As Shenshi approached, Zhang Yue put on a new suit of clothes and socks and headed to Zhou Jin Hall. Along the way, he felt a little longing, a little excited, and a little worried.
Arriving in front of Zhoujin Hall, Zhang Yue did not go in first.
The rules of Nanfeng Academy are such that professors start teaching at chen o'clock and continue reading until noon.
After noon, when they heard the bell ringing from Nanfeng Temple next door, the students dispersed to have lunch.
After lunch, according to the saying among scholar-bureaucrats that sitting for long periods of time damages the energy and blood, the students would go for a walk, throw pots and shoot arrows, and few would return to class to continue studying.
The professor will also go to his room to take a nap. After all, he is old and lacks energy. Taking a siesta is only for young scholars. After Shenshi, the professor will go to the Zhoujin Hall. At this time, he will answer questions for the students. Many scholars come here because of his reputation.
, traveled across mountains and ridges to visit and ask for advice.
Zhang Yue is also qualified to visit and ask for advice, not to teach formally.
Zhang Yue stood by the Zhoujin Hall and waited, but he saw ethnic studies students arriving in twos and threes and watched them pass by.
At this time, Zhang Heng, several clan disciples and a scholar in white came and were chatting and laughing.
Zhang Heng and the scholar in white walked side by side, and the rest of the people stood side by side like followers.
Seeing this, Zhang Yue first stepped aside to the side of the road.
Zhang Heng didn't see Zhang Yue at first, but when he got closer and saw him, he thought for a while and said nothing.
After a group of people passed by, Zhang Heng stopped and turned around and said to Zhang Yue: "What are you doing outside? Come in!"
This person actually took the initiative to invite him in.
Zhang Yue didn't know which part Zhang Heng sang.
Zhang Heng then said: "We have distinguished guests today, so you must not be rude. Remember this."
Zhang Yue said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I know it, but I don't dare to bother the chief of the restaurant to remind him."
Zhang Heng turned around and left with a snort.
Zhang Yue waited for a while before taking off his shoes in front of the steps. Shoes were neatly placed on the ground in front of the steps, most of which were clogs.
This scene reminded Zhang Yue of seeing the messy arrangement of shoes at the door of the computer room when he was studying.
"As expected of a descendant of the noble clan." Zhang Yue couldn't help but secretly praise him.
Zhang Yue placed his shoes at the furthest place, then stepped over the steps and walked into the hall.
When entering the Zhoujin Hall, Zhang Yue stood at the end. But he saw the professor, Zhang Heng and the scholar in white standing in front of the lecture.
But Zhang Heng said to the professor: "Sir, this is Jinke Xie Yuanlang!"
The scholar in white sang loudly: "Lin Xi, who studied in Fuqing, met Mr. Boyi."
The professor smiled and offered help: "How dare you act like Mr. Xie Yuangong?"
Lin Xidao: "I have admired Mr. Boyi's name for a long time. Today I rely on Ziping's recommendation and come here to ask for advice."
At this point, the disciples were already in an uproar.
Zhang Yue heard two disciples whispering to each other and discussing.
"Unexpectedly, it was Jin Ke who gave birth to his head."
"I wonder who has better literary talent, him or Ziping?"
"Ziping is ranked third in the examination, but he is the first in the examination. Outsiders often say that the examination in the state is not as good as that in the state examination, so he takes the first place in the examination in the state. But in my opinion, the examination in the state is more difficult than in the examination
, Ziping may not be inferior to Lin Xi."
"I also think this person is not as popular as Ziping."
"How did we meet?"
"Look at Xie Yuanlang's arrogant attitude when he entered the door just now, but Ziping is dignified and easy-going."
"Yes, Ziping won the first place in the imperial examination before, but I never heard him mention it. Later, we learned about it from Brother Jianfu."
“In terms of talent, learning, and erudition today, no one is better than Ziping.”
In the Song Dynasty, there were prefecture-level military examinations, and most of the state-level examinations referred to this. For example, in Fujian and Zhejiang, these southeast prefecture-level military examinations were for one hundred people. Generally, two to three thousand students from poor families took the exam, and two were chosen.
Thirty people were like this.
The imperial examination and other examinations are also classified as interpretation examinations. It is the children of officials and aristocratic families like Zhang Heng who participate in the examinations.
During the reign of Renzong Jingyou, the ratio of candidates for the imperial examination was three out of ten.
Starting from the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination was said to be conducted on a merit-based basis. In fact, the purpose was to break the monopoly of the officialdom by the aristocrats and regain the power to employ people.
But even so, the officials selected by the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were still mostly members of the noble family, and these people were still not very obedient.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty imperial examination began to consciously select scholars from poor families.
Because in the Song Dynasty, the only relatively fair examinations were the Rites Examination and the Palace Examination, but there was no way to solve the local examinations.
Therefore, the purpose of the Imperial Court's establishment of the imperial examination was to arrange the children of high-ranking officials and dignitaries here. This method was used to prevent these people from passing the examination through fraud and bribery, and squeezing out the room for advancement of the poorer scholars.
However, such a serious imbalance in the proportion made the officials and ministers very dissatisfied. After Song Qi and other ministers in the court worked hard, the proportion of admissions to the imperial examination finally dropped.
The quota is determined to be 15 out of 100 people.
Having said that, which one is more difficult, the imperial examination or the state military examination?
Scholars have been arguing about this.
Those who passed the Kao examination were indeed outstanding. In the Rites examination, their performance was not inferior to, or even better than, that of the poor students who passed the state military examination. However, in the Kao examination... there were also a large number of people who were very weak.
