The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Fellow, is a kind of title.

It has a narrow sense and a broad sense.

In a narrow sense, it refers to the name given to compatriots with the same or similar customs, customs, dialects, accents and other cultural backgrounds.

In a broad sense, it refers to the title given to compatriots from the same region or province, and also extends to the title given to compatriots regardless of region.

In the Ming Dynasty, a strict road guide system was implemented to strictly control the movement of households. In addition, transportation in ancient times was indeed subject to technical constraints. Not to mention self-driving travel across provinces, even traveling through prefectures and counties was very troublesome.

Of course, such restrictions are limited to ordinary people. For people with meritorious status, there will naturally be no restrictions. Otherwise, I am afraid that no one will participate in the examinations and palace examinations.

With this said, it is natural that the provincial first-level examination, that is, the examination of candidates, is called the provincial examination. In fact, the ancient fellows refer to people from the same province.

Well, Wei Guangde found that if he passed the Jinshi exam in the past two years, he might have to rely on the help of a fellow countryman who was generally regarded as a traitor by later generations when he entered the official career.

When did Yan Song fall?

Wei Guangde didn't know. He only knew that this man would definitely be unlucky in the end. He had no memory of the specific details. Also, his son Yan Shifan was arrogant to the extreme and eventually prospered and declined.

The Yan family was completely white and clean at the end. Can we get on this boat?

Will Jiangxi officials be affected when the Yan family is liquidated?

Wei Guangde felt a little uneasy, but as the quarrels intensified, Wei Guangde also came to his senses. He was just a boy who hadn't even passed the exam. He thought about how to be an official after becoming a Jinshi. It was really Will jump in thoughts.

However, Wei Guangde also heard something from the words of his cousins ​​Wu Dong and Zeng Yuanshu, that is, people of this era did not seem to regard Yan Song and his son as treacherous and evil people, at least in Jiangxi.

In and out of words, he seemed to feel honored to have such a fellow countryman who held the position of chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet.

And what my cousin said earlier, "The whole dynasty is half civilized and half Jiangxi". What does this mean?

This shows that officials of Jiangxi origin are a help to Yan Song and his family in government affairs. Think of what Wu Dong said just now, and you will have to rely on him to support you after you are admitted to the Jinshi.

The quarrel over there was getting more and more intense, and Wei Guangde could hear it now. They were really arguing about the unfair number of students in Ji'an. Ji'an had more candidates and Jinshi than Nanchang Prefecture, but the number of students was less.

The implication behind the words is that they have too many top students in Ji'an and too few names in the imperial court. It is really unfair. It is no wonder that other prefectures and counties are unhappy with them.

Indeed, blessings come with disasters. Being born in Ji'an, you can have high-quality educational resources, but the college examination is more difficult than the provincial examination and the general examination.

Without him, everyone's conditions are similar.

The level is there, and you can only fight in the nest. After the fight, you can go to the countryside to take the test and go wild.

"Brother Yuanshu, why don't you go to Ji'an to study?"

Wei Guangde suddenly discovered a very important issue. The education in Ji'an is so good, which means that the teachers there are strong. Going to study there is probably much better than studying in Nanchang.

"You are thinking the wrong way. Ji'an does have excellent academies, but we also have some in Jiujiang, but the threshold is higher and the conditions for recruiting students are strict."

Zeng Yuanshu shook his head and said.

"What?"

Wei Guangde didn't understand. Master Sun had never mentioned the academy in Jiujiang Prefecture, and he also knew that Zeng Yuanshu studied in Jiujiang Prefecture because there were many knowledgeable scholars there.

"We have four major academies in Jiangxi, Bailudong Academy in Jiujiang, Bailuzhou Academy in Ji'an, Ehu Academy in Qianshan, and Yuzhang Academy in Nanchang. We walked past Yuzhang Academy in the morning. Yuan Shu could have told you at that time. , that was one of his goals."

Wu Dong answered.

After saying this, Wei Guangde remembered that there was indeed such a thing. Zeng Yuanshu wanted to study after being admitted as a scholar.

"Bailudong Academy? Zhu Zi's one? It's actually in Jiujiang? Where?"

Wei Guangde is a disciple of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, at least for now, because his teacher Sun Fuzi is a disciple of this sect, but now he is more concerned about Bailudong Academy in Jiujiang, guarding the door of his house, why not go.

He had heard of the name of Bailudong Academy, and knew the relationship between this academy and Zhu Xi, because Zhu Xi had served as the mountain director of Bailudong Academy, but he called himself the "Lord of the Cave" at that time.

However, when Zeng Yuanshu heard Wu Dong and Wei Guangde talking about Bailudong Academy, his expression was obviously a little unnatural.

"I have been to the southeast of Wulao Peak in Lushan Mountain, but I left."

Hearing this, Wei Guangde was even more curious and a little confused as to why Zeng Yuanshu left there, he was so famous.

"Yangming Xinxue?"

Wu Dong whispered to one side, and Wei Guangde suddenly guessed the reason.

Well, the reason is actually this.

"In Bailudong Academy, from the mountain chief to the professors, as well as the doctors and teachers below, most of them are dedicated to studying. What do you want me to study?"

Zeng Yuanshu's words convinced Wei Guangde that it would be extremely difficult for scholars who studied Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism to study in the headquarters of Xinxue.

Although I don’t understand why Bailudong Academy teaches the science of mind, it is an academy that was revived because of Zhu Xi.

No wonder Master Sun never mentioned that Bailudong Academy is in Jiujiang Prefecture, and he didn't even know it.

Master Sun is from the Cheng-Zhu lineage, and it is strange for an academy to teach students how to learn by heart.

Wei Guangde was still considering whether to take time to visit Bailudong Academy. The two groups quarreling there seemed to be tired of the quarrel and stopped quarreling.

At this moment, many students walked out of the crowd over there to salute and say hello to their familiar friends.

Soon, several students from Jiujiang Prefecture came over. The first ones came were students from Ji'an, but they were just politely greeting each other. After introducing each other to others, Wei Guangde also knew that these people included Zeng Ziqi from Luling, Xiao Jiufeng, Xiao Jiuzheng brothers, Chen Liangjing from Taihe County and others.

Of the seven or eight people who came over, none of them were from Jishui.

Wei Guangde sticks out his tongue in secret because he is troubled by his reputation as a student. As soon as he passes this level, he is afraid that his face will change immediately and he may not be enthusiastic when meeting others, so as to show that he is a good friend.

After a while, many people came over from Nanchang Mansion, including Xiong Jing and Luo Daqi from Nanchang, Li Cai and Li Gui from Fengcheng, Yu Nanyue from Xinjian and others.

Although everyone knew that Wei Guangde became a child at the age of thirteen, he was a little surprised that he came to Nanchang specifically to take the college examination this time, but that was all.

A scholar at the age of twenty, a scholar at the age of thirty, and a Jinshi at the age of forty.

Of course this sentence is not accurate, but it expresses the bitterness of it.

There are many students who are in their twenties and get Jinshi, but the vast majority of Jinshi are in their thirties and forties.

It is not unusual for Wei Guangde to take the college examination at the age of thirteen. Unless he successfully passes the college examination this time, then it would be considered amazing, because it means that he may become a Jinshi before the age of 30, which is great.

Now, just take another look.