A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 62: Those who cut down trees in the past will suffer in the future

"Correct."

The seventh brother, Song Ming, also took the initiative to stand up:

"Han Zhixuan, you just bullied my twelfth brother so much, and you just want to walk away without saying anything about it?"

Han Zhixuan couldn't break free from Song Xuan's grip, so Song Hao didn't hesitate to expose his true identity:
"Twelfth brother, our Song family private school taught this man for three years free of charge, but after he passed the imperial examination, he looked down on our family and has been spreading rumors that your fifth brother, I, am a fraud and a thief."

Song Hao said he was explaining to Song Xuan, but in fact he was explaining loudly to the people around him.

"Oh, so that's it."

Song Xuan snorted and laughed.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this person is ungrateful based on his behavior.

Like this, neighbors help each other and everyone is willing to establish good relationships.

After all, officials in the court, apart from their classmates and a few close friends, rely more on their fellow villagers to watch over each other.

There are still too few people who are willing to serve as lone ministers!
Even the treacherous prime minister Qin Hui still had three good friends.

I didn't intend to help others, but ended up causing them to become enemies!
Although various parts of the Central Plains experienced a decline in morality during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Song Dynasty has been established for more than 70 years, and with the encouragement of the imperial examination system, the moral level is slowly rising.

But he could still do such a blatantly brainless thing. Song Xuan felt that he probably had no way to repay the great favor, and the only explanation was to kill him!
"Fifth brother, with a role model like Han, many talented poor students will be cut off from studying in the future."

"Oh, why?"

Song Hao was a little confused.

Song Xuan commented bluntly: "As the saying goes, those who cut down trees in the past will suffer in the future!"

"If everyone were like this, supporting a poor student's education for free only to create an enemy, many people would probably think twice before sponsoring poor students' education in the future!"

Song Xuan said these two sentences.

This immediately made the surrounding students fall into deep thought.

"Yes, it's actually the relationship between Mr. Dongguo and the wolf, the farmer and the snake. How can scholars like me stop here?"

Zhang Fangping immediately added a knife-like word, saying that he had also received kindness from his fellow villagers, so of course he wanted to protect this circle.

Otherwise, without the help of his neighbors, even if he was a scholar, he would not have had the chance to reach where he is today relying on his poor family.

The Song family helped you so much, but you didn't know how to be grateful and instead you turned against them.

You are such a bad person!
Among those who can devote themselves to studying, only a few have families that have no worries about food and clothing.

Most people have been able to get to where they are today with the help of their parents, relatives, and fellow villagers.

Almost half of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty were of commoner origin, not to mention the rest of the Jinshi.

Many people think that after they pass the imperial examination and become an official, they will repay the neighbors who have helped them.

This is inevitable human nature.

Now that someone has set a bad example, it will naturally wake them up.

They began to denounce Han Zhixuan together, calling him an ungrateful person.

"Apologize."

"Apologize."

Many students waved their arms, not feeling the heat at all, but only feeling indignant.

If Song Xuan hadn't said those heart-piercing words, everyone would have just watched it for fun.

But once Song Xuan said this, everyone could no longer just watch the fun.

Han Zhixuan's face flushed red, and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Not everyone can withstand such a big scene, especially when he is the one at the center of the storm.

Han Zhixuan screamed in madness, unable to withstand the pressure of so many people.

His eyes rolled back and he fainted on the ground.

The crowd's voices gradually became quieter.

Song Xuan felt that this boy was quite scheming, and he even came up with the idea of ​​escaping by fainting.

Damn you. If you can't solve the problem when it happens, you just pretend to be unconscious, right?

Don't think about it.

Song Xuan immediately stepped on him hard with his feet, trying to wake him up, but Han Zhixuan was really patient.

He was stunned and silent.

However, Fan Zhongyan finally pulled himself away from his work, separated everyone, and asked Song Xuan to leave.

"Mr. Fan, you know, I know a thing or two about medicine."

"Yes, Twelfth Brother was saving him." Zhang Fangping immediately excused Song Xuan.

"okay."

Fan Zhongyan would naturally not allow any loss of life to occur here, and he ignored Song Xuan's words.

Moreover, it is obviously wrong to make your own judgment without knowing the full picture, as it is easy to be misled by others.

Amidst the sighs of the crowd, Fan Zhongyan arranged for people to carry Han Zhixuan away and provide him with medical treatment.

He glanced at Song Xuan in the crowd, then looked at Zheng Jian, and came over to ask what happened.

I listened to Song Xuan's brief account of what had happened, and the students around him rushed to testify.

As the headmaster, Fan Zhongyan asked everyone to disperse.

No one suffered any loss in this matter.

But things did not develop as Han Zhixuan, who took the lead in causing trouble, did.

The main reason was that Fan Zhongyan did not believe one side of the story, and wanted to hear what Han Zhixuan said after he woke up.

Continue studying when you need to study, and continue reviewing for the exams when you need to review.

This year's entrance examination is different from previous years. It is connected with the imperial examination and also requires four subjects.

The requirements will also be posted at the gate to ensure that students can see them first.

Everyone watched the excitement and listened to the headmaster's personal narration.

The crowd dispersed again to look at the exam requirements.

The excitement will only last for a while.

Only reviewing your lessons can last long!
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were about 10,000 people who took the three-level imperial examination each time, and only about 400 people could make it to the palace examination.

This is still based on the expansion data of the Millennium Dragon and Tiger List.

Before this, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, out of more than 10,000 candidates, no more than 200 could make it to the palace examination. Even among them, some candidates had to be dismissed, and only the last 100 or so could become Jinshi, ride horses in parades through the streets wearing red flowers, and participate in the emperor's banquets.

Since the imperial examination became a formality in the Tang Dynasty, most of the admitted people were children of aristocrats. Commoners who passed the examination mostly submitted their papers in advance and found a good partner.

Even children of nobles such as Li Mi (Twelve Hours) considered it a disgrace to take the imperial examinations.

The civil service examination in the Song Dynasty was open to all citizens, giving many people the opportunity to bring honor to their families.

But what is added at the same time is that this track is more exciting!
Song Xuan didn't plan to stay here any longer, but wanted to go back and rest.

"Third brother, thank you for what you did today."

Song Hao was extremely conflicted before, as he attached great importance to Song Xuan's poem.

Stealing my brother's poems.

This was done by the younger brother when he was eight years old.

It would be disgraceful to tell this to others!

Song Xuan waved his hand nonchalantly:
"Fifth brother, it's just one poem. If you need more, I'll read you another one. Keep it for future use."

Song Hao and others naturally felt the sense of distance expressed by Song Xuan from the way he addressed him.

He just saluted again:
"Twelfth brother, I feel unworthy of this. How can I have the nerve to ask for another one?"

"Then Fifth Brother, I'll go back and review my lessons first, so I won't bother you anymore."

After Song Xuan finished speaking, he bowed and left in big strides.

(End of this chapter)