After the big gift, Lao Tan took out a piece of black jade from his bosom, handed it to Xue Poye, and said softly: "This is a gift from the teacher, you should keep it carefully, it will be useful in the future."
Xue Poye stretched out his hand to take it, his hands were warm and smooth, he knew it was an excellent treasure, upon closer inspection, he saw that the black jade was shaped like a carp, just like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate, lifelike, it is really extremely beautiful.
Xue Poye immediately thanked him, and seeing Old Tan's pleasant face, kindness and kindness, he thought to himself: "Although I don't know how this old boy treats others, he still has nothing to say to himself."
After sitting down again, Old Tan suddenly asked, "I heard that you don't have any fame?"
Xue Poye didn't know why he mentioned this, nodded and said: "I don't have any fame, just a white dress!"
Old Tan nodded, and said: "You should know that if we want to be an official and be loyal to the court in our Great Chu Kingdom, we need fame and fame. Unless you are a Jinshi, you cannot enter the Imperial Academy, and unless you are an Imperial Academy, you cannot enter the cabinet. This is the rule of my Great Chu. It must not be violated."
Xue Poye smiled and said, "The teacher won't let me go to study and take the number one examination?"
Lao Tan immediately said seriously: "After the founding of the Great Chu Kingdom, we established the "Great Chu Law", which divides the world into three classes: officials, good people, and sluts. Do you know that?"
Xue Poye shook his head and said, "Students are ignorant, they don't know."
Lao Tan had no choice but to explain the third class in detail.
The so-called officials, in a narrow sense, refer to internal officials, that is, high-ranking officials who belong to the archives and management of the Ministry of Officials, and in a broad sense, they refer to all personnel with official positions inside and outside. Liangren refers to people who have registered households with independent social status, mainly divided into landlords and self-cultivating farmers. As for the sluts, they are divided into two categories: official and private. Officials refer to official slaves, official households and industrial households. As for private, it mainly refers to privately owned slaves, trilogy and tribune wives.
It can be seen from the "Great Chu Law" that the hierarchical boundaries of Da Chu are very strict. For example, marriage is a single item. Among the three types of people, those who are the most despised and have the least rights are the sluts, regardless of whether they are official or private, they are "equal to animals." Sluts don't have the right to study and take the imperial examination, nor do they have the right to intermarry with the other two types of people. Once they fall into this class, it will be extremely difficult to get ahead.
The previous dynasty was extremely contemptuous of the business class. The business class did not even have the right to participate in the imperial examination. Fortunately, after the founding of the Great Chu, this rule was changed. The children of businessmen also have the right to participate in the imperial examination. If you want to get rid of your humble status, you can enter the official class if you succeed in the imperial examination and become an official.
Although a businessman has a lot of money and no worries about food and clothing, no matter how big your business is or how much money you have, the government can ruin your family with a single piece of paper.
"Now you are still a good man, with a low status, and you can only become an official if you obtain meritorious service!" Old Tan said solemnly: "You can't say that my old Tan's student is a lowly businessman, right?"
Xue Poye comes from the future and is a time traveler without class concepts. Hearing this, he was disgusted and sneered: "Everyone is raised by their biological parents. Who doesn't have two ears and one mouth? Why is there a distinction between high and low?" ? Don’t the officials still collect the tax money of these low-level people to eat? If there are no merchants, how can goods be circulated and how can the country prosper? Everyone is equal, regardless of high or low, is the kingly way.”
These remarks were really shocking. Old Tan turned pale, opened his mouth wide, and only after a long time did he rise up, shouting: "What nonsense are you talking about? If this word is spread, you still want to live? It's nonsense."
Xue Poye was startled, and suddenly realized, Grandma, this was in ancient times. Such remarks could be spoken with eloquence in his own era, but in this era, it is forbidden to speak. If it is really heard by outsiders, I am afraid that it will If you are convicted, at least you can't escape the treason.
Old Tan frowned, and said in a low voice: "Such nonsense must not be said in the future. If it is spread, I am afraid that the old man will not be able to get rid of it."
Xue Poye shook his head helplessly, with a sad expression on his face.
Old Tan pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The college exam will be held in more than a month. From tomorrow onwards, you will have to study poetry and books hard. I have already asked people to find a gentleman for you, a visiting professor. At least you have to pass it." In the hospital examination, get the honor of a student!"
"You... you really want me to study for a scholar?" Xue Poye said in shock.
Old Tan said solemnly: "Only with fame and fame can you become an official. If you don't have fame, how can I beg for an official position for you." Sighing, he said: "I will take care of the admiral's academy during the college exam. You don't have to worry about it. At any rate, you have to learn something into your stomach.”
