Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 744: This is the only way

It was the only way. Even Uncle Qi had done this. If they kept pushing and shoving, it would become awkward. Zhou Yujiang nodded silently and followed his father to the study to start writing.

It is one thing to have to accept good intentions, but the value of the goods and various expenses must be recorded. But this is a big favor.

"Now I can understand what it feels like for my third brother-in-law to marry my third sister. Dad, with such a father-in-law and mother-in-law, my third brother-in-law can't be a good son-in-law."

"So, Dad, your Second Uncle Gu kidnapped my daughter, so Dad wanted to bring his daughter back to our family, but unfortunately your Third Sister said that your brother was still young."

Dajiang laughed in silence, and the brush in his hand almost wrote crookedly, "My third sister is like this, she is worried that Xiaohe doesn't know what kind of wife he wants to find.

She always said that it was her sister-in-law who would accompany my two brothers until we grow old together, and she always wanted my two brothers to marry wives who were compatible with them, for fear of letting my two brothers down.

Baoya is very good, and she knows him very well. It depends on fate. In two years, when she grows up, it will be great for her to meet Xiaohe."

It's exactly the same as what your third sister said. Forget it, let's wait and see. It's not a good time to propose marriage now. My family likes Baoya, but Baoya's father may not like Xiaohe.

What's the matter? Baoya's brothers are one doctor and the other a scholar. They want their eldest son to marry Baoya. How come their eldest son has to pass the provincial examination to get her?

If you were like Gu Jiadalang, who has been studying for almost thirty years without making any achievements, not only would your in-laws dislike you, but even your third uncle would be scared.

"Tell me the truth, can your brother really study better than you?" Zhou Sishun stared at his eldest son's face with disbelief, "How sure are you?"

Dajiang stopped writing after hearing this and thought for a while, "Dad, you know that the imperial examination requires not only talent but also luck, connections, money, etc.

Our family is different now than before. My brother doesn't have to worry about connections and money. As long as he follows my third brother-in-law's advice and studies hard, it shouldn't be difficult for him to pass the examination and become a scholar.

The rest is mostly luck, but no matter how bad the luck is, as long as my brother studies hard, with his intelligence, it shouldn't be difficult for him to pass the exam and become a scholar."

That’s enough, a scholar is enough. Baoya’s parents don’t want to find a son-in-law for their daughter who is not a juren. Zhou Sishun was thinking about it and wanted to ask the eldest son, when do you think your brother will pass the exam and become a scholar.

But this is not embarrassing for the child. Not to mention asking his brother, his brother himself can't tell me. How can he, as an elder brother, know when his brother passed the county examination and the imperial examination and became a scholar?

However, the eldest nephew, thinking that Zhou Yanqing was still studying in the Imperial College, Zhou Sishun glanced out the window and whispered in his eldest son's ear.

"Didn't your siblings say that your eldest brother is a good student? Now that your eldest sister-in-law is about to give birth, why is he still studying in the Imperial Academy? Could it be that he hasn't learned enough?"

How to say this?

Before, the injustice had not been cleared up, and the uncle had not "returned to his roots", and he also did not want to protect his eldest brother, the eldest son, from being targeted by people with ulterior motives.

Secondly, perhaps it is because not everyone can be as gifted in studying as my third brother-in-law and make a name for himself overnight, so my eldest brother needs a few years to settle down after passing the imperial examination.

This may even be related to the title of Duke of Liang. If the third sister privately speculates that the current emperor intends to let the eldest uncle assist the next generation of emperors, and that the title of Duke of Liang will be returned by the next generation of emperors in the future, and if this speculation is correct, then the eldest brother will be the legitimate prince.

Did the uncle consider that it is not a good thing for an emperor or a dynasty to have a prince of Liang who is outstanding in every aspect, and did he intend to let the eldest brother hide his shortcomings?
There are many people who take part in the college entrance examination without looking at their gray hair, not to mention that my elder brother is only twenty-three years old and has already achieved the title of Juren. Why doesn't he study hard?

I have to say, Dad, you have high standards.

Furthermore, my eldest brother's father-in-law, Lord Kong, is the chief of the Imperial College. Although he is not very prominent in the capital city full of ministers and important officials, he is the head of the Imperial College. The Imperial College is the highest institution of learning. It is different from the prefectural and county schools. Except for some excellent students in the provincial examinations, most of the students enrolled are children of officials.

Moreover, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College also has the power to supervise and manage all prefectural and county schools in Daliang, as well as all academies that are not official schools.

To borrow a joke from my third brother-in-law, my eldest brother had the best time, place and people in the Imperial College, so he stayed there to make friends and build connections.

Even though it was just a private joke, my third brother-in-law hit the nail on the head.

The most typical example is Lord Zhao.

If Lord Zhao had not been one of the top three in the imperial examination, he would have gone to Jingshan Academy and met his classmate, his brother-in-law Wang Jiazi, during his studies. Without the Wang family's help, how could he have ranked fifth in the palace examination?

Of course, we cannot deny that Lord Zhao is talented. Even without the support of the Yue family, he might have passed the imperial examination and made it to the palace examination, but it would not have been so smooth.

Just like my third brother-in-law said, one can rely on one's own talents from the county examination to the imperial examination, but when it comes to the provincial examination, there is only one additional examination that one has to take before the provincial examination.

—— Archery.

This stumped most of the scholars who came from poor families and wanted to take part in the provincial examinations. How could they pass the test by just practicing horse riding and archery in the academy?

Even if he could pass this additional test, how could his results be compared with those of the scholars who came from wealthy families and had been taught riding and archery since childhood.

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Even if one passes the archery and chariot riding tests and is qualified to take part in the provincial examination, this record will still affect one's ranking in the examination. This is one of the reasons why it is difficult for children from farming families to succeed in the imperial examinations.

like him?

My uncle said clearly that with his small physique, even if he wanted to take part in the provincial examination now to see how difficult it was so as to gain experience, he should give up the idea and practice more on horseback riding and archery first.

Zhou Sishun didn't know that his eldest son had thought so much in just a short while. Seeing that his eldest son looked embarrassed and seemed unable to respond, he knocked on the desk with his right hand.

Dajiang woke up, smiled awkwardly and nodded, to show that he would not forget and was still recording the account, and then he picked up the pen and said, "My eldest brother is my eldest brother after all.

I don't know whether he has mastered the knowledge or not, but my elder brother is much better than me. Anyway, I can ask him about things I don't understand, and he knows everything, which is more than enough for me to learn."

You little brat, when I asked you before whether your third brother-in-law could pass the imperial examination, you said so too. I have taught you more than enough, and you are even plotting against me.

Seeing his son nodding his head in a serious tone, Zhou Sishun couldn't help but laugh, "You're so smart! Your uncle (Zhou Changping) stays in there during the day. Are the books there really good?"

That side?

Library?
"It's really good. There are all kinds of books." However, some classics are still in the study in the main courtyard or in Zhoujia Village. Zhou Yujiang immediately winked at his father.

Zhou Sishun understood and thought to himself, that's right, he did ask a brainless question, but what is the purpose of sons? He slapped them again.

Dajiang, who was suddenly spanked twice by his father, said: "..."

"Hahaha……"