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The elephants and rhinos were gone, and Li Mu's zoo was gone. The valley seemed much quieter, but it also lacked some anger.

"It seems that it's time to catch the piglets." Li Mu thought to himself as he passed by the pigpen.

"Teacher!"

When Li Mu was looking forward to the pigpen, he suddenly remembered the voice of Changsun Chong behind him. Li Mu turned around and said, "Are you very idle? Don't run to me if you have nothing to do."

"Mr. Teacher, the student heard a news and wanted to inform the teacher."

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that this year's imperial examination is very different from before. Several subjects in the regular subjects have been delegated, and Mingjuan, Mingfa, etc. are all listed."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "What does it mean to be deported? I won't let the exam take?"

"It's not that the exam is not allowed to be given, but that it is not listed as the top scorer, nor is it awarded an official position." Changsun Chong said the news he heard. "The Ministry of Rites is discussing, but it seems that it is not far away. The Ministry of Rites's proposition is that Mingsuan, Mingfa, etc., only specializes in one subject, and only deserves to be awarded "officials" rather than an official. Moreover, this year, His Majesty allowed his mentor to expand recruitment of Mingsuan, and there are too many people, so he cannot be awarded an official."

"Then what subjects are left to take the top scorer?"

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

"Ha!" Li Mu laughed and said, "These bastards from the Ministry of Rites are really useless to stop me. They know that my Ming Suan is unparalleled in the world, so they just don't forget it. In order to curb reform, Ming Fa is also suppressing them. These people are really dirty."

Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr., why don't I go home and talk to my father. When the court discusses tomorrow, I will oppose the proposal of the Ministry of Rites. If my father comes forward, your Majesty will have to consider it carefully."

"No need. If I get to ask for your help, I don't deserve the teacher you call me. I keep my heart in my stomach and do whatever I should do. My teacher has his own way to let them shoot themselves in the foot."

After Li Mu said this, Changsun Chong stopped insisting and briefly reported some important things that happened in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and went back before the city gate was closed.

After seeing Changsun Chong away, Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien also came back. Li Mu couldn't help but complain again, following Bai Qiaoqiao's butt to act coquettishly. Li Zhien was jealous when he saw this and followed him to act coquettishly. Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't stand Li Mu's temptation, so he chased Li Zhien and asked her to take Li Mu away. She was tired and wanted to rest. The family of three chased after him like a greedy snake, making a lot of fun.

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Without any surprises, under the insistence of the Ministry of Rites' "death remonstration", the Zhenguan Dynasty adopted the new regulations for the first imperial examination. Now, the word "reform" is no stranger to the court and the opposition. Li Mu reformed the Ministry of Works and the equal-field system, and the Ministry of Rites wanted to reform the imperial examination. Li Shimin refused to agree, which was impossible to say.

But as soon as the news came out, the students caught off guard. You should know that in the past, even if they had submitted the imperial examination, they had the opportunity to become officials. The first place in the Mingsheng, they could at least become a small official like an eighth-rank county magistrate. However, under the new system, Mingsheng is a "small subject", and small subjects can only be officials. The difference between officials is a world of difference. No matter how small the official is, he is a officials, and he is a great honor. As a "official", he is like a civil servant who is not a member of the work, and he is just a good example. It is better to find some jobs.

All of a sudden, Li Mu's reputation took a sharp turn. The streets and alleys of Chang'an City, especially students who came from all over the world to prepare for the spring examination, had complaints about Li Mu. Of course, due to his power, no one dared to say it in front of him, but even if he said it privately, the momentum was not small, at least Li Mu had received the news.

As Li Mu's eldest disciple, Changsun Chong could not stand it anymore. The friendship between master and disciple was like a father and son in this era. Others talked about Li Mu, but when Changsun Chong's ears came, it seemed like he was scolding his father. If he didn't respond, he would be discussed.

But it was Li Mu, and he did not dare to make decisions without authorization. He had to come to the valley again to discuss with Li Mu, "Mr., I plan to publish an article in the Tang Dynasty Daily to expose the conspiracy of the Ministry of Rites to face the audio and the teacher cannot bear such a stigma."

"Is it accusation? I don't think so." Li Mu was making 'pig feed', and while stirring it up, he talked 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 the Tang Dynasty were very slim. These poor guys had no food when they entered the winter. Ordinary people's homes may not be able to eat their own food, so there is no food to feed pigs. Pigs are still very 'picky', and they are not like cattle and sheep. They can keep some hay in autumn, so they don't eat hay.

Even if Li Mu has money, he can't give the rice and flour that people eat to pigs. If this is the case, the cost is too high. How much does a pound of pigs raised cost? It can't be promoted at all, so he is studying "pig feed" to see if there are any alternatives, which are cheap and can make pigs fat. He has tried multiple versions in the past few days, and the results are very average.

Seeing Li Mu indulging in pig farming, 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 his mentor is meaningful, but he is just foolish and cannot understand thoroughly.

"Mr., do you really don't care?"

"What do you care about?" Li Mu poured the prepared 'breast' into the pig's trough, slapped the ash in his hand, and said to Changsun Chong, "You still don't have a correct understanding of your mentor's reputation. I am not a good person at all. It is normal to be scolded. The most important thing in our Xiaoyao School is to do things is yourself. Do you understand? What do I want to do? As for the result, whoever thinks it is good or bad, let them go. But there is one thing you have to remember, whoever scolds us, secretly scolds us, and you have to beat him up. I asked you, did you beat me when I hear someone scolding me?"

"Uh..." Changsun lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, my mentor, I just argued with them and didn't do anything."

"Why don't you do it?" Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong and asked directly to his soul. "It's because of his face, or because he is afraid of losing my face, or because he is afraid of losing your own face. He thought in his heart that he can't be as knowledgeable as such a person or losing his identity, right?"

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

"Today, my teacher will teach you another lesson." Li Mu waved, and a Jinyiwei landed in front of him and said respectfully, "What are the instructions of the marquis?"

"If anyone scolds me, I will break all his three legs and let him say goodbye to the imperial examinations completely. If you don't believe it, you can try it."
Chapter completed!