Chapter 1: Nongmen Tianjiao【05】
Yuan Jia is doing the pre-exam mock exams. Every day at home, apart from eating and sleeping, he is doing questions in the study, and then he goes to the private school to find Li Xiucai for correction. He has a very full life.
Yang Sanzhu felt a heavy heart.
From the modern society to the ancient farmer, he thought he was the protagonist of the journey, and he could easily reach the pinnacle of life by relying on the knowledge in his mind.
However, after learning about the specific situation of the ancient society he was in, Yang Sanzhu realized that it was not so easy to reach the peak of life that he imagined.
First of all, he was a child, and although he was only a few years old when he was going to help the family, he was still a child with no family status at all.
Secondly, he is illiterate, and he does not know the characters of this overhead dynasty. Even if he is a college student in modern times, he is illiterate when he comes to the overhead dynasty.
Fortunately, he has a second uncle who is capable, so Yang Sanzhu thought of using soap to catch up with his uncle and went to the private school in the county to study.
Originally, Yang Sanzhu thought happily that he, a modern college student, could be a bit difficult to get a champion in ancient times, but it was not easy to get a top scorer. After all, the literacy rate in ancient times was so low, how easy it was for him to stand out!
However, when he really came into contact with ancient books, he realized that it was not unreasonable that so many scholars in ancient times could not even get a title.
The mere endorsement will cost him his life! Because the endorsement requested by Mr. is to memorize the entire book, not the modern way of reciting key paragraphs and famous sentences!
If it wasn't for his strong desire to get rid of the poor life at the bottom supporting him, Yang Sanzhu really couldn't guarantee that he would be able to persevere.
Endorsements by rote are so difficult, and as a result, I have to learn to write poems and poems and write policy articles!
Yang Sanzhu felt extremely heavy after knowing the difficulties of the imperial examination in the future.
He felt that he might not be able to, and he might have no future on the road of studying for the imperial examination. He is a science student, so why should he embarrass him like this? !
After thinking for a long time, Yang Sanzhu came to the study, sat beside Yuan Jia, and discussed with him in a low voice: "Brother Yuan Jia, I don't think I am a student, I don't want to study anymore!"
Yuan Jia glanced at Yang Sanzhu in surprise. He tried so hard to get Father Yang to take him to the county town to study, but now he says he doesn't want to study?
But thinking of how Yang Sanzhu had forgotten the pain and suffering when he endorsed the book these days, Yuan Jia felt a little sympathetic, but still said, "Reading is the best way out, or do you want to go home and farm?"
Yang Sanzhu shook his head again and again: "I don't want to farm!" He felt very tired even after working in Yangjia Village for more than two years, let alone doing heavy work in the fields! Thinking of Yang Dazhu's black, thin and tired appearance, he shuddered, "I want to do business!"
Yuan Jia frowned slightly: "Doing business? You know that businessmen have the lowest status. It doesn't matter if you do a small business, but once the business becomes big, you will need to change the farmers to merchants, and the descendants will not be allowed to take imperial examinations within three generations. Moreover, our Yang family has no backing, so we do small business. We can make a living, but our business has grown, and the first ones to suppress us are the big households in the county!”
Yang Sanzhu was stunned. He really didn't think about it so much. He just thought about using the advanced knowledge in his memory to make rare and good things and sell them. He must have a prosperous business and a lot of money. He was very excited to be able to serve others dressed in gold and silver like Lu Jing did.
However, Yuan Jia's words woke him up like a bucket of cold water.
Yuan Jia didn't stop him indiscriminately, he was justified and well-founded, Yang Sanzhu was a little frustrated: "It seems that I can't do business, but my reading is not that kind of stuff! Once I endorse it, I forget it!"
"If you forget it, continue to memorize it! Memorize it every day, rote memorize! You can always memorize it all." Yuan Jia said lightly.
