Chapter 179 The little Sanyuan who came and went passed the imperial examination was a great joy that could only be seen once in a century in Nanping City.
Su Ze was dragged back to Nanping County by the county officials, followed by singing ceremonies, drinking in the countryside, and offering sacrifices to the world. Finally, Su Ze led the scholars who passed the boy examination to join the county school.
There is no distinction between prefecture schools and county schools. Scholars who pass the boy's examination are scholars and can join the local county school or the government school of the prefecture.
Su Ze naturally chose to join the county school. As the head of the Taoist examination, he could obtain the qualifications for a junior college student.
Chen Chaoyuan also passed the college examination, but his ranking was low. According to regulations, he could not make up for the county students and could only be added to the quota of Guangzhou students.
Although Zengguang students did not have monthly lumi, they had the same political rights as Lin students and could participate in the provincial examination like Lin students. Chen Chaoyuan was also overjoyed and drank for several days.
Because of Su Ze's little three yuan, many scholars from ordinary families also chose to join the county school.
The vacancies at the county school were finally filled, and Su Ze, a junior student, was hired.
Baizhi County was very satisfied with this and allocated another sum of money to Hai Rui to repair the county school building.
Su Ze came back to visit Changning Guard again. Ninth Auntie burned incense and prayed. The old man reported to his ancestors and brought out the family tree to record Su Ze's achievements.
The entire Changning Guard became a sea of joy, and a scholar finally appeared in Changning Guard!
Scholars appeared in Changning Guard, and the surrounding villages became more respectful to Changning Guard.
Scholars can participate in local governance, which means Changning Wei has a greater say.
For example, if several surrounding villages want to jointly build a project, several talents nearby will come forward to plan it, and then report it to the government for approval.
If ordinary people take the lead, there is a high probability that the government will not pay attention.
When villages encounter disputes, scholars also have the power to intervene in arbitration. Ordinary people are often convinced of the arbitration results of scholars. This is more useful than the status of Changning Guardsmen.
In order to celebrate Su Ze's Xiao San Yuan, the old man also invited the Third Master Tai Niang Niang from the family temple to hold a Changning Wei God-Wandering Ceremony.
The so-called wandering god means that the statues of gods enshrined in the family temple are taken out of the family temple and then carried by men in the village for a parade around Changning Guard.
On the one hand, this wandering activity is to enhance the cohesion of the guard, and on the other hand, it is naturally a way to show off muscles.
There are talented people in Changning Guard, and there are so many young men who can fight, so the surrounding villages naturally dare not provoke them.
This is equivalent to the ceremony of Changning Guard's dominance. Before Su Ze traveled through, Changning Guard did not dare to wander around other people's villages.
But this time around, people from Beishan Village also came out to play gongs and drums and join in the celebration.
The same is true for the surrounding villages. Everyone knows that Chang Ningwei is now a big thigh, so they naturally want to hug him tightly.
[County Examination Minor Three Yuan, Imperial Examination Skill Experience +3000, Level 8, 2630/4000]
By the time all this is over, it will be mid-April. According to the news from the prefect, this year’s Fujian Provincial Examination will be held in mid-August. Su Ze only has four months left to upgrade his imperial examination skills to Level 10 before the provincial examination.
After entering the county school, you must study in the county school. From now on, you can only return to Changning Guard in the middle and end of each month.
Hai Rui obviously could not allow his students to miss classes, so Su Ze packed his bags and left Changningwei. He would study hard in the county school in the past four months and try to pass the provincial examination this time.
The rural examination is held once every three years. If Su Ze fails to pass the rural examination, he will have to study in the county school for three years. This is obviously not conducive to his rebellion.
After confirming that he would temporarily move into the county seat, Su Ze explained the affairs of Lin Mojun Guardhouse.
"The identity of the Deer King will continue to be used to ensure that the coastal guard does not dare to go to the sea."
Lin Mojun nodded. These days, she went around pretending to be the Deer King and wiped out several small Japanese pirate gangs.
However, Su Ze changed the topic and said, "But it looks like Lu Dawang's signature will not be used for long." "
Is the anti-Japanese situation about to change?"
Su Ze nodded. According to history, the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing was regarded as the beginning of Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war. turning point, if normal historical development follows, the Japanese pirate forces under Xu Feng will suffer heavy losses in Zhejiang by the end of this year.
The Japanese pirates who invaded Zhejiang were the elite of the plundering faction. After the victory was achieved, the officers and soldiers in Fujian and Guangdong would definitely take action. It would be dangerous to use Lu Dawang's signature by then.
If the war machine of the Ming Dynasty was really launched, it would be very terrifying. Dongao Island alone would definitely not be able to compete with the entire Fujian.
Su Ze warned: "If the anti-Japanese situation in Fujian changes, then immediately lower your flag and pretend to run away. Anyway, the most important thing is to maintain the Lu Dawang brand." Lin Mojun nodded and asked again:
" What about Dong'ao Island?"
