Idle courtiers

Chapter 389 Please be the chief assistant

"There are still five days, and I will be entering the examination room in five days. It is too hot this day, and this autumn tiger is really powerful." Zhou Nan looked at the bright sun outside, and shook his head helplessly.

According to the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, in the four years of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, the imperial court held the Zhengke Township Examination.These four years are simply red and happy years for scholars who are studying and seeking jobs.

He will enter the examination room on August [-]th this year, and now it is August [-]rd, so the time is very tight.

Now Zhou Nan has only one way to go through the imperial examination. If he fails, he may be arrested and become a son-in-law. This is absolutely unbearable for him.

After finishing the matter of Yanyin, he devoted all his thoughts to preparing for the exam.

However, everything that should be prepared has been prepared. Zhou Nan got up this morning, sat shirtless in the study, and picked up a pen, but his heart was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

Yeah, what should I do?
In more than a year, he has memorized the "Four Books", "Spring and Autumn" and Zhu Xi's annotations by heart.The writing of ancient prose has passed the test, stereotyped prose has entered the room, and countless model essays have been memorized in my stomach.

I have been hanging my life for a lifetime, and I have done everything I can do to the extreme.

But this is not enough, there are some ancients who are smarter than him and harder than him in this world.At the most terrible time, people who are smarter than him work harder than him.

When I went to the examination room, I was just one of the crowd, without any special features, so how could I compete with others.

So, what else is there to do?He even finished memorizing the few papers he bought earlier.

Zhou Nan sat there blankly, sweat dripping down from his vest.

A gust of cool wind came from behind, and when I looked back, I saw Xun Fangyu holding a big cattail fan and gently waving it at him.

"Comfortable." Zhou Nan called out, and said, "Why did Fang Yu come here? You are already heavy, why don't you rest in the courtyard?"

Xun Fang said: "It's not as hot in the yard. Why is it so hot in the capital? I haven't dried my sweat from morning to night. It's better in my hometown in Huai'an, it's much cooler."

Zhou Nan asked with a smile: "But homesick?"

Xun Fang said: "Where is home, where you have children is home."

Zhou Nan felt warm in her heart, and held her little hand: "Yes, it's too hot, I really wronged you. This capital city is like a steamer, and next year, we should build a yard on the cool mountain outside the city, so that you two can escape the summer heat." .”

Once the business is established next year, there should be tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is enough.

Xun Fang said: "The mind is calm and naturally cool."

Zhou Nan: "How can I calm my heart down?"

"But because of the imperial examination, I won't pass the exam this year. I will take the exam in two years. Anyway, the master is now an official, and he doesn't need to rely on his fame to gain his career. Besides, even if you don't want to be an official, the family will be together and have a good time." He Meimei, you don't have to worry about officialdom, okay?"

Zhou Nan smiled wryly: "Some things can't be solved without being an official. How can I stop now." He is now sitting in a car that is out of control, until it runs out of fuel and stops safely, or completely stops. overturned.

Although the future is unclear, but jumping off the car now can only be smashed to pieces.

Then, you can only grit your teeth and persist.

Xun Fang said: "Since the master is dedicated to the imperial examination, there is nothing to persuade the concubine. Let everything go as it pleases, and God will arrange it."

Zhou Nan: "You, you are really stupid to read Buddhist scriptures. Heaven is healthy, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. Naturally, he must forge ahead. Waiting is impossible."

Xun Fang said: "The master's words are reasonable, but there is a limit to everything. Anyway, there are five days before entering the examination room. At this time, it is useless to sharpen your guns. It is better not to read books."

Hearing what she said, Zhou Nan took it for granted.That's right, when I was studying, the teacher said to let everyone relax before the exam.The so-called, the small test is a small game, and the big test is a big game.Anyway, I have prepared everything that should be prepared, and I have also reviewed the homework that should be reviewed, so I might as well relax.

The capital is so hot, why not take my wife to Xishan to cool off for a few days?It's just, can Xun Fangyu's body stand up, if something happens, it's too late to regret.

In the midst of the conflict, Wotou came in and reported: "Master, there is a guest surnamed Chen asking to see you."

Zhou Nan: "Did you hand over the famous thorn?"

"I don't have a famous assassin. I asked him but he refused to tell me. I only asked for an urgent meeting."

Zhou Nan was a little confused, what is urgent, sir, I have nothing urgent right now.This person is sneaky and refuses to disclose his name. Who could it be?
He thought for a while, and he didn't seem to know anyone surnamed Chen, so he asked, "How old is that man, and what does he look like?"

Wotou is an honest child, shaking his head: "I can't tell, he's an adult anyway, he looks just like that, nose is nose and eyes are eyes."

Xun Fangyu couldn't help laughing: "My lord, all the guests here are guests. If you invite him in, you'll know."

"That's right, you'll know when you meet." Zhou Nan: "Wotou, help your mistress go back to the yard. By the way, go buy some ice and put it in her room. This thief is really hard to bear."

"Yes, sir."

