The newcomers are still competing with each other, they don't know each other, and it's not easy to get close to people in a short period of time.

After only a few days, there were some more friends, which was due to the arrival of Yu Lu, and Su Ziji was like a tiger in the school.

This is what outsiders think.

One day at noon, Su Ziji woke up, his eyes drooped, and half of a piece of rosewood floated in his field of vision with a faint blue light, and a line of green characters appeared.

[Ink Painting] Level 4 (25/4000)"

"[Pavilion Body] Upgrade to Level 5 (35/5000), Charisma +1, Charisma 12→13 (10)!"

"Sure enough, the upgrade of the pavilion body, not only the handwriting has improved, but also the qualifications can be improved, it turns out that my charm is only slightly higher than that of ordinary people?"

Su Ziji looked at the bronze mirror, his eyebrows didn't seem to change much, but it made it more pleasing to the eye, Su Ziji looked at it for a while and went out, poured some water on the inkstone, and slowly grinded it with the ink ingot.

The ink is getting thicker, spread out the paper on the desk, pick up the softness, lick the ink, and write with a pen.

Qi bamboo can chant the underwater dragon, and the jade man should be in the moonlight.

When is it hot to wash the autumn sky, scatter the frost day and fall leaves.

At this time, Su Ziji's words flowed out in one stream, although it was still not elegant, beautiful and gorgeous, but the sense of evenness and plumpness had been achieved.

There are not so many calligraphy masters in the world, and this font is more than enough in the provincial test.

Not only that, but after his intelligence improved, he clearly felt that his talent and quick thinking, even if he didn't learn from experience, he had read the Four Books and Five Classics, and he had understood everything that he didn't pay attention to.

"Hey, what is this?" Yu Lu was coming over with a book, coming to watch, looking at it, his eyes gradually brightened.

"Brother Xian, I didn't expect that you only entered the house for a week, and your progress is so fast, it really makes the foolish brother ashamed, not only the words are good, but also the poems. After waking up from this poem, Yu Lu's eyes lit up and looked at Su Ziji.

"In the autumn, you will definitely be able to go to high school!"

This is not true, the four books and five classics are level 7, and there is still a lot of gap from lifting people, it can be said that the new talents, by the time of the autumn in August, no matter how they learn, it is impossible to be lifted.

Ji Qian, the minister of this dynasty, participated in the county examination at the age of 8, although now because he is a minister, he is called a prodigy, but he is actually a bit grandstanding.

At the age of 19, he was selected as a talent, directly participated in the state (provincial) examination, and returned with a big defeat, at the age of 23, he failed to enter the Beijing examination at the age of 24, and failed repeatedly until he was 30 years old.

According to Su Ziji's estimate, if the minimum standard for Xiucai is level 5 (culturally backward counties may be level 4), the person is at least level 10, and the jinshi is not clear, or level 15?

This gap is not something that anyone can cross, unless they shrink into the house and read Dacheng in one breath before they go to the exam, they can rush three levels in a row, but there is no such person in reality.

Su Ziji just smiled: "It's just that there are some talents today, the lecturer of Fuxue is indeed a good learner, with Brother Yu, your talent and understanding, you will definitely be able to gain something after studying for a few months." ”

This is not false, there must be gains, but don't think about it.

Yu Lu's current intelligence is actually comparable to his current self, which is one in a hundred.

But if you don't have half a piece of rosewood, even if it is yourself, you must have at least three years, one year to cross the first level before you can be promoted, as for the jinshi, at least another six years.

This time, Yu Lu and others have no chance.

"Well, I hope so. Thinking like this, I heard Yu Lu say worriedly: "However, in the autumn season, at least thousands of talents gathered, all of them have talents and learning, and only 100 people are selected, compared with the government examination, it is more than that." ”

Half of the children are young people when they are admitted to the show, and in the autumn, within a province, all the talents from the founding of the Zheng Dynasty may fight for this fame, and it is not unusual for the forty or fifty-year-old Xiucai to enter, and the competition is indeed more intense.

"Moreover, in addition to the school of government, there are many talented people who are knowledgeable, and there are great Confucians in the family, or worship under the great Confucianism, and there are famous teachers who open small stoves. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Lu thought of Ding Ruili and said to Su Ziji: "Ding Gongzi, it seems that he worships under Mr. Yu's door. ”

Su Ziji didn't know much about this, he only knew that Ding Ruili's teacher was a Jinshi who went home with Ding Wei.

I heard Yu Lu say: "This is Mr. Wei, who is a second-ranking jinshi, who once served in the Hanlin Academy, and returned to his hometown because of his father's funeral. ”

"Three years of Ding worry, Ding Gongzi's family was a classmate of this gentleman, so Ding Gongzi was able to worship under Mr. Yu, in the eyes of many people, are the candidates for the first place in this township examination, so my father persuaded me to guard against arrogance and rashness. ”

"Recently, you have been on a bit of a bad relationship with him, and I'm a little worried. ”

Yu Lu's family is also a big family, Yu Lu was the head of the case during the county exam, and he regressed slightly during the government exam, and he was the fifth on the list, in the eyes of the elders, it is easy to be proud of this, and have such a conversation.

Anyone who has really passed the imperial examination knows that it is not difficult for children to show talents, and there is a huge moat for Xiucai to lift people, and there is a moat for lifting people to Jinshi.

The so-called Huai Cai is not encountered, most of them have no talent at all, and when they cross this moat, they can only think that the imperial examination is dark.

Su Ziji thought about it for a while, and had to admit that Ding Ruili was talented and learned, and he was the head of the previous case, although he was proud, he was talented and hardworking, after three years of hard work, he may have the opportunity to be promoted, and he has a family background and Confucianism, which is regarded as a favorite to win the championship, and it is also a matter of course.

"However, I have been practicing diligently for several months, and I may not be able to fight for this solution. ”

This matter is still far away from now, and after talking about it for a few words, Yu Lu changed the topic and talked about something else: "Brother Xian, are you studying?"

"Brother Yu came early, it's really close to the water and the moon first!" Before he said, Zhuang Hongrong came in with a big iced watermelon: "What about Mrs. Sister-in-law? This melon has to be cleaned up by Mrs. Sister-in-law." ”

Yu Lu shook the plain paper fan and said: "Feng Xiangguan came to a Taoist priest today, praised Haikou, and won or lost ten taels of silver in a game, and his sister-in-law will fight with him today." ”

"I heard that my sister-in-law is the head of the chess case, so I am envious. Someone said, followed by Cao Xingxue, the former dynasty scholarly family, the father has fallen down, the family is not rich, but the bottom is there, then took the book in his hand, smiled and said: "I also loved to play a few chess when I was young, but now I am still a stinky hand, how can I have both? I just want to make a little profit in reading now." ”

"Brother Su, it's still the old rules, I'll read, you explain?"

Su Ziji smiled: "Everyone sit down, Brother Cao, it's too tireless." ”

Cao Xingxue picked up the book and read it aloud, Yu Lu and Zhuang Hongrong didn't care, and they were still talking in private.

"Cao Xingxue taught you [Cao's Lianshui Notes], did you study?"

Su Ziji's face was impassive, and he responded: "Yes!"