My Husband Comes from the Future
My Husband Comes from the Future Chapter 149.3

Chapter 149: Good News Continues 3/3

If everything went smoothly, Deputy Magistrate Gou’s son would be worshipped just the same once he got into Chongwen Academy.

However, Deputy Magistrate Gou’s son was going through a rebellious phase and wasn’t close to his parents, so such a child was likely to cause trouble and needed a good teacher.

“Zixiao, what are you talking about?” Deputy Magistrate Gou came back and asked curiously.

His son didn’t seem to want to talk to him properly, but he was very close to Li Qingzhi.

Li Qingzhi said, “Sir, we were discussing about Chongwen Academy.”

“Talking about that is good. I plan to send Ayin to Chongwen Academy when I go to the capital…” Magistrate Gou inquired about the situation at Chongwen Academy.

Li Qingzhi shared everything he knew and also recommended a teacher to Magistrate Gou.

Magistrate Gou noted down the name of that teacher and asked, “Zixiao, I plan to start my new position in the capital the day after tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?”

Li Qingzhi thought for a moment and declined. Since Jin Xiaoshu would be going to the capital to deliver goods anyway, it would be better to have him accompany him.

Moreover, traveling with Magistrate Gou would probably mean setting off late and might end up taking the whole day, whereas with Jin Xiaoshu, it would be different. According to modern time, Jin Xiaoshu would set off at around four or five in the morning, rowing at the fastest speed all the way, and would arrive in the capital around eight o’clock!

If he didn’t accompany him, Jin Xiaoshu would immediately row back and could return to Chongcheng County by around eleven in the morning, just in time to prepare a cold dish for Fang Jinniang.

Of course, if he were to accompany him, Jin Xiaoshu wouldn’t return so quickly; he would prepare the dish before setting off in the morning.

Li Qingzhi declined to go to the capital with Magistrate Gou, but the next day, he went to see Magistrate Gou and had a conversation with him.

In fact, there wasn’t much to talk about; mainly, Magistrate Gou asked him how to better manage Hexing Prefecture.

Over the past month, Li Qingzhi had exchanged several letters with Governor Zhang and gained some understanding of the officialdom, which happened to provide some advice to Magistrate Gou.

While chatting with Magistrate Gou, Li Qingzhi mentioned that the latest issue of “Anjiang Collection” had been published in the provincial capital.

Despite the hot weather in July, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the scholars in the provincial capital to purchase the “Anjiang Collection.”

As the provincial exam approached, more and more scholars gathered in the provincial capital. These people might not have been able to buy or see the “Anjiang Collection” on regular days, but now that they were in the provincial capital, they definitely wanted to buy a copy!

Early in the morning, even before the bookshop under Anjiang Academy opened, there were already people queuing up. As soon as the door opened, these people immediately handed over their silver or copper coins to buy books: “I want four copies of the ‘Anjiang Collection’!”

“I want five copies.”

“I want ten copies!”

Most of these book buyers were purchasing on behalf of others, so they bought a particularly large quantity.

Those who queued up behind them began to worry: “Don’t buy so many; leave some for us.”

If the people in front bought all the books, what would they do?

Luckily, the shopkeeper reassured everyone: “Rest assured, we printed extra copies of this month’s ‘Anjiang Collection,’ so everyone will be able to buy one!”

Before and after the provincial exam, the “Anjiang Collection” always sold particularly well, and the bookstore had the experience to print extra copies.

As they spoke, someone had already bought the “Anjiang Collection” and came outside, eagerly flipping through it.

The “Anjiang Collection” featured articles by famous people, and this time was no exception. As he flipped through, he saw several familiar names. However, he also saw a completely unfamiliar name.

Hexing Prefecture’s Li Zixiao? Who is this?

A scholar from Hexing Prefecture had also opened the book and saw the same name: “Li Zixiao? Could it be the Li Zixiao I know?”

