As soon as Li Er finished speaking, Li Jingren spoke here, "Your Majesty, Jingren also withdrew from ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Er interrupted: "Jingren, you don't have to avoid suspicion. Since ancient times, virtuous people have not avoided relatives, and there are also virtuous people in my clan. It is not easy for you to leave your hometown and study hard at the border of Liangzhou, so you stay. ”

Li Jingren couldn't help it, so he could only nod honestly.

Li Er smiled and said, "Okay, the remaining seven of you ......"

At this moment, another person stood up, "Your Majesty, Student Huang Yaoshi has something to say. ”

Well?

Li Er was already a little impatient when he was repeatedly interrupted, "What? Don't you want to quit too? ”

Huang Yaoshi replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the student has studied medicine with his teacher since he was a child, and is determined to be a doctor who hangs pots to help the world. In this imperial examination, Master promised that as long as the students could be on the list, I would be allowed to travel the world as a teacher. ”

"The position of the champion is very important to the Tang Dynasty, and the students are determined to be in the countryside, and if they stay in the competition for the champion, it will inevitably delay the major events of the imperial court. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to allow the students to voluntarily withdraw from the competition. ”

Well? Really, have you discussed it?

Li Er looked at Xiao Rui dissatisfied, "Champion Hou, I asked you to train a group of pillars of talent for the imperial court, it's good for you to cultivate all these children to be indifferent to fame and fortune." Simply, it's up to you to order this champion, whoever you say is who, you are their teacher, they won't dare to disobey the teacher's orders, right? ”

Xiao Rui stood up awkwardly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is serious." It is true to be indifferent to fame and fortune, and it is also true to serve the country. These boys refused, not deliberately making things difficult, but in fact being humble. They are all the pillars of the future of Datang, not those who chase fame and fortune, Your Majesty should be happy. You don't want a bunch of snobs, do you? ”

Li Er glared fiercely, this was true on the surface, but it was just a scene.

My court employs people, has its own laws, rewards and punishes merits, doesn't it rely on fame and fortune to drive talents? How can you be indifferent to fame and fortune? How will I use them in the future?

Xiao Rui said: "It is indeed inappropriate for a pharmacist to be a doctor. Moreover, he went out to travel the world not to avoid the imperial court, but to finish the medical theory and lack practice. When he returns from traveling the world, he can join the Tai Hospital. ”

Li Er snorted coldly, "That's it, then it's up to you." ”

"But the remaining six of you, none of you are allowed to withdraw again. It's like what kind of hot thing is my champion? Is it so disliked? ”

Yes?

The remaining few people, Liangzhou Li Jingren, Chang'an Wei Yanran, Qinghe Cui Ning'er, Tanzhou Xia Huairen, Hedong Pei Donglai, Chang'an Wuzhao.

Wei Yanran and Cui Ning'er took a step back at the same time.

Cui Ning'er asked for help from the crown prince Li Chengqian, but Wei Yanran directly whispered to Xiao Rui, "Husband, ......"

Xiao Rui covered his face and hid to the side. It means that you don't call me, if I open my mouth again, the emperor will have to come down and kick me.

Seeing that this cowardly husband was unreliable, Wei Yanran could only turn her head and ask her father Wei Zheng for help.

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly and walked out hard, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this year's imperial examination has set a precedent for women to participate in the competition, which is already a precedent in ancient times. But there can't be another female champion, otherwise the people of the world are afraid that they will be ......"

This one......

Fang Xuanling also stood up and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, women all over the world are in the deep boudoir and teach their children, if there is a female champion, then won't the world be chaotic?" Inappropriate! ”

Many people seconded the motion.

Wei Yanran and Cui Ning'er agreed, but only the martial arts photos that had just been made up expressed disdain, since they dared to let women participate in the imperial examination, why didn't they dare to let women win the champion?

If so, don't let us participate.

Xiao Rui looked at his stupid daughter-in-law, sighed, and said in his heart What a good opportunity, why is he not bold?

When he saw the unconvinced corners of Wu Zhao's mouth with his head down, he sighed again, in the end, he dared to be the empress, and he saw the signs at a young age.

