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However, although there are many books, there are few rare books, after all, this is just a house of the Chen family in Chang'an, where the owner does not often live, so there are many books in this study but not fine, and all are new, and no one usually reads them at all.

Li Rizhi searched for a moment on the bookshelf and found a collection of short stories that were circulated among the people, at this time it was called a legend, a legend, a very peculiar story that was circulated, and he looked through it.

Chen Yingying followed him into the study, and when she saw that he had found such a book to read, she said strangely: "Aren't you going to take the re-exam tomorrow, why don't you read serious books well, but you don't want to take the exam when you read such useless idle books?" ”

Li Rizhi said: "Tomorrow's re-examination, the article is mainly to sing praises and virtues, it is meaningless to read serious books, it is better to relax, according to my estimates, I will not miss tomorrow, even if it is the last place, it is also a Jinshi!" ”

Chen Yingying said: "Tomorrow we will accompany you, you will take the exam inside, we will cheer you up outside, worship the Bodhisattva for you, maybe the Bodhisattva will be happy and will bless you!" ”

Li Rizhi nodded, he usually doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but now because the people who ask for it are very big, he wants to be a Zhongjinshi, so he also plans to ask God to worship Buddha!

The time before the exam passed the fastest, and it was the next day in a flash, and on the fourth watch, Li Rizhi got up early, and Chen Yingying was already waiting outside the door, and she still did it herself, and gave Li Rizhi a good look touch.

However, he did not rub rouge and gouache or anything like that, but only trimmed his eyebrows, combed his hair neatly, put on a scribe's scarf, and prepared his clothes, shoes and socks.

In this era, the folk aesthetic concept is that men should be pretty with soap, women should be pretty with filial piety, men look good in black, they can show their handsomeness, and women wear white clothes to look more pretty and delicate.

The clothes that Chen Yingying prepared for Li Rizhi were black clothes, with light gold dark lines, pure white underwear, black shoes, water wave patterns on the edge of the shoes, jade pendants and sachets on the waist, all of which were the most luxurious.

After Li Rizhi put on this dress, the black robe, and the snow-white small collar exposed at the neck, making the whole look a little older, and in the middle of the rules, it can be seen that this is a very wealthy child of a family, which is also deliberately giving the examiner this impression.

After dressing up, Fu Guibao and Cheng Zizi came over, they saw Li Rizhi's dress, and cheered in unison, Fu Guibao said: "Big brother, seeing your current appearance, I sincerely call you big brother!" ”

Li Rizhi smiled: "Why? ”

"Because looking at the way you look now, you're much older than me!" Fu Guibao said with a smile.

Cheng Zizi said: "Are you deliberately making yourself older?" If you are too old, it will make the examiner think that you are unreliable, brother, isn't it? ”

Li Ri knew: "There is no hair on my mouth, I can't do things well, and I can't grow this beard for a while, so I can only rely on clothes to make myself older!" ”

A few people didn't eat breakfast, it was too early to eat, and they each drank a bowl of thick ginseng soup before going out.

After going out, Li Rizhi did not ride a horse, but sat in a car, Fu Guibao and Cheng Zizi rode each other on left and right, and Chen Yingying sat in the car with him.

Looking at Li Rizhi's outfit, Chen Yingying said: "I think you may look better in a purple robe, I can try it in the future and make you a purple robe." ”

Li Rizhi smiled and said: "The purple robe, I also feel suitable for me, but if you want to wear it, you have to wait until I become the prime minister, and it is estimated that it will take twenty years!" ”

"You can't just be the prime minister, you have to be the prince of the country, that is the highest point of Wenchen!" Chen Yingying said.

Li Rizhi shook his head and said: "I think the highest peak of Wenchen should be the master of the prince, and then the prince successfully ascended the throne and became a generation of heroes, the people benefited, and the four seas were leveled, this is the highest state of my generation's scholars." ”

Chen Yingying was in awe, she didn't expect Li Rizhi to have such a lofty ideal, this is what scholars often say, self-cultivation and self-cultivation of the Qi family to rule the country and level the world, she has always thought that Li Rizhi's ideal is to be a Zhongjinshi, and then become a big official!

Li Rizhi paused for a moment, and then said: "Of course, if the imperial court wants me to be the prime minister and make me the prince of the country, I will not refuse!" ”

Chen Yingying pursed her lips and said, "I just started to admire you, and you said your ideal of becoming an official, which makes me a little disappointed!" ”

Li Rizhi said: "The greater the official, the greater the responsibility, so that the more things can be done, in order to create more blessings for the people, so the courage to be an official, the courage to be a big official, this is what my generation of scholars should do!" ”

Chen Yingying couldn't help but be in awe again, and said: "I have begun to admire you again, you are so good at saying this, do you think you will be able to pass today's retest!" ”

Fu Guibao sighed outside the carriage and said: "The courage to be an official, the courage to be a big official, this is my ideal, I am also a very courageous person, but no one let me be an official!" ”

"You are brave as a horseman, so there is no need to mention it, let's wait for my senior brother to become an official and promote you!" Cheng Zizi said.

Fu Guibao said: "You are not as good as me, you are a pure horseman, the kind that has no bravery!" ”

"Xiaojie, you are indeed very courageous, I heard that when you first went to Shangyang Academy, you dared to squat under the shadow wall of the academy gate on the first day, took off your pants and defecated, and were watched in public, you do have courage!" Cheng Zizi said with a glare.

