The large-scale promotion of the imperial examination is obviously of progressive significance for the previous recommendation system.

This is just like at the beginning, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the aristocratic system was completely hereditary, and it was overturned to the recommendation system, and the promotion system was obviously more clever than the hereditary aristocracy.

It's just that the evolution of the election system will naturally form an unbreakable clan group, and finally gradually control all the power in the world, and finally become a distorted monster like the original nobles.

As is the case today, it seems that a more advanced imperial examination system has completely entered the stage, and who can guarantee what the future will become?

But Chen Zhengtai has never been a terminator.

Man must be realistic, and there has never been an invincible system in this world that can be immortal for thousands of years, because any rule is dead, and man is always flexible and always good at adapting and exploiting loopholes.

No matter how perfect things are on the surface, they need to be constantly changed and evolved in order to adapt to the development of different periods.

But even if it is only the rule of the nobles of the clan and the gradual transition to the imperial examination system, there is no small resistance.

Only a genius like Li Shimin can rely on his strength to slowly promote.

At this time, the atmosphere in the academy began to become tense.

Because at the end of the year, there will be a prefectural test.

That is, the children's test.

Changsun Chong felt that he had become numb at this moment, endlessly reading, practicing, and sleeping, from morning to night, day after day, from the complete discomfort of the first arrival, to the slow beginning to adapt, as if many years had passed.

Occasionally, he would always think of the days when he was wandering outside in the past, but soon, he would be pulled back to reality, and those days were like a dream.

Now, he dresses himself, washes his own clothes, folds quilts by himself, washes himself, and even he finally learns to rely on himself, and can accurately pee into the urine bucket when he is relieved.

It's not like before, it's always sprinkled on the ground, causing strange eyes from the fellow dormitories.

Every day is reading, a slight desertion, may violate the school rules, and there is a lot of homework after class, if you don't hand it in, you will have to be looked at with shame.

Over time, he began to get used to it.

This habit has gradually become a part of life.

Go to bed early and get up early, but the whole person is a little more energetic, I don't dare to be careless in class, and when I get out of class, there are some test questions that I can't do, but fortunately, Deng Jian, who is sitting in the same seat, has helped him a lot.

Deng Jian is a very hard-working person, and he worked so hard that Changsun Chong felt that this person was not a cow.

Of course, Deng Jian is really a cow.

Sometimes when eating meals, if you encounter a meal that Changsun Chong doesn't like to eat, Changsun Chong wants to throw away the dish, and Deng Jian will always show a regretful expression when he is on the side.

Of course, Changsun Chong began to slowly find the pattern, but as long as he talked about learning related things, Deng Jian could always talk endlessly, but once he talked about his grasshopper, his cockfighting, and how he fought on the street, Deng Jian's face naturally changed.

Obviously, Deng Jian neither understood this kind of fun, nor did he bother to understand it.

As a result, the good times in the past, in the mouth of the eldest grandson Chong, seemed to have become extremely distant.

Only occasionally when he remembered it, it seemed that he should have opened with words like a long, long time ago.

As for the house bereavement.

That kid didn't seem to be willing to deal with Changsun Chong anymore.

The three-day confinement made this guy much sluggish, although occasionally, the eldest grandson would come up and want to say hello, but he was treated coldly, only to hear him repeat the words in his mouth: "Study hard, don't mess around, and abide by the school rules." ”

The eldest grandson Chong was bored.

He felt as if he was out of place, and there were many things to talk about, but everyone was an old-fashioned monster.

So I had to hold it in my heart, but after holding it for a long time, I felt as uncomfortable as a thousand catties of boulders.

Especially after the curriculum was changed, almost everyone began to breathless, and they recited the four books repeatedly every day, never stopping, even if they memorized a wrong word, they were not allowed.

On the third day of the first month of November, the weather became colder and colder, but on this day, the eldest grandson Chong rushed to find Deng Jian and said, "Wait a while...... There is something good for you. ”

"Oh." Deng Jian still holds a book in his spare time.

