The Strong Wife From Peasant Family

Liu Zhimo ate the breakfast that Li Qingling made, then changed into the new robe that Li Qingling gave him, then confidently got on the carriage.

He got off the carriage outside the palace and followed the young eunuch into the palace, looking straight ahead.

He didn"t know how long he walked until he stopped outside the throne room.

Liu Zhimo stood still for a moment, as other examinees came over.

"Brother, you"re quite early." An exam candidate greeted Liu Zhimo.

Liu Zhimo smiled and said, he had only just arrived.

"My name is Shen Changsheng, what about you?"

"Liu Zhimo."

After saying that, Shen Changsheng opened his eyes wide, and made an "oh" sound, "I never thought that Brother Liu would be that Nan Yuan." He looked at Liu Zhimo with envy, "Brother Liu is worthy of this little brother"s admiration and admiration …"

Liu Zhimo was a little embarra.s.sed from Shen Changsheng"s praise, he immediately laughed and said that he did not dare.

Just as the two of them were engrossed in their conversation, they were forcibly destroyed by someone.

"Chi …" Wasn"t it just a year"s worth of cultivation? "What"s so great about that?"

Liu Zhimo raised his head and saw an exam candidate wearing a white robe and holding a fan in his hand.

He ignored those who called themselves sour grapes when they couldn"t eat them.

"Brother Liu, he is Lai Guangzhong, he is …" Shen Changsheng crackled as he told her everything he knew, hoping that he would have the confidence to not offend others and not be unaware of it.

Hearing this, Liu Zhimo nodded his head in understanding. So Lai Guangzhong was the younger brother of Concubine Xian, no wonder he was so arrogant.

"Thank you, Brother Shen."

"Oh, you"re welcome." Shen Changsheng waved his hand nonchalantly. He just felt that Liu Zhimo was very suitable for him, so he couldn"t help but say a few more words.

Just from this point, Liu Zhimo felt that Shen Changsheng could become friends with him.

Seeing that Liu Zhimo was not paying attention to him, Lai Guangzhong became annoyed. He quickly closed his fan and walked in front of Liu Zhimo, arrogantly asking Liu Zhimo, why did he not answer him?

Liu Zhimo looked at him suspiciously, and asked him when did he start talking to him?

He wasn"t a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t, so how could he be in a hurry to respond when others were going against him?

"You …" Lai Guangzhong pointed at Liu Zhimo, "You wait for me."

Liu Zhimo"s face sank, and with a smack, he knocked off Lai Guangzhong"s finger, as he said coldly, "Brother, is this your home tutor?" Anyone with a bit of a home tutor would not casually point a finger at someone"s nose.

"Do you know who I am?" Never had he been treated like this before. Lai Guangzhong became even more furious.

"I don"t know." Liu Zhimo replied without hesitation, "Brother, are you sure you want to argue with me here? "Hmm?"

This was outside the throne room, and any small movements would be known to the emperor. He didn"t want to leave a bad impression on the emperor.

Lai Guangzhong was still not completely angered to the point of fainting. He glared fiercely at Liu Zhimo, then turned and took a few steps back.

He had to tell his sister and ask her to help him.

They dared to offend him, so they had to bear the consequences of offending him.

Shen Changsheng could not help but chuckle, he gave Liu Zhimo a thumbs up, but not only was Liu Zhimo knowledgeable, his eloquence was so good, with a few words, he angered Lai Guangzhong to the point that his face turned green, and could do nothing about it.

However...

"Brother Liu, in the future, if you meet Lai Guangzhong, it"s best to avoid him.

"These are Brother Shen"s warnings." Although he was not afraid of Lai Guangzhong, he was secretly grateful to Shen Changsheng for reminding him.

Shen Changsheng laughed and said no, he wanted to become friends with Liu Zhimo, so he changed the topic and continued to chat with him.

When their father-in-law, Gao Song, walked out, the two of them stopped.

Gao Song glanced at the quietened examinees, and said with a shrill voice, "Everyone, please come in with me."

The group of people followed Gao Song into the throne room, and then kneeled on the ground and shouted.

"Rise..." The emperor looked at the examinees below, his gaze especially fixated on Liu Zhimo for a moment, before he opened his mouth and spoke some encouraging words. When the examinees were very excited, he threw out the main event of the day, "I have a question, I hope you can help me answer it."

He then swept his eyes over the examinees. "Regarding the field system, is it better to keep it in order or to innovate?" He had always wanted to introduce a new system of field administration, but most of the subjects were against it, so he had no way to forcefully carry it out.

For this Hall Compet.i.tion, he wanted to see what the other examinees would say.

Master had once discussed this with him, Liu Zhimo thought for a bit, then picked up the brush and started writing.

Coincidentally, Lai Guangzhong, who was sitting right next to him, saw that Liu Zhimo had finished writing so quickly, his heart was slightly anxious, but the more anxious he was, the more he lost his train of thought.

