For most of the year, under the guidance of Lin Yanchao, Lin Yanchao made daily progress in poetry and writing, not only reading the eight major literary notes and Zhaoming anthologies, but also reading Chinese, Shiji, National Policy, Hanshu, and Chu Ci. In addition, Lin Yanchao's scriptures are still written, and Lin Hydrocarbon is also taught. There is a guide from the Hanlin Academy, which is something that many scholars can't ask for, and Lin Yan is only guiding Lin Yanchao alone.

Lin Yan taught Lin Yanchao once every five days, no matter whether it was cold or hot, or windy or rainy, Lin Yanchao would come every day according to his instructions and never be absent.

Lin Yan's teacher is that indifferent temperament, he never blames Lin Yanchao, but tries his best to teach. If it is a rainy day in the class, Lin Yan will also instruct his subordinates to prepare a ginger tea for Lin Yanchao.

As for Liyuan, this play is just Lin Yanchao's handy work to help Xie Zhaoqian save the Confucian play, and it is more just a fan's nostalgia. However, Lin Yanchao also went on a trip for three days as scheduled, sat down for half an hour, and watched how Xie Zhaoqian rehearsed the play while talking about the play.

At the beginning, only Xie Zhaoqian received alone, and later his father Xie Rushao also came, Xie Rushao was born as a person, first in Qiantang as a teacher, and then to the county Zhishi, and his son is generally good at writing, good plays, good books, good scripts.

Xie Rushao, Xie Zhaoqian is fascinated by the script called "Nie Xiaoqian" written by Lin Yanchao.

For more than half a year, the father and son pushed away everything, and here according to Lin Yanchao's description, they wrote a fifty-three plays, and here according to the script and the songs sung by Lin Yanchao, they were adapted into suitable for opera and discussed the appropriate singing tone. The troupe here is performing and rehearsing on the other, and according to Lin Yanchao's suggestion, both corners of Shengdan are sung in Fujian accent.

The days of studying and watching the drama lasted until July, and after July, Lin Yan's mother died, and even his brother Lin Xian, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, had to go home.

In fact, Lin Yanchao has been studying under Lin Hydrocarbon for so long, and he also knows how bad the relationship between the Lin family and Zhang Juzheng is.

Lin Xian and Zhang Juzheng were both Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, and in the same year, after the Jinshi, the two became Shujishi together.

Xu Jie's very important Lin Xuan, called 'Burning can soothe the world', and has the intention of bringing him into the cabinet. When Xu Jie was the first assistant, Lin Xian was transferred to Nanjing by the Central Order, Xu Jie sighed, who said that the world is up to me? I can't leave a forest for the country yet.

After Zhang Ju was rightfully righteous, he offered Lin Xuan some invitation, but Lin Xuan refused. Although it angered Zhang Juzheng, this time Lin Xian went home in mourning for his mother, and countless officials came. After all, he served as the Guozi Priest Wine, the same examiner for the examination, and the chief examiner of the Shuntian Township Examination, Lin Xuan's protégés and former officials can be said to be all over the world.

Heavy snow has just passed.

Lin Yanchao was grinding ink in front of the window, preparing to write an article, and there was a stove next to him, which made the room hot.

Lin Yanchao took advantage of the grinding ink, adjusted his thinking, and when it was almost over, he wrote again.

Lin Yanchao picked up the volume and read it by himself, and said to himself: Mr. said that I should learn from the three generations of the Qin Dynasty and learn from everyone in the Tang and Song dynasties. In the past six months, I have also consciously made great progress in my articles, although the style of writing has not yet reached the unique situation of everyone, but it is also a slight success.

It's a pity that Mr. is mourning, and I can't ask him for advice with the article, otherwise I should also ask, how sure I am of the county exam this time.

Lin Yanchao muttered to himself, put the volume aside, in the past few months, he didn't know how many eight-strand essays he had written, stacked together half a person high, as for the calligraphy manuals, there were countless of them.

Lin Yanchao looked at the pen holder, more than a dozen bald pens, couldn't help shaking his head, and laughed at himself: "I use pen and ink paper like this, I'm afraid I'll feel distressed again if I know it." ”

However, the calligraphy is also very effective, and now Lin Yanchao's calligraphy is not the same as it was at the beginning. These will come in handy in the future county exams.

"I've been preparing for a year and a half, almost just for this children's test."

Speaking of this, Lin Yanchao pushed open the window and looked out, but saw that the light snow was still drifting.

The houses in all directions were shrouded in snow.

"Well, it's sunny, I haven't been fishing for a long time, so I'll go out on a trip when I'm in the mood for today."

