My years in the Northern Song Dynasty Guozijian

Ye An fell into a deep sleep, and was not shaken by Yuan Bao until the next morning.

"What are you doing, what time is it?" Ye An rubbed his eyes in confusion.

Yuan Bao frowned: "Master, you have been asleep for six hours, the old lady asked me to call you, a distinguished guest is here."

"What distinguished guest?" Ye An was startled, don't be someone from the official family again, he hasn't figured out how to evade it yet.

"It seems that the county magistrate is here."

Ye An secretly groaned in his heart. Although he was not a close friend of Renzong, he knew what the county magistrate was doing here, so he had to wash up briefly while thinking, and then rushed to the hall in a panic.

The Song Dynasty divided different counties into grades to determine the rank of county magistrates.Zhongmu County belongs to Gyeonggi County, and the county magistrate belongs to the eighth rank petty official. If there is not a Lugong Temple, it would have almost no sense of existence in the Song Dynasty.But Ji Yue, magistrate of Zhongmu County, was different. He came from a big family in Beijing. Although he was only a side branch, he still had vision.The moment he received the order and learned that Ye An was going to be sent to the Imperial College, he knew his chance had come.

Even though Ji Yue didn't understand how the other party got the attention of the nobleman and could pass the decree in the palace, it didn't prevent him from building a relationship.No, the county magistrate Ji hurried to Ye's house early in the morning, and warmly greeted the mistress of the house.

As soon as Ye An entered the room, he saw a thin middle-aged man sitting in the middle talking with his grandmother. Although he was wearing a county magistrate's uniform, he knew that this man must be the parent officer of Zhongmou County, so he hurriedly went to see him.

Lifting up the young man in front of him, Ji Yue repeatedly praised: "I heard that there is a reincarnation of Mr. Pan in our county, and seeing him today really deserves his reputation. Mr. An Ren must have been so beautiful when he was young."

Smiling awkwardly, Ye An didn't know how to speak for a moment.The Pan Gong mentioned by County Magistrate Ji is precisely the famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, the eternally beautiful man Pan An who "throws fruits and carts" in history.He is a native of Zhongmu County, and Zhongmu County has been proud of it for a long time, and even dresses a little more fashionable than the neighboring counties.

His reputation as "Little Pan'an" was spread by his classmates in the school. Originally, "Half Pan'an" was meant to satirize that he only had Pan Gong's appearance but was illiterate.As a result, Ji Yue's mouth was changed to Pan Gong's reincarnation. I have to say that this person's mouth is really sharp.

Little did he know that these were Ji Yue's innermost thoughts, he had stayed in Kaifeng Mansion anyway, and knew how important appearance was to a literati.If I have the face and background of the other party, I will definitely try my best to get the name of 'Xiao Pan'an' out, so that I can make a name for myself in the scholar-bureaucrat class.

Thankfully, I don't know what he thinks, otherwise Ye Anding would have to sigh, Master Ji would be resigned if he didn't do marketing.

Ji Yue then boasted a few more words before turning to the main topic: "I have received the order to arrange for Mr. Xiao Lang to study in the Imperial College. If there is anything you need, just ask."

coming!Ye An looked up at grandma and found that her expression was calm, so she knew that magistrate Ji had explained to her before.

After sorting out his thoughts, Ye An saluted first, and then calmly said: "Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your kindness. The kid is ignorant and has no ambitions. Going to the Imperial College is a waste of quota, so I hope the adults will help you to refuse this matter."

When Ji Yue heard this, he was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ye An was playing some hard-to-get trick.After several times of probing, it was confirmed that this kid really didn't want to go to the Imperial College.

How could anyone not want to go to the Imperial College! ! !Ji Yue was shocked, this is the place only the sons of their clan can go, where they are either rich or expensive, if they make friends with one or two, they will have no worries about official career in the rest of their lives.And now, someone actually refused!

But Ji Yue has been in the officialdom for so many years, so he calmed down quickly. After recalling the other party's reputation of being unlearned and incompetent, he said nonchalantly: "If it's because of a weak foundation, Mr. Xiaolang don't need to worry. , Guozijian has three halls, there are all kinds of students there, and even calligraphy, I heard that your handwriting is good, you can consider this."

It was the first time Ye An heard about this matter, the Imperial College was too far away from his life, and the master would not mention it on weekdays.His calligraphy was practiced in his previous life. His aunt ran a calligraphy remedial class, and she followed him when he was adopted, and he learned it over time.But even so, my dyslexia is always a problem, so I still refuse.

The county magistrate failed to make another plan, turned his eyes, and looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty insists on this, if the officials blame me, I will not be able to handle it here..."

"Ah? No way..." Ye An frowned, feeling that 'Li Yiyi' didn't look like that kind of person either.

"Hey, the officials are indeed benevolent, but think about it. Since ancient times, the king of Hades has been more difficult to deal with than the little devil. You are evading it because the officials specially approved it. If someone makes a fuss about this matter in the future, he must not be easy to do. Anyway. Go and report, and study for a year or so, so that the officials can look good."

"But my family..." Ye An was a little shaken, and looked at his grandma. If he left, grandma would take care of him.

County Magistrate Ji vowed: "You don't have to worry about this, Sun Fang, who always troubled you before, her old lady no longer serves as Li Zheng because of dereliction of duty."

