Zhenguan Leisurely King

Chapter 192 Let You Participate in the Debate

Wang Pingan said excitedly: "It is the students who understand that the students must be proud of the teacher, and everything is about the Tang Dynasty and the common people."

All the students in the classroom were envious of Wang Ping'an's shit luck, and of course some were jealous.Among them, Li Yong, Changsun Huan, and Hou Ying, who fell into trouble, were greatly shocked.

However, Wang Ping'an didn't pay attention to these primary school students. To him, they were just passers-by in his life. His goal was the court at the center of power.

The emperor accepts disciples, I am afraid that Li Er is the first emperor in the world to do so.

In fact, there was a reason for Li Er to do this. He had discussed it with those ministers. Wang Ping'an was too mysterious. Although the court investigated his background, he did not investigate any information about his master.

In addition, since he is still young, if he is allowed to wander outside alone, if someone takes advantage of him, it will be a disaster for the country and the people.

Therefore, it is safest to keep Wang Ping'an firmly in the hands of the royal family. In the future, all the knowledge he has learned can be used by the common people.

Wang Pingan didn't know what Li Er and the others thought, but he also knew that there was no free lunch in the world, so he said: "Your Majesty, you are now the master of my minister, should I give you something to show that I am your student?" , you are the master of this humble minister."

Wang Ping'an's thick skin made the ministers behind Li Er feel ashamed, and one of them was as red as Guan Gong.

Li Er and the eldest grandson also couldn't help but smile wryly at Wang Pingan's thick skin, but they couldn't refute him. If they didn't give it to him, if it got out, people would think the emperor was stingy. If they gave it, they don't know what to give.

In the end, Empress Changsun gave Li Er an idea, and gave Wang Pingan a token that Li Er carried with him.

Li Er reluctantly took the token from his waist and handed it to Wang Ping'an, and said solemnly: "This is the witness of our master and apprentice, and it is also the certificate for entering and leaving the palace. You must keep it safe."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the students will keep it close to you." Wang Pingan took it with both hands and said excitedly.

"From tomorrow onwards, you can go to court with other ministers." Li Er ordered.

"Yes. The students obeyed." Wang Pingan said excitedly.

At last, at last, at last, into the real power center of the country.How can you not be excited?

Li Er asked Wang Pingan to go to court mainly to train him. He originally planned to let him start from the local area, but the construction of the commercial square affected the interests of himself, the treasury, and more than a dozen ministers in the court. No one could do anything except Wang Pingan competent.

If something happened to the commercial plaza, the most unlucky ones would not be those ministers who contributed money, but Wang Pingan, because those ministers would find him bad luck.

"By the way, how is the drawing of the world map?"

"It already has a prototype, and students can give it to His Majesty tomorrow."

"Well, very good, Wang Ping'an accepts the seal." Li Er said suddenly.

"Long live, long live, long live!" Wang Pingan knelt down and said.

"The scientific examination is coming soon. Because Wang Ping'an has a set of measures to prevent fraud in the scientific examination, he is appointed as the head of the Ministry of Rites to assist the Ministry of Rites in holding the scientific examination." Li Er said slowly.

"The minister obeys the order."

"Go, follow me back to the imperial study."

"Dear dears, have you prepared all the test questions for this imperial examination?" Li Er sat in the first seat and asked the ministers below.

Changsun Wuji took a step forward, took out a small book from his pocket, dragged it with both hands, and said: "The minister and the Minister of Rites, Mr. Zheng, have drafted a number of test questions. Your Majesty, please have a look."

"Submit it quickly."

Hearing Li Er's order, a little eunuch ran over to take Changsun Wuji's test questions with both hands, and presented them to Li Er with both hands.

After Li Er took it with one hand, he couldn't wait to open it and read it. He nodded and said, "Let's take "The Wealth of Nations" as the test question."

After Li Er finished speaking, he put the test book aside.

"Yes." Changsun Wuji replied.

"What do you think about the scholars in this imperial examination?" Li Er asked his minister.

Zheng Yuanzhi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there are more scholars in this scientific examination than in previous years. At present, there are no guest rooms in all the inns, restaurants, and even temples."

"Oh, with so many people, does the Ministry of Rites make any arrangements?" Li Er asked Zheng Yuanzhi.

Zheng Yuanzhi cupped his hands and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has begun to register these scientific examiners, and the examination room has also been prepared, and the examination can be taken on time in seven days."

"Well, among all the students, are there any outstanding talents?"

"Yes. One is Liu Chengfeng, a student of Chang'an, and the other is the person who defeated him. I found out that his name is Dong Wenfei, a student of Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River." Zheng Yuanzhi said respectfully.

