Zhu Yixuan looked at Master Zhu thoughtfully, "Dad, you are still young, why don't you take the exam too?"
Mr. Zhu almost raised his hand to slap someone.
"Go, go, go! Go read a book for me. If we can't find a teacher in Zhaohua County, we can go to the capital to look for one. If that doesn't work, we can go to other places to ask around. Anyway, we must find a teacher and bring him back."
Once Mr. Zhu makes up his mind, no one can change it.
Within two days, the news spread.
After Ma Xingteng came back from his business trip, he first went to Shen Yi to inquire about the situation. When he learned that it was true, he hurried back to Moshi Town and stopped doing business.
Su Tai thought of her tough little son. Although the child was noisy and had strange ideas, he was still a good student. Naturally, she would try this opportunity.
For this purpose, she made a special trip to the garrison in the old city.
When Murong Jue knew that Su Tai came to visit, he immediately asked the soldiers to let her in.
Su Tai walked in the solemn mansion, her breathing unconsciously slowing down. She walked through the corridor and just as she arrived at the martial arts field, she saw her twins practicing on the plum blossom pile, with several burly men with solemn expressions standing beside them.
The two children were surprisingly obedient. Even though their legs were shaking, they still gritted their teeth and held on.
In this kind of weather, the two children were sweating profusely.
As a mother, she felt heartbroken watching this.
“Mrs. Shen is distressed?”
Murong Jue's voice sounded from behind Su Tai.
Su Tai turned around and bowed slightly, "Greetings, young master."
"Mrs. Shen, you are too polite. Are you here to see them today?" Murong Jue stood with his hands behind his back and spoke with a firm tone.
Su Tai nodded and explained respectfully, "I think the young master must have heard about the imperial examination. Although my youngest son is noisy, he still has some talent. I want him to go back to school and send him to the young master after the imperial examination. Is that okay?"
Murong Jue shook his head and refused. "Perseverance is the key to martial arts. Shen Congyu has an unstable temperament. If we give him an excuse to escape at this time, it will be difficult for Madam Shen to get him to come again later."
"I understand what the young master said, but the opportunity is rare and I am afraid of delaying his future." Su Tai frowned.
Murong Jue didn't care. "In my opinion, the imperial examination is just a small matter. It will take at least three to five years from the pilot to the implementation of the policy. Shen Congyu is still so young. Even if he passes the exam, what will happen? Can he still be an official? Do you dare to think about it?"
Su Tai: “.”
She didn't dare to think about it. Not only did she not dare to think about it, she also suspected that the emperor was crazy.
After figuring it out, Su Tai's tangled brows relaxed, "Young Master is indeed very insightful. In that case, I will just pretend that I have never been here today."
Murong Jue nodded with satisfaction, "I understand Madam Shen's desire for her son to become a successful person. It's not that I don't have capable people here. I can let them practice martial arts while studying. When the time comes, I can go through the motions and test their abilities. Madam Shen doesn't need to worry about these things."
Su Tai was pleasantly surprised. "Thank you so much, young master. If you can use me in any way, please let me know."
This is exactly the effect Murong Jue wants.
Su Tai had no idea what Murong Jue was thinking. Without the concern of her youngest son, she returned to Shenjiazhuang as quickly as possible.
When Shen Ying learned that she had returned, he immediately went to her house and told her about the situation in the village.
"Xiao Tai, you're finally back! These days the rumor in the village is that children who study hard can become officials. The villagers have gone crazy and no one cares about spring ploughing. They just follow their children all day long. Even Mrs. Zhang wants Xiao Xi to study hard and become an official in the future. Can women also become officials?" Shen Ying looked confused and anxious.
Su Tai was also stunned when she heard this, "Who said that women can be officials?"
"No?" Shen Ying slapped his thigh heavily. "I told you those people were talking nonsense! They even made it sound like it was real. What exactly happened? No, I have to gather all the villagers together. You have to talk to them carefully, lest they ask a bunch of questions that I can't answer."
Shen Ying left Su Tai's house in a hurry.
After a while, Su Tai heard the sound of gongs in the village.
Chi Sanhua and others had just put the benches in place.
The villagers came over one after another, each of them very conscious and found the best spot to sit down as if they were watching a big show, and their buttocks seemed to be welded to the stools, not moving.
Chi Zhaodi and others poured each of them a bowl of freshly boiled milk tea. Su Tai did not appear until the yard was crowded with villagers.
“I know that all of you grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts, and aunts are here for the imperial examination. You also know that my Chen Yi is the county magistrate, so what I am going to talk about next is the details of the imperial examination. If you have any questions, please wait until I finish.
First of all, Zhaohua County is the imperial examination pilot selected by the emperor. This year, we are the only one. From here on, only men with registered permanent residence in Zhaohua County can take the exam. Listen carefully, first, you must be registered permanent residence in Zhaohua County, and second, you must be a man! There is no age limit, and men who meet these two requirements can apply for the exam. "
Some villagers were excited, while a few were disappointed.
Mrs. Zhang said weakly, "Then my little Xi won't be able to take the exam?"
Su Tai nodded and said in a gentle voice, "It's really not possible for women. Don't be disappointed, grandma. We women have other options!"
Mrs. Zhang nodded. She was just disappointed for a moment, but she didn't get too hung up on it.
Shen Ying touched his chin and asked, "Xiao Tai, all men can take the exam, so can we all go too?"
Su Tai's mind was filled with black lines, "Uncle, theoretically this is true, but where are there so many examination halls in the county to accommodate so many candidates? If you can't even recognize all the characters, you'd better not go."
Thinking of this, Su Tai felt it was necessary to remind Shen Yi to conduct a preliminary test first, at least to screen out those who could not read a single word but were blindly confident, otherwise no matter how big the place was, it would not be enough.
Shen Ying frowned, "If that's the case, there aren't many people in Zhaohua County who can take the exam!"
A few years ago, the number of educated people in Zhaohua County could be counted on one hand, and those who could read and write were all from wealthy families. It was only in the past two years that they set up village schools and barely caught up with the situation. Other villages did not have their conditions, so they could only watch helplessly when such a good thing happened.
Su Tai agreed, "So this is an opportunity for us. Let the children in the village work hard during this period, especially those who are over ten years old. If they work harder, the opportunity to change their family is right in front of them."
Everyone was so excited by Su Tai's words that they wanted to go home immediately to urge their children to study hard.
Some who had been reluctant to spend money and only sent one child to the village school secretly regretted it and immediately ran to Shen Ying and shouted, "Village Chief, I want to send my second, third, fourth, and fifth children to study."
"And my family, my kids are all going to sign up!" (End of this chapter)
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