Chen Yingying opened the window of the car and said, "That's not called courage, that's called thick-skinned!" ”

When it came to the past, Fu Guibao was suddenly dumb and couldn't refute it, because he did do it.

While talking, they came to Guozijian again, they were not the earliest, Li Rizhi looked out of the car window, and saw that there were more than 100 people at the door of Guozijian.

These more than 100 people are basically the scholars of this retest, as well as the servants they brought, this is a major event in life after all, so no one dares to slack off, and they all came early.

Li Rizhi took a closer look at the people at the door, and after reading it, he said: "I am really the youngest, a scholar in this subject, and there is no one under the age of forty who can participate in the re-examination!" ”

If he didn't talk about this, Fu Guibao and they really didn't notice, but as soon as they heard him say it, they all found out, sure enough, almost all of those scholars at the door were over forty years old, of course, there may be those in their thirties who are older, but no matter what, Li Rizhi is the youngest among the scholars!

Li Rizhi got out of the carriage and slowly walked to the gate of the Guozijian, at this time, the east was twilight, and he could no longer play the lantern, he walked over so slowly, and immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers at the door.

None of the scholars at the door were from Zhengzhou, and none of them knew Li Rizhi, and when they saw Li Rizhi arriving in this dress, someone said loudly: "This benevolent brother, you are also here to participate in the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials?" ”

Li Rizhi arched his hand at the questioner: "Exactly, in Xingyang, Li Rizhi, I have seen this benevolent brother!" ”

The questioner sighed and said, "There are two people on the list in Zhengzhou this time, and another one is named Zhao Jian, right, is he as young as you?" ”

Li Rizhi thought to himself: "Yes, why haven't you seen Zhao Jian yet, something can't have happened to him, he is only a little older than me, to say that the two youngest people in this scientific expedition are actually in our Zhengzhou!" ”

Li Ri knew: "Exactly, Brother Zhao's youth is almost the same as Zaixia, but Zaixia hasn't seen him for a few days, and he hasn't come yet!" ”

When those scholars heard this, many people couldn't help but sigh slightly, seeing that Li Rizhi was so young and so handsome, it seemed that this time it was undoubted, this is really more popular than people!

There are only sixty or seventy people who can participate in the re-examination this time, and more than half of them have to be brushed off, which can be regarded as a face-to-face elimination, so everyone didn't have the heart to say anything, at most they just said hello, and then they waited silently until the door of Guozijian opened.

The gate of Guozijian opened, and the scholars entered according to the rules and verified their identities, Li Rizhi walked last, but he didn't see Zhao Jian arrive until he entered!

Li Rizhi thought to himself: "Zhao Jian can't have an accident, such an important day, you can't not come, and you can't be late, this retest still has to eliminate a group of people, if you don't come or be late, it will lead to direct elimination, so the ten-year cold window, and the hope of the whole family, won't it be in vain!" ”

After entering the examination room, because there were few people, these sixty or seventy scholars were all sitting in a large hall, each with a table, neatly arranged in several columns, and after the papers were handed out, they began to answer questions.

The topic is very simple, that is, to write about Mount Tai Feng Zen, of course, not to say the Taishan Feng Zen of the Tang Dynasty, but to say that the past events, such as Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, write about their Feng Zen!

This kind of exam question is actually to let the scholars sing praises and virtues, talk about the great achievements of today's son, and focus on explaining that today's son is absolutely qualified to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, which is beyond doubt!

This is normal, don't say that it is the early Tang Dynasty, that is, the future dynasties, when the scientific examination questions are made, they should also boast about the current affairs and do superficial work, because if the surface work is not good, then not to mention any other kung fu!

The answer to the question is to brag about it!

If the scholars think so and answer the questionnaire on this basis, then it is over, and there is a chance that they will fall off the list!

Because this exam question is not reviewed by the emperor, the current emperor is not interested in government affairs, but there is a person who is very interested in government affairs and has tried all means to elevate his identity, this person is Empress Wu!

This topic was personally reviewed and approved by Empress Wu, since she agreed to take such a question, then it must not be for the scholars to brag about the emperor, or not for the scholars to just brag about the emperor!

After Li Rizhi read the question, he sat up straight, closed his eyes, he didn't answer the question first, he had to think about the topic clearly first, and then start writing.

The other scholars in the hall, after reading the title, breathed a sigh of relief, and most of the scholars immediately began to write, but there were also a few authors, like Li Rizhi, who also thought first and did not rush to write.

The reason why scholars have such a reaction is mainly because of information asymmetry.

Like Li Rizhi, he has met Empress Wu and the emperor, and has met high-ranking officials like Yan Liben, and also knows real power factions like Peng Ji and Tong Guinu, so he has a little understanding of the affairs of the court and the palace.

You don't need to know a lot, as long as you understand a little bit, you can know that the emperor is tired of government, and the person who is actually in charge of the house is Empress Wu, now the Tang Dynasty is considered to be the era of Chengping, the country's strength has increased, and the people's lives are gradually getting better, who should these credits be counted on?

Of course, it must be counted on the emperor, but the credit of Empress Wu cannot be ignored!

Therefore, the scholars must only sing praises to the emperor at the same time, but also to praise the Empress Wu, such a volume will be taken!

I can't think about this clearly, and I started answering the paper immediately after reading the test questions, and I only have the emperor in my heart, so basically don't think about passing, even if I look good, I can't do it!