Chapter 79 Reading Volume A
After coming back and resting for a few days, Feng Ziying began to search for a suitable academy.
Shuntianfu academies are concentrated in Wanping County, and there are also Daxing County, but they are significantly less than Wanping, and the quality is not as good as Wanping.
There are no less than thirty academies in Shuntianfu in total, but only a few are really famous. After all, these academies are run by gentry officials, and their funding sources also come from gentry support or merchant donations.
Three of the four major academies in the Shuntian Prefecture and Gyeonggi area are located in Wanping, while only one is in Daxing.
The four major academies, Tonghui Academy, Qingtan Academy, and Chongzheng Academy, are all located in Wanping County close to the capital. The several academies are only a few miles apart, but each has its own characteristics.
Tonghui Academy is the largest, with hundreds of students. Among them, students are not limited to Shuntian Prefecture, but many students from other prefectures and prefectures in North Zhili come here to study and study.
Qingtan Academy is small in scale, with only over a hundred students. It is known for its rigorous academic style, and most of them are poor scholars. Its students are all over the North, and even some scholars from the south come to study.
The academy was founded by Xia Yan, a distinguished censor of Zuodu during the reign of Emperor Guangyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He personally planted a green sandalwood tree in the academy, hence the academy's name. The tree remains to this day. It has been more than seventy years.
Chongzheng Academy was founded by Fang Congzhe, the old man of this court, ten years ago when he was the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although this academy is slightly smaller than Tonghui Academy, its staff come from all over the country, including scholars from the south who came to live and study in Beijing. Accounting for more than half, there are especially many children of gentry and distinguished families from various places.
Tonghui Academy is undoubtedly the most suitable from the perspective of Feng Ziying's status as an Imperial College student. Because there are many Imperial College students studying in Tonghui Academy, and many children of civil servants and military officials in Beijing are also studying there. It can be said that from the background of the students' families, a considerable number of officials' children from Beijing are gathered here.
The second is Chongzheng Academy. Fang Congzhe, the founder and donor of Chongzheng Academy, is the elder of the court at that time. It is said that he is very likely to take over as the first assistant. The source of students in this academy is relatively complex, including the descendants of gentry and officials from the south, as well as Northland merchants and poor children.
Qingtan Academy is small in scale, the school building is dilapidated, and the school discipline is strict. It is not very welcoming to the children of officials and gentry. Feng Ziying also found out about this. To enter Qingtan Academy, you need to be recommended by a specific recommender.
“You mean you want to go to Qingtan Academy to study?” Qiao Yingjia looked at the young man in front of him with interest, “What about the Imperial College?”
"Uncle, you may also know the situation here in the Imperial College. Many of the Gongjian and Yinjian are actually just attending Yingmao, and not much is actually studied there. However, everyone still participated in the monthly exam. In addition, during the historical events, everyone Naturally, we will come back, and Jijiu and Master Siye have also adopted a more flexible approach, which my nephew thinks is actually a good thing."
Feng Ziying still regarded herself as Lin Ruhai's "son-in-law", and of course the "future son-in-law". There was no other way. Without this relationship, Qiao Yingjia would not pay attention to him at all.
Civil officials with a Jinshi background are so arrogant. Even their colleagues with a Juren background have a deep sense of superiority in their hearts, let alone people with martial arts backgrounds like Zi.
“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 Imperial College has been in this situation. It's not as cold as a day. Originally, the imperial court had to give some food and living subsidies to the tribute prison students, but now the government's finances are becoming increasingly tight. This and other The subsidy has been stopped for many years. In addition, if the tribute supervisor now only wants to be a teacher or a state or county assistant, he does not need to take the quarterly and annual examinations. He only needs to come during the calendar year. Under such circumstances , except those who need to take part in the provincial examination need to come on time for reference, why do others need to come again?"
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the Ming system, but there were changes in the Imperial College system. Those who did not want to participate in the provincial examination and wanted to be directly appointed officials only needed to be registered in the tribute prison for two to three years and participate in historical events. Finally, they could pass the civil service examination. But, this is already similar to Juren.
It’s just that you have more confidence in appointing people. When it comes to appointing officials to people-friendly officials in places such as magistrates, if the candidates are compared with the tribute students, priority is still given to the candidates.
Under such circumstances, many students who have no confidence in the provincial examination, or who only want a certain official position, are more willing to take a temporary post in the Imperial College, and then go through the affairs regularly, and then participate in the imperial examination on time and pass the official examination, so now the Imperial College is really Not many people study there.
Qiao Yingjia also knew that this was a long-standing shortcoming that had long been established. There were not many people in the Imperial College who really studied hard. However, Feng Ziying was so persistent in studying, especially when she was born in Wuxun. 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 choose the most humble and shabby Qingtan Academy?" Qiao Yingjia looked at the other party.
"Uncle, there are many people in Tonghui Academy who have mixed minds, and the situation is somewhat similar to that of the Imperial College. You also know my nephew's situation. I am afraid that he has too many friends and acquaintances there, which will make him uninterested in studying and lose his original intention." Feng Ziying He said half truthfully and half falsely: "As for Chongzheng Academy, there are too many people from the south. I'm afraid martial arts disciples like my nephew will be squeezed out again, which is just disturbing."
"Uncle, Uncle Lin also made some requests to his nephew. The nephew also promised to Uncle Lin that if he fails to pass the Jinshi examination, there is no need to mention the marriage with the Lin family. The nephew can also understand Uncle Lin's feelings, so..." Feng Ziying said again Biao's acting skills, "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 elsewhere, my nephew will have no complaints..."
Qiao Yingjia was slightly moved, but he also appreciated Feng Ziying's desire to learn and make progress. There really weren't many decent scholars among these martial arts disciples. They were all a bunch of martial artists who relied on their ancestors to live in the world from Long Yuyin. If This Feng Ziying is really dedicated to studying, and she really wants to fulfill his ambition.
"Forget it, since you, my dear nephew, are so sincere in your ambition to make progress, it would be my fault if I cold-blooded you. Qi Yongtai, the headmaster of Qingtan Academy, is a good friend of mine in the same department, and he also served as a commander in the military department. I This is a book to be repaired, all you have to do is go."
When Feng Ziying came out of Qiao Yingjia's house, she was sweating again.
Dealing with such a delicate and sensitive censor is the most troublesome, but Feng Ziying feels that Qiao Yingjia has a good opinion of her and is in a good mood today.
I had no choice but to come to visit him today. If the article "Lin Ruhai's son-in-law" is not fully translated, and it is really translated one day, I am afraid that Lin Ruhai will rush back from Yangzhou and cause trouble for the Feng family.
Today he has told Qiao Yingjia, and Qiao Yingjia also recognizes his ambition. He will probably not talk about it to outsiders before he is admitted to the Jinshi. As for whether he will be able to pass the Jinshi in a few years, then what? Say something else.
I never thought that talking about studying could arouse such a "helping hand" from Qiao Yingjia. I think Qiao Yingjia also hopes that he can really succeed in studying. This is really the thought of such civil servants.
Qingtan Academy requires the recommendation of a scholar who is a civil servant or a scholar with a good reputation among the people. These standards are all controlled by Qingtan Academy. Poor scholars often find it easy to find recommendations from scholars in the province. On the contrary, there were very few recommendations from civil servants in the DPRK. Unexpectedly, today's trip was unexpected.
(End of this chapter)