Xiangye

Chapter 95

"Get up!" Diao Zhixian stretched out his hand to help him.

Gawain stood up.

Diao Hualong didn't care that this was an examination room, and praised: "Okay, this article is well written. Especially the sentence about binding the thighs is even more perfect." Well? Therefore, from the most holy to the world, those who are close to the world are all in the insufficiency.' The way is full of the true meaning of the sage."

"This article incorporates the four virtues into the combination of life and knowledge. It's not about taking refuge and making things easier, but knowing the truth. It can't be created by great sages and above, and life knowledge can't waste learning ambiguity. You are capable of expressing the old and healthy. Hehe, this article is so old that no one can do it. But I don’t want it to be written by a boy like you, it’s really shocking, shocking and strange.”

This is already a very high quality of speech. When Gao Wen heard it, he was taken aback: Diaozhi County, from the appearance, is simply a sycophant like Zhang Haogu, but he doesn't want to pay attention to the Confucian classics. With such a thorough understanding, this guy is a man of knowledge.If we really talk about it, the quality of Chinese studies is probably three points better than the teacher.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, there were official rules that non-jinshi were not allowed to be officials, and non-Hanlin were not allowed to join the cabinet.That is to say, all officials above the seventh rank and above, including civil officials of the seventh rank, must be Jinshi.Only after passing the test will you be qualified to be a first-level official of the county magistrate.

And who can be admitted to Jinshi, who is not the top elite of this era?
He hurriedly said: "Thank you for the old parents' praise, students can't afford it."

According to the rules of ancient examination halls, Diaozhi County took Gao Wen, and the two were teachers and students, so they could call themselves students.The relationship between teachers and students is the strongest relationship in the officialdom of this era. If Gao Wen becomes an official in the future, no matter how big the official position is, even if he is in the cabinet, he will respectfully call "Teacher" when he sees Diao Hualong.And the two will be officials in the same dynasty in the future, no matter who has something to do, the other has the obligation to lend a helping hand, the so-called helping relatives is not helping.Even if you know that the teacher made a mistake, you have to bite the bullet and assist and plan.For example, Hu Zongxian, Hu Ruzhen, the left servant of the anti-Japanese hero military department in the Jiajing Dynasty, was the chief assistant of the cabinet of the dynasty, Yan Song. With his ability, if he could switch to other people's sect, he would be a success.But Hu Butang was still worried about serving the elder Yan Ge. After the fall of Yan Song, Hu Zongxian, as the backbone of the Yan Party, was dismissed from all positions and returned to his hometown to retire. He was escorted back to the capital for trial, and finally committed suicide.

When Gao Wen read history, every time he read this section, he would sigh.But what Hu Zongxian did was the morality and values ​​that all gentlemen of that era should uphold.

As a student, if you turn your face against others and change your family in the future, you will be a villain and will be condemned and cast aside by public opinion.

To be honest, being a student of Diaozhi County, Gao Wen was still very dissatisfied.Judging from Diao Hualong's face, he doesn't look like a good person, and his future prospects are probably not big.If he had a choice, he would rather choose Du Shenghui, the county magistrate of Hancheng.But in the mind of that surname Du, he is just a petty servant, and he still looks down on me, Gao Wen!

That is to say, Diaozhi County regards him as a person, and Gao Wen is very grateful for this kind of support.

"You can afford it, Er Zhi, go back to your seat and wait, the card will be released soon." Diao Zhixian looked at Gao Wen the happier he was, and called him by his face to show his affection.

"Yes, old parents."

After returning to my seat, I couldn't wait for a while, and it was the end of the exam. Looking at the sky, it was already late, and the county test took a whole day.

Back at the inn, Gao Wen was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling and he had no money, so he was too embarrassed to ask the waiter for wine and meat, so he washed his feet and went to bed with his head covered to sleep.

After waking up the next day, I was thin-skinned after all, and felt that it was not a problem to eat so much all the time, and my self-esteem couldn't bear it.My heart is filled with depression, there are still three days until the county test releases the rankings, how can I survive these three days?Moreover, even if it's three days later, I don't know if that old bastard Shi Linsheng has returned.Without money, it is difficult to move an inch, and I am trapped in this Zhuanglang County.

At this most critical time, think of a way to get some money to get through this period of time.Ordinarily, continuing to write "Journey to the West" in exchange for money is the best way, but it doesn't work now.The reason is simple, Zhuanglang County is too small, that is, the size of a small town in later generations, and there is not even a decent bookstore in the entire county.

Hey, it's really hard to kill people.

The news that Gao Wen was admitted by Diaozhi County in the county examination center must have spread among the intellectuals in Zhuanglang County by now. According to the rules of Shilin, the first thing Gao Wen should do is to thank the one who guarantors him Lin students.This matter has to be done immediately, if it is delayed and spread, it will be a big stain on me as a scholar in the future.Not knowing etiquette, being defiant is a big taboo.

But I don't have a penny in my waist, so it's a bit inappropriate to come to the door empty-handed?

If you have money, you have money, and if you don’t have money, there is no money. Anyway, I have to go to someone’s place to lie down today anyway.

By the way, the most important thing in literati communication is intimate knowledge. It doesn't matter if you have money or not, the key is to be elegant.

After thinking about it, Gao Wen suddenly had an idea. He went to the yamen first, found Mr. Su, and asked the janitor who served as his security guard what was his name and where did he live?

Master Su happened to be praised by the magistrate Diao for his excellent handling of the county examination. He was in a good mood, and when he saw Gao Wen, he was all smiles.

The two talked for a while before Gao Wen left.

