At this time, Assistant Professor Sun was in front of Li Xuezheng in Zhouxue.
Li Xuezheng read Zhang Yue's paper from beginning to end, and then picked up three historical policies and read them again.
Assistant Professor Sun asked: "Do you still have concerns about studying correctly?"
Li Xuezheng pointed to another bundle of papers and said: "You see, these are all counties. The Cheng Wen submitted by the state school, in terms of students, they are all talents from the same county."
“But if they are asked to take the Nine Classics and Eleven exams, I’m afraid it will be far worse.”
Assistant Professor Sun thought for a while and said, "It's hard to judge whether it's learning or correcting, but what I'm worried about is the three-character poem."
Li Xuezheng nodded and said: "The important thing is this. If he was a Jinshi major, everything would be easy, but he is a Jingshi major. No matter how good he is in the Jingyi test, he can't write such a poem."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "Only the first-class people are Jinshi, and the second-class people are Jingshi students. This chapter is probably because of the poor family, so I went to various subjects."
"Back then, Ouyang Gong was admitted to the imperial examination because his family was poor and he had no money to buy rhyme books. In the end, he wrote rhyme papers in the exam, but he repeatedly failed. Zhang Sanlang probably also had no money to buy rhyme books, so he had to study various subjects. I understand his character.
His character is definitely not that of someone who deceives the world and steals his reputation."
Li Xuezheng said: "I feel relieved because of your words. Also, when seeking talents for the country, there is no need to worry too much."
"Whether or not I have such concerns, just in terms of economics and students, Zhang Sanlang can be ranked first in the state in this public examination. I should recommend Zhang Sanlang to go to the Imperial College...but..."
“But why?” Assistant Professor Sun asked, “Does Xuezheng have other concerns?”
Assistant Professor Sun also knows that nowadays the trend of asking for appointments is prevalent, and talented people are not recommended.
After Fan Zhongyan presided over the Qingli New Deal, he appointed three reform generals, Hu Yuan, Shi Jie, and Sun Fu, to reform the academic style of the Imperial Academy and strictly assess the academic performance of the supervisory students.
Since then, re-examinations have been conducted for students recommended by military prefectures all over the world. If there are any students who are not worthy of their reputation, they will be sent back to their hometowns immediately and will not be allowed to study in Taixue.
Since then, the bad trend of requesting requests from local military states has been curbed.
But even so, requests for help cannot be completely eliminated. Every year, there are still many students who have real talents but come from poor backgrounds and are screened out.
“But Zhizhou, Tongpan has...” Assistant Professor Sun speculated that the only thing that could put Li Xuezheng in such a difficult situation was the pressure from the Zhizhou, Tongpan faction.
Unexpectedly, Li Xuezheng shook his head and said: "On the contrary, three people privately messaged me to write this chapter."
“Oh? Which three people?”
Li Xuezheng said: "You can only guess at most one of these three people, and you can't guess the other two."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "I guess there must be a letter from Zhang Boyi."
Li Xuezheng smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Boyi is one of the best Confucian scholars in the state. He has taught countless students. Many officials in the court have worshiped him. His student Zhang Ziping is the number one scholar in this department! How can I respect his face?"
Can you sell it?"
Assistant Professor Sun felt relieved when he heard this, but with Zhang Yue being recommended by such a person, why should he be worried?
However, Assistant Professor Sun was curious at the moment, who were the other two people who recommended Zhang Yue?
“Then who are the other two people?”
Li Xuezhengdao: "Wu Dalangjun, who is from the same hometown as Zhang San."
“That is the family of the current prime minister!” Assistant Professor Sun was surprised, “Zhang San is from the Zhang clan... I wonder, how can the Wu family like him?”
Li Xuezheng said: "Perhaps it is Wu Dalangjun's own intention. It is well known that although Wu Dalangjun is not good at studying, he has a wide circle of friends and has contacts with all the three religions and nine schools. He and Zhang San studied together in Pucheng County, so he can recommend him.
Within reason.”
“Wu Dalangjun can be justified, but what about the third person?” Assistant Professor Sun asked.
Li Xuezhengdao: "I never expected that this person is none other than Chen Xiang, who is now judging the affairs of the Shangshu Temple!"
Assistant Professor Sun was a little surprised and said: "Shu Gu served as the county magistrate of Pucheng, established county schools, and presided over local affairs. But Zhang Sanlang was still young at that time. How could Shu Gu know Zhang San?"
Li Xuezheng stroked his beard and said: "I don't know the reason for this, but I heard that Zhang Erlang, Zhang Zihou, who gave up the exam last year, is a master of the ancient times."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "That's true, but I heard in Pucheng that Zhang Zihou was not on good terms with his brothers. After Zhang Erlang passed the throne, he didn't even send letters to his family. How could he ask Shu Gu to recommend his younger brother to study at the Imperial College?"
Li Xuezheng said: "This is what I don't understand, but the words in the letter were very sincere and highly praised Sanlang's talent. He has a reputation for knowing people. If he knew nothing about Zhang San, how could he do it?"
Why is he so recommended to me? It was probably Erlang Zhang of the Zhang family who recommended him."
Assistant Professor Sun laughed and said: "No matter how you put it, it's hard for us to guess at the moment, but one thing is easy. Xuezheng doesn't have to worry about who to recommend."
Li Xuezheng said: "Recommending talents for the country, but out of public interest, I want to recommend Zhang Sanlang to enter the Imperial Academy because he is the best in the state in Confucian classics. If word spreads that he is admitted because of entrustment, it will be harmful to our reputation.
It’s also bad for his reputation.”
