Poor Family

  Chapter 38 Winning the Leader

  The four students from Yuli Town School took the lead in handing in their answers. What they needed to do was relatively simple. They each copied one of Master's old works and they could complete the task. The only thing they needed to pay attention to was not to repeat each other.

  The four students of Lushan Town School were thinking hard, and they handed in their poems together after nearly half of the time limit.

The eight volumes of poems were distributed among the judges. For a while, there were whispers in the hall, and the eight students were in a state of anxiety. At this time, the first poem that was rejected was written. Li Jiuzhen gave Wang Gui a sympathetic look. Withered, as if a vegetable leaf had been beaten by frost.

   Soon, Li Jiuzhen looked at Tang Huai again with sympathetic eyes, and Tang Huai immediately turned into a second little withered leaf, a pair of troubled brothers and sisters listless.

  The poems of the four students in the Yuli Town School were all good, but two of them obviously didn't make a fuss about the topic, and wrote the scenery of Daming Mansion, and they were eliminated immediately.

   "Mr. County, how do you like this song?"

  The presiding judge handed a poem to Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen looked at the inscription, and it was "The Farmer's Song" written by Yue Fei.

  The red sun is scorching like fire, and the wild rice is half-scorched.

  The heart of the farmer is like soup, and the son and grandson shake the fan.

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  Liu Zhen was taken aback, quickly covered the poem, and whispered to the presiding judge: "If Li Guanren sees this poem, we will be severely reprimanded, and this poem will be invalidated!"

   After finishing speaking, he tore up the poem manuscript with a swipe of the floor, and then gave Yue Fei a hard look. He dared to write such a poignant poem at a young age, and it's okay when he grows up.

  He thought to himself, 'What do children know, it must be taught by Yao Ding, it seems that this person must never be used again. '

Liu Zhen originally planned to transfer Yao Ding back to the county school to teach, but after seeing Yue Fei's poem, he changed his mind. He couldn't let Yao Ding stay in the county to harm the students. It would be better to stay in a remote village, so he canceled the reuse. Yao Ding's thoughts.

  At this moment, Ma Fu, the magistrate of the county, handed a poem to Li Kui, and said with a smile: "We all think this poem is good, and we can get the first place. Please look it over."

  Li Kui looked at the county lieutenant and the master book, both of them nodded in agreement with the county magistrate's opinion.

  Li Kui unfolded it and took a closer look, and the Ci card was "Partridge Sky"

   "Partridge Sky. Spring in Yuli"

  Li winter deep unbroken plum, solitary branches thin and frost-resistant. No one cares about the old peaches and broken plums, but Xiao Shu in the snow knows that the water is small. After the light rain, early spring returns, and the news of Yanghe returns from heaven. Thanks to Dongjun's strength, Qiongrui's buds are red and fat overnight.

   This poem is the proud work of Lu Yun, the master of Yuli Town Academy, and it was used by his students to compete for the first prize.

Li Kui nodded, "Old peaches and plums are left unattended, and Xiao Shu knows the water in the snow. These two sentences are well written and interesting, but the whole poem is a bit frivolous, with poor intentions. There is more than enough narration to describe the scene, but it is not reasonable enough. Rated second."

  Ma Fu and the others looked at each other and were stunned. Ma Fu asked, "I wonder who Li Guanren thinks is the number one?"

  Li Kui handed them the poem in his hand, "Look at this poem by Li Yanqing!"

  Visit Li Wen Village

  Mo Xiao Farm's Lajiu is muddy, and there are enough chickens and dolphins to stay in a good year.

  Children meet each other and know that the day is warm, and the clothes are simple and ancient.

  Xiao Gu followed the Spring Society, and the drunken man helped him back to the village.

  The green branches are all over the ground and the flowers are in a mess. It is known that the stubborn grandson is fighting the grass.

   Ma Fu was stunned, and everyone passed it around, and the whole room was shocked. Li Kui stroked his beard and nodded in praise: "It is not in vain for me and my Tangyin County party to read such interesting poems."

  Liu Zhixian immediately announced that Lushan Town Academy won the debate competition, and the four partners of Lushan Town Academy immediately embraced excitedly. They finally won the final victory of the group arena.

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The news that the leader of the group arena was awarded to the school in Lushan Township spread like wildfire, and the city was full of sensation. The most excited people were the elders and elders living in the county. They were already prepared. Immediately there was crackling firecrackers all around, accompanied by people's cheers.

There were more than a dozen young servants carrying big baskets, and the villagers threw money into the baskets one after another. Rich merchants put in a few pennies, and poor husbands and servants also threw in a dozen coins to show their affection. Finally, more than a hundred pennies were saved to donate. To the school, as a school subsidy for the school.

"I'm coming!"

Hundreds of villagers drove towards the inn in a bullock cart. When the four children got out of the bullock cart, the villagers rushed up, lifted the four of them high, and threw them into the air one after another. There were cheers, applause, and laughter. And the sound of firecrackers resounded through the inn.

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  The celebration was still going on, but the four of them had no luck to enjoy it any more. After a sumptuous dinner, they were shut into the room by their master again, and began to prepare for tomorrow's exam.

