Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Don't say you are a second-class Jinshi, even if you are an official of the imperial court, you can't see His Majesty just because you want to." Defang looked at Li Guangfu, "That's why you hurt him by looking for Weixu's theory?"

"Returning to the prince, it is because the guards of the official department said that the student's swordsmanship is not as good as His Royal Highness, so the student wants to compete with His Highness."

"What? Does a few gossips from others make you so angry? Don't say they are gossips, so what if Wei Xu said it himself? Li Guangfu, you have studied hard for more than ten years. Where did you read it! How much have you understood the words of the sages? A scholar is so aggressive and can’t suppress his impatience. If you become an official in the future, and your colleagues in the court criticize you because of different political opinions, it’s hard for you You still have to kill him! It's a waste of your poor time to study hard for the Jinshi and the degree, according to Gu Wang, a person like you is not suitable for an official at all!"

"Prince, student."

"Li Guangfu, the lonely king will not bully others, let alone favor Wei Xu because he is the son of the lonely king. The lonely king will tell you plainly that Wei Xu has already informed Mr. Lu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, about your request to see His Majesty. Lord Lu also asked Wei Xu to report the matter to His Majesty, but His Majesty said that you are already a second-class Jinshi. Although you have not been officially conferred an official, you are no different from an imperial official. If you are an official, all scholars will follow suit, so I asked Wei Xu to persuade you to go back and study with peace of mind, but you insisted again and again, Master Lu was very upset, and ordered Wei Xu to take you out of the official department, but Wei Xu obeyed the order. Fault, but you thought it was Wei Xu who was bullying others to block your face, so today you followed him to the Kaifeng mansion and drew a sword in front of the gate to provoke, Wei Xu was afraid that you would hurt the yamen servants and the surrounding people, so he took you to the courtyard and returned I promised Zhao Thirty to let you give up the idea of ​​seeking an official, but you didn't keep the promise and scratched Weixu's arm." Defang looked at Li Guangfu, "Li Guangfu, do you believe my Eight Sage King's words?"

Li Guangfu looked at De Fang, and lowered his head guiltily, "The student didn't know the inside story, speculated wantonly, lied and insulted each other, hurt His Highness with the sword, the student is willing to accept the guilt, please punish me severely."

"Li Guangfu, you are already a second-class Jinshi, and sooner or later you will be an official of the imperial court. Why don't you worry about studying and waiting for the Imperial Academy exam instead of meeting His Majesty to seek an official?"

"Returning to the words of the prince, students start learning at the age of seven, study hard for 17 years, and pass several examinations before they are admitted to the rank of Jinshi. However, the students have not entered the first class, so they have to study for another three years. After passing the Imperial Academy examination, they can be officially awarded officials. , the student’s parents and elder brothers gave all their money to the students to buy books, paper and pens. I only hope that I can win the gold medal and honor my ancestors. Now that my parents are old, the two elder brothers can only rely on farming to maintain the family’s life.” Li Guangfu looked up. Defang: "Although the student is a sergeant, he has to wait another three years. The student has never returned a penny to his family for [-] years. He feels guilty in his heart, so the student can only have the audacity to beg His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty can make an exception to appoint an official, even if It would be good for the students to go to a barbaric town, the students just want to send some of their meager salary to their parents and elder brothers, and they also want to do something for the people in their jurisdiction."

Defang nodded when he heard this, "The most filial person must have kind thoughts, the lonely king believes in your words, but do you know why the imperial court asks the top two and three top Jinshi to study for another three years?"

"Going back to the prince is to improve the knowledge and official quality of Jinshi."