Chapter 34
Chapter 34
Ji Yuan took some time to sort out his things.
Before coming to the county school, he could move all his things by himself.
But that is not the case now.
Two sets of the Four Books and Five Classics, plus copied commentaries on the classics and the commentaries on the classics as rewards for the Cow that Cures Diseases.
There were also various papers he used to practice calligraphy, as well as his usual schoolwork.
As well as the food that the Dahai family sent from time to time, plus many miscellaneous things.
If I were to move now, I would probably have to move several times.
After all, judging from the books alone, he has at least eighty or ninety books, and even under his bed is filled with books.
Needless to say, the silver he brought with him not only did not decrease, but even increased. He now had fifty-three taels of silver on hand, which was quite a lot.
Ji Yuan himself doesn't like to spend money, but he always has some income from time to time, which allows Ji Yuan to focus completely on his studies.
I am still learning the Book of Songs every day, and I have already learned half of it.
As the students got into the mood, Dr. Shijing's lecture speed also increased.
When studying in the county school, you will fall behind if you are not careful, so you must be diligent every day.
It is almost the end of March, and the monthly exam is getting closer.
Every exam in Class C is like facing a tough battle for the students.
According to this year's custom, the bottom 20 students will still have to do double the homework. The already heavy workload has been doubled, which is terrifying for Ji Yuan to watch.
When he was doing homework with Qian Fei and Li Ting, he had finished his own work but still had to write a few more articles. He looked at Ji Yuan with resentment in his eyes.
This resentment naturally turns into motivation for learning.
take an exam!
Ranked in the top 35!
The county school was indeed ruthless. There were exactly twenty students who were punished to do double the homework, and that was exactly twenty new students who enrolled this year.
It was almost obvious to all the students in Class C.
If the seniors don't work hard, they will be surpassed by the freshmen, which is naturally a shame for them. Otherwise, Wang Xingzhi and others would not be so crazy as to go straight to cause trouble for Ji Yuan.
For freshmen, they have to try hard to catch up with seniors while having double the workload.
In order to avoid having to write so much homework and to surpass others, you must study hard.
Besides, if a freshman surpasses the seniors, the sense of honor will be doubled.
What makes the freshmen feel more hopeful is that they feel that not all the senior students in Grade C have real talents and knowledge, and it is only a matter of time before they surpass them.
This doubt also lingered in Ji Yuan's mind.
Qian Fei was from the county town, and he was well-informed. He explained to Ji Yuan Li Ting: "The county school in Zhengrong County has been like this for only the past two or three years."
The former Zhengrong County School was similar to other local county schools.
That is the so-called county school, which only has authority functions but no teaching functions.
It is roughly equivalent to saying that the county school is called a school, but in fact it is just an education bureau that manages private schools, academies, etc.
He was also in charge of the annual county examinations and the management of local scholars.
From its teaching function at the founding of Tianqi State, it gradually transformed into a single administrative agency.
However, the specific affairs that each county school is responsible for still depend on the style of the local officials.
If you are lazy, you definitely won’t bother to care.
If they are diligent, like the current Zhengrong County, the county magistrate will also arrest the teaching.
In fact, this is a thankless task.
After all, scholars do not play a big role in the county, and every county has a few sour scholars.
If the county cannot produce a juren or above, it will not be considered a political achievement for the county magistrate.
Not to mention the Jinshi who are above the Juren level, just talking about the title of Juren, the proportion of Juren in the entire Jianmeng Mansion is about 4%.
Among a hundred scholars, only four can pass the imperial examination and become juren.
If they are further dispersed to the lower-level counties, the probability of producing a juren will be even smaller. After all, there may not be as many as a hundred scholars in a county.
Without a successful candidate, there will be no political achievements, and the limited financial allocations will have to be distributed.
Let’s take Zhengrong County as an example.
There were nearly twenty officials, teachers, and doctors at all levels.
There are more than ninety students in the three Minglun Halls.
Further down there were more than a dozen servants doing the washing, gatekeepers, and kitchen helpers in the canteen.
These people's food and drink expenses all cost money.
Not to mention, the Zhengrong County School does not charge tuition, but provides some paper every month, as well as clothes for all seasons.
The county school is a thankless job and only students leave the school but no one gets any.
Many government offices simply cannot afford it. Even if they can barely afford it, they will not provide free food and accommodation like Zhengrong County, let alone accept so many students.
In short, due to various reasons, county schools in many places have been abandoned.
It's still a good place to be abandoned.
