prosperous age

Chapter 28 Chapter 28
Wei Guangde has been in Daming Dynasty for almost half a year, and he has been wandering back and forth between Baihusuo and Madang Town all day long, and he hasn't been to any further places.

This time the whole family went to the uncle's house in Qianhusuo, which was Wei Guangde's first long-distance travel since he came here.

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, there was no shock-absorbing design for horse-drawn carriages, and this road was in good condition, but in Wei Guangde's view, it was also full of potholes, which was very bad.

Sitting in the car, Wei Guangde was quickly shaken out of his wits, and wanted to get out of the car to change with his elder brother.

During this trip, they took away the only two horses that Baihu had, one was harnessed to the cart, and the other was ridden by the elder brother.

The carriage is not big enough to accommodate four people.

They went out at Chenshi, estimated to be around 8 o'clock, and it was already Sishi when they arrived at Qianhusuo, and they walked for more than an hour.

The time is also learned by Wei Guangde after he came here, Zi Chou Yin Mao, Chen Si Wu Wei, Shen You Xu Hai.

Two hours is one hour, and this Wei Guangde knew before, that when counted, it is from 23:1 the day before to [-]:[-] the day before, and so on.

It's just that Wei Guangde has to recite the time in his heart to tell what time it is, unlike his elder brother and the others who can tell it just by looking at the sky.

But at this moment, Wei Guangde remembered that when later generations celebrate the Spring Festival, the days are based on the lunar calendar, but the CCTV Spring Festival Gala still uses digital time, which is 12 o'clock in the evening.

According to ancient standards, 12 o'clock has already passed Zishi, but in fact, it should be 11 o'clock in the evening to cross the Lunar New Year.

There were no clocks in this era, and Wei Guangde just looked at the sky. He felt that it might be more than 10 o'clock, but it should not be 11 o'clock.

Their family was quickly welcomed into the gate of their uncle's house. The Qianhu House was not in the county seat, but not far from the county seat.

The uncle's family was all there, and soon Wei Guangde and Wei Wencai paid New Year's greetings to their uncle and aunt as usual, and got another red envelope.

Uncle Wu Zhankui was two years older than Wei Meng, but he looked more literati, wearing a brand-new military uniform.

Speaking of it, my uncle is a fifth-rank military officer, and Wei's father is a sixth-rank. At the moment, they are all wearing green robes, except for the patch on the chest. Wei's father's is Biao, and uncle's is Xiong Shi.

Uncle Wu Zhankui has a son and two daughters, both older than Wei Guangde.

After meeting with his cousin, the two cousins ​​went back, and Wei Guangde was taken to the next door by his cousin, leaving the elders talking there.

Cousin Wu Dong will inherit his uncle’s job as a thousand households in the future, but in Jiangxi, there are rich things, great people, and cultural and educational undertakings have been developed since ancient times, and Jiangxi has always been a major province of imperial examinations. Those who make the list will naturally affect everyone living on this land.

I heard from my elder brother before that this cousin does not like to dance with guns and clubs, but prefers to read, and has always dreamed of being named on the gold list.

But he can only think about it. After all, his uncle's family is hereditary. Does he have brothers to inherit? If it's not Yu Ding, why would you take the imperial examination?

Children from military households in the Ming Dynasty could take part in the imperial examination, but there was one condition that could not be touched, that is, the only child.

Because it is a military household, one of the family members must be a soldier. If it is a brother, then one of them must be Yu Ding, that is, he is not required to join the army, so he can naturally take the imperial examination.

But my uncle’s family is only a single seedling, so naturally he has to take over his military position in the future, unless the Minister of the Ministry of War can give you a document of expulsion, that is, your family has changed from military registration to other civilian registration, then you can take the imperial examination.

The imperial examination mentioned here refers to the official imperial examination selection by the imperial court, and those of the Tongsheng Examination are not counted, it is just the primary selection.

Of course, because my cousin hasn't joined the army yet, no one cares about taking the primary exam, but even if Wen Quxing really descends to earth and enters the palace exam, he still has to obediently come back to inherit the military position in the end, unless the superiors give him a favor.

However, in the 200 years of the Kingdom, it seems that nothing like this has happened.

There are some people who change from military to civilian, but they are rare.

"Little cousin, how are you reading now?"

When he arrived at the next flower hall, his cousin Wu Dong began to care about Wei Guangde's studies, after all, he is now a self-proclaimed scholar.

Eldest brother Wei Wencai often visits here, so he has a lot of close relationship with Wu Dong, so he has little contact with Wei Guangde, and rarely sees him a few times a year.

"I just started studying the Four Books this year, and the first two years were still enlightenment."

Wei Guangde said quickly.

Wu Dong's first impression of Wei Guangde was that he really looked like a scholar, refined and refined, also dressed as a literati, wearing a wide blue Taoist robe and a square scarf on his head.

It can only be said here, after all, it is impossible for him to become a literati, and he is destined to be a military officer.

"Then you won't be able to take the county test this year."

Wu Dong laughed when he heard Wei Guangde say that.

"There are a few brothers in the school who want to protect each other. I may have to wait two years before I have the chance to take the county examination this year."

Wei Guangde also heard from his eldest brother that Wu Dong took the county examination two years ago, and was lucky enough to pass it once, becoming a Tongsheng, but he failed the subsequent hospital examination, when he was 16 years old.

"Is my cousin taking the college exam this year?"

Wei Guangde also asked now, Wei Wencai had stopped studying a long time ago, so he never asked Wu Dong about his plans.

From Wei Guangde's point of view, Wu Dong can just try his luck in the past few years, and if he meets a few more times, he probably won't think about the imperial examination.

After all, he wouldn't be ignorant of Guochao's attitude towards military children like them.

While chatting with them, Wu Zhankui was also talking to Wei Meng in the main room next door.

"This year, your sons and daughters should practice hard. Father-in-law will try to help you more. The hundred or so people in your hand will do a good job."

Wu Zhankui whispered to Wei Meng.

"What? Still practicing? Uncle, I almost lost the ground this time, should I still practice?"

When Wei Meng heard that Wu Zhankui asked him to stabilize his men, he was completely unhappy.

Just kidding, because there are too many people called this time, they were almost assigned to the field by the superiors, whoever practices will be an idiot.

"It's different now. The news from Nanjing says that the emperor is going to make a northern expedition."

Wu Zhankui still whispered, and glanced at his wife and sister who were talking over there.

"Won't we be asked to go north again? Will we win the fight? Will we have to leave the Great Wall?"

Wei Meng was frightened by Wu Zhankui's words, really frightened.

What's the situation with the troops in his hand, can he not know?
To be honest, it’s just a shelf. It’s okay to look at it in arrays, but it’s better to show off and farm with a hoe.

"It's hard for us in the south. Anyway, the news came that the emperor felt that he had lost face and wanted to get it back. He is planning this matter."

Wu Zhankui took a sip of the tea on the table for a short time, and then continued: "How many of your hundred households can you get?"

(End of this chapter)