For three consecutive days,
Li Hongbi spent all his time in Mei Mansion.
His relationship with Mei Wanyan also heated up rapidly.
But after all, she is a daughter of a high family, so Mei Wanyan is still very dignified and polite.
Last time, Li Hongbi secretly pulled her little hand, which scared the beauty so much that she ran away and didn't dare to see this slut all day long.
If Princess Ning Guo hadn't stopped him, Mei Yin would have beaten him out of the house with sticks.
Li Hongbi had no choice but to leave in anger.
The three-day holiday for the provincial examination will soon be over.
Li Hongbi also had to go to work in the Imperial College honestly.
However, as soon as he stepped into the Imperial Academy, he was grabbed by Si Ye Pan Yuebin.
"Assistant Li, Rao Wenshu...is he really in jail?"
After all, they were colleagues for many years, and Pan Yuebin couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Li Hongbi nodded when he heard this and said with a smile: "Old Pan, don't pay too much attention to these things, then Rao Wenshu and you are not the same people."
"What people want to do is to climb up the high branch of Jiewen Dog and then leave the quagmire of the Imperial College!"
Hearing this, Pan Yuebin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Well, I also knew that Wen Shu was arrogant, but I didn't expect that he would be so narrow-minded."
"We are all colleagues in the Imperial College, why would we do such a thing? We are harming others and ourselves!"
"It's hard to understand the heart of a villain." Li Hongbi also sighed, "I guess it was the Jie Wen Gou who made some promise to him, to support him after the event was completed, etc. Anyway, he was used as a weapon this time. He still doesn’t know.”
Pan Yuebin sighed, not knowing what to say.
"By the way, Lord Jijiu has summoned you."
Li Hongbi nodded when he heard this.
The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at Hu Yan Jingshe.
Pan Yuebin turned around and left knowingly, letting Li Hongbi go in alone.
As soon as Hu Yan saw him, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Hongbi, sit down quickly. This is Wuyi Mountain's Zui Begonia. Your Majesty gave me the tribute yesterday. How do you like it?"
Hu Yan opened his mouth happily and handed over a cup of tea.
In order to show his elegance, this scholar's daily hobby is nothing more than playing the piano and drinking tea.
When it comes to tea tasting, Wuyi Mountain is the place to go.
Everyone knows that Wuyi Dahongpao is the king of tea. It was born among the cliffs of Wuyi. It is naturally pure and high-quality. It has always been called "the leader of rock tea".
Since the pre-Song Dynasty, tea produced in Wuyi has been listed as a royal tribute. The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty also set up an imperial tea garden on the bank of the four bends of the Jiuqu River in Wuyi Mountain to specially collect tribute tea. After the Ming Dynasty established the mountains and rivers, this imperial tea garden was also the same as the previous dynasty, offering tribute tea. It was also regarded as a reward by His Majesty the Emperor, and was given to some meritorious officials from time to time.
After all, only civil servants and gentry like to drink tea, while nobles and military officials do not like to drink this stuff.
When Li Hongbi heard Wu Yi Zui Haitang's name, he couldn't help but think about it. He carefully took the teacup and took a sip.
"Well, it's really good."
"The tea soup is deep orange-yellow, clear and gorgeous; the bottom of the leaves is soft and bright, the edges of the leaves are vermilion, and the center of the leaves is light green with yellow; it has the mellowness of black tea and the fragrance of green tea."
"This Wuyi tea is well-deserved for its reputation. Its most outstanding feature is that it is located alone in a resort with the fragrance of rock bones and flowers. It has an indescribable "rock charm" when you drink it!"
Hu Yan smiled even more when he heard this, and drank a drink himself, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.
"Yes, it is indeed a tribute from the royal family. Even this drunken crabapple is already like this. I wonder how the Dahongpao will taste. It's a pity that I can't taste it!"
Wuyi Dahongpao is the highest quality among Wuyi rock teas. It is a thousand-year-old tree, a rare treasure, and a wonderful flower in the Chinese tea garden. It is known as the "number one among teas". It is the king of rock tea and can be called a national treasure.
