The sordidness of the past is not worthy of praise, but now the dissolute thoughts have no limit; the spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are so bad that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
When Zhu Pingan left the Hou Mansion, he saw Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen, who were as proud as described in the poem. They were already graceful, and now they were even more energetic. In this meeting, although they were not as good as Zhu Pingan. Ban Luo Li won Huiyuan, but he was also ranked in both high schools. Wang Shizhen ranked 82nd in high school, and Zhang Siwei was slightly behind, ranked 93rd in high school, both in the top 100.
"Zi Hou, you've finally come out." After Zhu Ping'an came out, the two of them walked forward with a smile.
"Brother Ziwei and Brother Wensheng have been waiting for a long time. I will be the host today and will take care of the food and wine." Zhu Ping'an apologized with a smile.
"We remember what you said. But we can't do it today, let's try another day." Zhang Siwei clapped his hands and smiled, then shook his head.
"Why? This is not your style. Last time you released the list, you acted as if you were possessed by gluttonous food, and you showed no mercy. Don't laugh at the farmers' wax wine, which is full of chickens and dolphins in good years. Today I have brought enough wine money. "Zhu Ping'an smiled and threw the fat duck money bag in his hand.
"Zi Hou, are you really ignorant or are you pretending not to know?" Wang Shizhen asked, rolling her eyes.
"What?" Zhu Pingan looked confused.
"Zi Hou, I really don't know what to say about you. You have a quick mind and a sharp mind, but you don't understand the rules of officialdom." Wang Shizhen shook his head and said what he wanted to say, "I will pass the exam later. For example, I’m going to pay a visit to your master. I didn’t see you coming to see us a few days ago, but today we are here to see you and to pay a visit to your master.”
"There are students all over the world who may be hundreds or thousands of miles away or thousands of miles away. They speak different languages and have incomprehensible names. Once they are admitted to an examination, there are so-called examiners who are called masters; there are so-called co-examiners who are called roommates. Master; people with the same ranking. They are called the same year; sons of the same year are called nephews; sons of Master Zuo and Fang Master are called brothers; teachers Zuo and Fang Master are called us and we are called disciples; and the disciples are chosen by the He is called a disciple; a disciple is called his teacher's teacher, and he is called Taishi." Zhang Siwei continued Wang Shizhen's words and explained to Zhu Pingan.
Oh, protégé thorn, that’s it. It was my own negligence.
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an remembered the matter of disciple master, which is well understood in modern times.
The Ming Dynasty was at the peak stage of the development of the imperial examination in ancient China, and the relationship between the master and the disciples resulting from the imperial examination was unprecedentedly developed. The competition in the imperial examinations during the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly fierce, and the number of candidates who met the admission standards for each examination was far greater than the number of admissions. Under the background that whether a candidate is Chinese or not is very random, the admitted candidate will definitely be grateful to the examiner who admitted him. Therefore, it is very natural to respect him as the "master" and call himself a "disciple". Under normal circumstances, candidates only respect the second examiner and the co-examiner who directly admitted him as the chairperson. The title of the chief examiner and the co-examiner are different in title, chief examiner. It is called "seat master", and the same as the examiner is called "fang master".
After the results of the imperial examination are released, the first thing the students have to do is to throw a "disciple thorn" at the chairperson, and "visit" and "see" the chairperson to confirm the relationship between the chairperson and the disciple.
"Oh, thank you Brother Ziwei and Brother Wensheng for reminding them. Ping An almost missed something important." Zhu Ping An looked like he suddenly realized something, and held his hands in front of them to thank them.
In fact, Zhu Ping'an still had some disapproval of the rules handed down from the Ming Dynasty. The relationship between master and disciple is just due to an exam. One side is the examiner. One party is the candidate. Examiners were ordered by the emperor, which in today's terms is arranged by the government; candidates followed the system and took the exam, and passing the exam indicated that their level was high, although there were other factors involved. But being admitted in the exam is a right that you should enjoy. The relationship between the two is official, and there is no need to give or receive favors. However, I don’t know who started it and when, they actually formed such a strong sense of personal relationship: as long as you admit me, you will be my mentor; I just need to admit you. You are my disciple. What I should have done in the past, now that I have passed the exam, I have to be grateful.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the master and disciples maintained a normal relationship of "tied by righteousness", but later the number of masters and disciples "tied by benefit" also increased. Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, the relationship between master and disciples had become a factor that contributed to the intensification of party strife. and one of the important factors in political corruption.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an is not pedantic. Although the teacher-disciple system has many disadvantages, there are also benefits to having a teacher. As the saying goes, if there are people in the court who are easy to do things, the master will also guide, promote and protect his disciples. Especially since the master who will test him and others this time is Xu Jie. Xu Jie is a fierce man who knocked Yan Song down. He has a big thigh, so why not hug him.
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen went to the homes of their masters Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing to throw "disciple assassins" and "visit" and "see" Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing to confirm the relationship between the master and their disciples.
As for the examiners who are directly admitted to each other, they are all different. They will wait until they "visit" and "meet" Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing together.
When paying homage to the Master, one cannot go empty-handed. Zhang Siwei took Zhu Ping'an and Wang Shizhen to a high-end ink studio to select good ink as a gift to pay homage to the master.
Ink is an important material for writing. The quality of ink not only affects the artistic expression of calligraphy and painting, but also good ink does not fade for a long time. It is a very popular collection because pen, ink, paper and inkstone are the four treasures of the study. Ink is used as a gift. It is both high-end and elegant, and it is perfect as a gift to pay homage to the Master.
"The name of this ink is 'A Pond of Spring Green', which comes from the phrase 'A sudden wind rises, ruffling a pond of spring water' in "Visiting the Golden Gate" by Feng Yansi, a poet of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This ink is the best among micro inks. This ink The graphic and text design is quite ingenious, the shape is exquisite, and the font is smooth, free and powerful. The water lines are rippling, and a dragonfly swims among them, leisurely and contented, giving people a sense of being otherworldly. This is also the most popular ink today. none of them."
Zhang Siwei has a lot of research on ink. After looking at the ink studio for a while, Zhang Siwei pointed to one of the inks and spoke to Zhu Pingan and Wang Shizhen.
Zhu Ping'an curiously took the pool of spring green ink pointed by Zhang Siwei in his hand. This piece of ink was round in shape, with convex edges on both sides, and the whole body was painted with gold. In the center of one side are the four characters "a pool of spring green" written in Yangwen. On the other side is a picture in Yangwen: a giant snake protrudes from the sea water, revolving like a centipede. On one side of the ink, there are four characters "Shuiyun Juzhi" in Yangwen regular script, and on the other side there are four characters "Xiaohua Yishi".
The store clerk carefully took out a piece as big as a fingernail from the sample, put it into the inkstone, and then took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and gave it to Zhu Ping'an and the others to test the ink.
The ink was as smooth as jade and had a pleasant fragrance. Seeing that the two of them had no intention of trying the pen, Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and took a step forward. He took the brush and dipped it in the ink, and wrote the word "ink" one by one. As expected, the writing was smoother and more swaying. Better than before.
"Zi Hou, good calligraphy!" Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen praised Zhu Pingan's calligraphy.
"I just like you to tell the truth." Zhu Pingan put down his brush and smiled.
Hearing this, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen couldn't help but shook their heads and pointed at Zhu Pingan and laughed.
After laughing, the three of them each bought a few pieces of "A Pond of Spring Green" from Mo Zhai, and the store clerk wrapped them in gift boxes. After paying the money, they carried the gift boxes and headed towards Xu Jie's mansion. (To be continued.)
