Chapter 104 Targeting Everywhere For the sake of his own future and life, Li Nuo decided to check Zhou Yu's progress every month in the future. After experiencing the difficulty of the Imperial Examination himself, he deeply realized that it would be too late for him to make it in this subject with his own efforts. For the time being, he placed all his hopes on Zhou Yu. One day, Zhou Yu's Imperial Examination was recognized by the Code, and he could also benefit from it. The skills obtained through the Code could not be stronger than the person himself. When the time comes, Zhou Yu will pass the Imperial Examination and he can rank second or third, or in the top five or ten. In short, this subject cannot hold him back in any way. Li Nuo did not think about becoming the top scholar, he just wanted to be on the list. He looked at Song Yu and said, "During this period, you should urge him and don't let him be lazy."
The words of his brother-in-law were like an imperial decree to Song Yu. Even though he didn't know why his brother-in-law cared so much about Zhou Yu, he still nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will keep a close eye on him..." After telling Song Yu, Li Nuo found that his wife got on the carriage just now. She also sat in the driver's seat. From her appearance, she seemed to want to try the project of the Imperial Science. The most important thing about the Imperial Science is the experience of the passengers. So he also got on the carriage, and saw that there was another seat next to him. He looked down and planned to let Song Yu come up to experience it together, but he saw that Song Yu and the other two had gone far away without knowing when. Song Jiaren shook the reins violently. The carriage suddenly started. Bang! Li Nuo was caught off guard and his head hit the beam behind the carriage. Before he could react, the vehicle had already reached that section of uneven road. On the way, the bells on the carriage rang randomly, and the vehicle was bumpy. Li Nuo held the beam in front of the car tightly, trying not to be thrown out. After a while, Li Nuo was lying in Song Jiaren's arms. She asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you okay..." Li Nuo was fine, but he was dizzy and couldn't speak. My wife proved to him that martial arts and driving skills really have nothing to do with each other. "Ming He Luan" he was almost thrown away. "Zhu Shui Qu" had several "S" bends, and she used her true energy to control the carriage to fly straight through.
"Guo Jun Biao" had five gates, and she knocked down four, and the last one was broken. "Wu Jiao Qu" had a fork in the road, and she didn't go right at any one because she was driving too fast. "Zhu Qin Zuo" she hit the bull's eye, but because she drifted too fast, Li Nuo was thrown out of the car. If she hadn't flown over to catch him at the critical moment, he would have flown out of the horse farm... "Ugh!" Li Nuo held the carriage and vomited all over the sky. After a few days of recuperation, his originally overdrawn body had recovered a little, but after taking a ride in her car, he felt hollowed out again. Driving without a license kills people. After vomiting, he felt dizzy and fell down weakly into a soft and fragrant embrace. Li Nuo lay in her arms honestly and said, "My wife, let's go home..." Seeing his weak appearance, Song Jiaren picked him up with an apologetic look and walked out of the horse farm. When passing by Song Yu, the three of them gave Li Nuo an admiring look. Do you really think that the imperial examination is a vegetarian? The imperial examination is a battle of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, in order to select talents, and the difficulty of each subject is extremely high. How can a person who doesn't even know what the five imperial examinations are pass these five levels smoothly? Even if she is in the fourth realm of martial arts, she has to practice a lot to master the five imperial examinations. Li Nuo lay on his wife's back. Although his body was weak and about to fall apart, he was happy in his heart. After knowing her for so long, until today, the distance between the two people has finally broken through from "positive" to "zero". Keep this speed, and the future is promising. When Song Jiaren carried Li Nuo on her back just now, she didn't feel anything. But when she really carried him on her back, the air from his breath blew on her neck, which made her face a little red. She couldn't help but speed up her pace, and soon left the horse farm and put him on the carriage. Butler Wu asked with concern: "Master, what's wrong with you?" Li Nuo waved his hand and said: "Nothing, just a little dizzy and weak, go back and rest." Butler Wu shook the reins, and the carriage slowly drove towards the Song Mansion. Before leaving, they also paid the silver for damaging the carriage and the gate. Li Nuo leaned against the carriage, and as the carriage swayed, his head hit the wall of the box again and again. There is no harm without comparison.