He once traveled through a certain world in order to practice martial arts. He practiced three-nine in winter and three-fu in summer, and he also had to guard against the assassination of the enemy. Life was quite hard, and reading was much more comfortable than practicing martial arts. So he didn't feel that Yang Sanzhu had any hardships now.
Yang Sanzhu said with a bitter face, "You can even memorize a book by rote, but I don't know how to write poetry at all! It feels so difficult!"
Yuan Jia said: "Read more poems written by others, even if you don't know how to write poems, you can write a few qualified poems. Although such poets are full of craftsmanship, the proportion of poems in the imperial examinations is not large. If you want to get a name, you should focus on policy questions and essays.”
In Yuanjia's view, as long as you have memorized and understood all the books, there is no problem at all. This is basic knowledge. Poetry is more about aura and talent. If you don't have talent in this area, you usually work hard. Do more poetry of various types and use it directly in exams. Policy questions and essays are the real level of looking at the individual.
However, Yang Sanzhu looked confused: "What are Cewen and Zawen?"
Yuan Jia: "..." I forgot that this kid didn't even know the content of the imperial examinations.
"You'd better go and endorse it obediently! Don't think too much, you must memorize the thousand-character script first!"
Yang Sanzhu obediently walked to the other side of the desk, took out his textbook and started to endorse.
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The county test time is approaching.
Yuan Jia was going to give it a try. Along with him were some classmates in the first class of the private school, but these classmates were much older than him. The oldest were in their twenties, while the younger ones were ten. six years old.
Yuan Jia, a ten-year-old child standing among these people, is particularly eye-catching.
The classmates were okay, knowing how high Yuan Jia's level was. Other candidates who came to take the county exam all cast their surprised eyes when they saw a child as small as he was queuing up to prepare for the entrance exam.
There were constant discussions in private, all asking about Yuan Jia's origin and identity, but no one said anything unpleasant in person.
After entering the examination room, Yuan Jia found his seat. Among the many candidates, his short stature was also very conspicuous.
When the chief examiner, the county magistrate, walked in, he glanced over and the first thing he noticed was Yuan Jia with a childish face.
The county magistrate was a little surprised. It's not that he has never seen a young candidate, but he has never seen one in Ping'an County. After all, Ping'an County is a relatively remote and small county town. For decades, there has not been a jury. Even recently It was also ten years ago that the person who passed the exam was a scholar.
Not to mention a prodigy in Ping'an County, where the literary style is not prosperous.
Therefore, the county magistrate inevitably paid more attention to this young candidate.
Even if the child just came off the field early to test his level, but if the level is not enough, the teacher who taught the child would not be able to let him come off the field and try it out.
The examination content of the county examination is not much, and the difficulty of the examination is not high. Basically, you can do it easily by memorizing all the books.
Yuan Jia's hard work day and night for the past two years is not in vain. He has the ability to remember, and if he works so hard, he will naturally have great results.
All the way to do the questions, it is very smooth, and there is no question that you can't do. After Yuan Jia finished his work, he looked up at the other candidates and found that everyone else was still writing their papers with serious expressions on their faces. He was the first to finish it.
Yuan Jia looked at the burning incense used for timing, and found that there was still enough time, so he checked the paper again.
In ancient times, taboos on the names of venerable people were taken very seriously. There are three kinds of taboos: national taboos, sage taboos, and private taboos. The names of emperors and sages, as well as the names of their elders, all need to be avoided.
Yuan Jia checked the paper carefully, and found that he should avoid the taboos, and changed the homophones to avoid them. There was no taboo, so he submitted the paper in advance.
When the county magistrate received Yuan Jia's paper, he smiled at him and admired his appearance very much.
Yuan Jia paid his respects.
The county magistrate began to mark the papers. His eyes fell on the neat and tidy papers, and he looked at the upright and powerful fonts. He subconsciously had a good impression on the candidates who wrote this good handwriting. Then he looked at the answers, all correct. That's right, if it wasn't for the fact that the other candidates hadn't handed in their papers, he would now want to announce that the owner of this paper is the head of the case!
