My years in the Northern Song Dynasty Guozijian

The current situation is very embarrassing. Everyone is a classmate. They were caught stealing food, and they didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Fan Chunren came out to smooth things over: "Di Yong, how is your health? Didn't you say that you were sick and asked Dr. Zhu for half a year's leave? I still plan to visit you. Why did you come to attend a class suddenly?"

The young man looked indifferent, and said slowly: "My elder brother has gone home."

Fan Chunren was dumbfounded by this nonsensical statement, what does it have to do with him coming to school when Brother Di goes home.

"Brother came back, so I was exposed for pretending to be sick, and I was driven here early this morning." Di Yong has a handsome face, but he is tall. At this time, his expression is lonely, like a listless large dog.Then turned to look at Ye An: "I didn't steal it, this is my seat, I'll give you the money later."

Ye An was confused, and immediately realized that he had made a mistake. Fan Chunren was beside him. He didn't know about it on the first day of school, so he directly put the food box on Di Yong's desk.

"Ahem, Brother Ye, don't blame him. He has a lot of admirers in the prison. He usually receives gifts softly, so he probably thought they were given by someone else." Fan Chunren explained with a smile.

Ye An was speechless. Is this a school or a fan meeting? Da Song was walking all over the place, shaking his head and said, "It's okay, I blame myself for being confused, just eat a little, don't mention money or anything."

Di Yong hesitated, this is not his usual style.In the end, the good old man Fan Chunren agreed for him: "That's it, brother Ye, you don't know, I have known this guy for many years, and he was born with this face. His father, General Di Qingdi, is now in Yanzhou with Xixia He is fighting a war, and no one at home takes care of him, and he only has half a day of class on weekdays, but fortunately, Brother Di can cure him when he comes back."

Di Qing... Well, he is the son of a famous official again. Ye An has become numb these days, anyway, this is the situation in the Guozijian.

Then Fan Chunren introduced Ye An. Although Di Yong still looked like a high-altitude flower, he did not despise Ye An because of his ordinary family background. .

After staying for a while, the students from the day class came over intermittently.Ye An was drowsy after studying the scriptures in the morning. Looking around, he found that most of the students were similar to him.Aside from laughing and fighting, a few good Longyangs started hugging directly, and the doctor who was lecturing in front of him covered his eyes with a book, pretending not to be able to see.

In the afternoon, it became even more unbelievable. Ye An never thought that there would be a riding and archery test in the Imperial College, and it was agreed to emphasize civility over martial arts?But thinking about the "six arts of a gentleman", it's not surprising to learn archery.What's more, the enthusiasm for archery in the Northern Song Dynasty was also very high, and people had a deeper understanding of archery skills.Ye An had heard more than once in Bianliang city that people from the "Championship Club" competed publicly.The so-called "Championship Club" is an archery organization formed by people who like archery, and it is very famous in Song Dynasty.

Speaking of the exam, Guozijian is rich and powerful, and all the students are arranged with real horses. Although there are not many horses, they are also very spectacular.

But all of this has nothing to do with him, he is the only one in the class who can't ride a horse.The teacher is helpless, the students here are either rich or expensive, he can't say anything, he can only ask Ye An to sit in the room out of the way, and teach him slowly after the exam is over.

Returning to the classroom dejectedly, Ye An once again doubted what he was doing in the Imperial College, obviously out of tune with the surroundings, could it be such a waste of time?As soon as the door was opened, Di Yong was found sitting on the seat in a daze. Ye An hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "The riding and archery class is taking an exam, can you not go?"

Unexpectedly, Di Yong's eyes were dull when he heard the word 'riding and shooting', and immediately lowered his face, and said coldly: "No, I won't! It's useless anyway, and people who learn it are fools. "

...Crazy, Ye An was speechless to Di Yong who suddenly broke into the second grade, let him do as he pleases, it has nothing to do with him.

Di Yong also knew that his attitude just now was not good, but he couldn't shame himself into apologizing, so he froze in place, looking a little annoyed.

After finally surviving school, he rejected Fan Chunren's invitation to go home together, and Ye An went to help Dr. Zhu move the books as agreed.Since the last time, Zhu Qian seemed to have found a high-quality free labor force, and asked Ye An to help him from time to time, adhering to the principle of respecting the old and loving the young, but also fearing the head teacher, Ye An couldn't refuse, so he could only agree with a wry smile.

By the time the work was done, it was getting dark.In order to rush home, he walked quickly across the school grounds, intending to go home early.He suddenly heard a voice in the school grounds, and stepped forward to look curiously, but it turned out to be Di Yong.

