Be a master through ancient times

"This year's retake is invalid?"

On the morning of January [-]th, ever since the yamen posted a long notice, the scholars in the streets and alleys kept chanting this sentence.

It has been several years since the retake matter, and when it was implemented for the first time, everyone was also discussing it.It's just that the mood at that time was indignation, but this time it was joyful.

Retaking sounds like just a test paper, but it also contains the energy of the students.The county examination is coming soon, and they can't wait to spend all their time on the books, but they still have to spend time preparing for the retake.

The content of the retake examination is different from that of the county examination, and the bibliography drawn out is also biased.If they want to get a good result in the retake, it means that they must also write down the two extra books.

You have to study hard before the exam, and wait for the results to be announced after the exam.In order not to give others a reason, among the students who have been dismissed, occasionally there will be a few young people who have abilities for no reason, which is pure luck.

But the students don't know about this, they spend one to two months to prepare for retaking, and after the results are issued, they have to prepare non-stop for the county test, which can be said to be very troublesome.

This year they prepared as usual, but when the imperial court issued an official document, they prepared for nothing.However, no one will complain about preparing for a retake in vain, because after this experience, there may be no need to retake in the future!

They dare not guarantee that they can pass the exam once. If they fail the exam, they will have to spend time on the retake next year. Thanks!

Therefore, it is necessary to celebrate something that is beneficial and harmless and can benefit future generations, such as invalidating the retake.

These scholars called their friends and found a tavern to sit down.During the dinner, they chatted about this matter again, and after chatting, they jumped on Chu Ci.

These scholars still have a good impression of the new great master. Although this person has only been in office for a short time, the two things he has done in a row are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The second is naturally to abolish the retake, and the first is to make the county and government examinations more fair and impartial.For those poor scholars who have no backing, Tixue's move has given them more opportunities to stand out.Moreover, this Tixue adult's farmer's background gave them a sense of intimacy.

Chu Ci didn't know that he had bought some people's hearts because of the two announcements.He has been busy with his official duties these days, so he has no time to take care of other things.If Zhang Hu hadn't chanted a few words beside him, "February [-], the dragon raises its head", he would not have noticed that it has already entered February.

……

The official duties during this period are nothing to say, it is probably Master Qi's revenge for Chu Ci's private revocation and resumption.

At that time, when the news reached the provincial capital, Qi Luzhi almost fell ill again from anger.He was acquainted with an adult who was a teacher in Kyoto, and before the emperor's letter full of reprimands arrived that day, he already knew what the emperor wanted to say.

Fortunately, the emperor did not take any practical actions other than a few words of warning.Still, that was humiliating enough.Qi Luzhi took advantage of this to go home to take a rest, so he missed the first meeting with Chu Ci.

He probably inquired about Chu Ci, and he sneered in his heart about Chu Ci's whereabouts and actions in the capital.Didn't this man surnamed Chu act like this because of the emperor's favor?Now that he is demoted, it naturally shows that the emperor doesn't like this person anymore.Then, no matter what he wants to do with Chu Ci, it should be fine.

Before he could figure out how to deal with Chu Ci, the news of that person came first, and he almost died of anger when he heard it.

When he was about to make a move against Chu Ci, he was reminded that Chu Ci had not been away from the capital for too long, if he had three or two friends in the capital, it would be a bad thing to cause the emperor to feel sorry for him once he got the booklet.Therefore, it is not appropriate to do it directly.

Qi Lu listened straight and calmed down again.Since he couldn't do it clearly, he changed his method.He also uses a lot of soft knives to kill people.

Therefore, Chuci got a message a few days ago that the education funds for this year might not be allocated for a while.

When I first read Chuci, I didn’t think too much about it. If I can’t dial it out, I can’t dial it out. It doesn’t matter if I post it later. No academy relies on those subsidies to make a living.Then the more he looked down, the more Chu Ci felt that something was wrong.

