The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 255
Gu Chengyu looked at those candidates who were polite and polite on weekdays, drank a few glasses of dirty wine, and started talking nonsense.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the steward of the outer courtyard of Jiang's mansion walking in. Gu Chengyu was sitting in the back seat. As the steward walked through the candidates, he gestured to Gu Chengyu with his eyes, thinking he had something to say.

Gu Chengyu stood up and walked towards the steward.

"Chengyu! Where are you going?" Seeing Gu Chengyu getting up, Sun Xian asked, Gu Chengyu had already gone to the latrine just now, so it's better not to run around in someone else's house.

"Go out and get some air, and I'll be back in a while!"

Sun Xian wanted to pull Gu Chengyu, but Gu Chengyu was so fast that he jumped out immediately.Sun Xian frowned. Gu Chengyu is a cautious person, so he should be fine.

Gu Chengyu walked outside, but before he reached the door, he was dragged out of the flower hall by the steward.

"Young Master Gu, our lords are here to invite you!" The stewards of the outer courtyard managed to squeeze in. This group of scholars were really drunk.

"Please trouble the steward to lead the way!" Gu Chengyu guessed that the prefect Jiang must be looking for him. After all, this experimental field requires him to write detailed methods. He is about to leave for Shangling Village, and there are not many opportunities to come to Fucheng in the future.

As the steward came to the study in the outer courtyard, Jiang Zhifu had already been waiting there.

"The student has met the magistrate!" Gu Chengyu stepped forward and bowed.

Prefect Jiang put down the tea bowl in his hand, and every time he saw Gu Chengyu, he felt a little dazed, as if the eyebrows and eyes in front of him overlapped with the face in the peach blossom forest.Thinking of this, Prefect Jiang softened his expression a bit.

"You are still young now, don't drink and have fun like those candidates, but focus on studying. Don't be complacent just because you passed the college examination. You need to know that there are others, and prepare well for the rural examination three years later."

Gu Chengyu looked at Prefect Jiang strangely, his tone sounded like a familiar elder, exhorting the younger generation, but he was not familiar with Prefect Jiang!
"Students don't dare, and they will study hard in the future, and they will not dare to relax at all! Thank you, the magistrate, for your concern." I thought so in my heart, but I have good intentions, and I must thank him.

"Well! I know that although you are young, you have a calm temper. I am afraid that you will become ignorant after hearing other people's bragging. Our place is not as prosperous as Jiangnan's literary style. There are also a few who are famous all over the world, and when you take the provincial examination, you will see how powerful they are!"

There are very few academies here, but there are many large and small academies in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Bailudong Academy, which is much better than their prefectural schools, and there are many great Confucian scholars as teachers.

"The Holy Majesty entrusted us with the matter of increasing grain production, so we will do our best to do it. But you live in Shangling Village, which is quite inconvenient. After you go back for a few days, come to the government school to study! There are many county schools. You're a child, and you won't learn much there."

Jiang Zhifu took a look at Gu Chengyu, this kid is really talented, if he can help him, he will not help, even though this quota is not easy to come by.

He frowned again when he thought about the investigations in the mansion in the past two days.He knew that Yu Shi was ruthless, but he didn't realize that he had killed so many people. Originally, he didn't care about women's sex.But there are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. He must not indulge Yu Shi like this any longer.But for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he had to think of a way.

"Then thank you, sir! Students really have nothing to repay!" Gu Chengyu is just a farmer with no roots.

He originally thought that he could only go to the county school, but now he has the opportunity to enter the prefectural school, of course he will not let it go.Although he is a small Sanyuan, he still needs someone to recommend him to study in the government. It would be best if Jiang Zhifu personally recommended him.

He had thought about this matter before, and he also thought about asking Wang Tongzhi for help when the time came, which would solve his urgent need now.

"About the matter of grain production, the student wrote down the detailed method yesterday, and asked the adults to read it!" The method was written yesterday, and it was because he was going home that he prepared it in advance.

"Very good! If there is anything that doesn't work, I will come to you again."

"There are also great Confucians in the teaching of the Fuzhou University. The former head assistant Liang Zhirui is a great Confucian of today. If you are lucky enough to worship under him, it is also your luck!" Jiang Zhifu suddenly remembered that Liang Zhirui just came to Fucheng to teach Yu last year. Jingyuan Mansion is Liang Zhirui's ancestral land, otherwise how could he be able to invite the former Chief Assistant?

Gu Chengyu didn't hear about these things, he thought this was an opportunity.Now that his heart is already moved, he naturally wants to inquire about it.

"I don't know if Mr. Liang will accept disciples? Do you have any requirements?" Jiang Zhifu mentioned it to him, so he must be willing to disclose some information.

"Lord Liang doesn't accept disciples easily. He was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 20 and was appointed by the emperor as Tanhualang. He is talented and has won the trust of the emperor. He has only accepted three disciples so far. His requirements for accepting disciples are high. ! As for the requirements for accepting disciples, I don’t know, and I haven’t heard of him accepting disciples until now!”

Gu Chengyu was a little disappointed after hearing this, and he didn't say that he wanted to recruit disciples, so isn't he wishful thinking?
"You kid, it all depends on luck. The disciples Mr. Liang accepts are not geniuses. He accepts disciples completely according to his own preferences. When he can't tell, Mr. Liang will take a fancy to you!" Jiang Zhifu smiled. I laughed, although Mr. Liang is an official, he does have a lot of contacts. If he worships such a teacher, his future future should not be bad.

According to this, Gu Chengyu doesn't have much hope. People like this are generally temperamental, and they may accept apprentices purely based on whether they are pleasing to the eye. No matter how talented you are, they may not necessarily like you.

The two discussed for a while about increasing grain production.Prefect Jiang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.As soon as Gu Chengyu saw the prefect Jiang serving tea, he knew that it meant seeing off the guests.The two had chatted for about half an hour, and if he didn't go back, Sun Xian and the others should be in a hurry.

"If there is nothing wrong with the adults, then the students will leave now!"

"Well! Go back earlier! You..." Prefect Jiang wanted to say something, but stopped, raised his hand and let Gu Chengyu go out.

Gu Chengyu was a little puzzled, but he didn't know how to ask. The unspeakable words must be some difficult words, so he still didn't ask them properly.

After Gu Chengyu left, Jiang Zhifu sat for a while and then went to the backyard.He wanted to ask clearly about what happened back then, whether Mrs. Yu had tampered with it or not. After so many years, he regretted countless times why he wasn't in the mansion back then.

When Gu Chengyu returned to the flower hall, Sun Xian greeted him, "Why have you been here for so long? It's been half an hour, where have you been?"

"Go back and talk about it!" Gu Chengyu stopped the two people who still wanted to ask, it's not convenient to talk about it here, so I'd better go back and explain.

(End of this chapter)