Chu Qi was nineteen years old that year.
This young man is not yet an adult, but if he continues to take exams, his future may be limitless.
Tongsheng takes an examination every three years, Xiucai takes an examination every two years, and Juren takes an examination every two years.
Going further up, starting from the Jinshi level, there is an examination once a year.
Above the Juren are the Jinshi, among which only three are selected from the first class of Jinshi, the first one is called Zhuangyuan, the second one is called Bangyan, and the third one is called Tanhua.
They were all awarded the title of Jinshi.
A number of candidates in the second class were awarded the status of Jinshi.
The three families also selected a number of names and granted them the same status of Jinshi.
Chu Qi, a person who suddenly emerged and won the top spot in the college entrance examination three times in a row.
If he were to take the exam again a year later, he would be the one with the greatest hope of winning the first-class Jinshi title.
Not only the emperor looked at her with a suspicious eye, but other competitors also looked at her with a suspicious eye.
After those who were interested in getting to know Chu Qi, they discovered that he was not only extremely talented, but also had three very famous books to his name.
He can be regarded as one of the famous contemporary writers.
The Qian Dynasty was a prosperous dynasty rarely seen in a thousand years.
The current emperor values culture over military power, and the emperor admires Chu Qi's talent very much.
Even when he occasionally chatted with others, he implied that he was planning to arrange a good official position for her.
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No matter how much you plan, it is not as good as human calculation.
One month after Chu Qi passed the imperial examination, jaw-dropping news came out.
Chu Qi actually accepted the appointment as an official from the court.
You must know that although Juren can become an official, the position is very low and there is a limit to their advancement.
The prospects are far less promising than becoming an official in the court.
But, she chose to accept the appointment and serve as a county magistrate in a remote area.
Some people sighed and said it was a pity, while others were secretly happy that there was one less competitor.
Especially for the other candidates who were sure to get the first place, they breathed a sigh of relief.
It would be good for Ye Qingyun to become an official!
This leaves a vacant position in Class A.
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Since Chu Qi accepted the appointment, he would set off for the appointed county on the seventh day.
Her county is located in the most difficult northwestern region, Pingyao County.
The people there are even poorer than those in Zhang County.
Even though Zhang County was poor, at least people could have a full meal occasionally and would not be starving to death.
It is said that people in the northwest are really starving, and being skin and bones is the norm.
Moreover, there had been a famine, and many people had fled to other areas, where the number of people was only half of that in Zhang County.
There are 100,000 people in Zhang County, but only 50,000 in Pingyao County.
In Pingyao County, few scholars are willing to take up the post. Not only can they not get any benefits, but they will also suffer if they go there.
The previous scholar had been the county magistrate in Zhang County for ten years.
Let’s not talk about how happy I was to finally have Chu Qi, the “fool”, take over.
The Ye family's place is extremely lively.
The decision made by Chu Qi was unanimously supported by the Ye family.
The reason is that Mr. Ye's leg was broken when he was an official in the court. He was involved in court struggles, framed and imprisoned. He was ambushed in prison and his leg was broken by the jailer.
Whenever Mr. Ye thought about becoming an official in the imperial court, his broken legs would ache.
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but the pain is so severe that I sometimes faint.
Chu Qi called the symptoms traumatic psychological disorder.
Of course, this term had not yet been invented in the Qian Dynasty, and the doctor said it was a heart disease.
Mental illness requires patients to overcome difficulties on their own.
There was still plenty of time left to travel to the northwest, so the Ye family began to pack up.
Whatever you want to take with you is loaded onto a donkey cart.
If you can’t take it away, leave it in your ancestral home.
People believe in returning to one's roots. The ancestral home of the Huang family has now been transferred to Huang Ying's name. Even if this ancestral home cannot be taken away, it is not a bad idea to let the ancestors of the Huang family rest in peace here.
After Huang Ying passes away, the ancestral home will be passed on to her sons, who will then offer sacrifices to the Huang family on her behalf.
We have gone too far, let’s now return to the Ye family.
After packing up, Chu Qi went to Yu Town to discuss the handover of the next story with the bookstore owner Li Yue.
Pingyao County in the northwest is about 2,000 miles away from Zhang County.
It would take about half a year to walk there on foot, but it would be faster if taken by donkey cart.
But it will take at least half a year to drive.
If we speed up, we can shorten the journey to about half a month.
Although it's a bit short, it still takes time to keep in touch.
After discussion, Chu Qi and Li Yue agreed to submit the first draft of the new book every six months, and Li Yue would give dividends and royalties every six months.
All deliveries were completed through the government-run post stations among the people.
After everything was packed up, time passed quietly and soon it was seven days later.
The Ye family boarded the donkey cart prepared by the court and headed for Pingyao County.
The donkey carts were not very spacious and there were twelve of them in total.
One cart can seat three people. When camping outdoors, the donkey cart compartment will be where everyone sleeps.
Part of the donkey carts were for the Ye family, part was for the escorting officers and soldiers, and the remaining part was used to carry the Ye family's belongings as they moved.
Four months later.
Pingyao County.
Zhang Sheng, the county magistrate, received advance notice that Ye Qingyun would be arriving at the county gate, so he hurriedly brought people to the county gate to greet him.
Zhang Sheng looked at Chu Qi as if she were his savior.
Back then, he was young, ignorant and had no background, and was deceived into coming to this poor county to suffer, with very little oil and water for three meals a day.
He wanted to transfer, but there was no one to replace him. He couldn't transfer even if he wanted to.
Now, with the arrival of Ye Qingyun, the savior, he can finally escape from the sea of suffering.
After warmly receiving Ye Qingyun, Zhang Sheng took him to a pitifully small yamen and stopped him. He told him with a beaming smile that this would be where he would work from now on.
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