Di Renjie was a frequent visitor to the Chu Palace, and even he lived in the Chu Palace's Mansion most of the time.

Princess Jinyang, they didn't feel strange when they saw Di Renjie.

On the contrary, Lu Zhaolin looked at it suspiciously.

Is this the second senior brother in the mouth of the lord of Yongping County?

looks ordinary, I can't see how talented he is.

"Second Senior Brother, you're here, it's great. Hurry up and help me teach this Lu Zhaolin a lesson, let him know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. ”

Xiao Ma saw that his backer Di Renjie was coming, and his face was full of happy smiles.

"Xiao Mai, since this kid's scripture attainments are very deep, then I will compare them with him, this is the main examination method of the Ming Classics. If I use the things of the Ming Arithmetic Department or the Ming Law Department to compete with him, people will still think that I am bullying the small with the big. ”

Although Di Renjie disdains to deal with a child who looks a few years younger than him, in order to support Xiao Mao, he naturally can't do nothing.

After all, he himself was only an eleven-year-old now.

Besides, Di Renjie thinks that his scripture attainments are no worse than arithmetic, but after arriving at Guanshishan Academy, he focuses on learning other things.

"Hehe, that's what you said. Since Lang Jun is so confident, then Shengzhi is not welcome. ”

Lu Zhaolin had a weird smile on his face.

Sticking scriptures is what he does best.

Because this method of examination essentially involves choosing the scriptures to be studied to cover both ends of the scriptures, only one line is exposed in the middle of the scriptures, and some of the words are covered with paper stickers, so as to test the candidate's ability to memorize the scriptures.

To put it bluntly, this is a fill-in-the-blank question.

As long as you memorize all the articles in the scriptures, you don't have to worry about not being able to fill them in.

"Just let the horses come. You test me first, as long as I don't answer correctly more times than you, even if you win. ”

Di Renjie didn't dare to say that if he answered a question incorrectly, he would be considered a loser, after all, more than a dozen books such as "Analects", "Zhou Yi", "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn Ram Biography", "Spring and Autumn Valley Liang Biography", "Book of Filial Piety", "Book of Rites" and so on are all considered to be within the scope of the Ming Jing Examination.

He can't guarantee that Lu Zhaolin will not pick a few unpopular passages and deliberately make it difficult for himself.

So at most, it can only be said that the two sides are in a state of draw, and he loses.

Yan Yuan asked. Zi said: Ke has been reinstated for benevolence. One day has been restored, and the world will return to benevolence. Lang Jun, what's behind? ”

Lu Zhaolin first found a relatively ordinary content and tried to see how Di Renjie's skills were.

"For the sake of oneself, but for others?"

Di Renjie didn't think about it, and answered directly.

In the "Analects" of this passage, it can be regarded as a relatively classic dialogue.

After all, it was immediately followed by the famous aphorism "Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, don't say indecent things, don't move indecent people".

"Lang Jun, the next part of the test is from "Shangshu", you listen well."

Lu Zhaolin was not at all surprised that Di Renjie was able to answer his first question.

However, he felt that the next time was when he embarrassed him, "Virtue, but Naifu is the past, and he is the only one who is reckless." It also becomes a soup Zhi, and the life of God is to use three houses. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Zhaolin stopped and looked to see if Di Renjie could pick it up.

Little Corn hasn't learned these things, so I don't know if this question is difficult or not.

However, as the oldest person present, the son of the son had more or less learned some of the contents of the scriptures.

As soon as she heard that Lu Zhao's neighbor could come up with such a question, she was worried about Di Renjie.

But the second senior brother, who didn't have high hopes for Xiaoma, was defeated by a child who was killed halfway.

Then everyone's faces don't look good.

"Gram is the house, it is said that there are three handsome, and the gram is handsome. Yan Wei Pi style, Ke with three houses and three jun, it is in Shangyi, with the cooperation in the Yi; It is in the Quartet, with the Pi style to see virtue. ”

Di Renjie thought about it for a while, and then memorized this slightly jerky content.

To be honest, he was a bit surprised.

Generally, a child of Lu Zhaolin's age is not strange to learn the Analects, but even the "Book of Shang" has been memorized, which is a bit scary.

Lu Zhaolin wants to test himself, at least it means that he can memorize this passage himself, otherwise he won't even be able to come up with the question.

is like Li Kuan himself, if people ask him to use the content of "The Legend of the Spring and Autumn Ram" to come up with a topic, then he can't figure it out at all.

"Lang Jun is very powerful, and he is even proficient in the Book of Shang, no wonder the county lord of Yongping respects you very much."

