The whole Dinghai Pier has been surrounded by a high wall, the West Pier is the Navy No. 1 Wharf, which is a military restricted area, the big Wharf and the Middle Wharf are all integrated into the civil cargo area, and the small wharf on the side of the Navy No. 1 Wharf is a passenger area for the upper and lower personnel.

Before he got on the pier, Hu Renpei saw the banner on the pier from a distance, "Welcome to Dinghai!" ”

Hey, this is the Wei Monument, stout, quaint, you can see it very clearly from a distance, but this word has to be read from left to right, and the word "Huan"?! Hu Renpei felt a little unaccustomed and shook his head slightly.

"Vulgar characters?!" A few scholars mumbled.

The traffic boat approached the wharf, and a staff member in a blue sè training uniform on the wharf held a loudspeaker, "Welcome to Dinghai, locals please take the green sè channel, merchants please take the No. 1 channel, and readers please take the No. 2 channel." ”

Hu Renpei boarded the pier and saw a waist-high wooden fence dividing the open space on the pier into three passages, which were written "Green Sè Passage", "No. 1 Passage", and "No. 2 Passage".

After the Ming army landed in Dinghai, the armor protection system was strengthened, and the locals built a household registration file, and outsiders entering Dinghai must register their name, age, place of origin, place of residence, and the purpose of coming here in detail.

There are already many people queuing up in the open space waiting to pass through the customs, and Zhang Honggong, who is wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty's nine grades, is guarding the fence with some staff wearing blue cloth cardigans, registering one by one, checking and releasing them. These staff members are all children of Dinghai nationality who have undergone short-term training in the training camp.

Shaoxing master Zhang Honggong is a talented background, both literary and intelligent, and can be clever and adaptable, after the Ming army entered the city, he saw the situation, actively took refuge, after a short period of training camp training, was appointed as the assistant of the port authority.

"This 'Huan', 'Green', and 'No.' are all vulgar characters that are not elegant, it seems that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are very ordinary, and writing from left to right is also a unique mood." One of the scholars said loudly, and the dock suddenly burst into laughter.

"No!" Hu Renpei raised his head and looked at the words on the banner, "Regardless of whether 'Huan' is a vulgar character, everyone looks at these words, wide and restrained, plain and unrestrained, simple and sparse, deep and beautiful, it is really the work of Wei tablet calligraphy." ”

The words on the banner are called the Weibei font in the computer, and the font library in the computer is written by famous artists. Hu Renpei loved Wei monuments, and copied Longmen 20 products for n years, and he could see at a glance that this calligraphy won the true meaning of Zheng Wengong's "Zheng Wengong on the Monument" by Zheng Daozhao, a famous calligrapher of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Hu Juren's praise calmed down a lot of criticism, so a few scholars around him climbed up the pole, clapped their hands, and couldn't stop nodding, "Wei Jin style bones, simple and beautiful, don't like literary decoration, this font is really good." ”

But there are still people muttering below, "No matter how well it is written, it is also a vulgar character that is not elegant." ”

"That's a fallacy!" Zhang Honggong heard that someone was judging indiscriminately, and immediately flashed over from the inspection and customs clearance office.

Zhang Honggong stepped forward to bow to Hu Renpei first, and then turned around and asked these scholars loudly, "In the past, Cangjie wrote books and the sky rained, and the ghosts cried at night, why not?"

Seeing a Ming official, although it was only a nine-grade in terms of clothing, a few scholars present did not dare to offend indiscriminately, and the scholar just now hid in the crowd and no longer said anything.

Hu Renpei replied: "Zhang Yanyuan's "Records of Famous Paintings of the Past Dynasties" has clouds, 'Creation cannot hide its secrets, so the sky rains; The spirit monster can't escape its form, so the ghost cries at night. ’”

"Yes." Zhang Honggong nodded, "'Tianyusu' means that because of the written word, my Chinese nation has become more intelligent, its thinking has become more profound, and its ability to produce and create has been greatly enhanced; ”

Zhang Honggong looked at the scholar in front of him and said lightly: "Therefore, the role of words is to inherit and communicate, not to show off one's talents." This Dinghai Wharf is not Wenyuan Pavilion, and ordinary people are in and out. In order to show off that he is talented, there are words written on this dock that people can't understand, so it's better not to write. ”

These are all words that Zhang Honggong learned during his training in the training camp, and now he sells them to these scholars like a treasure.

