The prefecture examination after the county examination is usually in April, and there are still one or two months left, so Li Yanzhi was sure that he had passed the county examination and went home. Before leaving, he followed the rules of the matter and went to see the magistrate. According to the rules of Shilin, this magistrate can be considered his mentor. The magistrate was very optimistic about his future. After a few words of encouragement, he asked him to be cautious: "We should take Fang Zhongyong as a warning, and you should not show off everywhere with a little cleverness! The ancient and modern times have passed, and there are many mediocre people in the old age! You must not take this path!"

Li Yan agreed directly, but thought to himself: "How do you know my situation and how do you know my ambitions! I am not the cleverness of an ordinary child, I have the experience of having died once!"

He had no nostalgia for You Xi! But this county examination still reminded me of something very important!

"If you want to go to the officialdom, you still need connections!"

Although there was an imperial examination in this era, the same is true for the imperial examination! You should know that Li Yanzhi's eight-legged essay level at this time can only be said to be a decent one. After all, he experienced Western education in his previous life and had a natural resistance to eight-legged essays. It was this emotion that made it impossible for him to truly become a top master in eight-legged essays! But because he met a scholar Lu and received his support, he got a lot of convenience inside and outside the examination room. He particularly clearly remembered the scene before entering the venue:

The magistrate asked Lu Xiucai: "This is the child prodigy you mentioned in the letter yesterday?" Then Lu Xiucai said yes, and then the magistrate smiled and said, "It's indeed a bit tricky!"

That’s right! The night before the scientific examination, Lu Xiucai passed the letter with the magistrate! Although the content of the letter is difficult to identify, it can be inferred that it was this letter that made the magistrate, who was the chief examiner, have an impression of Li Yanzhi, and it was a good impression! It was this "good impression" that allowed Li Yanzhi, who could be taken or not, to pass the county examination on the spot!

He only knows one scholar Lu, which has brought him so much convenience. If he recognizes a more powerful person, what kind of effect would it be? On the contrary, if there is such a person who interferes with him, he may never get into the position in his life!

Thinking of this situation, Li Yanzhi couldn't help but shudder.

"It is impossible to think that no one is interfering with me!"

Since that's the case, we can only find a backer to offset this negative effect and find someone who can protect yourself before you reach the peak!

At the same time, his previous life experience let him know that any field has his own circle, and the same is true for the officialdom! If he wants to make a difference in the officialdom, he must first enter this circle - he used to think that he could enter this circle through the imperial examination, but judging from the experience of this county examination, this idea is simply putting the cart before the horse!

"It should be that you should first enter this circle before you can succeed in the imperial examination!" This is especially true for him who has little grasp of the eight-legged essay!

The person who protects himself and the person who guides himself into this circle can be the same person or different persons, but whether it is the former or the latter, such people are hard to come by!

Is Lu Xiucai? His level is probably too low! Even if he scored this time, his county magistrate level was not enough - if Li Yanzhi had ambitiousness!

At this moment, a person's back flashed through his mind - the chanter on the mountain road!

"Who is he?"

Li Yanzhi suddenly felt twelve points of regret! He should have stopped at that time! He failed the county exam this year and could take the exam again next year, but once the expert missed it, it would be hard to find it anymore!

"Ah! We're finally home!"

It was already night now.

Li Yanzhi jumped off Li Gang's shoulder. I wonder if it was affected by his physical age, but he was still used to jumping into the door. After entering the door, he couldn't help but be stunned because there was a stranger sitting in the room - no, he was not a stranger, he recognized that person! It turned out to be the chanter he was still muttering just now!

"It's you!" Li Yanzhi was surprised: "Why are you here!" Then he remembered that he was a little rude and bowed, saying: "Hello sir. Why are you here?"

The chanter stood up with a smile and said, "I was revealed to me on the mountain road by my brother. I was very surprised. I passed by my brother for a moment, and I felt sorry. Fortunately, I went to Youxi to do business, and happened to hear the magistrate of the county. It was said that a seven-year-old prodigy had passed the county examination just now. I guessed it was my brother. I asked about my residence and chased me to the oil shop where my brother was staying. But the shopkeeper said that my brother had already returned home. I had nothing to do, so I went to Xiqian Village to check it out. Because there were transportation items, I rushed in front of my brother."

Li Yanzhi hurriedly said, "I was lying in the mountains, and I was still thinking about it." Seeing that the house was so simple that it was not enough to be treated to guests, I asked the chanter to enjoy the cool air under the big tree outside the house, put two bamboo chairs and a bamboo table. Li Yanzhi went to make a pot of tea again and said apologetically: "There is nothing in the house, and although the tea quality is poor, please forgive me."

The chanter smiled and said, "The mountain is not high, but the immortal is famous, the water is not deep, and the dragon is spiritual. This tea is touched by my brother's spiritual energy, and it is naturally fragrant." These words are very worthy of Li Yanzhi! He paused, and suddenly raised his head to the bright moon and said, "The ground is flat. After I come here, the only ones who can talk to me are Zheng Qingyun and Huang Zhuo! Zheng Gong Gao Maizhi and Huang Gong rushed to Yi Jianyuan, are all contemporary masters. Unfortunately, the second duke and I are separated from me. After all, the thought of "willing to cherish the decay and the remnant years" cannot be understood by the second duke. He was depressed, but he did not want to be revealed by my brother!"

Since Li Yanzhi woke up, he was interested in the imperial examinations, he had inquiries about the famous scholars in the country and knew that Zheng Qingyun and Huang Zhuo were both top gentry in Yanping Prefecture! These two were not only fellow townsmen, but also Jinshi in the year of Jiaxu in Zhengde. Zheng Qingyun was appointed as the minister of the Li Ke in Nanjing, and was hated by the emperor during the grand ceremony. Later, Ding You returned home. After three years of obedience, the court seemed to have completely forgotten him and had no intention of using him! Huang Zhuo came to Huguang to participate in politics, but because Lu was envied by the Huguang governor, and ended up resigning and returning home. Although these two people were not proud of the officialdom, the lean camel was bigger than a horse! After all, they were also from Jinshi. When they returned to Yanping, Fujian, the countryside was still famous gentry! Although Li Yanzhi was known as a child prodigy, his reputation was not beyond Xiqian Village. He was just a son of a miner and he had no chance to meet a person like Zheng and Huang.

At this time, Li Yan heard the chanters' comments on Zheng and Huang, saying that they didn't understand their feelings, and immediately guessed: "Yes! I heard that these two people have been in their hometown for a long time, and probably have no chance to get on the throne, but the person in front of him probably still has a chance! So he refused to give up! Who is he? He needs to find out clearly. If he is a powerful character..." Thinking of this, he quickly said respectfully: "I met with Mr. twice, and I still don't know the name of Mr.

The chanter smiled and said, "I am confused. I haven't reported my own home yet. Well..." But he didn't say that, and saw that the moon was bright in the sky, so he dipped it in some tea and wrote two words on the table: "Xu Jie."

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