Chapter 60
Chapter 60
The four new detectives from Zhengrong County looked inside and saw them calling Ji Yuan's name, so they listened more carefully.
After hearing the general idea, the four of them looked at each other with excitement written all over their faces.
These four people are all Magistrate Nie's confidants. After all, if they want to deliver a letter to the prefect, he has better connections on his side.
After all, these four people came from the capital, so they understood what Xiao Sanyuan meant.
Oh my God, the county magistrate was still saying privately that he got the first place in the county examination and the first place in the prefectural examination in the Jiyuan county.
If I can get first place in the college examination, I will be one of the top three!
Everyone knows that □□ refers to the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination.
Those who can win three prizes in a row all have names and surnames, so let’s not think about them for now.
It is rare in the world to be able to win the top three prizes.
With such strength, anyone would be considered a natural talent.
Did Ji Yuan really win the third prize?!
They followed County Magistrate Nie to Zhengrong County, and it was really the right decision for them to come!
The four of them looked around and saw Constable Lei. They waved to him quickly, "Constable Lei! There are too many people here!"
Constable Lei and Constable Zhang looked over, their eyes lit up, and they said, "Make way, make way, our people are coming."
The two of them blocked the door to give the students some peace and quiet, but they couldn't stop anyone at all.
Now there is finally someone who can help.
Four people squeezed over and confirmed that Ji Yuan really had won three prizes in the first place, and that his name was not wrong.
However, as they were talking, the four of them mentioned Xu Chun's matter and said cryptically, "How is his case going? We were a step late in delivering the letter, so it's not a good idea to deliver it again."
After receiving Mr. Guo's letter, Magistrate Nie and the County Magistrate secretly cursed the neighboring Heyuan County for being so shameless.
Why would you drag their students down with you when your own students can’t pass the exam?
Although it is impressive that nine out of twelve students can pass the exam, Xu Chun is also a hard-working student and his ranking in the provincial examination is not low.
His fault wasn't that big, so why keep harping on it?
Magistrate Nie did not have time to talk to Instructor Cheng, so he wrote a letter directly to the prefect, asking for help in pleading for mercy.
However, by the time the letter was delivered, it was already the evening of April 27th, and it was a little too late.
The county magistrate was more experienced and ordered: "If you can reach Jianmeng Mansion before the results are announced on the 30th, then go and deliver the letter."
"If it's too late when we get to Jianmeng's house, then don't send me off."
This can be changed before the results are announced.
If we go and tell the prefect after the results are announced, it will be difficult for him.
It is not necessary to do this for a student, and the student is not without fault.
The new constable didn't know that Ji Yuan and his men had gone to look for the right instructor of the prefectural school, and was fretting over this matter. "We rushed as fast as we could, except for a section where there were wolves and we were delayed for a while. We rode as fast as we could the rest of the time, but we still ended up being late."
Constable Lei also understood that their letter was sent on the afternoon of April 25th.
It will arrive around the evening of the 27th.
It’s not easy to travel at night, so we must set out early in the morning of the next day, the 28th.
It's only the morning of the 30th. If you don't run as fast as you can, you won't be able to get through.
"We're running out of time."
"But don't worry, Xu Chun also passed the exam."
"Master Guo, Ji Yuan, let's go to the right instructor of the prefectural school to plead for mercy. After much persuasion, they finally relaxed and said that as long as Xu Chun can rank in the top ten in the college entrance examination, he will be allowed to pass."
"But wasn't he ranked 32nd in the provincial exam? Although this is already a very good ranking, how could he still be in the top ten?"
"Who makes us students smart?"
Or maybe the two groups of detectives had some conflicts at the beginning, but now that they have been getting along with each other, their relationship is gradually getting closer.
Especially now that they are talking, they are like real brothers.
The four detectives who were originally dejected were now happy.
fine!
The job wasn't ruined!
They still had ten candidates pass in Zhengrong County!
This time I not only passed the exam!
Once you pass the college entrance examination, you will become a scholar!
When they entered the room, apart from the two people who failed the exam, there were six constables, and all the others were scholars.
Master Guo and Master Li were also very happy.
Very good.
The outcome couldn't be better.
Both of them were holding employment letters in their hands, which were documents for promotion.
In fact, the transfer of officials in the Zhengrong County School had already been discussed with Teacher Cheng. After learning the list provided by him, the prefectural school began to make arrangements.
Xu Chun's incident did have some impact, but most of them were just rumors. Even if the magistrate of Wangtong County himself were to come, he would not say anything to reject the scholars of Zhengrong County.
Let’s just say Xu Chun didn’t pass the exam in the end, so what.
Among the twelve people, nine passed the examination and became scholars.
Isn't this ratio good enough?
What else are you thinking about?
Anyway, the final transfer arrangement will be made to satisfy everyone as much as possible.
