Looking at Li Longji's practice of rushing to the doctor when he was sick, Lu Tianshi couldn't help but ask, "Li Longji, have you never thought of borrowing money from the family Gaomen in Chang'an?" ”

"I haven't thought about it, but I can't borrow it." Li Longji said hatefully, "These high-ranking families are like iron roosters, all of them are a dime, I am in a hurry, so I go to the cross streets of each square to set up stalls to sell their own treasured spices or their own calligraphy and paintings, which is a stall, it is clear that it is to slap me in the face." ”

After a pause, he said: "Besides, borrowing money can only last for a while, and it is not a long-term solution after all." ”

Lu Tianshi couldn't help but be happy, it turned out that the civil official group at the end of the Ming Dynasty studied the high family of the Tang Dynasty.

It seems that Li Longji's current situation is similar to Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty, the only difference is that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty had been exhausted in internal and external troubles, although the economy of the Tang Dynasty had collapsed, but politically and militarily it was still in its heyday, and it was still very bluffing before the Anshi Rebellion broke out.

Lu Tianshi did not tell Li Longji that "borrowing" money from the family was fundamental, but that the two taxation system, the reform of the salt law, and the collection of commercial taxes were expedient measures, because it was not yet time to say it.

At that moment, Lu Tianshi said, "Then try it." ”

I can get some money anyway.

……

Pingkangfang, Duan Qijia.

It is already the third pole of the sun, but Li Bai is still bedridden.

Last night, he and Du Fu, Cui Hao, Xue Ju and other friends drank again until dawn before they dispersed, and Li Bai also went to sleep in Duan Qiniang's boudoir.

I was sleeping, and I heard a knock at the door.

Duan Qiniang, who was dressing up, poked her head out of the window and looked out of the door, then turned back to the couch and shook Li Bai: "Lang Jun, it seems that Erlang of the Du family is calling you downstairs." ”

"Don't make any noise, I'm having a feast with the Nine Heavens Fairy."

Li Bai muttered, rolled over and fell asleep again.

"Play with your Nine Heavens Fairy." Duan Qiniang got up and went downstairs.

Downstairs, Duan Qiniang said to Du Fu: "Lang Jun is unwell today and won't go out." ”

"What? Today is the day of Enke's release. Du Fu was stunned and said, "Brother Taibai didn't even go to see the list?" ”

"There are very good-looking ones, and I must be in this department." Li Bai's muttering voice came from upstairs, "And it must be the top student in high school." ”

Li Bai has always been extremely confident in his own talents, except for a very few people such as Wang Wei who can be compared, the rest of the people are not worth mentioning, but Wang Wei has already paid homage to the officials at this time, and he is embarrassed to take the exam, so the champion of this subject is none other than Li Bai.

At the end, Li Bai said again: "Come back and tell me when you see the ranking." ”

Hearing Li Bai say this, Du Fu stopped calling him and immediately came to Xingqing Palace Square.

Although the examination of this Enke was held in Wubenfang, the list was not released in Guozijian in Wubenfang, but on the notice board of the emperor list in front of Xingqing Palace Square.

When Du Fu and others arrived, Xingqing Palace Square was already crowded.

Especially in front of the notice board of the emperor's list, it was surrounded by the candidates.

Thanks to the fact that there are hundreds of Jin Wuwei at the scene to maintain order, otherwise there will be chaos.

"Oh, there are so many people, how can you squeeze in?" Du Fu was a little speechless.

A candidate next to him who also didn't dare to squeeze in said: "No, there are too many people." ”

Another candidate shook his head and said, "There are more than 100,000 candidates participating in this year's Enke, how many people have come?" All the candidates at the meeting came to Xingqing Palace to look at the list, and it was really crowded at that time. ”

Du Fu's scalp was numb and said, "So you still squeeze it in?" ”

The previous candidate said, "Squeeze, let's squeeze in together." ”

"Okay." After Du Fu finished speaking, he turned sideways and squeezed in.

While squeezing, Du Fu asked the candidate: "How do you call Brother Tai?" ”

"Yanzhuang in Xia Cangzhou." The examinee said, "What do you call Brother Taizun?" ”

"In Xia Jingzhao Du Fu." After Du Fu finished speaking, he said, "Ah, who stepped on my feet?" ”

"Brother Tai is Du Fu?" Yan Zhuang wanted to sing a salute with his hands crossed, but he couldn't raise his hand at all, so he could only smile bitterly at Du Fu, "I've heard of your poetry, Brother Du." ”

"Poetry is nothing." Du Fu shook his head and sighed, "This subject focuses on strategy. ”

"It's not like that, this subject is indeed a strategic decision, but it's still a poet who is determined to stay, in other words, if the poetry is not up to the mark, and he doesn't even have a chance to be on the list, how can he be in high school?"