Even worse are some county schools, where you can only get in by spending money and finding connections.
They are said to be students of the county school, but in fact they are all good-for-nothings who are just trying to gain a reputation.
This was the case with the Zhengrong County School before.
"In other words, the students who came in these two or three years are the ones who have real talents and knowledge."
"Three years ago, most of the students who attended the county school came here to gain a reputation by paying money." Qian Fei lowered his voice, "In the past, you had to have connections and channels to get in, so the students we recruited didn't do well in their grades."
It turns out to be like this.
Ji Yuan and Li Ting only came this year, so naturally they don’t know these things.
"So Wang Xingzhi and others are just filling in the gaps in the county school?" Li Ting said bluntly, and Qian Fei nodded quietly.
Qian Fei added: "In fact, a lot of people have been screened out, and many have been persuaded to quit."
"Many people couldn't bear the pressure of the county school and cried and wanted to drop out. After those people left, the quota was vacated and we had last year's enrollment."
“Those who stay are the ones who have been selected.”
These twenty places were not added out of thin air. The teachers must have kicked out those who were just slacking off.
This is why we had last year’s enrollment.
Last year's enrollment was indeed effective. The fact that he and Liu Rong easily surpassed Wang Xingzhi and others in the February monthly exam was actually within the teachers' expectations.
After all, everyone knows who the students were three years ago.
In the exam at the end of March, it is estimated that several new students will surpass the old students.
As a result, students with lower rankings have to either do double the homework or leave the county school.
If you can do double the homework, it means there is still hope for improvement.
Since I couldn't do so much homework and couldn't rank among the top 35 in the exam, I had no choice but to leave.
In this way, all those who had previously taken advantage of loopholes to enter the county school were cleared out.
There's no need to even persuade them to quit.
After screening one after another, those who remain are those with real talents and knowledge.
This is not modern compulsory education.
Instead, they studied for the purpose of passing the imperial examinations. If they didn't work hard, they would be eliminated. This was almost written on the surface.
In addition, the cost of running a county school is not small, and if the results are not good, everyone will feel guilty.
It is also a waste of county school tax revenue.
Only by selecting students in this way can the proportion of students who pass the examinations to become scholars or even juren be greater.
The county school in Zhengrong County is set up for students who are motivated and willing to endure hardships.
After realizing this, the students in Class C felt even more stressed.
It's totally different from the crazy state in January.
There was no need for the teachers to urge them, everyone studied seriously.
It goes without saying that studying is difficult.
It is difficult to read, difficult to memorize, and even more difficult to understand.
The words are the same words, and the articles are the same articles.
Sometimes you can’t read smoothly or fluently, that means you don’t know how to read.
On March 27th, I had finished learning the entire 39,000-word Book of Songs in less than a month and a half.
The exam will be held on March 30th.
You have to memorize and write articles.
Guofeng, Xiaoya, Daya, Zhou Song, Lu Song, Shang Song.
Based on the "Maoshi Zhengyi", there are a total of 305 poems. In the Zhou Dynasty, special people were sent to collect folk songs.
Only after learning these can one “observe customs, know gains and losses, and examine oneself.”
Confucius said: "Poetry can inspire, can be used for observation, can be used to gather people together, can be used to express resentment, can be used to serve one's father nearby and one's ruler far away; it can also help one learn the names of many birds, beasts, plants and trees."
These 305 poems cover almost everything in the world and all aspects of human life.
It is probably impossible to master all of them.
But if scholars want to take the imperial examinations, they have to memorize, understand, and know the entire text.
Although it is the first time to study, the test questions will not be particularly difficult.
But given the style of the teachers at Zhengrong County School, they probably won’t show mercy.
Which aspect will be tested?
The "Book of Poetry" doctor smiled slightly. He would not say anything, but just said: "As long as you listen carefully in class, it won't be too bad."
Ji Yuan always felt that these words sounded very familiar.
Isn’t this just a copy of “a book is all about key points, so the key points are not highlighted”?
Cruel, so cruel.
Ji Yuan comforted the trembling Li Ting and Qian Fei: "It's okay, this is our first time learning, we don't know how to do it, but do our classmates know how to do it?"
The two looked at him subconsciously: "Others may not know, but you definitely will!"
"Yes! You certainly will!"
He is not that amazing!
I won’t say any more, let’s take the exam quickly.
On March 30th, there will still be a dictation test in the morning and an essay test in the afternoon. There will be three essays in the afternoon and the scope of the test will also be expanded.