Although he was still calm after reading the paper, he was extremely happy in his heart. Such prodigies were born in Ping'an County under his rule, and he would definitely perform well in the imperial examination. If he could take the examination, it would be his Achievements!
After the county exam was completed and the results were announced, Yuan Jia was not very happy about his position as the leader of the case. It was just the case for the county test. None of these candidates in Ping'an County could play. The first place in the test was not very good. normal thing?
He quickly put his mind on the government exam in April. Only if he passed the government exam would he be considered a child student, and if he passed the academy exam again, he would be a scholar, with a reputation for fame.
However, Yuan Jia was able to stabilize himself, but others around him couldn't.
Those classmates who either passed the test or failed to pass the test are envious and jealous, and the teacher Li Xiucai is also very pleased.
And Yang's father and Yang's mother are ecstatic, the first test is the first, and the child is born properly! You can even boldly imagine that your son has passed the academy exam once and won the title of scholar!
That night, Yuan Jia saw a large table of sumptuous meals, even more abundant than during the Chinese New Year.
Father Yang, who was banned from drinking by Mother Yang, also made a small pot of wine, poured himself a glass, and squinted and took a sip happily: "Aiya! I'm really happy today! Our son is very promising! Haha, I said send my son to me. Going to study is a good way out!"
"Drink less!" Mother Yang instructed, then turned to look at Yuan Jia and Yang Sanzhu, "Come on, eat more vegetables, eat more vegetables today!"
Yang Sanzhu congratulated Yuan Jia: "Congratulations to Yuan Jia for winning the case! I wish you all the cases in the next government exam and become a junior three!"
Yuan Jia smiled slightly: "Then borrow Sanzhu's brother's auspicious words!"
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After taking the county exam, Yuan Jia spent another two months at home, and Li Xiucai helped him find many previous exam questions for him to do, so that he didn't have to worry about studying materials for a while.
The prefectural examination started in April, and Yuan Jia had to go to the prefectural city to take the prefectural examination a few days in advance.
Father Yang sent Yuan Jia to Fucheng to take the test, but the journey was not far. He rented a carriage to take his son to Fucheng.
When Father Yang was driving a car on the road, he sighed to Yuan Jia: "Back then, when I came out to run a business and eat food, this road followed the caravan no matter how many times I ran with my eyes closed. But over the years, I seldom went to Fucheng. Oh, I didn't expect to go to Fucheng after many years, and it was actually to send my son to take the exam!"
Yuan Jia could hear the pride and pride in Father Yang's tone, and he couldn't help showing a smile on his face: "Dad, you have to be mentally prepared, maybe one day, Dad, you will accompany me to the capital for the test. !"
Father Yang had already figured out the process of the imperial examinations, he knew that the exams were to be taken by people who came to Beijing to take the exam, and his eyes narrowed with laughter: "If you have the ability to pass the examination, my father will definitely send you. Going to the Beijing Examination! Maybe I can train a jinshi son!"
Yuan Jia slightly hooked his lips: "Dad, just wait and see!"
Father Yang drove the car with a smile, and couldn't help but hum a little song. What has he worked so hard for all his life for, not to let his wife and children live a good life? Now that the son is promising, let alone the excitement in his heart as a father!
It is much faster to go to Fucheng by horse-drawn carriage.
The father and son came to Fucheng, and Father Yang took Yuan Jia to find the inn where he stayed.
Because of the prefectural examination, many candidates came to the prefectural city to take the prefectural examination, and the prices of the inns near the examination room have increased.
However, Father Yang didn't feel bad about the money at all, and would rather spend more money to let his son live in the inn closest to the examination room.
Then he hurriedly helped Yuanjia pack the bed and luggage, and the food was brought to the house to eat. He acted lightly, and must not disturb his son's reading!
