Chapter 9 School()

At this time of peace and prosperity, the academic style flourished, especially in the Jiangnan area where talented people gathered. There were countless academies, but they were divided into official schools and private schools.

Private schools were academies built by celebrities and gentry from all over the country, while official schools were built by the imperial court. Wang Xuezheng's statement that he wanted Xu Xian to study in his house was just an excuse. In fact, he wanted to arrange for him to enter a good academy to study in peace.

Xu Xian understood that although the scholar who passed the examination entered the school, he only entered the school after passing the imperial examination. The road ahead will be long, and every step will be difficult and dangerous. Even if there is a teacher to take care of him, he still doesn’t know where he can go.

What about one step? But he is happy-go-lucky and doesn't worry much about the future.

What he is most worried about now is when the White Snake will come. The original plot did not show the specific time, only the specific location. At that time, Xu Xian seemed to be very down and out, just a helper, but his age

Can't tell at all.

"Are you going to get married in West Lake?" Xu Xian shook his head and smiled bitterly. Although in his current situation, marrying a beautiful wife is not a problem. If he wins the imperial examination again, taking a concubine will not be a problem.

Even now, many matchmakers come to the door, but they are all rejected by Xu Xian in the name of peace of mind in his studies. Wang Xuezheng also sent a special letter to express his approval on this matter, saying a lot, "Why should a man have no wife?" Don't indulge in female sex.

'In this case.

Xu Xian could only smile bitterly in his heart. He was very obsessed with White Snake. If Bai Suzhen appeared on the Broken Bridge tomorrow, Xu Xian might have a flash marriage. At that time, I don't know what Wang Xuezheng's expression would be.

But maybe it was a good thing that the woman in the dream never came. Xu Xian packed his bags and went to Hangzhou City, and the door of Hangzhou Jingtian Academy was already opened to him.

Jintian Academy can be regarded as the most prestigious academy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It only admits young talents to study here. It can be said that it is a place full of talents. The number of talents who have gone out from here is countless, even the number one scholar.

There have been two.

Preaching in the market, entering the Jingtian Academy is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom with one foot. All you have to do is put the other foot in. Although it is not as easy as the rumors say, the extraordinary features of the academy can also be seen.

Yiben. The most important thing is that the capital of the academy is the academic affairs department of the state capital. If you can establish a good relationship first, it will be convenient in the future.

In the Jingtian Academy, there is an open space paved with bluestones. Dozens of young people gather together. They are all young talents from various counties. Naturally, they can't help but talk about the past and the present, and talk about the world. They may be fellow countrymen or people with the same interests.

, gathered together in groups of three or five, and talked endlessly.

But there are also those who stand alone, and Xu Xian is one of them. Until now, he has lived in a small county town, and is used to seeing small bridges and flowing water. Seeing these wealthy families today, it feels like a different scenery.

He walked around and looked around like a tourist. Some people looked at him and sneered that he was a country bumpkin.

"Xu Xian, Xu Xian." A voice came from behind Xu Xian.

Xu Xian was looking at a couplet on the door. He turned around and said, "Oh, Wang An, what's the matter?"

Wang An quickly winked, and Xu Xian was startled to realize those vague glances. He couldn't help but smile and said: "No matter what they are doing, look at this couplet, it is really interesting."

The man named Wang An is a thin young man, who is from the same hometown as Xu Xian, but comes from a village below, and his family is poorer than Xu Xian. In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and local concepts were particularly important. The two naturally got together. Wang

Seeing that Xu Xian's behavior was ridiculed by others, An felt ashamed of herself, so she quickly reminded him, but she didn't expect that Xu Xian didn't care about this at all.

They laughed at Xu Xian for not having seen the world, but they didn't know that the world Xu Xian had seen was beyond their imagination, and Xu Xian's character didn't care about other people's opinions.

Wang An was dragged by Xu Xian, so he had no choice but to sigh secretly and follow the couplets.

In the crowd, a finger pointed at Xu Xian and the others and said with a smile: "Mr. Pan, look at the poor looks of those two people. They must have never seen such a big door!" The originally delicate appearance added a flattering tone.

A person next to him said: "Brother Tian, ​​don't make fun of us. We are just locals who have never seen the world. It's not like Brother Pan just came back from Jiangbei Province. In comparison, we are like frogs in the well." These words are very meaningful.

