There was a child prodigy who was enlightened at the age of five, born as a child at the age of nine, a scholar at the age of ten, passed the imperial examination at the age of nineteen, ranked second and second in the imperial examination at the age of twenty-five, and was selected as a scholar by the palace.
He could have passed the examination earlier, but when he was fifteen years old, his father died suddenly. He received the news during the provincial examination, and despite everyone's persuasion, he resolutely returned home and stayed filial piety for his father for three years.
After leaving the academy, he was assigned to be an editor and editor at the Hanlin Academy. Seeing that his future was bright, his mother unfortunately died of illness, so he immediately returned to his hometown and observed mourning for another three years.
So far it has been wasted.
His name is Yan Song, a filial son and a traitorous minister!
A few months ago, Yan Song's filial piety period expired, and he was asked by the Yuanzhou prefect to compile the official records. Not long after compilation, the prefect resigned and Yan Song lost his job.
Yan Song thought to himself, I am the editor of the Hanlin Academy. Since the court has forgotten me, I should go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report it.
So, after many years, Yan Song came to Beijing again.
Yan Song's family was poor, so it was good if he could scrape up enough travel expenses. Naturally, he couldn't afford to live in a high-end restaurant. He spent a night in a hotel outside the city. Yan Song got up early the next day, bought a steamed bun and went straight to the household department.
Fortunately, he still has the certificate from the Hanlin Academy, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to enter Chang'an Gate, let alone go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report.
The officials received Yan Song according to the rules, but that was all. They made a record of the expiration of Ding You's term and asked Yan Song to go back and wait for arrangements.
Yan Song wanted to visit his master again, but when he inquired at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he found that his master Zhang Yuanzhen had died of illness a long time ago.
Yang Tinghe, the deputy chief examiner that year, did quite well, but after Yan Song handed over the famous assassination, he couldn't even enter the Yang family's gate.
Yan Song turned to inquire about the whereabouts of his room master. Unfortunately, his room master was an official in another place.
what to do?
You don’t have much to worry about!
Since he is an editor of the Hanlin Academy, he can definitely be reinstated. But there is no one in the court, and he doesn't know when he will be overturned. If he stays in the capital and waits, he will probably starve to death before he can be reinstated.
"Wang Erlang, the number one scholar, is personally appointed as the president, second in the ranking, and the most beautiful article is published!"
"The Longevity Festival is approaching, and your Majesty has given you one hundred and twenty-seven adopted sons, all of whom will be named Zhu!"
"Yesterday in the Cuju League, the Yongan team battled the Zhangjia team. You can find out who won by buying the newspaper!"
"..."
A child ran towards Yan Song, shouting something he couldn't understand.
Yan Song waved and asked, "What are you selling?"
The child raised the newspaper in his hand: "Journal of Physics, sir, would you like to buy a copy?"
"How much?" Yan Song asked.
The child said: "It's not expensive, only three cents per serving."
Three cents is 0.3 silver coins. Depending on the quality of the copper coins, it ranges from tens to hundreds of coins. Yan Song could still afford this small amount.
Spreading out the newspaper, Yan Song frowned at the printing quality. He thought of the inferior engravings he bought when he was a poor boy.
On the masthead are the four characters "Acta Physica Sinica", written by Emperor Zhu Houzhao himself.
There is a year, month and day stamped on the newspaper, which was freshly released yesterday, and there are also words such as "First issue of Acta Physica Sinica" and so on.
Below the masthead is Zhu Xi's famous saying: "There is no limit to the extremes of physics, and there is no end to what I know in my heart."
"What a loud tone!" Yan Song couldn't help but sneer.
The first article is a message for the founding of the journal, written by Wang Yuan himself, explaining his purpose of running the newspaper, the pursuit of the school of physics, etc.
The first two news sections are similar to those of the imperial newspaper, and Yan Song can take the opportunity to understand the current situation.
This is followed by Yang Shen's sanqu, Yu Ben's prose, and poems by Chang Lun, Jin Lei, Xi Tong and others. After that is a serial called "A Chinese Ghost Story", with the author column as: The King of Black Mountain orally, Guangming Jushi
Catalog.
Yan Song actually read it with relish, saying that in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a scholar named Ning Caichen who failed in many exams. His parents were forced to death by powerful men, so he had no choice but to seek refuge with his prospective father-in-law, who was destined to be his father-in-law. The opening chapter showed a picture of troubled times.
In the picture scroll, the officials of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty were corrupt, wealthy merchants and evil gentry were in the fish and meat village, thieves and bandits were rampant, and Ning Caichen was surrounded by dangers along the way.
After finally arriving at the prospective father-in-law's house, he was given dozens of copper coins and kicked out of the house.
The flow of breaking off an engagement will never go out of style!
At least it was very immersive for Yan Song. Seeing this, he was already not angry for Ning Caichen. He only hoped that the protagonist's fortune would turn out to be able to hit his father-in-law in the face.
Unfortunately, no more.
The serialization ended abruptly when Ning Caichen was ejected from the house. He also said, "If you want to know what happened next time, please listen to the breakdown next time."