Then he sneered and said, "Do you know why this person went to great lengths to buy your land?"

Ye An shook his head, this was something he couldn't figure out all the time.My family used to have a lot of land in Zhongmou County, but later because of finding someone to treat the original owner, it was almost sold out.The remaining [-] mu was kept because it was too remote and difficult to sell. What did Sun Fang want it for?

"At this time next year, the imperial court plans to restore the canals and weirs built in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, a large amount of land will be converted from dry land to paddy fields, and rice will be planted again. Your family's [-] mu is just within the range. Liu Lizheng did not know where to get it The news was revealed to his daughter-in-law, and Sun Fang was moved." Ji Yue was very angry, this matter was not only related to the Ye family, if it was found out, it would be because of his lax management.

Only then did Ye An suddenly realize that it was so.You must know that paddy fields are much more expensive than dry land now, and the first-class paddy fields cost a full three pennies per mu!If it was really sold, Sun Fang would have made ten times as much profit from changing hands, it was simply a lucrative business.

After figuring out the truth, Ye An solemnly bowed to the magistrate. After all, Mr. Ji not only saved the Ye family's wealth, but also solved his long-standing heart disease.

Ji Yue hurriedly got up, and asked expectantly: "In this case, Mr. Lang is willing to study in the Imperial College."

Ye An smiled bitterly: "There seems to be no reason not to go."

Ye Po on the side nodded in relief. She kept silent during this period, because she was afraid of affecting her grandson's decision-making.Fortunately, it turned out to be a good result. An'er was able to go to the Imperial College to study, and she was worthy of the ancestors of the Ye family.

After that, County Magistrate Ji gave a lot of instructions, and when he finally left, he even asked for a copy of Ye An's calligraphy. According to his thinking, he was just holding onto the other party and increasing investment.

Ye An was kind, asked Yuan Bao to fetch a pen and paper from the study, thought for a while and wrote down two lines of poems:

Thousands of hammers dug out of the mountains, and the fire burned as if it were idle.

Forgive his limited level, and he can remember this stuff in the Chinese textbook.Ji Yue is from Tokyo, and he was holding his breath in his heart when he came to such a poor place as Zhongmou, so these two sentences can be considered appropriate.

Looking at the characters, County Magistrate Ji couldn't help admiring: "The strokes are round and beautiful, with ups and downs. Although the muscles and bones are still lacking, but the charm is there. It really is a good character, and it will become a great tool in time! But I haven't seen this font yet. But what did Mr. Xiao Lang come up with on his own?"

Although he asked a question, he knew that such a mature font must not have been invented by such a young boy.Ye An also told the truth: "This character is called Zhao Tizi, and it was given by a senior." There are hundreds of years before the birth of the great calligrapher Zhao Mengfu, and he is far from others.

Oh, it turned out to be Zhao Ti... Wait!Zhao? !Ji Yue started to brainstorm, almost untenable, staring at Ye An, also, how could such an ordinary-looking family be born.He said, why do the officials treat an ordinary person differently? It turns out that he is a son of the clan!Immediately, his heart became hot again. Everyone in the world knew that the official family didn't have a son yet!Could it be... He began to re-examine Ye An, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was worth investing in, and he wished he could put on his wings and tell his family right now.

Ye An inexplicably sent the excited county magistrate out of his home, recovered his senses and began to arrange the family affairs after he left.

Although County Magistrate Ji promised that he would take care of Ye's family, sometimes the far water cannot save the near fire, and he can't always bother him.Ye An visited the new Li Zheng and Mrs. Deng successively, and asked them to pay more attention to grandma after presenting gifts.

Now everyone in the village knows that Ye An is going to study in a noble school in Beijing, so how could he refuse.Mrs. Deng also carried her runny daughter out, and let Ye An take a look: "Come on, sister Ling'er, do you still remember Brother Ye, this is your future official."

Ye An took a black line, took out a piece of caramel from his pocket and stuffed it into Sister Linger's mouth, successfully blocking Sister Linger's "official person".

"Ms. Deng, didn't you agree that you will not bring up this matter again?" Although the Northern Song Dynasty's restraint on women was not very serious, it may not be good for Sister Linger's reputation in the future.

Mrs. Deng smiled sheepishly, "Our old lady didn't order this. Are you used to it at home? Brother An will stay with me for dinner at night."

How dare Ye An leave in a hurry.

Everything after that was easy to talk about. Mr. Ji sent many gifts as a token of his affection, and Ye An returned the precious ones, leaving only a large bookcase.After all, it's someone's wish, so it's not good to refuse all of them, and besides, I have to take this bookcase with me on the way.

Ye An also wanted to keep Mei Xiang Yuanbao at home to serve grandma, but was taught by grandma: "Brother is so young, how can he go out without anyone around. Mei Xiang keeps it, and you take the Yuan Bao away."

Unable to resist the other party, Ye An had no choice but to agree, and finally left half of the money from selling the formula at home. With the watchful eyes of relatives and friends, Ye An left the hometown where he had lived for many years.

Bianliang, he is finally coming!

The author has something to say:

The matter about the land is true. Back then, a transfer envoy from Xijing repaired the canals and turned the dry land into paddy fields, thus increasing the surrounding land prices by [-] times. The residents there should be regarded as ancient demolition households.