Memorize the Four Books and the Three Hundred Poems, and then write essays on topics chosen from these books.
The questions in each exam are arranged from easy to difficult.
The last question in the article can be said to be tricky.
The teacher who set the question picked two poems at random and asked them to explain the connection between them, explain the styles of the three parts of the Book of Songs, and write about the reasons why they were formed at that time.
This has to do with history, customs, and culture.
The scope is infinite. If you want to write such an article, you must be familiar with the "Book of Songs".
Ji Yuan couldn't help but complain in his heart that the county school exams were getting harder and harder.
The Book of Songs is like this, and the Book of History and the Book of Changes that I will learn next month are even more difficult.
Let alone the Book of Changes, many people cannot comprehend its meaning in their entire life. If one can understand one tenth or one twelve percent of it when learning it for the first time, he or she is considered talented.
Examination days always end earlier than other days.
But the atmosphere in the county school has changed. Even if there is a half-day holiday, those who need to study will still go to study, and there is no need for the teachers to urge them.
Even people like Wang Xingzhi have to hang their heads and can only be happy when they get home.
Because it was a half-day holiday, Qian Fei still invited Ji Yuan and Li Ting to his house: "My father said he was too busy last time, so it's a good opportunity to treat you two to dinner this time."
"You know my cook, he's a very good cook."
Qian Tfei's father had heard the names of Ji Yuan and Li Ting many times.
It was naturally a good thing that Qian Fei was admitted to the county school, but Boss Qian knew that there were differences among the students in the county school.
So he was told early on that he should not care about what the children of the nobles said and just study hard.
This is due to social status, and no one can say more.
However, Boss Qian was naturally happy when he knew that Ji Yuan and Li Ting treated his son well.
Not to mention that many people knew the name of Jiyuan's little prodigy, so they had long wanted to invite them to their homes.
When we got to Qian Fei's house, we found that the food had already been prepared, all of which were the young men's favorites.
Qian Fei's parents didn't do much, for fear that they would get nervous.
In fact, when facing Ji Yuan, it was Qian Fei's parents who were more nervous.
With Ji Yuan's current fame, it is only a matter of time before he passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar.
Ji Yuan heard it but didn't take it to heart.
It's okay for others to say it, but if I take it seriously, then my studies will end here.
Ji Yuan and Li Ting politely sent Qian Fei's parents off, and the three of them talked a lot.
Naturally, the three students were still talking about the county school.
Apart from their monthly exams, the most discussed topic in the county school recently is the upcoming provincial exam in April.
The provincial examination can naturally be held in the city where Meng Mansion is located.
The test subjects are the students who have passed the county examination.
Everyone knows about the examination for the scholar.
However, the examination for becoming a scholar is divided into three steps: county examination, prefectural examination, and college examination.
The county examination is difficult, and the prefectural examination is even more difficult.
But as long as you pass the provincial examination, the subsequent college examination will be easy.
Therefore, for the ten candidates who had passed the county examination in Zhengrong County, this was the only hurdle left for them to pass if they wanted to obtain the title of scholar.
The candidates who passed the county examination were very low-key when they went to the provincial capital. The county school was busy this month, so everyone only remembered it when the provincial examination was approaching in April.
"Out of ten people, I don't know how many can pass the exam." Li Ting murmured, "I heard that if two or three people in a county can pass the exam, it's already very good."
This also depends on the qualifications of the students in the county.
But if you can pass the county exam, how bad can it be?
Compared with the provincial examination in April.
Their monthly exams don't seem to matter anymore.
Ji Yuan remembered that he had done the county examination questions before but had never shown them to the teacher.
I don’t know what will be tested in this provincial examination.
As we were talking, the next day was the first day of April.
According to the old custom, we offer sacrifices to the Confucian Temple.
The results of the March monthly examination will also be announced.
There is no need to mention the Class A hall, and as usual, the Class B hall has not been announced yet.
The students who are left in the Second Class Hall are naturally those who failed the county examination and were unable to take the Chengfu examination.
The county school gave them time to "heal".
It is only the end of March, and they will have the monthly exams as usual at the end of April, and the results will be announced at that time.
Neither A nor B is needed.
Everyone's eyes naturally turned to the Class C Hall.
Fifty-five students, twenty of them freshmen.
In the February exam, two of them surpassed the old students. What about March?
What ranking will the two most powerful freshmen get?
Previously, there was a commotion in the C-level hall because of the February monthly exam results. This change will definitely attract a lot of attention.
