Yangzhou Academy, Library Building.

Zhu Ming often comes here to borrow books to read, and he finds that he has a good memory, I don't know if it's because of the golden finger or because his body has become younger.

Physiologically, brain volume peaks in the early twenties, and then declines year after year, especially in memory-related areas. At the same time, "semantic memory" continues to increase, simply put, comprehension.

Zhu Ming is now nearly thirty years old in comprehension, and has the ability to remember more than ten years old.

After searching for a while, Zhu Ming went to ask the librarian: "Why aren't there hundreds of miscellaneous schools here?" ”

The administrator said: "The imperial examination does not take miscellaneous studies, and if you watch too much, it will delay the students." There are also miscellaneous studies, and the law is on the innermost bookshelf, and if the students of the academy are not sure about taking the Jinshi examination, they can also go to the law examination. ”

Zhu Ming asked, "Why don't you even have "Xunzi"?" Xunzi is also a Confucian classic. ”

"I don't know." The administrator shook his head.

Zhu Ming could only draw a random book, borrowed a book and wandered around the courtyard.

"Da Lang is fine." A student greeted.

Zhu Ming bowed his hand and saluted back: "Jun'an." ”

As Zhu Ming moved into the VIP dormitory, coupled with his poetry and dissemination, the students of the academy still had great respect for him.

No one here calls him Xiucai, that's what Xiaomin calls a scholar.

If the scholar is called Xiucai, the person who is called must have been admitted to the Jinshi.

But Zhu Ming was too young, and the students of the academy couldn't pull down their cheeks and call him "Mr. Xiao Zhu", so they chose a more affectionate "Da Lang" to call him.

When I came out of the library building, I met more than a dozen people along the way, and all of them took the initiative to come over to say hello.

Back in the VIP dormitory, Bai Chongyan, Li Hanzhang and other scholars had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.

They became more and more trusting of Zhu Ming's knowledge, and usually wrote scriptures and texts, first asking the teacher to correct them, and then asking Zhu Ming to correct them again.

The autumn is about to take the exam, and everyone is making the final sprint for the college entrance examination.

More than ten scriptures, Zhu Ming opened the details. In this regard, he is "high-minded and low-handed", and generally only corrects the problem, and only puts forward general suggestions in the essay part, but he can always make students gain something from a novel perspective.

There are more scriptures and texts corrected, and Zhu Ming's writing ability is also improving, although he has not written it by hand so far.

In the next room, Chen Yuan is still studying mathematics, and is currently focusing on the second year of plane geometry.

Min Wenwei didn't know when she walked over and wanted to go in to talk to Chen Yuan, but she was stopped by his relatives and touched her nose.

"Let the student not be a bookworm, but be a bookworm himself!"

Min Wenwei muttered to himself, he knew that Chen Yuan was learning arithmetic, and he was getting more and more obsessed.

In Min Wenwei's opinion, Chen Yuan has a problem with his studies and has already broken his brain.

He slipped to Zhu Ming's side with his hands, and saw that Zhu Ming was correcting the scriptures and texts for the students, and immediately felt like a captain, stroked his beard and smiled.

That's what it's like to be a scholar!

Zhu Ming's corrected article, Min Wenwei has also read it.

He had to admit that Zhu Ming had a stroke of genius in solving problems many times. It's a pity that he only corrects "Mencius", "Analects" and "Zhou Yi", and the other classics don't seem to be good at it, otherwise Min Wenwei would have asked all the students to come and ask for advice.

dragged a bench, Min Wenwei sat next to him, not to disturb the students busy with business.

He looked outside the courtyard again, Bai Sheng, Shi Biao and Chen Yuan's three bodyguards were practicing martial arts there. The sound of humming and cheering when exerting force, as well as the sound of guns and sticks breaking through the air, inevitably made Min Wenwei feel too noisy.

Suddenly, a man came galloping.

Min Wenwei had a little impression of this person, as if he was Lu Tixue's personal follower.

The pro rushed in: "Mr. Xiao Zhu is here?" There's an urgent letter to report! ”

Zhu Ming put down the brush and walked out, and gestured to the other party.

The pro panted and said, "Mr. Xiao Zhu can let me find it, I went to the Tongju Mansion first, and then I found out that Mr. was in the academy." Official ...... The official family sent a Chinese person to conquer Mr. Pi to go to Dasheng Mansion! ”

Min Wenwei was envious when she heard this, and even changed her title, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, sir." ”

Other students also congratulated one after another, and even Bai Chongyan was congratulating.

Only Li Hanzhang said: "I can't go to Dasheng Mansion, and if I go, I can only fill in the words and play fun." Dasheng poet has a very bad reputation in the capital, and is regarded as a fortunate minister, and he can't hold his head up for the rest of his life. ”

Bai Chongyan was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Then you can't go, with the talent of Dalang, you can also be admitted to the imperial examination, and you can't lose a big one because of a small one." ”

The pro-follower said: "I can only call it sick." ”

"Babble!"

The door of the next room was slammed open, and Chen Yuan came out and said, "You can't call yourself sick, I'm afraid you will be convicted for it." ”

Zhu Ming said strangely: "Isn't it normal to say that you are sick and refuse to be requisitioned?" ”

Chen Yuan explained: "More than three years ago, there was a high monk named Daokai, who was also recruited by the government. He was given the name 'Dingzhao Zen Master', and he was given purple clothes and ordered to go to Tokyo to be a monk. He made a heavy oath when he was a teenager and politely refused on the grounds of filial piety to his parents. It is said that once he accepted the conquest, he betrayed the Dharma and betrayed his relatives. ”

"These two reasons are very legitimate, didn't you resign?" Zhu Ming asked.

Chen Yuan said: "The official family felt that he had hurt his face, so he sent someone to force the monk to wear purple clothes. The monk did not wear it, was imprisoned by the black face, and was sent to Linzi to fill the army. This matter is well known in the Central Plains, and when I traveled to Guanzhong, I heard that the monk had been released and had been exiled for more than a year. ”

Yangzhou is remote and uninformed.

It's the first time everyone has heard about this, and they all feel very outrageous.

Since ancient times, there have been many examples of refusal of the emperor's conquest, and no matter how unreasonable the emperor is, he will forcibly tie people up and go to the capital. How can anyone tattoo people's faces and exile them into the army?

What's more, it was still a great monk, and he still refused on the grounds of Buddhism and filial piety.

Today's officials are really ...... Too small belly chicken intestines!

Even Min Wenwei shook his head again and again when he heard it, thinking that the emperor had lost his demeanor.

Everyone was worried about Zhu Ming, but Zhu Ming didn't panic at all.

The first refusal to conquer is definitely no problem.

If Song Huizong wanted to ask him for the second time, he would definitely run to Kaifeng to be an official.

Although Dasheng Mansion has a very bad reputation, as long as you have "no desire and no desire", Dasheng Mansion is a place to brush up your fame. When the time comes, he will write poems directly and spray Cai Jing, and his fame will definitely rise. And after offending Cai Jing, he was able to release the magistrate, and he escaped from the cage in an instant.

If you offend the emperor, you will go to jail, but if you offend Cai Jing, you won't!

Because he is an official when he enters the Dasheng Mansion, and he also belongs to the civil official, the only flaw is that he is not a Jinshi background.

What can Cai Jing do with himself?

At most, he was frantically transferred, and he was exhausted on the way to his post.

Chen Yuan asked his relatives to pack his luggage and said, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to ask Ling to be called sick, and Da Lang, you go home and serve around." I'll go with you, just in time to ask Ling Zun for teaching. ”

Zhu Ming asked: "My father is sick, can I refuse to conquer?" Didn't that senior monk also refuse on the grounds of filial piety? ”

Chen Yuan wasn't sure: "You have to try." ”

"To make my father unharmed and called sick, this is the great unfilial piety of the son of man," Zhu Ming showed his filial piety seriously, shook his head and said, "I don't care about it!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone admired it and thought that Zhu Ming was a great filial son.

Zhu Ming sat down with a golden knife: "I refuse on the grounds of the imperial examination, the imperial examination is on the right path, the protégé of the sage, should the official family also force it?" ”

Chen Yuan praised: "What a gentleman! ”

Filial piety or something, others just watch the fun.

The imperial examination is a major event, and it is closely related to the world's scholars.

Zhu Ming said that he wanted the imperial examination in the autumn, so he refused to levy it, and if this was punished by the emperor, the emperor would be infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of all scholars.

Such a reason for refusal is justified and commendable!

After a few more days, the eunuch finally came, accompanied by officials such as the governor and the state judge.

The eunuch's name is Fu Dexiang, and he sat on a sliding rod all the way up the mountain. He made a fortune in Xingyuan Mansion, and he can make a fortune in Yangzhou, although it is a small amount of money, but there are still hundreds of yuan.

In Fu Dexiang's view, if he conquered Zhu Ming, Zhu Ming would definitely have to send money to thank him.

Min Wenwei got the news and led the teachers and students to greet them at the gate of the college.

Fu Dexiang didn't get off the sedan chair when he arrived at the academy, but only asked: "Where is Zhu Chenggong?" ”

Min Wenwei said: "I am studying hard in the courtyard. ”

Fu Dexiang was a little unhappy: "We came to conquer by the emperor's order, but he didn't know how to greet him?" I don't know the rules! ”

Li Tongju helped to intercede: "This son is dedicated to learning, ignorant of secular affairs, and invites the noble Haihan." ”

"Let's go inside."

