When the trial hall reopened, I, Yixian, and Che Huai became the presiding judges, and there were ten people on the left and right sides of the hall to participate in the selection for fairness, and several students who were sent to invite also entered the Jingshi Hall one after another.

Everyone stood side by side in the center of the lobby, and I looked at these young people who were about thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in scarves and dark clothes, and recalled their years in the Guozijian in a trance, and couldn't help but feel a little that time was fleeting, and it was no longer in a flash.

But after a while, my gaze began to wander, because after waiting for a long time, there were only three people standing in the center of this hall?!

I frowned slightly, and asked the herald why there was no one who had arrived, but the order had not been reached.

The herald replied in a panic that he had not been seen after searching everywhere.

When I heard this, I fell silent, and everyone in the hall began to whisper, and you can see that there are more people with smug expressions on their faces!

It's strange to say that the person missing among these four people happens to be that Li Yuan!

Could it be that this Li Yuan is in some trouble?

I couldn't help but think secretly, and some people in the hall began to say that such a person who teased the teacher and was lawless should be removed from the selection list.

As soon as this remark came out, more than half of the people echoed it, and there was a great tendency that Li Yuan would not be able to give up without writing him off.

Yat-sen and Che Huai sat on my left and right and were silent, since they both chose me to preside over the audition at the same time for different purposes, they also put the initiative in my hands.

I waved my hand and signaled everyone to silence, whether it was the Hanlin Academy or the Guozijian, seeing that the head of the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian were all looking forward to the posture of the high imperial history and the horse, they also knew how to judge the situation and take advantage of the situation, and they all calmed down.

Again, I cautiously asked the herald whether he had strictly followed the order.

The herald trembled, but still replied that he had indeed sent people to look around, but there was no trace of Li Yuan anywhere.

I saw that this man did not look like a liar, and I no longer felt sorry for him.

Since no one can be found for the time being, one of the four people is missing, according to the rules, Li Yuan's name can indeed be ticked out, but doing so is also a bit of a buried talent.

I have read the articles of these four people, although the writing is neat and the righteousness is immature, the meaning of the words is accessible and capable, and it is even more rare to be able to take the initiative to show their own opinions.

From the article, it can be seen that these four people have their own talents.

"In that case, let's take the exam for these three students first!"

As for whether or not to tick off Li Yuan's name, I held an attitude that was neither affirmative nor negative, which made everyone present unpredictable, but I did not dare to ask questions lightly.

The examination is that the three examiners respectively ask questions to test the students' coursework and learning process, to see whether they can read through and understand, deal with it appropriately, and whether they can do it without panic and answer the examiner's questions fluently, among which the best table xiàn can stand out from this selection.

In view of what these three students have learned so far, Che Huai set the scope of the exam on the book "The Book of Rites".

Glancing at the three students, I said lightly:

"Tell me the names of each family first. ”

The first person on his right hand took a step forward, bowed respectfully, and said humbly:

"Student Hengchu, I've seen all the teachers!"

After speaking, he humbly returned to his original position.

Isn't Heng Chu a person from a famous family, the Heng family?

Looking at this child's dignified appearance and calm temperament, you can know that the Heng family is a scholarly family, and the heirloom of etiquette and righteousness is not a lie.

As soon as they saw this Heng Chu, everyone felt that this person had a good temperament, and they all nodded and praised him without hesitation.

Immediately after that, the second person came out, also politely, and said loudly:

"Student Lekai, meet the teachers. ”

After speaking, he also neatly returned to his original position.

The third hurriedly stepped forward, his tone seemed to be a little nervous, but his face was still indifferent, and he bowed and said respectfully:

"Learn, student Zhou Shen, I've seen ...... Everyone, everyone...... Teacher ......"

When I heard Zhou Shen say this, it seemed that my tongue was a little inconvenient, isn't it......

Everyone couldn't help but be a little disillusioned when they heard this, and they all whispered to each other, this student named Zhou Shen is actually a stutterer, this speech is not clear, if he enters the court as an official in the future, how will he play in the court? It seems that Zhou Shen's selection this time is hopeless!

Che Huai coughed a few times to show his silence.

Just now, the three of us agreed that Che Huai would ask the students to take the exam, and he is now the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he deserved to make the questions, Che Huai pretended to excuse himself several times, and finally accepted the errand 'reluctantly' under the 'gracious' invitation of me and Yat-sen.

In order to show that he, the new head of the Hanlin Academy, was extraordinary, Che Huai pinched his beard, shook his head and asked seriously:

"Dare to ask what does 'Zhizhi Zai Gewu' mean?"

Hearing this, my eyes began to wander, worthy of Che Huai, this topic is so standard, this is a topic that has been debated by Confucians for thousands of years, and now there are still arguments, there is no unified speech, it is just the opinion of the benevolent and the wise.

