The New Imperial College of the Great Tang occupied a vast area that left one flabbergasted.
Apart from that, it also had some unique and beautiful scenery of the northern and southern gardens. It could be said that the New Imperial College was a building complex that combined the academy and the garden.
The students from the various counties of the Great Tang, as well as the students from Baekje and Dongying, gathered together. In addition to the civil and military officials who were watching the ceremony, as well as their families and followers, the scene was very spectacular.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, arrived at the Imperial College on time with his eldest grandson, empress, and the other princes and grandsons under the protection of the Heaven's Policy Army.
Thousands of students threw away their reservations and flocked to both sides of the street, vying to see the dragon's face. Of course, if he could see the beautiful Princess Changle, it would be worth it for him to work so hard for so many days.
Unfortunately, both the emperor and the princesses of the Tang Empire were sitting in the carriage.
Only Crown Prince Li Chengqian, King of Wei Li Tai, and a few other princes smiled at the crowd.
As for Li Yi, he was hiding in the luxurious carriage, hugging the sleeping Wu Meiniang.
This scene did not pique his interest at all.
It was the sweet and beautiful girl in his arms that made him feel comfortable.
"The auspicious time has arrived. Examinees, enter."
Following a sharp shout, three cannons were fired.
The Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, the princes and princesses, the civil and military officials, and the three thousand scholars entered the Imperial College in an orderly manner.
As for those who were watching the show, they were all stopped by the Heaven's Policy Army.
The three shots also woke up Wu Meiniang who was sleeping soundly.
She opened her eyes slightly.”
Li Yi nodded and smiled." It seems like only the two of us have yet to enter." Of course, those commoners who were watching the show did not enter either.”
"Then…let's hurry in. We can't delay your assessment.”Wu Meiniang stood up in a panic and tidied her clothes. She then grabbed Li Yi's book box and was about to alight.
Li Yi, on the other hand, smiled as he snatched the heavy bookcase. He then jumped off the carriage and carried Wu Meiniang down from the carriage.
And this scene happened to be seen by the tens of thousands of commoners gathered at the entrance of the Imperial College.
"Wow, that's the young duke of Duke Wei's estate. I'm so envious."
"That beautiful young lady is the Wu family's young lady, right?”
"The bad habits of a silkpants haven't changed. Sigh, it's a pity that I don't have a good father.”
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Amidst the crowd's discussions, Li Yi brought the embarrassed Wu Meiniang and walked towards the Imperial College's main entrance.
One of the Heaven's Policy Army's general guards was stunned when he saw Li Yi. He then said in a tone that was neither haughty nor humble,"" Lord Lieutenant, this…this lady is…"
"Can't the family members of the guests attend the ceremony?”Li Yi said proudly.
"Sure, sure." The Heavenly Policy Army guard hurriedly opened up a path.
The young duke in front of him was the Ren Yong Lieutenant of the Heavenly Policy Army. If nothing unexpected happened, in less than a year or so, he might be able to take up a real position in the Heavenly Policy Army.
With the trust of the Great Tang's War God, Duke Wei, and the Son of Heaven, how could he afford to offend this little duke?
Ordinary scholars might not be able to bring their families to attend the ceremony, but this master could.
Wu Meiniang's pretty face was flushed red, and she kept muttering sweetly in her heart,"He said I'm a family member…"
In the Imperial College, there were more than a hundred rooms.
At this moment, there were examiners in every room, assessing the three thousand students from all over the world.
The impartial and upright Wei Zheng was patrolling the examiners to prevent them from being biased and favoritism.
As for Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and the civil and military officials, they were waiting for the results of the preliminary test in the Political Inquiry Hall.
Li Shi Min, who was sitting at the head of the table, looked around but didn't find the person he was looking for. He couldn't help but frown,"This kid, he actually dares to be late on the first day of the Imperial College.”
Duke Wei Li Jing was extremely anxious and looked outside the hall from time to time.
What they did not know was that Li Yi was currently being reprimanded by Wei Zheng.
Li Yi had just entered the Imperial College with the beautiful girl, Wu Meiniang, when he met Wei Zheng, who was patrolling.
Wei Zheng, on the other hand, saw that Li Yi's playboy habits had not changed on the first day of school and had brought a beautiful maid to the Imperial College. He could not help but feel angry and went forward to reprimand him.
