Prime Minister

Chapter 89
The sun has been shining for several days in a row, the snow on the top of the mountains around Pucheng has melted, and the city gradually has a bit of spring weather.

The winter in the southern country is like this. The coldest days have passed, and the sky is getting warmer day by day.

Hu Xuezheng from the county school was pacing back and forth in the fasting house.

Today, the post house in Pucheng is very lively, and more than 500 soldiers and entourage under the command of Cai Xiang, the transfer envoy of Fujian Road, stayed here.

As usual, the county magistrate, the chief minister, and the county lieutenant are going to see him and hold a banquet. Even Assistant Professor Sun is on the interview list.

After a while, there were footsteps outside. Hu Xuezheng leaned over to the window to take a look, opened the door with joy, and said, "Assistant Teacher Sun has finally come to you."

"Ha!" Assistant Professor Sun laughed loudly, and then said, "How did Xuezheng know that I would definitely come?"

Hu Xuezheng cursed in his heart, if you didn't give instructions, how could you come here without being accompanied by a transporter.

Hu Xuezheng said with a smile: "The list is about to be released, and there is no word of Cao Envoy, how can I be at peace in my heart?"

Assistant Teacher Sun said: "As for the state and county schools, it is only up to the state and county to raise the issue, and the Cao envoy can only say one or two sentences about checking!"

Hu Xuezheng cursed again in his heart, I just want you to say this or two.

"Then I don't know how the Cao Envoy checks?"

Assistant Teacher Sun said: "Tonight, the county is serving the Cao envoy to catch the wind. I stood by and said nothing. That is, when the Cao envoy asked about the school, I came forward to answer a few words."

"Cao envoys only said about the school's affairs, Yuan Tao Sheng Shi, Shao Tooth Township School, and the order of the city, the school is to support, and the school is to teach. Our prefecture and county schools should not only support the imperial court, but also serve the imperial court. To teach talents and select Han Jun, in addition to talents and studies, he also acts as an inspector of justice.

Hu Xuezheng was a little pity to hear the words, but he still said: "The Cao envoy is pragmatic and talented."

"However, He Lushen of Honshu (Lu Shi joined the army) passed on me the new decree issued by the imperial court on December [-]th this year, which is related to the next year's autumn test and the next year's spring test. You read it."

Hu Xuezheng immediately read: "Since this year's annual tribute, Jinshi and all disciplines have all solved half of the old amount. Jinshi has added three points for current affairs and ten points of righteousness. , Anyone who understands the two classics, the three classics, and the five classics is qualified to understand the eight and six, and also asks about the Analects of Confucius, the ten articles of filial piety, and the three strategies, divided into eight fields, origin and jinshi, etc."

After reading this, Hu Xuezheng couldn't help but say: "The rumors in the temple are true, and the imperial court has set up the Mingjing Department again."

Assistant Professor Sun said: "To be precise, the Mingjing department is the original discipline, but the current disciplines focus on righteousness."

Hu Xuezheng said: "In this way, the intention of the imperial court to set up the Mingjing Department was to shift the original disciplines from exegesis to chapters and sentences, and in order to block the long speeches, the Mingjing department that focused on exegesis was restored."

What Assistant Professor Sun and Hu Xuezheng talked about was a major event concerning Zhang Yue, Guo Lin and many other subjects.

The subjects of the Song Dynasty, like the Mingjing subjects of the Tang Dynasty, were all examinations of scriptures and meanings, that is, the kung fu of rote memorization.

But now the court has newly established the Mingjing Department, and the content of the examination is the same as that of the Tang Dynasty Mingjing Department.

However, the content of the various subjects has officially added ten righteousness.This great meaning is biased towards the content of the chapters and sentences.Song Renzong wrote in the imperial edict that 'what the Ming scriptures do, the previous life has been effective, and the reason is more widely used than seeking'.

