Prime Minister

Chapter 46 Zhou Li and Rituals

Zhang Yue walked back to the room lightly from outside the door, and when he passed the Nanwu, he heard Zhang Shi and Yu's talk, so he couldn't help but stop to listen.

He wasn't like that before, but today is different.

But listening to Zhang Shi said: "The third brother is thirteen this year, so it's time to talk about marriage."

When Zhang Yue heard it, it really had something to do with him, and it was a matter of his life.On New Year's Eve, my brother really didn't say anything casually.

Yu said, "You weren't in a hurry when the second uncle was [-], why did the third uncle rush when he was thirteen?"

Zhang Shi said: "You don't understand, the second brother is a student of the county school, and the talent of a county, but the third brother will be sixteen in three years, and he will be a child."

Yu said: "Yes, the second uncle can be exempted from service, but the third brother cannot. If the [-]th is ten percent, then our family is a double-tenth household. No wonder you are in such a hurry."

Zhang Shi said: "That's why I want the third brother to get married earlier and go out in this way. You also know that the duties are so heavy these days, although Xu Du's head is looking after him in the yamen, I'm afraid that someday the county will be more serious. "

Yu said: "But how can we tell the third brother a good woman? Our family is afraid that no good family is willing to marry. Besides, we must have a place to live, but let's not talk about the place to live right now, even the betrothal gift. can't afford it."

Zhang Shi sighed: "This is also where I am embarrassed, let me think about it again."

After a while, the sound of cloaks rang out in the room.

"Where are you going?"

Zhang Shi said: "Go to Xudutou for a drink, you don't have to wait for me tonight."

"How can you be like this, go out when you say go out."

Zhang Yue quickly returned to his room and heard Zhang Shi open the door and leave.

The stars are like buckets at night.

In a rough alley, there were shouts one after another from a private house covered by a rag curtain.

Among the group of people, Zhang Shi stood in front of the gaming table and his face was red.He didn't know how many nights he was here, and he didn't know why. He had been smooth sailing a few days ago, and he could win one or two games every day, but today he lost all of it at once, and he was eager to turn over the book. After taking ten coins on credit, he couldn't believe that his luck would be like this all the time.

"Pure! Pure!" Zhang Shi widened his eyes and shouted, "You can't do it, I'll screen it myself."

A few people on the opposite side smiled: "Then let Zhang Daguan make his own decisions."

Zhang Shi murmured to himself, "I'll make up my mind that I won't do this myself, my life is up to me!"

At the moment, Zhang Shi sifted hard, and immediately opened the copper coins to the ground.

"Haha, it's all words! Mr. Zhang, you sifted it out yourself, no wonder we!"

Sweat dripped from his forehead, Zhang Shi smashed the table with all his might.

Everyone was startled: "What are you doing, Zhang Daguan?"

"Ye Di has been writing all night, which was not the case in the past."

"How can this be explained clearly, Mr. Zhang Daguan, you are tired today, so just sit on the side and rest."

Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "More blogging! More blogging!"

"But you're out of money. You've given us ten credits."

"No," Zhang Shi said savagely, "I will wash my hands, and then I will open it again, it must be pure."

"What about the money?"

"If you credit me again, I will pay you back immediately if I win."

"We can only take ten credits at most."

"No, a few days ago, I clearly saw that the Xue Daguan people took [-] credits from you."

The people on the opposite side looked at each other.

One person said warmly: "Zhang Daguan, let me advise you, don't come here if you don't have this fate. If you lose all your money, are you and your family drinking the northwest wind? Speaking of which, your winning with us these days is exactly equal to your loss today. A good word, stop as soon as possible!"

Zhang Shi suddenly said: "Yes, what should I do with my wife and Xi'er, yes, how can I go back to see them after I lost all the money? I'm really useless!"

Zhang Shi walked out of the gambling stall in a panic, and he didn't know when he was going, but he saw two people standing at the entrance of the alley.

His wife Yu was holding Zhangqiu in his arms and looking at him.

"Miss, Xi'er...I..." Zhang Shi burst into tears.

"Daddy!"

At this moment, Zhang Yue was watching this scene at the other end of the alley, and he couldn't help but turn his back.

On the other side of the alley, Peng Jingyi trotted over: "This is an IOU from the eldest brother. Fortunately, you noticed it early, so there was no major disaster."

Zhang Yue looked at the ten-sentence IOU and said, "Who is behind this?"

Peng Jingyi said, "Don't worry about it. Those little scoundrels are also obeying orders. What's the use of beating them? It's a blessing to have the money back now. You can't make trouble now, and you can worship Mr. Boyi with peace of mind. Under the door, I will find these people to settle accounts after he is paid off."

