The next day, after Li Yi had breakfast, he wanted to look everywhere, hearing is false, seeing is believing, only by walking around, can he know in his heart.

It's just that before Li Yi went out, he was blocked in the mansion, and an uninvited guest suddenly visited.

"Chen Gong? Who's this? Li Yi looked at the invitation in front of him, a little inexplicable, what kind of immortal is this? He hadn't even heard of it, although he came back yesterday, but there were already a lot of people who came to visit, but Li Yi asked Li Zhen and others to help meet him, anyway, they were all related, and these things could be handled by the second generation of officials.

It's just that this was handed directly to Li Yi by Li Zhen.

"I don't know who this Chen Gong is, but he said that he is Ma Zhou's distant cousin!" Li Zhen and Qin Huaiyu sat next to Li Yi, drinking tea by themselves, very leisurely, as for Cheng Chumo and Yu Chi Baolin, the two humming second generals, they didn't know where to go for a long time, these two are idle masters, I heard that they went hunting on the Purple Mountain today.

"Ma Zhou?" Li Yi was stunned, he knew Ma Zhou, Ma Zhou was a native of Qinghe, he became an orphan when he was young, his family was poor, and he liked to study, but his reputation in Benzhou was not good, because he was too bohemian!

But since the person who came said that it was Ma Zhou's distant cousin, it was impossible, in this ancient period, no matter when, even if it was a cousin who couldn't be beaten by eight poles, as long as there was a relationship of interest, it would be like a brother, but in any case, since the other party came in the name of Ma Zhou, Li Yi couldn't help but see it.

"Let him in!" Li Yi commanded outside.

Not long after, a young man in Tsing Yi walked in, this person was none other than the "big brother" in the tavern that day, Xue Li was also present at the time, but Xue Li left ahead of schedule because he didn't want to get involved, and this young man in Tsing Yi was Chen Gong and his friend Ren Bin, a young man in yellow, watched Li Yi's "performance" the next day, and was shocked enough, so Chen Gong did not delay, and hurriedly wrote a letter to his distant cousin Ma Zhou, he did not place hope, after all, a doorman in Chang'an really can't do anything.

More than ten days later, Ma Zhou replied to him, but to his surprise, Ma Zhou had already become a member of the Ministry of Finance, which was a real official from the five grades, which shocked Chen Gong beyond measure, and he knew that he was also a poor child, but Ma Zhou, a distant cousin who had been "unmotivated" since childhood, actually walked in front of him, and he was still begging his grandfather to tell his grandmother everywhere in this hard way, and everyone had become a member of the court of the five grades, Chen Gong said that it was a lie not to envy, but he was also very happy, after all, Ma Zhou was developed, He can borrow light too, can he? One person attains the Tao, and the ascension of the chicken dog to heaven is definitely not a legend, this is very common among the big families, let alone the children of the poor family?

Ma Zhou knew that he had Chen Gong, a distant cousin, and he also knew his situation, so in his reply, he said all the basic information of Li Yi, of course, it was only on the surface, and these situations could be known as long as he inquired a little, so Ma Zhou didn't take it into account, more importantly, he knew that Chen Gong had a lot of power in his hands, and he also hoped that Li Yi could subdue Chen Gong and others, which would be of great benefit to the imperial court, so in the letter, he also faintly revealed that he could have today, all thanks to Li Yi's support, Li Yi has tremendous energy in the DPRK.

Although he didn't say it in detail in the letter, it was enough for Chen Gong, and while he was shocked by Li Yi's ability, he also wanted to get in touch with Li Yi even more.

Chen Gong was still a little nervous when he came in, after all, Li Yi is an official, he is a citizen, and Li Yi's background is not just a county order, so he naturally has no bottom in his heart.

"Hanmen Chen Gong has seen the county commander!"

Li Yi was stunned, Chen Gong? This title is a bit interesting, under normal circumstances, the people without official status call themselves grass people when they see officials, and officials do not call themselves so, and they can call themselves Hanmen, then there is only one situation.

"Brother Chen is famous?"

Chen Gong was in good shape, and said with some pride: "I am from a Jinshi!" ”

"Jinshi?" Li Yi has some admiration, in ancient times, it was quite difficult to be able to take a Jinshi, and it was the first time Li Yi came into contact with these students.

"Since Brother Chen Gong is a Jinshi, why don't you wait for the selection test in Chang'an, why did you come to Jinling?" The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was also a first-level upward movement, and after reaching the Jinshi, it was necessary to take the examination by the officials, called the selection examination, and only after passing the selection examination could he become an official.

Chen Gong smiled bitterly. "Adults also know that in my dynasty, after being admitted to the Jinshi, if you want to be an official, you need to look not only at the results, but also at the recommendation of various people.

Li Yi suddenly realized that when he was a scholar in the Tang Dynasty, he not only looked at the test results, but also had the recommendation of various people. Therefore, candidates have rushed to the door of the secretary of state and presented their masterpieces to them, which is called submitting papers. Those who vote to the Ministry of Rites are called public scrolls, and those who are voted to dignitaries and nobles are called line scrolls. This is also the fundamental method for the family to control the officials of the imperial court, and if the children of the poor family want to come out, they really have to experience a sea of swords and fires.

First of all, if you want to take the exam, you must read, and in the Tang Dynasty, due to the relationship between papermaking and printing, books are expensive items, not to mention the cost of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so if the children of the poor family want to study, this is the first difficulty.

The second difficulty, no one is a prodigy, will be self-taught, so, if you want to study, you have to have someone to teach, if it is the late Zhenguan period is better, the later Taizong vigorously developed education, greatly expanded the scale of Chinese studies, expanded the school, and increased the number of students. It's just that now, I can only rely on some of the great Confucians who are idle at home to run private schools, and then I will join the family too early and become its customers, which is a lackey to say that it is not good.

After you can study, it is the exam of passing five levels and cutting six generals, and there will be many troubles in the process. In the Tang Dynasty, Jinshi was just a stepping stone, if you want to enter the gate of officialdom, you not only need to pass the selection test, but also have a pass, which is the recommendation of celebrities, without this, then you basically have no hope.

Therefore, it is not easy for the children of the Han family to get ahead in the Tang Dynasty, which is why the family is so arrogant, the officials in the court are either their children and guests, or people like Fang Xuanling who have made great contributions, and only a very small number of them are the children of the Han family.

Li Yi sighed in his heart, but his brain was secretly speculating on the purpose of Chen Gong's visit.

"Brother Chen Gong knows Brother Binwang?"

"Adults just call me astronaut, I say astronaut. King Bin is my distant cousin. ”

"Oh!" Li Yi nodded, took a sip of tea, and asked lightly, "I don't know what the important thing is for Yuhang to come here?" ”

1 As soon as I heard Li Yi talk about the topic, I suddenly came to my senses. "I wonder if you've ever heard of the cloth door?"