Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2063, The Life of a Ming Scholar

Perhaps it was because there was no rain for almost a whole year. After entering the winter of the thirty-eighth year of Hongzhi, continuous rain and snow began to fall throughout the northern land, making the cold mixed with biting humidity.

"The weather in the Little Ice Age was really changeable. There is too much rain and snow in this winter, which is not a good thing."

The mansion of Liu Jin in the capital.

Because of the marriage of the younger son Liu Qing, Liu Jin returned to the capital for the first time in the past two years, and he was not in a hurry to return to his hometown. Calculating the time, in a few months, his three-year filial piety for Ding You would be up.

"Time flies, time flies, Hongzhi will soon be thirty-nine years old, and I will soon be forty-six years old, and I will soon be five years old."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin really lamented that time really passed too fast, and in a blink of an eye, he was going to be on his way to five.

"Master, Master~"

"Cabinet Chief Assistant Han Gong is seriously ill!"

Just as Liu Jin was thinking about it, the housekeeper hurriedly came to report.

"Hangul is seriously ill?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he frowned immediately.

Thinking about it carefully, Han Wen is indeed old now. After counting, he is now in his eighties, and he is another veteran minister who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Liu Jian.

This Korean is Han Qi, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. He can be said to be a descendant of a famous family, and he was also a genius in his youth.

Historically, Hangeul itself has achieved the high position of official secretary and extremely human minister. Later, during the Zhengde Dynasty, because he offended the great eunuch Liu Jin, he was forced to resign and go home, and was fined almost all his family property. , Life was very desolate and poor at one time.

Later, after Jiajing ascended the throne, he was reinstated as an official, and finally died of illness after working for a few more years.

Calculating the time carefully, he did die of illness at about this age.

Historically, Hangeul was highly valued. Liu Jian commented that he had been a national guardian for a hundred and fifty years, and he was a Han Guan Taoist at that time; Mountains are hard to shake, good and evil forget home, water and frost remain unchanged, the world looks up to its wind, and gods look forward to its longevity.

It can be seen from this that Han Wen has not insulted the reputation of his ancestor Han Qi, not only has he achieved the status of an extremely human minister as an official, but also has a very high evaluation.

"Prepare the car~"

After thinking about it, Liu Jin decided to read Korean.

After time travel, there are not many people who can impress Liu Jin, Wang Shouren is one, Zhu Houzhao is one, and this Korean language is also one.

Different from Liu Jian, Liu Jian was able to be the chief assistant of the cabinet entirely because he was the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi. To be honest, his talent is really not that high. It is quite different from Li Dongyang, Han Wen, Yang Ting and others. .

The point is that Liu Jian actually did not accept the filial piety and retouching fees of the officials. Like Liu Yu of the trilateral system, it was because of sending money to Liu Jian and the relationship with fellow villagers that he was recommended by him to rise to the top. .

It was Liu Yu, who was neither a good official nor a good person, but he was recommended by him to sit in a high position and hold great power.

Han Wen is different. He is similar to Liu Jin. He never leaves pens and inks for others. Naturally, he doesn’t have any retouching fees.

Sitting in the car, Liu Jin looked at the pattering winter rain outside the car window. According to the previous situation, it should be snowing at this time, but now the temperature seems to be a little higher.

If I don't see Han Wen now, maybe I won't see Han Wen again in the future.

According to the rules, I will soon go back to my hometown to continue to keep my filial piety, and I can't stay here in the capital all the time. Being so unfilial will definitely be criticized and impeached.

Maybe I will go back for a few months, and I won't see Hanwen after that, so I went to see him now.

Here in Han Wen's mansion, the entire mansion was completely silent at this time, and the servants were all cautious, for fear of making any mistakes at this time.

Han Gong was seriously ill, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Han family.

The Han family's current existence is naturally inseparable from Han Wen, the chief minister of the cabinet. As long as he is around for a day, the status of the Han family will be different.

Now that he is seriously ill, coupled with his advanced age, already in his eighties, it is really hard to say whether he can survive this, once Hangeul falls.

This Han family has lost the biggest tree, and the children of the Han family will not have such an easy life in the future.

For ordinary families, it is a burden to have old people in the family, but for a family of officials and eunuchs like the Han family, Han Wen is the pillar of the family, the magic needle of Dinghai, and it cannot fall down no matter what.

"Liu Jin and Liu Gong are here~"

When the Han family was sad, Liu Jin came to Han Mansion, and soon saw Han Wen who was seriously ill.

"Han Gong~"

Liu Jin looked at the Korean text on the hospital bed. He was very thin, with gray hair, wrinkled face, cloudy eyes, and poor mental state.

