Chapter 1,670 Mr.

"Write articles everywhere and build schools!"

"Inform all scholars in the world that they can take the exam in each state capital and if they pass it, they can teach."

Government orders were issued one after another quickly, and Bianliang, as the first place to receive the news, immediately became excited.

In the era when the imperial examination was a one-way road, if you passed this road, you were an official, and if you failed, you were a citizen. The rich family said they came from a farming and reading family, but the poor family really came from a farming and reading family... The family went to farm, and in their spare time they took out a torn book and read a few times.

How many poor people are there among scholars?

Just look at the number of people who applied for the local provincial examination in the Song Dynasty over the years.

The provincial examination in the Song Dynasty was a qualification examination. If you passed, you would go to Beijing to take the exam. If you failed, you would go home and squat, waiting for the next opportunity to take the provincial examination.

In recent years, more and more people have applied for the provincial examination, and countless people have eventually been squeezed off the single-plank bridge.

Chen Ze, who lives near the capital, is just such a person.

The fields in summer were difficult to endure. Five years ago, Chen Ze was still studying in school, with the sound of reading in his ears and the longing for the future in his heart.

But after failing the provincial examination twice, the family couldn't bear it any longer. If he continued to study, the whole family would be forced to beg on the streets for a living.

Chen Ze silently took his books home. His father, Chen Dong, gave him a slap in the face, then went into the room and did not come out all day.

He knew that his father did not want to see him become a farmer, so he spent all his money to support his education.

How great is the hope, how great is the disappointment.

Chen Ze picked up the hoe and started farming with some unfamiliarity.

He felt a little uncomfortable at first. Whenever he thought of those classmates who were still studying for exams, he felt that his eyes were filled with darkness.

Gradually, he adapted to such a life, working at sunrise and returning at sunset, relying on his hard work to support his wife and children at home.

It was getting slightly brighter, and Chen Ze had already gotten up, washed up, and then stood in the yard reading a book.

The book was a collection of Zhongyong and Daxue published by Shen An. The price of five cents made Chen Ze's eyes wet. If the books were so cheap back then, he could have studied for three more years and taken another provincial examination.

But it’s over!

"Officer, it's time for breakfast."

His wife Wang came out of the kitchen carrying her son on her back. The son was crying. Chen Ze went over and touched his face, "Brother Yun, why are you crying? Can daddy buy you some candy later?"

"good."

His son raised his head and smiled, and Chen Ze felt weak in his heart.

At this time, Chen Dong came out of the hut and coughed, "There seem to be more locusts in the fields recently. Please pay more attention."

"Um."

There have been more locusts in the fields recently, but they are far from a locust plague.

All the way to the fields, the grass was lush and green, and the morning dew wet Chen Ze's trouser legs.

Locusts kept jumping up and down when being disturbed. Chen Dong leaned over and caught one. The sharp thorns on the locust's legs cut his finger. He looked at his rough fingers, pulled off a piece of foxtail grass, and passed the straight rod through the back of the locust's neck.

He just grabbed them all the way, and when he reached his own field, Chen Ze had a few strings of locusts in his hand, and he was going to take them back to feed his chickens.

Throw a few bunches of locusts on the ground, and they will restrain each other. You will crawl to one side, and I will crawl to the other. In the end, they will not be able to crawl far.

He meditated on Zhongyong silently, and paragraphs of words flowed through his mind...

Working in this way will be very spiritual and you won’t feel tired.

"Dalang...Dalang..."

Chen Ze didn't react at first, then he was stunned for a moment.

"Dalang..."

Chen Ze looked up and saw his father, Chen Dongfei, running along the field.

"Da Lang!"

"Daddy, slow down!"

Chen Dong's body suddenly tilted, and then he fell into the wheat field next to him.

This will naturally not hurt you, but it will crush other people's wheat.

Chen Ze thought about how to explain to the family when he went back later. If it didn't work, he would give some chickens as a gift... but the chickens at home were all for the children, and he was a little reluctant to part with them.

"Da Lang!"

Chen Dong quickly got up and shouted: "Go back quickly! Go back quickly! Something good will happen!"

"Dad, don't worry."

Chen Ze went over to help him up and patted the dirt on his body.

Chen Dong slapped his hand away, pulled him and ran, "An official is here to report the news, hurry up!"

All the way back to the village, the clerk who came to report the news had not left yet. He was sitting drinking tea. When he saw him coming, he complained: "I should have gone to another village, but your father said that you are good at reading. I want to Just wait a little longer..."

Chen Ze cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, officials."

The clerk stood up and said: "The officials are so kind..."

This was the rule, and Chen Ze stood up straight immediately.

The clerk took a look and saw that everyone in the village was like this, and he felt a little more satisfied. "The officials said that the Song Dynasty is booming now, but after all, there are still many children who cannot study. Now the officials have allocated money to the internal storage library Of the 600,000 yuan, the prime ministers and ministers have spent a lot of money... preparing to build new schools and academies in various places."

Chen Ze felt hot all over and said: "There are many children everywhere who cannot study. Let's talk about those children in our village..."

