The past is not enough to boast of, today’s debauchery thought endless; spring wind horse hooves fast, a day to see all the flowers of Chang’an.
Zhu Pingan out of the marquis house will see like the poem describes that kind of spring breeze ZhangSiWei and WangShiZhen, two people would have been elegant, now is even more glowing, this will be the test of the wind and clouds, two people although not as bad as ZhuPingPing this kind of unreasonable won the will be yuan, but is also both high school list, WangShiZhen high school list of eighty-second, ZhangSiWei a little less high school ninety-third, are in the top one hundred of the columns.
“Zi Hou, you can finally come out.”When Zhu Pingan came out, the two of them smiled and walked forward.
“Brother Ziwei and Brother Wensheng have been waiting for a long time, today I will be the host, and I will have enough wine and food.”Zhu Pingan smiled and confessed.
“What you said, we have remembered. But it won’t work today, let’s do it another day.”Zhang Siwei clapped his hands and laughed, then shook his head again.
“Why? This is not your style, the last time you released the list you were as if you were possessed by a Taotie, your mouth was not merciful. Don’t laugh at the farmer’s house waxed wine muddy, in the year of abundance leave guests with enough chicken and dolphin, today I have brought enough wine money.”Zhu Pingan smiled and threw the fat duck money bag in his hand.
“Zi Hou, do you really not know or do you not know?”Wang Shizhen rolled his eyes and asked.
“What?”Zhu Pingan looked puzzled.
“Zi Hou you, really don’t know how to say you, talented mind with nine tricks, but you don’t know anything about the rules of the officialdom.”Wang Shizhen shook his head, said the intention, “we will be in the examination, in accordance with the rules to go to pay respect to the master, some time ago did not see you to find us, today we are looking for you to go to pay respect to the master.”
“The students of the world, near or hundreds of thousands of miles, far or ten thousand miles, different languages, the name does not make sense, and a boarding section, there is the so-called examiner, called the seat of the teacher; there is the so-called with the examiner, called the room teacher; the same list of students. The same year; the son of the same year, known as the nephew; seat division, house division of the son, known as the world brother; seat division, house division of the so-called I, etc., known as the door; and the door of the students of those taken. It is called the door grandson; the door grandson of the teacher of his division is called the teacher of the too.”Zhang Siwei followed Wang Shizhen’s words and explained to Zhu Pingan.
Oh, disciple thorns, so that’s how it is. It was his own negligence.
Zhu Pingan heard the words and then remembered the matter of the disciple seated teacher, this is also deeply understood in modern times.
The Ming Dynasty was in the heyday of the development of the ancient Chinese imperial examinations, and the seat master and disciple relationship generated by the imperial examinations was unprecedentedly developed. The competition in the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly fierce, and the number of candidates who reached the admission standard in each examination was much larger than the admission quota. In the background of the candidate with a great deal of chance, the candidate will certainly be admitted to the examiner admitted his gratitude. Therefore, respect for their “seat master”, and call themselves “students”, also became a very natural thing. In general, the candidates only respect the two examiners and directly admitted him with the examiner for the seat of the Lord, the main exam and the same exam seat of the Lord in the title and there is a difference, the main examiner. Called “seat master”, with the examiner, called “room master”.
The imperial examinations after the release of the list, the first thing the students have to do is to the seat of the Lord cast “students prick”, and “pay a visit” and “Zhi see” seat of the Lord, in order to confirm the seat of the Lord, the relationship between the students.
“Oh, thanks to Brother Ziwei and Brother Wensheng’s reminder, Ping’an almost missed the mark.”Zhu Pingan made a sudden realisation and arched his hand like the two of them to thank them.
