When he got up in the morning, Qin Dewei yawned and walked out of the bedroom. He stretched out his hand out of habit and immediately received a glass of water. He raised his head and drank it down.
Then I stood in front of the basin that had been prepared, washed up, and a beautiful day began.
Xu Miaoxuan poured the remaining water to water the flowers and asked, "Will the young man have dinner at home today?"
Qin Dewei thought for a moment, then recited the lyrics in the newly learned Mandarin and replied:
"The cauldron and the cauldron regulate the yin and yang, and I sit in the county hall among the immortals. There is peace in the world, so how can I serve Bo Fang!"
Tell my sister, Xiaosheng is studying at home today!"
There are three main rooms, except for the middle hall, a bedroom in the west and a study in the east.
Qin Dewei was sitting in his study, looking at the pond (pit) in the backyard and thinking (dumb). The house was still a bit small, and he couldn't even walk out of it.
I don’t know when I will be able to save enough money to renovate the abandoned garden next door and then move it there.
In Nancheng, the imperial capital where every inch of land is at a premium, and in an area close to the Qinhuai River, it would be too luxurious to use such a large area just as a vegetable plot.
Xu Miaoxuan helped with the ink grinding and then asked: "Have you decided which book to choose from this book? It's probably less than a year until next year's Taoist examination. Even if you are smart and good at memorizing, you can't delay it any longer."
As mentioned earlier, for scholars, the Four Books are compulsory and the Five Classics are elective. They only need to choose one to specialize in. It can be said that "hard work will bring about one classic".
"It doesn't matter, right? What suggestions do you have?" Qin Dewei asked.
Xu Miaoxuan had already thought about it and suggested: "There are many people in poetry, books, and the Three Classics of Changes, but there are few people in the rites and spring and autumn periods. I suggest you attack the spring and autumn period."
The reason why there are more people and less people in the Five Classics is very simple, because there are differences in more words and less words. The three classics with more people have tens of thousands of words, and the two classics with fewer people have one or two hundred thousand words. Which one saves effort and readers are not stupid
.
However, Xu Miaoxuan suggested that Qin Dewei study the Spring and Autumn Period, which has the largest number of words. Of course, she had her own reasons, and explained to Qin Dewei: "In the provincial examination and the joint examination, the examination papers are first marked by the same examiner, and then the good papers are recommended to the examiner.
For example, in the Southern Zhili Provincial Examination, there are usually nine co-examiners according to previous years. Among these nine people, there are often two or three co-examiners in each of the Shishu Yi San Jing to mark papers in separate rooms, while Li and Chunqiu have only one examiner each because there are few people.
The same examiner, so it is also called the Solitary Classic."
Qin Dewei immediately became acutely aware of the key point, "So the Solitary Sutra Room is the best place to cheat?"
Xu Miaoxuan: "..."
I feel tired, why is Xiao Langjun’s thoughts always so strange and erratic?
Qin Dewei said plausibly: "Am I wrong? If there are two or three same examiners, no one knows where their paper will end up.
If there is only one co-examiner for Gujing, then your paper will definitely fall into the hands of this co-examiner."
Xu Miaoxuan quickly returned to the topic: "What I mean is that the number of candidates in the Solitary Sutra Room is very small, but in order to take care of the appearance of taking the Five Classics together, the number of admissions cannot be too small, so the chance of passing the exam is a little higher than in other Sutra rooms!
And I heard that in order to encourage scholars to study the Solitary Classics, many adults would take special care of the scholars of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Rites Classic."
Qin Dewei nodded: "It makes sense!"
Xu Miaoxuan encouraged again: "Of course, it's mainly because you are talented, smart and have a good memory, Xiaolangjun. This is the best thing about you.
There is not much difference between reciting tens of thousands of words and reciting 200,000 to 300,000 words, so why not choose the one with the most words?"
Qin Dewei liked hearing this and decided immediately: "Then choose Spring and Autumn!"
Xu Miaoxuan turned around and took out various books more than two feet high from the bookshelf, piled them in piles on the desk, patted them and said: "Then please let me start!
I have memorized these recently, and after the provincial examination, I will find a scholar of the Spring and Autumn Classics who will slowly explain the scriptures to you. At the end of the year, I will practice the articles before the Taoist examination next year."
