The brainwashing work on Nan'ao Island is proceeding in an orderly manner. Chen Kai has a lot to do, and those students also need more learning and understanding. Even with these learning and understanding, Chen Kai is still unsure whether the expected results can be achieved.

There is not much certainty.

This kind of learning will take some time, unlike the one with Tao Qian earlier. At this time, Tao Qian, who had already set off to return home early, had already returned to his hometown.

Tao Qian's hometown is in Ruijin County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. It is not a county town, but a small village close to the county town. When returning to his hometown from Chaozhou, there is no need to take a detour. Take Dabu, enter Tingzhou, and follow the Tingzhou waterway all the way.

Not far from Tingfu City, you will reach the boundary of Ruijin County.

This county is located in the southeast of Jiangxi, the east of Ganzhou Prefecture, the western foothills of the southern section of the Wuyi Mountains, and the upper reaches of Gongshui River in the east of the Ganjiang River. It borders Tingzhou Prefecture in Fujian to the east, Huichang County to the south, Yudu County to the west, Ningdu County to the north, and Shicheng City to the northeast.

County. The main area of ​​the county is a basin, surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the Republic of China first emerged, this area was used as the core base area.

The terrain here is such that it should have been a peach orchard in troubled times. However, three provincial capitals were suppressed and the Qing army passed through. Wherever Tao Qian saw, the fields were overgrown with weeds and the houses collapsed and burned, even though a long time had passed.

, but it is still far from being restored - let me ask, the people who have lived here have died or fled, and how can we recover without them?

His head was shaved, and the money rat tail was swung behind his head, but it was still awkward. However, the robe on his body was no longer as difficult to wrap around his body as if it were needle-pricking, probably because he had become somewhat accustomed to it.

"Wearing Tatar clothes, you must also regard yourself as a Confucian scholar who has submitted to the Tatars. As for such an ultimate goal, you must hide it deep in your heart and never let it be known easily."

This seems very contradictory, and even a bit of a split personality, but Tao Qian remembered Chen Kai's words, and after this journey, he seemed to have begun to adapt to such a role change. However, he still lacked enough confidence in the future.

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"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."

After entering the village, most of the villagers came forward to watch. Each of them did not dare to say anything, but they were eager to hear Tao Qian talk about his experience of leaving his hometown in the past few years. By the time they arrived at the home of the village elder, they had already talked to Tao Qian.

There are a large number of fellow villagers.

The village elder was naturally overjoyed for the return of the only scholar in the village. Even when he asked Tao Qian to talk, Tao Qian didn't have many reservations about the village elder's problem. He rushed to Fujing to take the exam, passed the exam, and then cleared the country.

After the army entered Fujian, he lived in Shaowu Mansion. In the past few years, he had been recuperating while teaching the children of his savior. After a few years, he was in good health and taught his subjects to a minimum, so he left and returned to his hometown. The only thing he skipped was

, which is the intersection with Chen Kai.

"It turns out that he is already the master of the Juren Festival."

When the bright-bearded village elder heard the news, he quickly stood up and led everyone in the room to salute. Juren is different from a scholar. When you go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you have the opportunity to directly become a local official. Although officials with a Juren background are not as good as Jinshi

His official career is so smooth and his future is bright, but even if he is only a state or county official, there are differences between officials and the people after all.

"It can't be like this, it can't be like this."

Tao Qian hurriedly stepped forward to help the village elder, and motioned to everyone to waive the etiquette. When he talked about the title of the person, he actually seemed a little worried: "I'm afraid the court won't recognize it..."

When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in order to win over Confucian scholar-bureaucrats, they not only carried out routine imperial examinations and pursued Confucian affairs, but also recognized and inherited the Ming court's merit and preferential and exemption systems. Of course, taxes must still be collected strictly, which is far from obvious.

Ting Lai was tolerant, or perhaps lacked execution, but the preferential and exemption policies for candidates and scholars were far from each other, and could even be said to be worlds apart.

At this moment, Tao Qian revealed his worries, but the village elder kept comforting him. Either the Qing government would still admit it, or even if it didn't, with Tao Qian's talent and learning, he would pass the exam again.

One subject, it's not a big deal. All in all, now that Tao Qian is back, the future is naturally bright, and worry is the least necessary thing.

"I hope so."

Most of Tao Qian's parents and relatives fled. After traveling for several years, their life and death were uncertain, and they had nowhere to go. The Tao family's old house had been dilapidated and abandoned for a long time, but now that Tao Qian was back, the village elders quickly gathered some villagers.

Ding Zhuang helped renovate the house. At least he could not let the master sleep in a leaky house. This would be a shame to the whole village!

When the house was renovated, Tao Qian simply asked the village elders to take care of it. He had just come back and always visited a few gentry he knew well as a courtesy. At the same time, these gentry would help introduce him to the county magistrate. Only in this way can he get practical benefits.

If it falls on your head effectively, you will be able to do anything with ease.

This is what it should be. Even if Tao Qian didn't say it, the village elder would specifically remind him. Now that Tao Qian mentioned it, he naturally hurriedly agreed and went to Tao's old house to supervise the villagers in person regardless of his old age.

Renovation.

After leaving the village, Tao Qian went straight to his enlightenment mentor. His enlightenment mentor was also a scholar. He failed to pass the examination many times, so he simply gave up the exam and settled down to educate his children in the countryside. He was also a Confucian scholar.

When he arrived, it was past noon. The old master was very happy to see him back, especially when he heard that he had passed the exam. He was so happy that he even shed tears. It was about the fame.

, but like the village elder, he didn’t care much.

"When you come back, even if the court doesn't recognize you, just take the exam again. You are the hardest working and smartest among the students I have taught over the years. It is not difficult for you to be better than your master. It is not difficult."

Having said that, the old master burst into tears again. For him, the professor's students are the extension and sustenance of his ambition. He has never been successful in his life, but now there is a student who has been successful, even if he has the most sinister thoughts.

, I can also comfort myself with the fact that I failed to win due to bad luck, and I am naturally overjoyed here.

It was inconvenient for the old master to visit the students, and his body was not strong enough to move around much, so he simply left Tao Qian to stay at home for a day, and the next morning, accompanied by his eldest son, he went to visit the familiar gentry in the county.

There are also many people who are Tao Qian's old acquaintances, but as time goes by, who knows whether they dare to recognize them or not is a matter of two opinions. But with the endorsement of the old master, it is naturally different.
Chapter completed!