Just now, Zhou Yu drove on the bumpy road, and it was not as bumpy as Butler Wu's driving, and the road they were walking on was paved with flat bluestone slabs, so it shouldn't be more shaky than before. Bang! The carriage rolled over a pit between the stone slabs, and the body of the carriage shook violently. Inside the carriage, Li Nuo's body shook even more, and when his head was about to hit the wall heavily, a soft palm cushioned his head. Song Jiaren sat next to Li Nuo, with her right hand behind his head, and did not say a word, looking at the bustling crowd outside. Li Nuo did not speak either. Bang! Butler Wu made another sharp turn, and Li Nuo lost his balance and fell heavily into his wife's arms. Li Nuo finally couldn't help but reminded: "Watch the road!" Outside the carriage, Wu Guanjia shook the reins lightly, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his old face. In the carriage, when Li Nuo struggled to get up, Song Jiaren put her hand on his shoulder and whispered: "You are very weak now, just lie down like this..." Li Nuo also lay on her legs. The lady's legs are slender and straight. Because of martial arts training, the lines are very smooth, without a trace of fat. It is not soft or hard to use as a pillow, and it is very comfortable to lie on it. As if she felt that the carriage was a little quiet, Song Jiaren took the initiative to say: "Why does the imperial examination test driving but not riding a horse? It's really strange..." Li Nuo lay on her legs and explained it briefly for her. As a project of the imperial examination, the Six Arts, after all, serve the ruling class. In terms of comfort, riding a car is definitely better than riding a horse. When the superior travels, the subordinates can't ride on a horse. Not to mention that it can't protect the wind and rain, the buttocks are also uncomfortable. Let alone Daxia, in another world, the leader's car is also a sedan instead of a motorcycle. Song Jiaren nodded, then looked down at him as if she remembered something: "Don't you know?" Li Nuo was stunned for a moment, then touched his forehead and said: "I suddenly remembered that I saw it in a book before. I feel a little dizzy, so I'll sleep for a while..." ... Back at the Song Mansion, Li Nuo still didn't recover much strength. Song Jiaren carried Li Nuo off the carriage. Coincidentally, another carriage also stopped in front of the Song Mansion. The curtain was opened, and in the carriage were Tang Xian, the dean of Qingfeng Academy, and four old gentlemen. Mr. Chen was slightly stunned when he saw this scene, and immediately jumped off his carriage, and asked with concern: "Mr. Li, what's wrong?"
Mr. Chen, who is over 60 years old, can jump up and down on the carriage, but he needs his wife to carry him when he gets off the carriage at the age of 18. Li Nuo forced a smile and said: "It's nothing serious, but I'm still a little weak today, I'm afraid I can't give you a lecture." Several old gentlemen also jumped off the carriage. "No lectures, no lectures, Mr. Li's health is important!" "You must take care of yourself..." "Didn't you feel much better a few days ago? How come you are getting worse again?" Song Jiaren lowered her head silently. Being told to take care of yourself by several elders is really a bit shameful. Li Nuo looked at the middle-aged man and changed the subject: "Dean Tang, I wonder if you gentlemen have mentioned to you that I want to enter Qingfeng Academy?" Tang Xian looked embarrassed, sighed, and said: "Tang is here for this, Mr. Li, to be honest, your admission matters have been handled, but then something happened..." Li Nuo was slightly stunned: "What happened?" ... There are many academies in Chang'an, among which Qingfeng, Yunmeng, Beixi, and Dongshan are directly under the court and under the supervision of the Imperial College. Every March, the court will hold a selection exam, which is called the Spring Examination. Students who rank top in the spring exam can enter the four major academies and enjoy the best teacher education. Even if they are not admitted to the four major academies, as long as the spring exam scores meet a certain standard, they can also enter private academies. Of course, the tuition fee is more than ten times that of the four major academies. Only by passing the spring exam can you be qualified to participate in the imperial examination. This year's spring exam has already passed. However, the spring exam is not the only way to enter the four major academies. In addition to the spring exam, the four major academies also have a certain number of special recruitment quotas. For example, Han Zhuo, who was from a poor family, and Zhou Hao, who was killed by Li Yuan, were both recruited to the four major academies through special recruitment. In addition, if you are willing to pay a large sum of silver, the academy is not impossible to make an exception. The annual appropriation of the court alone cannot support the operation of the academy. Each academy has similar means of generating income. The powerful and wealthy spent a large sum of silver to send their children in for gilding. This little money is nothing to the rich and powerful, but it can make the academy pay for the teachers, buy the students' pens, inks and pigments, build a horse farm and shooting range, and let students from poor families practice the imperial examinations... Song Yu's group of friends, except Zhou Yu who was specially recruited based on the imperial examinations, all of them, including Song Yu, spent money to enter Yunmeng Academy. Their purpose is not to take the imperial examinations, but to participate in the military selection after being gilded in the academy. In the past, the court would not stop this way of generating income.
