The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

Chapter 241 Although I am born like an ant, I should have the ambition of a swan (more updates!!)

There were really too many people at the gate of Gongyuan. Not only the candidates going for the exam, but also the escorting family members, coachmen and others were parked on the street. There were dense crowds of heads everywhere, and the roar of people made the clouds disperse.

Chen Heng and others got off the carriage. Seeing that it was impossible to move around, they immediately returned to the carriage and continued to hide. Xue Biao had just stood on the carriage and looked around. As soon as he returned to his position, he worriedly said: I'm afraid there are not five or six thousand people.

When Jiang Yuanbai heard this, he also secretly complained and said in surprise: I thought this lineup of examiners could scare away many candidates. Why are there so many people?

Your Majesty will change the examination time from February to March. I don't know how many remote scholars in the world will benefit. There will be more people this time, which is normal. Qian Dayou took the initiative to answer. He specially spent a year in The capital master is diligently studying, and now he is not impatient or impatient.

Chen Heng was sitting next to Dayou. Hearing this, he nodded and said: It's cold in February and the New Year has just passed. Scholars from Guangdong, Guangxi, Bashu and other places die of illness on the road every year just to rush for the exam. This time we can Choosing the date to March is really a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

Hey. Jiang Yuanbai sighed, how could he not know that this was a good thing. Just thinking that these people will be my competitors makes me feel very subtle.

Seeing that the big exam is coming, how can Chen Heng let his friends have random thoughts and get into trouble. He hurriedly comforted and said: Why don't you draw a stick in Wenchang Temple and sign it? The temple blessings say that although you have had twists and turns, you are still very lucky. Brother Yuan Bai, please be more at ease...

These words were more useful than anything else. Jiang Yuanbai immediately smiled and felt Emperor Wenchang stop in front of him, winking and smiling at him. Seeing his idiotic look, Xue Biao couldn't help laughing out loud. Jiang Yuanbai didn't take it seriously and instead laughed at him for only taking one Zhongji.

Xue Biao didn't care either. He now had the honor of being a successful candidate, and his family was first-rate and wealthy. I came here specially to take part in the examination, just to accompany the window and fulfill Xue Ai's wish. In my heart, I don't have much obsession with whether I pass the exam or not.

Chen Heng has the calmest mentality. His experience in officialdom in the past few years has greatly broadened the young man's horizons. It is a kind of transcendent open-mindedness to no longer be bound by temporary gains and losses, but to do our best and listen to destiny.

After waiting for a moment, everyone lifted the curtain and looked at the situation outside. I saw a few more lines of officers and soldiers searching me. Apparently it was the examiner in Gongyuan who decided to expedite the admission of candidates.

Li Zhi suddenly changed the date from February to March. Both the government and the public are adapting to this new change. Chen Heng watched in the car for a while, wondering whether His Majesty's move was intended to reveal Qiankun's arbitrary temper. For more than a year, the New Party has been living in a miserable state under the pressure of the Gu and Wang parties. If the New Party is so miserable, Li Zhi's life will naturally not be much easier.

The number of candidates admitted to the hospital increased from the original batch of five to a batch of ten, which greatly shortened the number of people queuing outside. Waited for another half hour. The sky was dim and bright, and seeing that the number of people was almost there, many soldiers waiting on the carriage slowly came down.

This time, you have to stay in the Gongyuan for nine days. Every candidate is indispensable for their luggage, both large and small. Chen Heng's things are very complete, all prepared by Sister Lin herself. After the inspector finished checking the things, Chen Heng officially crossed the gantry.

The name is correct. The gate of the Gongyuan of the Capital is called Longmen. The naming method can be described as simple and crude. After entering the Longmen, you have to look for the room number according to the number plate. This thing is all based on random selection. You won't get a fixed spot just because you line up early or late. This is also the reason why Chen Heng and others are calm.

Chen Heng was lucky because his exam room was not close to a dry toilet. I checked the house again and found no leaks. Although it is a little dirty, with a little tidying up, it is enough to cope with the nine-day and nine-night exam period.

Take out the things you carry one by one, and naturally put the test materials in the test basket and place them at a high place. Quilts are also indispensable, and the weather in March is still chilly. After Li Zhi rescheduled the date, he took advantage of the situation and banned candidates from bringing charcoal fire into the venue.

There is a true story worth mentioning here. It is said that the previous examinations were all scheduled in February, which was a very cold day. Students taking exams inevitably light charcoal fires in the Gongyuan to keep warm. During an examination, a candidate fell into a deep sleep at night and did not notice that the charcoal fire hit the quilt. The flames suddenly spread to the roof of the shed, and a raging fire suddenly broke out.