"It's really exciting." Yan Song was quite depressed.
Looking at the back, there are several humorous stories that can barely make people laugh out loud.
Yan Song couldn't understand the rest of the content, such as improved Thai and Western numbers and conventional physics experiments. It was just basic physics, written in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Yan Song could tell at a glance that chopsticks use the principle of leverage, and the windlass pulls water from wells.
It is also the principle of leverage with the back-and-forth gun.
At noon, Yan Song came to a small restaurant to eat noodles.
There were three scholars sitting next to them, also eating there. Judging from their clothes, they were not from rich families, but looked a bit like scholars from the suburbs of Beijing who came from ordinary families.
"Wang Erlang did a good job with this journal, but the physics at the end is too redundant."
"The Sanqu compiled by Yang Shen is absolutely wonderful, and his talent is astonishing!"
"My favorite is "A Chinese Ghost Story". Pity Ning Caichen, a scholar whose family was in decline. His parents were killed by powerful men. After going through many hardships, he finally defected to his father-in-law. The father-in-law was so shameless that he kicked his son-in-law out!"
"Not only that, but he also gave Ning Caichen dozens of coins, and it was the lowest quality iron money. How could we, the scholars, accept such food?"
"But Ning Caichen did not throw it away directly. Instead, he gave the money to a lame beggar on the roadside. From this we can see that Ning Caichen is not pedantic and has a kind heart. He can be called a gentleman. He is indeed a member of our generation."
"Tell me, why is this called "A Chinese Ghost Story"? Is it a ghost story?"
"Haha, it may be the story of a beautiful female ghost. Ning Caichen must have met a beautiful female ghost, learned a superb magic spell, and helped the strong and the weak in the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty."
"No, I think Ning Caichen was helped by a female ghost. He was the top scholar in high school and returned home in fine clothes. His father-in-law was so ashamed that he dared not see anyone."
"What's the use of being the number one scholar in the Yuan Dynasty? He might as well practice magic."
"..."
These scholars actually started arguing on the spot, which made Yan Song laugh secretly.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Yan Song went over and handed over his hands and said, "Friends, you are polite. I, Yan Song, am named Weizhong."
The scholars stood up and saluted one after another, and after exchanging names, someone asked: "In what year did your friend Yan enter the school?"
Yan Song did not answer this question, but said: "Jinshi in the 18th year of Hongzhi."
Those scholars were immediately in awe: "It turns out that the senior has an official status, disrespect, disrespect!"
Yan Song smiled and said: "No need to be formal, I don't have any official position at this time. I was just awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy, and I have returned to my hometown Dingyou ever since."
God damn Hanlin Academy editor and editor, those scholars were dumbfounded when they heard this!
Even if he is admitted as a scholar, he may not be able to become an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Yan Song's background is too great.
Yan Song asked: "When I first returned to the capital, I heard many people mentioning Wang Erlang, but last year's top pick Wang Ruoxu?"
"I am Academician Wang," said the scholars. "I am a scholar of both civil and military skills and widely loved by the people. I am a student in Liangxiang County and was recommended by my mentor to study in Shuntian Prefecture. If it were not for Academician Wang to take the lead, I would defeat the weak with the help of others."
, I am afraid that my hometown county will be captured by bandits. Scholar Wang is a blessing to the people of my good hometown for their survival!"
"That's it." Yan Song nodded.
Another scholar said: "Not only in Liangxiang County, but also in the entire capital, who doesn't know Wang Erlang? Even the local scoundrels respect Wang Erlang very much."
Yan Song returned to his hometown and Ding You had been studying hard behind closed doors. He really didn't know what was going on outside. He asked: "Wang Zhuangyuan participated in the imperial examination last year, why was he awarded the bachelor's degree this year?"
The scholars laughed loudly: "With the merits of Bachelor Wang, if the Hanlin Academy had not been promoted too quickly, he would have already served as a minister."
"Your Majesty has great trust in Academician Wang. The house of the eunuch Liu Jin was given to Academician Wang." Another scholar said.
Officials in the Ministry of Personnel would not talk nonsense, and Yan Song could learn more about the situation in the capital through these scholars.
It turns out that the emperor's most favored general is Jiang Bin, and his most favored civil servant is Wang Yuan.
Since you can't see the majestic Yang Tinghe, why not visit Wang Erlang?
But Yan Song couldn't help but feel ashamed. After all, Wang Yuan was awarded the Jinshi title two years later than him, so he felt embarrassed to flatter him with all his face.
In his youth, Yan Song was passionate, upright, and thin-skinned. He was not the unscrupulous traitor he was in his later years.
Yan Song lay in the hotel, tossing and turning all night, always feeling that it was quite shameful to be attached to the "junior".
After wandering around for several days, he almost didn't have enough money to travel home. Yan Song finally went to the royal residence in the west of the city. He still didn't want to curry favor with anyone, and made up his mind to have a friendship with Wang Yuan, be polite and polite, neither humble nor overbearing. If they can reach an agreement, he would talk to Wang Yuan
If we can't reach an agreement as friends, we should immediately go back to our hometown to study.