Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

There is definitely nothing wrong with apprenticeship.

Although Lin Ze was very upset that he was being tricked, he really admired Master Han's knowledge. Compared with being a businessman, he felt that Master Han was more suitable for being in the officialdom.

Because Master Han lacks the profit-seeking heart of a businessman, and has a bit more superb foresight to look at the overall situation.

During the last conversation on the boat, he found that Mr. Han's level of education was very high, much higher than the respected Mr. Jiang. Such a knowledgeable teacher was simply cheap for him.

Lin Ze raised three conditions for others, and Master Han also raised two conditions for him in the end.

It is also not difficult to do. A simple summary is: you must suffer, and you must be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

Lin Ze felt that there was no problem with these two conditions. Learning something is a process of suffering. Since ancient times, it has been said that one can be a master if one suffers through hardships, and there is no achievement if one cannot endure hardships.

It doesn't matter if you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. If you want to live in Daji, you must naturally love your country. Otherwise, the end of being unpatriotic in this era is to become someone else's slave after the country is destroyed.

He has some opinions on the point of being loyal to the emperor.

"Teacher, you can ask me to be loyal to the emperor, but the premise is that the emperor is a good emperor. If there is a need for me, I will shine; but if I am stupid, I can only be oblivious to others and cannot be loyal to him. Students don’t work for anyone, my life is my own, and I have the right to choose.”

"Don't you know the saying that the king wants his ministers to die and his ministers have to die? Is it possible that the whole world is the king's land, and the people of the world are the king's ministers. You dare to say such words."

Sheng Yongxuan knew how courageous his disciple was, and this kid didn't have any respect for the powerful in his mind.

"That's not the only way to dare in front of the teacher. My family speaks my own language."

Lin Ze chuckled, familiar with himself, "Student's words are bold, but they are true. Since ancient times, Ming emperors have won virtuous ministers, and foolish emperors have destroyed countries and changed their dynasties. History has recorded lessons from past mistakes. The teacher is right?"

"Yes, yes, but if you think like this, sooner or later you will accidentally get into trouble, and the trouble will come out of your mouth."

"Teacher, I am as quiet as a chicken in front of outsiders!"

Lin Ze immediately turned serious, he was most afraid of death.

"You kid is poor..."

Sheng Yongxuan couldn't help laughing, and knocked Lin Ze three times, which was regarded as a recognition of the relationship between master and apprentice.

Because he couldn't stay in Nanyang Town for too long, Sheng Yongxuan took Han Yunzhi to live in the private school directly.

The husband and wife don't dislike the shabby staff dormitory of the private school, as long as it is clean, the main reason is that they heard the news from their son, they are very interested in the life and teaching of the Linze private school, so they want to find an excuse to experience it.

By the way, it is close, and it is better to seize the time to teach Lin Ze something before leaving, so as to fulfill the teacher's responsibility.

Lin Ze's biggest shortcomings are poetry and fu theory, as well as calligraphy.

The level of poetry is terrible, he can only achieve a pass, there is no half-spirited rhetoric, and he is similar to someone who has just started. Sheng Yongxuan almost doubts how he was admitted as a scholar in the first place.

Fu Lun is better, the content is okay and even a master, but often unconsciously make some common-sense mistakes such as formatting and idiomatic words.

The last point of calligraphy, it really can only be described in four words as horrible, needless to elaborate.

Sheng Yongxuan finally understood why Lin Ze didn't teach the "cultural class" in the morning, this level of level is just misleading the students!

Fortunately, this kid still has some self-knowledge, so he asked Fang Shanyuan to teach him.

The student is such a "stupid scumbag", in order to teach some results before leaving, he started a purgatory training life for Lin Ze.

Every morning after dinner, under the supervision of Sheng Yongxuan and Han Yunzhi, Lin Ze began to squat and practice his arm strength, while listening to the lectures on poetry, doing two things at once.

