Datang Institute of Technology

In Chang'an, people lined up along the streets, waiting lively, the imperial examination held every three years, Chang'an roll call, is the most lively thing in Chang'an, more atmosphere than New Year's.

There are people of all ages. There are old people who want to come to bring joy to the younger generation in the family. The candidates for high school are all Wenqu stars, and there are also young women holding hydrangea balls. It's unknown if it's true or not, but it doesn't prevent the open-minded women of Tang Dynasty from smashing the hydrangea shyly.

The waiting time today was a bit late, but no one showed any impatient expressions. Anyway, according to the custom, today's meeting must be called by Chang'an.

Sure enough, not long after, a group of four horses vaguely walked up Suzaku Avenue from the imperial palace.

Around the four horses, a row of people held gongs and beat them.

The entire Suzaku Avenue was boiling, "Here we come, Zhuangyuan Lang and the others are here."

But as the crowd approached, everyone was dumbfounded.

what's the situation?

The headed horse is obviously a woman?

The three horses behind are also three children, two of them are pointing their nostrils at them, and the other is covering his blushing little face with his hands, but his eyes are showing through his fingers, he wants to see but dare not look.

The atmosphere that was originally in full swing seemed to freeze in an instant, "What's going on, didn't the Zhuangyuan Lang and the others come?"

"I don't know, but this scene is Chang'an's roll call."

Among the bewildered group of people, there was a bold one who loudly asked those who were beating the gongs and drums, "Zhuangyuanlang, who are they?"

"Boom"

The sound of the gong was loud, and it was accompanied by the answer, "Isn't that right? They are the top three and the top two appointed by His Majesty."

"No, they are not women and children? Don't let them mess around with such an important thing as Chang'an roll call."

"Don't talk nonsense." The person who hit the gong cupped his fists at the woman on the horse in the front, "This is the No. [-] Scholar of Jinke, the first female No. [-] Scholar in my Tang Dynasty."

Then he gestured to the back, "What kid? They are the second place in this subject, Tanhua, and Chuanlu."

"..."

Do you know the expressions of the people who heard the words?My jaw dropped to the floor.

Female... female champion?

Unheard of!

Moreover, Tanhua Chuanlu, the second place in the list, is actually three children, who seem a little funny.

Someone whispered, "Isn't this a child's play?"

But he was immediately refuted, "Nonsense. Others stood out from among the many candidates and passed the other candidates with their real skills. Do you know why Chang'an's roll call is so late today? Because the officials of the imperial court have the same thoughts as you , but just now, these few people debated strategies in front of civil and military officials and His Majesty, and they won. His Majesty and several prime ministers agreed at the same time, can the ranking sealed by imperial edict be a joke?"

"Besides, I am a young boy in the Tang Dynasty, which means that my luck in the Tang Dynasty is unprecedented. It is an auspicious sign. This is the result of the divination by the Qin Tianjian."

But... Are these teenagers too young to win the argument? Did they hear it wrong?

"Boom!"

The gong continued to beat.

Among a group of quiet people, the first thing that came to mind was a group of women, who had become the No. [-] female scholar in the Tang Dynasty, and then they screamed excitedly.

The woman's high decibels overwhelmed the sound of gongs and drums.

It was a kind of excitement from the bottom of the heart. It didn't matter to them whether there was a female champion in the past, but now they have it. They are both women. I don't know why, but they are so excited that they can't extricate themselves.

What kind of women can only care for their husbands and children at home, bullshit, their women can also be the number one scholar in high school, and they can also enter the court as an official.

It has to be said that the openness of women in the Tang Dynasty is indeed very rare throughout the ages.

A group of women went crazy, screaming and jumping with excitement, the older ones were crying unconsciously, they didn't know why they were crying, but thinking that women can be promising, they got the support of His Majesty and the prime ministers Admit it, they just want to cry.

Wiping tears, laughing and crying, she must look very strange, but she just can't help it, and when she gets home, she will let the father-in-law who disliked her and gave birth to a daughter know what happened to her daughter, and she can also be the top student in high school.

Originally, some officials who were worried about the reaction of the people sneaked into the crowd to observe, but the whole atmosphere suddenly became crazy, that kind of lively madness, more lively than any previous Chang'an roll call.

Female No. [-] scholar, Datang has a female No. [-] scholar.

The woman who was so excited and weeping began to tell each other.

All the women who got the news, no matter what they were doing, put down what they were doing and walked out.

The Suzaku Avenue, which is usually wide, looks extra crowded today, not only the Suzaku Avenue, but the news quickly spread throughout Chang'an, and the same goes for other avenues.