After seeing the guests, Zhou Nan understood what Wotou meant by "sneaky".

I saw that this man was wearing a big cloak and a hood on his head to cover his face in the hot weather.

Zhou Nan panicked for him: "Dare to ask..."

Before he finished speaking, the man took off his cloak, showed his sweaty face, and bowed to the ground: "Student Chen Ju pays homage to his teacher."

"It turned out to be Chen Ju. What are you doing in thick clothes? I was taken aback. Get up quickly and sit down to talk." Zhou Nan laughed, isn't this a bitch?

This Chen Ju didn't go to study since he said that in the inner school that day, and Zhou Nan didn't care.

There is no relationship between different doctrines and different ideas and personal friendship, nor can it be explained clearly in a few words.

Just reach out to help.

But there was no support. Chen Ju said: "The student insulted his teacher that day. After returning home, after thinking about it for a few days, he felt that he was burnt inside. It was no wonder in his heart. Today, the student couldn't bear it anymore. He came to apologize and asked the teacher punishment."

As he said that, he knelt down with a plop, and his forehead hit the floor fluffily.

Zhou Nan was taken aback, and pulled him up: "Wan Hua, what is this doing, do you and my teachers and students use it like this?" Wan Hua is Chen Ju's nickname.

Chen Ju: "Teacher for one day, father for life. Students contradicting their mentors. Now thinking about it, it's like a thousand arrows piercing through the heart. I wish I could die immediately. What the teacher said that day was right, what the students rely on is only their passion. But they don't know The difficulty of running a government is not something that can be done by impulsiveness."

"Restructuring and reforming is a big undertaking that needs to change customs. I don't know how many people's interests will be touched. How can it be accomplished in one go. To do big things, it is Xu's plan."

"Mr. Chen Ju is naive, but the students are indeed naive. In the end, I am just an ordinary servant, and Mr. is just a sixth-rank official, who speaks lightly, how can I display my ambitions?"

He raised his head and looked at Zhou Nan boldly, his face was full of light: "Reform, whether it is Shang Yang, Wu Qi, or Wang Jinggong, is a process from top to bottom, from a high level. The trust of the leader and the authority to rule the world are lacking. One must."

"Mr. has great ambitions. He must have the ambition to change the world. It's just that the time is immature and he has to endure it. The students also thought about it for a few days before they figured out the truth. What the husband needs is power. It's a pity that the students didn't understand the intentions of the teacher at the time." , to accuse you indiscriminately, there is no redemption for a hundred deaths!"

Speaking of this, he burst into tears.Standing up suddenly, he shouted in a sonorous tone: "Men, for the sake of the world and the Ming Dynasty, please be the chief assistant!"

Zhou Nan's eyeballs were about to fall out: "Chen Ju, are you crazy? As a teacher, a sixth-grade miscellaneous person, how can He De be in the cabinet, and if it spreads, he won't be afraid of being laughed at by the world?"

Are you kidding, or did I get up early today?

Now I have a headache even for a job title, and I dream of becoming a local Zhengyin official. You suggested that I compete for the position of chief assistant as soon as you came.

To use an analogy, it seems that a future generation who is in a whimsical state is going to run for the country, and it will be strange not to be sent to a madhouse.

Chen Ju: "Master misunderstood, the student is not talking about the present. What the student means is, teacher, you should take it as your duty to enter the cabinet and govern and benefit the common people in the world."

"Students of my generation, the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of reading, the sound of the country, the family, the world, everything, everything is concerned. Do something practical for the country and the people, the wish is enough! As for the personal fate, but don't think too much. One person Life should be spent like this: When he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his life, nor be ashamed of being inactive. In this way, when he is dying, he can say, My whole life And all my energy has been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - serving the country and the people."

Zhou Nan casually recited a famous aphorism for this student, but he didn’t take it seriously in his heart: Who can say clearly about official career, let alone the chief assistant of the cabinet, I can become a governor of a province in my life and I will be Amitabha. Scholars.

In the officialdom, personal struggle is of course an important factor, and the historical process must also be considered.

"A person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his life, nor will he be ashamed for being inactive. In this way, when he is dying, he can say, My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - serving the country and the people. Well said, well said!" Chen Ju's eyes were red: "Sure enough, the students did not misunderstand their teacher."

He was trembling with excitement: "Students should also work hard."

The weather was too hot, Zhou Nan felt a little helpless by this emotional student: "Wanhua, go down and study hard!"

Chen Ju: "Yes, students should study hard, work hard, and strive to achieve their ideals in the future. Sir, the outer court is different from the inner court. Non-jinshi is not allowed to be an official, and non-Hanlin is not allowed to join the cabinet. The knowledge of the teacher is naturally the best in the world. Okay, but, as Mr. said before, no one can tell clearly about the imperial examinations. There are too many accidents. There is a saying that is true: Jinshi, silver Jinshi, after passing this level, the subsequent Jinshi's fame, points, etc. Hanlin is easy. Students are willing to help the teacher in the Shuntianfu Township Examination today."

(End of this chapter)