Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Six The man does what he does and what he does not!
Chapter 166: There are things that a real man does and things he doesn’t do!
Although the high-profile flower test was deliberately staged by the scandal of the flower test, the rumors on the other side of the court test were not necessarily less, but they were not as unscrupulous as the flower test.
This is actually normal. In the imperial examinations, which are related to the fame and fortune of countless people, when are there not rumors circulating? It's just that the rumors stop at the wise. It's strange when there are no rumors.
Speaking of the academic examinations in recent decades, among the four major examination-powerful provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, represented by Suzhou Prefecture, many prefectures and counties have different examination methods from elsewhere.
In other college examinations, especially in places where the literary style is not strong, the number of students is relatively small, and the examination process is simple and rough. You don’t even need to give your name. The great master can admit you on the spot if you like it. There are even small and remote schools in remote mountains and rivers.
In the county, the number of children who take the exam is less than the number of places in the county school. If you can write a few fluent sentences, the great master will dare to admit you to the school as a scholar.
But the situation is different in major science and technology prefectures. Take Suzhou Prefecture as an example. Thousands of people in each county sign up to take the county examination. Before the college examination, there are hundreds or even thousands of accumulated children who have accumulated over the years to grab the twenty or thirty students.
quota.
Because there are so many scholars in Suzhou Prefecture and they like to gather in groups to have sex, the college examination in Suzhou Prefecture is relatively strict. It adopts an examination procedure similar to the provincial examination to conduct a unified examination for the entire province, including name recognition and so on. Of course, it is still more relaxed than the provincial examination.
Some. In recent years, a new system has been added. After the exam, the proctor must polish (review) the test paper to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.
Therefore, in Suzhou Prefecture, it is impossible for the examiners who preside over the college examinations to do as they did in other provinces, selecting students on the spot or enrolling students as they please with a stroke of a pen. From this perspective, it is impossible to serve as a student examiner in the Jiangnan area.
On the one hand, being an official grand master is a great prestige and honor among scholars, and non-literary leaders would not dare to take this position; on the other hand, besides collecting materials for the country, it is very laborious to make some extra money for oneself...it can be said to be a pain.
Live and be happy.
Note: The sentence in the above paragraph about serving the country is not a false and sarcastic statement. These days, the assessment of academic officials also depends on the admission rate, so no matter how bad the great masters are, they must be admitted to some real talents and learn how to write eight-legged essays.
...Otherwise, even one of the disciples would be unable to become a scholar. Wouldn’t that be equivalent to a slap in the face, and you still have the nerve to hang out in the officialdom?
From this perspective, even though the imperial examination has many drawbacks, it is still a relatively fair system after all. According to rough statistics, among the Jinshi in the past dynasties, about half are from official families and those from poor families. If there is no imperial examination, the autonomy of the ninth grade Zhongzheng will be implemented.
When it comes to recruiting students, I'm afraid students from poor families won't even have half the chance.
It's too far-fetched again, but it is said that most of the rumors about this college examination are related to Shi Dacan. As the saying goes, the wind starts at the end of Qingping's life. The college examination should have been promoted by the prefect, but this time Shi Dacan forcibly intervened.
.In the eyes of suspicious people, how can the inside story not be suspicious?
In fact, Mr. Shi was out of public motives, but it is a pity that those cynics (no one of the readers of this book thought that this Confucian was just a Confucian scholar) did not believe it.
When Li Zheng, a boy student in Xujiang, was having a drink with his literary friends from the same county, he said: "I heard that because of Li's promotion to the official position, Shi Dacan hated the people of Xujiang, so he wanted to intervene in the college examination to take revenge on the scholars of Xujiang!"
When Li Zheng, a boy student in Xujiang, was having a drink with literary friends from a neighboring county, he said, "I heard that Shi Dacan is an upright and upright man. He hates the frivolous and impetuous habits of scholars in Suzhou Prefecture, so he wants to use the opportunity of the college examination to teach him a lesson!"
When Li Zheng, a boy student in Xujiang, invited some of his disciples from a poor family to have a drink, he said: "I was imprisoned for the college examination for no reason, and his behavior is suspicious. I heard that Shi Dacan had an intention that everyone knew, but it would be too ugly to look like this!"
It also broke the rules.”
