Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

A group of people happily came to the front hall. Lin Qing saw them with a smile all over his face: "Brother An, you have won the case! From now on, you will be a scholar! Good boy, you have won honor for our family!" His servants, having received a generous reward, also beamed with smiles, congratulating the master and the young master one after another, and everyone was beaming.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly went to arrange a banquet, and took Yi An away, not allowing her to disturb the conversation between father and brother.Li Junshan wanted to leave, but Lin Mingan stopped him.I could only stay, feeling in my heart that this was because my little cousin and uncle didn't treat me as an outsider, and I was secretly happy.

"Brother An, if you pass the examination of a scholar, you will be a man of merit. Daddy is happy for you. But you must not stand still. The next year will be the provincial examination, and you must fail. So, take a break for a few days , is about to go to Qingsong Academy to enroll, your uncle and grandpa contacted Song Daru for you, and Song Daru agreed to accept you as an apprentice. There is still more than a year to go, step up your tempering, and Qiugui can be expected!" Although Lin Qing knew An Ge'er is very sensible, but he couldn't help exhorting how important the township examination is.

"Son knows!" Lin Mingan replied.

Lin Mingan came to Sichuan, experienced the teachings of the school, and gradually realized how important imperial examinations and fame are to a scholar in this world. It can be said that they are a matter of life and death.

Scholars who have been poor for ten years, if they can't make it to the top, until they have gray hair and die in the examination room, they can only be called old boys. , sigh.Kong Yiji described by Lu Xun is such an example.

The Tongsheng Examination is a local imperial examination hosted by the provincial education administration. It includes three stages: the county examination, the government examination, and the college examination. Also called entrance examination.Candidates, regardless of age, are called Tongsheng.Passing the examination as a scholar is the starting point of "fame", and there has been a series of privileges since then.For example, a scholar can be exempted from hard labor for several people, and 30 acres of land under his family’s name can be exempted from tax; he is eligible to wear a Tsing Yi Confucian shirt, and he does not have to kneel when seeing the county magistrate, calling him a student; in general cases, he cannot be sentenced to a scholar; You are qualified to be a staff member of an official if you are a gentleman; at worst, it is easy to open a private school by yourself and become a shopkeeper or housekeeper in a wealthy family, and it is better than ordinary people.

As a scholar, life and social status will be guaranteed to a certain extent.The ones with the best grades are the catering staff, who have a certain number of places, and the government also provides allowances and daily necessities.As Lin Ming'an was the head of the case, he was naturally listed as a student.Compared with the purely wealthy rich man, a scholar feels more secure in his life.For example, if the county magistrate wants to punish any wealthy businessman, he doesn't need to use any means.According to the law, you have to do hard labor.Of course, under normal circumstances, labor can be paid for by others, and the government always turns a blind eye.But if the government wants to deal with you, they will strictly investigate and punish you according to the law. You must serve in the military yourself, and then deliberately assign you a difficult job.After 30 days of hard labor, you will lose half of your life!If you really die, it is because of your bad luck and poor health.Officials don't have to dirty their hands

one time.Therefore, many rich people try to spend a lot of money to donate an official, not only for the sake of looking good, but also because of their own safety needs.

The provincial examination for juren is even more important.It is held every three years in the provincial capitals of the provinces. The rural examination is arranged in the autumn and August, also known as Qiugui. The examiner is appointed by the emperor, which is very solemn.Those who pass the township examination are Juren.As a Juren, scholars can say that a qualitative change has taken place.Not only can the whole family be exempted from hard labor, but the [-] mu of land in the family will be exempted from taxation, and many people will take refuge in you as slaves in order to gain shade, and the family will have no worries about food and clothing from now on.Juren can sit on an equal footing with the county magistrate, but if he violates the law, the government cannot directly arrest him. He must report to the higher education administration and revoke his Juren honor first.More importantly, since then, he has the qualifications to be an official.When there is a vacancy, you can fill in an official, but generally you can't reach the sixth rank or above, and you can no longer take the Jinshi examination.Therefore, many Juren will weigh the pros and cons.But no matter what, if you pass the exam, you will enter the privileged class.That's why Fan Jin, a poor scholar, kept taking the exams until his gray hair grew thick, and he went crazy with joy when he heard the news that he had passed the exam.However, his father-in-law and villagers who looked down on him in the past immediately respected him, showing respect first and then respectful.In fact, fate changed drastically overnight.

