"There's no need to deliberately cultivate relationships, just maintaining contact with them is enough," Lin Qingwen instructed him: "Spread the news that the Lin family has intentionally made public the draft formula for the benefit of scholars all over the world. Grasp the right degree, not too slow but not too fast either, neither falling behind those people's pressure nor giving the clan's younger generation time to develop."

  "This, Auntie always has to give me some time." Otherwise, how can he grasp this degree?

  Lin Qingwan bowed her head and thought for a moment before saying slowly: "Isn't the Ming Jing Ke exam in April this year? Let's announce it around that time."

  Lin You let out a sigh of relief and cupped his hands: "Nephew understands, I'll go make arrangements."

  Lin Runmu saw him off and turned his head to ask: "How is it, can Yu'er still be used?"

  Lin Qingwan gave him a slanted glance and said, "I understand what Fifth Brother meant by letting him come to me. Now that I've let him do things, I thought Fifth Brother would also understand my meaning."

  Lin Run heard this and touched his nose awkwardly, "I'm worried that this child is too foolish to win your heart, but since he's fine, it's good."

  Lin Qingwan hummed and didn't speak.

  "Think carefully about how you're going to write your argument," Lin Run asked: "Do you want me to help?"

  Lin Qingwan waved her hand and said, "I'm not going to be an official, the memorial only needs to be written clearly and sincerely, you can write it for me, who can't tell that it's a ghostwritten piece?"

  She had helped Lin Jiang draft memorials before, and drafting a memorial was still not difficult for her. What worried her was how to write the secret memorial to the emperor.

  How can she achieve her goal by herself?

  So I still need to find someone to help me, and who in this world is more suitable than him except the emperor?

  Moreover, Zhao Jie was also in the Southern Expedition Army this time. As long as the Southern Expedition succeeded, no matter how he performed, he would have made a contribution.

  The more capable the opponent is, the heavier the position in the emperor's mind will be. Later, when there are interests disputes, even if the emperor's emotions lean towards her, for the sake of the overall situation and interests, he may not necessarily favor her, so she must also improve her own status.

  The more important she is, the more just the emperor will be, or he will even lean towards her.

  So Lin Qingwan had to carefully consider how to write this secret letter, as in his mind she was just Lin Jiang's younger sister and the caregiver of Lin Jiang's daughter, the object of his charity.

  She's young and inexperienced, there are some things she shouldn't know about.

  It's easy to write a refutation, and when the official document of inquiry arrives, she just explains it one by one, which is not difficult for official business.

  Ke Mi Zhe still needs to infuse emotions, Lin Qingwan bit her finger and stared blankly for half a day before starting to write.

  Today is a magnanimous emperor, and now it can be said that the monarch and the minister are in harmony, but he has also experienced the power being held by the aristocratic families and the nobles, and himself was unable to move in the early days.

  At that time, his life and property were entrusted to several generals who held military power, until Lin Yeping handed over the military power of the Lin family army to him, he slowly gained the right to speak.

  In the military, it is a hereditary system. Apart from his own Northeastern Army, there are also Lu Zhen of the Western Army, Zhong Ruying of the Southwestern Army, and Cui Zheng who guards the imperial gate. If these three were to die, the ones who would inherit their armies would definitely be members of the Lu, Zhong, and Cui families.

  The emperor wants to appoint a general for these three armies, but he also has to ask for the opinions of these three families, this is reality.

  In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system had various drawbacks, and even more so in the Northern Song Dynasty.

  How many poor scholars can be successful in the imperial examination?

  The last one had only one ear, three years have passed, and that person is still doing odd jobs in the Hanlin Academy.

  Almost all of those who were appointed were the sons of officials, now Da Liang is still young and can't see anything, but in the long run, the imperial court will be controlled by the ministers, what kind of say does the emperor have?

  Not just the emperor, but also the common people have no way out.

  Supporting a humble family, the emperor would certainly be willing to be one of them, and after going through Zhou Wu, he should also have seen the benefits of the development of a humble family.

  However, she was just a girl who had not yet turned seventeen and lacked experience. She shouldn't have thought so deeply about it.

  It was only when Lin Jiang was alive and had sighed about it that she knew these things.

  Lin Qingwan thought for a moment and then picked up her pen, writing it out before revising it twice to ensure there were no errors. Only after confirming its accuracy did she put it away in the box, waiting for the imperial inquiry to arrive.

  This time the imperial court was quick, she had only received Ren Shangshu's urgent letter for two days when the imperial court's accountability book arrived.

  Lin Qingwan sent away the official and wrote a statement of defense overnight, handing it over to the official waiting at the post station, only turning back to the inn after watching him leave.

  As a county master, Lin Qingyuan has the right to submit a memorial to the emperor and also has the right to write a secret memorial.

  The inn received her secret letter and didn't dare to delay, immediately changed clothes and went out.

  They had another route which was different from the one taken by officials coming from the capital, and because they were carrying a secret dispatch, they could change horses at post stations, making their journey faster.

  So the emperor received the secret memorial first and then saw the refutation memorial, of course, this was already six days later.

  Both sides are now calm, and they are also very busy. Zhong Ruying and Su Zhang have made great contributions again. Now Nanhan is already in a desperate situation, and it can be seen that the battle will soon reach the capital of Nanhan.

