Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 57 The College Exam

Because many students left school, the academy became much deserted.

Most of the students in the inner house have gone away, and not a single one in the upper house is left.

Therefore, Shen Yan, who was only responsible for teaching Shangshesheng, had nothing to do.

So the academy re-divided the classes and temporarily promoted some of the students from the outer dormitory with better academic performance to the inner dormitory.

It is jointly taught by two professors Shangshe and Shen Yan and Tang Lunlai.

Just in September of this year, Wansong Academy received an invitation from the five major academies in Jiangnan, asking them to send people to attend the triennial lectures held by the five major academies in Jiangnan.

This is a very clear signal, that is, the five major academies in Jiangnan have recognized the status of Wansong Academy, and in the future, the five major academies in Jiangnan will become the six major academies.

This gathering was hosted by Yueyang Academy, so it was held in Baling on the shore of Dongting Lake in Hunan, which is also Yueyang.

The beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake is famous all over the world, and the Yueyang Tower is also a famous building in the world, attracting countless literati and poets.

When Jia Qiong first heard the news, he decided that he must attend this lecture.

Because the journey was too long, the mountain chief was too old to bear the bumps, so he planned to let Shen Yan lead the team to participate.

The gathering of the five major academies in Jiangnan is a grand event in Jiangnan Shilin, and it attracts the attention of the world every time.

This is not only an opportunity for various colleges to communicate and learn with each other, but also a stage for students to showcase their talents. Naturally, everyone wants to participate.

If you go to Yueyang by boat, you need to go north along the canal from Hangzhou to the Yangtze River, and then go upstream along the Yangtze River.

You can reach Dongting Lake by traveling through the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei.

The whole journey is nearly 3000 miles of waterway, and you have to sail against the current of the Yangtze River.

So if you go all the way by water, it will take four to five months just to travel.

The return trip is much faster because we go down the river, so it takes less than two months.

After careful consideration, Shen Yan decided to go by land and return by water.

The land route is much faster than the water route, but it requires horseback riding for a long time, which is a great test for physical strength.

Shen Yan has traveled around the world alone for ten years, and is still in good health, which is not a problem for him.

However, Shen Yan didn't just want to rush, he wanted to treat this trip to Yueyang as a good experience.

Studying along the way is an excellent opportunity to increase your knowledge, and with Shen Yan tutoring you alone on the way, the opportunity is even more rare.

For the sake of fairness, the academy made an announcement very early. Based on the rankings of this annual examination, the ten candidates with the most outstanding literary talents will be selected from the top twenty candidates.

In order to get this opportunity, the students worked really hard in the next few months, even getting their heads hung up and their buttocks stabbed.

It has been half a year since Jia Qiong was promoted to the inner house. In Wansong Academy, which gathers many elite students from Zhejiang Province, there is no weak student among the inner house students.

Zhejiang Province has always been a strong province in the imperial examinations. It can be said that it is not difficult for the inner-study students of Wansong Academy to take the exams in any province in the north.

Although Jia Qiong has a photographic memory, it took less than three years for him to really study hard.

Compared with these students who have been studying hard for more than ten years, his grades when he first entered the inner dormitory were not outstanding.

But the scary thing about Jia Qiong is that he has a more scientific way of thinking and more advanced learning methods.

Therefore, when he settles down and studies seriously, his progress is visible to the naked eye.

Jia Qiong's exam ranking will improve every time.

It only took him three months to go from being ranked in the bottom few to being ranked in the top twenty. This is something that others may not be able to achieve in three years.

Nowadays, most of the outstanding students in the inner house have gone to take the Jinke examination.

Therefore, in the quarterly examination in September, Jia Qiong's ranking directly improved to No. 5 in the hospital.

The people ranked in front of him were old students who were very strong, but performed poorly in the provincial examination, or failed due to unexpected circumstances.

Now all the students in the academy know that Jia Qiong will definitely be among the ten selected.No one would question Jia Qiong's literary talent, so what they were competing for was actually the remaining nine spots.

There is no sun and moon in the mountains, the world has been thousands of years.

The students in the academy focused on their studies, and the three months passed by in a blink of an eye.

Da Chu continued the tradition of the Song Dynasty. Private schools were prevalent and official schools were in decline. Most students with outstanding abilities chose to study in private schools.

As the best academy in Zhejiang, Wansong Academy is an important part of determining the performance of Zhejiang's imperial examinations.

Therefore, every Zhejiang academic administration will focus on the teaching situation of Wansong Academy, and the college entrance examination is the most basic means of inspection.

The current scholar in Zhejiang Province is named Li Yun. He was a Jinshi in the 28th year of Hongwu's reign. Before becoming a scholar in Zhejiang, he served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in Nanjing.

The term of academic administration is a three-year term. It is a temporary assignment, and the grade is the same as the original position, so Li Yun is still a fourth-grade official.

This academic leader will step down next year, and the court will decide his promotion or demotion based on his academic performance in the past three years.

The college's major exam is held in mid-December every year. To show its importance, Li Yun had already arrived at Wansong Academy early in the morning on the day of the exam.

Dean Tang Lun led all the professors and students of the college to line up in the square to welcome the arrival of the academic administration.

This is Li Yun's third visit and he is very familiar with the professors at the academy.

He dismounted in front of the Jinshi Archway and gave a solemn salute to the archway.

Tang Lun led everyone forward, saluted Li Yun and said, "We respectfully welcome the academic master."

Li Yundao said: "Excuse me, Wansong Academy has good teaching methods and is a model for all our colleges in Zhejiang.

I am honored to be here today and stand under the Jinshi Archway.

After three months, how many people will be added to this archway? Does Mr. Songxi have any guesses? "

Tang Lun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If you don't see things with your eyes and ears, you can guess whether they exist or not.

If you say too little, you will be displeased, and if you say too much, it will seem like boasting, so it is better not to guess. "

Hearing this, Li Yun cupped his hands and smiled and said, "Senior said that you should be cautious in your words and deeds in everything. Yun has learned the lesson."

After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they welcomed Li Yun into the academy, where he set the questions on the spot, and the students began the exam.

The exam will last a whole day, so Li Yun will stay in the academy that night to grade the papers.

Tang Lun and Shen Yan were both Li Yun's predecessors in the examination room, and their reputations were growing among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

Baili Xuan and Zhao Pu were also Jinshi, and their status was no worse than his.

Therefore, Li Yun did not dare to put on airs and discussed the ranking of students with them.

When he saw Jia Qiong's policy, he couldn't help but praise: "This policy is magnificent, expresses one's feelings directly, and has the charm of Su and Han.

It has unique insights, criticizes the current ills, and has the demeanor of a famous minister. It is truly a masterpiece!
When everyone heard Li Yun's admiration, they all curiously put down the papers in their hands and looked over.

Tang Lun, the mountain chief, said with a smile: "What kind of article can win such praise from Li Tixue? Can you let me wait and see?"

Li Yun smiled and said: "Excellent works should be appreciated by all, so let me read it to everyone."

Theory of controlling barbarians

I have heard that the Japanese pirates are causing trouble in the East China Sea and are becoming more and more rampant.

Our sea area is vast, and the navy in it is like a drop in the ocean. It is difficult to defend, and if we defend it for a long time, we will lose it.

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