Bachelor

Chapter 44: Future Political Choices
The next few days are the happiest days Sun Dan has lived since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty.

Although he has a career as a flower worker in the Sun family, the Sun family of the Marquis of Huichang doesn't seem to care whether he goes to work or not.In fact, the usual boys and maids can handle the pruning and waiting of the flowers, plants and trees in such a large garden by themselves. They only come to find flower workers when they encounter really cumbersome and technical work, and Mendun can do this by himself. deal with.

Moreover, for the Sun family, it is more meaningful for the Sun family that Sun Dan can be admitted as a scholar, or even become a scholar, than to cultivate a qualified gardener.

These days, the school is also on holiday, so Sun Dan naturally doesn't have to go back to the Sun's mansion to be an servant, so he just stays in the county town leisurely and waits for the list to be announced.

With a large sum of money, Sun Dan finally got rid of the breathless poverty.In terms of his current net worth, he is considered to be in the middle or lower in the county.In the 150 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the country has been peaceful. From Xuande to Zhengde, for 80 years, the imperial court implemented the policy of hiding wealth for the people. The people were rich, and many local rich people emerged.People like Sun Dan with tens of taels of silver are not uncommon in Zouping.It's just that there was no consumption in the Ming Dynasty, and 24 taels of silver was enough to spend a while.

As a modern person, Sun Dan's consumption concept is still very different from that of the ancients.For example, he doesn't think eating at home can save a few dollars.Time is money. If you have the time to cook for yourself, it’s better to write a few words to earn some manuscript fees, or to study your homework and prepare for the government exam next month.

Of course, the cooking thing belongs to Zhiniang.However, this little woman doesn't seem to have any talent in cooking, and the food she cooks is only at the level of being well-cooked and not bad for her stomach.

Not wanting to watch her work hard, Sun Dan simply paid meals in restaurants every day.

Both Zhiniang and herself are not in good health, and need a lot of nourishment.

After a few days, Zhiniang's blue face began to turn red, and she became much prettier.

What surprised Sun Dan the most was that Zhiniang's already plump breasts seemed to have grown a bit bigger.

Jiantian asked the restaurant to deliver meals, and at the beginning, Zhiniang reminded Sun Dan in a low voice to save money.But when Sun Dan said: "Money is earned, not saved.", Zhi Niang could only sigh silently and said nothing more.

In the final analysis, she is a very traditional woman, she marries and follows her husband, and her husband can only let him do what he wants.

When Sun Dan got her second draft fee, Zhiniang's sigh disappeared, replaced by an unspeakable worry—the money came so easily that she was a little scared.

The second episode of "Journey to the West" was printed with [-] additional copies on the basis of the first episode. Even so, it was sold out as soon as it was printed.

Therefore, during the few days of recuperation in the city, Sun Dan had another 30 taels in the account.

He has learned a lot this time, so he told the owner of the bookstore in advance that he doesn't want copper coins, but only cash.

As for the more than 2 copper coins that I got some time ago, they can only be piled up in the corner and spent slowly. Sun Dan feels a little annoyed that there is no bank.Spring has come, there is no snow, only continuous drizzle, those copper coins are beginning to rust, and the house is filled with the smell of copper, it is so vulgar.

Five days later, the results of the county examination came out and the rankings began to be released.

Sun Dan ran over to take a look.

In this county examination, the Hou Sun family of Huichang achieved great success, and 13 of the [-] candidates passed the test.Among them, Sun Hao came in sixth, and Sun Gui was fifth in high school. It was hard to tell that this wretched boy had some skills.

As for Sun Dan, this high school is number one.

Just kidding, Sun Dan's beautiful calligraphy has copied another famous work by later generations.The two papers were thrown among the examination papers of the schoolchildren, like bright lights in the dark night, how could they not stand out from the crowd.

If he can't get the first place, it will be a strange thing.

It is not surprising that Sun Dan, Sun Hao and Sun Gui passed the test.But Sun Dan was amazed that the Sun family won 13 people in one breath. Although Mr. Li had set the scope of the exam in advance, he had prepared for it one month in advance.But according to the usual practice, the county magistrate wants to balance local power, and will deliberately recruit some scholars from poor families to suppress wealthy families.

But the Sun family's influence is too great, and Li Meiting used to be a scholar in Shaanxi Province, and he has the face of the Sun family and Mr. Li, so many Sun family children who were not very good and couldn't pass the test passed the exam smoothly.

