Du Ning's face changed with shock when he heard this, and he was very puzzled: "I have no grudges with the Suzhou family, why do they regard me as their enemy?"
"Hey...this is also a trick of fate."
Ye Jinghong sighed and said slowly: "The emperor is old and seriously ill, and has already begun to elect the prince from among the kings to be the king of future generations. Officials from the court and scholars from all over the country have submitted memorials to conduct the election. If nothing else goes wrong, the virtuous king should be selected.
Might stand out."
"But it is not as good as God. The prefect of Nanping Prefecture, Wang Yang, and the governor of Hedao Prefecture are both disciples of the wise king. You used the sword of public opinion to break their official sword, and you criticized them and nailed those officials to the throne.
On the pillar of shame of the imperial court."
"In the Emperor's anger, he directly eliminated the wise king from the competition, causing him to miss the competition for the crown prince's position. It also caused those scholars and officials who supported the eight wise kings to lose their ability to follow the dragon. Therefore, they naturally hate you deeply.
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"No, let alone the children of those aristocratic families, even the Eight Wise Kings are eager to skin you. If it weren't for you, he would most likely become the crown prince."
After listening to Ye Jinghong's explanation, Du Ning suddenly realized that he had never expected that he would be involved in a dispute over the heir apparent due to some strange combination of circumstances.
If you ruin their good deeds, they will certainly not let you go easily.
Du Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that he had inadvertently offended a prince. If he entered the court in the future, he would definitely be targeted by officials of the King's Party.
But Du Ning has no regrets, nor any fear.
I just did something that a scholar should do. As long as it was worthy of the people and worthy of conscience, Du Ning would do it without hesitation.
Ye Jinghong continued: "You have to be careful of the children of the Ji family in Suzhou. They are from the Wenzong family and are scholars who support the Xian Wang Party. Once you do something wrong in Suzhou, they will use literary means to attack your literary name.
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"Ji family..."
Du Ning's expression suddenly became serious. When a family has a certain status, it will also have many privileges, such as being able to participate in some elections of the court, or participating in major events of the court as a representative, etc.
Wenzong is the highest honor for scholars. Its status is above that of Confucianism and second only to Half Saint.
An ancestor of the Ji family once had a literary sect, who made outstanding contributions to the human race and had many disciples, so he was extremely influential in the literary world.
If the Ji family regards Du Ning as their enemy, it will indeed be a very difficult matter.
"You don't have to worry too much. Although the Eight Wise Kings hate you, the other kings are grateful to you. Because of you, the kings have one less competitor. As long as you take advantage of this, you can have both sides." p>
Ye Jinghong smiled and said: "The prefect of Suzhou, Ling Zongde, is a disciple of King Chong. You can make friends with him. Most of the generals in the general's office are officials with military power in Suzhou and are disciples of King Xia. If you combine these two parties,
If you have all the connections, they can help you.”
"I see, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. If I guessed correctly, King Chong and King Xia are both at odds with King Xian. If the people of King Xian's party regard me as their enemy, then I will fight with King Chong and King Xia.
If you make good friends with people and establish personal connections, you will be able to gain a foothold in Suzhou." Du Ning analyzed.
"As expected of Mr. Du, he really understands everything."
Ye Jinghong nodded with satisfaction and said slowly: "In addition to the Ji family, there are also some families who follow the Ji family. You have to keep a distance from them..."
The two chatted for a long time, and through this conversation, Du Ning obtained a lot of information that was very useful to him.
After leaving the Imperial Room, Du Ning went to the dormitory area of the Liberal Arts College, opened Room 32 with the key, and tidied up his room.
In the coming days, Du Ning will study at Suzhou Literary Academy.
The next day.
Du Ning went to Xiucai Class 1 to report.
There are three classes in the scholar class, Class One, Class Two, and Class Three.
Among them, most of the scholars in Class 1 are students with outstanding academic performance.
Not long after, Du Ning came to a garden. After walking along the path, he could see a house in the forest with a pavilion outside, and more than 20 students gathered there to chat.
"I heard from Mr. Chen this morning that Du Ning from Nanping Prefecture has reported to our Suzhou Academy of Arts and was assigned to our first class by Mr. Ye."
"What? Du Ning? Is he the author of "The Thousand Character Essay", the one who once ruled the country with his "Horse Theory" article?"
"Yes, it's him! This man is full of talent and is a rare noble son from a poor family. I especially like his "Bamboo and Stone". I have been practicing my courage every day, and it has already formed a literary whirlpool in me." p>
"Du Ning pleads for the people and unites the sword of public opinion to punish corrupt officials. This is the most admirable thing!"
Many students are very happy and excited.
There are only a few students with gloomy faces, which is very ugly.
Du Ning glanced over and found that they were all young students in their twenties, and the oldest one was estimated to be no more than twenty-five years old.
"Someone is here. It seems to be a stranger. Why have I never seen him before?"
"Could it be..."