Su Ze said: "The imperial court won't want Dong'ao Island. It can temporarily hide the people on the island, and then the Changning Guards can pretend to 'recover' Dong'ao Island." Lin Mojun
also Reluctant to give up on Dong'ao Island, this island has a dock and fresh water, and now it has started to open up wasteland for farming. She began to agree with Su Ze's trade chain. In the ocean age, islands like Dong'ao Island are the springboard to the ocean age. .
Su Ze warned again: "Changning Wei is still our foundation. Whether it is land reclamation or farming or the workshops in Changning Wei, Baihu Xian will help with the management. If there is anything difficult to handle, you can go to the county to see me." Lin
Mo Jun was a little upset. Unknowingly, Zhongchang Ningwei's property had grown so big, and he seemed to be increasingly inseparable from Su Ze.
Su Ze was only going to go to the county school for four months, but Lin Mojun was a little reluctant to part with it.
Just like a wife who is reluctant to leave her husband when he is away from home, Lin Mojun is also worried about Su Ze's pursuit of fame.
Su Ze did not notice Lin Mojun's thoughts, but continued:
"You can't stop training with cannons, and the same with artillery. Don't be stingy with gunpowder and shells." "
Let Captain Alfonso live over at the observatory. I have taught him I've taught him how to observe stars and record astronomical charts, but he must keep an eye on these Francois and not let them escape." Lin Mojun
immediately said: "Don't worry, we will never let them escape!"
The lens of the telescope has already been After polishing it, Su Ze's observatory on Dong'ao Island has been built.
Dongao Island is isolated offshore and is the best place for astronomical observations.
Originally, Su Ze was going to let Pastor Pierre, who had a foundation in mathematics, record astronomical star charts. However, when the old pastor saw the craters on the moon, he was completely shaken by his faith.
The moon plays an important role in mythology around the world. Although Catholicism is a monotheistic religion, the moon also has special meanings.
Now Su Ze not only allowed him to see the moon clearly, but also proved that the moon is just a planet, and he can also see the craters.
The old pastor prayed in front of the cross all day long, and it seemed that his "heart was broken."
Su Ze had no choice but to ask Captain Alfonso, who had less firm beliefs, to observe astronomy, but he had also arranged for his students to follow him and learn to record astronomical charts.
After explaining everything, Su Ze set off for the county seat.
In the Yamen of Yanping Prefecture in Nanping City, the prefect Fang organized a family banquet and was entertaining two people about his age. Magistrate Fang was the host, and a young man who looked younger than Magistrate Fang, but was very haggard, sat in the main seat.
Another man, wearing a coarse blue shirt, about the same age as Magistrate Fang, was accompanying him.
"Brother Deyan, are you really not going to go home and take a look?"
After officials enter the officialdom, the most important sorting method is the order in the examination room.
Whoever gets Jinshi earlier will be the senior.
Among the people in the same subject, whoever ranks higher in the imperial examination will be the leader of this class.
Sitting on the main seat is Chen Jin, the number one scholar in Jiajing's 31st year.
However, the fate of the No. 1 scholar was not very good. After he won the No. 1 prize, he was awarded the title of Shujishi. After completing his studies at the Hanlin Academy, he was awarded the title of vassal king by the imperial court.
Generally speaking, this is a good job. As long as he returns to Beijing after completing the job, the court will reward the canonized person and grant Chen Jin a higher official position. The road to success is right in front of him.
However, Chen Jin's health was not good. He fell ill after leaving the capital and was unable to complete the canonization task as scheduled.
This was naturally a big crime, and Chen Jin was demoted to the county magistrate of Huizhou.
That's not as good as the starting point of Fang Zhifu, a top three Jinshi.
Chen Jin had no choice but to go south to take office, and another scholar sitting at the table was also a Jinshi in the same department. It was the former prefect who had received news that Zhang Sijing, the Etiquette Department, had been demoted for discussing the establishment of a heir without authorization.
Chen Jin, Fang Wanghai, and Zhang Sijing were Jinshi in the same year, so they were naturally political allies.
Zhang Sijing was demoted to be the official of Yanping Prefecture, that is, a subordinate of Fang Zhifu.
And Chen Jin, the dignified number one scholar, was demoted to the magistrate of Huizhou County, and the person present here was actually the magistrate who had the lowest rank in the imperial examination and the highest official position.
Fang Zhifu also had a sense of the impermanence of things.
Chen Jin was from Fujian, but he was demoted to Huizhou and had no face to see his parents at home. He only asked the prefect to bring some things to his mother at home.
Chen Jin and Zhang Sijing were both demoted, so Fang Wanghai was naturally unwilling to talk to them about the situation in the court.
The three of them chatted about folk music while drinking.
Zhang Sijing said: "I heard that Mr. Tuohu is still in our Yanping Mansion. When I first entered Fujian, I heard that there was a musical genius from Yanping Mansion who made a set of "The Peony Pavilion" and became famous in Fujian. Did Mr. Fang ever do that? Have you seen him?"
