Chapter 49 County Government


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  Chapter 49 County Government
  Su Ze then remembered that it was still the Ming Dynasty, "Guwen Guanzhi" had not yet been written, and the article "Yueyang Tower" was not widely circulated.

  When the Ming Dynasty was first established, Song studies were most highly regarded by scholars. After Zhu Yuanzhang promoted Neo-Confucianism as official scholarship, academic research in the Song Dynasty flourished, and Song Dynasty literature was also widely disseminated.

  However, what people at the time liked most were the articles by Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong and San Su, and then the articles by Neo-Confucianists Er Cheng and Zhu Xi. They did not pay much attention to early Song Dynasty literati like Fan Zhongyan.

  By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, especially after the "Tumu Fort Incident" and the "Seizing the Gate Incident", the academic circles of the Ming Dynasty experienced a huge shock, which also brought about a strong trend of reflection.

  At this time, Neo-Confucianism, as the official academic discipline, and the literature of the Song Dynasty were strongly criticized. At the same time, the trend of retro thought began to reject Song studies and Song prose, and began to advocate ancient prose.

  The literary world put forward the ancient literary trend of "the sky and the earth are restored, and the sun and the moon are bright", and opposed the "song and Yuan abuses". Two factions of literati and officials emerged, one is the Han and Tang ancient literature school that admires Han and Tang literature, and the other is the ancient literary school that admires Han and Tang literature. Pre-Qin ancient prose school of pre-Qin prose.

  In the Zhengde year, when Xinxue swept the world and became a "prominent school" on par with Neo-Confucianism, Wang Yangming himself also respected ancient Chinese literature and opposed Song Dynasty literature. Song Dynasty literature was even hated by the entire literary circle.

  And Fan Zhongyan is the unlucky person who was implicated by Song Xue.

  When he was advocating Song studies, he never received attention because the subsequent articles by Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong and San Su were too powerful.

  When the Ming Dynasty began to oppose Song studies, because Fan Zhongyan was from the Song Dynasty, no one printed his collected works.

  It was not until the "Guwen Guanzhi" became popular all over the country in the Qing Dynasty that "The Story of Yueyang Tower" became popular. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the Yueyang Tower was overhauled, and it became a famous cultural relic after that.

  Hai Rui stared at Su Ze and said, "Do you remember the full text?"

  Su Ze nodded and said, "Do you want to listen to the instructions?"

  Hai Rui stopped and said, "I can carry as many as I can carry!"

  Su Ze looked at the people on the street. People were coming and going, but seeing Hai Rui's serious look on his face, he could only endure the shame and start reciting:
  "In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County."

  "The Story of Yueyang Tower" is not long, only three hundred in total. Sixty-eight words.

  When he was an undergraduate, Su Ze once visited the Yueyang Tower on a budget. At that time, the policy of the Yueyang Tower Scenic Area was that if you memorized "The Story of Yueyang Tower", you could go up to the tower for free. Su Ze had a deep memory of this article, and he recited it in a cadence.

  Hai Rui was also fascinated by what he heard. When he heard the famous saying "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself", Hai Rui couldn't help but admired: "As expected of Fan Xiwen who has been given the posthumous title of

  Wenzheng! He is truly a great writer. Yes!"

  When Su Ze finished reciting, Hai Rui immediately pulled him and said, "Let's go back to the county and learn to recite it to me! I want to copy this article!"

  Su Ze asked with a half-smile but not a smile: "Hai Jiao Yu , you are not resigning?"

  Hai Rui was slightly stunned, then took out his resignation letter from his sleeve, tore it in half on the spot and said,
  "Fan Wenzhenggong once said, "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself." , how could Hai Mou abandon the county school just because of a temporary reputation?" Hai Rui

  remembered that Su Ze had to go to the county government office to deliver the letter of guarantee, and immediately said: "Let's go to the county government office first, and then we will go back after you deliver the letter of guarantee. County school!"

  Seeing Hai Rui's hurried look, Su Ze laughed in his heart, but he was still very happy to be able to persuade Hai Rui not to resign.

  Lin Xianyang followed from a distance, and he didn't know what Su Ze said to this sea teacher. The other party was dancing and excited at other times.

  Lin Xianyang only felt that this brother Aze was really capable and could get along well with officials like Hai Rui. Sure enough, scholars are really good!
  Unknowingly, the three of them finally arrived at the county government office. The Yanping Prefectural Government Office and the Nanping County Government Office are located at the east and west ends of the county street respectively. The county government offices in the Ming Dynasty were all standard buildings.

  Opposite the county government office is Jingshan Pavilion. This pavilion is used to commend good people and deeds in Nanping County.

  On the side of Jeongseonjeong Pavilion is Shenmyeongjeong. The function of this pavilion is to "post announcements" and "promote enlightenment." The latest policies of the imperial court and prefectures and counties will be posted in the pavilion, and the evil happening in the county will also be posted. Posted on it, it can be regarded as the publicity corridor of the county government.

  Next to the county government office is the courier shop, which is the express center for delivering and receiving official documents.

  The main entrance of the county government office was also in the shape of a halberd gate. Because Hai Rui was wearing official uniform, the government servant guarding the door did not dare to embarrass the group and let the three of them in directly.

  Lin Xianyang followed Su Ze and said happily: "If it weren't for Mr. Hai, it would have cost hundreds of pennies just to get in."

  Su Ze looked at the fat government servant at the door. As the saying goes, a kid is difficult to deal with. , the little janitor in the county government is the most difficult to deal with.

  The three of them walked into the second door, which was the Yimen of the county government. After the Yimen was the office area of ​​the county government, Lin Xianyang quickly lowered his head and followed Hai Rui.

  After entering Yimen, there are ten houses in five rows on both sides. You can see officials in soap-colored service and officers in official uniforms entering and exiting.

  Hai Rui pointed to these rooms and said: "These are the cabinet storehouse, the reception room, the official room, the military room, the household room, the execution room, the ceremony room, the workshop, the soap room and the drainage room. You can hand the guarantee letter to the ceremony room." Okay, it's in the fourth row on the right."

  Su Ze thanked Hai Rui, and when he was about to go to the ceremony room, Lin Xianyang grabbed him and gave him a piece of silver.

  Su Ze was stunned for a moment, then stuffed the broken silver into his hand.

  The ceremony room was a rectangular brick house. After Su Ze entered, he saw an incense table dedicated to Confucius. There were a row of long tables on both sides of the incense table. There were officials sitting behind the table, chatting lazily.

  As soon as Su Ze came in, the official's eyes were on him. Su Ze took out the guarantee letter and said:
  "I am Chang Ning Wei Su Ze. He is preparing to take part in the county examination next year. I am here to hand over the guarantee letter."

  A man with presbyopia and gray beard The old official shouted: "Come here!"

  Su Ze pressed the guarantee letter and went over. The old official took out the guarantee letter and almost pressed his face against it, reading each word slowly.

  Su Ze became a little nervous, only to see the old official suddenly say: "The handwriting signed by the guarantor is illegible, send it back to re-sign!"

  Su Ze saw the twinkling light in the old official's eyes, and quickly put the broken silver on the On the table.

  The old official didn't shy away. He directly weighed the broken silver with his hands, held it in front of his eyes to see the quality, and then said: "Since

  you have a long journey to and from Changning Guard, the handwriting is not illegible, so forget it. ."

  After saying this, the old official took out an inventory and said: "Just register your name and place of birth in this "Election Book".

  Su Ze quickly registered his name, only to hear the system ringing in his ears. Voice:

  [I found the location "County Government Office" and can learn the skill "Bribery". Do you want to learn it?

  (End of this chapter)
 

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