But building the canal is a good thing that will serve the present and benefit the future, so he advocated that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Being able to rank first and become a junior student this time, Meng Yue felt that it was not because his writing was too good, but because other people's writing was too poor.
He didn't talk in general terms, he started from his personal destiny. The whole article was full of sincere feelings and no skills.
Li Qiao's articles are also filled with sincere feelings and no techniques.
But Li Qiao's feelings are not for Li Qiao's small family, Li Qiao's feelings are for the lower class people of Dasheng.
Li Qiao is now wealthy, but Li Qiao's eyes have not strayed away from the people at the bottom. Based on this alone, he is convinced of Li Qiao.
He wanted to shout to the magistrate Ming and the academic administration that you are wise!
"I also followed my thoughts and thought about it. Vermicelli caused a lot of trouble in Yongxing County. The little vermicelli caused so many troubles, let alone the canal."
Li Qiao came up with an excuse that he had already thought of.
There is no Grand Canal in Da Sheng, so the various disadvantages that will arise after the construction of the Grand Canal mentioned in his article appear to others to be his imagination.
He is a peasant boy, why can he imagine this? And the description of having a nose and eyes seems to have already happened?
The answer to this question is simple, he has vermicelli.
After the magistrate Ming dealt with the county magistrate and county captain of Yongxing County, he posted notices in the five counties of Hexi Prefecture to scare the monkeys.
Years later, the Holy Emperor also dealt with Sun Zhixian. Sun Zhixian was demoted to the position of Xuezheng of Yongxing County School. He is a scholar, but he is actually a counselor in the university, doing odd jobs.
The magistrate of Sun County suddenly became a magistrate of the ninth rank. This difference is really satisfying.
The magistrate Ming made the announcement widely in the five counties so that the people and officials in the five counties would know the cost of dereliction of duty.
Therefore, although Li Qiao is a farmer, he has also seen some dark sides.
It is not surprising that he wrote such an article.
At this time, Xu Ying came over. He had the same opinion as Meng Yue, and besides admiring Li Qiao.
Many other candidates who had read the article came over and expressed their admiration to Li Qiao.
None of them are fools. The concern for the people in Li Qiao's article is so full that it overflows. With this intention, the magistrate and the academic leaders named him as the head of the case, so no one can make mistakes.
What's more, he also wrote about many shortcomings after the construction of the Grand Canal, which many candidates did not expect. With this vision, Li Qiao was able to win the case this time.
Some people who were enjoying themselves just now were either silent or looking at Li Qiao with envy and hatred.
Comparing people to each other is really irritating. I originally thought that Li Qiao might be embarrassed this time, but it turned out that his article would become a model article again!
Then why were you pretending to be worried before?
Pooh!
Bai Lian!
But after scolding, their hearts were quickly filled with jealousy, and they won three yuan in a row. Although it was a small three yuan, it also indicated that Li Qiao, a person who was bound to take off, really started to take off.
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Chapter 91 Celebrating the victory
Li Qiao observed the reactions of the candidates in the same class and confirmed that the vast majority of them had no objections to him being the head of the case, so he finally let go of his worries.
The label of opportunism can be taken off him.
He became really happy, and that day he went to the largest restaurant in Fucheng with Baiyou Li Dazhong, Xu Yingchenhua, Meng Yue and others to celebrate.
After celebrating with his relatives and friends, he invited a group of scholars he had recently met to celebrate in a restaurant. Although he was not very close to these people, they would all be his fellow villagers in the future, so a meal was nothing to him.
After celebrating, he and Tao Zhu went to visit Ming Zhifu with their duck goods and snacks.
Last time they only brought some tea, but this time Tao Zhu specially made duck snacks, which is their signature, and it was even more sincere to give it to Magistrate Ming.
Mingzhifu is more kind than before.
In the examination room that day, Magistrate Ming was really worried about Li Qiao. He saw that Li Qiao had finished writing but did not hand in the paper. He felt that Li Qiao might be in trouble this time.
But who knew that Li Qiao gave him a big surprise!
Whether it was the method of saving money mentioned in Li Qiao's article or the various disadvantages that may arise after the canal is repaired, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but marvel.
Li Qiao's mind is not like that of a farmer who is only 21 years old. With this intelligence, he has a bright future.
However, the provincial examination was in August. Time was tight and the task was heavy. He asked Li Qiao not to be proud, let alone slack off, and strive to get three yuan in his pocket.
Li Qiao will not slack off. Winning the small three yuan is both an honor and a pressure. More people will pay attention to him in the future.
He must have something in his stomach and not let it drift.
After visiting Magistrate Ming, Li Qiao, Tao Zhu and the others visited Master Xuezheng carrying duck goods and snacks. Lord Xuezheng of Hexi Prefecture was named Xing. He saw Li Qiao's pleasant appearance and his attitude was similar to that of Magistrate Ming.
Moreover, Master Xuezheng is a lover of delicious food, otherwise he would not have summoned Zhuang Wen specifically after reading Zhuang Wen's article.
This time, Li Qiao Taozhu came to visit with duck products and snacks, and Master Xuezheng was very happy.
When the academic master was happy, he couldn't help but test Li Qiao's homework.
Li Qiao: "..."
OK.
Anyway, he has solid basic skills, so he can take the test casually.
