After coming back and resting for a few days, Feng Ziying began to search for a suitable academy.
Shuntianfu academies are concentrated in Wanping County, and there are also academies in Daxing County, but they are significantly less than Wanping, and the quality is not as good as Wanping.
The total number of Shuntianfu academies is no less than thirty, but only a few are really famous. After all, these academies are run by gentry officials, and their funding sources also come from the support of the gentry or donations from merchants.
Three of the four major academies in the Gyeonggi area of Sunchonbu are located in Wanping, while only one is located in Daxing.
The four major academies, Tonghui Academy, Qingtan Academy, and Chongzheng Academy, are all located in Wanping County, close to the capital. The several academies are only a few miles apart, but each has its own characteristics.
Tonghui Academy is the largest, with hundreds of students. Among them, students are not limited to Shuntian Prefecture, but many students from other prefectures in North Zhili come to study here.
Qingtan Academy is small in size, with only over a hundred students. It is known for its rigorous academic style, and most of them are poor scholars. Its students are all over the North, and even some scholars from the south come to study.
The academy was founded by Xia Yan, a distinguished censor of Zuodu during the reign of Emperor Guangyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He personally planted a green sandalwood tree in the academy, hence the name of the academy. The tree remains to this day. It has been more than seventy years.
Chongzheng Academy was founded by Fang Congzhe, an old man from this court, ten years ago when he was the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although this academy is slightly smaller than Tonghui Academy, its staff come from all over the country, including scholars from the south who came to live and study in Beijing. Accounting for more than half, there are especially many children of gentry and distinguished families from various places.
Tonghui Academy is undoubtedly the most suitable from the perspective of Feng Ziying's status as an Imperial College student. Because there are many Imperial College students studying in Tonghui Academy, and many children of civil servants and military officials in Beijing are also studying there. It can be said that from the perspective of the students’ family background, a considerable number of officials’ children from Beijing are gathered here.
Next is Chongzheng Academy. Fang Congzhe, the founder and donor of Chongzheng Academy, is the elder of the court at that time. It is said that he is very likely to take over as the first assistant. The students of this academy come from a variety of sources, including the children of gentry and officials from the south, as well as Northland merchants and poor children.
Qingtan Academy is small in scale, the school building is dilapidated, and the school discipline is strict. It is not very welcoming to the children of officials and gentry. Feng Ziying also found out about this. To enter Qingtan Academy, you need to be recommended by a specific recommender.
"You mean you want to go to Qingtan Academy?" Qiao Yingjia looked at the young man in front of him with interest, "Where's the Imperial College?"
"Uncle, you may also know the situation here in the Imperial College. Many of the Gongjian and Yinjian are actually just going to Yingmao, and not many people actually study there. However, everyone still participated in the monthly exam. In addition, during the historical events, everyone Naturally, we will come back, and Jijiu and Master Siye have also adopted a more flexible approach, which my nephew thinks is actually a good thing."
Feng Ziying still regards herself as Lin Ruhai's "son-in-law", and of course the "future son-in-law". There is no way, if there is no such relationship, Qiao Yingjia will not pay attention to him at all.
Civil servants with a Jinshi background are so arrogant. Even their colleagues with a Juren background have a deep sense of superiority in their hearts, let alone those with a martial arts background like Zi.
He still made it clear that he was determined to study and take the scientific examination, so Qiao Yingjia would give him a good look. Otherwise, even Lin Ruhai's "son-in-law" would still have trouble falling into his eyes.
"Do you think it's good for the Imperial College to act like this?" Qiao Yingjia sneered.
"Uncle, it's not been a year or two since the Imperial College has been in this situation. It's not as cold as a day. Originally, the imperial court had to give some food and living allowances to the tribute prison students, but now the government's finances are becoming increasingly tight.
The subsidy has been stopped for many years. In addition, if the tribute supervisor now only wants to be a teacher or a state or county assistant, he does not need to take the quarterly and annual examinations. He only needs to come during the calendar time. In this case
, except those who need to take part in the provincial examination need to come on time for reference, why do others need to come again?"
