Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Just go through the formalities of the palace examination and you can definitely get the title of Jinshi.When the time comes to put on a Jinshi official uniform and return to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, how proud and proud will it be!

When Wei Chen saw this scene, he was quite emotional. He could understand Gu Tingye's mood at the moment.

The title of Jinshi is certainly important to Gu Tingye, but what Gu Tingye desires more in his heart may be the recognition of him by the old marquis.

In the final analysis, no matter how strong Gu Tingye appears on the outside, he is actually just a poor child who has lacked father's love since childhood.

Wei Chen didn't disturb him, just stood aside quietly, being a companion and listener.Until Gu Tingye's mood gradually stabilized and he looked at Wei Chen awkwardly, Wei Chen pretended not to see it and asked with a smile: "How did Yuan Ruo and the others do in the exam?" Gu Tingye quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and grinned. With a smile on his face, he replied: "They are all quite up to par, Zheng No. 13, Yuan Ruo No. 30 Liu." Wei Chen nodded when he heard this.

Sheng Changfeng, like his second brother, was born with a quick mind. In this regard, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng were actually far behind him.

Now, under Wei Chen's training, Sheng Changfeng got rid of those bad habits early on, and devoted himself to taking the imperial examination, fully realizing his talents, and ranking highest among the three, which is reasonable.

Of course, in terms of talent, Wei Chen's two carefully selected disciples, Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu, were the most astonishing.

Especially Chen Shao, the articles he wrote amazed even Wei Chen.Qi Heng was able to pass the examination No. 30, and he was already considered a leader among the scholars in the world. However, compared with Chen Shao, he can only be described as hard work can make up for weakness.

Wei Chen was also very concerned about the imperial examination results of his two disciples. Although he had read the articles written by them and had a general idea, he still had to ask. This was also his responsibility as a teacher.

Gu Tingye has been in Yuzhou for many years and is naturally familiar with the disciples around Wei Chen. When Wei Chen asked about their results, his expression suddenly became excited.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a report from Yuan An: "Two young masters, Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu, are outside the door asking to see you!" Wei Chen was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help laughing. This really means that Cao Cao is about to arrive. As soon as he mentioned these two people, they came to his door.

Gu Tingye said with a smile: "You're here just in time, and you don't have to talk to me anymore, so you two students can tell you the good news by yourself!"

Chapter 264 Influence

After taking the Chinese examination, candidates are promoted from Juren to Gongshi. So what is the first thing to do after winning the Gongshi?

It’s certainly not an all-night party celebrating.After all, there is still one subject that has not been tested in the palace examination. Although the palace examination basically does not affect the acquisition of the title of Jinshi, it is not completely possible to be deposed.

Of course, it's not like I immediately closed my door and studied hard to prepare for the palace exam. In just these few days, no one could do anything good.

For these new Gongshi, the most important thing after winning the Gongshi is to first visit the chief and deputy examiners and recommend their fellow examiners, so as to formally establish the relationship between master and disciple.

After the visit, if you can get the other person's approval, write a disciple post, and you can consider yourself a disciple from then on.

The chief examiner of the general examination is usually a bachelor of Longtuge, and the deputy examiner is usually an official of the bachelor's level of the Hanlin Academy.

If a newcomer in the officialdom can be appreciated by them, his rise to success will be more than just talk.

This is why the teacher-student relationship is so valued in official circles.For example, during Wei Chen's first joint examination, although he had some bad relations with the examiner Xu Mu and did not recognize the examiner, he still met with the deputy examiner Liu Tingxi as soon as possible.

After entering the Hanlin Academy, Wei Chen also benefited a lot from his close relationship with Liu Tingxi. For example, Han Zhang, the first assistant, was introduced to Wei Chen by Liu Tingxi at the Qionglin Banquet.

Now after Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu were awarded tributes, they did not go to curry favor with the high-ranking masters first, but first came to Wei Chen's house to pay homage. From this, we can see how important Wei Chen is in their hearts. .

Of course, with Wei Chen's current status, although he is not as good as the chief examiner, he is not lower than the deputy chief examiner. He can barely be considered a big thick leg, so he will not let Chen Shao and the others suffer.

Not long after receiving Yuan An's report, Wei Chen and Gu Tingye came to the front hall where they met their guests, where they met their two disciples.

Hearing that one of them won the top ten and the other won the Huiyuan, Wei Chen felt very happy and said three words in a row.

The word "good".Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu came forward and kowtowed: "When you drink water, you think of the source, and when you lean on the tree, you think of the shade. The disciples are here today, all thanks to the careful cultivation of the teacher. I am the teacher, please accept the disciple's worship!" Wei Chen nodded, and first looked at Chen Shao : "Zichun, this time you will try to win the first place. You can even be among the top five in the second class in the imperial examination. But whether you can win the third class or even the first prize depends on your luck. I wish you all the best." You have a bright future if you try to win the title again and again!" Then he looked at Liao Shiyu: "An Dao, I know the quality of your article best. It doesn't matter if you fail in the examination. When it comes to the palace examination, you can regain your strength. Drum, just keep up the good work, I believe in you!"

