Seeing that Shi Zhongkui could memorize everything after listening to it, Yu Honggao was very happy. He was ranked fifth in the second class, which means he was ranked eighth out of 300 people. This result was already quite good.

If Shi Zhongkui is awarded Jinshi next year, or four years later, the master and apprentice will not only become famous in the scholarly world, but also become the envy of scholars.

His status in the division will also be much higher.

Shi Zhongkui heard what Yu Honggao said about Pang Shitong's disciples who once had five Jinshi in one discipline and sat outside the hall.

He couldn't help but realize that Taishan Pang Shitong, the master he had never heard of, seemed to be quite awesome.

Everyone can only sit outside the living room. Not only are there many disciples, but they must also have great influence in the local area.

But this also made Shi Zhongkui feel at ease.

The reason is very simple, probably because I have just become a disciple and have no feelings.

Therefore, he only wants to profit from the teacher's sect, but does not want to be implicated by the teacher's sect.

I became a disciple of Yu Honggao. Apart from Yu Honggao, the only one who could really restrain me among the scholars was Pang Shitong.

A good guru's sect is indeed a great help, but at the same time, one has to bear the burden of the guru's sect's misfortune.

Yu Honggao was a man of talent and knowledge, and he knew how to work hard. Once he found out that the ancient fans in his hands were all made by famous artists, he was willing to spend money on them.

The methods also tend to be based on strategy and speculation, rather than coercion and outright robbery. This kind of person is very suitable for being an official.

The more talents Pang Shitong cultivates, the lower the possibility of him returning to the court.

Given Pang Shitong's age, he must have been from the era of the old emperor.

The new emperor and the old emperor are fighting. If the old emperor doesn't like it, the new emperor may not say it on the surface, but he may like it more in his heart.

But in the era of feudal society, after all, the country was governed by filial piety, and the emperor generally would not and would not dare to deny his father's decision.

Not to mention when the old emperor was still alive.

But everyone has a rebellious mentality. At the same time, the more Senior Yu Hong was suppressed by the old emperor and his family, the new emperor would remember these people.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but smile.

But he didn't see Yu Honggao also laughing. Those words just now were intentional.

This is actually quite normal.

When I first came into contact with him, I just wanted to get the ancient fan in Shi Zhongkui's hand, but as I continued, I discovered that the new disciple was not only proficient in the ways of the world, but also a good reader.

If you don't take this kind of disciple into your hands and train him, you would be a fool.

It's a pity that the impression at the beginning was not good, so I could only play the emotional card and use my strength to scare Shi Zhongkui.

At the same time, he also told him the benefits of being a disciple, increasing his centripetal force and sense of belonging.

The results now look pretty good.

Of course, this is what Yu Honggao thinks about himself, and Shi Zhongkui may really regard him as his teacher in the future.

But returning to my heart now is a bit nonsense.

However, he also understood that if you wanted to do something as an official in the court, it would be very difficult if you didn't have three or five best friends and a group of like-minded people.

In the next month and a half, Shi Zhongkui became a complete test-taking machine. He wrote five eight-part essays every day, which made him feel like he was back in his senior year of high school.

Early the next morning, there were bound to be servants from the Yu family who would deliver to him the articles that Yu Honggao had corrected overnight, not to mention that he would also be asked to memorize a large number of past policies of the Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Works.

After mid-March, he was even asked to memorize articles on dredging rivers. Yu Honggao himself also wrote several articles on this subject for his reference.

Shi Zhongkui knew in his heart that his cheap teacher had definitely guessed what the examiner of the government examination was thinking.

In early April, after taking the government examination for three consecutive days, Shi Zhongkui walked out of Gongyuan in an extremely happy mood.

But he only had time to go home and wash up and change clothes before he was invited to the Daxing County Government Office by Yu Honggao's housekeeper.

The rules of the Dazhou Prefectural Examination were similar to those of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but more stringent.

For three consecutive exams, candidates were not allowed to bring anything.

Pens, ink, paper, etc. are all provided by the examination room, and the food is only enough to satisfy the hunger, and the quilts handed out have a smell.

Moreover, the weather did not go as planned, and it actually rained for two days in a row.

It can be said that this government examination tests not only knowledge, but also perseverance and luck.

If there is even a drop of rainwater on the paper, the official who copied the test paper may throw it away on the grounds that it "leave a special mark and is suspected of cheating and bribed the examiner".

And if the answer sheet is wet, no one will give you a new one.

In the first two days, Shi Zhongkui heard the candidates crying more than once. Needless to say, it must have been rainwater entering the prison cell. It was hard for anyone to accept that three years of hard work had been wasted.

But this is more beneficial to Shi Zhongkui. All food and drinks are provided by the food in the space.

He simply put the test paper and pen and ink into the space and wrote with his mind. The paper was not only clean and tidy, but the handwriting was three points better than that written by hand.

"Boqian, please write down all your words silently."

Shi Zhongkui sighed in his heart, this cheap teacher like him is really qualified.

Obediently, he wrote down all the articles he had written in the past three days. Yu Honggao only looked at a stick of incense and burst into laughter.

"I know that Liu Zhongkun will definitely come up with strategies to dredge the river."

From the perspective of Shi Zhongkui's later generations, there are actually many areas for improvement in the policy papers that Yu Honggao asked him to write before the imperial examination.

But thinking about it carefully, I am not really serving as the river ambassador, or taking over the imperial mission of dredging the river, so there is no need to write about some alternative methods in the eyes of the officials of this era.

On the contrary, this kind of steady article, although not brilliant, will never make mistakes.

Whether he can be the leader of the case again depends on God's will.

Seeing Shi Zhongkui looking at him, Yu Honggao put away his smile, stroked his beard and smiled, "Okay, Bo Qian must be tired after taking exams for three consecutive days. Go home early and rest for a few days, and then come to my place to study in peace."

Shi Zhongkui was stunned. Come to the county government to study?

"Why are you still waiting? Go home quickly and offer incense to your parents to tell them this."

Shi Zhongkui saluted and walked out of the study room with some confusion. He was a good teacher so he didn't have to worry about criticism.

I am the top candidate in the county examination, so is it really appropriate to come to his home to study?

Then he understood that Yu Honggao was ensuring that he would pass the imperial examination.

If you can pass the imperial examination, it means that you are not in vain, and the higher you go, the less people will doubt Hong Gao.

On the contrary, many people would envy him for being able to pick up a good disciple at a glance after the county examination.

Shi Zhongkui chuckled and didn't take it to heart.

When you come to study with a teacher, you can not only ask for advice every day, but you also don’t have to do chores such as cooking food or doing laundry yourself.

And if you pass the government examination, you will be a child.

After passing the college examination, one becomes a scholar, and those with the best scores are called "lingsheng" and are eligible to receive subsidies from the state government, so that they will not starve to death.

But if you want to support your family, you still have to keep working hard.

Even in places like Fucheng and the capital, many neighbors don't care about someone becoming a scholar, because it doesn't do them any good.

"Master Boqian, if you still have peach preserves and persimmons, you can send some over."
Chapter completed!