The next morning, Li Ling came to the county government again.

However, his identity and mood of coming to the county government today are very different from before. In the past, he came here either to serve or work, but he was a subordinate who obeyed orders. But today he became a guest and came to the county government to accept rewards and encouragement from the county government with several other new scholars.

Around the Si hour, a row of seven people were standing upright in front of the lobby. In front of them were many county officials led by Wei and Liang. In addition to the superiors and subordinates of the yamen, there were also the people in the city who came to hear the news. Yue'er was also in it, and stood on tiptoe and watched excitedly as her brother was about to be rewarded.

The magistrate of Wei County was even more red and extremely happy today. After experiencing the initial troubles and setbacks, he was really smooth sailing in Jiangcheng County. Now, he can make decisions on both major and minor matters, and truly experience what the honor of a county is and what the scenery of Bailihou is.

And this time, another great political achievement fell into his arms.

The political achievements of local officials generally depend on four aspects: agricultural taxation and academic punishment, namely agriculture, taxation, imperial examinations and criminal prisons. Only when these four are of high quality can one get a high evaluation in previous years. The most difficult thing to solve is the results of the imperial examinations, because local officials can not achieve results by doing anything, but also depends on whether the scholars themselves compete for themselves.

Jiangcheng County has not been very good at the imperial examinations over the years. There are only four or five people who have passed the college entrance examination each time. This time, seven people suddenly passed the exam, which is naturally a great improvement compared to previous years. This contribution naturally fell on the head of the magistrate of Wei County. Even if he has only been here for less than a few months, the success or failure of these candidates really has nothing to do with him.

So Wei Liang today seemed particularly happy. When they met the scholars, they patted their shoulders with great care to encourage them, which made the others tremble with excitement and tears were about to fall. Only Li Ling's two people just looked at each other and nodded.

After meeting them one by one, Wei Magistrate returned to the top and encouraged the scholars with high-sounding words: "All scholars are the glory of my Jiangcheng County, the beginning of the rise of culture and education in Jiangcheng in the future. I only hope that you will not be satisfied with this, and will go further and obtain higher fame. By then, the people of Jiangcheng and officials of Jiangcheng will be proud of you..."

After a long passage, accompanied by the cheers and applause of the people around him, the scholars were even more excited. They all made a secret decision in their hearts that they would pass the imperial examination so that they would live up to the care of the county magistrate.

In addition to the encouragement of false condoms, the county government naturally also had practical rewards. As Wei Magistrate Waves, someone quickly presented trays to seven scholars. The trays were a newly made one that only scholars could wear colorful shirts and silk scarves, and a beautifully crafted boxwood carving brand, as well as two ingots of official silver weighing five taels.

The rules of the Great Yue Dynasty were that scholars wore colorful shirts, and Juren wore round necklines and wide robes. After becoming a Jinshi, they were in black official uniforms. Of course, these clothes were usually only worn on important official occasions. In order to show their identity, they would wear signs. Scholars were wooden cards, Juren wore silver medals, and when they became a Jinshi, they were jade medals.

Li Ling took the tray, and his eyes turned around the colorful shirt with a circle and disappeared. However, he reached out to take the wooden sign representing his identity and looked at it carefully. This is a sign made of good boxwood, with a length of the palm, and a thumbnail of a small city on the front, and there are three words "Jiangcheng County" below.

On the back, the worker is neatly engraved with details such as his name, origin, and when he will become a scholar. It can be said that this is completely a personal business card or ID card. If you go out for a study trip in the future, as long as you show your sign, you will get discounts on all official stations, and you will not be disturbed by local governments, and you will no longer be induced by road investigation or anything else.

What is the privileged class? This wooden sign shows some clues. It is completely different from where it is gone, so there are countless people who have to take the imperial examination even if they waste decades of time...

When the scholars received the reward and thanked the county magistrate again, many people watching nearby cheered again. Many parents pointed at the seven people and told their sons that they should take them as examples, and that they should work hard to study in the future and pass the exam for a scholar.

After celebrating happily, the county magistrate left first, and then the county magistrate Feng Ping came forward and said something to encourage everyone, and then took them to the hall next to have dinner. Li Ling looked at the county magistrate Feng who had no sense of existence recently in the county government, and found that he looked much older than a few months ago, with gray hair and slow eyes. Even when talking to him, he was careful.