It was definitely the craziest day, a women's day.

I don't know how many people covered their mouths and covered their crying. The long-standing heaviness in their hearts suddenly became clear today.

Like venting, the screams along the road can lift the roof off.

Apart from that, there were countless other voices of praise. Looking at the three funny ones, "I am a very good boy from Tang Dynasty."

"What a boy, he is obviously a child of my Tang Dynasty."

"Today's grand occasion will surely last forever."

"Only I, Datang, can see such a vigorous appearance."

Many people also said, "Have you noticed that most of these officials are from Xujiazi Academy?"

"That's right, only the students of Xujiazi College wear white clothes like this, they call it school uniforms."

"This amount is really..."

And smart people's eyes are already bright, no, no matter what, they have to let their children enter Xu's academy. Look, the number of people in this high school is too exaggerated.

Someone has already gone to inform the families of these high school candidates, which is good news.

Among them, the happiest thing was to inform the Wu family, and he managed to get the job despite all the arguments.

It's just that he ran into the Wu family happily, and talked enthusiastically for a long time, the Wu family is amazing, the first female champion who has never been seen before, and the brothers of the Wu family are completely dumbfounded, it is impossible, it is definitely a rumor, how can a woman be possible High school champion?

I don't know if I really don't believe it, or if my subconscious is rejecting something.

Anyway, the person who came to announce the good news, didn't get the happy money, and was kicked out, standing at the gate of the Wu family in a daze.

A neighboring old man sneaked up and said with a sigh, "Aren't you asking for trouble? Don't you know that the brothers of the Wu family drove their mother and daughter out of the Wu family after Master Wu passed away. Can they be happy with the news?"

The person who summoned him almost cried. He thought it was a fat job.

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie's family were also notified, and the atmosphere was completely different. Those who went to interrogate Di Renjie were soft-hearted and kept saying nice things.

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie's house immediately put up lights and festoons, and prepared a grand banquet, inviting everyone he knew to be lively.

When the officials were still visiting Chang'an, their homes were full of guests, and it was inevitable that some people would come to learn Buddhist scriptures, "Your children are really amazing. They have already entered high school at a young age. They have a bright future, but they don't know what to do." Trick or not?"

The parents are as if they have been smeared with honey, and they must still be humble in their mouths, "Where is it, I have praised it, but I am not boasting. Our children are different from other people. Others' children are extremely nervous before the imperial examination. , Our children walk the dog and fight crickets every day."

It's really funny, the guests are also funny, but others should be funny, whoever makes their children go to high school will be an official in the future.

The parent said again, "At that time, we were so anxious that we couldn't sleep well. We couldn't get nervous when we forced them to ask them why every day. ", "Ten Years of National Policy", and the sea of ​​questions tactics specifically for imperial examinations. As long as you read and study seriously, everyone can go to high school. Don't you say that this answer makes people more anxious? If you read books seriously, you can go to high school, isn't it? Isn't it true that all the scholars in my Tang Dynasty can go to high school?"

The parents were a little funny, because they were in a good mood, so they couldn't help but talk a lot, and didn't take it seriously.

It's just that the speaker has no intention and the listener has intention. I don't know how many people have memorized these two books.

It was getting late, and the guests went home one after another, but as soon as they returned, the servants were told to go to the bookstore to buy "Ten Years of Imperial Examinations and Three Years of Simulation" and "Ten Years of National Policy".

The title of the book sounds a little strange, but one can tell that it must be a book specifically for the imperial examination, but the servants ran out of all the bookstores in Chang'an, and they did not buy these two books.

More people asked for books, and the news gradually spread in Chang'an.

Many people were discussing in private, "What kind of divine books are these? It's really so magical. Take a look and you'll be in high school for the imperial examination?"

"Could it be fake? It's all from the family of those Wenqu stars, and it's not from the same family."

"What's the use of magic, and you can't buy it."

Of course, there are also friends and relatives who are close to the families of these high school candidates, so they come to ask directly.

Parents didn't know where it was sold, and they couldn't help but ask their candidates.

The student said directly, "I can't buy it. These are the reference books for our college, and they are not sold outside."

Only in Xujiazi's academy?No wonder Xujiazi College has so many students in high school. The most popular rumor recently is the number of students in Xujiazi College's Imperial Examination High School. Anyone who heard that number was dumbfounded and murmured that it must be a fairy In the college, the students taught are all gods, otherwise how could there be so many high school students.

Leaving aside this matter for now, I don't know how many people have started to think about the books of Xujiazi Academy.

