Lin Ruhai raised the pile of policy articles in his hand and made his final evaluation.
"The article is a good article, but the things you write will only be buried in the discarded pile of paper. And your name will be remembered by everyone. Unless the old and the new are replaced, you will never be in the examination room." The day of success!"
This is not Lin Ruhai's alarmist talk. Ren Rongguo has a high position in the palace and Jia Congjian is in the heart of the emperor. He cannot be allowed to be selected by the old scholars to be on the emperor's list.
This is the rule of the officialdom. Even the emperor has no way to let the civil service system give Jia Cong a title.
Jia Cong was a little depressed and depressed after being trained, and his whole body was wilting.
Lin Ruhai looked a little funny at such a little fat man, turned around and went to the inner hall, and came back soon with a few volumes of books.
"This is the strategy that my classmates and I made from the college examination to the palace examination. You can go back and polish it carefully. Back then, my classmates and I were all young and energetic, but I don't know how much cold water was poured on us in the examination room. In the end, Only then did I understand what official rules are."
Jia Cong was a little dazed. After taking the book, he opened it and quickly browsed the two articles. Sure enough, they were all smooth and meaningful, but without the slightest edge, just like a tiger with a feline appearance but sharp claws hidden inside. .
"Uncle, you are so awesome!"
Lin Ruhai smiled calmly: "Who was not a boy back then? How can a boy without energy be called a boy? Study hard, hide your ambitions, and wait until one day you are qualified and capable, and then you can say "Young Spirit" Change is not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and people’s words are not enough to show sympathy.”
Twenty years after Zhaowu, with the advent of the prosperous age, it seemed that Wenquxing had descended to earth. The entire country was full of talents, and young talents appeared in the capital like a spurt.
Jia Cong flipped through the book in his hand. These names were all very familiar.
As expected, there is no simple person who can be called a friend of the same age as his father-in-law.
Huang Jue, who once served as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, is now the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province and is involved in politics. He was ordered to preside over the reincarnation ceremony of King Uszang Dusi Chanjiao, single-handedly killed the disloyal King Bilig and put down the rebellion.
Jin Yu, General Secretary Zuo Tongzheng, was ordered to patrol Guangdong and Guangxi in the 41st year of Zhaowu. He sank three invading Hongyi warships outside Guangzhou and captured hundreds of Hongyi people. Forced Hongyi to sign a contract to compensate Daxia for 800,000 taels of silver.
Zhao Lixiang, a former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was good at wealth and economics. In the fifth year of Yuanyou, he was promoted to the municipal shipping department of Jiangnan provinces and presided over the affairs of the municipal shipping department. The crackdown on smuggling, the recovery of commercial taxes, and the promotion of sea opening made the maritime trade tax in Jiangnan provinces exceed the amount of land tax for the first time, and the annual tax money sent to the capital was as high as 7 million taels.
There are several such figures in the book, and the lowest are senior officials of the fourth rank. This made Jia Cong feel for the first time the horror of the word "friends of the same age".
"Uncle, these people who are the same age as you are now the mainstay of the imperial court. I remember that at the end of autumn, Mr. Zhao just submitted a letter to expand maritime trade and advocated the implementation of the policy of opening up the sea. Is that what you said, now that he has the qualifications and abilities, We should shout out that there is no need to be afraid of changes in the sky, no fear of ancestors, and no compassion for people’s words.”
This child's mind is indeed smart. Lin Ruhai smiled slightly: "Not only Brother Zhao's plan to open up the sea, but also the reform of the land, the reform of the imperial examination, etc. that you mentioned before, have all been written to Your Majesty. Regardless of whether it can be achieved, at least we must first Set up the stage."
Build momentum!
Jia Cong instantly understood why there were suddenly more governors returning to Beijing to report on their duties this year. Just one reformed governor was enough for the northwest and southwest governors to return to Beijing to receive questioning and advice from the emperor.
The general trend of panic will eventually cause a huge storm.
Lin Ruhai rubbed Jia Cong's head happily and said solemnly: "It took me and you nearly twenty years to get where we are today. We still don't know if we can realize our ambitions. But we are no longer worried about having no successors." , when you enter the officialdom, you will not be short of companions."
In the Zhengdan Dynasty in the seventh year of Yuanyou, there were fewer fights. The saint seemed to be more at ease with the stubborn fourth son. Not only did he not accept the worship of the old minister, he even did not attend the royal banquet.
Liu Heng held a banquet for all ministers in the palace as usual, and Jin Lin Ruhai's imperial edict, the left minister of household affairs, was officially delivered to the Rongguo Mansion on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
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For a time, Rongguo Mansion was crowded with people, but Lin Ruhai took Jia Cong and Jia Baoyu to greet them with ease.
Throughout the New Year, Jia Cong and Baoyu had no time to rest.
During the half-month holiday, I either stayed with Lin Ruhai to accompany guests, or received Uncle Lin's guidance to prepare for the county examination in February.
