I have a fortune book

Chapter 12 Insurance policy, family luck red circle

A desk and a pile of documents were basically Zhou Mingxuan's daily companions.

There is no way, the patriarch "has a lot of things to do every day" and can't be free.

But in Zhou Bai's view, this is the habit that Zhou Mingxuan honed when he was a secretary when he was young. As the head of the clan, if he is still distracted by small things, how can he control the big rudder.

Of course, Zhou Bai, who has no right to speak now, would not say much, but just stood aside and waited quietly.

After a cup of tea, Zhou Mingxuan just stopped writing. He lightly pulled a rope beside the table, and a deacon came in immediately to take out the things that had been instructed.

Zhou Bai's eyesight is good now, and he caught a glimpse of a few lines of writing. What he just instructed was a document for the arrangement of specific matters in a certain manor?

"You are very patient. The masters of the clan have also praised your study of the Four Books and Five Classics. I didn't expect Qifang to grind out such a seedling as you, who is better than this group of candidates from the clan." Before Zhou Bai could complain in his heart, Zhou Mingxuan Already made a sound.

"The patriarch's reputation is too high." Zhou Bai bowed and saluted.

Zhou Mingxuan stood up, waved his hands and said, "I haven't finished talking yet, but you are just as anxious. You are too anxious for fame and wealth. Why should you be in a hurry to end at the age of 15? After three years of precipitation, you can hit the fame of a scholar in one fell swoop."

urgent?He is really anxious, anxious that his own life will be lost, and his life will not be guaranteed.

Not to mention the catastrophe a few years later, he is urgently needed to gain fame and accumulate strength.

But Zhou Bai couldn't speak directly, he could only show his self-confidence, so he cupped his hands neither humble nor overbearing: "The sage fifteen has an ambition to learn, although Bo dare not compare himself to the former sages, but he has tied his hair, so he should pursue something."

What else could Zhou Mingxuan say when he brought out the saint, but he was obviously indifferent. He probably felt that Zhou Bai was stubborn and would not listen to his elders' persuasion.

"Well, this is your mutual bond and recognizance policy, and the county government will use this as a proof to issue you an examination card." Zhou Mingxuan took out a stack of deeds, took out two from the bottom and handed them to Zhou Bai.

Even Zhou Mingxuan did not avoid suspicion, but spread out these deeds on the table for Zhou Bai to browse.

The mutual insurance policy is to arrange for five people who take the same exam to write a five-child mutual insurance policy, and the cheaters will sit together.

Recognized insurance policy is to ask the county clerk to provide insurance, which is called insurance.

Guarantee that he does not pretend to be a citizen, does not go into hiding, does not have a substitute, does not use a pseudonym, and guarantees his innocence, and he has not committed any crime.

Originally, when the imperial examination was just started, there was only a descendant of a non-prostitution official who could apply for the examination. Later, a great Confucian with a bad background was promoted to the heavenly court and became an official, so this provision was abolished.

Otherwise, if Zhou Mingxuan dared to be a secretary, it would be a matter of debate. After all, a secretary is not a high-ranking official, and in a strict sense, he is also a high-ranking official.

Zhou Bai didn't shy away from it, and checked the mutual and bonded insurance policies in front of Zhou Mingxuan. All the information on it was fine, even the applicants for the policy were the same.

There is no difference in the information, but Zhou Bai's two insurance policies are missing one thing compared to other people's insurance policies.

Others had red circles on the headers of their policy pages, but Zhou Bai had none. Among them, Sanfang Zhou and Yun had two red circles.

Zhou Mingxuan originally thought that Zhou Bai would question him suspiciously, but unexpectedly, Zhou Bai just bowed and thanked him, and immediately left with the insurance policy.

Zhou Bai himself had two red circles in his previous life, so he didn't know what they were.

The red circle on the head of the policy page originated from the examination papers reviewed by the imperial examination examiners.

If the answer is good, the examiner will draw a red circle, and then pass it on to the next examiner for review. At the end of the marking, the candidates will be ranked according to the number of red circles.

Later, the mortal imperial court joined the selection of scholars by air luck, and the families at all levels learned to use the red circle to indicate the upper air supply luck.

Generally speaking, only families above the county level are qualified to do so. In recent years, those who are close to the county level, such as the Zhou family, are also imitating.

However, the red circle of the Zhou family has very little effect and is only used as an expressive symbol.

The red circles are drawn by the patriarch himself, and each red circle will be accompanied by the family's luck. It's just that the real county patriarch can tell the family's luck when he draws it, but Zhou Mingxuan doesn't count it when he draws it.

Only the blessing of the ancestors once every three years can truly bless the family luck on the candidates for the imperial court to select and use.

The Xianhao family can divide the family fortune by the patriarch to bless the clan members every year, while the Zhou family has a cycle of three years. Zhou Mingxuan's red circle is really just a circle, and the control of the clan fortune is completely controlled by the ancestors.

It is possible for the Xianhao family to produce talents and raise people every year, but it is possible for the Xiang family to be promoted every three or five years. This is why the gap between the family classes is so large.

Zhou Bai knew that the township clan was not in the mainstream in Daxu as a whole, and only the county magnates who had control over part of the clan movement could truly step into the threshold of the gentry.

But how difficult it is for the county tycoon, the ancestors of the Zhou family have been as diligent as Zhou Mingxuan, but in the end they can only use the "red circle" to show the strength of the Zhou family close to the county tycoon.

Little did he know that this way of doing it was just that painting a tiger was not an anti-dog, and he was ridiculed by the county magnate in Pingcang County in vain.

Zhou Bai strode out of the room, just in time to hear Zhou Rui arguing with others.

It looked like they were all candidates for the county examination, surrounded by young people from two direct bloodlines and several offspring bloodlines, wearing colored felt crane cloaks and brocade belts with cloud patterns, but their eyebrows were a little wild, and their behavior was quite frivolous .

This is Zhou Chang's son Zhou Heyun, the most promising direct descendant of the younger generation.

If Zhou Bai had enough energy, maybe he would be disappointed, but he didn't even look at Zhou Mingxuan, so he wouldn't look at Zhou Heyun.

"Zhou Heyun, do you think you will pass the exam? Why are you being so arrogant here?"

"What do you know, Yun Shao is the one who has blessed the most from the ancestors this time, even a scholar is not a problem."

"Hmph, the imperial examination is not just about luck. Even if there are candidates who fail in the aristocratic family, the peasant family can also produce masters!"

"How many people like this are there? Is it you, Zhou Rui?"

"You, you...!" Zhou Rui couldn't argue with the Confucianism after all, and his face was flushed with anger.

Zhou Bai shook his head lightly, walked forward and said, "I'm afraid the patriarch won't like it if you are so frivolous before you get fame."

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and they all shut up and restrained themselves. Even if they passed the Tongsheng exam, without the support of the patriarch, it would be difficult to continue the follow-up.

Only Zhou Heyun felt that he had been humiliated, and when he walked past Zhou Bai, he provocatively said softly, "If you don't have family fortune, you still want to pass the exam. In your next life, I will remember Zhou Datian's matter."

It turns out that the three-bedroom relationship that Zhou Datian clings to is none other than this young master.

Zhou Bai ignored Zhou Heyun's words, and pulled Zhou Rui away without even turning his head.

Zhou Heyun became even more angry, his face was gloomy and cold, he wondered if he was cursing silently.

Walking out of the Qunshi Hall, Zhou Rui said rather worriedly: "That kid is not bad at ordinary times, and he has received the most blessings this time. It is not a problem to pass the entrance examination as a child. Even if he is a scholar, he has [-]% hope."

"Why, we are all members of the Zhou family, so what if I pass the exam? Even if I am the head of the family, at most, I will be sent to the manor. The joy of the pastoral is what the Confucian seeks." Zhou Bai's words are natural and full of openness.

Zhou Rui took a closer look at Zhou Bai, always feeling that this childhood playmate had changed a lot, and he didn't even refute for a while.

"Let's go, go to the county seat to sign up early, the yamen's procedure is not easy."

(End of this chapter)