Royal Road - Chapter 148

[Chapter 147 | City]

In the not-so-spacious hall, there are more than ten bookcases, and in front of each case, a young scholar sits.

With so many people crowded into the room, there was no noise at all, only the rustling of the tip of the pen across the paper.

Chen Chong is also busy copying books.

He lives in Tunliu, and he came to the prefecture just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Originally, I only planned to copy books in the library for a month before returning home.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the library, he was blinded by the book fans here, and stayed until now.

Fortunately, there are dormitories specially prepared for scholars in the library, otherwise he might not even be able to live in the post pavilion.

Rao is like this, and the money and food brought in are also spent.

Just like now, before noon, his stomach began to whimper and murmur non-stop.

Fortunately, there were quite a few hungry people in the study room, and some people who copied books forgot to eat. His abdominal rumbling was not noticeable.

But even if he was terribly hungry, Chen Chong didn’t stop the brush in his hand, but instead focused more.

In his pen, one word after another fell on the yellowish paper, like flowing spring water, making people feel relaxed and happy.

This is the twentieth book he has copied.

As long as he has finished copying this volume, he can use the five volumes of white paper in exchange to transcribe the bibliography he wants.

Unlike other people, Chen Chong hurried to copy something when he got the reward book.

Instead, carefully memorize each copy you have copied in your heart, choose the ones worth copying, and prepare to copy them back together.

The paper booklet sent by the county government is quite thick. If the writing is smaller, I am afraid that I can copy more!

With such enthusiasm, hunger seems to be far away.

Chen Chong, stroke by stroke, carefully copied the words on the bamboo slips onto the paper, and did not dare to slack off.

After writing for another half an hour, a bell rang outside the window.

As if awakened by the sound, everyone put down the pen and paper in their hands, took out the wooden bowl they carried with them, and walked out.

Chen Chong hurriedly put away the pen and paper, got up and followed behind the crowd.

This is when the library distributes porridge and water. Twice a day, everyone can receive two bowls of hot soup.

Sometimes it is not rice porridge, but a broth with egg drop and vegetables, and it is eaten with dry food, which can last half a day.

For the poor scholars who went to the library to copy books, this was a rare delicacy.

Chen Chong naturally would not miss this important meal.

About ten steps away from the ear room, a strong aroma floated out.

Chen Chong’s mouth immediately secreted saliva, this taste is fish soup!

Unexpectedly, there will be fish soup today, and the scholars in front are also excited.

Quickly lined up, handed the bowls to the servants guarding the soup pot one by one.

The servant is also a smooth person, not arrogant at all. Instead, he poured the soup with a smile on his face, and from time to time he warned him “Be careful of hot hands.”, “Is this enough?” place.

Finally it was his turn, Chen Chong hurriedly handed the wooden bowl, and the servant lightly scooped up a full bowl and handed it back: “Lang Jun, be careful with your hands.”

Chen Chong took the wooden bowl and walked to the table next to him

, At this moment, there were several people sitting side by side on the table, and he was not too crowded, so he sat down next to another person.

Today’s fish soup is thick and creamy in color, with a few pieces of chopped green onion floating on it, smelling it carefully, it is also a little spicy.

The fishy smell was completely covered, and only the tiny bits of oil floating on it could be seen.

Such a bowl of soup, in this cold spring season, is simply appetizing!

Chen Chong took out the dry food in his arms, shredded it, and soaked it in the fish soup.

The dry and hard pancakes are soaked in the soup and immediately become soft and delicious.

Scooping it up with a wooden spoon, he ate it happily.

They are all young people, and they have worked hard to copy books all morning. Who cares about eating pictures?

Next to him was the sound of swallowing and drinking soup. Chen Chong was thinking about today’s manuscript and ate faster than others.

After a while, I finished eating a bowl, and got up to fill a bowl of soup, trying to fill my stomach with soup.

At this moment, someone beside me started chatting, “Is it really possible to go to the Shangsi banquet held by the lord?”

“Isn’t it true. I heard that as long as you copy books in the library, you are eligible to participate in the banquet…”

“Ah? , is it possible that the ruler of the prefecture wants to promote us?”