Although Wangtong County originally wanted Dr. Luo or Dr. Yin, one of them was too old and unwilling to move.
The other one will take the imperial examination next year, and he will have to leave Zhengrong County, let alone go to other places.
So Yan Xundao was sent to Wangtong County to serve as a teacher, and Master Li was taken away at the same time. Master Li would then serve as a teacher.
In addition, there were four other teachers, all young and promising, who served as assistant teachers.
When Teacher Cheng saw the list, the corners of his mouth twitched.
Six of his generals were taken away at once.
At the same time, there were also arrangements in Zhengrong County. The original assistant teacher, Mr. Guo, was promoted to instructor, and will be the instructor Guo of Zhengrong County in the future.
The teaching assistants are selected from among the teachers below, and the decision is made by Instructor Cheng.
The six missing teachers will be arranged to take exams for the first-class scholars. Those who are willing to be teachers in the county school can sign up.
The first six were transformed from students to teachers, and they prepared for the exams while teaching.
Of course, this exam will be held in September, and now the top scholars still have to prepare for the provincial examination in August.
There is no rush, we can talk about it when the time comes.
This arrangement actually put the hearts of the top scholars at ease.
Take the exam. If you fail the provincial examination, you still have the fallback of studying in the county school.
Not only that, the prefectural school would also reward their county schools with silver, food, and clothing, all to praise them for their contributions in cultivating talents.
Master Guo and Master Li both shed tears.
I didn't expect that after being a sour scholar for so long, I would actually make a contribution in educating students.
It's good enough that they can still move at their age.
Although the instructor was not considered a high-ranking official, commonly known as an eighth-rank official, he still had an official uniform and would receive a salary after retirement.
In short, it is enough for the whole family to live on.
The two of them thought about it and couldn't help but look at Ji Yuan and the others.
Students learn knowledge from them, and they also gain a lot from their students.
Seeing the constables from Zhengrong County, everyone knew what was going on. Xu Chun said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have you all busying yourself for me."
The Nie family constable laughed: "It doesn't matter, as long as you pass the exam, you will be a scholar now."
Now Xu Chun can also call him Xu Xiucai, so everyone is naturally polite to him.
As he spoke, the constable of the Nie family also said, "County Magistrate Nie knows that everyone has worked hard, so he specially asked me to bring the reward money so that everyone can make long shirts, buy head scarves, and order black boots."
"After packing up, I will go to attend the provincial school's children's examination banquet."
ah?
What's this?
Everyone was puzzled. Master Guo and Master Li said, "This is the most glorious thing you will have after becoming a scholar. You really need to prepare well."
Most of the ten people who passed the exam didn't know these etiquettes. Li Jin knew a little bit and asked, "Does it mean that we have to buy the clothes for the scholar and then attend the banquet?"
"But you still have to pay for this banquet yourself."
Everyone paused, huh?
The Nie family constable laughed and said, "Don't worry, Magistrate Nie has taken care of this matter. You can just go and pick it."
The lanshan was naturally the attire for scholars, and they had also seen it when they were in the county school.
There is a shop on the first street of East Market that can make custom products.
Buy a headscarf, also the square scarf that scholars wear.
There is no need to talk about soap boots, which are boots worn specifically by scholars.
Like the uniform of scholars.
In short, put on new clothes so that you can attend the children's examination banquet on May 6th.
At that time, the prefect and the academician will also show up.
The left and right instructors of the provincial school are in charge, and can also identify the candidates of the same year in advance.
If you study in the provincial school, you can get to know the teacher in advance.
Ji Yuan ranked first in the college examination and was confirmed to enter the provincial school.
Cai Fenglan ranked third in the college examination and could also be admitted. He had already decided to study at the provincial school. After all, he would take part in the provincial examination in August, and it would be more convenient for him to study at the provincial school.
This is all about the children's examination banquet.
The ones who are being held captive now are the young scholars.
In fact, some people who are quick with their hands start doing it after passing the provincial examination.
But when the students in Zhengrong County encountered that incident, they put aside their miscellaneous matters and concentrated on preparing for the exam.
However, it was a coincidence that they concentrated on the provincial examination that no one else cared about, and they actually did very well in the exam.
Magistrate Nie paid for it, and Master Guo simply asked someone to find a clerk from a nearby clothing store to come to his house and make clothes for him.
Ten men, ten sets of clothes, ten pairs of boots.
The other party is also willing to come in person.
The two people who failed the exam were extremely envious. They simply followed Constable Lei and the others to help, and sighed, "Why didn't we pass the exam?"
Constable Lei consoled him: "It will be the same if you take the exam again next year. You are familiar with the process in advance."
That's true.
The two of them were quite optimistic and were busy running around.
The crisis in Zhengrong County has been completely resolved, and many people are still talking about it with relish.
Afterwards, it was realized that the four people from Heyuan County dragged the student from Zhengrong County to gamble. Not only did the student pass the provincial examination, he also ranked tenth in the college examination. Now he is a real scholar.
