Yangxuzi was just a spokesperson. Who was standing behind him? The Queen Mother!
Then who introduced Yangxuzi to the Queen Mother? The Queen and the eldest prince!
In other words, people like Yangxuzi are on the side of the eldest prince, and their ultimate goal is to put the eldest prince on the throne.
So now that Lu Chen is training the little prince, he is actually competing with them. The more outstanding Li Xiang is, the more uncomfortable the people in the eldest prince's faction will be.
Liang Licang looked at Lu Chen with admiration. He felt that although he was a few years older than Lu Chenchi and had been in the court for a few more years than Lu Chen, he was really no match for Lu Chen in terms of political intuition.
After returning to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lu Chen summoned his men and briefly explained what had happened in the court today. He then began to issue orders: "Start expanding sugar production capacity now. I give you two months to make sugar as cheap as cabbage!"
"Oh right, now let's find a way to buy sugar on credit from those sugar merchants. Find a way to get the sugar out of their hands. Money is not a problem."
"Once you get the sugar, sell it immediately. Zhao Gongming, you will be personally responsible for this matter. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhao Gongming said excitedly, "I see, sir, you want to make blank sugar, right?"
Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction. Zhao Gongming was indeed very talented.
"Go check how many sugar merchants have borrowed money from our bank. Be prepared to go to their homes and ask them to pay back the money when they are short of funds!"
Lu Chen was also helpless. He didn't want to play so high-end. Using the experience of the 21st century to suppress the ancient people was somewhat bullying.
But who would have thought that some people are so blind that they would refuse the money that is delivered to their door.
After arranging the blank sugar, Lu Chen turned to Li Xiang beside him and said, "Young man, how are your preparations going? You are about to embark on the heroic journey of winning three consecutive gold medals. Do you have confidence?"
Li Xiang was stunned. That was three consecutive top honors. Looking at the history of the Chinese imperial examination, how many people could achieve such a feat?
Lu Chen knew that in the historical thread of his previous life, from the emergence to the cancellation of the imperial examination, only 17 people had achieved such a miraculous achievement.
Actually, winning three top honors in the imperial examinations is more difficult than inheriting the throne.
Seeing Li Xiang's troubled expression, Lu Chen patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are not fighting alone. The entire Chinese Academy of Sciences is your solid backing. As long as we are here, you can do it!"
Why is Lu Chen so confident? Because he is a victim who has suffered greatly from modern exam-oriented education.
He has rich experience and various ways and methods to deal with exams, which simply crushes this era.
He knows how to sum up experience, how to figure out the pattern of questions, and how to answer questions to get high scores.
If the help of the big guys in the School of Arts is added, Lu Chen feels that if Li Xiang still can't achieve the achievement of winning three prizes in a row, then she would be a waste!
So a plan called "Three Consecutive Championships" was quietly launched in the School of Arts.
Originally, the great scholars in the School of Arts did not care about such things, and Lu Chen had promised before that the School of Arts would not engage in basic education in theory.
Isn’t that just theoretical?
The entire Chinese Academy of Sciences is now facing internal and external troubles. The only way to break the deadlock is to let Li Xiang win three prizes in a row. I would like to ask you if you want to help.
Do you still want to stay in the Faculty of Arts and conduct research in peace? Do you still want to sit and discuss philosophy while sipping tea?
Do you want to sleep in a comfortable heated room? Do you want to continue living a life with someone serving you?
Yes? Great, help me now!
"Besides, if Li Xiang can really win three prizes in a row, wouldn't that prove that your level is much higher than those of the mainstream Confucian schools?"
Lu Chen's words were what really touched them.
The College of Arts does not engage in basic education, but would you like to know about high-end education?
Niche genres always have a desire to prove themselves and to make a comeback.
"Here's what I think. Da Qi's various technologies will surely advance by leaps and bounds in the future. Court officials need to understand these technologies. It would be best if people from the Hanlin Academy could come here for further training, taking a look at every department and every project. Then, they could be affiliated with the College of Arts, under your leadership. What do you think?"
What do you think? It's really great!
When these old men thought that they had a group of Hanlin scholars under their command, all of whom were the top and most outstanding scholars, they felt that their status and level had also been elevated.
"I wonder what name they are using to get involved?" one of the old men asked curiously.
Lu Chen pinched his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "As long as they can successfully graduate from here, we will award them a master's degree to prove their fruitful academic achievements. If they can make any special achievements during this period, we will award them a doctorate, which means they are erudite scholars."
After finishing speaking, Lu Chen looked at everyone present and said, "From now on, your titles at the Chinese Academy of Sciences will be doctoral supervisors, mentors of learned people!"
After saying this, Lu Chen looked at the group of old men in front of him and found that their eyes were red.
It was obvious that these people were excited. What they wanted more than money was social status.
When they thought about the fact that even if they didn't work in basic education, their students and friends would be all over the world in the future, they felt as comfortable from the inside out as if they had eaten a bowl of smoothie in the dog days of summer!
So everyone in the School of Arts participated in the plan. This was no longer a matter of helping Li Xiang win three prizes in a row. Everyone was working for their own benefit, so everyone was very enthusiastic.
Lu Chen took the lead and went to the Sixth Department, where he obtained the examination papers of the top three candidates in recent years, as well as the examination questions from these years.
Then everyone started to analyze and make a table, breaking down all the scoring points for Li Xiang's reference.
When all the data were presented in the form of tables, people were surprised to find that the imperial examination was not as difficult or as mysterious as they had imagined.
It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that you can get three top marks in a row with just this form, but if you study purposefully according to this form, you can definitely get good grades and there will be no problem in passing the imperial examination.
But if you really want to go one step further and get a spot in the top three, you need to prepare something else. Lu Chen made a plan for Li Xiang, saying, "The Autumn Examination is in two months. Use the first month to consolidate your foundation, and the second month to improve. Go buy me an awl, and I'll help you work hard!"
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