Not to mention that Hu Yan is not qualified to drink. Even His Majesty the Emperor does not drink much on weekdays. He only uses it to entertain courtiers and foreign envoys when there is a state banquet for important national events, which shows how precious this red robe is.
There is no way, the quantity is too rare, and things are expensive!
Li Hongbi smiled and said nothing when he heard this, and then asked: "Why did your Majesty reward the Lord Jijiu? Is it because of this provincial examination?"
"You are so smart." Hu Yan smiled and nodded, "In this provincial examination, the twenty-seven students who were referred by our Imperial College were all high school candidates, and none of them failed!"
"This kind of achievement is very good in all previous Imperial Colleges, so His Majesty was very happy and rewarded Wu Yi Zui Haitang."
"Speaking of which, this is mainly due to you, Hongbi!"
Hu Yan spoke with a spring breeze on his face, and his words revealed the importance he attached to Li Hongbi.
If Li Hongbi hadn't suddenly guessed the scope of Hu Guang's test questions and practiced hard on the questions, then one or two of the twenty-seven students, not to mention all of them in high school, would have been considered successful. What a lucky break.
Although this way of taking the test may seem a bit suspicious of fraud, it does not prevent it from being very delicious!
After Hu Yan tasted the sweetness, he immediately thought of the next try.
After all, there are thousands of students in the Imperial College, almost all of them are Juren, and all of them can take part in the major examinations in the spring of next year, and the examinations are also the main battlefield for the Imperial College students!
The provincial examination is just a small test, and the next comprehensive examination is the real highlight.
Therefore, Hu Yan hopes that Li Hongbi can continue his efforts, not to mention winning the first place and taking the top ten places, but also at least allowing more students from the Imperial College to go to high school. This can also prove that Hu Yan, the Imperial College priest, is no longer struggling.
"Hongbi, you must take action on this matter!"
"Our Imperial College finally has some signs of revitalization, but we can't make a fool of ourselves in the next examination!"
As soon as he heard this, Li Hongbi suddenly felt like his head was pounding.
The National Examination is not like the Provincial Examination. It is an examination for the top talents from all the states in the whole world.
In other words, this is a battle between talented people and talented people. The competition between elites and elites is far from comparable to the difficulty of the provincial examination.
As for the provincial examination, Li Hongbi could also use some loopholes in the scientific examination rules to let Qiu Song and Zhu Yong come out on top.
But this test is really different. If you want to go to high school, you have to show your real skills!
Furthermore, if the Third Primary School can only pass the examination, the goal has been achieved. There is really no need to take the Naoshizi Jinshi examination.
After all, the three little ones still have titles waiting for them to inherit when they return home. What's the use of becoming a Jinshi? Will the court still give you an official position?
Honorable ministers have their own way, and civil servants have their own way. Don't dare to mess around!
"Master Jijiu, the three chapters of our agreement have ended!"
"Those three of my disciples don't know how to take the general examination, so there's no point in doing so!"
"So, let's not get involved in this matter. Those who know how to test are true abilities, Lord Jijiu..."
Before Li Hongbi finished speaking, Hu Yan interrupted rudely: "We can continue the transaction. I am in the cabinet and can understand the general trend of the court and share the news with you in time. But you, Li Hongbi, only need to help me revive the Imperial College. how?"
Hearing this, Li Hongbi fell into deep thought.
The current cabinet is just the advisory body of the Dog Emperor, not the famous real power cabinet in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
But what cannot be ignored is that the cabinet has one responsibility, which is to draft and issue imperial edicts!
In other words, Hu Yan can indeed understand the Dog Emperor's decision in advance, and then notify himself in time, so that he can make plans in advance to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
From the looks of it, this deal is not impossible.
There are still people in the cabinet that are useful.
"Then let's check the sincerity first?"
"Your Majesty has issued a decree to summon the eldest prince and the second prince back to the capital to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet!"
Li Hongbi: "!!!"
