Guo Lin left for the Nanjing Imperial College only in the third month after Zhang Yue left Beijing.
Guo Lin went on the road alone, but he experienced a lot of hardships.
After three glasses of wine, Zhang Yue realized that Guo Lin never drank alcohol, but he made an exception when he met his junior brother whom he had not seen for so many years. Now his face was a little rosy, and he talked to Zhang Yue about his experience in Nanjing Imperial College.
It was a very complicated experience for Guo Lin here, and he was deeply hit.
In Pucheng County School, although Guo Lin is not among the top ones, he is still among the best in various subjects. But it was different after being admitted to Nanjing Imperial College.
You must know that in the Song Dynasty, southerners were more powerful in Jinshi Ke, but in Zhuke Mingjing, northerners were more powerful. Therefore, the various subjects in the Imperial College are full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Later, the Ming Jing Ke was added.
Ming Jing Ke is from a righteous background and belongs to the class with a good background, so many people from various subjects have switched to Ming Jing Ke. Therefore, students in the Ming Jing subject are better than students in other general subjects except the Nine Classics.
After Guo Lin arrived in Nanjing, his first obstacle was that he didn't understand the language well. His local accent was very strong and he couldn't change it for a while. Not only was it difficult to communicate with others, but he was also ridiculed by others.
And the most frustrating thing is his studies. After entering the Nanjing Imperial College, Guo Lin suddenly fell from being a top student to a middle-to-lower student, or even to the bottom.
This situation made Guo Lin very depressed and incomprehensible for a while.
When Mingming was elected to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing by the state school, the county sent people to commend him, gave him good news, gave him money, and exempted Guo Lin's family from taxes.
Guo Xuexu and his wife, Guo Lin's wife and Yue's family, as well as the folks from Wuxi Township are also proud of themselves. After all, after hundreds of years, a remarkable person has finally appeared in the township.
In the eyes of the locals, a person like Guo Lin has the power to reach heaven, and he can be regarded as a Wenqu star descending to earth.
This is how Guo Lin went to Nanjing to study amidst the expectations of his parents and fellow villagers.
But after entering Yingtian Academy, also known as the South Prison, where Fan Zhongyan studied, Guo Lin suddenly fell from the peak to the bottom.
Language and grades are one thing, but the difference is even more in terms of conversation and knowledge. Even when a group of classmates are studying, Guo Lin has never even heard of them.
As for Guo Lin, he had only read the Nine Classics since he was a child, and the manuscripts were borrowed by Guo Xuexue from other places and copied by Guo Lin.
Since Guo Lin entered the Nanjing Imperial College, he has also brought hand-copied manuscripts, but he has never had a real book in his hands. The most books he has seen in his life were when he and Zhang Yue were copying books in the library. But when did Guo Lin only focus on copying the book, how could he memorize all the contents in the book like Zhang Yue did.
As for the classmates, not all of them are dressed in fine clothes, but they are all rich in knowledge and knowledge. Even when they were talking about knowledge, Guo Lin couldn't even get in a word, as if he was listening to a book from heaven.
Guo Lin was suddenly confused. He thought that the difference between people only lay in his own hard work, but he did not expect that there was another level of difference that was inherent in him.
It was because of family background and personal environment that the gap between people was so big, so Guo Lin's confidence was greatly affected.
Guo Lin was hit by this blow until now, and he still hasn't recovered from it when he was drinking with Zhang Yue. He has been holding it in his heart.
Zhang Yue didn't expect it for a moment after hearing Guo Lin's words.
As a talented person in the county, Guo Lin almost broke his wings after entering the Nanjing Imperial College.
The most distressing thing in the world is this. I am not afraid of the obvious gap, because sooner or later I will catch up, but I don’t even know where the gap is and how to catch up.
How can vision, knowledge and conversation be easily remedied by diligent study and study?
In fact, this phenomenon is not new, and it has always existed.
How difficult it is for a child from a poor family to climb to a certain height.
Zhang Yue was also glad that he was not crushed by the blow after entering the Imperial College. In addition to being hooked, the most important thing is the advantage of the time traveler's vision.
Zhang Yue could not have imagined that Guo Lin would be in this situation. Wouldn't later generations also call Guo Lin, a young man from a poor family who only knew how to read but lacked knowledge and background, a 'small town problem solver'?
But there is a saying that sometimes I find it difficult for others to understand, and that is because we do not understand their environment.
Many of the things we take for granted are beyond the reach of others.
After hearing what Guo Lin said, Zhang Yue continued to pour wine for Guo Lin and said, "Ignore him. Senior brother has come all the way, and he has survived it, hasn't he?"
Guo Lindao: "It's not like I've survived. It's just that when I was extremely depressed these years, I would memorize Wen Zhenggong's "Yueyang Tower". I should worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness."
Zhang Yue laughed and said, "That's exactly it."
Guo Lin said with a smile: "If it weren't for Wen Zhenggong, I wouldn't have been able to survive. Sometimes when I was having such a hard time studying in the academy, I would think of Wen Zhenggong and me studying in this academy together to encourage myself. What's the meaning of 'someone is lazy at night, often feeding his noodles with water; without food, he eats porridge and reads.'"
"Sometimes I will go to the inscription monument and read what Fan Wengong wrote..."
