Chapter 94 Yan Song and I are still fellow villagers in Jiangxi

"Brother Chen, Brother Pan, Brother Li Xian, Brother Lin, Hahaha, you are all here, Yuan Shu has politeness here."

When he approached the small circle of Jiujiang Prefecture, Zeng Yuanshu immediately greeted him, but he couldn't help but bow.

"Brother Pan, Brother Lin, haha, you're here early."

Some of them knew Wu Dong, who were also saluting while saying haha.

There were two people who didn’t know each other, and soon some colleagues introduced them.

Pointing at Zeng Yuanshu, he smiled and said, "This is Zeng Yuanshu, a native of Pengze."

After saying that, he pointed at Wu Dong and smiled, "This majestic general is Wu Dong and Peng Ze. He and we both came to participate in the hospital examination last issue, not outsiders."

"Brother Wu is a military member?"

When the person who introduced him said that Wu Dong was a general, what did the man guess immediately?

"It's also a child, just like you and me."

The man immediately stressed, and then asked Wu Dong with a smile: "Brother Wu is planning to take the college entrance examination in this subject?"

Yes, regardless of whether they are military households, civilians, or even craftsmen, they are all the same, they are all childish children.

"You know the situation of my family last time you drank. I'd better forget it. This time I'll come here to take a look."

Wu Dong replied with a smile.

"What are these two people? I stayed in Nanchang this year and I really don't know many young talents from my hometown."

The man didn't know Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanrui, but he didn't think they were followers. He didn't see Wu Dong and Zeng Yuanshu holding food in his hands, but the two children were empty-handed.

"I'll introduce it to you, this one"

As he said that, Zeng Yuanshu pointed at Wei Guangde and said, "Wei Guangde, like me, comes from Peng Ze, Wu Dong's cousin, Tong Sheng, this year, also came to participate in the hospital examination."

After saying that, he pointed to his brother and said, "My third brother Zeng Yuanrui, I failed the mansion test this year. I will bring him here to know the heroes of our Jiujiang."

After the greetings, Zeng Yuanshu asked with a smile: "What are you talking about first? I'm watching it very lively."

"I'm talking about the "Collected Notes on the Four Books"."

Soon, the scholars from Jiujiang Prefecture continued to speak.

Well, actually a bunch of people are sitting together discussing the Four Books, putting forward some sentences they don’t understand very much, or having some ideas about some of them that are slightly different from Zhu Zi after reading the book, so that everyone can see whether they are right or wrong.

Although most of the urban people in the Ming Dynasty praised Zhu Zi's theory, they did not just keep their complacent things and were often done in academic discussions. This is one of the purposes of holding literary meetings. Of course, there are also those who write poetry and lyrics.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, poetry was not very outstanding, and literature was turning to popular, so the literary associations actually asked each other more about teaching. Of course, they would also use new poems for others to appreciate.

As for now, time is about to be before the college entrance examination, so naturally everyone will not drink and sing poems even if they get together, but will seize the time to ask for teaching questions.

Wei Guangde does not have the ability to write on-the-spot essays. He relies on copying other people's eight-legged essays and patching them up greatly. Naturally, he is not very familiar with the knowledge. He relies on his outstanding memory to memorize the annotations of the Four Books. Of course, he is not very interested in the discussions of these candidates.

Although he sat here, his attention inevitably shifted to the two groups of people who seemed to be in dispute over there.

Wu Dong is no longer interested in fame and is here to enjoy the cool air in this peach forest and take a break. Since he meets friends, he will sit down and is not very interested in the knowledge they are discussing now, and Wei Guangde's reaction is all in his eyes.

"Are you interested in that side?"

Wu Dong asked in a low voice after taking the time.

"Where are the two groups of people over there?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Maybe it's from Nanchang Prefecture and Ji'an Prefecture, they can only fight. Other prefectures have to bend down in front of them."

Wu Dong replied with a smile.

Their conversation also attracted Zeng Yuanshu's attention. When they heard them sitting close to each other, the two groups of people who seemed to be arguing laughed and said, "Be confident, that is the people from Nanchang and Ji'an."

"What are they fighting for?"

Wei Guangde said curiously, "It's also about discussing knowledge?"

"No, they won't discuss this here."

Zeng Yuanshu shook his head and said, "It should be the issue of the scholar's quota. I was fighting for it last year."

"The quota of scholars? That was decided by the court. What are they fighting for?"

Wei Guangde was puzzled.

After hearing Zeng Yuanshu's words, Wu Dong felt enlightened.

Seeing that Wu Dong didn't say anything, Zeng Yuanshu continued, "Have you heard of the saying "Hanlin Duojishui, the court clerk half of Jiangxi"?"

Looking at Wei Guangde, Zeng Yuanshu continued, "We in Jiangxi are really rich and treasured, and have outstanding people and beautiful places. Scholars born in Jiangxi are both good and bad.

Blessing means that our Jiangxi is indeed a land of fish and rice, with rich resources and prosperous cultural heritage, which will help scholars like you and me to study and study with peace of mind.

As for the disaster, it is naturally a lot of talents gathered together, and there are only so many students."

Speaking of this, Zeng Yuanshu not only turned his head and looked at the two groups of people who were still arguing over there and said, "It is said that it is a Jinshi in the world, but Nanchang and Ji'an are half Jiangxi, you can think about it yourself."

"They compete fiercely, and because their level is higher than other governments, they are naturally dissatisfied with the number of students set by the imperial court? Want to increase the number of students in Ji'an?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"Of course I have this idea, but the matter of the court is something that people like them, who are not even scholars, should discuss.

Although the battle is fierce now, once you cross that hurdle, the person will immediately shut up. That is, the number of students will be limited. When it comes to the juren, who cares about which prefecture you come from?

I had been talking for a long time, but I just wanted to step over it, but I haven't been able to step over it yet, so I have this worry, it's just finding a place to vent my emotions."

Wei Guangde understood a little, and then shook his head.

"That is, there are too many high-ranking officials in Ji'an. Many of the candidates come from official families. No one in other governments dares to compete with them. Only those in Nanchang Prefecture and those in Yuanzhou Fenyi dare to challenge them."

Zeng Yuanshu continued.

"Yuanzhou Fenyi?"

Wei Guangde asked in doubt.

"Yes, that's the hometown of the old master of the dynasty. Who knows if he had a relationship with someone?"

Zeng Yuanshu smiled.

"Gei? Which?"

"Of course it was the chief assistant of the dynasty Yan Song and Ge Lao."

When Wei Guangde heard Yan Song's name appearing from Zeng Yuanshu's mouth, he was shocked at first, and then relieved.

He knew this name, but he didn't know that he was the current prime minister and the same identity as his current identity, both from Jiangxi.

"The statement of Banjiangxi is actually a bit exaggerated. The imperial examinations in Nanzhili and Zhejiang are really powerful, but that means quantity and quality, we Jiangxi still have a little advantage, because the ranking is good, most of them stay in Beijing."

Wu Dong interrupted in a low voice: "The words of civil and military officials in the court in Jiangxi are actually what Ge Lao Yan said."

When he said this, Wu Dong stared at Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanshu for a long time before continuing: "If you can get a title on the list, you will definitely be supported by the Chief Supervisor in your career."
Chapter completed!