Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

"Tan Wen Lu" can be borrowed at any time, but this opportunity for Wei Chen to give lectures in person is rare, so it must be cherished.

Throughout the lecture, Wei Chen first spoke alone, and then the scholars took turns asking questions.For half a day, Wei Chen stood on the stage and patiently and meticulously communicated with the scholars.

Wei Chen talked until his throat was filled with smoke and he was dizzy, but he was enjoying himself and had no intention of resting at all.

In the end, the scholars noticed Wei Chen's state and spontaneously said: "We can't ask any more questions, Lord Zhizhou is exhausted."

So all the scholars present bowed deeply to Wei Chen and said gratefully: "I have always cherished my career, and I have never explained it to us with all my heart and soul like Lord Zhizhou. Please accept our bows."

Wei Chen quickly told all the scholars not to be too polite, and said in a hoarse voice: "One lecture cannot solve all our problems. As long as we can spare time, I will try my best to hold as many lectures as possible before autumn. Scholars from Yuzhou, please come and listen."

This kind and selfless act made many scholars cry. They had never seen such polite and virtuous parents and officers.

Standing on the stage, looking at the scholars below who respected and loved him, Wei Chen couldn't help but sigh secretly.

In fact, Wei Chen didn't want to set up any imperial examination training class at all. What benefit would it bring to the country and the people by teaching a group of nerds who couldn't distinguish between grains and grains?

In his opinion, these scholars in front of him should not join the imperial examination at all. They should all be armed with Mr. De and Mr. Sai to build the country.

But Wei Chen also understood that this was simply unrealistic.Without the imperial examination, everything is rootless.

It is easy to throw out some fragmentary knowledge and inventions, but it is more difficult than reaching the sky to get the world to accept this entire system.

The reason why Wei Chen devotes himself to lecturing is not only to win people's hearts, nor just to sustain the voluntary education.

His goal is to become a great scholar in the world with thousands of fans. Only by becoming an academic leader admired by everyone can he be qualified to subtly change people's thinking.

It's definitely a tough road.

Wang Anshi is an example.

After 30 years of raising hopes, the world will return to its heart, but once the reform is launched, everyone will rebel and abandon their relatives in an instant.

But Wei Chen believes that as long as he persists in doing it, he can always achieve something.

Even if it's just a little bit.

Chapter 240 It’s autumn time again! ([-]-in-[-])

Time flies by like a fleeting breath, and in a blink of an eye, it’s July of the eighth year of God’s Blessing.

The Autumn Festival was held on the ninth day of August as usual. After July [-], the imperial court announced the list of main and deputy candidates for the provincial examinations.

As for the Henan Provincial Examination at the feet of the Emperor, according to convention, the results will not be announced until seven days before the exam.

On the second day of August, when the list of examiners for the Henan Provincial Examination came out, Yang Yuanzhen, then the concubine of Zuo Chunfang in the Hanlin Academy, was surprised.

Because the examiner of the Henan Provincial Examination this time is none other than himself.

Youdao said that once you take the exam, you will benefit for life. This is absolutely true. Taking the exam for the provincial examination is a hot and good job.

If two to three hundred candidates are admitted to a subject, the examiner must be called "mentor". Among so many students, there will always be a batch of promising ones.

You don't need to be a cabinet minister, just an ordinary middle-level cadre, which is also a valuable network.

Therefore, every autumn, court officials are eager for the position of examiner of the rural examination.

If Yang Yuanzhen hadn't been the second-ranked Hanlin poet with deep qualifications and a reputation for integrity, he probably wouldn't have been selected by Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of this matter.

However, after receiving this good and honorable job, Yang Yuanzhen couldn't laugh no matter what.

why?

Because Henan is the place where the capital is located, there are many powerful and powerful families, and the land is full of princes, princes and ministers.

No matter how perfect the anti-cheating measures are, they can't stop these people from showing off their magical powers. There are always loopholes in the seemingly impeccable measures in front of them.

In fact, since the founding of this dynasty, Henan and Jiangnan have had the most cases of rural examination fraud.

Every year when the provincial examination comes, candidates and the families behind them will try their best to build relationships through backdoors.

This is why the examiners of each Henan Provincial Examination are announced so late.

This is just to prevent someone from knowing the candidate in advance and making secret connections!

Therefore, on the day he received the order, Yang Yuanzhen was effectively placed under house arrest. Without even returning home, he was directly loaded into an airtight carriage and taken from the Hanlin Academy to a closed courtyard, where he met the deputy examiner and other officials. Meet the examiner.

When everyone met, they exchanged pleasantries and complained. When all the examiners arrived in the afternoon, the Henan Provincial Examination Proposition Group was officially established, and they began to work on their own propositions.

It took three full days, first drafted and discussed by the examiners, and then the chief examiner Yang Yuanzhen made the final decision. The three questions on the Four Books and the four questions on the Five Classics for the first round of the provincial examination were finally drawn up.

There is a saying in the science examination field that can be used in all provincial and national examinations, that is, "the first of the three tests is the first, and the first is the first."

The first four-book question is the most important among all the questions in the provincial examination, and it plays a decisive role in the candidate's final score.

Therefore, the proposition group headed by Yang Yuanzhen can be said to have considered this question again and again.

In the end, Yang Yuanzhen set the first major topic of the Four Books based on the principle of not seeking surprises but seeking no faults.

After handing over the classics and meaning questions for the first session to the guarding sergeant, Yang Yuanzhen spent another two days handing over the draft questions for the next two sessions.

Then there is the boring wait.

Until the day when Qiu Wei officially arrives, Yang Yuanzhen and other examiners cannot step out of the courtyard.