"Liu Jin!"

Seeing that it was Liu Jin coming over, Han Wen cheered up, and then waved his hand to signal everyone around him to go down, and he wanted to have a good chat with Liu Jin if he had something to say.

"Han Gong, take care of yourself!"

"I'm over eighty years old, that's enough, but if I leave now, then you will be in trouble."

"If you had waited for your filial piety to expire before leaving, the situation might be different."

Hanwen thought for a while and said.

If Liu Jin's filial piety period expires, there is nothing wrong with leaving at any time. With Emperor Hongzhi's favor for Liu Jin, Liu Jin will definitely be made the chief assistant of the cabinet again.

But Liu Jin's filial piety is still a few months away, and he can't just leave now, he must persevere and survive the last few months.

"In fact, I didn't take this matter to heart. It doesn't matter whether you are an official or not, and what kind of official you are.

Liu Jin said with a smile.

Looking at Hangeun by myself doesn't mean to let Hangeon persist for a few more months, but I just want to come and read Hangeul, to see him.

"I don't believe what other people say, but I do believe what you Liu Jin said."

When Han Wen heard it, he smiled and said.

What kind of person Liu Jin is, and how many years have passed, he already knows clearly, and he is definitely not a person who is greedy for power.

"I have no regrets in my life."

"When I was young, I worked hard to study, I was successful in my studies and I was young, and my official career was smooth sailing without any twists and turns."

"After becoming an official, it is enough to be loyal to the emperor and do some practical and good deeds for the people of Li. This is not enough to insult the reputation of the ancestors. After death, he will also have the face to meet the ancestors."

There were flashes of memories in Han Wen's eyes, recalling his life.

The life of Hanwen perfectly interprets the life of a scholar in Ming Dynasty, studying at a young age, achieving something in his studies and achieving ambition at a young age, a magnanimous and smooth official career, being an excellent minister, being loyal to the emperor, seeking the well-being of the people, and doing good deeds. lifetime.

A scholar like Wen Zhengming, although he claims to be talented and learned, but he can't even pass the exam, his life can be regarded as a model and representative of the failure of scholars in the Ming Dynasty.

There are many, many scholars who failed to pass the Juren exam, and Wen Zhengming is just one of them, and he can be regarded as a representative of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. He took the provincial examination nine times, from his 20s to his fifties.

From a young man to a white-haired old man, he has been on the road of science and technology exams all his life.

There are also scholars like Zhu Zhishan who took the exam four or five times before being admitted to Juren, and then failed to pass the exam seven times, and finally could only become a junior official of the seventh-rank county magistrate.

Although he was full of resentment and felt that his talents were not being used, Zhu Zhishan actually surpassed most of the scholars in this period.

Being able to be admitted to Juren and go to the capital to take part in the general examination is already the dream of countless scholars. Although they have not been admitted to Jinshi many times, it can be regarded as a microcosm of scholars in Ming Dynasty.

As for scholars like Liu Jin, Xie Qian, Wang Hua, Wang Shouren, etc., who are young and have a bright career, they are still very few.

Taking Xie Qian as an example, Xie Qian is actually similar to Liu Jin. When he was young, he was not only talented, but the most important thing was that he was also handsome. When Xie Qian went out to study and stayed at the landlord’s gentry’s house, he would be attracted by the landlord’s daughter. Secretly and actively wanting to dedicate himself to Xie Qian, it can be seen that when he was young, he was not only talented, but also his bearing, appearance, etc. were first-class.

But scholars like Liu Jin and Xie Qian are a minority after all. You have to know how many times a talented person like Wang Shouren has passed the exam three times before getting into high school.

The road of imperial examinations is actually not so easy to walk. This road is full of ups and downs, and it is far more cruel than the college entrance examination in later generations. Of course, once you can get out, the future is also bright.

"Liu Jin, it's not a good thing for you to be a high-ranking official at an early age, and you have achieved great ambitions at a young age. You should think more about your own future in the future."

Han Wen looked at Liu Jin, and thought that his life was pretty good, but compared with Liu Jin, he seemed to be much, much inferior.

Liu Jincai can be regarded as the most successful example of a Ming scholar in this matter. He was the number one scholar in high school at a young age, then married a beautiful wife, and was appreciated by the emperor. Life.

But in Hanwen's view, this kind of life is actually too sharp and smooth.

"I understand, thank you Duke Han for your advice!"

When Liu Jin heard it, he was also slightly moved. This Han Wen was the same as Zhang Mao, and he gave himself the same advice at the end.

(End of this chapter)