The eunuch immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Lu Du Hu punished his brother for this matter. His brother had a grudge in his heart and revealed some rumors when drinking outside. Since Lin Jun is your daughter, I naturally wanted to investigate and found out about this."

  The queen's face turned even colder, "Why didn't you report it earlier?"

  The eunuch lowered his head even further, saying in a frightened tone: "As it happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, Her Majesty and Your Majesty are in high spirits. I truly dare not report this now, lest I disturb the festive mood of Her Majesty and Your Majesty."

  The queen's expression eased slightly.

  Although the eunuch did not raise his head, he could feel the pressure on him easing. He immediately added: "Moreover, it's rare for Your Highness to enter the palace to pay respects, and it wouldn't be good to disturb Her Majesty with external affairs at this time."

  The queen thought of her daughter and restrained her anger, waving her hand: "Get up, have someone else investigate again."

  The queen frowned in displeasure, "Why does the Zhao family always target Qingwen County Master? And that Zhao Jie is too petty, quarreling with a little girl over what?"

  The eunuch responded in a low voice and backed out to make a detailed investigation.

  That day he received some rewards from the empress, his mouth slightly hooked, and he left the palace in a pleasant mood.

  The two words "heart and belly" didn't come out of thin air either, they need to be managed too, there are many subtleties here.

  The people in charge of Lin's household quickly withdrew their hands and no longer interfered with the matter, lest they arouse suspicion among the palace staff.

  It's a fact that the Zhao family has been targeting the Lin family, and almost every investigation yields results. To be honest, Lin Qingyu is also curious about why the Zhao family is so obsessed with her family. Is it really just because of the Jiangnan Surveillance Commissioner position?

  Zhao Jie's heart is too narrow-minded.

  Because Lu Zhen took action and collected the six houses of his clan brother, no one in the Lu family dared to extend their hands to the Lin family again. Other families were also restricted by the Lu family and became somewhat constrained.

  After all, it's unclear whether Lu Zhen is simply dissatisfied with his own brother or if he's actually protecting the Lin family.

  As for the relationship between Lu Zhen and Lin Jiang, outsiders have been speculating constantly, anyway, the vast majority of people are confused.

  In their impression, the two should be more like sworn enemies. Although they came from the same school, they had been competing with each other since they were students, and after entering officialdom, Lin Jiang always suppressed Lu Zhen by one head. Several times when they met in the capital to pay homage to the emperor, the two men either sneered or ridiculed each other, and if it weren't for the emperor's restraint, the two would have fought on court.

  Even if there is an emperor pressing down on them, they still often mutually accuse each other while staying in the south for a day and in the north for a day.

  Lin Jiang scolded Lu Zhen Guang for taking money but not doing anything, consuming so much grain and grass every year, yet unable to collect even a piece of land, what a useless waste.

  Lu Zhen also ridiculed Lin Jiang for being gentle and not knowing hardship in his hometown, having been an official in Jiangnan for over a decade, losing all his backbone, if he were to be sent to the border, he might not even last a day.

  However, when Lin Jiang was seriously ill, Lu Zhen went to Yangzhou. Although he was ordered to go there, he stayed for the longest time and even helped the Lin family a lot during his stay in Yangzhou.

  It is rumored that Lin Jiang also entrusted him to take care of his sister and daughter. Although it is unknown whether this is true or not, it is true that Lu Zhen never targeted the Lin family after Lin Jiang's death.

  In this situation, everyone didn't dare to be too excessive. The families who had originally agreed to take action with the Zhao and Chen families were also hesitant.

  Both Zhao and Chen families were hesitant.

  The Chen family's foundation is still shallow, and Chen Shangshu doesn't want to offend the Lu family, so he hesitates. As for Zhao Sheng, his hesitation is because his brother Zhao Jie is still under Lu Zhen's control.

  The two families that were supposed to take the lead hesitated, and some smaller families even directly retreated, only the collateral branch of the Cui family was fearless.

  Chui's family may not be able to get along with Lu's family.

  However, Cui Pangzhi was also very angry. He was pulled down by Zhao Sheng, and now he had to hesitate. Was this a joke?

  They started infighting, and the bookstore and bookshop had a chance to breathe. Lin Qingyuan began to tidy up the bookstore and bookshop with Liu Guanshi.

  Lin Qingwan selected twenty books from the study and handed them over to Liu Guanshi, "I've checked the bookshop's inventory, these twenty books are not in stock."

  Liu Guanshi took over and said with a sigh: "Not only is our bookstore unable to find such books, but other bookstores are also very difficult to find."

  Among these twenty books, there is one agricultural book, two medical books, two military books, two books specializing in water conservancy and customs of the Yangtze River region, three collections of poetry, five collections of essays, and the rest are miscellaneous notes.

  The poetry and prose collections are also limited, the miscellaneous notes have a small audience, so they can hardly circulate. However, the previous six books belong to the category of secret books, mostly collected by noble families and scholars, which will not easily leak out.

  "Miss, are you planning to print these twenty books?"

  "No, even if these books were printed and sold, there wouldn't be many buyers. The cost of engraving the blocks is too high, it's not worth it."

  Liu Guanshi let out a deep breath and smiled on his face, "What did that girl mean?"

  "Put it in the bookshop and let people copy," Lin Qingyan said with a slight smile: "Didn't you say that there are many poor scholars copying books in the bookshop? Give it to them to copy. After checking the copied books for errors, set aside one set for other Hanmozhai, and have the poor scholars who copy books in their shops copy out a few more sets to sell. This set will be returned after use, I want to continue collecting it in the Cangshuge."

