Be a master through ancient times

Recently, the students of Zhangzhou Prefecture have been studying very energetically, not only because they have participated in the mock exam of the rural examination, but also because of what Master Chu said when he was training them at the gate of the Tixue Division.

Studying is hard, becoming a talent is not easy. If they are not motivated, others will be more motivated than them.Every three years in the provincial examination, there is a certain number of candidates admitted. If you want to become the one in a thousand, you must put in more effort.

Chu Ci was very pleased with this, and took advantage of everyone's enthusiasm to hold several gatherings to analyze all the big things and small things that happened around them recently.The students benefited a lot. After returning to the school, they organized members of the society to discuss together, and conveyed the thoughts of adults Ti Xue.

At the end of October, the Quanxian Wharf, which lasted for four or five months, was finally officially opened to ships.On the day of the opening of the port, all the famous people in Zhangzhou Prefecture came to join in the show.As the leader of Zhangzhou Prefecture, Lu Zhifu personally took a boat to experience it.

Chu Ci met Zhao Kuan again there, and this was the first time the two met after cheating him that day.When Zhao Kuan saw Chu Ci, he immediately took a few steps towards this direction and surrounded Chu Ci with stars like a moon. He had a bright smile on his face, and he kept saying "rare guest", what else did he say? Condescend to go, flourishing and radiant" and other words, as if Chu Ci is some kind of distinguished guest.

Chu Ci knew that Zhao Kuan had bad intentions, and his actions were clearly intended to stir up conflicts between the prefect Lu and him, causing a rift between the two. It would be better if they fell out because of this.But Chu Ci was not what he wanted, so he brought the topic back to the prefect Lu with his words, saying that it was because of his wise guidance that the Zhangzhou prefecture could have a pier, and called on everyone to pay tribute to the prefect Lu and thank him for his support. pay.

Magistrate Lu, who was originally a little unhappy, narrowed his eyes with a smile at this time, and his impression of Chu Ci had completely changed in his heart.May I ask, for such a capable colleague who speaks and does things decently, who can not feel good about him?

As for the orders of Governor Lin Futong when Chu Ci first arrived, the prefect Lu had completely forgotten about them.That day they said that Chu Ci was a man of great success and good at judging criminal and prison cases, so they asked him to stop him and not let him interfere in these matters.But in the past year, he discovered that Chu Ci had never interfered in the internal affairs of Zhangzhou Prefecture, and was only in the Department of Education, trying to find ways to improve the style of study in Zhangzhou Prefecture.Now everything has achieved some success, and this is also good for him, the prefect.

Zhao Kuan saw that his scheme did not succeed, so he no longer intentionally pursued him. He only smiled and said a few polite words, and then went to the other side.Chu Ci didn't take it seriously, and took his subordinates to visit his own.

The pier is full of people today, apart from the officials and gentry who came to watch the ceremony, there are more ordinary people who have heard the news and set up stalls here.The government promised the common people that during the first three days of the opening of the pier, the government would not collect any booth tax, so as long as there were surplus items at home that could not be used up, they would be brought over to set up a stall.

Chu Ci walked around, bought something interesting when he saw it, and went back to play with the children, and bought a lot of things without knowing it.

At noon, he ordered his followers to take the things to the carriage first, then turned around and walked to the other side, and went to the restaurant under Zhao Kuan's contract to meet the others.

At the banquet, Zhao Kuan intentionally pleasing everyone, shuttled around with a cup.Those present didn't give him face, after all, no one can get along with money, right?

After drinking and eating, a group of people came to the highest floor of the restaurant.Facing the sea here, you can clearly see the people and things on the pier.Seeing ships berthing at the pier to unload and purchase goods, everyone felt indescribably satisfied. This was not just an ordinary business, but also a prelude to Zhangzhou's economic take-off.

The official opening of the wharf has become an annual event in the hearts of the people of Zhangzhou Prefecture. No matter what occasion they chat, the topic will eventually come around to it.However, no matter how big things are, as time goes by, the heat will gradually be replaced by other things.

As soon as December entered, the counties were in full swing and began to prepare for the boy's trial.

This children's test is different from other exams, and most of the participants are children ranging from a few years old to teenagers.Due to the sudden increase in the number of children entering school at the beginning of this year, many more children signed up for the children's test this year.

The things to be investigated in the children's test are much simpler. In addition to the "Three Hundred Thousands" that children must read, they will also examine the contents of "Disciple Regulations", "Children's Learning Qionglin" and "Zengguang Xianwen". Focusing on pasting scriptures and ink meanings, the difficulty is equivalent to Xiaoshengchu.Generally speaking, as long as the children study hard, they can pass the boy's test smoothly.

Chu Ci is a prefecture, so he doesn't need to care about such a small matter, he just needs to wait for the sub-roads of each county to report the children who have obtained the qualification of child birth this year.But Chu Ci was not only very concerned, but also very nervous. The reason was that besides his students Chang Xiao and Fu Mingan, as well as his little nephews Chu Yuan and Zhong Liyu who were far away in Xijiang Province, they were all going to take part in the boy's test this year.

Chu Ci didn't sign up for Chang Xiao and Fu Ming'an. As the end of the year approached, he had to deal with much more official duties than usual, so he had no time to take care of others.

