On the way to Chang'an Township, there was a man riding proudly in a carriage at this moment. He was Shusun Li.
Thanks to the relationship between his cousin Shusun Tong, he secretly learned from the court that his son Shusunfu had been selected. Although he was not on the list, it was good to be ranked fifth on the list.
So, before the list was announced, he couldn't wait to rush to Chang'an Township. He wanted to show off to Li Jinong immediately and let him see how amazing the son he had trained was.
As for Xiao He from Chang'an Township, he could only laugh. How could the person who was ruined by Li Zhao be on the list? It must be a loss to everyone.
He had the confidence to humiliate Li Jinong so that his self-esteem would be greatly satisfied. He wanted to let Li Jinong know that he was not as good as him.
Before stepping into Chang'an Township Manor, Shusunli's voice came, "Brother Li, I'm here, come out to greet him quickly, haha!" How arrogant.
Li Jinong, who was discussing something with Li Zhao, frowned when he heard this. He recognized Shusunli's voice.
But he still walked out, and Li Zhao followed suit.
"Haha! Brother Li, my son has won, and my uncle and grandson are the proudest of the family! Did Xiao He win? Probably not! Of course, how could he win?"
As soon as Shusunli saw Li Jinong, he laughed loudly and came over to grab Li Jinong's hand. He did not hide his sarcasm at all and said it quite complacently.
Li Jinong's face immediately darkened. He knew what Shusun Li meant by Zhong Nai. Wasn't it that his son had passed the imperial examination? What's so great, his Xiao He also passed the exam, but when he thought of Xiao He, he became discouraged.
Xiao He only reads miscellaneous books, there is no hope!
In fact, after Xiao He finished his self-study exam, he was urged by Li Zhao to get busy with the medicine shop.
Yes, Yang Qing is worthy of being a medical scientist of the Western Han Dynasty. He has developed several medicines in a short period of time, and they can be mass-produced. Xiao He, who has business experience, was naturally arrested to assist, and the production of medicines was completed. Expand like this.
As a result, he had not had a chance to tell everyone the news that he was confident about taking the imperial examination.
Seeing Li Jinong hesitate to speak, Shusunli became even more proud, "What? Brother Li wants to say to your Xiao He? Haha! You don't dare to say it! No wonder, how could Xiao He be shortlisted? That's just you It’s just extravagant imagination.”
The implication is quite obvious.
"You" Li Jinong was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Shusun Li did this deliberately to show off, and he didn't forget to piss him off.
"No more 'you', accept the reality! Your Chang'an Township is farmland, you are only suitable to be farmers, recognize yourselves! As for being shortlisted, don't even think about it."
"Don't place your hopes on Xiao He. He is not good enough. He will never be successful in his life. He only deserves to read miscellaneous books for entertainment."
Shusunli's words became more and more explicit, and he glanced at Li Zhao one by one, as if to say, so what if your nephew can become a general? He is not a rough man, so how can he compare with his son who passed the imperial examination? Compare.
This attitude has risen to the level of contempt for the entire Chang'an Township.
Li Jinong was so angry that he clenched his fists, causing his whole body to tremble and his face to twist.
Shusunli was very happy to see it. What he wanted to see was Li Jinong in embarrassment, which would greatly satisfy his self-esteem.
Just as Li Jinong had displeased him back then, he now displeased Li Jinong, and he would repay him twice as much.
hehe! So what if I have Li Zhao, I'm not just stepping on him and squeezing him.
Soldiers are never as good as literati! This is his arrogant capital.
"Brother Li, you are angry, haha! You are so angry! I like to see you like this." Shusunli became more and more presumptuous, and seemed to ignore Li Jinong at all.
Li Zhao was listening nearby and sighed that this was too much. Not only did he ridicule his uncle, but he also ridiculed his Chang'an Township?
He was still talking so wildly in his own land, and he didn't take his master seriously at all.
"How brave!"
He had to blast this person out and break his legs.
Just when he was about to take action, suddenly, a surprise voice came from the door: "General Li, I'm here to bring you good news."
The visitor was Shang Xin. He was arriving in a hurry, followed by a waiter, his face full of joy.
Li Zhao was startled, not knowing what the good news he was talking about was. Of course, he knew Shang Xin's intention, and it must be to declare an edict, but an edict is an edict after all. In other people's mouths, it can be said to be good news, but in Shang Xin's mouth, it is good news. It must not be said.
In other words, the good news Shang Xin mentioned must be something else, but what is it? It seems that there is no good news in Chang'an Township except the emperor's decree.
