To The Land of Nevernight

Compared with the previous dynasties, the Song Dynasty was stricter in the scientific examination system.Since the township examination, there has been a system of vague names.After each exam, the academic administrators will immediately paste the names of the candidates on the paper and mark the papers anonymously.So if Wang Qin really wanted to be the chief examiner and opened the back door for Tang Shen, he could only recognize Tang Shen from his handwriting.

When the first emperor was in power, there was a scientific examination fraud case.At that time, a Juren bribed the examiner, and the last character of every two sentences in the poems he wrote was a specific character, so as to recognize the Juren's test paper.Unfortunately, this method did not work.If you want to quietly find one of the [-] test papers in three days, relying on the cheating marks and fonts, there is actually no difference in difficulty between the two.

Following Wang Qin's example, Tang Shen threw all the fish food into the pond.

Wang Qin: "I heard that the memory of fish is only a few moments."

Tang Shen was stunned: "?"

Wang Qin stared at the dozen or so koi in the pond for a long time, then suddenly pointed to one of them that was stuffed and rolled over, and said, "Look, you're about to feed it to death."

Tang Shen: "..."

God damn it, I fed the fish to death!Obviously you feed like that too! ! !

Traveling to ancient times for so long, Tang Shen had the idea of ​​giving a person the middle finger for the first time.But he held back, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Wang Qin again, for fear that if he looked at him again, he would wish to punch this man's handsome and elegant face.

Wang Qin didn't seem to notice it, he clapped his hands and said, "Being the chief examiner for my junior brother may be a way out. Junior brother, have you guessed who this year's chief examiner for Qiu Wei is?"

Tang Shen had already recovered his composure, and he said, "Never. I just came to Shengjing, so I don't know much about the affairs here. When I was in Gusu Mansion, I heard that the Jiangnan Tribute Academy's provincial examination this year originally decided Luo It’s a pity that he killed himself, and now we don’t know who the chief examiner of the Jiangnan Tribute Academy is.”

Wang Qin: "Now there are [-] bachelors in the Hanlin Academy and four university scholars. If there is no accident in the local examinations, the bachelors are assigned to each place to serve as the chief examiner. The exceptions are the provincial examinations in Shengjing and Jiangnan Gongyuan, where the university scholars will produce the papers. The four are Li Dashi, Yang Dashi, Zhou Dashi and Pan Dashi."

A servant walked quickly into the garden, made tea and water for Wang Qin and Tang Shen in the pavilion by the pond, and served two plates of snacks.The two walked into the pavilion, Tang Shen looked at the plate of snow-white moxa on the stone table in the pavilion, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.He looked up at Wang Qin.

Wang Qin said: "Among the four, Li Dashi is very old. There are three township examinations, and each exam lasts a whole day. It is torture for the examinees, and it is the same for the examiners. Li Dashi has been eight years old. He has never served as the chief examiner of the provincial examination. Besides, Master Yang is from Jinling. If there is no accident, and the same nationality does not take the chief examination, it is not very likely that he will go to the Jiangnan Gongyuan." After a pause, Wang Qin smiled and asked: " Junior brother doesn’t like pastries anymore?”

Tang Shen silently took a piece of Aiwowo and took a bite. "So brother is saying that if Master Yang is not going to the Jiangnan Tribute Academy, he is likely to be the main examiner of the provincial examination in Shengjing?"

Wang Qin didn't answer, but said: "Everyone knows that Master Yang is good at "Book of Changes", and he likes "Miscellaneous Gua Biography" the most. Master Zhou is good at "Spring and Autumn", and Master Pan is good at "Book of Changes."

Tang Shen was taken aback suddenly, and looked at Wang Qin.

Wang Qin's voice was gentle: "It's always good to read "Book of Changes" more."

Tang Shen was shocked.

Wang Zifeng actually told himself in a few words, who is the chief examiner of this year's Shengjing provincial examination!

Tang Shen felt turmoil in his heart, but there was no reaction on the surface. He respectfully said, "Thank you for letting me know, senior brother. I will study more "Book of Changes" when I go back."

There are still more than four months away from Qiu Wei. It stands to reason that the emperor will determine the list of examiners for the rural examinations in various examination areas after the Qingming Festival next month, and write them privately in the Yutang Hall of the Imperial Academy.No one knew who the chief examiners of the Shengjing Township Examination were, but Wang Qin dared to say that he should read "Book of Changes" more. Tang Shen suddenly felt that even if the chief examiners of this year were not originally scheduled to be Master Yang or Master Pan, Wang Qin will definitely let him be.

The two tacitly agreed, drinking tea and eating pastries.

Wang Qin looked at the two poems written by Tang Shen on art making and test posts, and ordered the book boy to go to the study to get the pen and ink, and made some revisions on them. "Take it back and look at it again. Rewrite it tomorrow and give it to me." At the same time, he asked the book boy to bring another copy of "Famen Temple Monument" and handed it to Tang Shen.

