Not long after Yin Ling's carriage left, the clean and tidy princes came out of the bathhouse one after another, freshly dressed. In order to wash their dust, Wang Xian specially booked the entire bathhouse, and also very considerately prepared each person's size according to their size.
The brand-new clothes, shoes and hats are all produced by Fu Ruixiang, the most famous store in Beijing. Putting them on will instantly make you look brand new.
The Tao and the Buddha rely on gold, and people rely on clothes. After taking a bath and dressing up, the people finally got rid of the bad luck when they were just released from prison, and regained some of their former free and easy life. However, they were grateful to Wang Xian.
Their love for him has not diminished but increased, and their respect for him has grown. This is not difficult to understand. It is not as good as adding icing on the cake to giving someone time when they need it. Now they are in trouble. Although others will not avoid them, they can undress me like Wang Xian.
, there are not many people who are willing to do it. What's more, with Wang Xian's current status, there is no need to please them. On the contrary, they who have failed in their work should try to please him.
The candidates and Wang Xian talked for a long time in front of the bathhouse. When Yu Qian, who entered last, also came out, Wang Xian smiled and said: "Get in the car and go back to the guild hall." The candidates boarded the carriage they came from, and Yu Qian got in front of the carriage.
He was still looking around, but Wang Xian teased him: "Stop looking, I've already gone back."
"Then I'll be relieved." Yu Qian then got into the carriage with a smile.
The Zhejiang Guild Hall is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River. It was originally a military camp in the Yuan Dynasty. It was abandoned after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It was bought by Zhejiang businessmen and rebuilt into the Zhejiang Guild Hall. It was used by businessmen who came to Beijing to do business and candidates who were rushing to take exams. There are especially many Zhejiang businessmen in Beijing.
, this guild hall is naturally large and decent. Businessmen from Zhejiang usually come to Beijing, or officials from Zhejiang are waiting for work in Beijing. They all live here and only need to pay a small amount of rent. However, every big competition
At that time, the businessmen and the like who lived in the guild hall voluntarily moved out to make room for those who came to Beijing to take the exam.
The carriage drove straight into the guild hall and stopped in the yard. When the curtains were opened, the governors found that the yard was full of people. They were all waiting there to greet them, except for Lin Rongxing, Li Yu and others who had just returned from Gongyuan.
In the same year, there were also members of the guild, businessmen from Zhejiang, and officials from Zhejiang... Although no one at the ministerial level came in person, the arrival of Wu Xuanshi Lang Zhongchai Che and others had already made up for these disappointing actions.
However, the disciples are also self-aware and know that they actually came because of Wang Xian's face.
As soon as the candidates got off the carriage, the crowd surrounded them, condolences to them with affectionate words, and surrounded them with kind gestures into the hall of the guild hall. Ten large Eight Immortals tables had been set up in the hall, and the tables were filled with fruits and vegetables.
Good wine and delicious food, but the hot dishes haven't been served yet.
Wang Xian and Chai Che invited all the people to sit down in the main hall. In front of the senior officials from the same town, the people were very humble. Naturally, they were very grateful. However, they could not resist the enthusiasm of Wang Xian and others. They said that they were the protagonists today and insisted on taking them.
They pressed down on the seats and asked people to sit down with some apprehension.
After everyone was seated, the fellow villagers sat down in order of priority. High-ranking officials such as Wang Xian and Chai Che naturally sat at the main table. Originally, Wang Xian, the fourth-grade governor of Beizhen Fusi, was the most respected person here, but he insisted on it.
Reluctant to override Chai Che, a senior who had been kind to him, he had to put Chai Che in the chief seat. Chai Che couldn't stand up to Wang Xian any more, so he had no choice but to sit on the chief seat, but he only raised his head.
Wine Glass said a few words of comfort and then gave up the right to speak to Wang Xian.
Wang Xian did not pick up the wine glass, but left the table and walked into the hall, bowing deeply to all the candidates. The candidates were so shocked that they stood up and turned sideways, not daring to accept his great gift.
We, the students, cannot bear the great gift from adults.,
"You can afford it." Wang Xian said with a guilty look on his face: "Because you suffered such an unreasonable disaster and even missed the entrance examination, it is actually because of me." After saying that, he bowed deeply and said: "I can't apologize no matter how much I do.
I’m trying to make it up to you, but I still want to sincerely apologize to you, I’m really sorry for you.”
"..." The hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone was not blind or deaf. Wang Xian and Ji Gang had a tit-for-tat confrontation before. Although the conflict was not made public, everyone still heard about it. Naturally, it is not difficult to think that this time Zhejiang was punished.
, it was Wang Xian who brought disaster to Chi Yu. However, if Wang Xian did not mention this, no one would say it in front of him. After all, no one wanted to offend this noble fellow countryman.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing will not be mentioned again. After all, people love face. The bigger the official, the more face-saving. At most, the big man will remember this favor in his heart and try to make up for it in the future. Before, Wang
Xian worked actively for them, picked them up from prison in front of the criminal department, and thoughtfully arranged for them to take a bath, and even held such a grand banquet in the guild hall to welcome them. In the eyes of everyone, he was already very humane. Even though everyone
There is still some resentment in my heart, but my liking for him has greatly increased.