Assistant Professor Sun and Hu Xuezheng looked at each other, not knowing whether the news was good or bad.

The addition of the Mingjing Department in the imperial court, no matter how many people there are, means that there is an additional way out for the students who originally studied various disciplines.

The imperial court also changed the examination method of various subjects, which added a lot of difficulties to the students of the original subjects.

Hu Xuezheng said, "Ask Assistant Sun to teach me what to do?"

Assistant Professor Sun said: "In this public examination, you can look at the questions of righteousness as appropriate, and decide accordingly."

"As soon as this decree came out, the Imperial College also had to re-establish the Mingjing Department. Although most of today's students are based on connections, others will eventually give Hanjun in our prefecture and county some soup to drink. This is also the meaning of Cao Envoy. ."

"I plan to add two Mingjing students from the prefecture to the Guozijian to take the test in the name of the newly established Mingjing Department."

Hu Xuezheng frowned and said, "Is the State Children's Supervisor approved?"

Assistant Teacher Sun said with a smile: "Don't forget, it is rumored in the court that Cai Cao envoy is going to enter the court to become a Hanlin bachelor. Wouldn't the Guozijian still give us some face in the military prefectures of Fujian Road?"

Hu Xuezheng nodded: "Then this public test..."

"You report the outstanding person, and the rest will be decided by Li Xuezheng."

For the past few days while waiting for the public test to be released, Zhang Yue has been in the county school, reading and writing every day, and sometimes helping out at the food shop at home.

The business of Zhangji Food Shop has been very good recently. Even if there is no income such as wine, and it is cold winter, many people still come to the food shop to eat.

As for the [-] yuan that Zhang Yue borrowed from Peng Jingyi, he had already paid it off.

Everything went smoothly, just waiting for the announcement. Zhang Yue had heard that Cai Xiang, the Fujian Road transport envoy, was coming, and Xuezheng was stuck at this time. Is there any connection.

At this time, it was not easy for Zhang Yue to see Hu Xuezheng, but the news kept coming one after another.

If the imperial court had an decree this time, in addition to the various departments, another Mingjing department was set up.

From this time on the test, the provincial test starts with various subjects plus the ten principles of righteousness.The Mingjing division is the original division.

Therefore, in the consideration of the state school in recommending students to enter the Guozijian, it is not only outstanding in chapters and sentences, but also outstanding in exegesis.

More than a dozen students from Viet Zhai are discussing the matter in the chalet.

Hearing this, Guo Lin was troubled and said: "My righteousness has never been good. Most of my efforts over the years have been devoted to writing scriptures and writing scriptures. As for the study of chapters and sentences, there is no way to learn from them. How are you, junior brother?"

Zhang Yue said: "This public test, no matter how tight it is, I will write every ten righteousness, but there are not a few people in the county school who have the righteousness empty."

The reason is very simple. In the past, righteousness was similar to raising questions.

You have the same score as you can pass the Ten Dao Sutras and the Ten Dao Dayi, but you only need two or three words to write a Sutra, but hundreds of words to write a Dayi.After Fan Zhongyan's reform failed, the righteousness was not tested for a time, and now it is picked up, so it is no wonder that no one pays attention.

Seeing Guo Lin like this, Zhang Yue comforted: "After the imperial court established the Mingjing Department, there will be another Mingjing for me and other students, and the benefits are not small."

The other scholars who slept in the same bed also laughed and said, "Yes, Guo Lin usually wins in the county school, but this time you are one of more than [-] people who have applied for the Five Classics. If you get the first place in the exam, you can pushed into the state."

"According to the past practice of the county school, the three-year fast can also be exempted."

The convention of the county school is that those who excel in the public examination will be exempted from the money for a year of fasting for the third class.

The second class is that after being recommended to the state, the money for three years of fasting can be exempted.

The first class is that after the state considers it qualified, it can be recommended to the Guozijian for the test. Whether it is the Guozijian in Nanjing or Bianjing, they can give a travel fee and settling expenses.