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the court opened the seal and Shuntian Mansion posted an announcement that this year's county examination would be held on February 22nd.
Mr. Jing took a whip and drove all the people who were relatively promising in the clan school into the Daxing County Yamen. Five people guaranteed each other, and a total of fifteen people signed up.
"Jia Jue, great-grandfather Rongguo Gong Jia Yuan, grandfather Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, father Jia Zheng... uh, Yazhong doctor, Zi Zhi Shaoyin, Zuo Qiandu censor of the Duchayuan... hiss~"
"Jia Cong, great-grandfather Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan, grandfather Rong Guo Gong Jia Daishan, father Rong Guo Gong Jia She...hiss~"
"Jia Rui, great-grandfather Jia Shu, general Xuanwei, grandfather Jia Dairu..."
"Jia Ran, great-grandfather Wujie General Jia Daixin..."
hiss! ! !
The clerks in charge of registration in the Daxing County Government Office were shocked. These fifteen people turned out to be the elders of Ning and Rong.
Soon, the fifteen fresh county examination candidates from Ning Rongjia's family became a hot topic in the capital, even overshadowing the upcoming spring gossip.
"In addition to Jingong and Zhenggong, the Jia family is also somewhat civilized, including Third Master Cong and Second Master Bao. They are a good military family. Why don't they want to take the imperial examination?"
"No, no, Uncle Zhu was the most elegant man back then."
"Hey, that's true. It's a pity that Uncle Zhu was so talented back then. I always thought that Uncle Zhu would be the second respected father-in-law of the Jia family."
"But why did Mr. Cong take the imperial examination route? If you want to be an official, don't you just ask Your Majesty for a real job?"
"You don't understand this, don't you? Think about who Mr. Cong's teacher is?"
"Hey, there won't be a second Mr. Ioto in our house!"
Just like that, amidst everyone's discussion and just after the hustle and bustle of the general examination, Jia Cong stepped into the examination room of the county examination.
Just as Xu Jin, Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing had guessed, the magistrate of Daxing County did not dare to embarrass Jia Cong in the slightest.
In addition, Jia Cong's answers were almost perfect and he won the first place in five consecutive games, so he was chosen as the leader of this year's Daxing County Examination.
Moreover, Baoyu defeated everyone and won the second place in the county examination of Daxing County. Eight of the remaining thirteen Jia family members were on the list, which made many people who failed to make the list clamored that the county examination was unfair. Until Daxing County posted this year's answer sheet, this Only then did these voices of criticism be suppressed.
"After a few bursts of rain, the weather is still clear.
The clouds are flowing, the rising sun is welcomed by the distant mountains
The color of the trees is smoky green, with a hazy light and green light.
Draw pictures to reveal the beautiful scenery, and appreciate the beauty.
Butterflies are basking in the lace, and frogs are making sounds outside the willows.
The time is blessed with consecration, and thousands of miles celebrate the abundance. "
Jia Cong's test poem in the county examination shocked the candidates all over the capital. A ten-year-old boy could flatter the emperor better than they did.
This poem can be used in the examination to help people get on the imperial list. How can others survive if you are so good?
Xu Jin looked at his disciple who was sitting on a chair and clicking a sesame cake as big as a plate in his arms. He couldn't help but smile and said, "The poems are good. Your Majesty said that if you can write, write more. He likes to hear it."
Click click click... burp~
Tons tons tons~
Jia Cong finally filled his stomach, wiped his mouth and smiled bitterly.
"Teacher, stop teasing the students. Because of this poem, I haven't been idle these days. You said those tributes didn't study hard to prepare for the palace exam, so they came to me, a child, to discuss some poetry and articles. My second uncle told me My uncle said that I will take the imperial examination in the future, and I cannot offend others easily. If he drags me to recite poems and compose poems with those people, he will almost squeeze me dry!"
Hearing his little apprentice's complaint, Xu Jin laughed heartily.
Jia Cong was originally known as the "Su Hui" talented man. With the spread of the poems posted in the county examination and the poems he wrote in the past few days, he was no longer in the yamen.
Be less complimented and envied by others.
The colleagues who showed off their babies to me before now look at me with resentful eyes, like those of women in a deep palace.
If he nodded, they would immediately snatch the little disciple and take him home.
"Senior Lin has made an agreement with my teacher that after this Enke palace examination is over, he will organize a poetry gathering in your name."
Jia Cong had long heard from his uncle that the Poetry Club was just a name. In addition to the nephews of Lin Ruhai's friends of the same age, there were also the nephews of his teacher Xu Jin who were in the same year.
This will be the first alliance between the two parties, and the emperor has already made arrangements. Prince Liu Hong will "accidentally" encounter this poetry gathering, and it will be the beginning of the relationship between the king and his ministers.
I saw Xu Jin opening a stack of books with a look of relief on his face.
"On the day of the poetry meeting, you will take out the "Shuntian Prefecture Refugee Relief and Resettlement Guide" written by you and Lin Yatou, and discuss it to see if this resettlement guide can be implemented in various provinces."