And those four people went to gamble after the provincial examination. With such behavior, they even dared to drag the scholar into it. They were really courting death.
Yes.
Now the wind has changed, and it is also because Xu Chun passed the examination and became a scholar.
As a scholar, he is already superior to others.
To put it bluntly, if those four people dare to bring up Xu Chun again, they will be the first to be beaten when they go to court.
At that time, Ji Yuan had no fame, but he was able to confront Li Yaozhong because he had the support of the county school teachers.
Otherwise it wouldn’t have been that smooth.
Speaking of Li Yaozhong, we have to mention the recent work done by the provincial school.
The process of depriving Li Yaozhong of his fame and honor is actually progressing slowly. It's not that we don't want to do it, but that there are procedures to follow.
Starting from January, Magistrate Nie sent a document and the prefectural school went to investigate again.
As of April, the process is still ongoing.
The speed of work in the provincial school is indeed slow.
But who made Li Yaozhong catch up with the incident in Wangtong County?
Wang Tongxian’s case of cheating in the county exam was handled with special care and speed.
When the officials of the prefectural school saw that Li Yaozhong's case was also pending, they simply went through the process together.
Although one of them is never allowed to take the imperial examination again.
The other was to take away the title of scholar, but it required the signatures of the provincial school administrator and the prefect of Jianmeng Prefecture.
Just submit them together.
Now the document that took away Li Yaozhong's honor and fame is in Master Guo's hands.
When they return to Zhengrong County, they can send it to Li Yaozhong.
His family hasn't paid land tax for nearly ten years, and they started paying again this year. He must hate Ji Yuan to death.
But there is no use hating.
Ji Yuan is a scholar now, and they can only show him respect.
After passing the exam, all Xu Chun’s troubles were solved.
Ji Yuan’s troubles will naturally be solved.
No wonder everyone wants to pass the imperial examination.
This stuff is really good.
However, Li Yaozhong is not the only one who hates Ji Yuan.
The people from Heyuan County who left in disgrace were also very unhappy with the people from Jiyuan.
As for the people in Heyuan County, none of them passed the provincial examination and originally planned to leave around April 20th.
Who would have thought that four students went to a newly opened gambling house and were caught by the government on the spot.
Let’s not talk about the Zhengrong County incident.
If they only talk about themselves, they will also get into trouble.
Xu Chun still has a chance to break up the dispute.
Those four people, even a constable, were caught on the spot and could not be identified at all.
According to the regulations of the provincial capital, they would be detained for at least five days and each of them would be beaten with ten sticks.
The rest of the matters will be handled by the Heyuan County Government.
Including the constable who got into trouble.
He was caught on the night of April 24th and the truth was revealed on the 25th.
It was not until today that these five people were released from the cell.
Everyone was beaten hard with a stick and was now lying in the restaurant.
The remaining teachers, constables, and a dozen or so students could only wait for them with their noses held.
Even take care of them.
These students are different from Ji Yuan and his classmates. Ji Yuan and his classmates are all classmates, or at least have been in the sprint class.
They were gathered from various private schools, so what kind of friendship could they have?
Now I have to take care of it, so naturally it is very sloppy.
They were looking forward to returning to Heyuan County as soon as possible so that they could continue their studies, and some were also thinking about preparing for the entrance examination for Zhengrong County.
The reason why Ji Yuan and the others knew so much detail was because some students from Heyuan County told them that they all wanted to be admitted to the county school in Zhengrong County, so they came over to make friends when they had nothing to do.
When they came over, they happened to run into Ji Yuan and the others who were making clothes for scholars. It was too little to say that they were envious.
That's great.
All ten of them became scholars and finally achieved fame and honor. All those years of studying were not in vain.
The more you think about it, the more envious you become, and some even want to touch the clothes.
It’s a little different over there in Jiyuan.
The other students have grown to adult size, so they can just do it directly.
He is only eleven years old this year and still has many years to grow, so his clothes must be made bigger.
Even Boots Jiyuan felt distressed. If it wasn't too exaggerated, he really wanted to make it much bigger in one go!
An eleven-year-old scholar.
What to do if it makes people more envious?
“Is this how you wear this dress?”
"These boots are beautiful. I want this style."
"Will Magistrate Nie really pay for it all? This set of clothes, headscarf, and boots will cost nearly two taels."
For ten people, that would be twenty taels.
The scholars in Heyuan County were even more envious.
Constable Nie nodded: "Of course, we have also paid for the children's examination banquet, you just need to go as soon as possible."
The Tongshi Banquet was a banquet held at the provincial school.
Generally, the scholars who passed the Tongshi examination would pool money to give to the provincial school, which would then subsidize a part of the money, and they would hold a lively banquet.
Li Xun has been helping the instructors with this matter recently, so he didn't come.