Zhang Sijing still addressed Fang Wanghai as an official at the banquet, which made Fang Wanghai unhappy. Zhang Sijing relied on his talent and arrogance. He was favored by Qingliu as soon as he became a Jinshi, and spent all day discussing the current situation in the capital.
Because of this, he was targeted and insisted on making suggestions on the matter of establishing the crown prince, so he was demoted to Yanping Mansion as a promotion official.
Fang Wanghai felt unhappy when he saw that Zhang Sijing treated Chen Jin like a Deyan brother (Chen Jin was also called Deyan, and calling him cousin was a sign of intimacy between scholars), but treated him like a superior.
They were all in the same year. A top three Jinshi like Fang Wanghai was at the bottom of the Jinshi despise chain. Under normal circumstances, he would work hard as an official below, and only when he was old would he have the opportunity to go to the capital, and then return to his hometown to become an official.
What made Zhang Sijing confident was that he spoke out about the establishment of the reserve, and he immediately took credit for Qingliu. Although he was demoted for a while, he would soar into the sky if he had the opportunity in the future.
Moreover, he was arranged to be promoted to the Yanping Mansion. This is a position that Xu Jie, the current leader of Qingliu and the second minister of the cabinet, had been demoted to. It has an unusual meaning.
In the future, when Qingliu gains power or a new emperor ascends the throne, Zhang Sijing will be recalled to the capital and skyrocket.
This is also the reason why he has a cold attitude towards Fang Wanghai. Although we are of the same age, you, Fang Wanghai, are just a turbid current, how can you be the same as my clear stream.
Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, and everyone takes this attitude into heart.
However, although Chen Jin is the number one scholar, he is not as utilitarian as Zhang Sijing. Unlike Zhang Sijing, who is a speculative person, he really can't stand the strict party in power.
However, he was in poor health, and now he was dismissed due to illness, and he was in a very low mood.
Chen Jin also became interested when he heard that Nanping had a famous folk artist.
Magistrate Fang smiled and had someone bring the complete set of "The Peony Pavilion". He said to two people of the same age:
"This Su Ze and Su Rulin are also half of my disciples. I gave him his first name. In the boy's examination that just ended, , Su Rulin won three yuan in a row, and has passed the examination as a scholar."
Chen Jin nodded slightly, he was the number one scholar, just a small three yuan, it didn't matter compared with him, the previous Ming Dynasty's top scorer.
However, when Chen Jin opened the Peony Pavilion, he was attracted by Su Ze's drama.
Zhang Sijing also nodded slightly, Xiao Sanyuan was also pretty good, and Fujian's writing style was indeed flourishing.
The two of them were quickly attracted by the play. After reading it, Chen Jin closed the book and said,
"The descendants are to be feared! This boy has the style of a Han Dynasty official!"
Zhang Sijing also nodded, not expecting that there was such a scholar in Nanping.
Magistrate Fang stroked his beard and smiled.
Chen Jin sighed and said, "It's a pity that I have to leave for Huizhou tomorrow." There
is a time limit for officials to take up their posts. Chen Jin was delayed for many days in Zhejiang due to the Japanese rebellion. If he could not take office on time, he would be demoted. The next day Went on the road in a hurry.
Zhang Sijing was appointed as the official of the Yanping Prefecture, and the first official was in charge of the local judicial work. However, the former Zhang Sijing did not have much interest in these documents. He delegated all the work to his staff and spent the whole day touring the mountains in Nanping City. water.
Su Ze officially enrolled in the county school. After only a few days of studying, he received news from Hai Rui.
The examiners of the Fujian Provincial Examination appointed by the imperial court have been decided. Starting from the Chenghua Year, the imperial examination system has been gradually improved. The provincial examination is an important part of the imperial examination, and the examiners of the provincial examination are directly appointed by the imperial court.
The chief examiners of the rural examinations must be officials with Hanlin experience.
The so-called Hanlin experience refers to officials who have served in the Hanlin Academy. They are either current officials of the Hanlin Academy or officials who have served in the Hanlin Academy.
Hanlin officials are called the prime ministers of the country. They must be the best Jinshi in the palace examination to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Presiding over the provincial examination has become the privilege of Hanlin officials, which is also a symbol of Hanlin officials being the prime minister of a country.
In the Ming Dynasty, the palace examinations were all disciples of the emperor, and the decision-making power rested with the emperor.
However, the chief examiner of the rural examination can also be called a housing engineer. Being able to preside over the selection of candidates for the provincial examination in a province also has considerable political capital.
In places like North and South Zhili, Fujian and Jiangxi, several Jinshi can be admitted in a year. Isn't this a natural team?
Hai Rui got the news from the Fujian academic administration that the emperor selected Wang Daokun, a second-class Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, who was a member of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time, to go to Fujian to serve as the examiner of the provincial examination.
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