Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Chapter 166

After celebrating the two apprentices, everyone had to prepare things and set off to Beijing for the exam.

Now that five years have passed, the roads in many places in the Daji Dynasty have been repaired, especially the main roads between the various counties and cities have been repaired, which greatly provides convenient transportation.

But the distance between Beijing and Qingshan County still needs to be done by boat as before.

Time is running out, everyone has to pack their bags early.

Lin Dongdong knew that Zhang Yirong was going to leave for a long time, so he couldn't bear to see him for a long time. He hugged Zhang Yirong every day and never let go. His eyes were red. The little guy was young, but he knew everything.

Zhang Yirong was also very reluctant to part with Lin Dongdong. It was the first time he had been separated for such a long time, and he was not used to it. Before leaving, he took Lin Dongdong with him almost every day. Make fun of him.

Li Sheng and Guo Zian were taken by their parents to eat everywhere, and they were on the surface of a party, but they were actually blind dates.

In the eyes of the Guo family and the Li family's parents, the two children are not interested in getting married for the time being. It must be because they have stayed in the academy for too long, and they don't see girls and brothers on weekdays, so they don't understand the relationship between men and women and men.

However, after several blind dates, the results were not good. The two children were still not interested in getting married. They even offended all the girls and brothers because of their lack of understanding, and they were given the title of "nerd"...

Lin Ze was very surprised when he heard this. His two apprentices are not so unsophisticated. They usually socialize and play with others very slipperily. Regardless of gender, young and old can make fun of it. Possibly "nerd".

He guessed that it might be that these two guys have too high a vision and look down on the girl and brother in this county. One of them has too high IQ, and the other has too hot temper. This is the only possibility.

But as a teacher, he can manage the study and morality of the apprentices, but he can't control the marriage of others. If he thinks about it, he will forget about it and let the young people's affairs go with the flow.

Before the apprentices left, Lin Ze sent three pictures to the three apprentices.

Li Sheng Qu Yuanli, Guo Zian Movable Type Printing, Zhang Yirong Jenny Loom.

All three are important inventions that promote the reform and development of the times. Once interviewed, they will change the efficiency of farming, education, and industry. They are absolutely immortal treasures.

The three of them had been with Lin Ze for so many years, and they were shocked to see the value of these blueprints quickly.

"Teacher, did you come up with all this?"

Although they have known for a long time that the teacher is very powerful and can always get along with all kinds of weird but very practical things, but every time the teacher comes up with new things, they realize that what the teacher shows is just the tip of the iceberg.

"It doesn't matter who came up with it, what matters is who can bring out their greatest value."

Lin Ze told the three apprentices carefully,

"The teacher's situation is narrower than you imagined. Although I am in Qingshan County, I am standing on the cusp of the storm. The reform and development of Daji in recent years has touched the interests of many powerful people. They have long I regard the teacher as a thorn in my side, even if your grandparents try their best to protect me, once I am caught by them, they will definitely attack me..."

"However, if I don't go to the capital, they won't be able to catch my pigtails, but you are different. You are my disciples. When you arrive in the capital, someone will definitely pay attention to you. If you pass the palace examination, there will definitely be many people there." Make things difficult, no matter how strong the master is, he can't open his eyes and talk nonsense to protect you."

"So, what you have to do is to show your absolute strength, so that your grandpa can speak up for you and protect you. These three blueprints are the trump card to make them shut up..."

In the past few years, Daji has developed very rapidly, and many of the reforms of new concepts have not enough talents in the court and China, and the use of them is not satisfactory.

The academy has been established for a short time, and the talents it has cultivated are not enough to be used in large places, so the three apprentices he cultivated carefully are the objects that the emperor's teacher has been coveting, and this time he will send them out no matter what.

The children are still young, and Lin Ze is really worried that the three children will not be able to gain a firm foothold by then, so he has not shown these three drawings in recent years, but waited until now to give them to the three children.

Education, economy, and farming are the lifelines of the imperial court. As long as the three of them grasp it and do practical things, no matter whether it is the current emperor or the future emperor, they will do their best to keep them.

"Remember the teacher's words, the practical things you do are for the people of the world, and the one who is ordered is the king of the royal family. As long as you hold the king's leg tightly, you don't need to get too close to anyone else. Only by interacting casually can you stand for a long time."

"Teacher, disciple, please remember."

The three of Li Sheng tightly held the blueprint in their hands, and bowed deeply to the teacher.

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Everything was ready, and the students set off to Beijing one after another with their burdens on their backs.

Brother Li Sheng did not take a special boat ride alone. Like all ordinary students, they set off alone with their luggage on their backs, but there were more bodyguards arranged by Lin Ze secretly for protection.