Calligraphy is not accomplished overnight, it takes a long time of practice to achieve something, and the strength of the arms and wrists is the foundation of calligraphy.

If Lin Ze wants to participate in the next scientific examination, he must accept inhuman intensive training at his current level.

Otherwise, with so many test papers, how can the examiner have the patience to read a paper with such ugly handwriting?Not everyone can see the jade in the stone.

Poetry pays attention to talent, Sheng Yongxuan doesn’t expect Lin Ze to be so good, he can only teach him some skills and experience, and the final result depends on Lin Ze’s own understanding, anyway, this percentage is not particularly high .

Lin Ze is a person who can endure hardships and has perseverance, but also his essence is that he is not a god, so he can't be perfect in many cases, and he is far from the requirements given by the teacher.

What should I do if the requirements are not met?Of course it is a penalty, not negotiable.

If you agree that you can’t hit the hand, then you can scold him. Sheng Yongzheng is very good at this aspect. It is his specialty to scold the court ministers bloody at any time, and he can’t hold his head up when he sees Lin Ze being scolded by him. He looked very dark in his heart.

Let this kid be awesome, no matter how awesome, but give him a chance to clean up...

"Look at you, what do people in their 20s look like when they write? It's like a dog scratching chicken claws. All of your students are better at writing than you!"

"Poetry is about the charm and source, not just put a few gorgeous words. What do you mean by Tang Zong and Song Zu? Where did these dynasties come from in history? You dare to make up even this, your brain It's flooded!"

"This is wrong again. The punctuation marks you advocated are good, but Daji has not been widely used yet. It is not allowed for you to write these tick marks on the test paper. The marking officials will see the first one. Brush you down! Pig head!"

Sheng Yongxuan scolded secretly.

The students of Zeyu and the people from the waste recycling station who had suffered from Lin Ze's 'abuse' beside him also covered their mouths and laughed quietly.

Finally, there will be a day when 'Mr. Lin' is exhausted. I am really happy.

"..."

Since leaving school, Lin Ze hadn't been pointed and scolded like this for a long time, staring at the old guy's dark expression and the people beside him who were secretly laughing, he gritted his teeth in indignation.

He was sure that the old guy did it on purpose, and he really didn't give him any face in front of so many people.

But he couldn’t refute it, the old guy taught the truth, he really didn’t write well with a calligraphy brush, and his poems were not good, and he always involuntarily brought in modern habits and wrote them as essays when writing policy theory, not only the content was too vernacular , also customary to use modern punctuation marks.

Lin Ze is also very worried, and he has been working hard to correct it, but he has only lived in ancient times for more than a year. Even if he has the memory of the original owner, many modern habits engraved in his bones cannot be changed overnight.

The most difficult thing is that he is not a major in archeology and history, which makes it easy for him to use things from the Song Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty when citing scriptures, and then use the Tang Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, making a mess...

Therefore, if the scolding was right, he could only bear it.

The only people who sympathized with him were his wife and son. Seeing Lin Ze being scolded so miserably, Zhang Yu was very distressed by the side, and Lin Dongdong was also crying when he saw his father.

So I don’t know if it’s because when I was a child, I saw too many “vicious and evil” images of Sheng Yongxuan, which caused Lin Dongdong to be afraid when he saw this grandfather when he grew up, and Sheng Yongxuan was very sad for a while.

He was always being scolded in front of everyone, which made him almost lose his dignity. Lin Ze also reflected deeply, and made a lot of efforts in private to try to restrain these problems.

Of course, he is also a grudge, admitting his mistakes is one thing, and holding grudges is another.

So when Sheng Yongxuan was discussing with Lin Ze about teaching materials, Lin Ze also showed a secret smile of gloating,

"Stupid stupid, teacher, you see that you are over 50 years old, and you can't answer such a simple question? Isn't this the same problem as a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage? It takes so long to think about it?"