Qin Dewei: "..."
When did you get these books at home? I have been traveling a lot these days, so the female teacher who is idle at home is actually not idle at all?
Xu Miaoxuan opened the book with virtuous help and placed it in front of Qin Dewei: "Sometimes I think that even though you have offended so many people, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
If they don't have a good relationship with you, they won't have to deal with a lot of useless favors, so you can concentrate on studying."
Qin Dewei said boldly: "What's the difficulty? Look at my concentration. I will memorize the Spring and Autumn Annals before the provincial examination!"
The original version of the Spring and Autumn Annals is less than 20,000 words, but the current so-called "Spring and Autumn Classic" is definitely not just the original version, but also the Zuo Zhuan that annotated the Spring and Autumn Annals, which would be 200,000 words. If we add Gong Yang, Gu Liang Er
Biography, going straight to 300,000 words.
Xu Miaoxuan pursed her lips and smiled: "If you can concentrate, it is certainly possible, but I'm afraid that if you can't concentrate, you will always run out to learn some Mandarin."
At this time, someone suddenly came to visit. The visitor was a certain governor-general who was framed by Yan Song in the past life and was eventually executed in the West City.
Don’t get me wrong, what I’m talking about here is not Mr. Zeng Marshal, but Wang Shizhen’s father, the suspected author of Jin Pingberry, Wang Yan, Wen Zhengming’s long-lasting friend and the owner of “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”.
Before the imperial examination, Qin Dewei and Mr. Zeng met and got to know each other by chance when they took Li Chunfang, the master of Huayang Cave, to Taibai Tower for dinner. However, at that time, Wang Yan and Mr. Zeng became even more friendly because they were fond of military affairs.
This time Wang Yan came to visit, not only with himself, but also with another stranger from his hometown, and an autographed letter from Wen Zhengming.
Qin Dewei read the letter first. It turned out that Wen Zhengming asked him to take care of this young man named Zhang Huan. He was also from Suzhou. His family lived in the famous Fengqiao. He and Wen Zhengming got along very well with each other in poetry and prose. He came to Nanjing to attend this year.
Rural examination.
How to take care of him? Qin Dewei asked tentatively: "Has this friend Zhang ever had a place to stay when he first arrived in Nandu?"
After all, it was the first time they met to ask for help. Zhang Huan shook his head shyly, not knowing whether a letter from Wen Zhengming would help.
That's it! Qin Dewei took out the piece of paper: "Friend Zhang, please choose one of the addresses of these official offices! Although most of them are to the west of Wuding Bridge, fortunately they are not too far from Gongyuan."
Wang Yan praised highly: "Mr. Hengshan said that there must be a way to find the primary school students, and it turned out to be true. I'm here to serve as a host today, so I'd like to ask the primary school students to spare some time."
Before Qin Dewei could speak, a cough suddenly came from the study. So Qin Dewei declined politely: "I have been neglecting my homework a lot recently. I have to study at home to cultivate my health. If I go out in a few days, I will definitely disturb my two friends."
After sending these two people away, Qin Dewei returned to the study, sat down, and explained to Xu Miaoxuan: "Mr. Wen Hengshan is a famous person from the south of the Yangtze River. He writes letters and introduces people, so he cannot ignore them."
Xu Miaoxuan had just rearranged the book when she heard the courtyard door being clicked again.
This time, four people came together, and all the seats in the small atrium were filled.
The leader was a certain governor-general in history who was framed by Yan Song and executed in the West City. Li Chunfang, the youthful master of Huayang Cave, also followed.
As for the other two, I really don't know them. One is slightly stout and looks very unimpressive, and the other has sparse features and a slender appearance. They both look like they are in their twenties.
There's nothing you can do about it, this is how scholars interact. Once you get to know one person, it's often like getting to know a whole bunch of people.
Li Chunfang was also quite embarrassed. In fact, he brought the two strangers today. He was afraid that he was not enough, so he asked Zeng Mian to accompany him.
He first pointed to the slender-looking man and introduced him: "This is my good friend, Wu Cheng'en from Huai'an, who is from the same Jiangbei lineage. He is from Sheyangshan. He also came to Nandu for the provincial examination."
