Happy Little Scholar

All the test papers were copied and printed a few days ago. Originally, half a day was planned to be set aside for marking, and the results would be posted tomorrow morning. However, the old emperor was in a good mood today, and the results would be marked and summarized immediately.

Including Li Yi, the doctor of mathematics in the Imperial Academy, the mathematics students, and even the fat prince Jin personally went to mark the papers. It only took a short while to finish marking all 120 test papers.

"How is it?" Emperor Jing came over and looked at Li Yi and asked.

Li Yi held a list in his hand and said, "One hundred and twenty students, twenty-one failed."

Emperor Jing took the list, glanced at it briefly, and frowned, saying, "Are they all children of official families?"

"Yes." Li Yi nodded and said, "In today's exam, there are quite a few poor students who scored full marks, and there is not a single one who failed."

Emperor Jing has been deliberately supporting poor students in recent years, knowing that they often work harder than rich students because of their family background. Although they lack resources, they often perform well in the imperial examinations through their acquired efforts.

On the other hand, among the children of powerful and wealthy families, the wind of extravagance and debauchery prevails, and there are many parasites who are not worth using.

However, the last time the college enrolled students, it was biased towards the poor. If these twenty people were expelled, there would be many voices of opposition in the court.

Moreover, among these people, the kid from the Wang family and the nephew of Concubine Yan were all promised by him not long ago. If he kicked them out on the first day of school, he, as the emperor, would lose face.

However, he had already agreed to Li Yi's request in front of so many people just now. The emperor never jokes about his words, and he couldn't take it back at this moment.

"No one is a saint, who can be without mistakes..., Your Majesty, in my opinion, you might as well give them another chance and let them study in the School of Mathematics for three months. After three months, if they are still so lazy, then they will be kicked out directly and never recruited again." Li Yi thought about it and said to Emperor Jing.

During the New Year, he visited many of the Li family's relatives. He had met several of the twenty-one people before. If he was so ruthless, he would not be able to visit them again in the future. And the little bastard from the Wang family, the two families had just started to cooperate in business, so it would not be good to not give face to the Wang family. In addition, the kid surnamed Zheng seemed to have some relationship with Concubine Yan, and was a tsundere lolita. It would also be bad to not give face to him.

Of course, we can't deliberately leave these unpromising guys behind, otherwise we won't be able to convince the public. All students should be treated equally.

After all, impartiality, fairness and justice are his principles of doing things...

"It is a great virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them..." Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi with satisfaction, nodded, and said, "That's great, give them a chance, so as not to say that the Academy is not tolerant."

"But, Your Majesty, look at these Qin Zhong and Chen Hao..." Li Yi pointed at the names of the two people and said, "The test paper with a score of 100 is not even 10 points, which is too unreasonable."

Qin Zhong, the eldest son of the third branch of the Qin family, Chen Hao, a son of the side branch of the Chen family, Emperor Jing glanced at them and said lightly, "A rotten tree cannot be carved, these two people should be expelled directly!"

Li Yi counted on his fingers, thirteen minus two, there are still a dozen, the big ones are still behind, don't worry, there is a long way to go.

But today, we can only stop here. After all, we have to be fair and just...

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The results of the entrance examination were posted on a high wall in the School of Mathematics. According to a doctor, this wall will be used to post test scores in the future.

"Congratulations, Brother Wang, you got full marks!"

"Brother He, don't make fun of me. You've done the same."

"Oh, what a pity. One point difference. I saw that question yesterday!"

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The students gathered under the wall to chat and laugh. At this time, the results had been posted. It was clear whether they passed or not. Most people breathed a sigh of relief, and they competed with their friends over the score.

Of course, this wall is a roll of honor for some people, but a pillar of shame for others.

Wang Dan stood in the corner, his face flushed red, and he was so ashamed that he wished there was a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He had only been playing for the past few months, and only flipped through a few pages of books at the beginning. Sixty points were considered a pass, and he didn't even get half of it. He was afraid that he would be sent back today.

He could not imagine what kind of rebuke and ridicule he would face after returning home.

A 15- or 16-year-old boy beside him patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I did worse than you in the exam. The worst that can happen is that I will be kicked out. Who wants to stay in this broken place? After we get out, we can do whatever we want, and no one will care..."

Wang Dan nodded. If he was kicked out, he would be kicked out. At most, he would be punished and ridiculed. In comparison, staying in this academy, facing the person he had offended every day, would be more terrible.

He dared to beat Brother Qin and His Royal Highness the King of Shu, not to mention himself...

For the sake of his own life, he must stay away from the academy!

At this time, a doctor from the academy came over and said, "Anyone who scores more than 60 points in the entrance examination will be considered qualified. Students with qualified scores can leave."

For a while, most of the people in the field began to disperse, but they did not go far, watching this side from a distance.

Those who stayed behind were naturally those who did not reach the qualified line.

Twenty-one people were being watched by more than a hundred people. No matter how thick-skinned they were, they could not hide the shame in their hearts at this moment.

These people include not only their friends, but also friends of their elders in the family, current officials, six ministers, prime ministers, current emperor...

Li Yi walked over from a distance. All these people had their heads lowered and their faces were full of shame.

"I have a good news to tell you." He glanced around at everyone and said, "Those who do not meet the passing score in the entrance examination are not eligible for admission, but His Majesty is kind and has decided to give you another chance. ”

"You can enroll first. After three months, the college will take another assessment on you. If you still fail to pass the exam by then, just pack your things and leave."

After saying these words, everyone was stunned for a short time, and immediately felt ecstatic in their hearts, and a feeling of regaining what was lost arose spontaneously.

I was already prepared to be scolded by my elders when I went back, but unexpectedly, I got another chance. Three months, three months is enough. After three months, there must not be another embarrassing scene like today.

Among the crowd, a young man named Wang Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't want to learn any arithmetic here at all, if he was kicked out on the first day - he couldn't afford to lose face.

"If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. I hope you can remember today's lesson, study hard in the future, and serve the country. You must know that failure is not terrible..." Li Yi looked at them and spoke in a deep voice.

The faces of the students showed shame, but then they were moved.

It turns out that the dean did not want to drive them away, but wanted to use this opportunity to let them learn a lesson and let them understand that failure is not terrible. Without failure, where would success be?

Emperor Jing nodded slightly, and several officials behind him also had smiles on their faces.

This young Dean Li is quite capable at admonishing students.

"Failure is not terrible..." Li Yi said in a deep voice. The next moment, his voice suddenly became stern, "The terrible thing is that you still believe this!"

"I sent the textbook to you three months ago. Even if you spare half an hour every day, you can read all the contents in the book and you won't get such a score today!"

"Faced with such scores, don't you feel ashamed!" Li Yi pointed at them and said loudly: "All those who failed the exam today will jump around the playground ten times!"

Twenty-one students stood blankly on the spot, with indescribable expressions on their faces.

Emperor Jing, who was still nodding, felt his neck was a little stiff, and the smiles on the faces of the officials behind him froze at this moment.

[ps: I still owe eight chapters]