There is also a children's test banquet.
This is better.
Seeing the scholars thanking them repeatedly, the Nie family detectives smiled and responded: "Just remember the kindness of our county magistrate."
This amount of money is not much for the Nie family.
It costs less than one hundred taels of silver in total, it's very simple.
When the Nie family detective saw the tailor measuring Ji Yuan's height, he simply said, "Hey, make a few more suits for our little San Yuan, and make each one a little bigger."
Then he said to Ji Yuan, "You haven't grown up yet, you can wear it later."
Ji Yuan wanted to refuse, but finally shut up.
Considering County Magistrate Nie’s wealth, this is nothing to him, right?
Master Guo and Master Li also nodded at him. Just agree!
You are welcome!
These are all our own people!
It’s different from the people outside who are rushing to give things away!
Unexpectedly, just as Constable Nie finished speaking, he heard the man from the tailor shop say, "Little Sanyuan?! I'm so busy that I'm dizzy."
"I forgot you are Xiao Sanyuan!"
There are a lot of people doing Qingjin recently, and this tailor shop has been extremely busy because more than a thousand scholars have come.
In fact, on the way here, the boss said that it would be cheaper to give them three yuan, and they almost forgot about it.
"How about this, we can send another one to our store, and we don't have to make it right away, because then the material will get stale."
"From now on, if Xiao Sanyuan signs up for a name, we'll make it right away."
"Yes, I'll make two sets first. There are four more sets of clothes. You can make them as you go."
"No, no, the five given by our county magistrate are enough." Ji Yuan quickly refused.
In the end they couldn't refuse, and they were also afraid that the clothes they made for Xiao Sanyuan would be left at the bottom of the closet, and the material would go bad again, so they agreed to wait until Jiyuan was taller, and then they would come back for free.
This was considered as County Magistrate Nie's advance payment for three sets of clothes.
The tailor shop clerk said, "You are studying in the provincial school anyway, so it is convenient."
Studying in the provincial school?
Ji Yuan hadn't made up his mind yet, but he could only nod now.
Otherwise, if word gets out, it won’t sound good.
Especially, I didn’t even pass the children’s examination banquet.
Everyone was busy making clothes, and the scholar from Heyuan County could only go back home feeling jealous.
Back at their inn, he heard the five men screaming in pain and became even angrier: “If it weren’t for you, we would have returned to the county a long time ago.”
"That's it. Can we get on the road? Otherwise, you guys go back by yourselves. We'll go first."
After hearing this, even the teacher and the constable were moved.
Staying in the capital city is not only a matter of time, but also a matter of money.
The government office in Heyuan County was not so generous. They split the money for expenses in half, and the students had to pay the remaining half themselves.
It is said that a poor family makes a rich road. Life outside is very expensive and many students have no money left.
For the Master and the detectives, all their expenses were naturally reimbursed, but for them, it was more of a shame.
It's really embarrassing.
Not to mention anything else, everyone in the restaurant where they were staying knew what was going on here, and even the waiters were secretly saying that they were unlucky.
The dignity of scholars has really been completely lost.
The Master and the detectives also want to go back.
Otherwise, they go first?
Let's just leave the five people in the city and go back when they are better.
Once this thought came out, I could never take it back.
One of the teachers said to Chen Shusheng, "Your father is also in the city, so he can take care of you. It's useless for us to stay here, so we might as well go back first."
As he spoke, the constable added: "The other three scholars and the constable are all your good friends, so you can go back together."
After saying that, without even waiting for their nod, a group of people packed up their things and set off that same day.
Not even a carriage was left for them.
There was really no driver willing to stay and wait for them.
Seeing that most of the restaurant was empty in an instant, the five people were completely dumbfounded.
The wound on their buttocks hasn't healed yet, how can they move?
What should I do?
Chen Shusheng gritted his teeth and said, "My father is a juren! He won't ignore me!"
As for the others, figure it out on your own!
The waiters and the owner of the restaurant were murmuring to each other, fearing that these few people would not pay and would stay in their restaurant for free.
Be careful, if they don't have money, kick them out!
There was also a scholar named Yuan who threw the money bag over and said, "Come here, hire someone to take me back to Huiyuan County. There will be a reward when the time comes!"
The scholar named Yuan was extremely angry. He had never suffered such an injustice before.
This revenge must be taken.
Chen Shusheng is similar, he will definitely avenge his father!
Not only the scholars and teachers in Heyuan County, but also the people in Zhengrong County!
When the time comes, I will make sure to let them know what the power of being a juren and having money is!
They can't touch those scholars, but they can touch other scholars!
These people shouted loudly, but in fact they could not move even half a step.
You can only yell and curse in a restaurant, and you still have the dignity of a scholar? You don't even have the dignity of a human being.
It is now May.
The weather was getting warmer, and Ji Yuan, wearing his newly made Qingjin, couldn't help but take a few more glances.