"Congratulations. Congratulations to Xiao He from Chang'an Township for winning the first place in the imperial examination. Chang'an Township is really full of talents." Shang Xin's smile became even stronger.
This was originally his extra congratulations, but it aroused everyone's surprise.
The first one to react was Shusun Li. His eyes were fixed on Shang Xin, as if he didn't know Shang Xin.
The words couldn't help but come out: "Eunuch Shang, what did you just say? Xiao He won the first place on the list. How is this possible? Isn't it Mr. Shen? This is what the palace is talking about."
He couldn't believe it.
How could Xiao He win the first place? His son is only fifth on the list! How can the people of Chang'an Township defeat his son?
He doesn't allow this to happen.
The face that was so complacent just now changed.
Shang Xin glanced at Shu Sunli with disgust. This man was really rude and dared to question his words. He ignored him and faced Li Zhao with a smile on his face.
"Your great talent impresses me! You can teach such an amazing disciple."
Yes, this is what Shang Xin thinks. Although Li Zhao did not admit that Xiao He was his disciple on the surface, he taught Xiao He in this way, and he should be a master and disciple in a sense of friendship.
Before Li Zhao could react, Li Jinong stepped forward and grabbed Shang Xin's hand, asking in disbelief: "Father, is it true that Xiao He is number one on the list?"
Because Li Jinong didn't have much hope that Xiao He would be shortlisted, he didn't send anyone to see the list, so he didn't know about the list.
"Of course!" Shang Xinjing said that Li Jinong was Li Zhao's uncle, and he was polite, "Now the whole Xianyang City knows that Xiao He won the first place in the ranking under the guidance of General Li, and everyone is running around telling everyone!"
"And I, Shangxin, never lie."
Of course Li Jinong also believed that the celebrities around the emperor would not bother to lie.
Li Jinong was no longer calm. Xiao He winning the first place on the list meant that Chang'an Township won the first place. What an honor it was!
Remember that the Li family had tried every means to become an official but could not do so, and now it has been achieved like this?
Happiness came too suddenly.
Just now, he was feeling sad and thought he was inferior to his uncle Sun Li, but that was no longer the case. It didn't matter if his son won fifth place, how could he compare with Xiao He.
He felt that his whole body suddenly relaxed and he became energetic.
Looking at Shusun Li, he laughed mockingly.
He had to pay back the anger he had just received.
"Brother Shusun, no, the fifth brother on the list, I, Xiao He from Chang'an Township, also won, but the first on the list, are you angry? Is your self-esteem humiliated? Haha! You must be angry, humiliated, so angry! I like it To see you humiliated.”
"It's so shameful to be fifth on the list! Your uncle's family is a pedantic family, so it only deserves fifth place, or fifth place below. Recognize the reality! Your son will never be as good as Xiao He from Chang'an Township. You Don’t even think about comparing the Shusun family with the Li family, there is no comparison, haha!”
Retort!
Having said so much in one breath, Li Jinong was so relaxed and relieved that the breath he had just held was released all at once.
"You, you..." Shusun Li was almost speechless when he heard this and wanted to vomit blood on the spot.
"Impossible, how could Xiao He be number one on the list?"
Yes! Li Jinong was reminded and hesitated.
How could it be number one? He hadn't thought about it carefully just now, but now that he thought about it, it felt a little impossible.
This seems to be unreasonable. His nephew has obviously taken away all the classics from Xiao He. It stands to reason that Xiao He, who has no classics, cannot even be shortlisted! It can't be number one.
Suddenly, he noticed Shang Xin's words.
"What did you just say, Xiao He who was taught by Zhao'er? This, this." Li Jinong turned to look at Shang Xin.
Shang Xin saw his doubts and said with a smile: "You don't know yet! The reason why Xiao He won the first place in the list was all because of the second book tailor-made for him by General Li, which is what everyone calls miscellaneous books. "
"Bah, what a miscellaneous book, that's a sacred book."
"It's true!" Li Jinong finally understood. The reason why Xiao He won the first place on the list was all because of his nephew's book. In other words, his nephew took away the classics and only let Xiao He read the second book. It was for his own good. That was not the case. It ruined Xiao He, but made him successful.
This is well intentioned!
For a moment, Li Jinong looked at Li Zhao, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Zhao'er, it turns out you had a premeditated plan, no, you were prepared, and you even hid it, you brat."
As soon as he praised his nephew, Li Jinong immediately faced Shusun Li and said, "Did you hear that, how come it's impossible for me, Xiao He from Chang'an Township, to be number one on the list? This is all due to my nephew!"
This was another critical blow. Chang'an Township not only produced a person who was ranked number one, but also a person who could teach someone who was ranked number one, and completely defeated Shusun Li's son.
