After a few days, Li Qing's injuries gradually improved, since Liu County's order left, Mrs. Zhang came to see him a few times, and her tone revealed a little helplessness, but he comforted: "It's a small matter, don't care", this matter can be regarded as a gentle revelation.

After the lotus enthusiasm was over, she didn't want to waste her energy on Li Qing's body, she began to start a new stove, just a handful of dry firewood, and the fire of her love will be blazing again. But Mrs. Zhang refused to let her go, and ordered her to serve Li Qing until she could walk, Lotus had no choice but to stay by his side with a bitter face, but she was not enthusiastic at all, and secretly hated that she didn't know which tendon had a problem, and she had no eyes and no beads, so she would look down on him.

"Lotus girl, I've wronged you in the past few days, I can already walk myself, and you won't need it tomorrow."

Li Qing glanced at the lotus flower holding her cheeks in front of the window in a daze, and knew that she began to daydream again, in the past three days, she spent most of her time like this, sometimes sighing faintly, making people creepy, or holding a cold gaze, as if he owed her hundreds of dollars in her previous life, and he thought he was indecent, and he made Li Qing's tea and rice not fragrant, and he lost weight in a few days.

"I'll explain it to Madame, and besides, the young master should come back too." Li Qing couldn't bear it anymore, and finally issued an expulsion order on this day.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, as soon as the words fell, the footsteps outside the door were hurried, and the door was slamming! The ground was pushed away, but it was the young master Zhang Qiu who rushed in.

"Young Master, when will you come back?" The lotus flower was pleasantly surprised, revealing a smile that she had not seen for a long time.

Zhang Qiu ignored her, just looked Li Qing up and down, left and right, and suddenly said for a long time: "Can you still go?" ”

He spent a lot of time in Chengdu and lived happily, and he had no intention of going home, but he learned from a good mouth that the children's examinations in each county would be held at the end of the month.

"The day after tomorrow is Tong Sheng's test, what Li Gongzi said that day....." He suddenly caught a glimpse of the lotus beside him, so he waved his hand and ordered her to go out, the lotus had no choice but to walk out, suddenly his face turned crimson, I don't know what she thought again, turned around and ran.

Li Qing secretly thought in his heart: "Don't look at this young master's absurdity, but he can grasp it at a critical time, and it's not that nothing happens." Then he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm already able to go, Childe, please speak!" ”

This time he went to Chengdu, Zhang Qiu came into contact with many official eunuchs, all of whom had eyes on the top of their heads, and the sisters of the Qinglou also had different attitudes, which really stimulated him, and the dispensable official hat suddenly became heavy.

"Li Gongzi promised me that day to help me get the qualification for children, and the day after tomorrow is the day of the exam, if you can't get it, you have to wait for a year, then it's too late." After speaking, he stared directly at Li Qing's face, as if his face was the example of this child, and his name would be shown on it.

When Li Qing was in college, in order to ask the teacher to let him go, their family didn't know how many times, and when he was looking for a job, the door of the director and director of the department was almost stepped on by him, so he was already familiar with this way of going through the back door. I saw Liu County Ling a few days ago, just from his attitude towards Mrs. Zhang, you can know that this person is keen on fame, not just upright, but you have to pay attention to some means, if it is abrupt, it will backfire, he failed to enter the Municipal Finance Bureau back then, that is, he should not give gifts to the director in the office.

"Willow follows the wind, isn't he a rootless person?" Thinking of this, Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "This matter is very easy, as long as the prince prepares a hundred taels of silver for me." ”

In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination was divided into regular examinations and system subjects, and the system was caused by the emperor's prosperity, and talents were selected from all over the world, and any peasant fisherman was eligible to apply for the examination.

The regular examination is a fixed examination, which is divided into two steps, the first is the township examination, which is arranged by the state government itself, and the middle one is called a person, but the premise is to have the qualification of an apprentice, that is, to pass the entrance examination of the official school, that is, the child examination.

After lifting people, you can enter Beijing to participate in the provincial examination, the subjects of the provincial examination are numerous, divided into Xiucai, Ming Jing, Jinshi, Ming Law, Ming Shu, Ming Calculation and other subjects, after Tianbao, most of the people only participate in the Ming Jing and Jinshi two subjects, Ming Jing heavy policy, Jinshi heavy poetry, it depends on their own strengths. In the provincial examination, only the qualification to be an official is obtained, and the officials also have to examine their appearance, morality, and only after they are awarded the official, some of them are a few years after an inspection, and the people's hair is white, and the lucky ones such as Yilong County Order Liu Suifeng, in the scientific examination, only wait for one month, and then be awarded the official.

He had just returned home after handling business at this time, and received Li Qing in front of Mrs. Zhang, but he was taken aback after listening to what he said, although the other party said vaguely, he still understood: "Zhang Gongzi wants to be a child." ”

In the past, he must have gently picked up the teacup and said, "Send off!" But he didn't dare today, if he didn't do a good job of sending off guests, he would send away his future, but he looked left and right at this young Xixi of Zhangfu, and he really looked down on his background, hum! A Taoist priest.

