Tong Wenyao, 16 years old this year, is the eldest son of Tong Qing, a university scholar in the Hai Ping'an Kingdom. He didn't say much, and he usually spent most of his time in the study. In other words, he inherited the fine genetic tradition of a university scholar and was a nerd since he was a child.

With the establishment of the Hai'an Kingdom, Tong Qing became a scholar of the imperial court, and as his family became more and more affluent, his personality did not change in the slightest! Unlike other princes and nobles, he spent more time in the study every day.

In Li Mu's words: This child has had an arrogant and cold personality since he was a child.

The news of the establishment of Guozijian spread far and wide, and when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard that the first president of Guozijian was the boss behind the scenes of the Hai'an Empire, all the officials were boiling!

This includes Tong Qing!

As soon as the morning dynasty ended, Tong Qing returned home non-stop, didn't care about breakfast, and went directly into his son's study.

Tong Wenyao looked at his father who broke in in a daze, moved his lips, and spit out two words: "What's the matter?"

Tong Qing was accustomed to his son's personality for a long time, he pulled a chair and sat in front of Tong Wenyao, and cleared his throat: "Wenyao, have you heard of the third prince, Li Mu?"

"Boss?"

"That's right, it's the boss!"

Tong Wenyao's eyes lit up, and then dimmed again, "What's the matter?"

Tong Qing twitched the corners of his mouth, but he still didn't hide the excitement on his face: "The boss wants to set up a national prison." Do you know what kind of department Guozijian is? It is an institution that only the children of Wang Gongzi are qualified to study! As long as you can graduate from Guozijian, you will be able to embark on a career smoothly!"

Tong Wenyao was silent.

He was looking down and thinking.

Tong Qing knew his son's personality and didn't bother him. Quiet sitting. Quietly waiting for his son's decision.

But. What he never expected was that Tong Wenyao refused!

"Why!?" Tong Qing couldn't believe his ears!

Tong Wenyao picked up the book on the table again: "I believe that in the entire Haiping Empire, and even the Great Xia Empire, no one's martial arts are superior to the boss. However, in terms of literary strategy, I don't think the boss has any outstanding talent. ”

Tong Qingqi's face was pale, he really wanted to slap his son hard. It's just that the hand he raised slowly lowered again.

"Wen Yao, you should know the identity and status of the boss. You're his protégé, and not to mention how much you can learn, this connection, you're a big step ahead of everybody! You know?"

"Connections?" Tong Wenyao seemed to smile: "I don't think connections are more important than knowledge. ”

Tong Qing was speechless by what his son said.

After a long time, Tong Qing got up from the seat weakly, "I know you don't want to waste useless time. Maybe you haven't figured it out yet: even if your talent is outstanding, even if you give up time to eat and sleep. How many years can you live? 50 years, 60 years, or 70 years? Okay. Let's take a step back and say, I count you as having a hundred years of life. You come and tell me. In a hundred years, can you learn all the knowledge in the world?"

"I ......"

"You can't !!"

It was the first time for Tong Qing to speak to his son so harshly!

He pointed to his son's nose and almost roared out in a voice: "Guozijian is not just a school, a place for you to learn to memorize poetry collections!!"

Tong Wenyao got up from his seat and confronted his father: "What else can he do but recite a collection of poems!? Father, tell me that the boss has this so-called Guozijian, in addition to building momentum for himself, what can he really teach us!?"

"Chinese, mathematics, foreign language, physical education!" Tong Qing shouted out four courses in a row.

These four courses are courses temporarily set by Li Mu. Li Mu really felt a little haggard about the mathematics of this world...... People in this world, if they leave the abacus, they can't even figure out the addition and subtraction of three-digit numbers!

Not to mention the most basic math such as multiplication and division.

The father and son fell into a brief silence for a moment.

Subsequently, Tong Qing said: "I don't know what these courses teach, but Your Majesty personally said that the physical education class taught by the prince is the cultivation of martial arts." Even if you don't work hard, in your lifetime, your martial arts attainments will definitely extend your life by fifty years!"

"Your Majesty said this too?"

"Yes!"

Tong Wenyao wanted to refute, but Tong Qing sneered: "Boss, there is nothing that can't be done." If you want to refute me, you go to the street and shout three times: 'The boss is not omnipotent' Try it, I will never send someone to save you!"

Tong Wenyao remained silent again.

Tong Qing finished what he had to say, turned around and walked out of the study. At the moment when he closed the door, Tong Wenyao's voice came out of the study: "I want to participate in the Guozijian!"

......

Such events were staged in the homes of the nobles of various royal palaces in the main city of the Hai Heian Empire.