Yuan Jia took the initiative to help, but Father Yang refused to let him: "The exam is coming soon. Dad will help you with this trivial matter. Go and read the book!"
Yuan Jia was helpless, so he had to read the book that could be turned over again.
The process of the prefectural exam is similar to that of the county exam, except that the invigilator has become a prefect.
Yuan Jia noticed that the candidates who participated in the prefectural examination did not seem to be very old, and there was even a boy who looked about his age. He didn't know which county he was from.
After the government exam was over, Yuan Jia walked out of the exam room, and Father Yang was waiting outside. Seeing him, he couldn't help but ask, "How was the exam?"
Yuan Jia replied, "I feel pretty good, I should be able to pass." As for whether or not he can get the case, it depends on luck.
He felt quite modest, but the other candidates next to him felt that his words were too arrogant. Although it was only a government test, he didn't hone his skills at such a young age, so he was actually speaking arrogantly here? !
Many people thought he was young and frivolous.
However, after the results were announced, the leader of the case was named Yang Yuanjia!
Yuan Jia was still able to keep his composure, but Father Yang couldn't help but shouted excitedly: "My son is the criminal again! Haha Yuanjia, you are the criminal again!"
Everyone around them turned their attention. When they saw the excited boy next to Father Yang, they were all surprised. The head of the case was such a child? And according to his father's words, this Yang Yuanjia was also the head of the case during the county examination?
The double-header is naturally impressive.
At this moment, a young man in brocade walked towards Yuanjia.
Yuan Jia noticed that this boy was the boy he saw in the examination room who was no more than two years older than him.
The brocade-clothed boy looked at Yuan Jia, and said in a somewhat arrogant tone, "You are Yang Yuanjia?"
Yuan Jia nodded slightly, "Who are you?"
The brocade-clothed boy's expression changed slightly, obviously he didn't expect Yuan Jia to not know him, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm Zheng Chi!"
Yuan Jia remembered that the second place in the government test was called Zheng Chi.
He smiled slightly at Zheng Chi: "Brother Zheng Chi, I don't know what to do?"
Zheng Chi snorted coldly: "Yang Yuanjia, we will meet again for the examination!"
After speaking, Zheng Chi turned around and left.
Father Yang walked to Yuan Jia, looked at Zheng Chi's back, and asked hesitantly, "He is..."
Yuan Jia said lightly: "Probably felt that I stole his case, and was unwilling to declare war."
At first glance, Zheng Chi seemed to be of extraordinary origin, a young genius, and high-spirited. He probably wanted to get a small three yuan in one go, but he fell into trouble in the government test. As proud as he was of course, he was not convinced by Yuan Jia, who was younger than him. I came to Yuan Jia and asked the War Academy to try it out.
But Yuan Jia didn't care about it at all. No matter what your ranking in the imperial examinations, after you become an official in the imperial court, it only depends on whether you are a jinshi or a fellow jinshi, or if you are not even a jinshi. No one mentions the exact name at all.
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Father Yang and Yuan Jia returned to Ping'an County from Fucheng after the government exam. When they returned home, Father Yang left Yuan Jia and quickly went to his wife to announce the good news.
Yuan Jia looked at the back of Father Yang leaving in a hurry, shook his head helplessly, and then asked the maid to prepare a gift for him, and he took the gift to visit Li Xiucai.
"Sir, the student government exam has passed, and it is also the head of the case!" Yuan Jia reported her happiness to Li Xiucai.
Li Xiucai, who is used to being serious and upright, heard the good news, and immediately smiled, unable to hold his face, and his tone was filled with relief and excitement: "Okay! Good! Good! Yuanjia, you really lived up to my expectations! Prepare well for the exam. , try to win the lower court examination in one fell swoop, then you are a little three yuan!"
Yuan Jia said: "Students remember it!"
Li Xiucai gave Yuan Jia the questions he had collected for the previous college examinations, and suddenly hesitantly said, "Are you sure about the college examination? You have already won two cases. It's a pity if you take the junior sanyuan. Why don't you prepare more and take the exam next time?"