"Teacher, tell me about you. I, a student of pinyin, learned the alphabet twice. You have learned it ten times and still can't remember! Pig head, I am so mad!"

"Teacher, how long have you been useless? I asked you what is the difference between Confucius and Mencius. What do you do with such a long list of philosophical principles? The answer is 'Confucius is on the left, Mencius is on the right' and so on." Is it simple, simplify the way, don't get entangled in those useless problems..."

A bitter tone, but actually a mocking and contemptuous expression.

The veins on Sheng Yongxuan's forehead popped up, and he really wanted to slap the table and get up, roaring, 'Pull this bastard out and cut him off'!

However, every time this kind of volcano is about to erupt, Lin Ze will immediately change the subject consciously,

"By the way, teacher, what dish do you want to eat today? Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine... or Cantonese cuisine? How about some of them all?"

"Well, let's have some, and I want that and that chocolate cake, and egg pancakes with two more eggs, and I want to put hot sauce..."

A certain old man immediately diverted his attention and began to think about the name of the dish.

"Okay, then teacher, take a rest for a while, and the students go to cook."

Lin Ze rolled up his sleeves and fled the scene immediately.

He doesn't know all the dishes, but he knows a few of each cuisine, and he has studied it specially.

When Sheng Yongxuan came back to his senses, Lin Ze couldn't even see the shadow of the corner of his clothes, and he regretted it.

I fell for this kid again!

But then again, Lin Ze's culinary skills are really good. Although they are not as superb as the royal chefs in the palace, they can still be on the table, and the novel dishes have a unique flavor. Fresh and lingering.

There are also all kinds of snacks that you can't see in the palace and the capital. Sitting and eating with everyone, I just feel good.

Even Han Yunzhi, who doesn't eat well, eats a little more when he eats in the private school. It's no wonder that his son, who has not studied in the private school for a long time, has gained weight.

Sheng Yongxuan was very satisfied with Lin Ze, a student.

Although his temper is eccentric and annoying, but he is very capable and talented, and he acts very straightforwardly. If he knows it, he won't. Proud', he is hardworking enough.

The only thing that makes him feel dissatisfied is that Lin Ze is obviously an official and a courtier, but he is so focused on making money.

For Lin Ze, learning poetry and officialdom is just to complete the task, and doing business is full of interest. Knowing that he has a relationship with the "Imperial Merchant", the entertainment of resting every day is to ask him for "business knowledge".

The ghost knows what kind of business experience he has. In order not to reveal his secrets, Sheng Yongxun can be said to deal with it so much that he runs away every time.

This disappointed Lin Ze, and finally had to come up with one:

The old guy has good knowledge, but the business is too bad, and he still wants to do business. If it is not for the support of his family, this old guy's life is hard...

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Lin Ze's two masters and apprentices are not so much masters and apprentices as they are both teachers and friends.

Everyone has their own strengths and learn from each other. After a long time, both sides have benefited a lot, and because they have a wide range of knowledge, they can talk about the topic very happily.

Sheng Yongxuan finally found out why his youngest son wanted to attend classes at Zeyu Private School.

I have to say that the learning atmosphere of the private school and Lin Ze's strange things are really fascinating. Lin Ze can always use practice to tell everyone that he is right in the end about seemingly nonsense theories and things.

To paraphrase Lin Ze, it is to practice the truth.

In a simple sentence, not everyone can realize the insight contained in it. It is not unreasonable for Yunzhi to say in the letter that he can only be the teacher of the other party.

The various arrangements, board and lodging, and games in the private school have greatly relieved the boredom and pressure brought about by heavy learning, and people will not feel disgusted with learning.

But there are still bad things, that is, Lin Ze's temper, which is really irritating when he is angry.

Sheng Yongxuan was very helpless about this, and could only pretend not to hear some of the student's remarks, and turned his attention to other places.

But the more he observes, the more frightened he is about Lin Ze, who can be summed up as a wizard.

