"National Master! National Master, you must make the decision for us. You cannot be partial to one and not to the other. You must leave a way out for us men!"
A man suddenly rushed out and hugged Lu Chen's thigh and refused to let go.
Ma Tong had pulled out his knife, but upon closer inspection, he put it away again.
The man in front of him was a general, and he had once commanded Ma Tong, so he was considered an old superior.
Facing his old boss, Ma Tong really couldn't bring himself to do that.
Lu Chen's forehead was filled with black lines. He never thought that one day he would be hugged by the thigh by such a big and strong man.
"Ahem, I haven't asked the general how to address me yet. Can you please stop crying and explain the situation clearly so we can continue to explore further."
Lu Chen's words reminded the military personnel that crying is useless, you have to speak!
Two more men came up and quickly dragged the man aside. At this time, an old general with gray hair spoke up, "Grandmaster, are these rough guys like us citizens of the Great Qi?"
Lu Chen thought to himself, why are they suddenly talking about this?
"Old General, what are you talking about? You are defending our country and fighting on the border. You are not only the people of our Great Qi, but also the good men of the Great Qi!"
It was obvious that this group of people were waiting for Lu Chen to say this, so the old general continued, "If that's the case, then are our children qualified to study at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and become your disciples?"
What? Become my disciple?
Lu Chen seemed to be thinking about why these people had come. He waved his hand and said, "Any citizen of Da Qi is eligible to study at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As long as they meet the exam requirements, they will be fine. As for becoming my disciple, I don't want to accept too many disciples at the moment. It's all about fate and talent."
Lu Chen has real skills, but everyone in the capital knows that he doesn't accept many disciples.
Since he was born, he has only accepted two disciples.
Needless to say, the little prince Li Xiang is an absolute genius. He won the first place at the age of eight.
As for Fan Zeng, he may be a little lacking in talent, but his status is something he earned with his life.
When the epidemic broke out in the Four Cities, so many people didn't dare to go there. Fan Zeng rushed in with people and supplies without saying a word. Fan Zeng's reputation in the Four Cities was simply insanely good.
There are many talented people in the world, but who dares to say that he can surpass these two?
So one of the generals spoke up, "We don't expect those useless children in our family to be valued by the Imperial Master. We just hope that the Imperial Master can give us a chance and let our children enter the Chinese Academy of Sciences to study."
Lu Chen understood now. After all this commotion, it turned out that the students’ parents were causing trouble!
You don't need to ask to know that this must be because the child in the family did not meet the academic requirements and was not admitted to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so he came to beg for mercy.
Yes, the second exam ended some time ago. Lu Chen lowered the standards again and again and finally recruited enough people to be admitted.
Among these one hundred people, Confucianists accounted for the majority, of course there were also some young people sent by other sects. Lu Chen didn't care at all and accepted them all.
Those who can be selected by those sects must be talented. Lu Chen also wants to thank these sects for sending him talents.
But among these one hundred people, there doesn't seem to be a single military kid. No wonder these people are so anxious.
You know, it is now recognized that he knows immortal arts, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has become an increasingly mysterious existence, simply the residence of immortals.
But such a good place is right in front of them, but they are turned away because of their lack of education. This is a pity.
The old general who was speaking hurriedly bowed and said, "Master, you should also understand the difficulties we face. We are constantly on the frontier, and we can only go home for less than ten days a year. Under such circumstances, how can we spare the time to educate our children?"
"Besides, we warriors don't have any family inheritance. I can't even read, so it's unrealistic to expect you to be good at studying. But the Chinese Academy of Sciences teaches great skills. Now the entire Da Qi upper echelons have excluded us from the military. How disheartening is that!"
Lu Chen was wondering what was going on. Are these the left-behind children in Da Qi’s care center?
As for why Lu Chen attaches so much importance to military construction but does not give the army extra quotas, there is a reason for that.
He was killed in the capital some time ago. What's the matter with the crossbow in Chen Laoliu's hand?
Although the Marquis of Huaiyin finally jumped out to take the blame, everyone knew that the real person behind the scenes was not found out, let alone brought to justice.
That person is indeed a high-ranking military official, a very, very high-ranking one.
Although he felt great pleasure in killing and seized a lot of valuables from Marquis Huaiyin's house, this matter was always a thorn in Lu Chen's heart.
Therefore, the military can forget about such a good thing as studying at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is impossible for Lu Chen to train someone who is determined to deal with him.
This group of people must have been instructed by someone. Seeing Lu Chen's hesitation, he immediately said, "Don't worry, Master Imperial Master, the military is also divided into many factions. The family that offended you does not have any close ties with us."
"Yes, we also think that old man was very excessive. When we think about him still being alive and kicking, we feel uncomfortable all over. Don't worry, Imperial Master, we will definitely help you get rid of this anger in the future."
In fact, when Lu Chen knew what these people were asking for, he had already planned to give them ten places.
Now that this group of people gave such a guarantee, Lu Chen felt that this deal was not a loss.
So he cleared his throat and said, "According to the rules, the Chinese Academy of Sciences won't accept anyone who doesn't meet the standards. But for the sake of your dedication to defending our country, I'll make an exception."
"But let's be clear, you have to pick a few decent ones and send them over. If they're just some playboys who tease people all day, I can fire them at any time."
When these soldiers heard that Lu Chen actually agreed, they were overjoyed. They all expressed that they would fully cooperate with the work of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. If anyone dared to say no, they would break the legs of these guys without Lu Chen even having to do anything.
Now that things had come to this, Lu Chen was even more satisfied. He made the decision directly, "Okay, then all you need to do next is sign a contract with us, stating that the person you recommend is willing to do any experiments and bear any risks. As long as this contract is signed, we will be family!"
"By the way, try to pick some strong young men to come over. They'll be more durable!"
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