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

"Hahahaha——" Feng Zhuo laughed, took a sip of tea, looked at Zigao and laughed again. It seemed like he had something to say, but he couldn't say it because they were not familiar with each other.

Li Chang continued to drink his tea with a calm smile, waiting to see what Feng Zhuo had to say.

Perhaps seeing that Li Chang was not the type to care about things, Feng Zhuo smiled and said, "...In the county exam and the prefectural exam, Zigao ranked first in both the regular and re-examinations. He is also two years younger than me. When my parents saw the list, they were so envious that they wished Zigao was their own child. They even lamented that if he ranked first in the academy exam the following year, he would have been one of the top three candidates..."

Li Chang laughed and waited for Feng Zhuo to continue.

"…Who would have thought that your name would not appear on the list of the next year's college entrance examination? When I heard your name again, you were already a Go master playing in the Qingyun Tower."

"It turns out that Zi Gao and I took the county exam in the same year."

"Why didn't you look at the first place in the list when you looked at it?"

Qin Yunhe said embarrassedly: "I was young at the time, and my father went to see the cases. I only know the results."

Feng Zhuo was even more surprised, "Did your father come back from looking at the list and lament that other children were all ranked first in the county government exam at such a young age?"

Speaking of this, Qin Yunhe felt even more embarrassed.

Because he always ranked among the top five in the county examinations and provincial examinations, his father was very happy when he came back and didn't even mention who would be the first prize winner.

It's even possible that his father didn't even notice who was first.

His father always encouraged him more than he lectured him, and his grades were really good at the time, so naturally everyone praised him.

Qin Yunhe himself felt that he had done very well in the exam and was quite pleased with himself.

Feng Zhuo saw him shaking his head and expressed his envy.

The topic returned to Li Chang: "Brother Zigao, is it because of Go that you didn't take the college entrance examination?"

"Haha, I was just playful when I was young..." Li Chang waved his fan, with a look of nostalgia on his face.

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly withdraw from that chess game? My father has been nagging about losing to you for a long time and wants to play another game with you."

Li Chang laughed again and said, "Then tell your uncle that next time I return to Buyeo County, I will definitely come to visit and ask for advice."

"Okay, okay, it's a deal!"

Although Li Chang and Feng Zhuo had only known each other for a short time, they got along very well.

Qin Yunhe talked to Feng Zhuo about Lin Zhaotang again.

He already knew that Lin Zhaotang had been transferred to be the magistrate of Yongnian County, but he did not know that Lin Zhaotang had returned home to visit his family.

"…Although we are not far from each other, I have been so busy with work in recent years that I have not had much chance to meet up with Brother Lin. Chaofan is more free and can go wherever he wants."

"I don't have that many ambitions. I just want to make my family happy."

It’s nice to be able to enjoy yourself at home.

Qin Yunhe was actually a little envious of Feng Zhuo.

If he had not entered the official career, he would probably not have been as happy as Feng Zhuo.

A few days later, Qin Chong brought his younger brother and nephew to the provincial capital. Qin Yunhe welcomed his brother and nephew again, and it was lively again.

Soon the day of the annual examination arrived. After a busy period of examination and reexamination, the annual examination was over. The group said goodbye and left the city.

Only Feng Zhuo was not in a hurry to go back.

One reason was that they hadn't seen each other for several years and he wanted to get together more often with Qin Yunhe; the other reason was that he and Li Chang got along really well and both of them were reluctant to part.

Anyway, the list can be seen in the provincial capital by then, so he stayed in the provincial capital and waited for the case to be revealed.

Qin Yunhe was usually very busy with official duties, so they could only meet up during their days off or when they had less official duties. Feng Zhuo and Li Chang were both relatively free, and they had just finished their annual examinations, so they often drank tea, played chess, and went out to visit friends together.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month passed and the day of the case arrived.

Although Feng Zhuo often travels around, he still maintains a stable third-class grade.

Qin Chong and Qin Li are still third class, while Qin Yi is still second class.