When everyone's eyes are still on this eastern land, Lin Ze's eyes are not even letting go of the barbaric land across the river and sea. To put it bluntly, this guy is the real "looking at the world" .

This is what he discovered when Lin Ze took Wang Maozi to learn Nanyang language with those Nanyang slaves...

"What are you learning Nanyang for?"

In the eyes of the people of Daji, Nanyang is a remote and backward barbaric place where people drink their blood. If it is not necessary, no one will learn the language of Nanyang people.

Because in the eyes of people in this era, the barbarians are the representatives of the savages. What is there to learn from the savages, which will damage the power of their great country, it is necessary for the Nanyang people to learn the language of the Great Ji Dynasty.

"Teacher, don't you often say that the lion is fighting the rabbit with all its strength? People's heads are the same. They are backward now, but maybe one day they will be more prosperous than ours. Big taboo, continuous progress is the way..."

"Nanyang people also have the advantages of Nanyang people, and the barbaric land that we despise also has amazing products. Isn't fur and spices the rare things we need? With our current ability, we can't conquer and unify them. But we can’t let them develop completely, only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win a hundred battles, and the sea and rivers are not barriers that can never be crossed.”

"Why do you say that?"

"It's always safe to plan for a rainy day. I remember that Mr. Yunyou who taught me pinyin and arithmetic told me a story that there was once a country called Qing..."

For things that cannot be explained, Lin Ze basically blames the "Mr. Yunyou" he often said. His teacher is a shrewd person, and simple explanations cannot be perfunctory. He can only make a story about the shame of the Qing Dynasty's collapse. .

Anyway, the original body dropped out of school for many years, and few people knew who the original body met and what he did in these years.

Although he had never heard of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Ze explained it in detail, and it didn't look like it was made up by Hu.

After listening to the whole story, even if he was not from the Qing Dynasty, he felt the indignation of those humiliating and unequal treaties very much.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Ze's words are indeed reasonable. You can't just focus on your eyes, you have to make a long-term plan, so that the country of Daji can be passed down from generation to generation.

"But you kid is the kind of person who takes the initiative to worry about His Majesty?"

After sighing, Sheng Yongxuan stared at Lin Ze and still doubted his character.

Lin Ze smiled embarrassedly,

"It's because the teacher understands the students, so I don't have to go to His Majesty in a panic every day when I'm full, and I have to be on guard against him cutting off my head at any time. I just want to do some business."

"I see……"

Sheng Yongxuan took a deep look at him before continuing,

"What business do you want to do with Nanyang people?"

Regarding this "deep" look, Lin Ze didn't have the self-consciousness of touching the tiger's butt again, but talked about his business with great interest.

"Chocolate. Teacher, you have tasted chocolate. What's your opinion on this thing?"

"Sweet and silky, with endless aftertaste, it is a good candy, which can be called delicious. If it is sold out, it will definitely be popular."

"It's true that it tastes good, but the reason why students want to do this business is more importantly because of its other values..."

Since he is already a master and apprentice, Lin Ze doesn't need to hide that he is the master of the business, and the teacher is also a businessman, so the chocolate business partner can also cooperate for a while.

And with the character and identity of a teacher, he is not worried that the other party will do something to steal his business.

"The raw material of chocolate is cocoa beans, which contain very high nutritional value. Proper consumption of chocolate can relieve emotions, prevent colds, delay aging, etc. But these are not the most important, the most important thing is a Small pieces of chocolate contain very high calories, it is the best thing to replenish energy and physical strength, and it has a long shelf life."

"Cocoa beans are a specialty of Nanyang. If we do business directly with them, there is no guarantee that they will not raise prices and cut off the supply of goods in the future, leaving us passive. Therefore, we must preemptively and let our direct control of the channel."

"Teacher, just imagine, this kind of thing that can be fast and efficient but small and easy to carry, besides the people of the business who are walking outside, who else wants it?"