As usual, assistant teacher Mr. Guo read out the grades.
This time, Master Guo announced the results seriously, reading from the first place onwards.
All the students in Class C were looking forward to hearing their names called.
It must be in the top thirty-five, it must be in!
They don’t want to do double the homework!
Haven’t you seen that the students who have to do double the homework have bruises on their eyes?
Only Ji Yuan is full of energy and looks refreshed.
Is it because he is young and therefore full of energy?
But we are all 14 or 15 years old, not bad!
I heard that Ji Yuan also came up with some eye exercises that claim to make your eyes bright and comfortable, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.
Anyway, everyone in their dormitory is using it.
Master Guo was still reading the name on it: "Seventeenth place, Ji Yuan."
How many? !
Seventeenth?!
He was in the 20th place last time, and he improved again this time?
Everyone knows that it is relatively easy for the 50th person in a class to surpass the 40th person.
But the higher you go, the harder it becomes.
It's just like a test with a full score of 100. Improving from 20 points to 60 points is relatively simple.
It would be quite difficult to improve from 80 points to 89.
Not to mention going further up.
The students in the third grade hall have been screened by the teachers over the past two years. It is hard to say about the students at the back, but the students at the front definitely have real talent and knowledge.
Even so, Ji Yuan can still surpass them.
How long has he been in school?
He just started his enlightenment last year!
Seventeen. Ji Yuan was not particularly satisfied with this result, but it was at least progress.
Ji Yuan's calmness was extremely dazzling to Liu Rong who was standing next to him.
When Liu Rong heard that he was ranked 31st, he didn't feel so happy.
Obviously he has improved a lot, but compared with Ji Yuan, the gap is too big.
"Wow, I'm 33rd!" Li Ting couldn't help but get excited, and he and Qian Fei, who was 35th, almost wanted to hug each other and cry.
Finally, I don’t have to do double the homework!
That’s great!
Only after Yan Xunzhe glared at them both did they quickly let go.
But his eyes were full of excitement.
Very good!
Very good!
They have to say it three times!
All the names have been read out.
Among the twenty freshmen, four were among the top thirty-five.
Wang Xingzhi and Wang Xingjie, the two people who had declined the fastest last time, directly became the last one or two. They both had dull eyes and didn't want to talk anymore.
The top scorer in the March monthly exam was still Cai Fenglan. Cai Fenglan is nineteen years old this year and he only entered the county school last year.
But before coming to the county school, I had already studied for seven or eight years.
If the county school hadn't improved, he wouldn't have come here.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will pass the B-level exam by the end of this year.
Ji Yuan looked at him with envy, and happened to meet the eyes of the first place winner, Cai Fenglan. Cai Fenglan shook his head and said, "No, I have to work harder."
"Otherwise, the first place will be taken away by you sooner or later."
Everyone knows that Cai Fenglan will be promoted to Grade B by the end of the year.
He himself has this confidence.
This means that Ji Yuan will definitely take the first place from him, so in his heart, will he surpass him this year?
It's April now, and there are only a few monthly exams.
Others thought that Cai Fenglan took Ji Yuan too seriously, but unexpectedly, the second and third people opened their eyes first.
It's over.
Still happy.
They should hurry up and study hard. If they are surpassed by Ji Yuan, it will not only be a disgrace to them, but they will also have another competitor!
The dozen or so people in the front all had serious expressions on their faces, and the others even wanted to pinch themselves.
Work hard!
There is no other thing to do except working hard!
The inexplicable efforts of the C-deng Hall attracted the attention of the two students from the A-lung Hall and the B-lung Hall.
It’s good to be young, because youth means you are energetic.
After all the rankings were read out, everyone's eyes were focused on the last one or two people.
Wang Xingzhi and Wang Xingjie.
They both looked pale. They had studied hard, so why did they become the last and second to last?!
The words that mocked Ji Yuan some time ago are still ringing in my ears.
Only two months have passed and they are already the ones counting down.
Jiyuan is surrounded by good students.
Ji Yuan didn't look at them much, but discussed with Cai Fenglan the Shangshu and Zhouyi that they were going to learn next.
Cai Fenglan had studied these two books before, and now he could only sigh in amazement: "What difference does it make whether I study them or not? The difference between studying them for the tenth time and the first time won't be that big."
Since Cai Fenglan, who scored first in the exam, made such comments, you can see how difficult these two books are.
I read it once when Ji Yuan was copying the book, and I also felt a headache.
Master Guo said some encouraging words and said, "Okay, everyone go back to the school and prepare for class."
