Li Kui thought for a while and finally remembered it. He saw in his old files that a juren from Tangyin County was arrested for taking the exam in Cizhou, deprived of his fame and record it on the record. He seemed to be called Li Daqi.

"Oh! Your father is......" Li Kui was a little embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Li Yanqing stared at Li Kui with bright eyes and said, "I know my father's reputation is not good, so the matter is there, it is undeniable, but I want to ask the official a question: Will the farmer feed the pigs with the grain he has worked hard to grow?"

Li Kui didn't understand Li Yanqing's meaning for a moment, so he smiled and said, "I don't understand it very much."

"It's very simple. My father is very clear about the consequences of being discovered when he is taking the exam on behalf of others. Moreover, he does not have a penny income, nor any other benefits. So why should he take risks with his fame and fortune? Has the great official thought about this?"

Only then did Li Kui understand Li Yanqing's metaphor just now that no one would be willing to feed pigs with food, usually using wine lees and pig grass. Similarly, no one would be willing to use the reputation of a juren to make wedding clothes for others.

"Why?" Li Kui was a little curious.

"Because my father's job exam was the nephew of County Ma. Under the threat of power, my father was cowardly by nature and dared not to go. After the incident, my father was completely ruined. Jia Ci died of illness because of this, but County Ma was safe and sound. How unfair is this to my father!"

Li Kui finally remembered that he was the nephew of County Ma. He nodded and said, "I can understand your feelings, but many things in this world are not worthy of fairness. As an ordinary person, you can only be careful and never do things that you can't afford."

Li Kui’s implication is that although it is a bit unfair, your father still went to take the exam for the exam. He was a mistake and was an ordinary person. How could he be exempted from liability?

At this time, Li Yanqing knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "The student did not want to relieve his father of his father, but only begged the high-ranking officials to see that his father was forced to take the exam, and that his father had lost his wife and was in poverty for many years, so he should remove the record for him! The students will remember the kindness of the high-ranking officials."

There are two main punishments for Li Daqi to take the exam, one is to remove the reputation of a juren, and the other is to record it, and he will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again.

For Li Daqi, once the record is on the record, no matter how good he does in the future, no examiner will admit him.

Not only that, the official record also had a significant impact on Li Yanqing. Just like his father had a criminal record, even if he passed the top scorer in the future, once the examiner checked his father's archives, Li Yanqing would have no hope even if he passed the imperial examination.

But once Li Daqi's archives were removed, even if Li Daqi turned to justice in the official position, more than ten years later, the officials would not know how many times they had changed, and such small things would not be remembered.

Of course, Li Kui understood this point. He also cherished Li Yanqing's talent. It would be a pity if such a genius child loses the opportunity to make a name for himself due to his father in the future.

More importantly, Li Kui has the power to remove archives and records for Li Daqi. He can send people to the village to learn about Li Daqi's performance in recent years. If he has changed his past and helps the young and the elderly in the village, and has a good reputation, then Li Kui can give Li Daqi a chance to remove bad records for him.

Of course, it is impossible to re-study the imperial examination.

Li Kui pondered for a long time and said slowly: "For your filial piety, I can record this matter, but official business must be done publicly. The regulations are stipulated to be a five to ten-year observation period, so I will lower the limit. Next year, the provincial academic officer will send someone to the village to check on your father's performance. If you perform well, I will remove the bad records in the archives for him."

Li Yanqing was extremely grateful. He didn't want to participate in the imperial examination for himself. He just wanted to remove the official records for his father and remove the heavy shackles that were shackled in his heart for him. His father could face life again.

Li Yanqing knew that according to normal procedures, the magistrate would not take the initiative to ask about such things. The county school must submit the application first, then approve it at all levels, and finally get it to the magistrate.

But with County Ma in here, who would mention this matter again?

Although Li Kui admired himself, this was not the reason why he was willing to help him. The real reason was his nature, his kind heart and integrity. Li Yanqing was grateful in his heart. He gave Li Kui another great gift, "The elders love each other, and Yanqing remembers it in his heart."

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The exam was going to be tomorrow, so Li Kui did not talk much with Li Yanqing, but asked him about his study and life situation and asked him to go back.

Li Yanqing said goodbye and left the study room. As soon as he walked to the corridor outside, he heard someone calling him behind him. When he turned around, he saw that it was the little girl Li Jiuzhen who chased him out.

