Chapter 25
Chapter 25
"Don't touch it, this is for Ji Yuan."
“Oh my god, so many good things.”
"There are benefits to being admitted to the county school? I would have let my children go there as well."
"You must be dreaming. Is it possible that your son can pass the exam?"
When Ji Yuan and Master Zhao arrived at the village chief's house, the place was already full of onlookers, and many villagers from Uncle An's house had also come.
An Xiaohe and An Dahai looked depressed, especially An Xiaohe, who didn't dare to look up at the people around him.
Madam An Er was standing next to him, and was obviously not happy either.
When Ji Yuan came over, someone called out and everyone looked at him. Ji Yuan's scalp tingled at the enthusiastic looks, so he quickly bowed to the elders around him and let the teacher go first.
Village Chief An came to greet him quickly. The constable who was drinking tea inside also stood up and saluted to Master Zhao: "Scholar, it's been a while since we last met."
Master Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, I heard that the government office is very busy recently?"
"Oh, don't mention it. Who knew there would be so many things going on at the end of the year?" The two detectives said, looking at Ji Yuan in surprise, "I thought there was a mistake on the list, but I didn't expect it was really an eight-year-old kid."
"We all know that you are a child prodigy."
"This is a letter written by the county school instructor himself. There are 635 candidates for the entrance examination for the Zhengrong County School in October. You are among the top 20, so you are allowed to enter."
The constable took out the gifts that had been packed long ago and introduced them one by one: "Among them, the bedding and food are for all students in the county school, and the writing brushes, inkstones, and paper are the rewards for being admitted to the school this time."
The detective introduced everything in a loud voice, making sure that people around him could hear him.
This is also what the teacher meant, to let everyone know the benefits of reading, which is real.
I think after this incident, the number of students going to private schools in Anji Village will definitely increase next year.
Sure enough, the surrounding villagers were stunned, with envy in their eyes, and finally took out four books: "This is an extra reward this year, four books, the county magistrate brought back from the prefectural capital, you must cherish them."
The book the county magistrate brought back from the city? !
Ji Yuan had heard about the incident of being forced to eat and being taken away by the village chief's family, so he was not surprised.
But these four put away books gave him a great surprise.
The Great Learning, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, The Doctrine of the Mean.
He had seen it for a long time in the bookstore a few days ago but couldn't bear to buy it, but he didn't expect the county school to actually give it to him?!
The detective brother finally said: "Tianqi country established schools to cultivate talents and pass through ancient times. You students should cherish it."
Not to mention Tianqi Kingdom, it is rare for the county school in Zhengrong County to achieve this level for its students. These students really came at the right time.
Ji Yuan thanked him again: "I will never forget the county magistrate, the teacher, and the teachings."
Seeing that he was clever, the detective's face became much friendlier, and he said, "There are a lot of things going on in the government office recently, so we won't stay any longer. Remember to go to the county school on the 16th day of the first lunar month. We'll see you again when we have a chance."
After that, another constable felt around and said, "Master Zhao, this is Master Huang, and there is also a letter from Master Guo to you."
"Oh, Master Huang, he is already a successful candidate! But the prefecture is too far from our county, so the news spreads too slowly. Moreover, he was in a hurry to take up his post, so he didn't have time to return to the county. Even his family members were sent to his post by relatives and friends."
This news was like a thunderbolt. Master Zhao was pleasantly surprised: "He passed the exam?! Really?!"
"Yes, the details are probably in the letter. We won't talk about it any more, Master Zhao."
After the two constables left, the villagers who were watching were even more shocked.
They didn't know who Master Huang was.
But I understood the other two sentences.
Mr. Huang passed the examination from a scholar and became a juren!
Not only that, he also became an official and took his wife, children and family away!
Be an official!
This is something they dare not even think about.
The two constables came over and they were already humble and looked after him carefully.
The instructor and the county magistrate are considered high-ranking officials in the eyes of the common people.
Now when I tell them that the scholar has become a juren and an official, they are indescribably shocked.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan.
He was admitted to the county school at the age of eight, among more than 600 people.
Then will he be able to pass the examination and become a scholar?
