Chapter 250 Sharpening the knife
Of course, Li Yanqing knew who Li Qingzhao was implying the same surname. Li Shishi's surname was Guo, of course not her, but Jiuzhen. If Shishi was a white lotus that suddenly bloomed in his heart, then Jiuzhen was a faint fragrance that had been hidden deep in his heart, and it was always lingering in his heart and could not be removed.
He originally thought he had no chance with Jiuzhen, but what Li Qingzhao said today made a glimmer of hope in his heart. Can he really return home with Ermei?
But Li Gang is so old-fashioned, how could he agree to his sister marry him?
At this time, Li Yanqing finally realized something. Li Qingzhao was actually telling himself that as long as he made contributions to the world and had authority in his hands, his family's opposition was meaningless. Yes! Why did he let others decide his destiny? Even a woman can see so thoroughly, but he complained about himself.
Li Yanqing suddenly realized that he didn't think about these things at all. He just needed to do something big during the Song Dynasty. Whether it was power or beauty, all obstacles would naturally be solved.
As he rose from the foot of a towering building, his first step was to pass the Jinshi exam and get the promotion ladder so that he could move towards his goal step by step.
Although he has seen previous imperial examination questions, he just knows how to do it. In fact, Li Yanqing also knows that most scholars who participated in the imperial examinations can do imperial examination questions, but being able to do it does not mean doing it well. After finishing, the key to getting into a Jinshi lies in the six words "do it quickly and do it well". Doing fast means being familiar with the scriptures and practicing it over and over again, there will be no mistakes in one word. You can verbally write more than 10,000 words of scriptures in just two days without any mistakes or a stain.
If you do well, you refer to the policy theory, have a new idea, high site, and be able to analyze problems with a global perspective. This is exactly Li Yanqing's strength and the key to getting into the imperial examination. Li Yanqing's only shortcomings are that his arguments are weak and his understanding of the history of the Tang and Song dynasties is not deep enough. This area needs to be compensated for.
At this time, the ox cart stopped, and the coachman smiled and said, "Official, Daxiangguo Temple has arrived."
Li Yanqing came out of the ox cart. He had only passed here before. It was the first time he walked here. "How much does it cost?"
"Official, ten cents!"
Li Yanqing took out a hand and handed it to him. The coachman was shocked. The money was at least thirty cents. He quickly waved his hand, "Officials, you can't ask for so much."
"I'll give you the rest,"
"Thank you, official, why don't I wait for you to go back."
Li Yanqing thought for a while and laughed: "Okay! I'll buy a few books and I'll send me back to Taixue later. I'll get your ox cart today."
"If the official buys books, follow the Bodhi Lane on the right. There are more than a hundred bookstores there. The official buys slowly and I'll wait for you here."
Li Yanqing turned around and walked towards Bodhi Lane calmly. Daxiangguo Temple is a famous landmark building in Bianjing. It is a royal temple and its incense is very prosperous all year round. However, for scholars, Daxiangguo Temple is the most concentrated place for bookstores. Like the three major bookstores in Bianjing, Liang Ji Shufang, Hanxue Shufang and Sanyuan Shufang, the main stores of Sanyuan Shufang are all here. The slightly famous bookstores in all states in the world will also open branches here. More than a hundred large and small bookstores gathered on both sides of the streets that are a mile long.
Li Yanqing couldn't see many scholars on the street, but when he arrived at Bodhi Lane, he could read everywhere wearing scholar robes and scarves, and most of them came to visit the bookstore in groups of three or three.
What Li Yanqing was looking for was Hanxue Bookstore, which is the most famous bookstore selling imperial examination books and the third largest bookstore in Bianjing. However, the bookstore is easy to find. Not long after leaving, Li Yanqing saw a book two meters tall standing in front of the store. The book was made of wood and has become the symbol of Hanxue Bookstore.
Although there are many scholars on the street, there is still fierce competition for more than 100 bookstores. As soon as Li Yanqing walked to the door of Hanxue Bookstore, a guy came up with a smile on his face, "What book do you want to buy for Master?"
"Look at the imperial examination."
"Sales or trials?" the guy asked again.
"Save the test!"
"Master, please follow me!"
The guy enthusiastically welcomed Li Yanqing into the bookstore. It was amazing when he left the bookstore. The bookstore was only three meters wide, but at least ten meters deep. It can be seen that the three houses were connected together after being opened, but the layout was cleverly arranged, and there were various decorations at the connection of the room.
In the middle is a table as long as a shop, with various books neatly piled up on it, with two rows of bookshelves on both sides, all the way to the roof, filled with dense books.
"This way!"
