Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 259 Some people are happy and some are sad

"However, you are the hope of my scholars in the north, and many of them are still academies. Your Highness and this official cannot just sit and watch. When you take part in the imperial examination, you lag behind those in the south in terms of questions. Scholar."

Hearing this, all the people looked at Guo An expectantly.

"Dare to ask Guo Changshi what he means?"

Guo An said: "I feel that all of you who are able to pass the examination are extremely intelligent, and all of you have intensively read the Four Books and Five Classics.

The only thing that is not as good as those southern scholars is that they don't know how to solve the problem, how to use the Four Books and Five Classics as the problem. "

All the people's eyes lit up, and they looked at Guo An, as if seeing a confidant.

"What Guo Changshi said is absolutely true!"

Guo An said again: "Therefore, we are going to hold a small class for you in the academy, specially for you to bet on the questions, and train you how to use the Four Books and Five Classics to answer the questions!"

"The question?"

Huang Boqian, Zheng Fan and others were taken aback for a moment, and then asked with surprise on their faces: "Dare to ask Guo Changshi, but what kind of questions did His Royal Highness King Yan get from the capital?"

Guo An glanced at the crowd in a daze, "You, as scholars in the north, how can you think of such crooked ways?"

Huang Boqian asked: "But Guo Changshi, how do you bet on the title?"

Guo An smiled faintly: "His Royal Highness King Yan and we have persuaded Mr. Du to ask him to help, and invited more than a dozen great northern Confucian scholars to come to the academy."

"Really?"

Huang Boqian, Zheng Fan and others were overjoyed.

Guo An looked serious, and asked: "These great Confucian scholars have come to give you bets and lectures. Are you willing to work hard for a few months?"

Huang Boqian, Zheng Fan and others quickly said, "Guo Changshi, as long as there are really great Confucian scholars who give students and others a bet on the subject and teach the Four Books and Five Classics, even if it takes a few years, I will be willing."

"Have you all agreed?"

Guo An asked again.

All Juren replied solemnly, "Students and others are willing to return to Guo Changshi!"

"Think about it, as long as you enter the academy and study with those great Confucians, there must be no chance of quitting!"

"Will never quit!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan will send guards to guard you outside the classroom, and will not let you have any chance to be lazy!"

"Let it be arranged by Guo Changshi!"

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded with a look of relief, "After you go back, tell your father about this matter, and you will live in the academy for the next few months. .

In this regard, you can have fun outside for five days, and after five days, you can go to the academy! "

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

……

Immediately, the crowd dispersed with excitement on their faces, full of longing for the small classroom in the academy.

They have never had the opportunity to listen to great Confucian lectures since they were young.

Unexpectedly, Yan Wang and Guo Changshi actually found a dozen of them to come?
In this way, next year's imperial examination, they will definitely be able to win the gold list and break into the top two!
Even rushing into Yijia and shining on the lintel is not without hope!

These Juren all have such a mentality, and their family elders have the same mentality.

He also specially instructed Huang Boqian, Zheng Fan and other juren for a long time that the teaching of so many great Confucianists was a rare opportunity for them in a century, and they should not be lazy or disrespectful!
Simultaneously.

The fathers of these Juren also brought some gifts and ran to Yan Wang's mansion to meet Yan Wang Zhu Di and Guo An in person.

"His Royal Highness Yan Wang and Guo Changshi are so concerned about the dog's imperial examination, and personally invited that old man Du to invite many great scholars to come and teach him personally. The grass people are deeply moved, and today they specially brought some gifts. Thank you for your highness and Guo Changshi's greatness Endad!"

"Exactly, such a great kindness, I can't express it in words. What's the matter between His Highness and Guo Changshi in the future, just ask!"

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi, the dogs in my family have become a little proud after they passed the exam.

This time, if the dog dares to be rude in front of the Great Confucianism, I need to trouble Your Highness and Guo Changshi to take action and teach him a lesson! "

"My northern scholastic community has been weak for a long time. Your Highness and Guo Changshi have done such good deeds. After the gentry families know about it, they must admire your Highness and Guo Changshi..."

"..."

Zhu Di and Guo An only nodded reservedly after the gentlemen had finished their compliments.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will invite so many great scholars, and I will definitely let the candidates of my Beiping Mansion be named on the gold list.

We already know what you mean.

What's the matter, let's talk about it after the imperial examination! "

Hearing this, these gentlemen couldn't help but glanced at Zhu Di in surprise.

However, Zhu Di did not explain too much.

On the side, Guo An took up the topic and chatted casually with these gentry.

Then, these gentry took their leave very tactfully and left.

Zhu Di was still a little skeptical, "Guo Qing, please come here to teach these great Confucians, can those Juren really be admitted to Jinshi?"

On the contrary, Guo An looked confident, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the questions in the test are all from the Four Books and Five Classics.

They do all the topics again, and they can always meet familiar ones.

As for the palace examination, His Majesty focuses on being practical, but Mr. Du has been a Fourth Assistant Official...

Of course, if these juren, after doing hundreds of questions, still can't solve the questions and answer them, then God's will is not in the north! "

"What Guo Qing said makes sense..."

