"Sir, do you know that the Liufu is now recruiting students with great fanfare?" In the Yue Wang's Mansion, at the same time that the Liufu began to take the test for all the students, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, also hurriedly called Jia Yi to the hall, and before Jia Yi sat down on the side, Li Zhen hurriedly asked Jia Yi.

"Now this matter is in an uproar in the entire Chang'an City, and the old man just doesn't want to know, I'm afraid it's difficult." After bowing his hand to Li Zhen, Jia Yiti sat down next to Li Zhen, raised his hand and beard, and sighed in a low voice: "I didn't expect that Liu Yi to deal with it like this, it's really surprising." ”

Originally, I wanted King Yue to reveal the master-apprentice relationship between him and Liu Yiyi privately, as Liu Yiyi's only prince's apprentice, and gather all Liu Yiyi's prestige and connections in the Yue Wang's mansion, and cook the fire to mature rice.

But now, Liu Yiyi unexpectedly came up with a more decisive idea, not to mention the large-scale collection of disciples, and there is no restriction on status, that means that in addition to those children of commoners and powerful people can enter, if other princes are willing, he will not refuse? If that's the case, then the previous calculations he and His Royal Highness the King of Yue against Liu Ichijo will be completely defeated.

Jia Yi frowned lightly, he has lived for more than 50 years, he thinks he has read countless people, and it is the first time he has met someone like Liu Yiyi, who does not play cards according to common sense.

Ordinary people can force them to take advantage, villains can lure them to profit, and gentlemen can bully them, this is the three proverbs that Jia Yi has summed up in dealing with people and things in the past few decades, and it is also the principle of all his behaviors.

Very human, not a villain, I thought I would be a gentleman, I didn't want to, but in the end I was wrong.

"Sir, what should the king do now?" Through the previous palace forcing incident, Li Zhen also knew that his relationship with Liu Yiyi was now face to heart, and it was impossible to return to the point of harmony in the past, but as long as he thought of the many benefits that Liu Yiyi could bring to him after his death, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little reluctant in his heart: "Otherwise, the students will also go to Liufu to have a good time, if they can pass the assessment, they will not break their promises in front of many students." ”

"Your Highness is confused!" Jia Yi was so angry that his beard almost jumped up, and he put the bowl in his hand on the table fiercely, making a very piercing bang, the old man didn't expect that the disciple he had worked hard to train for many years would have such a ridiculous idea.

"Let's not talk about whether Liu Yi will stumble and not let His Highness pass," noticing that he was a little rude, Jia Yi bowed his head lightly and arched his hand to Li Zhen, and explained to him in a loud voice: "If His Highness really went to take the examination of Liufu and competed with the children of ordinary people as the prince and prince, wouldn't it be self-surrendering?" ”

"If you win, it's fine, but if you lose, doesn't it mean that Your Highness is even inferior to the average poor disciple? If this is the case, what will the many ministers of the DPRK and China think? What will the emperor think of his old man? Have these highnesses thought about it? ”

"This ......" Li Zhen's tone was stunned, and she was speechless when Jia Yi asked, and the trace of dissatisfaction and anger she had in her heart towards Jia Yi also dissipated without a trace with Jia Yi's words.

"Also," Seeing that Li Zhen was speechless, Jia Yi continued to say: "After the previous incident, almost all the officials and scholars in Chang'an City know the news that you and Liu Yiyi have a master-apprentice relationship, if you go to Liufu to take the exam now, isn't that saying that all the news that has been circulated before is a rumor, in fact, you have nothing to do with that Liu Yiyi at all?" If that is the case, the situation that His Highness will face will only be worse! ”

first spread the news by himself, and finally overturned it himself, isn't this a slap in the face?

"So, what should the king do now?" was out of proportion by Jia Yi's repeated assumptions and truths, looking at the eloquent and indifferent old man in front of him, Li Zhen stood up gently, faced Jia Yi, bowed over, bowed deeply, and said, "I hope the teacher can teach me." ”

"Your Highness is serious, as the west seat of the palace, the old man will try his best to solve problems for His Highness, Your Highness, please sit down first," Jia Yi also got up, returned the salute with a false body, and finally stretched out his hand to ask Li Zhen to sit down again, and then the old man pretended to serve tea and drink it again.

"I think the teacher already has a plan in his heart, and I ask the teacher to teach him bluntly!" Seeing that Jia Yi's face was indifferent, without the slightest hint of nervousness and embarrassment, Li Zhen's heart also relaxed a little, and she asked Jia Yi for advice again.

