Chapter five hundred and seventy first examiner and old people
The first half of the year was almost over, and the imperial court, which had been quiet until now, suddenly began to make frequent moves.
The first step was to formally issue a decree, and it took three years to gradually change the Salt Law back to the Kaizhong Law.
When this news came out, some were happy and some were sad. Businessmen in the north and border provinces became optimistic, while salt merchants in the south suffered a heavy setback.
The second action was to start preparations for the conquest of Annan, but for most people, it didn't make much sense.
Anyway, the head coach and branch candidates have been decided, and they will head south soon, and will spend the next six months deploying troops and accumulating food and fodder.
Li Chengliang's father, Li Jing, had been gold-plating in the capital for the past two years. Qin Dewei asked Zeng's father to take Li Jing with him when he went south.
Anyway, we are all our own people, let's take some credit together...
If Li Jing, the eldest brother of the Li family, was pushed forward and given a commanding officer, the Li family would be embarrassed and reluctant to part with a little girl!
Qin Dewei was the mastermind behind both the Salt Administration and the Southern Expedition. He also made the plans, but he was not responsible for their execution.
In addition, after some operations by the academician Xia Yan, Feng En was finally appointed as a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs and a censor of salt inspection, and was responsible for rectifying the salt law.
Therefore, Mr. Feng, who had completed his monthly stay in the capital, was about to leave the capital and go south. So Qin Dewei made an agreement to see Mr. Feng off when the time came.
On this day, Qin Dewei was about to go to the Hanlin Academy. Suddenly, an old friend came to visit him at home. It was Wang Yan, the Juren of Taicang, Suzhou.
In the tenth year of Jiajing reign, Wang Yan and his father-in-law were elected together, and they also had a friendship with Qin Dewei.
However, Wang Yan suddenly lost his luck after that. In the eleventh year of Jiajing and the fourteenth year of Jiajing, he failed to pass the examination twice.
This time Wang Yan came to Beijing to prepare in advance for next year's examination, and he also brought a letter from Wen Zhengming.
At this time, Zeng Mian had already gone south, so Qin Dewei received Wang Yan alone.
But Wang Yan not only came by himself, but also brought his eleven-year-old son Wang Shizhen, who is a famous historical figure.
The leader of the literary world thirty years later, he dominated the literary world of the Ming Dynasty for twenty years, one of the seven sons after the restoration, the author of the legendary "Jin Ping Berry", a litterateur, a historian, and a literary theorist.
As long as this kid Wang Shizhen didn't meet anyone named Fan, he would be almost invincible in the literary world of the Ming Dynasty.
But Qin Dewei has traveled through time for seven years and has seen too many historical celebrities, so it is not surprising.
And now he is the No. 1 Scholar in Literature, and most historical celebrities are not as good as him.
Therefore, when faced with the young version of Wang Shizhen, Bachelor Qin did not have much psychological fluctuations. He could just treat him as an old friend.
I just asked out of curiosity: "Brother Wang is rushing to take the exam, why did he bring his son with him?"
They were all old friends, so Wang Yan was not polite and said truthfully: "I am still young and have accomplished nothing. I am really ashamed of my ancestors.
But my son has been very smart since he was a child, and he is the great horse of my family. I can count on him to bring glory to our family in the future.
I just want to take him on a trip to expand my knowledge, and also visit and get to know senior figures like you. I would like to ask for your support in the future."
Qin Dewei was not surprised. This was normal. This was how relations in the literary world were.
At this time, child Wang Shizhen very obediently came forward to greet her.
Qin Dewei laughed "haha" a few times. Time flies so fast, and he has become a senior.
When he first traveled through time, he was one year older than the Wang Shizhen in front of him.
I couldn't help but joked: "Can you write poetry?"
Wang Shizhen replied: "This junior has a rhymed poem, which I would like to present to Scholar Qin!"