Zhang Yue slapped the table and immediately read: "Isn't it the sentence: 'The scriptures are used to clarify the Tao, just like the sun's control of the six unions; the text is used to understand the principles, like the wonderful things in the four seasons. Sincerity comes from the sun, righteousness comes from the sun's essence. Gathering learning is like a sea. , then I will swallow the nine rivers, and honor the hundreds of valleys; if I temper the words as a front, I will cut through the floating clouds, and cut the fine jade.”
The two brothers and sisters clapped their hands and laughed as they recited the words at the same time.
Isn't this the "Nanjing Academy Title Notes" that Zhang Youzhi asked them to copy when they went to Zhang Clan Academy to interview for the copying position?
When I think about this, all the past events come to mind, which is perfect for drinking.
The two brothers laughed and cried when they read this.
The tears in Guo Lin's eyes fell into the wine cup and he sighed: "You and I, two senior brothers, one went to Bianjing Imperial College and the other went to Nanjing Imperial College. It can be said that this matter has its own destiny."
"It was Fan Wenzhenggong's spirit in heaven that guided senior brother to Yingtian Academy."
Hearing Zhang Yue tease Guo Lin, he couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously: "In terms of talent, I am not as good as Wen Zhenggong, but I hope I can be like Fan Wen Zhenggong, who rarely has great ambitions, takes the world as his own responsibility, and studies hard with all his heart." . As an official, he talks generously about world affairs without caring about his own life."
These words touched Zhang Yue's heart.
"However, junior brother, you have been talking about me. How about you tell me about your time at Taixue? Tell me about you too!" Guo Lin asked Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue smiled sheepishly and said: "Senior brother, I didn't do anything. I just wrote an article based on my experience of studying hard with my senior brother, just for the officials to read."
"What did you show the officials?" Guo Lin couldn't help being surprised.
Zhang Yue said continuously: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. The officials gave me Tongsanzhuan's background, but I resigned. But it's not good to speak frankly, so I have to speak in a sensible and reasonable way."
This time Guo Lin was so shocked that he almost dislocated his jaw and said: "Junior Brother, please don't try to trick me, Senior Brother, don't talk nonsense about anything to the officials."
Zhang Yue said angrily: "Brother, you have known each other for so many years, am I that kind of person?"
Guo Lin hesitated and said: "This...it's hard for me to say after so many years."
Zhang Yue immediately said: "Senior brother, I will recite the article to you. The common people have been addicted to learning since they were young. They are poor and have no way to read the books, so they always borrow them from the home where the books are collected..."
After Zhang Yue read the entire article, Guo Lin could not utter a single word.
Zhang Yue felt that he was a little too much in front of his senior brother, feeling a little bit pretentious?
"This time I am far behind my junior brother again." Guo Lin said with emotion on his face.
When Guo Lin was still working hard at Nanjing Imperial College, he had been working hard for this time to come to Bianjing Guangwen Hall to try out, but Zhang Yue had actually resigned from Tongsanzhuan.
There was originally a bowl of fresh fish soup on the table, but when he encountered such a delicious dish in the past, Guo Lin was reluctant to eat it himself, so he found an excuse to push it to Zhang Yue. So he finally took off his chopsticks.
"Since senior brother has come to Bianjing, he doesn't need to live anywhere else. Where can I go?"
Guo Lin said: "No, I have agreed with the teacher and classmates that we can live in the Cantonese Library."
"Guangwen Museum?" Zhang Yue shook his head.
The Guangwen Museum was a place where the imperial court took in scholars living in the capital.
It's very pitiful to say that I only have two bowls of porridge in the morning and evening every day, and the place I live in is also crowded. Although Taixue is not that good, the accommodation and meals at Taixue are ten times better than those at Guangwenkan.
So where should I ask my senior brother to live?
Zhang Yue thought that his senior brother would definitely not live in the house given to him by the Wu family.
So Zhang Yue said: "I bought a house in Bianjing, and now it happens to be rented to a person who comes to Bianjing to go to the Guangwen Museum to study with you, and there is just one room left. Senior brother, it is better to live with him, although it is I feel a little wronged, but at least I will take care of him when the time comes."
Guo Lin asked: "Junior brother, how much is the monthly rent?"
Zhang Yue said: "Two pieces of money."
Guo Lin said: "Well, he and I are half and half, junior brother, what do you think?"
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, please don't harm me, okay?"
Guo Lindao: "Junior brother, it's not that I'm being polite to you, it's actually... when I left home before, your brother came and gave my family five guan of money. He has given me gifts during every New Year and festival these years."
"My father often said that among the many students he taught, no one was as filial as his junior brother."
Zhang Yue knew that in his letters to his brother, he often said that he would take good care of Guo Xuejun's family for him. I really didn’t say anything to my brother about leaving this matter to him. He will definitely do 100% of the 30% for you.
He even went all the way from the city to Wuxi to visit Guo Xuexun's family during the holidays.
Zhang Yue said: "What is this? It's not as the saying goes, 'Once a teacher, always a father.' Senior brother, please don't be polite to me."
"I'm not being polite, it's just Saburo. If you don't allow me, it's really..."
Zhang Yue said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, just follow what senior brother said."
Guo Lin laughed when he heard this.
The two senior brothers sat together at the same table and talked until night, saying goodbye to each other.
