Chapter 92 Volume A Jia Yucun
Xue Jun has not yet come to Beijing, but Jia Yucun has already lived in Beijing.
Feng Ziying did not ask how Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng sought positions for them, but he could also hear some general information from Jia Lian.
It is estimated that we will have to wait until the next year before we have the opportunity. As long as he is not a Beijing official, the Jia family and the Wang family are still very confident to make plans for a scholar with a Jinshi background.
This also illustrates the weight of Jinshi from another perspective.
The martial arts disciples like Jia Lian and Jia Rong also have the support of the Jia and Wang families behind them. Without the status of being a scholar, you can't even get a job as a county magistrate.
Like Jia Lian, who could only donate the status of Tongzhi, Jia Rong had to wait until Qin Keqing died before buying the status of a military-grade dragon forbidden captain from the eunuch.
If you are a member of the Jia family and have the status of a juren, you can expect to be appointed as a magistrate, and it is very possible to become an official in the court.
If you have the status of Jinshi, you can definitely be an official in the court, and you may even have a good fortune.
This also strengthened Feng Ziying's determination to take the Jinshi examination.
Seeing Feng Ziying visiting in person, Jia Yucun really felt a warm current surge in his heart.
It has been almost a month since he came to Beijing. He visited the Jia family. He was not qualified to the Wang family. The Feng family also sent a greeting card, but Feng Ziying had not returned to Beijing at that time, so after Feng Tang accepted the message They met briefly, exchanged a few words and then served tea to see the guests off.
He also had no relatives in Jia Yu Village in the capital, so he sent Lin Daiyu to Jia's house. After the visit, he never had the chance to visit Jia's house. He only went there occasionally, except to send a few taels of silver to the concierge to inquire about news. I can only live in this small house and wait.
Feng Ziying also asked Ruixiang to learn about Jia Yucun's residence from Jia Lian's servant Xing'er, so he came here.
Jia Yucun has a bad character, but this has nothing to do with him, and he has no intention of forming a life-and-death friendship with Jia Yucun, sharing weal and woe.
However, this man was a Jinshi, and he was able to quickly win the trust of Wang Ziteng, and became a major civilian supporter of Wang Ziteng as a martial artist in the court, which shows that he is still somewhat capable.
As for the subsequent backlash against the Jia family and the Wang family, in addition to the quality problems of Jia Yucun itself, the more important reason is that the Jia and Wang families themselves were already in a decline trend, and someone else added fuel to the fire.
It is naturally impossible for people like Jia Yucun, who are accustomed to adapting to the situation, to be buried with the Jia and Wang family. Adding insult to injury is just going too far.
So Feng Ziying’s idea for Jia Yucun is that it can be used and cooperated, but it cannot be reused and must be guarded against.
"Mr. Jia lives here?" Feng Ziying frowned, "That's too unfair. Ruixiang, you can find a more suitable place for Mr. Jia. After all, he is someone who has shared weal and woe. In this capital, he is half a landlord. Friendship, I still deserve it."
“Mr. Feng, you are too polite. It’s good to live here. Really, it’s okay.” Jia Yucun quickly dissuaded him, “The situation in Beijing is no better than other places. I don’t know how long I will stay in Beijing.…”
"Mr. Jia, I believe that with your ability and the help of noble people, it is only temporary that the dragon is trapped in the shoal and the tiger is trapped in the sun. Don't worry, I will let Ruixiang handle it for you. You just go and live, and don't worry about anything else." Feng Ziying He was very generous and waved his hand to indicate that he didn’t need to say anything more.
Jia Yucun also sighed in his heart. He could see the pattern of this son in Linqing, and now it seems that he was right.
How can ordinary people have such magnanimity?
Even the Jia family, known as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, has few decent disciples among them, much less than this one.
"Then I will thank Mr. Feng." Jia Yucun stopped refusing.
To be honest, his current financial situation is really tight. When he went to Beijing to bring some money, he realized that it was not easy to live in the capital.
Everything costs money. Even going to Jia's house to deliver a post costs half a kilogram of money.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all indispensable.
Seeing that winter is coming, that means buying winter clothes.
This residence also needs to prepare firewood, otherwise I will freeze to death in the house during the winter without knowing it. Calculate the daily expenses, and I don’t know when these expenses will be over. Jia Yucun didn't dare to be pretentious in front of Feng Ziying.
Thinking of this, Jia Yucun became more and more eager.
It seems that he really met a destiny during his trip to Laqing. He also noticed that Feng Ziying was a little different about Lin Daiyu, but it was not his turn to comment on such matters, so he just turned a blind eye.
“Young Master Feng’s name has been heard throughout the court. I wonder if the young master intends for his son to inherit his father’s legacy?” The servant boy from Jia Yu Village brought tea and the two of them sat down.
"I don't have that idea at the moment, Mr. Jia, to tell you the truth, I have no intention of taking the road of military attache. Now I have contacted Qingtan Academy, and Mr. Qiao recommended it for me. When I turn twelve years old next month, I will go I'm studying at Qingtan Academy." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "You are a senior in the examination room, so I should ask you for advice on theory."
"Oh?" Jia Yucun was surprised. He didn't expect that Feng Ziying actually wanted to take the exam path. Thinking of Feng Ziying's special attitude towards Lin Daiyu, he seemed to have some enlightenment in his heart, "You really have to prepare to take the provincial examination." ? This road is not easy to walk."
