Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1015 The book is a good book
After the imperial examination, the teacher entered the Hanlin Academy, while Qian Shibo was granted an official position and went to Jiangxi with his new wife, Princess Yongning, to serve as a county magistrate.

After that, these two fellow students naturally turned their luck around, and none of the top three in that year ever surpassed them.

This is a well-known story in literary circles about the two brothers, Mr. and Ms., who were classmates and made progress together in the same examination. However, because it damaged the reputation of the late emperor, few people mention this matter.

Even the passionate Magistrate Cheng stopped speaking frankly, saying that the imperial examination that year was full of outstanding talents, and that none of the top three in that year could compare with his teacher.

Whether it's academic papers or martial arts, apart from Master Qian, in terms of literature, he can only be on par with Mr. Qian; no one else can compare.

Since you were able to clear your ancestors' names and restore Jian's favor to the Emperor's heart, how could it be solely because you are the Emperor's cousin?

To be able to secretly support the current emperor in seizing the throne right under the nose of the late emperor, and to achieve the merit of supporting the emperor without any danger, what kind of talent is that!
Using the teacher as an incentive is giving him too much credit. At most, he might dream of getting the top score in the provincial examination, but he's not even a top scholar. How could he possibly achieve that?

Is Magistrate Cheng still half asleep?

"Only by fulfilling the regrets of your husband and all your senior uncles and masters can you truly live up to your role as a disciple..."

"Yes, you're right. Come on, have some tea to cheer yourself up," Gu Wenxuan muttered to himself, before decisively bringing the teacup he was offering with both hands closer to Cheng Xianyu's lips.

Magistrate Cheng laughed angrily, "You piece of rotten wood!"

“It can be carved, it can be carved.” Gu Wenxuan laughed heartily. “I’ll go review it now. Don’t blame me for pestering you for help again later, old man.”

"..." You naughty boy, you're trying to fool me again! "How about you don't participate in this year's autumn imperial examination and instead go to Jiangnan to pay your respects to your master?"

"You think you'll have a better chance of getting the top score in three years? No, you're insulting me for not being disciplined by my teacher. You bad old man, where have I not been working hard?"
"Don't you dare write to my Uncle Cheng saying I'm not working hard. If he scolds me, he'll definitely make you regret it!" Gu Wenxuan said with a laugh, holding out his hand. "Not so handsome anymore."

"You dare!" Magistrate Cheng picked up a book from the desk in a bad mood, and before he could roll it up or knock it over, he slapped the outstretched hand away. "Take it and study hard."

"Okay~"

After the joking around, since they weren't at home, it was inevitable that outsiders would enter the study. Gu Wenxuan, having had his fun, accepted the books with both hands, bowed formally, and took his leave.

The book is a good book.

It is the "Great Learning: Chapter on Sincerity" from the "Collected Annotations on the Four Books," which was so serious that it could not be more serious. It was listed as an officially designated textbook and became the standard reading material for the imperial examinations.

In fact, he has all versions of this book, including the entire set of standard reading materials for the imperial examinations, and has read them all carefully over the past year.

However, there's no harm in saying more, just like the annotations on this book, which are more numerous than the main text. These are likely the reflections left by Prefect Cheng after years of studying it.

This is quite interesting. Regardless of whether "drawing on the strengths of many" can be further developed into "finding one's own way," reading a lot of these "reflections" is actually very beneficial.

Often, it's not just the "reading notes" annotated by great scholars that can give us a jolt, like clearing away the fog to reveal the truth; even those who pass the imperial examinations are not necessarily untalented.

It's just that this old man is a bit unfair. There's clearly no way there could be only one book in a complete set, but he deliberately teases people by only bringing out a single, incomplete volume.

How could he not know that this particular volume of the complete set of "Collected Annotations on the Four Books" that the old man had displayed during his lectures was not this old or this thick?

They were hoping he would come to them so they could do some ideological work on him. What a misunderstanding! Where did this old man get the idea that he had the talent to pass the imperial examinations?
It's another day of learning at the county school.

I'm very busy.

There are less than six months left until the provincial examination in August.

In order to prepare for the autumn imperial examination held only once every three years, the county school made changes to the first and second classes of the advanced studies program as early as the sixteenth day of the first lunar month this year.

Regardless of whether they have received their admission tickets or recommendation letters for the autumn provincial examinations, all students who ranked in the top 30 in the yearly examinations at the end of last year will be placed in these two classes, and will then be moved up or down in these two classes according to their monthly examination rankings.

So far, Gu Wenxuan, who has always been at the top of his class in every exam, isn't worried about making a mistake due to his success and being demoted to the advanced class. However, the county school's quizzes and homework are truly plentiful. But to say he's extremely busy is an exaggeration; he's developed the speed to keep up, so he's not overwhelmed. Even though there's plenty of time outside of class to discuss problems and exchange knowledge with classmates, there's always a time to go home after school. As long as he completes his homework on time, he'll be fine.

He took a shortcut.

Since he doesn't live in the county school, he naturally has to go home after school. What classmate would insist on keeping him in the dormitory to review, discuss, and exchange ideas?
impossible.

Yes, it was also a teacher who kept people here.

However, this situation is extremely rare.

Especially knowing that he was 100% sure he would get the county exam admission ticket, there was almost no teacher who would prevent him from going home as soon as possible after school to review his lessons unless absolutely necessary.

Even Cheng, the county magistrate.

Unless Senior Brother Qian contacts him.

otherwise?

Even if Magistrate Cheng were to take over his lunch break, he would never do it after school.

After all, this old man has grand ambitions; he even wants him to achieve the highest score in the imperial examination.

home.

My son is awake.

The daughter-in-law is playing with her son.

It was a very heartwarming scene.

Seeing this, Gu Wenxuan was in a great mood and started showing off.

Having finished showing off, here's a closing remark.

—You two are quite something, aren't you? It turns out that not only Magistrate Cheng thought I could achieve the highest rank in the imperial examination, but even Master Cui thought I was the only one who could do it. Before I came back, he even told me to work harder so that I could finally get the top rank in archery.

Zhou Banxia was not surprised by this.

How can you not take the "Little Three Yuan" (a type of traditional Chinese medicine) seriously?

A single ternary triad is enough to prove many things.

Moreover, you achieved the top score in the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations after dropping out of school and picking up your books again, which shows that you are indeed very talented.

No matter how much you're considered to have come a long way by stepping in dog poop, if you don't have a certain level of literary talent, how can you make something out of nothing? And how can you consistently rank first in every monthly, ten-day, and annual exam at the county school? You're kidding me.

Furthermore, and most importantly!
Even though you repeatedly deny that you have a photographic memory, some people still have to believe that you only have a slightly better memory than the average person, and since you can't compare, they naturally exaggerate your advantage.

Just like Gu Dalang.

He didn't say it out loud, but did his wife imply that you had already found a powerful and influential teacher during the prefectural examination, and that you might have already become a disciple before the county examination, so it wouldn't be surprising if you passed the minor three examinations?

This is just a lack of courage to face reality, and an intentional exaggeration that your connections are stronger than his.

Same thing.

Since you have a photographic memory, don't you have an even better chance of passing the imperial examination with top honors?