Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 352

Outside the gate of Dunhuafang, Luo Qizhi looked at the patrolling guards in front of Dunhuafang and said, "Yubing, De Liang, after you say we reveal our identities, can these guards let us in?"

Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, Zhao Deliang. The three are all students from small places. They have spent most of their lives studying in their hometowns. This is the first time for them to come out.

Although my teacher gave them a note that after they came to Chang'an, they could go to Dunhuafang to find their junior, but they had to know that their junior was the current king of Qi.

I don't know what attitude King Qi will have towards ordinary people like himself, so although the three of them have already arrived outside the gate of Dunhuafang, they are still very disturbed.

"Should let us go in? I heard that His Royal Highness King Qi has turned his prodigal son back. It's not like before. Xiangzhou was plagued by the epidemic. King Qi took the initiative to invite Ying. He really did it for the country and the people."

Xia Yubing's words also made Zhao Deliang on the side nod: "Yes, didn't the teacher also tell us that King Qi can rely on you?"

"Then I'll go and hand over the teacher's letter." As he spoke, Luo Qizhi took a step forward and walked towards the guards in Dunhuafang. After seeing the guards, he handed over Quan Wanji's letter.

What the three of them didn't expect was that after seeing Quan Wanji's trustworthiness, the guard of Dunhuafang immediately laughed: "Oh, so you are the three senior brothers of the young master! In fact, I have been waiting for you all this time."

As he spoke, the guard waved enthusiastically: "Come, come, I'll take you into Dunhuafang!" After speaking, a carriage drove over, and under the warm greeting of the guards, Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, Zhao De The three of Liang were foolishly helped into the carriage by the guards enthusiastically.

Then the guard also got into the carriage and said with a smile: "Originally, the son and the princess are going to pick you up together, but today the son's mother and concubine, who is the current noble concubine Yinfei, is going to live in Dunhuafang, so the son and the princess I can only go to accompany the empress first.

Then the villain was arranged to receive the three. The three gentlemen must not be disgusted! "

"No, no, no!" Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang shook their heads hastily. If they could let them in and give them a place to live, it would be a high incense. How could I still despise this person? Pick up the guards of the three of you?
Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang have all suffered hardships, and they are also people who know how to be grateful. This time they came to Chang'an to participate in the Spring Festival, and they brought all the money that the family could give to the three.

But the three people's money is not even enough to rent a firewood house in Chang'an, now Li You gives them a shelter, what is there to be dissatisfied with.

At this time, the carriage passed by the small lake in Dunhuafang. The scenery here is so beautiful. A group of urchins are playing by the lake. Fortunately, there are family members accompanying them. A group of women are holding wooden basins in twos and threes, and some are beating their clothes. Some are chatting about family affairs.

The willows hanging on both sides of the lake are really beautiful.

Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang were attracted by the beautiful scenery for the first time, and the expressions on the faces of the three made the guard chuckle: "Three gentlemen, it's too noisy here. It's not suitable for you to study.

What I'm taking you to now is the best villa group here, a total of ten small villas, Quan Shilang also lives there.

You are temporarily arranged in Villa No. [-], which is very quiet by the lake, and there is no one to disturb you. You can study there with peace of mind, and your three meals a day will be given to you by someone specially assigned to you.

Your pen, ink, paper and inkstone, or the books you need, etc., as long as you tell the villain, you will definitely be satisfied as much as possible. The young master said that you and the young master are from the same school. Since you are from the same school, don’t be polite. When you come to Dunhuafang It's like coming to your own home.

You don't have to worry about the investment bank rolls, the young master has already found a candidate for you, Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, so the three gentlemen just need to read the book with peace of mind, and when Chun Wei shows his strength, then there will be no regrets. "

"Really?" Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang were pleasantly surprised.

The reason why Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang showed surprise expressions was because the examination papers in the Tang Dynasty were open-ended, and the examiners could see the names of each examinee.Therefore, if the examiner sees your name, he can give such an evaluation: this person is awesome!Then you're in for a show.

To put it bluntly, the level of answering questions is one aspect, and the personal brand image is actually more important.

Like Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang, they are all ordinary people. They belong to the kind of unknown scholars. They may be good at reading strategies, but their reputations are very ordinary, or almost none.

In this case, you will suffer a lot.

Those scholars with poetic talents will basically try their best to be active in the literary world during the imperial examination, participate in more social activities, and immerse themselves in creation and write some of their own works before the exam.

As long as one of his works became popular and became famous, it would be easy to win the exam.

Scholars who do not have poetic talent, but are from aristocratic families, generally rely on investment bank papers. The so-called business papers are to send your previous works to dignitaries and celebrities before the imperial examination, and ask them to help you with personal marketing.As long as you have the strength, they are also very happy.

The rolling target is your advertising partner. It is definitely right to choose a big brand and an influential one.If you live in Wu Zetian's era, if you can find Princess Taiping, then don't find Chen Ziang.

