Li Dui looked at Du Zhongxiao with a smile on his face: "You sell steamed wine at home, it seems that you can make some money, but it is not a long-term solution." Wine is a monopoly of the imperial court, and if you take advantage of a loophole in your family, it will be okay for a while, and the government will inevitably intervene after a long time. If you can read it early and write a booklet to dedicate to the court, you can really think long-term. This kind of thing, it is difficult for others to see through it and talk to your family, but fortunately, you woke up early. ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "The official is right, and the students think the same way." ”

As a human being in two lives, Du Zhongxiao certainly knows what the nature of the monopoly is, and how can it leave a loophole for the people to drill. Because of the dispute with the Wu family, the state and county governments are facing their own families, so there will be the previous situation. Once the governor of the state and county is changed, he has nothing to do with the Du family, how can the Du family enjoy the profits of steamed wine alone. The method must be sacrificed, sooner or later. It is better to offer late than early, and it is better to take the initiative when forced to do so, Du Zhongxiao immediately started as soon as he thought about it. Now everyone praises it, and you can still get some benefits for yourself.

Li Dui said: "The imperial court does not treat your family badly, and divides the land of Sanzhou, so that you can enjoy the benefits of steaming wine alone." With this business, your family will have no worries about their livelihood. Virtuous nephew, you will be able to study in the capital with peace of mind in the future. According to the rules of these years, most of them start every three years, and if you count the time, there will be a solution test next year. Time is short, you have to work hard. The middle jinshi is the real change of court. ”

Du Zhongxiao said yes. At this time, the time for opening a branch to take a scholar is not fixed, the most intensive time is the Taizong period, sometimes one subject a year is not enough, and then slowly lengthened. Sometimes two years, sometimes three years, and the longest Zhenzong has four or five years in his later years. These sessions have only been fixed, and they are basically opened every three years, but they still have to have a special purpose to count.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was well-behaved, Li Dui said again: "There is no Master to guide the Guozijian, and there are not many students in it on weekdays, but there is no other place in the world to compare with the collection of books there, so you don't waste your time." I have made articles on weekdays, and I can communicate with young people who are also studying in the capital, such as the petty officials of the Sushe people you interact with every day. If you do it proudly, you can also show it to me. In the past few months, I have seen you gradually enter the door when you do it, and it is not as jerky as when you were in the county. This is a good thing, don't be complacent, and work harder in the future. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What the official said is true. Being able to enter the National Prison is something that many people dream of, and I must cherish it. ”

In a few months, Du Zhongxiao's academic skills did not make much progress, but he gradually figured out the writing style and format of the current text, and his thinking and composition methods improved, and the articles were much stronger than before. Since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination has been more than 100 years old, and there is a fixed format, including writing and reasoning, all of which are different from ordinary articles. If you have the right way, you can write a good article only if you slowly hone it to become mature.

It is true that Guozijian does not have a famous teacher to teach, but many of the students there are old oilers in the imperial examination, many of them have participated in many scientific examinations, and some people in their families are officials and scholars. Even if these people can't do a good job, their vision is extremely sharp, what is a good article in the imperial examination, what is a rotten Confucian work, they can see it at a glance. What Du Zhongxiao hopes most is to communicate with this kind of person, so that he can improve his ability to cope with scientific research as soon as possible. In comparison, Ying Tianfu Academy can learn real talents, but it is not so attractive to Du Zhongxiao.

After instructing Du Zhongxiao, Li Duicai said: "The two young people who are in the same township as you, Dr. He has sent someone to say that they have been sent back to their hometown. You can rest assured, Dr. He will not care about them in the future, and will do evil in the township again, and his own state and county will be in charge. ”

Wu Kejiu has caused a lot of trouble to He Zhongli, where will he put up with him anymore, take advantage of this opportunity to send him home early. What is the development of contacts for the big steamed wine, which is worthless after Du Zhongxiao presented the booklet. After returning to his hometown, He Zhongli naturally would no longer care about the Wu family.

At that time, he took Du Zhongxiao to the capital, but Li Dui saw that his childhood companion Du Xun was really hard, and he couldn't bear it. Unexpectedly, Du Zhongxiao was very measured, and after arriving in the capital, he didn't cause trouble, and even made meritorious contributions, which made him very happy.

