Chapter 15: The Road to Fame
Fang Yingwu knows that the famous people of this era, especially those who have read a few words and know a few words, are similar to the stars of the time and space in the previous life, the big stars in the big places, and the small stars in the small places, which are very sought after by the world, especially the readers.
They are a little xing, a little tempered, a little feelings, and they choose their guests in the spring flowers and autumn moons, but they also choose their own lives in the mountains and seas. People can't make a living by laughing all their lives.
Three years ago, Chun'an County's top Baimei girl fell in love with Fang Qingzhi, a county school student. Fang Xiucai is dignified, has a good character, is motivated, and is a widower without a wife, Miss Baimei feels that she has found a good partner who can be entrusted for life.
As for being poor, it doesn't matter, she has accumulated a lot of net worth in the past few years, and her son can always get by. And she didn't want to marry him as a main house, she just wanted to be a concubine, and Miss Baimei felt that she was going to ask for a kiss. A talented woman is a match made in heaven, not to mention that she has good looks and wealth, can she not accept it if she sticks it upside down?
But Miss Baimei never expected that she took the initiative to show her love, but was scolded as a prostitute and refused. That night, her heart couldn't be broken anymore, her feelings couldn't be hurt anymore, and she felt that there would be no more love.
And now this night, when Miss Baimei first saw the young man who should be very strange in the house, she felt that her eyebrows and eyes were very familiar. It wasn't until he waved his sleeves with his back to everyone before leaving, which suddenly made her eyes crack, which was very similar to the same action when someone said goodbye three years ago!
In an instant, Bai Mei thought of who Fang Yingwu looked like! Looking at this age, it should almost be someone's son, others may not know, but she knows that someone's son is called Fang Yingwu!
Although Fang Yingwu still didn't know the details, he could also hear it from Miss Baimei's words. understood the cause and effect, and inadvertently noticed that Miss Baimei's eyes could almost breathe fire, which was considered to be an unforgettable understanding.
Fang Yingwu sighed secretly in his heart, even if his father wanted to refuse, he could be tactful, why should he offend a woman so much? But they laid a mine for him.
He doesn't know what the others around him think, wouldn't there really be someone who covets the wealth of the white plum girl to jump out and embarrass him? Or do you want to add hidden dangers to yourself later?
In fact, among the seventeen people present, although they are like-minded people in name, they are complex, and not everyone is an extremely upright gentleman, and not everyone regards beauty and wealth as dung.
Hearing Bai Mei's agitation, some people really had some bad ideas, and kept thinking about the gains and losses in their hearts.
A gust of cold wind blew in, and Fang Yingwu looked at the people around him suspiciously. I always feel that everyone is stupid, and there is a flash of light in the eyes of all the gentlemen, and everyone looks like a bad person for a while.
This place is no longer suitable for survival, Fang Yingwu is a little uneasy, or thirty-six plans to go up! Then he made a circle to everyone, and Zuihou turned to the direction of Hong Song, "I have to go to the county government to meet the county lord in the early morning, and I must raise enough Jing God tonight, so don't pass it here!" โ
Hearing the two keywords of the county, everyone was cautious, what does this young man have to do with the county? There is one more variable to take into account.
Without waiting for others to say anything, Fang Yingwu immediately said: "It turns out that all the fathers are all old acquaintances of their fathers, and the younger generations don't know it, and they are offended." Seniors, this is polite! โ
Elders? Are they that old? This ceremony is really embarrassing, and everyone can't laugh or cry about it.
Most of them were in their twenties, and they did know Fang Qingzhi, but at this time, they were called elders by Fang Yingwu, and they were really a little speechless. Even the white plum girl has been in a trance for a while, and women are more sensitive to this aspect than men.
Then, while everyone was driven by his left and right elders, Fang Yingwu quickly walked out of the lobby. Raised out of the county and worshiped the elders again, this can be regarded as a combination of soft and hard in disguise?
The principal, Hong Songhong Gongzi, was shocked by a "elder", and was immersed in the grief of old age, forgetting to stop Fang Yingwu.
When he came back to his senses, he had already seen Fang Yingwu walking quickly to the courtyard, and he was about to disappear into the night. He shouted: "Little brother of the Fang family, please stay!" โ
But Fang Yingwu turned a deaf ear, and his pace was faster, and he blended into the dark night from the gate of the courtyard.