"Your Highness, just wait and see what happens." Very satisfied with Li Zhen's current humble attitude, Jia Yi raised his hand very indifferently and stroked the mustache on his chin, and said: "Although Liu Yiyi's trick of recruiting disciples is wonderful, if he can use this to receive several other princes, it will be even more perfect, not only can he get rid of the rumors that he had taken refuge in the Yue Palace, but also successfully avoid the party and government disputes between the princes, and restore his previous neutral state of not helping each other." ”

"However, no matter what he does, there is one thing that he can't get rid of," glancing at Li Zhen in front of him, Jia Yi said softly: "That is, there is indeed such a master-apprentice relationship between him and His Highness." ”

"Although there is no such relationship with or without it, it is no longer much different for His Highness, but it can also ensure that Liu Yiyi will not make more unfavorable and crazy moves to His Highness," to put it bluntly, Jia Yi was already a little timid about this master who did not play cards according to common sense and was bold and ruthless: "Therefore, in the past few days, His Highness has been as before, just keep to himself." ”

"Didn't you say that the Liu boy did some kind of recruitment exam? What is the result? In the imperial study, when Li Shimin was tired and resting, he suddenly remembered the news that was very lively in Chang'an City before, so he asked Li Ran beside him softly.

"Back to the emperor, it is said that there is a three-day period, and today is the second day," I knew that the emperor would ask about the news about Liu Yiyi, Li Ran replied softly unhurriedly: "I heard that there are many people who take the exam, ninety-eight people went on the first day, and two hundred and three people went today, I think it will come tomorrow, and there will be more people, but because Mr. Liu's test questions are too weird and remote, so far, only one of the poor disciples named Sun Yue has passed." ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin turned his head to look at Li Ran with some interest, and said, "Do you know what kind of topics he has come up with?" Only one of the more than 300 people passed? ”

"There are two sets of test questions, one is the study of arithmetic, and the other is the way of ingenuity, although the test questions are different in the past two days, but the questions are similar," he said, Li Ran took out two rolled white papers from his sleeve and presented them, and said sharply: "This is the Liufu test questions collected by the villain in the past two days, a total of two sides, four sets, and the correct answers to each question are also written on it, please take a look at it." ”

"Well, you kid, you're getting smarter." Li Shimin glanced at Li Ran with satisfaction, stretched out his hand to take the test questions, and did not blame Li Ran for his own assertions.

"The emperor has won awards, these are what villains should do." After receiving the emperor's appreciation, Li Ran suddenly smiled, bowed down and said nothing, and then stood quietly behind Li Shimin and said nothing.

"Huh? This, this ......" Looking at the questions on the paper, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a burst of surprise, this Liu Yiyi, is he taking the top prize or the student, these questions are also a little more difficult, right? Complex arithmetic, clever and hard-to-guess word games, not to mention some children who are a few years old or even teenagers, are many pedants in the school, and it is difficult to answer them all.

"You just said that there is a poor disciple who passed?" Li Shimin asked Li Ran in disbelief: "What's your name, how old is this year?" Which set of questions are answered? ”

"Back to the emperor," Li Ran replied quietly and softly: "That student's surname is Sun Mingyue, he is just nine years old this year, and he answered the first set of test questions today. ”

Knowing that the emperor must still have some doubts in his heart, Li Ran continued: "I heard that this Sun Yue is the son of a vegetable farmer in the suburbs of the western part of the city, who sells vegetables with his father every day, collects accounts and settles accounts, and is extremely sensitive to numbers. ”

"Second place?" Hearing this, Li Shimin's face, which was still a little interested, suddenly became gloomy: "Yes, except for the eighth child's self-proclaimed smart thing, this Sun Yue is indeed his second official apprentice." ”

......Seeing that the emperor's complexion was wrong, and knowing that he had just said the wrong words, Li Ran retreated to the side with interest, not daring to say more.

"Okay, you will take these two test questions to the East Palace and give them to the queen," shaking his head slightly, Li Shimin lost the interest in reading it anymore, raised his hand and handed the test paper to Li Ran again, and ordered lightly: "Let the queen analyze the test questions clearly, and then give the way to solve the questions to the young slave and the son, and when the Liufu tries again tomorrow, let the two little ones try their luck too." ”

"Uh, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Jin and His Royal Highness Princess Jinyang are dignified, if they also go to Liufu to take the exam and compete with those ordinary people, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate, right?" Li Ran carefully and softly admonished.

"Wrong?" Li Shimin's face changed, and he said sharply: "What's wrong?" On the one hand, my children, on the other hand, my people, in my eyes, no one will be more noble or humble than the other, more contact with those poor children, a little more understanding of the people's sufferings and hardships, for them, is not a bad thing! ”

"Also," Li Shimin's tone softened slightly, and then said: "For the young slave and the son, Liu Yiyi is indeed a good teacher. If they can worship under his door, it will do them no harm. ”