Zhang Yue glanced at Zhang Shi's family again and nodded: "Alright, you can help me hide this from eldest brother."

Zhang Yue believed that Mr. Yu had his own means to control Zhang Shi. After he handed the IOU to Mr. Yu, he counted the days and was about to go back to Wuxi to study.

On the fourth day of the first day, Zhuang Xueyan came to Zhang Yue again.The two closed the door as usual to talk.

Zhuang Xuejia said straight to the point: "I heard that Mr. Boyi has recruited a new disciple and can pass his seal art. Is that person you?"

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Of course! I wonder what Mr. Zhuang can teach you?"

After getting Zhang Yue's confirmation, Zhuang Xueyan looked awe-inspiring: "I didn't expect Saburo to come under Mr. Boyi's door, it would be disrespectful."

Zhang Yue knew what Zhuang Xueyan was thinking in his heart. He thought he was under Guo Xueyan, so he had no way to know Zhou Xuezheng, but now Zhang Yuebai is under Zhang Youzhi's school, so let's not talk about Xuezheng.

The Zhang clan has produced high-ranking officials and officials, and it is enough for Zhang Youzhi to introduce one or two people to Zhang Yue.

So Zhuang Xueyan lost this great opportunity.

Looking at Zhuang Xueyan's remorseful look, Zhang Yue thought that this road could not be stopped.

After all, the clan has not officially agreed to include its own disciples, and the ducks may still fly at any time.

At the same time, this person is also Zhangqiu's teacher.Some people can't help others, but they are thieves to harm others.For the sake of prudence, if the other party is in contact with Zhou Xuexue, then it can still be bad.

Zhang Yue coughed lightly: "Mr. Zhuang is my Bole. If it weren't for you and I, I would never have noticed that this three-character poem that I made up easily would have allowed me to go to the prodigy."

When Zhuang Xueyan heard the words, he was overjoyed and said, "Sanlang is really a kind person."

Zhang Yue turned and said, "But right now, my knowledge is not solid. If I really go to the prodigy, I am afraid that it will not be true, and I will lose the name of the teacher and know people, so what should I do?"

Zhuang Xueyan said: "You can report it first, I will handle this matter..."

"No, no, no."

"A few more days?"

"Of course."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhuang, whether I am a disciple of Mr. Boyi or not, this matter will not be without your benefit."

It's a benefit, but it's time to look at the size.

After sending Zhuang Xueyan, Zhang Yue packed his luggage and headed to Wuxi the next day.

The Nanfeng Academy would not start school until after the beginning of spring, but Guo Xueyan called him back on the fifth day of the first year.

The reason is very simple, because March is the recruitment of county schools.

Guo Lin wanted to go all out in this battle. As for Zhang Yue, Guo Xueyan wanted him to try it out and try his luck.

County credit through Shengzhai and Jinshizhai.

Jingshengzhai is specifically for the nine classics, five classics and other subjects, as for the Jinshizhai, it is for the Jinshi subject.

It is a well-known fact that the future of Jinshi is much higher than that of other subjects.

If you have the heart to look at the history of the Song Dynasty, and carefully look at the family background of the ministers in the biographies, almost none of them were born in the common people, and they are basically after the officials and celebrities.

Most of the famous officials in the biography of the Song Dynasty were also born in the Jinshi Ke.

Therefore, it is conceivable that the scholars who apply for Jinshi are definitely rich or expensive.

For readers with no background, only all subjects have hope.But no background is also relatively speaking, the so-called various subjects, even those who have no background at all will not be able to enter.

And Guo Lin and Zhang Yue naturally got Jingyizhai from the county school.

As soon as Zhang Yue arrived in Wuxi that day, Guo Xueyan said to the two of them: "The two of you must listen carefully to the following words and sentences, and keep them in your hearts. During the Chinese New Year, I visited the county school at the time, and he said that this time the county school For the examination, five people were taken from Jinshizhai, and ten people were taken from Jingyizhai.”

Zhang Yue thought, for Pucheng County, which has 8 to [-] people, the number of admissions is neither too much nor too little.

"The imperial court selects scholars, observes their learning with the scriptures, and observes their talents with miscellaneous essays. As long as you paste the scriptures and Moyi and write a good word, no one can replace you, but if you make a wrong word, there is no guarantee that others will not replace you. Of."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, mother, isn't it all right, who can guarantee it?
For example, it is not difficult for you to memorize a book, but it is ten times more difficult to memorize every word well.

Moreover, the imperial edict decreed that the ten-pass and six-pass are qualified, and this is still the standard of the provincial examination.

Those who are interested can taste it carefully...