"How are you so good about the county magistrate recently?" Unlike the excited and nervous and careful expressions of other scholars, Li Ling was like going home in the county government, and naturally spoke even more casually.

"Young Master Lao Li asked, but he still succeeded, but he couldn't compare to your pride." After all, there was a little resentment in his words.

Li Ling smiled after hearing this and did not take it seriously. After all, no matter how resentful the other party was, he could not make any waves. I am afraid that his career would end here, so he just nodded at him and entered the hall with other scholars, and sat down with them.

Then, naturally, they gave each other a few more cups and praised each other. After the county magistrate arrived, the atmosphere at the banquet reached a peak. Everyone toasted each other and expressed their opinions one by one, saying that they were definitely not satisfied with the fame of a scholar and that they must be the candidate for themselves and for the county to get a juren.

Li Ling was naturally able to deal with such an official scene, but he couldn't get too interested. He only drank a few glasses of water and wine and was treated as a result.

It was not until more than an hour later that the banquet ended. Five of the seven scholars were drunk, including Xu Cang. He really had reason to be excited. His long-cherished wish was fulfilled today, and he showed his face in front of his hometown elders. He was so excited that he could not control himself. When he toasted, he would drink to the end.

Li Ling was the most sober. Sure enough, after everyone left, Cao Jin, who had not shown up just now, came to him and said with a smile: "Li Xiucai, please invite him, Lord Li Zun."

"Mr. Cao, don't joke with me." Li Ling smiled bitterly, and felt a little strange. The name of Li Xiucai was too confusing, just like a passerby, and too lack of presence. Of course, this is also thanks to the popular story of talented men and beautiful women and some literary works in later generations. It seems that Li Xiucai is as turbulent as Wang Butcher.

With a strange idea, Li Ling followed Cao Jin and moved to the second hall, and came to the county magistrate's public room. At this time, Wei Liang had already changed into a regular dress, and his whole body looked much more refreshing than before. He was sitting there smiling and looking at him: "How about it, I just said you must be able to win this time, right?"

Li Ling bent down to salute when he entered the door, and then smiled and said, "Students should thank you for your teachings some time ago. If it weren't for your guidance, I'm afraid I wouldn't be sure to pass the scholar exam."

"Haha, you are too modest. With your talent, it is natural to pass the scholar. By the way, do you intend to take the next provincial examination again?"

"This..." Li Ling was a little stunned, unable to guess the intention of the other party's question.

If it is normal to say that, he naturally hopes to take the provincial examination by himself, and it is best to get a juren. However, Li Ling thought that Wei Liang had many things to rely on in the county government office. Will he hope that he will give up the imperial examination for the time being? Also, he himself is not very sure about the provincial examination. The bold statement he made in front of his sister before was just like this.

Although he still doesn't know the debate before the college entrance examinations were released, he just looked at his position at the back of the middle of the list and didn't realize that he could really make a way out of the provincial examinations with more talents.

The provincial examination is as simple as the third examination of the county government and court. If the latter three are novice bureaus and at most the transition bureau, then the provincial examination is a real master bureau. By then, the imperial examination masters from more than ten prefectures and cities in Lianghuai will gather together to launch an impact on the identity of juren with only a few dozen places. Then, with their grades in the college examination, I am afraid that they will be the last group of poor students.

Seeing Li Ling silent, Wei Liang smiled again and asked him to sit down before he spoke, but changed to a completely unrelated topic: "By the way, I forgot to ask you before, do you have any words?"

The character "动", also known as "动", is an indispensable part of a scholar's name and identity. As the saying goes, only if the name and number are both four can you be truly considered a literati with status. Generally speaking, a name is called by parents and elders with an intimate attitude. If the peers or younger generations call their names directly, it is no different from scolding people. Only the font size is the one that is called the most among peers. Generally speaking, after having fame or honor or performing a ceremony, men will ask their senior teachers to give them the words.

Li Ling naturally had no word for expression at this moment, and didn't take it seriously before. Now when he was asked, he reacted a little and shook his head slightly. Then he felt a little moved: "If the adults don't dislike the stupidity of students, please give me a word."

"This... the word "giving a letter to someone is done by the elders, I..." Wei Liang said with a little hesitation on his face. Before he could finish speaking, Li Ling had already stood up and quickly knelt in front of him: "Student Li Ling met the teacher and asked the teacher to give him words..."
Chapter completed!