I didn’t expect that I could wear the scholar’s uniform after living a new life.
Of course, it is not called a uniform here, but a public uniform, also known as a scholar's scarf uniform.
A light blue round-necked shirt with a dark green edge, and a Confucian scarf on the head.
It's the standard appearance of a student.
As for this official uniform, it has existed since the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, when people said "My heart is filled with longing for your green collar", they were referring to Qingjin.
Over a thousand years have passed since the Zhou Dynasty, and the clothes worn by scholars in every dynasty have remained mostly unchanged.
Since the imperial examination, this kind of blue clothing with dark green edges has always been exclusive to scholars.
Just by looking at the clothes they wear, you can tell that they are scholars, different from other scholars.
In the past, he had only seen people in the first-class hall of the county school wearing it, and this was the first time that Ji Yuan wore it himself.
His clothes were a little small. If he walked out in this outfit, people would probably know his name.
era!
Eleven-year-old Sanyuan!
Xiao Sanyuan even became his nickname.
The tailor shop worked very quickly as they were already good at it. Within two days, they had the ten sets of clothes ordered from Zhengrong County delivered.
Ji Yuan has four more sets of clothes that will be made slowly, probably because the other party wants them to be more detailed.
Finally, they put on their boots, and the ten scholars instantly became different.
They are so lively when they walk on the street, with brand new uniforms and young people everywhere. Anyone who sees them can’t help but admire their high spirits.
Only when these clothes are worn can people feel that they are real.
I really passed the exam.
They really passed the exam and became scholars.
They had waited too long for this day.
From the announcement of the results until now, it has hardly felt real.
Until now, things have become different.
"Meet Mr. Li."
"I have met Mr. Xu."
"I have met Mr. Cai."
"Meet Mr. Ji."
Everyone pretended to salute, which made Mr. Guo and others couldn't help laughing.
That’s great! I really passed the exam.
After a while of novelty, everyone changed their clothes.
The main thing is not to be too ostentatious.
Although Xu Chun’s incident has passed, everyone understands the role of keeping a low profile.
That incident was really scary.
It is better to be cautious in what you say and do.
In recent days, there have been fewer bookshop clerks coming to Liu's Restaurant, probably because they saw Ji Yuan's attitude.
Ji Yuan refused to accept any money that was delivered to his door.
Is he short of money?
He was indeed in great need of money. He only had four taels of silver left. If it weren't for the silver sent by County Magistrate Nie, he probably wouldn't have even four taels left.
But who knows what those people are trying to do.
Master Guo also said: "Even if you want to compile the "Record of the Examination for Children in Mengfu in the 34th Year of Huayuan", you need people from the prefectural school to come. If you just ask for it and give it to others, the prefectural school will be unhappy."
Speaking of this book with a very long name.
You can tell what's going on just by looking at the name.
This is also a collection of essays written for the Tongshi examination.
The outstanding articles from this year's Jianmeng Mansion children's examination will be included.
The rankings included each year may vary.
However, articles from the Lesser Three Yuan Era will definitely be included, but not all of them will be selected.
The county examination consisted of five examinations, with a total of nine essays and one fu.
The same applies to the provincial examination.
Two essays for the college examination.
A total of twenty articles and two poems.
The editor of the book in the provincial school will select one to six articles. Among them, one article must be selected for the provincial examination, and the others depend on the editor's preference.
As for the remaining articles that have not been selected, if the author is willing, they can be given to outside booksellers to print them themselves, and the share of the proceeds will be given to the author.
Some high-ranking scholars would sell their examination papers to make money.
However, we have to wait until the provincial school has finished selecting.
Of course, sometimes the provincial schools were extremely slow in compiling books.
By the time they finished editing, the popularity of the Tongshi exam had long passed and most people would no longer buy the Xiucai essays.
To put it bluntly, we have to sell the test papers while they are hot.
Otherwise, once the heat is over, it will cool down.
Whether to take advantage of the opportunity to make money or give way to the provincial school depends entirely on the students themselves.
Generally, students whose families are wealthy will ignore it.
Booksellers flocked to scholars like Ji Yuan, who looked obviously poor.
It was not only because of Xiao Sanyuan's reputation, but also because he thought Ji Yuan was short of money, so he would sell his writings before the provincial school.
If it weren't for the guidance of Master Guo and others, Ji Yuan would have been confused for a while.
There are so many details in it.
The children's examination records compiled by the prefectural school would be sent to the counties below, and most students would buy them for study.
Even if you don't have money to buy books, you can still borrow them to read.
This is very important for students who failed to pass the examination to become a scholar.
Not only will it be distributed to the students below, but it will also be sent to the capital according to convention.
Although officials in the capital would not read them much, they would be placed in the library of the Hanlin Academy, which contained the essays of the child examinations and provincial examinations over the years.