“So what does learning to be righteous mean?” Assistant Professor Sun was a little worried.
Li Xuezheng smiled slightly and said: "I should reply to the three people who knew that the recommendation came from my own initiative and was not subject to any request. I have failed them."
Assistant Professor Sun laughed loudly when he heard this, then cupped his hands and said: "Xue Zheng Zhizong!"
Li Xuezheng sighed: "But I have a hard time explaining Mr. Chen and Wang Jiefu."
Assistant Professor Sun smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Whether he is a talented person or not will be revealed sooner or later. How good is this person? Let Chen Gong and Wang Jiefu decide."
Li Xuezheng laughed and said: "That's exactly it."
That day, Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qi returned to Shushang Yu.
While speaking, He Qi saw Yu Yunruo walking in slowly with light steps.
He Qi coughed deliberately, and Zhang Yue saw Yu Yunruoshi, and saw that she was wearing a bright crimson dress today.
At that time, Zhang Yue and Bookseller Yu were talking in front of the counter. Seeing Yu Yunruo dressed up like this, the clerks in front of the counter and the guests who came to the bookshop all looked at him with their eyes wide open, looking as if they were distracted.
Yu Yunruo ignored the looks of others, but Zhang Yue and the others bowed and saluted, then took out a plate of shortbread and said, "This is cooked by my own hands. Please don't dislike it."
Zhang Yue nodded and took the cakes with the two of them. They were indeed soft and delicious, and they both praised them repeatedly.
Yu Yunruo smiled slightly after hearing this but said nothing.
The next day, Zhang Yue and the others went to the state to study.
When we arrived in front of the Master's Hall, the same group of people from yesterday were still chatting.
When Zhang Yue and the other two arrived, the group of people chatting suddenly stopped.
Zhang Yue felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but he saw that everyone was looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
“Junior brother, why do they all seem to be looking at you?”
Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."
“Let’s go take a look at the list.”
Zhang Yue and the others climbed up the stairs and climbed the mountain for a while until they arrived at the Master's Hall. At this moment, they saw several students washing the wall with water, and beside them was a student rolling up a list.
It has not been posted yet.
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qiyi stepped forward and said, "Please let us take a look first."
The scholar smiled and said, "The officials will wait a moment and look at the rankings."
He Qidao: "We are all anxious at this moment, how can we wait? Please be accommodating."
The scholar laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I don't know how many famous people there are?"
“Pucheng, why bother? Do you have my name?” He Qi couldn’t help but ask first.
The scholar smiled and said: "I was recommended to study in the state."
He Bixing's expression was a little distorted and he said: "How could this happen? How come there is no my name."
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin and the others looked at each other.
“Where are these two officials?”
“Senior brother, ask first!”
"Junior brother, you ask first, I'm a little scared!" Guo Lin smiled bitterly. He didn't sleep well last night. He got up early this morning and looked at the list anxiously, but as soon as he looked at the list, he didn't dare to look at it.
“Senior brother, ask first!”
Guo Lin nodded and said with some trepidation: "Pucheng, Guo Lin."
“So that this official can know that you have been recommended to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing.”
Guo Lin froze on the spot after hearing this.
"Nanjing Imperial College!" Zhang Yue couldn't help but read again with great joy, "But you read it right?"
“How could I be wrong? I filled in this list myself?”
Zhang Yue said: "The Imperial College in Nanjing is Yingtianfu Academy! That's where Fan Wenzhenggong studied and taught. Senior brother, you can go and study at Yingtianfu Academy."
Guo Lin wiped the tears from his eyes and said: "Yes, I dare not say that I am sure yet. I want to go back to Wuxi first and tell my parents about this."
“Where is this official?”
“I am Pucheng Zhangyue.”
The scholar was stunned when he heard this, and asked again: "Are you Uucheng Zhangyue?"
“Exactly.”
The school official said with admiration on his face: "So you are Zhang Sanlang. Everyone in our state school has heard of your reputation. This time you took nine and eleven public examinations, and it is recognized that you are the best among all the economics students in the state.
The three policy questions are also well written. What list are you looking for? They have already been recommended by Xuezheng."
“Where do you recommend?”
“Of course it’s Taixue! Your reputation has already spread.”
"Really?" Zhang Yue sighed, finally he could enter the capital.
At this moment, Meng heard He Bixing said: "Why are you talking nonsense? Why should I do it? Why am I not on the list? I want to see it on the list!"
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin looked at each other, relatively speechless.
The wind rustled in the woods, and Zhang Yue and Guo Lin strolled around the Zhouxue. After the original Zhouxue was burned, the Jianyangzhouxue was rebuilt from a temple.
With the singing of birds and the chirping of pines on the mountainside, there is a unique tranquility of temples and ancient temples.
Yesterday, they were busy answering Xuezheng's questions, and today they rushed to hear the news. Neither of them noticed the scenery of Zhouxue.
Just now, the scholar smiled at the two of them and said, "Before Xuezheng has time to greet you, why not take a stroll here? There is a fairy cave on the top of the mountain, which is also a famous place in Jianyang. You might as well go and see it."
The two of them walked and watched as they were told, but their moods were already different.
Zhang Yue recalled the scene when he and Guo Lin were on the mountain watching Xianxia Ridge.
Although there are no clouds and pine trees on the mountain at this moment, there is a fairy cave, which matches the scenery of that day and the mood of this moment.
Zhang Yue was thinking while climbing the mountain.
Looking at the strong pine trees in the vast dusk, the clouds are flying through the clouds calmly. A fairy cave is born, and the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak.
