"Mr. Ge, Zhi Yu took the liberty of asking, how many of the students of the three deans have entered the official career?"

Hearing this question, the three deans all looked pale, especially Ge Zhihuan, and he said proudly: "The old man has been teaching and educating people for 30 years, and if he is not modest, he can be said to be full of peach and plum all over the world. Among these students, there are countless high-ranking officials from the three provinces and six ministries, and there are also many talented people in the Taiwan and the Yuan, and there are countless local officials. ”

This is really all over the world, Tian Zhiyu thought, but I don't know if these officials were recommended or hand-picked by the Feng Mansion.

The other two deans also briefly described their glorious educational achievements, and they all looked at Tian Zhiyu proudly after speaking.

Tian Zhiyu asked again: "The three deans, except for these students who are officials, what did the other students do later?"

The three of them were a little embarrassed, but Ge Zhihuan said first: "The rest of the students, although they failed to become officials in the court, also performed well. There are those who have opened private schools in various places to teach and educate people, some who have gone to the civil and military offices to serve as staff, and of course, there are some who really do not succeed, and finally have to return to the countryside. ”

The other two deans told similar stories to him.

Tian Zhiyu then asked, "Dare to ask the three deans, the students of your three academies combined, can probably account for a few percent of the entire Yuhang students?"

Ge Zhihuan said: "About thirty percent." ”

Tian Zhiyu asked carefully, knowing the proportion of children who received education in Yuhang.

The result surprised Tian Zhiyu very much.

Less than 20 percent of all children are able to complete their education, and the remaining 80 percent of the children either have never attended school at all, or have dropped out of private school in the last year or two.

"If all the children were allowed to receive a formal education, wouldn't it be better for the three deans to do so?" Tian Zhiyu asked.

The three deans all burst out laughing, with a hint of incomprehension in their laughter.

Ge Zhihuan said: "Zhiyu, you don't know, it's not that we don't want to teach, it's not that our college doesn't accept it, firstly, many students' parents say that the college charges expensive, if you leave the money to support your family, secondly, the imperial court will not allow such a thing to happen." ”

"Oh, why is that?" Tian Zhiyu was a little puzzled.

Ge Zhihuan explained seriously: "If there are too many students receiving education, then there will be too many people who want to gain fame. However, there are only so many official positions in the imperial court, and the number of people who are on the imperial examination list is limited, and the rest of those who have studied and cannot become officials will become a big problem for the imperial court. ”

"Why is that, and how did they become a big problem?"

Ge Zhihuan drank a bowl of wine, and then said: "People who study are thinking about gaining fame, so most of them don't know about farming. If they fail to gain fame and fame and do not know how to farm, then they will wander from place to place, and the lightest ones will live in a frenzy, and the heavier ones will often use gossipies to confuse the people and deceive people's minds. Therefore, the imperial court only encouraged children with surplus wealth to go to school, and for others, they were encouraged to work in agriculture with peace of mind. ”

I see. If a scholar cannot gain fame and fame, and there is no other way out, he is prone to dissatisfaction.

It's easy for them to use their knowledge to help those in need if they come across the right opportunity.

This group of people is the Lord who fears that the world will not be chaotic.

However, the main problem now is the way out for scholars, who only think about being officials, but not about doing business or being a worker.

And these two professions are probably also disdainful of scholars.

"I remember that there was a scholar named Luo Shiyin in the past, he failed the imperial examination several times, and after being discouraged, he wanted to preach the doctrine he founded, and the main point of his doctrine was that there was no king and no father, everyone can be a saint, and he also advocated that the people should be free from the control of the court and the government, and they should have their own thoughts, and the court would definitely not tolerate the existence of such people, not only disbanded his private school, but also beheaded him," Ge Zhihuan said.

Tian Zhiyu was dumbfounded when he heard this, it turned out that there were people with such advanced ideas in this era.

It's a pity that he has been beheaded, otherwise he really wants to talk to him.

However, Tian Zhiyu instantly felt that his thoughts were also very dangerous, if he told them his thoughts, he was afraid that he would not be far from being beheaded.