Now that he has come up with this question to test the three children in the hall who are only thirteen or fourteen years old, it is obvious that he does not really want them to say anything ugly, but just let them read the book according to the script, memorize it as they should, and explain it a little bit as they should.

First of all, Heng Chu began to answer, only to see that he was not in a hurry, stepped forward, said slowly, and said:

"The character of the object is then known, the knowledge is sincere and then the intention is sincere, the heart is righteous and then the heart is right, the heart is right and then the body is cultivated, the body is cultivated and then the family is together, the family is together and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces were full of appreciation.

Well, yes, Heng Chu actually recited the original text word for word.

Just when Heng Chu was about to explain a little, Che Huai directly asked Le Kai next to him to explain and said:

"Paraphrase this paragraph. ”

Le Kai was slightly stunned, then took a step forward, bowed and said:

"Only after exploring the principle of things can we improve our intellect and reach enlightenment; only after we have improved our intellect can we be sincere in our thoughts, and only then can we be honest in our thoughts, and only then can we have a correct mind, and only then can we cultivate ourselves, and only then can we make the family rectify and standardize, and only then can the whole country be governed, and the country can be governed, and then there will be peace in the world." ”

"Okay, Zhou Shen, tell me how to 'self-cultivation'?"

Zhou Shen hurriedly stood up and said:

"Repair...... The body has to be right first...... His heart desires to be right...... Whoever has his heart must first ...... Sincerely. Those who are sincere can go... Selfish desires are also based on heavenly principles, so that the body ...... Decent and unbiased, and then able to ...... Examine their bodies, so as to follow the rules, and all their actions are reasonable, and then ...... There is nothing to cultivate. ”

Zhou Shen spit out his opinions intermittently, although it made people listen anxiously, but the answer was very decent.

It is indeed a great thing that they can read, understand, and understand such a process, and it seems that there have been some talents in the gate lord clan over the years.

At this time, it seemed that it was difficult to make a choice among them, and most of them were lamenting Zhou Shen's inconvenience in whispering, and they all felt that the choice of these two people was Fei Hengchu and Le Kai!

But they all knew that the final decision was in my hands, and they all looked at me to see what I would choose.

Since just now, I have been observing these three children, Heng Chu is the best one among them, with a calm personality, decent manners, introverted eyes and strategy, which is not unrelated to the Heng family's generations of scholars and strict teaching.

And Le Kai is quick-witted, flexible and active, and should be regarded as the most interesting child among them.

As for Zhou Shen, although some of his tongue remains the same, he is also a well-read and hard-working good boy, which is also very commendable.

There is also Li Yuan, who failed to arrive in time, I also know the talent of this kid, and the key is that Li Yuan has an impulsive personality, and sometimes he can't stand other provocative words and acts recklessly, but he is a person who is determined and good at decisiveness.

I suddenly had some expectations, what will be the situation of these four people in the same palace in the future?

The corners of my mouth rose slightly, and then I pointed to the non-jade accessories tied around Le Kai's waist, and said:

"Le Kai, I've wanted to ask from the beginning, isn't it Kong Ming's lock that you are wearing around your waist?"

Le Kai suddenly heard someone tell him about the origin of this thing, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly felt that he had to meet his child.

"That's right, Gao Yushi, do you know? This is the Kong Ming lock, or the Kong Ming lock that I have transformed, now I can unlock this lock and restore it, there is no second person in this capital!"

After speaking, Le Kai excitedly showed the extremely delicate Kong Ming lock with the size of the palm of his hand, but this Kong Ming lock was given to sixteen small pieces, while the ordinary Kong Ming lock only had six small pieces.

Le Kai was speaking with great interest, but when the people around him heard it, they kept sighing and giving him a four-word evaluation: Playthings are demoralized!

I just didn't say anything when I heard this, but Le Kai laughed at it, which shows that he didn't have the intention of this selection, and came back to participate in this selection, but I am afraid that it was also due to the strict order of Jiaci.

I remembered that there was a rumor in the market recently, that a young man in white refined various craft skills and asked for advice from craftsmen, this person is smart and agile, the skills he has learned are quick to get started, and he also has a lot of experience, and the things he makes are ingenious, and there are often people who surpass the skills of his predecessors, so the people are very appreciative of this young man, saying that his Lu Ban is alive.

Now seeing such a delicate and stingy Kong Ming lock in Le Kai's hand, you can guess who the white-clothed young man is without thinking about it.

I smiled faintly and said:

"Would you like to show it to me?"

Le Kai was overjoyed when he heard the words of the Buddha, but he always wanted to meet the 'master' who walked out of Huarong Road with eighty-one steps and was known as the smartest person in the world.

"It's a model tied around the waist, and there's a big one here. ”

After speaking, Le Kai took out a palm-sized Kong Ming lock composed of sixteen pieces of wood from his long sleeves, and then solemnly handed it over to me.