Someone asked him, “Do you know Li Zixiao? Who is he?”

He replied, “In this year’s provincial exam, the top scorer in the case was surnamed Li, with the zi Zixiao.”

“What? The top scorer? Someone who hasn’t even passed the county-level scholar exam has their article published in the ‘Anjiang Collection’?”

“Is that true? Li Zixiao hasn’t even passed the county-level scholar exam?”

“Let me see his article!”

“This article seems quite good…”

During this period, there were indeed many scholars in the provincial capital.

People of all ages gathered to participate in the provincial exam.

However, there were not many who dared to submit articles to Anjiang Academy.

They knew their own level and knew that Anjiang Collection would definitely not publish their articles.

Also because of this reason, despite having many scholars in the provincial capital, there were still not enough excellent articles to be published in the “Anjiang Collection.”

But now, unexpectedly, there was someone just like them, who hadn’t even passed the county-level scholar exam, yet their article appeared in the “Anjiang Collection”!

The people who bought the book were extremely surprised to hear this news, and it quickly spread from person to person…

“Did you hear? This month’s ‘Anjiang Collection’ has articles written by a tongsheng.”

“I heard, I was just planning to borrow the book to take a look.”

“Who is this Li Zixiao exactly? He hasn’t even passed the county-level scholar exam, yet his article is in the ‘Anjiang Collection.'”

“Some people fail to pass the exam because they can’t, while others fail because they didn’t take it… Li Zixiao must be the latter!”

“He probably chose to take the exam this year to make a name for himself after not participating in the imperial examination in previous years.”

“I heard he has already gotten two top scores. He’s probably going to be a top scorer in this provincial exam too!”

“Then he’ll be the small Three Talents!”

As people discussed Li Qingzhi, naturally, they also discussed his articles.

“In the ‘Anjiang Collection,’ Li Zixiao’s article is extraordinary, written with exceptional skill.”

“That article… I feel ashamed in comparison.”

“I took the article back to show my teacher, and my teacher said he might not even be able to write such a good article… My teacher is a xiucai!”

Finally, these people couldn’t help but inquire about Li Qingzhi everywhere:

“Has Li Zixiao arrived in the provincial capital?”

“Who is his mentor?”

“I want to visit him…”

Li Qingzhi had already gained fame in the provincial capital without even arriving there.

Du Yongning was furious when he saw this situation.

His article was pushed out by Li Qingzhi’s article! If it weren’t for Li Qingzhi, he would be the one being discussed now!

If Li Qingzhi were a well-known scholar, Du Yongning would have considered himself unlucky but wouldn’t have been too upset.

But Li Qingzhi was just like him, a tongsheng who hadn’t even passed the county-level scholar exam!

And judging by the current situation… Li Qingzhi probably wanted to follow the path he had envisioned for himself—making a name for himself before the provincial exam, striving to be the top scorer, and then achieving a small Three Talents title.

The path he wanted to take was taken by someone else… Could Du Yongning not be angry?

He didn’t even want to read Li Qingzhi’s article!

But he really couldn’t not read it… Du Yongning reluctantly read Li Qingzhi’s article.

The article was indeed very good, but it seemed a bit too sophisticated. Was this really written by a tongsheng?

The strategic discourse he was ousted for was written under the guidance of a xiucai, but it was nowhere near as good as this article.

Li Qingzhi must have found someone very capable to guide him, and perhaps even helped him polish it!

Du Yongning felt sour inside, and at that moment, Governor Zhang received the “Anjiang Collection” sent to him by the Anjiang Academy.

Anjiang Academy not only sold books but also sent out some books as gifts, which all the officials in the provincial capital could receive.

Upon seeing the book, Zhang immediately thought of the matter of helping Li Qingzhi submit his article and immediately flipped it open.

He saw Li Qingzhi’s article!

He didn’t expect it to be published so quickly… This was definitely a good thing for Li Qingzhi.

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