County Magistrate Gou was in a good mood, so he ordered quite a few dishes and kept asking Li Qingzhi to eat more.
After eating for a while, County Magistrate Gou asked Li Qingzhi, "I heard that my nephew is planning to take part in the county examination next year? What books have you read so far?"
County Magistrate Gou had known Li Qingzhi for several days, but they had been discussing how to deal with Zhang Yunquan in the previous few days and had not discussed any academic matters.
Now, County Magistrate Gou wants to find out Li Qingzhi's background.
If Li Qingzhi is knowledgeable, he can give Li Qingzhi the first place in the exam. If Li Qingzhi is not knowledgeable, he can give him some guidance and help him pass the county exam. Even the subsequent academy exam and prefectural exam should not be a problem.
However, the subsequent examinations for the imperial examinations would depend on Li Qingzhi's own abilities.
Li Qingzhi had experienced this once before when he went to see Li Xiucai.
Since he was going to take the imperial examination, he would naturally not hide his incompetence in learning. Li Qingzhi immediately stated that he had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics and some annotations by different people, but he still lacked in writing.
County Magistrate Gou was just as shocked as Scholar Li: "You can recite all the Four Books and Five Classics?"
"I have a good memory." Li Qingzhi smiled.
County Magistrate Gou asked some questions on the spot and asked Li Qingzhi to answer them. Li Qingzhi answered fluently, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with the classics.
"Good!" County Magistrate Gou was very surprised.
Li Qingzhi's basic skills are so solid!
With such solid basic skills, why worry about failing the imperial examination
Moreover, the fact that Li Qingzhi could memorize so many things was enough to show that he was very talented.
As for Li Qingzhi's shortcomings in writing... Li Qingzhi's family is not wealthy, and it is difficult for him to learn from a famous teacher. It is normal that his writing is not good. He just needs to practice more in the future.
County Magistrate Gou became more and more excited as the conversation went on, and his impression of Li Qingzhi became better and better.
If County Magistrate Gou was still young and met a talented student like Li Qingzhi, he might feel jealous, but County Magistrate Gou is not young anymore and has already completed his journey to take the imperial examinations.
He is now a county magistrate. His Chongcheng County has produced many scholars, or juren and jinshi, and these are all his political achievements!
The better Li Qingzhi's knowledge is, the greater the benefit it will bring to him.
County Magistrate Gou immediately said that if Li Qingzhi encountered any problems in his studies, he could ask him for advice, and said that he had many books in his study that he could lend to Li Qingzhi.
Li Qingzhi immediately stood up, bowed and thanked him, and at the same time praised County Magistrate Gou openly and secretly, giving him compliments one after another.
While doing this, he did not forget to taste the food on the table and ate more than the other two people combined.
However, after he had almost finished eating, Li Qingzhi put down his chopsticks and did not suggest taking the food away.
You still have to pay attention to your image in front of County Magistrate Gou.
The host and guests enjoyed the meal very much, and when they left, the storyteller was still telling the story of Magistrate Gou.
The corners of County Magistrate Gou's mouth were always upturned.
Li Qingzhi did not say anything polite to County Magistrate Gou. He borrowed two books from him before leaving the county government office.
Li Qingzhi is now in high spirits, but on the other hand, Hong Hui is in a slump.
Hong Hui originally had a very good reputation in Chongcheng County. He was recognized by the people in the city as the most knowledgeable person among the younger generation. Everyone also thought that he was gentle and a modest gentleman.