Chapter 78 78 Going Home
After the results of the first round of the government examination were released, Wei Guangde stayed in Jiujiang Mansion for a few more days, after all, he still had to wait for the final announcement.
Although passing the first round was definitely a sign of passing the government examination, Wei Guangde was still a little worried when he didn't see his name on the red list.
As he wished, since he had already passed the first test, neither Wu Dong nor Zhang Shigui was very concerned about Wei Guangde not wanting to take the subsequent exams.
Thirteen-year-old Wei Guangde wants to fight for the head of the case. Not to mention that they don't believe it, it is really unreliable.
As for how they spent the next few days, there were not many things to do and see in Jiujiang Prefecture, but Wei Guangde did not take the exam and the time was reorganized, so Zhang Hongfu took them to Lushan Mountain directly.
"Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way has fallen into the sky."
Li Bai's "Wanglu Mountain Waterfall" is very famous. Wei Guangde had seen it in later generations, so naturally he would not object and went with him happily.
Counting the days, they hurried back to Jiujiang Prefecture the day before the results were released.
Thirteen-year-old Wei Guangde's body has grown up, and the horses in Jiujiang Wei are naturally not comparable to the two old horses in Bengshan Fort. When the horse left the city, Wei Guangde was still a little uncomfortable with the speed of the horse.
It's almost, I can't sit still.
But half an hour later, he was barely able to follow Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong.
This is also the reason why Wei Guangde has been riding horses since he was a child. Although the horses in Bengshan Fort are not good and cannot run fast, his body has long been familiar with the reaction of the horse when it runs. In fact, it takes a familiar process to control the rhythm of a fast horse.
Wu Dong was already good at equestrian skills, but Wei Guangde didn't expect that Zhang Hongfu would give in as well.
I used to feel that Zhang Hongfu was just a young man, and he should have abandoned his ability to make a living as a military household. However, I didn't expect that Zhang Hongfu was not proficient in fists, feet, swords and guns, but his horse riding skills were pretty good, and his skills were actually very strong.
"According to my grandfather's request, even if it's just a show, you can't lose the ability to ride a horse, otherwise it will be easy to leak the truth when you go out."
When Wei Guangde talked about Zhang Hongfu's riding skills, he was quite proud, "The commander is from the third rank. To get an official position, you need to go to the Ministry of War in the capital. When you get there, you not only have to manage things, but you also have to be able to show off your skills. If you don't know how to ride a horse, Riding, how do you pass the test?”
After listening to Zhang Hongfu's words, Wei Guangde knew that in order to successfully assume office, these hereditary officer families still knew that some things should not be lost.
"If you can't endure hardship, you are not good at kung fu. As a fellow commander, when will you go to the battlefield to fight the enemy?
If you really want to go that far, just run away on horseback, haha."
As he said this, Zhang Hongfu himself started laughing first, while Wu Dong and Wei Guangde behind him could only laugh a few times.
Wei Guangde originally thought that the Zhang family chose to keep a low profile and hide their merit and fame because they were in military positions. Maybe they were very strict in disciplining their own children in private, but he didn't expect that this was what they were taught.
When the government examination list came out, Wei Guangde got his wish and got on the list. Although he was at the bottom of the list, this time he was really at the bottom of the list. He didn't take the next few exams, so what else could he expect?
Don't even think about giving a middle ranking like Pengze County did.
At this time, the troops sent by Jiujiang Guard this time did not send back any news. The news that was passed back and forth on weekdays did not include information about the annihilation of Japanese pirates. However, it can still be seen from the military newspaper that this time the Japanese pirates The harassment along the coast of Zhejiang is serious.
"The Japanese invaders invaded Taizhou, broke through Huangyan, and plundered the cities of Xiangshan and Dinghai."
This was the only battle situation mentioned in the military reports. Huangyan County under the jurisdiction of Taizhou Prefecture was captured, and the county seat and surrounding villages and towns were looted. Xiangshan and Dinghai counties in Ningbo Prefecture were also robbed.
As for the news from Wenzhou Prefecture, it has not been mentioned in the military newspaper, but based on the news that has been transmitted so far, it is an indisputable fact that three county towns have been looted.
In fact, they were just losses, and there was no news of a battle between the guard army and the Japanese pirates.
Maybe there was, maybe there was no fighting at all. Anyway, the coastal areas of Zhejiang were already in chaos.
The news about the college examination has not been announced yet, but the Tixue officer has been staying at Nanchang Tixue Yamen during this period. It seems that the location of the college examination will be the same as usual, except that the Nanchang Prefecture Gongyuan is not being held.
After the government examination results were released, Wei Guangde officially became a freshly minted child student in the Ming Dynasty.
After staying in Jiujiang Prefecture for a few more days, there was still no news from the front line, so I had to take a boat back to Pengze.
But Zeng Yuanrui stayed in Jiujiang Mansion, together with his brother Zeng Yuanshu, and may have to follow him to Nanchang Mansion to take the imperial examination.
Not passing the government examination this time was a big blow to Zeng Yuanrui, mainly because of the influence of Wei Guangde's inclusion on the list.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. If the two little guys failed the list, maybe he would not care about it, but Wei Guangde was on the list.
In fact, at the banquet after the first announcement of the results, Wei Guangde was forced to talk about all the articles he had written. Maybe it was because he was on the list, but everyone who heard it said it was well written.
But in Zeng Yuanrui's view, that's all.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Shigui and seeing off Zhang Hongfu, Wei Guangde and his cousin Wu Dong boarded the Jiujiang Wei Clippers and headed down the river back to Pengze.
After being delayed for a day in Pengze, the main reason was that it was already afternoon. My aunt left Wei Guangde to have a banquet to celebrate him, and also invited Liu Cheng and Liu Qianhu's family who were staying at Qianhu Station to come with them.
Well, because Liu Cheng's daughter has already made a marriage arrangement with Wei Wencai, she is considered to be a member of his family, although she has not yet married.
Liu Qianhu actually heard about the news that Wei Guangde passed the government examination and became a Tongsheng two days ago. Jiujiang Prefecture had already sent the official document to Pengze County Government.
Knowing that he was his son-in-law's brother, Liu Cheng was quite satisfied. It was a great thing for his in-laws to have a scholar.
Wei Guangde also saw his future sister-in-law Liu Yunhui, who was also pretty, sitting beside her two cousins.
Sitting next to Wei Guangde was his cousin Wu Dong, and his eldest brother's brother-in-law Liu Ruiguang.
Well, Wei Guangde finally got to know everyone in the Liu family.
Before, Wei Guangde only knew a little about the Liu family from his eldest brother, but he had not met many of them. Only Liu Cheng, because he was deputy Qianhu, would meet him sometimes.
This delayed another day. On the second day after returning to Pengze County, Wei Guangde borrowed a horse from Qianhu Station and drove it directly back to Bengshan Fort.
Bengshan Fort was still the same as when Wei Guangde left, except that the soldiers who were doing daily drills outside the fort were missing.
Because the main force of a hundred households was transferred to Zhejiang, only a few military households were farming in the fields outside Bengshan Fort.
Wei Guangde just hung his luggage on the saddle and returned to his hometown alone.