After seeing off the Taoist queen, Wang Qi's face suddenly dropped.
After mentioning Prince Xing's Mansion, Dao Chi's "interest" was not concealed at all, and his eyes were bright. In Wang Qi's opinion, it was his ambition to gain power in the Prince's Mansion.
What does it mean for a concubine who has just returned home and is not very young to have such "ambition"? Does it mean that he is full of resentment because of being abandoned? Does he want to take advantage of the power of the palace to take revenge on his mother and brother?
The bastard son and the legitimate mother have the same power, and it is not a family or two families. However, it is the illegitimate mother who usually has the upper hand, unless the bastard son can get ahead or use the power to oppress others.
Wang Qi looked up at the sky, feeling extremely melancholy.
He didn't want to offend Dao Chi, a "villain", but he really watched Saburo being bullied?
But now if I talk to Sanlang about this, it's strange that Sanlang can believe it. He might even feel that he is sowing discord, and he is used to pretending to be honest in front of other idiots.
It’s really sad...
At this time, Dao Chi had left the clan house with Wang Qinghong and went to visit Mr. Zongxue at his home.
The gentleman in charge of religious studies was named Ji, Tai and Chongkang. His biological mother was a daughter of the Wang family. She was an in-law dependent on the Wang family and was a civil servant. He achieved fame in his twenties, but due to his filial piety, he delayed the imperial examination. He did not pass the imperial examination until he was forty, and then three times.
He failed in the examination. The third time, he and his eldest son took the same course. He failed, but his eldest son got on the exam.
Although his eldest son was only in the top three, he was promoted to an official position early due to the help of the second master of the Wang family in Beijing.
When Ji Tai saw that his sons had become talented, he gave up his thoughts of taking the exam again and began to live a simple life.
It happened that the third old man in charge of the clan died of illness, so the clan leader personally came to visit and invited Ji Tai to come out and take over the clan.
Speaking of which, Ji Kang and Wang Qinghong were cousins. Therefore, when Wang Qinghong came to visit with his son, Ji Kang was quite close in conversation and could be considered friendly to the Taoist idiot.
Just hearing that Dao Chi had only studied three hundred thousand, and could only read the Four Books and Five Classics roughly, his interest in Dao Chi dropped a lot, and all he talked about was Saburo.
The implication behind the words is that I agree with Saburo's fate next year and are very optimistic about his exam results, but I don't agree with him continuing to take the exam after the boy exam. After all, Saburo is here at this age and has studied for a few more years, so his studies will always be solid.
OK.
The best result is to pass the boy's examination, go to school in the state, find a way to get tribute. Study and experience in the Imperial College for a few years, and then take the provincial examination at the end.
This suggestion is exactly the same as what Wang Qinghong planned for Sanlang.
Because of this suggestion, Wang Qinghong was even more polite to Ji Kang, and the two became more and more congenial in their conversations.
While talking, Wang Qinghong inadvertently mentioned the religious examination.
Ji Kang frowned and said: "It's not just spreading rumors. In Zongxue, there is a centralized examination, but it is not just a test of knowledge. According to the old master, the candidate must be alert, responsible, and have good character and calmness.
Don't be angry. Otherwise, if you send people to the palace casually and cause trouble, not only will you not be able to improve the relationship between the palace and the clan, but you may also bring trouble to the clan."
Wang Qinghong somewhat understood why the old patriarch took this matter so seriously.
Since the Wang family selects the royal family's companions from among the middle-class children, those who are chosen will most likely stay with the crown prince and serve as palace officials when they grow up.
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there are two types of officials in the royal palace. One is high-ranking officials, who are selected by the court; the other is low-ranking officials and minor officials, who can be appointed by the royal palace.
The Wang family is a behemoth in Anlu Prefecture, so the relationship with Prince Xing's palace is very important. It should neither be too flattering nor too distant.
This generation of King Xing is relatively friendly to the Wang family because he has adopted Wang's daughter as his wife; the relationship between the next generation of King Xing and the Wang family may depend on the companions selected this time.
Thinking of this, Wang Qinghong was really relieved. Since the old patriarch selected the candidate, there was nothing to worry about. Sanlang had good homework and Shilang had just returned home, so he was not a suitable candidate. Even if Shilang was admitted now, regardless of whether his test scores were good or bad,
Neither can prove anything.
Wang Qinghong no longer hesitated about arranging for Shiro to enroll in school as soon as possible.
The two of them were talking so warmly that they didn't notice that the Taoist idiot beside them was listening with great interest.
As he listened, he mentally calculated the age of Crown Prince Xing.
King Ning rebelled, King Xing died, and Zhengde died. Prince Xing, who had succeeded to the throne, became the successor emperor and entered the capital to take over the Forbidden City.
To be regarded as a young man by courtiers and officials means that he was still underage when Jiajing came to Beijing. Children of the Ming Dynasty clan were given a name at the age of five, a title at the age of ten, and a grand wedding at the age of fifteen.