In this way, the gate of Gongyuan cannot be opened to let people in to put out the fire. Fortunately, the adult who was the examiner at the time discovered it early and responded very quickly. He directly organized officers, soldiers and candidates to put out the fire, and the situation was brought under control. In this way, more than twenty candidates were burned to death.

But now that there is no charcoal fire for heating, in the middle of the night, I can only rely on the candidates' uprightness and quilts to keep warm. It is difficult to argue which one is better or worse. Candidates, please feel free to take the exam.

After briefly tidying up the examination room, Chen Heng closed his eyes and rested in his position for a while. The gongs and drums were beating loudly outside, and the dragon gate of the Gongyuan of the capital slowly closed. Countless officers and soldiers were arranged around the Gongyuan, supervising all the candidates present.

The six top examiners, headed by Wei Yinghong, walked into the main hall one by one and led the candidates to salute and bow to the statue of the Master. Immediately the bell rang, and the officers and soldiers carrying the examination papers were arranged in teams of three, with two carrying and one reading, and gradually distributed the examination papers to the candidates.

At the end of the hour, the sky is bright. At the auspicious moment, with Wei Yinghong's nod and permission, the officers and soldiers showed out the test questions and walked around the field holding the test cards. When he reached Chen Heng, the latter immediately took notes and wrote down the questions.

The first is: the people can follow it, but they cannot know it.

The second is: the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.

The third is: as long as the person survives, the government will perform well. When his people die, his government will cease.

These three questions come from The Analects, Mencius and The Doctrine of the Mean respectively. Compared with the provincial examination, the questions are simpler and more direct. Even the usual method of cutting and matching questions is no longer used.

Chen Heng thought carefully and realized that the talents who could pass the provincial examination were already among the best in the state capitals. He is a person with both talent and learning, so there is no need to embarrass others with such details.

The examination is to select the outstanding ones from among the outstanding ones. After reading this article from the Four Books and Five Classics, there is no opportunism at all, and the only thing is to compete with each other. How much of the saint's knowledge the examinee has mastered, and how much of it can be truly absorbed and successfully applied in the article, is where the examiners compete.

Spreading the ink color in the inkstone, Chen Heng rubbed the ink while thinking about his own way to solve the problem. He is no longer Amon under Wu, and has passed several exams. Let Chen Heng understand that answering the test questions in a satisfactory manner is the worst policy in high school. It is the best strategy to write down your own opinions on the test questions.

Being able to answer all three questions in one breath is consistent with one's original intention of answering the questions and does not deviate from the teachings of the saints. On top of this, it must also comply with the meaning of the eight-part essay, which is the real best policy.

Of course, there are also candidates who, no matter what, just get the questions and start writing. But there is a hammer in the east and a pole in the west. If there is a situation where the context and meaning of each other are mutually beneficial, it will be self-destructive.

This is the general examination, and it is also the last examination of the Four Books and Five Classics questions. There is no reason why Chen Heng did not pay attention to it and did not think deeply about it. Of these three questions, the best solution is naturally ‘people’.

So how to use the people to solve the problem? Chen Heng is not in a hurry, he still has time to think. Only those who make decisions before taking action can achieve the goal of taking action first.

The most difficult sentence in it is naturally from the eternal debate in the Analects of Confucius: the people can follow it, but they cannot know it. When this sentence was born, there was no controversy. It was only after Dong Zhongshu deposed Baijia in the Han Dynasty that its controversy gradually emerged. After the Han and Wei Dynasties, and starting from the Tang Dynasty, there was no shortage of debates about it, and it tended to expand.

Many of the arguments often mentioned by people in later generations had already appeared in the Tang Dynasty. It is a pity that when Confucius died, he did not leave the final right of interpretation. Instead, the disciples and descendants of later generations held their own opinions and argued endlessly. It can be said that how a dynasty defines this sentence directly determines the fate of this dynasty.

It is often said that people who write well have not bad character. In fact, this is not the case. The true measure of a person is judged by his words and sentences. A person's articles cannot deviate from his experience and knowledge. The same is true for Chen Heng, his past and present experiences, what he has learned and seen along the way. Let him decide on his own solution to the problem in a very short period of time.

Pick up the pen and dip it in ink, calm down and concentrate. Chen Heng took one look at the question and made up his mind. I read the three questions again and decided to add another three points. At this point, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Go ahead.