Li Er said with a smile: "Xuan Cheng, Ling Yanzhicai was buried by you, if it weren't for this imperial examination, I wouldn't have known that I still had a female champion in Chang'an." Are you really willing to let her give up? ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that it was funny, the little girl is already married, even if she takes this champion, she can't come out to be an official." To be fortunate enough to participate in the imperial examination is already thanks to His Majesty's grace, how dare you not know the height of the sky. ”

"And what Fang Xiang said is right, since ancient times, women have been husbands and children at home, if there is a female champion, then the world is tempted, isn't it going to be chaotic? It is not good for the country and must not be done. ”

Li Er nodded, looked at Cui Ning'er and asked, "Cui girl, are you willing to give up?" ”

Cui Ning'er made a woman's gift of ten thousand blessings, "Back to Your Majesty, the prince and the princess have withdrawn, and the students think that they are not as good as the two of them, so they don't dare to be greedy for fame." ”

After speaking, he took the initiative to walk to Li Chengqian's side. At the same time, Wei Yanran also walked to Xiao Rui's side, and when everyone didn't see it, she twisted the soft flesh on Xiao Rui's waist fiercely.

Li Er nodded with satisfaction, "Martial arts girl, what about you?" Do you feel unfair? ”

Wu Zhao bowed and saluted, "The student knows that he is not a shallow learner, and he was originally the eleventh, but he was reluctantly promoted to participate in the competition. In terms of real talent and real learning, students are far behind. ”

Li Er sighed and said, "Alas...... What's going on today? Don't I have to give this champion away? ”

"Okay, three women abstain, then the three of you are left, you ......"

Yes?

The remaining three are Li Jingren of Liangzhou, Xia Huairen of Tanzhou, and Pei Donglai of Hedong.

I only heard Xia Huairen exclaim, and he lost his honor in front of the palace.

Li Er was dissatisfied: "What, what's the matter with you?" ”

Xia Huairen has a fart thing? It's just that I didn't expect that a full-fledged candidate could actually pass the imperial examination? And it's not just as simple as being on the list, but now it's actually on the Taiji Palace, and even has become the top ten in the imperial examination?

It's good now, after removing those abstentions, there are only three people left, that is, at the very least, he will also fall into the third place?

So I couldn't help but be excited for a while, and I was surprised. It's not real than a dream. You know, I'm a bandit!

But now that he has been named by the emperor, Xia Huairen has to answer, so he can only suppress the apprehension in his heart, and stumble to explain: "Ahem, Hui, Hui, Your Majesty, students, students are disabled...... Not to mention that this appearance is indecent, the most important thing is that this leg is lame, so it can't be a champion. ”

"How can there be a champion who is lame, spread it out and make outsiders laugh, please, please ask Your Majesty to be gracious and let the students go."

Poof......

These words directly amused everyone, should you kill you? What do you shout?

The emperor's face turned green with anger, and he said angrily: "What? My champion is so disgusted by you? ”

"No, no, the students, the students lost their words, too, too excited, they didn't say ......anything good," Xia Huairen hurriedly waved his hand to explain.

Xiao Rui smiled and relieved the middle-aged student: "Your Majesty, you can let him go." He was born in a mountain village, where has he seen today's scene, so it is inevitable that he will be a little flustered, and he will ask His Majesty for forgiveness if he loses his honor in front of the palace. The minister thought that he was sincere, and it was indeed for the sake of Datang's face. ”

Li Er nodded and said comfortingly: "You don't have to be nervous, I am the only one in the Tang Imperial Examination, regardless of background." It doesn't matter if you look ugly, as long as you have talent and learning, and you have the heart to serve the country and the people, then you are the pillar of my Datang. ”

Xia Huairen knelt down and kowtowed with emotion, "The student must live up to His Majesty's grace and is willing to serve the court for the rest of his life." ”

"Alright, get up. Since you are also going to abstain, stand aside. Li Er said this again with difficulty.

Looking at the only two people left below, Li Er didn't speak in a hurry, obviously not wanting to be interrupted anymore.