"I said why didn't I see you!" Li Yanqing stopped and smiled.

Li Jiuzhen ran up angrily and said, "You don't want to see me at all. You run faster than a rabbit when you go out."

"Where is there? Because I have to take the exam tomorrow, I'm in a hurry to go back and review."

"Well! This is a good reason. Forget it, I won't blame you anymore. Then how do you plan to give me the new book?"

Li Yanqing scratched his head. Wouldn't this little lady buy it by herself? He thought about it and asked with a smile: "Do you want Lu Shan Xiaoxiaozi to write a few words for you in the book?"

Li Jiuzhen focused on the key points. That's what she meant. She asked carefully: "Is that OK?"

"No problem!"

Li Yanqing agreed enthusiastically, it was a small task for him, but he suddenly thought, if she recognized her handwriting, wouldn't she know that she was the author? This thought flashed through, and Li Yanqing thought of a solution, just asking her father to write a few words for him.

"Then how can I send it to you?"

Li Jiuzhen smiled and quickly handed him a note, "The above is my address. You can go to the post station and ask them to give the book to my father. Remember to bandage it and don't let them break it."

Li Yanqing accepted the address and waved to her, "I'm leaving, we'll see you again if you have the chance in the future."

Li Jiuzhen kept watching him out of the side door, and when he walked to the door, Li Yanqing turned around and waved to her, and his figure disappeared outside the door.

"Jiu Niang, what's wrong?" Father Li Kui appeared behind her and stroked his daughter's little head lovingly.

"Dad, I'll take you to see Brother Qing."

Li Kui smiled and said, "The poem he wrote this morning is really good. Do you want your father to show you?"

"Okay! Where is it?"

"In Daddy's study, Daddy will take you to see."

Li Jiuzhen held his father's hand and jumped to the study with him.

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Before dawn, more than 20 fellow villagers spontaneously guarded their students' ox carts to the county school. They held a torch, and a young student walked in front with a lantern. The four big words "Lushan School" were written on the lantern, which were particularly conspicuous in the night.

Today's exam will start from the hour of Mao and end at noon, which is from six in the morning to twelve in noon, for three full hours.

The exam is relatively simple, and the difficulty is only equivalent to the first question in the debate exam. It mainly tests students' basics, including three Confucian classics, "The Book of Filial Piety", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", and it also tests students' calligraphy.

However, considering that various unexpected situations will occur, only three of the four students will be awarded, and after summing up the test results, the final total score will be formed.

Although it is not difficult, the scoring standards are very strict. If a word is wrong or a correction will affect the score, so students need to be more careful and think twice before writing.

With the bell ringing, the exam begins. Thirty-two tables were placed in the wide lobby, and thirty-two students from eight schools sat on the case. Everyone thought deeply about writing. The lobby was extremely quiet, with only the rustling sound of the pen scratching the paper.

Three old scholars were inspecting back and forth between the aisles as invigilators, and sitting directly above the lobby was the prefecture and county level academic officer.

Each school has memorized these three Confucian classics countless times when preparing for war. Everyone memorized them well. As long as they are careful and carefully and see the questions clearly, they can basically answer them well. Even Wang Gui, who can't memorize "Mencius", could write like a flying song, and answer the questions very smoothly.

Time passed little by little, and half an hour before the end of the exam was left. Li Yanqing was already doing the last question. He read the question several times, and he took the exam to complete the default sentences in the chapter of Liang Huiwang in the "Mencius" Volume 1.

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote in the blank space: "If you have five acres of houses, trees should be made with mulberry trees, fifty people can wear silk; if you have chickens, pigs, dogs, pigs, pigs, and pigs, you can eat meat; if you have a hundred acres of land, don't take away the time, and the eight-member family can be hungry; if you have to take the teachings of the order, you should apply the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, you should not let down the road. The old people should wear silk and eat meat, and the people should not be hungry or cold, but there is no such thing as kings.........................................................

Li Yanqing put down his pen gently, carefully blew the ink marks, and carefully checked it twice, but no word was wrong. 'Dou!' The third reminder bell rang, and Xuezheng Yao Wannian said loudly: "For the last reminder, there is still one stick of incense!"

Several students did not grasp the time and began to write anxiously, "Oh!" Some students screamed in a low voice, obviously because they made a mistake in their busy schedule.
Chapter completed!