Chapter 137 If you become rich and powerful, don’t forget us!
In her previous letter, she had expressed her current confusion in detail. The pressure of the provincial examination was not small, and she didn't know whether she should study the examiner's preferences like Yan Lun did.
However, Cen Songbai told her that if she wanted to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court, both "Tao" and "Shu" were indispensable.
The Tao is to be impartial and just and to establish a mission for the people. Even if there are tens of millions of people, they can still achieve it.
A strategist should judge the situation, take advantage of opportunities and hide his strengths, and win by taking roundabout means.
This does not mean that she should really try to cut corners and curry favor with the examiner, but to be prepared in advance.
For example, if the examiner this year is a military strategist, he can put some effort into military affairs. Even if the arguments in his answer are not consistent with the examiner's opinion, as long as his words are meaningful, they can leave a deep impression.
As an important official of the imperial court, the examiner would not mind if a mere candidate had different ideas from his own.
After reading the reply, Zhu Lan breathed a sigh of relief, and the depression in his heart was finally relieved.
The last time she took part in the college entrance examination, she relied on her own talent and did not even bother to find out which official would be the examiner.
In the provincial examination eight months later, the opponents will not only be the scholars in Jiangzhou City, but also the scholars from several nearby states. According to the information given by the academy, the admission ratio for the provincial examination next year will be 1 in 60, which is extremely difficult.
In addition, Cen Songbai also reminded her in the letter not to forget to register for the science test in June next year.
According to Zhu Lan, the "imperial examination" in Daliang is also different from the annual imperial examinations in history that he has learned.
In this era, the imperial examination was equivalent to a mock exam before the provincial examination, and participation was not compulsory.
Although the imperial examination was an extremely rare testing opportunity for the students taking the imperial examination, the actual number of people who registered for the examination each year was only one-half of the number of people who took part in the provincial examination.
As for the reason, one is that the application fee for the scientific examination is extremely high, and the fee will be slightly adjusted every year, basically ranging from five to seven taels per person, and not all candidates can come up with so much money.
The second reason is that some people are worried that if their results in the imperial examinations are not ideal, it will affect their mentality and performance in the formal provincial examinations, so they simply don't take the exams.
The results of the subject tests will not be ranked, the scores of the reference students will only be divided into first, second and third grades.
If nothing unexpected happens, the first-class candidates will have no problem passing the provincial examination.
The second class has hope of passing the provincial examination, but still requires hard work.
If you get third place... you basically need to wait another three years and prepare to take part in the next provincial examination.
The reason why Cen Songbai asked Zhu Lan to apply for the exam was because he saw some anxiety revealed in Zhu Lan's letter. Cen Songbai had great confidence in her and hoped that she could pass the exam to clarify her own abilities.
The registration time is coming soon. Five taels of silver is not a problem for Zhu Lan. He can just go home and find Pei Yue. However, for Zhu Qingyan, it is a huge problem.
Zhu Qingyan in the study had a worried look on his face, as he had been worrying about this for quite some time.
Five taels of silver, that is more than what Su could earn in a year!
Su Shi had been frugal for so many years, but the total amount of money she had saved was less than ten taels. Zhu Qingyan knew that if he asked, Su Shi would definitely pay without saying a word, but how could Zhu Qingyan bear it?
Su was not in good health, and the money the family had saved was for future illnesses and disasters. She used it to register for an unnecessary exam. How would Su's life be guaranteed in the future?
But where else could she get the money?
After the evening class, Zhu Qingyan stayed alone in the room, thinking about the examination registration fee. Murong Jing passed by the window.
"Hey, young master, why don't you leave yet?" Murong Jing asked her, leaning her head against the window.
"I'll leave now. Ajing, wait for me." Zhu Qingyan stood up, packed up his things and walked out of the classroom.
Along the way, Murong Jing talked about what happened in today's class happily, but Zhu Qingyan was absent-minded. She listened to Murong Jing's voice and wanted to speak several times, but swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.
It was too embarrassing to ask for a loan, and she couldn't bring herself to say it.
"By the way, today I heard that many people are going to sign up for some subject test. What is that? Should I take part as well?" Murong Jing asked.
Zhu Qingyan briefly explained the imperial examination to her, and then said that this was something that only students who had passed the academy examination and were preparing to take part in the autumn examination should consider. Murong Jing was not even a scholar, so she didn't need to study this for the time being.
Murong Jing breathed a sigh of relief. "Haha, as long as it has nothing to do with me. Then you will definitely attend it, right?"
Zhu Qingyan lowered his voice a little, avoiding Murong Jing's gaze, and said somewhat unwillingly: "I... probably shouldn't go. In fact, the science test is not a must."
Murong Jing laughed and hooked Zhu Qingyan's shoulders, "As expected of you, you are a young master. You are so confident!"
The two of them walked towards Qingya Garden, and Zhu Qingyan felt a little melancholy.
With a family background like Murong Jing's, she probably couldn't imagine that there were people in the world like her who could not sleep over a few pieces of silver.
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In the study of Linfeng Garden, Zhao Sicheng and Zhou Da exclaimed:
"Liang Zhou, are you really going to sign us up for the exam?!"
Liang Zhou sat on the table nonchalantly, looking as if it was a matter of course, "Yes, I have paid for you. Of course, I will also take the test for fun and help my brothers."
Zhao Sicheng didn't say anything. He always felt guilty about accepting benefits from others. Zhou Da also looked conflicted.
Their families were not well-off, and although they were brothers, they were still a little embarrassed to talk about their lack of money. Although Liang Zhou paid to solve the urgent problem, it also made them feel a little embarrassed.
Money and dignity seem to be an eternal problem.
Liang Zhou saw what they were thinking and said with a smile, "Don't think too much. My father is right. We can't influence the affairs of the royal family. I should enjoy myself for now and not live up to the reputation of being a playboy. Otherwise, I may not be able to enjoy it in the future."
As he spoke, he put on a sad expression again, clasped his fists towards the two of them and said:
"So, you have to work hard. If I ever get into trouble, you can't pretend you don't know me.
If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"
Zhao Sicheng and Zhou Da knew that Liang Zhou said this on purpose to ease their embarrassment, and they were moved and cooperated.
Zhou Da sincerely held Liang Zhou's hand and said with great emotion: "Brother, in the future, every bite of meat I eat will be a bite of soup you drink!"
Zhao Sicheng nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I'll grab his meat and give it to you to eat!"
Liang Zhou pried Zhou Da's hand away awkwardly, "I still hope that day won't come, hehe..."
The laughter of three people could be heard from Linfeng Garden.
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