Then he tried his best to read loudly in a childish voice:
"The Heavenly Palace opens the palace to serve the virtuous, and the first class of immortals serves the Jade Emperor. Taibai is the one who is relegated to the Yaochi, and the star of the year is taken away by the East.
According to the consensus of the Western Qing Dynasty, there are incense officials, and those who are imprisoned are still called Zhuangyuanlang. They are more happy to meet Tianyan in the morning and evening, and then Li Yun compiles Caiyun Zhang."
Wucao! The unprepared Qin Dewei was shocked! Suddenly, his face was covered in rainbow farts!
This poem is quite flattering! Qin Dewei immediately felt in a state of bliss and felt relaxed and relaxed all over.
So is this what it feels like to be praised for your high quality by others? It is indeed a completely different experience from bragging.
All in all, this is the first time that Qin Dewei has been praised in a poem like this.
It turned out that Qin Dewei was too young and could not be shamed by others, so he flattered and flattered a teenage boy.
Moreover, Qin Dewei was too arrogant. Others only wanted to beat him up, but did not write poems to praise his enthusiasm.
Another very important point is that Qin Dewei's Shiba reputation is so resounding that others are too embarrassed to do the same thing.
Therefore, almost no poems have been sent to Qin Dewei in recent years. In many cases, Qin Dewei could only brag about himself using themes such as "Autobiography".
Then others discovered that no matter how much they praised Qin Dewei, they might not be as good as Qin Dewei's own praise, so a vicious cycle began, and they no longer wanted to send poems to Qin Dewei.
So Qin Dewei reciprocated the favor and praised him greatly, saying: "This son is really a thousand-mile horse! There are people in my path who will have a great future!"
These are the words in the picture. Wang Yan smiled and said: "Blessed brother Chengxian! I hope you will take care of me in the future!"
Qin Dewei nodded and said: "I think the world will be handed over to this man in the future!"
Wang Yan: "..."
When we praise each other, we must also adhere to basic rules. What you Qin Banqiao said is too false!
After thinking for a while, Wang Yan said again: "When my dear brother attends a literary gathering in Beijing, would you like to take my son with you?"
Wang Shizhen looked at Qin Dewei expectantly. She heard that beautiful elder sisters often appeared at literati gatherings, and according to the grandfather surnamed Wen, senior Qin was especially good at this.
Qin Dewei scratched his head in distress, is there still a literary scene in Beijing now?
As for literary gatherings, it seems that after the Eight Talents of Jiajing were beaten to pieces by themselves, they no longer existed.
Now that more than half of the Eight Talents have left the capital, and as a new banner figure, he is obsessed with Yingzhi poetry, there is no literary world left in the capital.
Besides, the capital is different from the south. Politics is the mainstream, so how can I have the time to build a literary world?
Alas, the literary world has declined like this, all because of my own irresponsibility.
But after careful consideration, Qin Dewei solemnly said to Wang Yan: "Young people should put their studies first and not be overly obsessed with poetry and literature.
Your Majesty is indeed a man of great talent. You can come with me to visit the Hanlin Academy, and find a learned Hanlin teacher for you."
Wang Shizhen: "..."
After traveling two or three thousand miles, you still have to go to school? But that’s not what others say about Senior Qin!
Wang Yan was overjoyed: "That's great! I heard that most of the students taught by Hanlin will eventually become Jinshi!"
This poem by my son praising horses is so worth it! I didn’t expect Qin Dewei to like it so much!
While chatting with Wang Yan, Qin Dewei opened Wen Zhengming's letter.
After reading it, he said to Wang Yan with a strange expression: "Why is Senior Wen so interested in the provincial examination?"
Wang Yan replied: "When I visited Senior Wen at the beginning of the year, he seemed to be thinking about taking the provincial examination again, and I didn't know who the examiner would be in South Zhili this year."
Qin Dewei said sincerely: "If he knew who the examiner was, he might not want to participate."
