Be a master through ancient times

It turned out that on this day, Fang Jinyang and Chen Zifang came together to discuss current affairs with Zhang Wenhai and others, and everyone had been holding back at home for several days. Naturally, they had a lot to say during this meeting.

Because there is no cook in the residence, these days they spend money to ask the nearby restaurant to deliver food.The food delivered was not as good as the steaming hot food, so someone suggested that it is better for everyone to go out and learn while eating.At this time, the township examination is just around the corner, and the learning atmosphere in the restaurant outside is also very heavy.

There are many restaurants and restaurants near West Street, but the most popular among the students is the Zhuangyuan Building.Without him, the name is so auspicious, and whoever is a scholar has never had the dream of winning the first prize and parading a horse through the streets.

After they went in, they found that there were indeed people dressed as students inside.When literati and poets gather together, they naturally talk about articles and current affairs.

The few of them were immediately infected by the strong atmosphere, and they also chose a table by the window to sit down and start discussing.

After a while, the food and drinks they ordered were served, and everyone tidied up the books on the table. Zhang Wenhai accidentally dropped a piece of paper that he had stuck in the book.

The thin paper was blown by the wind from the window, and it reached the feet of a table of students not far away.The man seemed to have sensed it, and bent down to pick up the piece of paper and read it.

Zhang Wenhai was a little unhappy, but he still walked over with a smile and said, "Thank you, brother. This piece of paper was blown over by the wind just now. Please return it to Xiaosheng, brother."

After reading it, the man smiled, and instead of returning the paper to Zhang Wenhai, he handed it to other people on the table.

After one of his companions read the article on the paper, he suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha, come and take a look, this is also an article, I laughed to death."

One who didn't think it was a big deal even read it out: "... I still remember the old willow at the head of the village. When I was young, I climbed on it. It was not very pleasant. I don't know if the branches and leaves are still there today? I have a desire to learn, just like this village. The head old Liu, although his strength is weak, he still moves forward with one heart and is fearless..."

The others who heard it also laughed. Most of the students compared themselves to such elegant plants as plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo, and no one would compare themselves to things like willows.In addition to metaphors, there are also differences in writing and ink, as if written by someone who has just learned to write articles.

This is actually an encouragement that Zhang Wenhai wrote to himself when he was tired of studying, because he felt that he was not making a fuss, so he wrote these words casually.

The Zhang family didn't make a fortune at the beginning. When he was five or six years old, he lived in the village like everyone else, and climbed up and down the big willow tree at the head of the village every day.

Once there was a thunderstorm, and a thunderstorm came down, and the tree caught fire immediately, and it was completely black.At that time, everyone said that this decades-old tree should not be kept.Who knows, it will grow new leaves in the second year.Such tenacious vitality was the scene in the village that left him the deepest impression.

Being ridiculed so mercilessly, Zhang Wenhai was naturally ashamed and angry.But his writing was really not very good, so he only asked after they laughed: "Can you give it back to me?"

The scholar curled his lips, feeling bored, and finally returned it to him.

"Tsk, why are you so useless?"

Zhang Wenhai pretended not to hear, and returned to the table with the paper. Fang Jinyang asked him, "Kuozhi, why have you been here for so long?"

"It's nothing, I looked for it." Zhang Wenhai didn't want to be troublesome, so he smiled and covered it up.

The other people didn't notice what happened just now. Seeing that the food and wine were ready, they greeted everyone to eat and drink quickly, and changed glasses after a meal, so that Zhang Wenhai's depression just now dissipated a little.

After eating, everyone asked Xiaoer to clean up the table, put on a few cups of tea, and took out the things that hadn't been discussed just now.

Everyone was discussing intensely when they suddenly heard a few laughs from beside them.Zhang Wenhai looked up, and saw the scholars at the table just now. They stood by the table and listened for a long time.

"Your Excellency, do you know what is the meaning of the words "don't listen to indecent words?" Jiang Huai looked at these sarcasm with displeasure.

"Heh, you discuss loudly in public, and others can't do it even if they don't want to hear it, so why don't you listen?" Lu Qinjun said, this was the first person to laugh at Zhang Wenhai just now.

