The Nine-rank Zhongzheng system has become a monopoly of aristocratic families and the authority to ensure the invincible family since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. At this point, even if the dynasty changes and years of turmoil, it is still "the top-rank no poor family, and the lower-rank no noble family". The first thing a poor family does after gaining power is not to make the scholars and common people, but to quickly change themselves and turn themselves into "the top-rank high-ranking high-ranking" through various means.

It is precisely because of too many new gentry that emerged due to war that the gentry family members have developed many ways to distinguish "family" from "clear and turbidity" in order to ensure that their status is still high.

"Broken Scholars" have become a sharp sword hanging on their heads by many secondary gentry.

Among the nine ranks, one rank is the position of a saint, and no one rank becomes a false rank.

The second rank is monopolized by the imperial clan and the higher gentry, and is called "Zhuran". A family like the Wang family of Langya and Xiao family of Lanling, whose fathers and ancestors were all Eight Dukes or princes. After many generations of nobles, they were truly born nobles, Zhuruan's second rank.

The other grades, as long as they are not second-grade, are all "lower-grade", but from third-grade to sixth-grade family, they are still considered gentry.

When they reach the seventh, eighth and ninth ranks, they are already commoners, and no one will claim them, and they are almost waste products.

Aristocrats like the Ma family who have a fifth-rank official position in their family for three generations or above are called the "second rank" in Liang State. Once a generation has children who have been promoted to the third rank and have served for a long time, the family will become a "general high rank". However, if the children are unworthy as time goes by, and no one in the direct descendants of the family can hold an official position of fifth-rank or above, they will soon fall into the lower-ranking rank or even commoners.

In today's world, there is no difference between becoming a lower-class gentry and a commoner.

Since Ma Wencai is the eldest son and was born in such a family, it is indeed his due responsibility and ambition to plan for the family. If he looks forward to the forefront for the sake of fame, he will feel cowardly.

He Ge and He Yu were not from high-class families. They were only given the emperor as "gods" because of their generations of scholars and many nobles and gentry. They enjoyed the same privileges as gentry. However, their situation was not far from that of the Ma family:

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Like the scholars of the Ma family, He Ge was neither born a noble man nor willing to degenerate himself, so he became more and more diligent and worked hard to establish himself in the world.

So when Ma Wencai said, "Seeking talent, studying, and fame," He Ge immediately resonated with him and shouted "Okay".

People at that time often had good priests, but who knew the worries of the inferior gentry and the struggles of the good gentry?

This sentence "good" is for Ma Wencai's "competition" and for his own "competition".

At present, He Ge had decided in his heart that he would take him as a disciple for Ma Wencai's "competition" and that he might not have to rely on the school, but on this student.

Once this state of mind changes, when Ma Wencai looks at him, he is not the attitude towards ordinary students or old friends, and he suddenly develops his attitude towards his own children and nephews.

Ma Wencai was the first to feel this change in attitude, and immediately bowed and said, "I can't thank Uncle..."

"Also call me Uncle He? Have you brought your Shu Xiu?"

He Ge interrupted him with a smile.

When you officially start, the ceremony of apprenticeship is to first bow to the teacher and then offer "Shu Xiu". "Shu Xiu" was originally jerky meat, but in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was different according to the differences between family backgrounds. If a poor family became a disciple, a bunch of jerky meat was enough, while the gentry usually had silk silk and wine.

There are so many people who hold silk pieces outside the mountain gate who "apprentice" to "apprentice" because they want to enter Hege's family directly with their status as a gentry and become disciples.

Ma Wencai came with a lot of confidence, so he had naturally prepared Shu Xiu. When he heard He Ge's question, he was immediately "flattered": "I brought it, but when I came, I came in through the side door, and my family was not good at making big fuss, so the servants and the apprenticeship ceremony were left outside the mountain gate..."

He Ge likes steady young people, but prefers energetic but calm young people. Seeing that his joy and excitement are overwhelming, he feels happy and laughs out loud.

"I, the main student in the Kuaiji Academy, don't have to worry about others. If you do that, you will send it to the temple early tomorrow morning and worship the apprenticeship together!"

"Thank you..." Ma Wen paused, as if he didn't know what to call him. "Thank you..."

"The head teacher, intern and disciple all call me the owner. Although you will be my disciple, you don't have to call me "Master" before you become a great person. When you are in the museum, you can just call me "Mr." Since you and I are talking about friendship with you as master and disciple, you don't have to call Uncle He anymore."

It is the "sir" rather than the "keeper", so it has already distinguished between inside and outside.

He Ge got a new disciple and was happy. While introducing the Kuaiji School to Ma Wencai, Ruoyu around him asked Ruoyu to bring the list of the school.

"After my father went there, the fewest students and disciples of the Kuaiji Academy were gradually gaining the highest number of students. His Majesty issued an edict at the beginning of the year to select outstanding students from the Five Halls. Those who received the news all applied for the Five Halls. I think that besides the Kuaiji Academy, the other four halls are also average, and there are endless scholars to seek scholars?"

