Years passed, and two years ago, Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen passed the joint examination and palace examination in the previous session, and entered the court as officials. Yan Fu was ranked 19th on the list, and now he is working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy and is in the seventh rank.

Yan Jingwen was ranked sixth on the first list, and now he has been appointed as the general magistrate of Jiangzhou on Jiangnan West Road. He is also a seventh-rank official. This kind of treatment made Li Hao feel that there was someone in the court who was easy to handle.

Yan Fu and Yan Jingwen have also been sending letters back to Yangzhou in the past two years to greet Master Qin and Li Hao. Yan Fu also specifically mentioned the soap business in the letter, saying that he did not expect there to be so many 20% members.

My parents even boasted about their silver, and after becoming a Jinshi, they classified it as their own private property.

In the early morning of February of the second year of Zhihe, when the sky was dark, Li Hao's family had already begun to get busy. Because today was the big day for Li Hao to take the county examination, the whole family got up early to prepare food, bring clothes, and search for the entrance to the examination room.

It is easy to pick up, but you still need to cut all the food into small pieces. Wei also specially checked whether the clothes he brought had any sandwich and whether there was writing on them. It can be said that everything was meticulous.

When everything was ready, he set off to the county examination venue, watching people gather all the way, like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, converging at the entrance of the county examination center. Li Hao said goodbye to his parents, carried the examination basket and entered the venue. After searching, he found the designated

After taking a seat, I waited for the yamen servant to hold up the examination question board and display the answers.

Li Hao is no stranger to all these processes. After all, there are too many people around him who have participated in it, and he knows all the details of the experience. He answers the questions step by step, and can leave the examination room and go home on the same day.

The first session of the county examination is the main session, and admission is very loose. Those who pass can take the prefectural examination, but naturally they will not rank well.

Naturally, Li Hao couldn't be so careless, so he took five exams all the way. In addition, in the county exam, those with excellent scores were required to be promoted to the class, so Li Hao took the next four exams all the way under the nose of the invigilator. It was like a modern class.

At that time, I felt extremely uncomfortable sitting on the edge of the podium.

When the county examination results were released, Li Hao and Fu Deng ran to see the results, while Wei and Li Jian were waiting for the news at home. Although Li Hao knew that he would definitely be able to enter the county examination, he was still very concerned about the ranking. After all, he had been

Although it has never been in the limelight, Shui Tiao Ge Tou has spread widely in recent years. If it ranks low, it will be difficult to save face.

When the list was posted, the first one written was Li Hao's name. When Li Hao was still happy, he heard Fu Deng call: "Master, you are the head of the case." Welcome everyone around him.

people's eyes.

After hearing this, Li Hao looked around and said: "The young master should be the head of the case, isn't it right? There is nothing surprising, just calm down."

With that said, he pretended to be indifferent and took Fu Deng back home. When Li Jian and Wei got the exact news, they were also very happy.

Later, in order to prepare for the government examination in April, there was no fuss. The content of the children's examination was roughly the same, but there was no need to bring anything with me for the April government examination. You only need to bring your exam voucher to participate, and all other things will be prepared by the government.

This made Li Hao a little uncomfortable. However, he still managed to take the exam with ease, and after the results were released, he got the first case.

So Li Hao was determined to win the college examination. After all, the big three yuan was too difficult, so getting the small three yuan first was a consolation prize. So for the August college examination, Li Hao started a round of surprise attacks.

I asked Mr. Qin to find questions from previous years’ college examinations, and in the past four months, he carried out a crazy question-sea tactic.

Of course, after such careful preparation, Li Hao got his wish and won the first prize in the court examination, which opened up the achievements of Xiao Sanyuan. So far, Li Hao has gloriously become a scholar, and he can be regarded as the bottom of the gentry class.

This made the Wei family very happy and rewarded all the servants in the mansion with two months' worth of money. After Li Hao was happy for a short time, he went to the Qin Mansion to discuss with Master Qin about participating in the provincial examination next year. Because in Yan

After Jingwen went to Bianjing, Li Hao went back to live in his own house. Master Qin no longer went to the academy. Later, he taught Li Hao in his own house.

After learning that Li Hao had been selected as a scholar, Cheng Shi personally brought people over to deliver a bunch of congratulatory gifts. It can be said that Cheng Shi was now regarded as one of the few big businessmen, and his business spread over most of the Song Dynasty through the sale of soap.

What a wealthy businessman.

When Li Hao came back, he saw Cheng Shi and chatted with him for a while, then went back to the house.