Hong Song smiled bitterly for the fifth time tonight, and said to himself: "How did Fang Qingzhi, an old old-fashioned man, give birth to such an interesting son? โ
Returning to Heqi Temple in the dark by moonlight, Fang Yingwu was slightly relieved. Lying on the couch, I couldn't fall asleep over and over, and I couldn't help but think back to tonight's gains and losses-
Although it is not perfect, Zuihou has leaked the bottom at the juncture, but it is also a bit rewarding. The Long March of 10,000 miles has taken the first step, and his struggle in this shijie has finally begun.
At dawn, Fang Yingwu washed his face with well water, spent a few pennies to beg for two mouthfuls of food from the temple, and left for the county office.
When I arrived at Yimen, Yujian's was still the Xu Menzi from yesterday. When arranging the government this morning, Wang Zhixian ordered that if Fang Yingwu arrived, he would bring it in. So this time, Xu Menzi didn't dare to be embarrassed in the slightest, and directly brought Fang Yingwu to the second hall.
The lobby is the place where the case is heard and ceremonies are held, and the second hall is the place where the county magistrate meditates and works. Hearing that Fang Yingwu was coming, Wang Zhixian met him in the Ertang Flower Hall.
Anyway, when he returned to the back office yesterday, the more Wang Zhixian thought about the poem that Fang Yingwu offered, the more he liked it in his heart, and he recited it repeatedly until midnight.
His talent can be seen from this poem, so Wang Zhixian can't help but have a little bit of a desire to reward the backward. Therefore, today I am willing to take out the time so happily to meet Fang Yingwu, a civilian boy, who bullies the old and the young, and does not bully the poor of the young.
Wang Zhixian and the others said with a smile after saluting: "This official flipped through the county academic register, and Ling Zun has learned well, and the annual examination is all first-class, which is really a model for all students." It's just that he received his diploma two years ago and went out to study, and the official has never known about it so far, which is a great regret. โ
Fang Yingwu could only be humble, "The old parents praised it falsely, how can the father of the family afford it, and he has suffered it on behalf of the father of the family here." โ
Wang Zhixian asked Fang Yingwu about his studies, "You have been studying for seven years, have you learned all the four books?" โ
Fang Yingwu's predecessor had been mixed in social studies for a few years, and his foundation was quite solid, so he thought about it and replied: "Thanks to the teaching of the social teacher, I learned it again without seeking a solution." โ
Wang Zhixian asked again: "Then what kind of classics do you treat?" โ
Usually the Four Books and the Five Classics are called together, but for those who are interested in the imperial examination, the Four Books and the Five Classics are a little different.
The Four Books are compulsory courses, and the Five Classics are elective courses, as long as you specialize in one classic, it is the so-called hard work to meet a classic. When it comes to the exam, the Four Books are mandatory, while the Pentateuch is optional.
Therefore, Wang Zhixian asked this question, and the question was which scripture Fang Yingwu specialized in. Fang Yingwu replied truthfully: "Governing "Chunqiu". โ
Wang Zhixian was quite surprised, and said strangely: "As far as this official knows, among the Five Classics, "Chunqiu" has the largest number of words, so there are very few people who govern "Chunqiu", why are you like this?" โ
How do I know why the other party chose Chunqiu? Fang Yingwu muttered in his heart. However, the county magistrate inquired, and he couldn't help but answer, and the editor also had to make up a decent reason.
A research document he had read in his previous life suddenly flashed in his mind, and there were a few sentences in it that were very impressive. Immediately retold it and replied: "Ordinary people who study the scriptures and righteousness of the sages will inevitably have some gaps, and they can be made up for with Chunqiu's practical facts!" โ
"That's a great deal!" Wang Zhixian applauded. He was born in Jinshi, and he has his own experience in academics, and at this time he even has a faint sense of epiphany.
Wang Zhixian was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly woke up, and sighed again and again, this young man is really an unusual person, and he may really have great achievements in the future. If there are other people around at this time, Wang Zhixian will definitely praise in public, "This son is not a thing in the pool".
In the future, if it is true, after it is passed out, it will appear that his eyes are like torches, he knows people with discernment, and rewards the backwards. Even if Fang Yingwu does nothing in the future, he will not lose anything, and who will remember his words at that time.