If a student without a background wants to take a county school entrance exam, they must reduce their active mistakes to zero before they have a chance.

It is no wonder that none of Guo Xuejin's disciples ever passed the county school entrance examination.

Seeing Guo Lin and Zhang Yue's expression, Guo Xuejun wiped a trace of unbearable expression on his face, and said half-soundingly, "At most one or two wrong questions, but ten people, many children in the county are watching. "

County school students are often referred to as Maocai or Xiucai.

This appellation comes from the inspection system implemented in the Han Dynasty. For example, Xiaolian, the county population is less than 10, and one person is named Xiaolian in three years;

Filial Piety and Lian are the prefectures, so the number of people is small, and Mao is the prefecture, so the number of people is large.

But there is no need to say more about the corruption of the inspection system. The famous phrase 'judging talents, not knowing books, judging filial piety and honesty, and my father living separately'.Although the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty had many drawbacks, it was an improvement over the census examination system.

However, the students of the county school in the Song Dynasty were the talents of one state and one county, so they were called Maocai.

The Song Dynasty had favorable policies for county school students, and each county had different policies.

As far as Pucheng is concerned, first of all, the county school students can be exempted from service. Needless to say, how terrible the service law of the Song Dynasty is. There is a custom of not raising children in Fujian, and the parents would rather abandon them than raise them.

Why did Zhang Shi presuppose that 13-year-old Zhang get married as soon as possible, because the marriage can separate the family.Otherwise, when Zhang Yue was 16 years old and became a adult, the labor could bankrupt a good and wealthy family.

Secondly, one-third of the students in Pucheng County School have rice to support each month, and each student has a set of t-shirts and a place to live.

The most important thing is the background behind the county school students.Why are 985 and 211 popular? In addition to intellectual factors, there are also background resources, such as classmates and teachers. These will be bonuses in the future.

Guo Xueyan said again: "Although the yamen has not posted the topic this time, it has quietly informed me that I am learning. In addition to the filial piety and the Analects of Confucius, Jingshengzhai will choose five scriptures from the nine scriptures."

"Sanlang, you are familiar with books and poems, but you have not learned the three rituals and three biography. Since you are an endorser, you can learn two classics in two months' time."

Zhang Yue nodded, he had not read the three rituals and the three biography out of the nine classics, so he had to choose two out of the six to take the exam.

Guo Xuejiao said: "With only two months of work, it would be too difficult to master the two classics. The Book of Rites has the largest number of characters. If Zuo Chuan does not learn first, Saburo can learn Yili, Zhou Li, Gongyang, and Guliang first."

The more Zhang knows about the Book of Rites, the Zuo Zhuan is 20 to [-] characters in size. It is a great scripture, and there are even more annotations.And Yili, Gongyang, etc. are only [-] to [-] characters, and they can be won if they make a surprise attack within these two months.

In the end, Zhang Yue thought that if he entered the Nanfeng Academy of Ethnic Studies, would he still need to take the county study?

The answer is still to get it, so let's go for immunity, and go there yourself.

The Nanfeng Academy of Clan Studies is full of officials' children, and officials' children are forever exempted from errands, but not themselves.There is no way, our Song Dynasty is so unfair, what if I enter the Nanfeng Academy in the future and become [-]% old?
Instead of going to serve and study at Nanfeng Academy, let the elder brother go to the top service?
Therefore, it is better to enter the county school than the clan school.

Zhang Yue thought of this and replied, "Then I'll choose Zhou Li and Yili."

Guo Xuejia was taken aback, Guo Lin asked, "Why don't you choose one from the three rituals and the three biography?"

Zhang Yue replied: "Even if you choose five classics from the nine classics, why should you stick to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Book of Rites each? Gongyang and Guliang are suspected of repeating, and I am afraid that the examiner will not like it, so I choose Zhou Li and Yi. present."

Guo Xueyan, Guo Lin nodded after hearing this, Zhang Yue's idea was really not out of the norm.

Zhou Li, Xiao Dai Li Ji, the ceremonies are collectively known as the three ceremonies.

Zheng Xuan is Zhou Li, Xiao Dai Li Ji, and there are commentaries on etiquette, collectively known as the three ritual notes.Although Zheng Xuan annotated scriptures and history all over the place, the most profound skill was the Three Rites.The three rituals can be elevated to such a position, and it is inseparable from Zheng Xuan's elucidation of ritual and righteousness.

Relatively speaking, Gongyang and Gu Liang's commentaries are not so standardized, and it is easy to be picked up and wrong in the exam.

The following chapter Yue must read Zhou Li, Li Li and the commentaries of the two books within two months.

(End of this chapter)