Qin Shi was still young after all, and although he passed, his ranking was at the bottom. Despite this, it was enough to make Qin Yunhe happy for him.

Although Li Chang had not studied for many years, he had a good foundation and actually won the first place.

"Congratulations, Zigao! I was wondering if Zigao had not put his mind to the imperial examinations before. Once he did, he really made a big splash."

Qin Yunhe knew how difficult it was to pick up the study after abandoning it.

Li Chang cupped his hands and laughed, "Thank you, sir."

Feng Zhuo was not happy: "Why don't you congratulate me for keeping my third place?"

Qin Yunhe laughed, and then he cupped his hands to Feng Zhuo and said, "Congratulations, Brother Chaofan, for keeping the third rank again. You can travel around without any worries now."

In Fengle Village, the Qin family's doorstep is about to be broken down again recently.

The villagers around Fengle Village already knew that the Qin family had produced another scholar. The villagers envied and sighed that the Qin family was still good at studying and had a promising future.

After sighing, it is natural to think again: they don’t have a son like this, so it would be nice to have a son-in-law like this.

As a result, Qin Shi, who was sixteen years old and still unengaged, became very popular.

It’s not that no one had come to propose marriage before, but Qin Si wanted her son to concentrate on passing the Tongshi first, at least to have the title of scholar before talking about engagement.

Now that Qin Shi had passed the imperial examination and gained fame, matchmakers naturally came to him in droves.

Some of them came to propose marriage on behalf of girls from other families, while others came to inquire about what kind of girl the Qin family liked so that they could pay special attention to her.

Qin Shi didn't have too many thoughts. He was just thinking about next year's science tests and autumn examinations. He didn't dare to slack off at all. He just wanted to concentrate on preparing for the exams and strive for better results in the science tests next year.

As for marriage, it is the parents' arrangement and the matchmaker's words. As long as his parents like him, he doesn't care.

So the house was bustling these days, with matchmakers coming one after another, but he was hiding in the side room and was not affected too much, doing whatever he wanted.

However, his younger brother Qin An was very curious. When he heard that the matchmaker was talking about what kind of girl to be, he came to learn from his brother, which made Qin Shi speechless.

Finally, when Qin An ran in excitedly again, Qin Shi couldn't help it any longer: "An'er, take a break. I haven't even finished reading three pages of the book this morning."

"No, brother. A messenger said someone in the capital had asked him to deliver a letter, and dad said it was for you."

"For me?" Qin Shi was confused: "Was it written by my uncle?"

Logically speaking, what my uncle wrote should be addressed to my father.

Qin Shi took the envelope and looked at it: "Zhao Ping? This is a letter Zhao Ping wrote to me."

This was somewhat beyond Qin Shi's expectations.

It turned out that Zhao Ping had been studying with Hu Shuli for more than a year. Now he could recognize many characters and had no problem with daily reading and writing.

This time he also heard that Qin Shi had passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and he was very happy for him. He remembered that Qin Shi had given him a lot of advice and even gave him pens and calligraphy, and he was very grateful, so he specially wrote a letter to Qin Shi to congratulate him.

Qin Shi was also quite surprised by Zhao Ping's growth and progress over the past year.

Now when he read the letter written by Zhao Ping, although there were some typos and blank spellings, it was generally fluent and the handwriting was neat.

As soon as Qin Si came in, he saw his son looking at the letter with a look of surprise and appreciation.

"what happened?"

"Dad, when I came back from the provincial exam last year, didn't you tell me that Zhao Ping was studying on his own? Look at the letter Zhao Ping wrote to me. I didn't expect that he could write to me in just one year, and his handwriting is pretty good."

Qin Si took the letter and read it. Sure enough, although it was not as good as those who had studied for many years, the handwriting was very neat and there were not many typos in the letter.

Qin Si also spoke in an appreciative tone, saying, "It's not easy to learn so much in just one year after starting so late."

It's such a pity.