But these means were abolished a day ago. From now on, if you want to enter the academy, you can only pass the imperial examination. The four major academies are no longer qualified for special recruitment, and the rich and powerful can no longer spend money to gild their children. It seems that everything seems to be fairer, but in fact it is a further monopoly of the imperial examinations by the upper class. The spring examination will test all six arts. It is impossible for those poor students to master all six arts. They enter the academy by special recruitment. The four major academies recruited students with specialties in mathematics and literature, and in the next few years, they used the resources of the academy to familiarize them with the imperial examination, archery, music... In a few years, a diligent poor student can catch up with the ten years of accumulation of the children of the rich and powerful. The spring examination will not start until mid-March. The imperial examination ends in early March. After the reform, Li Nuo will never be able to catch up with the next imperial examination. Dean Tang sighed and said: "These things are actually being promoted by the powerful. Although poor students are not as good as the rich students who have studied the Six Arts since childhood during the spring exam, they have the tough character , but it is incomparable to the rich and powerful children. It often only takes a few years to catch up in all subjects, and occupy a lot of places in each Jinshi..." In Daxia, if you want to become an official, the imperial examination is the only way. Over the years, Daxia's dignitaries and aristocratic families have gradually promoted the reform of the imperial examination system in order to monopolize the officialdom. He said apologetically: "I'm really sorry. Such a trivial matter didn't help Mr. Li..." Li Nuo comforted him and said, "Dean Tang, don't blame yourself, it's not your fault." Tang Xian handed a wooden sign to Li Nuo and said: "Although Mr. Li cannot officially become a student of the academy for the time being, Tang has already made arrangements. With this sign, Mr. Li can attend classes at the academy at any time. The horse farm of the academy , the shooting range is also open to you..." He looked at Li Nuo and said with a smile: "I believe that with Mr. Li's intelligence, it is not difficult to pass the spring exam. As long as you can pass the spring exam, even if you rank low, the academy will be able to admit you for the first time." It doesn’t matter if you fail, you can take the spring exam every year..." Mr. Lu glanced at him and said displeasedly: "What are you talking about? Even if you are ranked at the bottom, how can Mr. Li be ranked at the bottom if he takes the spring exam?" Among the six arts, including subjects, he is undoubtedly the best. As for calligraphy and painting, several people have already seen him, and he is only a hair away from everyone else. This level of painting skills, which is higher than the imperial examination, can't be said to sweep all the students. It can definitely stand out from the rest. Although his calligraphy is a bit poor, he is so proficient in painting that as long as he is willing to practice his calligraphy a little, it won't be much different. Needless to say, he was a legal practitioner himself, and no one had ever practiced legalism before the imperial examination. How could those young students surpass him in the law subject? As for articles, his poems are pretty good, and even if they are just average political commentaries, the first three items can make up for this shortcoming. Etiquette is not difficult. It is almost impossible to get an A grade, but it is also difficult to get a B grade. The focus is on the three subjects of music, imperialism and shooting. These three subjects are difficult to master quickly, and even with extreme diligence, they require several years of practice.
