Jianyang.
At this time, Assistant Professor Sun was in front of Li Xuezheng in Zhouxue.
Li Xuezheng read Zhang Yue's paper from beginning to end, and then picked up three historical policies and read them again.
Assistant Professor Sun asked: "Do you still have concerns about learning to be upright?"
Li Xuezheng pointed to another bundle of papers and said: "Look, these are all counties. The Chengwen submitted by the state school, in terms of classics, they are all talents from the same county."
"But if they are asked to take the Nine Classics and Eleven exams, I'm afraid it will be far inferior."
Assistant Professor Sun thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to judge whether it's learning or correcting, but what I'm worried about is the three-character poem."
Li Xuezheng nodded and said: "The important thing is this. If he was a Jinshi major, everything would be easy, but he is a Jingshi major. No matter how good he is in the Jingyi test, he can't write such a poem."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "Only the first-class people are Jinshi, and the second-class people are Jingshi students. It is probably because of the poor family that Zhang San entered the various subjects."
"When Mr. Ouyang was admitted to Jinshi, his family was poor and he had no money to buy rhyme books. In the end, he wrote rhyme papers in the exam, but he failed repeatedly. Zhang Sanlang probably also had no money to buy rhyme books, so he had to study various subjects. I understand this son's character. His character is definitely not that of someone who deceives the world and steals his reputation.”
Li Xuezheng said: "With your words, I feel relieved. Also, when seeking talents for the country, there is no need to worry too much."
"Whether or not I have such concerns, just based on the experience of students, Zhang Sanlang can be ranked first in the state in this public examination. I should recommend Zhang Sanlang to go to the Imperial College...but..."
"But why?" Assistant Professor Sun asked, "Does Xuezheng have other concerns?"
Assistant Professor Sun also knows that nowadays the trend of asking for appointments is prevalent, and talented people are not recommended.
After Fan Zhongyan presided over the Qingli New Deal, he appointed three reform generals, Hu Yuan, Shi Jie, and Sun Fu, to reform the academic style of the Imperial Academy and strictly assess the academic performance of the supervisory students.
Since then, re-examinations have been conducted for students recommended by military prefectures across the country. If there is anyone who does not live up to his name, he will be sent back to his hometown immediately and will not be allowed to study in Imperial College.
Since then, the bad trend of soliciting requests from local military states has been curbed.
But even so, requests cannot be completely eliminated. Every year, there are still many children who have real talents but come from poor backgrounds and are screened out.
"But Zhizhou, Tongpan has..." Assistant Professor Sun speculated that the only thing that could put Li Xuezheng in such a difficult situation was the pressure from the Zhizhou, Tongpan faction.
Unexpectedly, Li Xuezheng shook his head and said: "On the contrary, three people privately messaged me about this chapter."
"Oh? Which three people?"
Li Xuezheng said: "You can only guess at most one of these three people, and you can't guess the other two anyway."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "I guess there must be a letter from Zhang Boyi."
Li Xuezheng smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Boyi is one of the best Confucian scholars in the state. He has taught countless students. Many officials in the court have worshiped him. His student Zhang Ziping is the number one scholar in this department! How can I respect his reputation?" Can you sell it?”
Assistant Professor Sun felt relieved when he heard this, but with Zhang Yue being recommended by such a person, why should he be worried?
But Assistant Professor Sun was curious at the moment, who were the other two people who recommended Zhang Yue?
"So who are the other two?"
Li Xuezheng said: "Wu Dalangjun, who is from the same hometown as Zhang San."
"That's the family of the current prime minister!" Assistant Professor Sun was surprised, "Zhang San is from the Zhang clan... I wonder, how can the Wu family like him?"
Li Xuezheng said: "Perhaps it is what Mr. Wu Dalang means. It is well known that although Mr. Wu Dalang is not good at studying, he has a wide circle of friends and has contacts with all three religions and nine schools. He and Zhang San studied together in Pucheng County, so he can recommend him. Within reason.”
"Wu Dalangjun can make sense, but what about the third person?" Assistant Professor Sun asked.
Li Xuezheng said: "I never expected that this person is none other than Chen Xiang, who is now judging the affairs of the Shangshu Temple!"
Assistant Professor Sun was a little surprised and said: "Shu Shugu served as the county magistrate of Pucheng, established a county school, and presided over local affairs. But Zhang Sanlang was still young at that time. How could Shu Gu know Zhang San?"
Li Xuezheng stroked his beard and said: "I don't know the reason for this, but I heard that Zhang Erlang, Zhang Zihou who gave up the exam last year, is a student of Shu Gu."
Assistant Professor Sun said: "That's true, but I heard in Pucheng that Zhang Zihou was not on good terms with his brothers. After Zhang Erlang passed the throne, he didn't even send family letters. How could he ask Shu Gu to recommend his younger brother to study at the Imperial Academy?"
Li Xuezheng said: "This is what I don't understand, but the words in the letter were sincere and highly praised Sanlang's talent. He has a reputation for knowing people. If he knew nothing about Zhang San, how could he do it?" Why recommend him to me like this? It was probably Erlang Zhang of the Zhang family who recommended him."
Assistant Professor Sun laughed and said: "No matter how you say it, it's hard for us to guess at the moment, but one thing is easy. Xuezheng doesn't have to worry about who to recommend."
Li Xuezheng said: "Recommend talents for the country, but out of public interest, I want to recommend Zhang Sanlang to the Imperial Academy because he is the best in the state in Confucian classics. If word spreads that he is admitted because of entrustment, your reputation will be harmed. It’s also bad for his reputation.”
