I don't know if his son's expression was too resentful, but Qiu Jun actually had a dream at night, dreaming that his son had not recovered from the illness a few years ago, and the son he had only had when he was in his forties had passed away before him.

Then he and Wang Shu had a conflict for some reason. When Liu Wentai criticized Wang Shu's book printed at home, which was suspected of slandering the late emperor, Wang Shu had to retire and return home. Everyone thought that Liu Wentai was instigated by him. For a time Reveal his past remarks to criticize him.

Even though he is a cabinet minister, he is still criticized by everyone in the court.

In anger, he also fell ill.

First, the eye disease worsened.

Then I couldn't get out of bed at all.

Not long after the New Year, and before the spring flowers bloomed, he passed away with his son.

Counting the days, this dream was actually February of the eighth year of Hongzhi!

In the dream, the last few years seemed very long. When Qiu Jun opened his eyes, he found that it was not yet dawn. He sat up and thought about the things in the dream, but his chest was still so clogged that when he got dressed, he went to bed. Chao, he couldn't help but look at Wang Shu a few more times.

The disgusting guy Wang Shu is still in the court, which means it was all a dream!

Alas, if God wants him to look at this annoying face for a few more years, just look at it.

Wang Shu:""

It always feels weird.

At the same time, Li Dongyang also read the letter from Brother Wen to them from Wang Hua, and said to Wang Hua with emotion: "Without this boy, the Hanlin Academy has become a lot quieter. You are really relieved. You actually let him follow Gao'an so far."

Wang Huadao: "This kid has been thinking about going out to play since he was a child. If you don't let him go, he will make more noise."

When it comes to the commotion outside, it's others who are making the fuss, and he, as a father, doesn't care!

Everyone read Brother Wen's letter about what he had seen and heard along the coast. They were all quite envious of Brother Wen's carefree life. They even thought about whether they should try to go to Nanzhili to be an examiner for the provincial examination this year. They were bored in the Imperial Academy every day. I feel like I have become useless after being at ease for a long time while writing articles as a college editor.

In fact, generally speaking, people don’t like the pain of long journeys. However, they first read "Dunhuang Travel Notes" co-authored by Wang Shouren and others, and then read the letters sent back by Brother Wen. Inexplicably, they provoked the Wang brothers. A bit like traveling!

Li Dongyang listened to the discussion among his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? I heard that Mr. Qiu Ge and others intend to have the examiners of the thirteen rural examinations be directly sent by the capital to serve as officials from the capital. Once the examiners can act on behalf of the imperial court, Going to see the local cultural and educational situation can also prevent local people from committing fraud and assisting in cheating. Since everyone has this idea, we might as well find an opportunity to talk to Qiuge and the others. It would be best to try it out in the provincial examination this year. "

As long as this matter can be implemented, there will be an opportunity not only for Nanzhili, but also for the thirteen roads!

Brother Wen who is far away in Suzhou must be envious and cry!

It’s just that it’s a bit of a matter of luck. If you go to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, the journey is a bit long. You have to be young and strong to go!

After everyone discussed it, they all felt that it was not bad. Even if it fell on them to go to a place they did not want to go, they could not refuse it. After all, the current Holy Emperor always had discussions with them!

Li Dongyang heard that his colleagues all had this wish, so he took advantage of his position as Minister of Rites to forward the matter.

The imperial examination was originally administered by the Ministry of Rites!

Now that you have the intention to reform, you should act quickly. Good changes should be made sooner rather than later!

Make arrangements this year!

There is still half a year left before the provincial examination, which is more than enough time to get this done!

After Li Dongyang handed over the note, he heard from others that Qiu Jun had gone to inspect the Imperial College and Shuntian Prefecture School yesterday.

I even accidentally learned the content of Qiu Jun’s chat with the Imperial College doctors.

There was no way, because he had many friends, so some people told him about it in private.

The other party also told him that Qiu Jun spent a long time in the bookstore outside the Imperial College and Shuntian Prefecture School and bought Lao Duo's local exam guide books.

The main reason is that Qiu Jun has a loving father's heart. Even at the age of seventy-five, he still cares about his son's great career in the imperial examination.

However, Li Dongyang felt that things were not that simple.

Qiu Jun's son always fails the exam every time. It is said that Qiu Jun plans to let him directly serve as an official in the future. Why is he suddenly concerned this year?

Something's wrong, something's wrong.

Li Dongyang felt that there must be something fishy in it!

Among so many juniors, which one could make Qiu Jun so interested?

Li Dongyang calmly went to chat with Wang Hua and asked Wang Hua if his son had any plans to return to Yuyao after going to Suzhou this time.

According to Brother Wen's status as a Hanlin scholar, he can take part in this year's annual exam when he returns to his hometown. If he passes the annual exam, he will be eligible to take part in this year's provincial exam!

Wang Hua didn't know why, so he thought for a while and said, "With that kid's restless character, he should probably go back."

Wang Hua could tell Brother Wen's thoughts even with his eyes closed: We've already arrived in Suzhou, so it's not too much to go to Nanjing and Yangzhou for a stroll, right? We've already gone to Nanjing and Yangzhou, so it's not too much to go to Songjiang to see Qian Fu, our old friend. ?We’ve traveled all over South Zhili, so it’s not too much to go back to Yuyao to have a look, right? We’ve already gone back to Yuyao, so it’s not too much to go to Hangzhou to have a look?