"Eavesdropping without other people's permission is impolite, don't listen to it, don't care if it's public or private. What's more, a few of you just listened to it and laughed, it's really rude." Zhou Chengyuan frowned, feeling very impressed with these people. Difference.

"I didn't eavesdrop on purpose, but I just wanted to go out. This is the place we must pass. We happened to hear you discussing, and what you said made people laugh, so we couldn't help laughing out loud. If we want to blame, we can only You can blame yourself." Yu Yechi retorted, this is the one who just read Zhang Wenhai's article.

"Exaggerated words! How can we make people laugh at what we say?"

"The allusion you mentioned just now has been corrected in the latest Annotations of the Four Books, and it is completely different from the original meaning. It is so ridiculous. I laugh at you that you haven't even read the Four Books, and you are still talking like others. Isn't it ridiculous? "Wang Chengyi said, this is the one who picked up the paper first.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay. These four book collections are newly revised every year. Generally speaking, only the sentences and sentence readings with errors are revised. Unexpectedly, even the meaning of the allusions have been revised?This is indeed their mistake, and they can't blame others for laughing.

So Chen Zifang clasped his fists together and said, "Thank you, brother, for pointing out that we will definitely study hard when we go back, but what brother said is a bit harsh."

"I heard your accent, probably from the Ganzhou government? Are you from the government school or the county school?" Wang Chengyi asked suddenly.

"We are students from Yuanshan County, brother, what is the reason for this?"

"Oh, it's no wonder. It's not surprising that a small county school is ignorant. I'm afraid even your teacher doesn't know, so how can you make things difficult for you?" Wang Chengyi smiled.

"That's right, I'm from a small place. I'm afraid you can't buy the latest Anthology of the Four Books, can you? Shall we give you a few copies?" Lu Qinjun followed.

"Well, the level of students in recent years has been too low, but each of them has a higher heart than the sky. I don't know what kind of rotten Confucianism can teach such a group of students." Yu Yechi sighed loudly on purpose.

Everyone else in the champion building is already familiar with this scene.Before the township examination, countless scholars would gather here.Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, and quarrels have never been more common.

Hearing these scholars laughing unscrupulously at them, Zhang Wenhai was very angry, guessing that it was because of him that other people were looked down upon, so he said immediately: "You can say that I am not good at learning, that's all. Why do you say our master!"

"To be able to teach someone like you to write nonsense articles, he must not be a good teacher. People like you can pass the exam as a scholar, which simply tarnishes the reputation of a scholar. I have to suspect that your entire Yuanshan County is Isn't there no talent?" Lu Qinjun sneered.

Fang Jinyang saw that Zhang Wenhai's eyes were red when he was forced to question him, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and what Chu Ci heard just now came out.

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"Do you have talents in Yuanshan County? Which one is from your Yuanshan County? Are there any officials from Yuanshan County who are above the fourth rank in the court? Are there any people from Yuanshan County who are well-known scholars in the court and the public? If it weren't for listening to you today, I've never heard of this name before." Yu Yechi looked at these scholars, feeling overwhelmed, it just so happened that they suffered a little bit of anger today, and it happened to be on their heads.

"Tsk tsk tsk, there's something wrong with what this brother said." Chu Ci stepped in from the door with a smile, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Brother Chu?!"

"Brother Chu?!"

"Brother Chu, you are here!!" Zhang Wenhai was about to cry.

"What's wrong? Who are you?" Yu Yechi's eyes were unfriendly.

"He is Chu Ci, a student from Yuanshan County. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 14. He was awarded a plaque just this year. Founder! Have you heard of it?" Zhang Wenhai introduced, proudly as if talking about himself.

"Oh, what Chuci, I'm a nobody, I've never heard of it!" Lu Qinjun snorted, so what?

"Then how dare you ask your Excellency?" Chu Ci was not angry, but asked curiously.

"I am Lu Qinjun, a student of the Imperial College of Xijiang Province." He raised his head high, as if he was ready to receive everyone's admiring gaze.

