Chapter 1,539 The Heroes of Hanyuan

In this circle of people with the surname Li, except for Li Xian and Li Xuan, all the others here actually passed the imperial examination and became the new Jinshi master.

However, the palace examination has not yet taken place, and the palace examination will have to wait until March next year.

Zhang Yuan won the first place and is now the leader. He raised his wine glass and toasted to Zhang Jue: "I just said that Sunehan is an upright person and will not care about anything. How about it? Congratulations, Uncle Shi, on winning the prize."

Zhang Jue quickly returned the gift: "I'm ashamed. It's my nephew's family background. The Zhang family's imperial examination is just like me drinking wine and picking vegetables. I have to accept it."

After drinking, Zhang Jue toasted to Chen Shidao: "Everyone here is a young and famous person. Brother Chen and I have wasted half our lives. We both need a drink."

Chen Shidao was a disciple of Su Shi. Da Su and others all praised his poems and articles, but they never passed the exam.

Chen Shidao's family background was worse than that of Li Shi, so Su Shi first asked Zhang Fangping to take care of him, and later arranged to work as an instructor in Xuzhou Academy, which was considered a poor job.

After the Royal Charity Primary School was opened, the benefits were very good, so Su Shi went to ask Zhang Dunli again. Zhang Dunli had also heard of Chen Shidao for a long time, so it was very simple to arrange a Chinese class teacher.

Fortunately, I was teaching Bian Guan's class. After Su You returned to Beijing, he tried to send his children to school. He met Chen Shidao and told him that your knowledge was enough. It was best to travel around, make friends, and broaden your horizons.

experience, don’t stay in school all the time.

So Chen Shidao took him for a term, and after he had enough money, he began to travel around the world, including Hangzhou, Hebei, and Shaanxi, and even went as far as Dunhuang.

This time I came back and it was really different. I did a good job with my article and got seventh place.

Hearing what Chen Shidao said, Zhang Jue couldn't help but smile and said: "Then it makes sense that I am ranked higher than my dear friend. Even if you have been to Dunhuang, you can't run far away from me."

Zhang Chi is also not convinced by his brother: "Now the rankings are not calculated. The imperial examination is the time to really determine the ranking."

When talking about this, everyone said yes.

Zhang Jue also paid tribute to Li Lao and Li Xuan: "The test questions this year are indeed difficult. You two must not be discouraged. When you feel discouraged, just think of me and Brother Chen."

Everyone laughed, Li Xuan and Li Xuanqiang laughed and drank. Wen Qian said: "I don't know much about Lifu's article, but Uncle Fang's mistake this time is really incredible."

Uncle Fang was Li Lao, Da Su's beloved disciple. He taught him step by step. However, it was incredible that the students failed the test given by the teacher.

Li Lao had no choice but to sigh: "It's all destiny, but there's nothing we can do about it."

Zhang Jue also shook his head: "Originally, Lifu should have won this time, but it's a pity that he shouldn't be too smart. It's a pity..."

Speaking of which, this is another big problem in the imperial examination. Many people tried to be smart, but they all fell down.

Among the questions on classics and meanings published by Su Dongpo, one of the questions in "Book" is "But it is difficult for people to conquer, and the barbarians will lead them to submission."

If you translate the standard answer to this question, you will be deemed to have passed the test. It was originally a score question.

As a result, this question directly wiped out one-third of the test results, and even made Su doubt the educational level of the Song Dynasty.

Because the word "difficult" in this question is a polyphonic word, there have been two explanations.

One is the generally accepted explanation, which is read in four tones. If you make things difficult, you will be a villain and a sycophant. The answer is "If you drive out the villain, the barbarians will be subdued."

A very uncommon one is read in two tones. The difficulty is difficult. Appointing people means appointing talented people. The answer is "It is difficult to appoint suitable talents, but as long as you can do it, the barbarians will be subdued."

Regarding this paragraph in the commentary of the "New Classic", four tones are used, which is now a relatively accepted explanation. Therefore, this question requires the first answer.

However, many scholars over-interpreted this question and believed that Da Su and Wang Anshi were mortal enemies. He deliberately asked this question in order to punish those scholars who insisted on using Wang Anshi's "New Classic" annotations, so they deliberately chose the second question.

A "non-standard" answer.

However, these people think too much. Dasu has never read the annotations of the New Classic at all, and he himself once wrote an article called "On Loyalty and Faith Revealed and the Four Barbarians Subdued", which extended this sentence, in which "It is difficult to

"The meaning of the word is basically the same as the annotation in the "New Classic".