To later generations, it is first-hand historical material.
When the Hanlin Academy has free time, they will select good articles from all over the country, compile a new collection, and then present it to the emperor.
This is not only the result of their work, but also represents the court's determination to recruit talents.
Although these tasks are complicated and tedious, there are people who do them every year. For example, County Magistrate Nie participated in the compilation of a book on children's examinations.
Although the emperor didn't look at it for long, he still praised it.
It goes without saying how important the imperial examination is.
As Ji Yuan listened to Master Guo's explanation, he couldn't help but feel that he had underestimated the complexity and rigor of the imperial examination.
"Then wait a bit. Besides, I don't think my article is good enough to be printed and circulated."
I’m afraid the farther the news spreads, the more embarrassed he will be.
Master Guo thought he was being modest and said with a smile, "You can't hide it. Even if you don't print it, someone will spread it."
Illegal booksellers won’t let you go!
They don't sell cheap either.
ah?
There was piracy in ancient times.
Ji Yuan still said: "Then wait until the government school has finished selecting them, and then sell the remaining ones."
Don’t let plagiarists get away with it.
We must not let pirated booksellers get away with it!
It's fine if you really don't have money, but if you have money and still watch pirated copies, and come up with a bunch of high-sounding excuses, aren't you just a plagiarist?
This is even more unfair to those who pay for the articles.
Cai Fenglan said, "I want to write a letter to my family. Now that I have finally passed the exam, I want to tell them the good news."
After the government tried it, they wrote a letter.
Now that the college entrance examination is over and even the students’ official uniforms are ready, it is time to inform my family of the good news.
They are having a hard time taking exams outside, and their families are also having a hard time waiting for them.
Li Jin also nodded: "My father must be getting anxious waiting."
And he had something else to say.
He also wanted to study at the provincial school.
The provincial school admits students based on their results in the entrance examination.
The top three can be admitted directly.
He was fifth, two places behind, but the gap was not that big.
Back then, his cousin Li Xun was admitted to the provincial school with the help of his family. Maybe he could do the same?
Li Jin looked at Ji Yuan.
Mainly, he wants to be classmates with Ji Yuan.
The motivations for studying with Ji Yuan are different.
Li Jin even wrote this reason in a letter. If his father reads it, he will definitely agree!
The room fell silent as everyone wrote letters. The more they wrote, the more they felt the reality of the scholar's success.
They really passed the exam and finally had the face to go home and see their parents.
The era is naturally written for the masters.
I think the teachers already know about his situation, but it’s better for him to tell it himself.
As to whether or not to come to the provincial school, Ji Yuan paused and said nothing more.
No matter what, I have to go back.
Let’s talk about it after we get back.
After the children's examination banquet is over, they will all return to their hometown.
The banquet will be on the sixth day of May, and we will probably set off on the eighth day.
All in all, it has been a long time since I came out, almost one and a half months.
Seeing the letter being sent, everyone's hearts leaped with joy again.
I used to worry about the college entrance examination, but now I have passed it.
Can we have fun during the remaining time?
At least before the children's trial banquet, they can all relax completely!
This is indeed the case.
Even if it was Mr. Chen, he would not be in trouble at this time.
The newly promoted scholars are all treasures of the Jianmeng Mansion.
And they won't be able to relax for long.
There is also the provincial examination waiting for them in August.
At most, there will be some fuss before the children's examination banquet on the sixth day of May.
Speaking of the children's examination banquet, there is a lot to talk about.
This is an annual tradition.
It was similar to the thank-you banquets for teachers in modern times. After passing the imperial examination, a banquet was held to invite the teacher to drink. Naturally, this had to wait until he returned to Zhengrong County.
The custom in Tianqi State also included more than a hundred students having fun together after passing the exam.
They are a group of people of the same age.
He achieved fame in the same year.
In the future, it was fate that mattered. One can always use connections to build relationships in official circles.
For example, in which year did you pass the exam?
Thirty-four years of Huayuan?
What a coincidence! So are I! We are of the same age.
Since we are of the same age, we should take care of each other in the future.
Not only do classmates have to "take care" of each other, but the examiners this time can also be considered their "teachers", and when they talk about it in the future, it will be the same network of relationships.
If you must mention something, it would be something like the network of connections at prestigious schools.
Although you and I don’t know each other, we are from the same school and the same place, so we are naturally close.
Such complicated relationships can form a huge network of interests.
It’s hard to tell that he’s just a scholar.
If you pass the imperial examination, these networks of relationships will have unlimited power.
From becoming a Jinshi to becoming an official, they are all part of your network.
This kind of relationship is naturally good.
But if we talk about disadvantages, there are naturally endless ones.
I heard that the Tianqi Kingdom had stopped this kind of situation and did not allow students to become disciples of other teachers, nor did it allow such friendships.
But this thing, like the gray industries everywhere, is like a wildfire that cannot be extinguished and must be inspected from time to time.