Lu Zhaolin's words didn't mean sarcasm, but Di Renjie felt ...... when he heard it

This little guy is very tsundere.

While praising others, he also praised himself.

"Di Langjun, this is my cousin Lu Zhaolin, the word is Shengzhi, he is the most talented child of the Fan Yang Lu family in recent years."

At this time, Fang Yiyu introduced Lu Zhaolin's situation to Di Renjie on the side.

"Fan Yang Lu's family? No wonder! ”

Di Renjie couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhaolin.

The Di family is also a small family in Taiyuan, but it is far from the Fan Yang Lu family.

Except for people like Li Kuan who don't take the family in their eyes at all, ordinary Tang people will still look up when they hear Fan Yang Lu's family.

However, because of this, he was a little interested in this impromptu competition.

"Second Senior Brother, you can't keep letting him test you there, now that you have answered two questions, after answering one more, it should be your turn to assess Lu Zhaolin."

Xiaomai really wanted to see Lu Zhaolin unable to meet the question, so he added the rules of the competition on the side.

"No problem, then I'll ask another question, and then let Di Langjun ask me."

Lu Zhaolin was not worried at all, this performance made Xiao Mao's teeth itch.

"One of the two is suitable for Wu, and one of the two is abandoned. The next sentence is to ask Di Langjun to teach me. ”

At this moment, Di Renjie finally felt that when he was in his hometown, it was useful to study in front of a bunch of books every day.

Otherwise, there is a real possibility that the boat will capsize in the gutter today.

"Instead of shooting the emperor, teach Wu to ride the car, teach the battle of Chen, and teach the rebellion of Chu. Is it correct? ”

"That's right, no wonder the county lord of Yongping trusts Di Langjun so much, he is really proficient in scriptures, so please give me advice."

Lu Zhaolin couldn't see a trace of worry on his face at all, and he was completely confident.

"Dry is a horse, Kun is a cow."

"Earthquake is a dragon, Xun is a chicken."

"Three years of mourning is a long time coming. If a gentleman does not give a gift for three years, the etiquette will be bad. ”

"If you don't have fun for three years, the joy will collapse."

……

Di Renjie came up with a few questions one after another, although the content he chose was not very out-of-the-way, but Lu Zhaolin could answer them immediately.

The two of them repeated this several times, and neither of them made a mistake.

This competition came and went, but Di Renjie and Lu Zhaolin showed their heart-to-heart pity.

One is eleven years old and the other is eight years old, they are all young and prodigy.

In Chang'an City, it is really not so easy to find a talented person of the same age as yourself.

"Second Senior Brother, how is it, did you win?"

Xiao Maize watched Di Renjie and Lu Zhaolin talk back and forth, and didn't figure out who won for a while.

"Little corn, I'm really embarrassed, my senior brother lost!"

Di Renjie is open-minded, but he can't afford to lose at all.

It has been said in advance that a tie is considered a loss.

Now the two have asked each other more than a dozen questions, and no one has made a mistake.

So Di Renjie also simply admitted defeat.

It's not that he thinks he can't be talented.

On the contrary, this is because he thinks that he and Lu Zhaolin are both talented people, and there is no need to continue to compare.

I was a little older, so I threw in the towel.

"Di Langjun didn't lose, Shengzhi is just good at scriptures, so he can fight against Di Langjun to this day. If I had switched to arithmetic and jurisprudence, I would have lost immediately. ”

Although Lu Zhaolin is very arrogant, he is rarely humble when he meets a real master.

To a certain extent, Di Renjie's state of being proficient in everything is the ideal state in Lu Zhaolin's heart.

This time he was willing to come to Chang'an City, in addition to treatment, the main thing was that he heard that Chang'an City has changed a lot in recent years, so he wanted to come and see it.

"Okay, you don't have to flatter each other. Second Senior Brother, if you blow it again, then Lu Zhaolin will think that he is the first talent in Chang'an City. Hmph, neither I, Aya nor Master have made a move. ”

Xiao Maize's face was a little unhappy when he saw that the second senior brother, who had always been stable, actually lost the game.

However, Di Renjie didn't answer a single question wrong, and he had no way to say anything.

"Little Corn, Master has always been full of favor for talented young men, and today you can let Senior Brother discover such a talent and recommend him to Master, he will definitely be very happy."

Di Renjie's words made Lu Zhaolin's eyes light up.

The prestige of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, even if he was far away in Fanyang, he had heard of it.

This Di Renjie is such a powerful character as a teacher, and if he has the opportunity to learn with him, it may be a very good opportunity.

And Xiao Corn listened to Di Renjie's words, and her eyes rolled with a purr.