But as long as you report to the state, you can be exempted from paying money for three years of fasting in the Guozijian or not.

Guo Lin shook his head and said, "In the past, I was always ranked between five and ten in the county school private exam. How can I be recommended to the state now?"

Zhang Yuedu: "Senior brother, in the past, you were in the fifth to tenth place because you didn't answer the righteousness well. Now there is a Mingjing department, and you don't have the righteousness test. Isn't there a chance?"

Guo Lin smiled bitterly: "I hope so!"

Another person said: "It's strange that the county school is now, why is it so slow to release the rankings, in the past, the public examination was three or five days late."

A few people were chatting, and at this time they saw that the head of the house had strode over and said, "Sanlang, Brother Guo, Xuezheng asked me to tell you that we will go to see him tomorrow."

Zhang Yue and Guo Lin both asked, "I don't know what happened?"

Zhai Chang smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing. Your papers have been taken away by Assistant Professor Sun of the state school. The school is asking you to go back to write three policy essays, and then pack up again, and then go to the state school in a few years."

Guo Lin said with trembling lips, "Could it be that I was recommended to the state by the county school?"

Zhai Chang smiled and said, "Isn't that right? You are one of the subjects, and the other is recommended to the state school for the Ming classics. If the state study is combined with Li Xuezheng in person, you can be recommended to the Imperial College for the test."

"Xuezheng returned, San Lang deserves his name this time, but it is you, Brother Guo, although Dayi did not answer well, but Jingyi answered very well. Brother Guo is really lucky, who asked the imperial court to set up at this time. If you got a Mingjing department, you missed it, if Li Xuezheng picks it up, ask me to wait and have a good drink!"

"Mr. Guo, thank you Zhaichang." Guo Lin was holding his head and shedding tears when he heard this.

Everyone either patted him on the back, or hugged his shoulders to congratulate him.

This scene makes Zhang Yue feel a little tasteful, I am the first!Why is no one coming to congratulate me?
At this moment, Guo Lin had gone from crying silently to crying out loud.

Zhang Yue vaguely heard him say something.

"Sanniang..."

Zhang Yue felt pity when he heard it, forget it, don't care about arrogant guests or something.

At least now everyone is exempted from the three-year fast.

A few people were talking in the fasting house, when someone outside said: "The list is released, the list is released! Let's go to the Master Hall to see the list!"

"Go and see the list!"

All the students swarmed out of the fasting house and headed for the teacher's hall.

Immediately, there were only Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and the head of the room left empty.

Zhai Chang smiled and said: "You brothers and sisters talk first, I will take a step first."

After the head chef left, Zhang Yue looked at Guo Lin and said, "It's really boring. I always waited to see the list before, but what is this list now?"

Guo Lin got up and said, "No, Junior Brother, let's go have a look."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Why? Do you want to show off your brother?"

Guo Lin shook his head and said, "No, no, I don't believe it's true. I have to read the list and really see my name, otherwise I won't be able to fall asleep tonight. I'm afraid that It was a dream, when you wake up, everything is gone."

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Alright, then senior brother, let's go and see the list!"

The two walked out of the fasting house side by side.Guo Lin said in a low voice, "Sanlang, fortunately you didn't listen to my righteousness before, or else..."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Senior brother, I'll go to the list first, who is faster than anyone else."

In the past, when the two went to the Zhang clan to learn to copy books, the two trekked in the mountains.Zhang Yue often used this method to compare his feet with Guo Lin. At that time, Zhang Yue was always cheating and had to run a few steps first.

And now Zhang Yue... is still running like this.

Guo Lin watched Zhang Yue rush down the mountain, and felt that the familiar scene was coming back, so he strode over and shouted, "Junior brother, wait for me!"

The two galloping teenagers joined the crowd who went to watch the list and went to the Master Hall together.

(End of this chapter)