Yuan Jia smiled and said, "Sir, the academy exam has to wait for next year, and there is still more than half a year! It's enough for me to prepare! And if I wait for the next one, I will have to wait at least two years. After two years, I will be ten years old. Two years old, and the youngest scholar in this dynasty is twelve years old!"
Li Xiucai was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted: "Yes, you can't wait for the next term! When you take the exam in half a year, you will still be under eleven years old. You will definitely be able to become a scholar. The youngest talent!"
Compared with the honor of Xiao Sanyuan, Li Xiucai feels that it is better to win the honor of 'the youngest scholar of this dynasty'.
Because the territory of this dynasty is so large, there are still quite a few junior three-year-old scholars, but the one who is under the age of eleven is the only one in this dynasty! If no one breaks Yuan Jia's age record in the future, then his fame will spread very widely!
Li Xiucai is in a very good mood. In his opinion, the Yuanjia Academy Examination, which has successively won the county examination and government examination case, is a must, and the honor of 'the youngest scholar of this dynasty' is a certainty!
He happily said to Yuan Jia, "Stay here to eat with me today, your wife will cook in person, you will have a good time!"
Yuan Jia still respected Li Xiucai, the enlightening mentor, thinking that he had informed his father and mother Yang that he would come to Li Xiucai's house to thank him, so he agreed: "Then you are welcome, sir, thank you very much!"
Although Li Xiucai did not succeed in the examination, his knowledge was very profound. He only took the township examination twice, and he stopped taking the examination after he failed because he couldn't bear the family's wife, children, and mother to eat chaff for him to take the examination.
After giving up taking the exam, Li Xiucai opened a private school in Ping'an County, and the family's conditions gradually improved.
Although they are poor scholars, in fact, as long as they are willing to put down their stature and make a living, they will never be poor. Especially when Li Xiucai is still a lingsheng, the imperial court will distribute food every month, and lingsheng also charges a large fee for guaranteeing Tongsheng. These are all ways to get money, plus Li Xiucai opened a private school with so many students. The bundle of teaching...
The Li family is actually relatively wealthy. Both Li Xiucai's two sons are studying, but they have no talent for reading.
Now Li Xiucai mainly cultivates his grandson. Li Xiucai's grandson is much younger than Yuan Jia, but it is said that Li Xiucai was enlightened by Li Xiucai at the age of three or four, and his reading progress has kept up with the progress of the students in Class A.
However, Yuan Jia didn't see Li Xiucai's grandson in the private school. Today, he saw Li Xiucai's grandson. He was only eight years old. He was a very smart and lively child.
Li Xiucai corrected his grandson with a straight face: "You should be called Shishu!"
In Li Xiucai's mind, Yuan Jia is his disciple, and his son is Yuan Jia's senior brother, so his grandson should be called Uncle Yuan Jia! Seniority is more important than age!
Li Xiucai's grandson was a little afraid of his grandfather. Li Xiucai's face was straight, and he immediately changed his words: "Hello, uncle!"
Yuan Jia pursed his lips and smiled, and touched the head of the little nephew.
After finishing the meal in Li's house, Yuan Jia went back to his home.
He first went to see Yang's father and Yang's mother, chatted with them for a while, and then went to the study to read books and write questions.
Pushing open the door of the study, he saw Yang Sanzhu copying books intently, he didn't bother, and walked towards his position with light steps.
However, Yang Sanzhu could still see such a big living person walking by. He put down the brush and sighed deeply.
Yuan Jia asked, "What's wrong?"
Yang Sanzhu gave him a sad look, and then lowered his head to look at the mess he had written: "Writing with a brush is so hard! QAQ"
He never imagined that after practicing brush calligraphy for so long, so much paper and ink was wasted, and his calligraphy was still soft, one competition and one big, and he was criticized many times by the husband.