After saying that, Lin Yanchao sorted out a few books he was reading, put them in his book bag, went downstairs and took a big hat, a coat, picked up a fishing rod, and walked to the river with a bamboo basket.

The snow was still falling, and when I walked to the river, many people in the market, and the old man who usually played chess saw Lin Yanchao and said with a smile: "On such a cold day, still go fishing?" ”

"Yes, Uncle Xu, are you coughing?"

"I'll let you remember, it's good morning."

"Lin Gongzi, our bookstore just entered the bamboo paper from Liancheng, and the shopkeeper said that as long as you are forty-five wen and a knife."

"Got it, I'll come back tomorrow."

Lin Yanchao walked to the river, found a stone step and laid a palm mat to sit down, then used bait to lay the bottom towards the water's edge, and then sat and fished with a flick of the fishing rod.

While Lin Yanchao was fishing, he picked up Cheng Mo, who had just started the provincial and township test in the first year of Wanli, and looked at it. The winter sun is warm, and the city is warmer than when you lived in the countryside.

After reading for a while, the sun reflected on the book, and Lin Yanchao turned his head to read again.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, you really make it easy for me to find, I'm about to try it in the county, and you're still fishing here?"

A series of footsteps came, and Lin Yanchao turned his head to one side but saw that it was Chen Xinggui, followed by several people.

Lin Yanchao put away the fishing rod and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, don't make fun of it. ”

Chen Xinggui smiled and said, "What's the difference between your dress and that of an old fisherman?" Could it be that you don't study and want to fish for a living? How many will you sell to me then? ”

As soon as Chen Xinggui finished speaking, several people on the side smiled and said, "Brother Chen, is this the friend you want to introduce to us?" ”

"A fisherman?"

Lin Yanchao smiled when he heard this, most of these people's words were joking, but they were not malicious. Lin Yanchao methodically packed up the fishing rod and said: "Zi said, those who know are happy to be water." Jiang Taigong, Yan Ziling, and Liu Zongyuan are all famous people who are good at fishing, and they are laughing at fishermen, aren't they laughing at Jiang Taigong? ”

After a while, everyone didn't dare to laugh anymore, and everyone said together: "Yes, yes, it makes sense." ”

Chen Xinggui immediately turned his head and smiled at the few people on the side and said, "How about it, I said that my friend is worth seeing." "Everyone is now with Lin Yanchao's name, and it turns out that they are all students who participated in the Minxian County Examination with Chen Xinggui.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Brother Chen, you haven't come to me for a long time, but you have made great progress in studying behind closed doors for most of the past half a year?" ”

Chen Xinggui was a little conceited and said: "A little gain, what about you, Brother Lin?" ”

Lin Yanchao looked at the other party's face and read the blue look, presumably he also worked hard. Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Chen Xinggui said: "It's just right, the county test is imminent, a few of our friends are going to get together, oh, by the way, Huang Biyou, Zhu Xiangwen also came to the provincial capital, and now lives in the Tangmen Inn, and asked me to inquire about your news, I'm not here." ”

When Lin Yanchao heard that the two of them were also here, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, a few of our classmates haven't seen each other for a long time, I don't know what happened to Ye Xianggao and Yu Qingzhou?" ”

Chen Xinggui said with a smile: "Ye Xianggao is going to take the county exam in Fuqing, and Yu Qingzhou is in Pucheng, if they pass the government exam with us, we will be able to meet at that time." ”

Lin Yanchao sighed: "Yes, I hope everyone can pass the county exam and meet in the government exam." ”

Chen Xinggui shook his head and said: "Where is it so easy, our Min County and Houguan County are all strong counties in the imperial examination, and if there are no scholars in the family, there are thousands of people in the county examination, and only one in a hundred will be selected." ”

"As for Ye Xianggao, there will be fewer on Yu Qingzhou's side, but there are also thirty or forty people who take one. In short, it is ten times more difficult than when we were in the outer house and the inner house. ”

This admission ratio has caught up with the civil service examination of later generations, and this is only the first pass of the county exam, Lin Yanchao couldn't help but say: "It's so difficult." ”

The people on the side: "Yes, although our Fujian Chinese style is not as good as that of Suzhou and Hangzhou, we are good at exams, and the number of Jinshi champions since ancient times is not lost to Ji'an, Shaoxing and other provinces." So if you want to get ahead in Fujian, it's hard to say a word. ”

Everyone is a scholar, and they are going to participate in this county exam, so they are interested in getting close to each other, so they made an appointment to eat and drink together.

Lin Yanchao also wanted to swim, and at that moment Chen Xinggui instructed his subordinates to send Lin Yanchao's fishing rod and fishing basket home, tell him, and ordered someone to invite Huang Biyou and Zhu Xiangwen.