"That's right." Gu Tingye said with a smile on the side: "It's best if one of you gets the top spot in the exam, the other gets the second place, and the three tripods are the second. Don't say that your teacher's face will be bright when the time comes. It will be my uncle from now on." I brag about it when I meet people!" Seeing Wei Chen staring at him with an unkind expression, Gu Tingye quickly changed his words and said: "Just a joke, just a joke, that's all I said..." Having said that, Chen Shao He and Liao Shiyu looked thoughtful, as if they were really considering the feasibility of this matter.

Wei Chen couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw this, but he didn't say anything to stop him.

After all, it is always good to have a good vision, even if the hope is a little slim.

Wei Chen asked Yuan An to bring tea and asked Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu to take their seats. The master and apprentice talked for a long time in the hall.

In the court, it is definitely not possible to fight alone. Fellow students, fellow villagers, teachers and students, all the available forces must be used. Only in this way can we be invincible.

Among them, Wei Chen's most important thing is to cultivate disciples, because only disciples who inherit his own ideas can be regarded as true like-minded people.

As for other people, they can only act as collaborators for a period of time at best. In the blink of an eye, they may part ways or even turn against each other.

Moreover, in today's world, a disciple can never betray his teacher, otherwise he will be criticized by thousands of people and will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the court.

This is one of the reasons.The palace examination was coming soon, and Wei Chen emphatically reminded Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu of a few things to pay attention to during the palace examination.

Gu Tingye also put away his generous temper, stopped making jokes with a playful smile, and listened very seriously.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu said goodbye to Wei Chen, and Wei Chen got up to see them off.When he arrived at the gate of the Wei Mansion, Wei Chen discovered that there were three scholars waiting outside the door. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, and immediately called Yuan An to inquire.

Yuan An responded respectfully: "These are the new tributes who came to see you. There are two or three hundred people who have submitted their posts. I know that you don't like to be public, so I have already found a way to send away most of them. These are the only three people left.”

"Well done." After Wei Chen asked about the situation, he immediately praised Yuan An, but felt a little scared in his heart.

After the examination, you have to pay a visit to your master and establish a teacher-student relationship. This is an open and honest way, recognized by the world, and the court also has a positive attitude towards it.

But I am not an examiner, just one or two, and now there are hundreds of Xinke Gongshi coming to pay homage... Even if they come to Wei Chen after paying homage to the chief and deputy examiners of the general examination, Wei Chen's place is really too crowded. Eye-catching.

Fortunately, Yuan An was smart enough and dispersed the people in time, leaving only these three people without making much noise.

Otherwise, Wei Chen, the serving bachelor, may be impeached by the censor again before he officially takes office.

While he was talking, the Xinke Gongshi outside the door had noticed Wei Chen and came forward to worship him.

"If it weren't for Mr. Zhizhou, we would have failed the provincial examination. How could we talk about Nangong Chinese style today? Mr. Zhizhou has treated me with great kindness. Please accept my respects!" Mr. Zhizhou?

Wei Chen was slightly startled, then raised his eyes to look at the three scholars in front of him. Sure enough, he felt that they looked familiar. They were the Yuzhou scholars headed by Guo Jin.

Wei Chen glanced at Yuan An beside him, and immediately understood why he had left these three people alone.Wei Chen served in Yuzhou for three years, during which he did not give lectures. He had a warm relationship with the scholars from Yuzhou, which was different from others.

Wei Chen probably guessed at this time why hundreds of people came to pay their respects.It must be a side effect of the "Tan Wen Lu".

Before the examination, "Tan Wen Lu", which created the miracle of Yuzhou during the provincial examination, had been circulated in Bianjing. The candidates used it to improve their articles and achieve ideal results, so they naturally wanted to thank the author Wei Chen.

Among them, the scholars of Yuzhou benefited the most.Among the imperial examinations, the provincial examination was the most cruel and had the highest elimination rate.

In previous years, it was difficult for Yuzhou to produce a single candidate in any subject, but this year, with the help of a copy of "Tan Wen Lu", sixteen candidates were produced in one breath.

With the increase in the number of candidates, the probability of winning the imperial examination will naturally increase. With Guo Jin, there are three Chinese people in Yuzhou Jinke, which has already created the history of Yuzhou imperial examination.

As for scholars from other places, when they came into contact with Tanwenlu, the provincial examination had already ended, so the effect would naturally not be that obvious.

After all, "Tan Wen Lu" was written by Wei Chen in response to the provincial examination, with the purpose of increasing the number of candidates in Yuzhou.

When it comes to the general examination, although "Tanwenlu" still has a certain role, it is no longer so obvious. The candidate's own talent and understanding are more important.

Thinking of this, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, "Tan Wen Lu" was not a sacred book for imperial examinations in the true sense, and had limited effect on examination results.