The only difference is: except for Tong Wenyao, everyone was elated after hearing that this national eunuch was organized by Li Mu!

On the 14th day of February in the fifth year of the Haiping Empire, located on the south side of the palace, the former security bureau and the current Guozijian were finally established.

It was a little different from what was expected.

On the day of the establishment of Guozijian, Li Mu stood on the podium and used the power of the law to transmit his voice far away, and it spread to every corner of the main city in an instant.

"I'm Li Mu. Presumably everyone knows that the Guozijian of Hai Ping'an Kingdom was established today ......"

At the bottom of the podium, the onlookers erupted in thunderous applause.

Li Mu laughed at himself: "Everyone knows that I am busy from morning to night every day, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm busy with......

The people let out a laugh.

Li Mu also laughed with the laughter of the people: "Get this national eunuch, I really want to cultivate some excellent successors for our Haiping Empire." So that our future generations can still enjoy the benefits we have now. So that our children and grandchildren can live a better life than we do now!"

The people applauded excitedly. Li Mu pressed his hand. The audience fell silent, and he continued: "But. Just in the past few days. I thought about it...... I think that since it is a national eunuch and there is a word 'country' in the name, the students recruited cannot be limited to the princes and nobles. ”

The people under the podium seemed to have expected something, and the applause rose higher and higher. Even, some of the more emotional people couldn't control their emotions anymore and began to let out bursts of cheers!

Applause, cheers. Shout......

All kinds of sounds are intertwined and linger for a long time!

After a long time, as his voice gradually became quieter, Li Mu said again: "Guozijian should be open to all the people of our Haiping Empire!!

The cheers sounded again, and in the midst of this cheer, Li Mu finished the following words in one breath: "At the beginning of the establishment of Guozijian, only thirty students were recruited. Among these thirty people, fifteen of them were the children of princes and nobles, and the remaining fifteen were selected from the children of the common people...... A year later. I will establish an academy in every corner of the Haiping Empire. Let all the children of our country have access to the highest education......"

......

The opening of Guozijian was too much for Li Mu to expect.

First of all, the number of children of the common people who came to apply for the exam was as high as 90,000!

This is an extremely scary number!!

Li Mu had to come up with a topic to knock out the vast majority of people......

Secondly, the children of the princes and nobles did not only have fifteen children, so a new round of tests began.

It's just that the assessment of the children of the nobles in the palace is all handled by Li Mu. He led all the children who came to school to the back garden of Guozijian and personally asked them questions. This can at least minimize the discord between the princes and nobles......

I have to say that the establishment of the Guozijian really broke Li Mu's heart.

Guozijian, back garden.

Li Mu's gaze swept to the many teenagers in front of him, and he cleared his throat, "Presumably you are all people who have read poetry and books, so each of you will chant a poem of your personal favorite for me to listen to." ”

As soon as the exam questions came out, they were immediately stunned by these princes and nobles.

They didn't expect Li Mu to come up with such a low-level test question anyway!

However, it was such a lowest-level test question that shaved off seven people!!

From forty-three, to thirty-six!

These seven guys can't even chant a hand of poetry and songs!!

Li Mu smiled at the seven people who were excluded: "Let me ask you, are you convinced?"

"Obey ......" The seven guys shrugged their heads, they were really embarrassed and thrown into Li Mu's eyes!

In other words, they are no different from being thrown into the eyes of the emperor!

After the seven people left, Li Mu continued to ask questions: "Next, we will assess physical fitness. He pointed to the square in the back garden, where the school yard used to be the Sheriff's Office, "Now, all of you go to the square and run thirty laps. I'll calculate for you, and the last six will be eliminated. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and at this time, Tong Wenyao stood up and said, "Lord Wang......"

"Call the Dean!"

Tong Wenyao swallowed his saliva, and when facing Li Mu, there was an inexplicable fear in his heart!

"Dean...... It's not fair. We entered the academy, not the martial arts hall. ”

Li Mu suddenly smiled: "Did I tell you, is Guozijian a academy?"

The crowd was speechless.

Li Mu looked at Tong Wenyao's eyes: "Now carry out my order." Otherwise, get out of here. ”

As soon as the teenagers saw Li Mu's face, they knew that if they persisted, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat, and they began to run around the playground one after another. Only Tong Wenyao was still standing quietly in place.

To Tong Wenyao's surprise: Li Mu didn't look at him again!

Even if he stood in place, silently protesting, he actually ...... It's just overlooked!

Seeing that the teenagers had finished the first lap, Tong Wenyao couldn't stand still, and he began to run behind everyone......

Li Mu carefully observed these teenagers, and what surprised him was that among these teenagers, there was actually a master who had reached the fifth stage of cultivation!

