My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 22 22. County magistrate’s investment, no book to read

Zhao Xuanqi returned to the county seat.

Slept for one night in the house I rented.

The next day, I was full of energy and full of fighting spirit. Before I could go to the academy to study, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

The door bangs, rhythmically.

Zhao Xuanqi opened the door to greet him, with an expression of surprise on his face. He quickly bowed and saluted: "My lord, the magistrate, I didn't know that the magistrate is here today. The students have been disrespectful. Please forgive me."

At the door was a middle-aged man, with a slender figure and shriveled skin, like a skinny monkey, but his appearance was not bad, he was full of heroism and had an aura of nobility.

Zhao Xuanqi had met the county magistrate. During the scientific examination, the county magistrate was one of the invigilators. He was warm and polite to others, making him feel less like a county magistrate and more like an elder from the next door family.

However, Zhao Xuanqi did not show any disrespect at all because of the county magistrate's politeness. He showed full etiquette from beginning to end.

"He is worthy of being the best in both schools in the county. He is indeed a talented person and full of culture." The county magistrate praised.

"Your Excellency has praised me, but please come in and talk so that the students will not be rude." Zhao Xuanqi replied.

The county magistrate shook his head, and while no one was looking around, he immediately took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Zhao Xuanqi.

After doing all this, he turned around and left.

There was a carriage parked outside the yard, and the driver was waiting. As soon as the magistrate got on the carriage, he left.

Zhao Xuanqi was confused for a moment.

It wasn't until he saw what the paper in his hand was that he understood everything.

This piece of paper turned out to be a land deed.

The house that Zhao Xuanqi is renting now has a wide courtyard and is close to the academy. The location is expensive and the monthly rent is quite high.

The reason why he lives in such a big place is that he really has no choice. After all, every family goes to the academy to send him too many gifts and miscellaneous things. If he lives in a place that is too small, there will be no place to put things.

He could only endure the pain and rent this yard for a month at a large price, thinking about selling these gifts next month to make some money, and then rent a cheap cabin somewhere else.

The house doesn't need to be too big, just big enough for one person.

However, now, the land deed given to him by the county magistrate completely shattered his plan.

The house that Zhao Xuanqi rented was actually bought by the county magistrate, and the land was also given to Zhao Xuanqi.

You must know that the monthly rent of this courtyard is already very expensive. If you want to buy the entire courtyard, it would be difficult for ordinary people to buy a room in the courtyard after struggling for a lifetime.

Even if Zhao Xuanqi's entire village had been farming for a lifetime, the money they had saved wouldn't be enough to buy this yard.

In his previous life, this was equivalent to the county magistrate giving him a house in the school district of the best local university. Even if Zhao Xuanqi sold the house, he would be able to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

This kind of action really shocked Zhao Xuanqi.

As expected of a county magistrate, his actions are magnanimous.

"The best among children, the best among scholars. I have great potential. The reason why the county magistrate bought me this house is because he wants to invest in me. It's the best time to win over me now that I have nothing."

"If it were an ordinary scholar, with his status as a county magistrate, he would probably not even look at it. Sure enough, strength is the foundation. I am strong in reading, which is my strength. These big shots have to lose face to win me over. "

"If you have no strength, you are possessed by cowardice. If you don't do something, you will lose [-]% of the time."

"Having strength means being confident and having noble people to help you with your work."

Zhao Xuanqi put the land deed into his arms, closed the door, put the piece of paper in a box, and hid it in the corner of the room.

There is no reason to refuse a gift that comes to your door.

Moreover, he is a county magistrate, a local official, and he has the blue sky above tens of thousands of people. Do you dare to refuse?
You are just a scholar now. People give you investment to give you face, so there is no reason for you to refuse.Zhao Xuanqi naturally accepted the county magistrate's affection, and he really needed this house at the moment.

If the county magistrate needs help in the future, he will not mind helping if it is within his ability, but if it is beyond the scope, it will be beyond his reach.

It's impossible for Zhao Xuanqi to sacrifice his life for the county magistrate because of this one room. He is not a fool.

The county magistrate's investment is actually risky. If Zhao Xuanqi fails to pass the imperial examination and remains just a scholar, then his investment will be in vain.

However, this possibility is very small. After all, anyone who is an official understands the importance of being the first in two schools.

The reason why the county magistrate took the initiative to deliver the land deed was to express the importance he attached to Zhao Xuanqi and to let Zhao Xuanqi know his feelings. However, he flew away without saying a few words. This was to avoid suspicion and unnecessary trouble.

He believed that Zhao Xuanqi was a smart man and understood the reason why he did all this, and Zhao Xuanqi did understand all this.

"Don't think so much. Preparing for the exam three years later is fundamental. The imperial examination is held every three years. If I don't pass the next exam, I will have to wait another three years, which is very time-consuming."

"The talent who is No. [-] in both gates deserves attention, but if this talent fails to win the lottery, then his value will be greatly reduced, so I must win the lottery next time."

Zhao Xuanqi walked out of the door and walked towards Shixi Academy.

So now, you should study hard!

There is a road in the book. Diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ​​learning, and hard work is the boat.

No matter what era you are in, only by studying hard can you get a bright future.

In the following days, Zhao Xuanqi studied hard at Shixi Academy.

Now he no longer needs to attend the classes of the masters. After all, most of the masters are just scholars and are not as good as Zhao Xuanqi in terms of examinations. Only three or four masters are older candidates.

Because he is a bit older, Teacher Juren has limited classes every day, and most of the time he requires students to go to the library to read.

As for the books in the library, Zhao Xuanqi had actually read almost all of them, so he spent three months reading all the books and remembering them clearly in his head.A bottleneck was reached.

The bottleneck of having no books to read.

"It's not enough. Most of the books in the bookstore only teach people how to take the exam for children and scholars. If you want to rely on this knowledge to take the exam, it mostly depends on luck. If you are lucky, you can win the exam. If you are not lucky, you can win the exam. , it will be very difficult to win.”

Zhao Xuanqi was a little anxious.

Although the books in the academy are very precious, there is a limit to how precious they are. They are only good books at most. After all, students in the academy can read these books. They belong to the public library of the academy. How precious can these books be? ?

Really precious books, books that can help people pass the exams and become Jinshi, are often collected and monopolized by those big families.

This kind of book belongs to aristocratic families and is a monopoly item. No matter how much money you spend, others will not be willing to read it to you.

Want to read a book?It's simple, join a certain aristocratic family, become a member of their family, and be driven by them, then it's natural.

This approach keeps people in control.

Even if Zhao Xuanqi is number one in both schools, you can borrow a book or two from a wealthy family and they will be happy to give you a favor.

But you can't borrow dozens of books. Borrowing and reading all of their books is part of their heritage, and they can't let you do whatever you want.

This kind of monopoly behavior means that no matter how talented you are, you must become a lackey of a wealthy family and become one of them. Otherwise, if you want to study and take the exam, then you have to hope for better luck and the exam questions will all be yours. I have read the titles, and pray that there are no titles in the book that you have not read.

In the past, most talented scholars followed this path, without many exceptions.

Even if you successfully win the election and become a local official, you will be sucked by the rich and powerful families behind you and asked to do some dirty things for them...

If something big happens, he may become the scapegoat of this wealthy family, and he will definitely not get far.

After Zhao Xuanqi thought about it, he stood up and left:

"I can't be controlled by others like this. Let's ask Master Zhou. Master Zhou is well-informed. He has been teaching in the academy for many years and has a wide network of contacts. Let's see if he has any suggestions..."

(End of this chapter)