Anji Village, is it possible that a high-ranking official will emerge?
Just now, two detectives praised Ji Yuan as a child prodigy, and T also said that many people in the government office knew him!
Ji Yuan felt uncomfortable again. Why did everyone look at him like that?
He just started elementary school!
Why do you think he wants to be an official?
Village chief An obviously thought the same, and asked Uncle An Wu, who was more familiar with Ji Yuan, to help him take back all the things sent by the constable.
Ji Yuan naturally moved his things to Master Zhao's house and there was no way he was going back to his third uncle's house.
Master Zhao read the letter anxiously, and the two of them hurried back.
After they left, the rumor that Ji Yuan could also pass the imperial examination spread throughout Anji Village.
There's nothing I can do, he's just so awesome.
That Master Huang is too far away from them, but the era is close.
However, for Ji Yuan, Master Huang was quite familiar. He had specially come to see Master Zhao before the last imperial examination, which showed that they had a very good relationship.
Ji Yuan still remembers that he was very confused the last time he came here, but he didn't expect that he would pass the exam.
After reading the letter, Master Zhao told the story without hesitation.
Mr. Huang originally planned to take the exam for the last time, and he was very discouraged.
After visiting Anji Village and listening to the poem about bamboo and rocks, he decided to give it a try and make plans. No matter what, he would study hard and continue his imperial examinations.
Unexpectedly, he passed the exam this time!
It was the August 8th provincial examination. After passing the exam, he did not return home in order to save money, but stayed in a small restaurant in the city waiting for news.
Twenty days passed from the exam to the announcement of the results. On August 28, the list was announced, and Mr. Huang was on the list.
Surprised, he prepared to write a letter home immediately, but unexpectedly, rumors of suspected cheating in the provincial examination spread from the Jianmeng Mansion.
All of these successful candidates were objects of suspicion and were not allowed to have any correspondence with the outside world.
After repeated investigations, Mr. Huang was almost skinned alive, but fortunately he was not involved.
He didn't know what was happening to the other candidates, so the matter should be handled in secret so as not to cause panic among the other students.
When Mr. Huang wrote this paragraph, one could still see the fear in his expression. It was already October, and the person was finally released.
I think it was kept secret, so the counties below didn't know about it. Zhengrong County was still preparing for the county school examination.
"He is also in danger. No wonder there has been no news for so long. But it is a blessing in disguise. In the past, it took time for candidates to take office, but those of them who were innocently implicated can take office immediately." Master Zhao said, not knowing what he was thinking.
Just by listening, Ji Yuan knew that if there was any mistake, he would be implicated.
I guess Master Zhao is also worried about Master Huang.
Putting down Master Huang's letter, Master Zhao looked at another letter from Master Guo.
Master Guo was a doctor of Confucian classics at the county school and had a good relationship with Master Zhao, so he wrote back.
Some time ago, Mr. Zhao felt that the results of the county school examination were coming out too slowly, and he couldn't help but inquire about the situation.
After receiving the letter, Dr. Guo didn't know how to reply. He waited until the test results came out before telling the story.
Ji Yuan was even more curious about this since it was related to him after all.
It’s strange that the results of an October exam are not available until mid-December.
The local examination for the Juren degree was completed in twenty days and the results were announced.
Unexpectedly, the results of the Zhengrong County School Examination came out too slowly, which was also a chain reaction from Master Huang.
At that time, the Jianmeng Prefecture secretly handled the imperial examination cheating case, and a group of innocent candidates were released in October, and the news naturally leaked.
I don't know who reported the matter to the magistrate of Zhengrong County at this critical juncture.
It is said that he formed cliques and recruited talents in the name of admission to the county school. All the good students from several counties went to Zhengrong County. Isn't he trying to form cliques for personal gain?
Under normal circumstances, the Jianmeng Mansion would not interfere too much, it is just an examination in the county school. If it is a county examination, they can still intervene, but this entrance examination is nothing.
Everyone knows that Zhengrong County School has done a good job in the past two years.
However, as the case of cheating in the provincial examination was involved, the supervising official sent by the central government was also present, so they had to call the magistrate of Zhengrong County over.