When Lin Ze went to Beijing to rush for the exam, all three of them went there once, and they already had some experience. Facing the unknown journey, they were very calm and calm, chatting and laughing with other students on the boat.

Like the last trip to the capital, although Lin Ze didn't order them, the three of them made extensive friends, asked people from all walks of life about their travel experiences, and learned from them to enrich their own knowledge.

This is also a helpless move. There is no computer network in this era, and the dissemination of information is very slow. You can learn fixed knowledge from books, but you need to communicate with different people to know things like life experience.

Under the influence and guidance of Lin Ze, all three of them have developed a habit of independent learning.

The life on the ship is very boring. Apart from reading books and chatting with the sailors and businessmen, everyone spends the rest of the time in a daze and sleeps.

After finally getting to the capital, after two days of rest, everyone started to run outside again, participating in various poetry gatherings, and doing their best to create some reputation for themselves before the exam. This is the practice of all candidates during the exam.

Most of them are for the purpose of joining a sect of the sect after the exam and marrying a daughter and brother of a high-ranking official. A few are for the sake of real talent and fame, and proudly show what they have learned.

The three of Li Sheng didn't want to get married, and secondly, they didn't want to be famous. In addition, Lin Ze told them not to make random friends in the capital. After some discussion, they decided to stay in the yard prepared by the master and stay at home.

This reduces the chances of those who want to target them. After all, if they don't go out, can you still come to find fault?That yard was prepared by the emperor, so you can come and ask for trouble.

The three brothers are used to getting along, staying in the same courtyard is quite harmonious, eating, drinking, talking, laughing and living a very relaxed life.

But before the exam, they still went out for a trip, the purpose of course is to understand the current affairs in the capital, so as to judge the direction of the exam questions.

I don't know if I don't go out, but when I go out, I get big news.

His Majesty, who had not established a prince for many years, finally decreed to confer the crown prince. This prince is not the 'Lin Ze' that everyone had guessed, but a young man that everyone has never heard of or noticed.

Everyone was in an uproar when they heard the news, and couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines at what His Majesty is hiding.

It's really hidden so deep. No wonder Lin Ze, who was in the limelight in the scientific examination, was not canonized. He left the capital and returned to Qingshan County immediately after the examination.

It turned out that because His Majesty was training his "son"'s practical ability, Lin Ze was really His Majesty's apprentice after a long time, not the identity they guessed.

The real His Majesty the Crown Prince has always been under the protection of His Majesty, and it was not until now that the court situation has stabilized that he was revealed.

For the current prince, His Majesty has paved countless roads, and his intentions are really deep, but he doesn't know how capable this prince is.

The courtiers felt complicated in their hearts, and had many doubts and dissatisfaction with the prince who suddenly came to power, but now that His Majesty has both the government and military power in his hands, they have no other choice but to be obedient.

In particular, the various imperial decrees promulgated by His Majesty in recent years have made the people's lives better and better, and the worship and respect of the people all over the world have reached an unprecedented height.

Everything has become an established fact, and everyone can only accept the reality and shift their energy to this year's imperial examination.

You must know that among the candidates this year, three are Lin Ze's disciples.Back then, Lin Ze was in the limelight in the capital, and he had done so many things in the past few years, and he had long been regarded as the number one person to pay attention to.

Now that Lin Ze's disciples are here for scientific research, they would like to see what it is. Lin Ze is cunning and difficult to deal with, but it is much easier to deal with these three young and vigorous disciples.

All the ministers made up their minds that as long as these three people passed the palace examination, they must not let them go easily, otherwise once Lin Ze's people gained a firm foothold in the court and had the 'Lin Ze faction', their life would be even more difficult.

You must know that Lin Ze, that ignorant bastard, has turned a corner to help the emperor take a lot of power from them in the past few years. It is obvious that the other party has not gained any benefits, and he is fighting against them. It is really maddening!

Not surprisingly, the three of Li Sheng encountered difficulties from most of the courtiers as expected in the palace examination, and they were bombarded with various problems one after another.

But it is a pity that under the training of Lin Ze, the three of them have long been immune to this kind of verbal difficulties, and they have developed a will of steel, and debating is completely a daily game for everyone.

The three of them cooperated tacitly and fought against the Confucian scholars, leaving the courtiers speechless.

In the end, three precious drawings presented by the teacher were presented. Everyone was dumbfounded, and the emperor laughed loudly. He immediately made a decision and set the top three in the imperial examination.

At the age of the weak crown, they both graduated from the same school and occupied the top three, which is unprecedented in the history of Daji.

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Qingshan County.

Lin Ze received the emperor's secret letter in advance after the Beijing High School announced the good news to the officials.

