Being accused like this would make anyone a little angry.

If it weren't for Sun Yi being the son of Master Sun and his senior brother, a person who listened to what he heard and had a stubborn opinion, Li Yi would never have been able to let him speak such truth so eloquently.

Fortunately, Sun Cerium was beside him and he quickly said: "Fourth brother, I don't know who you listened to, and you have these prejudices against Zizheng. Zizheng and I are often together, and I am most familiar with Zizheng. Do you believe it or not?"

I?"

After hearing this, Sun Yi said with a bit of hatred: "Qian He, I haven't talked about you yet. I heard that you and Li Yi set up some kind of Fuguo Society. They stayed with a group of ordinary people all day long and didn't study hard.

.I think you were also led astray by him."

Well, it seems that my brother is convinced that the two of them are ignorant.

After Sun Yi said these words, the three of them were a little angry, and the scene immediately cooled down and became a little embarrassed.

Since you don't like each other, then finish things early so that we can separate.

So the three of them drank tea and walked out of the teahouse together.

Because these days are the time to collect floating tickets, a long queue has formed in front of the county government office, and the government officials are outside to maintain order.

Sun Yi did not wait with others. He was born with a natural talent. He had a high chance of becoming a scholar or even a Jinshi in the future. This privilege still existed.

So Sun Yi led them straight past the candidates who had signed insurance contracts with each other, and entered the middle gate of the county government office. When the government officials saw the shackles on their bodies that represented their scholar status, they did not dare to stop them.

When everyone arrived at the gate of the county government office, Sun Yi took a name card and gave it to the clerk, with the words "under the rule of disciple Sun Yi" attached.

The clerk did not dare to neglect and invited Sun Yi in. Li Yi and the others waited for a while, and then a clerk took them to a room to prepare records and asked them if anyone in the three generations was engaged in prostitution, elites, soaps, slaves, and untouchables.

Among others, there are others.

After asking about their age and background, and completing the process, the clerk took them to a side room to receive the test cards and signed them with a seal. He also wrote down the facial features of the five people on a piece of paper and pasted them after the test cards. This piece of paper is called a floating paper.

Tickets, and finally each person paid another two hundred yuan in regular money and that was it.

After Sun Yi led them to collect the floating tickets, nothing happened. The three of them had some conflicts just now, so Sun Yi ignored them and left straight away.

Sun Zhen looked at the sullen fourth brother, and his straight face suddenly relaxed. He looked at Li Yi and said helplessly: "Zizheng, don't pay attention to what my fourth brother said just now. He also means well, and he doesn't want to

We went astray, so we gave warnings. But the words were too harsh."

Li Yi shook his head, indicating that he didn't care, and said: "Senior Brother Sun Yi seems to have been bewitched by others, and that's why he has some prejudice against you and me. If we get along more in the future, we will naturally change."

Sun Cerium nodded after hearing this and said: "I don't know about the rumors that bastard made. If I find out, I will make sure to make him look good. And my fourth brother is also true. He is serious, strict with himself, and lives a good life."

The rules are boring, but now you are demanding them from me."

From what we can tell, Sun Cerium also has a lot of headaches for this strict and old-fashioned fourth brother. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the fourth brother has been teaching him when he was a child.

After finishing the matter, Li Yi has to rush back to school. Today, Mr. Wang will teach him the book "The Doctrine of the Mean". Time is tight, but there cannot be a moment's delay.

After returning to the school and saying goodbye to Sun Cerium, Li Yi didn't even bother to eat and went directly to see Mr. Wang.

Wang Laozai waited, asked a few questions as usual, and then began to teach "The Doctrine of the Mean".

Because time was tight and he had to continue teaching in the evening, Li Yi lit candles and continued to listen to Mr. Wang's explanation.

After one afternoon and one night, it is finally over at Hai hour.

Mr. Wang was very old, so continuing to teach late at night was extremely taxing on his body, but he still insisted on finishing "The Doctrine of the Mean" for Li Yi as soon as possible.

After sorting out his notes and answering questions, Li Yi sent Mr. Wang to make a carriage, and then returned to the study.

He listened to Mr. Wang's lecture on the Doctrine of the Mean today and felt that he had benefited a lot. He really wished he could hear such incisive words every day. It's a pity that time is tight and he only has this chance. Otherwise, he should be able to understand from it.

