Autumn passes and spring comes, and a year passes in the blink of an eye.

It is about to enter the midsummer season, and the annual summer vacation of Yushan Academy is about to begin.

After last year's enrollment expansion, the number of students in the academy has exceeded 300. The campus, which originally seemed a bit empty, is now a bit bustling with people.

Especially during recess, there are people lying on the grass and basking in the sun while reading, and there are also friends having heated discussions about certain issues. Of course, the most lively place is always the football field.

Originally, the year before last, football was the most popular sport in the school. After the freshmen joined, it became even more popular. If it weren't for the academy's strict prohibition of fighting, these young and energetic guys would have been fooled.

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Of course, these students are all smart people. Since fighting is not allowed in the academy, they will compete for the right to use the stadium through competition.

Thus, the monthly Yushan Academy football match was born, which has gradually become a traditional event of Yushan Academy and will last forever.

Qin Hao not only did not stop the football match, but also strongly supported it. Football was a war in peaceful times, not to mention that in a feudal society, there were so many enemies around the Tang Dynasty to conquer, so it was necessary to maintain the martial spirit.

What's more, football is not just a sport, it can also cultivate students' teamwork skills.

On the last day before the holiday, in the evening, after class, all the teachers gathered in the small auditorium for a meeting.

Students are on vacation, which does not mean that teachers can take vacation. For Yushan Academy, the work in the next two months will not be easy at all.

"It's the annual admissions season soon. All of you, gentlemen, have received a lot of gifts recently, right?"

Yun Ye's joke made the originally heavy atmosphere become much lighter.

All joking aside, there were quite a few disagreements about how to recruit students. Yushan and Lishi, the old gentlemen, advocated that teachers go to various places to search for civilian children as they did last year.

However, Yun Ye, who had always obeyed several older gentlemen, raised objections.

"Last year, Yushan Academy was not well-known, so it is understandable to do so. But now, Yushan Academy's reputation has surpassed that of the Imperial College. If we continue to blindly recruit ordinary people and exclude those from aristocratic families, I am afraid they will suppress them."

"What's more, there are many talented people among the children of aristocratic families. If they are deprived of the opportunity to enroll because of their status, it would also violate the academy's principle of fair admissions."

Several old gentlemen in Yushan looked at each other: "Oh? What do you think?"

"Public examination."

"Regardless of place of origin."

"Regardless of birth."

"Anyone from a good family can participate!"

As soon as Yun Ye finished speaking, all the teachers stared at him with astonished eyes. This was the Tang Dynasty. A person's birth basically determines his class. Princes, generals, Xiang Ning, etc. have a certain kind. Many people only pay attention to this sentence.

I took the literal meaning of the words, but forgot that there was actually a question mark behind this sentence.

"Boy Yun, what do you mean, let those nobles, nobles, and descendants of the fifth and seventh surnames take the exam together with a commoner, no matter where they are born, whoever does well in the exam will be admitted?" Li Gang asked in a deep voice.

"good!"

Li Gang laughed heartily when he heard this: "Haha, Mr. Yun, I originally thought that your senior brother was brave enough and could achieve great things, but I didn't expect that your courage is no less courageous than him."

"Okay, just because you treat everyone equally, we old bones will accompany you for a while!"

This was indeed a very bold decision. Even Li Shimin was a little undecided after learning about it, and called Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to the palace overnight to discuss it.

"Fang Aiqing, is the academy taking this step too fast?"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this move may seem risky, but in fact it is the most correct decision that the academy can make."

"Oh? What does Fang Aiqing mean?"

"The academy has only been in operation for two years now. Your Majesty is well aware of the abilities of the students it has trained. If we continue to recruit students according to last year's method, it will inevitably arouse the resentment of the aristocratic families and will not be conducive to the employment of future students after graduation." Fang

Xuan Ling paused for a moment when he said this, and found that Li Shimin's expression did not change, so he continued.

"Let the children of the aristocratic family compete fairly with the children of the common people. This will not only block the mouth of the wealthy family, but also give the children of the common people a chance to fight hard. Being able to make such a calm judgment makes me feel very satisfied with Yun Ye.

That kid was impressed."

Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded frequently when he heard this, but Du Ruhui shook his head with a smile.

"That boy Yun Ye has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. I'm not surprised at all if he comes up with all the clever tricks. But this method is mature and prudent. It's obviously not his style. I'm afraid it was given by someone else."

"What does Du Aiqing mean?"

"Of course it's the man from Qin County who is about to become His Majesty's son-in-law."

"Haha, what Du Aiqing said makes sense."

Yes, Qin Hao is getting married soon. Originally, he planned to wait for Li Lizhi to grow up in a few years before marrying him, but Li Shimin couldn't wait any longer. From the beginning of spring, he asked Queen Changsun to help Li Lizhi prepare the dowry.

