"The auspicious time has come, please invite the talented man to come upstairs!"
In Wangyue Tower, the waiter stood at the doorway from the second floor to the third floor and shouted loudly. After speaking, he also stepped aside respectfully.
After hearing the waiter's words, all the talents immediately became quiet. After looking at each other, the talents from the Jiangnan area took the lead in ascending to the third floor.
Tian Muming, Qin Yan, Liu Ye, Du Mingli, and Wang Sixian came to the capital together from Tianjin to take the exam and stayed in the same inn, so they came together this time.
"Brother Qin, please!"
Liu Ye, Du Mingli, and Wang Sixian first said to Qin Yan.
There is no way, the status of the people of the Ming Dynasty is high, and Qin Yan is also a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, so his status is naturally high, even though Liu Ye, Du Mingli, and Wang Sixian are all famous in the Japanese country, and they are children of aristocratic families.
But the people of the Ming Dynasty are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and their status is noble. As for Tian Muming next to him, although he is also a person of the Ming Dynasty, he is not a Han. In terms of status, he is not as good as those from the vassal country.
This is the current situation of Ming Dynasty.
As the Ming Dynasty's territory grew larger and larger, more and more areas were ruled, and its influence became more and more powerful. More and more ethnic groups came under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, everyone will also distinguish between people in the Ming Dynasty. This era is not an era where everyone is equal in later generations.
This is an era that pays attention to the order of respect and inferiority. Everything must be based on respect, rules, etiquette, the way of monarch and minister, father and son, master and disciple, elder and younger, etc. This is true no matter where you are.
So naturally, in such a vast territory, with so many tribes and ethnic groups, it is necessary to distinguish them quickly.
The Han people are naturally the first class. At the same time, the traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces are also the most important areas of the Ming Dynasty. Slaves are not even allowed to exist in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, because the existence of slaves will tarnish the Chinese state.
Next, non-Han people living in the Ming Dynasty, and non-Han people have to be distinguished. Those who can speak the Ming dialect, write Chinese characters, and take Chinese names and change Chinese surnames are the first class. Next, according to the degree of acceptance of Chinese civilization and the harmony
The differences in the appearance of people in the Ming Dynasty are distinguished one by one and divided into levels.
If it can be regarded as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, there is also a chain of contempt between these vassal states.
The Koreans felt that they were the most loyal younger brothers of the Ming Dynasty and learned from the Ming Dynasty in everything. Therefore, among the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, the Koreans should be number one.
But the Japanese were unconvinced, because the Japanese were stronger than North Korea, and the Japanese had worked hardest in learning from the Ming Dynasty in the past two years.
There are hundreds of large and small Hongwen museums in various parts of the Japanese country. The famous names and aristocratic children of the Japanese country are all studying the Ming Dynasty Mandarin, learning Chinese characters, changing their Chinese names, and taking Chinese surnames. They are the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
The younger brother and the vassal state.
Although Korea and Japan were fighting each other and looked down upon each other, they despised Luzon at the same time because the appearance of the people of Luzon was very different from the people of the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, Luzon was the slowest to learn.
, and the fewest people.
In short, great changes are taking place in the Ming Dynasty. In the Beijing-Tianjin area, a place where visitors from all over the world gather, there are too many foreigners and foreigners to see.
Koreans, Japanese people, and Luzon people are all nearby, and because of the vassal state agreement, many people came to the Ming Dynasty. There were also many people who settled in the Beijing-Tianjin area to study business. They can be seen almost everywhere.
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Siamese, Burmese, Sulu people, Bo Ni people, Jinzhou people and other countries in Southeast Asia are also relatively common, especially in Tianjin. There are many people who go to Tianjin to do business, and they dress in strange clothes.
The flow of people within the Ming Dynasty was also very frequent. Those who gathered in the Beijing-Tianjin area included Nanyang people from the Nanyang region, grassland people from the northern grasslands, Hu people from the Western Regions, Miao people from the south and southwest, etc.
In addition, because the Ming Dynasty opened up trade between the East and the West, merchants from the Middle East, Persia, and Tianzhu came to the Ming Dynasty to do business.
There were even businessmen from Europe who arrived in the Ming Dynasty through Golden Island and came to the Ming Dynasty to do business, travel and study. There were also some people from the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire who came to the Ming Dynasty.
Study and visit.
During this period, the Beijing-Tianjin area of the Ming Dynasty could be regarded as the most cosmopolitan city on earth, and too many people gathered here.
"Please~"
Qin Yan was polite to him.
"Brother Qin please~"
Liu Ye, Du Mingli and others naturally know that there is order in hierarchy, and the Japanese people also attach great importance to this, especially as children of nobles.
"Let's go together~"
Qin Yan smiled and went upstairs first.