Why?
Is this the end?
Qian Fei shouted, "Master Guo! Don't the bottom 20 have to do double the homework?"
After Qian Fei finished speaking, he was not among the bottom 20, and his classmates almost punched him.
Forget it, it’s useless to punch me, I still have to write.
But they already had an idea in mind.
Besides, I have been writing for a month, do I need to write for another month?
Unexpectedly, Master Guo said, "Last month was to help you concentrate. Now that everyone is used to studying at the county school, it is not necessary."
No need?!
The students just felt like good luck had hit them!
Do I really not have to do double homework?!
Master Guo looked at them and smiled, remembering that he had to relax in moderation.
Their county school has strict management, but it does not require every student to study hard every day.
Besides, learning depends on your own efforts.
These teachers and doctors can't chase after them and feed them every day.
The students in Class C were all happy about the cancellation of double homework, but in reality, everyone had made a considerable effort.
After all, reading is really for yourself.
If they want to pass the imperial examination to become a scholar, if they want to become a juren, if they want to gain fame in the imperial examinations, these efforts are indispensable.
Most students think so.
Unfortunately, the two people who were ranked last didn’t seem to understand this truth.
Wang Xingzhi and Wang Xingjie breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, they all wanted to drop out of school.
I really don’t want to study or do homework anymore.
The two of them were lazy to begin with, and they relied on the protection of their family, so they didn't have much motivation to study.
In fact, when they first entered the county school, it was not like this and was not strict at all.
At that time, coming to the county school was just a convenience for taking the county examination.
After all, the county examination is organized by county school officials every year.
At that time, I was just a figurehead and studied in the clan school on weekdays.
Who knew that with the appointment of a new county magistrate and a new instructor, everything would change.
"If I had known it would be so hard, I wouldn't have come."
"Yeah, it's better to study in the clan school."
They both sounded guilty.
The current teaching quality of Zhengrong County School is envied by the best students in ethnic schools.
Unfortunately, they all failed the exam last year, but these two who had already been enrolled in the county school took advantage.
At that time, some tribesmen said that they wanted to use money to exchange for their two places, and their parents wanted to agree.
It was only after the teacher told him that there was no such thing as changing the quota that the matter was dropped.
At that time, Wang Xingzhi and the others were quite pleased with themselves.
But now it's completely different.
There was no other way. They felt that the county school was too hard. The teachers and doctors had homework every day and had little time to memorize.
If you don't work hard enough, you will be surpassed.
I wasn’t this nervous last year or the year before.
I thought that since there were twenty new students in the county school, they couldn't be the last one or two.
But these are only two monthly exams and the two of them are like this again.
I really don't want to learn anymore.
No, I don’t want to study in the county school anymore. The conditions here are not suitable for them.
Maybe the teaching method of the county school is not suitable for them!
Yes, that must be it!
Once you have the thought of backing out, you can no longer control the thought.
Even someone like Ji Yuan, who turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside, had heard that Wang Xingzhi and his friends were making a fuss at home about wanting to go to the clan school for classes and didn't want to stay in the county school.
Their parents were so angry that they beat them up.
In mid-April, Wang Xingzhi's father came with a gloomy face and wanted to take them away.
Many students looked outside, and Ji Yuan also looked outside.
Wang Xingzhi's father wanted to try one last time, and Mr. Guo also urged them to work harder and said that they had indeed made progress.
But these two people felt that they had a way out in the clan school, and they also felt that the teachers of the clan school were more lenient, so they insisted on leaving.
For some reason, Wang Xingzhi subconsciously glanced at the school and happened to meet Ji Yuan's gaze. He was so scared that he quickly looked away.
After what happened last time, Wang Xingzhi always felt ashamed in front of Ji Yuan and always wanted to avoid him.
Ji Yuan clearly said that he had turned the page, but he always felt that many people were comparing him with Ji Yuan.
If I hated Ji Yuan before, now I feel full of resentment.
When he goes to a clan school that is more suitable for him, he will definitely pass the exam and become a scholar. Then he can come to Jiyuan to show off.
For a man like Ji Yuan who comes from a poor family, what good would it do even if he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in the future? Could his family arrange an official position for him?
You still have to continue taking the exam.
Thinking of this, Wang Xingjie forced himself to suppress the resentment in his heart.
He made up his mind to pass the imperial examination and severely humiliate Ji Yuan.
Wang Xingjie is similar. These two cousins should be twins.
Ji Yuan noticed their resentful gazes and gently looked away.