Looking at the exasperated Wei Zheng, Li Yi could not argue with him. He could only agree to change Wu Meiniang into a set of clothes and pretend to be his servant.
In the end, he passed Wei Zheng's test without any mishaps.
Wu Meiniang, who was disguised as a servant, stuck out her tongue."This old man is so powerful."
Li Yi nodded." Of course. There's probably no one in the Great Tang who's not afraid of him. Even the Emperor is no exception." It was said that the Emperor was playing with a bird that had been given to him by a foreign country in the garden the day before yesterday. When he heard that Wei Zheng had come, he hurriedly stuffed the bird into his sleeve. Who knew that after Wei Zheng nagged for two hours, the bird was actually suffocated to death.”
After Wu Meiniang heard the story, she laughed like a silver bell. Even though she was dressed like a servant, it still made Li Yi's heart beat wildly.
In the end, he collected his thoughts."Let's go. We've delayed for so long. It seems that we're already late.”
"Yes." Wu Meiniang nodded obediently.
In the end, Li Yi was still late. When he arrived at the main hall, hundreds of pairs of eyes in the main hall shot him in unison.
"This feeling isn't good." No matter how thick-skinned Li Yi was, he was still a little embarrassed.
At this time, Chang 'an Prefecture Magistrate Wang Quan took the lead and said,""How dare you, Li Yi. Today is the first day of school and you're already late. Making the Emperor wait for you for so long, how dare you.”
"He doesn't put His Majesty in his eyes at all.”
"A country has its own laws, and the Imperial College also has its own laws. Things like being late for no reason had to be severely punished. Otherwise, wouldn't the order in the Imperial College be completely destroyed in the future?”
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Hou Junji's clique had seized this rare opportunity to launch an attack.
Wu Meiniang, who was behind Li Yi, was panicking and secretly blaming herself for sleeping too much. If not for that, Young Master would not have been punished for being late.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up and put his hands on his hips."Aren't you just late if you wait for these people? Was there a need to threaten a child like this? Those who didn't know better would think that my nephew had committed a capital crime.”
The Duke of Chen and Hou Junji also stepped forward."Your Majesty, Li Yi doesn't know the rules. Perhaps he's used to it in the past. Let's forget about it this time. If there was a next time, it wouldn't be too late to punish them together.”
Hou Junji seemed to be speaking up for Li Yi, but anyone who was not stupid would know that his words were like a sharp sword that could hurt without leaving a trace.
Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and scolded Hou Junji."You old fogey, what do you mean it was like this in the past? Aren't you trying to stir up trouble?"
Li Shi Min waved his hand impatiently,"Stop arguing. Being late on the first day was not a big deal. But…if he let this kid off like this, it would be unfair to the students who came on time.”
"How about this, Li Yi? I saw that your memorial was quite well written the last time. Today, you can write a poem for us in front of everyone.”
When the civil and military officials heard this, they immediately became excited.
Ever since Zhenguan, because the emperor of the Tang Empire liked poetry, poetry and songs had gradually become popular and even occupied a place in the imperial examinations.
Nowadays, writing poems had become a trend. Which scholar in the Great Tang didn't know how to compose a few poems?
Of course, as for good or bad, each had their own merits.
However, all poetry masters had one thing in common: First, they had great talent, second, they had rich life experiences, and third, they were all talented. Third, learning is five cars, talent is eight buckets; Fourth, inspiration.
None of the four could be missing. Otherwise, even if he wrote a few limericks, it would only make him a laughing stock.
Everyone in the hall was shocked by Li Shiming's words.
Even old foxes like Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling revealed expressions of interest.
Hou Junji and the other cliques were even more excited. They had not even proposed a test for this kid, and the Emperor had already made the first move.
"Haha, Li Yi, the Emperor has punished you to write a poem. Hurry up and write it.”
"This kid from the Li family might lose face today. Writing poetry was not that easy.”
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Duke Wei's expression was filled with unease." Poetry? It didn't exist. He had never seen him recite it, let alone compose one. It was probably difficult to even recite a limerick.
Even Wu Meiniang started to worry. Even if she believed that her sweetheart was extraordinary, her heart was still very high.
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