The heat is also touted, but it doesn't show off, and it doesn't make people look down on themselves either.

But what disappointed the two of them was that Mr. Pan just smiled and said nothing, with some thoughts on his handsome face. He looked towards Xu Xian, but in his heart he was thinking about when to make friends with Xu Xian.

He is the nephew of the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He is well-informed. He has already known that Xu Xian has been accepted as a student by the Academy of Political Science and has a bright future, but it is not comparable to the two people in front of him. However, he has never refuted anyone's face, and just mentioned this topic

He gently opened it and smiled and told some interesting things about the wedding. Not long after, a large group of people gathered around him.

Not long after, a gong sounded, and the scholars consciously stood in their original positions. The leader, wearing an official robe, stood on the steps and said some words of encouragement and vigilance.

Then came a small trial, a quiet room, dozens of low tables, and the four treasures of the study.

Xu Xian vaguely found some of the feelings he had when he was in school, taking exams again and again. But at that time, although the exams were important, they could not completely determine a person's destiny. But now, success or failure in this imperial examination road is really cloudy and muddy.

The difference is that no matter how arrogant you are, you must be cautious when sitting here and dare not make the slightest mistake.

Following the imperial examination system for thousands of years, there are only a few wild students like Jin Shengtan. Unlike the real college entrance examination, there are some pretentious and unrestrained people every year. But if these people are allowed to come to this examination room, I am afraid no one will

Can't be cool.

The only sound in the examination room was the sound of pens scraping across paper. The candidates all lowered their heads and wrote hard, and Xu Xian was just an inconspicuous one among the many people.

After the exam was over, Xu Xian put down his pen and the exam paper was collected. First, the supervisor read it briefly, then circulated it through the layers, and finally handed it to the head of the hospital.

In the elegant courtyard, a middle-aged man with a long beard took a paper and looked at it carefully. The question on it was Xu Xian's name. After reading it, he put it gently on the table and smiled at the person next to him: "

Wen Rui, although your disciple's article is good, there is nothing surprising about it."

That Wenrui was Xu Xian's teacher Wang Xuezheng. At this time, he also put down a paper in his hand with a smile: "Your nephew is really good at writing beautiful articles." The title of the paper was exactly the word Pan Yu.

One of them is a governor, and the other is an academic and political official. Their positions are very different. If they were not classmates and friends in the past, and the Wang family is quite powerful, I am afraid they would not be able to get along with each other so equally. However, it is really wonderful that they can meet again after high officialdom.

A rare fate. Originally, it was not their turn to watch this kind of small test, but it happened that two of their juniors were present during this test, so they took out the papers and critiqued them individually, with the intention of competing for the winner.

Wang Xuezheng changed the topic and said: "But have you forgotten the method of reading Chinese characters that our teacher taught us back then? Watch the Chinese characters first and then the Chinese characters."

Governor Pan smiled and said: "Although Xu Xian's calligraphy is good, I am not biased, but my nephew's calligraphy is more beautiful."

Wang Xuezheng shook his head repeatedly: "Wrong, wrong. What the teacher said about calligraphy is not based on calligraphy, but on temperament. Although your nephew's calligraphy is beautiful, the writing style is tortuous and feminine, and the city is probably too deep.

.Xu Xian’s handwriting is looser and freer, and his conduct is more upright.”

Governor Pan laughed and scolded: "Well, Wang Wenrui, you still have a temper that refuses to admit defeat. You have forgotten what the teacher said about your calligraphy back then, 'it is easy to break, and it is easy to frustrate the edge.' Besides, people of my generation, don't you think the city is deeper?"

It's a bad thing." After saying this, he also had some feelings. After reading the books of sages, some of them did not have the ambition to help the world and bring peace to the people, but the world was difficult. In the end, the city only became deeper and deeper.

Wang Xuezheng also smiled and said: "So you still remember, let them take care of the younger generation's affairs! I will ask you for a few drinks today."

"I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it. You can take a good rest here with me, and you will be there for Ling Yun in the future."

But not to mention that the two close friends drank and talked happily.

In the academy, Wang An used the wrong code in the exam and was regretting it.

Xu Xian was on the side trying to persuade him, but Wang Anwu felt unhappy.

"No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. I believe the examiner can understand, so please don't worry too much, Brother Wang."
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