Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

In a blink of an eye, it was the tenth day, the day of the exam.

Qin Yunhe and Yuru got up early and helped Qin Shi check the stationery he brought before sending him to the examination room.

The main exam, the first review, and the second review, the three exams were over in a blink of an eye. As soon as Qin Shi came out of the examination room, he saw Zhao Ping waiting outside.

Zhao Ping had been picking him up these days. When Zhao Ping saw him coming out, he waved and ran over: "Master Shi, how did you do in the exam?"

"I feel OK. The retest was easier than the main test and I answered the questions smoothly."

"That's great, let's go back quickly." Zhao Ping lifted the carriage curtain and let him get in: "It's time for the master to leave the government office. He must be waiting at home."

After returning home, the whole family couldn't help but care about the test results. They were all very happy to hear that I did well.

The provincial examination was not that difficult, and Qin Yunhe felt that Qin Shi would definitely have no problem with his level.

Finally, the exam was over, and the results would be released in a few days. It just so happened that Ruyi and his cousin hadn't seen each other for a long time. Qin Yunhe asked Chi'er and Zhao Ping to take Qin Shi and Ruyi out to play.

They were all teenagers, so they could play together better. After a day of playing, Qin Shi had already persuaded Zhao Ping to still call him Brother Shi.

While Qin Shi got off the carriage, Zhao Ping asked, "Brother Shi, can you go and help me check my writing?"

"Okay!" Since there's nothing else to do, why not go and check on Zhao Ping?

So Qin Shi asked Chi'er and Ruyi to go back to the inner house first, and he followed Zhao Ping to the wing room where they lived.

The wing room is a little small, but it is very tidy.

There is a square table near the entrance, on which are neatly placed an inkstone, a pen and some papers.

The inkstone and the brush did not seem to be in very good condition, but they were kept very clean.

As soon as Qin Shi entered, he saw the papers with words on them, so he walked over and picked them up.

It was the sentence “Man is inherently good at birth”, and each word was written many times.

"You've only just started learning."

It can be seen that Zhao Ping has just learned to write, so his handwriting is a little crooked and the strokes are not straight enough, but each character is very neat, and it is obvious that he wrote it very seriously.

"Well, I just started learning. I just wrote it randomly and I don't know how to write well. Brother, can you help me take a look and give me some pointers?"

Qin Shi was a little shy and he had never given any instructions to others.

"It's like this when you first start writing. The strokes aren't straight enough. Just practice more. Practice the strokes first," Qin Shi said as he dripped some water into the inkstone, and Zhao Ping quickly ground some ink.

Qin Shi picked up a brush and dipped it in some ink. He tried it on the inkstone and said hesitantly, "Your brush...is not very good. It's not suitable for practicing calligraphy. I'll give you one tomorrow."

Zhao Ping's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'd like to thank Brother Shi first. I didn't know whether the brush was good or not, so I just bought it blindly."

Qin Shi demonstrated a few moves with the brush, and Zhao Ping looked very interested.

"...So that's how it is...Okay, okay..."

"Brother Shi, can you write a few more words for me to use as a copybook?"

Qin Shi was a little embarrassed: "Actually, my handwriting is not that good. My father always says that my handwriting is a bit stiff. Why don't you buy some calligraphy copies, or..."

Qin Shi suddenly had an idea: "Actually, my uncle's handwriting is the best. Why not let him write a few for you to use as a copybook?"

"Ah... Is your handwriting very good?"

"Yes, my uncle's teacher, Mr. Gu, has praised my uncle's handwriting. Several of my cousins ​​have practiced with my uncle's handwriting."

Zhao Ping said hesitantly, "No. Good brother, just write a few words for me."

Qin Shi said with some embarrassment: "But my handwriting is really not good. My uncle is very willing to write calligraphy for others. If you ask him to write for you, he will definitely write for you. Maybe he will give you a set of pens and ink if he is happy."

"You are so busy, how can you have time to write calligraphy for me..."

Qin Shi blinked and asked curiously, "Zhao Ping, are you afraid of my uncle? My uncle has such a good temper, why are you afraid of him?"

"I'm not afraid of adults..." Zhao Ping hesitated, "... Labor adults write calligraphy for me, I'm afraid my father will say that..."

"This... this is nothing. Forget it, I'll ask my uncle to write it, and I'll say it's what I want. I heard that my uncle is not that busy as the lawsuit is pending recently."

Zhao Ping thanked Qin Shi again.

Qin Yunhe has indeed not been that busy recently.

As he had nothing to do today, he asked Hesheng to call Li Chang to play chess with him.

Ever since Li Chang decided to take the imperial examination and enter officialdom, he seldom came to the government office often, unless he wanted to ask Qin Yunhe for advice, or Qin Yunhe had something to discuss with him.

Ever since Gu Zhi mentioned that Li Chang was a chess master who became famous at a young age, Qin Yunhe had been thinking about asking Li Chang for advice, but he had never had the time.

I finally have time today.

The two played several games, and as expected, Qin Yunhe lost every time.

In the end, Li Chang had to give up his pieces, but Qin Yunhe still failed to win the next game.

Qin Yunhe shook his head and smiled, "I really don't have any talent for chess, and I have wasted a lot of time on Zi Gao."

Having said that, Qin Yunhe actually felt that playing chess with Li Chang was much more fun than playing with his senior brother.

I don’t know if it was because of Li Chang’s chess style or if he was intentionally taking care of me, but the game with Li Chang was not as aggressive and murderous as Gu Zhi’s.

Instead, he moves step by step, and even has a sense of persuasion, although he ends up being lured and killed.

Li Chang picked up the chess pieces and said with a smile: "Your Excellency's mind is not on this. If you were willing to think about the layout and study the chess records, you wouldn't have lost like this."

In fact, Qin Yunhe doesn't really care about winning or losing.

"I just heard from my senior brother that Zigao became famous at a young age and was well-known in the county at that time."

Li Chang couldn't help but laugh: "What do you mean by fame? It's just because of youth and recklessness. I don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is."

Qin Yunhe had never asked Li Chang in detail about what happened back then. Now that he was facing him in person, he couldn't help but be curious and asked for details.

"Oh. It's embarrassing to say this," Li Chang laughed to himself, "When I was young, I defeated a few people and thought I was invincible. So I set up a battle formation in Qingyun Tower and announced that whoever could defeat me would be rewarded with fifty taels of silver."

Qin Yunhe blinked. This seemed like... something Li Chang would do.

"and then?"

"And then? Then a lot of people came to play against me, but I defeated them all."

Recalling the past, Li Chang couldn't help laughing.

"They were all defeated?" No wonder he became famous: "Zigao is indeed a great chess player."

"What do you mean by great chess skills? It's just that the masters don't bother to play against me, and those who play against me are just ordinary players. There's no point in winning."

"So Zigao felt it was boring and stopped going?"

"That's not the case." Li Chang raised his hand and scratched his face unnaturally: "It's because I lost."

Qin Yunhe was puzzled: "Didn't Zigao say that you defeated them all?"

"I never lost in Qingyun Tower, I just lost in private."

Qin Yunhe was even more puzzled: "You can't stop playing just because you lose, right? Are you betting that whoever loses will not be able to play chess anymore?"

"What?" Li Chang laughed. "Who said I don't play chess anymore? I'm playing chess with you. I just cancelled the chess game in Qingyun Tower."

Qin Yunhe couldn't help but be curious: "Zigao, who did you lose to?"

Since Li Chang is good at chess, the person who beat him must be a master and should also be famous.

"Uh...haha, it's...my wife..."