Idle courtiers

Chapter 66 God's Injustice
Not only were the scholars who came all the way from Fucheng and other counties to apply for the job disheartened, even the scholars in this county were very dissatisfied with Weng Chun, calling him unlucky.

As a younger generation of scholars, everyone admires Weng Chun's talents.But from today's point of view, this Weng Yingyuan's character is really not that good?Everyone is too poor to live on, so they come to sit in the restaurant to earn a salary of 50 taels of silver per year.You, Weng Chun, had a very happy childhood. If you want to court Miss Mei Er, you should do your best. What are you doing here to compete with us for the position of teacher?
Also, how can you learn from Zhou Nan? When you encounter this kind of competition, you don't give everyone a chance at all. How can we in Andong County produce such people?

In the back cabin of the big ship, the second Miss Mei Chi and the maid Xiaohong were sitting behind the lattice partition, talking in a low voice.

That's right, today she is the final decision maker of this job fair.The county examination is coming soon, and this is the first time for younger brother Mei Pu to participate in the boy's examination. He is also the only male of the next generation of the Mei family to officially enter Vanity Fair and officially become an adult.Not only is it related to the future personal destiny of the younger brother, but also the future luck of the Mei family.

There are no well-known scholars in the family. No matter how much land and money his father Meikang has, he is only a merchant.Yes, strictly speaking, people in the water are only merchants.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the end of the four peoples.

The Mei family's family is considered to be among the top few in Anton, but the gentry in the county would not take him to play whenever they had social gatherings.Even if he passed by with a cheeky face, even if the dignified member of Mei met a small landlord or squire, he still had to give a long bow and respectfully call out "Master So-and-so."

There is no way, the family has fame, or the children of the family are scholars, juren, or scholars, ranking first in the Ming Dynasty.

The Mei family felt wronged and envious.

Therefore, for the first imperial examination in his younger brother Mei Pu's life, his father was heartbroken.

It's a pity that my younger brother can't compare to my elder brother's amazing talents, and his talent in reading is also average, without the slightest aura.

The previous time, because he couldn't study well, he ran away annoyed by the private school teacher.

A good teacher may not see the benefits on weekdays, but when it comes to imperial examinations.An experienced teacher who has been on the battlefield will tell you how to review your homework, where the undergraduate examiner likes to write questions, and what kind of articles can catch his eyes.In this way, you can avoid many detours.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to immediately find a good teacher who is talented and has experience in imperial examinations to teach my younger brother.Time is running out, and you may not be able to find a first-class teacher, but you will be happy if you are not quick to grind your guns before the battle. At any rate, you can give Mei Pu some pointers on how to perform on the spot.

In the Mei family, members of Mei only knew a few hundred thousand characters, so they were illiterate.Therefore, the matter of recruiting a teacher this time fell to Mei Chi.

As a young lady of a rich family, it was inconvenient for her to show her face in public, so she sat behind the partition with the maid to listen to the responses of the scholars outside, and finally made a decision.

"But... the sage's scriptures, although I have dabbled in them, I only have a half-knowledge. How can I tell if these scholars are good or bad?" Looking at the dozens of scholars outside, Mei Chi, the second Miss Mei, couldn't help but sigh slightly. With a cry, with a worried look on his face: "If you choose the wrong person, you will delay your younger brother's future."

The servant girl beside her, Xiaohong, couldn't help but said: "Miss, if the eldest son is still there, he can teach the third son himself, so how can he have today's troubles."

"If elder brother was here, I'm afraid he would have been selected as a Jinshi, which would have honored our Mei family. The third younger brother is not allowed to study. If he is forced to take the exam, it will make things difficult for him."

Hearing the maid mention her elder brother who died ten years ago, Mei Chi felt a pain in her heart.Yes, if the eldest brother is here, how... good!
In an instant, the two young men with weak crowns and themselves were traveling in crown clothes under the spring sunshine.The boy is two or three, dancing in the wind, how carefree.

