Chapter 6: Military Salute from the Future
In the second year of Han Guanghe, on the eighth day of August in 179 AD, the autumn examination of the new year of Yingchuan Academy came in the midst of all expectations. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
For ordinary people and even small families, this is an important moment for young talents in the clan to usher in life opportunities. Being able to enter Yingchuan Academy, although it cannot be said to mean that it is prosperous, but at least it can enter the sight of the nobles of the family, and in the future, it will have capital to show off talents and promote filial piety.
In addition, this year's autumn examination particularly attracted the attention of the people, except for He Xian, the seven-year-old son of the county guard, who asked for special approval to be admitted to the hospital three months ago, but was politely rejected by the academy. The college lowered the conditions, but He Xian had to take the autumn exam. These details were ordered by the county guard to be kept strictly secret, but under the spread of well-intentioned people, everyone in Yingchuan now knows about it. In the eyes of the family's eunuchs, this was a confrontation between the butcher county guard and the Yingchuan family. In the eyes of ordinary civilians, how a seven-year-old child can pass the autumn exam is just an excuse for the academy to compromise, and it depends on how the son of the county keeper makes a big fuss about the academy.
The test is scheduled at the time of the sunset, that is, when the sun begins to move westward, which corresponds to the period between 13 and 15 o'clock in the later generations, when normal candidates have already taken the exam.
As in previous years, hundreds of students took the exam, but most of the students who could easily pass the test were children of the family, and they were concentrated in the age of 12 to 15. It was an era of family monopolies, and knowledge as a rare item was highly concentrated in the hands of a few families. Although the difference between the family and the Hanmen is not as strict as that of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the gap between them has long been revealed.
During the morning test, a sensational figure appeared. Yang Zhai Guo's little boy was only 10 years old, and he was the first person in the history of the academy to obtain a first-class grade in the six arts tests of etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics.
Guo Jia, sure enough, it's him.
At this time, Guo Jia was only a ten-year-old boy, with a delicate face that could be called perfect, big eyes, a high nose bridge, a pointed chin, a neat bun, a thin and tall figure, and an aura called "spirituality" all over his body, which was simply the only pig's foot in Japanese comics. Moreover, he is not only proficient in etiquette, music, calligraphy, and mathematics, but also very skilled in archery and horsemanship, and is actually an all-round talent with both civil and military skills. Whether it is the official history or the wild history, he always exaggerates the wisdom of this "No. 1 ghost genius of the Three Kingdoms", portraying him as a powerless scholar, but I don't know that Guo Jia's real appearance is like this. The old fox also has a small time, it's good to be young!
Lying in the noble living room on the second floor of the academy, watching Guo Jia exude his talent to the fullest, thinking that he could compete with the great people of the ages in history, He Xian's heart couldn't help surging.
It's interesting, life in the Three Kingdoms seems to be getting more and more interesting.
The noisy college gradually calmed down, and a total of 568 candidates took the autumn examination this year, and 41 candidates finally passed the test, less than 1 in 10. After the teacher in charge of statistics solemnly reported to the county guard He Jin, everyone's attention was focused on the upcoming test. But this little protagonist didn't know it, the attendants went to urge him three times, He Junshou and the adults' tea had been fried three times, and he just refused to appear in everyone's sight.
He Junshou's already dark complexion has gradually become the same color as the soot at the bottom of the pot.
Just as He Junshou was about to lift his robe and personally question the uneducated little guy, He Miao trotted over and replied, asking the county guard and the teachers of the academy to move to the school, He Xian had already prepared the exam questions and waited for the school.
He Jin suppressed his anger and walked in the forefront. Half a step later was Xun Shuang, the dean of the academy and the head of the Xun family's eight dragons. After that, Chen Ji (Chen Qun's father), Guo Yan (Guo Jia's father), Zhang Lang (Zhang Heng's second disciple) and other cultural heavyweights in Yingchuan are also teachers, administrators and actual owners of Yingchuan Academy.
On the school grounds, about 100 soldiers, dressed in fancy clothes, lined up in a phalanx and standing quietly. When I walked in, I found that these soldiers were wearing black Han military uniforms, but these military uniforms were improved, the materials were quite structured, and each soldier was close to the body, but it did not affect the movements, and obviously each body was customized. A bull-yellow belt stretched out the soldier's inverted strong body, a pair of black high-heeled animal leather boots on the soles of his feet, and a pair of black animal skin gloves on his hands. Every soldier was like a dark iron spear in his hand, standing straight between the heaven and the earth in the school field, his eyes wide open, and his eyes were tilted upward.
"What a mighty army!" Xun Shuang wisped his beautiful beard and praised himself without hesitation. This leader of the Yingchuan cultural circle does not seem to be a pedantic person.
"Thank you Dean for your kind words!" Just when everyone was shocked by the face of this mighty army, a childish voice suddenly sounded.
A chubby little boy who looked to be no more than 8 or 9 years old appeared in front of everyone.
Today's He Xian specially wore a Han military uniform that was exactly the same as the military formation. With a scarlet cloak draped over his shoulders, black gloves, black leather boots, and a snakeskin dagger pinned to his waist, he looked like a general on the verge of an expedition.
Whether the show is good or not, appearance is the key!
Obviously, He Xian's appearance today shocked this group of celebrities with eyes above the top. In the past, they were all masters of leading culture, fashion, and elegance, how could they not see that He Xian's painstaking outfit was quite tasteful.
He Xian stood upright on his feet, and saluted the adults with his fists in a hurry, his movements were crisp and neat, and his expression was solemn and generous, and he immediately won the nods and heads of the adults of the academy led by Xun Shuang.
"After all, it's a 7-year-old child, and slowly, it's not too late to go home and beat it if you're not satisfied." After making up his mind, the background color of the county keeper's pot was also slightly relieved.
"Adults, please move to the viewing platform!" He Xian gave a salute with one hand.
"Oh? He Xian, which of the six arts are you going to participate in? Xun Shuang asked kindly.
"Back to my lord, the first thing the kid showed to the adult is the gift of the six arts! The boy is young, not yet literate, and does not understand writing and ink, but since he was a child, his father said that etiquette is the head of the six arts and the foundation of a gentleman. Taste the Han soldiers, the Wuxu frontier, bloody battles in foreign races, raise my prestige, and protect the people to live in peace. The heart yearns for it, so this set of military salutes was created to show admiration. The kid is not talented, there is something inappropriate, please all adults thousands of Haihan. He Xian replied humbly.
"Oh! The county keeper is really a good tutor! The celebrities present looked sideways and looked at He Jin.
He Jin's tutor seems to have nothing but sticks, and the so-called words of etiquette are. But fortunately, He Jin's face was black, otherwise he would definitely make a big red face, and even claimed: "It's not enough to worry about it, it's not enough to worry about it!" The humility of his face provoked all the celebrities and celebrities to be sycophants. If it weren't for Xun Shuang, who really couldn't stand it, he took the lead in going to the viewing platform, and it was estimated that He Xian would be able to kill He Jin with white eyes.