Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 346: Observations in the Examination Room, State and County Clerks
Chapter 346: Observations in the Examination Room, State and County Clerks
After hearing Jia Lan's plan, Liang Yong sighed, looked at Jia Lan with conviction, and sincerely praised: "You are worthy of your third brother. I am not as good as me in this determination and magnanimity!"
Jia Lan smiled and said: "Brother, you are so complimentary. I am not as noble as you think."
He was indeed ready to immerse himself in the sea of books in Shenzhang Pavilion. Whether it was the younger brother's affairs, Master Miaoyu's magic weapon, or Daiyu's condition, he must go to Shenzhang Pavilion.
Yes, as for academic matters, we can only leave it to chance.
It's great to be famous for your opinions, but Jia Lan actually has no shortage of names. Whether it's the seventh-grade official who was gifted by the emperor for writing "Enlightenment of Sound and Rhythm" in his early years, or the title of Jieyuan, the youngest person in the dynasty,
There is also the cheating song "The Sapphire Case" at the end of the Turtle Garden Poetry Concert a few days ago... At the very least, no one dares to question Jia Lan's talent anymore.
But even so, age is still his biggest flaw. No matter what, this is still a society based on seniority, and even if he wins the top prize, he can't change it.
He must go to Shenzhang Pavilion. Liang Yong was partly right. In addition to searching for information, Jia Lan did have the idea of avoiding the political whirlpool.
But as he just said, even if he had to avoid it, it was best to be in the center. He expected to use this hand to disrupt some people's arrangements so that he could observe the situation inside and outside the court.
From the perspective of an official in the court.
In the end, what does Prince Zhongyi want to do...
Time passed and the day of the exam was coming soon.
Li Wan got up early in the morning and personally prepared a hearty and appropriate breakfast: several steamed buns, preserved eggs, and a bowl of Jianlian red dates. Then Qingwen brought a small plate of purple ginger and Jia Lan
A small piece popped out immediately.
Purple ginger is the newly harvested ginger, so named because the tip turns purple. Ginger is a treasure to keep out the cold in winter. Li Shizhen said: "When traveling early in the morning, it is advisable to take a piece of ginger when traveling in the mountains, so as not to offend against the evils of mist, dew, dampness and mountain mist."
"In later generations, Jia Lan ate the lunch box on the train to the beautiful island, which contained a few slices of refreshing ginger.
Jianlian is the best kind of lotus seeds. It can calm the mind and nourish the mind. Red dates can replenish qi. Drinking a bowl of Jianlian and red date soup on an empty stomach in the morning is very beneficial to health preservation in winter.
Jia Lan ate breakfast in silence, dressed properly, and took the food basket from Li Wan. Mother and son exchanged silent glances.
Outside Daoxiang Village, Sister Feng, Daiyu and Baochai led a group of sisters to see Jia Lan off.
With a smile on her face, Yuanyang stepped forward and said, "My ancestor is feeling a little tired. She specially asked me to come over and give him a red envelope. I wish Brother Lang good success."
Jia Lan said with concern: "Thank you, ancestor, for her old man's body?"
"It's nothing serious. Maybe it's just that the busy life this year has made the old man a little tired."
"That's good." Jia Lan felt relieved.
Then everyone came forward one by one and said some kind words of blessing to Jia Lan. Yingchun touched Jia Lan's head, which was almost as tall as herself, and encouraged him with a smile: "Brother Lan, do well in the exam!"
Xue Baochai also said: "Brother Lan, I hope you will be strong and have good news as soon as possible."
Sister Feng said, "Brother Lan, if you go here, you will definitely be above the blue clouds and have a great journey!"
Walking up to Daiyu, Jia Lan looked at her with a slightly joking look, then smiled and patted his knee.
Daiyu was angry when she saw it, and just said calmly: "It's a good test."
"Definitely." Jia Lan's eyes were alert and he nodded heavily. Then he thanked everyone with his hands and glanced at Daiyu again. Then he turned and walked through the small gate on the north side of the Grand View Garden. A carriage had been prepared there early. Wu Gui and Qin Shi
, Baner waited solemnly.
On the other side stood Liang Yong and Qin Zhong.
Jia Lan turned back and glanced at the Grand View Garden, then took a deep breath, turned around and smiled at the two sworn brothers, cupped his hands and said: "It's the third watch of the lights and the fifth watch of the rooster, it's the time for a man to make up his mind! I'm going here now, and I'd like to be with you.
Two brothers, jointly named on the gold list!"
Liang Yong and Qin Zhong laughed and held their hands together: "I'm willing to go together!"