Try your hand and compete with the world's elite.

The debate between ignoring the people and the people being stupid has been debated for hundreds of years. Chen Heng used the way of enlightenment by saints as the first breakthrough on paper. These seven words are more powerful than a million lions. If you want to argue cleverly, you must essentially deny the fact that Confucius taught and educated people.

If you want to fool the people, why should you educate them? If we want to educate, is it possible that we can still hide our secrets? Gaimo's method of studying is all about self-persistence. Those who are determined to study will never stop looking at the wider world as long as someone opens a window for them.

One sentence has determined that three parts of the article are Qi, and seven parts are in God. Chen Heng continued to splash ink and write on the topic, because the people's ignorance should be educated, and only through education can the people be awakened. Awakening of the people is the self-awakening of all peoples. This process must be inseparable from education, and education will definitely lead to the awakening of the people. This is not accidental, it is inevitable.

Chen Heng here focuses on the importance of Juemin. In ancient times, people who were not saints were foolish, and their kings were not virtuous. In fact, there are few teachers and few people. With the vast land and sparse population, how many people benefited from the saint's travels around the world? Aren’t the disciples of the saints just ignorant boys before they started studying?

Taking this meaning as the foundation of the Chinese stock market, Chen Heng went one step further in the purpose of his article. In the first sentence of the second sentence, the words the road is not far away are used as the opening words, and then the mountains and mountains are established to overwhelm the world.

This sentence comes from Zhongyong, and it is the most upright sentence in the Four Books. It not only conforms to the original meaning of education, but also strengthens the significance of education.

If the Tao has distinctions between noble and humble, distinctions between men and women, and difficulties in wisdom and foolishness, then it may not be the Tao. The Tao is never far away from people. If someone wants to practice and promote the Tao but considers people's status and intelligence, then his Tao is not the real Tao.

From the 'enlightenment of saints' to the 'awakening of the people' to the 'people whose path is not far away', the lines are clear and interlocking. Chen Heng writes happily and feels relaxed both physically and mentally.

After the first question was solved, the next two and three questions were solved naturally. But Chen Heng is really a very talented person who is bold and has the intention of taking things lightly. From the first question, he laid out the concept of 'people' through education. When it came to the second question, 'the people are precious', he directly started to use Taizong's 'water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat'.

The young man uses education as his axe, and the great road as his heavenly sword. To put it bluntly, although Taizong's sentence has three flavors, it is also biased from the true meaning. The people are water, so it is. The king is a boat, that is not true. What Taizong said still has the meaning of up and down.

But the likes of Jun and Qing are actually fish in the water and shrimp in the river. Which one is lighter or heavier, which one is better or worse, can be seen at a glance. Between the king and the people, they are like a fish in water. A fish is a fish in water, and water without a fish is still water.

Don't you see, the kings of all dynasties and dynasties have no family or surname in today's fashion. The villagers, nourished by the soil and water, still live here for generations.

With the sword in hand, Chen Heng, who had killed another dragon, rushed to the third question with murderous intent. This question can be summarized by using the question-breaking method of one or two questions. From education to the people, from the distinction between the ruler and the people, to the original intention of being like a fish in water.

Chen Heng stopped writing for a moment and gathered the thousands of thoughts in his mind into one word and one sentence. To be clear, with this third question, he was going to take the lead.

Government depends on people. When people exist, the government will survive. When people die, the government will cease. Government depends on the people, and if the people do not die, the government will continue. This is the law of the ages.

To be honest, if it were not for the eight-part essay requirement for the exam. Just this sentence, Chen Heng asked himself, was enough to hand in the paper. It's not that he underestimates the heroes of the world, but that he has already demonstrated what he has learned in his life. The subsequent sentences are just embellishments and supplements to this statement. Although it is intended to better explain the original meaning, it is uninteresting to write.

Until now, Chen Heng put down his pen for the first time and just closed his eyes silently and thought. When he just wrote this sentence, his mind was filled with tranquility, but his writing felt like a divine help. Thinking about it now, the joy of soaring into the clouds and riding in the mist is still in my heart for a long time.

Ten years of hard study and two lifetimes of experience have all turned into swords and fire. Let me be a koi that becomes a dragon. Chen Heng opened his eyes, his starry eyes lowered. He didn't pay attention to the officers and soldiers wandering outside. The inscription cards in their hands had turned into new Five Classics inscriptions.

But Chen Heng is now focused on the four book questions, and there is no time to write down the questions. There is no rush for this thing. During the examination, officers and soldiers holding placards would wander around the examination room from time to time. There is no rush now.