"So in all dynasties, there are only a few people who can enter the academy," Ge Zhihuan finally said.

Tian Zhiyu originally wanted to instill in them the idea of recruiting more students, in addition to teaching literature, but also to learn mathematics, physics and chemistry, and they could find a job in the future, but after thinking about it, he held back.

This era does not yet allow for such advanced ideas.

Only when the economy is highly developed and there are various needs can we stimulate the birth of other talents.

Everyone was drinking and discussing, and those students slowly joined the discussion, and those who were interested in mathematics, physics and chemistry wanted to listen to Tian Zhiyu talk more, but seeing the warning eyes of the three deans, they quickly changed the topic.

Slowly, the topic focused on poetry and songs, and the three deans were in high spirits, and the poems they recited were full of emotion, which also gave Tian Zhiyu a taste of the elegance of the literati.

In the end, not surprisingly, after Ge Zhihuan had his own fun, he said to Tian Zhiyu: "To the rain, the old man really loves your poems." You wrote poems, I went back and copied them in the booklet, I have time to think about it, the more I think about it, the more I feel good, now the beautiful scenery, the old man begs you to make another one. ”

Huang Rensong also hurriedly said: "Exactly, without your poems that cause rain, the old man feels that spring is boring." For the sake of the three old men's faces, you can sing a song to the rain. ”

At this time, the students behind him also looked at him with longing eyes.

They only listened to their teacher talk about how Tian Zhiyu was able to write chapters and how good his poems were, but they had never really seen anyone open their mouths to be famous through the ages.

Therefore, the three deans asked Tian Zhiyu to create in front of everyone, and they were very excited.

Tian Zhiyu actually didn't want to write poems and lyrics in front of everyone.

Since he arrived in Dongyang, he has used a lot of great works of his predecessors.

These works brought him a lot of benefits, such as when he was picking up girls, and when he made friends with literati officials, but they also brought some negative effects.

The most typical is that after Mu Xiu Yu Lin, it is easy to provoke the resentment of villains, such as King Jin and the second prince.

And these villains are still powerful and powerful, it is easy to kill him, and last time he didn't die, he can only say that he is blessed with a great life.

He wanted to keep a low profile, preferably away from the eyes of the little people.

Only when you really have enough strength to protect yourself and the people around you will you think about revenge and enjoy life in a high-profile manner.

But looking at the eager eyes of the three deans and students, Tian Zhiyu was really embarrassed to say no.

Hey, this damn doesn't understand rejection.

Tian Zhiyu said with a smile: "Since the three deans have a request, then Zhiyu will think about it carefully and see if there is a suitable one." ”

Ge Zhihuan was overjoyed and said: "Zhiyu's talent must be able to come up with it." ”

Tian Zhiyu smiled bitterly, at this rate, I am afraid that the three hundred capitals of Song Ci will be used up by myself, and when the time comes, I will suddenly run out of thoughts, and it is inevitable that I will end up with a reputation for Jiang Lang's talent.

He thought for a while and said: "Everyone says that the flowers are similar every year, and the people are different every year, which is probably the emotion of everyone throughout the ages, and Zhiyu also has such feelings, so let's follow this theme to a song "Huanxi Sha". ”

He looked at everyone's breathlessness, and a little proud, picked up a bowl of wine, and recited softly: A new song and a glass of wine, last year's weather was old. When will the sun set? Helplessly, the flowers will fall, and the familiar swallow will return. The small garden incense path wanders alone.

The three deans were already mentally prepared, so they praised such good words with restraint, and those students made such words for the first time when they saw someone really had to do it, and the voices of praise were endless for a while.

"Helplessly, the flowers have fallen, and the familiar Yan has returned," Ge Zhihuan and the three of them recited this sentence repeatedly, their eyes were confused.

