Be a master through ancient times

After walking for two and a half days on the road, a group of people finally arrived at Fucheng.

Compared with the county seat, the city wall of Fucheng is much larger.The three big characters of Ganzhou Prefecture are horizontal on the city wall, which has a lot of charm.A row of guards stood under the city gate, and there were also guards on the city gate. Ordinary people were already terrified when they saw this battle.

There are four city gates in Fucheng, and Chu Ci's carriage entered through the east gate.There was a long queue to enter the city, waiting for the guards to check and pass.

There was a sudden sound of horseshoes from behind, and as soon as Chu Ci lifted the curtain, he was forced back by the oncoming dust, and only vaguely saw a group of young men in Chinese clothes riding their horses and whipping their whips, wanton and happy.

When the group of people arrived at the gate of the city, the guards hurriedly bowed their hands and greeted them, and then ordered their men to open the fence gate on the other side and invite them in.

Watching the group of people walk away, the expressions on the faces of the common people waiting to be interrogated have become numb.The world is like this, if you feel that this is not fair all the time, it is not fair, do you want to live?

When it was Chu Ci's turn, half an hour had passed.After they entered the city, they first found a tavern for dinner.Fucheng is about 150 miles away from the county seat, so the accent and taste of eating have changed a lot.Fortunately, everyone can also speak official language, so it is not impossible to communicate.

"It's too spicy, and the food here is too spicy!" Jiang Huai said, sticking out his tongue while talking, looking at the other three with calm faces, feeling a little depressed.

Chen Zifang was originally studying in Fucheng, Master Zhou also came many times, but this is the first time for Chuci to come to Ganzhou Fucheng, right?Why does it seem that you are not afraid of spicy food at all?

Chu Ci is really not afraid of spicy food, and he won't get acne after eating spicy food, are you angry?

Chu Ci's mother is from Sichuan, and his father is from Beijing, so Chu Ci's appetite is very mixed. Basically, he can eat a little of northern and southern cuisines.

After eating, they set off for school.Fuxue is located in the north of Fucheng, facing south, and the sunshine conditions are very good.

When the carriage stopped at the mountain gate in front of Fu Xue, Jiang Huai couldn't help observing Chu Ci's expression again, and found that he was not shocked at all. After making a comparison, he found that Chu Ci's calm attitude was unmatched by him.

The government school is indeed much larger than the county school, but it is still not as good as the modern university with thousands of acres.Chu Ci admired the completely different scenery with great interest, treating himself as a tourist.

"It's an important place for government schools, where idlers stop." Two tall concierges walked towards the four of them. The students of the government schools were dressed uniformly. If these people didn't wear the clothes of the government schools, they must not be students of the government schools.

"Two little brothers, please take a look. This is a letter written by Qiu Shanchang of your mansion, inviting us to come to the school to hold the Eighth Academy's Literary Society. This old man is the master of the subordinate Yuanshan County School."

The two concierges were also literate, seeing that the letter did indeed have the signature of Chief Qiu Shan and the seal of the school, they let them in and called a boy to lead the way.

Since the prefectural school wants to hold the "Eight Academy Cultural Conference", it naturally has to assume the responsibility for the venue and hospitality.They specially built three courtyards for the teachers and students of the other six county schools to live in, and then provided meals for the past few days.

Yuanshan County and Maoshan County are arranged together every year, and this year is no exception.

As soon as Mr. Zhou entered the courtyard, someone immediately greeted him: "Brother Zhou, why are you bringing the students here again this year? How did I hear that it should be Brother Zhu this year?"

"Hey, brother Zhu fell ill suddenly, and the head of the mountain asked me to take care of him for another year. Brother Huang, why are you?"

That brother Huang was probably waiting for him to ask this question, so he immediately said: "Oh, it's not my son who doesn't live up to expectations. He will also participate in the competition this year. I am afraid that he will do anything wrong, so I specially asked Mr. Yuan Shan to let him go. I'll take it for another year."

"Oh? The kid you're talking about, but the one who can memorize it so well?" Master Zhou asked curiously.

"It's all children's tricks, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning!" Master Huang waved his hands, pretending not to be proud.

"Brother Huang is too modest. Everyone in Ganzhou Prefecture knows your son's unforgettable reputation." Master Zhou complimented.

Chu Ci listened to it from the sidelines, envious in his heart. What kind of skill is this? For a student who wants to take the imperial examination, having a photographic memory is simply a golden finger. That kid is from Qiqi Channel, right?

"Brother Zhou, that's too much of an award. By the way, apart from this, the other two students you're leading this year are a bit unfamiliar."

"Oh, this is a student from the prefectural school. His name is Chen Zifang, and he transferred to the county school this year. This one, called Chuci, used to be more restrained, and the masters cherished him. Now he is about to reach the top. Come out and take a look."

When Master Huang heard Chu Ci, he was slightly stunned. Before he could say anything, a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old standing next to him suddenly called out: "Are you that virtuous Founder?"

Master Huang suddenly realized, he said why it sounded so familiar, it turned out that this is Chuci who won the honor last time, the "Wenquxing" of Yuanshan County, a 14-year-old young scholar, Chuci!

"Your son is shameless, you are being rude. Yuanshan County School has such a talent, but you still hide it. Brother Zhou, you are so unkind!"

"Where is it? It's just that outsiders think highly of it. I just hope he won't be too nervous, and he will lose his reputation as a county school." Master Zhou pretended to be worried.

The two masters exchanged pleasantries for a while before they separated. The students on both sides could not interrupt, but could only follow behind and wait.

