"If it happens early or late, it doesn't matter! When those students return home, we can't cause any trouble, but now! The actions of thousands of people... If there is trouble, it will be the biggest scandal in my Dajing. Maybe they have to push Jianyehou Mansion away."
Li Yansong sighed: "It's too late, Your Majesty, I will die!"
Li Yansong slowly bowed down, and Emperor Jing hurriedly stood up and walked down from the seat, helped him, and comforted him: "Master Li, why is this! It's not that things haven't happened yet, this is all just conjecture, and it's not as bad as you think. .”
"You have forgotten that the position of doctor of science only comes with a title and a salary, and does not have the power to make decisions and act. It does not even have the right to be free of rent and tax for ordinary candidates. For such a clear-water position, scholars in the world who have relied on the imperial examination have Who cares?"
Li Yansong kept shaking his head: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. Old minister, don't you know that this doctorate in science is not an important official position, and the salary is extremely low, but the problem is that outsiders don't know the inside story."
"It is true that those who become officials in the court look down on little science doctors, but among those scholars, how many of them only know how to read and are full of daydreams about officialdom. Just the word official can make countless people crazy, not to mention that they are still in the palace, Six departments and other important places.”
"If a crowd gathers to cause trouble, it will be difficult for the court to calm down. In addition, if withdrawing the imperial edict will damage the majesty of the royal family, a doctorate in science is indeed useful. It will be extremely difficult to establish it again later."
Emperor Jing continued to comfort him: "Master Li, you are too preoccupied. The achievements made by Dongjiao University are already known to the world, so I expect there may be dissatisfaction, but they are all sensible and knowledgeable scholars, so they should not be able to do anything big."
Li Yansong said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, Marquis Jianye has indeed done a lot in the court. I hope that all officials in the court will accept the concept of Eastern Suburb University. It is also true that many people can accept and understand it even if they are not happy in their hearts, and even benefit from it."
"But Jianyehou's achievements were only within the court, not outside the court. If the people in the world accepted this concept, I am afraid it would take decades for the court to do so. Scholars rarely get involved in worldly affairs. , they are too idealistic and take this world for granted, and changing their minds is even harder than reaching the sky!"
"Many of the officials in the DPRK have come through hard work and bruised heads along the way. They are very different from them."
One statement was refuted, and Emperor Jing was embarrassed.
"Master Li, sit down and say, take your time and don't be in a hurry."
Li Yansong sat down and sighed: "Actually, I don't have much to say. This is the matter. Since it is irreversible, I hope your Majesty will be prepared in advance."
Emperor Jing sat back on his seat and muttered: "I still say what I said, everything is just conjecture. In fact, there is nothing to prepare for, we can only wait for it to happen."
"Then if the old minister is unfortunately right, does your Majesty have any countermeasures?"
Emperor Jing said nothing for a long time and then said: "Since it was Fang Zhengyi who proposed it, let him solve it by himself."
"ah!?"
Li Yansong was stunned!
You couldn't solve it, so you just threw the blame on Fang Zhengyi? It was a pleasure to do this...
"Why, can't you? I can rest assured that Zhengyi is doing things. He...has always been quick-witted." Emperor Jing's face turned red slightly.
At this point, he has no choice but to take the blame if something like this really happens!
Jinyiwei's reputation among the people is very good, and with the support of Banshan Daily, it should be no problem.
If it fails in the end, he will issue a public warning.
Let’s offend him for the time being, and then try to gradually calm down the people’s resentment. Anyway, young people are not afraid of hardship...
"Master Li, don't worry too much about this matter, just wait and see what happens!"
...
The day that the whole capital has been waiting for has arrived!
This day is the day when the results are released.
Countless tears of joy and sorrow were born on this day. Not only the candidates taking the exam, but also the traffickers and lackeys in the capital were looking forward to it.
After all, you can still get a taste of culture and feel the festive atmosphere.
Candidates who have entered the first or second grade have to act like throwing coins in public, inviting people to dinner, etc. in order to win the prize.
In order to pick up some small money and get along well, everyone is willing to come and see.
Gongyuan is already crowded with people and noisy.
This year was a bit special. Not only were there an unusually large number of candidates taking the exam, but there were also a surprisingly large number of people watching.
Looking from a distance, you can see a group of people, like eating barbecue in a night market, as far as the eye can see.
Many Jin Yiwei were also present, standing on tiptoe in casual clothes, waiting for the announcement of the announcement.
They didn't come to see the rankings, but to see the No. 2 pick.
Mr. Fang told me to write down the results first and invite people over later.
He was planning to be hired as a live advertisement for Eastern Suburbs University... He always couldn't let go of the publicity aspect.
Zhou Maoxue stood in the crowd, his eyes fixed on the place where the announcement was about to be posted, and he clasped his hands tightly.
He is nearly forty years old. Although he is tall, he has fair skin. He is well-dressed and looks like he comes from a wealthy family.
The servant accompanying him kept cheering: "Master! Don't worry, we have taken the test many times, and you study so hard, you will definitely get on the list this time!"
Zhou Maoxue licked his dry lips and said nothing.
"The auspicious time has arrived!!! Let's publish the list!!"
With a festive shout, the gate of Gongyuan opened!
The academic officer led the servants and filed out of it in a hurry.
The noisy scene suddenly fell into silence, and the crowd of people's heads seemed to be half frozen, and a large number of eyes were focused on the academic officer.
Zhou Maoxue held his breath, his eyes were straight, and he kept nervous thoughts in his heart.
I don't know how many times I have come to Gongyuan... He is already quite old, and his parents were also high-ranking officials in the government.
But for some reason, he, the eldest son, prided himself on being talented, but he was not good at one exam. He failed in several imperial examinations in succession.
His age as a candidate is nothing to an ordinary person. Aren't people in their fifties and sixties still taking the exam?
However, his family background cannot be compared with ordinary people, and he has failed too many times... He has almost become a laughing stock in the circle. Whether he can make a comeback and regain his face depends on this moment!
Even if he is a top-ranking official, at least he can have an official status. If he fails again, he will really have no energy at all...
The list was posted, and dozens of names appeared in front of the public.
Countless people are frantically scanning the names on the list...
Finally, a huge cheer broke out from the crowd, and the cheer was mixed with tears: "I won! I finally won!!!"
"Hey! I got hit too!"
"It's not good! Master Jinshi has fainted! Hurry...my master has fainted! Get out of my way!!"
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