Yuanying became happy, and praised Tang Guan with burning eyes: "Senior brother, you are really amazing, I figured it out after you said that!"
Tang Guan said: "Shut up, it's time to sleep."
Li Yuanying shut up obediently, and soon fell asleep soundly and sweetly.
Tang Guan lay flat, staring at the dark roof with his eyes open.
Can't sleep a little.
The author has something to say:
Little Prince: This moment suddenly feels very familiar...
Eldest nephew: Because you tricked me like this before