Chapter 306 Lu Kuan is going to take the imperial examination
Cheng Yunshuo turned to look at Li Bijie who said this.
Li Bixi met his gaze and continued, "Master, what I mean is that the young lady has a wide network of contacts and comes from a scholarly family. Although the threshold of Tianfu Academy is high, it is nothing for her to say a word."
Hearing this, Cheng Yunshuo's expression slightly darkened, "Ling Yun is just a girl from the inner court, how can she be so capable?"
"But the eldest and second young masters both enrolled in school two years ago."
"You don't know that it's getting harder for Tianfu Academy to recruit students. Two years ago, Ling Yun was able to get in through connections, but now it's not possible. In addition to having three great scholars recommending you, you also need a graduate who has passed the imperial examination to guarantee you."
Fearing that Li Bixi would question him again about not putting enough effort into his work, Cheng Yunshuo hurriedly explained.
"I asked around for you, and it was Lingyun's brother who helped. He was able to get letters of recommendation from past seniors, but it's too difficult to get recommendations from three great scholars."
Lu Lingyun didn't lie. Tianfu Academy is so strict now.
Of course, this is an internal recommendation from Tianfu Academy. Tianfu Academy also has formal external admissions.
But that is more strict than internal referral.
That means selecting only the absolutely talented students from all over the country.
For example, their requirements for external enrollment are that the candidate must pass the examination to become a tongsheng before the age of ten and a xiucai before the age of fifteen.
If Cheng Bingzhi followed the external enrollment requirements of Tianfu Academy, he would never be able to get into Tianfu Academy in his lifetime.
With internal referrals, you only need to examine the child's qualifications briefly. As long as the child is not extremely bad, you will be accepted based on your background and the recommender.
But Li Bixiang knew it very well.
"Young Madam, do you think that Bingzhi is not a bastard son raised under her name?" Li Bijie said in a weird tone.
She also didn't think Cheng Bing'an and Cheng Binghao were any better than her son.
It was clear that Lu Lingyun was deliberately targeting her son.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I am of humble origin, just an old palace maid, but Bingzhi is your child after all." Whenever Li Bixiang encountered problems related to children, her tone became much sharper.
"Young Madam, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other. You only look at the young masters and young ladies in your own courtyard and don't take Bingzhi and Lanying seriously."
Cheng Yunshuo frowned upon hearing this, "How could Lingyun be partial to one over the other? She is sometimes unfair!"
Lu Lingyun's character is well-known, and the person who benefited the most is Cheng Yunshuo, who has been helping him clean up the mess at the stall.
How could Cheng Yunshuo listen to this?
Seeing that there was no way to separate the two of them, Li Bixiang softened her tone, "My Lord, that's not what I meant. I was thinking that Bingzhi is also your child. His two elder brothers are studying at Tianfu Academy, but he is not here. The gap between them will definitely be huge in the future, right?"
Cheng Yunshuo frowned.
Seeing that he was slightly persuaded, Li Bixi struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Master, I only have one son, Bingzhi. Bixi has been lonely all her life, and this child is my greatest hope. You should just give Bixi a hope and ask the young lady to help!"
Her face, which was 80% similar to Xing Dairong's, was full of fragility and helplessness. Even though she was older and no longer looked young, this made Cheng Yunshuo even more agitated.
If she were still alive, if she were still here, at this age, she would definitely hope for the same...
Since she couldn't count on her man, she had to count on her son.
Immediately, Cheng Yunshuo softened his heart.
"I'll go talk to Lingyun about it."
Bixi's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
At this time, Lu Lingyun's main courtyard.
A young man in his early twenties, just entering adulthood, sat among them.
He was wearing a moon-white robe and a simple hair crown. He did not have any luxurious or expensive jade ornaments on his body. The only things hanging around his waist were a coin bag that he had used for many years and a wooden token.
The word "Tianfu" is written on it.
"How confident are you of passing the imperial examination this year?"
In Lu Lingyun's small flower hall, Chun Xing poured tea and Chun He brought snacks. The young lady sitting in the middle, wearing a light blue spring dress, asked with a smile.
She took a sip of tea and spoke slowly to the young man in the moon-colored white robe.
“Ninety percent.”
The young lady opposite heard this and smiled with eyes as bright as stars. "So confident?"
Seeing her smile, Lu Kuan said with a little embarrassment, "The academy has arranged several exams, and my grades are all acceptable. The teacher said that as long as I can maintain this level of performance, passing the Spring Examination will not be a problem."
"What about the palace examination?" Lu Lingyun personally poured him tea.
"My teacher, Grand Tutor Zhao, said that we should wait and see how I perform in the exam. As long as I perform well in the exam, he will cover me no matter what happens in the palace exam."
Lu Kuan spoke truthfully.
In fact, he was very humble. He was a student with high hopes in this year's Tianfu Academy. Two years ago, Lu Kuan won the first place in the provincial examination and became the champion.
In this imperial examination and palace examination, everyone was hoping that he would win the top three places in the exam.
When Lu Lingyun heard this, she smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
What does this mean? This means it’s a sure thing!
The road to scientific research is just like this. First, you have to ensure that you have a certain level of strength, and then use all the resources you can to enter the best college. In the best college, you can enjoy the top resources. As long as your grades meet the requirements, you can enter the final round.
If at this time there are one or two respected seniors to recommend you and back you up, then you will be able to rise to the top.
Especially for someone like Lu Kuan, who was paved by Lu Lingyun and first entered Tianfu Academy, and then sent Xuesongtu to become a disciple of Grand Tutor Zhao. As long as he follows the steps, there will be no major problems.
This year's scientific research will surely be a surprise.
Moreover, the resources waiting for him in the future are not like those of Liu Shuhui and Li Wenxun, who rose through political achievements at the local level.
Following this path, Lu Kuan started his official career as a Beijing official.
A group of people will recommend him to enter the emperor's eyes and walk on the most central and broadest road to success.
"Thank you so much, Grand Tutor Zhao!" Lu Lingyun said with a smile.
Lu Kuan looked at his sister's smile, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his lips. "No, it's thank you, sister."
Lu Kuan is not a fool. The further he goes along the way, the brighter he feels his future is. He realized early on that someone is helping him with all his might.
The academy that Lu Lingyun arranged for him, the tuition and living expenses that Lu Lingyun paid for him, and the cedar painting that Lu Lingyun gave him...
Lu Lingyun helped him with several key points.
If it weren't for Lu Lingyun, he would have been at a loss six years ago and wouldn't have known what to do.
It might not be difficult to pass the examination to become a scholar, but he might have to work hard for many years before he could pass.
Because there are no resources.
Unlike today, he passed the provincial examination easily a few years ago and won the first place.
Lu Kuan said this sincerely, looking at the only sister in the entire family who helped him.
Lu Lingyun smiled and said, "I am your sister. We are a family. Why should we say thank you? Just study hard on your exam."