The distribution of wing rooms is one for each master, and one for three students.The wife's room is a Babu bed, while the students' room is a wooden bunk.

After the three of them put their things away, they lay down on the bed and fell asleep, ignoring any words such as shameful napping.In the past few days, I have been bumping in the pony carriage, and my body is sore. Even if I stayed in the inn, I set off again without sufficient rest.Especially this morning, when Yin Shi just arrived, they got up and hurried on their way.

When he woke up, it was already late, and Chu Ci was the only one in the room.He got up and opened the window, and saw the sun slantingly hanging on the mountainside, red like an oily salted egg yolk.

Chu Ci clutched his stomach, he seemed a little hungry.

Fortunately, Jiang Huai walked over and said, "Let's go eat. Mr. Zhou just came over with the meal tickets for the past few days. I'll take you to see what the canteen of the school is like."

"Where's Brother Zhonghang?"

"I don't know. He was nowhere to be seen when I woke up. However, Brother Chen used to be a student in a government school. I think there must be many classmates who came here. I guess he went to meet those classmates."

Chu Ci nodded, and walked out with Jiang Huai.Over there, Master Zhou and several people from Maoshan County School were standing together, waiting for them to go together.

Chu Ci confessed his crime first, and then followed everyone to the canteen of Fuxue. He took a casual look, and suddenly saw the pale Chen Zifang walking towards his residence from another road.

"Brother Zhongxing, it's time for dinner, come eat with us." Chu Ci took a few steps and invited him.

Chen Zifang forced a smile and said, "No need, I don't have an appetite, you go. Sue me and my master."

After finishing speaking, he patted Chu Ci on the shoulder and walked towards the room.

Chu Ci was a little worried. Brother Chen always had a smile on his face when he was in the county school, but since he learned that he was going to go to the prefectural school, he became a little taciturn.In the past, he only occasionally learned about the study status of the government schools from him, such as interpersonal communication, etc. Chen Zifang never mentioned it, and there must be some reasons for this.

"Brother Chu, why are you so slow?" Jiang Huai just found out that Chu Ci had fallen behind, so he came back to look for him.

"It's nothing, I was suddenly fascinated by the scenery just now, and forgot to leave for a while, thank you Brother Jiang."

"Why are you being so polite? Let's go, I'll take you to eat the most delicious dish in the canteen of Fuxue, it's called bad goose palm..."

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"Brother Zhongxing, you haven't eaten yet, right? These are some pastries I brought back from there, you can use some." Chu Ci put the pastries on the table and asked Chen Zifang to get up and eat.

Chen Zifang lay on the bed, and replied in a low voice: "Thank you, Brother Chu. I'm not hungry yet, so just leave it alone."

"There is an old saying that food is the most important thing for the people. How can you have the energy to study if you don't eat? Brother Chen, you should get up and use it."

"I can't eat it..." Chen Zifang was silent for a while, and suddenly had a desire to talk about it. It was hard to talk about it, but he knew that Brother Chu had a big heart, even if he looked down on him, he probably wouldn't say it outright .

"Brother Chu, tell me, if a concubine gives birth to a child, is it inferior to others?"

"My mother turned out to be a fisherwoman on the Huiji River. When she was out fishing, she was spotted by a rich man. My grandfather gave her to him as a concubine for 200 taels."

"How can a big family be treated so well? But in two or three months, my mother fell out of favor. If it wasn't for being pregnant with me, I'm afraid she wouldn't even be able to eat."

"The previous lady had never had a child. Seeing my mother's low status, she let her give birth to me and planned to go to the mother to keep a child. However, when I was not yet full moon, the lady was suddenly diagnosed as pregnant. My mother and I were sent to another hospital."

"We lived in the other courtyard for nearly ten years. Although life was poor at that time, our mother and son depended on each other and were still very happy. But later, my father became an official and was impeached for being unkind. My wife had no choice but to take us in. When I went back, I was asked to study with my younger brother.”

"My younger brother was very cute when he was young, but the older he got, the less he liked me. After we entered the government school together, he was always ashamed to recognize me. Later, when I was slandered by others, he not only sat idly by He also made trouble and exposed the identity of my concubine's son. Since then, my life has become more and more difficult."

"At the end of last year, when my classmates once again slandered me for stealing other people's things, they even went to the head of the mountain. Although the grievances were cleared up later, my father still thought I was ashamed, so he let me go back and was not allowed to study in the future. My mother knelt and begged for a long time before he agreed and asked me to transfer to Yuanshan County to study."

"This time when I went back to the government school, I was seen by my former classmate and told my brother. He just told me that if I know my mind, I should not take part in the competition. Otherwise, he will tell you that I am a concubine. Stealing other people's things has always been a bad character. Brother Chu, what do you think I should do? Should I reject the head of the mountain at that time?"

Chu Ci listened in silence for a long time, and he heard that Chen Zifang must be crying.He really didn't expect that Chen Zifang, who always had a smile on his face, would hide such a tragic past.

This era attaches great importance to family affection. If others say that he has bad conduct, others may not believe it, but if his relatives say that he is not good, then others will definitely believe it.Because everyone believed that no one would risk losing the face of the family to slander their relatives, unless the person was really unbearable.

"Brother Zhongxing, this is not your fault, you don't need to blame yourself. A gentleman establishes the world, the pure will be pure, and the turbid will be turbid. Even if people's words are scary, as long as you stick to your heart and make your heart strong, the others' Slanderous words can't hurt you at all."