Sun Dan was a little surprised. The human factors in the county and government examinations were too great, but one word from Zhang Zhixian could determine the success or failure of an examinee.If he and Zhang Zhixian are enemies, no matter his grades are good, his articles are full of flowers, and he has been a county magistrate in Zouping for a year, he will not even think about taking a step forward on the road of imperial examinations.The magistrate is just a seventh-rank official, but his power has already reached such a level.It seems that only being an official is the right way.

According to the rules, Sun Dan still prepared a small gift, sealing five taels of silver to pay a visit to Zhang Zhixian's mentor.

Zhang Zhixian is very easy-going, chatted with him by the way, gave him a few words of encouragement, then awarded Sun Dan another three taels of silver, and said with a smile: "Sun Dan, you can recite the Four Books and Five Classics within a month of enlightenment, and write them with one hand. Good writing, good writing, I am very pleased to find you such a young genius under my rule. You are talented in reading, you must work hard in the future, and urgently guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Throughout the ages, There are many young geniuses, but not everyone can become a Jinshi in high school. For example, my brother Zhang Cong, with you, had a superb memory at the age of seven. Therefore, I am not surprised that you can write an essay in a month. But my brother went to Nanjing to take the Jinshi examination for 12 years since he was 35 years old. It can be seen that luck is still very important in the imperial examination. According to your article, the government examination and the courtyard examination are not a big problem, but the provincial examination is not easy to say. "

Sun Dan repeatedly said yes, saying that the students must bear in mind their teacher's teachings, and must get good grades in the boy's exam, and live up to their teacher's expectations.

Hearing Zhang Zhixian talk about his elder brother Zhang Cong, Sun Dan's heart moved.This guy is a big man. In real history, Zhang Cong was the chief assistant of the cabinet in the early Jiajing Dynasty and one of the confidants of Emperor Jiajing in his early years.

Sun Dan now has a teacher-student relationship with Zhang Zhi County. If he becomes an official in the imperial examination in the future, he will also be regarded as an official of the Zhang Cong family.

This is the case in the officialdom. When you touch the threshold of this circle, you are invisibly asked to make a choice.

Zhang Cong's future is limitless, but now he is still an ordinary Juren.Because of repeated trials and failures, Luofeng Academy is now established in Wenzhou, and more than 30 students have been recruited to exchange letters with Mr. Wang Shouren.

If there is no accident, he should be a Jinshi in the 16th year of Zhengde, the first year of Emperor Jiajing's enthronement when he opened Enke, and he has since entered the political arena.

If Sun Dan can go to Beijing to take part in the examination next year, it is very likely that he will be in the same year as Zhang Cong.

With the relationship of Zhang Zhi County, Sun Dan finally has a relationship with the future chief assistant of the empire.

But there is another problem here. The Sun family of Huichang Hou belongs to Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet.In the future, Yang Tinghe, his son Yang Shen and Zhang Cong will be endless political enemies.

It must be very uncomfortable for Sun Dan to be caught in it.

However, now he is just a little schoolboy, and it is not his turn to worry about the matter of building a strategic plan.

In the future, we can only take one step at a time.

You can't pass the examination for scholars, you can't pass the examination for juren, and everything you say is empty talk.

After leaving Zhang Duan, the magistrate, and returning home, Sun Dan's vacation was over, so he packed up his things and prepared to return to Sun's residence.

It is now the fifth day of March, and the government test will start on March 25.The thirteen schoolchildren who had passed the examination in Sunjia County had to go to Jinan Prefecture to familiarize themselves with the examination room immediately after they were assembled in the school, and to review their homework on the spot.The Sun family has a compound in Jinan, which is just right for schoolchildren to live in.

All in all, time is running out.

The Sun family achieved good results in the county examination this time, especially No. 1 Sun Dan, which caused a sensation in the county.Everyone is talking about this young genius who can read and compose just a month after his enlightenment, and he is like a star of Wenqu who descends to earth, and a scholar of Xie is reincarnated.

Of course, Sun Dan only smiled lightly when he heard these gossip, and didn't take it to heart at all.

These words can't be taken seriously at all, if I am really in bad luck in the future, I'm afraid these people will call me a waste, Fang Zhongyong who is useless.

A firm goal, a peaceful mind, and an indomitable will are the guarantee of success. As for what others say, it doesn't matter.

(End of this chapter)