After the coronation ceremony, everyone who is familiar with Li Jin will call him "Xiu Zhi".

Even if you are not familiar with him, after hearing someone introduce him as 'surname Li Mingjin, style name Xiuzhi', you will still call him by his name.

Li Jin knew, because in this era, after a man is crowned, he is considered a man who can truly be the master of the house.According to the rules, except for father and brother, others are not qualified to call him by his first name.

But rules are rules, and it is common to call someone by their name when they are very close.

For example, even if Chen Xiran took the character after passing the exam, Li Jin asked Li Jin to call him 'Xiran'.He also called Li Jin "Xiu Zhi" under normal circumstances, and occasionally called him "A Jin" when he wanted to see Xiao Baozi.

About Master Hui's life, Li Jin made a special trip to ask Wan Yun later.

Seeing Li Jin's serious inquiry, Wan Yun smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen you interested in this kind of question. However, Master Liaohui made a special trip to write an inscription for you. You should know more about him."

But even Wan Yun, what he said was nothing but rumors.

He pointed out a clear way for Li Jin: "You can go to Pang Lao, he has had contact with Master Hui, and he should be able to get the answer you want."

Li Jin frowned rarely, and said, "Teacher, I'm really not sure what Pang Lao is thinking."

Mr. Pang came to attend his coronation ceremony yesterday, and Li Jin was quite excited, but at noon today he came to the door in person with a thank you gift, but he was still rejected.

Wan Yun was silent, but just now he told Li Jin to find Pang Lao.

He could only bite the bullet and say, "Think about it, what if this is a test for you by Mr. Pang? You must persevere."

Li Jin didn't say anything, and continued to read silently.

Since he got the results of the college examination, he first went back to the village to live for a few days, and then changed his study method and decided to read more books to expand his knowledge.

But for this expansion, Li Jin didn't just blindly read all the books, the center still revolved around the content of the rural examination.

The township examination is divided into three sessions, the first session is about classics and righteousness, the second session is about application of official documents, and the third session is about current policies.

The classics and meanings are the most important one. There are seven topics in total, including three topics for the Four Books and four topics for the Five Classics. [Note]

Therefore, the most basic ones are the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", but the test for students is not as simple as before.

The instructions of Class A said in the first class that the rural examination pays more attention to the students' combination of the actual situation of the dynasty with the sage's thoughts based on their existing knowledge.

Li Jin has also learned about some widely circulated examination questions, such as 'Gong Sui ruled the Bohai Sea, and Yu Xu ruled Chaoge'. It is recommended that Gong Sui go to manage things.

At this time, some people's writing of scriptures can even diverge to the point where the emperor appoints people on their merits. Of course, this is pure flattery.

Li Jin then bought a set of essays on local customs and customs. He thought that only when he knew enough about the local conditions could he start with how to govern and write truly meaningful articles.

In fact, in this case, the combination of reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles is the best way.

Li Jin planned to learn enough theoretical knowledge first, and then go out for a walk when he had the opportunity to see it.

In the afternoon of that day, Li Jin re-read the book that he had already copied and silently repeated dozens of times. This time, he did not read the annotations added by anyone, but tasted the meaning word by word.

Li Jin went to the bookshelf to find the classics he had quoted, in order to understand them clearly.

And, based on the governance methods of the ancestors, link them with current policies to come up with strategies that are empirically useful today.

When it was time to go back, Li Jin found that he had written down a lot of papers, but the contents on them were very scattered, and most of them were written out of his feelings.

Wan Jiaoyu was just about to go to Li Jin's house for a meal, and when he saw Li Jin sitting by the window writing a book, he was still frowning.

He thought Li Jin was still thinking about how to impress Pang Lao, and wanted to come forward to comfort him.

But standing behind Li Jin, Wan Jiaoyu couldn't help but breathe lightly.

Although Li Jin's strategies and theories are not very profound, as long as he sums up all these ideas, it will be an excellent stereotyped article!

Wan Jiaoyu thought, not long after Li Jin finished the college exam, he completely changed his way of thinking about answering the paper.

But Li Jin didn't just sing praises for the powerful like many people. His focus was all on how to effectively prevent and manage disasters.

Such a person is born a doer, suitable for the imperial examination, and even more suitable for being an official.

Li Jin didn't know what was going on in Wan Yun's mind. He sorted out the papers and planned to go back and sort them out carefully.After getting up, he found Wan Jiaoyu standing behind him.

Li Jin: "...to eat?"

Wan Yun touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "Okay."

At Li Jin's house, Chen Xiran took Mr. Song around Fucheng for a day, and bought a bunch of trinkets for Baozi along the way.

It was almost time for dinner, Chen Xiran and Mr. Song were sitting in the outer courtyard drinking tea.

"Xiuzhi has changed a lot now." Mr. Song thought about it all night, but couldn't help but say, "At the beginning, he didn't even have a book basket, and he carried a bamboo basket all day long to attend lectures, and the basket still contained his meals. "

Even the meals are potatoes, dry biscuits and the like.

Chen Xiran was very happy for Li Jin from the bottom of his heart: "Yes, he has passed the double examination and is eligible to buy a house in Fucheng. Now he lives here with his family and has a servant girl to serve him."

While the two were talking, Li Jin opened the door for Wan Yun and invited him in.

When Li Jin was crowned yesterday, Mr. Song took the opportunity to toast Wan Yun. Wan Yun knew that this person was Li Jin's first teacher, so he treated him very politely, and even agreed to visit him the next day.

