The copy says that he is priceless, which is absolutely true, but if he were in Chang'an, his value would definitely plummet.

Although not everyone can enter the Forest of Steles, the best way is for scholars with a good reputation to go directly to the Forest of Steles to imitate and learn from it.

Yu Tongfu nodded affirmatively, "Brother, I never tell lies or lie."

Shi Zhongkui nodded and signaled to Yu Tongfu that he could ask the question.

When he recited a certain paragraph word by word, there was only the sound of recitation inside and outside the main hall.

Even when Yu Honggao came back, the maid and the boys didn't notice it.

About half an hour later, Yu Tongfu, who asked Shi Zhongkui to recite more than a dozen paragraphs in a row, exclaimed, "Brother, I now know that there are people outside the world."

After saying that, he stood up, cupped his fists and saluted Shi Zhongkui, saying, "My dear brother is so smart. He will definitely pass the imperial examination and be called in the Golden Palace. I am here to congratulate my dear brother."

"Well," Shi Zhongkui hurriedly stood up and said in return, "brother, don't praise me any more. I just know how to endorse. If you can't even pass the scholar exam, you will only be laughed at."

"No ambition."

Everyone was startled and turned around to see Yu Honggao walking in wearing a green official uniform.

ps: Not many people like the official uniform of Whip. In the Ming Dynasty, it was red, blue and green.

The first to fourth grades are red, the fifth to seventh grades are green, and the seventh grade and below are green.

But since Zhou Dynasty killed the former Chen court, the probability of using Ming Dynasty clothes is very small.

Therefore, in this book, cyan is used for those below the seventh rank, green is used for those below the fifth rank, vermilion is used for those below the third rank, and purple is used for those above the third rank.

Yu Honggao was standing in the yard just now and was indeed shocked by Shi Zhongkui, but he knew Shi Zhongkui better than Yu Tongfu.

After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that this kid was deliberately trying to make a name for himself.

There are pros and cons to this approach, but as long as you are humble, polite, and don't offend others, there are more benefits to being famous.

"Sicheng and Boqian followed me to the study room. Everyone else has dispersed."

With one sentence, the servants were frightened and fled in all directions.

While following Yu Honggao and his son to the study, Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but secretly wonder if he was being too deliberate.

But he didn't regret doing what he did today.

In ancient times, when roads were not smooth, reputations often spread through the mouths of relatives and friends.

Rather than letting others describe you, you should take the initiative and create your own image in a planned way.

Moreover, reputation was too important in ancient scholarly circles and official circles.

Putting aside the officialdom, reputation can sometimes be a burden during imperial examinations.

But most of the time, the image of a talented scholar will definitely give the examiner and other scholars a preconceived impression.

The examiner Shi Zhongkui did not have the qualifications or connections to influence him.

But if Shilin recognizes someone, not only will you gain a golden body, but if you get first in the exam in the future, there will be far fewer people talking about it.

And the better he is and the more famous he is, the more motivated Yu Honggao will be to help him.

Good teachers are very important, but good students are equally rare for teachers.

And when you enter the officialdom, some people will come to you to make friends with you.

This is equivalent to giving Shi Zhongkui an opportunity to contact more young officials.

There is a saying that says, many friends, many paths.

Also, the purpose of politics is to recruit as many of our own people as possible and to defeat the enemy as few as possible.

There are also people who talk to people and talk to ghosts.

If you are a nerd, talk to him about morality and philosophy.

For those who pursue fame and wealth, help them achieve their goals. Even if it doesn't work, you can recognize this person clearly and try not to offend him first.

There will be no psychological burden when taking action when necessary.

As soon as the three of them entered the study, a waiter brought them tea and cakes.

Looking at the exquisite pastries, Shi Zhongkui understood that the Yu family's family background should be good.

Moreover, ordinary families cannot afford to have so many servants and maids.

But what Shi Zhongkui didn't expect was that Yu Honggao didn't talk about academic matters.

Instead, he sighed and said to Tongfu, "Sicheng, your grandfather just sent me a letter. You read it first, and then give it to Boqian."

Yu Tongfu and Shi Zhongkui were stunned at the same time. Even if they were direct disciples, there was no reason to read this book.

Then both Yu Tongfu and Shi Zhongkui mistakenly believed that Shi Zhongkui should be mentioned in the family letter.

While Shi Zhongkui frowned and thought about what was going on, Yu Tongfu thought of his mother's words, that if he hadn't had any biological sisters, his father might have wanted to recruit Shi Boqian as his son-in-law.

But at this time, Yu Tongfu didn't have any feelings of rejection in his heart. It was a pity that the Yu family and the Duke of Tui's mansion had no daughters from concubines, let alone their direct relatives.

If you marry Shi Zhongkui's daughter to Shi Zhongkui, you will look down on him.

Before, he thought Shi Zhongkui was just a new junior brother who was smarter and luckier.

But after what happened just now, he felt that as long as Shi Zhongkui was lucky, he would definitely win the Jinshi.

It's not that you can become a Jinshi by being able to endorse, but that you have a strong memory, which in itself means you are smarter than ordinary people.

Some people can learn it right away, and some people can memorize it today and forget it tomorrow. How can this compare?

Of course, there have been too many smart people from ancient times to the present, and there are also too many smart people who could not even pass the examination.

After taking the letter and reading it quickly, Yu Tongfu showed a surprised expression and said, "Father, isn't my grandfather giving you a hard time?"

Yu Honggao sighed, "If you have no idea, let Bo Qian take a look."

"this,,".

After thinking for a while, Yu Tongfu did not hand the letter to Shi Zhongkui, but simply dictated it selectively.

This also made Shi Zhongkui breathe a sigh of relief. After all, there were some private words that were not good for outsiders to know in the letter.

Of course, the probability of this is certainly low, or in Hong Gao's eyes, the matters told by his father-in-law do not need to be kept secret.

Yu Tongfu's actions made Shi Zhongkui secretly thank him, and at the same time, Yu Honggao looked a little dissatisfied, but nodded in his heart.

Before I was 30 years old, I was very complacent and didn't offend too many people, but I didn't know how to adapt to it. So far, I'm still at the sixth level.

Originally, according to the plan, after spending two years in Daxing County, I could go to Kedao to work as an official.

Walking all the way towards the path of the Censor of the Inspectorate, I didn't expect that my father-in-law refused to suffer a loss.

When I begged him, he immediately gave me a difficult problem.

And it’s hard to tell your wife about this, lest she make a fuss when she comes home and turn good things into bad things.

At the same time, he also appeared to be incompetent.

After Shi Zhongkui heard this, he looked at Yu Honggao in surprise and asked, "Teacher, the two families agreed to use a ditch as the boundary river?"

"That's right." Seeing that Shi Zhongkui grasped the key point as soon as he heard it, Yu Honggao couldn't help but look forward to it.

The thing is very simple. Eight years ago, at the farm of Yu Honggao's father-in-law's family in Daxing, he and his neighbors paid money to widen the ditch used as the boundary river from the original half-foot wide to a ditch wide of one foot.

From the beginning, this matter was considered to be a win-win situation for both parties, and the canal construction went smoothly.

The two families even agreed to pay according to the proportion of the acres of land they benefit from, that is, the amount of water used is 64%.

Yu Honggao's father-in-law's house is on the 6th floor, and his neighbor is on the 4th floor.

As for the land required to widen the area, it will be half for each family, and no one will take advantage of the other.
Chapter completed!