But now there is no one in the flower hall, who listens to this? Wang Zhixian had no choice but to put this sentence in his stomach.
Fang Yingwu observed the words and looked at the sรจ, knew that he answered well, and remembered that he gave a "poem" gift yesterday, and secretly speculated that the time should be ripe now.
He carefully considered and said to Wang Zhixian: "Although the old parents were only half years old when they took office, their virtues have been revealed, and Sangzi is blessed, but it is a pity that public opinion has ignored them and has not spread them. The reputation of the small people is not good, and the people are soft-spoken, and they are very sorry in their hearts. โ
Wang Zhixian looked at Fang Yingwu again, and after a little thought, he understood the meaning - I understand your mind, and I want to help you make a name, but there is no way to do it. So you give me a show of talent and fame to help me enter the circle of celebrities, and in order to repay you, I will do my best to help you advocate among the local gentry.
Wang Zhixian couldn't help but secretly surprise first, although this person is just a young man, but judging from the performance of RI from yesterday to today, he is very sophisticated and agile to use. Speaking is also subtle but not revealing, very comfortable, without that sense of abruptness. Could it be that this is the legendary precocious man?
However, he said that after more than a year of governance, Wang Zhixian, who had read half his life, deeply understood a realistic experience: public opinion comes from the school, and fame comes from the gentry.
If the magistrate wants to make a name for himself, he can't do it without the help of a few people who belong to the local area. However, as a magistrate, he has his own government system and is an outsider, so it is impossible for him to run to the local scholars who do not have a good relationship, "This official asks for your help and advocacy." If it is spread out, it will be a laughing stock.
Fang Yingwu was the first person to take the initiative to perceive his thoughts, but unfortunately he was a civilian. Now the question to consider is, give him a chance or not? Does he have the ability?
To test Xiucai from the common people, you must pass three levels in a row, the county examination of the county chief examination, the prefect's main examination, and the provincial college examination of the provincial school officer.
Although Zuihou's decision is not in the hands of the magistrate, there is also an unwritten unspoken rule in officialdom - the head of the case selected by the magistrate during the county examination, no matter how bad it is, the government examination and the hospital examination will not be eliminated, and you will definitely be able to get the fame of Xiucai.
In other words, if the magistrate wants a certain person to gain fame, he can still do it.
Fang Yingwu was not sure that he would kill the death group of Chun'an County with his true skills, so he wanted to plot one or two from the unspoken rules to curry favor with the head of the Zhixian mixed case, and then the fame of Xiucai would naturally come to hand. But he also knows that the person in charge of the case is coveted by many people.
After bowing his head and thinking about it, Wang Zhixian neither affirmed nor denied, and revealed the news with a cordial expression: "The county examination is two examinations in three years, and this year is the year of the township examination, and there should not be a county examination."
But this official got the news that after the opening of the chun next year, the great grandmaster will preside over the hospital examination according to the Linyan Prefecture Mansion, so the county examination and the government examination must be advanced to the autumn of this year, and there are still three or four months of work before now. โ
The scholar officer, also known as the great master, advocates the study and administration of a province, and patrols back and forth between the provinces. Arriving at a certain place is called pressing, and after arranging the itinerary, you will notify the various places in advance to prepare.
Generally, in a year like this year, the county test and the government test are not held according to the usual practice. However, because the itinerary arranged by the Grand Master is to be in Yanzhou Mansion next year, the county and government examinations in Yanzhou Prefecture must be held in advance, that is, they must be advanced to this autumn.
Fang Yingwu savored it carefully, and the county respected his attitude very well, but he didn't say anything affirmative. It can only be regarded as having an intention in my heart, and I have to see how it is.
He sighed softly, the favor of the head of the case is really not so easy to take. If Wang Zhixian was not explicitly rejected on the spot, it would be good.
I have no family background, no financial resources, the only thing that can impress the county is that I am "useful", so I must show it unreservedly now, miss this meeting opportunity, and I don't know when the next opportunity will be available!
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu couldn't care about the dignity of the reader, and said to Wang Zhixian again in a desperate way: "The old parents are above, and the little people still have something to say." For the matter of public opinion, the old parents don't seem to be very clear, but the little people have a little experience, and they are willing to show their hearts with the old parents, and I only hope that the old parents will not blame the little people for being reckless!
In short, one is to consciously occupy the position of public opinion, and the other is to make good use of one's own people."
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