In the scorching summer, two scholars laughed and jumped into the blue water. The water in the warehouse was so clear that it could wash my tassels.

"Xiao Chi, come down, it's so cool and refreshing!"

"A little girl, she still talks about men and women's defense, come, come, catch a fish and serve wine to my brothers."

"Ah, don't pull me, don't pull me!"

"Plop!" Amidst Mei Chi's scream, three children, two boys and one girl, laughed and played in the water.

What a wonderful time, they are so handsome... Big brother, me... and Zhou... Zhou Nan...

Thinking of this, Mei Chi's eyes filled with tears.

Seeing her young lady's situation, Xiaohong hurriedly whispered: "Miss, forgive me, Xiaohong was quick to speak and said the wrong thing."

Miss Mei Er forced a smile: "Forget it, don't mention the past again. You made a slip of the tongue unintentionally. I don't blame you. Well, the recruitment has started. Don't talk, let's listen."

At this moment, Xiaohong couldn't help but yelled: "It's Mr. Weng, will he also be our private school teacher?" She pointed forward as she spoke.

Mei Chi looked out through the gaps in the lattice, but he couldn't help being surprised to see that it was Weng Chun or someone else in the crowd.He never expected that this high-achieving student from the county school would shamelessly want to work as a teacher in Mei's house. This is unreasonable!
Immediately, Second Miss Mei froze.

Xiaohong suddenly smiled, and said in a low voice: "Miss, don't you know Mr. Weng's feelings for you? He wants to see you every day, so he came to apply for a private school teacher, so he can see you every day what!"

Hearing this, Mei Chi couldn't help but blush.Then he felt very unhappy again, and shouted: "Xiaohong, you are so bold to say such unserious things. I think this Weng Xiucai... is not a serious person, and he resorted to such methods today."

Which girl does not have a spring, when a girl reaches the age of [-], she will naturally have an inexplicable expectation for her future life, looking forward to the day when a handsome boy will marry her.However, probably when I was a child, I had a kind of blind worship for my elder brother. Subconsciously, my future husband should look like those two white-clothed scholars back then.

This Weng Chun, to be honest, when he saw people, there was a kind of naked lust in his eyes, which made people feel disgusted.

And how can it compare to those two elegant and refreshing young men who sang and danced in the spring breeze and summer?
As soon as Steward Jin came up with the problem, Weng Chun was the first to jump out to solve it.

After listening to his explanation, Mei Chi couldn't help but let out a low surprise: "With unique insights and profound knowledge, Weng Yingyuan is indeed a talent. It's really rare to be able to explore the profound meaning of the scriptures from such a simple sentence. Maybe... I misunderstood Weng Yingyuan."

Xiaohong smiled: "Misunderstanding, that Weng Xiucai looks like a good person with sneaky eyes. However, he was born well. Xiaohong is illiterate and can't understand. But looking at the situation outside, Weng Xiucai seems to be Everyone else was shocked. No one dared to step forward to challenge him, so why don't you say that he is going to be a teacher at our house?"

Mei Chi nodded: "Yes, he solves the problem in this way, which is unique and refreshing. It's really amazing. If others try to force the solution, it's just a cliché. How can it be compared? Today, Weng Yingyuan won. Anyway, Mr. Weng's talent is Among the scholars of the same generation in my county, I can at least rank among the seventh or eighth. With him as my professor, I have a little more certainty in this county examination and the subsequent government and college examinations."

Yes, Weng Chun's solution to this problem today is really wonderful, and it has to be admired.

"There are three kinds of unfilial piety, no descendant is the greatest."

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, Ayi's obedience, trapping relatives and unrighteousness, this is one of them.It means that parents who make mistakes as their children do not point them out to make them correct, but blindly obey, which makes parents go further and further down the wrong path.According to the words of today's people, it is foolish filial piety.

The second is that the family is poor and the relatives are old, not a salary official.It means that the family is poor, and the parents did not eat the next meal.But you don't study hard to become an official and improve the economic conditions of your family.

