Lin Ji's struggling life

When Senior Manager came out again, the atmosphere in the hall was weird.But he didn't respond, didn't say anything, and directly ordered the subordinates to bring the guests to the waterside pavilion. The senior executive bowed respectfully and said: "Everyone, please follow, the master has already held a banquet in front of the waterside pavilion, please go."

Everyone in the hall got up one after another, arranged their clothes secretly, and walked in with the guide boy.A group of people walked through the corridor, turned back and forth, several times, and suddenly their eyes lit up.

I saw a gazebo built on the pond in front, and on the plaque made of ebony wood, the golden handwriting was particularly prominent: "Xunfangting", the pen followed the dragon and the snake, and the handwriting was wild and unruly.Then everyone turned their eyes to the place where the signature was signed, only to see today's private seal on it... The people who know the goods are also the most proud group. He is a polite and talented person.

Lin Ji complained secretly in his heart, his master's pretense is really good enough, Jiang is really old and hot.

There were two old men sitting in the courtyard. When everyone entered the pavilion, they naturally wanted to salute. Lin Ji hid in a corner after following everyone's salute.Gao Shiqi sat in the first place, and said with a smile: "I kept you waiting for a long time, please sit down." He pointed to the old man next to him, "This is Mr. Du, the head of the Imperial Academy. If you are lucky enough to enter Once you enter the Imperial Academy, it will be under the care of Lord Du."

Generally, people with a Jinshi background first entered the Imperial Academy, and then they could rise step by step and enter the cabinet.Of course, some will be assigned to various ministries, which is not bad, and the rest will be distributed to various parts of the country, and may be trapped in small places for a lifetime.

Therefore, the Hanlin Academy is the best place to go.

All the students saluted respectfully and looked at the two with admiration in their eyes.

"You don't need to be too polite, just sit down." He said, "You are just at the door of your door. You have to work hard in the palace examination two days later, and this is not in vain." Master Du stroked his beard and taught road.

Mrs. Du is also the attendant of Elder Brother's Institute, and what he likes most on weekdays is teaching and educating people. Facing these young people, he can't help but want to educate them.

"Okay, today is just entertainment and leisure, don't be too formal, just sit down." Gao Shiqi ordered Guan's family to serve food.At the dinner table, everyone exchanged cups and cups. After many years of cold windows, they finally made it to the list. Even though they hadn't taken the imperial examination yet, these prospective Jinshi no longer cared about it, and started drinking happily.

Master Du looked at the Qingjun who was gathered together, and couldn't help but pause when his eyes touched someone, feeling a little sour in his heart. "Brother Gao is still blessed. I heard that your disciple was elected at the age of 13, and he is still the leader of the case in Gusu?! Brother Gao has a successor, which is really amazing." The most regretful thing in Du's life is that both of his sons joined the army. , did not follow me to study literature, and my many grandchildren are all more interested in wielding knives and guns, so distressed.

"Where is that? This child is still immature. He only reads the books of sages and sages. He has little to do with worldly things. He still has a lot to learn." Gao Shiqi smiled in his heart, but his mouth was still modest.His three children are not very up-to-date. Fortunately, he has this disciple, and his grandson is also born. If he is well trained, there will still be successors. Some would be better."

Gao Shiqi raised his glass to respect Mr. Du, the two drank together, and the people next to him stared eagerly.

However, according to Lin Ji's results in the examination, plus his father's official position, and himself, it is inevitable that he will have a good ranking, and the second best is guaranteed.In this way, after the palace examination, Lin Ji is likely to enter the Imperial Academy, which is equivalent to entering Lord Du's sphere of influence.Of course, this is also one of the important reasons why Gao Shiqi invited Master Du to come here today.

After the meal is finished, the banquet will be removed and the coffee table will be replaced. The literati will gather together, and the left and right will be nothing more than reciting poems and arguing against each other, enjoying words and music.

Lin Ji was not interested in these things, so he secretly dragged Xu Mengran away.He knew Gao's mansion very well, and led Xu Mengran around to Zangshu Pavilion.Gao’s Library Pavilion is comparable to that of the Lin family’s old house in Gusu. The two-meter-high museum shelf on six sides is densely packed with ancient books and classics.

Xu Mengran was a little guilty, and the uninvited shame made him hesitate, but this book full of eyes also attracted him deeply.As an orphan, Xu Mengran has a difficult life despite the support of his family members, and it is still difficult to make a living, let alone books.His biggest expense is pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and he has almost copied all the books in Lin Ji's place.

It is said that reading ten thousand volumes of books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, but after reading ten thousand volumes of this book, it will naturally make sense and gain righteousness. Xu Mengran's desire for books is more than anything else, and his dream is to be an editor.

"The books at Mr. Gao's house are different from mine. These are more suitable for you. Don't worry, I told Mr. Gao a long time ago, and he doesn't mind. Let me tell you, you are just too careful, why would Mr. Gao care about us These little things." He didn't even care about what he did in the examination room, let alone these.

