prosperous age

Chapter 94 Yan Song and I are still fellow villagers in Jiangxi
"Brother Chen, Brother Pan, Brother Li Xian, Brother Lin, hahaha, you are all here, Yuan Shu is being polite here."

As he approached the small circle in Jiujiang Mansion, Zeng Yuanshu immediately greeted him and kept clapping his hands in salute.

"Brother Pan, Brother Lin, haha, you guys are here early."

Among them, there were a few Wu Dong knew, and they were also saluting with haha.

There were two people I didn't know, and people in the same industry soon introduced them.

Pointing at Zeng Yuanshu, he smiled and said, "This is Zeng Yuanshu, from Peng Ze."

After finishing speaking, he pointed at Wu Dong and smiled: "This imposing general is Wu Dong, and also Peng Ze's. He and we both came to the hospital examination last time, so he is not an outsider."

"Brother Wu is a military member?"

The person who heard the introduction called Wu Dong a general, what did that person immediately guess?
"It's also a child, just like you and me."

The man immediately emphasized, and then asked Wu Dong with a smile: "Brother Wu, are you planning to take the exam for this subject?"

That's right, it doesn't matter whether they are military or civilian, or even artisan, in fact, everyone is the same, they are all children.

"You know about my family's situation the last time I drank, but I'll forget it. This time, I just come over to take a look."

Wu Dong replied with a smile.

"Who are these two? I stayed in Nanchang this year, and I really don't know many young talents from my hometown."

That person didn't know Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanrui, but he didn't think they were followers. He didn't see that Wu Dong and Zeng Yuanshu were still holding food in their hands, but the two children were empty-handed.

"Let me introduce you, this one"

Speaking of Zeng Yuanshu, he pointed to Wei Guangde and said, "Wei Guangde, like me, is from Peng Ze, Wu Dong's cousin, and this year's Tongsheng, who also came to take the college examination."

After speaking, he pointed to his brother and said, "My third younger brother, Zeng Yuanrui, failed the government test this year, so I'll bring him here as well, to meet the heroes who know us from Jiujiang."

After exchanging pleasantries, Zeng Yuanshu asked with a smile: "What are you guys talking about first, I think it's very lively."

"I'm talking about Annotations to Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books."

Soon, the scholars of Jiujiang Mansion went on to talk again.

Well, in fact, a bunch of people are sitting together discussing the Four Books, asking for advice on some sentences that they don’t quite understand, or after reading the book, they have some ideas that are slightly different from Zhu Zi’s, and let everyone see whether they are right or wrong. .

Although most of the urbanites in the Ming Dynasty admired Zhu Zi's theory, they did not just rest on their laurels. Academic discussions were often held. This was one of the purposes of holding literary conferences.

But in the Ming Dynasty, poetry was not very good, and literature was turning to popular, so the literary society was actually more about learning from each other. Of course, I had new poems, and I would show them to others.

As for now, the time is just before the hospital exam, so naturally everyone will not go drinking and singing poetry when they get together, but seize the time to learn about it.

Wei Guangde does not have the ability to compose on the spot. He relies on the stereotyped essays of other people in the village, and greatly revises and puts them together. Naturally, he is not very good at learning. Candidates' discussions were not of much interest.

Although he was sitting here, his attention was inevitably shifted to the two groups of people who seemed to be arguing over there.

Wu Dong also has no intention of fame now, he originally came here to cool off in the peach forest and rest for a while, since he meets friends, he just sits down, and he is not very interested in the knowledge they are discussing now, and Wei Guangde's reaction is all on his. in the eyes.

"Are you interested in that?"

Taking time out, Wu Dong asked in a low voice.

"Where are the two gangs over there?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Maybe it belongs to Nanchang Mansion and Ji'an Mansion. They are the only ones who can tear it up. Other mansions have to bow their heads in front of them."

Wu Dong replied with a smile.

Their conversation also caught Zeng Yuanshu's attention. Hearing that they were sitting close to each other, the two groups who seemed to be arguing laughed and said, "Be confident, they are from Nanchang and Ji'an."

"What are they fighting for?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, "Is it also a discussion of learning?"

"No, they're not here to discuss this."

Zeng Yuanshu shook his head and said, "It should still be a matter of the number of scholars, and we were fighting for it last year."

"The number of scholars? It was set by the imperial court. Why are they fighting for it?"

Wei Guangde was puzzled.

After listening to Zeng Yuanshu's words, Wu Dong seemed to have realized something.

Seeing that Wu Dong didn't speak, Zeng Yuanshu continued, "Have you heard of the saying "Duoji water in the Hanlin, half of the courtiers are in Jiangxi"?"

Seeing Wei Guangde shaking his head, Zeng Yuanshu continued: "We in Jiangxi are really blessed with natural treasures, outstanding people, and scholars born in Jiangxi are both a blessing and a curse.

Blessing is that our Jiangxi is indeed a land of fish and rice, with rich products and a prosperous culture, which is conducive to scholars like you and me to study and learn at ease.

As for the disaster, it is naturally a lot of talented people gathered together, and there are only so many students. "

Speaking of this, Zeng Yuanshu not only turned his head to look at the two groups of people who were still arguing over there, but also said: "It is said that Jinshi in the world is half of Jiangxi, but Nanchang and Ji'an are half of Jiangxi, you can figure it out yourself."

"They compete fiercely, and because their level is higher than other prefectures, they are naturally dissatisfied with the quota of students set by the imperial court? Want to increase the number of students in Ji'an?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"Naturally, I have this idea, but the affairs of the imperial court should be discussed by those who are children, not even scholars.

Don't look at the fierce competition over there now, but once you cross that hurdle, that person will shut up immediately, that is to say, only students have this quota limit, and when it comes to Juren, who cares which prefecture or county you come from.

He said for a long time that he was worried because he wanted to cross over, but he hadn't been able to. It was nothing more than finding a place to vent his emotions. "

Wei Guangde understood a little bit, then shook his head.

"That is to say, there are too many high-ranking officials in Ji'an, and many of those candidates are from the families of officials, and no one in other prefectures dares to argue with them, only Nanchang prefecture, and Yuanzhou Fenyi dare to fight them It's called."

Zeng Yuanshu continued.

"Yuanzhou is divided?"

Wei Guangdehu asked a question.

"That's right, that's the old home of Dangchaoge, who knows if it's related to him or not."

Zeng Yuanshu laughed.

"George? Which one?"

"Of course it is Yan Songyan, the chief assistant of the dynasty, who is getting old."

Hearing Yan Song's name came out of Zeng Yuanshu's mouth, Wei Guangde was startled at first, then relieved.

He knew this name, but he didn't know that he was the current chief minister, and that he was from Jiangxi, just like his current identity.

"The statement of half Jiangxi is actually a bit exaggerated. The Nanzhili and Zhejiang imperial examinations are really good, but that is in terms of quantity. In terms of quality, we in Jiangxi still have a little advantage, because the ranking is good, and most of them stay in Beijing."

Wu Dong interjected in a low voice at this moment: "The saying that Manchao civil and military half Jiangxi is actually said by Mr. Yan Ge."

Speaking of this, Wu Dong stared at Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanshu for a long time before continuing: "If you can be named on the gold list, then you will definitely be supported by Mr. Shoufu in your official career."

(End of this chapter)