"You mean... the army?"

"That's right. If you are equipped with this kind of candy that quickly replenishes your stamina when marching and fighting, you may not be able to see it on weekdays, but it definitely has a huge effect at critical moments. Sweets can also suppress mania and anxiety and soothe your mood. Teacher, details Success or failure is determined, if His Majesty is smart, he will definitely do business with us."

"What if His Majesty is not smart?"

"Then coax him, the secret of success in life lies in the word fooling!"

Lin Ze slapped the table, full of momentum.

"You are so brave..."

Sheng Yongxuan stroked his beard, smiled and gritted his teeth.

Then, in the next few days, Lin Ze didn't know why, and found that he had a lot more learning tasks, and the old guy was inexplicably stricter to him.

Unable to figure out the reason, he just treats him as an old guy who expects too much from him, it doesn't matter, he can bear it.

The revolution has not yet succeeded, let us continue to work hard!

Lin Ze got a new teacher. When Zhang Yu was communicating with the county brother, he naturally told the happy event to the county brother Jun.

They haven't seen each other since they gave birth. Brother Jun was overjoyed when he received the letter, so he asked Duan Wensai to talk about the matter, and planned to come back to play for a few days. Now the child can come out to breathe.

It just so happened that after Duan Wensai's investigation on the issue of intimacy that Lin Ze mentioned last time, there was also a shocking result. He happened to come over to discuss with Lin Ze and decided to report the matter to the capital.

Marriage between close relatives is popular in this era, and this matter is not a trivial matter.

Lin Ze of course welcomes his brother and brother-in-law to visit relatives. By the way, he also wants to ask Duan Wensai what is the situation of the imperial merchant Zhao's family in the capital.

'Mr. Han' is very dedicated to his teaching, but he always feels that 'Mr. Han' still has reservations about him. For example, when he asked about the other party's business in the capital, he wanted to know how to open a dessert branch there for future development. It is used as a foothold during the scientific examination.

As a result, after asking and asking, the old guy just couldn't tell the reason, and claimed that he had a good other courtyard in the capital, so he would go live there and dismiss him.

This made Lin Ze a little suspicious. Did his teacher do something shameful in the capital, or he was too poor to say it?

"Don't worry, brother, I, Duan Wensai, can't do anything in the capital, but I have the most connections. I know everyone, big or small, who can rank well."

"The Zhao family has been an imperial merchant for many years, and their reputation is not bad. There are only a few collaterals in use by their family. It just so happens that the one surnamed Han has the best relationship with me. The learned old man of their family I’ve never met a Confucian scholar, I’ve been famous for a long time and I’ve wanted to see him for a long time, today just let me see it, brother, you can worship him as your teacher, I’m so impressed..."

Duan Wensai was amused when Lin Ze said that his teacher was a collateral branch of the imperial merchant Zhao's family.

This is an acquaintance, he is a well-known "flirty dandy" in the capital, the most expert in making connections in his life, unexpectedly meeting an acquaintance in such a small place, or an old Confucian scholar he has admired for a long time.

So on the second day after settling down in Heba Village, Duan Wensai happily followed Lin Ze to a private school to meet people.

result……

The result is that the mouth grows, and it is almost not scared to death.

What is this old Confucian scholar who is a collateral branch of the Zhao family of the imperial merchant? This is clearly the one on the dragon chair. Don't think that he doesn't recognize him after changing clothes.

Mother, why did His Majesty come to this remote place?Why did he become his brother-in-law's teacher?Worshiping the emperor as a teacher, my brother-in-law is really a goddamn bull!

"Duan Zhuangyuan, long time no see..."

Sheng Yongxuan stroked his beard and greeted him with a warm smile.

Duan Wensai, however, was so overwhelmed by this smile that he almost had a heart attack. He looked at the ignorant Lin Ze and reacted quickly.