Seeing that his reaction was mediocre, the eldest grandson looked at him again and said, "Do you know what day it is?" It's my birthday, haha...... I asked someone to buy some food, and I secretly asked the cook in the cafeteria to bring me some wine......"

Deng Jian looked at him with strange eyes: "Such a coincidence, today is also my birthday." ”

"Yikes." The eldest grandson Chong was excited all of a sudden, and said happily: "I really can't think of it, I didn't expect that we were born on the same day in the same month...... Let's ......"

"No, no." Deng Jian directly refused, and then said: "After the evening class, I have to review the "The Mean" that I will recite today. ”

Eldest Sun Chong suddenly seemed to pour a basin of cold water on his head, and couldn't help but be anxious: "But today is the birthday, this is a good day, only once a year, even if you carry less a day, what is the obstacle?" You, you, how are you elm heads? ”

Deng Jian still reacted flatly, and said lightly: "Don't go." ”

The eldest grandson Chong was speechless for a while, he couldn't understand why this person was ...... It didn't seem to be any fun at all.

So the boy was angry and sneered: "If you don't go, you won't go, do you think I'm rare?" If it weren't for this study, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to a fool like you. ”

As he spoke, he pouted and left in a huff.

Changsun Chong's heart was very uncomfortable, in fact, he didn't want to scold, when he came to school, he scolded less and less, after all, no one around him scolded people at every turn, but he became a freak.

But today, on such a special day for him, Deng Jian's attitude really hurt him.

He was a little annoyed in his heart, as he said, if it weren't for this university hall, he might really never have anything to do with someone like Deng Jian for the rest of his life.

But Deng Jian also has the benefits of Deng Jian, at least during the same seat, he helped him a lot, although he taught Deng Jian some grammar, but Deng Jian also taught him homework.

After scolding people, he walked a few steps in a depressed mood, but Deng Jian's voice came from behind him: "Stop." ”

The eldest grandson rushed away immediately without any will, but turned back, but saw Deng Jian's face miserable, and his deep eyes showed a bit of sadness.

Changsun Chong deliberately clasped his hands, looking proud: "What, what do you have to say?" ”

Deng Jian pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "My father is forty-one." ”

The eldest grandson raised his eyebrows, does this have anything to do with him?

However, the age of forty-one is not small in this era, and people in this era are relatively premature, especially ordinary people, who have entered forty, and many people have grown a lot of gray hair.

Deng Jian looked at the eldest grandson Chong with a disdainful look, but he was very calm, and then said: "I only have two laborers in my family, one is me, and the other is my father, and now I am finally lucky, I can be said to be proud, I am fortunate to be admitted here, but here, although there are some subsidies, there is one less laborer in the family." ”

Eldest Sun Chong didn't understand these words, he unconsciously put away the arrogance in his eyes, and looked at Deng Jian in confusion.

"In order for me to study and continue my studies, my father ...... Now I have to work two jobs in Erpigou a day, burn bricks in the kiln during the day, and go to the restaurant to clean and watch people at night, from morning to three watches......" Deng Jian looked up at Changsun Chong.

And the eldest grandson Chong saw that Deng Jian's bright eyes were already moist.

Deng Jian's voice became a little hoarse, and continued: "He is already very old, and his health is not good, every time I inquire about him, the fellow villagers who clean up in the school say that his body is getting worse and worse than before, he always coughs, but when he is sick, he does not dare to go to the hospital to see, he can only hold on, and he is even more afraid that people will know that he is weak and will be dismissed by the owner." He didn't dare to take medicine, and if he had money, he had to save it, and I still had four years to study. The weaker he became, he was reluctant to change into a new coat, and he didn't want to eat an extra cake, and the money he saved was what made me study here with peace of mind. He couldn't live well, but even if he died, he was afraid, because he was afraid that if he died, I would delay my studies and take care of his funeral, and I was afraid that my mother would be helpless, so I had to quit school and go back to take care of my mother...... So he's been holding on...... I live as humble as an ant, but I always have to force a smile so that I don't have to worry about my family. ”

When Changsun Chong heard this, he was suddenly able to understand a little, if it was before entering the school, Changsun Chong would probably feel that these had nothing to do with him.