Zhang Honggong said something that made the scholars present suddenly mouth shut, and Hu Juren nodded again and again, "My lord, I don't know what the reason is for writing from left to right?" ”

"Zhang Honggong, assistant director of the official port authority, welcome everyone to Dinghai to participate in the Daming imperial examination, writing from left to right is the need to learn from things."

"Knowledge?"

"Yes, everyone will understand the truth of learning from things in the future."

During the conversation, everyone learned that Zhang Honggong was originally a master of Shaoxing, and he had also been a former Qing talent, and they immediately felt more cordial.

These scholars heard that the Ming Dynasty was strong and artillery, and they rushed to participate in science, but they also wanted to get fame as soon as possible, and have a dragon merit. But some people think that the Ming Dynasty only took a state and county, so it seems too hasty; There are also people who have a little doubt about the Ming army.

Zhang Honggong encountered such questions at the dock every day, and he answered them one by one with ease.

After some detailed registration, a dock staff member led the scholars into the second aisle. Walk about 500 meters along the No. 2 passage, which used to be the living area for the families of the Qing army, and is now changed to a reception station for scholars. Bai Yi, the director of the Department of Ceremonies and Etiquette, took a few staff members and was busy here for nearly ten days, and there were no less than 1,000 students from all over the world who entered Dinghai City through their hands.

Before Hu Renpei, Yang Zaitian and others entered the reception station, they heard a heated discussion among many scholars in the reception hall, and these scholars also came to Dinghai by boat today, but they went ashore one step earlier than Hu Renpei.

A voice was very sharp, "Isn't it inexplicable to separate fame from entry, which has never been seen in ancient times!" ”

The voice was immediately echoed by many people, "yes, yes." The degrees awarded to these talents, lifters, and jinshi are all attributed to the university, and the dignity of the imperial court is still there! ”

Some people expressed different opinions, "Otherwise, according to this regulation, the university will be under the supervision of the Ministry of Rites, and the degree will still be awarded by the imperial court!" ”

What regulations?! Hu Renpei heard that it was inexplicable, he walked to the door, raised his eyes and glanced inside the room, it seemed that these scholars were a little shabby, at most they were sour talents, and none of them looked like people. Hu Renpei is the 26th year of Daoguang (Bingwu Branch), he was very unhappy in his heart, raised his hand slightly, and said in his mouth, "Can there be the same year of Bingwu Branch?" ”

Everyone in the house knew that someone was coming, and they all got up to salute the old gentleman, saying that they were late students in such and such a place, and they were busy making room for Hu Renpei and them. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Xiucai and Tongsheng had to be humbly called "late students" in front of people, and respected them as old gentlemen.

Hu Renpei heard that the scholar with a sharp voice was Zhong Zhicheng, a talent from Wujiang, and said in his heart that the Confucian scholars from Wujiang, Jiangsu Province had also rushed over, and the Ming Dynasty was very vigorous. He walked in with square steps, and several scholars followed.

Hu Renpei was not humble either, watching his entourage tidy up his seats and sit down, "Uh, it turns out that they are all friends and friends in Zhedong!" Meeting is fate, you continue. Scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties called Xiucai a "friend" and Tongsheng a "little friend".

Yang Zaitian and the others didn't dare to get too close, and sat down loosely around Hu Renpei. Just now, those scholars didn't have the courage to continue to make loud noises, a few people in a pile, a few people in a pile, muttering quietly with their heads bored.

Soon, someone came over to pour tea, deliver snacks, and give Hu Renpei and Yang Zaitian a booklet each.

The contents of the pamphlet are mainly the "Academic Degrees Regulations" and the "Scholars Regulations", the "Academic Degrees Regulations" are about the methods and management of the awarding of the degree of the Scholar and the "Scholars Regulations", and the "Scholars Regulations" are the relevant regulations on the entrance examination.

Hu Renpei took it in his hand and flipped through it casually, and the booklet was printed very beautifully. The paper is clean, the font is upright, the size of each word is exactly the same, and the strokes are also of general thickness, which looks extremely refreshing. But it is full of vulgar characters, the language is vulgar, and the only thing that is desirable is to have a sentence to read, which saves the effort of breaking sentences.