I took the Kong Ming lock in my hand and thought about it for a while, and I also felt that the design of this Kong Ming lock became more and more exquisite, as soon as I found something interesting, the interest was also high, but now is definitely not the time to play.

Then he said lightly and said:

"How about you when you crack it?"

"You don't have to pay it back. ”

Le Kai smiled cutely, but the words he said were not so cute.

Is this saying that I can't crack his Kong Ming lock? Hehe, this kid is really interesting!

"The heart of a young man, it's okay to be greedy for fun, it's not a big deal to talk about it, it's not a big deal, it's the so-called flaws don't hide Yu, Yu doesn't hide flaws. ”

Flaws can't hide the luster of the jade, just like Le Kai's hobby of fun, Zhou Shen's tongue is inconvenient, even if there are some shortcomings, they can't hide their respective talents.

"The ancients said: Self-cultivation Qi family rules the country and the sky, since the word 'self-cultivation' is mentioned, then let's also talk about this 'self-cultivation'!"

"What is self-cultivation, as Zhou Shen said, self-cultivation, righteousness, sincerity, to get selfish desires, but also to get heavenly reason, check their body, in order to follow the rules, everything they do, are reasonable. But if you are always vigilant, go to your selfish desires, and restrain yourself, can you really become a true gentleman?"

I paused and continued:

"You can light the rich, you can't light the heart of the rich, you can value the name, and you can re-emphasize the idea of the name." For example, gold jewelry, antiques and jade are displayed in front of them, and one person plays with them and praises them, but then forgets them, while the other person always reminds himself to get his own desires, checks himself up, and deliberately ignores the treasures in front of him. This is the ability to despise wealth and riches, but always remember that you should despise them, and to be able to value moral etiquette but always emphasize that you should value honor and etiquette. Such a person cannot be said to be not a gentleman, but there is still a gap between him and a true gentleman. ”

When they heard this, they couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and the three students tried to understand the words as best they could.

Heng Chu seemed to be quite able to understand the meaning of these words, and hurriedly asked:

"Students dare to ask the teacher, in the eyes of the teacher, what is a true gentleman?"

A true gentleman does not attach importance to wealth and wealth, nor does he always obsess over his posture of despising wealth and nobility; a true gentleman attaches great importance to his name, and this idea permeates his words and deeds, but he does not always remind himself to take the idea of valuing his name to heart. ”

What's more, as long as people live, the idea of ** will never be broken. How easy is it to get rid of selfish desires? Chasing fame and fortune is desire; seeing beautiful things, yearning for them is desire; love, hatred, greed, hatred, and ignorance are also desires.

"Having ** doesn't mean you can't be a gentleman, the key is that you know how to restrain yourself. The ancient sages, how can they restrain their own **, it is because they all have lofty ambitions!"

"Those who are not good in morality cannot be far-sighted, and those who are not big in talent cannot be broad-minded. It means that people with bad moral character are narrow-minded and do not think long-term enough, and people with low talents are shallow and cannot read the strengths of others. Moral character can be cultivated, not afraid of narrow-mindedness and intolerance; well-read, over the years, can win a skill. But without lofty ambitions to support it, it will be difficult for all the qiē to last long. Over time, this person will inevitably become mediocre and addicted!"

"So, what I want to ask you is, what are your ambitions?"

Hearing my question, all three students fell into an indescribable immersion, and for the first time they really wondered what their ambitions were.

"You don't need to answer now, I will give you three days, and then I will reply in three days, and at that time, I will finally determine the selected person according to your aspirations!"

"Students listen to what their teachers say!"

When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly bowed and saluted to show their sincerity, and then stepped aside.

"Brother Che, Brother Yixian, I don't know what the two of you think?"

I didn't forget to ask these two for their opinions.

Yat-sen was very happy, and said:

"It's up to Brother Gao Xian. ”

Che Huai didn't expect that the development of things had exceeded his expectations, and he suddenly ran out of ideas, and when he saw that Yixian seconded the proposal, he also echoed it ignorantly.

"Just do what the senior brother says. ”

Since Yat-sen and Che Huai have agreed, and everyone in the hall does not dare to have any objections, they will wait for three days to make a final decision.

Now that it has been decided that the final decision will be made in three days, today's selection is coming to an end, and after dealing with the aftermath, you should be able to go home.

At this time, the waiter who had been waiting by Xiao Jue'er's side suddenly came to look for me, I was a little surprised why he didn't accompany His Royal Highness, worried about whether something was wrong with His Royal Highness, so after explaining a few words to Che Huai and Yixian, he hurriedly went out of the Jingshi Hall to meet with this waiter.

After talking with each other, I realized that His Royal Highness was really in trouble, and the problem could be big or small!

"How so? Take me to see it right now!"

I said a little angrily, urging the chamberlain to lead the way, praying in my heart that there would be no big problems with the little highness!