Guo Lin left for the Nanjing Imperial College only in the third month after Zhang Yue left Beijing.
Guo Lin went on the road alone, but he experienced a lot of hardships.
After three glasses of wine, Zhang Yue learned that Guo Lin never drank, but he made an exception when he met his junior brother whom he had not seen for so many years. Now his face showed a little rosy, and he talked to Zhang Yue about his time at the Nanjing Imperial College.
Come through experience.
This was a very complicated experience for Guo Lin, and he was deeply hit.
Although Guo Lin was not among the top students in Pucheng County School, he was still among the best in various subjects. But it was different after he was admitted to Nanjing Imperial College.
You must know that in the Song Dynasty, southerners were more powerful in the Jinshi department, but northerners were more powerful in the Mingjing disciplines. Therefore, the various departments in Guozijian were like hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Later, Ming Jing Ke was added.
Ming Jing Ke comes from the right path and belongs to the class of those who have a good background. Therefore, many people in various disciplines have switched to Ming Jing Ke. Therefore, students in Ming Jing Ke have surpassed other general sciences except the Nine Classics.
born.
After Guo Lin arrived in Nanjing, the first obstacle was that he didn't understand the language well. His local accent was very strong, and he couldn't change it for a while. Not only was it difficult to communicate with others, but he was also ridiculed by others.
And the most frustrating thing is his studies. After entering the Nanjing Imperial College, Guo Lin suddenly fell from being a top student to a middle-to-lower student, or even to the bottom.
This situation made Guo Lin very depressed and incomprehensible for a while.
When Mingming was elected to the Nanjing Imperial College by the Prefecture School, the county sent people to commend him, gave him good news, gave him good news, supported him with money, and exempted Guo Lin's family from taxes.
Guo Xuexue and his wife, Guo Lin's wife and in-laws, as well as the folks from Wuxi Township are also proud of themselves. After all, after hundreds of years, a remarkable person has finally appeared in the township.
In the eyes of the country people, a person like Guo Lin has the power to reach heaven, and he can be regarded as a Wenqu star descending to earth.
This is how Guo Lin went to Nanjing to study amidst the expectations of his parents and fellow villagers.
But after entering Yingtian Academy, also known as the South Prison, where Fan Zhongyan studied, Guo Lin suddenly fell from the peak to the bottom.
Speech and grades are one aspect. What is worse is the conversation and knowledge. Even when a group of classmates are studying, Guo Lin has never even heard of them.
As for Guo Lin, he only read the Nine Classics from childhood to adulthood, and the manuscripts were borrowed by Guo Xuexue from other places and copied by Guo Lin.
Since Guo Lin entered the Nanjing Imperial College, he has also brought handwritten manuscripts with him, but he has never had a real book in his hands. The most books he has seen in his life were when he and Zhang Yue were copying books in Tibet, but
At that time, Guo Lin only focused on copying the book, but how could he memorize all the contents in the book like Zhang Yue did.
As for his classmates, not all of them were well-dressed, but they were all prolific and knowledgeable. Even when they were talking about knowledge, Guo Lin couldn't even get in a word, as if he was listening to a book from heaven.
Guo Lin was suddenly confused. He thought that the difference between people only lay in his own hard work, but he did not expect that there was another level of difference that was inherent in him.
The gap between people is so huge due to family background and personal environment, so Guo Lin's confidence was greatly affected.
Guo Lin suffered this blow until now, and he still hasn’t recovered from it even when he was drinking with Zhang Yue. He has been holding it in his heart.
Zhang Yue heard Guo Lin's words, but he didn't expect it for a moment.
As a talented person in the county, Guo Lin almost broke his wings after entering the Nanjing Imperial College.
The most distressing thing in the world is this. I am not afraid of the obvious gap, because sooner or later I will catch up, but I don’t even know where the gap is and how to catch up.
How can one's vision, knowledge and conversation be easily remedied by studying diligently and diligently?
In fact, this phenomenon is not new, and it has always existed.
How difficult it is for a boy from a poor family to climb to a certain height.
Zhang Yue was also glad that he was not crushed by the blows after entering the Imperial College. Apart from the dangers, the most important thing was that he had the advantage of the time traveler's vision and knowledge.
Zhang Yue was not surprised that Guo Lin was in such a situation. Didn't later generations also call Guo Lin, a young man from a poor family who only knew how to read but lacked knowledge and background, a "small town problem solver"?
But there is a saying that sometimes I think it is difficult for others to understand, that is because we do not understand the environment they are in.
Many of the things we take for granted are beyond the reach of others.
After hearing what Guo Lin said, Zhang Yue continued to pour wine for Guo Lin and said, "Ignore him. Senior brother has walked all the way and survived, hasn't he?"
Guo Lindao: "It's not like I've survived. It's just that when I was extremely depressed these years, I would memorize Wen Zhenggong's "Yueyang Tower". I should worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness."
Zhang Yue laughed and said, "That's exactly it."
Guo Lin said with a smile: "If it weren't for Wen Zhenggong, I would not have been able to survive. Sometimes when I was having such a hard time studying in the academy, I would think of Wen Zhenggong and me studying in this academy together to encourage myself.
What's the meaning of 'someone is lazy at night, often feeding his noodles with water; without food, he eats porridge and reads.'"
“Sometimes I will go to the inscription monument and read what Fan Wengong wrote...”