"It's been a long time, Han, Mr. Han is being polite. Why don't you say anything when you're old? If something happens, how can we, us juniors, take care of it?"

"What can happen to him as a bad old man? He is protected by a caravan for robbery, and it's not his turn to be robbery..."

Lin Ze couldn't see that his family was being bluffed by the old guy, so he made fun of it.

Duan Wensai stared at him like he was looking at a fool.

Sheng Yongxuan continued stroking his beard, smiling as kindly as possible, "Lin Ze is right, what can happen to me as an old man, I have been running business all year round to exercise, you juniors are very filial..."

"Mr. Han is right."

Duan Wensai's smile was completely forced.

Lin Ze stared at the two, thinking to himself, seeing his brother-in-law's expression as if he saw a tiger, it seems that he guessed right, the old guy still has a lot of reservations about him...

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Lin Ze is not really a "Lin Ze" who is only trapped in Qingshan County and knows the outside world through books and hearsay.

Before the time travel, he was able to sit in the top leadership position at the age of just 30 years old, relying on his ability and unique vision. Excellent people are not uncommon, and talents who can have an excellent team are the key.

In his opinion, his "Mr. Han" is not as simple as an ordinary small businessman, and the specifics cannot be guessed, but in short, the high level of knowledge of Mr. Han is not something ordinary people can possess.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, he is just asking the other party for advice, he doesn't need to care about other things, too much investigation will only annoy people, he himself doesn't want others to know his cards too much, why don't he just pretend to be stupid all day long.

The way to get along with people is to be knowledgeable.

Lin Ze wasn't too entangled, but Duan Wensai mentioned something to him in private,

"Brother, Mr. Han is not an ordinary businessman in the capital. You are lucky to have him as your teacher. Although Mr. Han is kind, you should be respectful and don't call him a bad old man!"

"Is this old guy so powerful in the capital? It's unlucky to worship him? Who is he?"

"Anyway, he is a very great Confucianist, so if you are alive, you are..."

Duan Wensai didn't say too clearly, just passed a vague sentence.

Lin Ze had listened to what he said, but he didn't act on it. He still got along as he did before, and he didn't change his attitude because of Duan Wensai's words.

Because in Lin Ze's view, no matter how awesome Mr. Han is in the capital, the other party is his teacher now, and he just needs to treat him according to the teacher's attitude. The relationship between teachers and students will not last long and is too much. Disgrace the word 'teacher and student'.

He just simply wants to learn from the other party and doesn't care about other things.

Also for Sheng Yongxuan, he didn't want Lin Ze to change his attitude. The Son of Heaven was lonely, and he had already enjoyed too much respect and fear. Instead, it was ordinary things that were truly rare and luxurious.

This is also the reason why Lin Ze was so angry that he jumped every time, and he found that Lin Ze was too shocked, but he never really got angry.

Therefore, the appearance of Duan Wensai did not have any impact on the relationship between Lin Ze's master and apprentice, and they should do whatever they want.

Every morning Sheng Yongxuan stared and pointed at Lin Ze's nose.

Every afternoon Lin Ze grabbed the old guy's beard and showed off.

This has become a joy for the private school students after class, and they all fantasize that when they get old, "Mr. Lin" and "Mr. Fang" will grab the beards of the two gentlemen to vent their current pressure of studying...

And because Duan Wensai knew that 'Mr. Han' was here, he ran a lot more diligently, and sent any good things to the private school as soon as possible.

That positive and enthusiastic appearance made Lin Ze look down on him, and it really ruined the image of his brother-in-law, Mr. Hou. If it sounds good, it is enthusiasm, but if it sounds bad, it is no different from flattering.

It's not that Lin Ze didn't tell Duan Wensai, but it was obviously useless. Duan Wensai had to worry about him instead, saying that he must treat the old man with respect, otherwise he would be rude and so on.

And after Fang Shanyuan received several instructions, he also respected and admired 'Mr. Han' as his new teacher.