Jia Yucun’s words were sincere.
The road to scientific research is almost like thousands of troops squeezing a single-plank bridge. There is no need for martial arts students like Feng Ziying to go on this arduous road. As a child of a poor family, there is only one road in Huashan that must be taken, but Feng Ziying does not seem to have it. It's necessary.
"Mr. Jia, of course I understand that this road is not easy, but you also know that our Feng family may not be as beautiful as it seems to the outside world. It is incomparable with the Jia family and the Wang family. I think I can do well in studying on my own. Mr. Qiao also supports me to study at Qingtan Academy." Feng Ziying smiled and said, "No matter how difficult it is, I have to go. If Mr. Jia has any good experience, please give me some advice."
Jia Yucun sighed and nodded: "Although this road to scientific research is difficult, it is not without a path to follow. Qingtan Academy is the most famous academy in Shuntian Prefecture and even in the North, so it naturally has advantages. I myself I also summed up some experiences during the scientific examination, but they were all kept in my hometown. If you don’t mind it, I will ask someone to bring them to the capital, hoping that they can be of help to you."
Feng Ziying knew that Jia Yucun's path to the imperial examination was quite smooth. From scholar to scholar and then to Jinshi, almost every one passed the exam. He was a scholar at the age of fourteen, a scholar at the age of eighteen, and failed to pass the Jinshi at the age of nineteen. But at the age of twenty-two, he won the Jinshi in one fell swoop. It can be said that everything was smooth sailing.
These poor children cannot afford special teachers and have to study hard to read. They must be good at learning and summarizing. And if they dare to express their willingness to bring these old manuscripts to them from Jiangnan in such a nonchalant manner, they must still be good at it. Somewhat confident.
Of course Feng Ziying will not refuse this kindness, and this is actually a way to deepen the relationship between the two parties.
When Feng Ziying said goodbye and left, Jia Yucun said softly: "Master, there are some things I shouldn't say originally, but after thinking about it, I still feel that I want to say it. If the master intends to take the road of scientific examination and officialdom, then Mr. Lin You might as well get in touch more. Both Lin Gong and Qiao Gong were Jinshi in the 26th year of Yuanxi, but Qiao Gong is from the north, and Lin Gong is from the south. Although the current court also intends to balance the north and the south, southerners still dominate. Lord, if you get Mr. Lin’s expectations and Mr. Qiao’s favor, perhaps the young master’s path will be smoother.”
These words can be said to be profound. For Jia Yucun to say these words, Feng Ziying estimated that the other party was still struggling in his heart.
The dispute between the Southerners and the Northerners in the imperial court was also an undisclosed secret. Since the Ming Dynasty, the Southerners had always dominated the imperial court, but the capital was located in the hinterland of the North, and the border troubles had always been mainly on the northern border, even if the Japanese invaders It also failed to change this situation.
This naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the civil servants in the central and northern parts of the DPRK.
This is especially reflected in the scientific examination of each subject, the quota of rural examinations for each subject, the place of origin of Jinshi candidates in the joint examination, and the candidate for the president of each subject, which will cause great controversy.
The courtiers who were originally from the North naturally believed that the North had paid a heavy price for border control, especially in places like Jiubian, which paid huge amounts every year. It could not compare with the South in terms of population and economy, and naturally it also had a poor reputation in promoting culture. There is no comparison.
At the same time, because the capital was the capital of the empire, a large number of people from the south who came to the capital to work as officials and do business also brought a large number of attached personnel, which directly affected the quotas for the rural examinations of Shuntian Prefecture and Beizhili, and also caused a stir among Shuntian Prefecture scholars. The son was very dissatisfied.
And the imperial court's policy of using literature to control military affairs was a national policy. After so many years, it was naturally difficult for northern scholars to compare with southern scholars, so they asked the imperial court to give preferential treatment in the scientific examination.
Under this pressure, the court had to make balanced adjustments to a certain extent, especially in determining the number of successful candidates for each subject and the president and deputy who would preside over the scientific examination, so as not to cause trouble.
Lin Ruhai was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Yuanxi, and he was ranked third in the imperial examination, which was naturally unusual. Qiao Yingjia was only a top three Jinshi, and there was still a gap compared to Lin Ruhai.
Of course, each has a different destiny after being dismissed from office, and Qiao Yingjia and Lin Ruhai also had their own opportunities. However, the special status of the Salt Patrol Censor determined that they had a closer relationship with the emperor, so Jia Yucun reminded Feng Ziying.
He knew that Feng Ziying was also a quite obedient person. If there was such an opportunity, she would naturally not be rigid. Moreover, if Feng Ziying really had a marriage with Lin Daiyu in the future, she would never forget him as a destined person.
This is another thought that Jia Yucun has that cannot be expressed to others.
Feng Ziying had never thought of this incident, but after Jia Yucun reminded him, he still had to accept this sentiment, "Thank you, Mr. Jia, for reminding me. If Mr. Jia hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten this incident."
“Actually, with the young master’s talent and opportunity, you don’t need to pay too much attention to these things, but after Jia thought about it, it’s just something convenient, and it doesn’t matter if you can use it for a while.” Jia Yucun said with a smile.
I have to say that this person is also a talented person, but his temperament is a little worse. Feng Ziying was still regretful when he left. We will see what happens to him in the future.
(End of this chapter)