Therefore, when Da Su started to judge the papers, he was very angry when he saw so many papers with the word "difficult" in two tones: "What the hell is going on with today's scholars? How do they study! Even the word "difficult" is

Can’t you figure it out yet?!”

Brush away all those test papers.

It's good to die, but Li Zhen is one of them who over-interprets it.

It can be said that character determines destiny. Li Zhen was originally the smartest one among the three families, but he was also the one who least believed in the Su family's character. As a result, because of this disbelief, he became the one who failed.

Speaking of the miraculous things in the scientific examination, Liu Tao said: "However, there is also a person with a high literary star this year, that Ningdu Sun Xie, do any of you know him?"

Everyone is shaking their heads.

Liu Tao said: "This boy is so lucky that he was picked out from the deposed examination paper by the Master and placed fifth."

Zhang Yuan's heart was burning with gossip: "Nowadays, there are rumors among the scholars that this Sun Xie is the illegitimate son of Nei Han. After the Wutai Shi case, the master was demoted to a general judge. He could not support a large family and dismissed his servants and concubines. One of them

The concubine is pregnant with a child..."

Wen Qian couldn't help but laughed and laughed: "What kind of nonsense is this? Master has shares in Sitong. Even if he is demoted to the general magistrate, he will not be short of money to support the envoys. It is true that he dismissed some local servants and concubines, but he is not so poor.

superior."

Chen Shidao also smiled and said: "When people see the Master plowing acres in Huangzhou, they make assumptions. Little do they know that the Master is plowing for self-examination, seeking peace of mind, not saving money."

There are many things that cannot be understood until that level. For example, Su You donated Sitong's wealth and divided Sitong's property. Many people don't know about it at all.

In the eyes of the general public, the Capital University was built with funds from the Royal Charity Fund, and Su You was appointed as the first president just because of his knowledge.

Zhang Jue said: "It's a bit cold this year. What are your plans next? Should you continue your studies or visit Bianjing?"

Everyone said that of course I was studying for articles. Having come this far, of course I had to strive to get into the top ten, that is, to be a court official. I would have many opportunities to appreciate Bianjing in the future.

Zhang Jue smiled and said: "In that case, let's just go to Brother Yu's farm. The three of us have recently bought three farms near Zhongmou. The environment is quiet and forgetful, and it is also close to the university. Whether it is borrowing books for advice or studying,

It’s quite convenient to figure it out.”

"It's not easy to live in Beijing. Fruits, vegetables, fish and meat are cheap and fresh there, and coal is burned in the winter. How about that?"

Now many people were tempted. Except for Zhang Yuan and Zhangchi who had a residence in Bianjing and only said that they would definitely go and visit, the others agreed and all expressed their gratitude to Zhang Jue.

…

At Shuixi Wharf, another group of people were also gathering around the hot pot, but they were all dressed in vermillion and wore gold and silver belts, marking their status as imperial officials.

A Hanlin who was even fatter than Da Su held a wine cup and shouted: "It's great this time, Hanyuan is finally clean."

A funny-looking old man laughed: "Should the massacre be closed?"

The fat Hanlin shouted: "Ah, I forgot that you are a hateful old man!"

This group of people are basically all nobles from the Imperial Academy, or they are from the middle school. The fat man is called Gu Lin. He has a majestic appearance and looks like a martial artist. When he was a child, he got the nickname "Gu Tu" among his classmates, but

It just so happens that the articles are beautiful and Hanyuan is talented.

Su Shi also wrote a poem to make fun of others: "My friend Gu Zidun has a handsome body and courage. His bowels are very tight and his abdomen is not only a store of books and history."

The poem is very long, and it also contains: "I sharpen my knives for pigs and sheep, and drink with my neighbors. Returning is like a dream, and my cheeks become more lush and beautiful."

One day, Gu Lin was sleeping on the table in the Hanlin Academy. When he woke up, he found four small words on the edge of the table: "Gu Butcher Case." He shouted angrily: "Zizhan! It must be you again!"

The man next to him who was teasing him was named Liu Fengshi. He had just returned from Dunhuang after completing "Shuo Yuan Kao Cong" and "Thirteen Classics Kao Yi". He was also a figure like Dongfang Shuo. In the entire Hanlin Academy, he was the only one who could compete with Su Shi.

They are evenly matched.

A slightly younger Hanlin with a solemn look said: "This dispute is ultimately caused by Zizhan. Fortunately, Zizhan's family is well off. Eighty pounds of copper is going to fall on my head. I really can't afford the punishment, so I have to go."

Kaifeng Mansion asked for jail."
Chapter completed!