Do not marry and have no children, and do not sacrifice to ancestors, these are three.When you are old, you don't marry a wife and have children, which cuts off the blood of your ancestors.The dead ancestors cannot enjoy the incense and sacrifices and become lonely ghosts. This is the worst form of unfilial piety and absolutely cannot be tolerated.

That's why there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and it is said that there are no descendants.

When scholars expound this sentence, most of them will extend their explanations from etiquette and ancestor worship. The whole theme is about marriage and childbirth.

But today, Weng Xiucai said that the word "no descendant" does not mean having a baby, but that descendants do not behave according to the rules of future generations, do not cultivate morality, and do not observe etiquette. This is the greatest unfilial piety.

In fact, this theory has been controversial in later generations.In the Ming Dynasty, scholars regarded Confucius' words as classics.When I read it, I mostly understand it literally, and dare not delve into it in the slightest, for fear of distorting the words of the sage and becoming a heresy in the Confucian classics.

Weng Chun put forward such a fresh theory today, if you think about it carefully, it really makes sense!

Perhaps this is the true meaning of Confucius' words.

Although she was bored with Weng Chun, Miss Mei's eyes lit up, and she felt admiration: Weng Xiucai is indeed one of the best scholars in the county, if he comes to teach brother, maybe this time the boy will have a good time.

Xiao Hong couldn't help but ask: "Between seven and eight? Then, whoever ranks first or second is unknown, could it be the eldest son?"

Mei Chi: "Brother's talent should be ranked second, as for number one, of course Zhou..." At this time, the young man who showed his white teeth when he spoke and smiled brightly like the sun appeared in front of his eyes.

"Where are the flying catkins and flying flowers? A layer of ice and snow is devastating. A sparse tree is cold at five o'clock. Love him and the bright moon is good, and haggard is also related."

"The most important thing is that Fansi shakes behind and transfers to Yichun Mountain. The dream of the skirt is intermittently coping with difficulties. No matter how much the west wind hates it, the eyebrows can't be blown away."

What a talent, how exquisite and beautiful this is.

For the person who can write this kind of poems, the aura of the world seems to gather on him.

But that boy in white was ten years ago.

There seemed to be another government servant with chicken feathers on his head, a long blue cloth gown, and a face full of lust and wealth.

"The one surnamed Zhou, you thief!" Mei Chi bit her lip tightly, her heart was bleeding: "God is not fair, why did you give such a despicable villain such talent?"

"Zhou thief, it's Zhou thief!" Xiaohong suddenly called out.

Hearing the maid calling, Mei Chi looked in the direction of her finger and was taken aback.

But in the corner of the cabin, the thief and another strong man were huddled in the crowd, looking towards this side with great interest.

Immediately, Mei Chi wanted someone to beat him out.

But at this moment, Zhou Nan came out and said with a smile: "Weng Xiucai's exposition just now is very good, he is worthy of being a student member of the county. But today, if Weng Yingyuan sings a one-man show alone, it would be unsightly. Xiao Ke usually does it every day Studying the works of Confucius, I have some small ideas. Today, I would like to ask students to give some pointers."

"Zhou Nan, it's you!" Seeing Zhou Nan, Weng Yingyuan yelled, but felt a little scared for no reason.

He and Zhou Nan were already enemies, and when they met today, they should have directly told him that he was a clerk in the yamen, and that he would not be qualified to be the teacher of the Mei family without further fame.

But for some reason, Weng Chun has had a huge psychological shadow since he lost to him twice.The reason why he was the first to jump out to answer the question today is also because he was hit hard in the last two competitions.

Xindao, this student is the first to stand out today, showing what he has learned in his life, he should win a game, right?

But seeing Zhou Nan now, he felt a sudden shock in his heart. He suddenly felt that even if he was the first to appear on the stage, he might not be able to defeat this subordinate Zhou Nan.

This guy is really too powerful, but fortunately he has a criminal case and is not a scholar.Otherwise, with his strange talent, the world may only know that there is Zhou Zimu, but not Weng Yingyuan.

(End of this chapter)