This age of adulthood mostly refers to weddings. From this point of view, the major events mentioned above will all happen within three years.
In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, civilian officials have always spoken, leaving little room for military officers and nobles to speak.
Even if you embrace the lap of the future emperor, it will be difficult to reach a high position if you want to rely on luck to enter and exit the officialdom.
If you want to be confident, you still have to rely on yourself. The imperial examination is the only way to go.
However, the imperial examination has restrictions on place of origin. If Xiao Jiajing went to Beijing, but he could only stay in Anlu to take the exam, how could he hold on to it?
What dad and Mr. Ji said is that paying tribute is a more appropriate shortcut.
Dao Chi lowered his head, already having a conclusion in his mind.
After returning home, Dao Chi went to Tongyuan to find Wang Sanlang and made his request. He wanted to borrow Wang Sanlang's notes to study the Four Books, Five Classics and Shiwen.
When Wang Sanlang heard this, he nodded in agreement without hesitation, asked Dao Chi to follow him to the study, and pulled out two bamboo boxes from under the bookcase.
The box was opened, and inside were all Wang Sanlang's notes. There were over a hundred of them.
Seeing this, the Taoist idiot couldn't help but look at Wang Sanlang more and admire him.
It is said that Wang Sanlang became enlightened at the age of three. Calculating the time he spent studying, it was only nine years. For an adult, it may not be unusual to write down more than a hundred notebooks in nine years; but for a little eleven-year-old
For a young man, one can imagine the perseverance and hard work involved.
Wang Sanlang fumbled with those notebooks with his hands, and he couldn't help but have a look of nostalgia on his face.
Upon seeing this, the Taoist idiot said: "Don't worry, Third Brother, I will take these notes carefully and I will definitely return the jade to Zhao intact."
Wang Sanlang hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Silang, please don't misunderstand me. It's not that I don't want to part with these notes. I just think of my teacher in Nanchang Mansion and feel something in my heart. If there is anything you don't understand about these notes, come to me. Wait until you have read all the notes."
That's it, just keep it for a long time and don't need to send it back. When Wulang grows up, Shiro will leave these to Wulang." After that, he stopped reading that book, and instead talked about the teacher he worshiped in Nanchang Mansion.
Dao Chi was also curious about Wang Qinghong's life in Nanchang Mansion, so instead of being impatient, he would occasionally add a sentence to keep Wang Sanlang interested in continuing.
From Wang Sanlang's words, Dao Chi learned that Wang Qinghong's life in Jiangxi officialdom was not easy.
It was okay when he was in local office. Although Raozhou Prefecture is at the junction of three provinces and has a busy government affairs, Wang Qinghong is still in his prime and is still competent. Otherwise, he would not have achieved great results. He was promoted from the prefect to the prefect, and then to the third rank to participate in politics.
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But after I joined politics, I arrived in Nanchang, which was completely different from the place where I was.
Prince Ning's Mansion has been in Nanchang for hundreds of years, and it has spread its branches and become a large clan. There are dozens of county princes, generals and lieutenants who are separated from Prince Ning's Mansion.
The power of Prince Ning's Mansion was unparalleled in Nanchang.
"Teacher Ding You returned to his hometown and kept his filial piety. Apart from his family and disciples, he rarely saw outsiders. No one could fault him. However, Prince Ning's palace was domineering and invited the teacher to the palace for a banquet. The teacher returned the next day.
And he also brought a beautiful maid out of the house. People in Shilin said that the teacher was lustful and greedy, which violated his filial piety, but I knew that the teacher was not that kind of person. He must have been forced. The teacher is from Nanchang, and his wife, children, and relatives are all in Nanchang. He will not give in.
What can we do about Prince Ning’s Mansion? If we have lost our reputation and are not tolerated by scholars, we can only rely on the Prince’s Mansion.” Wang Sanlang said so much in one breath, and at the end he was filled with anger: “Fortunately, Prince Xing’s Mansion was only opened a generation ago.
The descendants will not be prosperous, otherwise the people of Anlu Prefecture will suffer greatly!"
Dao Chi listened, but his heart sank. His cheap father was quite cautious and had nothing to do with Prince Ning's palace; Sanlang's cheap master had obviously rebellious.
Rebellion is a heinous crime. If others catch this as an excuse, it will be impossible for Wang Sanlang to save his life, and there will be no hope for his official career.
"Is it known to everyone that Third Brother became a disciple?" Dao Chi asked in a deep voice.
Wang Sanlang nodded and said with a bit of hesitation: "Teacher Ding You is the second-grade governor and censor, so naturally more people are paying attention. Although my father did not serve wine, the official circles probably got the news and sent congratulatory gifts to the door.
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After hearing this, Dao Chi looked at Wang Sanlang and was really speechless...
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