Obviously, the hierarchical thinking of this era cannot be changed in a short while.

Lin Ze can only give up, he can't change the world, he can only stick to himself, he still can't adapt to the class system of this world from the bottom of his heart, after all, he is still a modern person in his bones.

Time flew by, and soon it was time for Sheng Yongxuan to stay in Qingshan County.

After nearly two months of teaching, Lin Ze's progress can be described as rapid, and he has learned a lot from the other party in all aspects. He is still a bit reluctant to leave the old guy.

However, he also knew that 'Teacher Han' was a very busy person, and being able to spend two months here to teach him already proved his status as a student.

It's just that when he left, Sheng Yongxuan didn't say anything and didn't give him his address, and asked him to send all his things and letters to Han Yunzhi for forwarding.

This made Lin Ze feel very inconvenient. After all, he is a man, and Han Yunzhi is also a little brother when he is old.

"Teacher, please leave me an address. It will be convenient for me to send you letters and things if I have any questions in the future. I am a man, and I always gossip about your husband..."

"It's okay, just do what you want. Before you win the first prize, don't say that you are my student, or you will be too embarrassing for me."

Sheng Yongxuan was very disgusted when he mentioned this expression.

Lin Ze was very helpless, "Teacher, I just want to take the exam to become a county magistrate. There are still two years left for me to be the number one scholar at my level. Isn't your request too high?"

"It's not high at all. Anyway, even if you don't get the No. [-] Scholar, you have to go to the Palace Examination for me in the next imperial examination, otherwise the old man will definitely punish you."

Seeing that Lin Ze didn't have any official ambitions, Sheng Yongxuan was also very anxious.

With Lin Ze's talent, it is more than enough to become a minister of a generation of auxiliary countries, but Lin Ze has no such thoughts at all. All he thinks about is doing business with silver and gold. He is really mad at him.

"Lin Ze, the teacher knows that you have ideas and don't want to go into troubled waters, but the world is always more cruel than imagined. Sometimes you can't choose what you want. The students you train will certainly be able to serve you in the future. But the teacher hopes that you can give full play to your strengths and don't bury yourself..."

"Your Majesty today is not an emperor with ambitions to expand the territory. Your ideas and ideas are very consistent with your Majesty's wishes. The teacher thinks that what you said is very effective. I believe that if His Majesty knows, he will fully support you and build A Great Ji Dynasty in your mind."

"Also Lin Ze, your greatest strength is thoughtfulness and planning, but this is also your greatest shortcoming. You plan everything perfectly, which makes you lose opportunities for breakthroughs and jumps, and less chances of throwing things away. Don't worry too much, just believe that you are enough."

"Poetry is not the focus of the imperial examination, so you don't have to worry. Your strategy and theory are enough to make you stand out in the exam. What you need to improve now is calligraphy. It's not that the teacher belittled you. Your calligraphy is really ugly. It's absolutely impossible if you don't practice it well. The first one to be brushed down..."

"Understood the teacher, I... work hard."

Lin Ze was in a difficult situation. It was really a lack of confidence for someone who had been typing on a computer for decades to be able to produce some inspiring calligraphy in just a few years.

Also, he is a very family-loving person. It's not that he has no drive. He just puts his career after his family. All the choices he makes are based on him, his lover and children.

"But teacher, I also have a few words to tell you."

"Oh?"

"Teacher, you are very knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and rich in life experience. You always like to start from the big picture when you think about problems, and you have a very strong control. But the students want to say that the teacher may lose a lot of things..."

"Students don't know what the teacher's current situation is, but students can feel that you are lonely, teacher. If possible, the teacher may be able to look at the things at the bottom, and maybe they will have different feelings and thoughts. As the saying goes, the big hermit hides in the city Isn't it?"

"In the end, those who fall into the truth think of the tree, and those who drink the flow cherish the source; teacher, Lin Ze will always be your student."