Li Hao is actually very confident about the provincial examination. Not to mention the nearly ten years of accumulation in his previous life, he has studied hard for six years in this life and has a very solid foundation. Especially in the provincial examination, which focuses more on classics and meanings and policy questions, this book

This is his strength. The issue now is just ranking. After all, the imperial examinations are all subjective questions. Understanding the examiner's preferences will have a great impact on ranking.

The examiners of the rural examination were sent by Hanlin scholars from Bianjing City to preside over it. It was up to Master Qin's experience to choose how to answer the questions and answers for Li Hao. Master Qin also cared deeply about the only young disciple. He personally

Write to Bianjing to help Li Hao inquire about the situation and arrange strategies.

When it comes to the provincial examination next year, Li Hao is full of confidence, plus he has laid a good physical foundation for this intermittent nine-day struggle. On the eighth day of August, the entire Li family once again mobilized to send Li Hao to take the examination.

Speaking of which, this is also the advantage of living in Yangzhou City. County examinations, government examinations, college examinations, and rural examinations are all in the city, unlike others who have to travel long distances to take the examinations.

We arrived at the gate of Gongyuan again. Speaking of which, this was Li Hao’s third time coming to Gongyuan. However, the first two times he came to Gongyuan, but this time he came to take the exam himself. Li Hao was not nervous at first, but he really stood up to this point.

In terms of position, I was still a little uneasy.

After calming down, Li Hao said goodbye to his parents, carried his things over to wait for them to be picked up, and entered the examination room. After Li Hao entered, Li Jian and Wei left with others. This time, Li Hao entered the examination room and found his number.

After entering the room, he looked around at the two square meters of space and encouraged himself. If you perform normally, nine days will be enough this time. Don’t come back again.

After three consecutive exams were over, Li Hao felt really comfortable when he left the Gongyuan. The closed space was really depressing, which made Li Hao feel tired. He met Li Jian and Wei who came to pick him up, and then went home to rest.

Went.

In the following days, Li Hao was really a little anxious while waiting for the results of the provincial examination to be released. Finally, waiting for the day when the results were released, the whole family rushed to see the results early in the morning. It was too early when he arrived, and the list had not been posted yet, but there was already a full crowd.

There was no one there, so Wei had no choice but to stand outside the crowd and let Li Hao and Li Jian, father and son, and several young servants squeeze to the front.

When the list was sent, everyone made a way to let the officials who posted the list come in. After the officials left, they swarmed up. At this time, Li Hao looked up and saw that he was the first person on the list.

name. When it was Yile, the voice of Li Jian next to him came: "My son has passed the exam. The first place is Jieyuan." Then he laughed loudly. At this time, everyone gathered around to congratulate him.

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After Li Hao and Li Jian returned the greetings one by one, they took their servants back to tell Mrs. Wei the good news. As expected, Mrs. Wei was very happy when she heard it. With a wave of her hand, she rewarded each servant with half a year's worth of monthly silver. Then she planned to go back.

Have a drink to celebrate.

Li Hao left alone first and went to Qin's house to congratulate Master Qin.

Master Qin said: "I'm not worried about you when you take part in the examination. In the past examinations, I have never seen anyone who passed the examination and failed. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, you still can't escape as a Jinshi. Besides, now Uncle Yong

He will take up a post in Bianjing. I will give you a greeting card later. You can meet him after you go to Bianjing. I think he can give you some advice."

Li Hao smiled and said: "Teacher is the one who loves me the most. Did you give Second Senior Brother a greeting card when he came to Beijing?"

Master Qin smiled and said: "You monkey, you are trying to trick me. But if you say that I love you, it is true. I have no children, and I have watched you grow up since you were a child. Today I will tell you this."

In the officialdom, I am actually reassured by your temperament as an official. Although you are immature in dealing with things, you are still tactful and are not a reckless person. So I just want to give you a few words of advice about being an official in the court.

, I would rather you live in the same world as the light, and don't easily become the awl who stands out."

"During the Qingli New Deal, many officials were demoted. It was because of this that I became tired of officialdom and returned to my hometown. So in terms of expectations, I don't expect you to become a successful person, become a marquis or prime minister, I just want you to have smooth sailing and live a peaceful life.

In addition, I had one or two good friends in the court at that time. This time I have written to Bianjing and told my old friends that they may not be able to help you get promoted, but if anything happens, you can always look after me to protect you.

Ichiban. Go ahead, I'm here to see your bright future."
Chapter completed!