But Wang Xian was different from others. Not only did he take the initiative to mention it, but he also apologized to them in public in front of all his fellow villagers. This made everyone's remaining resentment disappear and their moods became agitated.
, hurriedly helped Wang Xian up with all their hands and feet, and said with tears: "Sir, why are you doing this? Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. We hate Ji Gang, and we also hate Ji Gang. Why can't we blame you?"
"Don't comfort me." Wang Xian also said with tears in his eyes: "If it weren't for the fact that I come from the same hometown, how could you be remembered by Ji Gang? Regardless of whether you blame me or not, I owe you this time."
"Okay, okay, today is a happy day, so don't act like a child." At this time, the role of Chai Chai came into play. He pulled up Wang Xian and asked everyone to sit down and said, "Zhong De
They take responsibility and are unwilling to shirk responsibility like some people do. Xiaoqian and others value friendship and do not want to burden Zhongde psychologically. This kind of friendship is really a blessing for our fellow Zhejiang people."
Everyone also echoed: "Yes, yes, this is the original intention of our seniors in establishing this guild hall, which is to allow our fellow villagers to love each other and work together in this capital." The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a lot more lively, and all the fellow villagers
The relationship between them seems to have heated up a lot because of this.
After a while of pushing cups and changing cups, Wang Xiancai spoke again: "Don't care about me, everyone. It's because of your great numbers. But if I don't try my best to compensate you, I will really not be a son of a man." He waved his hand to let everyone know.
Juzi listened to what he had to say first. The hall suddenly became quiet, and only Wang Xian could be heard saying loudly:
"In any case, if you delay this subject, you will have to wait for another three years. If you are interested in staying in the capital to study, I can find a way for you to study in the Imperial College, and regularly invite famous teachers for you and hold literary conferences to improve your
knowledge"
As soon as these words came out, all the scholars immediately exclaimed. Even though they were originally frogs in the well, after this trip to the capital, they all knew that the cultural center of the Ming Dynasty was in Jinling. Those scribes and scribes gathered in the capital, and various literary
There are endless poetry clubs. Only by staying in this circle can you always understand the latest policies and policies of the imperial court and the latest ideological trends and styles of scholars. For those scholars who previously had no ears to hear anything outside the window and only read the books of sages.
, is the best place to broaden your horizons and follow the trend.
If they can study in the capital for two years, they will definitely bring about a qualitative improvement, which cannot be achieved by working behind closed doors in a local area. However, rice is expensive in Kyoto, and it is not easy to live in it for a long time. Even if they are now a senior official, if they stay there for several years
, it will also be very strenuous... But if they can study in the Imperial College, even if they are Zengguang students, they will not get rice, at least they will not have to spend money on food and accommodation, which can greatly save their expenses. This is not the most important thing, the most important thing
Yes, when you study in prison, you can always get advice from famous teachers, and you have the opportunity to make friends with the children of high-ranking officials... As long as the nobles and high-ranking officials in the court want to study, they can be sent to prison, for example, that Hu Zong will be the prison student. If you can
Taking the opportunity to make friends with several children of high-ranking officials will naturally be of great benefit to their future careers.
However, the Imperial College only opened the door to the children of noble and high-ranking officials. At this time, the integrity of the Ming Dynasty had not been lost, and there was no opportunity to donate money to the prison. For guys like them who were born in the common people, it was not easy to enter the prison.
It's an easy thing to do. You have to be recommended by academic administrators in your respective provinces to qualify. However, academic administrators cannot randomly recommend so many people to prison. How many old-fashioned guys are there in those prefectures and counties waiting in line to be imprisoned?
Can we get so many of them to plug in?
Therefore, Wang Xian's proposal was so tempting that most people were tempted as soon as he proposed it. But the problem came again. Mr. Wang may have only intended to arrange for a few people to be imprisoned. They were dozens of people.
If people swarmed him, wouldn't it make Mr. Wang's life difficult?
So everyone looked at each other and wanted to say yes, but they were afraid of being too selfish, so no one said anything for a while.
"Why, you are not interested in going to prison to study?" Chai Che said with a smile: "You should know how beneficial it is to go to prison to study, right? For those who have failed in the examination, that is the best place to go."
Everyone laughed, but there was one person who was outspoken and expressed their concerns: "Everyone wants to go, so they are too embarrassed to speak."
"Hahaha, that's the reason." Chai Che laughed loudly and said, "I still keep my heart in my stomach. Since Zhongde dares to say such things, he is sure to get you all in."
"Really?" All the people were overjoyed. Although they all knew that as Mr. Chai, he would definitely not lie to them. But they still had to hear Wang Xian's personal confirmation before they could feel completely reassured.
"Of course I want to go together." Wang Xian finally smiled and said: "If you want to go, just tell me later, and then just go to jail and leave the rest to me."
Wang Xian's words were simple, but everyone knew that in order to achieve this, he didn't know how much he had to pay and how much favor he owed? And he didn't need to do this in the first place...
"Thank you, sir." Everyone stood up and saluted. Although some people still wanted to go back to Hangzhou, it did not prevent them from expressing their gratitude to Wang Xian.