Look at the age of this teenager again...... I'm only sixteen or seventeen years old!

As time passed, gradually, the sun began to rise overhead. Even though it's a cold winter month. However, the peculiarity of the geographical location of Haiping Island. The teenagers were already running and sweating profusely. What's more, he threw himself on the ground all at once, gasping for breath, but he never got up again!

"What a bunch of shit!"

The teenagers who were running collectively glared at the owner of the voice...... It's just that their angry gaze quickly melted.

The owner of the voice is Li Moer!

These teenagers who have just reached puberty are beautifully looked by Li Moer. The beautiful shadow has completely conquered the ......

Li Mu raised his forehead: "Why are you here?"

Li Cai'er jumped to Li Mu's side and grabbed his arm: "Of course we are here to join the Guozijian!"

Li Mo'er was not as unrestrained as Li Cai'er, standing beside Li Mu, looking at him with unkind eyes: "Li Mu, our master is the honorary president of the Tai Hospital, and he can be regarded as a prince and nobleman, right?"

Li Mu tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Count, count ......"

Li Mo'er nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, Li Mu patted Li Caier's little hand: "I said, girl, can you be a lady?

Li Cai'er stuck out her tongue. made a grimace: "Sister Ke is not at home again, so you are the only best friend left!"

said. Li Caier's acting skills came up.

She pretended to have a pitiful expression, and sobbed and said, "I know that you started to dislike people after marrying Sister Rou......"

Li Mu hurriedly raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay." I'm really scared of you. He pointed to the playground in front of him: "Since you want to join the Guozijian, why don't you go for a run?" They have already completed more than ten laps, and the last six will be eliminated." ”

The two sisters were stunned, immediately threw down Li Mu and quickly joined the running camp!

I have to say that men and women are not tired of working together. This is really an ancient saying!

Originally, those guys who were tired lying on the ground and couldn't get up or alive, after seeing the Li sisters joining, they all got up from the ground, and the ninja felt dizzy and strode forward like crazy...... The speed of running is even better than when I first started!

With such two little beauties joining, they don't want to be eliminated so quickly!

Finally, the first place in the second round of testing was born.

It's the boy of the fifth section.

"Tell me, your name. Li Mu asked.

"Shentu Yingwei"

Li Mu suddenly said, "You are the youngest son of Shen Tuxiong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War?"

"Exactly!"

Li Mu nodded and didn't speak. He didn't know much about the ministers of the imperial court, especially after he went to the Fengyang Continent for a while, and he was even more disdainful of the affairs of the secular world. As a result, he could not remember the names of the ministers of the DPRK and China.

But he has a very deep memory of Shen Tuxiong!

Shen Tuxiong is about fifty years old this year and used to be the head of a thousand households in the Great Xia Empire. This guy's martial arts are mediocre, but he is very good at training soldiers. Except for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd legions, all the Imperial City Janissaries, guards, including the security bureau and local garrisons, were all trained by him!

The results of the training have proven to be significant!

Other than that...... Just one thing is not enough for Li Mu to remember him as a person.

What makes Li Mu remember vividly is: Shen Tuxiong's eldest son is a fool!!

Shen Tu Yingwei is just Shen Tu Xiong's concubine!

The identity of the concubine to inherit the title of vice minister of the military department of Shentu Xiong......

Well, okay.

The position of vice minister of the military department is occupied by capable people, and it is not the turn of Shentu Yingwei to inherit it at all. However, Shen Tuxiong's title is an earl!

In the entire Hai'an Empire, there are only three dukes, namely: Wang Erxi, Wang Dali and Zhang Dazhu. There are more marquises, such as: Tan Wenfu, who is in charge of construction, the little old man who builds the warship, the left minister, the right minister, and the minister of the military department...... And so on, a large number of the backbone elite of the empire.

However, these people add up to only a dozen!

Even if you count the ministers with the title of earl, there are only a dozen!

In terms of title, Shentu Yingwei, from the moment he was born, was destined to become one of the more than 20 people!

"Your martial arts were taught to you by your father?" Li Mu suddenly asked.

Shentu Yingwei was stunned for a moment, and then, his expression was a little shy: "It was taught to me by Lord Chonglou." ”

Li Mu immediately realized. No wonder he has always felt that the internal force of his cultivation is somewhat familiar, it turns out to be the Frost Heart Sutra of Chonglou!

Soon, the second and third places in the second assessment were born one after another. Both of them were relatively handsome teenagers. Looks like a handsome boy. Just take a look. It gives people a feeling of spring breeze.