Feeling indebted, Li Shimin prepared a generous dowry for Li Lizhi that far exceeded the princess's regulations.

As a result, Wei Zheng angrily criticized Li Shimin directly in front of the court meeting, which made Li Shimin almost angry but did not kill Wei Zheng.

In the end, it was Li Lizhi who took the initiative to persuade Li Shimin and the matter was resolved.

Because of this, Li Shimin felt even more sorry for this sensible daughter. Since the dowry could not violate the rules, it would be better to give Qin Hao an official title. Anyway, Qin Hao had not yet been rewarded for his contributions in donating potatoes and providing advice to control the locust plague.

As a result, Qin Hao inexplicably jumped directly from the most junior baron to a marquis next only to the Duke.

In addition, Li Shimin also rewarded many fiefs, gold, silver and jewelry, which was so generous that it was completely different from his usual picky character.

On the day of Qin Hao's wedding, all the dignitaries in Chang'an City came to congratulate him. It was not convenient for Li Shimin and Empress Changsun to come forward, so the prince Li Chengqian went all the way to marry him, not to mention Shili Hongzhuang.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a series of complicated ceremonies, Li Lizhi was sent to the bridal chamber, while Qin Hao was left to greet the guests.

"Senior brother, congratulations. You are now a relative of the emperor. You have saved twenty years of hard work."

"You kid, don't laugh at me. You're going to get married soon. Be careful when I tell you all about you. But I've heard that Miss Xin Yue is not an easy person."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ye repeatedly begged for mercy and no longer dared to tease Qin Hao.

"Yi Zi, Mr. Qin, you have been hiding here for a long time. Why can't you find anyone?"

"Yes, Mr. Qin, today is your happy day, we have to give you a toast."

Cheng Chumo, Changsun Chong and other students would naturally not let go of this opportunity to take revenge, so they dragged Qin Hao to have a drink.

"It's okay to drink, but the wine you usually drink is not interesting. I have prepared some jars of good wine today to ensure that you have never drank it."

When the servants of the Hou Mansion brought the wine, Yun Ye quickly hid aside as soon as he saw it. This thing was a highly distilled liquor, which was completely different from the rice wine he usually drank.

Sure enough, after Qin Hao finished three bowls in a row, Cheng Chumo and his gang were all drunk, and they kept muttering: "Good wine, good wine."

At the same time, in the wedding room, Li Lizhi was sitting on the edge of the bed wearing a headdress that was heavier than her head. Although she was very tired, she always kept her spirits up.

"Princess, why don't you lie down and rest for a while? It's been a tiring day." Ruyan, the personal maid, said distressedly.

Li Lizhi shook her head gently: "No, the etiquette must not be discarded. Today is the first time I entered the gate of the Marquis Mansion and let outsiders know. I thought all the princesses of the Tang Dynasty were so unruly."

While he was talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

"Princess, princess, the consort is here."

Hearing this, Li Lizhi straightened her waist even more and looked through the red gauze at a tall figure slowly approaching.

"You all go down." Qin Hao waved his hands to everyone in the room.

"This..." Several palace maids were still hesitant, and Li Lizhi cleared her throat.

"Since the prince-in-law has asked you to go down, just wait outside."

"promise."

Qin Hao closed the door, walked up to Li Lizhi, lifted up the red gauze covering her face, and couldn't help laughing.

To be honest, Li Lizhi's outfit today is really not that good. Her originally rosy face was pale with gouache, and she only had rouge on her cheeks, which looked a bit funny.

"Why are you laughing?" Li Lizhi pouted her mouth in dissatisfaction.

Qin Hao said nothing and pointed to the various headdresses on her head: "Take them off quickly. Wearing them for a day is so tiring."

This time, Li Lizhi followed the good example and quickly took off the headdresses on her head. Qin Hao also helped. It took the two of them more than ten minutes to take off the headdresses. They looked at the headdresses that were slowly placed on the table.

, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the little emotion Li Lizhi had just had disappeared in an instant.

"Ruyan, bring in a basin of hot water."

"promise."

As soon as the palace maid Ruyan came in with a washbasin, she was kicked out again by Qin Hao.

After closing the door again, Qin Hao waved to Li Lizhi.

The little girl walked over cautiously, and Qin Hao rubbed her face with the towel he had just wetted.

Holding Li Lizhi's clean little face in his hands and looking at it for a while, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't been betrayed.

Li Lizhi's whole body froze. Since she was a child, except for her father and Prince Li Chengqian, she had never had close contact with any other man. The other man's palm was so warm that she could not help but narrow her eyes, like

It's a lazy kitten.

"Are you hungry?"

Qin Hao's voice brought Li Lizhi back to her senses, and she nodded her head: "Yes."

"Wait."
To be continued...