However, after graduating from the government school, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he has solid basic skills, no one wants to be tested anytime and anywhere like this.
This kind of surprise exam is too scary. Who can remember every sentence in a book as thick as the Four Books, Five Classics, Three Histories and Three Biography?
Fortunately, he had just finished taking the college examination, and it was the most knowledgeable time in his life. Otherwise, he would probably not be able to answer the question.
He will have to work harder after returning. With his current reputation, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to take the exam in the future. He can't make a fool of himself.
However, it was also beneficial to be questioned by the Master of Academic Affairs. He answered well, and the Master of Academic Affairs revealed to him some unspoken rules when marking the provincial examination papers.
The local administrative division of Dasheng is that there are many prefectures under one province, and the prefecture where the provincial administrative departments are located is called the capital.
The capital is equivalent to the capital of a province, and the examination venue for the rural examination is in the capital. Therefore, the examiners of the rural examination are no longer the prefects of each prefecture, but the chief and deputy examiners appointed by the imperial court.
There are only two chief examiners and deputy examiners, which is too small, so these two examiners will select several academic administrators from the province to assist them in marking papers.
Xing Xuezheng had been selected before, so he knew a little about what the chief and deputy examiners focused on when marking papers.
Whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the current Holy Emperor, they are very cautious in the appointment of officials, and if a scholar has passed the provincial examination, he will be promoted.
Even if you fail the examination, you still have the qualifications to be elected as an official.
Therefore, although the scope of the rural examination questions still revolves around the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, the examiners hope that the candidates can quote from other sources when answering the questions, mention some books other than the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, and express themselves as much as possible Not a nerd who only talks on paper.
Especially today, in order to select truly talented people, the Holy Emperor often asks questions that go to hell. Therefore, the examiners sent by the Holy Emperor do not like nerds, so Li Qiao must avoid this point when answering questions.
These words of Xing Xuezheng are crucial to Li Qiao.
Although Li Qiao had already guessed the reason for the emperor's question to go to hell, now that Xing Xuezheng said this, it was equivalent to giving official testimony.
Xing Xuezheng suggested that Li Qiao read more books other than the Four Books, Five Classics, Three Histories and Three Biography, so as to expand his knowledge.
Xing Xuezheng had already suggested this, so of course Li Qiao had to comply. He and Tao Zhu left the Xuezheng Government and immediately drove the ox cart to the bookstore.
For example, some agricultural books, medical books, calendars, arithmetic, geography, travel notes, etc., as long as he has not read them, he will buy them all.
I scanned all the bookstores in Fucheng and found that there were more than a hundred books in Li Qiao's book box.
Now he had no intention of playing around and went straight back to the village.
August is the provincial examination. In addition to the basic Four Books, Five Classics, Three Histories and Three Biographies, he has more than a hundred books to read. In the next few months, he will definitely have headaches and thorns in his buttocks.
Xu Ying and Meng Yue also planned to take part in the provincial examination in August, and they also had to go to the county to study and report, so they did not stay in Fucheng longer, but returned to Pingcheng with Li Qiao.
When this group of people left Fucheng, the official road between Fucheng and Pingcheng was basically repaired, leaving only a few dozen miles.
Now there is no need for Li Qiao to contribute money. The money raised by Jiang Zhixian and Ming Zhifu is enough to build this road.
After Li Qiao and his party walked through dozens of miles of unmaintained land, they set foot on a flat road.
The oxcart walked on a flat adobe road with almost no bumps, so Li Qiao concentrated on reading.
He doesn't need to memorize all of the more than 100 new books he bought. He just needs to read them carefully to increase his knowledge reserve.
Of course, some important points still need to be remembered.
Li Qiao was working so hard, and Xu Ying and Meng Yue also became nervous.
Xu Ying and Meng Yue didn't think they could pass the provincial examination. They just wanted to gain experience. The provincial examination was held every three years. If they missed this time, they would have to wait another three years.
As a young man, Xu Ying didn't have the patience to wait another three years. He wanted to experience it.
Meng Yue also wanted to experience it. Although the Meng family was poor, they had saved some money by relying on sweet potato vermicelli in the past two years, which was enough for Meng Yue to go to the capital to experience the provincial examination.
Because they knew they would fail the exam, Meng Yue and Xu Ying stopped reading recently.
But now seeing Li Qiao working so hard, their relaxed nerves became tense again.
It's terrible. Even though Li Qiao is smarter than them, he is actually more diligent than them. This is going to kill them.
At noon that day, while eating at a roadside restaurant, Xu Ying and Meng Yue couldn't help but express their admiration to Li Qiao.
Not only is he smart, but he also works hard and really doesn’t give others a way to survive.
After hearing this, Li Qiao smiled and shook his head: "I don't think I'm smart. If I'm really smart, why would I be working so hard?"
Xu Ying: "..."
Meng Yue: "..."
There seems to be some truth to this.
"A truly smart person can compose a poem at the age of seven or eight, or write a poem in seven steps, or have a photographic memory. What do I have? I have nothing. You think I am smart, but you are wrong. I am better than you because I have vermicelli." You guys have more experience. To be honest, I’m really not smart at all.”
Li Qiao doesn't want to be labeled as smart at all. When a smart person is exhausted, his character will collapse accidentally.
He has lived two lifetimes and has always followed the path of hard work.
Xu Ying: "..."
Meng Yue: "..."
