"It's a cold day......"

Early in the morning, Chen Li cleaned the snow in the courtyard, and looked around, the dry and cold ground was covered with shallow fine snow, silver trees, and withered grass, gently swaying with the cold wind, and there was an alternative beauty in the desolation.

At this time, another gust of cold wind blew, carrying snowflakes, which suddenly made Chen Li shiver, so he had to put down the broom in his hand, wipe the sweat from his forehead, and slowly walked towards the house.

Because there is a charcoal fire in the house, it is warmer than outside.

But if anyone sees this scene, they will be shocked, because this place has not been seen for more than ten years.

At a glance, this is a huge mansion that is almost deserted, covering an area of 100 acres, with wide terrain, carved railings and painted columns, jade stone steps, accompanied by overgrown weeds, countless crippled glazed tiles piled up, covered by ice and snow, occasionally showing a corner, it is enough to tell the glory of the past.

And on the archway of the main entrance that is six feet high and shrouded in heavy dust, three big characters like dragons and snakes swimming away are faintly visible, 'Han Wangfu'!

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"The beginning of spring in March is the five-year imperial examination, if you can be named on the gold list, you can be crowned an official and enter the knighthood, and send some silver taels from the court to correct the name of the dead villagers, and I will finally live up to the hard work of these years! But if you can't ......"

Standing in the room, staring at the cold snow in front of the window, Chen Li's eyes moved slightly, with a hint of compelling brilliance, but in the end, he became bitter.

I remember that in the autumn of last year, there was a continuous war in the north, and countless Hu people entered the country, burned, killed and plundered in the city, and ate human flesh and blood, which caused great panic in the border area.

In the late autumn, the military on the border of Dachu retreated one after another, causing the Hu people to go deeper, and finally invaded the countryside, plundered the people's daughters, and continued to kill.

In order to avoid the disaster, Chen Li had to escape with the villagers, but in the end he still could not escape the pursuit of the Hu people, and countless villagers rose up to resist, but only Chen Li escaped.

But with no money, he naturally couldn't live in a hotel and eat, so he was forced to live in this almost abandoned mansion, 'Han Wang's Mansion'.

It's just that this Jinling seems to have too many stories, just like that woman is full of mystery......

"Scholars, do not seek to achieve their own selfish desires, but only want to ...... the world"

Soon, the sound of Chen Li's reading came from inside the house, and through the window, it floated in the snow, adding a touch of life to this deserted mansion.

At first glance, this room is extremely simple, except for a wooden table full of books, there is only a pot of charcoal fire still burning, the flame is shaking slightly, as if to accompany Chen Li's reading sound, making this already boring thing seem less boring.

However, if you look closely, you will find that the charcoal in this pot is not new carbon, but it is the charcoal fire that was discarded by the Ling Wanghou Mansion and maintained its four-point originality.

It is precisely with these charcoal fires that the snow will no longer be so cold, otherwise, Chen Li really doesn't know how to live.

But this only solves the one-sided problem, and the rest makes Chen Li realize his uselessness, such as daily meals, penniless, one meal a day, sometimes becomes a great problem.

For example, books, the imperial examination is in sight, it is a place where almost the entire Great Chu Junxian is gathered, and if you want to enter the list just by relying on these miscellaneous books in the house, it is really a little difficult.

As far as Chen Li's thin body is concerned, he can't even do coolies, and he can't earn silver taels at all, which is exactly what he said, useless is a scholar......

"Bang, bang, bang"

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The voice was rapid and harsh.

Someone is kicking!

Chen Li frowned, got up and opened the door, and at the same time, a man who looked like a butler also appeared in front of him one after another.

"Why did it take so long to open?"

Glancing at Chen Li, the man was a little impatient, so he bypassed Chen Li and strode in.

"Listen to my young lady, the imperial examination will be held in a few months, right?"

Leaning back on a wooden chair, he picked up a yellowed book and began to rummage through it.

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Chen Li frowned, but he didn't stop it, and replied calmly.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the man raised his eyebrows, then sat up straight with interest, and asked, "Then do you have any plans?" ”

"Do my best, I will definitely be able to get the title of the gold list!" Chen Li replied truthfully.

"Huh!"

Hearing this, the man chuckled, the mockery in his eyes became even worse, and said, "Do what you can?" Are you really naïve to think that just a few miscellaneous books of yours, plus your so-called hard reading, you can be named on the gold list? ”

"Why not!"

Chen Li naturally noticed the mockery in the man's eyes, and couldn't help but be slightly angry in his heart, but he still remained calm, stared directly at the man and asked.

"Huh! Why not? ”

Hearing this, the man sat up straight, put the book on the table casually, and mocked: "Do you know how important the five-year imperial examination is, and the only people who refer to it are you poor people?" Tell you, there is almost half of our Great Chu Kingdom's Tianjiao talents, and among these people, there are many famous families and royal children, as far as these people are concerned, the books they read are all the best choices, no matter which one is out of your humble family, do you know all of this? ”

"Yes!"

Chen Li frowned, but his face was still calm, and he replied slowly.

"It's good to know! Are you still sure of the title? ”

Seeing that the effect seemed to have been achieved, the man sat back on the wooden chair and asked mockingly.

"Yes!" Chen Li's face did not change, and he replied truthfully.

Hearing this, the man's brows jumped slightly, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, he sat up straight, and asked in a deep voice, "How much?" ”

"Sixty percent!"

"Bang!"

Hearing this, the man stood up straight suddenly, and his palm slapped angrily on the desk in front of him, and suddenly there was a muffled sound, and a sunken palm print appeared on the table.

"Arrogance!"

Seeing this, the man didn't notice it at all, and ignored Chen Li's angry gaze, and said angrily: "I thought you were a smart person who read through poetry and books, but now it seems that you are not only not smart, but you are still an elm head who doesn't know the height of the sky!" ”

In fact, being arranged by the palace to take care of this young man is not a man's willingness, with the strength of the Ling Prince's Mansion, even if he moves his feet, not to mention Kyoto, at least the entire Jinling will tremble, and as the housekeeper of the palace, his identity is naturally noble and unimaginable, but he didn't expect that he would be sent to take care of this poor young man.