Chapter 227: The Imperial Examination (I)
In the private school, the sound of children reading is loud and melancholy.
In the small pavilion, the two were discussing the imperial examination.
"The county town?" Zhang Huan was thinking about this.
If the exam is easy to do in the county, although there is a distance from the county, it is enough to go back and forth for a day, but to rush to the county seat, there is a difference of 300 miles......
Mr. Yu saw his embarrassment and smiled slightly: "This time to catch the exam is very important, don't worry, old man, you have prepared some coils, presumably the cost of this round trip is enough." At that time, you just have to answer carefully, and you don't have to worry too much about other things. ”
"Teacher, how does this make ......" Hearing this, Zhang Huan couldn't help blushing slightly, and hurriedly said: "The teacher has helped so many students, and the teacher's family is not rich......
"It's better than the situation in your house, well, don't say any more...... After reading so many books, you also need to understand what are trade-offs and what are trade-offs. ”
Holding the teacher's position, Zhang Huan suddenly didn't dare to excuse himself.
With the situation at home, it is really difficult to go back and forth for exams, and Mr. Yu's move is undoubtedly a relief in the snow.
Thankfully, Zhang Huan wept and said: "The teacher is kind to the students, and the students will never forget!"
"Between master and apprentice, why bother to see outside, you can show your ambitions in the future, which is the best reward for the old man. Mr. Yu said.
Of course, there is some moisture in this remark, according to the rules of this era, Zhang Huanengzhong must repay the teacher and the teacher's family, which is actually an investment.
It's not too early to see how early it is.
There are children in the private school who need to be taken care of, Mr. Yu saw that what he said was almost done, and said to Zhang Huan: "It's not too early, you go back first, on March 1, you come to me, I will prepare some coils for you, take the coils, and you will immediately set off for the county town for the exam." At that time, if any of my two sons is free, the old man will let them send you over, and there will be a good one on the way. ”
Zhang Huan thanked the teacher again and returned home.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother catching a hen, which was constantly struggling in the woman's hands, making cooing sounds.
"Mother, what are you?" Zhang Huan looked at his mother hesitantly, not understanding what his mother was doing.
Zhang's mother tied the legs of the caught hen with a rope, and explained to her eldest son: "There is not much food at home, and this chicken is also a little difficult to raise, so it is better to sell it for some money." You're hungry, aren't you? There are already two eggs in the pot, so go and eat them while they're hot!"
As he spoke, he fought with the hen again.
Although Zhang's mother's words were easy and had some truth, how could Zhang Huan not understand that this was her mother's preparation for the exam?
My heart was suddenly sour, and I hurriedly said: "Mother, my son asked Mr. Yu, and Mr. Yu said that I would still go to the county town to take the exam once, but Mr. Yu promised his son to raise some coils, and this chicken should not be sold......"
"The county town? This test show is going to the county town? It seems that it is right to prepare some money and food earlier! Mother, although Mr. Yu promised to raise some money for you, you can't let Mr. Yu break the bank alone, right? This matter is always your own business......
Mother Zhang said: "If you really have a chance in the future, how can you have this chicken under your hands?"
As he spoke, he tied the chicken without hesitation, handed it to Zhang's father who walked out of the door, and offered to sell it.
Looking at the busy figure of his father and mother, Zhang Huan's heart became more and more sour, and he secretly decided that he would definitely make an achievement in this exam.
March 1 soon arrived, Zhang Huan left the house and went to a private school.
"These scattered silver taels are wrapped in parcels, the old man's two sons can't send you over these days, but the old man has entrusted someone to find you a cheap carriage, it is in the caravan, they set off on three days, they will pass through the county, you take their carriage together, so as not to be tired on the road, affecting the performance of the exam. Yu Xianxi handed a small package to Zhang Huan's hand and carefully advised.
"Let the teacher bother, the students are terrified. ”
Zhang Huan saw that Mr. Yu was so concerned about his own affairs, but he didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he pounced, knelt on the ground, his eyes were red, and said.
Mr. Yu sighed and helped him up: "You have been studying for eight years, and you are also a little hot, if you can take the exam, you can repay the old man." ”
Speaking of this, the old gentleman sighed, looking lonely, obviously remembering his own time.
"Please rest assured, teacher!" Zhang Huan stood up and bowed in reply.
Looking at the young man in front of him, Mr. Yu nodded again and again, he was actually very satisfied with this disciple.
Mr. Yu also told some things to pay attention to, and Zhang Huan listened carefully.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Mr. Yu asked Zhang Huan to go home.
On the way back, Zhang Huan opened the package given by the teacher and looked at the package, which were all small pieces of silver and some copper coins, which did not add up to much.
Mr. Yu's family is better than that of the villagers, and he is not a wealthy family.
These are enough for Zhang Huan.
Looking back at the teacher's private school, his eyes turned red.
The county seat exam is March 6, and there are still five days to go, so if you rush from the mountain village to the county seat, it will take two days to travel by horse-drawn carriage, so you can walk one day earlier.
The teacher prepared everything, Zhang Huan was secretly grateful in his heart, thinking like this, Zhang Huan finished returning
When I got home, I found that the family was busy with this matter.
"Child, you can rest assured to take the test, don't worry about things at home. Before leaving, Zhang's mother said.
Zhang Huan took the package and responded: Yes!
Jinling, Imperial Palace, Qingchun Garden
Here the pine trees become forests, the streams are vertical and horizontal, the stone slab paths are connected, the layout is scattered, there are fine houses in the south, hundreds of peach blossom pollen buds are in the first place, the delicious and incomprehensible things, reflected in the pond and the sky is connected, the palace pavilion is built on the peach-colored haze.