"Brother Tai, how do you say that poetry is going to stay? Didn't you say that it was the article that was going to stay? ”

Not far away, another candidate who was struggling to squeeze in subconsciously asked.

When Du Fu, Yan Zhuang and the others looked over, the man's struggling fork hand sang and said, "Liu Yan of Caozhou." ”

Yan Zhuang said: "It turned out to be Brother Liu, and we just heard the news from the market, and I don't know if it's true." ”

After listening to this, Liu Yan's face was as dead as ashes: "If I really use poetry to stay, I will inevitably fall off the list, and I can't even read the few poems I wrote this time, so I can't fall off the list." ”

As he spoke, a group of people squeezed in.

After a long time, he finally squeezed to the front of the emperor's list.

At this time, the emperor had already become a pot of porridge.

Someone was so excited that they danced, I was hit, I was hit! I'm in high school!

However, more candidates were crying, and then began to scold, there is a shady scene, there must be a shady scene in this department, and there are rumors in the market early on, saying that this subject is determined to stay with poetry, and someone must be concerned about leaving!

So some people agreed, ah, yes, yes, yes, there is a shady scene, and they asked to retake the exam, and they must take the exam.

Du Fu ignored them, and just looked for their names on the imperial list.

The first to speak out was Caozhou Liu Yan, shouting: "I won, hahahaha, I'm in high school, and I'm second in the top armor!" ”

Du Fu's heart jumped, and he felt more and more anxious, he had already found the top 100 outside the third class, but he hadn't found his name yet, Li Bai's name hadn't been seen, and Xue didn't have the names of several of them, shouldn't it, with their poetic talent, especially Li Bai's poetry, it shouldn't fall outside the top 100.

While he was searching, Yan Zhuang shouted excitedly.

"I also won, hahahaha, Brother Du, I'm in! I'm in high school too! ”

Du Futon's time became more and more anxious, did Yan Zhuang also hit? Why haven't you found his name yet?

However, the reality is cruel, after reading all the lists, Du Fu didn't see his name, and Li Bai and Xue didn't make the list, and they all fell off the list.

After Yan Zhuang and Liu Yan were happy, they began to comfort Du Fu.

"Brother Du, don't worry, you should have missed it, look for it again, look for it carefully."

At that moment, the two also helped Du Fu look for it together, but they searched the entire list from beginning to end several times, and determined that there were no names of Du Fu and Li Bai.

Du Fu's legs suddenly went limp.

If it weren't for Yan Zhuang's support, it is estimated that he would be able to sit directly on the ground.

In the end, Du Fu didn't know how he got back to Pingkangfang.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xue and a few of them, hugging each other and crying and wiping away tears.

Li Bai was as if he had lost his soul, looking at the octagonal well in the courtyard in a daze, which really made people worry that he might fall into the well if he couldn't think about it.

I have to say that this section hit Li Bai quite hard.

Although many candidates are saying that this year's Enke has shady scenes.

But Li Bai and Du Fu knew that this subject was actually the most fair, and they were close friends with Gao Shi and Cen Shen, the deputy chief examiners, and they couldn't be taken care of, let alone others.

There is no doubt that the students admitted to this course are real talents.

The only explanation is that the imperial court needs to be able to write poetry.

……

This year's Enke hit Li Bai very hard.

However, few people will know that this Enko has dealt a bigger blow to the rebels.

Before Enke started the exam, Yan Zhuang, the chief think-tank under An Lushan, and the second-seat think-tank Gao Shang ran away with a bucket and went to Chang'an to participate in the scientific examination, and when Enke's admission list was announced, it was found that 486 of the 500 new science and technology scholars in the high school were from poor backgrounds, and only 14 people from the family.

Those high-ranking families could no longer control the imperial examinations.

Moreover, those high-ranking families can no longer monopolize officialdom.

Because most of the 500 new science and technology scholars in the high school were directly awarded the county order of the seventh grade, the three people of the first class and the seventeen people of the second class were directly awarded to the judge of the household department, and the grade was from the sixth grade.

The news spread, and the rebels ran out overnight.

Those who had planned to defect to the rebels to make a career changed their minds.

In a word, the new imperial examination has opened the upward channel of the cold door, and those elite talents who have really never met talents are unwilling to smash the old platform of Datang, and instead begin to maintain this old platform.

ps: The new house is being renovated these days, and it is a bit busy.