The clerk took a look and saw that the children were all standing in groups on the edge, most of them with blank eyes. Only two children's eyes were more alert.

This is a child with no future. When he gets older, he will have to help the family work and eventually become a farmer...

This is how the people at the bottom of society have come here for thousands of years, and countless potential geniuses have buried their heads in the fields without knowing anything, and died unknown.

The petty officials saw so many of these things that they had no emotion at all, "The officials are kind and want to build more schools. But after building the schools, many teachers are needed. Do the people in your village say that you are good at reading?"

The clerk smiled more as he spoke, which meant he wanted to have a good relationship.

Chen Ze's brows were filled with sadness. He had been very high-spirited back then, but according to his teacher, he failed the provincial examination twice, which was more due to bad luck. His husband also encouraged him to continue studying, but his family couldn't hold on anymore!

"It's just ordinary." He had already passed that high-spirited stage and had no intention of bragging.

The clerk nodded, "Others brag about their abilities, but you are humble. It seems that you really have the ability. You will not be mistaken again. Go quickly and there will be someone to receive you in the capital."

Chen Ze lowered his head, and the clerk sighed, "You...it's better to go early. If you go early, you might be able to get a reservation. If you go late, there won't be many places."

Chen Ze looked up, and his eyes were actually red.

"Thanks for letting me know."

Seeing him like this, the clerk knew that he was in an agitated mood and said with a smile: "I was the first to come to your village. It is obviously fate. If you become a gentleman in the village in the future, I will not be able to borrow anything from you. No thanks, no thanks." Thanks!"

"Da Lang!"

Chen Dong came from home, holding a heavy money bag in his hand, "You bring the money, remember to give the benefits to the officials..."

As Chen Dong said this, he took out ten coins and handed them to the clerk.

The clerk pushed away and said sternly: "It's not easy for your family. I can't take this money. I'll go back to the nearby village. There is a rich family there, but they can't go out to do things. If he is willing to go, I can't do anything without him." There are hundreds of benefits, just go and go."

Chen Dong gratefully thanked him, and then urged his son to come to Beijing quickly.

"Hey, hey! I haven't changed my clothes!"

After his son left, Chen Dong realized that he hadn't changed his clothes and couldn't help but regret, "When I enter the capital, I look like a farmer. I'm afraid I'll look down on him!"

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When Chen Ze arrived in the capital all the way, the sun was already high in the sky and it was a little hot.

He saw the notice at the city gate, confirmed the matter, and then went to the front of Gongyuan.

In front of the Gongyuan, an official was shouting: "Come one by one, come one by one, sign up first... There are papers here, take them and do them on the side."

Everyone is familiar with this process, which is similar to the provincial examination. Chen Ze saw several familiar ones.

After registration comes the exam.

This time the invigilation is very strict, some people are muttering that if they are not strict, they are afraid that useless people will be selected, which will lead to mistakes in the future.

Chen Ze looked at the test questions and found that they were not as difficult as the provincial examination. He felt relieved and began to answer the questions.

This is an exam without a buffer. Many people may have left their books behind for too long, worrying about the test papers and not knowing what to do.

When Chen Ze finished the questions, it was just past noon.

He handed in his paper, and someone immediately took him to a side room, where there was an interview.

The interviewer looked very serious, asked him about his experience, casually asked a few questions about the meaning of scriptures, asked him to compose a poem, and then let him go.

Chen Ze didn't know whether he was lucky or not, so he wandered around the city in a daze. Finally, he bought some candies, punched a pound of wine, bought a fried quail, and took it back to his family.

When we returned home, the sun was setting in the west. The family, led by Chen Dong, looked forward to it and were overjoyed to see him come back.

"Don't ask, don't ask." Chen Dong was completely different from that year. He didn't even ask about his visit to the capital. When he saw him buying wine, he said that the father and son happened to have a drink that night.

The family spent two days in an inexplicable atmosphere of excitement. On the third day, the clerk came.

"Where is Chen Ze? Come out!"

The clerk rushed into the village happily, and the good guy followed him to Chen's house.

"Chen Dalang, the official is here."

The door opened, and Chen Dong held his hands in a somewhat uneasy manner, "I've seen it before..."

"What have you seen?" The clerk raised a chicken in his hand, "This is a gift from someone. Where is Chen Dalang? Come out!"

Chen Dong's body trembled and he asked: "Official, my eldest son..."

He stared at the usually fearful clerk, UU reading www.uukaｎshu.net and felt his heart beating like thunder.

At this time, Chen Ze came out with Brother Yun in his arms, and the clerk said happily: "Chen Dalang, Kaifeng Mansion has posted a notice, you are the gentleman in our village!"

Chen Dong said oh, then slapped his forehead, turned around and looked at his son, with tears streaming down his face, "My son, my father always feels that I have wronged you. Now that you can go teach, I don't know how happy I am to be my father..." ...Send incense to the ancestors, the ancestors bless you! The ancestors bless you..."

When Chen Dong entered the house rudely, Chen Ze was stunned for a moment and felt that everything around him was different.

Breathing was so easy, the sun was so bright, and the world seemed to be embracing him.

"Daddy!"

Brother Yun struggled in his arms, giggling.

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