Chapter 1140: Cant hang out with Sister Lin anymore
The news that Second Master Bao was going to the Imperial College to study soon spread throughout the entire Rongguo Mansion.
Ningguo Mansion, as well as other families in Jia Mansion who were dating, also got the news.
Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, and other playmates came to ask for details.
Su Mingzhe became impatient after being asked, so he simply asked his cousin Jia Lian to help arrange a few tables and invite all his friends and playmates to say goodbye together.
After the farewell banquet, Su Mingzhe stayed at Rongguo Mansion and did not go out.
Every day I would either hold a few medical books and pretend to study, or go to the garden with my sister Lin.
Sister Lin, who had just come to a strange place for the first time, was taken care of by Su Mingzhe so considerately. They were childhood sweethearts, and her heart had already been warmed at the age when love had just begun.
It's just that it's hard to guess a girl's thoughts, and Su Mingzhe would eat some melon from time to time.
Of course, when Sister Lin is in a good mood, she will also let Su Mingzhe take advantage.
For example, Lin Daiyu would let men cling to her and sit together reading for a long time.
Or when the two of them were walking in the garden, Su Mingzhe suddenly took Sister Lin's little hand. If no one else saw it, Sister Lin shook it several times and couldn't shake it off, so she just let it go.
This month passed in the blink of an eye.
The relationship between Su Mingzhe and Sister Lin gradually became more affectionate.
The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Two servants who went to Bashu to deliver a message came back.
The two servants brought back four letters in total.
There are two letters of recommendation written by Li Shouzhong to the current Imperial Academy Jijiu and Imperial Academy Xuezheng.
At the same time, Li Shouzhong also wrote a letter to his daughter and his in-laws.
With Li Shouzhong's recommendation letter, Jia Zheng only needed to take Su Mingzhe to the Imperial College to apply for admission.
However, Li Shouzhong explained the situation in a letter to his in-law Jia Zheng and suggested that if Jia Zheng was confident in his son's knowledge, he might as well wait until he was admitted as a scholar before going to the Imperial College.
This involves an unspoken rule.
According to regulations, Imperial College students are divided into three categories based on their origin.
The first type of supervisors are outstanding scholars recommended by local governments. These supervisors are also called "tribute supervisors" and enjoy court subsidies.
The second category is the children of bureaucrats, overseas students, or the children of officials who were favored by the emperor. These people are collectively called "Yin Jiansheng".
The third type is the legendary high-priced students who need to donate money and millet to obtain admission qualifications. These are called "regular students".
If Su Mingzhe did not have the reputation of being a scholar and used Li Shouzhong's recommendation letter to enter the Imperial College, he could only take the path of 'regular supervisor' or 'yin supervisor'.
In the Imperial College, the regular supervisor students are at the lowest end of the contempt chain, and the Yin supervisor students have always been despised by the tribute supervisor students.
Even if they enter the official career, these two types of supervisors will continue to be looked down upon.
Li Shouzhong informed Jia Zheng of all these matters.
Naturally, it is up to Jia Zheng to make up his own mind on what to do specifically.
Jia Zheng received advice from his relatives and had to give up the idea of letting Su Mingzhe enter the Imperial Academy immediately.
“It’s really a debt to children that we will bear for the rest of our lives!”
Jia Zheng put away the letter and ordered people to prepare the examination papers for the scholar examinations in previous years and called his son.
He wanted to see if his son had the ability to take the scholar examination.
Naturally, Su Mingzhe would not embarrass a few people.
In less than two hours, I finished answering the county examination, government examination, and road examination papers.
Jia Zheng also knew his own level and asked four Qingke to help him correct it.
After the four Qingke judges made corrections, they all praised Su Mingzhe and said that even if Su Mingzhe were to take the scholar examination now, he would be able to pass easily.
Seeing that his son was so miraculous, Jia Zheng was overjoyed and quickly found someone to make arrangements for applying for the boy's examination next year.
To apply for the Children's Examination, you must be friends with five people who are taking the exam, and you must be guaranteed by a local student from the county.
Jia Zheng directly found a relative of the Jia family to vouch for his son and obtained the famous brand.
There are three scholar examinations, namely the county examination in February, the government examination in April, and the college examination in August.
Only after passing the county examination can one be considered a scholar.
Only after passing the government examination can you be qualified to be called a "tongsheng".
Only those who have passed the college examination are talented.
After Su Mingzhe got the famous registration card, he thought he could continue his romance with Sister Lin.
Who would have expected that trouble would keep coming.
This day.
Su Mingzhe was accompanying Sister Lin to draw a picture of "Ao Mei Xue's Intention" by splashing ink with brush and ink.