Wang Yan was confused. Could it be that the examiner was an enemy?
Also, the examiners are all appointed by the emperor at the last moment. Why can Qin Dewei confirm it now?
Qin Dewei couldn't say anything, so he just raised his finger and pointed at himself.
Wang Yan was shocked. If this was the case, Wen Zhengming might be so ashamed that he gave up the idea of taking the provincial examination!
Two days later, Mr. Feng officially left Beijing and went to Yangzhou to take up his post.
Qin Dewei took Mrs. Li to the official pavilion in the suburbs to see Mr. Feng off.
Now when Qin Dewei goes out of the city, he usually takes Miss Li with him to give him an extra layer of security.
Three glasses of fine wine, farewell.
Mr. Feng sighed: "We have been together less and apart more over the years. Although we are neighbors across the world, I don't know when we will meet again next time."
Qin Dewei smiled and said: "Maybe soon."
If you really become the examiner of the Nanzhili Township Examination, you will definitely pass by Yangzhou.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, and several knights rushed over. Looking at their clothes, they were from the Imperial Guard School!
The leader shouted from afar: "Scholar Qin takes the order!"
Under Master Feng's dumbfounded gaze, the Jinyiwei Official School quickly announced the decree.
Qin Dewei, a trained doctor, a bachelor of attendance, and the admiral of the Honglu Temple Shaoqing, was appointed as the chief examiner of the Dingyouke Rural Examination in the 16th year of Jiajing in Southern Zhili!
As usual, the examiner will be on the road as soon as possible after receiving the order, and try to prevent contact with outsiders as much as possible.
Qin Dewei looked confused, could he just leave like this? He hadn't even said hello to his family yet!
Master Feng scratched his head and wanted to talk to Qin Dewei to ask what was going on, but he was blocked by the Jin Yiwei.
Then several Jin Yiwei officers surrounded Qin Dewei and said respectfully:
"Scholar Qin, please invite me. We have already received the Kanhe, and there are inns along the way to provide supplies, so there is no need to worry about it.
In addition, we will stay in Tongzhou tonight, and we can now send people to pick up clothes and other things from home and deliver them to Tongzhou."
Miss Li suddenly shouted with excitement: "Bring the slave family! Bring the slave family!"
With today's normal information transmission efficiency, it would be impossible to reach Nanjing until what happens in Beijing.
But for some special things, someone will definitely spread the news.
So when Qin Dewei was still on the way, the news that he was the examiner finally reached Nanjing.
July 20th was originally a back-to-school lecture day at Qin Dewei's "alma mater", which is Jiangning County School.
But it happened that the county government sent news that the examiner for the Nanzhili Township Examination this time was Qin Dewei, the number one scholar from Jinling.
The entire county school was immediately like boiling water. Dozens of candidates preparing to take the provincial examination just wanted to sing and dance.
An old student who had participated in five provincial examinations and was over 40 years old had tears in his eyes. He raised his arms and shouted: "Finally we are saved!"
You can't blame the students for losing their composure. The biggest advantage of taking exams these days is that you are familiar with the examiner.
In the last provincial examination, only three people from the two counties in Nanjing City combined passed the exam, and only Qin Dewei from Jiangning County passed the exam. What a despairing probability!
But if Qin Dewei were to be the examiner, the number of students admitted in Jiangning County would have to be increased to ten times, or even more than ten times.
If there are fifty candidates from Jiangning County, and ten to a dozen are successful, what is the probability?
The overall admission rate for the Southern Zhili Township Examination is less than 4%!
At this moment, many students were surrounding Gao Changjiang, talking to him with all kinds of talk.
From the 11th year of Jiajing to the 16th year of Jiajing, it took five years and countless beatings. Gao Changjiang finally realized his dream and became the "big brother" in the county school.
There is only one reason. He is the most familiar with the examiner surnamed Qin!