  The courtiers felt it was time to summon Zhong Ruoying back, otherwise, if she really encountered the army of Great Chu, it would not be a matter of Great Liang and Great Chu joining forces to swallow Southern Han, but rather Great Liang would have to resist two enemies alone.

  Some people proposed it, and some opposed it, with sufficient reasons. "General Zhong is wise and resourceful, the southern expedition was successful thanks to her, now that we are about to attack Nanhan's capital city, how can we recall her at this time?

  "If this delays our military action and allows Great Chu to capture the capital of Southern Han first, that would be a loss."

  "Not now, Your Majesty, it would be better to wait until the Duke of Ning has captured the capital and then recall him."

  "What if General Zhong can't hold back his temper and starts a fight with Da Chu?" A minister countered, "Don't we still have the Second Prince, Zhao Jie, and Su Zhang? Can't these three men match up to one Zhong Ruying?"

  Someone at the scene sneered: "Can't you see their military achievements? Do you still need someone to tell you?"

  "Although Zhao Jie also had some victories, he suffered two consecutive defeats. If it weren't for General Su's timely rescue, I'm afraid the Second Prince would have been implicated as well. In my opinion, among the Southern Expedition Army, apart from General Zhong and General Su, no one else is worth mentioning."

  "Can't even mention the second prince?"

  At this time someone sneered very rudely, although it was not explicitly stated, the meaning was very clear, and even the Minister of War did not speak.

  Zhao Jie's defeat was not entirely his fault. Why did he lose? More than half of the ministers in the court have a number in their hearts, and to put it bluntly, it is still the Second Prince who is eager for quick success and rashly gives orders.

  Zhao Jie happened to be with the Second Prince, which was also his bad luck.

  The emperor sat on the throne, expressionless, listening to their quarrel. When they had finished, he said: "Let's talk about it after we take down the city of Du. Min Qiang, order Ruo Ying to speed up her pace and come back as soon as possible."

  The Minister of War sighed in his heart. It would be strange if Zhong Ruying could hear him, and it seemed that he had to think carefully about what to say.

  Although there were not a few people in the court who were staring at Lin Qingwan, the war situation in Nanhans was the most important thing at this time. Before Lin Qingwan's trial arrived, everyone could only engage in verbal sparring in the court, and it would be better to spend their time on more pressing matters.

  Lin Qingwan, who was far away in Suzhou, stopped worrying and guessing after handing out all the folded paper, and instead put most of her energy into Wen Yuan.

  After Zhifang was no longer making as much money, she hoped that Wenyuan's income could make up for the shortfall.

  Wen Garden did not disappoint her, Lin Yuhbin took his friends to play for a day, when they returned, their sisters, mothers, aunts, grandmothers and grandaunts knew about the good place of Wen Garden.

  Since the scenery is so good, next time they can also invite friends to gather there.

  Lin You didn't need to be told, and after playing with several classmates for a day, he began preparing for the literary meeting.

  This time Wen will be quite big, after Lin Qingwan's consent, he pulled in many brothers from the Hui ethnic group to help. The news spread that all scholars who were willing to come could enter the garden directly, and he also posted an invitation to many poor scholars.

  Entering the garden, everyone found their own familiar people and gathered together in twos and threes.

  The scenery of the Wen Garden is indeed good, and with Lin You's organization, this literary meeting was held for three days, not only promoting the Wen Garden but also bringing Lin You and several other capable Lin family juniors to the forefront.

  They are all side branches, although they come from the Lin family, but their family background is ordinary, and their status is not high. If no one brings them along, they can't even get in touch with people like Lu Yu.

  This time Lin You used the name of Yuwen Garden to invite almost all the literati in Suzhou, and as the host, they walked among the crowd and got to know many people.

  They remembered Lin Qingyan's teachings and did not judge people by their status, and afterwards they only socialized with those who could get along with them, which made others look up to them even more.

  After the essay was finished, everyone made several friends.

  Lin You especially liked to talk with those few scholars who had traveled and studied abroad. Auntie had said that being able to travel and study abroad during such chaotic times required not only courage but also ability, and the paths they had walked and the things they had seen were far more numerous than his own.

  Now he has no strength to go out and study, so he can only ask them more about things outside.

  These people are also proud, they travel with a few companions to study everywhere, if they encounter a large merchant group, they will ask for the same route, and can talk to merchants and vendors on the road.

  Having seen more of the world, I couldn't help but feel that my previous views were too narrow-minded. And with these pampered rich kids, there's also less to talk about.

  Although they used to be like this too.

  So when Lin You just arrived, they were just polite and responded accordingly, but after talking more, they were a little surprised, Lin You was not what they thought he would be.

  Zheng Qi was very surprised, "You also understand farming and sericulture?"

  It originated from what they said on the road, a rural household's wheat field turned yellow and withered as soon as it entered spring, and directly rotted to death in just a few days, so they cried quite miserably.

  Zheng Qi and others suspected it was frozen by the cold weather, but Lin You said it might be burnt due to excessive fat.

  He smiled and said, "I didn't understand before, but this year I followed my aunt to work in the fields and listened to the old people talk about it. The place you mentioned is not far from Suzhou, and Suzhou isn't very cold this year, so I don't think it's necessarily frozen."

  Zheng Qi thought for a moment, "The aunt you're referring to isn't Lady Lin of the imperial court, is she?"

  Lin You nodded.

  Zheng Qi laughed and asked, "Why does Lin still need to personally get her hands dirty?"

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