That's the way it is, the two didn't have a deep friendship at the beginning, and after experiencing more, they slowly developed feelings. Now Li Dui regards Du Zhongxiao as a promising young man in his hometown, and he cares about it.

repeatedly told Du Zhongxiao to study hard, Li Dui said: "Do you remember that there is still a Xin official in my hometown who is waiting in Beijing?" He has recently suffered a real shortage and will leave Beijing soon. I have prepared a family feast for him to see him off, so leave here today to accompany him. ”

There have been so many Jinshi in Xuzhou in the past ten years, and He Zhongli has a distant relationship with Li Dui, and Xin Youzhong often comes and goes. After nearly half a year in the capital, he finally got a real job as a county magistrate and survived. The time of guarding the que is too long, and the Xin family is about to make a living by borrowing, and as soon as they get a real job, they can't wait to go to work. Du Zhongxiao is valued by Li Dui, and he can't be separated from this kind of occasion.

Du Zhongxiao originally thought that he had grasped the party's meticulous work by offering his plan, saw through Zhang Yuan's treacherous schemes, and presented a booklet of steamed wine, and made so many contributions, not to mention the king of the palace, there must be a court official to reward him. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was just a few public officials, and when they found themselves, they did the matter, and the minister didn't see any of them. At this time, the Zhongshu in charge of the DPRK was Lu Yijian, and the Privy Council was Yan Shu, all of whom Du Zhongxiao had heard of in his previous life, but he had not seen any of them now.

After eating the dinner to bid farewell to Xin Youzhong, leaving Li Dui's house, the sky was already full of stars. Du Zhongxiao walked on the edge of the Bianhe River, and only felt a breath of air. In the past year, there have been many disturbances, from the first few months of my father's life and death unknown, running around for food and clothing all day long, to now finally the family business is stable, I can devote myself to the imperial examination, and I can be regarded as a firm foothold in this era.

The top priority in front of us now is to study and get into a jinshi as soon as possible and start your career in this era. If you fail to pass the imperial examination once, you can take the exam again, unlike in the past. The family sells wine in Sanzhou, which is enough to support their life in the capital.

Relaxing, Du Zhongxiao is in the mood to enjoy the night of Bianjing City. This is the largest city in the world, and it is also the most prosperous place in the world, with bright lights at night and pedestrians on the road.

Several major business districts in Kaifeng City, the number of luxury is naturally the first outside the Donghua Gate, where there are people in the palace to consume, and it is the place where officials must pass through the court, and the restaurant and the night market outside are endless all night. The second is around the Daxiangguo Temple where Du Zhongxiao lives. Daxiangguo Temple is not a temple, but a collection of large buildings, divided into many courtyards, many courtyards are independent, and there are all kinds of things. Some of the temples are monks, while others are open business, no different from secular shops. To the west of the temple is the Tokyo Bridge, the landmark of Tokyo City. The north and south of the state bridge are the places where many official yamen such as Guozijian are located, and it is extremely prosperous, and it is the real heart of Kaifeng City.

"The north and south of the state bridge are Tianjie, and my father is old and waiting to drive back. Holding back tears and asking the messenger, when will the six armies really come? ”

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but whisper this poem from his previous life. This is the Central Plains fell, Fan Cheng Dabei envoy through Kaifeng wrote, at that time this place was already barren. Why study to become an official? Du Zhongxiao asked himself, because in this era, only being an official can have a way out, but why not another reason to block the southward movement of Hu Qi that happened in history?

As soon as he looked up and saw that Yang Zhi and Monk Shouxin were still drinking by the Bianhe River, Du Zhongxiao smiled slightly and walked towards them. Whether it is for fame and fortune, or for the rise or fall of the country, so many people are now rushing to the northwest, which already shows a vigorous and upward spirit. I hope that this spirit will not disappear, and even become a torrent that has never appeared in history because of its arrival.

Whether it was at the turn of the Song Dynasty or the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, this land and the people on this land all showed the spirit of resisting aggression. They eventually fell into defeat, and there were reasons why the enemy was too strong, but the most important thing was that the court was not angry. Why the imperial court is not angry, Du Zhongxiao can't find the answer from the history books he has studied. He only hoped that once he had stepped on this land, these things would never happen again, and future generations would never need to look for such answers.

The moon was bright and clear in the sky, the stars were twinkling, and Du Zhongxiao was standing under the starry sky, a little distracted. Everything in this year is gone at this moment, and I am just struggling to gain a foothold in this era. From now on, it is really about chasing your own future. Wu Kejiu's kind of person is just a passer-by who passes by, and his mind is on that kind of person, blocking his gaze. It's like a big car, although it will trip over a small stone, it will eventually run over.

At this time, Du Zhongxiao can say to this era, I am here.

If one day in the future, someone reminisces about their life under the stars, Du Zhongxiao hopes that they will say that this person has been here.