Chapter 77 The shortcut to the 77 Imperial Examination—Building Reputation

Chapter 77 The shortcut to the 77 Imperial Examination—Building Reputation

When a child was born, Wei Guangde came to the Ming Dynasty for nearly two years and finally achieved his first achievement.

From now on, Wei Guangde will become a boy in the Ming Dynasty.

However, when he became a child student, his previous method of taking only one exam from two exams was about to be scrapped.

After the county examination and the government examination, there is the college examination. The college examination has fewer examinations, only two, divided into the main examination and the re-examination.

However, what is different from the previous two exams is that passing the main exam does not mean that you will become a student. Instead, you have to pass the re-examination and squeeze out a group of people before you can get the title of scholar and become a group that enjoys privileges. One of the people.

But at this time, Wei Guangde had no time to think about the college examination. He had already been dragged to a famous restaurant in Jiujiang Prefecture to celebrate.

The host this time was actually Zhu Shilong, Mr. Zhu. He really liked making friends. He directly summoned the scholars who had passed the official examination at the gate of the examination courtyard to drink and celebrate together.

"Congratulations, I didn't expect Wei Xiandi to be on the gold medal list at such a young age. He will definitely have great ambitions in the future.

Come on, come on, my brother is the host today. Let’s celebrate. I also wish you a successful performance in the next college examination.

When the time comes, we will take part in the provincial examination together and fight for our Jiujiang Prefecture. "

When Zhu Shilong heard that Wei Guangde was on the list, he naturally wanted to come over to congratulate him.

He is a scholar, so he likes to call friends so much, naturally it is to make good friends. Wei Guangde does not believe that what he thinks is the same as what he does, just to celebrate the candidates on the list who passed the government examination.

However, he naturally had to follow Zhu Shilong's kindness.

As for Zeng Yuanrui, he definitely failed the list, but with Zeng Yuanshu present, he was naturally invited to the banquet.

"The Zhu family is really rich. In the past two days, Mr. Zhu called his friends and summoned many scholars and students from around the city to come and eat, drink and have fun with some of the outstanding candidates for this government examination. Even after the results were released, they were still restless. .”

Zeng Yuanshu chuckled on the side.

Wei Guangde glanced at Zhu Shilong who was walking in front of the crowd, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zeng, what do you think Master Zhu has in mind? It's easy to make friends with scholars, but Tong Sheng can't."

"Just preparing for the provincial examination."

Before Wei Guangde could finish his words, Zeng Yuanshu whispered: "This year's college examination, our Jiujiang Prefecture will also produce dozens of talents. If there are jujubes but not jujubes, we will hit the pole first and form a good relationship.

When he arrives in Nanchang to take part in the provincial examination, if he, Mr. Zhu, is more generous and shows off his tricks to a crowd of guests in Nanchang, his name, Mr. Zhu, will soon spread through the mouths of scholars.

Although the provincial examination is based on writing, the examiner also has to consider the names of some candidates. If the writing is incompatible, he will naturally be selected. "

Zeng Yuanshu looked at Wei Guangde, and this time he lowered his voice and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Actually, every time the provincial examination is held, everyone is an unknown person, and most of them are prestigious scholars in the scholarly community. Yes, otherwise some people must be dissatisfied.

He, Zhu Shilong, probably just wanted to gain fame so that he could get on the list in this provincial examination.

In Jiangxi, the cultural heritage of Jiujiang is still far behind, and it is difficult to become famous in Nanchang.

It is estimated that Mr. Zhu just wanted to catch all the scholars in Jiujiang Prefecture, use the number of scholars to gather together, and spend a lot of money to build up the image of a gentleman who is full of knowledge, talented, good at socializing with others, polite and virtuous, and willing to do good.

Our area of ​​Jiangxi has always been full of talent and talents since ancient times. Maybe the last provincial examination in Nanchang was stimulated by the talents and beauties from all over the country who came to take part in the examination, haha."

Wei Guangde was a little dumbfounded, but he was also surprised by Zeng Yuanshu's guess. He felt that he was just such a good person.

Think about it, if a scholar is so condescending to entertain the younger generations, if he can eloquently demonstrate his knowledge at the banquet, his image in the minds of the scholars in Jiujiang Prefecture will be established.

Wei Guangde didn't know who Jieyuan was in the Ming Dynasty, but he knew Tang Bohu. This was Jieyuan from that unknown province in Jiangnan.

Well, in fact, Tang Bohu is famous not because he won the Xie Yuan, but because he was already very famous before he won the Xie Yuan. It is also said that he was too dissolute when visiting brothels with his friends. The examiner at the time did not like it and deliberately brushed him off. He goes down.

But what happened in the end?

Tang Bohu was still able to participate in the provincial examination as an addendum, and then he was admitted to high school.

Okay, I didn’t mention your reputation. Who the hell asked you to add it? Isn’t it because Tang Bohu failed the exam and the scholars reacted strongly?

As for how Wei Guangde knew about Tang Bohu, it was thanks to Hong Kong star Zhou Xingxing. Tang Bohu was so famous for making Qiuxiang, so Wei Guangde later specifically checked out Tang Bohu.

Not to mention later generations, in fact, in this era, Tang Bohu's paintings were also very famous and expensive.

However, this life was not good either. He was involved in examination fraud and was said to have been unjustly accused, but Wei Guangde was not sure.

Of course, he also felt that with Tang Bohu's talent, there was really no need to do those things. Maybe he was innocently involved.

As for what happened next, he continued to live a dissolute life, wandering around the flower streets and willow alleys, having sex for free, and painting when he had no money. He seemed to be living a cool and comfortable life, but only he knew the pain in his heart.

A little guy like Wei Guangde knew the importance of the imperial examination, but Tang Bohu didn't understand?

Thinking of gaining fame, Wei Guangde remembered that there was a well-known organization in the Ming Dynasty - the Donglin Party, a bureaucratic group composed of Jiangnan scholars. Anyway, when it comes to the Donglin Party, it is harmful to the country and the people, but using this organization to gain fame is It works really well.

That is something from the late Ming Dynasty, and it is estimated that it will appear far away from now. Do you want to get it out and improve your reputation?

Along the way, Wei Guangde began to think here and there again, considering whether to start the Donglin Party.

True to Zeng Yuanshu's guess, Prince Zhu Shilong at the banquet seemed to be very talented in literature. Not only was he toasting at the table, he was also talking endlessly about the classics and meanings with the scholars. At least what Wei Guangde saw and heard. Here, everyone praises Mr. Zhu for his outstanding literary talent.

"Cousin, you have lived in Jiujiang Prefecture for a long time. Do you have much contact with Zhu Shilong?"

Wei Guangde noticed that Zhang Hongfu seemed to know Zhu Shilong, but they did not talk much and seemed very unfamiliar.

"I've heard of him, I've only seen him twice, so I'm not familiar with him."

Zhang Hongfu smiled and said, "They are students, and our job holders cannot play together."

Then he smiled and said to Wei Guangde and Wu Dong: "There will be a banquet at home tonight to celebrate Guangde's passing the imperial examination. I have already asked my servants to send the news to my father."

"In the next few exams, will Guangde continue to suffer and come back with a case record?"

Wu Dong asked with a smile.

"No time to think."

Wei Guangde deliberately pretended to be disappointed and said, "I don't know if dad and the others have landed?"

"Don't worry. If there is no news, it's good news. If there is news, you need to worry."

Zhang Hongfu said with a smile on the side.