"it is good."

Sheng Yongxuan nodded with a smile, turned around and boarded the boat, facing Qingshan County, and sailed away with the water.

Lin Ze stood by the river and watched the merchant ship disappear before returning home.

The old guy is gone, I really feel a little bit reluctant, but there is no banquet in the world that never ends, separation and reunion is the natural law.

However, although transportation and communication were inconvenient in ancient times, it was not completely blocked.

For the next two years, Sheng Yongxuan would only go to Qingshan County for two months a year. Except for the face-to-face exchanges and teaching during this time, the contact between Lin Ze and his master and apprentice was through letters.

The content of the letter is not only to exchange learning things, but also to exchange and talk about other things that are not understood and troubled.

Sheng Yongxuan's age and life experience are what Lin Ze lacks, and Lin Ze's vision beyond the age is also what Sheng Yongxuan lacks, because they look at problems from different angles, but they have solved many things with each other, breaking a kind of year-forgotten bond. It feels like a pen pal.

If there is something new, delicious and fun here, Lin Ze can’t help but take a copy. There is no shortage of silver treasures, so he can only do this as a student filial piety.

And every time Sheng Yongxuan sent a letter back, he would bring some things with him, which were hard to buy outside.

Lin Ze wanted to open a dessert branch in the capital, and the other party also took it to heart, and directly helped Lin Ze set up a shop, and the decoration was done. Lin Ze only needed to send the dessert maker there.

This made Lin Ze very happy, and also felt that the old guy was quite caring. He didn't like him doing business, but he helped him everywhere, and he was a bit aggressive.

Therefore, every time the old guy changed his tricks to get his old bottom from him, he would not care about it generously. Anyway, what the old guy got out was nothing technical, hahaha...

Of course, there are times of joy and times of crying.

Every time after finishing the homework assigned by the teacher, the test papers were sent to the capital, and then when he received a reply, Lin Ze would inevitably be scolded as always.

He really doesn't have the talent for poetry and calligraphy, but this is what the ancients paid more attention to. Lin Ze is also a science student, so it is really difficult to achieve success in this area.

In desperation, Lin Ze could only go sideways.

He must not be able to practice calligraphy to a level of aura in such a short period of time, but it doesn't matter, he can write a new font to attract attention, otherwise he will really be brushed down by the examiner without even looking at it.

He still has some experience in this area. After all, his modern parents are also teachers and university professors. He knows a little bit about it, but he hasn't studied it before.

After carefully comparing the fonts of this era, he finally researched a novel font that he could write best. The style is more biased towards the big European font of Ouyang Xun, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. This calligraphy is famous for its "high value".

For this reason, Lin Ze's efforts are beyond imagination. The daily time for handwriting practice has tripled compared with before. Because of saving ink, he dipped water on the wall to practice, and he wrote on the wall in less than a few months. Smooth and shiny.

Fortunately, Zhang Yu is watching over the business, so he doesn't need to worry too much, otherwise he wouldn't have so much time to practice calligraphy.

The result of such hard work can't meet the requirements of the best, but because of the novel fonts, it barely exceeds Sheng Yongxuan's requirements, ensuring that this kid won't be brushed off because of his ugly handwriting.

Poetry is up to fate, anyway, it will be enough to pass the test when the time comes.

Regarding this, Sheng Yongxuan was also quite sad.

He really has never heard of anyone who accepts students so worried because of the other party's calligraphy. You must know that calligraphy has been practiced since the beginning of enlightenment. Whoever is admitted to the scholar has more than ten years of skill, and it is Lin Ze's wonderful work. very.

And at the same time.

While ordinary people are living an ordinary and stable life, the imperial court in the capital is full of ups and downs.

Because His Majesty was "seriously ill and lying on the couch", several princes and the Yizheng Pavilion represented, and began to take pictures of the emperor's majesty and everyone fighting