The guy led Li Yanqing into the inside and explained enthusiastically: "It's still early to the imperial examination, so the imperial examination books are all placed in it. But it's not that I brag about it. Now many bookstores cannot see imperial examination books, and only small shops have the most and most complete answers. The latest explanations of the Three Classics, the complete collection of high-level policy theories in previous periods, and the complete book of poetry and lyrics, and the complete book of Taixue Lecture Notes. It can be said that you have whatever you want. They are all official standard answers, and there are no questions at all for the provincial examination."
Li Yanqing laughed, "There is no problem at all, so why do you only get a few hundred exams every year?"
"That person has different talents. When the same cows go to plow the fields, some cows learn quickly, while others can't live or die. What's the solution?"
The guy is eloquent and the examples he gives are also interesting. He lowered his voice and said, "There is also the price you get what you pay for. Real good things are very valuable and ordinary people cannot afford them."
Li Yanqing was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he just wanted to induce himself to buy high-priced books. When the guy saw that Li Yanqing didn't believe it, he hurriedly said, "Why don't the Master believe it! Some books are written by Hanlin Bachelor's at a high price in our store. They are all great scholars who give questions every year. Of course, the prices are expensive, but some books are cut and tailored by ourselves. Without much capital, the prices are naturally cheap. I'm telling the truth, not to cheat the Master."
Li Yanqing became interested and smiled and said, "Please show me a few of the most expensive books."
"The most expensive one is the "Secret of the Three Classics New Eloquences", which was personally approved by Xianggong Cai. A set of books is 80 guan, followed by "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Essence of Mencius". This is written by Zhang Youcheng, the Imperial College Priest, with a total of ten copies and fifty guan, which is written for the imperial examination institute. After the Master bought these two sets of books, there was no problem with the Three Classics and Small Classics. Then there was a strategy theory. The most expensive one is "A Collection of Famous Works of the Tang and Song Dynasties". From the first imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty to the first year of Daguan in this dynasty, there were a total of six volumes, and a set of one hundred and twenty guan, because only more than two hundred sets were printed, the version was destroyed by the government and became out of print."
"Why do we need to destroy the version?" Li Yanqing asked in confusion.
"Because it involves the Yuanyou Party, I don't have to say much about this, just as the Master understands it."
Li Yanqing was really moved. The guy seemed to be right and smiled and said, "Take all the things you just said to me."
The guy was startled, "It all adds up to hundreds of stagnants."
Li Yanqing took out an inch of gold from his arms, weighing at least thirty or forty taels, and weighed it in his hand, "This is enough!"
The guy's eyes suddenly became blurred. He knew that he had met Kuoye today, so he hurriedly said, "Master, wait a moment, I'll get a few books now."
Li Yanqing hurriedly said, "Give me a plan to show you the "A Collection of Famous Works of the Tang and Song Dynasties."
Li Yanqing felt that this book was probably what he wanted, so the guy ran away, "I understand, Master, wait!"
After a moment, the shopkeeper hurried over and invited Li Yanqing to the VIP room. He also asked the friend to order tea, "Where is the teacher?" the shopkeeper asked politely.
Although Li Yanqing has become famous as Bianjing, most people in Bianjing have never seen him and cannot match his name with him.
"I'm studying in the Imperial Academy!"
"Oh! It turns out that he is a student, and he is disrespectful. It seems that the Master is going to participate in the spring exam for the next year!"
“That’s right!”
"Tai students have advantages in taking the imperial examinations! Especially when they sacrifice their lives, almost half of them can pass the imperial examination, and the worst is the same as the imperial examination."
"Why is the advantage of sacrificing one's life so great?"
"Of course, it is because of high knowledge and being able to sacrifice your child from being sacrifice your child from being sacrifice your child, that's not a simple exam! It is said that it's even harder than the imperial examination. If you can sacrifice your child, it's certainly no problem to be able to sacrifice your child."
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At this time, the guy hurried over with a dozen thick books in his arms, put them on the table and smiled: "I have taken a few books like this. Master, please read them slowly!"
Li Yanqing found a book "A Collection of Famous Works of the Tang and Song Dynasties" in the middle. While drinking tea, he read it carefully. These are actually all the principles of the Jinshi in previous sessions. Although he had read it, it was not so detailed, especially the quotations of various historical events, which were written in detail in the comments below. This is what Li Yanqing wanted. He could read some historical books to understand historical events, but how to be good at using these historical events is the key.
He can see a historical fact from historical books, but he has no way of knowing what the court's attitude is, and these famous strategies are the best reference.
Li Yanqing is a very good at learning, which is also due to his two-life memory, allowing him to learn from one example and find various rules in the vast documents, learn and apply them alively, and never rigidly, and can absorb other people's advantages for himself. It is these super-level learning methods that enable him to complete the results that others can't achieve even if they study hard for several years in the shortest time.
Chapter completed!