Sister Lin's little hands were very cold. Seeing that there was no one around, Su Mingzhe put her little hands in his arms to warm her.
The young boy Mingyan suddenly burst into the yard and said that the master had sent someone to ask him to go to Rongxi Hall.
When Su Mingzhe heard this, the boss was unhappy:
"Didn't the master just get off work at this time? If he didn't go to play with Aunt Zhao, why would he want to see me?"
"Since your uncle is looking for you, you should go quickly!"
Sister Lin remained calm and took out her little hand.
"Then Yu'er, go back and rest first. I'll come back to you later!"
Although Su Mingzhe was reluctant to leave Sister Lin behind, he had to rush to Rongxi Hall and meet Jia Zheng.
As in the past, Jia Zheng, with the dignity of a father, first asked about his studies.
Su Mingzhe answered them one by one.
Seeing that his son's knowledge had not fallen behind, Jia Zheng changed his tone and asked:
"Ying'er, I heard that you have been accompanying Yu'er around the garden these past few days. Is this happening?"
"Yes!"
When Su Mingzhe heard this, he knew that someone was making a snitch. He was secretly annoyed by who was talking too much, but he had to explain:
"Father, I heard someone say that my uncle was a candidate for imperial examination. I also know that my cousin is very talented, so I thought of asking her what books my uncle reads on weekdays and what his reading habits are..."
"No need to explain!"
When Jia Zheng heard his son talking nonsense, he couldn't help but frowned and stopped his son from talking nonsense.
He has also been young, and he also knows the truth of young people's admiration.
Therefore, he does not object to his son and his niece getting close.
However, the son's top priority now is to take the scholar's boy examination!
In the face of this important event, all love and affection must be put aside.
Jia Zheng scolded him with a sullen face:
"Yu'er comes from a girl's family. If you pester her every day, won't you ruin her reputation? Starting from tomorrow, you will no longer be allowed to go to the backyard and hang out with a few sisters!"
Su Mingzhe couldn't help but feel shocked after hearing his father's advice.
These days, he only thinks about having fun with Sister Lin, but he forgets that this is a feudal society in which "people talk for money, and accumulation of money destroys bones."
Now that his father reminded him, Su Mingzhe quickly responded and said that he had remembered it.
Seeing that his son had agreed so quickly, Jia Zheng was still a little worried, so he simply called some of his Qing guests over:
"You also know the abilities of these gentlemen. Before the county examination, you should study with these gentlemen at Rongxi Hall!"
When Su Mingzhe heard that he would study in Ronxi Hall, his whole face drooped.
Jia Zheng's four Qing guests, Shan Pinren, Zhan Guang, Cheng Riching, and Hu Silai, smiled and greeted Su Mingzhe.
Su Mingzhe forced a smile and greeted the four people.
In the blink of an eye, the second day came.
When Su Mingzhe came to Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng had already gone to work at the Ministry of Industry.
Only four customers arrived early.
The five people bowed to each other and ended.
Zhan Guang and Zhan Ziliang were the first to speak:
"Brother, to take the first level of the imperial examination, in addition to being familiar with the Four Books, being familiar with the Five Classics, knowing astronomy and geography, and knowing how to read poetry, the most important thing is to have good calligraphy!"
The other three people quickly followed suit and said:
"That's true. How about today, let's practice imperial examination calligraphy - Taige style?"
"What the gentlemen said is true. Jia Ying's previous teachers also taught this."
Su Mingzhe was too lazy to pretend, so he came directly to the desk and said with a smile:
"Please ask some gentlemen to see how good Jia Ying's calligraphy skills are!"
Shan Pinren was very discerning and stepped forward to help grind it.
Su Mingzhe spread out a piece of fine rice paper, picked up the brush, and quickly wrote down more than two thousand words of "The University".
The four sweepers approached and took a look.
I saw Su Mingzhe's pavilion structure, horizontally and vertically, square and neat, just like it was printed.
Every stroke is full and round, dignified and graceful.
The four of them looked at it again and again, and couldn't find a single mistake.
For a moment, the four of them looked at each other and could only praise:
"Brother Shi is writing like a genius. I can't wait. Brother Shi doesn't have to practice this pavilion style anymore!"
"If that's the case, then I think today's homework will be completed..."
Su Mingzhe secretly laughed at the fact that the four of them knew what was going on, but he laughed loudly and cupped his hands and said:
"I still need to trouble the four gentlemen to prepare their homework for tomorrow. See you tomorrow!"
"Brother, walk slowly!"
The four pilgrims, feeling quite disgraced, saw Su Mingzhe off from Rongxi Hall.