After reading the emperor's description and evaluation of the performance of the three apprentices in the letter, Lin Ze showed a big smile.

"How are you, Mr. Xiang? How are you doing in the exam?"

Zhang Yu stood by the side, nervously waiting for the news. He is the teacher of the three children, and he is also very concerned about the future of the three children. The children are talented, but they are afraid that they will not perform well in the exam.

Lin Ze smiled and handed over the secret letter,

"I won, all of them won. Zi'an is the top pick, Sheng'er is the second place, and Yi Rong is the top pick. I didn't expect that Sheng'er, the third child of ten thousand years, finally worked hard to become the second child this time..."

Since the beginning, the gap between the three apprentices has always been Guo Zian Wannian the eldest, Zhang Yirong the second Wannian, and Li Sheng Wannian the third.

This time, Lin Ze guessed that there was no difference in the expected ranking in the imperial examination. I didn't expect Li Sheng to perform unexpectedly in this most critical time. He finally broke away from the title of the third in ten thousand years and won the second place. Congratulations.

"Yeah, this kid didn't disappoint you after all, but I think it's because of his character that Yirong might fall behind. Sheng'er is active and enthusiastic, suitable for officialdom, so His Majesty naturally likes it more."

"Zi'an and Yirong are both silent-tempered, while Zi'an is more gifted, the city is deeper, and he is a scheming man, but Yirong seems to be clever and scheming, but in fact his heart is loose, and his heart is not in court..."

Zhang Yu nodded and commented.

Among Xianggong's three apprentices, Yirong's personality is the most similar to Xianggong's, not only in his style of dealing with things, but also in his temperament.

Lin Ze smiled and agreed, "That's fine too, isn't Dongdong always holding on to others? I'm also relieved of Yirong's temperament. Our family is special, and such a personality is the best."

"Sir, what do you mean..."

Zhang Yu opened his eyes wide, a little surprised that Lin Ze, who had always watched his eldest son's marriage closely, would say such a thing.

"Dongdong is a little brother after all. I treat him as a son but I can't really marry him a wife. After all, I still have to find a home. When Dongdong is sensible, if the two children can really get together, Yi Rong is a good choice."

Lin Ze hugged Zhang Yu with a smile, "Don't worry, this kid looks like me, but actually looks like you. His mind is very pure and persistent. I don't feel at ease if there is no one who protects him wholeheartedly."

"Sanggong, you are always so worried, then you can take care of everything..."

Zhang Yu leaned his head on Lin Ze's shoulder and put his hands on his back, feeling deeply relieved.

Lin Ze kissed the top of his lover's hair,

"It's about your father and son. I can't rest assured. Duogu Duomi is a kid born with a status advantage, and Dongdong is a little brother. I can't help worrying. That's all, I will do my best now. In the future, it depends on the children's own blessings." ...The teacher said in the letter that he was going to send three children to the West-to-North Water Diversion Project, and we are afraid that we will not see these children for a long time."

"I am happy to be able to help my husband share his worries and relieve his worries."

Zhang Yu nodded, showing a big smile.

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Not long after Lin Ze received the secret letter from Li Sheng's high school, the officials in the capital rushed to send the news back.

The top three candidates in the imperial examination are all from Qingshan County. This news really made the people of Qingshan County boil.

Even if the high school candidates are not relatives and friends with them, they still feel honored because of people from the same county, which shows that their apprentices are outstanding!

Of course, Lin Ze was the one who received the most discussion. The three of them, Li Sheng, were all his disciples. They came from the same school. Such brilliant teaching achievements are simply shocking.

The most important thing is that Lin Ze was also the No. [-] scholar at the beginning, and now he is only [-] years old. With his achievements at this age, his name will go down in history.

After the academies in several counties next door got the news, the heads of the academies came to visit in person one after another, wanting to emulate the idea of ​​'exchange students' proposed by Lin Ze before integrating the private schools in Qingshan County.

The number of places in Junxian Academy is limited, and it is impossible to admit all the students, but if they can learn from some excellent teaching methods of Junxian Academy, I believe that there will be more outstanding students taught in the future.

Lin Ze was very supportive of education, but many of the ideas he put forward were too novel, and most people with old-fashioned thinking could not accept them.

Now with the signature grades of the three apprentices, these old gentlemen are attracted to come to study and ask for advice. Naturally, he is very happy to teach and spread the word, and immediately approved the exchange student requests made by other academies.

Until the three of them returned home in fine clothes, the bustle of Qingshan County once again reached an unprecedented climax.

Li's Mansion, Guo's Mansion, and the address of the original Zeyu Private School have become the most visited places. Those who can go in will squeeze their heads to visit, and those who can't go in will have to look at the door for a long time. It seems that these places are regarded as sightseeing spots.

