Chapter 68: Guozijian
When I woke up early this morning, my editor told me that there were problems with the two chapters I updated yesterday. After a closer look, it was indeed the case. How to say it? It was too frivolous and did not create conflicts, so I rashly created an orgasm.
The editor asked me if I wanted to modify it. I thought about it. Modifying two chapters may affect book friends who have already read it. The editor meant to just take it over and forget it. It doesn’t matter if there is any flaw.
But I thought about it carefully and I did not expect this book to be a masterpiece. Tiger is not at this level. But since I have written it, I must be corrected and give book friends a good explanation. I hope that every person who reads the book can experience a sense of pleasure in conflict and climax. So, I decided to correct three chapters. Some collections may be lost, but for Tiger, bringing enjoyment to readers is the most important thing.
This is the revision of the first chapter, starting from the time of admission. I am very sorry, I will try my best to code and try to reach about 10,000 to 15,000 a day after a period of time. Thank you for your support.
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On September 15th, the weather in Bianjing gradually became colder, with fallen leaves everywhere, and pedestrians gradually became fewer.
Today is the day to go to school, and the Duke Qiguo Mansion is decorated again. Shen Ao and Zhou Heng were wearing newly cut clothes and boarding the carriage. Liu Wen personally followed the young master and the cousin to school today. He smiled brightly and was very proud. As soon as the head of the head of Zhao left, he naturally became the head of the inner palace. It was so cool.
Shen Ao held the household registration certificate in his hand. This household registration was obtained by Duke Qi himself. In later generations, it was actually a fake ID card, but after Duke Qi took action, the fake became real.
Shen Ao was born into a farmer and had no outstanding conditions, but in the family, there was an outstanding aunt. With this, there was an additional ladder to advance.
Shen Ao leaned against the window, and Zhou Heng beside him was not awake yet, leaning against the cushion and napping.
Yesterday, Shen Ao went to see Chun'er. Chun'er was sick and very ill. She cried when she saw Shen Ao. This cry made Shen Ao's heart melt.
Chun'er said: Brother Shen, you must study hard, study hard.
This kind of advice is like separation from life and death, which makes people feel sad.
Shen Ao held her hand and told her that she would study hard and not let her down. She would definitely come back to find her if she had the identity in the future. This was a hint. She just didn't know if Chun'er understood it, but she just smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Shen Ao sighed in the car. Of course he liked Chun'er. As long as Chun'er nodded, he could ask his wife to marry Chun'er now. But deep down in his heart, Shen Ao still felt that it was inappropriate to do this. Although he had been ripped out in the Duke Qi's mansion, he was still a person without status.
Identity is very important in this era. Chun'er was originally a slave, and she wanted to be a wife and could no longer be looked down upon by people.
Miss Zhou was also present at that time and went to visit her with Shen Ao. At that time, Miss Zhou's expression was very strange and she cried, which was a little confused. However, at that time, Shen Ao didn't care about her. Since then, Miss Zhou stopped talking to him.
Alas, the relationship between cousins is a bit stiff.
But the princess sent someone to ask him for a painting, but he ignored it. Now there are so many things, Shen Ao must focus on it and have no time to deal with the crazy girl.
There was also Wu Saner who took the account book of Suiyashanfang to Chen Ao to clear the account. Chen Ao looked at it and found that the surplus in the first month was more than 1,700 guan. The business was too hot. The membership was as high as 300, and the monthly membership fee was more than 300, and the money for tea and pastries was more than 100. These were all small heads. The most profitable one was the published poetry collection. Due to the rush of time, only 1,000 copies of the poetry albums burned at the first poetry meeting were printed, and the selling price was two guan and one volume. After deducting the expenses, a single poetry album made a total of 1,300 guan.
As expected, the poem book was sold out as soon as it was released, and it was unprecedentedly popular. Even later, the prices of second-hand poem book were soaring, reaching as many as five cents.
In fact, this kind of sales is just to cater to people's psychology. When the young masters' poems are made, of course they have to collect them. They not only need to collect them, but also give them to relatives and friends. Therefore, the more expensive the poems are, the more they buy them, the more they sell them, the happier they are.
What does it mean? It means that some people appreciate their masterpieces!
