I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Although this goal was not achieved, Li Shimin was still not in a hurry.

The matter of revealing one's identity had to go with the flow, let Yin Xuan discover this fact by accident and inadvertently, otherwise it would lack a trace of charm.

It was getting colder.

Li Tai, who was often outside Chang'an, finally came back. He didn't go to report on his work at the first stop, but went to Tongfu Restaurant.

At first glance, neither Ji Wen nor Li Yuan, including Yin Xuan, Li Lizhi, and Li Shu, could recognize that this person was Li Tai.

He is still a fat man, but not as exaggeratedly fat as before. A chair with armrests can be stuffed in, so he doesn't have to prepare a reinforced bench for him like before.

Darkened several shades.

A chubby, dark little black fat man.

"Sir, I'm Li Tai." The little black fat man bowed to Yin Xuan, his voice changed a lot after he spoke, and he became more confident.

Yin Xuan pouted and looked at him: "Have you suffered a lot during this time?"

Li Tai nodded and grinned, revealing a row of white teeth: "It's not bad, it's a bit difficult to travel through mountains and rivers, but it can verify the knowledge you have learned from Mr., no matter how hard you work, students are willing to endure it."

Some things can only be understood after experiencing it for yourself.

Those knowledge, which looked one way in the books, looked different in Chang'an City, and when it came to field visits, they turned into a completely different look.

This reminded him of what Yin Xuan said before he left Chang'an - geography is an empirical subject, and you can't trust everything in the book.

"Has the road been repaired?" Yin Xuan asked again.

Li Tai shook his head: "The land of the last two counties is still short. It's snowing heavily now, so it's hard to continue repairing. After the snow melts in the next year, it will be repaired in about a month after the beginning of spring."

Yin Xuan nodded.

After Li Tai asked Yin Xuan some questions, he turned and left. He should go to the imperial city to report on his duties to his father.

The rest of the day looks bleak.

Before New Year's Eve, Yin Xuan gave Ji Wen, Gao Tie and the others a holiday. After working for a year, he didn't have a good rest. He wanted to take advantage of these days to rest.

Li Lizhi and the others were a little disappointed at first, but when they heard that they could continue eating and drinking at Yin Xuan's house, they immediately became satisfied.

During the Spring Festival, fireworks exploded in the sky, and from time to time, a few lights and shadows fell down, and the smell of sulfur burst out from every square, city and street.

This is how the New Year is highlighted.

Fireworks have become the love of the people in Chang'an City. Anyone who gets married or has a good deed is willing to show off a few shots.

There was even a grandson who thought of this at his grandfather's funeral, and was chased by his father for two squares, and finally kicked into the ditch.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the restaurants opened for business.

The guests swarmed in. They had been holding back for so many days, and finally they could eat the delicious food in the restaurant again. Ji Wen was very busy.

Scanning around, there are quite a few faces, and the accent is not Chang'an's accent, but Luoyang's accent.

This made Yin Xuan a little excited. Could it be that his restaurant could unlock his reputation in Luoyang before he drove to Luoyang?But until the closing of the business, the system still failed to pop up a reminder.

Chinese New Year is over.

Ji Wen also asked Yin Xuan more times for advice. He came here with a few books every day, and squatted at the door to read when there were no guests. Even if Li Yuan asked him to play mahjong, he shook his head and refused.

February is spring.

Ji Wen had to prepare well.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were not like those of later generations. There were provincial examinations and general examinations, and only one subject was taken in Chunwei.

Jinshi, Xiucai, Ming Jing, and Mathematical Sciences... Anyone who registers and is allowed to participate can take these subjects, but most people will only choose one or two subjects.

Ji Wen was a little different. He planned to take the four exams of Xiucai, Jinshi, Arithmetic, and Ming Fa.

By Yin Xuan's side, he has learned a lot subtly, and he is the most sure about these four sects.

The Xiucai subject is the most noble subject in the imperial examination. It examines the strategy of governing the country.

At the beginning of February, Ji Wen asked Yin Xuan to resign.

Yin Xuan didn't stop him, and released the high-speed rail, letting this simple and honest man continue to work as a clerk.

This time Yin Xuan was not in a hurry to find a buddy.

To put it bluntly... What if Ji Wen fails the ranking?

Then Ji Wen still has to go back to work in the restaurant, but if Ji Wen gets on the list, there will be many scholars who will come to do free work for him in the future.

Isn't this much better than that fat man from Mingyue Building?

In three days, four subjects were tested.

It was the most stressful period after the exam and before the results were released. These days, Ji Wen still went back to the restaurant to help.

It's just that he was a little absent-minded, and he didn't make any mistakes in doing things, but when there were no guests, he couldn't read the book, played mahjong with Li Yuan and the others, and didn't play cards when it was time to play.

This made Li Yuan very proud, and felt that his poker skills had improved again.

until half a month later.

Ji Wen went to Suzaku's gate nervously. He couldn't squeeze in the crowd, so he could only listen to the people inside singing the charts, starting from the last place—the highlight of No. 1 was naturally kept to the end.

The names of the people are sung one after the other.

There was a chorus of frustration or joy from the crowd.

But he didn't have his own name all the time, which made Ji Wen feel a little anxious. He thought he was doing pretty well, so why hasn't he sung his name yet.

Until——his thoughts began to spread a little, thinking about preparing for another year's imperial examination.

Someone called out his name.

"Luoyang Ji Wen, scholar department, top class."

There was some silence in the crowd.

Talent department?

Last year, no one was admitted to the scholar department, but this year, someone can pass the scholar department?

This is just the beginning.

Someone else sang.

"Luoyang Ji Wen, Jinshi is the top class."

"Luoyang Ji Wen, Mingfa is a middle-level student."

"Luoyang Ji Wen is a top-notch math subject."

There was an uproar in the crowd.

"Who is Mr. Ji from Luoyang?"

"So talented? The top four subjects, this... I'm afraid there is no precedent?"

Ji Wen stood outside the crowd, a little at a loss.

The friends beside him cupped their hands in congratulations: "Congratulations, you have reached the honorary rank first, and you are still at the top of the four rankings. I am afraid that you will be on the rise."

Ji Wen waved his hands, his face flushed: "It's not my credit, but the innkeeper's teaching. The ability I use to answer the paper is based on the innkeeper's theory."

The stranger who heard Ji Wen's words turned around and pointed at him: "Mr. Luoyang Ji is here!"