After breakfast the next day, Lu Jun summoned Lu Jing to the study for a detailed discussion.

He looked at his nephew, who was becoming more and more mature and stable, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Jing'er, you are now an adult, you were quite stubborn a few years ago, I didn't expect to pass the hospital test and the township test in one fell swoop this time, and the township test won the Central Asian dollar, which really boosted the face of my Lu family!" ”

"Second uncle praised, my nephew was lucky to pass the hospital test and township test in one fell swoop this time!" Lu Jing said modestly.

"Don't be modest, what you have done in the past few years, my eldest brother told me in detail yesterday that although you are young, you can already support the door of my Lu family!" Lu Jun praised, and then sighed again: "Alas! Unfortunately, you may not be able to attend next year's Spring Festival! ”

Lu Jing didn't care about this, but shook his head lightly and said: "It's a fluke that my nephew can be promoted this time, and now I am fortunate to be able to worship under Uncle Lin's door, and I plan to polish it for a few years before going to the capital to participate in the examination!" ”

"It's good that you can guard against arrogance and rashness, and not be famous!" Lu Jun said approvingly.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "Participating in the scientific examination a few years later may be more conducive to your future career, but the scientific examination is difficult, and it is still difficult to pass with all your strength, so you must also grasp every opportunity!" ”

Now the situation is turbulent, the two emperors are in the same dynasty, since Emperor Yuan Yong succeeded to the throne, the two Kaike scholars are basically going through the motions, and the scholars are rarely about 100 people.

And the Jinshi of these two subjects have not been reused, one is that the Emperor Taishang was in charge of the government behind the scenes, and he did not have the heart to tap talents, and the other is that the emperor was careful in the first two years, and he did not dare to blatantly collect the new Jinshi.

Therefore, most of the Enke Jinshi in the first year of Yuanyong and the Jichou Kejinshi in the second year of Yuanyong were released as officials, and he guessed that next year's Renchenke is not expected to be much better.

"Nephew understands!" Lu Jing has also known the hardships of scientific research in recent years, seven cultural wars, one battle is more difficult than the first war, and the previous hospital examination and township examination are difficult to pass at one time if he does not have the right time, place and people, not to mention the general examination known as the single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops.

His father didn't take the Jinshi exam until he was twenty-nine years old, and his second uncle was a Jinshi at the age of twenty-six, and both of them fell to the second rank, and they were not selected to be an official, and the speed and resources of promotion were much worse than those of Jingguan.

Moreover, Lu Jing originally thought that reading in ancient times was at most four books and five classics, and there were no other books to read, but after his own experience, he knew that the ancient education model was even stricter than that of modern times.

Like their Lu family, the family of Hanmo poetry and books has strict regulations on the education of their children, generally starting from the age of five, the Lu family's enlightenment must read books are "Thousand Character Text", "Prodigy Poems", "Primary School Collection Explanation", "Shuowen Interpretation of Words", "Longwen Whip Shadow", "Kindergarten Qionglin", "Guangyun" and "Xunmeng Sentences" these eight books.

If you have spare time, you will also learn "Zengguang Xianwen", "Zhu Zizhi's Maxims", "Liweng Rhyme", "Thousand Family Poems", "Sound Rhythm Enlightenment", as for "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Disciple Rules" and so on are all children's extracurricular readings.

At the same time of enlightenment, from the age of six, you must begin to learn characters, first starting with the red, then copying the "Cilin Ermiao", and finally practicing the Jin and Tang Xiaokai, participating in the imperial examination also needs to be proficient in the writing of the pavilion.

After Mengxue, it is primary school, from the age of eight to familiarize themselves with and recite the "Book of Filial Piety", "University", "Analects", "Mencius", "The Mean", "Confucius's Family Language", "Poetry and Compromise Middle" these seven books, of which four books are based on Zhu Xi's "Four Books and Chapters and Sentences Collection Annotations", supplemented by other ancient annotations, and it is generally required to pass the four books at the age of ten.

In the education philosophy of the Lu family, both men and women need to learn from Mengxue and primary school, and after the girls have learned the four books, they need to learn the three skills of female red, tea tasting, and incense, and they also need to choose one of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to cultivate temperament.

If you want to continue to study other books, you will also ask Mr. Nu to continue teaching, but you can't delay the learning of three skills such as female red, and his sister Lu Zhiyu is currently in the stage of learning "University".

As for the "Female Commandments", "Internal Training", "Female Analects", and "Female Fan Jielu", which are known as the four books of women, they also need to understand and study, but the Lu family does not respect this, and still requires the women of the Lu family to read more to broaden their horizons like men, so that they can better teach their husbands and children after marriage.

After learning the four books, men need to continue to study books such as "Zhou Yi Compromise", "Shujing Illustrated", "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Zhou Yi", "Book of Rites", "Spring and Autumn", "Erya", "Shuowen" and so on.

Among them, the "Book of Songs" is mainly based on Zhu Xi's "Collection of Poetry", supplemented by "The Book of Poetry" as a reference, "Shangshu" is based on Cai Shen's "Commentary on the Book of Songs", supplemented by "The Complete Book of Books" and "The Collection of Legends of the Book of Books" and so on as a reference, "Zhou Yi" is based on Cheng Yi's "Cheng's Yi Biography", supplemented by Wang Bi's "Zhou Yi Note", