Number of People

  Chapter 79 Book A Reading

   After a few days of rest, Feng Ziying began to search for a suitable academy.

  Shuntianfu Academy is concentrated in Wanping County, and there are also Daxing County, but it is obviously less than Wanping, and the quality is not as good as Wanping.

  There are no fewer than thirty academies in Shuntianfu, but there are only a few that are really famous. After all, these academies are run by gentry officials, and the sources of funding also come from the support of gentry or donations from merchants.

  Three of the four major academies in the Gyeonggi area of ​​​​Suncheon Prefecture are located in Wanping, and there is only one in Daxing.

  The four major academies Tonghui Academy, Qingtan Academy, and Chongzheng Academy are all located in Wanping County, close to Gyeonggi. The distance between these academies is only a few miles, but each has its own characteristics.

  Tonghui Academy is the largest, with hundreds of students. The students are not limited to Shuntian Prefecture, and many students from other prefectures in Beizhili also come here to study.

  Qingtan Academy is small, with only a few hundred students. It is known for its rigorous style of study, and most of them are poor scholars. Its students are spread all over the North, and even some southern scholars come to study.

The academy was founded by Xia Yan, a censor of Zuodu with excellent character in the Metropolitan Procuratorate during the reign of Emperor Guangyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He personally planted a green sandalwood tree in the academy, so the academy got its name. It has been more than seventy years.

Chongzheng Academy was founded by the old Fang Congzhe of this court ten years ago when he was the right servant of the Ministry of Officials. Although this academy is slightly smaller than Tonghui Academy, its personnel are from all over the country. Among them are scholars from the south who came to Beijing to live and study Accounted for more than half, especially the children of prominent gentry from all over the country.

Tonghui Academy is undoubtedly the most suitable in terms of Feng Ziying's status as the Imperial Academy. Gein Tonghui Academy also has many Imperial Academy students studying in it, and there are also many children of officials and military officials in Beijing who study in it. It can be said that from the perspective of the students' family background, a considerable number of officials' children from central and central Beijing gathered here.

The second is Chongzheng Academy. Fang Congzhe, the founder and benefactor of Chongzheng Academy, is the elder of the current court. It is rumored that he is very likely to take over as the chief assistant. Northland merchants and poor children.

  Qingtan Academy is small in scale, dilapidated and dilapidated, and its discipline is strict. It doesn’t welcome the children of officials and gentlemen.

   "You mean you want to study at Qingtan Academy?" Qiao Yingjia looked at the young man in front of him with great interest, "Where is the Imperial College?"

"Uncle, you may also know the situation of the Guozijian. In fact, many of the Gongjian and Yinjian are just for admission. There are not many people who really study in it, but everyone still took part in the monthly exam. In addition, during the calendar period, everyone Naturally, they will come back, Jijiu and Si Ye have also adopted a more flexible approach, my nephew thinks this is actually a good thing."

  Feng Ziying still considers herself Lin Ruhai's "son-in-law", of course he is the "future son-in-law". There is no way, if there is no such relationship, Qiao Yingjia will not pay attention to him at all.

  Such a civil servant with a Jinshi background is so proud, even his colleagues with a Juren background have a deep sense of superiority in their hearts, let alone a person with a martial arts background.

   He also stated that he was determined to study and take scientific examinations, so Qiao Yingjia would give him some good looks, otherwise even Lin Ruhai's "son-in-law" would be difficult to catch his eyes.

   "Do you think it's good for the Imperial College to act like this?" Qiao Yingjia sneered.

"Uncle, it's not been a year or two since the Guozijian was in this situation. It's not a day's cold to freeze three feet. It used to be that the imperial court had to give some food and living allowances to the students of the tribute supervisor, but now the government's finances are becoming more and more difficult. The subsidy has been stopped for many years. In addition, if the tribute inspector just wants to seek a teaching order or a state or county assistant official, there is no need to come to take the quarterly and annual exams. He only needs to come during the calendar. , except for those who need to take part in the provincial examination, who need to come on time for reference, why do other people need to come again?"

Dazhou followed the Ming system, but the Guozijian system has changed again here. Anyone who does not want to participate in the provincial examination and wants to be directly appointed as an official only needs to be named in the Gongjian for two to three years and participate in the history. But, this is already similar to Juren.

   It's just that the juren is more confident. In places such as magistrates who are close to the people and conferred officials, if the juren is compared with the tribute students, the priority is still given to the juren.

Under such circumstances, many students who do not have confidence in the provincial examination, or who only want a certain official position, are more willing to take up a position in the Imperial College, and then set a schedule for the calendar. There are not many people who read in it.

Qiao Yingjia also knew that this was a long-standing malpractice, and it had already formed a pattern. There were not many people who really studied hard in the Imperial College, but Feng Ziying was so persistent in studying, especially when he was born in Wu Xun, it was really rare, at least Qiao Yingjia felt much better about it.

   "If you really want to study in an academy, why don't you choose Tonghui Academy or Chongzheng Academy, but the most simple and shabby Qingtan Academy?" Qiao Yingjia stared at the other party.

"Uncle, there are many people in Tonghui Academy, and the situation is somewhat similar to that of the Imperial College. You also know the situation of my nephew. I am afraid that my nephew has too many friends and acquaintances, which makes my nephew not interested in studying and loses his original intention." Feng Ziying Half-truth and half-false: "As for Chongzheng Academy, there are too many people from the south, I'm afraid that my nephew and other martial arts disciples will be excluded again, and it will only disturb people's satisfaction."

"Uncle, Uncle Lin also made some demands on my nephew, and my nephew also promised Uncle Lin that if he fails the Jinshi examination, there is no need to mention the marriage with the Lin family, and my nephew can understand Uncle Lin's wishes, so..." Feng Ziying once again "So please don't mention this matter in front of Uncle Lin. If my nephew fails to pass the Jinshi exam and Uncle Lin gets married again, my nephew will have no complaints..."

While Qiao Yingjia was slightly moved, she appreciated Feng Ziying's desire to study and make progress. There are really not many decent scholars in this class of martial arts disciples. This Feng Ziying is really dedicated to studying, and I really want to fulfill his self-motivation.

"Forget it, nephew, since you are so self-motivated, it would be my fault if I turned your heart cold. Qi Yongtai, the head of Qingtan Academy, is a good friend of mine in the same department, and he has also served as a military officer. Here’s a book, you just need to go.”

  When she came out of Qiao Yingjia's residence, Feng Ziying was sweating again.

   Dealing with this kind of censor who has a delicate mind and a keen sense of smell is the most troublesome, but Feng Ziying feels that Qiao Yingjia has a good impression of him, and he is also in a good mood today.

   It is imperative to visit him today. If you don't turn over the article "Lin Ruhai's son-in-law" satisfactorily, and if you do, one day, Lin Ruhai will rush back from Yangzhou to trouble the Feng family.

He had already told Qiao Yingjia today, and Qiao Yingjia also recognized his ambition, so he probably wouldn't talk about it to outsiders before he was admitted to Jinshi. Said otherwise.

  I never thought that when it comes to reading, it can still arouse such a "helping hand" from Qiao Yingjia. Presumably Qiao Yingjia also hopes that he can really read well.

Qingtan Academy has to be recommended by civil servants who were born in the imperial court or scholars with excellent reputation among the people before they can enroll. These standards are all in the hands of Qingtan Academy. Poor scholars can often easily find recommendations from scholars in their own provinces. On the contrary, there were very few recommenders from the courtiers, so today's trip was unexpectedly rewarding.

  (end of this chapter)