Daming primary school students

Chapter 137 Good Disciple of Ming Dynasty

In the [-]th year of Jiajing period in the Ming Dynasty, the city of Nanjing suddenly became bustling and bustling in April.As mentioned earlier, this year is a big year for the imperial examination in Nanjing, and in August there will be the Nanzhili Township Examination that attracts worldwide attention.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Nanzhili Township Examination is the most tragic exam for scholars in Ming Dynasty. It is not one of them. Even the general examination in the capital is not as tragic as the Nanzhili Township Examination.

Thinking about the imperial edict he failed nine times, to be honest, Qin Dewei would have wanted to immigrate to other provinces if he hadn't had no connections.

There are still four months before the township examination, and it is the best spring. Candidates with a little money have already come to Nanjing City to prepare for the exam in advance, in order to get acquainted with the market in advance and inquire about the inside story.

At the same time, it is also to make friends. Anyway, there is a high probability of failing the exam. It is also good to know a few more people and expand your network.After all, those who have the financial resources to go to Nanjing a few months in advance are all famous and powerful people from all over the place, and they are all very valuable communication partners.

Moreover, at the end of April, there will be a test in Yingtianfu Prefecture, and the test-taking boys from the other six counties will also come to Fucheng. This time there are thousands of people.

As a result, the rent prices near Nancheng Gongyuan and along the Qinhuai River in Nancheng entered a rapid rise mode, and the closer the exam was, the faster it rose.Even if there is a price but no market, you can't rent it with money.

On the other side of the Gongyuan River, on the south bank of the Inner Qinhuai River, the family of the Xingyuan has also entered a super peak season of hot business, and there is such a big market every three years.

Even the magistrate of Feng County in Jiangning County hid from seeing people on the grounds of preparing for the county examination and marking the county examination papers.

Needless to say, recently all relatives and old friends from all walks of life have come to visit. After all, his hometown Songjiang Mansion is also a place of imperial examinations, the second wealthiest place in the world after Suzhou.

Now that these candidates from their hometown come to take the exam on the territory of Jiangning County, why not bother the old folks who have already developed the magistrate?Maybe they can live in a set of official housing, and if they say it, there will be a meeting!

Zeng Mi, a student from Yangzhou Prefecture, took a 20-year-old young fellow from his hometown, crossed the Huaiqing Bridge, and walked along the Qingxi River.

While walking, he pointed and said: "Look, Zishi, this is the Jiuqu Qingxi in ancient times. If you look to the southwest, the intersection of Qingxi and Qinhuai Rivers is where Wang Xizhi's Taoyedu was located in the Six Dynasties."

The little fellow looked around curiously and nodded frequently.Zeng Mi pointed to the front again: "Look, this is the newly built tribute to loyalty, enshrining the two loyal martyrs of the previous dynasty."

Seeing the Baozhong Temple means that the destination is approaching.The little townsman hesitated again, and said to Zeng Mi: "Brother Zizhong! I heard from others that the elementary school student is proud of his talent and is a celebrity in the county government. He is very difficult to get along with. Others secretly call him a little bully."

Zeng Mian waved his hand and said: "That's all talk of one's fortune, it's just spreading rumors! As a junior, my behavior is indeed peculiar, and it's inevitable that word of mouth will add fuel to it.

But don't worry, Zishi, it's more useful to find me, a junior, than to find the parent official.Since your father has entrusted me to take care of you, I will definitely make arrangements for you! "

The surname of this young fellow from Yangzhou Prefecture is Li, and he is a new friend Zeng Mi met when he returned to Yangzhou last year.

It is said that in September last year, Wen Renquan, the great master of Nanzhili, came to Yangzhou Prefecture to examine the students.Zeng Mian, a poor scholar who had been fooling around for several years, got an honor for no reason.

Then Xiao Li, who was brought by his father to participate in the assessment, was also excellent, and he and Zeng Mi had known each other since then.As a scholar, of course we have to talk about the rural examination in the tenth year of Jiajing.

Xiao Li's father, Lao Li, heard that Zeng Mian had traveled in Nanjing for several years, and then saw that Zeng Mian was a good-natured, heroic and righteous man, and seemed to have some relationship with the great master, so he deliberately made friends with him.

Xiao Li is young and has never traveled far. He went to Nanjing this year to take part in the provincial examination. Lao Li was worried, so he wrote a letter to ask Zeng Mi, who is older and familiar with the situation in Nanjing, to take care of Xiao Li.