"Tell me. Your names. ”

"Cheng Leyi. The eldest grandson of the left prime minister of the empire. ”

"Fan Zeyu. The eldest son of the Imperial Vice-Chancellor of Finance. ”

Li Mu noticed that Shentu Yingwei's expression was a little gloomy, and sighed and said, "I asked for your name, not your identity. In my case, even the crown prince will not be superior. You all have the potential to be my students. Got it?"

"Understood!" the two teenagers hurriedly replied.

Soon, everyone finished the run. What surprised Li Mu a little was that even though he knew that he was going to be eliminated from the bottom six, he still insisted on finishing the whole race!

This point has to make Li Mu look at them with admiration.

Nevertheless. They are still eliminated.

This is followed by the third assessment. Li Mu thought about it for a long time when he was at home, and then he thought of this assessment item: doing business!

That's right, a profession that has nothing to do with official careers!

Li Mu's reason is: being an official is not only the way to be a person. Even if you are full of wealth, but you don't know how to communicate with people, what is the use?

Therefore, in front of everyone, Li Mu took out the silver taels prepared in advance and gave them to the remaining thirty people...... Not. There are also sisters of the Li family, each of whom was given ten taels of silver.

"You can use the money to buy some sweets at the bakery and sell them at the market. Or go to the fishing ground to buy some marine fish to sell...... In short, each of you is in your own right, and from now until dark, the least ten of you will be eliminated. Is there a problem!?"

"Dean ......" Tong Wenyao stood up and said, "If someone accepts the support of their family members privately, won't this become a competition for the family?"

Before Li Mu could answer, Li Cai'er stood up and said: "If anyone dares to rely on the support of the family, my aunt and grandmother will smash their signboard! Then go to Liu Luo and dismiss their family's officials!"

All the teenagers are silent!

Including Tong Wenyao, he shrank his neck in fright!

In the entire Haiping Empire, there are definitely not many people who dare to call the emperor by his name!

The Li sisters are counted as two, the little Lori Susu is counted as one, and the knife girl is counted as one...... For the rest, it seems that there is really no one!

"Are there any questions?" Li Mu finally asked.

All the teenagers gathered and said, "No!"

"Let's go!"

As soon as Li Mu's words landed, all the teenagers ran out of the back garden of Guozijian as if they had fled. Then, like hungry wolves, they rushed into the bazaar of the imperial capital like crazy...... It's just that when they left the Guozijian, the brocade guards who were guarding the gate of the Guozijian in advance followed them one by one to prevent them from cheating.

Among these candidates, only the Li family sisters followed Li Mu out of the Guozijian without hurrying.

Li Mu was surprised: "If you don't make money, why are you following me?"

Li Caier said proudly: "Aunts and grandmothers still need to take the initiative to make money?"

"Then you ......"

"Look at it!"

The two sisters walked in front, and Li Mu followed behind them. Walking out of the country, the two sisters walked straight into a shop...... This shop deals in wooden chairs and bed cabinets!

Li Cai'er called the shopkeeper, "Twenty taels, what kind of table can I buy here?"

Twenty taels is not a small amount!

If it is placed in the Great Xia Empire, this money is enough for a family of three to feed and dress for ten years!

Even in Hai'an Country, it's not a small amount!

The shopkeeper carefully recommended several tables and chairs to them, almost all of which were made of mahogany!

The two sisters chose a table and chair with Gree flowers and wood for nearly half an hour. The tables and chairs look very beautiful, and the master carver himself painted a lifelike pattern of dragons and phoenixes.

Li Mu smiled bitterly: "You don't want to carry it to the market to sell it, do you?"

Li Cai'er rolled her eyes and said a sentence that Li Mu often said: "Sell your sister!"

Subsequently. The sisters instructed the workers of the shop to carry the table of Gree flowers and trees to the most crowded part of the market. The two sisters sat down there in such a grand manner, and used the remaining silver to buy pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote two lines of large characters:

The ghost doctor descends to sit for a consultation!

Don't live medical people to sit in the clinic!

Immediately afterwards, something happened that made Li Mu dumbfounded.

The people of the imperial capital rushed over as if they were crazy......

He's one tael, he's two tael......

In less than half an hour, the porcelain bowl on the table of these two little girls was filled with silver!

Li Mu looked at it roughly, there were at least fifty taels!!

And that's not even counting the money from selling medicines!

Li Cai'er took out all the remaining universal antidote on her body, two taels of silver...... The people of the imperial capital seemed to have seen something that didn't cost money, and in less than half a cup of tea, these antidotes were actually sold out!!

"Crazy, crazy!" Li Mu smacked his tongue repeatedly.

Jiang Cheng, who followed behind Li Mu, said: "Senior brother, these two aunts and grandmothers are really, really ......."

Li Mu continued: "With one skill, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking!"

Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly: "That's what it means!" )