Happy Little Scholar

"Uncle, there are a few people outside who say they are doctors from the Imperial College and others who want to see you. They have been waiting there for half an hour." Lao Fang leaned against the door of the courtyard and looked inside.

"Guozijian?" Li Yi didn't even raise his head. Isn't the Imperial Academy a staunch member of the King of Shu? Why did he come to see him?

“Did they bring any prayers?”

"It seems not..." Lao Fang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said.

"Then just say I'm not here and let them go." Li Yi waved his hand impatiently. It was his first visit and he didn't even understand the most basic etiquette. He was a doctor from the Imperial College. Where had he read all the sages' books for so many years? .

Didn’t the sages teach them that they should bring enough gifts when visiting others?

Lao Fang took the order, walked outside the door of the mansion, and said to the people beside the carriage: "My uncle is not here, you can go."

"Not there?" Several Imperial Doctors looked at each other, looking at each other.

Mr. Li was grounded at home by His Majesty and could not go anywhere. Even if he wanted to deal with them, he had to find a decent reason, right?

People under the eaves had to lower their heads. No matter how angry they were, they still had to maintain politeness on the surface. They cupped their hands and said: "Excuse me, please inform us again. Doctors from the Imperial College of Accountancy have come to report to Mr. Li County on His Majesty's orders." Learn new math.”

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Lao Fang said impatiently, "My uncle said he's not here, so you should go back and forth from where you are."

After finishing speaking, Lao Fang turned around and walked inside, not forgetting to tell the two guards at the door, "Keep your eyes open in the future and don't let anyone come in to report, especially those without a salute!"

"Yes, Manager Fang!"

Lao Fang is now the head guard of the Viscount Mansion, so the two guards naturally dare not have any objections.

Manager Fang dared to reprimand even the adults of the Imperial College, which angered him. They must have nothing good to eat.

"Arrogant, too arrogant!"

A middle-aged man in Tsing Yi with a livid face. Siye and the doctor of the Imperial College personally came to visit him. They were just visiting a county magistrate, but they didn't even go through the gate. What kind of contempt and insult was this to them?

"Forget it, let's go back first." Si Ye, who took the lead, waved his hand and said helplessly.

With County Prince Li's temperament, he expected today's rejection. In the court a few days ago, the Imperial College officials had tried to impeach County Prince Li, hoping that the other party would welcome him with a smile. Of course, It’s just a dream.

However, he did not expect that the other party's attitude would be so resolute. Several of them did not even cross the threshold of the Viscount's Mansion...

No matter what, Li Xianzi must meet. They can't guarantee whether their brains will be able to grow safely on their bodies if they make a miscalculation next time...

For the sake of my own head, and for the future of the Imperial College, I have to swallow this breath if I can't. I can only wait until tomorrow to prepare a generous gift before visiting again.

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Xiaohuan held a big stuffed doll in his arms and stood behind Li Yi to watch him work.

On a hot day, she was unwilling to put down the doll her uncle had sewn for her. She held a small one in her arms and a large one on the bed, which was stuffed with rags. It was very comfortable to hold it when she slept at night.

She used to sleep with the eldest lady, but now that she has her uncle, she can only sleep alone. When it is cloudy and thundering, she will be too scared to sleep. In the past two days, she has been sleeping much more peacefully with the baby in her arms.

"Uncle, I sent those people away." Lao Fang walked in from the outside again and said, "I think they will come again. What if they bring gifts next time?"

"Then leave the gift and drive them away." Li Yi said casually while thinking about whether the bow on the horns of the beautiful sheep was on the left or the right.

"Oh." Lao Fang nodded and said, "Then if nothing happens, I will go to Old Man Sun to help. If anything happens, please ask someone to call me at Goulan in the city."

Li Yi waved his hand, "Go ahead, there's nothing going on here. Remember to take a shower when you come back. There's no smell of perfume in the hook bar."

After a while, Lao Fang left the house with a smile on his face.

Gou Lan must go and have a look, otherwise it will be difficult for the mother-in-law at home to answer questions. If I have the opportunity, I can help the second young lady and find a fight with some top martial arts masters. Then I will have something to brag about with Xiao Hong. …

"Is it the left or the right? If it's just one side, wouldn't the asymmetry look a little uncomfortable?" Looking at her uncle who started talking to herself again, the little maid felt a little worried. Her uncle seemed to be a little uncomfortable these days. It feels good...

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"Did they really say that?" In the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Jing frowned and asked.

"I haven't had time to present the information from the envoy of Qi to Your Majesty." An old man in Tsing Yi below said: "These days, they even spread this matter in the market. Regardless of whether Your Majesty agrees or not, they will There is no loss. If Your Majesty agrees, we will inevitably have to compete with them again. If Your Majesty does not agree, I am afraid it will greatly damage the prestige of our dynasty, which is exactly what they want to see..."

"Even if I agree, what are our chances of winning?" Emperor Jing pondered for a moment and said.

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid the chances of winning are slim. The prime minister of Qin lost in the classics, Wang Zhong lost in poetry, Bai Yu played chess with an old man and lost all three games. Even if he plays again, he will lose more than he wins. It's even more needless to say about the others..."

"There are only a few people in Qi. Is there really no one in my Jing Kingdom?" Emperor Jing asked with a sullen face.

The old man shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Everyone knows that Qin Xiang lost in the classics, Shi Gui lost in poetry, and Bai Yu lost in chess. But they don't know that the unknown old man who debated with Qin Xiang was a great writer who was famous in Qi thirty years ago. He disappeared and devoted himself to studying literature for thirty years. How could Qin Xiang easily defeat him?"

"In addition, the young man who competed with Wang Zhong in poetry was praised as the best poet in Qi for a thousand years. He was called the Poet Saint at a young age. He was more than ten years younger than Wang Zhong, and his mind was agile. It was not surprising that he defeated Shi Gui."

"Bai Yu's loss was also not unfair, because even his father did not beat that man back then. The Great Qi Chess Soul has been playing chess with others since he was young. Without a single defeat, how could they have earned their reputation in vain? "

The old man sighed and said, "They came incognito this time with the envoys of Qi State. It is obvious that they want to embarrass Jing State in front of the world and save the face of the defeat on the battlefield. A generation of literary emperors must regard themselves as unknown old men, and the young poets always say "juniors are not talented", and the chess souls famous in various countries only say "I have played chess for a few years and know a little bit...", what can we do? "

Not as good as, no matter whether the opponent is a literary emperor or a poet, they will suppress the people of Jing State. What their identities are is not important at all. The only important thing is that the people of Qi State have come to bully us. Should we accept this battle or not!

"I don't believe that there is no capable person in this huge capital!"

After an unknown period of time, Emperor Jing snorted coldly, waved his sleeves fiercely, and said, "Go ask them how they want to compete?"