As expected, ever since Li Yi's letter to the court, the rumors about Li Yi in Changan City had instantly changed direction.
"What is it? The Duke of Wei has submitted a letter to His Majesty?”
"Yes, and he even strongly recommended the Zhuge family in front of all the officials.”
"Shouldn't he avoid arousing suspicion? Shouldn't he explain to the Emperor? How could he ask for an official position in public?”
"Haha, this is the brilliance of the Duke. If he did this, would you still believe that he accepted bribes and helped others seek an official position?”
"Of course not. Who would dare to be so arrogant when accepting bribes?”
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In the Duke of Chen Residence, Hou Junji and his friends had gloomy expressions on their faces, their eyes closed in silence or their heads lowered in thought.
"Bang!"
The sound of a teacup shattering rang out as Hou Junji rose to his feet in fury.
His plan to target Duke Wei and his son had failed twice. This not only made him depressed, but he also felt that his reputation had been completely destroyed.
One had to know that the officials in the imperial court who were more intelligent than others, such as Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and the others. They probably knew that there was a pair of hands behind the scenes. As for who these hands belonged to? They should be very clear about this.
"Father-in-law…this son-in-law feels that…we might as well make things difficult again in the Imperial College.”The seventh-rank patrolling censor, Wei Xiang, slowly stood up and started the conversation.
"Hehe, are we testing his knowledge? You don't know, but today in the main hall, even the Emperor praised his handwriting. Moreover, that letter of love was written with literary grace.”Hou Junji waved his hand and glared at him.
Who knew that after the Imperial Censor Wei Xiang heard this, not only was he not disappointed, he even revealed a trace of excitement."Father-in-law, you might have been deceived. According to the information I've gathered over the past two days, I've asked an insider and found out that Li Yi is really an idiot when it comes to knowledge.”
"Yes, I've heard of this too. It was said that in five years, Li Jing and his wife had changed no less than twenty teachers for him, but in the end, they all ran away in anger. Even if he was sent to a private school, he would still be a tyrant in class. All the teachers would scold him for being ignorant and rotten wood that could not be carved.”Chang 'an Prefecture Magistrate Wang Quan nodded in agreement.
In fact, when it came to Li Yi's memorial, did the officials in the court not think that someone would write it on their behalf? However, Li Yi's way of doing things was too surprising, so much so that no one could be sure if he was a silkpants or not.
In the end, Hou Junji made his decision."Alright, then find a few people to test his authenticity on the first day of the Imperial College.”
In just a day's time, all the rumors about Li Yi in Changan City had become a thing of the past.
Today, the noisiest thing in Chang 'an was the opening day of the Imperial College.
In order to gather the talents of the world and imitate the sages of the past, the current emperor established the Imperial College in the capital to store talents for the imperial court to select. This matter caused a sensation throughout the empire.
Three months ago, scholars from all over the world had rushed to Chang 'an City from remote areas to participate in the Imperial College's assessment.
Regardless of background, only talent and character mattered. This was a rare opportunity.
Not only did the three thousand people present gather the scholars of the Great Tang, but even the scholars of Goguryeo, Baekje, and the East Ocean Continent had come to learn.
From this matter, one could see the attraction of the Imperial College to scholars.
The Imperial College was built not far from the Imperial Palace.
Its predecessor was originally the imperial garden of the previous dynasty. The current emperor, Li Shimin, saw such a grand and beautiful place. It was a pity to use it as a private back garden, so he expanded it into a talent training academy.
From this perspective, Li Shimin's actions were worthy of being called a wise ruler.
The New Imperial College was large in scale and had a beautiful environment. It had a unique style. It had the bold and unconstrained style of the northwest and the gentleness of the south at the same time.
This also showed the world that it was not limited to one style, and that there was a big teaching concept.
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