But in mid-November, he received a letter from Mr. Qin, saying that Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu had been in school for two years. Mr. Qin set a test and found that they had already learned what they should learn After learning the memorization of melons, I signed up for them to participate in the boy's test in early December.As an elder, Chu Ci should make a statement and encourage the two children when facing the first major event in their lives.

The letter also asked whether his two disciples and grandchildren would enter the county test field to try their depth in February next year?Because he looked at the articles written by the two sent back by Chuci before, and found that their knowledge was no worse than that of the students in the county examination class.

Chu Ci was ashamed after receiving the letter. He immediately collected a bunch of good things and sent them to Xijiang Province with a few letters.Then he personally took Fu Ming'an and Chang Xiao to the Jiang county branch office to help them sign up for the boy's test.

The imperial court stipulated that, except for the rural examination, students could take the examination in the place of residence according to their own circumstances, without being restricted by household registration.But you have to go to the local county government to issue a certificate, and you must have a liansheng as a guarantee.

There was no need for many restrictions when Chu Ci brought people to sign up. As long as he said a word, the officials in charge of the matter would rush to record the names of the two of them on the Internet.But Chu Ci didn't specialize. He honestly took them to the county government to obtain a certificate before coming here. The guarantor didn't need anyone else, and he filled in his own name for that item.

The officials in Jiang county admired him for being so official, and they inevitably had to say a few words in private, and once they were passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, the image of Chu Ci was established as fair and strict.

After signing up, Chu Ci took time to review for them.Chang Xiao was better, because he only learned these lessons last year, and he remembered them again after reviewing them for a while.

But Fu Ming'an learned these things when he was in elementary school, when he was only six years old.No matter how clear I remembered it at the time, it is still a bit difficult to say it word by word now.This is the thing about memory. After learning, it will be slowly hidden with the passage of time.But fortunately, it will not disappear. As long as you spend time reviewing it, the sealed memory will reappear.

After more than half a month of review, when they stepped into the examination room, Chu Ci was not worried at all.These two people are studying under his nose, if they can't even pass the boy's test, then his teacher for so many years will be considered in vain.What he is nervous about now is Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu. Although the two of them don't write circles like before when they wrote letters in the past two years, they are not around after all, and it is not very clear what Chu Ci will look like after learning.However, with Mr. Qin watching them from the side, it is safe to think.

Sure enough, when the results came out in early December, Fu Mingan and Chang Xiao first obtained the qualifications for child birth, and they could enter the county examination in February next year.Then Chuci received a letter from Mrs. Qin, saying that the two primary schools were among the best in the exams, and they both obtained the qualifications for children. Next year, they can leave the Mengtong Hall and go to the County Examination Junior Class to study. It can be said that everyone is happy.

In addition, there is another thing that makes Chu Ci very happy, that is, the number of children in the whole government this time has more than doubled compared to previous years.Although there are still differences compared with other state capitals, this also proves that the style of study in Zhangzhou Prefecture has slowly developed in a good direction with the efforts of Chu Ci and others.

After the boy's exam, before Chuci could relax for two days, he received an official document from the province, saying that all the prefectures should go to the provincial capital to discuss matters together.

After Chu Ci received the notice, his whole body went cold, and he thought that it could be that old man Qi Luzhi tricked him again, right?He picked up the official document and looked at it carefully, and suddenly found that the seal on it seemed to be Mrs. Du's.

That's right, there are two students from Nanfu Province.At that time, Master Du returned to his hometown Ding You, now that it has been so long, it is time for him to come back to handle official duties.

After figuring it out, Chu Ci was very relieved, and he stepped into the carriage early the next morning and came to their own wharf in Zhangzhou Mansion.There were many ships parked at the pier, and Chu Ci had sharp eyes, and he saw the patrol boat of the Nanmin Navy at a glance.

Chu Ci remembered the promise made to him by Admiral Fan last time, and now it's time to fulfill it.If he can't fulfill it, he will go to the provincial capital today, and he must pay a visit to Mr. Fan.

The process of fulfilling the promise was smoother than Chu Ci thought. As soon as he revealed his identity, the captain of the ship warmly invited him aboard, and then specially bought some snacks from the shore to entertain him.

Chu Ci arrived at the wharf on the outskirts of the provincial capital at Shenshizheng on the afternoon of the same day in a patrol boat with an unusual speed, which was at least two hours faster than ordinary passenger boats.

Chu Ci arrived at the posthouse in the provincial capital before closing the city gate in a carriage.The next morning, after packing himself up, he hired a carriage and went to the Tixue Office.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Chu Ci ran into Mr. Meng.Meng Fan was very happy to see Chu Ci, but at the same time, he also complained a few words about Chu Ci's heretics, and said that he must live in Meng's mansion next time he comes again.Chu Ci was a little embarrassed by him, and immediately said that he would definitely go next time he had a chance.

The two walked and chatted, and they arrived at the meeting hall after a while.At this time, most of the students from other prefectures in Southern Fujian were here. After greeting each other, they all chatted casually.When Chu Ci was chatting with Mr. Meng, he was sensitive to the sight that stayed on him from time to time, but when he turned his head to look, that sight disappeared immediately, and he was very puzzled.

Why is everyone looking at him?Could it be that he went out today in disheveled clothes?Chu Ci couldn't help brushing the corner of his clothes, wanting to look in the mirror very much.