But the number of etiquette is not lost, Liu Suifeng smiled and said: "I am literate at the age of six, learn poetry at the age of eight, raise people at the age of twenty, and enter the scholar at the age of thirty-two. ”

He squinted at Li Qing, with a smile on his face, just waiting for his reply, he needed to figure out who was standing behind this child, whether it was this Xixi, Zhang Gongzi, Mrs. Zhang or Xian Yu Zhongtong, the risk was there, it depended on whether it was worth taking this risk.

Li Qing secretly scolded hypocrisy, and also smiled: "Doesn't Lord Liu want to ask Zhang Gongzi what he wants this boy to do?" ”

Liu Suifeng's heart was slightly cold, yes! This Zhang Gongzi is well-known in the county for not learning and not knowing, what does he want this meaningless child to do? thought in his heart, but his face didn't show it at all, he just picked up the tea, took a sip, and listened to the words word for word.

"Lord Liu also knows, several sons of the Xian Yu family are studying in Chengdu, this Xinzheng County only has old and young women and children, and it really needs a man to support the façade, and it is also a coincidence that the county lieutenant of Xinzheng County will retire next year, Xian Yu will let his nephew come to this position, Xian Yu also agreed, there is Zhang Qiu in his hometown to support, they will go to Beijing as officials in the future, so rest assured, but the big man has a good face, I hope his nephew can take a name for himself and then take office, this child is the first step, so Mrs. wants to trouble Liu County Ling, she is not good to come forward, Let me talk about it, and Mrs. said that if Liu Xianling feels embarrassed, he should not have this matter. ”

Liu Suifeng only knew what was going on, this matter was reasonable, and there was nothing wrong with it, but Mrs. Zhang was not good at coming forward, could he come forward? He smiled faintly: "I know about this matter, but this time I don't care about the children's test, Li Gongzi can go to the county Cheng." ”

After speaking, he pushed the lid of the cup: "Send off!" ”

Speaking of which, that is to say, the Liuxian order has been agreed to eighty percent, and there is only one fire left, this fire is the heavy silver in Li Qing's pocket, but this gift should also pay attention to some knowledge, if you rush to pile up the silver, it must be driven out of the house by Liu Suifeng on the spot, even if people don't know the ghosts, you can let the face of the Liuxian order where to put it, people are dignified Jinshi and first, is known as a well-known court official, although the gift is to be received, but not from the hands of outsiders, and the door, the county order of the people is not pointed out? County Cheng!

With the doorway, the things behind it are much easier to do, this county is also a frequent visitor to Zhang's mansion, although the official is not big, but there are a lot of small families to raise, it is over fifty years old, and there is no hope of promotion, so it is extra important to the silver two blockages, Li Qing only said that the county order let him come, he understood it, and immediately accepted the one hundred taels of silver in duplicate, and said with a smile that Zhang Gongzi came to the exam well.

Li Qing walked out of the county Cheng's house, it was already the time of the lamp, the dark clouds in the air were low, obscuring the stars and moon, except for a few green buildings and restaurants in the west of the city to reveal a little light, the whole street was engulfed in black fog, occasionally a few wild dogs who grabbed food roared and galloped through the feet, and then whimpered and disappeared into the distance, the road in the small county was paved with bluestone slabs, and the soles of the shoes rubbed against the sand and gravel to make a 'rustling' sound. It has been a few months since he came to the Tang Dynasty, Li Qing's mood has undergone a fundamental change, when he first came, he wanted to change history, to play with the world in the palm of his hand, to step on the world under his feet, but the reality made him depressed, he seemed to live in a small county with closed information, no identity, no household registration, like a Confucian full of wealth, but facing a group of illiterate Bai Ding.

Li Qing smiled bitterly, his personality is easy-going, he is at peace with what he encounters, and his career has also developed his style of doing things before he plans for everything, and when he comes to this era, he must first adapt to it, he must know what to do, what not to do, and run to Chang'an to toss without asking, and he may not see the dawn, so he will not be in the night. The road was very quiet, but Li Qing's thoughts were chaotic, what he wanted to do first, and what to do next, he had to make a detailed plan, but what should he do first? Where does it start? He is like a drowning man, grasping at the surface of the water, but he can't grasp it. His thinking returned to this child, the Tang Dynasty is the world of literati, unlike later generations, a drama can also call the wind and rain, here only a scholar can enter the upper class, or there must be a strong backer, and he Li Qing has neither, Li Qing suddenly has a trace of understanding, no matter what he does in the future, he must have the confidence of a scholar.

After figuring out this section, his thinking gradually became clear, after obtaining the qualification of a child, Mrs. will arrange for Zhang Qiu to go to Xianyu Mansion to borrow a year, it is said that there is a very learned gentleman there, why not take this opportunity to make up for it, Li Qing was in high spirits, and walked quickly to Zhang's Mansion. After crossing the parting bridge, passing through a willow forest, his pace slowed down again, right here, he almost died, Li Qing's mind appeared the insidiousness of the housekeeper Zhang Fu, the cruelty of the second lady, and the cruelty of the cook Zhang Xi, his heart gradually condensed into ice, and his eyes shot out of bitter hatred, before leaving, he had to end this grievance.

Half a month later, the list was issued, and Zhang Qiu ranked third from the bottom, although his ranking was not good, but he had already obtained the qualification to participate in the township examination. It was also this black-box operation that made Zhang Yuanwai and Mrs. Zhang have a new understanding of Li Qing's ability and officially recognized his status as a western seat.