Zhao Xun was extremely shocked by these words of his mentor Wu Quanyi.
You should know that although Shan Chang, Zheng Jie and Yuan Tiangang are called the strongest men of the Great Three Weeks, in fact Shan Chang's strength is slightly higher than that of the two of them by half a stature.
The status of the mountain chief in the Great Zhou Empire was no less than that of the Holy Emperor who sat north and faced south in the Daming Palace.
Haoran Academy is not completely dependent on the Zhou Empire. Its relationship with the empire is more like a mutually beneficial symbiosis.
Such a peerless strong man actually entrusted his dream to Zhao Xun?
Just to accept Zhao Xun as his apprentice?
If this were said by someone else, Zhao Xun would not believe it no matter what.
But the person who said this was Wu Quanyi, the nephew of the old master Yuan Tiangang, a strong man who has entered the second level of cultivation!
Zhao Xun now believes in luck more and more. Otherwise, why would he be favored by Wu Quanyi and Yuan Tiangang one after another, and now even the mountain chief takes the initiative to "come to his door"?
Could it be that his identity as a time traveler was sensed?
Damn it, Zhao Xun panicked a little when he heard about the identity of the old master Yuan Tiangang.
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After thinking about it again, he felt that something was not quite right.
If his identity as a time traveler was really exposed, why wasn't he arrested?
None of the Jinwu Guards, Shence Army, Longwu Army, Wucheng Military and Horse Division, even Jingzhao Prefecture, Wannian County Government, and Chang'an County Government were fuel-efficient.
No matter what happens, the bad guys can clean up the house themselves, right?
If his identity was really exposed, he would have been arrested long ago to do all kinds of weird research. How could he still be in the emperor's heart and be so proud of himself?
Well, it seems that the mountain leader simply admires me, maybe because of the few poems I wrote...
Zhao Xun could only think in this direction. It seemed that his mentor was right before. He was indeed more suitable for literary cultivators. Otherwise, he would not have been selected by the mountain chief.
It is really difficult to explain things like luck. Zhao Xun would not believe it in the past, but now even bizarre things like time travel have happened. In Zhao Xu's opinion, nothing is impossible.
It seems that I am the chosen one, an unparalleled genius.
Zhao Xun was secretly proud in his heart, but was awakened by Wu Quanyi's words: "But you have to think clearly about whether you want to become a disciple of the mountain chief."
Zhao Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he thought: It's coming, it's coming, he's really coming.
Previously, Zhao Xun was adopted as the adopted son by the old master Yuan Tiangang, and his mentor Wu Quanyi was not very happy.
Now that the mountain chief is showing signs of accepting Zhao Xun as his disciple, it seems that Wu Quanyi really can't sit still.
If Yuan Tiangang and Wu Quanyi were from the same school, and their relationship was uncle-nephew, they could not be too fussy about it.
But the mountain leader is the leader of scholars and Confucian scholars all over the world, and he is a real "outsider" to the Taoist sect.
Could his mentor be forcing him to take sides?
It's really difficult to stand in line, and if you don't do it well, you'll end up in a mess.
Zhao Xun is wondering if he can ride on two boats?
"You brat, what are you thinking about?"
Wu Quanyi glared at Zhao Xun angrily: "Master is good at observing people's minds. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Master is not that small-minded, and Taoism is not as narrow as Buddhism. According to the rules, you are considered a layman.
As a disciple, it doesn’t matter even if you become a disciple of the mountain leader.”
Zhao Xun was directly exposed by Wu Quanyi and was extremely embarrassed for a while.
He scratched his head and said with a helpless smile: "Then what do you mean by mentor? My disciple is stupid, so I ask my mentor to speak clearly."
Wu Quanyi sighed and said: "Being a teacher means that you have to consider whether to become a disciple of the mountain chief or take the imperial examination."
After a pause, Wu Quanyi continued: "If you think about it, everything is inferior, only reading is good. Although we practitioners don't agree with it, scholars are indeed the most popular in the court. If you think about it, it's normal. Although a martial artist is very powerful
It's a mountain, but after all, the court is a place where words are competed. If they can't speak to the scholars, they have no right to speak. So if you want to hang out in the court in the future, my teacher suggests that you still choose the path of the imperial examination. If you want to walk in the future
Jianghu, then joining the academy and becoming the disciple of the mountain leader is the best choice."
Wu Quanyi spoke very openly and honestly, without any hidden secrets.
Zhao Xun was very moved after hearing this.
Obviously, no matter which path Zhao Xun chooses in the end, Wu Quanyi will choose to support him.
What kind of fraternity is this.
Of course, it is really difficult for Zhao Xun to make a choice suddenly.
The imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was quite different from the imperial examinations of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial examinations had six levels: the county government court and the township hall, while the imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty had two levels: the imperial examination and the provincial level.
There are two main sources of students for the imperial examinations in the Great Zhou Dynasty, one is students and the other is rural tributes.
Generally speaking, candidates recommended by officials such as the Imperial College and prefectural and county schools are called students, and those who are not recommended by official schools but pass the prefectural and county selection examinations are called Xianggong.
Students and apprentices are equivalent to skipping two levels of state and county examinations, while rural tributes have to pass the exams one by one.
The Fajie examination can be subdivided into two levels, namely county and state examinations. Those who pass the examination are called Juren. Because the state examination is held in autumn, it is also called Qiuwei.
These rural tribute candidates and the candidates recommended by the official schools took part in the examination hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Rites, which was called the provincial examination or the examination of the Ministry of Rites. Because it was held in the spring, it was also called Chunwei.
Those who pass the imperial examination in the spring can become officials after passing the Civil Service Examination.
Zhao Xun found that the imperial examination system of the Zhou Dynasty was very similar to the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the imperial examinations of the Zhou Dynasty were not anonymous and there were no palace examinations, so there was a greater possibility of favoritism and malpractice.
After all, it was still an era of rule by aristocratic families, which was fundamentally different from the system of officials ruling the world. The aristocratic families had the absolute right to speak.
In his previous life, Zhao Xun was a liberal arts student who studied classical literature and was relatively familiar with the set of Confucian classics required for the imperial examination.
But that's only relative. In later generations, Zhao Xun might be able to rely on the Chinese ink in his chest to denounce Fang Qiu. But in the Zhou Dynasty, compared with the natives who studied in Mongolia since childhood, Zhao Xun's ink was somewhat insufficient.
Zhao Xun may be able to win the reputation of a talented scholar by relying on his poetry reserves, but if he really wants to pass the exam by relying on his Confucian studies, the difficulty is not that great.
The most important thing for a person is to have self-awareness.
Zhao Xun felt that it was better not to take risks.
Furthermore, Zhao Xun is already a bad person, and he has an official status. If he takes the imperial examination again in the future and passes the civil service examination, how should Emperor Xianlong arrange Zhao Xun's work? Let him hold multiple positions? Obviously it is not appropriate.
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In comparison, there are not so many worries about joining an academy.
It was obvious that the mountain chief was already very optimistic about him. If Zhao Xun once again made a splash at the Qujiang Poetry Society, it would be a matter of course for him to join Haoran Academy and become a disciple of the mountain chief.
After careful comparison, Zhao Xun had made up his mind.