The government examination is scheduled for the second day of April, so there is still plenty of time.
After the palace examination ended on March 3, Rongguo Mansion began to prepare for the poetry meeting on March 13.
Jia Cong and Dai Yu seized the time to complete the "Shuntian Prefecture Refugee Relief and Resettlement Manual" that had a lot to say. Neither Lin Ruhai nor Jia Jing, including Xu Jin, bothered them.
None of the three of them interfered with the content of this memorial. This memorial embodies the hard work of Jia Cong and Dai Yu. Every word and sentence is full of their ambitions.
"After a major disaster, there will inevitably be epidemic diseases. The prescriptions for epidemic prevention and treatment that Sister Lin found are just right. However, there are still too few doctors and doctors, and the medicinal materials cannot be mass-produced, making it difficult for the people to receive timely treatment."
Daiyu also nodded and marked four words on the prevention and control of epidemic diseases: lack of medical treatment and lack of medicine.
Jia Cong proposed the idea of artificially cultivating medicinal materials and establishing a medical school, but in the end, reality poured cold water on him.
Just listen to Daiyu say: "It's unrealistic. Let's not mention that medical skills are generally passed down from family to family. We treasure them. Just say that if people have the ability to read and read, why not try to take the imperial examination and become an official first? Don't forget that sentence, everything is inferior. , only reading is good."
It’s not that Daxia doesn’t have government-run medical education, Tai Hospital does.
It is a pity that the imperial hospitals in the past dynasties were very exclusive and were almost inherited from families. There was very little room for advancement for young folk doctors.
"Hey, I'll let it go now. I'll go to the palace to talk to Fourth Brother some other day to see if there's anything I can do."
Daiyu nodded, turned the page, and talked about the household contract responsibility system in Huangzhuang and Guantian.
A few days passed by, and on March 13th, the main gate of Rongguo Mansion opened wide.
Today coincides with Xiu Mu. Mr. Zheng and his brothers stood in line at the gate of Rongguo Mansion to greet the guests attending the banquet.
Ever since Jia Zhuxiang hosted a grand poetry conference and banquet, Ning and Rong had not had so many literati come to the two mansions for a long time.
"Students meet their teachers!"
"Ivy is here, please come in quickly, please come in quickly. Jiaci just said that without Mr. Qingteng's guidance, I don't know when this crazy monkey in my family would be able to gain some literary talent."
Xu Jin rubbed his apprentice's head skillfully and bowed to Jia Zheng in return.
"Mrs. Madam, you are so commendable. With Duke Jing and Duke Zheng here, where does the Ning Rongjia family still lack civility? Which of the two young masters of Zheng Gong is not amazingly talented?"
Jia Zheng and Xu Jin both served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and with Jia Cong as a bond, they naturally became close.
Hearing Xu Jin praise his cub, Jia Zheng felt extremely proud.
I didn't expect that this evil obstacle would give me such a bad face one day. It seems that my hard-edged education over the years has really paid off.
Jia Zheng looked at Baoyu who was talking to Wei Ruolan and others, and thought to himself: Since it is effective, the big stick education must continue. If he can get second place in the county examination, maybe he can also do it in the palace examination in the future. Second place.
"Hey, why do I feel a little pain in my butt?"
Just after Wei Ruolan and other students from the Imperial College were welcomed into the mansion, Baoyu secretly rubbed her buttocks and shuddered.
The front yard and east courtyard of Rongguo Mansion were almost full of guests, not only Lin Ruhai and Xu Jin's contemporaries, but also their nephews and newly minted Jinshi.
There are also students from the Imperial College, students from many academies in the capital, Jia Cong and Baoyu, candidates for the county examination, and so on.
Mr. Jing, who has always lived at home, also changed into Confucian clothes and sat in the main hall of Rongguo Mansion to entertain guests. In the back house, there were also the princes and the female relatives of the governor's family invited by the old lady and Daiyu.
This banquet in the name of a poetry club alarmed most of the dignitaries in the capital.
When Liu Hong arrived at the Rongguo Mansion in his regular clothes, he couldn't help but said to the fifth prince Liu Shuo beside him: "This is the Rongguo Mansion. If other families have such influence, which king can sleep?"
Liu Shuo was young and did not understand the meaning behind these words at all, so he asked in confusion: "Uh, fourth brother, didn't my father say that this poetry meeting was actually organized by Lin and Xu Ergong? The Rongguo Mansion can't bear it. It’s just a name.”
"That's what happened, but who knows whether the people attending the banquet are doing it for the sake of Lin and Xu or because they want to make friends with Ning Rongjia's family?"
Liu Hong looked at the endless stream of carriages in front of Rongguo Mansion and suddenly became vigilant.
After a long time, he suddenly put his forehead on his head and laughed at himself: "I'm really crazy to think about all these things."
"What's wrong, fourth brother?"
Liu Hong shook his head: "Fourth brother, I am a little confused. My father is right, a ruler must not be suspicious, otherwise he will really become a loner in the future!"
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