Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 172 Unusual Parents
"Master, we have inquired about the address you mentioned. The family of Han Erye of the Xiangyang Han family lives. He is currently working in the Ministry of Rites as the head of the family. There are currently 8 people living in the family, Mr. Han Er and his wife, his son, his wife and his wife. There is a little grandson, and there are three adults, a doorkeeper, a maid, and a mother-in-law, who are said to be serving Mrs. Han."

"However, the neighbors said that they rarely saw Mrs. Na Han, and they almost never went out. It is said that she was ill."

Wang Yin reported the recent investigations between him and the third son.

Qin Shao nodded and asked Wang Yin to do his own work.

The old man Zhu has been visiting Qin Shao's house more frequently recently. It's the end of February now, and he will try it soon in mid-March. Their house is noisy, so they can only pass here to read.

Recently, going to Beijing is very lively. In fact, years ago, students rushed here one after another from many places.

Now many of them have come here one after another, and they should all be near the distance between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. If the distance is a little closer, there is no need to go to Beijing a year or earlier like other long-distance students from Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangnan.

Students from Jiangbei usually don't go to Beijing until after the new year. They arrive at Shuntian Mansion in the middle and late first month, and more recently, they arrive a month or half a month earlier.

Therefore, this time is the busiest time in the entire Shuntian Mansion.

In addition, students in each place generally choose places with more fellow villagers to live in, and gradually formed guild halls in various places.

Even though the housing prices in Shanghai are suppressed by the imperial court, it is a place of gold after all.

Some merchants or officials in the capital, in order to win over these students, also pave the way for themselves.They will raise funds to buy a house in Shangjing, and use it as a meeting place for students who take the exam to live in. Gradually, fellow village halls in various regions have formed.

"Siming, I heard that the quota for the [-]-room system has come down!"

Early in the morning, the old man Zhu excitedly came to Qin Shao's correspondence.

The eighteen rooms are actually the examiners appointed by the emperor. There are two examiners and 18 examiners, which is the legendary "eighteen rooms system".

The examiner has a lot of power when marking the papers. Different people have different content and preferences.

The content of the Imperial Examination in Ming Dynasty was Four Books and Five Classics, but not all of them were tested.

The Four Books are compulsory, and the Five Classics: "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi", and "Spring and Autumn" can be selected, which is the first classic of governance.

Most of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty studied Poems, Books, Rites, and Yi, while relatively few studied The Book of Rites and Spring and Autumn Annals.

In the later period, it is even less.

The reason is that Cheng Zhu, who was regarded as a standard by the Ming Dynasty, made annotations on "Poetry", "Book" and "Yi", and many students thought that they were official annotations.

But the other two did not pay attention, especially "Spring and Autumn", which is relatively difficult to study and treats relatively few people.

Because of participating in the scientific examination, Qin Shao inquired a lot of information in order to understand the doorway inside.

As far as he knew about the previous exams, there were more than 3000 candidates for Poetry, over 2000 for Book of Changes and Book of Books, and only over 600 for Book of Rites and Spring and Autumn Annals, a difference of almost five times.

After the quota of examiners is settled, many students will inquire about the scriptures that the examiners ruled, and some students will deliberately choose the scriptures that the examiners ruled for opportunistic reasons.

Qin Shao thinks that this is actually not very effective. Scholars choose He Jing as the classic, which is often related to their family background, the influence of their tutors, and the influence of attending county schools and prefectural schools.

Many people have been focusing on one kind for many years and suddenly change. Unless they are very proficient, it is better to be familiar with it.

As for which examiner it is, after all, there are many graders, as long as you do well, you will generally not be buried.

The more he understands this ancient scientific research, the more fair Qin Shao feels.

The examiners, including many important officials, were basically obtained through scientific examinations. They have studied hard for many years and understand the difficulty. Only those students with real talents and practical learning will convince everyone.

This is also the reason why officials with orthodox Jinshi backgrounds are always superior to others in the imperial court.

"Master, you have studied the "Book of Changes" thoroughly over the years. No matter who the examiner is, if you perform normally at your level, it is not difficult to obtain a Jinshi! What you should consider now is that you have plenty of energy for the scientific examination, and what you need to prepare for is the examination. s things."