"Defeated? Did they have a festival?" Li Er became interested.

"They have no intersection, the thing is like this..."

Zheng Yuanzhi provoked scholars from Chang’an to challenge scholars from other places, and was defeated by Dong Wenfei. Finally, the two sides agreed on a time to hold a debate at the largest brothel in Chang’an—Liren Pavilion.

Li Er became interested and said, "Zheng Aiqing, do you know which master wrote the question?"

"This, I don't know, these are all passed on by those scholars, and there seems to be a shadow of the prince among them."

"Oh, prince?" Li Er thought thoughtfully, and said, "Come on, pass on the prince."

Soon, Prince Li Chengqian walked into the imperial study room. Originally, his east palace was close to the imperial palace, so he came within a while.

"I will see my father." Li Chengqian knelt down on one knee and said,
"Well, get up."

Li Chengqian stood up, cupped his hands and said, "What's the matter with your father calling your servant?"

Li Er said: "I heard that you arranged a debate, is there such a thing?"

"Yes, it's a debate between Liu Chengfeng and Dong Wenfei. One of them is known as the number one talented scholar in Chang'an, and the other is called the number one talented person in Tang Dynasty. For some reason, they hate each other. After I found out clearly, I arranged this competition, and invited three great Confucian scholars from Chongwenguan to be the referees, and let them have a showdown, so that they can settle their suspicions before the scientific examination." Li Chengqian talked eloquently.

Wang Pingan was very surprised when he heard it, and thought: "It seems that the prince has great energy, and he can invite three great scholars to enter the brothel as referees."

Li Er asked suspiciously: "All three masters agree?"

"The son agreed with all the good words he had said."

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. Seeing that you care so much about scholars, then you will also participate in this scientific examination and help Zheng Aiqing well." Li Er confessed.

"Yes."

Li Er nodded, hummed, and then said to Wang Pingan: "Wang Pingan, what do you think of their debate?"

"To tell the truth or to lie." Wang Ping'an asked.

"Bold, how can your majesty allow you to tell lies in front of you?" Wei Zheng's voice should be heard at this time, why is there silence today?
Li Er and the other ministers looked puzzled and stood straight to the side, watching his eyes and nose, his nose watching his heart, with an expression of nothing to do with me.

Li Er shook his head and said, "What about the truth? What about the lie?"

Wang Pingan said again: "The truth, the truth is that the students are not interested."

"The lie is that you are very interested and will definitely go to see it." Li Er helped Wang Pingan answer the lie.

"No, it's not what His Majesty said, the students' lies, no matter who they win, they are not the people of the Tang Dynasty, if they take the high school imperial examination, we will meet sooner or later, if they fail, then it will be useless.

As for the debate, if the students go, I'm afraid I can't help but get involved, and the number one talented scholar in Chang'an and the Tang Dynasty will be disgraced, and it won't look good. "Wang Pingan said very normally.

Although Wang Ping'an's tone was normal, in other people's ears, it was that Wang Ping'an had a big tone, bragging and not drafting.

Among them, the crown prince Li Chengqian is the most disrespectful. He prepared the debate competition. If you say that you are not interested and that the two of them are not as good as you, isn't this a slap in the face in disguise? Of course, this time will come back.

So he cupped his hands to Li Er and said, "Father, since Wang Ping'an said that he is so sure that he can win this debate, it is better to send Wang Ping'an to join this debate, so that scholars can see that my Tang court is full of talents, which can also reflect the power of my father." It means you have fun with the people."

Li Er nodded and said: "The crown prince is right. Since you are so sure about Ping An, then you represent the imperial court and participate in the competition. If you win, I will reward you. If you lose, you have to be careful."

There was a strong sense of threat in the tone, and Wang Pingan knew that this was the emperor's blow to him, so he said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the students will definitely succeed in no time."

"Well. Then what do you think about "The Wealth of Nations" being a scientific examination question?" Li Er asked.

"Good test questions, just one?" Wang Pingan asked back.

Li Er looked at Wang Pingan suspiciously and said, "Isn't one enough?"

Wang Ping'an was a little embarrassed and said: "This, I don't dare to say whether it is enough or not. It's just that I have a lot of problems in the previous exams."

"Oh, what are the problems?" Li Er asked.

"It's too much, it's too much, and the students can't remember it for a while. But I remember that the last question is a math question." Wang Pingan said pretending to recall.

"If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Can you draw a map of the world in the morning court tomorrow? I plan to let the lovers know the size of the world in the court hall. Don't be greedy for pleasure, but be prepared for danger in times of peace." Li Er said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)