Early the next morning, Li Shimin went to Yuan Mansion to pick up Yuan Yuan, and saw the little fat boy running out with a bulging belly and an imperial apricot chicken.

His Majesty the Emperor has a headache.

"Today we have a test on etiquette. This chicken is not allowed to enter the test room."

Yuan Yuan said mysteriously: "My grandma said, San Mao can even salute!"

"I made a deal with Wang Qilang, and I'm going to show him San Mao!"

Wang Qilang was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan and was one of yesterday's candidates.

Yuan Yuan put Sanmao on the ground and patted it on the head.

Sanmao walked a few steps with his head held high, then slightly lowered his noble head, which really seemed to be a salute.

The little kid picked it up again and smiled until his eyes narrowed.

Li Shimin nodded her little head helplessly: "Ask the waiter to watch during the test, and you can only play after the test."

The big one, the little one and the chicken went to the examination room.

The etiquette examination room is in the same place as the martial arts examination. There are only a small number of candidates in the children's examination. They are divided into groups for examination in the martial arts field, and the examiner directly evaluates the scores.

On the other side, Yuan Qing was watching the martial arts competition with the two brothers from the Cheng family, Duke Su, when he was suddenly hugged by a pair of small hands.

She turned her head and saw the little old girl with a cute smile.

"Hey, whose elementary school student is this?"

The little old girl wears her hair in a boy's bun and looks like the pampered youngest son of a wealthy family in a TV series.

Yuan Yuan twisted around happily: "Sister, sister, I brought San Mao over!"

Yuan Qing raised his eyebrows: "How can we roast chicken in this important place of examination?"

Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Yaojin's second son, came over and said, "We can go to the back, where there is a hut."

Several people looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.

Li Shimin actually completed his mission as a book boy yesterday. Today, he came to watch the last session of the boy's scientific examination, which should be a beginning and an end.

But today there were many civil servants and military generals here. He couldn't hide his identity, so he came in an imperial chariot, wearing a dragon robe, and came openly.

For a moment, the candidates and examiners in the examination room all saluted respectfully.

Li Shimin sat in the main seat, his eyelids twitching as he watched the little kid playing with the weapons on the weapons rack under the supervision of his good sister.

He waved his hand, and Zhang Anan quickly went over to grab the doll.

During the break of the martial arts exam, the children began to take the etiquette test.

Yuan Yuan mingled among a group of children under the age of six, performing the required actions such as bowing, sitting down, and bowing his head in a decent manner.

There was a circle of officials and candidates around.

Cheng Yaojin put one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and watched with great interest.

Chai Shao on the side asked casually: "Although Princess Yongchang is young, she looks like a calm child."

Cheng Yaojin stroked his beard and said proudly: "Hey, how did you know that this etiquette was taught to me by Brother Qin and Brother Yuchi together?"

"Well, that's right. We have given everything we have and gone through countless hardships and obstacles to have this child now..."

Halfway through the blow, he saw Li Shimin looking at him expressionlessly.

Obediently shut up.

Chai Shao didn't know why and whispered: "I vaguely heard that the saint personally taught the child etiquette?"

He is Huo Guogong, one of the Twelve Generals, His Majesty's brother-in-law, and a close minister of the Emperor.

Naturally well informed.

Cheng Yaojin's lie was exposed and he coughed in embarrassment.

In this exam, a candidate from the Li family in Longxi won the first place.

The royal family of Li and Tang came from the Li family in Longxi, and no one dared to question this result.

Li Shimin was noncommittal.

But when I saw Yuan Yuan and other candidates happily hugging the first-place candidate, shouting "Wow!" and smiling.

Although these children were recommended from various places, they all came from aristocratic families.

Among the people, for ordinary people, cultivating a scholar is a huge expense.

Reading is still the privilege of the nobility.

Even with the introduction of papermaking and printing techniques and the reduction of the cost of books, repairs still cost a large amount of money.

Li Shimin was thinking about how to reduce the cost of education when suddenly his arm was hugged.

Yuan Yuan's face turned red as she ran, and she said loudly: "Uncle Erlang, let's go to a cockfight together quickly!!!"

They are a group of children playing cockfighting, and they must be accompanied by adults.

Uncle Erlang is her book boy, so he should accompany her to fight cocks.

The surrounding ministers all looked at the emperor with expressions that looked like a fool, with a bit of hatred on their faces.

Li Shimin said to the little boy without changing his expression: "Mr. Su has been busy preparing for military events recently, and you haven't played together for a long time..."

Yuan Yuan turned to look at Cheng Yaojin and ran over happily: "Second brother, second brother, let's go to cockfighting together quickly!!!"

The martial arts candidates and examiners in the venue all looked at Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin had just established an image of a resolute, ruthless and majestic general in front of the candidates in the past two days, and he was a little panicked at this time.

He took a step back to reveal Huo Guogong Chai Shao next to him.

Then he put on a straight face and asked Yuan Yuan seriously: "What did we say when we became sworn brothers in Si Foodie Ju?"

Yuan Yuan scratched his chin: "Let's eat sheep together and beat up bad guys together."

"Also...and also help the weak!"

Cheng Yaojin: "Your Uncle Chai has never played cockfighting or eaten sheep with us. Is he considered weak?"

The little kid nodded seriously.

Cheng Yaojin touched her little head: "Okay, let's take Uncle Chai to play."

Although Chai Shao was about the same age as Cheng Yaojin, he was of the same generation as Li Shimin, so he was an uncle.

Yuan Yuan held Chai Shao's hand sympathetically: "Chai Aweng, let me take you to play with Sanmao. It's so fun!"

"Let's eat it together later!!!"

Chai Shao glanced at Cheng Yaojin, smiled and was dragged away by the little boy's strength.

Cheng Yaojin watched them leave happily. When he turned his head, he found that everyone was looking at him with speechless words.

But one link after another, it is really a hearty mutual harm.

Cheng Yaojin, a dead pig, was not afraid of boiling water and stroking his beard. He shouted loudly: "The fourth martial arts competition begins!"

The guards beat the gongs and drums, and the examiners and candidates took their seats.

Chai Shao took several children to fight cocks.

The children formed a circle, with the "Sanmao" camp on one side and the fighting cock on the other side called "General".

Chai Guogong squatted in the middle as the judge. With a command, the fighting cocks on both sides tore together.

The children shouted anxiously to cheer.

Chai Shao showed a somewhat sincere smile.

Since the death of his late wife Princess Pingyang Zhao in the sixth year of Wude, he has always felt that life is impermanent and that life and death are right in front of him.

When fighting outside, he still had some blood, but after returning to peace, he lost some vitality in everything he did.

Seeing the young children full of energy now, he remembered how his wife played with his sons in this way when they were young.

If the world was peaceful and there were no wars, maybe the princess would not leave so early and could watch her children make achievements.

At this time, a child tripped and fell, and Chai Shao stepped forward to help him up.

He thought that he still had the courage to protect the stability of the world and prevent these children from suffering the premature death of their loved ones.

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