Shusunli was dumbfounded, his face twisted, and he was so angry that he couldn't even speak.
Li Zhao also didn't expect it, and was very surprised that his second book made Xiao He take the first place on the list?
This was a bit hazy, and for a moment, the emperor's words came to mind.
The second book has merit.
By the way, he was also baffled by the emperor's words at the time. Now that he thinks about it, the reason why the emperor said this must be because of Xiao He!
At this moment, he didn't know how to describe his feelings. He published two books just to make money, but little did he know that in this way, Xiao He and himself would be fulfilled.
Shusunli was speechless by the rebuke, so he listened. The more he listened, the more panicked and unwilling he became. At the same time, a sense of humiliation came to his mind.
Why is Chang'an Township? Why should Xiao He be better than his son? His son is the pride of the Shusun family. They have spent countless manpower and material resources over the years to cultivate him. This is good. The already ruined Xiao He just crushed his son casually. Or is it better? It was so crushed that there was no room left.
Why?
Also, what's so great about the second book called miscellaneous books? These three people must have teamed up to deceive him. How can miscellaneous books make a useless person become the first one on the list? It's absolutely impossible.
"The second book is a miscellaneous book. How can it be possible to teach someone who is ranked number one? You must be lying." Shusun Tong could not accept this fact and roared out regardless of his identity.
"Yeah?"
Shang Xin glanced at him with disgust again, still too lazy to pay attention. The next moment, he took out a piece of yellow and orange cloth, which was the imperial edict.
He wanted to use practical actions to silence Shusunli.
"Li Zhao accepts the order!"
"I accept the order!" Li Zhao knew Shang Xin's intention and quickly knelt down.
Li Jinong was stunned for a moment, but quickly knelt down.
"The emperor ordered Li Zhao to write the two books "Political Lectures" and "Economic Theory". He has made great contributions. He also taught Xiao He such a talented person. He is actually a great talent in our Qin Dynasty and a national scholar! I now give you Chang'an Township. From now on, Chang'an Township will be your territory. You can do things cheaply. You can seal these two books as imperial books and give them political and economic theories. They are listed as the first among hundreds of schools of thought. They are read by all scholars. The edict will be issued from now on. The world."
Although this decree was expected, Li Zhao was still very surprised. What surprised him was not that Chang'an Township was given to him, but that he was given the first place in the political and economic theory.
The emperor established a theory for him, and he is still ranked first among hundreds of schools of thought. What does this mean? There are many things that it means. First of all, from the perspective of being favored, the emperor currently advocates Legalism. Therefore, Legalism is like a fish in water among hundreds of schools of thought. Those who followed the officials and studied Legalism were the legalists, and they entered the court as legal officials. This was one of the ways to become an official in the Qin Dynasty, which shows the Qin people's enthusiasm for Legalism.
At this moment, the emperor personally issued an order to seal the two books as imperial books, merge them into one theory, and rank them as the first of a hundred schools of thought. The implications of this are intriguing.
Everyone can imagine that starting from today, these two books will become popular, with countless students vying to learn their theories.
As the author of these two books, he is more likely to become an ancestor and a saint, even a saint like Confucius.
Li Zhao thought about it, his heart was so excited that he couldn't calm down, and his heart was beating loudly.
However, these two books were not written by him. He seemed to feel guilty! But ignore it, since this is a book for future generations, who knows his tricks? Whoever comes up with this theory first will become an ancestor and a saint.
He became a saint first, why should he care about so many future generations?
"I accept the imperial edict!" Li Zhao became very respectful and carefully accepted the edict.
The moment he received the imperial edict, the voice of the system came as promised, "Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement and receiving the reward of choice. Do you accept it?"
Choose a reward?
Although he didn’t know what the reward was, of course Li Zhao accepted it. Could it be possible that he would give up? Impossible, he is not that stupid.
"Accept!" I thought silently.
"Okay, choose three rewards: 1. Upgrade the department store, you can buy ordinary equipment; 2. Upgrade the department store, you can buy cheats; 3. Reward exercise skills, there is a certain chance that you can live a long life."
"Please choose your host!"
oh!
When Li Zhao heard this choice of reward, his eyes widened. The system was really powerful. It was really gratifying to give him such a big reward, but it also made it difficult for him to make a choice.
Upgrading the department store allows you to buy ordinary equipment. The meaning is obvious. He could not buy equipment before because it was not of high quality. Now that he has upgraded, he can buy it. This is a huge advantage, but there is a disadvantage, that is, it requires money. General goods are so expensive to purchase, so aren’t equipment even more expensive?
(End of chapter)
