The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 41
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"Hey, did the sun come out from the west today? Brother Shenxian, you don't lock yourself in the attic anymore to study?"

Wang Shouwen was quite surprised and said: "Where does Shenxian brother want to go? Shenyu Pavilion, or Ziyun Pavilion? I am familiar with the girls in these two places. I guarantee you will be satisfied, Shenxian brother."

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him angrily and said, "Brother Shouwen, you're only thinking about these things. I said go out and have fun, but I didn't ask you to visit a brothel."

Xie Pi burst out laughing when he heard this.

"Brother Shouwen must have been holding back these days, feeling very irritable. But brother Shouwen probably won't be returning to Yuyao in a short time. Brother Shouwen shouldn't be in a hurry if he wants to vent his anger."

Wang Shouwen was startled when he heard that, and said hastily: "Brother Shenxian, don't you think you're also a man?"

Xie Shen scolded with a smile: "Do you think everyone is Master Cao? I don't have that much taste. I want you to go to the academy with me."

Now Wang Shouwen was really confused.

Academy?Isn't that the place to study?

Confucian teachings are notoriously strict, if they go to the academy, can they still have fun?

Because Wang Shouwen and others have to prepare for the upcoming government examination, they don't have to go to the academy every day during this period.Wang Shouwen finally found some free time, and was secretly delighted that he would go back to some academy with Xie Shen.

He shook his head repeatedly and said: "Brother Shenxian, if you say other places, I will go with you without hesitation. But I don't want to go to this academy."

The corner of Xie Shen's mouth twitched, "Really not going?"

Wang Shouwen gritted his teeth and said, "Absolutely not."

"Okay, then don't regret it then."

After speaking, he pulled Xie Pi and walked towards the carriage together.

"Hey, brother Shenxian, if you have something to say, please tell me. How about going to the academy?"

Wang Shouwen chased after him again, Xie Shen shook his head and sighed, "If you really want to come, you have to listen to me."

"Hey, that's easy to say. Just now I was joking with you, brother Shenxian."

Wang Shouwen suddenly remembered that before the county examination, Xie Shen received a special training from Kong Jiaoyu. This kid always seems to be able to seize the right time and make the most correct choice at the most correct time. There will be no mistakes following him.

"Then why are you still standing there, get on the carriage."

When the Wang family's carriage stopped at Sanwei Academy, it happened to catch up with the end of school time.

Many students from the academy came out of the inner hall in twos and threes, and they were very surprised to see Xie Shen and others.

Xie Shen ignored these surprised gazes and walked straight into the courtyard.Xie Pi and Wang Shouwen followed closely behind Xie Shen without saying a word.

In the inner hall, Kong Jiaoyu was reading an ancient book carefully, when he heard footsteps, he subconsciously raised his head to read it.Seeing that it was Xie Shen and others who came, Kong Jiaoyu put down his books and said calmly: "Why, why don't you prepare well for the government examination, what are you doing here?"

"Student Xie Shen pays homage to Master."

The young man bowed his body and saluted, doing his best first.

"Students have heard that Japanese pirates have been frequent recently, and there are Japanese pirates in various prefectures in eastern Zhejiang. There is even a massacre of villages in Ningbo. The students are worried that the prefecture will impose martial law on the city. Delay the exam."

Although Shaoxing Mansion is only more than a hundred miles away from Yuyao, if it takes two days to walk, it can be almost reached.However, if Japanese pirates invaded the sea and the entire Shaoxing government was under martial law, they might have to take a detour.If they catch up with unreasonable ones, they will even refuse Xie Shen and the others to enter the city.His worries were not without reason.

In fact, the problem of Japanese invasion has always been a persistent disease that plagued Ming Dynasty.

And to say that the province with the worst Japanese infestation is Zhejiang Province.

The six prefectures in eastern Zhejiang lie on the river and meet the sea.

The six prefectures of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Taizhou, and Wenzhou will always be harassed by Japanese pirates.

The ever-changing coastal defense policy of the Ming Dynasty caused the Japanese invasion to be rampant at times and silent at times.But after a short period of silence, it will always wreak havoc on the Six Linhai Prefectures again with a more violent momentum.

In the seventh year of orthodoxy, Ming Yingzong once clarified the coastal defense policy, "Residents are not allowed to open a market near the water to lure thieves and privately go to the sea." Japanese pirates came to plunder.Moreover, you gangsters are not allowed to build ships and launch them into the sea without the permission of the imperial court.

In the third year of Tianshun, this prohibition became more severe.

"Zhejiang and Zhili Yuanhai Guards are forbidden to privately build large ships, gather people, and carry weapons into the sea to act as thieves. Those who dare to violate the law will be sentenced to capital punishment, and their families will be sent to guard the border."

Translated into the vernacular, it means that you unruly people are not allowed to build ships and go to sea. If you dare to bring weapons into the sea, you will be regarded as bandits.

This punishment can be said to be severe, and it once achieved a good deterrent effect.

But all this has changed since the time of Xianzong.Xianzong Zhu Jianshen is most famous for favoring concubine Wan Gui who is 17 years older than himself. In fact, he is really not very interested in politics.Reflected in the coastal defense, it is "the coastal defense of eastern Zhejiang is becoming weaker and weaker."

However, in the Hongzhi Dynasty, the coastal defense became stricter again.

Hearing that Xie Shen mentioned the Japanese plague, Kong Jiaoyu seemed a little worried.He stroked his gray silver beard, and sighed: "Your Majesty's great virtue, but you can't influence these barbarians, forcing me to strictly prohibit coastal defense, and it is a pity that no board or tree can enter the sea."

After a short pause, Kong Jiaoyu continued: "Your worries are not unreasonable. Recently, the Japanese pirates in Ningbo Mansion have indeed caused a lot of trouble. Although Shaoxing is better, there is no guarantee that these Japanese pirates will come around. There is still one month before the government test, if you are worried, you should leave for Shaoxing Mansion earlier, and don't delay the test because of the Japanese martial law."

"Student, thank you, Master."

After thanking Xie Shen, he gave Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi a wink, and the two quickly agreed.

"When you arrive in Fucheng, don't be greedy for fun, prepare for the exam carefully, and don't let down the county's ardent expectations for you."

Although Confucius was born as a Jinshi, after all, he has been studying teaching in Yuyao Ren County all year round, so he does not have much influence on the personnel affairs of Shaoxing Mansion.Although he also wanted to help Xie Shen and others pass the government examination, he really couldn't think of a good way.I can't write a book, let the prefect of Shaoxing take special care of these three people.

"So, the student will leave."

Xie Shen gave another respectful salute to the teaching instruction of Confucius, and Kong Dedao nodded in satisfaction.

When the three of them left the inner hall like this, Wang Shouwen suddenly realized.

"So that's what you mean when you said you had fun, Brother Shenxian. I was almost dizzy by you."

(End of this chapter)