With all his concentration, he fully drew the bow effortlessly, and then let go of the taut string.After that, he quickly took out the second arrow from the arrow basket on his back, and the third arrow... the seven arrows were lined up in the air and firmly nailed to the target.Some arrows even pierced through the bull's-eye, which shows how powerful they are.

"Okay!" Ye An couldn't help applauding. So far, he has seen such a superb arrow technique for the first time. It is not at the same level as those soldiers in Zhongmou County who are just waiting to die.

Di Yong had long felt that there was someone around him, and when he saw Ye An, he felt a little uncomfortable.He is clumsy and doesn't like to get along with strangers very much, and what happened before, he couldn't speak.

Ye An didn't think too much about it, and excitedly said: "Is this the legendary Seven Stars Lianzhu! It's so handsome! It's amazing!"

Feeling a little uncomfortable being praised, Di Yong started, "They are all dead things that don't move. It's nothing difficult. You can do it with more practice."

Looking at the target that was shot through, Ye An complained wildly in his heart, how could it be possible!The two fell silent again.

After a long time, Di Yong said: "Shicai... I'm sorry, I was a bit aggressive."

Ye An was slightly startled, and then smiled and said, "Oh, I don't take small things to heart. But you know how to archery, why don't you take the exam?"

Di Yong frowned, and said angrily, "Not only can I shoot arrows, but I can also ride horses, fight in battle, and form troops. But my father insists on making me study. Instead of wasting time in the Laoshizi Imperial College, it's better to go to Yanzhou to charge."

... The trouble for a long time is the family problem of learning literature and martial arts.I think so, how can young people in the [-]th Five-Year Plan have any troubles.However, although Ye An's education level is not high, but in later generations, he also heard that the great general Di Qing was excluded because of the Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature over military affairs. He probably worried that his son would be the same as himself, so he spoke to comfort him.

Unexpectedly, Di Yong cast a puzzled look instead, "Although my father is a military general, he is loved by the emperor above, and supported by his colleagues, why should he say it?"

Ye An Fu's forehead, as expected, is still young and simple-minded, now that your father has enough strength in the court, and his official position is not high, of course others are happy to add to the cake.But if he becomes bigger in the future, can he still be let go?But it's not good to tell him now, so Ye An thought about it, and changed his words: "In my opinion, your father has high hopes for you."

"Why did you say that?" Di Yong asked.

"Think about it, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, military generals can't get promoted no matter how much they can fight. That's why you are allowed to study. If you have fame, you can go to the battlefield again, and it will be a good talk of being both civil and military."

Di Yong had been away from his father since he was a child, and the family was full of boys. The elders were inevitably a little careless, ignoring the mental health of the teenager.It was the first time he heard this statement, and after savoring it carefully, he suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly became clear.

No wonder my father urged me so much, and my elder brother beat me every time. It turned out to be like this. I think they also had good intentions. After supporting the Di family, they will rely on me!

Di Yong, who had untied his knot, bowed to Ye An, "Thank you for your reminder, if it wasn't for Brother Ye, I'm afraid I'd be wasting my time for a long time."

Seeing that the other party was convinced by the simple words, Ye An couldn't help but secretly proud of himself, thinking that he was a confidant brother, "Hey, it's all right, since that's the case, you should take the exam well in the future, it's a pity that you are so good at it. "

Di Yong Zheng nodded in agreement, and the two parted.

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At night, Brother Di, who had been on shift all day, came home and found that his silly brother was sitting at the dinner table waiting for him for the first time.

He glanced at him suspiciously: "Why? Don't you quarrel with me?"

Di Yong still had a frozen face, "I will go to school every day from now on, don't worry."

Brother Di nodded in relief, and before he could say anything, he saw the other party's expression of pity, and said to himself: "Brother, don't worry, even if you can only be an eighth-rank official in the future, I will take care of you for the rest of your life." After all, he still has to support the family.

"..." The veins on Brother Di's forehead throbbed violently, you little bastard, it's against the sky! !

The author has something to say:

Regarding the lessons in the Imperial College, I have read a lot of books, but most of the records of the Imperial College are after the Qingli New Deal or Wang Anshi's reform. There are very few descriptions of the period in the early Song Dynasty, so I made it up... this paragraph Let's take a look at it.

Also about Di Qing.

In fact, before Di Qing entered the Privy Council, he had a good reputation among civil servants.At that time, both Song Renzong and Baiguan cherished this golden bump capable of fighting, and the annual evaluation was very high.But later he entered the Privy Council (equivalent to the Ministry of National Defense), which belongs to the prime minister's preparation hall, and he will go to the prime minister if he goes further.This touched the interests of the civil official group and began to attack him.But even so, he stayed in the Privy Council for four full years, which is already pretty good