Zhao Lin began to study hard.
Fortunately, his predecessor had laid a solid foundation in the past few years, so he didn't need to spend too much time on it. Instead, he could find time to practice martial arts.
Bajiquan!
This was the real skill that Zhao Lin had spent millions to learn from a Bajiquan master in his previous life. It was said that he was the successor of the sharpshooter Li Shuwen.
He studied literature during the day and practiced martial arts at night, while also teaching Zhang Dashan Bajiquan.
Zhao Lin lives a very comfortable life.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the county examination.
…
March 12th of the Daqi calendar.
Kaiyang County Government was under the jurisdiction of Shengjing Prefecture.
Accompanied by Zhang Dashan, Zhao Lin arrived at the gate of the county government office on time, only to see a large crowd of people outside waiting for the exam to begin.
Shengjing Prefecture was the capital of the Great Qi Dynasty. Although Kaiyang County only managed the inner and outer cities, there were thousands of people participating in the county examination.
Not only the examinees, but also their relatives and friends came to see them off.
So much so that the road was blocked.
"It's great to have family." Zhang Dashan said with emotion.
Neither he nor Zhao Lin had any family and had never enjoyed the care of their family.
At this time, Zhang Dashan's eyes became red as he watched those parents asking about the well-being of their children.
Zhao Lin disagreed and said, "Having family isn't necessarily a good thing."
The previous life did have a family, but what was the result?
It’s better to have no family at all.
"That's... Zhao Lin?"
Zhao Mingya and Fu Liqing were going out for an outing in a car, but the road was blocked by a group of examiners. Just as they were about to ask the driver to change the route, they saw Zhao Lin in the crowd.
"He wants to take the imperial examination? Is he worthy of taking it?"
Zhao Mingya showed disdain.
"Zhao Lin?"
Fu Liqing followed Zhao Mingya's gaze and saw Zhao Lin, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ya'er, that's Zhao Lin, the author of Jin Ping Mei, the one you've always wanted to meet, and also the author of Ode to the Willow. Is he going to take the county exam? Stop the car."
The driver stopped the carriage, Fu Liqing stopped Zhao Mingyu and jumped out of the carriage and came to Zhao Lin.
"Mr. Zhao, do you want to take the imperial examination?" Fu Liqing asked.
Zhao Lin showed disgust when he saw Zhao Mingya, but he still said politely to Fu Liqing: "Yes, Miss Fu."
Fu Liqing smiled and said, "You are so talented in writing, you will definitely get the first place in the exam."
Zhao Lin smiled slightly: "Then I will accept Miss Fu's good wishes."
"snort!"
Zhao Mingya, who was standing next to him, snorted coldly and said, "The imperial examination is not about reciting poems or writing couplets. Just relying on that won't work."
Fu Liqing quickly introduced: "This is Zhao Mingya, the fifth lady of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
Zhao Lin nodded slightly: "Hello, Miss Zhao Wu."
Zhao Mingya was furious.
This bastard doesn’t even call me sister!
Okay, if you don’t recognize me, I won’t recognize you either.
Zhao Mingya raised her head and snorted.
Zhao Lin continued, "They say the Zhenbei Marquisate has five golden flowers and one unicorn. Seeing it today, I can see that the reputation is indeed well-deserved. Miss Zhao Wu even knows what the imperial examinations are about. I admire you."
Zhao Mingya's rage grew even stronger. She stared coldly at Zhao Lin, but before she could say anything, Zhao Lin continued, "I heard that the Zhao family's Qilin son took the three examinations and won first place twice?"
The first place in the case is the first one.
"good."
When Zhao Chenhan was mentioned as having won first place twice, Zhao Mingya raised her head and said, "Since the beginning of this dynasty, there has never been a case where the same person has won first place twice. This is the first time in this dynasty."
Fu Liqing also nodded and said, "Young Master Zhao is indeed extraordinary."
She looked strange because the person in front of her was also Young Master Zhao.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Twice... only."
Zhao Mingya finally couldn't help herself and said angrily, "What do you mean? Do you think you can surpass Chen Han and get the first place three times? Don't dream on it. With your level, if you want to surpass Chen Han, you'll have to wait for your next life!"
"Ya'er, why do you talk like that?"
Fu Liqing looked at Zhao Mingya unhappily.
Zhao Mingya suddenly realized that she was irritated by this bastard and almost exposed Zhao Lin's identity. She quickly said, "I was impulsive at the moment and didn't mean to do it."
Fu Liqing looked at Zhao Lin, then at Zhao Mingya, and always felt that something was strange.
Zhao Lin said calmly, "Everything depends on human effort. Not to mention winning three first prizes, even winning three prizes in a row is possible, isn't it?"
"Oh!"
In order not to expose Zhao Lin's identity, Zhao Mingya resisted the urge to mock him.
You really dare to dream of winning three prizes in a row.
Don't even ask, you are such a loser, you can't even recognize a few words, are you worthy?
At this time, a gong sounded, the gate of the county government office opened, and the examinees began to enter.
Zhao Lin said to Fu Liqing, "I'm going to take the exam. See you later."
"You will definitely get the first place in the exam." Fu Liqing encouraged.
Zhao Lin had already turned around and waved to Fu Liqing with his back.
Arriving at the gate of the county government office, after the gatekeeper checked the four treasures of the study he brought with him, Zhao Lin entered the county government office and disappeared in the crowd.
"Let's go too." Fu Liqing said to Zhao Mingya.
There was only one county examination in this dynasty, which was divided into two volumes.
The first volume tests dictation and filling in the blanks of the scriptures, which is memorization.
The predecessor did a very good job in this regard and memorized almost all the necessary scriptures, so Zhao Lin didn't have to worry about it.
The second volume is Zhao Lin's specialty, writing a poem with no restrictions on rhythm.
The county examination was similar to the elementary school entrance examination in the previous life, and the requirements were not high.
Zhao Lin turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window, writing as fast as the wind and concentrating on answering the questions.
All I could hear was the sound of people answering questions.
…
Zhao Mingya and Fu Liqing were on an outing in the suburbs, and during their casual conversation they talked about Zhao Lin's participation in the imperial examination.
"With Mr. Zhao's level, he will definitely have no problem taking the county exam. I just don't know if he can get first place."
"It would be amazing if I could get first place in the county, prefectural, and imperial examinations."
"That's three first prizes. Although it's not as good as winning three prizes in a row, it can still be passed down as a good story."
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