After visiting Magistrate Zhang, Li Qingzhi returned to Zhu Qian's house to study.
In the days that followed, he, together with Zhu Xunmiao and others, visited Peng Jingliang and some other people, and also attended gatherings of some scholars in the city.
All the clerks in the etiquette room of the county government knew about him, and almost all the scholars in Hexing Prefecture knew him.
The top scorer in the prefectural examination was usually one of the top scorers in each county that year, so the top scorers in each county of Hexing Prefecture attracted much attention.
And Li Qingzhi was undoubtedly the most prominent among those county case leaders.
Before he passed the imperial examination, he had already received recognition from some scholars including Peng Jingliang.
When Li Qingzhi followed Magistrate Gou to Linhu County, he wrote some articles under the guidance of Magistrate Gou. Now he spread these articles, which attracted praise from countless people.
The articles he wrote were not bad, and his handwriting was so good that it surpassed that of other young scholars.
Li Qingzhi's articles were circulated in the provincial capital, and more and more people knew and recognized him. In the end, most people thought that he would be the first in the provincial examination.
Many people even thought that he could get a small three prizes. The so-called small three prizes means getting the first place in the county examination, prefectural examination, and imperial examination.
Li Qingzhi, who was unknown a year ago, became a recognized leader among the younger generation of scholars in Hexing Prefecture in a very short period of time.
Of course, intellectuals look down on each other, and not everyone likes Li Qingzhi, but Li Qingzhi doesn't care.
He is not money, and he cannot be liked by everyone.
Even some people say they don't like silver.
While Li Qingzhi was busy with the prefectural examination, Prefect Zhang was also busy with the prefectural examination.
After experiencing a series of things such as exile and demotion, he has become very calm.
Moreover, he didn't want those young students who wanted to change their lives through the imperial examination to be affected by Prince Jin and the Lou family.
Magistrate Zhang prepared carefully for the provincial examination and even renovated the examination hall in advance, seeming to be fully focused on it.
In addition, after receiving the investigation results from County Magistrate Gou, he had already written a letter requesting the reduction of the tea tax in Linhu County... Both County Magistrate Yan and the Lou family felt relieved.
Capital city.
The court has received a memorial from Prefect Zhang requesting a reduction in tea tax.
The current emperor was poisoned in his early years and is in very poor health.
He also wanted to work hard, but his body didn't allow it.
After attending the morning court every day, he felt very tired and needed a nap.
After waking up, he dealt with some memorials, had lunch, and then slept for a while again...
That would have been fine, but in the past two years, his eyesight has been getting worse and worse, and everything he sees seems foggy, which makes it difficult for him to handle government affairs.
If he had a son, he would have let the crown prince take charge of government affairs long ago, but he has no son!
In recent years, the emperor has increasingly relied on the eunuch Lu Qingxi, who grew up with him and has been through many ups and downs with him.
Even Lu Qingxi helped to handle many government affairs.
The power of Prince Jin has been growing in recent years, and Lu Qingxi has been trying hard to suppress it.
Today, when Lu Qingxi was handling government affairs, he saw the memorial submitted by Prefect Zhang, requesting tax reduction or exemption for Linhu County.
When he saw the memorial, Lu Qingxi was very unhappy and almost threw away the pen in his hand, but in the end, he still took the memorial to the emperor and asked the emperor to make a decision.