Tang Shen didn't open the copybook of "Famen Temple Monument", thinking it was Wang Qin's own copybook.As early as two years ago, he had seen Wang Qin's calligraphy before he became a teacher of Liang Song.The pen is like a dragon and a snake, and the words are rich and graceful, and it is impossible to describe it with the best words.

Tang Shen: "Thank you brother Zifeng for the copybook, I will copy it more when I get back."

"This is not my copybook."

Tang Shen looked at him in surprise.

Wang Qin took a sip of tea lightly, and said casually, "It's Zhong Taisheng's "Famen Temple Monument"."

Zhong Wei, Zhong Taisheng!

Tang Shen narrowed his eyes and let out a soft "hmm".

When Tang Shen left the Shangshu Mansion, he not only took back the art making and test post poems he wrote, but also an extra copybook and a box of snacks.Who knew where Wang Qin's family got so many snacks? When Tang Shen was talking to him, he didn't see Wang Qin eating snacks at all.On the contrary, it seemed that Wang Qin bought these snacks specially to treat him.

Tang Shen always felt something strange: "Wang Zifeng won't treat me like a child, will he?"

"...It can't be."

"This is definitely not possible!"

Back home, shopkeeper Lu had already bought some capable servants from the tooth shop.

Shopkeeper Lu: "Little boss, you can see which one is suitable, and stay by your side for you to order."

Tang Shen observed for a while among the four servants he bought.The servant he wants to pick is different from other servants, this is his personal servant.From then on, he would go to Wang Qin's mansion to attend classes every day, and the servant was half a book boy, so he had to go with him.If the choice is not good and Wang Qin sees it, Tang Shen will feel uncomfortable all over.

After thinking about it, Tang Shen said, "Some of you can read."

The four boys looked at each other.

Shopkeeper Lu said: "Your boss needs to be literate? I didn't mention this requirement when I bought people from the tooth shop. Literate servants are very rare, and you have to make an appointment in person before you can buy them."

Suddenly, a thin servant stood up: "The little one can read a little."

Tang Shen let out an "oh" and asked, "What books have you read?"

The boy showed shame, and said: "It's just that when I was young, I followed my cousin and eavesdropped a few words under the window of the private school. The young one has never read a book, but only knows how to read."

Tang Shen asked a few more questions, and found that this boy was indeed literate, but he hadn't read the Four Books and Five Classics, and roughly half of "The Analects of Confucius".

"That's it for him. Do you have a name?"

"The younger one is Liu Shunzhu."

Tang Shen: "..." After a moment of silence, he said, "From now on, your name will be Fang Huan."

"Yes."

After a while, Tang Shen felt something was wrong, and said, "Wait a minute, you can't call Fang Huan. You can call... Feng Bi."

Fengbi was at a loss, Tang Shen thought he could say anything, "Yes, the younger one will be called Fengbi from now on."

Fu Wei had a book-reading boy and a piano-playing boy, so Tang Shen found a pen-writing boy based on gourd painting.

After Shopkeeper Lu and Fengbi had left, Tang Shen returned to the room. He put Zhong Taisheng's "Famen Temple Monument" on the desk, and picked up the art and the test post that Wang Qin had corrected himself. poetry.Tang Shen looked at the circles outlined on the rice paper and the lines of small characters marked and revised next to it. After looking at them for a long time, he couldn't laugh or cry: "Why did I almost give the boy that name!"

Qin and Wei, Fang Huanxi.Scholars and women, Fang Bingzhuo!

When naming Fengbi, the first thing that flashed in Tang Shen's mind was this "Book of Songs·Qinwei".

"...It's better to stay away from Wang Zifeng in the future."

Having said that, Tang Shen took the revised article and went to Shangshu Mansion to find Wang Qin the next day.It's just a pity that Wang Qin is not at the mansion this time, he is working in the household department.Wang Qin ordered the housekeeper to entertain Tang Shen in advance, and asked Tang Shen to leave the revised article.When Tang Shen left Shangshu Mansion this time, he brought a new box of snacks with him.

In this way, a month has passed.

Tomb-sweeping Day, Tang Shen looked at the south at home, across thousands of mountains and rivers, burned incense to pay homage to Liang Song, and visited Liang Song's tomb.

After finishing all this, Tang Shen wrote a letter and called for the pen: "You hand over this letter to the household minister's mansion, the steward of the royal mansion. My senior brother once said that he would send it to Jinling mansion every month. Things, if you have something to take with you, you can give it to the steward. You will send it to the Shangshu Mansion today, go early."

After receiving the letter with a pen, he turned around and ran to the Shangshu Mansion, and handed the letter to the housekeeper.

When Feng Bi came back, Tang Shen watched helplessly as he carried another box of snacks.

Tang Shen: "..."

It's a hell of a day!

As June approaches, the weather is getting hotter.The winter in Shengjing is much colder than that of Jiangnan, but the summer is not cooler than that of Jiangnan.The scorching sun was hanging high in the sky, and there were hundreds of students in the Imperial College, and dozens of doctors gave lectures.However, they are not qualified to enjoy the ice basin. The lecture hall is steaming, and the students are studying hard while wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

"...The meaning of making "Spring and Autumn" is to be a saint for the future, and to be a gentleman, and it is also a pleasure."