He Ge seemed to be questioning the new disciple.

Although Ma Wencai was young, he had traveled to study in the six counties of Jiangdong before, so he knew it.

"Yes, Wujun and Wuxing County are also average. I think that when I come to Pingyuan, Jianping is the same."

"Although the number of people he said when His Majesty established the Five Pavilions was not limited, the school museum had limited capacity. Therefore, the Kuaiji School Museum originally had the least number of students, but now it has become the school with the most scholars. Why do you think?"

He Ge asked again.

Ma Wencai himself is a "opportunistic" person. He is naturally clear in his heart, but he still thought about it for a while before answering:

"One of the time, the fewer people, it is easy to stand out. Your Majesty only chooses five people in each hall. Of course, the fewer people, the better. Secondly, there are fewer people in the school hall, but the more people they accept, it is not easy to fail. And I hope that from this road, the more people they have, the more they have, they always need to be identifiable. There are fewer people in the school hall, and the fewer children of poor families will be. Once the gentry enrolls in school, the number of people on both sides is equal, so it can be considered quiet."

"You are indeed a child with clear minds." He Ge sighed, "You are not wrong at all, so although you are about to become my disciple, there are many difficulties in the school museum now. One of these difficulties is the school."

The school house is the residence of students in the school hall.

"At the time when the fifth hall was established, many gentry enrolled, so there were more than 30 A-level school halls established for the gentry in Kuaiji School. Most of them were unique, and more than 40 B-level school halls were still pure. C-level school halls were all over the shops."

He Ge explained, "Later, the aristocrats dropped out of school, and many of the A-class schoolhouses were empty and there were no people living there, but some of them were distributed to the old students and the assistant teachers."

He Ge reached out to take the list from Ruoyu, opened it and looked at it, his brows getting tighter and tighter.

At that time, the soldiers and commoners were separated, in order not to cause trouble and to accommodate servants of the children of the gentry. However, the gentry almost left cleanly, so there was no need to divide or divide. The empty rooms were also empty and had to be used.

Therefore, the conditions of the Kuaiji Academy are once the best among the five museums.

Ma Wencai didn't ask anything, but just listened quietly to He Ge's complaints.

"But there are many scholars who are seeking scholars this year. Before you, those who are sent to school through various relationships and the children of officials who cannot refuse have exceeded my expectations. Even if you clear all the A-level school houses as school houses, it is not enough for everyone to give up their own family. I think it is because of you that you are unwilling to live with lower aristocrats and common people, right?"

He Ge nodded reservedly when he saw Ma Wen without any surprise.

"When His Majesty set up the museum, all students must live in the museum. Only in this way can they study wholeheartedly. Therefore, the museum is built at the foot of the mountain away from the hustle and bustle of people. It is impossible for you to live outside. Now the school is nervous, and you can only feel wronged that you can live with others before the school is cleared out."

He Ge said "wronged", but he was not prepared to avenge his disciples.

"I have a list of students who are of the same status as your family. I have drawn out their names, ages, and family backgrounds. I should have arranged to move in at will. Since you are here, you will have to see them first and choose the person you live together."

He Ge said, handing the roster to Ma Wencai.

Mo underestimates the "benefit" of choosing roommates by himself. For the next year, everyone will be a competitor. The best way to expand their connections and make progress together is to enter and exit together.

Just classmates, there are hundreds of people in this school, how can they compare to the intimacy of sleeping in the same room?

Ma Wencai trembled, but tried his best to hide his excitement. He naturally took over the list from He Ge's hands with his attitude.

His eyes swept from top to bottom. After all, Kuaiji Academy was not a scholar of the Imperial College. He was born in the third generation and fifth rank. There were not many people who could be of equal importance to his scholars. Therefore, with this glance, he had already seen most of them, and there were also a few names that he had a impression of. I think these scholars would have become officials in the future.

But he skipped these candidates who were obviously very good for his future, and his eyes were directly on a person's name, and he was reluctant to leave for a long time.

This name is both his nightmare and his heart knot.

It was still gritting my teeth in my dream, and I wish I could crush it into my arms. It was also the coldness that I could not forget when I looked back from afar.

Everything in front of him gradually blurred, as if only this name was constantly surrounding him, reminding him that everything was not a dream.

Everything he will experience in the future will happen, and his name will always be tied to this name and become a permanent shame.

Seeing that the boy in front of him turned pale as if he was suddenly feeling unwell, He Ge patted his shoulder with some concern.

"Wencai, are you okay?"

He Ge's light patting seemed to relieve some terrible nightmare technique, causing Ma Wencai's fear and pain to escape like a tide.

He calmed down and answered his gentleman without hesitation.

"I am fine."

Yes, I'm fine, I'm fine now.

I came here to face my nightmare, get rid of it, control it, abandon it, rather than choose to escape.

so……

Ma Wencai stretched out his finger, pointed to a name in the third row, and spoke with certainty.

"Sir, I'll choose her."
Chapter completed!