A scholar's salary for a year is only more than 200 taels, and Tang Zhuangyuan's income will not exceed 100 taels, but he has to pay back 1,000 taels a year, and he is not allowed to bend the law for bribes, so he can only point to the family to provide for him, but the family cannot give an unlimited amount of silver, and he can only live a hard life.

Tang Ruji is still a gentleman, and he still has a lot of hobbies, so he can only abandon it painfully: the eagle is released, the dog is killed, the crickets and gnats are thrown away, don't buy antiques, the silver silk carbon can't be used, the eight alleys can't be done, and even the roast duck can't afford to eat!

Tang Ruji burst into tears, what is the difference between this and being a monk, it's better to kill him?

No matter how much he shouted and scolded in his heart, he could only obediently accept his fate, it would be a good thing to be able to keep the black gauze hat, how dare he ask for any luxury.

Tang Yi accepted the IOU and waved his hand impatiently, Tang Ruji hugged his head and scurried, and quickly stayed away from this little plague god. Sent Tang Ruji away, Tang Yi picked up the tea bowl and was about to moisten his throat, when suddenly footsteps sounded.

"Didn't you let you go, what are you doing here?" When I looked up, I found that it was Tang Shunzhi who came in.

"Master, why are you here?" Tang Yi smiled and saluted.

Tang Shunzhi didn't say much, sat next to Tang Yi, pondered for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I want to talk to you about your father." ”

"My dad? What else? Tang Yi was so frightened that he hurriedly put down the teacup and asked anxiously, "Master, you won't fail to do it, will you?" ”

"Nonsense, what kind of person is your master, can't you do this little thing?" Tang Shunzhi reprimanded angrily: "I see that your kid is going back more and more, even your master can't believe it, rotten wood can't be carved!" ”

Tang Yi lowered his head, anyway, you can listen to whatever you scold!

When Tang Shunzhi had scolded enough, he asked tentatively, "Master, what is the matter?" ”

"Of course it's the imperial examination!"

"What?"

Excited. He actually stood up directly and pulled the flesh to the root of his leg, which made him frown, but he couldn't care about it. If Dad can get fame and fame, why should the credit be shared, they will contribute. Others get the benefits!

Tang Yi asked excitedly, "Can my father participate in the township test?" ”

"Of course not." Tang Shun replied and said disdainfully: "The township test is the official ceremony of the imperial court, and it must be qualified to be restricted, is your father successful?" ”

Tang Yi was shocked and asked, "What's wrong, isn't my father a showman?" ”

Looking at Tang Yi's stunned appearance, Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but sigh, his apprentice knew a lot about many things he shouldn't be doing. But a lot of common sense, I don't know anything, and I don't know whether it's stupid or fine!

He couldn't help but smile bitterly and gave Tang Yi popular science. It turns out that in the Ming Dynasty, the fame of Xiucai is not permanent, and not all Xiucai are eligible to participate in the township examination.

The imperial examination system developed to the Ming Dynasty, which was already very complete, and ordinary students had to go through the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination to obtain the fame of Xiucai, which is the so-called student. Become the reserve of the glorious group of scholars.

Achieving fame does not mean that you can be examined, after all, it is in a province. There are so many scholars, take Nan Zhili as an example, there are only 100 people admitted to the township examination, and there are more than 10,000 Xiucai, and there are many monks and few porridges, so they must be screened.

After the exam. It is necessary to take the annual examination on a regular basis, which is aimed at checking the student's learning. Epiphytics, hyperplasia, and students from prefecture, state, and county schools are required to participate. The annual examination implements the "sixth-class dethronement method", that is, the examination results are assessed as sixth-class, and the identity of the students is dethroned according to the results. Epigenesis is reduced to hyperplasia, epiphysis, etc. In addition, for those who are ranked fifth and sixth in the examination, there are two kinds of punishments: Tsing Yi and Fa She. Wearing a blue shirt is a symbol of the identity of the student, and the punishment of "Tsing Yi" is changed to Qingshan even if the punishment is changed to Qingshan, called "Tsing Yi"; "Development Society" is from the county school to the township society; The most serious punishment is the deposition of the people.

Don't think that's the end of it, after the annual examination, before the township examination, there is also the scientific examination, the scientific examination is the pre-selection examination of the township examination, and the results are divided into three classes, the top ten of the first, second and third class provinces, and the top five of small and medium-sized provinces are allowed to take the township examination.

In addition to the scientific examination, the examination aimed at selecting and sending the people to participate in the township examination also includes the "record subject" and "record record" of students, tribute students, and supervisors. The so-called admission of subjects, that is, those who have not obtained the qualification to participate in the township examination in the third class of the scientific examination, those who have not participated in the scientific examination for some reason, and those who are registered in the prison, shade, official and tribute students who do not participate in the scientific examination because their names are not listed in the local school palace, must be admitted by the academic and political examination in July of the year of the township examination, and can only be sent to the examination; If you haven't caught up, there will be another "recording" later.

However, whether it is a record or a record, my father is not qualified to participate, and he has not even passed the annual examination.

Tang Yi listened to the teacher's explanation and was stunned.

simply hugged his head and said, "Master, it's no fun for me to listen to my father!" ”

"Stupid! The teacher is to tell you the general situation, and there are special ones, and you can send them directly to the test. ”

"Really?"

