Zhu Yixuan looked at Mr. Zhu thoughtfully and said, "Dad, you are still young, why don't you also take the exam?"
Mr. Zhu almost hit someone with his palm.
"Go, go, go! Read a book for me. If we can't find a gentleman in Zhaohua County, we will go to Fucheng to find him. If not, we can go to other places and ask again. In short, we must find a gentleman back."
Even nine cows can't pull back what Mr. Zhu has made up his mind to do.
Within two days, the news spread.
When Ma Xingteng, a merchant, came back, he first went to Shen Yi to inquire about the situation. When he learned that it was indeed the case, he hurried back to Moshi Town without even doing any business.
Su Tai thought of her sturdy little son. Although the child was noisy and had strange ideas, he was still good at reading. Naturally, he wanted to give this opportunity a try.
For this reason, she made a special trip to the garrison in the old city.
Murong Jue knew that Su Tai had come to visit and immediately asked the soldiers to let her in.
Su Tai walked in the solemn mansion, her breathing slowing down unconsciously. She walked through the corridor and when she arrived at the martial arts arena, she saw her twins practicing plum blossoms, with several burly men standing next to them with solemn expressions.
The two children were surprisingly honest. Although their legs were shaking, they gritted their teeth and held on.
In this weather, the two children were sweating profusely.
As a mother, she was heartbroken.
"Mrs. Shen is distressed?"
Murong Jue's voice sounded from behind Su Tai.
Su Tai turned around and blessed Fuli slightly, "I've met the young master."
"Mrs. Shen, you're welcome. Are you here to see them today?" Murong Jue stood with his hands behind his hands and spoke in a determined tone.
Su Tai nodded and explained respectfully: "I think the young master must have heard about the imperial examination. Although my little son is noisy, he still has some talent. I want him to go back to school and wait until the imperial examination is over before sending the young master. This way, can you?”
Murong Jue shook his head and refused, "Practice in martial arts requires perseverance. Shen Congyu's temperament is inherently unstable. If we give him an excuse to escape at this time, it will not be easy for Mrs. Shen to let him come back later."
"I understand what the young master said. It's just that the opportunity is rare, and I'm afraid of delaying his future." Su Tai frowned.
Murong Jue didn't take it seriously, "In my opinion, the Lao Shizi imperial examination is just a trivial matter. It will take at least three to five years for the decree to be implemented from pilot to implementation. Shen Congyu is still so young, so what if he passes the exam? Can he still be an official? Do you dare to think about it?”
Su Tai: "."
She didn't dare to think about it. Not only did she not dare to think about it, she also suspected that the emperor was out of his mind.
After thinking about it, Su Tai's tangled brows relaxed, "The young master still sees clearly. In that case, just pretend that I have never been here today."
Murong Jue nodded with satisfaction, "It is understandable that Mrs. Shen hopes that her son will become a dragon. I am not without capable people here. I can let them practice martial arts while studying. When the time comes, they can go through the motions and try out the depth. Mrs. Shen does not need to worry about these things."< br>
Su Tai looked surprised and said, "Thank you so much, young master. If you can be of use to me, just say so."
Murong Jue wanted this effect. Su Tai had no idea what Murong Jue was thinking. Without her younger son to worry about, she returned to Shenjiazhuang as quickly as possible.
When Shen Ying learned that she was back, she immediately went to the house and talked about the situation in the village.
"Xiao Tai, you're finally back! It's been said in the village these days that children can become officials if they go to school. The villagers have gone crazy. They don't care about spring plowing anymore. They just follow the child's back. Even Mrs. Zhang They all want Xiao Xi to study hard and become an official in the future. Can a woman also become an official?" Shen Ying looked confused and anxious.
Su Tai was also stunned when she heard this, "Who said women can also be officials?"
"No?" Shen Ying slapped her thigh heavily, "I just said those people were talking nonsense! They still said it as if it was true. What is the specific situation? No, I have to gather all the villagers. You and everyone I said it, lest they ask a bunch of questions that I can’t even answer.”
Shen Ying left Su Tai's house eagerly.
After a while, Su Tai heard the sound of gongs ringing in the village.
Chi Sanhua and others had just set up the benches.
People from the village came running over one after another, and each one of them took the initiative, as if they were watching a big show, and found the best place to sit down, their buttocks as if they were welded to the stool, motionless.
Chi Zhaodi and the others poured each of them a bowl of freshly boiled milk tea. Su Tai didn't show up until the courtyard was crowded with villagers.
"I know that all the grandparents, uncles, aunts and uncles are here for the imperial examination. You also know that my family, Shen Yi, is the county magistrate, so what I am going to talk about next is the details of the imperial examination. If you have any questions, wait until I finish. .
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First of all, Zhaohua County is the imperial examination pilot designated by the emperor. This year, we are the only ones who have it. Starting from us, only men with household registration in Zhaohua County can take the exam. Listen carefully, first, you must have household registration in Zhaohua County. Second, if it’s a man! There is no age limit and men who meet both requirements can apply. ”
Some villagers were excited, while a small number of villagers were disappointed.
Mrs. Zhang said weakly, "Then my Xiaoxi won't be able to take the exam?"
Su Tai nodded and comforted softly: "Women are really not good, grandma, don't be disappointed, it's not like we women have no other way out!"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, she was just disappointed and didn't get into trouble.
Shen Ying touched her chin and asked: "Xiao Tai, all men can take the exam, can all of us go too?"
Su Tai's mind was full of dark thoughts, "Uncle, this is true in theory, but how can there be so many examination rooms in the county to accommodate so many candidates? If you can't recognize all the characters, you better not go."
Thinking of this, Su Tai felt that it was necessary to remind Shen Yi to conduct a preliminary test first, at least to screen out those people who were blindly confident despite not being able to read a single word, otherwise no matter how big the place was, there wouldn't be enough space.
Shen Ying frowned, "In that case, there are really not many people in Zhaohua County who can take the exam!"
A few years ago, the number of scholars in Zhaohua County could be counted on two palms. Those who were literate were from wealthy families. It was only in the past two years that they had set up village schools to barely catch up. Other villages did not have them. Conditions, if you encounter such a good thing, you can only stare.
Su Tai deeply agreed, "So this is an opportunity for us to let the children in the village work hard during this period, especially those who are over ten years old. The opportunity to change the lintel is right in front of us." < br>
Everyone was so excited by what Su Tai said that they wanted to go home immediately and urge their children to study hard.
Some people who were reluctant to spend money and only sent one of their children to study in the village secretly regretted it. Now they ran to Shen Ying and shouted: "Village chief, I want to send my second, third, fourth, and fifth children to study."
"And my family, my kids have to sign up!" (End of Chapter)