Why do you say this?
Because the capital of the Chen Dynasty was located in Longquan, the northern area was extremely vast. Longquan stretched hundreds of miles across, which was many times larger than Qinghe County.
Since Chen Taizu established Kyoto in Longquan, he occupied a small part of Longquan and called it Shangjing, while the rest was still called Longquan County and was managed by one county.
This resulted in Longquan County being under great pressure from competition when it held the county examination. This was true even for the children of the Han people, not to mention the children of straight women and Goryeo.
Unable to withstand the pressure, it will naturally spread to the outside world. Emperor Taizong issued a decree that all scholars from Longquan County can apply in advance to return to the county of their native place to take the county examination and the government examination, as long as the county of their native place allows it. Can.
An Dongjun is this type. His mother is from Qinghe County. After applying in advance, the county magistrate allowed it, so he can refer to it here.
Naturally, these scholars would not be stupid enough to openly question why the county magistrate allowed it, and they all pointed the finger at An Dongjun.
These scholars had just gotten together, exchanging names, greeting families, making friends, etc. Unexpectedly, when I asked about An Dongjun, I found out that there were actually people who went to Beijing and returned to Qinghe County to take the exam.
Although An Dongjun is from Korea, he is also a subject of the Chen Dynasty. With his level, the only way to take the county examination in Shangjing, where experts gather, is to annihilate the entire army. Let alone three years, even three times a year. It will be difficult to get on the list in this life.
The relationship between the imperial examination and family education is really great. If there are several officials in the family among the parents, grandparents and even the same generation, who have passed the imperial examination, they will naturally provide tutoring to their children.
In addition, being an official inherently involves political power. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, their children's views on current affairs and the general trend of the world are much higher than those of ordinary farm children. This is the advantage of first-come-first-served.
Therefore, whether it is in terms of classics, poems, or policies, it is difficult for ordinary farmers' children to compare with officials' children. What's more, An Dongjun is a Korean. His father was naturalized due to his meritorious service when the current emperor quelled the chaos. What do you know about the Four Books and Five Classics?
His mother was an ordinary woman, and it was even more difficult for him to guide him in scriptures and meanings, so she stayed in Shangjing to take part in the county examination and never thought of getting ahead in ten thousand years.
Fortunately, with Emperor Taizong's decree, he was able to return to his native place to take the exam, which was a way out.
The discussion among a group of scholars ended with the words "The teaching is correct". Although there was no face on his face, An Dongjun, although the crowd was speechless, was also estranged from everyone, and a group of people gathered in twos and threes. , no one paid attention to An Dongjun anymore.
It's obvious that this guy is here to grab a spot, so of course everyone doesn't feel good about it.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Cheng shook his head, smiled, and left alone.
Since ancient times, the imperial examination has been about thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Even if you don't meet in the county examination, you will meet in the government examination, or the provincial examination and the palace examination. No matter where you refer to, capable people will eventually meet in the same examination room. Compete.
The MSG warehouse is located in Moon Bay, not far from the city. It can be seen in the distance from the city gate, so Zhao Cheng didn't go far before arriving at the warehouse.
The cook Shi Sheng is an old widower with no children. With this craft, he has saved a lot of money and is planning to buy a son to support him in his old age.
After cooking for a dozen barbarians every day, I would lie at the door of the warehouse and bask in the sun. Although the early spring wind was cold, the sun was warm on my body.
Zhao Cheng saw Shi Sheng sitting at the door of the warehouse from afar and greeted him: "Have those dozen barbarians been out recently?"
In addition to cooking and shopping, Shi Sheng was also responsible for helping Zhao Cheng keep an eye on Manzi's movements, because Zhao Cheng could probably understand a few words of Manzi, which was similar to the Min language in Fujian in later generations.
When hiring these barbarians, Zhao Cheng heard them discussing that they were looking for a person named A Chi. This person was very important. Once found, he should be taken back immediately. It seemed to be related to the life and death of the entire clan.
So he knew that these barbarians might leave at any time. If these barbarians went out often, it might not be long before they left.
When Shi Sheng saw Zhao Cheng, he stood up quickly and said, "Sir, these barbarians go out every day in the past few days. It's Ah Feng who goes out, followed by Ah Wen."
Although he couldn't understand the language of these barbarians, he could remember their names after being together for a long time.
Zhao Cheng nodded and walked into the warehouse.
It was said to be a warehouse, but it was actually a small workshop. A dozen barbarians were working hard. When they saw Zhao Cheng coming, no one came down to say hello and continued to work hard.
The old man who took the lead, Ah Feng, was not there, and he had obviously gone out again.
Zhao Cheng was thinking in his heart that he should find some people to replace these barbarians. Although he bought these people from Yaxing, he had agreed that they would only work for one year. That A Chi was a person who was crucial to the lives of their entire clan. , once found it will definitely not be left behind.
No matter how hard you stay, there will only be conflicts. It is better to find someone in advance, and someone can take over at any time, which will not at least delay Dashunzhai's business.
Zhao Cheng looked around the warehouse and left.
On the way back to the city, the group of scholars we just met had disappeared. Only the Korean An Dongjun was still by the river, looking at the Qingshui River in a daze.
Zhao Cheng thought that the boy had lost his mind and was about to jump into the river. When he passed by him, the boy unexpectedly shouted: "Do you even think so?"
What is this nonsense? What does "even I think so" mean? What's wrong with me? Am I special?
"Did you admit the wrong person?" Zhao Cheng thought that An Dongjun might be out of his mind and it didn't look like he was talking to him.
Unexpectedly, An Dongjun had already turned around, looked at Zhao Cheng and yelled with grief and anger: "Really? You think so too, right?"
Zhao Cheng had no choice but to stop: "Brother, are you talking to me?"
An Dongjun nodded and said: "Yes, that's right!"
"But I don't recognize you." Zhao Cheng didn't want to have anything to do with him.
An Dongjun said sadly and angrily: "If you recognize me, do I need to ask again?"
Obviously, An Dongjun himself believed that all scholars would subconsciously reject him.
Zhao Cheng didn't want to deal with this lunatic and turned to leave.
An Dongjun shouted: "Go to the capital! How many doors are there in Kaoran Kao Soyaha? Become Sien Korochia Soya Smita!"
This sentence is in Korean and means "Go to Beijing! I will definitely be there, but you may not!"
It can be regarded as An Dongjun's retort to the scholars in Qinghe County. He was ostracized by everyone and did not dare to regain his place in person, so he vented his anger on Zhao Cheng, a passerby. Moreover, he did not dare to use Chinese and spoke his hometown dialect.
This means that he is from Shangjing and will eventually return to Shangjing. And how many of these scholars can really stay in Shangjing?