A young scholar who had only entered school in the 14th year of Jiajing and had never met Qin Dewei asked Gao Changjiang: "I heard that Senior Qin is a man of integrity, pure conduct, integrity and selflessness..."
Gao Changjiang looked at the junior scholar who was speaking in confusion, are you talking about Qin Dewei?
Then I heard the young scholar continue to say: "So, as the examiner, Senior Qin will be fair and strict, and will he not specifically favor our fellow countrymen?"
This question actually brought out the sentiments of many people present.
Although the admission rate of students from the same hometown as the examiner will always be magically higher, there are still exceptions.
Gao Changjiang enjoyed this feeling of being supported by others and could not let everyone's hopes be dashed, so he replied:
"You don't understand my brother Qin! My brother Qin is indeed... upright, but he is definitely not selfless!
As the saying goes, rules are nothing more than human relationships, and my brother Qin is the best at handling this!"
Everyone's hope was rekindled, and someone shouted again: "Brother Gao, do you have any of Qin Xueshi's articles? Can you let me copy them and try to figure them out?"
As we all know, studying the examiner's articles is also a very useful way to review before the exam, so people who are familiar with the examiner will take advantage.
Qin Xueshi's poems are everywhere in Nanjing, and several collections of poems have been compiled, but I have never heard of anyone having Qin Dewei's eight-part essay.
When Gao Changjiang heard this request, he looked a little embarrassed. Maybe he was too immature. Qin Dewei had never written with him.
So Gao Changjiang turned to look at the other person next to him, that is, Xing Yifeng, the second eldest child in ten thousand years after Qin Dewei, the top student in the county school.
"Yifeng, do you have Brother Qin's article in your hand?" Gao Changjiang asked expectantly.
Among the trio in the county school back then, Xing Yifeng was the one who really excelled in studies. Maybe Qin Dewei and Xing Yifeng had some secret exchanges.
But Xing Yifeng also shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't have any here either. You also know that Qin Banqiao never talks about classics and meanings with us."
Another old student remembered something and said in surprise: "I remember that Qin Banqiao ranked first in every county monthly exam. Where are the articles he wrote?"
Another old student also fell into memories, "Qin Banqiao did rank first every month at that time, but he never published his articles. Anyway, he ranked first when the monthly list came out."
Everyone was talking and looking at each other. The scene was a bit awkward for some reason. Could it be that they discovered some unknown dark history of celebrities?
It was the junior scholar who broke the silence and asked again: "So where does Senior Qin go in terms of knowledge?"
The most popular academic debate in recent years is between the traditional Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and the emerging Yangming Xinxue.
But for the candidates, there is nothing to argue about. Whichever side the examiner prefers is the truth!
So Gao Changjiang was even more confused. Does my brother Qin have academic ideas?
At this time, top student Xing Yifeng finally gave everyone some useful information:
"Qin Banqiao actually doesn't care about Neo-Confucianism or Xinxue. What he advocates is Qi Xue."
Neo-Confucianism and Xinxue are both idealists, but Qin Dewei, a time traveler, has always been inclined to the simple materialism of Qi.
Everyone looked at each other again, this was going to be very difficult.
Qi science is a relatively niche academic school today, and people don't have much or no exposure to it.
Although according to regulations, the eight-legged essay examination is limited to Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but the examiner likes Qi studies, so he has to bend to this aspect no matter what.
So I won’t say anything else, and I’ll quickly look for books on Qi science in the past few days to study.
The heated discussion continued until nearly noon, when the county scholars dispersed in twos and threes.
Gao Changjiang and Xing Yifeng walked out together. When they reached the gate of the county school, Gao Changjiang suddenly let out a shocked "Oh!"
Then he said to Xing Yifeng: "I suddenly thought of a question. If Qin Banqiao becomes the examiner, wouldn't we have to worship him as the teacher? Then we will have to kneel down to see each other?"
Xing Yifeng couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "You can pass the exam first and then talk about it!"