Of course, more than 300 members were embarrassed to buy them in person, most of whom were called to relatives and friends or servants. A young master ordered fifty books in one go. In this way, the poem book was sold out on the first day. Many members had not had time to start, but they were secretly happy in their hearts. They didn't expect that their masterpiece would be so popular.
As a result, some people who were doing small business also became interested and began to buy three or four, and then sell five or six. There was never a shortage of surrenders in this world, especially those artful businessmen and foreign vassals. When they saw it, they said, wow, this poem book is so hot, it is amazing. It seems that it must be the poems of a talented man, and they need to be collected, acquired, and purchased in large quantities.
According to the inaccurate news about the third nephew of his uncle's cousin, the envoys from a certain country in Japan are buying in large quantities at a price of ten cents of coins per volume. They are willing to refuse as much as they want, and most of them want to sell them to Japan so that the group of country bumpkins can learn the poetry of the Celestial Empire.
Wu Saner is now full of confidence. She has acquired several printing workshops and hired many movable type printing craftsmen, planning to print 3,000 copies next month and sell them.
Now, Chen Ao has finally become active. The monthly money given by the Zhou Mansion is three guan per month, but as long as Chen Ao is willing, thirty guan or three hundred guan is only a decimal. As for the Deputy Director Zhou, he is now glamorous. In fact, he is a duke on the surface, but the monthly money is also three guan per month, not much, and now he is not under any pressure to spend money.
The carriage finally arrived at the Imperial College, which is large in scale and is adjacent to the Confucius Temple and the Imperial College. There are many paintings on both sides of the Imperial College Street, and the archways on the east and west ends of the street and on both sides of the Imperial College Gate. It is very solemn and sacred.
Not far away is the Imperial College. Compared with the Imperial College, the scholars who enrolled in the Imperial College are really bustling, and there are endless streams. Some are walking with bags, some are riding donkeys, old horses are coming by in a hurry, and occasionally a few cars and horses come by, which also seem very simple.
Looking at the Imperial College, the style is still unabashed. The decoration is freshly decorated. Round of guards stand along the wall. Officials wearing various government officials and winged hats have been waiting here for a long time. Many prisoners got off the car and saw this scene, they abide by the rules and went in one after another, not daring to act rashly.
Chen Ao thought to himself: "What is this rule? Is it time for school to start? Do officials from the Imperial College want to welcome new students at the door?" So he grabbed Zhou Heng beside him and asked: "Why is today so grand?"
Zhou Heng said: "Cousin, you don't even know this? Today is the opening ceremony of the school. Many heroes of our Song Dynasty started teaching. According to the rules of previous years, officials would come to the Imperial College and the Imperial College to preside over the opening ceremony to show that our Song Dynasty treated scholars preferentially and showed their favor."
Chen Ao nodded, passed by Zhou Heng, and passed by the officials of the Imperial College. He clearly saw many officials showing nervousness. After passing Jixian Gate, Taixue Gate, and Glazed Archway. Many students in charge had been waiting here for a long time, and were looking for familiar classmates to chat with each other in groups.
A few people who knew Zhou Heng came over with a smile and began to discuss in a low voice, saying, "Did you hear the news? This time the ceremony of the Imperial College and the Imperial College will be held separately."
Another said: "The rules in previous years, whether they are the supervisory students or the generals, they were carried out in the Imperial College. What are the changes this year?"
Someone said, "If we come separately, then should the government go to the Imperial College to preside over the ceremony first and go to the Imperial College."
The man originally said, "This is the most important thing. There is only one good day. At this time, it is difficult to find out whether the government will go to the Imperial College or the Imperial College first."
"It should be the Imperial College. In the past, they were all handled by the Imperial College. Will the rules be messed up this year?"
The man shook his slap and sneered, "What do you know? The Imperial College was often a little worse than the previous exams. According to the news from the palace, the government had long been dissatisfied. Several times, he told people that the Imperial College had the most rice, and he was too favored and too arrogant."
Chen Ao asked: "Where will the official family go to host the ceremony first? Is it related to the Imperial College?"
