The elephants and rhinos are gone, and Li Mu's zoo is gone. The valley was quieter, but it lacked some life.

"Looks like it's time to get the piglets in." When Li Mu passed by the pigsty, he pondered in his heart.

"Teacher!"

When Li Mu looked into the pigsty, he suddenly remembered the voice of Changsun Chong behind him, Li Mu turned around and said, "Are you very idle?" It's okay to run to me. ”

"Teacher, the student heard a piece of news and wanted to come and tell the teacher."

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that this year's imperial examination is very different from the past, and several subjects in the regular examination have been decentralized, such as clear calculations and clear laws."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "What does decentralization mean?" Don't let you take the test? ”

"It's not that I won't be allowed to take the exam, but I won't be listed as the top candidate, and I won't be awarded an official position." Changsun Chong said the news he heard one by one: "The Ministry of Rites is discussing, but it seems that eight or nine are not far from ten. The Ministry of Rites asserts that the clear calculation and the clear law are only specialized in one subject, and should only be awarded to the 'officials' rather than the officials. Moreover, this year, His Majesty allowed the teacher to expand the number of people who are clear, and the number of people is too large, and it is impossible to confer officials. ”

"Then what subjects are left to be the top scorers?"

"Only those who are outstanding in both the Ming Jing and Jinshi will have the opportunity to enter the temple examination."

"Hah!" Li Mu laughed and said, "These bastards of the Ministry of Rites, in order to stop me, are really wasted. They know that my calculations are unparalleled in the world, so they simply don't count them. In order to curb the reform, the Ming Law is also suppressing, these people, their hearts are really dirty. ”

The eldest grandson Chong hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, why don't I go home and talk to my father, tomorrow when the court talks, I will oppose the proposal of the Ministry of Rites, and if my father comes forward, Your Majesty will have to consider it carefully." ”

"No, if I get mixed up and ask you for help, I don't deserve the teacher you call me. With their hearts in their stomachs, they have their own ways to do what they should do, and let them move stones and shoot themselves in the foot. ”

Li Mudu said this, and the eldest grandson Chong no longer insisted, briefly reported some important things that happened in the Internal Affairs Office, and went back before the city gate was closed.

sent away Changsun Chong, and Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien also returned. Li Mu couldn't help complaining again, following Bai Qiaoqiao's ass and being coquettish, Li Zhien was jealous when he saw this, and followed him to be coquettish, Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't stand Li Mu's grinding efforts, and went to chase Li Zhien again, and asked her to lead Li Mu to the house, she was tired and wanted to rest, and the family of three chased around like a greedy snake, making a lot of trouble.

……

There was no surprise, and at the insistence of the Ministry of Rites', the first imperial examination of the Zhenguan Dynasty adopted new rules. Now between the government and the opposition, the word 'reform' is no longer unfamiliar, Li Mu reformed the Ministry of Industry, reformed the Juntian system, and the Ministry of Rites wanted to reform the imperial examination, and Li Shimin would not agree if he was not good, so it could not be said.

But as soon as the news came out, the students were caught off guard. You must know that in the past imperial examinations, even if you reported the clear calculation, you still have the opportunity to be an official, and if you are the first in the clear calculation, you can at least be a small official such as a Bapin County Cheng, but under the new system, the clear calculation is considered a 'small department', and the small department can only be an official. Officials, the difference of one word is a world of difference. No matter how small an official is, he is also an official, and he honors his ancestors, and as an 'official', he is like a civil servant who is not on the list, and it is better to find an individual job.

All of a sudden, Li Mu's reputation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, especially the students who came from all over the country to prepare for the Spring Festival, had a lot of complaints about Li Mu. Of course, because of his prestige, no one dared to say it in front of him, but even if he said it in private, the momentum was not small, at least Li Mu received the news.

As Li Mu's eldest disciple, Changsun Chong couldn't stand it a little. The friendship between master and apprentice is like that of father and son in this era. Others talked about Li Mu, and when it came to the ears of Changsun Chong, it was as if he was scolding his father, if he didn't react, he would also be discussed.

But when it comes to Li Mu, he doesn't dare to make his own decisions. I had to come to the valley again to discuss with Li Mu: "Teacher, I plan to publish an article in Datang Daily to expose the conspiracy of the Ministry of Rites, so as to set the record straight, and not let the teacher bear such an infamy." ”

"Infamy? I don't think so. "Li Mu is making 'pig feed', and while stirring, he is talking to Changsun Chong. In his previous life, the main ingredient in pig feed was corn, but in this era, there was no corn, which was quite tricky. He finally understood why the pigs in Datang were all slender, these poor guys didn't have anything to eat in winter, and ordinary people's homes may not be able to feed their own rations, how can there be anything to feed pigs. And the pig is still a very 'picky eater', it is not like a cow or sheep, and it can store some hay in the autumn, so it will not eat hay.

Even if Li Mu has money, he can't give the rice and noodles that people eat to pigs, if so, the cost is too high, how much is a pound of pigs raised? It can't be promoted at all, so he's researching 'pig feed' to see if there can be any alternatives that are cheap and can fatten pigs. I've tried multiple versions in the past few days, and the results are mediocre.

Seeing that Li Mu was obsessed with raising pigs, Changsun Chong didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort himself in his heart, there must be something strange about the master, every move of the teacher is meaningful, but he is ignorant and can't understand it.

"Teacher, don't you really care?"

"What do you care about?" Li Mu poured the prepared 'bran' into the pig food trough, pounced the ashes in his hand, and said to the eldest grandson: "You still don't have a correct understanding of the reputation of your teacher, and I'm not a good person at all. It's normal to be scolded. We are free to do things, the most important thing is ourselves, understand? What did I want to do, and I did it? As for what the result, whoever thinks it is good and who thinks it is bad, let them go. But there is one thing, you have to keep in mind, whoever scolds us, secretly scolds, and scolds behind our backs. But if you scold him in person, you have to beat him, I ask you, I heard someone scold me, did you beat him? ”

"Uh......" Eldest Sun Chong lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry for the teacher, I just argued with them, and I didn't do anything." ”

"Why don't you do it?" Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong and asked straight to his soul: "Is it because of face, or afraid of losing my face, or afraid of losing your own face, thinking in my heart, I can't see such a person in general, and I have lost my identity, right?" ”

Changsun Chong was silent for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's true." ”

"Today, the teacher will teach you another lesson." Li Mu beckoned, and a brocade-clothed guard fell in front of him, and said respectfully, "What does Master Hou command?" ”

"Pass my words, whoever scolds me again, I will discount all three of his legs, let him say goodbye to the imperial examination completely, if you don't believe it, you can try."