Sure enough, at the end of the official document, it was written that among the many state capitals, only Chuci had been stamped and sent back to various places, so he had to find a way by himself to collect the money and food needed by each academy within five days and then distribute it. The school will issue a reissue after clearing last year's surplus.

Chu Ci laughed at that time, he was still thinking about what kind of means that Lord Qi would use to deal with him, so it was this!

Chu Ci has to say that this method is actually quite useful.Presumably, these people have already inquired about his details, knowing that he is just an ordinary farmer, and he has been working in a yamen known for its poverty last year, so it must be impossible to spend more than 2000 taels of silver within five days.

Once he can't afford the money, what awaits him later should be dereliction of duty or other disposal.If he wanted to complete the task, he would have to collect money crazily within five days. Although the task was completed by then, there would be a lot of braids that were caught behind him.

No matter what kind of idea, he will suffer.However, there is a third solution to this problem.When Steward Xu arrived last time, he sent Chu Ci a few banknotes. The reason was that his young master said that a poor family is rich, and there are too many places to spend in the officialdom. Have more confidence.

Sensing Kou Jing's intentions, Chu Ci accepted the silver bills. He didn't plan to use them at first, but just put them in his purse to see things and think about others.Unexpectedly, these few unremarkable bank notes solved Chu Ci's urgent need at the critical moment.

Within five days, Chu Ci checked the materials submitted by various academies, and after they were correct, they stamped them on file and distributed the money. Although the expressions of these little brothers in yacha clothes were not friendly, they moved quickly.The whole process is simple and clear, and much faster than before.

Five days later, the officials sent by the provincial capital to supervise Chu Ci returned to the provincial capital angrily with a box of stamped notes.

Because of this sudden incident, Chu Ci was very busy for a few days.After relaxing, I realized that time passed so fast.

……

"There are still ten days before the county examination. Haven't the school halls of the county government inspected? If you encounter old and damaged items, remember to repair them in time so as not to interfere with the students' examinations."

"My lord, don't worry, the branch patrols in all counties are watching this matter. The county examination is a major event, and they dare not ignore it." Wang Ming replied.

"That's good." Chu Ci nodded, and then turned to Jiang Dahai, "Master Jiang, how are the county test questions going?"

Jiang Dahai replied: "The questions have been given out. There are two sets of questions in total. I will send them over to the adults for reading later."

"Two sets?" Chu Ci was a little dissatisfied.

Jiang Dahai thought he didn't know, so he quickly explained: "Your Excellency doesn't know, this is also to ensure the fairness of the county examination. If there are two sets of questions, the possibility of leaking the questions is lower."

Chu Ci said: "I mean, there are only two sets? As far as I know, you accepted a total of ten people including the officials?"

"This... my lord, the county test is no small matter. In order not to repeat the previous test questions, we need to read the previous year's test questions for a long time to choose a question. Therefore, although there are many people and enough time, there is no way to prepare a few more sets. " Jiang Dahai complained for himself. In the past, the two sets of test questions they prepared were similar. This year, because they had to show Chu Ci, they racked their brains to prepare two completely different sets, and they were still disgusted. It's really unreasonable. !

Chu Ci shook his head and said: "It doesn't need to be completely different, and you can even ask a few of the same questions as before. What everyone knows, if we do the opposite, we may have different results. Therefore, Lord Jiang and other adults, please come up with at least two more sets of test questions within three days."

"This……"

"Can't it be done?" Chu Ci looked at him suspiciously.

Jiang Dahai sensed the gazes from other people, gritted his teeth and asked, "Master, three days is too little time, can you extend it for a few more days?"

Chu Ci expressed his disapproval: "Time is already tight, I have to set aside time for printing and distributing the test questions, Master Ruojiang can't do it—"

"The next official must finish it on time!" Jiang Dahai interrupted Chu Ci's words, and agreed.

"That's good." Chu Ci showed a satisfied smile. He turned to Wang Ming and ordered, "Notify the county patrols and county school chiefs, and let them come to the Tixue hall to draw lots at tomorrow's hour."