Chapter 12 Self-cultivation

"You need to remember, this is the Zhang family! Since you followed your aunt to the Zhang family, then you will be the Zhang family in the future! It is my Zhang family who can decide your life and death, and I have nothing to do with the Cao family! ”

"Understood, understood!"

"Come on, carry Cao Li down!" Zhang Junping commanded.

Two old family members came in and carried Cao Li down.

"Da Lang, the concubine thanked Da Lang on behalf of Cao Li!" The second lady saluted Zhang Junping.

Zhang Junping spared Cao Li's life, which made the second lady feel much more at ease.

"Don't dare, don't dare! Auntie, is this going to torment her nephew? Zhang Junping said and hurriedly opened more.

Rao Caoli's life is naturally for the sake of the second lady's face.

The second lady came up with an attitude of not fighting or grabbing everything, so Zhang Junping had to give the second lady this face.

He believes that in the future, this Cao Li should not dare to eat inside and out.

As for why he spared the main culprit Cao Li, he directly killed the accomplice porter.

That's because the identities of the two people are different, the porter is a domestic servant raised since childhood, and he teamed up with Cao Li to steal the family's money, which is a betrayal.

However, Cao Li can only be regarded as an outsider, not a betrayal.

One is an outer thief, the other is an internal thief, and the inner thief is even more hateful!

Zhang Junping, who was born in the military, hates betrayal from behind him even more!

After sending off the second aunt, Zhang Junping sat in the study and began to think about what to do next. The crisis of the Zhang family is temporarily over.

However, the past does not mean that the rest of the peace of mind, and the Zhang family is still in crisis.

Lin Zexu once said that if the son is stronger than me, what is the use of asking for money, and if he is virtuous and rich, it will damage his ambition; If the son is not as good as me, what is the use of keeping money, foolish and rich, and multiplying his faults?

Wealth but lack of talent is the culprit of attracting disasters, which is why it is said that there are no more than three generations of wealth.

The children and grandchildren have no talent, even if they leave the family wealth, the children and grandchildren will not be able to keep it, but they will invite disasters because of the family wealth.

The gentleman's ze, the fifth and beheaded. Zhang Jialing's legacy could not last for the fifth generation.

Participating in the imperial examination is Zhang Junping's first step plan.

But how difficult is the imperial examination?

Especially in Bianliang, Tokyo, the competition is even more fierce, and many students are competing for the few dozens of places to participate in the provincial examination.

Even in the previous life, Zhang Junping was in the library and read a lot of books, it was useless. The only thing that is useful is probably that he has more than a thousand years of knowledge than the people of this era, and that talent that he will never forget.

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was different from the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was no hospital examination, township examination, and there was no need to test children's students and show talents.

Directly participate in the state examination, after which is the identity of the person, if you do not win, you will still be white, and then participate in the provincial examination, also known as the examination, and after the will test, it is the status of the jinshi, and then you have to participate in the palace examination.

If you fail in the palace examination, it will not affect the status of the jinshi, and if you win the jinshi, it is equivalent to having an official status, and you can accept the state's support, that is, the state will send you money.

It is worth mentioning that the lifting of people in the Song Dynasty is not a lifelong system, it does not mean that I have passed the state examination in this subject, and I have not passed the examination, so I am a lifter.

It's not like that, the identity of lifting people is only useful for this session, you can't get into the jinshi, and you will continue to take the state exam in the next subject and continue to test people.

When Zhang Junping had just crossed over before, it was an emergency response, and he could make a decision on the spot, but under normal circumstances, Zhang Junping still liked it, and he planned and then acted.

In the court, he resigned and told the emperor that he was going to take the imperial examination, which was not the product of Zhang Junping's impulsiveness, but the result of careful consideration.

Participating in the imperial examination and taking the Jinshi examination is the easiest way to integrate into this era.

Never forget, is Zhang Junping's confidence.

Coupled with the fact that his predecessor studied hard for ten years and passed the state exam, Zhang Junping still has it.

Zhang Junping sat in the study, combining the memories of his predecessor and the history of the Song Dynasty in his mind, analyzing the pros and cons of participating in the imperial examination.

The imperial examination mainly examines scriptures, theories, and poems.

Among them, the policy theory is tested separately.

According to Zhang Junping's understanding, the meaning of the scriptures is similar to the reading comprehension questions of later generations, commenting on a certain passage in the subset of the scriptures.

This is equivalent to a propositional argumentative essay, which comments on an allusion or a historical figure recorded in history according to the requirements of the exam.

It is equivalent to the argument of the civil service examination in later generations, expressing opinions on a certain current event, and if it is oneself, how to deal with it.

Poetry is poetry and lyrics.

The poetry examination has been canceled in the late Song Dynasty, but now, during the period of Emperor Zhenzong, it has not been canceled.

However, for Zhang Junping, poetry is the easiest.

There is a saying that he is familiar with 300 Tang poems, and he can't compose poems and can chant them.

is full of poems and songs of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and you still need to worry about this?

The only thing is the strategy and discussion, which is more troublesome.

It's too subjective to talk about this thing! Even if you use flowery rhetoric, don't expect to get a high score if the core idea is not recognized by the examiner.

Therefore, Zhang Junping asked Zhang Lu to find the articles of high-ranking officials in the current dynasty and read them to understand their political philosophy.

Then, according to their ideas, practice writing a strategy. Strategy, put in the future can also be said to be an essay, an argumentative essay. The only shortcut to writing essays is to read more and write more.

As a descendant, a college student soldier who has also taken the college entrance examination has always firmly believed that

There are tricks to the exam, and as long as you grasp the trick and add some hard work, the exam will become very simple.

"Lang Jun!"

Zhang Lu, who went out to deal with things, came back and interrupted Zhang Junping's train of thought.

"Uncle Lu is back? How's it going? ”

"Hui Langjun, I have notified all five stores, and three of them are our old tenants, and they all agreed to sign a new contract!

The shopkeeper of the other two shops said that he would ask the owner! According to my understanding, those two shops are run by the Liu family themselves! ”

"That's right! If you let them know again, they will say that the shop will not be rented to them, and they will be allowed to move out for five days! ”

"Whoa! I'm going to let them know! Zhang Lu replied loudly.

Zhang Junping led them to fight, killed Liu Mei's courage, and also killed Zhang Lu's heart.

"The gentleman who teaches is still looking for it, and the famous gentleman who teaches is not easy to find, so you need to inquire slowly!

As for the article that Lang Jun wants, I have already arranged for people to go to the mansions of those great Confucians, as well as the ministers of the DPRK and China, to buy them! ”

"Going to the door? Will this work? Zhang Junping is still a little uncomfortable with this era.

Lang Jun didn't know, in fact, there were many people at the gates of Confucianism who were asking to buy poetry and articles.

Those people are also students, but most of them are people sent by various bookstores! They took it back, compiled it into a book, and then printed it and sold it! Zhang Lu replied respectfully.

The Song Dynasty had developed commerce, the printing industry was also extremely developed, and the imperial court had few restrictions on bookstores.