   "Actually, don't worry too much!"

Tang Huai burped, put his feet on the table, and said proudly: "Generally speaking, if you win the group arena, the overall situation is basically settled, unless there is collective diarrhea like last year's bitter children in Tangbei Township, otherwise In the end, the leader cannot escape from our palms."

   "Why?" Li Yanqing asked puzzled.

   "Because the content of the exam is very simple, it is the silent scriptures. We have memorized the silent scriptures from the three books of "Filial Piety", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", so what are you afraid of?"

   "But some people still can't recite it!" Yue Fei glanced at Wang Guidao.

"It's not my business!"

  Wang Gui muttered in a low voice: "You guys have studied five days longer than me. Of course I am better than me. Even if you kill me now, I can't memorize so much."

"it's okay no problem!"

  Tang Huai waved his hand carelessly, "Anyway, only the results of three people are counted in the end, so it doesn't matter if Lao Gui handed in a blank paper."

   "Really?" The three asked in unison.

   "Of course it's true, my grades were not counted last year, don't I know?"

  Wang Gui cheered, "Go read!"

  As soon as he threw away the pen, he ran to the room to read the book. He was going to read it for the second time today, and he wanted to read it carefully word by word.

  Tang Huai also wanted to go, but Yue Fei grabbed him, "You can't go, stay and endorse your papers. If you fail the exam, our leader will really be gone."

  At this moment, Li Yanqing saw the clerk poking his head at the door, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter, brother?"

   "Someone is looking for a small official outside, so wait in the lobby."

  Li Yanqing turned his head and said to the two: "You guys start first! I'll come as soon as I go."

   When Li Yanqing came to the front yard, he saw a man in a soap-colored short jacket sitting in the lobby. Li Yanqing recognized him at a glance. It was the attendant who gave him the medicine at first.

  Li Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Why is uncle here!"

   This man was an entourage of Li Kui, the governor of the prefecture. Seeing that Li Yanqing was quite courteous, he smiled back and said, "It doesn't matter if Li Shaolang is injured!"

   "Thanks to uncle's medicine, there is no serious problem."

  The man nodded, "My senior official asked Shaolang to go and talk about it. I wonder if Shaolang is free?"

   "No problem! Shall we go now?"

   "The carriage is already waiting outside."

  Li Yanqing turned back and asked the assistant to deliver a message to the master and his companions, and then got into the carriage, which slowly left the inn and drove towards the south of Tangyin City.

  Li Kui has been living in the home of a retired official for the past two days. The old owner is surnamed Zhou. He used to be a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

  Li Kui had nothing to do this afternoon, so he played chess with his master in the study.

  At this time, the attendant reported at the door, "Report to the high officials, Li Shaolang is here."

  Li Kui put down the chess pieces and said with a smile: "This time I met a little child prodigy at the boys' meeting. I am quite interested in him. Let's meet together in the Yamen!"

  The host knew that this was a polite remark, so he excused himself and got up to leave.

   After a while, Li Yanqing was led into the study, and he stepped forward to salute, "Yanqing sees the high officials!"

  Li Kui waved his hands and smiled, "Come on, let's sit down and talk."

  At this time, the servant woman brought two bowls of tea and some snacks. Li Yanqing looked around, but he didn't see the little girl Jiuzhen.

Li Kui understood, stroked his beard and said with a slight smile: "I don't know where I got a vernacular novel of ghosts. I have been reading it for the past two days. This is the second time. I don't care if I ask her to eat. I'm probably hiding in my room reading a book right now!"

  Li Yanqing said apologetically: "My friend should have given her the gift, and the senior officials also met that day. I'm really sorry."

   "It's no problem. It's a good thing to like reading books. Besides, there is snow and ice outside. I'm afraid that she will catch cold when she goes out to play. Staying in the room is just what I like."

  Li Yanqing smiled. Although this official Li has a high position and authority, his gentle tone and friendly attitude made Li Yanqing not feel the pressure of the official authority, but only felt that he was chatting with a generous elder.

  Li Kui pondered for a while, and then asked: "Young man is only six years old, and he already knows the book, the ancients, and the present. He can be said to be a mature young man. I think this should be due to the profound education of Shaolang's family. I don't know who is your father?"

This is where Li Kui is interested in Li Yanqing. What kind of father can teach such a young genius? Of course, talent is necessary, but family education is also important, and his own young daughter is the best For example, I can compose poetry at the age of four.

  Li Yanqing hesitated, then said: "My father's name is Taboo Daqi."

  ‘Li Daqi! '

  Li Kui felt that this name seemed to have been heard somewhere. He had only been in office for two years in Xiangzhou, and he did not know the Cizhou imperial examination case back then, but only occasionally browsed through some files.

  Li Yanqing knows that some things cannot be avoided. As long as Li Kui has a little contact with local officials, he will know what happened to his father in the past. Instead of letting him learn from others, it is better to tell him.

  Li Yanqing plucked up his courage and asked, "Have you heard of the Cizhou imperial examination case five years ago?"

   Ask everyone for a recommendation ticket!

  (end of this chapter)