But with the financial resources of the Li family, it is not difficult to hire a few good gentlemen for him. Tang Xian had attended several classes with several gentlemen, and of course he knew Mr. Xiao Li well. He smiled and said, "Master Lu is right. With Mr. Li's intelligence, he only needs to take more courses in other subjects." Kung Fu, the Jinshi is undoubtedly within reach. I can’t participate in this imperial examination, but I will be able to gain something in the next imperial examination..." After he finished speaking, Mr. Chen looked at Li Nuo and said, "Mr. Xiao Li is ill, so we won't disturb you. You can rest assured and take care of yourself. We will come to visit another day..." After seeing off several gentlemen and Dean Tang, Li Nuo returned to the small courtyard of Song Mansion. Sitting on the stone chair in the courtyard, he unconsciously played with the wooden sign in his hand, his eyes lost in thought. This reform of the imperial examination system is not a coincidence. He does not enter Qingfeng Academy. Nothing happens. He will enter Qingfeng Academy today, and the academy will be reformed tomorrow. To say that no one was behind this, he wouldn't believe it even to death. It was obvious that someone was preventing him from taking the imperial examination. To be precise, it was to prevent him from practicing Dharma. Those people are very resourceful. Not only did the three provinces issue an edict to ban his account. They also used legislative means to block his IP, preventing him from even participating in the next imperial examination. Li Nuo took a deep breath. Okay, okay, you have to play like this, right? … Chang'an, Yongshouhou Mansion. Somewhere in the main hall, the dancer danced gracefully, and the sound of silk and bamboo continued. Sitting on both sides of the hall were all dignitaries of the day. After the dance ended, the dancer slowly retreated, and one person turned around and asked: "It's not worth going to such a big fight for this person. This bill has not yet been introduced. In order to pass it in advance, we are in the court." Zhongduo spent at least one hundred thousand taels..." A man next to him also said: "What Marquis Lantian said makes sense. If this bill is waited for a few more years to be introduced, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be saved. Is Marquis Yongshou too hasty? " Marquis Yongshou looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "If it is someone else, that's fine. This person has entered Qingfeng Academy at this time, and his purpose is obviously the next imperial examination. Do you hope to see him become a Jinshi in high school and become an official in the court?" He picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in one gulp, and said: "Don't forget, everyone, he is a legal practitioner. Before he entered the court, he beheaded the son of a first-class prince. If he is made an official, what will happen to Chang'an?" Isn’t it a turn of events?” Lantianhou smiled and said, "Did Marquis Yongshou think too highly of him? Two months ago, he was a fool who knew nothing. The imperial examination was only half a year away. Did Marquis Yongshou think that he could pass the imperial examination? How can it be so easy to get a Jinshi exam in Daxia?" The number of candidates for the imperial examinations in Daxia has exceeded 100,000. Only 100 people are selected out of 100,000 people, and almost every Jinshi is an all-rounder in six subjects.
And these 100,000 people are not just ordinary people. Before taking part in the imperial examination, they were already talented people who passed the spring examinations in each state. They know the difficulty of the imperial examination better than anyone else. Their own children, under the guidance of famous teachers, have learned the six arts since childhood, and spent countless silver, but they can't even pass the first level of the state examination. If a fool who has just recovered from a serious illness can pass the imperial examination, wouldn't the silver they have spent over the years be wasted? A group of dignitaries also laughed. "Marquis Yongshou is too cautious." "What kind of storm can a boy who is still wet behind the ears make?" "If he can pass the imperial examination, this marquis will eat the table in front of him..." Marquis Yongshou glanced down and said lightly: "Don't forget, his father is Li Xuanjing." The laughter in the hall stopped abruptly. Nineteen years ago, when Li Xuanjing participated in the imperial examination, they were teenagers. Many of them even participated in the imperial examination of that year. Marquis Yongshou's reminder reminded them of some things in the past. Six champions, unprecedented. The major wealthy families in Chang'an were crazy and offered extremely generous prices to recruit him. Countless daughters of noble families lined up outside the inn where he lived to offer themselves for his bed. Chang'an Street was so spacious that it could accommodate eight carriages at the same time. That day, the streets were so crowded that even the passing carriages had to give way. They only knew that the man was the son of Li Xuanjing, the current Dali Temple Minister. But they ignored that he was also the son of Li Xuanjing, the new champion nineteen years ago. The smile of Lantian Hou froze on his face. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva secretly, he said: "Yongshou Hou's worries are not unreasonable. These hundreds of thousands of taels of silver should indeed be spent..."