Therefore, it does not take a year and a half for this kid to accompany Wu Kuan to maintain the system, but it definitely does to run around in the Jiangnan area.

It has to be said that Wang Hua, as a father, knows his son very well, and he has figured out Brother Wen's thoughts from such a long distance.

When Li Dongyang heard what Wang Hua said, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you think it is possible for him to return to Yuyao to participate in this year's Zhejiang academic officer inspection tour?"

Wang Hua: “………………”

Li Dongyang told Wang Hua about Qiu Jun's abnormal behavior.

He suspected that the rural examination guidance book Qiu Jun bought was for Brother Wen.

As for why I didn’t prepare the guidance book for the New Year’s Examination, it must be because I can’t make it!

Maybe by the time Wang Hua, his own father, learns that his son has taken the annual exam, he will have already passed it!

Li Dongyang started to get angry: "I really envy you as a father. You can just sit at home and wait for the good news."

Wang Hua: “………………”

What happened? The more I listened, the more I felt that it was definitely possible for this kid to tell Qiu Jun about this alone, and then told Qiu Jun not to tell them!

Do you ever take him seriously as a father?

Wang Hua angrily talked to Xie Qian about this matter, saying that Brother Wen also didn't take him as a big man seriously.

Xie Qian is this boy’s serious karma teacher!

Hearing that Wang Hua wanted to include him in condemning Brother Wen, Xie Qian smiled and said nothing.

When Wang Hua saw it, he felt something was wrong. He said, "Did he tell you alone?"

Xie Qian said: "That's not true, but I had a chat with him before he left the capital."

Brother Wen has been unable to withstand excitement since he was a child. As long as you give him a little guidance, this kid will naturally fall into the trap - and he will trap himself tightly! Therefore, it is not a matter of course for this kid to return to Yuyao to take the exam.

Something?

Wang Hua heard a moment of silence, and suddenly felt that he was not so angry anymore.

If he wants to take the exam, let him take it. There are so many uncles at home, so even if he doesn't pass the exam, there will be people watching over him, so nothing will happen.

Thinking of this, Wang Hua couldn't help but become worried again.

This boy has never met his uncles and brothers at home. What should he do if he fails the exam and gets hit? Unfortunately, Wang Shouren is already a Jinshi and cannot run around. Otherwise, he can be sent back to take care of his younger brother.

And not to mention whether he passed the exam or not, the suffering of taking the exam three times in a row is beyond what an ordinary child can bear. His parents, relatives and friends will not be around by then...

If I had known that he would take the exam by himself, I shouldn't have agreed to let him follow Wu Kuan to Suzhou!

Don't let Mrs. Zhao and the others know about this, otherwise they won't know how to worry!

Seeing Wang Hua's expression changing, Xie Qian was obviously very worried that Brother Wen would really end up taking the exam.

Xie Qian said: "Don't worry too much. I have written to Yu Ji and the others, asking them to send Brother Wen in personally." His younger brother Xie Di is still studying in Yuyao, and his second son Xie Pi is also there, but

Xie Pi has been adopted by his younger brother Xie Xuan, who died young, and is now considered his nephew.

Both the Wang and Xie families were in Yuyao, so nothing would really happen to Brother Wen. Xie Qian was very relieved about this.

What's more, with Brother Wen's ability to make friends, is it really possible for him to take the exam alone?

Wang Hua sighed and said: "Forget it, if he wants to go, let him try."

Wang Hua, a father, was worried, but Li Dongyang, a teacher, was quite happy. He wrote a poem "Eight-year-old Jie Yuan" in the Hanlin Academy to express his best wishes for his students.

When everyone heard this, Brother Wen actually only told Mr. Qiu Ge about the upcoming exam and didn't tell them at all. Did he look down on them, the seniors of the Hanlin Academy who had watched him grow up?!

So the Hanlin Academy came to another round of poetry troupe building, and the story of "eight-year-old Jie Yuan" was blown out.

When Wang Hua discovered this, it was too late. Li Dongyang had already collected the poems and essays he had created with the poetry troupe and was preparing to send them to Suzhou for Brother Wen to appreciate!

What's even more annoying is that even Wang Shouren, his brother, joined in the fun.

Wang Huadao: "That's your brother, why are you and that guy Li Xiya making trouble?"

Wang Shouren spoke plausibly: "Just because Brother Wen is my biological brother, I have to encourage him well."

I don’t know whose younger brother, when my brother was taking the exam, he kept saying, “My brother is guaranteed to pass three yuan”!

Wang Hua was at his wits end.

This wasn't because he, the father, didn't stop him, but because the boy had made his own hatred.

So, when that kid was shouting so happily, didn't he think that today would happen?!

After all, the Hanlin Academy is still the vane of today's literary world (at least among civil servants), and a lot of people are paying attention to it. As soon as they saw this batch of "Eight-year-old Poems about the Yuan Dynasty", everyone immediately heard that Brother Wen was going to take the exam this year.

The incident spread to everyone in the streets and alleys.

Qiu Jun had been in low spirits these past two days, but after reading Li Dongyang's new poems, he felt inspired.
To be continued...