"Degree Regulations." Someone whispered a title and stopped, "Dare to ask the old gentleman, what does this degree mean?" ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on Hu Renpei.

Hu Renpei was very simply, "Look down and see how to explain below." ”

"Article 1: These Regulations are formulated in order to promote the growth of talents in our country, to promote the improvement of the academic level of various disciplines, and to promote the development of education and the cause of learning from things, so as to meet the needs of national construction.

Article 2: All citizens who support the Ming Dynasty, abide by discipline and law, and have a certain academic level may apply for corresponding degrees in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. ”

After reading the second article, the man had a new question, "Citizen? What is this citizen? ”

He glanced at Hu Renpei and continued to read the third article, "The third article, the degree is divided into two levels: person and jinshi. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, "What kind of degree has this good reputation changed to~~~"

Hu Renpei and the others have now forgotten the words of the pamphlet, and are concentrating on discussing the specific contents of the two regulations, "What is the matter with the university that the scholars and jinshi are conferred by the university degree management committee? Could it be that this Ming Dynasty has canceled the imperial examination? ”

"Cancel the imperial examination, so what are we going to do?"

Everyone's attention was all on the booklet, and the discussion was very intense, but Yang Zaitian was holding the booklet in one hand and the teacup in the other, staring directly at the snacks on the table. Whether it was the words on the pamphlet or the heated discussion of his companions, Yang Zaitian didn't care, all he had in his heart was the dark snacks in the plate.

The dim sum in the dish made Yang Zaitian look greedy, but everyone didn't do it, and he was embarrassed to take it first, so he kept drinking tea, wanting to suppress his tongue, and didn't want half a cup of tea to go down, and his stomach was even more growling. Finally, he couldn't help but pick up a piece of snack, bite it hard, and chew it twice in his mouth, the sweet taste immediately spread in his mouth, Yang Zaitian felt a burst of pine all over his body, he had some tears in his eyes, since he was a child, it seemed that he had never tasted such a delicious taste. Yang Zaitian chewed a few more times, felt a little dry mouth, opened his mouth to drink water, and when he was not careful, the powder in his mouth sprayed out.

"Haha, this is the Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers!"

Several scholars were originally quite disdainful of this poor Xiucai dressed in sackcloth, but they didn't show it at all, but now that Yang Zaitian was in such a vulgar situation, the left and right sides were all dodging, and Yang Zaitian's face was flushed.

At this time, someone at the door shouted: "Lord Bai, the director of the Department of Ceremonies and Officials of the Ming Rites Department, has arrived!" ”

Bai Yi is only twenty-eight years old this year, he is a ziyou professional, he is fat and strong, with big shoulders and a round waist. One of his favorite things to do when he was in college was to go to the library, and he went back and forth, whether it was the reading room or the borrowed books, as long as he liked to read, he almost flipped through them. But when it comes to interest, it's weird, he studied chemistry, but he likes Chinese culture, good ancient style, and he gave himself a word to leave the Wu, and the most turned books are ancient Chinese pronunciation.

Bai Yi, the director of the Department of Ritual and Qing Officials, walked to the front, he looked around the hall, and solemnly arched his hand, on behalf of the Ming Dynasty to welcome the arrival of Hu Juren and other Confucian students, "Mr. Gao Ru, all Confucian students, you admire the ambition of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, regardless of the hard work of the boat and the saddle horse, come to Dinghai, and the official is warmly welcomed on behalf of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Hu Renpei, who is a high Confucian, he and the scholars hurriedly got up and saluted.

Hu Renpei secretly exclaimed, this message was very smooth, and he had just registered at the dock, and the head of the Ministry of Rites knew it completely.

Saying that Bai Yi cared for everyone very hard along the way, he asked everyone to taste the dim sum on the table first, "This is a long coated hard cake, which is relatively dry, and the specialty of Dinghai is definitely different from the dim sum in other places." ”

The officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty persuaded each other diligently, and the scholars were very kind, and they also picked up the hard cake and took a sip, according to what Bai Yi said, a sip of tea, a mouthful of hard cake and a slow taste.

The taste is really good, some people are in a hurry, they don't care about drinking water, they even chew a few bites, and the powder comes out of the corners of their mouths without paying attention, and some people in the hall laugh from time to time.