Another half month later, the patrol officer from Changning County escorted the students who had returned from the scientific examination and the newly promoted candidate back to the county seat.
On the day of his return, the county magistrate, along with the officials from the city, as well as the country gentry and common people, went out of the city three miles to greet him, which was extremely grand.
According to Sun Siwen, this kind of honor was something he did not have when he was selected and returned to his hometown.
Lu Yuan thought about it carefully. He was not present when Sun Siwen returned to the county town, so he didn't know what happened at that time.
But when he returned to Yangmei Town, he saw the movement. It was just that the townspeople gathered at the entrance of the town and watched for an hour or two.
He didn’t even go a few miles out of town to greet him.
But think about it.
Dayu County has a prosperous literary style. Basically, every two or three years, a candidate will be elected. When people see it more often, it becomes sparse and ordinary and they don’t take it seriously.
But here in Changning County.
I heard that it had been more than 20 years since there had been a candidate to be elected, and now that one has finally been elected, I cannot overemphasize it.
Therefore, Lu Yuan could only pat his somewhat envious friend, say a few words of comfort, and ask him to look away and stop thinking so much.
It can only be said that Lu Yan won the imperial examination at the right time and was lucky enough to encounter such a situation in Changning County.
After him, if someone wins the election, it will be impossible for today's grand event to happen again.
Back in the city, a banquet was held for the new candidates and the students who had failed.
The protagonists during this period were naturally the county magistrate and the new candidate Lu Yan, and everyone in the assembly sent congratulations to them.
While celebrating, Lu Yan did not forget his mentor. He came to Sun Siwen several times with wine in his hands, treated him as a teacher and treated him with great respect.
However, in this regard, Sun Siwen, as he said before, did not take credit for it. Instead, he said that this was the result of Lu Yan's own painstaking study, and that he was just the icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, few people present believed Sun Siwen's words. Most of them saw this as Mr. Xue Yu's humility, taking credit without being arrogant, and they couldn't help but admire him more and more.
This situation made Sun Siwen more and more unable to explain, and in the end he had to smile bitterly and did not continue to refute.
Lu Yan, on the other hand, saw his appearance, and the expression on his face became more respectful, and he really had a student's attitude.
One's own family knows one's own affairs.
Lu Yan knew that his daily accumulation definitely accounted for most of the credit for being able to pass the exam this time. Of course, Sun Siwen's help also played a small role.
That's why he calls himself a teacher and considers himself a disciple.
It's just unclear how much of this is fake and how much is sincere.
But at this time, Lu Yan was really moved to see Sun Siwen's humility and sincerity in speaking for himself instead of being greedy for credit.
Such a humble and kind gentleman is really rare in this world.
'It's not bad to be the disciple of such a gentleman. '
With this thought in his mind, Lu Yan became even more enthusiastic about Sun Siwen.
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After a banquet, the students who returned from the exams either went home to continue studying hard, or started visiting friends and gatherings, and all returned to their normal lives.
Lu Yan's success in the examination this time is still a great encouragement to the students in Changning County.
Because this allowed them to see that Changning County, where the literary style of the person who had been elected more than 20 years ago had not flourished, finally had the possibility of another elected person.
Affected by this, many students who had neglected their studies or lacked confidence began to work hard.
As a representative of late bloomers, Lu Yan is naturally even busier.
Visiting the retired old people in the county, socializing with the county officials, attending the local squire's banquet, one after another, what Sun Siwen had experienced before, Lu Yan had experienced it all over again.
In this series of interactions, the teacher Sun Siwen is naturally indispensable.
Lu Yan visited me three times in person, and every time he was polite and courteous. Even when facing Lu Yuan, Sun Siwen's good friend, even though he was older than him, he still acted like a junior and had an excellent attitude.
This made Lu Yuan feel very fond of him and said that Sun Siwen had found a good disciple.
However, after the last visit, when Sun Siwen and Lu Yuan talked by chance, they were filled with emotion: "Lu Yan, like me, did not continue to take the exam, but chose to become an official.
Now that the county government has been appointed, he will soon go to Nanhai County to serve as a tax envoy, in charge of the taxation of a county, starting from the ninth rank. I will take office next month. "
Dai Viet has regulations that the maximum age for scientific examinations cannot exceed 45 years old. If you exceed it, you will not be able to take the scientific examination.
After all, the purpose of selecting officials through the imperial examination was to add talents to the court. If you find an official who is too old, how many years can he work for the court?
And Lu Yan is now forty-one years old, and the spring examination to be admitted to Jinshi is a three-year term, that is to say. He can only take the Jinshi exam once at most.
Obviously, as a new candidate, like Sun Siwen, he had no confidence in taking the Jinshi examination and chose to become an official.
After all, according to the custom of Dai Viet officials retiring at sixty, Lu Yan still has nearly twenty years to serve as an official. If he works well during this period, he will have the opportunity to become a county magistrate before retirement.
Lu Juren would be very satisfied if he could become a seventh-rank official and be the parents of the same place.
Lu Yuan could also understand this.
However, Sun Siwen mentioned something next, which made him feel a little confused.
"Twenty-one scholars from the county participated in the autumn examination, and one of them was selected as a candidate. Not only was the county magistrate appreciated by the superior, he kept his official position.
Even I benefited from it.
I had a gathering with the county magistrate two days ago, and he vaguely revealed the truth to me. It is said that the county government is very satisfied with my teaching ability and intends to promote me.
Maybe after some time, I will get a new appointment.
The county's chief priest is nearly sixty years old and will retire soon. This time I may take his place and take up the post of county magistrate.
This is a leapfrog promotion.
However, in my estimation, he will not be directly promoted too much. He may be promoted from the eighth grade to a temporary teaching position.
In the future, it will either take a few years or train one or two more candidates to be promoted to the eighth level and get rid of the temporary generation. "
Sun Siwen said this in a very calm tone, which was obviously showing off.
obviously.
His friend's bad habits were repeated again, and he was bragging to Lu Yuan about his own prowess.
To this.
Lu Yuan almost couldn't help it and wanted to have a showdown with the opponent, showing that he was already a second-rate master and his status in the world could be compared to that of a county magistrate.
Fortunately, he had enough concentration and didn't really say it.
I calmed down later and watched Sun Siwen brag and show off, but I felt like I was looking down from above.
I didn’t expect it.
You think you are on the same level as me, no, one level above me.
But in fact, I am already several floors above you, quietly looking down at you, waiting for you to catch up.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan suddenly lost his temper. Looking at his friend's bland pretense, he actually laughed a few words in agreement, very much applauding him.
Sun Siwen didn't notice this at all. Instead, he was quite happy that he had gained a reputation in front of his friends.
During the meal that day, I ate two more bowls and my appetite was great.