Of course, Xu Mengran can also be regarded as Gao Shiqi's student, but his feelings are not as deep as Lin Ji's, and more precisely, he is not as thick-skinned as him.

"Brother Lin, you..." Xu Mengran's expression is indescribable. In his eyes, Lin Ji is a gentle and modest gentleman, but occasionally he is a little unreliable. His behavior at this moment can be called a rascal.

Lin Ji waved his hand and ignored him, "Okay, you can see for yourself, I'm going to do my homework." Well, in fact, it's not that Mr. Gao doesn't mind, but he minds too much.After he came back, he was given a task, two articles every day, ten pages of big characters, which disrupted his plan.

In fact, after the test, Lin Ji planned to go out for a trip, but unfortunately, now he is all trapped in these pens, inks, papers and inkstones.He resigned himself to laying out paper and rubbing ink, constantly thinking about it in his mind.

When Gao Shiqi came in, he saw the two seriously devoted children, and he was silently relieved and proud of the two children.He had already read Lin Ji's test paper, and even if his handwriting was blurred, he could tell it at a glance.The words are mediocre, and the literary talent is also mediocre. Fortunately, there is something in the words, which is not easy for a 16-year-old child.And Xu Mengran's article was more brilliant, but it was defeated on the paper, maybe because of lack of time, or other reasons, it was confused in two places.

Both of them had good grades, and Gao Shiqi was waiting for them to take the imperial examination.

"An Tai, show me the article you wrote." Gao Shiqi broke the silence with a loud voice, and after he finished speaking, he gave Lin Ji a look. He was still angry that Lin Ji would try his embarrassing performance that day.I bring so many subordinates to open their eyes, and show off by the way, after Lin Ji's behavior, he is really famous in the whole Ministry of Rites.

Lin Ji, with slumped shoulders, carefully handed in his homework. He has admitted his mistakes so many times in the past few days, but it is a pity that Mr. Gao, who became angry from embarrassment, would not accept his trick.Hey, Lin Ji secretly sighed in his heart, wondering how long the master will be angry.

"What's the matter with these typos?!" Gao Shiqi circled several words with a pen. Strictly speaking, it can't be called typos, but it can only be said that the wording is improper, but Lin Ji didn't dare to argue. Nod your head, take it, and correct it honestly.Well, the correction is to copy it again.

The hard-pressed Lin Ji rubbed his hands secretly, feeling stuffy.If I had known that I would not eat that day, it was just a mouthful of noodles. This time it was fine, and I changed so much retribution.Put the circled articles into the box next to it, which is already half full, and it is all the results of the past few days.

In the next few days, both of them stayed at Lin's house.

Lin Ji was quite satisfied with his grades, but he wasn't worried about the imperial examination. Zuo was just ordering soldiers and generals. He still had an advantage and was good-looking.Well, it's not that he is thick-skinned, but that most of the ministers in this dynasty are full of people, with a thick body and skin like old bark.Originally, it was fine at the beginning of the dynasty, but in the past few years, the world has become more and more partial to beautiful boys.Not only because more and more Han people are being reused, but more importantly, it is also pleasing to watch.

For this reason, in the past few days, apart from the tasks assigned by Mr. Gao, he has been tinkering with the 42 chapters of the scriptures left by Master Wu'an and the chapter on the medicine king.In repeated trials, looking for the mystery.The time in the space is the same as outside, so he occasionally forgets to come out and solves it by himself in the space.And the people outside seemed to be used to him forgetting to eat and sleep, such Lin Ji put Xu Mengran under a lot of pressure.

Xu Mengran's heart was not at peace. After years of studying hard, this was the last step.

Lying on the bed, Xu Mengran thought of himself, Guerjia Wenxiang, and finally Lin Ji.Leaving aside Wen Xiang, his background already has an advantage.And Lin Ji, originally he was the same person as him, but now he is different.Although Lin Ji's status is hindered now, his biological father is indeed an important minister of the court and is deeply favored by the emperor.Although Mr. Gao is everyone's teacher, Lin Ji is indeed his favorite student, and he simply has the right time and place.The most important thing is that Lin Ji himself is also excellent, with the right time, place and people, it is difficult to think about success.

He tossed and turned on the bed, just couldn't sleep, thinking about the hardships of these years, thinking about the glory of the past few days, if he can make a big splash in the palace exam, then he can step to the top step by step.With such a beautiful dream, Xu Mengran fell asleep.

Perhaps because of various stimuli, Xu Mengran, who was originally carefree about fame and fortune, also began to work hard. Taking advantage of the last few days, he kept asking Gao Shiqi for advice, hoping to perform well in the palace examination.

The author has something to say: Alright, the imperial examination is about to take place, and then my male protagonist will be able to enter the country and become an honorable court official.

I was at home on vacation, and my mother made me run around, and I felt sorry for me to send a few.