"Oh, it's Brother Lu. I've admired your name for a long time, and it's a pleasure to meet you!" Chu Ci said with a face of enlightenment, and clasped his fists slightly.

Others wondered, could it be that this Lu Qinjun is really an extraordinary person?

Lu Qinjun was a little puzzled: "Have you heard of me?"

"No. But Xiaosheng's family education has always been very strict, and he has to be courteous to the unknown, so it is in accordance with the etiquette." Chu Ci chuckled and explained slowly.

After everyone present reacted, muffled laughter erupted one after another.Then Lu Qinjun immediately blushed with anger, what did Chu Ci imply, that he was uneducated?He was about to retort, but was stopped by Yu Yechi, and he had already made up his mind, so he didn't have to be picked on by others because of his anger.

"Brother Chu, I would like to ask you, you just said that what I said was inappropriate, what is the reason?"

"You just said that Yuanshan County has no talents. The criterion for judging is that Yuanshan County does not have a fourth-rank official in the court, right? I didn't know that if you can't worship a fourth-rank official, you can't be regarded as a talent. In this way, In this province, even the magistrate is not considered a talent. After all, he is a fourth-rank official. Oh, yes, the provincial Guozijian's sacrificial wine is not even a fourth-rank official, but a fifth-rank official. Of course, he is not considered a talent. That's it. So, what's the difference between your Guozijian and our Yuanshan County?"

"You are talking nonsense! How dare you slander the prefect and Lord Jijiu!"

"Everyone present can testify that the words are clearly from your mouth. How can you say that I slandered you? If you say it was you who slandered!" Chu Ci was very aggrieved.

"Brother Chu, why deliberately misinterpret what Brother Yu said? That's not what he meant. Do you dare to say that the level of students in Yuanshan County is comparable to that of the American Zijian?"

"There is a priority in learning, and there is a specialization in art. Who can say that your Guozijian students can beat others in current affairs?" Chu Ci was not fooled. He said this sentence lightly, and everyone immediately applauded.How many Guozijian students are in this restaurant today?

It's like the students of the modern [-] said to the students of other schools that you are all younger brothers, who can be convinced?

"What about the doctors of the Imperial College? Could it be that the masters in your county school are more knowledgeable than them?" This time Wang Chengyi was referring specifically to knowledge. If he said yes, he would be brazenly speaking, and if he said no, he would admit that he was inferior to them.

"As the saying goes, the master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual. No matter how knowledgeable the master is, teaching a stupid student is still playing the piano. It is too narrow to judge a student based on the master's knowledge alone. And there are many masters in our county school. They are also masters of Xiaolian with fame and fame in the imperial court, but they are used to living in the mountains and rivers, so they live in seclusion. Everyone chooses different paths, so there is no comparison."

What Chu Ci said was well-founded, but Wang Chengyi was tongue-tied and didn't know what else to say.

"Since you firmly insist that Yuanshan County School is worse than Guozijian, do you dare to compete with us? If you lose, you will kneel down on the spot and admit that Yuanshan County School is not as good as Guozijian!" Lu Qinjun said suddenly.

Several other people seemed to be reminded, and said: "Yes, if you have the ability, let's compete. What's the use of speaking skills?" They completely forgot how they used their tongues to be aggressive just now.

Chu Ci sneered: "I, Chu Ci, come from an unknown generation, how dare I fight against the reputation of the entire county school? Even if I lose, it only proves that my skills are not as good as others. What has it to do with other students in the county school? But you guys, could it be that the most outstanding students in the Guozijian dare to bet on the reputation of the Guozijian? Today, I met someone who will not care about you. If you meet someone who will compare every penny in the future, you will lose again. Do you want to offer the reputation of Guozijian with both hands, and let people step on the ground?"

Wang Yu and the others turned pale, and what Chu Ci said was extremely heartbreaking.As students, they let others trample on them regardless of the reputation of the college. If they tell the truth, neither the sacrificial wine nor the doctor will tolerate them anymore.

Today's evil breath didn't come out, but almost ruined his own future.A few people covered their faces with their sleeves and quickly squeezed out of the crowd, not daring to look back.