Then Xiao Li was in Nanjing, and went to the fellow village hall to ask, but there was no room left.After staying in the hotel for a few more days, I felt noisy and uncomfortable. I had to find another apartment, but there were no rents nearby.

So Zeng Mi took a fellow villager to visit Qin Dewei, a primary school student in Jinling, and asked Qin Dewei to help arrange a place to live.

Because he just finished the county examination yesterday, Mr. Zeng knew that Qin Dewei must be free today, so he could come and disturb him, so that Qin Dewei's review would not be delayed.

Standing in front of the Qin residence, Zeng Mi knocked on the door knocker and said to Xiao Li: "Don't look at the rumors about evil, but I can assure you that this Qin Dewei is still an upright person in essence.

In the Jiangning county test yesterday, because of his outstanding character, he was appointed as the top case on the spot by the county lord! "

For some reason, Zeng Mian felt inexplicably proud, and couldn't help bragging a few words to her fellow countrymen.

A servant girl opened the courtyard door from the inside, saw Zeng Mian, and hurriedly saluted: "Mr. Zeng is here!" Then said: "The young master is not at home right now."

This made Zeng Mi very unexpected. She just finished the exam yesterday, shouldn't she rest and relax at home today?Quickly asked: "Where did he go? When will he come back?"

Facing Mr. Zeng, Liu Yue had nothing to hide: "The little master went to the old courtyard to find that beautiful lady Wang! As for when he will come back, how will Xiao Nu know.

Mr. Zeng, take care of him, Xiaonu can't persuade him, so I can only rely on you, Mr. Zeng, after all, he is also your disciple in name. "

The honest and honest fellow Xiao Li looked at Brother Zeng and was a little speechless. Does this mean that he is upright and has outstanding conduct?It's really embarrassing to walk away the next day after the exam.

Mr. Zeng felt that he was losing face, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, I'm free today, go find him!"

Xiao Li's fellow countryman hesitated again: "Go to the old courtyard? This is not good."

Zeng Mi said righteously: "If you are upright, you are not afraid of the shadow slanting, so what is there to be afraid of! Although tens of thousands of people are going to go with you, we are just looking for people, and nothing else!
Besides, houses are really in short supply now, if you find someone early today, you can be settled sooner, otherwise when will you have to wait? "

So the two went south again across the Inner Qinhuai River Banqiao, and came to the Qinhuai old courtyard area on the south bank.It's easy to inquire about places with famous beauties like Wang Lianqing. There are many young men on the side of the road doing business leading the way.

Xiao Li, who was not familiar with the situation in Nanjing City, was a little worried at first, fearing that a well-dressed figure like himself would be too eye-catching when walking in Huajie and Liuxiang.But after walking a few steps, I found that the streets and alleys here are full of scholars visiting, and I am not very eye-catching at all, I really think too much.

When the two came to Wang Lianqing's house, they saw several poems inscribed on the walls on both sides, and there were three or five people pointing fingers.

Wang Ba at the door saw the two scholars dressed up, so he took the initiative to remind: "My Miss Wang will not see any guests before dinner today."

Zeng Mian said with a dark face: "I'm not here to look for Wang Meiren! Dare I ask if little brother Qin Dewei is here?"

Wang Ba opened his eyes and asked suspiciously: "May I ask the master's name, and the younger one can help pass it on."

Zeng Mi said quickly: "Just say that Mr. Zeng is looking for him and tell him to come out and talk!"

Xiao Li stood under the wall and read the poems one by one. He couldn't help being amazed, and said to Zeng Mi: "Brother Zizhong! I don't think this elementary school student is your disciple. At least you can't write this kind of poems." .”

He also commented: "This person should be their way of debauchery in Jiangnan, which is wild and evil. It is very different from our Jiangbei mellow scholars. How could brother Zizhong recognize such a disciple? What are your difficulties?"

Zeng Mian had a hard time saying it, who would have thought that such an upright sister Zhou would give birth to such a heterogeneous species, it must be the fault of the patrilineal blood who died somewhere!
　A small historical doubt: I guess the word “to visit” may have originated from the old Qinhuai courtyard.A few scholars crowdfunded and went to a family, and then went to the next house to continue after the novelty, which was called visiting.

　　
　
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