Otherwise, I am afraid that not only hundreds of people, but half of the Xinke Gongshi will come to the Wei Mansion to express their gratitude. That will really put Wei Chen at the forefront.

Still too impatient... Wei Chen has a better memory this time.

Chapter 265 Welcome

The dust has settled in the spring of God's ninth year, and the futures of everyone related to Wei Chen have been settled.

From then on, Wei Chen could finally relax and concentrate on his own affairs.

The new house purchased has been unoccupied for too long. Except for the main house, which is relatively well preserved, most of the other buildings are basically in a dilapidated and abandoned state.

As for the extensive back garden, it was originally home to many famous flowers and trees. However, it was dug up when the previous owner moved, leaving only deep pits full of water and overgrown trees. of weeds.

In such an environment, it is definitely not a problem to clear an area for people to live in, but it is still a bit difficult to hold a grand wedding banquet here.

Therefore, although the people of Weichen moved in early, the renovation and renovation work of the surrounding buildings has been going on in full swing.

After more than two months of renovations, which cost a lot of labor and money, Wei Chen's new house gradually lost the staleness caused by being vacant for a long time, revealing the dignity and style of its former residence as a marquis' residence.

During the renovation project, the command and supervision was mainly taken by the staff Fang Yuan, and the money withdrawn was also provided by Wei Ruyi.

During the whole process, Wei Chen basically just sat back and enjoyed the results, except for putting forward some of his own requirements in terms of decoration style.

However, now it is time for Wei Chen to take action personally.

On the east side of the front hall of the new house, the magnificent yet solemn Wei family ancestral hall has been built.

The main hall of the ancestral hall has three rooms and two outer doors, with cornices and brackets, withered beams and painted pillars.

There are several rooms outside that store sacrificial vessels and suicide notes, surrounding the main hall, forming an independent building complex.

Generally speaking, there should be four shrines in the main hall of the family ancestral hall, namely the great ancestor, the great ancestor, the grandfather, and the father's heir.

At present, the wooden niche is available, but the ancestral tablet hidden in the wooden niche has not yet been found. Wei Chen needs to go to the Wei Ancestral Hall in Xiyin Village, Youyang County to welcome it back.

Therefore, before the palace examination, Wei Chen took Wei Ruyi's family of three and took a boat back to Youyang to worship their ancestors and visit their relatives.

In the ancient feudal era, officials did not leave their hometowns. When they went out in the morning, they served their king, and when they returned in the evening, they supported their relatives. Therefore, loyalty and filial piety are always both balanced.

But in today's world, officials need to adhere to the principle of avoidance when they become officials. Except for a few senior ministers who return to their hometowns to retire, most officials cannot serve in their hometowns, making it difficult to go home.

Wei Chen has been an official for three years since he became a Jinshi. He has been busy with government affairs and has not yet returned to Youyang. This time he took advantage of the opportunity to return to his hometown to visit his relatives.

As the ancients said, a son of a man considers showing off his relatives as filial piety, and an official considers returning home as a matter of pride.

Although Wei Chen has never met Wei Mingzhao and Song Ying, since he has inherited the name of his son Wei Chen in this life, it is natural for him to act on his behalf.

Moreover, Wei Chen was an orphan without a father or mother in his previous life. Although he is still like this in this life, he knows who his parents are and how much they love him. He no longer has to be like a rootless person like in his previous life.

To be honest, Wei Chen has always longed to have such a pair of parents in his heart, even though they have been dead for many years.

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Bianjing is a water transportation hub connecting the Yellow River and the Grand Canal. The surrounding water system is developed, and four canals of water transportation run through the city. …

Among them, Bianhe River is also known as Bianjingsheng

The lifeline, "Use the wealth of the South China Sea and half the world, as well as the department stores of Shanze, all from this road."

Wei Chen and his party sailed south along the Bianhe River in a passenger boat, passing through Suzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, and Yangzhou all the way to Jiangning. The journey of thousands of miles away seemed to have happened in a blink of an eye.

On the official road from Youyang County to Xiyin Village, Wei Chen reined in his horse and looked into the distance. He saw the dusk in the distance, smoke from cooking fires and birds, and could faintly hear the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking. He couldn't help but sigh: "Finally we are home. Already..."

Zhang Ming sighed with emotion: "It has been eight years since Brother Chen left home to study. It has been eight years since you left home to study. These days have passed so fast."

Yes, it's been eight years.

Wei Chen was silent for a long time.

In his mind, he recalled the days when he had just recovered from a serious illness and walked along this dirt road to study at the Sheng Family Volunteer School.

From the secluded Xiyin Village, to the county seat, the provincial capital, and then to Bianjing at the foot of the emperor...

Now that he is a dignified Hanlin lecturer, he has achieved great success, but when he looks back on the past, he still feels that everything is so unreal, like a dream.

Under the big locust tree at the entrance of Xiyin Village, people stood in a dark place.

Wei Chen's third uncle, the old patriarch of the Wei family, led all the villagers to greet him at the entrance of the village.