Amongst so many examinees, the Emperor saw with a glance that Liu Zhimo was the only one who had lowered his head to write. He nodded his head in satisfaction as he looked forward to what kind of surprise Liu Zhimo would bring him.

The time for the Hall"s examination was two hours. After Liu Zhimo finished writing, he carefully examined the paper once more.

After handing in the papers, he walked out of the throne room to wait.

When the other examinees saw that Liu Zhimo had moved so quickly, they felt even more pressured than before.

If not for the fact that he was in the throne room, he might have affected the other examinees, so much so that he would have clapped his hands and cheered for Liu Zhimo.

His nephew"s answer was too good. He was worthy of being the son of his junior brother.

Such talent was exactly what the imperial government needed.

With this batch of fresh blood, he would no longer have to be so restrained. It would also be much easier to promote a new field regime.

To put it bluntly, every three years during the Imperial Examinations was to allow the Emperor to select new talents to a.s.sist him.

One had to know that the old officials would usually a.s.sign people to the Emperor, and they would not be so loyal as to stand on the emperor"s side. They would be more selfish than the old officials.

The new official was different. After being promoted by the emperor, he could easily stand on the emperor"s side.

"Brother Liu, what was your response regarding the land system?" Shen Changsheng handed in his paper and walked over to Liu Zhimo"s side and asked in a low voice.

Liu Zhimo looked at him, and Shen Changsheng who was filled with curiosity, spoke honestly.

Hearing that, Shen Changsheng was both annoyed and envious. Why didn"t he think of that?

"Brother Liu, you are truly worthy of being called a Battle Yuan. I am truly impressed." Some people were born intelligent, so they couldn"t be compared with others.

"Brother Shen, don"t forget to be humble, you"re not bad either." Shen Changsheng being ranked in the top seven in the Spring Festival also proved him to be not bad.

Shen Changsheng laughed, although his answer was not as brilliant as Liu Zhimo"s, he felt that it was still alright, and felt a bit more comforted.

"Hmph …" Lai Guangzhong walked out, and seeing that Liu Zhimo was so happy with Shen Guang, he could not help but let out a cold snort.

When he thought of the question he answered himself, he felt even more unhappy.

Before he came to partic.i.p.ate in the Hall Compet.i.tion, his father had told him many things about it, but had not told him anything about the system of fields.

Not to mention the emperor, even he himself wasn"t very satisfied with his answer.

However, there was not much time left, and he was not allowed to overturn the question from the beginning.

He had no choice but to submit the paper.

Shen Changsheng glanced at Lai Guangzhong and whispered to him, "Is there a problem with Lai Guangzhong"s throat?" All day long.

Hearing his words, the smile on Liu Zhimo"s face deepened.

He could only giggle at people like Lai Guangzhong.

Maybe because of the Emperor, Lai Guangzhong did not dare to do anything to Liu Zhimo, so he could only use his eyes to constantly look at Liu Zhimo, wishing that he could use his eyes to kill Liu Zhimo.

did not mind his gaze and continued to chat with Shen Changsheng.

After a long time, Lai Guangzhong felt that it was boring, so he kept looking elsewhere.

Liu Zhimo and the others were waiting outside for several minutes before they were called in again.

The Emperor called out Liu Zhimo"s name, praised him, and then personally selected him as the top scholar.

"Thank you, your majesty. May the Emperor live for tens of thousands of years."

"Rise." The emperor looked at Liu Zhimo lovingly, then turned to Shen Changsheng and pointed at him.

When Shen Changsheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment before he kowtowed. He did not expect him to become a flower scout, this was truly an unexpected surprise.

The examinee who stood at the same age as him had a simple and honest appearance. The moment he heard the emperor"s words, he fell to his knees and shouted loudly, "Long live the emperor!"

This action made the Emperor smile and say "rise."

Next, the emperor announced the rankings of the other examinees before leaving the imperial court.

When the happy news of Liu Zhimo becoming the top scholar reached Xue Mansion, Li Qingling and the others jumped in joy.

Old Man Liu laughed out loud with his hands on his waist, "As expected of my grandson, intelligent like me."

"My grandchild is as intelligent as his father." Mr. Luo slowly broke through Old Man Liu"s cold water.

Old Man Liu did not mind, but he nodded his head in agreement and said yes, he was as intelligent as his father.

Unfortunately, his youngest son did not see such a promising day for his grandson.

Thinking of this, Old Man Liu"s eyes turned red.

"Today is a day of great joy, why are you being so sentimental?" Mr. Luo silently glanced at Old Man Liu, knowing that he must have thought of his Junior Disciple, "Come, let"s go out and take a look at the Ink Roaming Street." Fortunately, he had the foresight to set up an excellent room in the Windy Restaurant. The young disciple and his grandson sat on a large horse and pa.s.sed by there, so they could be seen clearly.

The old man strongly patted Old Man Liu"s shoulders, and silently comforted him.

Old Man Liu wiped the corner of his eyes, and loudly said, "Come, let"s watch my grandson travel the streets."

Just like that, the group of people anxiously ran over to the Windy Restaurant and waited for Liu Zhimo.