In comparison, the Jianmeng Mansion's children's examination banquet this year will be much simpler.
It's a celebratory dinner, everyone just eats and drinks.
The prefect and the provincial education commissioner would not show up too often.
It was mainly managed by two instructors and other scholars.
When Ji Yuan learned about these things, the provincial school was collecting this year's children's examination essays.
It was not so fast in the past. This year, the provincial education commissioner meant to prepare this year's child examination records before the provincial examination supervisor arrives, so that the supervisor can review them at that time.
After all, there was a small top three winner this year, and the supervisor from the capital will definitely ask about it.
It's early May now, so it would be best if we could do it before early July.
So the provincial school arranged some teachers to come and select the articles.
These teachers, at least, have achieved the title of Juren, and they can tell the quality of an article at a glance.
At this moment, everyone was reading Epoch Times’ articles.
There are a total of twenty essays for the county examination, prefectural examination, and imperial examination, all of which are placed here.
They have picked out the eight best ones.
But this is a lot.
"In the past, we could only put up to six articles. For these eight articles, we have to subtract two more."
"It's just two more articles, so let's put them there." Another candidate said truthfully, "Take a look at this order, the progress of the era is very obvious, isn't it?"
Ji Yuan has always been confused about why he ranked first in the provincial examination.
Not to mention his articles, the poems that follow are really not that good.
Overall, can we really get first place?
At this moment, the teachers in the provincial school had no doubts.
And their words can also answer Ji Yuan’s questions.
Now that the exam is over, discussion about the article can be shared.
When Ji Yuan heard it, his question was finally answered.
The scholars who compiled the books said bluntly: "It's fine for the county exam. Although the article has some new ideas, it is too scattered and needs to be refined."
"But when I took the test at the government office, my progress was extremely rapid."
Especially the nine essays for the provincial examination.
Read from the first two articles to the last article.
They can even see Ji Yuan's progress in the article.
In just three days, during the five exams, Jiyuan was not only taking the exams, but also making progress.
From the content of the article to its structure, beginning, middle and summary, even the writing style seems to have improved.
For a student, exams mostly test the results of his learning.
But for Ji Yuan, this is clearly a step for his progress.
The examiners had never heard of such insight and talent.
Not to mention his handwriting.
It’s really beautiful.
The papers for the provincial examination were initially covered with names, but at the end, officials had to copy them out.
Then select three at the end and decide the top three, and then find their papers.
The examiner at that time was impressed by Epoch Times’ article at first sight.
Not only is the article good, but the handwriting is even more beautiful.
Some people say that the official script is rigid, but well-written official script is still very beautiful, otherwise how could it become the default official font?
When all his essays were pulled out, the chief examiner, You Xundao, was shocked and said immediately, "He is not taking an exam, he is clearly studying."
Everyone looked carefully and found that each article in Ji Yuan was better than the last.
The officials who were able to mark the papers were naturally capable. They praised Ji Yuan's article highly and thought his views were novel.
He mixed some of the fashionable eight-part essay into it, but it was not too restrained, and there was also a sense of freedom between the lines.
An essay like this will surely get first place in the provincial examination.
The first place in the government case is well deserved.
When everyone was excited, they finally saw the poem he wrote and everyone subconsciously fell silent.
The first half of this poem is fine, but why is the second half so weird?
In the end, it was the Right Instructor who made the final decision: "Nowadays, the imperial examination focuses on essays and policy papers. Who cares about how well the poems are written? What do you think?"
That's true. It's something everyone knows that poetry and prose are not important in the imperial examinations nowadays.
Whether the article is meaningful is the key to selecting talents.
In the end, the poem was naturally ignored by everyone.
Even when compiling the Tongshilu, there was no direct mention of the two poems he wrote.
It is normal for children to have shortcomings. He is only eleven years old. If he can't even write poetry well, do we still want them to live?
When Ji Yuan heard this, he understood what the provincial examination was looking for.
He was looking forward to the compilation of this children's examination record. There should be comments from the examiners at the end, which would help him to find out the omissions and fill in the gaps.
As for writing poetry?
Let’s take it slow!
Master Guo and the others didn't care about it. They didn't doubt Ji Yuan's poetry writing skills at all.
What if he’s not good at writing poetry?
Then no one will write it.
Everyone thought he was just lazy and didn't write.
Only Ji Yuan himself knows the actual situation.
So until the morning of May 6th, everyone attending the children's examination banquet was preparing today's clothes, and when someone casually mentioned something, Ji Yuan was dumbfounded.
"I don't know what the children's examination banquet is like."
Li Jin replied: "It looks like an ordinary banquet, but I heard from Li Xun that it is nothing more than what is often played at literary banquets."
"Writing poems, couplets, flying flower orders and the like."
The others nodded, it was indeed a game that scholars often played.