Fu Dexiang didn't dare to lose his temper for the time being, in case Zhu Ming entered Beijing and became a celebrity in front of the emperor, he would have to make friends at that time.

When the group arrived at the VIP dormitory, Zhu Ming was pretending to read.

Hearing that the eunuch was coming, Zhu Ming put down his book and respectfully greeted him in the courtyard: "Xixiang cloth cloth Zhu Ming, I have seen an angel!" ”

Fu Dexiang finally stopped sitting on the sliding pole and came to the ground, smiling with a smile on his face: "In the name of Zhu Dacai, we are also thunderous in Bianliang." The official family likes it very much, and asks you to go to Dasheng Mansion to be an official. After fasting and bathing, three days later, burn incense here and set up a case to receive the order. I heard that Yangzhou is rich in gold and wine, so we also stayed in the academy and tasted this Yangzhou specialty. ”

Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Dare to ask what the angel is doing now?" ”

Fu Dexiang refused to disclose the information, and said ambiguously: "We are the palace sect doctors, and we were ordered to promote the Yunshao department." ”

Chen Yuan was furious when he heard this: "Zhu Chenggong is a scholar of the Eight Elements, so he wants to conquer, and he shouldn't send the Chinese people of the Yunshao Department to announce the decree!" ”

Fu Dexiang was also angry: "Who are you?" But look down on us? Our family was ordered to be in charge of the Yunshao Ministry, but we were not a Chinese person in the Yunshao Ministry. ”

Yunshaobu is a eunuch institution, Shangyuan to watch the lanterns, go to the Qingqing, and watch the water during the Dragon Boat Festival, and they are responsible for arranging the performance of Huangmen music. During various solar terms such as Qingming and spring equinox, the princess and princess entered the palace to feast and drink, and these people were also responsible for playing music.

In addition, the Yunshao Ministry is also in charge of the Teaching Division, which is the heaven on the heads of the official prostitutes.

He often cooperates with the lyricists of Dasheng Mansion to study new words and new music together.

Song Huizong didn't want to insult Zhu Ming, but this Fu Dexiang knew poetry and music, and his lyrics and music attainments were extremely high, otherwise he would not have been added to the doctor of official palace teaching.

The emperor felt that Fu Dexiang knew how to write and music, and Zhu Ming was also good at poetry, so the two should be very chatty. Moreover, Fu Dexiang often dealt with Dasheng Mansion, and it was very suitable to send him to recruit Dasheng poets.

But in Chen Yuan's eyes, this is a living insult.

is not only an insult to Zhu Ming, but also an insult to all the people who read the world!

Zhu Ming arched his hand and said: "I have studied hard for many years in the lower cold window, determined to learn, and assisted the holy monarch in ruling the world with the teachings of the saints." Now that the exam is about to be solved, I'm busy preparing for the exam, I'm afraid I can't respond to it, angel, please go back. ”

Fu Dexiang sneered: "Another resignation, the monk resigned last time, and now he hasn't taken care of his body." ”

Zhu Ming said: "The official family is a saint, and Confucius is also a saint. My ambition is to repay the kindness of today's saints with the learning of Confucian saints. Please wait for the official family for the time being, and if you get the Jinshi next year, you will definitely go to Beijing to serve. ”

Fu Dexiang said: "You can be an official if you are admitted to the Jinshi, and you can also be an official when you apply for recruitment, what kind of work is spent?" Let's go to Beijing immediately. ”

"In the next place, I will only be an auxiliary minister, not a happy minister!" Zhu Ming cut the railway.

When these words were said, whether it was Yangzhou officials, teachers and students of the academy, everyone present praised it and thought that Zhu Ming was a virtuous gentleman.

Fu Dexiang was angry and helpless, he really didn't have the right to order the arrest of people, so he had to look at Chen Yuan: "Who are you, dare to speak against the angel?" ”

Chen Yuan held his head high: "Chen Yuan, the son of the Nanjian Chen family, the uncle is Chen Liaozhai!" ”

Fu Dexiang was speechless for an instant, of course he knew who Chen Lizhai was.

The famous troll Chen Qian has sprayed all the powerful ministers in the past 20 years, and he will always walk on the road of relocation to office. Even the official family, Zhang Dan, and Cai Jing can't do anything about this person, so what can they do with a little eunuch?

Seeing this situation, Fu Dexiang could not have a seizure, so he could only say to Zhu Ming: "You write a letter of resignation, we have to go back and deal with the official family." ”

(End of chapter)