Of course, it is likely that it is mainly just for eating.

But this also made Mr. Song extremely excited.On the first day of April, Li Jin sent him and Chen Xiran to the ferry early in the morning, while he walked towards the academy at a faster pace.

Wan Yun was sent away last night. Chen Xiran and Mr. Song also rested in the outer courtyard. Li Jin and Qin Muwen quietly tried to make...Jiang Shilang tofu in the kitchen.

Mainly Qin Muwen was doing it, and Li Jin was studying it.After finishing, Li Jin tried to do it himself.

Therefore, there were two more dishes of tofu for breakfast on the second day.

After practicing like this for a few days, the taste of Li Jin's cooking is finally not bad.

On the eighth day of April, when Li Jin was not on duty, he brought the ingredients he had prepared and gave ten cents to the cook, hoping to borrow a stove.

There were many stoves in the kitchen, and the cook saw that Li Jin had given him the money and brought the ingredients himself, so he just prepared it.

At noon that day, Li Jin took the Jiang Shilang tofu he had made and knocked lightly on the door of Pang Lao's courtyard.

The old man raised his eyebrows. Li Jin usually came to him after dinner, why did he come to bother him today without waiting for someone to eat?

With that in mind, he went to open the door first.

"You young man don't know how to be polite...Jiang Shilang Tofu?"

Li Jin nodded, "Wan Sheng heard that Mr. used to live in Yuhang when he was young, and the food there was sweet and bland, so he learned this dish, and made a special trip to add dishes to Mr. today."

He never mentioned the coronation ceremony, because Li Jin already felt that the old man was not as cold as the rumors said, he was just... arrogant and awkward.

With a look of nostalgia on his face, Old Pang took the initiative to give up his seat to Li Jin: "Come in."

Li Jin was surprised: "Sir?" Didn't he just take the food away?

"I have cooked too much food here, and with your dish, how can I finish it? You can only eat with more chopsticks."

After Li Jin went in, he found that Mr. Chen Yiding was also there, and he said directly: "You have to listen to what Mr. Pang said, what he wants to say is that you will go back to the public kitchen now, and you will have nothing to eat. Why don't you stay with me?" Let's eat together."

"Thank you both gentlemen."

Chen Yiding knew Pang Lao well enough, seeing that he already had the intention of accepting apprentices, he left directly after eating, so as not to embarrass Pang Lao if he stayed here.

After Mr. Pang finished eating, he waited for Li Jin to offer tea to his teacher, and then his stones would come in handy.

As expected, Li Jin obediently served tea as Pang Lao had imagined, but his next sentence was: "Wansheng heard that Mr. Hui had some contacts with Master Hui. May I ask Mr. Mr. Hui why Master Hui wrote the inscription for Wansheng?"

Old Pang: "?"

Pang Lao took a sip of tea and almost choked to death because of Li Jin's words.

He coughed for a long time, and then said, "He was a nagging man, the inscription may have been created by him by chance. When I was young, he was just an ordinary monk who told fortune-tellers. But everyone was poor back then. Ah, no one wants to part out the rations.

At that time, I was practicing hand-kung fu in the mountains, and I beat a rabbit. Seeing that he was pitiful, I shared it with him.He insisted on telling my fortune, saying that I would become a calligrapher in the future. "

It's amazing to say that this monk clearly didn't know that he was practicing calligraphy, but he just figured it out.

Mr. Pang continued: "However, who can accurately calculate fate for the rest of his life? Doesn't Liao Hui also count my wife and children, but I am still alone in my fifties and sixties. So, his fortune-telling is sometimes ineffective. Otherwise, he would not run out every day when he is old, for fear of being seen by the emperor and pulling him to count the fortune of the country. Poor old man."

Li Jin: "..." The legendary master you agreed to?

Pang Lao said: "I am telling you this for the sake of your apprenticeship. By the way, you are not allowed to say anything about that old monk who likes to eat meat..."

Wait, apprentice?

Bye?

Li Jin reacted quickly, quickly poured another cup of tea, and knelt down to serve the tea to his teacher.

Old Pang gritted his teeth: "Don't tell what happened today, I am your master!"

Li Jin lowered his head and hid his smile in his eyes: "Students obey."

He originally wanted to be a teacher, but if Mr. Pang refused to accept him, he would not force it. After all, this kind of thing is about your love and my willingness.

Now at this time, if he doesn't ask for a teacher, he will be a fool.

After Li Jin came home, Xiao Baozi broke free from his father's arms, stepped on the ground with his short legs, and walked towards him with a rattling sound.

Li Jin gave the book basket to Xiaocha, squatted down by himself, and picked up the little buns on the spot.

Originally thought that Xiao Baozi would kiss his father, and then hugged his neck softly and acted like a baby.

As a result, when the little bun was one meter away from Li Jin, he wrinkled his little nose: "Daddy, smelly."

Then Li Jin watched helplessly as his little cub ran back to the big cub the same way.

Li Jin stood up, only to find that he smelled of ink all over his body.

It's just that the smell of ink is too strong, so it's a bit rushed.

But it's not smelly, but it's the kind of ink with a slight fragrance. After he apprenticed today, Mr. Pang left him to practice calligraphy by the pool, and he practiced for a whole afternoon before letting him go.

Little Baozi rubbed against Dad's arms and said, "Daddy, take a bath."

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