Qin Shao suggested.

After all, the old man is already in his early fifties, and his energy and physical aspects cannot be compared with young people.

And through understanding, Qin Shao felt that the old man's daughter-in-law was not very virtuous, and he didn't care about the food after the test.

One exam in three days, three exams, and staying in the dormitory for 9 days, it is a great test for people.

Many students are not bad at studying, but they keep failing in the exams, which is also due to their physical strength.

Qin Shao felt that the old man Zhu's knowledge should be sufficient. He had studied those books and articles for many years, and the reason for his failure was that he was under more pressure every year and his physical strength was not as good as before.

During the period when Qin Shao came, he had to drag the old man around for a few laps every day to exercise, and he had hypoglycemia, so he was asked to rest regularly and always wear sweets.

The old man Zhu is actually quite big-hearted. Otherwise, living in his own house, his daughter-in-law would often show dissatisfaction, and he would be unconscious.

Coupled with Qin Shao's psychological construction, he felt that he could do his best in the exam!

He's seen a lot these days.

"Ziming, don't worry, I've made up my mind. This is my last exam. I will take it with my son. Father and son will go into battle together. Even if they lose, there will be someone who will succeed them. It will be regarded as a training partner."

"If it doesn't work this time, I'm going to follow the advice and just be a county magistrate in a remote place. It's not bad to write poems and draw pictures every day, and visit the scenery of the southern land."

What the old man said made Qin Shao feel relieved.

Since he has this mentality, it doesn't matter if he doesn't pass the exam.

Qin Shao asked Han Jinrong to help the old man Zhu prepare some food, drink and things to bring for the exam.

It's March now, but fortunately, the weather is cold, and many things will not change taste with me.

Han Jinrong and Sujin helped make some meat pies, cooked bacon, pastries and other food, and asked the old man to bring them too.

Qin Shao simply turned the ginseng at home into ginseng slices, and brought some dates to Old Man Zhu,

The first few days that Sujin came here, she was a little trembling.

She didn't know Qin Shao's identity, but she saw that he was well dressed, lived in such a big house, and had a lot of money.

I thought he was the son of a wealthy businessman or a housekeeper.

He was even more worried about the embarrassment of his wife's identity.

For example, being rescued or sold by someone, the dignified lady of a big family is reduced to a concubine or a slave.

Later, he found out that his little lady did not have a concubine or slave, and that Mr. Qin respected his little lady very much and wanted to marry him, so he felt relieved.

In the past few days, I have been helping to work, and people have become more active.

"Miss, did Mr. Qin say when he will let you see the master and madam?"

After finishing the work in hand, Sujin helped her wife make clothes.

Because of the loss of her body, her body is still a little weak.

Han Jinrong didn't let Sujin work during this time.

But if this girl is not allowed to work, she will become cramped.

Han Jinrong asked her to do what she could first.

"Grandpa said that he has roughly understood the situation, and said that my parents may not want to see me very much. Let us wait until we understand the situation and have the initiative. Otherwise, if I go, I may be kicked out like you."

Han Jinrong is an intelligent person.

The incomprehension, unwillingness, and grievance on the way to escape, and later disbelief and even despair.

By now, I have gradually accepted the fact.

Not easy for this little girl.

The only thing that hasn't changed is the axis of her character. Even if she is abandoned by her family's close relatives, she has to figure it out and clear her grievances, instead of just being a scapegoat like that.

"Miss, how can it be? You are the daughter of the second master and his wife. The wife loves you so much. When the wife took the young master to Beijing to accompany the master, she didn't want to leave you at home and cried several times. Madam, you See you, maybe..."

"Sujin, why don't you understand? Your going is equivalent to representing me! My father kicked you out indiscriminately, which shows that he already knew and acquiesced to the way my aunt and the others treated me. My mother didn't come forward and gave you two silver coins. Letting you go with the deed of selling your life means that you think I'm gone, I've accepted it, and I feel pity for you! It means that she has nothing to do."

"I'm passing blindly now, isn't it embarrassing myself? Of course, I still have to see my mother. I have to ask the reason why they are willing to accept my slander and give up on me? Even if they don't recognize me , I also want to figure it out!"

(End of this chapter)