In the sloppy courtyard where Zhu Wanhong lived, his subordinate Xiao Qi was reporting to him about Prince Xing's autumn outing in the city.
Zhu Wanhong's eyes were hazy, as if he had not yet woken up from being drunk last night.
"...Zhu Qianhu, do you want to leave the city to investigate?"
Xiaoqi finally asked for instructions.
Zhu Wanhong squinted one eye, looked at his men, and said in a bad tone: "Prince Xing's Mansion sent a large number of guards to escort, and hundreds of cavalry can be dispatched for reinforcements at any time. I don't even have ten men under my command, so what's the point of leaving the city?
"If you can't get close, you can't explore the specific situation. Once you get close, it will alert the snake and trigger a strong backlash from Prince Xing's Mansion... Tell me, what can I do?"
Xiaoqi couldn't help but become anxious.
It is obvious that several of Zhu Wanhong's subordinates are all thinking about the same thing, and they feel the badness of the current situation.
"Why didn't Jinyiwei encounter such a good opportunity when he had a large number of people in Anlu? If you really have no choice, you can ask the Zhu family behind you to help..."
Xiaoqi gives suggestions.
If there are not enough people, you can borrow it from the Zhu family.
"If the Zhu family had that kind of strength, they wouldn't have been wasting here for twenty years without doing anything. It's just boring to talk to brainless people... Okay, okay, go to the city gate and explore carefully. When did they come out?
City, when will you come back, just tell me, and don't disturb my dreams again."
After Zhu Wanhong drove his men away, he continued to sleep soundly.
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Zhu Si and his party were having a lot of fun outside the city.
The Cuju competition starts after lunch.
Adults and children still form teams together, and the game between the two sides is fierce. This time, in addition to restricting physical contact between the guards and children, there are no longer restrictions on mutual attack and defense.
Zhu Hao did not play.
He stared at it for a while, then turned his attention to the book in his hand.
"When you come out to play, do you still want to read a book?"
Gongsun Yi finally asked his wife to take a rest and came over to sit next to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Gongsun is accompanying his wife, and he still cares about my reading?"
Gongsun Yi smiled, with a bit of reluctance on his face: "I have discussed with my wife that after the child is born, I will no longer work in the palace, and I will try to be ranked in the next provincial examination."
Zhu Hao nodded: "Then I wish Mr. Gongsun immediate success."
Although he said this, Zhu Hao actually didn't think Gongsun Yi was of that level.
Even if he studied hard at home every day, it would be difficult for him to pass the provincial examination just after taking the high school entrance examination. What's more, Gongsun Yi spends three days fishing and two days drying nets. He has to come to the palace to teach to support his family. He also likes to be lazy and take advantage of his time.
Just a cheap thing... After getting along with him for a year, Zhu Hao discovered that Gongsun Yi's literary skills were not very high.
Zhu Hao even thought there was something fishy about how the students were admitted.
"What about you? Are you confident about taking the county examination next year?" Gongsun Yi knew that Zhu Hao was going to take the imperial examination, and his eyes were full of expectations.
Or he hopes that young Zhu Hao will become famous, so that as a nominal gentleman, he will also feel that his face will be glorious.
"Go for it."
Zhu Hao answered casually.
Gongsun Yi saw that Zhu Hao was concentrating on his study, so he didn't want to disturb him, so he got up and walked away.
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This Gongsun Yi just left.
Tang Yin came over and asked, "What did Feng Yuan say to you when he came over just now?"
Zhu Haodao said: "He said he wanted to take part in the next provincial examination, and he also said he hoped to win the exam in one fell swoop. I gave him my best wishes."
Tang Yin nodded in approval: "It's a good thing for young people to be motivated. I think Gongsun Fengyuan is a material for studying. It's a pity that there will be no college entrance examination next year. Otherwise... if you can pass three examinations in a row and take the provincial examination in the same year as him, then
interesting."
In the eleventh year of Zhengde, there was indeed no academic examination arranged in Anlu.
Zhu Hao glanced at Tang Yin: "Mr. Lu really thinks... he has a chance?"
"Why not?"
Tang Yin said, "This year's scientific examination, his results ranked first. Logically speaking, there is a great chance of success next autumn. I should encourage him to work hard."
Zhu Hao was speechless: "Mr. Lu is really good at deceiving people."
Tang Yin asked angrily: "Why are you talking? What did I do to him?"
Zhu Haodao said: "With his talent and knowledge, he will most likely accompany the prince to study when he takes the provincial examination next year. His more important mission now is to support his family. In the past two years, he has worked in the palace and allowed his family to live a good life. So you let him go
If you give it a try... I'm afraid he will suffer setbacks and lose all his energy."
This was nothing to say.
But if you think about it carefully, it turns out that it was Zhu Hao's denial of Gongsun Yi's talent and learning. It is estimated that Tang Yin himself knew that Gongsun Yi's ability to take the provincial examination was still lacking.
"Zhu Hao, don't always judge others based on your thoughts. If young people don't work hard, are they like you? Your talent is far superior to Gongsun Fengyuan, but you don't even take part in the county examination? Just because you are in the palace
How many more years will you have to hang out? Is it really that interesting to be a kid?"
Tang Yin was in a hurry, so he told the truth.
On weekdays, not only would Tang Yin guide Zhu Hao in writing articles, but Gongsun Yi would also ask Tang Yin for advice after he wrote an article.