And the students who got along well with the three of them also received a warm welcome. It really is the old saying, one person can ascend to heaven.

Lin Ze has been socializing a lot in the past few years and doesn't like to meet people. He hides in the academy or at home every day, because everyone looks at him now as if they were looking at the national treasure giant panda.

Li Sheng and the three of them couldn’t be dismissed for their social gatherings. They were mainly relatives. The Guo family and the Li family originally had many relatives, and there was a champion and second place in the family. How could it not alarm the elders in the family, and they all came out with crutches. It is impossible for these old people to disappear.

The Zhang family is even worse. In the past, the relatives of the Zhang family had stopped dealing with them because of Zhang Goutou. Being dragged around by the family's parents, he didn't care about the government's statement that close relatives cannot marry, and they just wanted to tighten the relationship.

Grandma Zhang was so annoyed that she had a headache, so she packed up her things and hid in the staff dormitory of the college and didn't plan to go home. She has been helping with odd jobs in the cafeteria of the college, and there is a dormitory in the college.

And Zhang Goutou was not much better. Friends around him yelled to eat and drink three or four times a day, but most of them couldn't refuse.

But this is also just right, tossing Zhang Goutou like this has given up the hobby of drinking, and there is a reason to stop drinking when going out in the future.

And Zhang Goutou asked to inquire about the girl from the brothel who gave birth to his son, and finally sent back the news. In a poor alley in the next county, he found a woman who was no longer young and lived alone.

Although the woman is already old, and she has lost her beauty after years of hard life, but fortunately, the old bastard Zhang Goutou still has the last bit of conscience. The person picked her up, went to the yamen to register her marriage information, held a make-up banquet, and planned to spend the rest of her life with her.

The woman cried sadly for a while when she was picked up, remembering that when she was young, she did not listen to the advice of her mother in the building, put her hope on men, and finally ended up disappointed. The sisters in the building all said she was stupid.

She never thought that she would be able to enjoy all the hardships now. God blesses her. The son she gave birth to has passed the imperial examination.

It is said that no one cares about the poor in the busy city, and the rich have distant relatives in the deep mountains. The Zhang family has confirmed the typical situation this time. For a long time, all kinds of relatives who have never heard of them have come to recognize their relatives.

The three children stayed in their hometown for almost a month, then packed their luggage and left home again.

After the palace examination, the emperor directly sealed the official positions of the three people, and sent to follow the new prince to carry out the problem of drought and flood regulation in the west and north.

This project was proposed by Lin Ze a long time ago, but it has been unable to be carried out because the coolies and the required tools are not in place.

Now the earth bomb. Bomb finally mastered the technology after the emperor specially asked someone to study and improve it. Some time ago, 12 coolies were extorted from Nanyang. When will the project last?

Most importantly, the 'West to North Water Diversion' project was reserved by the emperor for the new crown prince to win the hearts of the people.

The emperor sent the three of Li Sheng to follow the new crown prince, obviously wanting to train the three to be the new crown prince's confidantes, who will be the young people's world in the future.

These plans are not hidden, Lin Ze can see it, worried that the three apprentices are young and inexperienced, so he wrote a lot of experience and precautions for drought and flood projects overnight.

There are even many ways to deal with emergencies. Recalling the lessons learned in the past events of this type of modern project, he is worried that the children will be in a hurry and take over such an important project when they are fledglings. How can he rest assured.

When handing things over to the three apprentices, Lin Ze strongly urged not to rush for quick success, but to do things steadily and steadily, and to supervise the construction well, so as to prevent the people below from making bean curd projects. They are the ones who are finally responsible.

"Teacher, don't worry, we know how to be careful. If you are worried, send Hanlin Hanzhuo Hanyu and the others to help as soon as possible. Our own people can rest assured."

Hanlin Hanzhuo Hanyu refers to the thirteen classmates who studied together in Zeyu Private School.

Although the private school has now been merged into an academy, the relationship between these thirteen children is different from other students in the academy.This time the other children did not go to the capital to take the exam, not because they did not study too well, but because Lin Ze wanted everyone to settle down again. After all, these children are still too young.

It was special for the three of Li Sheng to go out. The emperor took a fancy to his three apprentices and important people, so he couldn't keep them.

"You monkeys can't be controlled by anyone else except the teacher. Are you willing to put them all in one pile and not cause me to make a mess? Do you want the teacher to clean up the mess for you when you go out? Walk around, I'm annoyed when I see you..."

Lin Ze slapped each of the three apprentices on the head, waved them away mercilessly, then turned around and left.

The fledglings are high-flying after all, eh.