It's like thunder! Qin Dewei couldn't help but stare at it for a long time. This is the original author of the largest IP in five hundred years. A journey to the west has fed countless practitioners.
Li Chunfang pointed to another stranger who was neither important nor powerful and said: "This friend is also Shen Kun from Huai'an, who is of the same Jiangbei lineage. His name is Shizhou, and he is also here to take the exam."
Oooh! Qin Dewei was surprised again. This Shen Kun was also quite famous, and he was also very strange. He came from a military household and was the number one scholar in Jiajing for 20 years. When he was at home in mourning, Japanese pirates made trouble.
Then the No. 1 Scholar spent all his wealth, recruited more than a thousand local warriors, trained and supervised them personally, and then took the lead in confronting the Japanese pirates.
If things continue to develop, he might be the Ming Dynasty version of Zeng Li. But the ending is rather sad. He was falsely accused of treason and imprisoned, and died of illness in prison.
After seeing the ceremony, Qin Dewei looked away and looked at Li Chunfang again. Then the Huayang Cave Master hesitated, not knowing how to continue.
Mr. Zeng looked at Li Chunfang, took the initiative to take over the conversation, and said to Qin Dewei: "Do you still have a house in your hand?"
I knew it... Qin Dewei skillfully took out the piece of paper: "Choose your own address!"
Mr. Zeng took it and looked at it, "Hey, there are two less than last time. Are these three or four places left?"
The master of Huayang Cave felt relieved, bowed deeply and said thanks: "Thank you very much for your help. I will be your host at noon today. Let's have a good time together and we won't come home until we are drunk!"
They are all historical celebrities. Qin Dewei was moved and was about to agree when a cough suddenly came from the study.
So Qin Dewei smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, I have to study at home these days, and I will go out to meet you all after memorizing the Spring and Autumn Period!"
Mr. Zeng was quite pleased and showed a kind smile: "You have really made progress. I originally thought that after you passed the imperial examination, you would be debauched for a while. I didn't expect that you also knew that Shen Xin's studies were rare! It turned out to be like this, and we didn't bother you.
is you!"
After sending these four people away and returning to the study, Qin Dewei said to Xu Miaoxuan: "Sister Xuan, you cough a lot today."
Xu Miaoxuan answered with a smile: "Maybe it was because of the cool breeze that blew in when I slept last night, which made my throat feel uncomfortable. Occasionally I would cough when I couldn't help it, which bothered the little man."
Before he finished speaking, the courtyard door was knocked again...
There was only one visitor this time, a local celebrity whom I had just met a few days ago, Luo Feng, a Jinshi during the Hongzhi period.
This time Mr. Luo came to see Qin Dewei for the book "The Collection of Injustice" that Qin Dewei claimed to be publishing before the exam.
Mr. Luo also had a book engraving and printing business under his name, so he came up with the idea of publishing this book.
Qin Dewei smiled bitterly. At that time, he was bragging about this in order to build momentum and put pressure on the government office. Now that he has passed the government examination and got the case, why bother with this? Are you going to tease Mr. Fu Yin again if you have nothing to do?
"I haven't finished the manuscript yet. I have to wait until I pass the provincial examination!" Qin Dewei could only shirk.
After sending away the reluctant Mr. Luo, Qin Dewei returned to the study and said helplessly to Xu Miaoxuan: "It's not my fault for not paying attention. Others came here on their own initiative."
Xu Miaoxuan frowned and said, "Everyone knows that you live here, and there will always be people who come to disturb you. Otherwise, you should study somewhere else."
For some reason, a word came to Qin Dewei's mind and he subconsciously muttered to himself: "Did Meng's mother move three times?"
"Begging for a beating!" Xu Miaoxuan's eyebrows were raised and her almond-shaped eyes were wide open. Her anger level was instantly full. She put down all the shackles of a good wife and housekeeper, raised her book and slapped Qin Dewei.
Qin Dewei, who was underdeveloped and short and weak, could only hold his head and run away into the yard. However, he saw his brother Xu Shi'an standing at the gate of the yard, looking at him in shock, and Xu Miaoxuan who was chasing behind him.