The talented people came to the third floor, and many of them were frowning, because if they wanted to go up to the fourth floor, they had to match a pair, and the pair was placed at the stairway from the third floor to the fourth floor.
There is less water and sand appears!
The couplet is not long, only five characters. It seems simple, but in fact it still tests one's literary skills.
"Brother Qin, this pair is very difficult!"
Liu Ye looked at the pair and immediately frowned.
“It’s very difficult~”
"The water with less and three points of water is the word "sha". At the same time, the word "sha" is missing from the water, which is another difficulty. It is not easy to match it."
Qin Yan nodded and said.
This is almost always the favorite game among literati. Everyone usually plays this kind of game when they get together.
"It's made of earth!"
At this time, someone shouted his second line loudly.
Everyone looked over at once and saw that it was Kang Hai, a talented man from Shanxi.
"Okay~"
"That's right~"
As soon as the others heard this, they couldn't help but make friends with each other. After this, he quickly came up with the second line, which is very talented.
"Master, please!"
The waiter at the shop next to him saluted Kang Hai and gave way to the corridor leading to the fourth floor.
"Haha, brothers, I will go up first."
Kang Hai smiled at everyone and said, and then walked up to the fourth floor with everyone's envy.
"If you are worried, you will be born!"
At this time, Sun Qing, a talented man from Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, also immediately spoke.
"Okay, that's right!"
It immediately aroused applause from the southern talents, and Sun Qing also climbed to the fourth floor under the attention of all the talents.
"Black earth and ink are always hidden~"
Someone started, and soon there were talented people shouting out the second line one after another.
Although some people did not correct the words very neatly, and some simply corrected the words by breaking them down, Wangyuelou still let them go to the fourth floor.
This pair is actually very difficult. It is actually very difficult to get it right perfectly. It is very difficult. Being able to get it right evenly is considered good.
"Brother Qin, do you have the second couplet?"
Liu Ye, Du Mingli, Wang Sixian and others all frowned bitterly. To be honest, they had just started to learn this kind of game that the Ming literati played poorly, and they couldn't play it at all.
"I think I thought of a second line, but it was not neatly correct. I could only split the words to make it right, but there was no second layer of meaning. It was just a joke."
"If you can't go up, you can't go up. It would be nice for you and me to drink and chat on the third floor."
Qin Yan thought for a while and shook his head helplessly.
It is easy to separate the words, but it is extremely difficult to understand the second level of meaning. Literary people here pay attention to face. If the correct words are not good, then they will not read them out, because that will make themselves look embarrassed.
There are many people here on the third floor who are similar to Qin Yan. If they can't cope with it after thinking hard, they might as well just stay on the third floor.
"That's okay, that's okay~"
Liu Ye and the others immediately smiled, then looked over and found that the people staying on the third floor were basically students from Korea, Japan, Nanyang Provinces, grasslands, and Liaodong areas who came to take the exam.
When everyone met, they all smiled awkwardly, and then quickly got to know each other.
"Brothers, I am flying off my horse. I come from the northern grassland. I have some cattle, sheep and horses at home. When you come to the grassland, you must come to me. I will treat you to authentic grassland mutton."
Ma Fei, who comes from the grassland, has the simplicity and enthusiasm of the grassland people. Even though he is wearing the robe of a Ming Dynasty scholar and a square scarf, he cannot hide the toughness of the grassland at all.
"Brothers, I am Wang Meng, who is from Liaodong. If any of you are in the medicinal business and need ginseng, deer antlers or mink fur, you can come to me."
Wang Meng, who comes from Liaodong, has a businessman's family, and with the shrewdness of a businessman, he even advertised here.
"Stinky businessmen~"
When some scholars heard this, they couldn't help but scorn him.
But soon a large group of people came forward to talk to Wang Meng. Many candidates from the Nanyang region were businessmen, sailors, etc., and they didn't care at all.
"I won't exchange for gold, I come from North Korea~"
On the third floor, the candidates who had not gone to the fourth floor introduced each other, and then they quickly started fighting with each other in small groups. When the news spread to the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, the candidates above immediately let them know each other.
These scholars looked down upon them.
This grand event of the imperial examination has turned out to be something different, which really makes people unable to help but lament with sadness.
However, they lamented and lamented, but it did not prevent the people on the third floor from gathering together, chatting all over the world, or even discussing doing business together.
In this era, those who can study are those from well-off families, not ordinary families.
This time, people from all over the world gathered together. When everyone is together, it is natural to have a good chat.
Why is Nanyang safe and unsafe?
Is there a miasma, are the barbarians going to eat people, etc.?
Also, what is the situation in Korea, Japan, the grasslands, Liaodong, the Western Regions and other places? It is a pleasure for everyone to chat and share with each other to increase their knowledge and make friends.