Even if Tang Yin's real teaching skills are poor, as a Southern Zhili Jieyuan, he still has the ability to judge the quality of Zhu Hao and Gongsun Yi's articles. In his opinion... Gongsun Yi is indeed not qualified to be Zhu Hao's teacher.
The article is even more so.
Why did a child whose talent and articles were superior to those of scholars stay in the palace to study instead of taking the imperial examination? This was also the fundamental reason why Tang Yin initially recommended Zhu Hao to take the county examination.
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Lu, it's not that I don't want to take the imperial examination, but at my age, taking the imperial examination means entering the vanity fair early. Once you enter the official career, it often depends not on your talent and ability, but on your qualifications and background."
, may I ask what I can do to compete with those old scholars?
"Once the articles I write are not in line with the wishes of some seniors, and they become jealous and criticize me, I would like to ask, as a child, what ability do I have to compete with them?"
"this……"
Tang Yin was speechless.
"If the imperial examination was only based on talent, there wouldn't be so many down-and-out scholars with unrecognized talents. Wasn't Mr. Lu himself a victim of this advantage? But you pushed me to enter the industry early, but you didn't think about it from my perspective.
The pressure I will face in the future...that is not what a child should bear!"
The truth Zhu Hao told is very simple.
When I get older and take part in the imperial examination, even if I am only twelve or thirteen years old, I won't appear so abrupt. No matter what results I get, even if someone is jealous, I won't do anything underhanded.
But next year I will only be nine years old, so you asked me to take part in the imperial examination. You also know that I am very talented and learned, which means that I will face the criticism of many people. Those who are not as talented as me will think that I am from the Xingwang Palace, or that I
Because I was born into a family of thousands of Jinyiwei, or because of the shadow left by my father, or because of my relationship with someone... all kinds of things...
At that time, people will only believe what they want to believe, and no one cares about how talented they are, because no one wants to believe that the talent of a nine-year-old child is better than that of an old scholar who has studied hard for decades. The final result is all the pressure.
Zhu Hao will bear all this alone.
But Tang Yin can be known as the "recommended prodigy".
"Moreover, Mr. Gongsun, you knew that he was a busy man and had no desire to make progress through all obstacles, but you encouraged him to give up his promising future in the palace and take the provincial examination. Perhaps it is because he is a young man and his passion for hard work is easily ignited by you.
Little did he know that in the end he would just be regarded as a handful of bones piled under the mountain of books.
"Wouldn't it be better if you let him teach in the palace to support his family while increasing his experience, so that he can begin to assume the responsibilities of a husband and a father, and then let him work hard after he has accumulated enough experience? Do you have to let him give up on his own initiative now?
"
Zhu Hao originally didn't want to make an evaluation.
Gongsun Yi was originally a student, so there was nothing wrong with him taking part in the provincial examination next year. Zhu Hao could only wish him well if the young man was motivated.
But both Zhu Hao and Tang Yin knew a problem, that is, when Gongsun Yi took part in the provincial examination, ninety-nine times he would fail, but Gongsun Yi had to put in ten or even a hundred times of effort, and had to take the initiative to leave the palace and go home to study...
...It is completely a state of risking one's life and leaving no escape route.
Isn’t this just trying to catch a duck?
Tang Yin was being taught a lesson by Zhu Hao, and looked unkind: "If he fails the provincial examination next year, he can come back and continue to be his tutor. I have never excluded him."
Zhu Hao said: "I know that Mr. Lu did not exclude Mr. Gongsun and asked him to take the provincial examination. You did it out of good intentions. You also contributed to your recommendation when he returned to the palace before. But you have to think about it, if he fails in the provincial examination next year, he
I have been away from the palace for a whole year. At that time, the prince’s studies required a student who didn’t even pass the provincial examination to teach him? Even if the palace is willing to take him in, will he have the dignity to come back? "
This is another very real problem.
The reason why Gongsun Yi can stay in the palace now to make a living is because Zhu Si's studies are limited to the basic knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, and he does not need too advanced knowledge to teach. But after a year, Zhu Si estimates that
I also started trying to write articles, but the knowledge required was no longer something Gongsun Yi could handle.
Moreover, if Gongsun Yi fails the exam, his worth will be greatly reduced. Now he can be considered a young talent, but once he fails, the halo will disappear... After all, the palace is a real place.
This is not an ordinary official or wealthy family, but Prince Xing's Mansion, a place where real dragons may appear in the future.
There is no need for mediocre people in Wolong's Mansion.
Tang Yin sighed: "Then do you think he should continue to teach in the palace in the next year?"
"forget it."
Zhu Hao said, "Now that he has made a decision, it can be regarded as a rare experience in his life. If he fails in the next year and cannot come back to the palace, I will find a way to find him a teaching job so that he can make money to support his family...even if
The palace cannot tolerate him, and I will help him to the end."
"you?"
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao in confusion.
Suddenly remembered.
Zhu Hao was very ambitious. As soon as he and Zhu Hao arrived in Anlu, Zhu Hao selected children in the village to study. You must know that at that time, Zhu Hao had only been enlightened for more than half a year.
Many puzzling things are now straightened out.
If Gongsun Yi fails the provincial examination, the palace will naturally not take him in again, but Zhu Hao can give Gongsun Yi a second job. Perhaps working under Zhu Hao, the salary earned will not be less than that at the palace.
Tang Yin even thought that with this guy's knowledge and skills, Gongsun Yi would only be able to follow him, which would be the real way out!
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