The students noticed Du Ning coming and stood up from their seats one by one. Some of them guessed Du Ning's identity and showed some hostility.
Du Ning stepped forward and bowed to everyone: "Dun Ning from Nanping Prefecture, I have met all of my classmates. I would like to ask for your advice in the future."
Everyone responded politely, and even those who were slightly hostile had to bow to Du Ning.
"It turns out to be Mr. Du, whose name I have admired for a long time!"
The eldest student said happily: "I am Luo Wenxuan, the leader of Xiucai Class 1. Welcome to Class 1."
"Hello, Brother Luo," Du Ning said politely.
"My father is the magistrate of the state government. If you don't mind, Mr. Du can come to my Luo Mansion as a guest at any time." Luo Wenxuan added.
Du Ning's face changed slightly. Luo Wenxuan's father was Tongpan, who was the subordinate of Zhou Mu Ling Zongde. Therefore, Luo Tongpan was most likely a disciple of King Chong, otherwise he would not have been allowed to hold such an important position. Another person said: "My dear, Cao Qingyun, I have admired the famous Master Du for a long time. I am so lucky to meet him today. I am majoring in military affairs, and my father serves as a school captain in the general's mansion."
"Good guy!"
Du Ning was surprised, remembering that Ye Jinghong said that most of the General's Mansion were disciples of the King of Heroes.
Unexpectedly, I had just arrived at the class, and before I could take the initiative, I would be attracted by them.
It can be seen that most people from the Chongwang Party and the Xiawang Party have a very good impression of themselves.
Just indirectly eliminating the King of Xian is enough to give them a better chance of gaining the merit of following the dragon, and then be grateful to Duning.
Moreover, wooing scholars like Du Ning is definitely a matter of great benefit and harmlessness.
"Brother Cao, you're welcome. If you have the chance, I'll definitely pay you a visit." Du Ning said with a smile.
"Haha... Mr. Du came from far away from Nanping Mansion. We can use the friendship of the landlords. Tonight, Luo, the leader of the team, will be the host. Please come to Mingyue Tower to pick up the dust for Mr. Du. What do you think?
Luo Wenxuan said with a smile.
"Okay! Since it is Brother Luo's warm invitation, we should actively participate."
"It is a happy event that Mr. Du can come to Suzhou Literary Academy to study, and should be celebrated."
"Then let's settle it."
The students quickly decided on this matter.
Du Ning politely declined, but Luo Wenxuan, Cao Qingyun and others refused and insisted on having a few drinks with Du Ning.
"Well, I feel unwell occasionally, so I won't go tonight."
Someone declined, with a look of displeasure on his face.
"I have an appointment tonight, and I will drink with you next time."
The other person is not willing to go either.
Du Ning glanced at them quietly and found that they all looked at him with disgust.
"Well, since you don't want to go, we won't force you." Luo Wenxuan said.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three bells rang, and everyone entered the school, one person per table.
Shortly after Du Ning took his seat, a man in his forties walked in.
This person, Yushan Lunjin, is a fifth-grade Confucian and Taoist scholar, who was also known as "Mr. Chen" by students before.
"Good morning, Mr. Chen."
All the students stood up and bowed.
"Good morning, classmates, please take a seat."
Mr. Chen returned the gift.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Chen glanced at Du Ning and said with a smile: "This young master must be Du Ning from Nanping Mansion, right? I have heard of your literary name a long time ago. You are also in our class if you come to study in our class.
If you become a great scholar in the future, I will be your teacher. If you become a great Confucian, then I will be your teacher. If you become a semi-sage, then I will be your teacher. Du Ning, I will be your teacher in the future.
Your literary reputation depends on your promotion of status in the literary world."
"Haha..."
Everyone burst into laughter. Mr. Chen's words were not really intended to take advantage of Du Ning, but he hoped that Du Ning could study hard so that when he becomes successful in the future, he will also benefit from his reputation.
"Students don't have such lofty ambitions. They just hope to study hard and work towards the Confucian and Taoist goals in their hearts. In the future, they will be satisfied if they can share the worries of the court and do something good for the people. If Mr. Chen is just daydreaming, maybe he can
Realize the great ideal of becoming a semi-saint master." Du Ning also said in a teasing tone.
"Haha..."
Everyone laughed again, it turned out that Du Ning could be so humorous.
The atmosphere in the classroom instantly became lively.
"Back to business, in today's class, I'm going to tell you about a policy essay written by our half-sage Mr. Fan Qianfeng of the Yun Kingdom during the imperial examination. Mr. Du, this is your text."
As Mr. Chen spoke, he sent the text to Du Ning.
This is a book called "Records of Strategies of All Saints", which records the famous policy articles written by saints from all over the world when they participated in the imperial examinations.
If you want to take the government examination, policy theory is also a required question.
The so-called policy essays are articles that provide advice to the court based on the topics and arguments of the imperial examination. The difficulty is more difficult than the classics.
Therefore, if you want to stand out in the government examination, you must work hard to study policy articles written by saints from various countries.