Not only that, even the county school teachers and instructors were summoned to the prefecture for questioning.
Before the county magistrate left, he ordered several constables to closely guard the examination papers of the county school. They were all sealed in a box and he took the key with him.
Otherwise, if he is away for more than a month, these test papers will be invalid and useless.
Dr. Guo said in the letter that although he did not go at that time, he heard from the teachers that if it were not for Mr. Huang, who passed the imperial examination, to mediate, the trip would have been delayed for a long time.
Master Huang passed the imperial examination and was assigned an official position, which meant he had an official status. Therefore, he could have a say in the provincial capital. He also found the top scorer in this year's provincial examination to plead his case, which settled the matter.
Because of this, Mr. Huang was delayed again and had no time to go home, so he had to ask relatives and friends to bring back his wife, children and family.
By the time the county magistrate, the instructor and others returned from the provincial capital, it was already late November.
The county government had a lot of work piled up, various year-end assessments, plus test papers for more than 600 people, which made it extremely busy.
If the government is so busy at ordinary times, it can still ask local scholars to help with government affairs.
But it also involves marking papers, and many of the students here are their children, so they must avoid suspicion.
As a result, the Zhengrong County Government and the official school were not only short of staff, but they also had to add temporary staff.
The students below are waiting to see their results, and countless people go to urge them every day.
They worked overtime until late last night, and their eyes were all black and blue.
Anyone who sees this should say something, it's really tragic.
This is overtime work.
It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
Even after finishing the examination papers, there were still many official duties waiting for them in the government office.
Ji Yuan thought that he had gone to the gate of the county school to inquire about the news. He guessed that the teachers and doctors inside were marking the papers with red eyes as they read ten lines at a glance?
This made him feel a little guilty.
In addition to feeling emotional, Ji Yuan also had some admiration for their county magistrate. He was involved in cheating in the imperial examination, but they summoned him to the provincial capital and even sealed the test papers in advance.
Not only that, before returning, he also bought four books for them. This courage is unparalleled. He must be an extremely shrewd and capable official.
When Master Zhao finished reading the letter, his expression became a little strange. He looked at the letter and then at Ji Yuan.
"Look at this paragraph."
Ji Yuan took the letter with both hands out of curiosity, and was so scared that he could hardly sit still.
At the end of the letter, Dr. Guo also talked about how the county magistrate and Mr. Huang escaped from the predicament in the provincial capital.
When the supervising official from the capital questioned Mr. Huang, asking him whether he had cheated or had close contacts with others, Mr. Huang naturally denied it.
When pressed to the extreme, Mr. Huang revealed almost everything about his family.
You can ask them questions like at what age they can read and write, and when they will be weaned.
Other things are fine.
When he mentioned that he had originally planned to take the imperial examination for the last time, he recounted how he regained his confidence.
When Ji Yuan saw this, he couldn't bear to watch any further.
He seemed to know what was going to happen.
Mr. Huang said, "An eight-year-old boy whose parents have both passed away, whose clothes are ragged and who is starving, can be determined to study, so why can't I?"
"A child once said, 'No matter how many hardships you endure, you will still be strong, no matter which direction the wind blows.'"
"Why can't I?"
"A real man is born in heaven and earth, should he be defeated by such a small setback?!"
Mr. Huang spoke a lot in a very eloquent manner. The supervising official from the capital looked at him deeply and crossed him out from the list of suspected fraudsters.
Moreover, because of these words, when the magistrate of Zhengrong County was questioned, the supervising official was able to listen to Mr. Huang's help in defending himself.
The letter also said.
Now the entire county school and government office are grateful to Ji Yuan.
Everyone is looking forward to Ji Yuan coming to school soon!
I want him to write a few more poems!
Ji Yuan himself had only one sentence in his mind.
Ji Yuan, you are really famous, but I forgot about it later.
The things sent from the county school were still piled aside. Ji Yuan tried hard to calm down his embarrassment and picked up the pen under Master Zhao's surprised gaze.
Learn it. If you don’t, you will be embarrassed in many places in the future.
Write poetry?
Let’s practice calligraphy first.
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