When time came to You hour, it was dark. There are candles hanging in the tribute courtyard. Chen Heng, who finally finished writing the questions from the Four Books, finally had the opportunity to copy the questions from the Five Classics.

This is the first day of the exam, so the best energy is naturally spent on solving the questions. Not to mention that Chen Heng's original classic is Spring and Autumn, which is the one with the smallest number of people among the Five Classics. Most of the topics on Spring and Autumn are taken from the vast history.

Candidates who answer the questions must not only be familiar with history, but also know its origins and connect it with the context, and cannot talk in vain. Although reading history can make you wise, everyone will complain when answering questions.

I really envy the scholars who take the Book of Songs as their main scripture. Chen Heng joked to himself and simply stayed up late to fight at night. His blood was boiling now. Even though it was midnight, he couldn't feel much cold after putting on the quilt.

The candidates in the room facing him were really shocked. This is a man who is over forty years old. When people reach their forties, their energy will inevitably be insufficient. He kept writing all day long, and in the meantime he made a fire and cooked lunch and dinner. During the meal break, he saw that Chen Heng was still writing, and he was really envious.

It is said that you should study while you are young. Being so tireless and thirsty at such an age really makes people nostalgic for the past. The old man wanted to compete with his younger generation. But in the second half of the night, I still didn't have enough energy, so I finally fell asleep.

Chen Heng's side went very smoothly. Although Chunqiu was time-consuming and laborious, writing it was somewhat clever. As long as you remember the historical events correctly and use clear words to supplement them, you will naturally get seventy percent of the meaning. The remaining three points are all about choosing words and constructing sentences. The heat accumulated on weekdays happened to be set off tonight.

It can be said that a spring breeze comes suddenly overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom.

After writing in one breath until the sky turned bright, Chen Heng finally stopped writing. In this way, three questions from the Four Books and two questions from the Five Classics have been completed. There are only two days left to make some revisions and polishes.

This is a slow skill, and it requires full energy and spirit to treat it carefully. Chen Heng used the weight stone to press the examination paper, and then put the wet inkstone at his feet. Then I ate some dried meat, sesame seed cakes, etc., drank some water, and lay down to rest.

When the sky was bright and Lao Juren opened his eyes, he saw that Chen Heng was finally resting against the wall, and he relaxed a little. Humph, I thought you were a tough guy, you still have to eat and sleep.

The competitors took a break, and when the old judge answered the questions today, he felt a little secretly happy about his hard work. It was noon and Chen Heng was still fast asleep. Lao Juren was even more delighted, and couldn't help but say in his heart: Go to sleep, sleep more, and have a good future. It is best to wake up and you are already in the arms of your parents.

The officers and soldiers passing by were also amazed at how different the examination rooms were. They had seen candidates who burned the midnight oil and worked hard at night. It was rare for someone like Chen Heng to sleep soundly despite being exposed to the sun.

Everyone found it novel and couldn’t help but read more. The examiners who were wandering around also asked the officers and soldiers to keep an eye on this kid. Such a person would be extremely talented. Otherwise, it's just a matter of substituting a weak point with a new one, to be superior in skill. No matter which one, it’s right to be careful.

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The imperial court was holding a talent promotion ceremony, but the monarchs and ministers in the court had a moment of free time. During the examination period, it was the most important event in the court. At this time, even if there is a major murder case, it will be discussed after it is over. The only two things that can be ranked at the front of the examination are the border war and the death of the king.

Lin Ruhai also had the idea of ​​serving as an examiner, and his students took the exam this time. Lin Ruhai had confidence in Chen Heng's knowledge. It is definitely impossible for Heng'er to lose his reputation. The difficulty lies only in whether the marking officer can do things fairly.

Lin Ruhai wanted to have her father-in-law meet at the examination hall, but Li Zhi had a beauty that won her over. With a smile, he declined Lin Ruhai's intention and selected six more top picks over the years.

The two monarchs and ministers gathered together today and were still arguing about this matter. Lin Ruhai's Than Hua was ordered by Li Zhi. Therefore, good things for students are missed. Lin Ruhai wanted to say a few more words.

You can take losses on the chessboard, but you cannot take losses on the mouth. Li Zhi listened for a while and then said with a smile: The left and right people can't escape from your house, so why should Lin Qing be anxious? According to what you said, Wei Qing still feels that I helped you when it came to Zhi Xing.