The joys and sorrows of the world are different, and no one can truly understand the sorrows and joys of others.

It's just that after entering school and suffering a lot, he can probably understand that compared with Father Deng's sufferings, what Father Deng is experiencing now may be ten times more terrible than his.

Subconsciously, Changsun Chong actually remembered his father, of course...... The eldest grandson Wuji must be much luckier than Father Deng, but it seems that ...... The lord of his house was so kind to him.

The eldest grandson stood still, unwilling to show that he was moved, so he pursed his lips and expressed his indifference to it.

Deng Jian continued to look at him, as if he didn't care about his indifference at all, and then Deng Jian raised his head and said with a straight face: "But no matter how difficult it is, I have to continue to study in school, because I know that my father's greatest pride in life is that I have been admitted here, and I can continue my studies here with the grace of my master." Even if the sky falls, even if I still have a breath left, I will continue my studies, only in this way can I repay the kindness of my father and master. ”

"So I can't waste every inch of my time here, I'm not smart, I'm even stupid, I don't understand what you're talking about, and I don't want to understand, because I know that I'm lucky enough, and if I want to be lucky, I have to keep reading."

After all, Changsun Chong couldn't continue to pretend to be indifferent, and finally couldn't help but sigh, and said, "I know, I don't blame you." ”

Deng Jian rushed to the eldest grandson and said: "Today is your birthday, the eldest grandson should celebrate, today here, I congratulate the eldest grandson, just drinking, forgive me for not being able to accompany him, the eldest grandson and junior find someone else, don't worry, I won't tell the teaching assistant." But...... After today, when I find you drinking again, I will have to report it to the teaching assistant and say goodbye. ”

The eldest grandson Chong was speechless for a while.

This benevolent brother obviously doesn't know, who is he looking for to drink without you Deng Jian to drink with him?

So he hurriedly chased after him, coughing desperately, and said embarrassedly and shyly: "Ahem...... Ahem...... I don't drink it, I don't drink it anymore, it's rare that today is the birthday of both of us, we have an evening class, let's recite "The Mean" together, why are you always like this, read and read, all day long, what do you do with a straight face? Our eldest grandson's family recruited you to provoke you, okay, it's all my fault, okay, isn't it just reading......"

Inadvertently, Changsun Chong secretly wiped the corners of his eyes.

put his hand on Deng Jian's shoulder, still smiling.

Deng Jian was not used to his style, his shoulders trembled, and his hand was shaken away, and the eldest grandson Chong grinned, looking indifferent, and said: "You are too old-fashioned, in fact, my father is the same, my father is frugal all day long...... Afterward...... Later......"

Deng Jian was concerned, and couldn't help but say, "What happened later?" ”

"Later, I saved the ......" Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Seven or eight out of ten of the shares in the family have been saved to others. Uh, what I'm talking nonsense......"

The eldest grandson Chong said as he cautiously looked around, for fear that people would hear.

The lessons he had learned were too profound, so here, he didn't dare to say anything to that 'master', and he would be beaten......

He remembered that yesterday, Fang Yiai was blocked in the toilet by a group of people, and it seemed that the cause of the incident was that Fang Yiai's idiot scolded Chen Zhengtai for damning or something, what a good beating.

Early this morning, it is reported that more than 20 students went to confinement, which shows how considerable the scale of Fang Yiai's beating was at the beginning.

After evening class, the sky is dark, and there is a small forest behind the dormitory, and there is always the sound of reading in the woods.

When the sky is dark, it is not allowed to read, but it is not forbidden for everyone to memorize.

On the birthday of the eldest grandson, it was here that he listened to Deng Jian recite "The Mean" and spent the end, he also stammered and recited, his thoughts occasionally drifted a little, under the full moon and the branches and leaves of the trees, he really missed his father.

What he used to think was easy to get, he never really cherished.

But now, he knows that there is nothing in the world that is at his fingertips, but he is luckier than others.

Halfway through the recitation, I suddenly felt that my nose was a little sore.

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