Some of Li Qinzai's disciples have always had psychological shadows.
Li Sujie, Yiyang and Xuancheng.
Their mothers were losers in harem battles, and the fate of losers inevitably affected the next generation. Before they met Li Qinzai, they were so suppressed in the palace that they could not lift their heads, and lived in fear of death all day long.
Later, after entering school, their lives began to shine again, and it seemed that they had completely said goodbye to the fears of the past.
But only Li Qinzai knew that the knots in their hearts were just covered in dust, and the knots in their hearts were still there.
There are not so many beautiful stories of reconciliation with the world in this world. In fact, most people cannot reconcile with the world, because the world is too lazy to reconcile with you, and it doesn’t even know who you are.
Princess Xuancheng wants to take part in the scientific examination, probably because she wants to give herself a chance, but to whom can she show off? Of course it was her father who had almost forgotten her.
Li Qinzai could even imagine what Xuancheng was looking forward to. The daughter you once ignored and almost died in the Tai Chi Palace was actually very powerful. Her arithmetic skills could compete with the world's scholars. She deserved to be treated better. treatment.
Deep down in her heart, she still hoped that her father would regret his lack of fatherly love for her over the years.
Li Qinzai understood her mood very well and did not object to her taking the scientific examination.
This is the most talented student he has ever taught. Li Qinzai is actually very curious about what level his students can achieve in this era where arithmetic is not valued.
"If you want to take the scientific examination, I can arrange it to ensure fairness and justice. I will also give you a ranking to let you know how much you weigh," Li Qinzai said slowly: "But the ugly thing is up front, you can't get fame, no matter what. No matter how good your grades are, you won’t get fame.”
Xuancheng finally showed his determination and nodded: "Sir, I don't care about fame. I just want to know my worth."
Li Qinzai hummed and said: "From today on, you will go back to Chang'an City to prepare for the exam. You and I, teachers and students, do not have to meet each other before the exam. This is to avoid suspicion."
"I won't give you any academic help. You can study on your own after you return to Chang'an. If you have any questions, ask others for advice. In short, just pretend you don't know me."
Chief Xuancheng bowed his head and said: "That's right, I would like to thank you sir."
Li Qinzai looked at Yiyang and said with a smile: "What about you? Are you also planning to take the scientific examination?"
Yiyang smiled bitterly and said: "This disciple is not talented enough and I dare not embarrass my husband."
Li Qinzai nodded. Although this Yiyang was also a princess, she really had no talent in arithmetic. Her grades were almost the same as those of Li Xian Qibizhen. They were both poor students and would have to worry about attending parent-teacher conferences for several days.
"Sir, I would like to return to Chang'an City with my sister. My sister can prepare for the exam with peace of mind, and my disciple will protect her day and night." Yiyang said again.
Li Qinzai asked curiously: "Are you very good at Kung Fu now? How many moves did Old Wei teach you?"
Yiyang showed a proud look: "If we fight with the imperial guards in the palace, I can fight one against three..."
"Then the guards knelt in front of you and strangled you, crying and begging you not to die?"
Yiyang hesitated and rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Sir..."
Tsk, the martial arts practitioner behaves like a coquettish person, showing the tenderness of a tough man.
"Go, after I have made arrangements, I will send someone to tell you to be careful in your words and deeds after returning to Chang'an, and don't cause trouble..."
Li Qinzai paused as he spoke, looking a little stunned.
Forget it, as a teacher who gets into trouble every now and then, I really have no shame in telling students not to get into trouble. Why force others to do something that I can't do myself?
I thought hard about what I could do, so I was qualified to warn them.
After thinking for a long time, Li Qinzai finally managed to say: "You two... are not allowed to have puppy love!"
This is a reasonable statement. Regardless of the messy things in his predecessor, Li Qinzai now wants to fall in love prematurely, but it is too late...
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Writing scientific examination questions is not an easy task. The scientific examinations of the Tang Dynasty are not very standardized now. There is no rule of constantly fighting monsters and upgrading like the Ming and Qing Dynasty where they first promoted scholars, then promoted people, and finally became Jinshi. However, there are also fixed processes.
They are usually recommended by local officials, and then after local selection, they travel long distances to Chang'an City, where thousands of candidates pass an exam to determine the winner.
During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin stood on the Bell and Drum Tower of the Tai Chi Palace and watched the Jinshi scholars lining up to enter the Tai Chi Palace for an audience. Li Shimin couldn't help but feel proud and said a famous saying, "I have got all the talents in the world!" "
However, this is just a whitewash. In fact, during the Zhenguan period, there were very few talents who entered official positions through normal scientific examination channels, and they were pitifully few.
At that time, the mainstream way was to go through the recommendation of aristocratic families. Scholars had to submit bank papers to the high-ranking dignitaries of the time. Only those who were valued by the aristocratic families and volunteered to be their party members were eligible to be officials without taking the examination.
Until today, after Li Zhi ascended the throne, the imperial court has mostly relied on recommendations from famous families for many years. The scientific examination is held every two years, but it is quite difficult to implement. In order to promote the scientific examination, Li Zhi and Empress Wu decided on this matter After working for a lifetime, he was able to suppress the family members.
What Li Zhi and Empress Wu have to do is to bypass the aristocratic families and let the children from poor families accept direct assessment by the court. The court will decide the selection and elimination of talents, so as to minimize the influence of the aristocratic families in the court.
Li Qinzai accepted this job, which was actually very troublesome.
First of all, he must refer to the types of arithmetic questions in previous years. Under this premise, Li Qinzai then decides the difficulty of his own questions. The number of scholars in the imperial court also determines the difficulty of the questions.
Just like the score book for the college entrance examination in later generations, if you decide to admit a hundred people, the questions must be relatively simple, so that too many candidates can't sink and return home secretly.
If it is decided to admit fifty people, the questions will be much more difficult. The difficulty of the questions will be used to eliminate those who are not good at academics and leave the real elite.
The two princesses Yiyang and Xuancheng quickly packed their bags and said goodbye to Li Qinzai. They left Ganjingzhuang under the escort of the imperial guards.
The next day, the Imperial College sent a doctor. The doctor brought a whole carriage of files, all of which were questions from previous arithmetic examinations, as well as retained test papers from previous candidates.
Looking at the carriage full of test papers, Li Qinzai stood there for a long time, almost going crazy.
Is this... the work of humans?
Who is offering the sacrificial wine in the Imperial College now? Doesn't he think that he is so diligent that he can really read these ghosts one by one?
"Li County Marquis, by the decree of the Emperor, here are all the arithmetic examination questions of the Tang Dynasty from the Zhenguan Year to the present, as well as the test papers of previous candidates. Please sign for them so that I can return to my post and return to my post." The doctor said with a smile.
Li Qinzai was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Are you... trying to kill me?"
The doctor was stunned: "Why did the Marquis of Li County say this?"
Pointing to the overloaded carriage, Li Qinzai said: "There are so many questions and test papers, you want me to read them all by myself? If you want my life, tell me, give me a happy one."
The doctor said in embarrassment: "In the scientific examinations over the years, the examiners will review and refer to the questions from previous years, and the subordinate officials will also act according to the rules. This..."
"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen..." Li Qinzai covered his ears angrily and ran away.
