Chapter Forty-Three: Resignation
Kang Jiaoyu took Zhang Luo and Zhang Changwei out of the county school.
Directly bypass the Chenghuang Temple.
Walk towards the county government office in the middle of the main road.
Just walked a few steps from the county school.
A few people saw crowds and carriages crowding in front of the Chenghuang Temple.
Today is the day when the new prefect officially takes office.
You need to go to the Chenghuang Temple in the county to offer sacrifices.
Many people and wealthy households in the county were watching outside.
Kang Jiaoyu was an official without rank in the county.
Most of the petty officials punished in recent years were those who had no money to hire carriages.
Daily work is the same as ordinary people.
Mainly walking.
Zhang Luo saw a patch on Kang Jiaoyu's official uniform.
I know that this "Kang Rockery" lives a clean life on weekdays.
Being a person can do this.
Zhang Luo felt sincere admiration.
The vertical Facebook clerk that I met Zhang Luo in Houshan Fighting before.
The clothes on my body are all brand new.
There is also a silver bracelet on his hand.
As for the county's teachings, they are worthless.
Although the county's educational edicts are not popular in officialdom.
But it's still much better than being a scribe.
At least he is also the person in charge of the government.
Salaries from the imperial court are distributed every month.
Logically speaking, the scribes in the county government would not be able to get a meal from the imperial court.
Kang Jiaoyu walked in front.
Zhang Luo followed one step behind.
Zhang Changwei was far behind.
He knew he had no literary talent.
I don’t want to interfere with the communication between readers.
Several people passed by the bustling Chenghuang Temple.
Zhang Luo asked Kang Jiaoyu doubtfully from behind:
"Master Jiaoyu, today is the day when the newly appointed prefect will pay homage to the City God Temple."
"Why don't you go with the civil servants?"
Kang Jiaoyu did not look back, but said slowly:
"I'm just an edict, the magistrate is not offering sacrifices to the Confucian Temple."
"You don't need me to accompany you."
Zhang Luo was speechless.
I just felt that Kang Jiaoyu, who had just entered the official career, was too cold-tempered.
Usually a new chief officer takes office.
County officials would rush to accompany him.
I hope I can leave a good impression on the new prefect.
Kang Jiaoyu belongs to the chief education officer of a county.
Even if he has no rank, he can still be regarded as an official of the imperial court.
You should also accompany the prefect to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.
The distinction between officials and local staff in the Ming Dynasty was very strict.
According to the statement in "Da Ming Huidian".
Most petty officials do not receive official treatment.
These are the little officials who usually rely on rewards to make a living.
Only non-officials working in the county government are counted.
The county magistrate is responsible for recruitment.
There are also county magistrates who come to support them.
Help with some trivial matters in the county government.
Of course, as time progresses.
Although the government officials do not receive salary.
But it also gradually developed a default scale.
The petty officials also get a small amount of money from the government office every month.
If there is really not a penny left in the yamen.
The petty officials will also use special methods at their disposal.
Go to the county and get your salary for yourself.
Kang Jiao's edict belongs to the officials.
Compared to petty officials, they are like heaven and earth.
This is also one of the benefits of passing the Juren Examination.
Today all the petty officials in the county want to go to the Chenghuang Temple.
Show your face in front of the new prefect.
But because he is not an official.
Unable to enter the sacrificial ceremony.
But Kang Jiaoyu, the official, did not want to seize the opportunity.
I won’t go if I don’t want to.
Although it was in the late Ming Dynasty.
The status of being a juren is becoming less and less valuable.
But during the Jiajing Dynasty.
He has repeatedly called on people from all over the world to serve as officials.
As long as Juren has an idea.
An unqualified academic officer can still be easily obtained.
After leaving the Chenghuang Temple a few hundred steps away.
There were finally fewer people around.
Kang Jiao asked Zhang Luo:
"The county examination ended a few months ago."
"You came here today because you want to apply for next year's county examination."
Zhang Luo nodded several times.
Generally, county examinations are held in the first few months of the year.
It's almost mid-year now.
The exam day has passed long ago.
"Now that I'm ready to take the county exam."
“Have you read all the Four Books and Five Classics?”
Zhang Luo said:
"I have read all the four books, and I still have to read one or two of the five classics."
Zhang Luo's scientific examination skills have been advanced.
I remember most of the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics.
"Have you ever read Zhu Xi's commentaries on the Four Books?"
Zhang Luo nodded slowly.
Of course, it is also due to the fact that Zhu Xi’s annotations to the Four Books are not very long.
Zhang Luo said:
"I have read the annotations of the four books."
"But they are not proficient."
Kang Jiaoyu slowed down.
He said with a slightly serious tone:
"Reading the books of sages is not enough."
"Zhu Zi said that the Four Books need to be read thoroughly."
""Great Learning", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "The Doctrine of the Mean"."
"You need to read it in order to understand the wonderful things in the book."
"Didn't your teacher remind you?"
Zhang Luo lowered his head in shame.
Where did he get the teacher?
Travel to Zhenhaiwei for a few months.
I have never seen many scholars.
It all depends on your own study and the help of the system.
And Zhang Luo is a person who has traveled through time.
Originally I was less interested in the Four Books and Five Classics.
Comments on Zhu Xi's.
Zhang Luo just took a look at it on a whim sometimes.
Zhang Luo improved his skills and experience for the imperial examination.
I plan to study hard and gain some fame.
It will not be the same as ancient scholars.
Treat studying the Bible as a lifelong endeavor.
Kang Jiaoyu saw Zhang Luo bowing his head and saying nothing.
I thought it was Zhang Luojue who ruined the reputation of his teacher.
I think a little more highly of Zhang Luo.
Kang Jiaoyu went on to say:
"But at your age."
"It is valuable to read all Zhu Xi's annotations."
"I will test you on some simple annotations of the Four Books."
Kang Jiaoyu then selected some simple sentences from the annotations of the Four Books.
Zhang Luo relied on the knowledge accumulation of "explanatory scientific examination" skills.
He answered Kang Jiaoyu's questions smoothly.
Now Kang Jiaoyu was more optimistic about Zhang Luo.
Many people have read the Four Books and their annotations.
I can't remember a few words at all.
Zhang Luo can learn this level.
It's already better than most other children.
Kang Jiaoyu looked at Zhang Luo with some relief and said:
"You read the book seriously. How long have you been studying at the School of Health?"
Zhang Luo thought for a while and said:
"I am all self-taught in Weili and have never been to a school."
"I haven't been reading the Four Books and their annotations for long."
Kang Jiaoyu heard Zhang Luo's words.
He suddenly stopped and looked at Zhang Luo in surprise.
I saw Zhang Luo's very ordinary clothes.
The conditions at home are probably not much better.
It is also common for ordinary scholars to have no money to hire a teacher.
Kang Jiaoyu said:
"You don't have a teacher to teach you."
"It's easy to get sidetracked."
"After the Ming Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, the imperial examination questions became more and more detailed."
"It's easy for you to fail the exam if you read to yourself like this."
Then Kang Jiaoyu sighed again and said:
"I originally thought about offering some courses in the county school."
"Teaching some people in the county who have not participated in the child examination."
"It's a pity that I have decided not to serve as an evangelist."
Zhang Luo asked in shock:
"Why did Kang Jiaoyue do this?"
Kang Jiaoyu didn't want to say it directly because of the new prefect.
He just said roughly:
"It's hard to be an official these days."
"I still have a good wife and old father who need to be taken care of back home."
"I thought it would be better to resign and go back to my hometown to teach."
This chapter has been completed!