Summary:
During the Zhenyuan period, Li He, a descendant of the clan in Changgu, Henan, was young and intelligent. He could compose poetry at the age of seven and became a famous local prodigy at the age of ten. His father Li Jinsu carefully taught him how to write poetry. When the Fuchang County magistrate came to take the exam, Li He won praise for his poems. When he was 13 years old, his father was seriously ill and his family was in ruins. It coincided with the opening of the imperial examination to recruit scholars. Li He decided to walk to Beijing to take the examination. He used the examination to revive his family's reputation and comfort his mother. From then on, he embarked on the road to Chang'an.