At the top of the pyramid is Jinshi.Once every three years, a general examination is held in the capital, and qualified candidates are eligible to participate.The state also provides toll allowances for those who come to Beijing to catch the exam, and they can use the state's vehicles, boats, post stations, etc. for free.The examiners are of high status, most of them are Diange University Bachelors, or six ministers, with profound backgrounds.The test is held in February and March, which is called spring boudoir.The competition in the general examination is fierce, and only [-] candidates are selected for one subject, and they are called Gongshi if they pass the examination.After passing the palace examination, those who pass are Jinshi. Although there are differences between Jinshi and the same Jinshi, they are all qualified to be called "Students of the Son of Heaven", which is the highest honor that scholars all over the world yearn for.After passing the Jinshi examination, he embarked on an official career, and the worst one can be awarded a seventh-rank county magistrate.The economic return is also great. Jinshi can exempt two thousand mu of land tax and the entire land tax.

The labor of the clan, after winning the middle school, naturally countless people will give you money, houses and fields, and you will be promoted from then on.To sum it up in one sentence, the book has its own thousand bells, the book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu!

Lin Mingan's ultimate goal is to come to Jinshi, this is his stepping stone.Otherwise, without the protection of identity, when he started his own business, he would be a fat sheep and a milk cow in the eyes of others!If this is the case, he would rather lie flat and quit, enjoy a beautiful day, travel around the world, and live a life of peace and ease.

However, he is not alone, he does not want to let down the loving Lin Qing and his wife.After Yi'an was born, he felt a heavy sense of responsibility.Women in this era are very pitiful. When they are in the boudoir, whether they live well or not depends on her father and brother; when they get married, they also need to see whether their husband is a good man and treat her well; in the future, they need their sons to be filial and useful , to feel at ease and keep your waist straight.It is difficult for them to go out like a man in their life, do a career, and control their own destiny.And father and brother are very important to them. If father and brother are capable, rich and powerful, no matter whether they want to stay at home for the rest of their lives or marry into their husband's family, they will not be wronged.Therefore, women in this era attach great importance to their natal family, because it is their lifelong support and can also benefit their daughters.ready-made example

Well, if Dad didn't have his uncle to rely on, I'm afraid they would be in a different situation today.Lin Mingan knew this very well.

Lin Mingan knew that with his own strength, he could not change this era.But it would be good to save even one dying fish stranded on the seashore.Moreover, he absolutely cannot accept that Yi An, who is so clever and cute and close to him, will live a difficult life in the future because his father and brother are white, powerless and powerless, without any support.He bears a heavy responsibility to Yi'an, and even has a deep affection for him.Even for Yi'an, he has to work hard to achieve his goal.

"Father, Qiugui still has more than a year left, and my son will try his best!" Seeing Lin Qing nodding in satisfaction, Lin Mingan added: "Father, why don't you start studying with me too, when the time comes we Father and son end up together. If they can win the Guibang, it will be a good story!"

Lin Qing didn't expect Lin Mingan to say this suddenly, and was stunned for a moment.Hearing Lin Mingan continue to say: "Father is already a scholar, and he is qualified to take the provincial examination!"

Lin Qing smiled wryly, and after a while, he finally said, "Brother An, after so many years, I'm afraid I've forgotten what I learned before!"

Lin Qing didn't want to go further. When he was in Gusu, he also passed the provincial examination twice, but he failed in Sunshan.Later, he also resigned to his fate, thinking that he was not expected to be a candidate, and that it would be the end of his life to be a scholar.The family is still relatively well-off, and life is passable.What's more, because he has no heirs under his knees, he looks down on wealth and glory.After An Geer adopted him, he pinned all his hopes on the intelligent Angle, and he had some hopes that his son would become a dragon.What Lin Ruhai and Jia Min did, while he was furious, he also thought that if he could be like Lin Ruhai, who was successful in the imperial examination and had a reputation as a Jinshi, even if he was a scholar, they would have a different attitude. Jiangnan is really ordinary.But, alas... Lin Qing recalled with some melancholy.

When I came to Shu, life was better than I expected in Jiangnan.Under the care of his uncle, and because he was originally talented, he first became a subordinate official by his uncle's side, accumulated experience, made some achievements, and was recommended to Fuguo County in Xuzhou as the chief bookkeeper It is the grade of Ninth Grade.Because he is a scholar from Gusu, a nephew of the state government, and he is capable and good-natured, so he is quite respected in the yamen.After the family settled down, Mrs. Chen used the money she brought to open a shop and start a business, and the business was booming.After earning money, they bought a big house in Xuzhou. After careful decoration, the family moved in and lived there until now.With the remaining money, he bought some fields for rent.The annual income of the farms in the south of the Yangtze River is also very stable.Gradually, Lin Qing has regarded Shu as his hometown.Some of the uneasy feelings in the past have faded away, and the state of mind has returned to its former peace.

In front of An Geer and Li Junshan, although he felt a little embarrassed, Lin Qing still replied honestly: "Angeer, Dad also passed the Qiugui exam twice when he was young, but he failed. Now, The book is born, the age is getting older, and there is no hope! Brother An, if you can win the exam, Dad will have his wish come true, and there will be no regrets!"