Bai Gui clenched his fists tightly and bit his lower lip. He felt that everything on the noisy street was completely silent. Only the sound of the government officials singing the song just now echoed in his heart over and over again.
However, this was only a short moment.
It wasn't until the classmate next to him called him that he came back to his senses.
At this moment, he saw countless eyes on him from pedestrians, diners, Confucian scholars, etc., on the street and inside the railings of the surrounding restaurants.
"Brother Bai, congratulations on being honored with the honor of being recommended by the Emperor. You have lived up to your hard work all day long!"
Zhou Yuan was the first to praise.
Wu Huaixian and others on the side also expressed their congratulations.
They all accompanied Bai Gui to look at the rankings. Bai Gui was the first to be the head of the palace, and he was also the most favored candidate to win the head of the house.
Honoring the osprey is what Kong Rong said when he recommended Ni Heng in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", "There are many birds of prey, but they are not as good as an osprey. If Heng is established in the dynasty, he will be impressive."
Therefore, later generations used "honored as an owl recommendation" as a eulogy to congratulate a person on his admission to the imperial examination.
"Thank you, thank you so much..."
Bai Gui took a few deep breaths to suppress his inner excitement, and then bowed to his classmates.
"Go, go, academic administration is still waiting for you."
Several people said that as a rule, they were asked to come first in the Taoist examination and they had to go to meet with the academic administration to thank him for their kindness.
The same is true for other students.
The number of first-class students admitted each time is not large, and the number of places is limited, which varies by state and county. In Qin Province, the number of first-class students selected in one hospital trial is usually only about ten.
As for the state and county official schools, it seems that there are a lot of graduates, but that is accumulated over several decades.
Linsheng is equivalent to the formal establishment, and is issued with food every month. Then there are second-class augmented students, who are supernumerary. Although they have benefits, they are not as good as Linsheng. Their full name is "Zengguangshengyuan". The lowest level
They are the third-class attached students, ranked at the bottom of all living beings, and are called "affiliated students". This type of scholar is the worst...
The crowd was shouted by the government officials and separated into a wide road.
Bai Gu immediately composed himself, bowed his hands to the people behind him, then took long strides, held his head high, and walked towards the gate of Gongyuan. When he reached the archways on the left and right sides of Gongyuan, he paused.
The panels of the archway are painted with dragons flying into the air and phoenixes flying in the air.
Soaring dragon! Rising phoenix!
"Student Bai Gui, Xie Xuetai Zhu Yi nodded today."
He saluted loudly.
"Well..., yes, our Qin Province inherits the legacy of the Han and Tang Dynasties. You are both civil and military. You can not only hold a three-inch pen, but also lift a three-foot sword. Now that the country is exhausted, we need young heroes like you..."
Chen Xuezheng nodded slightly, looked at Bai Gui with praise in his eyes, and said a few simple words of praise.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the clerk next to him immediately brought over the wooden case that had been prepared long ago, with ribbons on it.
This is a gentleman's belt!
Wang Bo's preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion mentions: "Bo, three feet is a small fortune."
These three feet are the gentry belt of the gentry. It does not mean that Wang Bo is only three feet tall. It is recorded in "Book of Rites Tamamo": "The system of gentry chiefs is three feet."
The higher the rank, the longer the tied part of the belt hangs down.
The gentry belt was exclusive to scholar-bureaucrats.
Putting on this gentleman's belt means that you are different from your previous identity.
The clerk tied up the gentleman's belt for Bai Gui and girded his waist.
"Thank you for your teachings."
Bai Gui lowered his head and said this, then obediently stepped aside, waiting for the yamen servant to continue singing. He could not leave early at this time.
"Second place in this Taoist test..."
…
Wealth and honor do not return home, just like walking in brocade at night.
After taking the lead in the case, Bai Gui said goodbye to his classmates, left the normal school, and prepared to go back to the village. It would probably be a few years before he came back.
After leaving the provincial capital, we rode horses along the way.
He has the skill of riding a horse, which is complementary to his ability to ride a horse. The road was slightly bumpy, but his legs were sandwiched between the saddle and they did not move at all.
Soon, less than two hours.
Bailu Village.
Smoke curls from the kitchen.
The government servant who announced the good news was one step ahead and had already arrived at the village. As soon as he walked onto the original road, he could see red firecrackers scattered along the main road. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he heard the villagers chatting and laughing noisily.
The village was built on the original site and the terrain is high.
He took a step up and looked around. From the ancestral hall to the alleys, there were many flowing mats. There were more than a dozen tables. The dishes on the tables were quite simple. Stewed cabbage and pork, stewed radish and pork, stewed tofu, and a bowl of cold bean sprouts.
There is gourd chicken in the middle,
"Guiwazi is back?"
"What's your name? You're my husband now!"
"Mr. Sanyuan, is Mr. Sanyuan back?"
The villagers all stood up on the long stools, but they did not dare to sit down when they saw Mr. Xianggong.
Bai Gui dismounted and hurriedly refused to let the villagers sit down, saying that there was no need to be so outgoing. After waiting for a few senior elders in the village and those with a little ability to see him and say hello a few times, he went straight to the banquet.
Went to the main room of the ancestral hall.
There is also a banquet in the main room.
There are three seats inside. One seat is for the senior elder in the village. Elders are treasures and respecting elders is a must. Regardless of status, anyone over the age of sixty can sit down. One seat is for family members. Bai Gui is not familiar with it. As for the
The other seat is where people with high status in the village sit.
The dishes on these three tables are rich, including crystal pork elbow, sweet and sour fish, and other large items.
"Xianggong Bai is back. Hurry up and pack a set of chopsticks."
With a smile on his face, the patriarch Bai Jiaxuan asked the neighboring people to give up their seats. He gave the main seat facing north and south to Bai Gui. This is a rule. Scholars have merit and fame, which is equivalent to official status, and cannot be subordinated to others.
If he is Bai Gui's direct elder, it will be fine if he sits on the main seat, but if he is the entrusted elder, there will be a problem.
"Bai Gui's success today is also related to the benevolence and righteousness of the patriarch... But he dare not sit in the chief seat."
Bai Gui immediately gave way and took the second seat, leaving the patriarch Bai Jiaxuan to remain in the main seat.
He can give in to some small things and rules, because he has a reputation, and no matter how humble he is, others will not think he is weak and can be bullied.
Because what he obeys is the small rules, and fame is the big rules outside.
For example, the much-talked-about anecdote of Liuchi Alley tells about Zhang Ying, a bachelor during the Kangxi period. When he was in the capital, he received a letter from his family, arguing with his neighbors for three feet of land, asking him to use his official position to oppress his neighbors.
He directly wrote: "It took thousands of miles to build a wall just for the wall, so why not let it be three feet? The Great Wall is still there today, but Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen." He took the initiative to give up the three-foot homestead.
It’s hard to know what Zhang Ying was thinking. Maybe she was open-minded, or maybe she didn’t want to tarnish her reputation over such trivial matters. But what’s worth thinking about is that after her neighbors knew about this, they immediately gave in...
My husband will not fight, but there is no one in the world who can fight with me!
"Where is Mr. Xu?" Bai Gui saw his father Bai Youde greeting the guests and did not come forward to disturb him. The father and son closed the door and said that no one can be missing from this banquet, but Xu cannot be missing.
Scholar.
"He just went to Xujiayuan a few days ago. He probably doesn't know the news yet. He has already sent a young man from the village to communicate with him," said the patriarch Bai Jiaxuan.