Zhang Yue slapped the table and immediately recited: "Isn't it that sentence: 'The scriptures are used to clarify the Tao, just like the sun's movement; the text is used to understand the principles, like the wonderful things in the four seasons. Honesty is based on the sun, righteousness is based on the sun's essence. Gather learning as a guide.
When it comes to the sea, I will swallow up the nine rivers, and honor the hundreds of valleys; when I temper the words as a front, I will destroy the floating clouds, and cut the fine jade.”
The two brothers and sisters clapped their hands and laughed when they thought about it together.
Isn’t this the "Nanjing Academy Title Notes" that Zhang Youzhi asked them to copy when they went to Zhang Clan Academy to interview for the copying position?
As I think about this, all the past events come to mind, just in time to drink.
The two senior brothers laughed and cried when they read this.
The tears in Guo Lin's eyes fell into the wine cup and he sighed: "You and I are brothers, one went to Bianjing Imperial College, and the other went to Nanjing Imperial College. It can be said that this matter is God's will."
“It was Fan Wenzhenggong’s spirit in heaven that guided my senior brother to Yingtian Academy.”
Hearing Zhang Yue tease Guo Lin, he couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously: "In terms of talent, I am not as good as Wen Zhenggong, but I hope I can be like Fan Wen Zhenggong, who rarely has great ambitions, takes the world as his own responsibility, and studies hard with all his heart."
.As an official, he talks generously about world affairs without caring about his own life."
These words spoke to Zhang Yue’s heart.
“But, junior brother, you have been talking about me, how about you tell me about your studies at Taixue? Tell me about you too!” Guo Lin asked Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue smiled sheepishly and said: "Senior brother, I didn't do anything. I just wrote an article based on my experience of studying hard together with my senior brother, just for the officials to read."
"What did you show the officials?" Guo Lin couldn't help being surprised.
Zhang Yuelian said: "Ashamed, ashamed. The official gave me Tongsanzhuan background, but I resigned, but it's not good to speak frankly, so I have to speak in a sensible and reasonable way."
This time, Guo Lin was so shocked that his jaw almost dislocated and he said: "Junior brother, please don't try to trick me. It's not good to talk nonsense about anything to the officials."
Zhang Yue said angrily: "Brother, you have known each other for so many years, am I that kind of person?"
Guo Lin hesitated and said: "This...it's hard for me to say after so many years."
Zhang Yue immediately said: "Brother, I will recite the article to you. The common people have been addicted to learning since they were young. They are poor and have no way to read the books, so they always borrow them from the home where the books are collected..."
After Zhang Yue finished reading the entire article, Guo Lin could not utter a single word.
Zhang Yue felt that he was a little too much in front of his senior fellow apprentice, feeling a little bit pretentious?
“This time I am far behind my junior brother again.” Guo Lin said with emotion on his face.
When Guo Lin was still working hard at Nanjing Imperial College, he had been working hard for this time to come to Bianjing Guangwen Museum, but Zhang Yue had actually resigned from Tongsanzhuan.
There was originally a bowl of fresh fish soup on the table, but when he encountered such a good dish before, Guo Lin would not bear to eat it himself, so he found an excuse to push it to Zhang Yue. Then he finally took off his chopsticks.
“Since senior brother has come to Bianjing, he doesn’t need to live anywhere else. Where can I go?”
Guo Lindao: "No, I have agreed with the teacher and classmates that we can live in Guangwen Hall."
“Guangwen Museum?” Zhang Yue shook his head.
The Guangwen Museum was a place where the imperial court took in scholars living in the capital.
It is very pitiful to say that I only have two bowls of porridge in the morning and evening every day. As for the place where I live, it is also crowded. Although Taixue is not that good, the dormitories and meals in Taixue are simply worse than those in Guangwen Hall.
It's ten times better.
Then where should I live, senior brother?
Zhang Yue thought that his senior brother would definitely not live in the house given to him by the Wu family.
So Zhang Yue said: "I bought a house in Bianjing, and now it happens to be rented to a person who comes to Bianjing to go to the Guangwen Institute for exams like you, and there is just one room left. Senior brother, it is better to live with him, even though it is
I feel a little wronged, but at least I will take care of him when the time comes."
Guo Lin asked: "Junior brother, how much is the monthly rent?"
Zhang Yue said: “Two pieces of money.”
Guo Lindao: "Well, he and I will be half of each other. What do you think, junior brother?"
Guo Lindao: "Junior brother, it's not that I'm being polite to you, it's actually... when I left home before, your brother came and gave my family five guan of money. He has given me gifts during every new year and festival these years."
“My father often said that he has taught so many students, and there is no one else who is as filial as my junior brother.”
Zhang Yue knew that in his letters to his brother, he often said that he would take good care of Guo Xuejun's family for him. He really didn't say anything to his brother about this matter. He would definitely do 100% of the 30% of the matter for you.
Even during the New Year and holidays, he would go all the way from the city to Wuxi to visit Guo Xuejun's family.
Zhang Yue said: "What is this? As the saying goes, 'Once a teacher, always a father.' Senior brother, please don't be polite to me."
"I'm not being polite, it's just Sanlang. If you don't allow me to be honest..."
Zhang Yue said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, just follow what the senior brother said."
Guo Lin laughed when he heard this.
The two senior brothers sat together at the same table and talked until night, saying goodbye to each other.