"Brother Lin is also a scholar now."
Zhang Dashan was very happy.
In the past, they were extremely envious of the scholars.
I still remember that one time when they were begging for food, they accidentally touched the clothes of a scholar and were scolded by the scholar. Zhao Lin's predecessor vowed at that time that he would study hard to become a scholar, and now he finally did it.
Zhao Lin smiled and nodded, sighing, "Yes, he is also a scholar."
There are so many benefits to being a scholar.
The first is to exempt a scholar from punishment. Even if they have committed a crime, they cannot be punished at will. If there is irrefutable evidence, a letter must be sent to the provincial education commissioner, and only after the provincial education commissioner has stripped the scholar of his official title can punishment be used.
Secondly, you can wear the special clothes of a scholar, such as a long gown, a square scarf, and long boots. If you have no official title but dress like a scholar, then you will be punished with a beating.
Third, you can keep slaves. As for what to do with them, that's a matter of opinion.
Fourth, when a scholar meets an official, he does not need to kneel, he only needs to bow and greet him.
Fifth, a scholar could be exempted from corvee labor. In ancient times, corvee labor was life-threatening, and many ordinary families were forced to break up because of corvee labor. A scholar could not only exempt himself, but also exempt two people in his family from corvee labor, which was equivalent to saving two lives.
The sixth scholar did not have to pay taxes. Not only did he not have to pay taxes, but his entire family did not have to pay taxes either.
In addition, scholars like Zhao Lin who ranked high in the imperial examination were awarded the title of "Scholars on Imperial Academy" and received regular stipends from the court, which meant they were given living expenses. Although it wasn't much, only four taels per month, an average family of three at that time couldn't afford to spend that much in a month.
"All things are inferior, only reading is superior." Zhao Lin sighed, "Now I understand the meaning of this sentence."
Although studying was important in his previous life, it was not like today where one could change his class just by passing the imperial examination.
"But if you really want to cross the social class, you still have to pass the imperial examination." Zhao Lin said.
Zhang Dashan said: "Being a scholar is already very impressive. We didn't even dare to think about it before."
Zhao Lin laughed and said, "Yes, that's amazing."
After passing the imperial examination, Zhao Lin could relax for a while and consider what to do next.
The most important thing is naturally the provincial examination in August.
After passing the provincial examination, one becomes a juren, and if one has connections, one can use them to become an official.
In Zhao Lin’s previous life, there was a very famous story called “Fan Jin Passes the Provincial Examination”. Fan Jin was stuck here for more than 30 years and did not pass the examination until he was in his 50s. You can imagine how difficult the provincial examination was.
But Zhao Chenhan is only 15 years old this year, no, he was already a juren when he was 13 years old two years ago.
If you want to surpass Zhao Chenhan, you must pass the provincial examination this year.
Fortunately, all scholars can go to the county school to study. Zhao Lin plans to report to the county school in Kaiyang County in a few days.
Sudden.
Bang!
The door was kicked open.
"Zhao Lin!"
Zhao Mingya came in angrily.
"You're so selfish. You don't care about brotherhood or the family at all. You just want to get first place. Now you're satisfied. You've even got top three. How impressive and famous you are. Poor Chenhan's future has been ruined by you."
Zhao Lin gave Zhao Mingya a look of disgust and said, "Dashan, throw her out. If she comes in again, I'll break her legs."
"You dare?"
Zhao Mingya was furious.
Zhao Lin actually dared to say he would break her legs!
This is simply insubordination!
But she is his biological sister!
Zhao Lin waved his hand, and Zhang Dashan immediately rushed over, grabbed Zhao Mingya by the collar, dragged her to the door and threw her out.
He has no intention of showing mercy to women.
Snap!
Zhao Mingya fell to the ground, almost falling apart, and then saw the broken wooden door slam shut in front of her.
"Zhao Lin! Open the door!"
Zhao Mingyu knocked hard on the door, but there was no response from inside. People were peeking in from both sides, so he shouted angrily, "Zhao Lin, just wait! You'll get your comeuppance sooner or later!"
Zhao Lin in the courtyard sneered: "Whether I will suffer retribution is uncertain, but the retribution of your Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will come soon."
Ignoring Zhao Mingya, Zhao Lin was about to continue reading.
Bang bang bang!
There was a knock on the door.
Zhao Lin's face darkened, and he rushed over to open the door: "Do you really think I dare not break your legs?"
"Zhao... Young Master Zhao!"
The visitor was frightened by Zhao Lin's murderous aura and almost fell down.
"It's Lan'er, what are you doing here? Where's your young lady?"
The person who came was Lan'er, Fu Liqing's maid. She said, "My young lady invites you to a banquet the day after tomorrow. Here is the invitation."
Give an invitation to Zhao Lin.
"banquet?"
Zhao Lin opened the invitation, which read: A banquet will be held on the Qingxuan flower boat on the Jinshui River outside the city at 3:00 p.m. on May 17th. We look forward to Mr. Zhao's visit.
The signature is Yun Zhiyi.
"Yun Zhiyi? Who is this? Could she be Miss Fu's friend?" Zhao Lin asked puzzledly.
Lan Er said, "You'll know when you get there."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Tell Miss Fu that I will be there on time."
No matter who Yun Zhiyi is, Fu Liqing won't harm himself, right?
Two days passed in a flash.
At the time of Shen on May 17th, which was around four in the afternoon, Zhao Lin arrived at the Jinshui River as scheduled, but there were more than ten or twenty flower boats on the river, and he didn't know which one was the Qingxuan flower boat.
Zhao Lin was stretching his neck to look for something when a carriage passed by him and suddenly stopped.
Then Zhao Chenhan jumped out of the car and asked in surprise: "Brother, why are you here?"
Looking at Zhao Chenhan's hypocritical face, Zhao Lin waved to him and said, "Good brother, come closer. I miss you so much after not seeing you for a few days. Let's have some affection."
Zhao Chenhan hesitated for a moment, and just as he was about to move closer, he heard Zhao Mingya scream from behind: "Don't get close to him."
The last time Zhao Lin ran away from home, he asked Zhao Chenhan to come over and beat him up. Zhao Mingyu remembered it very clearly.
As expected, Zhao Chenhan didn't dare to come over. Zhao Lin felt very sorry: "You are lucky."
Zhao Chenhan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has good skills. Zhao Lin has only been practicing for more than two months, and he may not be able to beat him without relying on sneak attacks, so he did not take the initiative to beat him.
"Zhao Lin, you selfish little man, what are you doing here?"
Zhao Mingya said angrily.
The day before yesterday, she was thrown out by that burly man and almost fell down and couldn't stand up. Zhao Mingya hated Zhao Lin to death.
Zhao Lin didn't even bother to look at Zhao Mingya: "None of your business!"
"you?"
Zhao Mingya was furious, but suddenly calmed down and sneered, "Let me guess, you're not here to stroll around the flower boat, are you? Do you think you're worthy?"
Zhao Mingya said disdainfully, "Do you think anyone can get on a flower boat? Even if you've won the imperial examination, you're still just a small scholar, and a poor one at that. You can't even afford a glass of wine on this flower boat."
"Yeah?"
Zhao Lin said calmly, "What if I don't have to spend a penny and someone invites me for a drink?"
"Haha, treat you? Do you really think your little three yuan is worth a lot? If someone invites you to drink on a flower boat, I will jump off this river."
Zhao Mingya laughed.
As soon as the words fell.
A flower boat suddenly approached the shore, and someone on board called out, "Is that the poet Zhao Gongzi over there? My daughter invites you."
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