  Liu Guan Shi hesitated and asked, "Such a book is likely to be very difficult to sell, and it also involves some secrets. Other families only collect them without selling them. If the young lady wants to do a good deed for the poor scholars, it would be more practical to give them some paper instead, so that they can copy the books themselves, but I'm afraid they won't appreciate the young lady's kindness."

  Lin Qingwan glanced at him and said: "Do you think I want to give them a few more coins for copying books?"

  Lin Qingwan stroked those books, her bright eyes saying: "For a book lover, everything has a price, but there is one thing that is priceless."

  "That's knowledge!" She patted the book under her hand: "The war damaged a lot of books, and the surviving ones were mostly in the possession of aristocratic families and scholar-officials. The books sold in bookstores are mostly common ones, and some bookstores can't even find 'Zuo Zhuan'. Do you think that with only those books from bookstores, scholars from humble backgrounds can compete with aristocrats, scholar-officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants?"

  Liu Guan Shi was speechless.

  "What's precious is the content of this book, send it away, intelligent people will understand my kindness, and if there are people who can't even understand this, they are not in our consideration."

  The imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty was inherited by the Daliang, and it did not have the perfection of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Compared to them, there were many drawbacks, but at the same time, there were also many advantages.

  One is that its examination subjects are more comprehensive, the admitted talents are more meticulous, and the knowledge points involved are also more.

  Nowadays, the imperial examinations of Daliang are mostly regular tests, with more than 50 types, including Xiucai test, Mingjing test, Jinshi test, Jianshi test, Mingfa test, Mingzi test, Mingsuan test, Yishi test, Sanshi test, Daoju test, Tongzi test and so on.

  Except for the Mingjing Department and the Jinshi Department, which are regularly held, other departments are held as needed. During the Tang Dynasty, due to the fact that the Ming Suan Department and the History Department were often not held, they have been abolished later on. However, now that talents are scarce, during the Da Liang founding period, Taizu recruited even shop accountants for the Ming Suan Department in order to keep the court running.

  Up to now, Ming Suan Ke, Shi Ke and Ming Fa Ke are also frequently convened.

  Among these ordinary subjects, the imperial examination and the Ming Jing Ke were the most honorable. The Ming Jing Ke examined the classics and their commentaries.

  The ink meaning is easy to understand, it is a simple interpretation of the words and sentences in the scriptures.

  The test is to take a page from a scripture book, cover the left and right sides with paper, leaving only one line in the middle, and then paste a piece of paper on top of three characters for the candidate to fill in.

  The examination scope is selected from the eleven classics, including "Zhou Yi", "Shang Shu", "Gongyang Zhuan", "Guliang Zhuan", "Shi Jing", "Zhou Li", "Yi Li", "Li Ji", "Zuo Zhuan", "Xiao Jing" and "Lun Yu".

  Not to mention those who have been studying for the imperial examination since childhood, even Wan Jie and Lin Yuhong had to study these eleven books. If women were allowed to take the exam, Lin Yuhong might have even passed with honors.

  So it's easy to take the imperial examination for Mingjing, and there is a saying that "thirty-year-old Mingjing".

  In comparison, the imperial examination was much more difficult because it placed greater emphasis on poetry and policy questions, which required more than just memorization and interpretation of texts, but also talent.

  The questions in the jinshi exam only came from the Book of Rites, Zuo Zhuan and Laozi. There was one poem and one rhapsody, but the policy questions required five essays, covering aspects such as national politics, economy, law, military affairs, government administration, water transport, salt administration, etc.

  It's not enough to just read exam-type books, but students from poor families have limited resources and can rarely compete with those from wealthy families.

  Even if the Lin family had no more males, Lin Qingyuan could still receive the imperial report from the court every month, knowing the direction of national policies first, did those poor scholars know?

  They can only gather together to learn from others, in order to borrow more books and get more news. Among them, many poor scholars are willing to serve as attendants for others.

  Lin Qingyuan is now offering some of her resources for free to them, and she believes that those who are determined to pass the imperial examination will definitely understand her kindness.

  It's okay if they don't understand, she can just give them a little guidance and let them figure it out.

  Apart from books, she will also give them another big gift.

  Lin Qingwan looked out the window at the servants gathered together, chattering and laughing as they talked about Cao Jin and Meng Fu's embarrassing affairs. A slight smile played on her lips as she thought that once paper was invented, the price of paper would definitely drop, and the opportunities for young men from poor families to study would increase.

  Bai Feng entered with a tray, saw the maids gathered together talking, and couldn't help but frown: "When I left, you were all chatting, and when I came back, you're still talking. Didn't the young mistress tell you to pick the flowers in the garden and dry them? If this side is done, tomorrow we'll return to the city, and there are still so many flowers in the manor waiting to be dealt with."

  The girls stuck out their tongues, and a younger one weakly said: "Why have all the good flowers been picked?"

  "Do you know what?" Bai Feng hummed and said: "Those flowers have all bloomed, and in a few more days they will wither and fall to the ground, which would be a waste. It's better to dry them out, and later we can use them to make biscuits, fragrant oils, medicinal materials, or tea leaves. Hurry up and get to work, otherwise Lin Nian will find out, and you'll have to worry about your own skin."

  The girls shuddered and scattered in a hurry.

  Lin Guan's face turned black as he stood behind Lin Qingyan.

  Lin Qingwan burst out laughing and said: "Aunt Lin has great prestige, the steward is blessed."

  Liu Guanshi couldn't help but glance at Lin Guanjia, who lowered his head and responded with a "yes", his ears slightly reddening.