marquis of jingan

Chapter 69 The Happy County Honorer
In this era, or the era of imperial rule, money alone is of no use.

Take Ma Jin, the richest man in Jiangdu, as the richest man in Jiangdu, his family business can be ranked even in the capital. Master Ma has worked hard for more than ten years and saved an unknown amount of gold and silver. It's not like there are many dignitaries in the capital, even Mr. Ma can talk.

But once a big wave hit, the tall building of Ma's house collapsed as soon as it said it would collapse.

Shen Yi is also very aware of this, so he only uses it as his own support when doing business, and even entrusts these businesses to other people, and is not prepared to do it himself.

What he has to do is to enter school, become an official, and embark on a unique advancement in the imperial examination era, a broad road!

Both the county examination and the government examination are held twice every three years. This year, the county examination in Jiangdu will be held at the end of September, and it needs to be ten days in advance. Only two scholars can guarantee the qualifications for the examination.

Ordinary people want to take the county exam, they have to bring something, go to the home of Xiucai, and say something nice, and Xiucai will agree to guarantee, but Ganquan Academy does not need these.

There are more than a dozen scholars and five or six masters who teach in Ganquan Academy, and there is even Master Lu, a Jinshi master. Naturally, there is no need to ask for help. Before the start of the county examination, the gentlemen of Ganquan Academy brought The students who took this year's reference went to the county government to sign up.

Shen Yi's teacher, Mr. Qin, is a famous scholar, so when he signed up, he followed Mr. Qin, and together with twenty or thirty students from Ganquan Academy, went to the county government office to sign up.

Mr. Qin brings students to Jiaoyu to sign up almost every year, and he is already an acquaintance with Jiaoyu from the county government. He soon took Shen Yi and others to complete the registration procedures. Among them, Shen Yi was the first to sign up. After the name, he walked out with Mr. Qin.

The master and apprentice were walking in the courtyard of the county government office. Mr. Qin looked back at Shen Yi and couldn't help sighing: "In early summer, if nothing happened in the academy, now Chen Qing should come here with you to sign up for the county exam .”

Chen Qing and Shen Yi are both Mr. Qin's students, and among them, Chen Qing's talent is even higher. Not only is he good at learning, but also very good at poetry, which Mr. Qin likes very much.

Hearing Mr. Qin's words, Shen Yi, who was standing behind him, also lowered his head slightly, and comforted him: "Junior brother Chen Qing has already gone, teacher, don't be sad."

With his hands behind his back, Mr. Qin still felt a little regretful.

"Chen Qing's knowledge is already better than being a teacher. If he is still there, he can still be promoted, and it is not impossible to become a Jinshi in a few years..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Qin fumbled in his sleeve for a while, took out a small purse, handed it back to Shen Yi's hand, and said: "Chen Qing's house, I can't bear to go as a teacher. You will be free in a few days, so I will help you." Go there as a teacher, transfer the money to their families, and tell their parents..."

Mr. Qin said slowly: "In any case, I can't stop thinking about studying. If I remember correctly, Chen Qing also has a younger brother. Let them send him to study in a private school first. In the future, when it is suitable, he will also be sent to our academy. Come here."

Chen Qing is the eldest son of the family. He has a younger brother and a younger sister. Shen Yi had met them when he was in the lobby of the Jiangdu County Government Office.

But at that time, they had a misunderstanding about Shen Yi, and they couldn't explain it clearly for a while.

Hearing Mr. Qin's words, Shen Yi took the money bag silently, and then said: "Sir, when I was in the county government, the students had already given all the money that Fengzhi County gave to the students, the younger brother of Chen Qing If you have a talent for reading, you don’t need to pay for it, the students will pay for it.”

When the master and the apprentice were talking, the students of Ganquan Academy came out from the teaching instruction one by one, and surrounded Mr. Qin and the other two gentlemen of the academy. There were so many people that it was inconvenient to talk. Mr. Qin sighed and said : "Forget it, we'll talk about this matter after we go back to the academy."

Shen Yi lowered his head.

Although Mr. Qin is not his enlightenment teacher, he is a teacher who teaches in the academy. In the future, Shen Yi will give gifts as long as he is in Jiangdu, and Mr. Qin is also good to his students. Well, Shen Yi naturally wanted to listen to what this "pro-teacher" said.