“Maybe it is to open the prefecture of the prefecture, so that we can also enter the school?”

It’s rude to chat like this during dinner.

But hearing this, who cares about etiquette!

Front and back, left and right, all ears were pricked up to listen to those few people chatting.

Chen Chong’s actions to drink the soup were a little slower. Does the mansion really let them participate in the Shangsi Tour Banquet?

Isn’t that only the gentry are qualified to go?

They are also cold people?

However, the bowl of soup was drunk to the end, and there was no reason for the discussion over there.

Chen Chong sighed, and after cleaning the wooden bowl, he quickly returned to the desk.

Instead of worrying about this, it is better to enrich your knowledge first. As long as you study solidly, there will always be a day to come!

It’s just that Chen Chong didn’t expect this day to come so quickly.

A few days later, it was Shang Si.

If it was what those people said, the lord of the government invited all the scholars in the library to a banquet.

Rao is a little mentally prepared, and Chen Chong is also nervous.

Putting on his best clothes, he followed everyone in the library to the banks of the Zhangshui River.

Zhangshui has two branches of clear and turbid water. The clear Zhangshui originates in the Taihang Mountains, and the water quality is clear.

The turbid Zhangshui is divided into three sources, all from Shangdang, with a lot of sediment and turbid water.

Because of its large water potential, it was called “Lushui” in the pre-Qin period, so the riverside city was named Lucheng.

Such a big river that infiltrates and nourishes the water and soil of one side is of course the most suitable place for the Shangsi Banquet.

They didn’t use lino to make a tent, and they didn’t lay brocade lichen. The prefect’s mansion simply chose a place with green mountains and rivers, and set up a banquet, which was naturally elegant.

Therefore, even if the clothes are simple and the background is not high, the scholars of the poor family will not feel out of tune with the atmosphere here.

However, when the new prefect appeared in front of him, Chen Chong still felt ashamed.

The appearance of this mansion cannot be described in words!

Whether it is the face or the demeanor, they are all of the highest quality, bright like the bright moon, as bright as the breeze, making people forget the vulgarity when they see it!

The heart that had just been put down tightened again, and Chen Chong only felt sweat on his forehead.

How would such a famous person test them?

Poems and fu, piano and music in harmony?

Even if it is just to test the history of Yili, it will not be so easy!

And as a cold scholar, even though he has read a lot of new books these days, his foundation is still poor, how can he show his talents in front of this mansion?

I didn’t pay attention to the following group of scholars. As the prefect, Liang Feng presided over the ceremony.

Different from the Yale singing witches on the Jinshui River last year, this time the ritual is simple and solemn. The witches offer water in a copper basin, and then use willow branches to wash the filth, and then take the eggs and go down the water to increase the happiness of the people.

After all this is done, the real Spring Banquet begins.

Without showing a playful attitude, Liang Feng sat on the throne and said to the people below: “Today, I should be swaying and enjoying the spring scenery. However, the Huns are powerful and endangering me to go to the party. Therefore, today, I will be the lord of the examination school, and choose the materials. Ren Xian.”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience.

There are not only Han Shi, but also many children of the nobility.

I’m used to seeing Shangguan’s entertainment and spring, but I have never seen this kind of use of Shangsi’s festivals for school examinations.

How can it not be surprising?

However, some people were surprised, and others were overjoyed.

Chen Chong clasped his hands on his knees, his body trembled slightly, what those people said was really good, this is to choose materials!

But with so many people, can you choose yourself?

Chen Chong trembled even more when he heard that Fu Jun started to ask questions.

too difficult!

It turns out that the question raised by Liang Feng is not about the classics or the easy, nor is it difficult to talk about the mystery, but to ask the strategy!

Taking the politics of one place as the topic, how can it be easy to deal with the white men in the school?

With the pen and paper in his hand, Chen Chong felt that his mind was empty and he couldn’t think of how to answer.

Just write some high-sounding words and deal with it?

After picking up the pen several times and putting it down several times, Chen Chong gritted his teeth and started writing about farming.

This is also the agricultural book he read when he came to the library.

Most scholars copied books, only picked up the Five Classics and various commentaries, and paid little attention to books in other directories.