No need.
I didn't do anything.
They couldn't bear the pressure and left, and couldn't face the fact that they were still among the last one or two. What did it have to do with him?
When they looked into Ji Yuan's eyes, they were extremely nervous. Now that Ji Yuan had looked away, Wang Xingjie felt that Ji Yuan was looking down on them, and subconsciously said, "Just wait! I will definitely pass the exam and become a scholar!"
The words fell.
Then the bell of the Confucian Temple of the county school could be heard ringing.
Different rhythms of the bells represent different things.
This time the voice was clearly cheerful.
Then I heard the report from the concierge.
"Great joy! Great joy!"
"The results of the provincial examination are out!"
"Out of the ten candidates from our county school, seven have passed the provincial exam!"
“Seven!”
Out of ten candidates, seven passed the provincial examination?
This probability is too high.
If I remember correctly, among the candidates sent by the county, it was already good if two out of ten could pass the provincial examination.
But among the students in Zhengrong County, seven passed!
Listening carefully, there were eight candidates from Zhengrong County School and two candidates from the countryside.
All students who passed the provincial examination studied in the county school!
ah? !
This number is even more exaggerated.
The students from Class B and Class C all came out and chattered non-stop.
The teachers were equally happy and allowed them to discuss.
"I wrote to the county magistrate and the teacher that the students in our county have a good foundation and solid skills. The questions in this year's provincial examination are a bit biased, but our students are not afraid."
"Yes, in other counties, only one or two out of ten candidates pass the provincial examination, but we have seven! This is enough to show the quality of teaching in Zhengrong County."
"The prefects all praised it, and they were full of praise for our Zhengrong County School."
"Since they have all passed the provincial examination, these seven people are already guaranteed to be scholars."
"Of course. I've said that after passing the provincial examination, it's as easy as picking up a mustard seed to get a Qing Jin!"
"This year, we have seven scholars! That's amazing! Last year, there was also a juren. The teachers in our county school are really amazing!"
Ji Yuan also found the data shocking.
It seems that he applied to more than just the key regional schools.
It is even considered one of the famous schools in the province.
No wonder more than 600 people applied for the exam.
All the students present were very excited.
Seeing my classmates pass the exam, I was naturally happy for them.
The fact that so many classmates passed the exam shows how good their school is.
How can I not be happy!
The students in the B-grade hall, who had been feeling listless, also felt a little more encouraged.
I thought I didn’t even pass the county exam because I was too incompetent.
Now I realize that the people around me were very strong, that’s why I failed.
Next time, next time they will definitely pass the exam.
As long as you pass the county exam, your chances of passing the provincial exam are not that small.
This unprecedented data excited everyone.
Only Wang Xingzhi and his friends were standing there in a daze.
Wang Xingzhi's father slapped his son on the back.
But the withdrawal procedures had been completed and the instructor had signed, so his son and nephew were no longer students of the county school!
"You don't want to go to such a good school! Do you know how difficult it is to get a place?"
Wang Xingzhi's father also used to think that Zhengrong County School was good.
But it's not bad, and there's nothing wrong with the child wanting to go to the Wang family to study.
It's different now.
Now I know that the students who graduate from the county school write such good articles and have learned so well.
As long as you study in the county school, it will be enough to learn by observation.
To put it in modern terms, if you don't go to a school with a high admission rate, you must drop out.
Which parent doesn’t feel itchy?!
The modern enrollment rate at most represents the ability to attend a good school.
But the "enrollment rate" of these schools in ancient times represented fame, represented the possibility of becoming an official, represented the possibility of rising to the top!
Needless to say which one is more important.
Parents will go to great lengths to ensure that their children can attend a good school.
What's more, the latter is an official.
There is no need to think too much, Wang Xingzhi and the other two will definitely be beaten up again when they return.
But they didn't dare to blame their parents, as they must have thought it was Ji Yuan's fault.
What went wrong?
What’s wrong with not being excellent?
That doesn't make sense.
At this moment, no one in the county school cared about their feelings.
Even the concierge just watched them pack up their things and take away their belongings from the dormitory before running off to celebrate.
"The teacher said that the canteen will have more dishes today! He also asked the county magistrate to give out rewards!"
Even the doorman can order extra dishes and get tips.
They left at this time.
If nothing unexpected happens, many people will laugh at them for being blind.
The door of the county school was closed and people inside were discussing lively how to celebrate next.