At this time, the county examination was approaching, and there were not only students from Ganquan Academy, but also students from other places in Jiangdu County outside the door of the teaching office. While the students were chattering, a somewhat rough voice sounded in the crowd.

"The county lord is here!"

After the rough voice, the scene immediately fell silent, and then, a young man in the uniform of the county magistrate walked in from the main entrance surrounded by a group of officials.

At this time, Zhang Jian, the county magistrate, had been in Renjiangdu for several months, and the people in Jiangdu also knew that the new county master was very young. Magistrate Zhang bowed his hands in salute.

"I have seen the county lord."

Originally, there was no meritorious reputation, and one had to bow down when meeting an official on a formal occasion, but at this time, the backyard of the county government was not considered a serious occasion.

Zhang Xianzun waved his hand, signaling that everyone needn't be too polite.

At this time, Jiangdu's Jiaoyu also came out of his public house, came to the county lord, and bowed his hands to the leader.

County Magistrate Zhang smiled at the Jiaoyu, and said, "Wang Jiaoyu, the county examination is approaching, and you are the busiest person in the county government. Don't bother me at this time, you are the one who is busy."

Jiaoyu, surnamed Wang, bowed his hands to the leader again and again, and went back to work in his public house.

Immediately afterwards, the county magistrate walked up to the crowd, glanced at them, and said with a smile: "Seeing you all reminds the county of the time when I took the exam when I was young. Now that I think about it, I miss it."

His voice is clear.

It's just that the county lord is not very old. Hearing him say the word "young", everyone present felt a little weird.

"Everyone who can come to participate in the county examination is the future pillar of my Da Chen and the essence of our Jiangdu. The county here wishes you all the best in your examination. Of course, after passing the county examination, you must also perform well in the government examination. Mo We will lose the reputation of Jiangdu!"

The reputation of Jiangdu mentioned by Zhang Xianzun is actually the reputation of "Jiangdu County".

Jiangdu County is attached to Guo, but there is more than one Jiangdu County in Jiangdu Prefecture. In addition to Jiangdu County, there are many counties under its jurisdiction. of.

Zhang Xianzun's words are "warming up" for the follow-up government test.

Because he himself is the chief examiner of the county examination, it is not easy to mention too much about the county examination.

The rest is nothing more than going through the motions and talking about some scenes.

After the "encouragement" session ended, Zhang Xianzun waved his hand to signal everyone to move freely, and then the young county zun in official uniform walked up to Shen Yi with his hands behind his back and a smile.

He glanced at Shen Yi, then at Mr. Qin next to Shen Yi, and said with a smile, "Qilang, is this a gentleman from the academy?"

In front of so many people, it was impossible for him to directly address Shen Yiye as Junior Brother. If he really called him that, it would mean that the county lord deliberately wanted to target Shen Yi.

After all, the main examiner was too close to the candidates before the exam, and they would definitely be chewed on in secret.

Shen Yi nodded, lowered his head slightly and said, "Hui Xianzun, this is Mr. Qin, my teacher."

Mr. Qin bowed his hands to the county magistrate Zhang: "I have seen the county magistrate."

"You are welcome, sir."

County magistrate Zhang didn't have any airs of county respect at all, and after saying a few gossips, he smiled at Mr. Qin and said, "Today, I happen to have something to go to the academy to meet Uncle Lu, do you want to take my car and go back to the academy together? "

Mr. Qin looked back at Shen Yi, then at the group of students, then shook his head again and again, and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the county lord, but it's just...not suitable."

Mr. Qin sighed, and said, "To be honest, it's not appropriate for you to talk to us now, Mr. Xian."

In seven or eight days it will be the county examination. At this time, the chief examiner, the county official, will take the initiative to talk to them, of course it is not appropriate!
Zhang Xianzun also reacted quickly, looking a little embarrassed.

"Being a county magistrate for the first time, I didn't think about it carefully, so don't be offended by the two of you."

He smiled embarrassedly.

"So, you two stay here, I will go to the academy first."

After saying this, County Magistrate Zhang waved his hands at the two of them, turned around and left gracefully.

Obviously, the county lord is in a good mood.

And he went to the academy to meet Lu Anshi during "working hours", probably because something happened in the court...

(End of this chapter)