In the evening, Wang Yuan declined numerous banquets and stayed in the courtyard to eat.
The same goes for Jin Lei and Tian Qiu. They were busy for a long time in the morning, and in the afternoon they communicated with the scholars who came to visit them. They were already so bored that they had no time to go to a banquet with others.
When the landlord learned that they would not go out at night, he immediately asked the cook to prepare a sumptuous dinner and invited all the students from Guizhou who were taking the exam with Wang Yuan.
Yue Zhen, Luo Jiang, and Zhang Yun are sitting next to each other. They are all the merit students on the deputy list this time. Especially Yue Zhen, who is number one on the deputy list in Guizhou. If anyone on the main list is found to have cheated or committed a crime and will be deprived of his merit,
He can immediately lift people up and lift them up!
Before the Zhengtong Dynasty, Fu Bang Gongsheng, also known as Fu Bang Juren, could go to the capital to take the joint examination, but could not take the palace examination. Those who passed the Fu Bang Jinshi examination could also become officials.
Historically, due to the increasing number of candidates, the Jiajing Emperor later made reforms. The deputy list Gongsheng students could no longer participate in the joint examination. They could choose to go to the Imperial College to study, or they could wait for the assignment of junior ministers, and have the qualification to directly apply for the next provincial examination (Part 1)
The information in one chapter is incorrect and has been corrected).
In other words, the deputy list Gongsheng students of the Zhengde Dynasty can still go to Beijing to take the exam next year, but they will not have the opportunity to meet the emperor, and no matter how good they are in the exam, they will not be as good as the third list Jinshi.
"I plan to go to the Imperial College to study." Zhang Yun said.
Yue Zhen asked: "Will you take part in the examination next year?"
Once a deputy-listed Gongsheng takes the examination, he will have no chance of becoming a serious candidate or a serious Jinshi in his life. No matter how good he is in the examination, he can only be a junior official, which is basically a county magistrate, chief bookkeeper, classics historian, or edict. What can he do in this life?
The magistrate's ancestral tombs are smoking.
"Of course I'm going to take the exam." Zhang Yun had already resigned himself to his fate. His family had no money for him to mess around, and he would be satisfied if he could become a county historian.
Zhang Yun must seize this opportunity. After all, it is not easy to pass the examination for the deputy list of Gongsheng students, which is directly proportional to the number of candidates. Guizhou only has four deputy list of Gongsheng students this year. Next time he takes the provincial examination, he may not even be able to enter the deputy list.
Yue Zhen asked Luo Jiang again: "Where is Brother Kong Yin?"
Luo Jiang said with a smile: "I will go to the Imperial College to study and take the exam again in three years. If I still fail, I will continue to take the exam!"
Historically, Luo Jiang made great progress in his studies three years later and passed the examination as a supervisor. The following year, he became a high school scholar and ranked 30th in the country.
"Like Brother Kong Yin, I also went to the Imperial College to study." Yue Zhen said with a smile.
Both Yue Zhen and Luo Jiang did not believe in evil, so they struggled to take the provincial examination. Anyway, their families were rich. Even if they took the exam for ten or twenty years, they still had to be admitted as a serious Jinshi. The starting point of their official career was equivalent to Zhang Yun's struggle.
end.
After three rounds of drinking, the landlord asked his servant to bring the Four Treasures of the Study, and said respectfully: "You sirs are able to live in a humble house. I am really lucky for the rest of my life. Please spare no effort in writing treasures to encourage future scholars."
Jin Lei was in a good mood today, and he didn't refuse. He wrote a poem as soon as he picked up his pen. Moreover, it was in cursive script, and his pen was as fast as a dragon or a snake. Wang Yuan couldn't compare to this kind of writing.
"I can't compose poetry," Wang Yuan said.
The homeowner bowed and apologized: "Wang Xianggong is joking. Guizhou scholars have already spread the news that Wang Xianggong is a prodigy in Guizhou. Just today, "Bamboo and Stone", "On Poetry" and "Linjiang Immortal" have been spread throughout Kunming City."
Wang Yuan explained: "I made an agreement with my mentor. Poetry is a minor path and I will never touch it again in the future."
"I see," the landlord thought he was trying to evade, so he could only say, "Then please write a few sentences, Mr. Wang."
"Then I will write a few sentences." Wang Yuan smiled and picked up the pen.
When Wang Yuan finished writing the words, the landlord couldn't laugh or cry. His surname was Liu, and what Wang Yuan wrote was: "The Liu family's food is very delicious. You can give it a try."
Jin Lei glanced at it and couldn't help laughing.
Firstly, the content written by Wang Yuan is irrelevant, and secondly, Wang Yuan's calligraphy also makes Jin Lei despise - Wang Yuan has only practiced European regular script, Zhao style running script and Taige style. European style is used to lay the foundation. The Zhao Ti exam is a draft, while the Tai Ge exam is of course a formal answer sheet.
Wang Yuan had practiced the Taige style in a good way, but it was not suitable for keeping calligraphy treasures. This time he used Zhao Mengfu's running script for writing. I can only say that it is not ugly.
The landlord was very good at being a good person, and he even went to beg for calligraphy treasures from those poor scholars one by one.
