Chapter 38: Surprise
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Ten taels of silver were put in Wu Fanhui's placket, which was specially given to him by Wu Mianqing, reminding him that after seeing the magistrate, he must be filial, but Wu Fanhui did not have this plan, ten taels of silver is not a small amount for him, and he knows very well about the things in the officialdom, it can be said that he is more familiar than Wu Mianqing, Lu Weibiao, the magistrate of Mizhi County, is also a top three jinshi anyway, people still have self-esteem, not everyone will accept money, as the saying goes, take people's money to eliminate disasters for others, If Lu Weibiao accepted these ten taels of silver, wouldn't he want to ensure that he Wu Fanhui passed the county examination.
Such a monkey urgency will only make things worse, people know that the county adults can teach you a lesson in righteous words, and even if your article is well written, I am afraid it will be difficult to pass the county test.
Comparatively speaking, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination is still relatively formal, although after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination has also appeared such and such problems, but it is much stronger than the later Qing Dynasty, at least it is impossible for people who are illiterate to go to high school casually.
Wu Fanhui had a certain hope for this meeting, but he didn't have much hope, he still had to rely on his own ability to participate in many exams, which was also a great training for himself.
When walking along the corridor in the middle of the courtyard towards the lobby, Wu Fanhui glanced inside from the open door of the lobby, and the deepest impression was the four big characters "Mirror Hanging" hanging above.
The official took Wu Fanhui and bypassed the lobby and came to the wing room located at the back of the lobby from the left side of the lobby.
The wing room was originally a place for the officials of the county government to do things, and it was also regarded as a public house, but for the convenience of the county, before the promotion and after the exit, the general affairs were dealt with in the wing room, unless it was to summon the officials of the prostitute county government to discuss the case and major matters, it would go to the second hall behind the hall, and if it involved the children of the eunuchs or the scholars with meritorious reputation, the discussion would be carried out in the third hall behind the second hall.
The official asked Wu Fanhui to wait outside the wing, and he went in to report.
When Wu Fanhui entered the county government and bypassed the wall, he had already stuffed two hundred dollars to this officer, and the little ghost of the yamen was difficult, this is something that everyone knows, and there will be such a situation after hundreds of years, so Wu Fanhui will not offend such a servant.
The official probably didn't expect that there was a smile on his face immediately, and his attitude towards Wu Fanhui was much better, until he was outside the wing, the official also told Wu Fanhui not to worry, and he could see the magistrate in a while.
However, the time of this meeting was not short, and Wu Fanhui waited for a quarter of an hour.
Entering the wing room, Wu Fanhui saw Lu Weibiao, the magistrate of Mizhi County, who was sitting in front of him and wearing an official mansion.
Lu Weibiao's face is thin, his face is serious, and wrinkles can be seen on his forehead.
"Wu Fanhui, a student of the Wu Academy, has met Lord Zhixian."
Before Wu Fanhui entered the wing, Lu Weibiao was still thinking about replying to the prefect's documents, and when he saw Wu Fanhui, the patriarch of the Wu family, Wu Mianqing recommended him, it was just a situation, just deal with it, at most it would take a few minutes, ask a few words casually, and encourage him to finish, maybe this Wu Fanhui will be grateful.
But the moment Wu Fanhui entered the wing, Lu Weibiao was stunned for a moment, because he felt a different breath.
The young man of the Wu family in front of him, showing an atmosphere of neither being arrogant nor humble, and being down-to-earth and generous, if he didn't know the age of the second boy, Lu Weibiao even thought that he was wrong, and the opposite side should be a middle-aged man who has experienced hardship.
"Excuse me, Wu Fanhui, you have a table."
"The patriarch took the table word Qianjue, taken from the "Shangshu. The full loss of "Da Yu Mo", Qian benefited, Shi is the way of heaven, and the two jades of "Shuowen" are combined into one Jue, and the patriarch hopes that Qian Jue can have a good life, and has high hopes. ”
"Well, Qian Jue, it seems that Brother Wu does have high hopes for you, this study requires diligence and tirelessness, and the official also hopes that you can study well and live up to Brother Wu's high expectations."
Lu Weibiao did not comment on Wu Fanhui's words, Wu Fanhui is also clear, his words do sound ordinary, not particularly prominent, but Lu Weibiao is not clear about the cause and effect, and it is normal to have no special feelings.
"Qian Jue remembered the entrustment of the magistrate, and he will definitely study hard."
"Okay, tell me what you're studying for."
Wu Fanhui's brows furrowed slightly, such a simple question, why did Lu Weibiao ask, who doesn't know that studying is to get fame and enter the court as an official, does Lu Weibiao like to listen to big words, what kind of loyalty to the country, for the country and the people, what kind of oath to work diligently, loyalty to the court, etc., this is not right, such words came out of the mouth of a young man, and people with mature minds heard it and felt numb.