After you pass the paper, your backer will transfer your portfolio to the Minister of Rites through his network (go to the Minister of Rites by yourself, there is a high probability that you will be beaten out by sticks).The minister of the Ministry of Rites thinks that your basic quality is good, and you have answered the test papers well, so there is basically something to be said for it.

Han Yu, you can be considered a great writer, this man applied for Jinshi three times, and failed three times in a row.During the fourth exam, Han Yu had a premonition that he might fail again, so with the mentality of giving it a try, he went to the retired prime minister Zheng Yuqing to take the exam.Lao Zheng saw his work and thought it was a talent, so he publicized it in his circle of friends to build momentum for Han Yu.In that year, Han Yu passed the Jinshi examination and reached the pinnacle of his life.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, if you didn't have a travel roll, you could basically pack up and go home.

Li You actually helped the three of them find Tang Jian, the Minister of the Household Department, and also helped the three of them to vote in the papers. This is a great favor. Three nameless little people like them can vote in the papers to Tang Jian. In Jian's hands, it is really like a dream, so it is normal for the three of them to be surprised.

On the carriage, Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang could not be more grateful to Li You at this time. For the first time, the three of them felt Li You's affection for them as a fellow. It was really too warm.

After a while, the carriage brought Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang to the No. [-] villa where they lived. Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang were almost drunk.

They really didn't expect that one day they would live in such a beautiful place and read books with peace of mind.

At this time, Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang glanced at each other, and expressions of gratitude appeared on the corners of their mouths.

At the same time, Li You, he, Quan Zhixi and others accompanied Concubine Yin to the dining hall, where Chunniang met Concubine Yin for the first time, seeing Concubine Yin entering the dining hall, Chunniang came out in a hurry meet.

Concubine Yin is also a smart person. Seeing Chunniang, seeing Chunniang about to salute, Concubine Yin quickly supported Chunniang and smiled, "Sister Chunniang, you don't need to be so polite, we are a family!"

The word "family" made Chun Niang on the side immediately show a joyful expression: "Yes, it's your mother, we are a family, we are a family."

Chun Niang was smiling so much that all the wrinkles on her face disappeared, and she stayed by Concubine Yin's side all the way.

Directly took Concubine Yin to the back kitchen of the big canteen. Concubine Yin looked at the back kitchen of the big canteen, and her eyes were wide open. She also told Chun Niang that if she had nothing to do, she must go to her place to see herself. .

Chunniang also agreed, and the two made an appointment to play mahjong, and they became good girlfriends all of a sudden.

After that, Concubine Yin also ate in the dining hall. After eating, Concubine Yin was about to rest. Yueying, Li Zhi, Li Mingda, and Xiao Yan accompanied Concubine Yin back to her palace to rest.

Li You and Quan Zhixi came to Villa No. [-] together to see their three senior brothers.

When he came to see his three senior brothers, Li You also brought gifts for the three of them. Each of them had a crystal writing brush. After all, they were his teacher's students. If they really passed the exam this time, they could become officials in the future.

Then these three people don't need to express anything, they will all have Li You's logo on them.

In front of the small lake, Luo Qizhi, Xia Yubing, and Zhao Deliang were holding the books in their hands and reading them mesmerizingly. Li You had many books they hadn't read.

Whether it is now or in ancient times, the imperial examination is a key means to change the fate of children from poor families. In ancient times it was the imperial examination, and in modern times it is the college entrance examination.

When we were in school, history books told us that the imperial examination system originated in the Sui Dynasty; but as this statement was gradually overturned later, it is now said that the rudiment of the imperial examination system first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, and further germinated through the Southern and Northern Dynasties; it finally took shape in the Tang Dynasty;

The most important proof is that Tang Gaozu Li Yuanwude issued an edict five years ago, which clarified that scholars can "submit their own applications", that is, they can sign up for the exam by themselves without recommendation.

But the imperial examination system is just "a hole in the ceiling"

This undoubtedly broke the long-term monopoly of the powerful family on officials, and gave the poor children an entrance to rise; although this entrance is just a hole in the ceiling, it is already very precious to the poor children.

Why do you say that this is a hole in the ceiling?

Because a passage is opened for you, but to climb through that passage, you need a ladder, and this ladder is: books, knowledge.

For a long time, most of these two have been in the hands of aristocratic families, and ordinary people want to obtain them; it is extremely difficult, not to mention that others are unwilling to take them out, and even if they are willing to take them out, you can’t afford them; Bamboo slips are the main ones. After the improvement of papermaking technology in the Eastern Han Dynasty, paper began to be used for writing; but books still need to be copied manually, plus the price of paper, and the closed nature of knowledge; this is simply unaffordable for poor children;

High-ranking poor men, low-ranking no-gentry

In the early days of the imperial examination system, although it opened a channel for poor families, only a very small number of poor students had the opportunity to enter; because of the advantages of wealth, knowledge reserves and education, the imperial examination is still a paradise for carnivals of powerful families.

Most of the talents in the country come from aristocratic clans; the current situation has just changed from "the upper rank has no low-ranking scholars, and the lower rank has no nobles" to "the upper rank has few poor scholars, and the lower rank has no nobles".

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