Ji Yuan carefully analyzed the data: "This means that as long as we work hard to get into the B-level hall and get into the top ten in the B-level hall, the probability of becoming a scholar will increase greatly."
There are 55 students in Class C, and they have one chance to take an exam at the end of every year.
The registration requirement is naturally to have studied at least the Four Books and Five Classics. If you have not studied any one of the subjects, you are not eligible to register.
After studying the Four Books and Five Classics, whoever has confidence will take part in the examination at the end of the year.
The qualifications for entering the B-level hall are determined by the teachers and doctors, and there is no fixed quota.
Only the knowledge is considered, not the quota.
If ten people pass this year, then all ten of them will enter the B-grade hall together.
If there is none, fight them all back and don't take any.
So I want to enter the B-grade hall.
1. Study the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly.
Second, you need to have a solid foundation in reading and good writing skills.
After entering the B-grade hall, strive hard to get into the top ten.
From this point of view, it seems that they are not too far away?
This is probably the advantage of attending a school with a high admission rate.
Many people regained their confidence.
Especially the students in Class B.
Anyway, the children's exam is held once a year.
They will take the test again next year!
They are studying in Zhengrong County School. If they do well in school, their chances of passing the examination for a scholar will greatly increase!
The kids in the C-Class Hall also saw their own goals.
They are going to Class B Hall!
They must go!
Unfortunately, Ji Yuan, Qian Fei, Li Ting and others can only watch this year, or even next year.
They only learned one of the Five Classics.
The next two subjects, Shangshu and Zhouyi, will take up the second half of the year.
The longer "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn Annals" would take at least two years.
Only after learning these will they be eligible to take the entrance examination.
"Learn! Learning never ends!"
The news from Jianmeng Mansion greatly inspired the students of the county school.
When the seven students who passed the prefectural examination all passed the college entrance examination, they cheered even more.
Seven scholars!
Their county school produced seven scholars this year!
You should know that there are only fifteen scholars in the first-class hall.
Now there are seven more!
With a goal in mind, students are more motivated to study.
The county school is also making careful arrangements for the new scholars.
Among the seven scholars, two were from noble families, and the other five were from farming families.
Each family must be well resettled, and the county magistrate also sent someone to deliver the good news.
People from all over Zhengrong County were infected and had higher expectations for the county school. There was an endless stream of students who wanted to sign up.
Ji Yuan also saw several farmers' parents coming to the county school. They were dressed simply and took the scholar's rice and grain and kept asking, "Is it really for us?"
"Are our family's land tax and head tax really exempted this year?"
"Will there be rice every month in the future?"
This made the students who also came from farming families envious.
If a family has a scholar, they can be exempted from land tax and head tax, which can save a lot of expenses.
Not to mention the rice supply every month.
If I pass the exam and become a scholar, I will not be without any talent. I can make great contributions to my family and repay my family's kindness.
If this is the case with farmers' families, students from wealthy families can still endure it.
Anyway, they don't lack this little money.
But he saw the heads of the noble families coming over to express their gratitude.
The elders who were originally high and mighty now greeted us with smiles, and they couldn’t stop laughing.
They were not short of money, so they donated food and cloth directly to the county school, which improved the food there.
The gifts flowed like a flood to the county school, which also benefited the students.
One family even donated one hundred books to the Zunjing Pavilion.
The children of the gentry also became eager to study.
This is just a scholar.
The display of talent before their eyes has already excited all the students in the county school.
The people in the county school no longer need teachers and doctors to supervise them.
I can study until late at night.
Ji Yuan looked at it and thought, no wonder Master Guo said there was no need to punish students with double homework.
Everything is under the control of the masters.
Such a study atmosphere is naturally good, and there are more people discussing their studies on weekdays. More discussions are naturally beneficial.
Where there are successes, there are naturally failures.
At the end of April, the teacher who had taken his students to the provincial examination came back.
Ten students were brought there at that time, and nine have returned now. Among them, Li Xun, who ranked the highest, was arranged by the Li Xun scholar-official family to study in the provincial school in the provincial capital.
Li Xun's family background was average, but he had several promising relatives and friends in his clan, so they helped him make the arrangements.
This was also the reason why he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in his twenties.
Of the remaining nine people, six passed the exam, celebrated at the county school and all returned home.
When they come back, they will go directly to the Class A Hall.
The number of scholars in the first-class hall also increased from fifteen to twenty-one.
As for the other three people, one was from the second-grade hall of the county school, so he naturally went back to the second-grade hall to study.