Xue Poye sighed, and said helplessly: "I said old... Teacher, others have studied hard for ten years, so they may not be able to pass the entrance examination. You let me take the examination in more than a month. Are you afraid that it will be difficult to pass the test?"
Old Tan glanced at Xue Poye, showing a look of "children can't be taught". He was silent for a long time, and finally said: "You don't have to worry about the college entrance examination. This time, I asked you to teach your essays to prepare for the rural examination. Next year at this time It's a rural exam, but you have a year to prepare."
Xue Poye immediately understood that this was typical cheating in the examination room. He thought that after Lao Tan had arranged his own examination, he would be able to get the honor of a student in all likelihood. It may not be possible to have the status of a scholar. If this old Tan said a word, he might have allowed himself to obtain this status. Power is really a good thing.
It's just that I really didn't expect that in this era, I would also start the journey of a student. Thinking of those scholars who shook their heads, Xue Poye felt a little chilly.
As for the books that the ancients read, Xue Poye also vaguely knew that after ten years of cold windows and a piercing head, he read nothing more than the Four Books and Five Classics. "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn".
Seeing Xue Poye's silence, Lao Tan showed a displeasure expression on his face, and said indifferently: "Could it be that you don't want to study and make progress?"
Xue Poye thought to himself: "I'm studying physics, chemistry and Chinese, which are much more useful than these Four Books and Five Classics." Of course he wouldn't say it out loud, rubbing his nose and laughing: "It's okay to learn, but if you don't learn well , don't blame me."
"This is your own future, why can't you learn well?" Old Tan rolled his eyes, shook his head and said, "Think about it, I used to study hard to get to where I am today. The road was difficult and dangerous, and there was no one to take care of you. Now I support you, You should try harder."
Xue Poye looked at Lao Tan in a hurry, as if he was very dissatisfied with his foolishness, but he felt a little grateful in his heart, no matter what, Lao Tan was really doing it for his own good.
However, I was a little puzzled in my heart. After just a few meetings, I couldn't even talk about a close friendship with Lao Tan, but why did I take care of myself so much
"Students do their best!" Xue Poye sighed in desperation.
Old Tan rolled his eyes and said seriously: "There's no need to try your best or not, you have to do your best." He smiled, and suddenly said: "You boy, don't play tricks on me. If the husband tells me that you don't study hard, the old man will give you a piece of paper." Next, your restaurant will be closed."
Xue Poye is cold, damn it, the old guy is too vicious.
Xue Poye had a bitter face: "I said, sir, you are a high-ranking official at any rate, why do you use such harmful tricks as closing the store?" Pointing to the chessboard over there, he said: "Teacher, why don't I play with you?" chess!"
Old Tan was taken aback, and quickly smiled and said, "You brat can also play chess?"
"Look at what you said!" Xue Poye was very dissatisfied. Anyway, he learned chess from his father since he was five years old. His father was familiar with chess records and studied them. Under his influence, he was naturally not a mediocre player. He stood up and said: "Teacher please!"
Old Tan smiled and said: "The way of chess is also cunning, it is unexpected, how much chess power do you have at such a young age?"
Xue Poye seemed to be a little contemptuous of his words. He pondered for a while, and said slowly: "During the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, scholars talked about metaphysics, but Go is mysterious and unpredictable, which is quite in line with the taste of scholars, so it is called "hand talk." ’, when discussing Zhidun, a famous monk of the Jin Dynasty, in the chapter ‘Skillful Art’ in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, he said that he ‘used Go as hand talk’, which is the earliest source of ‘hand talk’ seen by students.”
Seeing Lao Tan's astonished face, Xue Poye rubbed his nose and continued: "Of course, and because playing chess can make people feel extraordinary, it is also called 'sitting hidden', which means that no matter where you are, , as long as you sit in front of the chessboard, you can get rid of worldly cares, just like a hermit. It is also "Skillful Art" in "Shishuoxinyu", which also has a record of "Wang Zhonglang uses Go as a hermit" , so Go is also called sitting hidden. In the eyes of scholars in the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, sitting hidden in Go is a higher level of hiddenness than hiding from the world, and talking with hands is better than talking with waving tails. It's more elegant..." Slightly smiled: "In fact, Go is inherently cunning and cunning, but as long as you play it calmly, the students may not be your opponents."
What he said was also mentioned by his father in his spare time. At this time, when he said it, Lao Tan was extremely surprised, and he clapped his hands after a long time: "Well said, well said, it seems that I am right to accept you as a student. Okay Very good, you and I will play chess!"
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