I think it would be good if I dragged Lu Zhaolin under my own Aye.

In this way, I can slowly bully him in the future, and sooner or later I will take revenge for today.

"Aya is in the study, if you want to see him, take Lu Zhaolin directly to the study."

……

"I've seen Master and Master."

In the study, Li Kuan and Wu Meiniang were still inside.

When Li Kuan saw Liu Yuan and Di Renjie coming, he simply invited them to sit down in the study, just taking this opportunity to mention the matter of the steam engine to them, and if they were interested, they could also participate in the research of this epoch-making product.

As for whether this will make Datang lose a prime minister, Li Kuan is not worried at all.

Datang will never lack people to be officials, what is lacking is a variety of advanced technologies.

"Huaiying, who is this behind you?"

Li Kuan saw Lu Zhaolin who was following Di Renjie at a glance.

For a long time, Di Renjie had never brought outsiders to the Chu Palace, but today he directly brought someone to his study, which couldn't help but make Li Kuan a little curious.

"Master, this prodigy is a disciple who just met, and he came to play with Xiao Mai with Fang Sanniang. The surname Lu is Zhaolin, and the word is promoted, although he is only eight years old, his academic attainments are beyond the reach of eighteen-year-old people. ”

Since Di Renjie decided to recommend Lu Zhaolin to Li Kuan, he naturally tried to praise him as much as possible.

"Lu Zhaolin?"

Li Kuan was stunned for a moment.

This man was in the study, and another historical celebrity fell out of the sky.

This is also a character who is called the Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty by later generations, but he has real skills.

"Shengzhi has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Niangniang. I don't dare to be the prodigy that Di Langjun said, it's just that my memory is better than that of ordinary people, and I have read a few more books. ”

In front of Li Kuan, Lu Zhaolin put away his arrogant attitude.

"When did Shengzhi come to Chang'an from Fanyang?"

Although Li Kuan didn't like the Fanyang Lu family, he didn't have much opinion on Lu Zhaolin.

This is actually a tragic figure in history.

Although he is talented, his official career has not been smooth.

Coupled with Wu Zetian's vigorous reduction of the power of the family during his reign, Lu Zhaolin enjoyed glory and wealth when he was young, but when he grew older, he did not have a good life.

Whatever the purpose, Li Kuan would not be unable to get along with a child who was only eight years old.

"I just arrived a few days ago, and today I went to visit my aunt in Fangfu, and I just happened to meet Yiyu who was coming to Chu Wangfu, so I came over to have a look."

"How is it, I see that Huaiying admires you very much, and you seem to admire him very much, are you interested in studying with Huaiying?"

Li Kuan didn't mean to accept Lu Zhaolin as a disciple as soon as they met, after all, the elders in the family were not there.

However, it would be a good note for him to study with Di Renjie.

The School of Scripture of Guanshishan Academy has always lacked a few characters who can handle it.

If this Lu Zhaolin is well trained, he may be able to become the champion of the academy and get a scholar back at that time.

The Qujiang Academy and the Weishui Academy in the province used to show off their prestige there.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, for your success, and your ascension is exactly what you mean."

Lu Zhaolin was very decent, and gave Li Kuan and Di Renjie a salute.

A child from a big family like him, if he is really serious, it is difficult for people to find fault with his performance in terms of etiquette.

"Lord Wang, since this Shengzhi is Mrs. Fang's nephew, he is not an outsider. It's better to find an opportunity to let Shengzhi bow down to the prince's door, which can be regarded as fulfilling Huaiying's wish today. ”

Wu Meiniang on the side naturally saw Li Kuan's appreciation for Lu Zhaolin.

Although she didn't know why Li Kuan recognized Lu Zhaolin's ability just based on Di Renjie's simple introduction, considering Li Kuan's record in the past, Wu Meiniang still chose to believe that this Lu Zhaolin was indeed extraordinary.

In that case, let's recruit them quickly.

"The disciple has seen the master, the master!"

Lu Zhaolin was very clever, and took this opportunity to make a big gift directly.

He wasn't worried that his aunt and Aya who was far away in Jiangnan would disagree with this decision.

On the contrary, if you miss today's opportunity, it is difficult to say whether you can bow down Li Kuan's subordinates in the future.

"Congratulations to Master for getting a good apprentice!"

Di Renjie also pushed on the side.

"Get up, there are not so many rules here in this king, but since you have entered my door, there are some things to pay attention to, and when the time comes, Huaiying, you can talk to Shengzhi."

Li Kuan naturally would not refuse a disciple like Lu Zhaolin.

Even if he is a son of Fan Yang Lu's family.