"So what do you mean by learning to be upright?" Assistant Professor Sun was a little worried.
Li Xuezheng smiled slightly and said: "I should reply to the three people who knew that the recommendation came from my own initiative and was not subject to any requests. I have failed them."
Assistant Professor Sun laughed loudly when he heard this, then cupped his hands and said: "Xue Zhengzong!"
Li Xuezheng sighed: "But I have a hard time explaining Mr. Chen and Wang Jiefu."
Assistant Professor Sun said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? Whether he is a talented person or not will be revealed sooner or later. How good is this guy? Let Chen Gong and Wang Jiefu decide."
Li Xuezheng laughed and said, "That's exactly it."
That day Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qi returned to Bookshang Yu.
While talking, He Qi saw Yu Yunruo walking in slowly with light steps.
He Qi coughed deliberately, and Zhang Yue saw Yu Yunruoshi, and saw that she was wearing a bright crimson dress today.
At that time, Zhang Yue and Bookseller Yu were talking in front of the counter. Seeing Yu Yunruo dressed like this, several waiters at the counter and the guests who came to the bookstore stared straight at him, looking as if they were distracted.
Yu Yunruo ignored the looks of others, but Zhang Yue and the others bowed and saluted, then took out a plate of shortbread and said, "This is cooked by my own hands. Please don't dislike it."
Zhang Yue nodded and took the cakes with the two of them. They were indeed soft and delicious, and they both praised them repeatedly.
Yu Yunruo smiled slightly but said nothing.
The next day, Zhang Yue and the others went to the state to study.
Arriving in front of the Master's Hall, the same group of people from yesterday were chatting.
When Zhang Yue and the others arrived, the group of chatting people suddenly stopped.
Zhang Yue felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but he saw that everyone was looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
"Junior brother, why do they all seem to be looking at you?"
Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."
"Let's go look at the list."
Zhang Yue and the others climbed up the steps and climbed the mountain for a while until they arrived at the Master Hall. At this moment, I saw several students painting the wall with water, and beside them was a student rolling up a list, which seemed to have not been posted yet.
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qiyi stepped forward and said, "Please let us take a look first."
The scholar smiled and said, "The officials will wait a moment to see the results."
He Qidao: "We are all anxious at this moment, how can we wait? Please be accommodating."
The scholar smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I don't know how many distinguished people have their names?"
"Pucheng, why bother! Does it have my name?" He Qi couldn't help but ask first.
The school official smiled and said: "I was recommended to study in the state."
He Bixing's expression was a little distorted, and he said straightly: "How is this possible? How come there is no my name."
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin looked at each other.
"Where are these two officials?"
"Brother, you ask first!"
"Junior brother, you ask first, I'm a little scared!" Guo Lin smiled bitterly. He didn't sleep well last night. He got up early this morning and looked at the list anxiously, but he didn't dare to look at it the moment he looked at the list.
"Senior brother, ask first!"
Guo Lin nodded and said uneasily: "Pucheng, Guo Lin."
"So that this official will know that you have been recommended to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing."
Guo Lin stood there dumbly after hearing this.
"Nanjing Imperial College!" Zhang Yue couldn't help but recited with great joy, "But you read that right?"
"How could I be wrong? I filled in this list myself?"
Zhang Yue said: "Nanjing Imperial College is Yingtianfu Academy! That's where Fan Wenzhenggong studied and taught. Senior brother, you can go and study at Yingtianfu Academy."
Guo Lin wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "Yes, I dare not say that I am sure yet. I want to go back to Wuxi first and tell my parents about this."
"Where is this official?"
"I am Urajo Shoetsu."
The school official was stunned when he heard this, and asked again: "Are you Uucheng Shoue?"
"Exactly."
The school official said with admiration on his face: "So you are Zhang Sanlang. Everyone in our state school has heard of your reputation. This time you took nine and eleven public examinations, and you are recognized as the number one among all the economics students in the state. The three policy questions are also well written. What list are you looking for? They have already been recommended by Xuezheng."
"Where should I go?"
"Of course it's Taixue! Your reputation has already spread."
"Really?" Zhang Yuechang sighed, he could finally enter the capital.
At this time, Meng heard He Bixing said: "Why are you talking nonsense? Why am I not on the list? I want to see it on the list!"
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin looked at each other, relatively speechless.
The wind rustled in the woods, Zhang Yue and Guo Lin strolled around the school. After the original state school was burned, this Jianyangzhou school was rebuilt from a temple.
Along with the singing of birds and the singing of pines on the middle of the mountain, there is a unique tranquility of temples and ancient temples.
Yesterday they were busy answering Xuezheng's questions, and now they were rushing to hear the news. Neither of them noticed the scenery of Zhouxue.
The academic just now smiled at the two of them and said, "While Xuezheng still has no time to greet you, why not take a stroll here? There is a fairy cave on the top of the mountain, which is also a scenic spot in Jianyang. You might as well go and see it."
The two of them walked and watched as they were told, but their moods were already different.
Zhang Yue recalled the scene when he and Guo Lin were watching Xianxia Ridge on the mountain.
Although there are no clouds and pines on the mountain at this moment, there is a fairy cave, which matches the scenery of that day and the state of mind at this moment.
Zhang Yue thought to himself while climbing the mountain.
Look at the strong pines in the dim dusk, and still calmly fly through the chaotic clouds. Born into a fairy cave, the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak.
