What they said was that they couldn't find the right words to refute for a while.
Is it possible to say that the examples given by Li Qiao are all extremely smart people, and although Li Qiao is averagely smart, he is much better than them?
With a wry smile, Meng Yue said: "No matter what, Brother Li, your intelligence and hard work are far more than that of Brother Xu and I."
"Yes, anyway, no matter how smart or hardworking you are, Brother Meng and I can't compare to you." Xu Ying nodded.
"Then you work hard. Your intelligence cannot be improved, but the level of effort is up to you."
“In imperial examinations, the focus in many cases is not intelligence, but hard work.”
"Now you think you can't pass the provincial examination before you take it. This is wrong. What if you pass it?"
In Li Qiao's view, there were loopholes in Dasheng's imperial examinations that could be exploited.
He, a modern person who has studied for three years, can exploit this loophole, and so can Xu Ying and Meng Yue.
This loophole is why today’s emperor is looking for practical talents, and the most important thing is policy articles.
If the Holy See valued poetry, he would definitely be doomed.
Although the emperor liked calligraphy, he did not include calligraphy in the imperial examination.
The most important policy article in the Holy Spirit.
So this loophole is easy to exploit.
Just like Meng Yue's article this time, when he went to see Magistrate Ming, Magistrate Ming talked about Xu Ying and Meng Yue's article.
Meng Yue moved Ming Zhifu and Xing Xuezheng with his true feelings. Even though his articles were not as comprehensive as other candidates, Ming Zhifu and Xing Xuezheng still ranked him as first-class.
As for Xu Ying, Xu Ying's family was in business. During the chaotic period at the end of the previous dynasty, the family paid a large sum of money to manage officials.
After the establishment of Dasheng, the officials governed the Qingming Dynasty, but there were also some people who were sophisticated. Before Li Qiao went to the county government to buy a homestead, he had to give money to the county magistrate. What's more, for businessmen like the Xu family, the Xu family still had to use money to manage various matters when doing business. place, but the money is much less than in the previous dynasty.
So Xu Ying also knows a lot about the dark side, and he also incorporated his true feelings when he wrote the article.
This time, Xu Ying and Meng Yue not only passed the examination as scholars, but also ranked first and became junior students. The two young people surpassed the children who had studied for more than ten years. This shows that the two successfully exploited the loophole.
If you can succeed in the college examination, why can't you succeed in the provincial examination?
Thinking like this, Li Qiao stretched out his fingers to analyze the two of them: "Mo Yi and Tie Jing rely on basic skills. Your basic skills are not bad, and you are no different from other scholars."
"As for poetry, I can pass it. What are you two afraid of?"
"Policy essay, this policy essay is a bit eccentric, but you two answered it very well."
"So don't relax and work hard for another three months like me. Maybe you can pass the provincial examination."
Xu Ying; "..."
Meng Yue: "..."
Good guy, with Li Qiao's analysis like this, the terrible stumbling block of the provincial examination instantly turned into a kitten.
They suddenly had the illusion that they could easily cross it!
Seeing the two of them stunned, Li Qiao added, "If this is just for fun and just an experience, are you sure you won't regret it in the next three years?"
Xu Ying: "..."
Meng Yue: "..."
This is a bit heartbreaking.
Who can guarantee that you will not regret it?
Meng Yue clenched her fists: "I'll start endorsing it after lunch!"
Xu Ying also gritted her teeth: "I'll carry it too!"
Seeing this, Li Qiao nodded with satisfaction: "That's right. If you work hard, at least you won't have any regrets."
He has a very good impression of Meng Yue and Xu Ying. Although they are not close friends, they will definitely become close friends as they develop.
Of course, Xu Ying remains to be seen.
Although Xu Ying's attitude towards Shen Hua is the same as before, no one can guarantee what will happen in the future.
However, he couldn't mentally sentence Xu Ying for something that didn't happen. Therefore, he now hoped that the two of them would have a good fight in case another loophole was exploited and succeeded.
However, he couldn't tell the two of them about the unspoken rules Xing Xuezheng mentioned... Well, let's see, he will go to the county school with these two people, and then he will find another way to let them read more extracurricular books.
Soon, the group had lunch and the convoy set off again.
Li Qiao sat in the carriage and continued reading. Xu Ying and Meng Yue also grabbed books and began to consolidate their basic skills.
Although the two of them do not have as good a memory as Li Qiao, they have studied hard since they were children and have worked hard for more than ten years. In terms of basic skills, they are indeed not afraid of other scholars.
Originally, except for Li Qiao Taozhu's ox cart, everyone else in the convoy was talking and laughing along the way, but now the three scholars all started reading, and the convoy suddenly became quiet.
Baiyou sat in the carriage and deliberately lowered his voice when talking to Li Dazhong, for fear of disturbing the three scholars.
During this trip to Fucheng, Baiyou experienced unprecedented happiness. He slept until he woke up naturally every day. If he wanted to go shopping, he would go shopping slowly.