As long as everyone does not show any timidity, they will also learn this aspect when they are in the B-level class.
But Ji Yuan was dumbfounded.
What?
Write poems and couplets?!
Still flying flower orders?!
Of course he had heard of these things, but he had never played with them.
Class C schools basically don't teach these things, and he hasn't learned them either.
But Cai Fenglan said: "You are the third place winner, you must write a poem at that time, are you ready?"
"Once your poem comes out, it will definitely amaze everyone. Let's see if others dare to say that people in Zhengrong County like to write sour poems."
ah?
And it amazed the audience?
The Anno Belt was tied wrongly.
He moved his lips for a long time but said nothing.
Why do you want him to write poetry again?
Is there no way around this?
There is also Feihualing.
He knew it, but wouldn't it be embarrassing if he really confronted others?
What should I do if Ji Yuan wants to sharpen his sword before the battle?
All day long, Ji Yuan kept reciting poetry books.
In the eyes of others, Ji Yuan is still studying hard.
Only he himself knows how painful his heart is!
It would be fine for others, but he is one of the three first places after all, so he will definitely be mentioned, there is no need to think about it.
On the sixth day of the fifth month of the thirty-fourth year of Huayuan, at the hour of You in the evening, one hundred and twenty neatly dressed new students came to the prefectural school with smiles on their faces.
The side door of the prefectural school was bustling with activity. One hundred and twenty students in green robes came, attracting many passers-by to watch.
Master Huang sent Ji Yuan and the others to the door and did not go in again.
Today is a lively day for the new students.
This time, the provincial school opened a garden, and once you entered the garden you could hear the sound of stringed instruments.
The maids and servants inside showed respect, wrote down the names of the candidates, and led them to their seats according to their ranking in the college entrance examination.
Many people were attending such an elegant banquet for the first time and felt at a loss as to what to do.
Ji Yuan had seen the world after all, and mostly he appreciated the beautiful scenery here.
The ancients really knew how to enjoy life. Look at these rockery and flowing water. They can both tour the garden and have banquets.
It's indeed a good place.
When the ten people from Zhengrong County arrived, the maid was obviously surprised and said, "Please ask Xiao Sanyuan to go to the main hall with me. The prefect and the academician have instructed that if you come, you can go directly there."
If that were all you said, that would be it.
But the maid said, "They are composing summer poems over there. You are so talented, you must go and join in the fun."
Ji Yuan paused.
Summer poem?
Could he not do it?
Ji Yuan had a smile on his face, and Li Jin beside him secretly said, "Be a good person, otherwise Li Yaozhong's sour poem will really represent our Zhengrong County students."
Li Xun, who was helping to prepare the children's exam banquet, also came over quickly and pulled Ji Yuan, saying, "Hurry up, if we are late any longer, the midsummer poem will be finished, how can we make a splash?"
Okay, okay, can he just delay going?
You should hide if you can.
He has been a plagiarist for so many years that he can no longer bear the shame.
The weather was just perfect for a May evening.
It was not dark yet, so it was even more comfortable to sit in the main hall.
This is said to be a main hall, but in fact it is surrounded by water and enclosed by gauze curtains, which makes it cool and protects against mosquitoes.
The elegant sounds from the boats on the water surface are gently rumbling, which is very stylish.
Writing poetry in such an environment is indeed a beautiful thing.
Of course, that’s not the case for Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan was thinking on the way here when he was brought here by Li Xun and the maid.
How to write this midsummer poem?
Fortunately, after the maid knew that Cai Fenglan was the third, she let him go.
It seems that the top three in the college examination will go to the main hall to meet the prefect and the academician.
Ji Yuan didn't know much about these two people.
But considering the relationship between the prefect and Magistrate Nie, he probably won't make things difficult for the people of Zhengrong County.
The Nie family's constable privately told them that Magistrate Nie had played at the prefect's house when he was a child, and the two families were old friends, so they didn't need to worry anymore.
I don’t know about the academician, and Ji Yuan is not aware of his affairs. It seems that he has been building the Meng Mansion for five or six years, which is longer than the prefect.
Li Xun took Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan with him.
The three people were all from Zhengrong County, but as soon as they stepped in, they heard someone say, "Poetry is the root of human nature. Since ancient times, the ancients have been writing poetry, and we can also write poetry."
“It can be seen that a scholar must know how to write poetry and must understand poetry. If he cannot write poetry, then he will fall behind.”
As he spoke, the man looked at the three people who came in saluting, and his gaze paused on Ji Yuan.
"I heard that our little Sanyuan wrote a poem for the provincial examination. Why don't you read it to me?"
Ji Yuan paused and looked at the man who provoked him.
What you fear will come true. There is no need to recite poetry for now!
He is really afraid of losing face!
Otherwise, let him write the article on the spot, he is good at this.
You can also write on the spot!
Anything is fine, just stop writing poetry!
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