There were two others who originally studied in the countryside, but since they had passed the county examination and were not far from the provincial examination, they were asked by the assistant teacher of the second-grade hall whether they wanted to come to the county school to study.
Now that the number of people in the Class B Hall has been reduced from 28 to 21, there are naturally vacancies.
The answer is yes.
Everyone knows the reputation of Zhengrong County School.
Being able to come here to study brings you one step closer to the imperial examination.
This can be considered a little consolation for the students who failed the exam. It is good to be able to enter the county school.
The choices of these two people also enhanced the reputation of Zhengrong County School.
In a children's examination, seven out of ten people passed the exam and became scholars.
There are also students who have passed the county examination and are willing to come here to study.
Everything proves the strength of Zhengrong County School.
Qian Fei also saw many parents of students coming to school with gifts every day, who insisted on seeing the teacher and would do whatever it took to squeeze their students in.
Especially since two people dropped out of Class C, they are just short of people.
Originally, no one made the matter of dropping out public. The county school had its own plans and didn't want to say more.
Unexpectedly, someone found out.
You must use this excuse to get your own child in.
Wang Xingzhi and the other man were naturally beaten again.
His family is interesting too. Since everything has been said out loud, there is no need to worry about losing face.
The clan leader personally brought the best student in the clan school to replace the two of them.
Ji Yuan looked at it and couldn't help but say, "How many people does the teacher reject every day?"
"A lot." Li Ting said, "Cai Fenglan went to the Research and Study Office a few days ago, but was blocked."
Qian Fei also said: "My father was stopped and asked me to help plead for the Master. How could I be so shameless as to do that?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Hey, why is their county school so popular?
Finally, in May, the matter was settled. The county school selected the 21st and 22nd students from last year's examination papers and admitted them to the county school.
At that time, they were afraid that the admitted candidates would not come, so the county school selected ten more people as reserves in addition to the top twenty. Unexpectedly, they really came in handy.
In this way, it is legitimate and no one can say anything.
They are ranked 21st and 22nd among more than 600 people. They are also studious. One of them is even from the neighboring county.
As soon as the new students arrived, they naturally ranked last or second to last in the Class C hall.
Neither of them had time to say anything, let alone say that in their own county, all the students wanted to come to Zhengrong County School.
After seeing your grade ranking, study hard and don’t think about anything else.
May is midsummer.
June is extremely hot.
The county school hours remain the same, but the days are longer, so students have more time to study.
Ji Yuan still follows his own schedule.
But his eye exercises have become popular.
Not only the people in my dormitory are doing it, but also the teachers in the C-level hall, the A-level Minglun hall, and even the teachers in the Research and Study Department are learning it.
It is said that these eye exercises are indeed good for the eyes.
Ji Yuan finally made it into the top ten in the June monthly exam.
Among the freshmen, his progress is so outstanding that no one can catch up with him.
Cai Fenglan looked at Ji Yuan as if he were a monster, and kept muttering, "Don't be in the same class with Ji Yuan. Don't be in the same class with Ji Yuan."
Ji Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.
Among the Five Classics, I only learned "The Book of Songs" and "The Book of History".
He had not studied the other three classics and was not even qualified to take the Grade B examination.
How could they be in the same class!
Cai Fenglan, who was temporarily ranked first, shook his head while reading: "Who knows if you will make rapid progress and memorize the other books directly."
The words "temporarily number one" were given by Cai Fenglan himself.
Ji Yuan felt funny and helpless.
You know what, he really wants to surpass Cai Fenglan.
He felt itchy if he wasn't number one.
After hearing what Ji Yuan said, Cai Fenglan immediately picked up the book and started reading.
He can't hear, he can't hear.
He wants to escape to the B-Class Hall before he becomes number one in the era!
right!
Yes escape!
Who knows how much potential Ji Yuan has!
He can't gamble!
The fight between the two made the other eight people in the top ten take a deep breath.
What else is there to say about studying with two top students?
Roll it up.
If you don’t roll up you will be left behind!
Liu Rong, who was number eleven, also held the scroll tightly.
His father said that he has been studying too hard recently and should relax a little.
Can this be loosened?
Can this situation be relaxed?!
As for the two new students, they were so engrossed in learning.
Before coming to Zhengrong County School, no one had ever imagined that the atmosphere in the county school would be like this.
I usually feel that I work hard enough.
Compared to this, what is that?
It doesn’t count!
After studying, do some eye exercises and then continue studying!
They just don't believe it!
They want to roll too!
A student who doesn’t win the exam is not a good student!
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