He didn't want to go out. In addition to staying in bed with Li Dazhong and experiencing the happiness of being a husband, he and Li Dazhong also had a lot of things to do.
What surprised him was that he and Li Dazhong actually had a lot to talk about. Even if they didn't talk about crops, he and Li Dazhong still had endless things to talk about.
He was forced to practice cooking by his ex-mother-in-law at his late husband's house. Li Dazhong also knew how to cook, and they sometimes cooked together.
He bought a lot of clothing, jewelry, rouge and gouache. Li Dazhong patiently watched him dress up, his eyes glued to him as if they were stained with glue, and he also gave advice from time to time.
Li Dazhong even took the initiative to follow him in literacy.
In fact, Li Dazhong is not very old, only one year older than him. He is twenty-five years old this year. It is not too late to learn literacy at this age.
He taught seriously, and Li Dazhong studied seriously. Although he often went to bed while teaching, Li Dazhong was willing to learn literacy for him, which made him very happy.
But now, it’s time to go back to the village.
The closer he got to Pingcheng, the less smile appeared on his face.
well……
The smile on Shen Hua's face gradually diminished.
He is seventeen years old this year, and his family wants him to marry Xu Ying.
But if Xu Ying passes the provincial examination this time...
well.
Tao Zhu couldn't help Baiyou's troubles, but Shen Hua's troubles could still be solved. He pinned his hopes on the provincial examination in August.
The location of the provincial examination is in the capital, and the candidates taking the examination are scholars from the entire Yuanhe Province. I hope that by then I can find someone better than Xu Ying or similar to Xu Ying.
It was noon when Li Qiao and his party arrived in Pingcheng.
Xu Ying returned to Shen's home.
Meng Yue goes home.
Huang Youming and his son also returned home.
Baiyou and Li Dazhong went back to Sanliu Village directly.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went directly to the county government office to visit Jiang Magistrate.
Jiangzhi County had long received the news that Li Qiao was the head of the case again. He encouraged Li Qiao and hoped that Li Qiao would go to the county school to report as soon as possible.
The provincial examination in August is the highlight, and we must seize all the time now.
Li Qiao also had this intention.
He and Tao Zhu saw Zhuang Fengshou within a few steps of walking out of the county government office.
The county government official went to Sanliu Village to announce the good news, so Zhuang Fengshou simply moved to the county seat, hoping to see Li Qiao and Tao Zhu as soon as possible.
"Let's go back to the village. The stove is set up and the big fat pig is ready. It's just waiting for you to return to the village."
Zhuang Feng smiled from ear to ear.
After being away from home for more than a month, when he saw the harvest in the farm, Li Qiao also felt friendly: "Okay, I will celebrate it well this time."
The first two times he took the case, because he was not a scholar yet, he just cooked a big pot of food.
Now he is not only a scholar, but also won a small three yuan, so he must celebrate.
"That's what everyone thinks. Let's celebrate for two days. On the first day, only people from our village will be the only people. On the second day, we will invite people from other villages and we will have a flowing banquet. What do you and Brother Zhu think?"
Zhuang Fengshou asked with a smile.
"Ah? Are you still separated?" Li Qiao was a little surprised: "Brother Zhu and I want to have a one-day flowing banquet. No matter whether it is from our village or from another village, everyone can go and eat."
"How can that be done? We are us, and those from other villages belong to other villages, so we have to stay apart."
Zhuang Fengshou immediately shook his head: "The villagers have collected money, each family has three taels of silver, and my family has a little more. We have collected 700 taels, which is enough for a day-long water banquet."
"...And you collected some money?" Li Qiao was surprised.
Tao Zhu also opened his eyes wide. Did the villagers specially collect money?
"Of course, you won the prize this time as a scholar, and you are still a small three yuan. The villagers are very happy for you. So I want to have a flowing banquet together so that people from other villages can enjoy it."
Zhuang Fengshou smiled.
The people in Sanliu Village also wanted to do something for Li Qiao. They thought too much that Li Qiao had won the title of scholar this time and would soon go to the county school to study.
If you study in a county school, you have to live in the county town.
Li Qiao won't be able to stay in the county for too long. In July, Li Qiao will leave for the capital to take the provincial examination.
After the rural examination was over, it was already September. Because the capital was far away, Li Qiao had to leave for the capital within a few days of his return.
Will Li Qiao come back after leaving?
Therefore, this flowing feast is actually the last big thing the villagers can do for him. Therefore, when the government officials went to the village to announce the good news, many people immediately approached Zhuang Fengshou and expressed their desire to collect money to celebrate Li Qiao.
Zhuang Fengshou also had this intention. He convened a meeting with the villagers and finally decided to give three taels of silver to each family.
Li Qiao is a famous person, and people from other villages come to see his family's imperial inscription plaque every day. This time he won the title of scholar, and more people from other villages will come to see the excitement.
The 700 taels of silver collected by the villagers can definitely afford a banquet for the people from other villages to have a good meal.
All people from other villages must know that Li Qiao belongs to their Sanliu Village. What can they do for Li Qiao!