Your Majesty, don't pay attention to him. Lin Ruhai laughed secretly and argued, Brother Wei doesn't understand chess, and he doesn't understand quarrels. When Chen Heng entered Yangzhou to study, he had already secretly taken a fancy to him. How can such a clean and clear experience be considered a partial gang?

Li Zhi was not easy to talk to. He always felt that he had been accidentally hurt when Lin Ruhai said, I don't understand the chess game. But considering that the person playing chess is Lin Ruhai, it doesn't hurt to suffer some losses. Except for this person, looking at the government and the public, whether it is Wei Yinghong or Chen Heng, etc., they are all defeated by me.

Humph, all the chess players in the world have one stone. Mr. Lin and I have eight buckets to ourselves, and the rest share two buckets.

With a sudden thought, Li Zhi immediately smiled and said, Does Lin Qing think he has a good chance of winning the first prize with his practice?

This is not easy to say. If you say you are confident, it will inevitably lead to the suspicion that the examiner is showing favoritism. If it is not enough, it will lose the momentum of his own family, not to mention Chen Heng's knowledge, there is really no choice. What's important now is everyone's on-the-spot status. Lin Ruhai thought for a while and replied: The six top picks will be appointed. The rankings they selected will not be taken away at will even if Prime Minister Gu comes.

Good guy, no wonder people who play chess have a bad heart. You are still scheming. In a word, it means that the examiner selected by His Majesty will act impartially. He continued to give eye drops to the leaders of the old party.

Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction. This time he sent an unprecedented number of examiners. Not only can it build momentum for the reform of the system, but it can also rectify the names of favorite ministers. After passing the general examination and reaching the palace examination, Chen Heng would be on a smooth road. In the future, both the government and the public will not be able to say that Chen Heng's fame and fame are all due to his own favor.

But at this level, the difficulty lies with the six champions. If he doesn't have real talent and knowledge, or if he doesn't perform well in the end, Chen Heng will fall out of the top ten. No matter how thick-skinned Li Zhi was, it would be difficult for him to directly select the other party as the top candidate in the imperial examination. When the time comes, Gu Zaiyong will laugh at him.

There's nothing we can do about it, because among the six examiners there is Cao Tingshou. Li Zhi wanted justice and blocked Gu Zaiyong's methods, which naturally blocked himself. Cao Tingshou is a giant in the world of literature. His reputation in the officialdom was almost as good as that of the elder brothers Pei Huaizhen and Gu Zaiyong.

If you want to make this upright Shandong man bow his head for his own selfishness, it would be easier to defeat Lin Ruhai in chess.

Li Zhi shook his head and turned the topic to the current government and opposition parties. After the examination, Mr. Sha will retire.

The Meridian Gate incident that year had a huge impact on the Minister of War. Sha Xiang, the old man, almost collapsed and has been resigning for more than a year. If Li Zhi hadn't dragged him away, the position of Minister of War should have been vacated more than a year ago.

Heroes grow old easily, and famous generals grow old. Lin Ruhai also lamented that now that there is a vacant post of Secretary of the Ministry of War, King Gu and the two parties must be determined to win it.

The candidates currently recommended by three parties are Shen Tingfang, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Liangcai of Shuntian Prefecture, and Tian An, prefect of Jinling.

Shen Tingfang has been the governor for a long time. His promotion should have been a natural thing, and he was also the one closest to the position of Da Sima among the three. But now that several people are entangled in one place, it may be difficult to fulfill everyone's wishes. Lin Ruhai thought for a while and finally said: Your Majesty, it's time for Tian An to go to Beijing.

Li Zhi picked up a sunspot, dropped it, and sneered: Yeah.

Gu Zaiyong touched his Liu Liangcai, and it was time for him to touch his own.

In recent years, the country's finances have improved day by day. But Li Zhi's temper grew stronger and stronger. He originally had the idea of ​​being open to the four bastards, but since Yuanchun gave birth to the prince. Even Li Xian, who has always been mild-tempered, also criticized Gu and Wang's behavior.

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There are advantages to taking the exam early. As the number one scholar in the first year of Wu Ding, Wei Yinghong sat happily in the middle of the hall. His left hand is Cao Tingshou, the number one scholar in the third year of Wu Ding Dynasty. On the right is Lu Xuan, the number one scholar in the sixth year of Wuding reign. The other three champions sat in the back one after another.

These six people were calm and relaxed, but the eighteen room examiners were trembling with fear. Eighteen of them are all second-ranked Jinshi, how dare they compete with the Number One Scholar.