……

It was more than ten days later.

The guards and carriages sent by Zhu Di also returned.

At the same time, more than a dozen great Northern Confucian scholars and some Juren were returned.

Zhu Di naturally welcomes this.

Chunshu Alley, Guo Zhai.

"My child pays homage to my father, my father-in-law!"

Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan each held a child and sat in chairs with happy faces.

"Get up quickly!"

"Ning Yi, Mr. Du just told me to invite the old man and other great Confucian scholars to come and teach those Juren together, and to fight for my northern students in the matter of Chunwei.

But they didn't tell us clearly how to teach those Juren!

What is going on with this matter? "

Guo Andao: "Back to Master Yuezhang, this time I invite all the great Confucians to come here, I am asking all of you to come up with questions for those candidates according to the examination questions of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, or the previous few times of my imperial examination questions in the Ming Dynasty, combined with the thoughts of His Majesty today. .

It is best to have one question every two days, and let them practice a lot on how to solve and answer the questions! "

"Hiss... a question every two days?"

Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan's eyes widened suddenly, their faces full of astonishment.

Guo An smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if one question is asked every day, the effect may be better!"

"Wonderful, the imperial examination is just doing the questions, how come I never thought of it?
In this way, it is easy to cultivate a few Jinshi. "

Liu Huiyuan nodded his head slightly, "It's just that, can those juren bear such intensive questions?"

Guo An showed his white teeth, shining brightly, "If you are not crazy, you will not survive! Suddenly, His Highness will send guards from the palace to guard the academy to prevent the leak of Juren's classroom!"

Liu Huiyuan: "..."

Guo's father was sitting on the sidelines, teasing his little grandson. This time, there was no Juren from Guocun, and he didn't have anything to do.

This time, he only came to Beiping Mansion because he missed his grandson and granddaughter.

……

With the addition of more than a dozen great Confucians, Du Xie, Dao Yan and others in the academy breathed a sigh of relief.

Doing questions is a brain-burning thing.

Those who have worked so hard to come up with questions have to burn their brains.

And those Juren were even more heartbroken.

At the beginning, they were all full of excitement, and finally they could hear the great Confucianism's lecture.

But now, they discovered that this place is not a paradise at all, but a hell!

They not only do the questions every day, but also listen to the lectures of great Confucians, without any rest time at all.

Have they never experienced such a difficult life since they were young?
What's more, there was actually a team of Yan Palace guards outside, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to escape.

Fortunately, those great Confucian scholars also brought a few new Juren, which can make them gloat over others' misfortune.

But, as time passed, they became irritable and tired again.

There was even a conflict with the guard at the door.

Every time, he was pressed to the ground by those guards and beat him up severely.

Over time, these people gradually became numb in despair.

However, my heart was not so friendly to Guo Changshi who persuaded them to come.

For these, Guo An, Zhu Di and others are also aware of it.

However, he ignored it.

In this way, allowing those candidates to be admitted to Jinshi is just to break the stubborn ideas of the gentry families behind them.

……

As the weather gets colder and everything withers, the entire Beiping Mansion is full of vitality.

All the people have their own things to do.

Women weave cotton cloth, cotton clothes, and woolen clothes at home, and then look at their children.

Men, on the other hand, go out to various workshops, brick kilns, or work as hard labor, coachmen...

Some people who are a little richer even send their cubs directly to the nearest school for enlightenment and study!

There is a light shining in the eyes of every common people.

However, the only thing that worries the common people is that the weather has been extremely cold for a long time, yet it hasn't started snowing yet.

……

The capital is Yingtian City.

Although it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it is very cold here.

Fortunately, the Yangtze River waterway is not frozen.

Huge ships with King Yan's banner, loaded with goods, were moored at the largest pier outside Yingtian City.

Dozens of big ships, mighty and mighty, made the big and small forces in Yingtian City extremely jealous.

However, this meeting is that no one dares to stretch out their claws.

Because, on those large ships of King Yan's Mansion, there were not only the Chief History of King Yan's Mansion, but also some guards and eunuchs in the palace.

Only now did they realize that the fleet of King Yan's trade with Goryeo actually involved the palace.

No wonder, how they played this year, that one was suppressed.

Even, some people were punished.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao were sitting in the palace, looking at the account books handed over by the eunuch below, the smile in their eyes could not be concealed at all.

"150 million taels, the fourth son is the most promising of those bastards."

Below, Zhu Biao nodded with joy, and said: "Father, the fourth son sent so much money and goods to the capital at once, I'm afraid those courtiers and wealthy businessmen will be even more jealous.

Even, they will ask to open the sea again and do business with those foreign domains! "

Hearing this, Lao Zhu's expression darkened.

"A group of treacherous merchants, Japanese pirates are raging outside, they are not afraid of going out or coming back?
Also, so many people have gone to trade, who will come to farm? "

"Biao'er, if someone begs you, you must not let go. Don't you see, these fleets of the fourth brother are always guarded by two or three thousand Yanshan guards?"

"Yes, Dad!"

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(End of this chapter)