"The three talents, heaven, earth and people; The Three Lights, the Sun, the Moon and the Stars......"

"Zi said: 'Isn't it pleasant to learn and learn from time to time?' Have friends come from afar, are you happy? ’……”

In a small house, there are more than a dozen tables and stools of different sizes, and more than a dozen children are reading from the tables. Among them, the eldest is about fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest is only six or seven years old, and the energy of shaking his head is completely a little adult.

The poems recited are also different - "Three Character Classic", "Thousand Character Text", "Poems", "Books", "Universities", "The Mean", "Shangshu", and so on, and they are very messy when mixed together.

In the corner of the room, Cheng Zhong looked at Yiqiē in front of him coldly, and he didn't expect to travel to this world, and he still had to go to school, which was really hard to do.

Three days ago, Cheng Lianyi, who entered the house with medicine, saw the unconscious Cheng Zhong open his eyes, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly called Liu.

Liu took the only few valuable things in the family, and invited Lang Zhong to treat him, and after learning that Cheng Zhong was no longer in a big deal except for his weakness, Liu cried with joy.

But Cheng Zhong was only idle for three days before he was beaten by Liu to learn class.

In fact, even if Liu didn't say it, Cheng Zhong couldn't lie down. His life is not good, he crossed into this poor house, naturally he can't live a leisurely life with clothes to reach out for food and open his mouth, and a group of wives and concubines, so that two women can support themselves is not something Cheng Zhong can do, he always has to make a living.

For the imperial examination, Cheng Zhong has not thought about it.

The treatment of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was much better than that of later generations. Although there has been a saying about "poor talents" since ancient times, this statement is not accurate. Xiucai is already famous, he can be exempted from hard labor, and he can not kneel when he sees the county order. Not only that, Xiucai called Liao Shansheng again and began to eat imperial food. Under normal circumstances, the benefits provided to Xiucai by the Ming Dynasty were one liter of rice a day, which was enough for two people's rations, and the necessary fish, meat, oil, salt and other necessities for life were also provided by the government. In order to let Xiucai eat and wear without worry, and study with peace of mind.

When people say that they are poor, they do not mean that they are poor, but that they are not motivated, they only eat the government's supply, and they have no other income.

Although Xiucai's treatment is good, Cheng Zhong is not confident in passing the exam! He is self-aware, even if he is a college graduate in later life, he has no confidence in the imperial examination! Speaking of ancient texts, although Cheng Zhong, who has worked in the library for a year, has made progress, it is not a little worse than the children who have been familiar with studying and studying since he was a child and have made a career out of it.

It is not uncommon for old children to be born in their seventies and eighties, but Cheng Zhong obviously does not have this kind of spirit of learning until he is old, even if he wants to take the test until he is old, he must ensure that he will not be starved to death before that day comes.

The imperial examination was first crossed by Cheng Zhong. Shinong Industry and Commerce, the official career is closed, but what about the other three ways?

Farm? Although being a farmer in the Ming Dynasty is also a glorious thing, the identity is more noble than the rich businessman, and there is still a lot of wasteland to be reclaimed in Huating County, for the wasteland reclaimed by the farmers themselves, according to the policy can be exempted from three years of tax, if there are two strengths, you can open a few more acres of wasteland, and the life is rich, the question is whether Cheng Zhong has the strength?

Apparently not! Cheng Zhong, who has been bedridden for many days, can't say that he is weak, but he is definitely worthy of the words "powerless". I'm afraid that half an acre of wasteland has not yet been reclaimed, and he will fall first.

What about workmanship? Cheng Zhong has no skills, so this way naturally won't work.

It seems that there is only one way left to do business. In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were regarded as "unscrupulous traders", and even worse, those who did business would be deprived of the right to enter the imperial examination.

But Cheng Zhong, who came through the time, didn't have this concept! He believes in the pragmatism creed that black cats and white cats, and that catching a mouse is a good cat. Whether it's in the future or today, it's not a bad thing to have more money around. But Cheng Zhong soon reappeared, it was not easy to start a business in the Ming Dynasty, first, there was no start-up capital, and second, there was no suitable project, Cheng Zhongzhen didn't know where to intervene. Although he also dabbled in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it was also a glimpse, and he knew almost nothing about the Jiajing Dynasty, and it seemed that there was little hope for the current situation. How, exactly?