When Li Zheng, a boy student in Xujiang, was invited to have a drink with some wealthy young men, he said: "Master Li is no longer responsible, so there is no point in looking for me. I heard that this Shi Dacan is an extremely upright man. He has no choice but to leave."
!Unless he is no longer a supervisor."
There are a lot of rumors, and every sentence is a pointed and heart-breaking argument. It does not talk about evidence but only the motivation. When paired with Lord Shi's behavior, it seems indefensible. To a certain extent, it is also Lord Shi.
If you want to quell the rumors quickly, you will have to give in and resign from the post of supervisor.
But rumors are just rumors. When they float around and find no attachment, they have no direct lethality to Shi Shenzheng, who has the highest official position on the ground in Fucheng.
But Mr. Gao, Shi Shen's political aide, couldn't sit still for a while. He went to see the host and said: "Nowadays, rumors are rampant, causing suspicion both inside and outside, and people's words are frightening. Dong Weng has already taken the opportunity to criticize the evil spirits in the government, which suppressed his arrogance.
, if you lose his face, why don’t you give it up when you see a good outcome, withdraw from the college examination, and preserve your reputation by starting well and finishing well, so as to avoid any small talk."
Shi Shenzheng sat behind the public case, glanced at Mr. Gao and said, "Sir, do you want to teach me the power of power? Do you think that I am seizing the prison to serve as an official to vent your personal anger and engage in a private fight? Ask the two villains, King Li and Li, to come to the prison for promotion.
How can it be without disadvantages? Recruiting scholars for the country is not a child's play. How can we ignore it if we study hard in a humble age?"
Mr. Shi took a sip of tea and continued: "To be fair, how can their origins hold them back in the examination room? Moreover, the Jiangnan scholars are the most troublesome. If the examinees are unjust and get together, how will the examination room be dealt with? So I am just trying to prevent the slightest change.
, In the face of public affairs and righteousness, we dare not make decisions based on selfish motives, let alone make choices based on power!"
"Everyone talks about gold, but they accumulate bones and bones. Duke Zhou is still afraid of rumors. Dong Weng will still be an official in Suzhou for a long time. For this reason, the district examination is really not worth it." Mr. Gao continued to persuade.
"Standing up against a wall, one must be strong without desire. A few rumors are just like the breeze blowing on one's face, and they will disappear naturally after time. A real man does something but not something!" Shi Shenzheng said confidently and firmly. He did not dare to be an invigilator for fear of rumors.
Recalling this chaotic month of April, rumors about the college entrance exams were spread from one end to the other, and posts about the flower exams were spread from one end to the other. The short and long gossip made the candidates' preparation time for the exams difficult.
It is no longer boring, and there are countless things to talk about when traveling.
There is a person who is very familiar with Li You's methods, but he can vaguely see it hidden in the chaos and noise. This person is Mr. Huang of the Police Division.
That day he came to Li You and said, "It's Shi Dacan's fault this time, but I thought you should have your teeth knocked out and blood swallowed. It's not like this has happened before, so why do you insist on going against Shi Dacan?"
Li You lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "There is a bottom line for being a human being, and there is a bottom line for being an official. Shi Dashen openly humiliated me like that. If I don't fight back, won't I be looked down upon by others? If I lose my reputation, I will have nothing! In this world,
, treat yourself as a loser even if you can’t do anything, sympathy is worthless!”
Master Huang warned Li You: "With Chen Lianshi's protection, you can survive until he has finished his term and leave. What's the trouble now? You can't defeat him even if you try your best. As the saying goes, if you beat a snake, you will suffer the consequences."
Damn it, even if he is severely injured by you, he will still be able to overwhelm you if he has a little bit of strength left."
"Everyone has his or her own destiny. For example, Chen Lianshi relied on his fame to become an official, Wang Zhifu relied on his seniority to become an official, and I relied on my reputation. Reputation is the foundation of a life. If your reputation falls, it will
There is no foundation. With this reputation, you can still make a living without being an official. Without reputation, being an official is not safe. A real man does something and doesn't do something! Even if you pay some price, it is worth it!" Li You also said firmly
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Master Huang sighed: "The officials I have met can be divided into two categories, shameless and shameless. You are supposed to be shameless, but you start to be shameless. I really don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."