Chapter 140 139 Going to the Provincial Examination Again

Wang Jiangjing's great victory was a major event that happened only last month.

In May, Zhang Jing, the Minister of War in Nanjing and the Governor of the Japanese Suppression Department, ordered General Lu Bor to lead a waterway army to attack more than 4,000 Japanese pirates who invaded Jiaxing. There were two battles between Bay and Japanese pirates.

After the defeat of the Japanese pirates, they had no choice but to retreat to the seaside. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yu Dayou led Yongshun Xuanwei Division Peng Yinan and local soldiers who were also from Huguang to pursue them along the way. Finally, with the combined efforts of the Baojing Army who caught up, they completely defeated the Japanese pirates at Wangjiangjing.

Of the more than 4,000 Japanese pirates who arrived, less than 1,000 escaped, making it the biggest victory since the invasion of the southeast.

Originally, it was impossible for people like Lao Kan to know such news.

But doesn’t he know Wei Guangde?

There is no one better informed than Weisuo.

The year before last, Emperor Jiajing, in order to strengthen the suppression of Japanese pirates in the south, ordered Zhang Jing, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, to be the governor-general of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian, and Huguang to handle the task of suppressing Japanese invaders.

To this end, Zhang Jing mobilized elite troops from Huguang and other places to join the war along the coast.

However, the Japanese pirates were similar to the Mongolian Tatars. They used boats to make sneak attacks from the north and the south, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to guard against them. They were a bit like the prairie cavalry that came and went like the wind.

This time, a powerful Japanese pirate team was finally caught in Jiaxing, and with the cooperation of all the armies, they finally won a great victory.

Wei Guangde read the news from the Weisuotang Newspaper a few days ago. It was not easy to achieve such an impressive result. The Nanjing Military Department not only rushed 800 miles to Beijing, but also conveyed the news of victory to the southern provinces, hoping to use this to stimulate Boost the morale of the local guards.

Later, when he was studying in the government, Wei Guangde spread the news about the victory in the Japanese suppression, which made the students in the room excited.

The young students of this era are full of blood, but their bodies are soft.

The Japanese pirate rebellion started in the 31st year of Jiajing. After setting up the Japanese governor in the second year, it finally achieved results two years later. I wonder if the emperor who cultivated immortality in Beijing saw such good news. I will be so excited that I take a few more elixirs to cheer me up.

Half a month later, six large ships gradually left the pier, first went down the river, entered the lake mouth, then turned into Poyang Lake, and then entered the Gan River. The target was naturally Nanchang Fucheng.

The six large ships are all sand ships, and they were all transferred to Jiujiang Guards in the past two years. They are young and in good condition.

Four of the large ships are naturally for the residence of the scholars, and the other two large ships at the front and rear are warships, which are fully equipped and deployed to ensure the safety of the fleet.

There was no words to say all the way. The fleet entered the Ganjiang River a few days later and arrived at the dock outside Nanchang within a few days.

Standing on the bow of the boat, with the sparkling river water at his feet, Wei Guangde smiled at Lao Kan beside him and said: 'Finally we made it right, we arrived in Nanchang today. ’

"Well, if the fleet is delayed for two days, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will get tanned."

Lao Kan was naturally talking about the two brothers Zeng Yuanshu and Zeng Yuanrui who were waiting for them on the dock.

After deciding on the itinerary, it was natural to arrange for people to be sent to Zeng Yuanshu in Nanchang Prefecture quickly.

There are a lot of people traveling with us this time. If we don’t find someone to arrange a hotel in advance, I’m afraid we won’t be able to stay together.

It is already July, which is considered autumn.

However, the climate in Jiangxi has changed greatly in the past two years. At this time, the weather is still as hot as April and May, which seems to indicate that this winter will be super cold again.

I don’t know why, but most people have this view when it comes to the weather these days.

It seems to have been like this in the past few years. Once August enters, the weather is still like summer, which often heralds the coldness of winter.

The fleet docked and everyone disembarked one by one.

Wei Guangde asked Zhang Ji to give some rewards to the sergeants of several large ships. These people took good care of the scholars and students along the way. Regardless of whether it was an order from the mountain or not, Wei Guangde felt that he should still give them some benefits.

After getting off the boat, I met Zeng Yuanshu's brother and met with him, and everyone exchanged pleasantries again.

Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanrui were more familiar with each other than Zeng Yuanshu. After all, this eldest brother was on good terms with his cousin. Wei Guangde was often treated like a child by Zeng Yuanshu, so Wei Guangde was more willing to communicate with Zeng Yuanrui.

"You didn't do well in this college exam."

Wei Guangde teased Zeng Yuanrui.

Zeng Yuanrui passed the government examination last year and became a child student, but he was similar to his elder brother and failed the college examination twice in a row.

"Hey, I don't have enough knowledge and I have bad luck."

At this time, Zeng Yuanrui was much more mature, so he didn't say much and just pretended to sigh.

"hehe."

Wei Guangde has always said that he was lucky enough to pass the college examination. Perhaps the sentence in the article was right because of the examiner's temper.

The meaning behind Zeng Yuanrui's words was that he humbly admitted that his grades were not good enough, and that his luck was not as good as yours, which was mostly a joke.

There was a large group of people, more than 20 people rushing to take the exam, and many people came with their servants, that is, more than 40 people.

With such a large number of people gathering together, it would be difficult to avoid attracting the attention of the officers and soldiers near the dock. However, right now it is the provincial examination. Among this group of people, most of the people in the crowd are dressed as students, and those outside are servants. With their uniforms, others would naturally understand what they were doing, and no one came forward to check their ID cards.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go into the city. Our accommodation has been arranged."

Zeng Yuanshu looked around and saw that no one was left behind. He smiled and said to them, "Let's stay at that inn. Just book the small building in the backyard. According to the number of people you said in your letter, there is just enough accommodation. I have told the shopkeeper that we will arrange a waiter to wait at the gate of the courtyard these days. No matter what you want, just ask them to do it."

Zeng Yuanshu told everyone about his arrangements and waved to the distance. There was a team of carriages parked there. It was obviously the carriages that Zeng Yuanshu contacted the car dealer in advance to prepare.

It can only be said that there are really too many people coming this time. If they don't contact in advance, they will definitely not find enough carriages for them to use when they look for them.

When Wei Guangde heard that it was that inn, he naturally had no objection. He had been staying there before and participated in the academy examination and the provincial examination. The conditions were still very good.

The manager of the car team next to him saw Zeng Yuanshu waving and immediately asked the drivers to move. More than ten carriages were driven over.

It's good to have someone here. Not only has someone arranged accommodation in advance, but also transportation has been prepared.

Two or three scholars squeezed into a carriage, the servants put the luggage behind the carriage, and then a few people squeezed into a carriage to follow behind, and a line of carriages and horses left the dock and went to Nanchang City.

Near the city gate, Wei Guangde lifted the curtain and saw the towering walls of Nanchang City and the dark city gate. Wei Guangde felt a little emotional.

Back then, I came here with high morale to participate in the provincial examination, but I left in disgrace. What about this year?