It's just that, the students cherish their books very much, as can be seen from the fact that they put a very beautiful book cover on the paper. They are not particularly good people, and it is not so easy to borrow books if they want to borrow them. In addition, even if the students are willing, the parents may not agree. This is a book that can be used in high school after reading it. They don't know what kind of treasure it will be. They plan to keep it as a family heirloom. It is a very elegant and interesting thing , with the demeanor of a scholarly family.

Not to mention the popularity of these two books that are expected but not available in Chang'an. In the Prince Jin's mansion, Li Zhi was carrying his small bookcase and was about to sneak out from the dog hole. When he thought of this, he was so angry with Li Shiyi that he actually told his father that he wanted to be an official. Where did he have it? It was all caused by the devil Li Shiyi. Definitely jump up and whip him.

Li Zhi carried a small bookcase on his back to drill the dog's hole, but he was young and always followed by others, how could he escape the sight of others, and the Prince Jin's mansion was in a state of panic.

Li Zhi got his head in at first, but was dragged out by someone.

Li Zhi was in a hurry, and kicked his calf, "Let me go, let me go, I'm going to the academy, I don't play with those people in the court who have dirty hearts."

The dean said that the hall is full of foxes with hearts, who can eat people without spitting out their bones, which is too scary.

An old nanny who took care of Li Zhi said earnestly, "Your Highness, your academy is on vacation, what are you doing at the academy? Your majesty is not feeling well, and I want you to go to the court to help with the government affairs."

Today is probably the happiest day in Prince Jin's Mansion. They all say that servants follow the Lord. In the past, with Prince Jin's character, they never had any hope or idea.

But it’s different now. King Jin not only took the imperial examinations, but also performed impressively in the Golden Palace. His Majesty also asked King Jin to go to the court as a prince to handle the government affairs.

They saw a little hope, although this hope was very insignificant, but they were just happy, King Jin was promising, and their status also increased, but now King Jin actually wanted to run in disregard of His Majesty's order, how could this be possible.

Li Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, that's right, the college is on holiday, and there was no one when he went to the college.

But no matter what, he said that he would not go to court, "I...I will travel around the world."

The old mama was dumbfounded when she heard this, and looked at the little Doubi whose calves were bouncing straight up, who wants to travel around the world at such a young age?Who did you learn this from, and said, "King Jin, do you dare to go to the restaurant to eat by yourself?"

Li Zhi shrank his neck. There were so many people in the restaurant that he didn't dare to eat by himself. Yunyou must live in the restaurant, otherwise he would sleep in the open.

Li Zhi kicked his calf, don't think he's out of luck, "I... I went to beg with my small schoolbag on my back."

Anyway, as long as he is not allowed to go to court, he can do anything.

The old mother's heart was broken. The dignified King Jin actually said that he was going to beg.

The old lady would not let Li Zhi go out no matter what. Li Zhi could go through the dog hole eight times in an hour, but none of them succeeded.

Prince Jin's mansion has been tossing like this for a day.

The next day, Li Zhi was forced to put on a small official uniform sent by the Garment Bureau, which looked good, but Li Zhi was tearful, and his only thought now was to kill Li Shiyi.

He couldn't escape, he couldn't hide, what could he do?

On the first day Xiaodoubi went to court, his whole head was covered in his chest, and all civil and military officials were looking at him, it was scary.

Under the dragon chair, a small table and stool were specially installed for him. Xiao Doubi was so frightened that he didn't dare to lift his head. He covered his face with his hands, and his posture was very strange.

The last time he came to the Golden Palace, at least Li Shiyi and Di Renjie had encouraged him, but now he was alone, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie were still at home waiting for officials to be sent by the Ministry of Officials, so it was impossible to appear in the Golden Palace.

The more Li Zhi was frightened, the more frightened he would be. He was sitting on his own little stool like a little prisoner, saying nothing and doing nothing.

Can……

Although Li Er didn't come to the court today, there was no order of whether he came to the court or not. Several prime ministers presided over the court discussion.

For Li Zhi to go to court, they only pay attention to it at most. It is definitely impossible for Li Zhi to do anything. In their understanding, His Majesty let Li Zhi come to practice.

But Li Zhi is the prince. Although he is young, he is supervising the country on behalf of His Majesty on the surface, and he has to live with him for some things.

Fang Xuanling finished discussing with the ministers according to the procedure, and then said, "His Royal Highness, I, the Ten Daoists of the Tang Dynasty, sent the tax accounts of various places, please have a look."

Fang Xuanling was just following the procedure.