In fact, in his heart, Zhu Pingan was still somewhat unimpressed with the rules of the Seat Master’s disciples that had been passed down from the Ming Dynasty. The relationship between the Seat Master and the disciples was merely due to an examination. One party is the examiner. One party is the examiner. Examiner is by the emperor’s order, according to today’s statement is arranged by the government; candidates are to follow the system should be examined, the examination shows that the level to, although there are some other factors in the middle. But the examination is admitted is their own right to enjoy. Between the two are public affairs, it does not matter to give grace to receive grace, but, I do not know from when, actually formed such a strong sense of personal friendship: you only need to admit me, you are my teacher; I only need to admit you. You are my disciple. The original should be the thing, to the present examination on the list, but to be grateful.
In the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the seat master, the disciple maintains the normal relationship of “to the righteousness of the knot”, but later on, “to the benefit of the knot” of the seat master, the disciple is also increasing, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the seat master disciple relationship has become one of the important factors contributing to the intensification of the party dispute and the political spoils.
Of course, Zhu Pingan is not pedantic, although there are many drawbacks to the seat master and student system, but the benefits of recognising the seat master is also there. As the saying goes, it’s good to have someone in the court, and the seated master will also have more guidance and protection for his students. Especially this time the examination of their own seat teacher is Xu Shi, Xu Shi, this is Yan Song down the fierce man, there is a big leg in, why not embrace.
So, Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen went to the seat of the master Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing home to throw “students prick”, and “pay a visit” and “Zhi Zhi see” Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing to confirm the relationship between the seat master, students.The relationship between master and disciple was confirmed.
As for the respective direct admission of the same examiner are different, such as common “visit” and “Zhi Zhi see” Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing and then open.
Visiting the master, naturally, can not go empty-handed. Zhang Siwei led Zhu Pingan and Wang Shizhen went to a high-grade ink shop, select the best ink as a gift to visit the master.
Ink is an important material for writing, ink is good or bad, not only affects the calligraphy, painting artistic expression, and good ink long time does not fade, is a very popular collectibles, because ink, ink, paper and ink stone four treasures, with ink as a gift, both upscale and elegant, as a gift to pay a visit to the seated teacher could not be better.
“This ink is called ‘a pool of spring green’, is from the Southern Tang Dynasty lyricist Feng Yansi ‘visit the golden gate’ in ‘the wind rose, blowing wrinkled a pool of spring water’. This ink is one of the finest of the micro-inks. The graphic design of this ink is quite ingenious and beautifully shaped, and its script is smooth, voluminous and vigorous. The water ripples and a chi dragon swims in the middle of it, relaxed and at ease, giving people a sense of transcendence. This is also the most gunnery ink today, bar none.”
Zhang Siwei was quite knowledgeable about ink, and after looking at the Ink Jade for a moment, Zhang Siwei pointed to one of the inks and opened his mouth to Zhu Pingan and Wang Shizhen.
Zhu Pingan curiously took the pool of spring green ink that Zhang Siwei pointed to in his hands, this piece of ink was rounded, with convex edges on both sides, and the whole body was coated in gold. On one side, the four words “A Pool of Spring Green” were written in the centre of the ink in Yang script. On the other side is a picture in Yang script: a coiled chi dragon protruding from the sea water, circling around like a centipede. On one side of the ink, four characters in regular script in Yang script, “Made by Shuiyunju”, and on the other side, “Xiaohua Yi Shi”.
The shopkeeper carefully removed a nail-sized piece from the sample and put it into the ink stone, and then took the pen, ink, paper and ink stone and handed them over to Zhu Pingan to try the ink.
Ink smooth as jade, fragrant and pleasant, Zhu Pingan see two people do not have the intention to try the pen, then slightly smiled and took a step forward, took the brush dipped in the ink, wrote a one “ink” word, the pen really smooth and waving more than ever before.
“Zi Hou, good word!”Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen praised Zhu Pingan’s calligraphy.
“Just like you guys to tell the truth.”Zhu Pingan put down his brush and laughed.
When Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen heard this, they could not help but shake their heads and point at Zhu Pingan and laugh.
After laughing, the three of them each bought several pieces of “A Pool of Spring Green” at the Ink Shop, which was wrapped up in a gift box by the shopkeeper, and after paying the money, they carried the gift box and headed towards Xu Shi’s residence.