This is also what it should mean. After all, classics and history are the foundation of scholarship.

However, the books copied by Chen Chong have a wider range.

For one thing, too many people copied the scriptures and history, and there were enough copies. The library deliberately split it up and asked scholars to copy more other bibliographies.

Chen Chong did not want to compete with others, so he chose a lot of books on geography and farming to transcribe.

The second is his own little thought.

As long as the library is not closed, one day, he will be able to see the commentaries on the classics and history, and even choose the best ones to copy them and take them home.

But the miscellaneous books are not enough, even he, I am afraid that he is not willing to use the precious paper for it.

So if you can read more, you will read more, and copy it again to deepen your memory.

In this way, what you know will be a little wider.

Since it can be written into a book, it has its own preciousness, how can it be missed?

Now it seems that this choice is really correct.

At least it’s not empty.

It took more than half an hour to write an essay, and many people around him had already handed in the answer sheets, but Chen Chongcai barely finished it.

After careful trial twice, he swallowed and handed the answer sheet to the servant.

However, after handing it in, Chen Chong felt remorse and remorse in his heart. Was what he wrote too straightforward?

Originally it was farming, and it was written in a straightforward manner. How could there be any writing?

Wouldn’t such an answer be looked down upon?

It was as if he was in a charcoal stove. Chen Chong only felt that his heart was burning with fire, and he was afraid and regretful.

However, Fu Jun’s grading was actually much faster than expected, and with little effort, he had already begun to comment on the winners and asked them by name.

There was no way to escape. Looking at the scholars who came forward one by one, Chen Chong felt that all his thoughts were lost.

It really is still mostly gentry, and a few have been praised by the lord of the government.

It is also true that the gentry are intertwined and go deep into the local area. Many people are very aware of the current affairs, and there are naturally more people who can answer them.

And these poor disciples, if they weren’t talented, who would have the chance to come into contact with them?

It was when he was disheartened that a clear voice suddenly sounded: “Where is Chen Wenhuan?” Agitated

, Chen Chong sat up straight: “Little, the boy is!”

I saw the jade man on the main seat, looking over, Chen Chong Only then did Chong react, he got up quickly, walked quickly to the front of the stage, and knelt down to salute again: “The boy is Chen Wenhuan, see Fu Jun.”

Liang Feng looked at him up and down: “Are you a scholar who copied books in the library? I remember that among the people who copied the most, your name was there.”

Chen Chong couldn’t even kneel!

Fujun even paid attention to the number of copied books?

He devoted himself to collecting blank paper books, but he copied a few more copies than others, but he didn’t expect it to get into the eyes of the mansion!

But he actually wrote such a bad essay, has he wasted the best opportunity?

Unexpectedly, Liang Feng smiled: “I never thought that there are people who start with farming. How many agricultural books have you copied?”

Chen Chong stammered: “Yes, there is such a thing… Farming, farming is the foundation of people’s livelihood. , boy, just want to understand a thing or two…”

“It is rare to have this heart.” Liang Feng nodded, “The talents who have been through the world should belong to the pavilion, but there must also be down-to-earth people who will benefit the people. Although your strategy is not new, it has merits. Go to the county hall tomorrow and wait for the dispatch.”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was buzzing.

Who would have thought that a poor man could win the eyes of the manor by virtue of his agricultural work!

Isn’t the choice in the world all about virtue, grace and grace?

How can it be so large?

!

However, what the lord said, who would dare to refute it?

Chen Chong’s head was dizzy, and he bowed down tremblingly.

Is he selected?

Being valued by the government, can you enter the county government?

Even if it’s just a small official, it’s much faster than I thought!

A surge of enthusiasm rose into his eyes.

Chen Chong gritted his teeth and controlled himself not to cry on the spot.

He was poor since he was a child, his background was not outstanding, and he did not have those well-known talents and learnings, but the mansion still ordered him, because of his diligence and his intentions.

Such a Shangguan is what he dreams of, and can be a person who can die!

You must not betray this appreciation!

Deeply kneeling on the ground, Chen Chong held back his tears and bowed to the people on the stage again.