Chapter 77 Shortcut to the 77 Imperial Examination—Building Reputation

After a child was born, Wei Guangde came to the Ming Dynasty for nearly two years and finally achieved his first achievement.

From now on, Wei Guangde will become a boy in the Ming Dynasty.

However, when he became a child student, his previous method of taking only one exam from two exams was about to be scrapped.

After the county examination and the government examination, there is the college examination. The college examination has fewer examinations, only two, divided into the main examination and the re-examination.

However, what is different from the previous two exams is that passing the main exam does not mean that you will become a student. Instead, you have to pass the re-examination and squeeze out a group of people before you can get the title of scholar and become a group that enjoys privileges.

One of the people.

But at this time, Wei Guangde had no time to think about the college examination. He had already been dragged to a famous restaurant in Jiujiang Prefecture to celebrate.

The host this time was actually Mr. Zhu Shilong, Mr. Zhu. He really likes to make friends. He directly summoned the scholars who had passed the official examination at the entrance of the examination hall to have a drink together to celebrate.

"Congratulations, I didn't expect Wei Xiandi to be on the gold medal list at such a young age. He will definitely have great ambitions in the future.

Come on, come on, my brother is the host today, let's celebrate, and I also wish you can perform triumphant songs in the next college examination.

When the time comes, we will take part in the provincial examination together and strive for success for our Jiujiang Prefecture."

When Zhu Shilong heard that Wei Guangde was on the list, he naturally wanted to come over to congratulate him.

He is a scholar, so he likes to call friends so much, naturally it is to make good friends. Wei Guangde does not believe that what he thinks is the same as what he does, just to celebrate the candidates on the list who have passed the government examination.

However, he naturally couldn't help but follow Zhu Shilong's kindness.

As for Zeng Yuanrui, he definitely failed the exam, but with Zeng Yuanshu present, he was naturally invited to the banquet.

"The Zhu family is really rich. Two days ago, Young Master Zhu called his friends and summoned many talented people from around the city. Tong Sheng came over to eat, drink and have fun with some of the outstanding candidates for this government examination. Even after the results were released, he was still restless.

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Zeng Yuanshu chuckled at the side.

Wei Guangde glanced at Zhu Shilong who was walking in front of the crowd, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zeng, what do you think Mr. Zhu has in mind? It's easy to make friends with scholars, but Tong Sheng can't."

"Just preparing for the provincial examination."

Before Wei Guangde could finish his words, Zeng Yuanshu whispered: "This year's college examination, our Jiujiang Prefecture will also produce dozens of talents. If there are jujubes but not jujubes, we will hit the pole first and form a good relationship."

When he arrives in Nanchang to take part in the provincial examination, if he, Mr. Zhu, is more generous and performs a show in Nanchang to a crowd of guests, his name as Mr. Zhu will soon spread through the mouths of scholars.

Although the provincial examination is based on literature to select candidates, the examiners also have to consider the names of some candidates. If the essays are acceptable, they will naturally be selected."

Zeng Yuanshu looked at Wei Guangde, and lowered his voice this time and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Actually, every time the provincial examination is held, everyone is an unknown person, and most of them are prestigious scholars in the scholarly community.

Yes, otherwise some people will be dissatisfied.

He, Zhu Shilong, probably just wants to gain fame so that he can get on the list in this provincial examination.

In Jiangxi, the cultural heritage of Jiujiang is still far behind, and it is difficult to become famous in Nanchang.

It is estimated that Mr. Zhu just wanted to catch all the scholars in Jiujiang Prefecture, use the number of scholars to gather together, and spend a lot of money to build up an image of a gentleman who is full of knowledge, talented, good at socializing with others, courteous to virtuous people, and willing to do good.

Our area of ​​Jiangxi has been full of talent since ancient times, with talents emerging in large numbers. Maybe the last provincial examination in Nanchang was stimulated by the talents and beauties from all over the country who came to participate in the examination, haha."

Wei Guangde was a little dumbfounded, but he was also shocked by Zeng Yuanshu's guess. He felt that he was just such an expert.

Think about it, if a scholar is so condescending to entertain the younger generations, if he can eloquently demonstrate his knowledge at the banquet, his image in the minds of the scholars in Jiujiang Prefecture will be established.

Wei Guangde didn't know who Jieyuan was in the Ming Dynasty, but he knew about Tang Bohu. This was the Jieyuan from that unknown province in Jiangnan.

Well, in fact, Tang Bohu is famous not because he won the Xie Yuan, but because he was already very famous before he won the Xie Yuan. It is also said that because he went to a brothel with his friends for being too dissolute, the examiner at the time did not like it and deliberately brushed him off.

He goes down.

But what happened in the end?

Tang Bohu was still able to participate in the provincial examination as an addendum, and then he was admitted to high school.

Okay, I didn’t mention your reputation. Who the hell asked you to add it? Isn’t it because Tang Bohu failed in the examination, and the reaction among the scholars was very strong?

As for how Wei Guangde knew about Tang Bohu, it was thanks to Hong Kong star Zhou Xingxing. Tang Bohu was so famous for making Qiuxiang, so Wei Guangde later made a special investigation about Tang Bohu.

Not to mention later generations, in fact, in this era, Tang Bohu's paintings were also very famous and expensive.

However, this life was not good either. He was involved in examination fraud and was said to have been wrongfully accused, but Wei Guangde was not sure.

Of course, he also felt that with Tang Bohu's talent, there was really no need to do those things. Maybe he was innocently involved.

As for what happened next, he continued to live a dissolute life, wandering in the flower streets and willow alleys, having sex for free, and painting when he had no money. He seemed to be living a cool and healthy life, but only he himself knew the pain in his heart.

A little guy like Wei Guangde knew the importance of the imperial examination, how could Tang Bohu not understand?

Thinking of gaining fame, Wei Guangde remembered that there was a well-known organization in the Ming Dynasty - the Donglin Party, a bureaucratic group composed of Jiangnan scholars. Anyway, when it comes to the Donglin Party, it is harmful to the country and the people, but using this organization to gain fame is

It works really well.

It's something from the late Ming Dynasty, and it's probably still far away from appearing. Do you want to get it out and improve your reputation?

Along the way, Wei Guangde began to think here and there again, considering whether to start the Donglin Party.

True to Zeng Yuanshu's guess, Prince Zhu Shilong at the banquet seemed to be very talented in literature. Not only did he sit around the table and toast, he also chatted endlessly with the scholars and students about the classics. At least what Wei Guangde saw and heard.

Here, everyone praises Mr. Zhu for his outstanding literary talent.

"Cousin, you have lived in Jiujiang Prefecture for a long time. Do you have much contact with Zhu Shilong?"

Wei Guangde noticed that Zhang Hongfu seemed to know Zhu Shilong, but they did not talk much and seemed very unfamiliar.

"I've heard of it and only seen it twice, so I'm not familiar with it."

Zhang Hongfu smiled and said, "They are students, and our job holders cannot play together."

Then he smiled and said to Wei Guangde and Wu Dong: "There will be a banquet at home tonight to celebrate Guangde's passing the imperial examination. I have already asked my servants to send the news to my father."

"In the next few exams, should Guangde continue to fail and come back with a case record?"

Wu Dong asked with a smile.

"I'm not in the mood to think anymore."

Wei Guangde deliberately pretended to be disappointed and said, "I don't know if dad and the others have landed?"

"Don't worry. If there is no news, it's good news. If there is news, you need to worry."

Zhang Hongfu said with a smile on the side.
Chapter completed!