Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Before coming here, the child's uncle (Zhou Xiucai) had told Sanya of his family that during the preparation period for the examination in Fucheng, he would inquire about any literary gatherings attended by great scholars.

Furthermore, ask about the major academies in Fucheng or the province. In addition to the annual admissions, there may be places recommended by acquaintances.

What he meant was that even he could tell that the child's grandfather felt that he could no longer teach the child any knowledge, so it was time to find a good husband for the child.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Shun must have wanted Mr. Zhou to accept his son and uncle as his disciples.

First of all, regardless of whether he is an official or not, he is a serious second-class Jinshi. He has been an official for so many years, so his knowledge must be mature.

Secondly, he is the younger brother of his Sanya's master, and he is still the master that his Sanya calls his uncle.

I want to teach my uncle to become an official one day. Once he is a teacher, he will always be a father. My uncle will not dare to treat his family badly, otherwise he will lose his reputation.

Scholars, that is, scholars, the most important thing is reputation.

My uncle is no better than Mr. Zhao, a scholar whose family lived frugally and lost everything to support him. As long as my uncle is not stupid, he will not let his family down.

Finally, the most important thing is to accept other people as teachers, not necessarily his Dajiang as his disciple, but this Lord Zhou is different.

Even for the sake of his Sanya, his Dajiang is slightly better off, and the younger brother of his Sanya master will not refuse to accept his Dajiang.

With his family's river nearby, if my uncle dares to imitate other scholars and go to a brothel to write poems and get paid for them, he has to go through his family's river first to make friends and accept beautiful maids.

In a few years, his family's creek will also come up. Will Mr. Ren win the imperial examination by then? He still doesn't believe that two brothers-in-law can't keep an eye on one brother-in-law.

Gu Wenxuan didn't know that Master Taishan's little abacus was rattling. When Zhou Shu asked him what he was doing, he honestly raised the book in his hand.

Different from the ordinary blue-lined and thread-bound books, the one he took out was an unbound volume. It was a collection of essays by the prefect in charge of this government examination.

Moreover, there are not only the scientific research articles written by the magistrate that have been circulated, but also the approved articles he gave to his children, grandchildren, and disciples.

In addition, Mrs. Qian provided information about the prefect's family background, life history, personal preferences and other information through Shopkeeper Hu.

Gu Wenxuan dared to say that although he had never met the prefect, he had a good understanding of the writing style that the examiner favored in recent years.

As Mr. Zhou said today, there are many factors that determine test scores. In addition to one's own knowledge, there are also external factors.

For example, the skills of answering questions are closely related to the examiner's philosophy of marking and judging papers. A policy essay must not only have a clear argument, but also have a consistent position in order to be considered a good article in the eyes of the examiner.

There is also the concept of examiner.

The ancestor of Master Xu, the prefect, was a great merchant from the south of the Yangtze River. He is the descendant of the fourth generation. His family has paid a lot for his scholarly talent.

However, when he was young, he was ostracized because of his background as a descendant of merchants, which caused him to be biased in his governance. He valued business and profits personally and was fierce and decisive in his style.

Putting aside the bad things that made his wife's eyes swell from crying, this trip was a huge gain. Most people would not get such detailed information from the examiner.

As for the matter of accepting a disciple, before Gu Wenxuan could say anything, Dajiang had already answered, "Don't worry, Dad, Mr. Zhou has asked my brother-in-law and I to write two articles each, and let us take them over the day after tomorrow, and then we can study for the exam at his house during the day.

My third sister said that we should study hard with him first, and wait until we find the right time to become a disciple. He can't escape, but it's hard to bring more people to attend classes at the moment. "

Zhou Shun immediately visited his daughter. Zhou Banxia nodded, "They are in the front yard, and I am in the backyard to listen to my aunt. They came back mainly to pay homage to my master. My uncle is in a bad mood and does not want to see guests."

Besides, you can also see the injuries on his face, and it sounds like there are still injuries on his body. As far as I know, his injury was related to saving some prince or grandson.

He doesn't want to be an official, and anyone who cares can see that he might get better after he recovers from his injury. Therefore, his family does not accept invitations.

In other words, he almost comes here now to hide in peace, thank guests behind closed doors, recuperate his body, and never sees guests.

We are different, but we have to bring other people with us. If there are too many people, it will be different if outsiders see it. There will definitely be no peace in his house.

I thought it would be better to wait for Rokuro and Ojiang to finish their daily lectures. If necessary, they would be willing to listen and come back to explain to them in the evening.

This will be beneficial to everyone, and will not disrupt each of their own study plans, nor will it delay their preparation for exams and review according to their own study plans. "

After hearing what his Sanya said, Zhou Shun understood.

I have to say that his Sanya really has a heart of a Bodhisattva, even thinking of the candidates living in front of her.

"Then your aunt, Mrs. Zhou, didn't she say she wouldn't stay here (Fucheng) until your master's tomb is moved?"

"I didn't say that. I just heard from my aunt that his eldest son is studying in the Imperial College due to grace. He will go back to Beijing tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and then come back when things are ready here.

According to this time, if that side is moved out, this side has to wait for repairs, and they come down one after another. They should stay at least until the end of the government examination.

Because when I invited them to come and play in our village, my aunt also said that we would wait until Brother Rokuro and Oe had finished their examinations. I would ask for details later. "

"Forget it, it's better not to ask around. If you ask too much, I will think you are going to do something." Zhou Shun shook his head slowly, "When you two have been there more and become familiar with each other, it will be better for you to ask Mr. Zhou on your own. .”

Gu Wenxuan had this intention.

There is a difference between closeness and distance.

No matter how affectionate you are, your aunt can still compare to your uncle. It's not like modern times. Now Mr. Zhou is the head of the family. It's better to ask Mrs. Zhou than Mr. Zhou.

Do not believe?

"But I heard from Mrs. Zhou why your master took his mother's surname, who is still alive in his father's family, and why did he end up living with Mrs. Gao instead of going south?"

Zhou Banxia's mouth twitched. Looking at Zhou Shun and his son, they were also very curious. They couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing, "It's a long story. Let's talk about it later. Let's read a book."

Seeing her say that, she turned around and left the study to go to the small hall to tidy things up. On Thursday, she went to see her uncle.

Gu Wenxuan also shook his head and smiled like Zhou Banxia, ​​"She didn't say much to me, it was the same as what you heard.

I only know that her master's mother has a good background. Her father's family was ungrateful and framed her maternal family. The maternal family went back to take revenge. Her master escaped after the family collapsed.

Because Mr. Zhou is the adopted son of her master's uncle. If he is said to be an adopted son, he is probably the son of a foreigner who has not been included in the family tree. This must be kept secret and must not be revealed. "