Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 129
  "Well, that's right. I haven't missed the Four Books and Five Classics. It shouldn't be difficult to pass the county exam this time." Liu Xuewen took Li An's test and nodded appreciatively.

"Hehe, teacher, it's really hard to get a compliment from you." Li An said with a smile.

Liu Xuewen glared and said: "I can't find anything with just a few words of praise for you, right? With your current knowledge, the county exam is not difficult, and the chance of the provincial exam is very high, but if you know how to take the exam, you have no chance at all."

"Uh…"

Li An's face stiffened and he said depressedly: "Teacher, I can recite the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. I think I can pass the policy articles. I should still have a chance in the general examination, right?"

He has not been idle in the past three years. He has memorized all the Confucian books and also covered many miscellaneous books.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is well-read.

In addition, scholars in Huazhuang often use famous articles from previous imperial examinations as model essays to teach them.

Ang Lee has improved a lot in the choice of words in his articles.

On weekdays in school, during every monthly quiz, Zhuang Xuexue praised him the most besides Sheng Changbai.

Li An remembered that Sheng Changbai seemed to be the thirteenth in the first class.

It shouldn’t be a big problem if you take the top three exams yourself, right?
  Some people may wonder, didn't the first-level imperial examinations in ancient times only have the top prize, the second prize, and the top prize?
  In fact, it was during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that the top pick, second pick, and top pick were listed separately.

In the Song Dynasty, there were more than three people in Yijia, usually more than ten or twenty.

The top three will be awarded the No. 1 pick, No. 2 pick and No. 3 overall pick.

"How many students are there in the world? If you have this kind of mentality, you may not even be able to pass the provincial examination, let alone know how to take the exam." Liu Xuewen said angrily.

In fact, he also felt that if Li An really took the imperial examination, he would still have a good chance of getting into the top three.

Of course, there are no absolutes, and ultimately it all depends on the situation.

Some people are knowledgeable and talented in literature, but when it comes to taking the imperial examination, they are easily nervous or fail due to various reasons.

Such examples are not uncommon.

Liu Xuewen felt that Li An was a little complacent, so he deliberately used this method to make him more careful.

"You have to remember, you can't be careless at any time, understand?" Liu Xuewen reminded.

"Teacher, don't worry, the students will understand." Li An said quickly.

"Well, when you go back this time, remember to go back a little earlier. After all, the climate in Bianjing and Yangzhou is different. Going back early can help you adjust. When I was taking part in the imperial examination, I encountered someone who was not accustomed to the acclimatization after coming to Bianjing, because The time was too short and I had not recovered before the exam started. I had a chance to win, but I failed because of my health." Liu Xuewen said.

"The student is about to tell the teacher about this. The student plans to go back in a few days." Li An said.

Liu Xuewen frowned slightly and said, "There are still two months left, why are you going back so early?"

He asked Li An to go back earlier. He meant that he would return from Bianjing to Yangzhou a few months in advance. Even if the weather was bad on the way and delayed a little longer, it would only take about half a month. How could he get used to it in half a month? , after all, Li An himself is from Yangzhou.

There are still two months left before the county examination. It is still useful to review more at this time.

"Teacher, yesterday..."

Li An did not hide anything. He told everything about how they met Prince Yan by chance yesterday when they were playing, and how Prince Yan had someone stop him on the road just now to win over him.

However, he deliberately concealed Luo Yun's matter.

Liu Xuewen stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and said, "If this is the case, you are right to leave Bianjing as soon as possible."

Since Crown Prince Yan wants to win over Li An, he will naturally not give up so easily. But given his status, Li An couldn't afford to offend him, so he couldn't refuse directly. Leaving Bianjing first was the best way.

A trace of relief flashed in Liu Xuewen's eyes and he said: "My teacher has always felt that your temperament is too out-of-the-box and not calm enough. Now that you are so calm in the face of Crown Prince Yan's invitation, I am very pleased that you can be so calm."

He said that Ang Lee's irresponsible temperament is not an external character, but an inner character.

In Ang Lee's articles, his views on many things are a bit too advanced. In Liu Xuewen's view, many of his views are unrealistic. It is precisely because of this that he labeled Ang Lee as having an out-of-the-box personality.

However, Li An was able to refuse Prince Yan's solicitation. In his opinion, Li An's thoughts had begun to mature.

Everyone in the world knows that it is very dangerous to participate in the dispute over the throne, and there are countless examples since ancient times, but many people still get involved every time.

Among these people, except for a few short-sighted people, are there no smart people?

Without him, the benefits would be too great.

Since ancient times, the greatest contribution has naturally been the founding of the country.

But in a certain sense, the contribution of founding the country is not as good as the contribution of Conglong.

Since ancient times, there have been many examples of founding heroes who did not end well.

But Conglong Zhigong is different. Once the person he supports ascends to the throne, the court must be reshuffled.

As the saying goes, once the emperor has one courtier, the vacancies in the court will naturally be filled by those who support the emperor.

It is precisely because the benefits are so great that many people are blinded.

"You haven't been back for several years. It's a good thing to go back and spend time with your parents earlier. When you go back, remember to say hello to your parents for me. I'll ask your wife to prepare some gifts later. Remember to come over when you leave." Liu Xuewen said.

"Thank you teacher!"

As the saying goes, if you dare not refuse a gift from an elder, Li An did not reject Liu Xuewen's kindness.

However, Li An was still very touched when Liu Xuewen remembered to bring gifts to his parents.

……

Because he was about to return to Yangzhou, Li An spent the next few days after school in addition to arranging to explain things in Bianjing and going shopping.

Now that his brother Li Ping is married and has children, he has not been back for several years, so he naturally wants to bring some gifts back to his family.

Li An originally planned to bring his parents and brothers to Bianjing when he went back to take the county examination.

However, Zhao Xian's win over made him give up this idea.

I don't know if the last refusal had an effect or if Zhao Xian had given up, but he didn't come to see him again in the past few days.

However, in the next few years, the battle between King Yong and King Yan will gradually intensify, and this is not the right time for parents to come to a place of right and wrong like Bianjing.

The rebellion of King Yan and the suppression of the rebellion by Zhao Zongquan are all mentioned briefly in the play, but the people of Bianjing must have suffered a lot of casualties.

Ang Lee also doesn't want his parents to take risks.

Before we knew it, it was mid-July and it was time to set off.

Early that morning, Li An, under the watch of Shi Lin, took Shi Zhu and Desheng into the carriage and headed for Bianjing Pier.

This time when he went back, he only brought Shi Zhu and Desheng with him, but not the little maid Haitang.

When they arrived at the dock, the Sheng family had not arrived yet. Li An waited for a while at the agreed place before seeing several carriages approaching.

　My cold is not over yet, I have been suffering from diarrhea for the past few days, and I am not feeling well, which has delayed the update.

　　I'll have to do some watering soon, so I'll update again today, I'm sorry everyone.

　　However, if it hangs up today, there is no need to hang up tomorrow. It should be able to update normally.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)