Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Explanation is a cover-up. It has nothing to do with whether it is a daughter or a son. You, Gu, are the same as always and don't trust anyone except me.

The villa was transferred to my name at that time, and you tempted me to make a will with you and even notarize it. It was because you were afraid that if I had children, the children would suffer.

It's unlucky enough, but it's really useful. If it weren't for the children she gave birth to, no one would get any property, and it would be peaceful all of a sudden.

Zhou Banxia secretly thought to himself, but his hands were still very honest and he subconsciously reached behind his back, first taking out an account book as thick as a brick, and then taking out a notebook.

Gu Wenxuan was too busy to handle the calls.

The ledger is familiar.

The page is labeled B1, which is the general ledger.

In other words, the couple first had a general ledger of their assets.

You can tell without even opening the page that there is a large cash flow item in it.

Gu Wenxuan knew that Zhou Banxia had heard him repeatedly mention the diversification of assets, so he took out the account book and let him take a look at how much cash the family had so far.

He had just turned over the front page of the account book, wanting to find the page number by subject index to see how much cash he had so far, when he saw Zhou Banxia handing him another notebook.

This notebook is brand new, and it is not a thread-bound book, but an A4-sized notebook. It is obviously even more top-secret than the thick account book in his hand.

Gu Wenxuan quickly closed the thick account book, took the notebook and placed it on top of the thick account book. When he looked up at Zhou Banxia, ​​he couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Banxia raised his eyebrows.

"I won't open it yet. Do you want to hear if my guess is correct?"

Zhou Banxia extended his right hand, "Please."

"Uh, I'm a little nervous all of a sudden." Gu Wenxuan said with a smile, clearing his throat, "The academy examination is held twice every three years, and the provincial examination is also held once every three years.

I am very lucky. I just happened to catch up with the provincial examination next year. The previous academy examination was held in the same year as the previous provincial examination. The top three candidates have already participated in the previous provincial examination. "

Yes.

Very little luck.

Relatively speaking, the pressure of competition for ranking is much smaller.

Zhou Banxia motioned for him to continue.

"If I'm not wrong in my guess, this should be..." Gu Wenxuan tapped the notebook on his lap, "about the number of candidates who took the last provincial examination and were admitted.

For example, there was a list of promising candidates at that time, their current situation, and how many of them missed the provincial examination due to various reasons.

There are also the top 20 students on the list of the previous academy examination, some of whom are students on government stipends who want to settle down and prepare for next year's provincial examination.

These competitors who are about to take part in the provincial examination next year, where have they been studying and reviewing in the past three years, and what news has been reported during this period.

For example, news about who is attending a literary gathering, or exchanges between colleges, or rumors of this boy being extraordinary, etc., are all these things recorded here?"

Zhou Banxia nodded with amusement, "Almost. Most of the information comes from Madam Gao San. The Gao family has done in-depth research on this aspect.

In order to verify the accuracy of the information, I also asked Aunt Mei (Shopkeeper Hu of Ruyifang) to discuss it privately with Mrs. Qian, and the results are compiled in this book.

Madam Qian said that although Mr. Qian's ancestral home is not in our area, he has a concubine's son who will return to Qingzhou Prefecture to take the provincial examination next year, but he has a legitimate nephew. The mother of this nephew is Mr. Qian's legitimate sister. It was the family that Madam Qian found for this sister-in-law. The ancestral home of this family is in Daming Prefecture in our province.

That is to say, from the county examination to the provincial examination, they all had to go back to their hometown to take part in the imperial examination. Lord Qian collected a lot of information about competitors for his nephew.

His nephew was one of those candidates who had passed the last college examination but did not rank well due to heatstroke. He wanted to calm down and hope to get good results in next year's provincial examination.

Over the past two or three years, the other party has been studying at the Wang family, Mrs. Qian's mother's family, that is, at the hands of Mrs. Zhao's uncle. Mrs. Qian did not mention how much progress he has made in his studies, but she said that his health has improved a lot.

His knowledge should have improved a lot too. After all, Madam Zhao's uncle taught Lord Zhao, who ranked fifth in the palace examination. If a scholar had a very poor foundation, people would never accept him.

Of course, this is just my personal guess. After all, the grandfather of Mr. Qian's nephew was once a second-rank official. He has a good family background, which means he has a wide network of contacts."

As he spoke, Zhou Banxia leaned on Gu Wenxuan's legs, recalled for a moment, and quickly turned to a page in the notebook.

Sure enough, I remembered correctly.

The notes I had just taken, proved to be correct in my memory. The other party's information had been organized and recorded on pages 13 and 14.

"If it weren't for his knowledge that Madam Zhao's uncle accepted him, you wouldn't have to take him to heart. At least he wouldn't be a threat to you in next year's provincial examination.

I originally wanted to give you this book after the Chinese New Year, but tonight I heard from you that you have been following the news on this matter for a long time, so I'd better give it to you sooner rather than later."

Gu Wenxuan nodded absentmindedly, skimmed through a page, turned to the next page which was another candidate's information, and flicked the page with his fingers.

"Most of the information comes from Madam Gao San? I must have heard correctly. Since the Gao family has done in-depth research in this area, how come there is no champion, not even the first place in the court?"

The top scholar in the court is a cabbage!
Zhou Banxia held his forehead and laughed, "I don't know what to tell you, don't underestimate the Gao Family School, it was originally a family school that focused on martial arts training.

After all, the Gao family was a founding military family, and successive generations had been composed of military generals. It was only with the generation of the Gao brothers that they were able to squeeze into the civil service circle and successfully transform themselves.

That is to say, from then on, Gao family studies began to focus on literature, and the Gao family also used a lot of resources to hire great scholars, but are great scholars so easy to hire?
No matter how prestigious Madam Gao is, she herself is the descendant of a military hero. Generally speaking, great scholars do not like to associate with military heroes. For example, your great-uncle-master, although they live in the same prefecture, Chengcheng does not have much interaction with the Gao family.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about Madam Qian's maiden family, the Wang family. Do you know the Langya Wang family, the most aristocratic family in the world in history?"

Gu Wenxuan nodded, "I know. Sima Rui was able to successfully establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty because he was supported by Wang Dao, the head of the Wang family of Langya County at that time.

At the court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty at that time, Wang Dao meticulously assisted the emperor, and most of the officials were related to the Wang family of Langya. That period of history was called "Wang and Ma, sharing the world."

"That's right. Later, the Eastern Jin Dynasty collapsed—"

"The Five Barbarians Invading China?"

"..." Zhou Banxia stared with a look of confusion, "Do you still want to listen to me and get back to the point?"

"You say, you say."

"After the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wang family of Langya gradually withdrew from the political stage and began to pursue a literary career. One of their representatives was a calligrapher who was not very famous."

"Wang Xizhi?"

"Yes, he is a member of the Wang family of Langya. It is said that Madam Qian's maiden family, the Wang family, is a direct descendant of the Wang family of Langya, which is why it is taboo for those in power.

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but a family of scholars is not a fake. At that time, Madam Gao invited a scholar from the Wang family who was unable to take the imperial examination due to his lameness to come to the clan school to serve as a teacher. ” (End of this chapter)