Liaozhai Great Sage

After all, officials born as scholars care most about fame and talent, which is more important than being an official and benefiting the whole place.

"That's good." Fu Tianchou nodded.

After a while, Li Xiuyuan came to the lobby led by a civil official.

Li Xiuyuan glanced slightly, and saw that these people were all sitting in front of the copywriting, wearing official uniforms, all of them were high officials from all over Yangzhou, the official uniform of the head official was different from the others, it was the official uniform of the six departments of the imperial court, Judging from the style, it should be the Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Li Xiuyuan, who was born late in Guobei County, has met all of you adults." He bowed his hands and saluted.

As a scholar, he can see officials without kneeling, and he is not called a villain, just a late student.

"Excuse me, you are Li Xiuyuan? I heard that you helped the floods and plagues in Guo Beicheng. Is there such a thing?"

With a calm voice, Fu Tianchou carefully sized up the well-mannered scholar in front of him.

But seeing Li Xiuyuan's tall and straight figure, handsome appearance, clear and energetic eyes, Gu Pan already has an undeniable majesty. In addition to his majesty, he does not have the weak posture of an ordinary scholar. On the contrary, he is strong and powerful, and his steps are even more sloppy. It can be seen that this person is also a vigorous and resolute person.

There are countless people in Fu Tianchou's eyes, and he couldn't help admiring at this moment, this person is a dragon and a phoenix among people.

It's just the appearance, so I don't know what the inside is like.

"However, Wansheng contributed to the floods and made people spread the cure for the plague, and this is not due to Wansheng alone. Friends Ning Caichen, Wang Ping, Zhu Yu and others also contributed a lot " Li Xiuyuan said.

"Their names are somewhat familiar." Fu Tianchou suddenly said with some doubts.

A local official cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Ning Caichen is at the top of this imperial examination. Wang Ping and Zhu Yu are also on the list, and they are selected as scholars."

"So that's the case, no wonder it sounds familiar."

Fu Tianchou nodded and said: "You can mention their names here, which shows that you are also a person who values ​​affection. Yes, it is rare and precious. I heard that you spent tens of thousands of taels of silver for this disaster relief. Is this true?"

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's true."

"Where are the flowers?" Fu Tianchou asked.

"Employ young men to calm floods and cure plagues." Li Xiuyuan replied.

"Why hire young and strong? Don't hire women, old and weak?"

Li Xiuyuan said: "When there is a flood, the victims are all over the place. Young and strong people are prone to trouble when they gather together. If the relief is not timely, there may be rebellion. Therefore, young and strong are hired with a lot of money. Firstly, the flood is solved, secondly, the rebellion. Sufficient strength, quick disaster relief, if there is a rebellion, it can also be trained as a soldier, and the worst is that it can defend the city against the enemy."

Fu Tianchou smiled and said: "You can think of this, you already have the ability to be a magistrate, but when there is a disaster, are you really willing to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to hire young men without reason?"

Li Xiuyuan said seriously: "Wansheng is a son of a merchant family. If you talk about business in terms of business, it is a loss, but if you look at it in the long run, it is a profit. If the disaster is uneven, it will affect the family business. The plague is uneven. It will also implicate relatives, and the ancients have a saying that if you are good, you will benefit the world, if you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and you will naturally practice the principles of sages when you are born late."

His words are not words of the scene, but the truth.

There is his Li family's family property in Guobei City, and the plague and floods have already affected Guobei County. If he doesn't go to the disaster relief, there is a real turmoil, and the loss of his family is more than ten thousand taels.

Only a short-sighted businessman will guard his own one-acre three-thirds of the land to live. When the disaster comes, the great family business will be handed over to others.

Li Xiuyuan's words are flawless, and they fully fit the image in the minds of scholars that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country.

Any scholar who does not have a feud with Li Xiuyuan is very appreciative.

Several officials next to him nodded their heads repeatedly when they heard the words, and Song Yuan was no exception.

But he forgot what happened that day, of course he would not remember, he was tied up by Li Xiuyuan's guards, knelt on the ground and almost beheaded.

Fu Tianchou also laughed and said: "That's well said, eating the king's salary and worrying about the king's worries, you can quell the disasters in a city and a place as a scholar, it really impresses me, I decide After returning to Beijing this time, I will recommend you to the imperial court and let you serve the country."

"My lord, it's against the rules for a scholar to be an official," Li Xiuyuan said.

He was not dazzled by the so-called benefits, because he knew very well that if he became an official in an unruly way, his end would definitely be bad.

There are so many candidates, Jinshi did not become an official, and he rushed ahead of them all at once, wouldn't this be an outrage?

Fu Tianchou said, "Although it's against the rules, if you can pass the examination in the spring of next year, then you will be able to participate in the palace examination in the fall, so it's not a violation of the rules."

Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, how can the scholar exam be so fast, it will take at least next year, and the palace exam will be scheduled four years later.

He must pass every exam, and it will take five years to become a Jinshi.

"Does your lord want to open Enke?" Suddenly, that Song Yuan asked with some surprise.

Song Yuan's words immediately reminded Li Xiuyuan.

Yes, the imperial court and Enke said that the so-called Enke is a temporary additional exam to shorten the time of the imperial examination. Scholars who meet Enke are lucky because they can take the exam again. If the time is right, Exams exist twice a year.

"Hehe, of course." Fu Tianchou said with a smile: "This time the emperor has instructed the old ministers to grant a license to open Enke in Yangzhou to appease public grievances."

Li Xiuyuan also became a little happy.

If it was Kai Enke, as long as he passed the Juren examination, he would be able to catch up with this year's palace examination next year, not to mention being the number one scholar, but being a Jinshi would be enough.

It can also save a lot of time by completing the imperial examination road ahead of time.

"However, I want to recommend you to the emperor, so your talents are passable, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. Today, I invite you in, one is to inquire about the management of the disaster, and the other is to test your talent and learning."

After Fu Tianchou finished speaking, he pointed to the other officials in the hall and said: "The adults here are all Jinshi backgrounds, and today they will test you. If you really have real talents and learning, this official will spare no effort to stand up for you. Fan, let you serve the court."

Having said that, it came to an abrupt end.

Obviously, if Li Xiuyuan's level is not high enough, this promotion will not happen again.

If there were other scholars here, they would definitely be envious of Li Xiuyuan. After all, this man in front of him is the Minister of War of the imperial court and a high-ranking official.

If he is tall and straight, the future road can be said to be smooth.

Chapter 3 Examination

Li Xiuyuan is standing alone in the lobby at the moment, and there are officials sitting on his left and right sides, including local high-ranking officials and Beijing officials sent by the imperial court. In any case, the rank and status of these officials are much stronger than that of the county magistrate. Too much, when in Guobei County, a county magistrate could force Li Xiuyuan's soldiers to make dangerous moves, play a robbery and murder scene with one hand, and behead the county magistrate.

Now, to put it bluntly, offending these officials will make it difficult for the Li family in the future.

And when he heard that these people wanted to test himself, Li Xiuyuan's heart sank even more.

On the bright side, this is to test yourself, but in fact it is to deal with these officials in advance.

Officials are all literati, and most literati are narrow-minded.

The so-called assessment, in Li Xiuyuan's view, is equivalent to a literary battle.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan looked at Fu Tianchou with a strange expression. Sure enough, he was a servant of the Ministry of War. He didn't have many schemes in his heart. He didn't think through it. He wanted to take the imperial examination anyway, so why bother?

If you pass the Jinshi examination, you will naturally be able to convince the public. The so-called assessment is clearly a self-inflicted hatred.

Is this Fu Tianchou here to trick him?