The examination is commonly known as Chunwei, also known as the examination of the Ministry of Rites, also known as Nangong, because the Ministry of Rites used to belong to the Shangshu Province. In the Tang Dynasty, the Shangshu Province was called Nan Province, Menxia, and Zhongshu was called Beisheng. Later, it went to Chunbang, and there was also "Go to Nangong".
"The elegant name.
Looking from a distance from the carriage, thousands of people gathered in front of the gate of Sunchon Gongyuan. There were also countless porters carrying loads of luggage back and forth, forming a bustling crowd.
"Sir, it's time to get off the car." Wu Gui opened a corner of the curtain and reminded: "The carriage can't move any further. We still have to walk a while."
"Um."
Jia Lan and Liang Yong Qin Zhong got out of the car. Immediately, several porters gathered around them and said, "Masters, do you want porters?" Several porters gathered around them. Even though they were thin and dry, they had a certain personality.
A feeling of oppression and struggle.
Jia Lan pointed behind him: "Brothers, no need, my people will take care of my things."
Wu Gui's burly figure then appeared, staring at the porters with a scrutinizing gaze, which frightened them so much that they took a few steps back.
The luggage was handed over to Wu Gui to carry. It was all due to Jia Lan's caution. He knew that the closer he got to the end, the more careful he had to be. Moreover, Liang Yong and Qin Zhong didn't bring many things. He took some himself and the rest was carried by his servants. This is
The advantage of the home examination was that the three people who had already taken the Shuntian Rural Examination were familiar with the imperial examination process and were more or less at ease.
The porters were suffocated, and then showed disappointed looks. Seeing the extraordinary temperament of Jialan and the others, they thought they could make a small amount of money, but unexpectedly they encountered a tough situation. Just look at Wu Gui and the circumstances behind him.
Beizhuang soldiers disguised as servants knew that the young master in front of them was either rich or noble, and he was not someone they could mess with.
Just when a few people were about to leave, Jia Lan suddenly said: "Are these eldest brothers transferred from nearby states and counties as civilian servants?"
The porters were startled for a moment, and then replied: "Sir, we are all farmers in Changping. We were recruited by the village chief to apply for civil service."
"Farmers are actually employed during the spring sowing period?" Liang Yong said in surprise. According to the law, this kind of civil service is assigned to the people in the city, and farmers cannot be employed. Even if the laws are gradually relaxed, it is really inappropriate to use farmers to serve during the spring sowing period.
, missing the farming season is ultimately not worth the gain.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Isn't that true..." One of the leading porters showed a helpless smile: "It's just that the fields were just divided a few years ago, and the chief said he just came to the capital for business.
As a slave, it’s not like you have to transport grain to the border so that you can get an advantage, so don’t act like a good boy.”
Jia Lan said "Oh" and asked, "Brother, what's your surname?"
The man hurriedly replied: "My humble surname is Xu."
"How much land has Brother Xu been allocated?"
"Three acres."
Speaking of land, several porters had more sincere smiles on their faces. One said two acres, the other said three acres. Jia Lan noticed that they were all between two and three acres, and these porters all had one thing in common, that is
It turned out that they were all landless households.
As he listened, Jia Lan frowned slightly.
Two or three acres of land is really too little.
Mencius said that if you don't take away a hundred acres of land, a family of several people can live without hunger. Even after more than a thousand years of agricultural progress, it is still impossible to feed a family on two or three acres of land.
"Hey, Master, that's what you said!" The porter named Xu smiled and said: "With heaven and earth, there is hope. No matter how hard it is, can it be as hard as before?"
"Yes!" The porters' fellow porters agreed.
"I just hope that God will provide us with food and good weather this year. By the way, I will wait for a few people who plan to finish their military service and go to the temples in Shenjing to offer incense before going back."
Jia Lan saw that although these porters were not in rags, their winter coats were full of patches, their skinny and dry bodies, and their slutty faces, he felt something indescribable in his heart. He handed over his hands and said: "Delay."
These elder brothers are none of my business." After saying that, he waved to Ban'er, gave each porter thirty copper coins, and then left directly.
Several porters stared blankly at Jialan who was walking away, their eyes falling on the copper coins in their hands.
"Brother Xu, why do I feel that this money is different from what we usually use?" One of them asked weakly: "Did you encounter counterfeit money?"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Brother Xu obviously had some knowledge. He immediately scolded him and then said excitedly: "This is gold carrying money!" Seeing that several porters still looked confused, he paused for a moment.
, let’s put it in a popular way: “This is fine money. It only takes 500 coins to exchange for one tael of silver! It’s not like bad money, which requires more than 1,000 coins to exchange for one tael.”
"So valuable!?" When money was mentioned, everyone became excited and looked back and forth with the copper coins in their hands.