The sun gradually turned west, the night slowly fell, and the Chu Mansion, which had been lively for a day, also regained its calm, leaving only the confetti all over the ground to show that the joy had not yet dissipated.

"Study tour?" Inside the study, Chu Luo frowned slightly.

"Master Hu said, let me not rush to participate in the tribute examination, first go to various places to study for a period of time, see a little, open my mind, hone myself, and it is not too late to take the tribute examination in two or three years." Chu Jian said slowly.

Since ancient times, ancient times have attached great importance to the role of study tours, Confucius led his disciples to travel around the world, enhance the knowledge of disciples, cultivate the quality of disciples, broaden their horizons, read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles is a well-known ancient precept inherited to this day.

However, at that time, it was because of the restrictions of transportation and geography, it was inconvenient to communicate with people, and could not learn knowledge better, which formed the tradition of study tours, but now it is different, Tokyo Bianliang City is the capital of the Song Dynasty, and the city brings together the famous scholars and scholars of various factions, and when you encounter problems that you don't understand, you can visit and ask for advice at any time, or go to audit when they start lectures and lectures, if it is not necessary, few people will go to study tours again.

"Did Hu Zhongshe specify where you were going?" After pondering for a moment, Chu Luo asked softly.

"Master Hu asked me to go to the hometown of the Confucian saint in Shandong to pay respects, and then take Mount Tai to study under Sun Xuezong." Chu Jian replied, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, after all, there are still a few months to start the tribute test, and he is a young man, so he has no hope in his heart, hoping that he can be named on the gold list, and he will be ranked first.

Now Hu Ying asked him to go on a study tour for a few years, no matter how much Chu Jian respects his teacher, in the face of this choice, he can't make a decision in his heart, so he has to listen to Chu Luo's opinion.

"Hu Zhongshe also studied in Mount Tai, after ten years of hard study, he finally learned something, and he was known, and now let you study under Sun Fumen, the most famous hermit in Mount Tai, it can be seen that he has high expectations for you." Chu Luo said in a deep voice, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart, reason told him that with Chu Jian's current talent, it was unlikely that he would be able to get a jinshi, but it was really contradictory to be able to hold on to one in ten thousand hopes.

"Master Hu said, Sun Xuezong is his fellow brother, both talent and character are stronger than themselves, but the luck is not good, after repeated failures, the heart of fame and fortune has also faded, and now in Mount Tai to concentrate on the study of knowledge, the achievement is probably greater, if I can study hard in Mount Tai for a few years, the future is ......." Chu Jian's voice slowly lowered.

"Jian'er, my father is a person who has come over, I understand the hardships of the imperial examination, when I was twenty-two years old, I was promoted to the middle school, and I was full of ambition to participate in the tribute examination, thinking that I would definitely be named on the gold list, but unfortunately it backfired." Chu Luo sighed softly and continued: "After missing a few times, if it weren't for your uncle's encouragement and persuasion, I'm afraid I would have lost my confidence a long time ago, in ten years, I have taken the exam no less than five times, and the pain is only clear to myself, I hope you don't want to follow in my footsteps." ”

In the early Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system was not perfect, there was a tribute examination every one or two years, and sometimes there was an enke presided over by the emperor himself, until the Song Yingzong period, it was indeed a triennial imperial examination, which was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

"What does Father mean?" Chu Jian took a deep breath and calmed down his suspended heart.

"Now that you have grown up, this matter is related to your future future, how can my father make a rash conclusion for a while." Chu Luo said seriously: "However, Jian'er, I want to remind you that your grandfather is thirty-six years old, your uncle is thirty-three years old, your father is thirty-three years old, your third uncle is better than us, and he is promoted at the age of twenty, but he is not in a hurry to participate in the imperial court tribute examination, but he has studied hard at home for eight years, and at the age of twenty-eight, he will be named on the gold list, and he will be the first Jinshi." ”

After a pause, Chu Luo smiled slightly and continued: "Although I don't want to admit it, your third uncle is indeed stronger than the two of us as brothers, and his future will definitely go further than ours. ”

"Jian'er understood." Chu Jian's eyes flashed with determination, and he understood Chu Luo's hint that Chu Qian had learned his lesson and was not in a hurry, so he was promoted to the rank in one fell swoop, which is an empirical matter.

"Frugal, the ancient hadith, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, you have to experience it carefully." Chu Luo said with satisfaction.

"Remember my father's teachings." Chu Jian got up and said respectfully.

"Smack, smack, smack." There was a gentle knock on the door of the study, and at Chu Luo's signal, the servant pushed the door in, and said after giving a salute: "Kaifeng Mansion sent an invitation." ”

"Let's go down." After receiving the invitation, Chu Luo waved his hand, unfolded it, and smiled: "Jian'er, Hanlin Scholar Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion Yin Zhao Ji is holding a banquet in Bailu Tower, please go and participate." ”

"Presumably other people have received this invitation." Chu Jian said with a smile, and didn't feel strange, after the test, the local officials set up a banquet to celebrate, which was already a common practice.

"Well, but I heard that this time is different from previous years, only the top 50 students are invited." As an official in the court, Chu Luo of course also knew some rumors, and smiled lightly: "After all, it is a banquet in the alum building where a banquet is held, and the fewer people the better." ”

"My father is reasonable, I used to hold a banquet in Sanyuan Building, and I could invite 200 students, but this year I don't know what's going on, but I actually changed the place, and there are so many fewer people." Chu Jian smiled, but he didn't take it to heart, anyway, he could participate, so why didn't he care about other people's affairs.

"If Mr. Zhao does this, it will definitely cause some criticism." Chu Luo said leisurely: "Bai Alum Tower, I don't know how many people yearn for it. ”

After all, according to the so-called convention, there are 200 people who enjoy this treatment, and now that Zhao Yi has changed like this, more than 100 other people must be uncomfortable.

"Jian'er has only heard of its prosperity, but he has never been there, and he must see it today." Chu Jian said with a smile.

"Then you can go now, it's rude to be late." Chu Luo smiled.

"Then the thrift will retire." Chu Jian bowed slightly, took a few steps back before turning around and walking out of the study, walking briskly towards the door, and when he walked to the front yard, he suddenly stopped the two of them.

"Second brother, third brother, is there anything wrong with the two of you?" Chu Jian asked a little confused.

"Big brother, it's so late, where are you going?" Chu Zhen smiled and said, Bai Alum Building, I always hear Gao Shilin boast about how prosperous and lively it is, and I have the opportunity to see it today.

"Kaifeng Mansion Yin will hold a banquet tonight to celebrate the new imperial examination, and I am invited to prepare to go." Chu Jian answered truthfully.

"That's great." Chu Zhen said with a smile: "The people who participate in this banquet must be talents who are rarely seen in ordinary times. ”

"Hehe, you can say that, too." Chu Jian smiled and admitted, being able to stand out from tens of thousands of people, in a way, of course, he is a talent, "It's not too early, I'm going to make an appointment, and I'll talk to you in detail when I come back." ”

"Second brother, what should I do?" Chu Jue asked softly, looking at Chu Jian's figure that disappeared from the gate.

"Needless to say, of course it's to keep up." Chu Zhen smiled, and pulled Chu Jue towards the door.

"Second son, third son, what are these?" The servant at the gate hesitated.

"The eldest brother asked us to accompany him to the banquet." Chu Zhi said confidently, taking advantage of the servant's stay, he walked out of the house calmly, and kept shouting for Chu Jian to stay and walk slowly.

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