Therefore, Wang Hongyi has only recently opened the palace and lived here.
Xue Yuan came all the way, only to feel relaxed and happy, the fragrance of flowers accompanied by the breeze, quiet and refreshing, and there was the sound of silk strings singing in the distance.
When I arrived at the first hall, there were steps and red railings, and the guards were standing, and no one spoke in a few hands, and they were solemn.
After entering the inside, he stood at the door and begged to see him, and after a while, the chamberlain came out and said, "Lord Xue, please come in." ”
Xue Yuan walked in quickly, only to see the window open in the sunshine, and when he looked at it, he saw that Wang Hongyi was not wearing a formal suit, but wearing a wide robe with a face like a bright jade.
Xue Yuan saluted, Wang Hongyi smiled, got up, and said: "It's okay if you come, let's take a walk outside Gui, it's rare to see a bright spring!"
Out of the door, a few chairs were set up in front of the courtyard, Wang Hongyi sat down first and motioned for him to sit too, at this time, the sky was bright and the water was sunny, but he felt refreshing and warm.
Several maids stepped forward to serve tea, all of them were between sixteen or seventeen years old, their skirts were gray, they stood gracefully, their eyes were bright, Xue Yuan didn't dare to look at it, and took thanks.
Wang Hongyi smiled and said nothing, his eyes swept over Xue Yuan, and he saw that this person had a large mass of yellow gas of the five-grade yellow hall, and there was a trace of the fourth-grade light green qi but it was constantly lost, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
If it weren't for the merits of the dragon back then, why waste the country's luck?
It took a lot of effort to cultivate, but that's it, Wang Hongyi is now desperate, and he is ready to mention cyan again, and he will be at the top of the third grade.
Thinking in his heart, he smiled: "Xue Qing, this time you are the chief examiner, but it is a national ceremony, don't slack off." ”
"Yes, Wangshang!" Xue Yuan still understands that every time he takes the main exam, he will get a large number of students, even if he is not a party member, he is also a connection, this is really the grace of the king, I don't know how many people want to grab Feng, thank you at the moment.
It's just that there seems to be something to say.
Wang Hongyi saw it and smiled: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Yes, it's just that this show is a little lower than the position of a jinshi?" Xue Yuan asked, now Wang Hongyi is customized, the show is more than the secretary, the person is more than the commander, and the jinshi is the starting point of the nine grades.
Wang Hongyi smiled dumbly and said, "It's not low." ”
Wang Hongyi stood up and took a walk, his deep eyes flashed with a shimmer, looked around, thought, and said: "The former Yan Keju was a scholar, and as soon as the jinshi came out, it was the seventh grade, and such a generous treatment caused the world's scholars to be single-minded, and they took the Jinshi exam for decades. ”
"But these jinshi, who have studied hard for decades, are very old when they come out, and they are young at the age of thirty, and how many terms can they serve as officials after they come out? ”
"These officials have been studying for decades and don't know anything about governance, so they have to ask their master's staff to govern the government. ”
"However, the central government wants to be a scholar before he can be a minister, which leads to the rapid promotion of a scholar, often a few years into the cabinet, and in the blink of an eye, the result is not beneficial to political affairs, and the party is rampant. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Hongyi sneered, this is actually an affairs officer and an administrative officer.
For a democratic system, separating the administrative officer from the administrative officer will not affect the system, on the contrary, it can not be affected by elections and party changes, and everyone will not be angry because the administrative officer is elected, you can run if you want!
However, under the dictatorship, once the division of administrative officials and administrative officials leads to the freezing of social mobility, so that the officials below have no hope of promotion, only corruption, and the upper officials have no ability to govern and are unable to renew the evolution of society.
For Wang Hongyi's way, absolutely not.
Wang Hongyi firmly believes that the class lasts for a long time, and human society cannot be classless, but he emphasizes that the class is separated, the class is immortal, and the incumbent must be mobile. ”
"In the future, Xiucai will be admitted to the Ming Classics, and he must serve as a warden after three years before he can be promoted to Fengjinshi. ,!
"But Shilin's public opinion and people's hearts ......," Xue Yuan hesitated for a moment and said.
"Xue Qing, people's hearts are not fought for like this. Wang Hongyi shook his head and said with a sigh.
On the earth, the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty were only nine officials, so the monks were raised for a hundred years, and the Yashan people were still in trouble.
And in the Ming Dynasty, after taking the Jinshi examination and spending a lot of money in Hanlin, he was a civil official of the seventh grade, and the civil officials were rampant and became a tumor of the country...... Everyone knows it, but the disaster of Confucian civil officials is from Tang Xing, from Song Sheng, and from Ming Du, and its disaster is deceitful?
Huang Zongxi's "Mingyi Interview Record" clearly opposed the monarchy and proposed that "the monarch is the great harm of the world", which is really a full-fledged civilian-bureaucratic group, which began to oppose the guest and the imperial court, and some people still think that this is progress.
Isn't the aristocratic system, the elevation of imperial power, the common discussion of families, the parliament of the nobility, and the constitutional monarchy even more advanced than this?
Mediocre people are not enough to understand the Tao, Wang Hongyi has his own basis for judgment, the earth is Manchu, and there is also the Manchu clique to suppress the inflated civilian clique, but he does not have it, and he must not be given the opportunity for further development.
As for the development of science, the expansion of the scientific group caused by it has become a cancer for future generations, but it is still early, so there is no need to worry at this time. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to Zhao) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )