Traveling through: The down-and-out beauty refuses to be cannon fodder

Chapter 11 Wu Zhong Zhi Yi
But apart from her, there are three girls, Gu Yueyin from Mrs. Gu's natal family, He Minxian from He Lao'an's natal family, and Ni Shuying from the third-bedroom Ni Lao'an's natal family.

In this way, she, Fang Yuanzhi, would not stand out very much, and it would be unattractive to insist on refusing.

They ate dinner in Mrs. Gu's courtyard. The four girls hit it off right away and chatted a lot.

Fang Yuanzhi gradually understood that the Gu family in Suzhou, in the hearts of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, was like a holy place.

Since the Ming Dynasty, most of the Jinshi in the world came from Nanzhili, and Nanzhili Zhongsufu Jinshi ranked first.Jinshi in Suzhou mostly use "Yi" as their scripture.The source of the teaching of the "Yi" scriptures in Suzhou Prefecture is Gu Xun, the old man of the Gu family.Not only in Suzhou, but also in the whole of Nanzhili and even Hangzhou Prefecture, there was an endless stream of students who came to ask Mr. Gu for advice on the "Book of Changes", and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Gu family is full of peaches and plums.

It was only in the past few years that Fang Yuanzhi gradually studied and understood the imperial examination rules of the Ming Dynasty.

In the 17th year of Hongwu, the imperial court promulgated the "Imperial Examination Program", which stipulated that: in the first round of the township and general examinations, four courses of "Jing" should be tested, each with more than [-] characters.Among them, the basis for the questions and answers is that "Yi" is mainly about Cheng, Zhu "Zhuan" and "Yi"; "Book" is about Cai's "Biography" and ancient commentaries; "Poem" is about "Zhu Zi Ji Zhuan"; Gongyang, Guliang, Hu Shi, and Zhang Qia's "Biography"; "Book of Rites" is the main ancient commentary.

After Yongle, it was stipulated that the "Four Books and Five Classics" and "Xing Li Daquan" should be unified as the sect.

In the Ming Dynasty, when candidates took part in the provincial and general examinations, they chose one of the five classics as the classic for answering questions, that is, its "benjing".

The Five Classics refer to the five classics of "Yi", "Poetry", "Shangshu", "Chunqiu" and "Book of Rites". Candidates only need to choose one of the classics to answer.

The Suzhou Gu family is good at "Yi", commonly known as "Zhi Yi", and has taught many scholars. In the eyes of Suzhou scholars, the Gu family is indeed a patriarchal existence.

Mrs. Gu came from a well-known scholarly family, so it's no wonder that her demeanor is incomparable!
Fang Yuanzhi snickered to herself, she didn't know that she liked this eccentric Madam Gu, which was not a bad thing.

He Minxian said: "It is said that Mr. Gu often goes to the Xu Clan to teach and pass on arts. At that time, not only all the students from the Xu Clan will participate, but also many students from the prefectural school will come to listen. It is very lively!"

He Minxian is a typical Jiangnan woman, with a petite figure, a sweet smile, and two dimples on her cheeks when she smiles.

Her home is in Qiantang, and she needs to take a boat for a few days to come here.

Ni Shuying continued: "It's more than that. It's said that the old man of Shangge and the uncle of martial arts often come to the Xu clan to learn scriptures and preach. They were all powerful officials who were famous all over the world..."

Ni Shuying's family is in Jinling City, and her grandfather is the Minister of Rites in Nanjing.

Ni Shuying looks ordinary, but her family background is first-class.

Grandfather Ni Qian once gave lectures to the prince, but was later exiled by the late Emperor Yingzong.After Emperor Chenghua ascended the throne, he restored his official post and asked him to participate in the compilation of "Records of Yingzong".Later, he was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and was transferred to Nanjing as the Minister of Rites at the beginning of this year.Although it is an idle job, it is a solid second-rank official position.

If he hadn't seen Xu Lin's demeanor today, Fang Yuanzhi felt that Ni Shuying's marriage to the Xu family was definitely a marriage.Not to mention the only son with the second house, it is more than enough to match the eldest son of the long house.

But with today's experience, she will not draw conclusions so superficially.

Gu Yueyin kept a low profile, eager to divert the topic away, and continued:

"The Xu clan is second to none in the whole of Nanzhili, not to mention Suzhou Prefecture.

It's just that their ethnology has extremely strict requirements for recruiting students. Except for Xu's children and old in-laws, they only recruit those students who are outstanding in the village.

It is really a matter of selecting the best from the best, and the students who are trained are also easy to get fame. "

Fang Yuanzhi thought so.My elder brother originally went to a private school in Qiantang, but later entrusted the Xu family to study with Guan Jin.

After studying in the Xu clan for several years, he was admitted as a scholar when he returned to Beijing.Later, he studied here for another two years before returning to study at Yingtianfu in the capital.

Fang Yuanzhi understood the education system of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the period of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the imperial court has established a relatively complete education and training system.

Guozijian is the highest institution of learning in the imperial court.At the local level, government schools, state schools, and county schools were established, as well as social studies.

Early childhood enlightenment depends on sociology.

Sociology is a kind of local government school at the grassroots level, which is set up in urban and rural areas and targets folk children.The students enrolled are generally children over the age of eight and under the age of 15.There is no need to pass an exam when enrolling, and there is no limit to the number of students enrolled. Anyone who is willing to study can enroll.

There are two kinds of prospects for sociology students: one is that those with excellent grades can pass the examination and enter the threshold of prefectural, state, and county schools, and become a student in a government-run middle school.They account for only a very small number of all sociology students; the other is to find their own way out of life.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally made regulations on the annual enrollment quota of government schools, state schools, and county schools. The quota was 40 students from the government, 30 students from the state, and 20 students from the county.Government, prefecture, and county schools enroll students once a year, and candidates come from two sources: one is "folk handsome" and the other is "children of officials".

Every year, more than 36000 students are recruited from prefectural, state and county schools across the country.They are all called "grand food students". In addition to providing each of them with "six buckets of rice" on a monthly basis, the government also provides them with free "fish and meat" meals. To avoid his family's poor "two Ding".

Guozijian students are called Jiansheng.

Its sources fall into five categories:
One is the juren who failed the exam, called juren.For example, Shang Ren studied in the Imperial College.

The second is that students from local government schools are selected into prisons, which are called tribute prisons.

The third is the descendants of officials and meritorious officials above a certain level, called Yinjian.

The fourth is the supervision qualification bought by paying money and things, which is called regular supervision.

The fifth is foreign students, generally from Korea, Japan, Russia, etc., called Yisheng.

Most of the students of Guozijian aim to take the Jinshi examination as their ultimate goal.

In addition, Guozijian has a supervisory calendar system, which is the system of intern officials.

Those who have been in prison for more than ten years will be sent to the six departments to practice official affairs, and their diligence will be inspected.After three months of experience, assessment will be carried out, and those who are diligent will be sent to the Ministry of Officials for record to be selected, and they will still be ordered to continue their work.The performance is normal and the experience is repeated.Inferior ones will be disqualified from training and sent back to the Imperial College to study.

Schools such as academies and ethnic studies are private schools and effective supplements to government-run schools.

He Minxian said enviously: "It's a pity that the Xu Clan School only accepts male students, not female students. Otherwise, it would be good to learn more."

Gu Yueyin smiled and said: "Who said that the Xu Clan School only accepts male students? The Xu Clan School also has women's schools, but it is only for daughters of the Xu family."

Fang Yuanzhi's eyes sparkled: "What do the female students teach?"

(End of this chapter)