Cheng Zhong's face was full of ambition for a while, annoyed for a while, happy for a while, and lamented for a while, fortunately he was sitting in the corner, and no one cared about him, otherwise he would definitely think that he was stunned.

This is the ethnology of the Cheng family. Although there were also schools in ancient times, such as Guozijian, Fuxue, County School, etc., they were all for students, which is the so-called Xiucai. As for enlightenment education, it is up to each to find a way, and the rulers of the Ming Dynasty did not have the heart to establish any nine-year compulsory education. As a result, a variety of private schools were established.

Cheng clan science is the Cheng clan in order to cultivate descendants and established, the master of the teaching is an old talent Cheng Xueyi.

"Ahem, ahem." An old-fashioned cough came from outside the door, and in an instant, the sound of recitation in the room rose an octave.

Cheng Xueyi nodded with satisfaction, at the age of fifty-two, he has been a talent for ten years. In the Cheng clan, he is regarded as a person with status, and even the patriarch respects him very much.

Cheng Xueyi has three sons, and his mother is still alive, so the supply of imperial grain for one liter of rice is insufficient, and he teaches ethnography to supplement the family.

He held the ring ruler in his right hand and tapped his left hand slowly but rhythmically. Every stroke he made scared the children sitting below! Most of the students here have been beaten by Cheng Xueyi in the palm of their hands, and sometimes they are beaten so hard that their hands are swollen like flour cakes, and they can't even hold chopsticks.

These children were beaten by Cheng Xueyi, and after returning home, they didn't dare to complain to their parents, and even hid their hands in their sleeves to hide them. At that time, there was no law prohibiting corporal punishment by teachers, but the dogma of "strict teachers produce high apprentices" was embraced. If you let your parents know that you were beaten by a teacher in school, you will inevitably incur another beating.

After a while, Cheng Xueyi coughed again. Knowing that the teacher had something to say, the students raised their heads one after another, and the sound of recitation slowly stopped.

When the room was completely quiet, Cheng Xueyi said slowly: "The day of the county exam has been set, on the eighth day of the next month, only more than a month away, Cheng Jun and Cheng Lian, you two should double your studies, strive to be amazing, fight for some face for my Cheng family, and also set an example for the end of school, can you two remember?" ”

Cheng Jun and Cheng Lian are both ten years old, and there is hope that they will pass the Guò County test. In particular, Cheng Lian is definitely outstanding among the students Cheng Xueyi has taught. But Cheng Xueyi didn't have any idea about the two of them in the exam.

The reason is very simple, to take the Zhongxiu talent examination, you generally have to pass the guò three-tier examination, which are the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination. Cheng Zhong used to only know that the imperial examination was very strict, the township examination, the provincial examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination, all the way down, there were only three Jinshi and first, plus about 300 people from Jinshi and Tongjinshi, and the admission rate was much lower than that of later generations of state civil servants, and it was also much stricter. But I don't know that before the township examination, the candidates also have to pass the guò three-tier examination, just to obtain the qualification for the township examination, which can be regarded as a preparatory examination for the imperial examination.

This seemingly simple process has broken the dreams of 90% of people.

Cheng Zhong is 16 years old this year, and in terms of age, he is also suitable for participating in the county examination. But Cheng Xueyi didn't mention him. The reason is very simple, because Cheng Zhong is so stupid!

Cheng Zhong's expression outside the object fell into Cheng Xueyi's eyes, and he couldn't help but add a little disgust.

In Cheng Xueyi's impression, Cheng Zhong either lay on the small table every day, and he fell asleep or sat stunned with his eyes stunned after being immobilized, and this is still the case today.

Looking at Cheng Lian again, Cheng Xueyi seems to see himself when he was young, youthful and energetic, talented, and the matchmakers who said they were close to each other back then were like leeks one after another, alas, the years are fleeting.

Cheng Lian's spirit couldn't help but make Cheng Xueyi think of a couplet: "The young phoenix learns to fly, and the wind and clouds start from here." ”

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