Li Zhi was so ashamed that he covered his chest with his head, his face was blushing, he felt that his father was so amazing, he had to face the gazes of so many ministers every day, yet his father was not shy or afraid, so powerful, unlike him , when others saw him, he was shy, just like now.

Li Zhi covered his small face with his hands, and hummed softly.

Fang Xuanling asked people to put the tax books submitted by various places this year on Li Zhi's small table, and then ignored it.

In everyone's mind, they thought that Li Zhi came to study, and as for helping His Majesty handle the government affairs, it was just His Majesty's official statement.

Fang Xuanling and the minister continued to discuss other matters.

Li Zhi was fidgeting, no matter how he looked, he looked like a frightened little pet.

But he also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not paying attention to him the whole time.

Li Zhi covered his face with one hand and picked up a ledger with the other. This is definitely the strangest scene of going to court in Datang.

It's just that Li Zhi took a look at the ledger, then his hands trembled, and the ledger fell to the ground.

Everyone looked over, Fang Xuanling asked, "What's the matter with His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

Li Zhi's face turned pale, "No...nothing."

My heart is like a little deer, I kept bumping, oh my god, what should I do?Is this the tax account book sent by the local government?But what the hell is a fake account book? It was taught by the academy, and the account book written like this is a model of fake account books.

How to do how to do?

As soon as he took it, he got a fake account book. These local officials were too courageous to tamper with taxation.

Li Zhi's whole body is not well, and he can't pretend that he didn't see it, but he is cowardly, he doesn't even dare to speak now, he should show his father the account book to see.

Li Zhi didn't know how he made it to the next court, it was simply suffering, he wanted to slap his chest with his hand, it scared him to death.

However, he can't pat his chest now, because he is holding a book that is taller than him, and he is running towards the Tai Chi Palace with his calves.

"Father, Father, I can't help it."

In front of Li Shimin's eyes, there was a pile of ledgers talking, because Li Zhi's little head was completely covered by the ledgers.

Li Shimin took the account book, and then he showed Li Zhi who was sweating, but Li Shimin's face turned black after hearing what Li Zhi said.

I took out the account that Li Zhi said from the account book, but after reading it for a long time, I didn't see why. Isn't this just an ordinary account book?

Li Zhi said, "Father, this is a fake account book. It was taught by our college. The dean said that people used to use this method to make fake books."

People from the past...why do they sound weird?

Li Zhi said again, "If you don't believe me, let the students of our college watch it. We have all learned it. You can tell at a glance. Aren't Li Shiyi and Di Renjie in Chang'an? They are more powerful than me. Father, let them come and see." look."

Li Shimin frowned, then looked at Eunuch Pound, "Go and call Li Shiyi and Di Renjie into the palace."

After finishing speaking, he continued, "Let's say that King Jin asked them to enter the palace to play."

Li Shimin is still not sure about the situation of this ledger, so it can't make a big fuss.

Not long after, Li Shiyi and Di Renjie came, "Li Zhi Li Zhi, why are you still acting like a child, you still want to play with us, we are officials now."

The two little teasers are extremely powerful.

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched. This is his official from the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie probably didn't expect Li Er to be there, so they hurriedly saluted, wondering in their hearts, didn't they come to play with them?Why does His Majesty want to play together?This, this, this... is not very good, if it gets out, His Majesty is playing with their children...

Li Zhi couldn't wait to hand over the ledger, "Look at this..."

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie flipped through the pages, "Li Zhi, where did you find the fake ledger? It's really well done. You can take it to the college as a demonstration of the fake ledger."

Li Shimin's heart twitched, his face was so dark that it couldn't be darker, is it really a fake account book? How bold.

Li Shiyi said, "Look at how fake the accounts are. The price difference between the new rice and the old rice must have been embezzled."

Di Renjie also said, "There is also the tax. The tax in disaster years and harvest years is actually the same. Doesn't the imperial court have a policy of reducing or exempting taxes in disaster years? You can tell it's fake at a glance."

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, yes, you can tell it's a fake at a glance, but some people can't find it out no matter how hard they check, and he doesn't believe it without any knowledge.

Li Shimin thought for a while, then looked at Li Zhi, "As your first day in court, I will leave it to you to thoroughly investigate the fake account book, and you can ask your classmates to help you."

Li Zhi was stunned, no, he brought the account book to Tai Chi Palace, and handed it over to his father, why did he let himself be responsible in the end?He won't, he doesn't understand anything.

It's just that it's too late to say anything now.