"It's really wonderful, Zhiyu, every time I see you, I will have a refreshing feeling," Ge Zhihuan said: "It's a waste that such a talent doesn't go out and out of the picture." ”

After everyone's praise slowly subsided, Ge Zhihuan continued: "To the rain, if you want, I can help you write a letter of recommendation." Now that the servant of the ministry has a friendship with me, I think for the sake of my face, he will definitely recommend you a good position. Of course, my face is one thing, but the main thing is your talent. ”

Tian Zhiyu smiled bitterly, thinking that if I really wanted to be an official, there were Feng family and Lu family in Dongyang who could help, and these should be stronger than your relationship with the secretary and the secretary.

Although Tian Zhiyu thought that he would go to Luoyang one day, it was not the time yet.

Luoyang has the second prince and Lin Zhaoyang, which wants his life.

There is also Prime Minister Zhang in Luoyang, who said that he robbed someone else's prospective daughter-in-law, and if he knew, he was afraid that he would not let himself have good fruits to eat.

Now I go to Luoyang by myself, and I have no intention of falling into the mouth of the tiger.

"Thank you Mr. Ge for your kindness, but Zhiyu doesn't want to enter the career now, and Zhiyu still has a lot of things to do now, and he will trouble Mr. Ge if he needs it in the future. ”

Ge Zhihuan felt a little regretful, but thinking that if Tian Zhiyu stayed in Yuhang, he could often talk to him about poetry, and the idea of persuading him to go to Luoyang was weaker.

Everyone then drank, among the three dean's students, two were good at singing, and everyone was in good spirits, so Ge Zhihuan asked the two students, a man and a woman, to sing Tian Zhiyu's "Huanxi Sha" just now.

The atmosphere of the scene reached a high point again in an instant.

It's a pity that no matter how good the time is, it always has to end, and at noon, the three deans reluctantly bid farewell to Tian Zhiyu.

Out of politeness, Tian Zhiyu originally wanted to keep them for lunch, but after asking the two grandmothers, he learned that the vegetables they bought were not enough for so many people to eat, and it was too late to buy them again, so he dispelled this idea.

Tian Zhiyu sent them to the next mountain, watched them walk towards Yu Hang in three steps, and then went back with Feng Jingnan and Lu Wenshu.

"Sister Nan, if these three old gentlemen's students want to become officials, do they have to have a recommendation from your family?" When the three of them were eating, Tian Zhiyu asked Feng Jingnan.

Feng Jingnan nodded and said, "Most of them are wanted." After they enter Beijing, before taking the exam, they will first hand over the door stickers to the senior officials in Beijing, and hand over their proud works with the recommendation letter of our Feng Mansion. ”

I see.

"Then are there many people in your family who are officials in Beijing now?" Tian Zhiyu then asked.

"There are quite a few, I have a distant uncle who is now a household secretary, and I can't remember what other miscellaneous relatives are officials," Feng Jingnan looked at Tian Zhiyu suspiciously: "What, do you have the idea of going to Luoyang to be an official?"

Lu Wenshu also hurriedly looked at him.

Tian Zhiyu hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, I don't want to be a big petty official at the feet of the Son of Heaven, so angry, it's far better to accompany you to be chic." ”

Feng Jingnan glanced at him and said: "With our Feng family and Sister Lu's family, if you go to the capital, you have to be a Langzhong of the Sixth Department, how can you be a petty official?"

"I still don't want it, I still like to live a simple life with you," Tian Zhiyu said: "I'll give you another song?"

"Yes, yes," the two girls looked at him quietly when they saw that he was about to compose lyrics again, and they couldn't even eat their meals.

Tian Zhiyu read to them Liu Yong's famous "Crane Soaring to the Sky": on the gold list. Occasionally, the dragon's head is missing. The temporary legacy of the Ming Dynasty, how to. The attempt is easy, and the fight is unbridled. There is no need to talk about mourning. A talented lyricist, he is a white-clothed minister. Fireworks Alley, Yiyo Danqing Barrier. Fortunately, there is a person who can be searched. And the red leaning on the green, the romance and the life are smooth. Youth is paid. endured the floating name and changed it to a shallow low singing.

The two daughters are both Huizhi Lanxin, listening to his words, they immediately understood his thoughts about officialdom for the time being, so they only praised him for his good words, and never mentioned the matter of making him an official.