……

Gu Tingye and Sheng Changfeng

, When Qi Heng arrived at the examination room, it was just after the fourth watch, the sky was still dark, and the air was even colder.

Looking at the Great Zhou Gongyuan in front of him, Gu Tingye felt mixed emotions in his heart when he thought of what he had experienced these days.

Gu Tingye studied at Bailudong Academy in his hometown, where he also took the boy examination. Logically speaking, he should have gone to Jiangxi to take the provincial examination.

However, when Gu Tingye was about to leave for Jiangxi, he unexpectedly received news from Bianjing that his father, Gu Yankai, had found a way to transfer his academic status to Bianjing.

In other words, Gu Tingye was "immigrated to the college entrance examination" before the provincial examination.

The reason is very simple. The probability of Chinese style in Jiangxi Provincial Examination is 150 to one, while the probability of Chinese style in Henan is [-] to one.

The gap between them is self-evident, which is why there are so many candidates who take the exams under false pretense.

For officials in Beijing, no matter where they are from, their descendants can take the imperial examination in Beijing.

Although it is not written down, it has always been the case.

The emperor also held a tacit attitude towards this.

There is no other way. If we insist on driving all the heirs of Beijing officials back to their place of origin to take the exam, I am afraid that the city of Bianjing will immediately turn into a mess.

This unwritten rule can only be continued, and it should be regarded as preferential treatment for Beijing officials.

Although the Gu family is the family of a martial artist, it has been rooted in Bianjing for many years and is also a member of the Beijing officials. Gu Tingye can naturally enjoy preferential treatment when taking exams in Beijing.

However, Gu Tingye had a quarrel with his family before, so he went to Bailudong Academy in his hometown to study, and later even passed the boy's examination there.

Gu Yankai hated Gu Tingye so much that he never had a kind word in his mouth and wished he could be kicked out of his house.

It feels a bit like the traditional Chinese father's repressive education, but Gu Yankai's various actions are even more suffocating.

But no matter what, Gu Yan still missed his son Gu Tingye in his heart.

Seeing that Gu Tingye had reached the critical point in his life, the provincial examination, Gu Yankai finally couldn't help but take action and made arrangements for Gu Tingye, using connections to find someone to transfer his academic status from Jiangxi to Henan.

After Gu Tingye heard about this in Yuzhou, he was stunned for a long time and kept complaining about his father's self-assertion.

But it was a rare occasion for Gu Tingye to experience his father's care and love for him. Although he complained on his lips, he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart.

In the end, he silently accepted the result and was finally willing to return to Bianjing.

Wei Chen understood Gu Tingye's inner feelings, but he still felt speechless about Gu Yankai.

He obviously loves his son, but he always has to express his fatherly love in a violent way, making the relationship between father and son like an enemy. Why bother?

In May, Gu Tingye set off from Yuzhou and returned to Ningyuan Houfu in Bianjing.

The results were as expected.

Gu Tingye, who had just returned home, gave his father Gu Yan a hard slap.

Gu Tingye had just a little hope in his heart, and he was happily looking forward to the beautiful scene of meeting his relatives. After this experience, he naturally felt sad again.

Coupled with the fact that Xiao Qin and others were fanning the wind and lighting the fire, Gu Tingye was so angry that he moved into a small courtyard built by the Bai family outside Bianjing City. He never wanted to go back to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion again unless necessary.

Fortunately, although Wei Chen is not here, Gu Tingye still has Sheng Changbai in Bianjing.

This best friend.

Sheng Changbai visited Gu Tingye's courtyard from time to time and discussed some classic articles with Gu Tingye, which finally put a smile on the frustrated Gu Tingye's face.

……

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three loud blasts of cannons brought Gu Tingye's thoughts back to reality, and the sergeant guarding the gate slowly opened the gate.

Then there were three more cannon shots, and the gate opened. Three more shots, and the gantry also opened.

A total of nine cannons were fired, and the Great Zhou Gongyuan, which had been closed for two and a half years since the last Spring Festival, was finally reopened to the world.

Seeing people starting to queue up at the gate of Gongyuan, Gu Tingye quickly handed the "Tan Wen Lu" in his hand to Shi Shi beside him and told him to keep it safe.

Qi Heng on the side also handed over the book in his hand to Buwei like him.

Only Sheng Changfeng was empty-handed. Seeing the actions of Gu Tingye and Qi Heng, he smiled and said, "Zhong Huai, Yuan Ruo, you are about to charge into battle, why are you still sharpening your guns in front of the battle?"

"Is that what you called Zhong Huai?"

Gu Tingye glanced at Sheng Changfeng casually: "I have a friendship with my colleague Xingyun. Since you claim to be his disciple, you should call me uncle!"

Sheng Changfeng said disapprovingly: "Besides, there are no uncles and nephews who took the same provincial examination. Wouldn't it just make people laugh if word spread about it?"

"you!"

Gu Tingye was speechless for a moment and could only glare fiercely at Sheng Changfeng, trying to overwhelm him in terms of momentum.

Sheng Changfeng had a faint smile on his lips, and he looked at Gu Tingye steadily, not losing the slightest bit.

Gu Tingye couldn't help but let out a sigh when he saw this. Then he remembered that the third son of the Sheng family in front of him was no longer what he used to be. He was no longer the little brat who followed Sheng Changbai and himself.

A few years later, Sheng Changfeng and Qi Heng had already become famous rising stars in Bianjing by relying on their talents.

Because he, Wei Chen, and Sheng Changbai studied under Mr. Qingteng Zhuang Jun, and they all became successful, they were considered by the good people as "the four great talents of Zhuang Clan".

As soon as this statement came out, it was immediately recognized by many people and was talked about by scholars in Bianjing. Even Wei Chen and Gu Tingye heard about it in Yuzhou.