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In fact, the circle of literati is just like that, not much more elegant than that of merchants. It's just that literati pretend to use poems and articles to create momentum, which makes them appear to be more stylish.

Businessmen pursue profits, and literati chase fame. Is it true that those who chase fame are born higher than those who seek profit?

Take the late Ming Dynasty as an example, isn't the Donglin Party much more hateful than the businessmen?

Of course, if you want to make a difference in this era, you must be in the office.

Without authority in the hands, no matter how much you say, it is empty talk.

Since Ning Xiu decided to take the imperial examination, he inevitably came into contact with these literati.

The most suitable occasion for contact between literati was the poetry gathering.

The reason why Zhang Maoxiu chose to hold an elegant gathering at this time naturally makes sense.

The scientific examination is approaching, and it is the best time to build momentum.

If you can show yourself in the limelight at this time, it will definitely be a bonus to the results of the scientific examination.

In the final analysis, the scientific examination is not as formal as the township examination, and the results are all based on the teachings.

And people are influenced by public opinion, and teachings are no exception.

If a talented man praised by the scholars of the county and even the prefecture fails to pass the scientific examination and obtain the qualification for the township examination, this teaching will definitely be drowned by the spitting stars of the scholars.

Of course, the premise is that this great talent cannot be an embroidered pillow, and must have real talent. Otherwise, if it were simply blown, it would not have been possible for the teachings to let him pass without conscience.

Most of the people in the circle of mixed readers are a bit really talented. After all, learning can't be packaged, and if you don't have a little ink in your stomach, you can only be ridiculed.

Of course, Ning Xiu is not worried about this problem, the foundation left by Xiao Xiucai is not bad, and he has been studying hard these days, and the level of the article has risen a lot.

The most important thing is that he has good goods in his stomach.

What is Jacbi? Naturally, it is a poetic ear. You can't write an eight-strand essay while drinking wine, right?

Compared with poetry, Ning Xiu is not aimed at anyone, he will definitely kill all the scholars in Jiangling and even Jingzhou in seconds.

Just kidding, Ning Xiu is a traveler after all, and poetry is not easy to come by?

Zhang Mao repaired this elegant collection not for himself at all. What is Zhang Maoxiu's identity? That is the third son of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the dynasty, and he is the absolute second generation of the best official.

To put it mildly, the exam that Zhang Maoxiu took was definitely the first place, unless the examiner didn't want to mix it up.

Moreover, Zhang Maoxiu also participated in the township test in Shuntianfu, and did not need to make a noise in Jingzhou.

Therefore, he held this gathering completely to build momentum for Ning Xiu, and Ning Xiuzhi was moved.

At this time, if Ning Xiu refuses again, it will be too unreasonable.

He nodded and said, "Thank you Brother Mao for your kindness, Ning will definitely go to the gathering as scheduled." ”

Zhang Maoxiu was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's it." Brother Ning Xian is preparing well, this Yaji is a great opportunity to become famous. ”

Fame is really a double-edged sword. When you don't have it, you want it, but if you have it, you have to worry about it.

However, at the moment, Ning Xiu really needs to gain fame, and he urgently needs to occupy a place in Jingzhou's literati circle.

Then let's make the poetry meeting more violent!

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Three days later, Mochizuki Tower.

At dusk, all kinds of carriages were parked in front of the building, and a group of gentlemen in green shirts walked down from the carriages, bowed to each other, and walked into the building in twos and threes.

Today is the day of the Qinglu Elegant Collection, and the entire Moon Tower has been wrapped.

Most of the literati and scholars in Gangneung City came to participate, and there were more than 100 people.

Fortunately, the Moon Tower is large enough to accommodate so many people, and if it is replaced by an ordinary small restaurant, I am afraid it will be crowded.

There are three floors in the Moon Tower, the first floor is the lobby, and there are more than a dozen tables for individual guests to drink tea and drink. The second and third floors are private rooms, where dignitaries and dignitaries feast and drink.

Today's Yaji is also in this pattern. Scholars who are not well-known are all arranged on the first floor. The slightly famous scholars are all in the private rooms on the second and third floors.

The ten most famous of them are arranged in the middle of the three-story Haoyue facing the best.

In addition to Zhang Maoxiu, the organizer of the Yaji, and the Seven Sages of Jiangling, it was Ning Xiu and another man in his thirties.

Ning Xiu, the name of the Seven Sages of Jiangling, had heard of it.

These seven people are good at writing poems and are quite talented, but because they disdain to enter the officialdom as officials, they will no longer continue to refer to them after being raised in the examination, and participate in poetry gatherings all day long, placing their affection on the mountains and rivers.

To Ning Xiu said, the choice of these seven people is also very flattering.

In the Ming Dynasty, after passing the Jinshi examination, he would definitely be awarded an official immediately. Of course, he needed to go to the Hanlin Academy for three years, and there was no real job during this period. But the number of chuckis is too small to be used as an example.

Most of the new officers will be ordained immediately.

You can't refuse an official position, right?

Okay, the court has awarded the official, and you directly refuse. Isn't this a slap to the court, a slap in the face of the Son of Heaven?

If the emperor is in a good mood, the Jinshi who refuses to be an official is estimated to be beaten and exiled, plus the removal of merit and fame will never be used.

If the emperor is in a bad mood, I'm afraid that this new science and technology scholar will even lose his life.

Therefore, if you don't want to be an official, the best choice is not to participate in the big competition.

Although the person claims to be an official, he is only a candidate after all. There are so many official positions in the Ming Dynasty, a radish and a pit, and it is so easy to fill the gaps. In many cases, it may not be possible to make up for it in three or five years. Therefore, lifting people is usually called semi-official.

The seven sages of Jiangling probably saw these clearly, so they chose not to continue to take the exam after raising people in the exam.

Of course, it is still necessary to take the test. Otherwise, it would be too shabby to not even have a fame.

You said that you have literary talents, come up with evidence.

It can't be said that Lao Tzu is talented, but Lao Tzu only has a show of fame, right?

So, sometimes a diploma is still very important. At least when I participated in the Yaji Poetry Conference, I had the capital to pretend to be forced.

In fact, Ning Xiu was able to understand the seven sages of Jiangling. After all, being an official requires giving up a lot of things, some people are like a fish in water, and some people will feel uncomfortable. The Seven Sages of Gangneung probably belong to the latter.

Instead of making yourself uncomfortable, it is better to follow your heart and be a gentleman.

Anyway, after the examination was raised, countless relatives donated land, did not worry about food and drink, and had a high social status. In this case, isn't it beautiful to be a gentleman?

As for the middle-aged man, Ning Xiu didn't know the origin very clearly.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Gangneung City, I can't tell which hidden celebrity it is.

This world is really a bit small, Ning Xiu can even meet Li Shizhen, who has traveled here, who else can't touch it?

Zhang Maoxiu saw that the time was almost up, so he got up and raised his glass and said: "Today, Zhang Mou set up this elegant collection in order to meet friends with literature. Have fun, everybody. ”

Everyone also stood up and raised their glasses.

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