The grannie who was Gao Wen's guarantor was surnamed Duan, who lived in the west of the city and ran a grocery store.

Gao Wen searched for a long time in the snow outside the city, picked a large handful of wild peas, then went to Duan's oil shop, found Duan Linsheng, handed the wild pea seedlings over, and said, "Pier Weihe? Wei Changzhi Hua. What is Belus? A gentleman's car..." It is the "Book of Songs" and "Caiwei", and the vetch is Wei.Others use money for gifts, so it’s not bad for me to offer flowers!

The chang in the sentence "Weichang Zhihua" is Tangdihua.The flower of Tangdi, Ebuweiwei, everyone today is like a brother.

The meaning is to thank Duan Linsheng for his kindness, and to thank him for taking care of his little brother.

Seeing Gao Wen make such a move, Duan Linsheng couldn't laugh or cry.Seeing that although Gao Wen's clothes were good, they were a bit dirty, and the clothes were thin for the cold weather, so he knew that he must be in trouble.

The host and guest sat down, drank a cup of tea, and talked for a long time.To be honest, the education of scholars in northern Shaanxi was not very good due to economic conditions, and Gao Wen was able to deal with it with ease.In addition, he is a modern person, and he has a different way of thinking about Confucianism, which immediately opened Duan Linsheng's eyes and praised him in his heart.

In fact, yesterday evening Duan Linsheng heard about Gao Wen being admitted to Diao Zhi County on the spot, and he was curious, so early this morning, he went to the yamen to copy Gao Wen's exam paper back.This copying doesn't matter, I immediately admired Gao Wen's writing and knowledge, and thought to myself: I'm afraid that Zhuang Lang's future cultural context will fall on this son, this Gao Erzhi doesn't know who his teacher is, what did he do in the past No one has ever heard of it.Based on his articles, as soon as he debuted, he went straight to Jinshi fame, and his future was limitless.It's my luck that I actually acted as a guarantor for this person and formed a good relationship with him.

So, after returning home, Duan Lansheng stopped doing business, dressed neatly, boiled water, prepared tea, and waited for Gao Wen to come to the door.

"Er Zhi, there are not many people in Zhuanglang County who are as educated as you and who can write wonderful stereotyped Chinese prose. Why haven't I heard of you before, but I don't know where you came from?" After talking for a long time, Duan Lin couldn't bear it. I couldn't help asking curiously.

Gao Wen laughed, and replied that he used to live in Hancheng and studied for many years. There were two first teachers, one was Shi Xianzhu, a student from Xi'an Prefecture, and the other was Yu Xingyan, a student from Hancheng County.At that time, when I was studying, I just wanted to work in the family business in the future, and I had no intention of taking the imperial examination, but my family was in trouble, so I had no choice but to try whether the imperial examination could work.Therefore, the household registration was transferred back to Zhuanglang, the ancestral home, for reference.

"It turns out that you are the disciple of Old Mr. Shi Linsheng. He came to Zhuang Lang a while ago, and I met him once." Duan Linsheng asked again: "Erzhi's academic articles, even if you take the exam in Hancheng, are mere I passed a county test easily... Could it be that you and Hancheng County..."

Gao Wen thought of Du Zhixian's face, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he only sighed.

Duan Linsheng: "Understood, understood." He didn't ask any more.Yes, the county examination is very informal, and everything depends on the county magistrate.If you offend him, even if you are talented, if you don't want to take you, you won't take you.A magistrate is three years, can be re-elected.In other words, if you offend the local parental officer, it is not uncommon to suppress you for six years.There are still a few six years in your life, which can literally wear down your young talent into a tired and despondent middle-aged man.

After talking on the phone, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.Seeing that it was about the same time, Gao Wen got up to say goodbye.

Duan Linsheng said: "Don't wait." He went back to the house to get a cotton robe and five taels of silver, and handed them to Gao Wen as a gift.

Generally speaking, after a Chinese-style scholar thanks the guarantor, the guarantor will return a gift.

This time Gao Wen brought a handful of wild pea sprouts, but in exchange for a piece of clothing and five taels of silver.Others did guarantee money, but Duan Linsheng lost a lot of money. The reason is very simple, Gao Wen will be an official in the future.If you date him at this time, if you come to him for something in the future, will Mr. Gao have the nerve to refuse?

After leaving Duan Linsheng's house, while Gao Wen was delighted, he also knew that he owed him a great favor.And debts of favor can never be paid off in a lifetime, not only myself, but also my son will have to pay it off, as long as Duan Linsheng's family finds it.

Among the icing on the cake in the world, few give charcoal in a timely manner, and Duan Linsheng's move is undoubtedly a timely charcoal in a timely manner.

Gao Wen smiled, thinking in his heart that he just wrote a good article, and after passing the county test, someone gave him money.It can be seen that besides being an official, studying in the imperial examination has many benefits.

No matter how bad you are, as long as you have fame, you can visit fellow scholars everywhere to eat and drink, and even directly report your teacher's name and name to the local magistrate to ask for travel expenses. This is a way for Ming and Qing scholars to make a living. Means - to fight Fengfeng, also to fight autumn wind.

Knowledge is power, knowledge is money!
With the money, Gao Wen's restless heart was settled, and he no longer had to recite poems and fuss in front of the shopkeeper and Xiaoer, and he was also annoyed when he wrote a lot of poems.

With money in his pocket, he invited several local scholars to play in Zhuang Lang's hometown for three days, and finally it was the day when the rankings were released.

Although he had already won, Gao Wen couldn't help but ran to the county government office to look at the list.

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