The man shaking the bone fan said, "Brother Chen doesn't know anything. Most of my Song Dynasty selected the best scholars from the Imperial College and the Imperial College. If the Imperial College makes the officials unhappy, what will happen to our future in the future? Mr. Zhou is not a big deal. He is the prince of the king and can inherit the title and keep the food and clothing without worries. But how many people have lords in the Song Dynasty? Most of them have an official position, but this official cannot be inherited. Whether they can be glorified or not depends on their own efforts to win."
Chen Ao suddenly realized that it was like this. No wonder the atmosphere today is very tense. It turns out that this is already related to the emperor's favor. Once he loses favor, the number of places in the Imperial College will be reduced. This is a catastrophe for the prison students.
In Chongwen Pavilion, Tang Yan, the Imperial College Priest, was waiting silently. On the surface, he was calm, but in his heart he was angry.
"What does the official family mean? Why do we need to let the Imperial College and the Imperial College hold the ceremony separately? Since we are going to hold it separately, then half an hour will be a good time. Where will the official family preside over the presidency first?"
The official family already has a simile, saying that the two families hold ceremonies and do not have to be welcomed. What Tang Yan has to do is wait.
He was already anxious and sweating. His holy intention was unpredictable. Before the arrival of the imperial carriage, no one could guess the official's intentions.
Several doctors sitting in the hall were sitting lightly coughing, and some whispered: "The last few final exams, the Imperial College was suppressed by the Imperial College. This time, the government has aroused the thunderous anger and is willing to rectify it?"
"Shhh... don't talk nonsense."
When Tang Yan heard this, he was even more shocked. If the officials went to the Imperial Academy first, what should we do? The more Tang Yan thought about it, he became more and more afraid. He was restless and waited, and when was the auspicious time coming.
Waiting around, even the supervisors in the square were anxious, so there were a few assistants, and Chief Xu went to maintain discipline, so that everyone was not allowed to whisper.
Tang Yan closed his eyes and deliberately said to the doctor beside him: "Dr. Qin, go and see what happened to the prison students, tell everyone to abide by the rules and stop making jokes."
Dr. Qin came out as he ordered.
After a while, before Dr. Qin could speak back and forth, he heard a burst of joy from the Imperial Academy, and the ritual music was played, making it very lively.
An assistant coach hurried over and said, "The emperor has arrived, and he is heading to the right again."
"To the right? Go to the Imperial Academy!" Tang Yan's face was innocent, and he almost fell to the ground in dejection, muttering: "It's over, it's over, what does the emperor mean?"
He looked up and saw the doctors looking at each other, their faces pale as paper.
Since the establishment of the Imperial College in the Song Dynasty, it has never happened that the officials valued Imperial College and neglected the Imperial College, but what does the attitude of the officials today mean?
The official family did not come, and the ceremony could only be delayed, and everyone was still sitting, holding their breath without saying a word.
"Wait, keep waiting!" Tang Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, and asked about the time with helpless look on his face. It happened to be the second moment of Si and auspicious time.
Coughing sounds came one after another, and everyone pursed their lips and held their breath without saying a word. What is the intention of the government? Should they hit the Imperial College? Or should they target the officials of the Imperial College?
The final exams of the Imperial College have been very unsatisfactory in recent years. Are the officials angry about this?
The sound of long live the mountain beside the Imperial Academy was spread to the square with the courtyard wall. The students suddenly started to clamor and said, "What's going on? The officials went to Imperial Academy?"
There was a lot of discussion, and even the assistants and the Xu governor could not stop. No one expected that this ceremony would become a joke. An unprecedented thing happened today.
A stern student said in grief and anger: "The official family favors Tai students. From then on, the stern student will be ridden by Tai students."
So there was even more sadness. Shen Ao was in it, but he smiled in his heart: "Wow, what are they doing? Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, and there are still people crying. The psychological quality is too poor. I am ashamed of you to be with you."
Unexpectedly, even Zhou Heng was so sad that he became angry when he glanced at a glance. Zhou Heng was not like this usually. He was so sad that he was so sad that Zhou Heng said: "Those common people and concubines are going to ride on our heads. No, I have to give the students some color."
Shen Ao found it funny that everyone was equal. It turned out that these students were so sad and angry that they were born to be proud, and they were superior to others. They failed the civilians in the exam and even lost their holy family. No wonder they felt embarrassed.
Chapter completed!