Wu Fanhui has no fame, so he doesn't need to speak official language.
"Qian Jue has two purposes for studying, one is for his family to live a good life, and the other is to be able to do something."
Lu Weibiao quickly began to pay attention to the young man in front of him, and it was the first time he had heard such an answer.
"In this way, you are not studying for the court, nor for the sake of the world, bold, how dare you have such a rebellious idea."
"No, Qian Jue thinks that if a house is not swept away, how can the world be swept away, if even the family can't take care of it, what can be said to be loyal to the court and for the people of the world, it is more direct, if Qian Jue can't eat enough, even if he thinks about the affairs of the world, he can't do anything."
"Oh, it's the first time I've heard such an explanation, how can you sweep the world if you don't sweep a house, you are a teenager, you know how things are going on in the world, this official asks you, if you study and become famous, what you think of is your family, that is, yourself, how can you think of the world."
"Qian Jue has not yet achieved fame, I can't think of it so far-reaching, what the county magistrate taught me is that Qian Jue remembers."
Lu Weibiao was choked up all of a sudden, this young man's answer was not leaky, and the words revealed that they were old and spicy, which was definitely not something that ordinary teenagers could say.
However, Lu Weibiao's interest has also been raised.
"Well, you haven't achieved fame yet, and the official is too demanding of you, and it's unrealistic, so the official will ask you another question, you are also half a scholar, and you are about to take the county exam, so you can know the suffering of the people."
Lu Weibiao's brain is spinning, and Wu Fanhui's brain is also spinning.
Lu Weibiao threw this question out, and Wu Fanhui vaguely understood something.
"Qian Jue knows some, but Qian Jue is young and mainly reads, so my understanding may be biased."
"It's okay, just say what comes to mind."
"Qian Jue lived in Ma'anshan Village when he was young, and only went to the county seat Wu School to study, Ma'anshan Village was a quiet village, but because of the successive famines, the fields were almost no harvest, and the rich families felt that it was difficult to maintain, not to mention the ordinary people, many Zhuang households have run out of food, almost unable to survive, Qian Jue once occasionally talked to Mr. Guo of the school about the matters of Peach Blossom Town, Mr. Guo said that because of the famine, many farmers in Peach Blossom Town have become homeless, and there are a few people, north to Fugu, south to Luochuan, Join the ranks of the rebels ... ”
Lu Weibiao listened very carefully, although he knew all these situations.
"Well, the successive famines, the people can't survive, and in desperation, it's understandable to do crazy things, and the official asks you again, how do you think the government should solve these things."
Asking this question, Lu Weibiao regretted it a little, the opposite side was just a teenager in his teens, who was about to take the county exam, and what he cared about every day was the Four Books and Five Classics, how could he consider these things.
But the words have already been spoken, and they can't be taken back, just see how Wu Fanhui answers.
"Qian Jue thinks that there are three ways to solve it, one is to implore the court for relief, the people are cornered, if the court can relieve, it can stabilize the situation, the second is to send a large army to suppress the mob that has rebelled, and the people who lead the troubles will not be spared, and the rest of the people who blindly obey can be forgiven, and the third is that during the famine, all taxes will be exempted and the people will be peaceful."
After Wu Fanhui finished speaking, Lu Weibiao was stunned again, he would never have imagined that a teenager could say this, you must know that even some officials in the county government are difficult to list these articles, especially the second one.
"That's right, Qian Jue, it seems that you are not only studying, but also quite concerned about the current situation."
"Don't dare, when Qian Jue was young, he often couldn't eat enough, and his biggest dream was to be able to eat a good meal of rice cakes.
"Well, empathize, well said, if you don't experience it, it's impossible to know the people's suffering, the official sees that you are really good, go back and review well, you must work hard when you take the county exam, don't think that the official will favor you."
"Qian Jue understands, the adult's teachings Qian Jue remembers, Qian Jue will definitely prepare well."
After Wu Fanhui left, Lu Weibiao's heart had some fluctuations, he came to Mizhi County for more than three years, and he saw a lot of children of the five major families, but when he saw Wu Fanhui today, he really had a feeling, this teenager is not simple, and it is definitely not comparable to other teenagers.
After thinking for a while, Lu Weibiao called a servant and asked him to provide details about Wu Fanhui.
All the students who are preparing for the county examination are registered in the county office, including their study situation, etc.
After reading Wu Fanhui's filing, Lu Weibiao's face finally changed, he didn't notice it before, Wu Fanhui only entered the academy in August last year and started studying, and he was already a thirteen-year-old boy, it was only about half a year, how could he have such a mature performance.
Finally, Lu Weibiao called the little guy around him, and this little guy followed him from his hometown to Mizhi County.
The task of the little guy is very simple, that is, to find out all the circumstances of Wu Fanhui in detail.