More stuff.

The Analects of Confucius, Doctrine of the Mean, Daxue, Mencius, the four books have laid a solid foundation now, and then we have to study the Five Classics, so we still can't relax at all.

Time flies, and the time for the county examination is finally coming.

Li Yi did not rush to Baoding Prefecture in advance, but stayed in Gaoyang to study until the county examination. He still insisted on his original schedule tonight, and did not rest until Haishi.

Early the next morning, the Sun family's servants brought the war horses, and Xiaoyu also prepared the things needed for the scientific examination.

For many people, the scientific examination is an opportunity to change their destiny. Otherwise, they will lose their reputation and be worthless, or else they will succeed in the exam and soar into the sky. These are two outcomes.

Li Yi looked at Xiaoyu who was sending him off silently, and smiled at her: "I'll come back as soon as I go, don't think too much."

Xiaoyu smiled and said playfully: "I don't think blindly, because I already know that you will definitely pass the county examination."

Li Yi was a little surprised and said: "Are you so confident in me?"

Xiaoyu covered her mouth with a smile and said: "I am confident in your hard work. You must know that in the past few dozen days, you got up at 9:00 in the morning to study, and barely fell asleep at 19:00 in the evening. It is so hard, if you can't pass the county examination, it would be strange

Already."

What Xiaoyu said is indeed true. Li Yi can't sleep for more than an hour every day these days. Sometimes when he is busy, he even has to read while eating. He only sleeps for a while in the dead of night. The next day, before dawn, he gets up to read again.

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Fortunately, his physique is very good, so even if he does not sleep for a long time, he will not suffer from sleep deprivation. In his energetic study life, his talents and learning have also been greatly improved.

Of course, the time was still too short. He only had time to study the Four Books. He had not yet finished studying the Five Classics in detail, let alone the Thirteen Confucian Classics such as Shangshu. It could be said that his path to further study was still shaky.

After bidding farewell to Xiaoyu, Li Yi mounted his horse and rushed towards Baoding Mansion.

It took two hours on horseback to arrive at Baoding Mansion. This medium-sized city is still majestic and vicissitudes of life. Under the scorching sun, the city walls seem to be covered with a thin layer of gold, shining dimly and brightly.

Li Yi arrived on a war horse, casting a long shadow under the morning sun. He was carrying large and small bags. He didn't even bring a follower, but his body was covered with dust.

"Hey, scholar, are you here to take the county examination too?" someone on the official road said.

Li Yi looked around and saw that it was a scholar sitting on a carriage. He raised his hands and said, "Exactly."

The scholar shook his head and said: "You are quite interesting. A scholar can ride a horse and run like this. You don't look like a frail scholar, but more like a sergeant."

This is talking about Li Yi coming on horseback.

Li Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said: "With a civilized spirit and a barbaric physique, I ride a war horse across the world. I feel carefree and happy. Reading will make me feel at ease and understand more."

"Civilized spirit, savage body? This sentence is interesting, and you are also an interesting person." The scholar looked at Li Yi and said, lowered the curtain and asked the groom to continue driving.

Li Yi looked up at the nearby Baoding City, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

Today, I finally have the opportunity to show my true abilities.

Today, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has not completely deteriorated, especially in the Gyeonggi region, which is relatively stable.

Li Yi led the horse into the city and saw people coming and going everywhere, the cars were like water and the horses were like dragons. It was indeed very peaceful.

Vendors were everywhere on the street selling food, and some of them happened to be selling breakfast. Li Yi was not in a hurry, so he found a roadside stall and sat down, ate some snacks, and then continued walking with satisfaction.

Walking on the streets of Baoding City, you feel the impression of ancient times. This is a real and prosperous ancient city life, no worse than modern cities. There are two styles, one is reinforced concrete modernization, and the other is ancient style.

Ancient style ink painting.

Li Yi walked here with his luggage covered in dust, and he really felt like a country bumpkin entering the city.

The top priority now is to find an inn and settle down.

Li Yi carried his luggage and walked towards an inn called Yuelai. The inn was a three-story building and there were many diners in the lobby. Outside the inn, a neatly dressed waiter with a white towel on his shoulders saw Li Yi leaving.
Chapter completed!