Even Li Ying wrote: "What Wang Erlang said is absolutely true. Liu's food is indeed delicious."
The landlord could no longer complain: I don’t own a restaurant!
The calligraphy treasure could not be left in vain, and the landlord also sent a refinishing fee, which was all sealed money.
When Wang Yuan returned to his room and opened it, he found that there were as many as ten taels. This meant that he could earn a few taels back by living here for free for a month, but the writing fees for other scholars would definitely be less.
The homeowner does not suffer a loss either. The calligraphy treasures left by the interpreters can be resold at a profit. Of course, Jinke Jieyuan is time-sensitive, and the sooner it is sold, the more expensive it will be. By next year, no one will buy it, unless Wang Yuan became a Jinshi in high school again.
This landlord is going to be in business for a long time, so he will probably frame the calligraphy treasures.
Jin Lei returned to his guest room drunkenly and said to the book boy: "Go and find out what poems Wang Yuan, who is known as a child prodigy, wrote in Guizhou."
The book boy immediately picked up a pen and paper and ran to Zou's wooden house to inquire.
As for why I approached Zou Mu, it was because Zou Juren was the best at talking and had no airs when communicating with anyone.
After a while, Jin Lei looked at the three poems, savored them carefully for a long time, and sighed: "You are really a child prodigy, I am ashamed of myself." "Bamboo and Stone" shows his character, "On Poetry" is heroic, and "Linjiang Immortal" is even more extraordinary. Lost in Song Dynasty poetry. This poem "Linjiang Immortal" is so wonderfully written. If someone didn't know about it, they would think it was written by a famous Confucian scholar. How could he do it at such a young age?"
"Dong dong dong!"
The book boy suddenly stood outside the door and reported: "Sir, the master is here!"
Jin Lei immediately put down the poem and went out to greet him: "Father, why are you here in Kunming?"
His father's name was Jin Wanchuan. He was a scholar. After failing several provincial examinations, he went back to take care of the family business. According to the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty, this guy was a middle-aged handsome man, with a smooth and smooth beard.
Jin Wanchuan's face was full of smiles: "If you ask me not to follow you, I won't bother you. I'm counting the days and it's time to release the results, so I came to take a look."
In fact, Jin Wanchuan arrived half a month ago. He was afraid of disturbing his son's preparation for the exam, so he had been staying at his home (Kunming branch) and only came to celebrate with his son now.
Jin Lei smiled and said: "I have lived up to my father's high expectations. I was lucky enough to win the title of Jieyuan."
"My son is a thousand-mile horse of the Jin family, and it is expected that he will pass the exam." Jin Wanchuan smiled from ear to ear.
The father and son immediately celebrated.
Jin Wanchuan suddenly said: "I have inquired with my father. Yunnan Yayuan Zhang Zhongkui is only eighteen years old and has not yet been engaged. After the Luming Banquet, you will accompany my father to visit him and see what kind of character this Zhongkui is."
Jin Lei asked: "Father, do you want your second sister to marry Zhang Zhongkui?"
Jin Wanchuan said with a smile: "It's not just me, many people want to recruit him as their son-in-law. It's the same with you. This time, the door of the Jin family will be trampled by marriage proposals for high school members!"
Jin Lei suddenly said: "If my father chooses a son-in-law for his second sister, he might as well choose Jinke Guizhou Jieyuan."
Jin Wanchuan said with disdain: "Guizhou has not produced a Jinshi for more than ten years. So what if it is Jieyuan? Can he still pass the Jinshi exam? The Jin family in Dali has a great business and a wealth of gold and silver. What they lack is an official. Recruiting a Guizhou Jiejie
If Yuan is the son-in-law, he will only be a civil servant for the rest of his life, what benefits can he bring to the Jin family?"
Jin Lei felt that his father was vulgar. How could a scholar's affairs be measured by money and interests?
But he is his father after all and cannot refute him face to face. Jin Lei took out the three poems and said: "Father, please take a look."
"What a poem. Is this what my son wrote recently?" After all, Jin Wanchuan had been a scholar, and he still had the basic ability to appreciate poetry.
Jin Lei shook his head and said: "This was written by Wang Yuan of Guizhou Jieyuan, and this person is fifteen years old. Judging from his talent and learning, his future is immeasurable, and he should be the best friend of my second sister."
"Then let me ask again." Jin Wanchuan still didn't believe that Guizhou scholars could win the Jinshi.
Moreover, Jin Wanchuan believed too much in his son's ability and was sure that his son could become a high official in the future, even though he looked down upon ordinary Jinshi.
But I don’t want to think about what my son’s personality is like!
Historically, thanks to the Jiajing Dynasty’s great ceremony.
Those whom Jin Lei offended were either killed or demoted during the ceremony. On the contrary, Jin Lei was considered to be a supporter of Emperor Jiajing because he was not gregarious.
As a result, Jin Lei was promoted to Guizhou Zuo Shenzhen by Jiajing, and he could not be promoted again for the rest of his life.
After staying in Guizhou for many years, he felt that he could not use his talents, so he simply resigned and returned to his hometown. He became close friends with Yang Shen, who was exiled to Yunnan.
It makes sense.
The next day, Jin Lei went to attend the Deer Ming Banquet, while Jin Wanchuan went to inquire about Wang Yuan.