On the carriage, Butler Yang looked at Li Long and found that his mentality was still okay. He was quite surprised and said: "I also listened to some of your conversation just now. Are you really satisfied?"
Li Long nodded when he heard this and said: "Enfu once said that everyone has his own ambitions. Their ambitions lie between books and temples. My aspirations lie among the fields."
"Both of them are ambitions and ideals. No one is nobler than the other, they are just the same."
"Besides, policy theory cannot be explained by just answering questions. It requires real insight."
"In this regard, compared with He Taibai, Chen Dao, Zhang Han and others, I am indeed slightly lacking."
"Now that I have achieved the title of Seventeenth Grader, it is not bad. Why can't I be satisfied?"
"It's always good to be content, you are quite a transparent person." Butler Yang also smiled and said.
"These days, are you still running to Xishan? I see that your skin is tanned and you have lost a lot of weight. I obviously saw you when I was announcing my results in the provincial examination just now. I was standing on the same side as you, but I didn't recognize you. "Come out, it can be seen that you have changed a lot these days. If others notice it, I am afraid it is not to say that I, the Marquis of Wuling Mansion, have criticized you harshly."
"What did Butler Yang say?"
"Farming in Xishan is what I want."
"A little physical haggard is nothing. If you don't let me go, it will be torture." Li Long smiled and said.
"You are very open-minded, but in the past few days, the scholars in Qiandu City are afraid that there will be a quarrel because of you."
"Why did Butler Yang say this?"
When Butler Yang heard this, he felt helpless and said, "You will know in a few days."
Sure enough, within a few days, Li Long would know.
Because most of the scholars in Qiandu City were scolding him.
Call him a disgrace to Qiandu City!
Qiandu City is the capital of Daqian Kingdom. In the past, Duke Jie Yuang was ranked among the best even in the examination.
He was the only one who was ranked seventeenth even though he was not well-known.
Isn't this a discredit to Qiandu City?
What's more, they are still saying that since Li Long can't make policy discussions, he shouldn't sit in the position of Jieyuan in the provincial examination, so as not to be embarrassed in the examination.
Li Long naturally sneered at such words.
At the beginning, he, Lu Heng, and Lu Junda were already in the same situation, and it was either you or me who would die.
It would be really embarrassing if he didn't go all out.
Not only did he embarrass himself, but he also embarrassed the people of En Mansion!
The most egregious remarks are definitely the cheating theory!
That is to say, Li Long's provincial examination "Jie Yuan" was very bad. He probably got it by cheating like Lu Junda.
To scholars, this is truly the most vicious slander.
However, this argument was quickly rejected.
Scholars may be eloquent and kill people with their pens, but they are not stupid!
After reading so many books for so many years, how many of them are really stupid?
Back then, Lu Heng and Li Changkong were fighting like that. They used all kinds of moves against each other.
If Li Long's Jieyuan really had the slightest bit of water, I'm afraid Lu Heng wouldn't let it go and would write a book about it and criticize it.
But the fact is, no!
They didn’t even mention it!
The meaning of this is obvious.
Any scholar with a little bit of brains can understand it, so this public opinion naturally ended.
But even so, Li Long's reputation in Qiandu City is still very bad.
The people who were born and raised in Qiandu City naturally have a sense of arrogance and inherently feel that they are higher than people in other state capitals.
A house in Qiandu City is a rare item that people from other state capitals may not be able to afford even if they work hard for most of their lives.
But now, Li Long has made them lose face in front of scholars in other state capitals. How can this be done? Naturally, I wanted to scold him.
However, just curse.
After experiencing so many things, Li Long has already developed a big heart.
No matter how bad his reputation is, can it still be worse than the time when he faced off against Lu Heng and Lu Junda?
What's more, Li Long felt that most of these people were bullies and afraid of the strong.
If Zhang Han and Prince Zhang passed the 17th A exam, this group of people would probably not dare to scold him.
After all, he is different now that he is the Duke of the country. He comes from a poor family and has only one teacher in Qiandu City. Relatively speaking, he is easy to bully.
Enfu once said that such people are simply hurting others and not benefiting themselves. They waste time, worry and worry with them, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is better to stay out of sight.
In this way, time passed for seven consecutive days.
The day of the imperial examination has arrived!
Someone from the palace came in person, and the candidates who passed the Gongyuan examination were brought into the palace one by one to take part in the palace examination.
This palace examination is the question set by the emperor.
Examination of stereotypes, policy theory, and poetry!
In terms of difficulty, it is actually more difficult than the provincial examination.
But one thing that is better is that the palace examination will no longer eliminate people.
Even if you don't do well in the exam, you can still be born as a Jinshi.
Therefore, those at the bottom like Zhang Haorui are actually somewhat confident. Even if they do well in the exam, they may not be able to be promoted to a Jinshi status. No matter how poorly they do in the exam, they will not lose the same status as a Jinshi.
So whether you come to this palace test or not, it actually doesn’t matter.
I just think so, but in front of the Emperor, no one dares to show it.
Otherwise, it is a serious crime of disrespect!
Emperor Jing Xing sat high on the dragon chair and looked at the many candidates in the audience, especially He Taibai, Zhang Han, Chen Dao and others, and felt very pleased.
Candidates who have taken the palace examination can also be called the Emperor's disciples because the Emperor sat here during the examination.
But... throughout the dynasties, not every emperor had this thought.
After all, the profession of emperor has too many temptations and too little time. Throughout the hundreds of years of history of the Han Dynasty, there were not many emperors who could find time to participate in the palace examination.
And Emperor Jing Xing was exactly the emperor who was never absent every year.
The Diligent Emperor is well deserved.
"These candidates are all the pillars of my younger generation!" Emperor Jing Xing said with emotion as he looked at everyone.
Only when his eyes caught sight of Li Long, he paused slightly.
I feel a little pity.
He knew this boy and had read his exam papers.
To be honest, the eight-part essay is really good. I have thoroughly studied the things that the examiner wants to test.
But... As for the policy, the implementation was somewhat unsatisfactory.
The result of the 17th A was still part of the emotional points given by Aiwu and Wu for the sake of Li Changkong's face.
Otherwise, I am afraid that I will really fall out of the top twenty.
"This boy's vision has been delayed. If he were born into a wealthy family, he would be no less outstanding than Zhang Han and Chen Dao!"
The palace examination also took nine days. During these nine days, food, clothing, housing and transportation were all arranged by the palace, so after the first day, Li Long and others settled in the palace.
To be honest, this was his first time entering the palace. Looking at the grand scene of five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion, pavilions, and corridors, he was still a little emotional.
It is indeed a royal palace, truly showing the majesty of the royal family!