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the Ming system, but there were changes in the Guozijian system. Those who did not want to participate in the provincial examination and wanted to be directly appointed officials only needed to be registered in the Gongjian for two to three years, and participated in historical events, and finally passed the civil service examination.
But, this is already similar to Juren.
It's just that you have more confidence in recruiting people. When it comes to appointing officials to people-friendly officials in places such as magistrates, if the candidates are compared with those who are tribute students, priority will still be given to appointing people.
Under this situation, many students who have no confidence in the provincial examination, or who only want a certain official position, are more willing to take a temporary post in the Imperial College, and then go through the affairs regularly, and participate in the imperial examination on time and then they can be awarded the official position. So now the Imperial College is really
Not many people study there.
Qiao Yingjia also knew that this was a long-standing disadvantage that had long been established. There were not many people in the Imperial College who really studied hard. However, Feng Ziying was so persistent in studying, especially when she was born in Wuxun. It was really rare, at least.
Qiao Yingjia felt much better about it.
"If you really want to study in an academy, why don't you choose Tonghui Academy or Chongzheng Academy, but choose the most humble and shabby Qingtan Academy?" Qiao Yingjia looked at the other party.
"Uncle, there are many people in Tonghui Academy who have mixed minds, and the situation is somewhat similar to that of the Imperial College. You also know my nephew's situation. I am afraid that he has too many friends and acquaintances there, which will make him uninterested in studying and lose his original intention." Feng Ziying
He said half truthfully and half falsely: "As for Chongzheng Academy, there are too many people from the south. I'm afraid martial arts disciples like my nephew will be squeezed out again, which is just disturbing."
"Uncle, Uncle Lin also made some requests to his nephew. The nephew also promised to Uncle Lin that if he failed to pass the Jinshi examination, there would be no need to mention the marriage with the Lin family. The nephew can understand Uncle Lin's feelings, so..." Feng Ziying
Showing off his acting skills again, "So please don't mention this matter in front of Uncle Lin. If my nephew fails to pass the Jinshi exam and Uncle Lin gets married again, my nephew will have no complaints..."
Qiao Yingjia was slightly moved, but he also appreciated Feng Ziying's desire to learn and make progress. There really weren't many decent scholars among these martial arts disciples. They were all a bunch of martial artists who relied on their ancestors to live in the world from Long Yuyin. If
This Feng Ziying is really dedicated to studying, and she really wants to fulfill his ambition.
"Forget it, since you, my dear nephew, are so sincere in your ambition to make progress, it would be my fault if I cold-blooded you. Qi Yongtai, the headmaster of Qingtan Academy, is a good friend of mine in the same department and once served as a commander in the military department. I
This is a book to be repaired, all you have to do is go."
When Feng Ziying came out of Qiao Yingjia's house, she was sweating again.
It is the most troublesome to deal with such a delicate and sensitive censor, but Feng Ziying feels that Qiao Yingjia has a good opinion of her and is in a good mood today.
I had no choice but to come to visit him today. If the article "Lin Ruhai's son-in-law" is not read out satisfactorily, and if it is read out one day, I am afraid that Lin Ruhai will rush back from Yangzhou and cause trouble for the Feng family.
Today he has told Qiao Yingjia, and Qiao Yingjia also recognizes his ambition. He will probably not talk about it to outsiders before he is admitted to the Jinshi. As for whether he will be able to pass the Jinshi in a few years, then what?
Say something else.
I never thought that talking about studying could arouse such a "helping hand" from Qiao Yingjia. I think Qiao Yingjia also hopes that she can really succeed in studying. This is really the thinking of such civil servants.
Qingtan Academy requires the recommendation of a scholar from the imperial court, a civil servant, or a scholar with a good reputation among the people. These standards are all controlled by Qingtan Academy. Poor scholars often find it easy to find recommendations from scholars in the province.
On the contrary, there were very few recommendations from civil servants in the DPRK. Unexpectedly, today's trip was an unexpected success.