Li Shimin left and left his study to San Xiaozhi, where there were still a pile of books to be checked.

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie looked at Li Zhi, "Well, you scheming Li Zhi, you told us to play, so it turned out that you tricked us into checking the accounts for you."

"That's right, Li Zhi, you are a scheming ghost."

Li Zhi was tearful, he didn't, he was still a pure little tease.

No one will believe anything now, Li Zhi said, "What should I do now, there are so many accounts."

The key is that Li Shimin also asked people to move the remaining books to his study.

The three little ones looked at each other in blank dismay. With so many books, when will they have to check them?

Li Shiyi, the little devil, waved his hand, "Didn't His Majesty just say that you can ask your classmates to help, and your classmates are not just the two of us."

Di Renjie also said, "Yes, yes, you can't just trick the two of us, you are the class monitor, with a wave of your little hand, all the students in the small class will come to help."

Li Zhi was tearful, he was still pure, it was Li Shiyi and Di Renjie who made him cheat, "Isn't that good?"

Li Shiyi and Di Renjie looked contemptuous, bah, their eyes were bright, but they pretended to be pure, Li Zhi was too bad.

As a result, a large group of eunuchs in the palace were sent out, and then brought back happy little radish heads.

Little Luobotou was very happy, they had never seen what the palace looked like before.

However, they were brought into the study.

Li Zhi rubbed his little hands with nowhere to rest, "Help...help me check the accounts."

A group of little radish heads: "..."

Say good fun and play?

Then, Li Zhi took out a bunch of abacus that he had already prepared, and the whole study room was filled with crackling sounds.

His Majesty suddenly took away a large part of the ledger, which of course attracted the attention of many people, especially some people, who had a sudden heartbreak, and then made people pay attention to the movement in the palace all the time.

Soon they were relieved that His Majesty did not ask someone to check the accounts, but took a group of children to the palace a little waywardly to be King Jin's playmates.

It's fine not to check the accounts, and even if they check, they are so covert, and it is not so easy to be found out.

The account books in ancient times were very complicated, and it was impossible to see ten lines at a glance, so many people had to be used to check the accounts, and His Majesty had no sign of this at all, so they were really relieved.

But, a few days later, he went to court as usual.

Several prime ministers presided over the court meeting, and Li Zhi sat on his little stool shyly as before.

The court meeting ended soon, and several prime ministers also announced that the matter was over and they were about to go down to the court, but... suddenly a weak mosquito voice said, "Slow...slowly."

Fang Xuanling thought he was hallucinating, and asked with some doubts, "What did His Royal Highness Jin Wang say just now?"

Looking at each other in unison, Li Zhi Xiaodoubi covered his whole head inside his chest.

But his father entrusted him with full authority over this matter, so he had to speak again.

Li Zhi covered his head and said shyly, "And... slow down."

Almost everyone was stunned. Li Zhi has been submissive these days. If it weren't for the conspicuous seat he was sitting in, everyone would probably have forgotten his existence. Unexpectedly, he actually spoke now.

Fang Xuanling was also taken aback, "What's the matter with His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

Baiguan didn't care much.

However, Li Zhi suddenly took out a piece of paper, covered his face with one hand, and held the paper in the other hand and said, "I... this king will supervise the country on behalf of my father. Today... I have something important to announce."

Everyone was stunned, including Fang Xuanling and others.

This is... the use of the power to supervise the country?

Fang Xuanling and the other prime ministers were astonished, and it took him a while to come to their senses. No matter how Li Zhi behaved, he was also the power to oversee the country bestowed by His Majesty himself.

Using the power of supervising the country, that is to say, what Li Zhi said now represents His Majesty and the imperial power.

Fang Xuanling straightened his face, and led all the officials to bow their hands, "The minister waits for the order."

Li Zhi was about to cry, it was so scary, he was going to pee his pants, what should he do?

Li Zhi was trembling when he spoke, "After verification, Zhou Youwei, the prime minister of Taiyuan County, embezzled 1000 taels of official silver in total. He will be dismissed immediately and thrown into prison..."

"After verification, the prime minister of Henan County, Zhitong, embezzled a total of 3000 taels of official silver. He was immediately dismissed from office and sent to prison..."

"..."

"After verification, Wang Shouye, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is suspected of dereliction of duty, acceptance of bribes, wanton fraud, and complicity. He will be dismissed immediately and thrown into prison..."

Needle dropping could be heard in the whole hall, only Li Zhi's trembling voice, but in this trembling voice, even the Minister of Rites of the Sixth Department of the Tang Dynasty was going to be imprisoned.