After the students finished reading together, the teaching doctor sitting on the wide chair couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly: "That's the end of today's class."

The students were overjoyed, each eager to rush out of the classroom.Tang Shen was also one of them, but he was not in a hurry.At the beginning, there were too many students who wanted to run out of the lecture hall, and they would just block the door.Everyone is crowded, but they are sweating all over.He just needs to wait in the back.

"Jing Ze, do you want to go to Zhengyi Hall with me this afternoon?"

Tang Shen raised his head, only to see a thin and gentle young man in his 20s looking at him with a smile.Seeing that it was the other party, Tang Shen's expression became more and more joyful, and he said with a smile, "I have asked for leave in the afternoon, and I have some things to do. Let's meet again tomorrow."

Mei Shengze smiled and said, "Okay."

The two took their books and were about to leave the classroom.Suddenly I heard a rough voice: "Go back, why are you squeezing! You are all students of the Imperial College, the pillars of the country, so you can't wait to leave the land of sages?"

The students returned to the lecture hall one after another. Tang Shen and Mei Shengze looked at each other and returned to their seats.

Tang Shen was shocked when he saw that it was Liu Siye who came in.

The head of the Imperial College is Lin Jijiu, with a rank of third rank.Below him are two divisions, ranking fourth.

Liu Siye stroked his gray beard, and when he saw all the students returning to the lecture hall, he snorted angrily, and said, "It's just after school, so you run away like you are running away. Sheng Meng said that the sky will fall To be in charge of a person, you must first suffer from your heart and mind, and your muscles and bones. You are just suffering from a little heat, so you can't bear it like this?"

How could the students dare to refute, they could only bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

Satisfied, Liu Siye said, "I'm here today to tell you that you should be ready for the library class in early June. Every month, the library class will divide you into groups based on the crafting and test post poems you wrote. There are four grades: A, B, C, and D. It’s okay to be ordinary, but you must be strict with the library classes at the beginning of next month.”

Some students asked curiously: "Master Si Ye, is there anything unusual?"

Liu Siye laughed and said, "Unusual? You're right! The military chariots are in order in June. The four males are in uniform, and they are in uniform! Good generals follow the line, and horses and horses are ready to fight. This is the style of a warrior's sword. , They are dancing guns and sticks. But my generation of literati, do the tricks on the tip of the pen. In the library class at the beginning of June, all students who have passed the A and B grades can come to the Imperial Palace to attend lectures in June and a half. "

Some students still didn't understand what it meant, and Tang Shen was also at a loss.

However, Mei Shengze grabbed his book tightly, his face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes were burning.

Tang Shen asked in a low voice: "Brother Shengze, what is the Piyong Palace? I have been in the Imperial College for two months, and I haven't been there yet."

Mei Shengze said excitedly: "Piyong Palace is not open during normal times. You know, our Guozijian is a student of the emperor, the Academy of Chinese Studies in Shengjing, Song Dynasty. Every month, scholars from the Imperial Academy come to our Guozijian to give lectures. You also went there when the Grand Master was giving lectures."

Tang Shen: "Yes, we went to Zhengyi Hall at that time."

"Piyonggong Temple will only be opened when a nobleman comes to give a lecture. In the whole world, it will only be opened when a nobleman comes."

Tang Shen understood instantly. He clenched his fingers and stared at Mei Shengze.

Mei Shengze said word by word: "When a sage comes to the world, Fuze Guozijian. Only when the emperor comes, Piyong Palace will be open. This is the rumored 'Emperor Linyong'!"

At the same time, the government office of the household department.

Wang Qin sat on the front seat, and the left servant and the right servant sat on his lower arm respectively.Zuo Shilang was a middle-aged man with a shriveled beard and a shriveled figure. He sighed and said, "Emperor Linyong, why did he suddenly decide to go to the Imperial Academy to give lectures on a pilgrimage this morning? It has been 26 years since the emperor took the throne, and he has never Been to Piyong Palace."

The right servant is much younger, but he also has a beard. He doesn't look like a literati, but a mighty general.He glanced at Wang Qin first, saw Wang Qin drinking tea, and then said: "It's a good thing for the emperor to come to Yong, Mr. Xu, we have to get ready early."

Xu Ling, the left servant of the household department, said kindly: "Master Qin is right. What does Lord Wang think?"

The two servants turned their heads to look at Wang Qin together.

Gently brushing the steam from the hot tea, Wang Qin took a sip and said, "This year's Mingqian Longjing?"

Xu Linghou: "Yes."

Wang Qin: "It's wonderful. What did Master Xu just say?"

Xu Linghou and Qin Si looked at each other and remained silent.

Wang Qin put down the teacup and praised sincerely: "The emperor is good at learning, and the emperor is here in Yong. The students of the Guozijian this year are blessed."

The author has something to say: Pharaoh next door: Well, don’t you like dim sum?

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