"When did I lie to you!" Tang Shunzhi smiled like an old fox and said: "My court stipulates that the current academic officials are allowed to be directly sent to the examination by the academic administration; Gongsheng and inmates who are in the Guozi Prison will be directly sent to the examination by the supervisor; Gongsheng and prison students who are studying with the official in office among the brothers, younger brothers, sons, and nephews of the official are allowed to apply for reference; The school officials and the state and county officials shall apply for reference by the local magistrate. ”

Tang Shunzhi said all the four situations again, Tang Yi listened carefully, and asked worriedly: "It seems that my father can't stand anything!" ”

"Stupid, stupid, where is your cleverness?" Tang Shunzhi scolded without hesitation: "As a teacher, he is a squire of the military department, and it is easy to help your father make up for a prisoner of the Nanjing Guozi Prison." This time the sandbank was breached, in addition to An Yuandao, the second official under it could not escape the blame, now there is no official in the sandbank, it is like an empty city, your father is the governor of the eighth grade, and he will be transferred at the same level, let him serve as the governor of Shazhou County, acting in charge of Shazhou government affairs, so that he can justifiably obey the Guozi Supervisor and obtain the qualification to participate in the Nanzhili Township Examination! ”

Tang Shunzhi went around in such a big circle, and finally let Tang Yi understand that there is no problem with his father's qualifications to participate in the township examination, and it is also a double insurance, not only the inmates of the Guozi Prison, but also the second official of the state and county, see who dares to question it!

After figuring it out, Tang Yi laughed out loud, not to mention how happy he was.

"Master, you are so good!"

"Don't be too happy just yet!" Tang Shunzhi sneered: "Do you think that if you have obtained the qualification for the township examination, you will be able to pass the examination?" ”

"Isn't that possible?"

"Of course not!" Tang Shunzhi roared angrily: "Nanzhili is the place where the literary style of my dynasty is the most prosperous, Suzhou Mansion Zhong Lingyuxiu, bringing together the world's context, the power of one government, better than many provinces, the rest of Anqing Mansion, Yingtian Mansion, Huizhou Mansion, are all strong people in the imperial examination, with your father's knowledge, want to fight out of the encirclement, squeeze into the top 100: difficult!" ”

Tang Yi's head is also cool, if he wants to lift people in the Nanzhili examination, it is not only difficult, it is simply more than ascending to the sky! But the only chance, how can you give it up!

Daddy can defeat the Wakos, and he can also create miracles!

"Master, the disciple will go back, it will be less than half a month before the township test, I will let my father prepare for his life!"

Tang Shunzhi smiled slightly: "Don't worry, due to the trouble, I will find a way to postpone the township test for a month, so that you have a month and a half to prepare." ”

"A month and a half?" Tang Yi grinned, he knew the difficulty of the eight-strand text, for more than a month, I am afraid that it will not be of much use, it is better than nothing, grinding the gun in battle, and it is not happy or light.

"Master, the disciple should hurry back and tell my father, I can't stay longer!" Tang Yi turned around to say goodbye, but Tang Shunzhi stopped him. As soon as he turned around, he took a set of four treasures from the study and sent it to Tang Yi.

"This was used for the teacher to take the township exam, and it was originally intended to be given to you, so take it to your father and be a lottery leader!" Saying that, Tang Shunzhi patted it with a sigh, and said with a meaningful smile: "Use it well, the sky will live up to the painstaking people!" ”

"Thank you, Master!"

Tang Yi didn't stop for a moment, said goodbye and left, this time he couldn't ride a horse, so he could only change the carriage and hurriedly rushed towards the sandbank.

Sitting in the carriage, Tang Yi was really tired, his eyelids were fighting, but he couldn't sleep, and his head kept thinking nonsense, this year is the thirty-first year of Jiajing, and the next year of the township test is the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing. The imperial examination is really nonsense, why should it be once every three years, like the college entrance examination once a year!

Dad is right, before he gets famous, he really needs his dad to survive the gap, if he can be promoted and promoted, the Tang family will be stable in the southeast, and Tang Yi's business connections will be stable, and they will spread out like an octopus, take root and sprout, and grow stronger.

By the time he arrived, he had already accumulated a lot of money in advance, and he didn't have to cross the river with his eggs like ordinary Jinshi.

It's a fleeting opportunity and you can't miss it. It's just that there is only a month and a half left, and my father's calligraphy is good, but unfortunately the township test is to be transcribed by name, and I don't know if his eight-strand article is good.

By the way, Tang Shunzhi left himself a treasure book at the beginning, but most of the texts included in it can be tested, and I don't know if it can be done?

The more he thought about it, the bigger his head became, Tang Yi couldn't help but turn over and sit up, and suddenly the carriage stopped, and an object gurgled out of his arms, which was the inkstone that Tang Shunzhi gave him.

The mascot used by Tanhualang, how can he be lazy, Tang Yi hurriedly picked it up, but suddenly frowned, the weight is not right! How can a large stone be so light?

Tang Yi frowned, but he didn't dare to move, the carriage returned to the sandbank, and his father had already moved into the county office, and was directing the officials and soldiers to help settle the people.

"Yi'er, you're back!"

"Dad, come with me!" Tang Yi didn't say a word, pulled his father to find a secluded house, and held the inkstone high. Bang, the inkstone shattered, and the stone chips flew around, Tang Yi hurriedly squatted down and found a piece of rice paper from it. Tang Xiucai came over curiously, only to see that there were forty or fifty sentences written on it, all of which were in the form of eight-strand texts. Flipping over the back, there are four small letters that are not easy to see.

"Heart Learner!"

Tang Xiucai was puzzled, and wondered: "Yi'er, what the hell is this?" ”

Tang Yi thought for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help laughing wildly, "Dad, this is the secret of the magic skill that passed the township test!" The child finally knows that it's good to be organized! (To be continued.) )