I will try to rank one list behind, and the volume of my voice will be different. The sharpness of the Three Cauldron Armors is hard to match. Wei Yinghong took the statistics of the number of officers and soldiers and smiled at his colleagues: There are 6,721 undergraduate candidates participating. It is really a grand event for this dynasty.

Cao Tingshou was always taciturn, so Lu Xuan took the initiative to answer the question: It seems that holding the examination in March is better than February. After this examination, I can make it clear to His Majesty that this matter will be set as a rule.

Wei Yinghong nodded. In previous years' examinations, there were more and less people. But most of them are between 4,000 and 5,000. Exaggerated numbers like this one are really rare.

It's just that there are so many people, and the number of admissions has not changed. For this conference, one hundred and fifty places have been decided in advance. Next year, if the number of people is still the same, it will be enough to report to His Majesty, and it will be better if the number is wider.

With this matter in mind, Wei Yinghong stood up directly and led a group of people to walk around the examination room. This is their job. Officers and soldiers supervise the candidates, and they are responsible for supervising the officers and soldiers. Only by linking one link with another can we avoid malpractice for personal gain.

After this night, tomorrow's application time will be the closing time for the first exam. At that time, eighteen room examiners will enter the room first to review and mark the papers. The six chief and deputy examiners will continue to supervise the second and third exams until the end of the nine-day and nine-night exam.

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God bless, God bless.

Lin Daiyu, who was mumbling something, said this sentence countless times. She walked up and down in front of Xue Baoqin.

The latter just looked at him and had a headache, and said repeatedly: Good sister, please be more at ease. This is only the third day, and there are still six days to come. If you continue like this, don't let me get sick first before my brother has finished the exam. It’s over.”

Daiyu knew that caring would lead to chaos, but looking at the presence of the old god Baoqin, she still asked curiously: Sister, aren't you worried about Brother Xue?

The two girls were hiding in Lin Daiyu's boudoir, and they even ate and slept together in the past few days. Bao Qin laughed when he heard this: Why are you worried about what he will do, Sister Lin, I bet my brother will fail the exam.

Why is this?! Lin Daiyu was very puzzled and hurriedly sat down next to Bao Qin and asked about the reason.

It's all because of fame. Bao Qin shook his head and told Lin Daiyu about Xue Biao's past years. As a leader of the new generation of Yangzhou painting circles, Xue Biao also had the virtue of being generous and giving away money, and he made a lot of friends. Every time he studied at home for three days, a friend would take him out to drink and paint. Xue Biao never refuses and always goes to any appointment with pleasure.

Under such circumstances, it is a blessing to pass the provincial examination. If you want to rely on luck to pass the examination, wouldn't you be treating the world's talented people as nothing? Having said this, Baoqin lamented: The way of heaven is constant, one drink and one peck. When it comes to reading, the most important thing is the strength of the heart. If you don't work hard for one day, you will stop moving forward. If you don't work hard for three days, you will go back to the beginning.

Our family now has no worries about food and clothing. Although my brother is smart at reading, he is focusing all his attention on paintings, which is definitely not a sign that he will pass the Jinshi examination. Baoqin saw clearly, but was not too disappointed. But my mother said that as long as he doesn't idle around, this business can still accommodate my brother to take the exam again slowly. If it doesn't work once, he can take the exam two or three times.

You and I don't expect Xue Biao to sell his paintings to support his family, as long as he doesn't make a mistake and get into bad habits. The Xue family's wealth is completely sufficient for Xue Biao's grandson.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, and said happily: If my brother listens to these words, he will bite off so many cheeks.

Baoqin couldn't help but smile, nodded and said with a smile: There are so many blessings in the world, how can one person enjoy them all? Contentment is always a blessing, just take things as they come.

Actually, it doesn't matter. If you pass the exam, you can become an official. If Brother Xue is interested, it doesn't matter if he slowly works hard in the officialdom in the future. Lin Daiyu thought of something and suddenly laughed, I can't say, I can take the exam a few more times. We can also get to know more people of the same age.”

As long as he doesn't gamble and doesn't do anything about the brothel, what's wrong with him if he wants to be an idler in the mountains and rivers all his life? Bao Qin also laughed.

There are people in the world who admire Lingyun, and there are also people who love Tao Gong picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence.

When hundreds of flowers bloom, it is spring.

The spring breeze was coming, and the second exam was coming soon. More than 6,000 people bowed their heads in unison, leaving only the stars and moon illuminating the inside and outside of the Gongyuan, making the world clean and clear.

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