That's why I passed the exam after I knew the joints at a glance.
It is said that a rat's excrement ruins a pot of porridge, because these people with common joints have made the exam, which had a bad reputation, even worse. Therefore, those who passed the exam will avoid talking about their success at most.
If you talk too much, people will think you are really smart, so you can't wait to show off. Therefore, truly talented scholars should go to the Ministry of Etiquette to take the exam to see their real results.
Through the discussion between these two people, Zhang Yue understood that Zhang Heng was the latter.
Listen to these two people chatting with each other.
Zhang Yue probably had an impression of Zhang Heng. In the past, Zhang Yue read those third-rate novels, and the authors didn't know how to transition the plot. Therefore, every time the protagonist went to a place, he would arrange for a few passers-by to talk and introduce the background. Unexpectedly, this would also happen in reality.
, it is true that art comes from life.
"Shangzaburo."
Zhang Yue heard someone calling him, but when he turned around to look, it was Xue Lu Zhang Cai.
"Sit next to my desk." Zhang Cai pointed to Zhang Yue with a smile.
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he saw Zhang Cai's sitting posture and asked, "You need to sit upright."
"Of course."
Zhang Cai brought a brocade mattress, and Zhang Yue followed Zhang Xian's example and knelt down on the brocade mattress.
"I heard that you had another conflict with Zhai Chang yesterday?" Zhang Cai asked.
Looking at Zhang Heng in the hall, Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Cai smiled and said: "Don't blame Ziping. Ziping is the person I admire the most and he is also the one who works hardest."
"He would light a lamp and read at night every night, unless he read until the third watch, so that the top of his mosquito net was darkened by candles. Although he read until the third watch every night, Ziping still got up early to study before the fifth watch."
"Zi Ping was always good at studying poetry, Fu, Confucian classics and books. Ordinary people would be complacent and unwilling to work hard at this point. But he never held himself back and studied diligently every day."
When Zhang Yue heard this, he felt that this was similar to what Guo Lin said about himself.
Zhang Cai continued: "This county is a major county in tribute, and talented people can be called crucian carp across the river, let alone all the way. Ziping ranked first in the canal examination, not only because of his talent, but also for more than ten years of hard study."
Zhang Yue thought of Zhang Heng's previous loss to his brother and was resentful about it: "The chief seems to be someone who refuses to admit defeat."
Zhang Cai said with a smile: "Zi Ping seems to be calm and relaxed on the outside, but deep down he is very energetic. In addition to his homework, he is not inferior to others, and he is also the best in throwing pots and archery. He is the best in our generation. This side is good.
He handles all matters in the hall for the chief of the fast. Before going to Luli Cao for the examination, his husband asked him a few months ago if he would quit his post as chief of the fast and concentrate on preparing for the exam, but Ziping refused.
But he studied hard day and night, and finally ranked first in the examination and third in the interpretation test. Only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things. Even if Ziping's talents were placed in our clan, it would take only fifty years. We all admire him.
Yes, you will know after you have been with him for a long time."
"But over the years, only your brother has been able to match him. Having said that, your scholarly diligence should not be inferior to Ziping's."
Hearing what Zhang Cai said, Zhang Yue tried hard to recall Zhang Xu's deeds for a long time, and then said: "It seems not as good as the chief."
"oh?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's not that I'm trying to put money on my family's face. Since I can remember, although my brother has also been studying, he has never worked so hard. It seems that someone once asked my brother, and he said that my research and articles are all done with ease!"
Zhang Cai was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "In this case, Ziping seems to be worse."
"However, I took a look at the results of the Provincial Examination, and it's really puzzling that your brother is not among them."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that Zhao Yasi was looking for his second brother in the sky and on the earth. I am afraid that the second brother would be arrested as soon as he showed up in the examination room.
Zhang Yue thought about it again, so his second brother was really among the best, but as far as he knew in his previous life, no one in the Song Dynasty had the same name as his second brother. Could it be that he escaped from marriage and disappeared from the public? Or maybe now
The second brother was actually killed by Zhao Yasi, but Zhao Yasi deliberately didn't say it and instead took the opportunity to exploit his own family...
Zhang Yueshi didn't dare to think any further.
That's right, if you get a Jinshi, you can leave a mark in the history books. If you don't get a Jinshi, no matter how talented you are, you will be buried in the end.
Zhang Cai turned around and said: "A few days ago, when the minister took your family certificate from me, I knew that he was suspicious of your identity. But you don't have to think too much. By letting you sit in, you are accepted by the teacher. For thousands of years,
This view of family status cannot be resolved in a moment. It is enough for them to give you a place here. A man should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortal achievements. A mere momentary honor or disgrace is nothing.
Peace."
Zhang Yue said: "I can't thank you enough for Xuelu's advice."
Xuelu smiled bitterly and said: "Perhaps we share the same destiny. I was also born as a commoner, but my luck is better than yours. I am not the most knowledgeable, so I have to practice doing these things at the same time, so as to gain the appreciation of the clan.
"
"For example, Ziping has no regard for me or wants to be friends with me. He only makes friends with people like Lin Xi. In the school, most people know my brother who is my direct descendant. The less respect they have for me is all because of my brother's face."
superior."
This heart-to-heart talk quickly narrowed the distance between the two. People like Zhang Heng and his second brother were in the minority after all, and most people just looked up to them like he and Xuelu did.
At most, when they become prosperous in the future, they can boast that I was a classmate with them.
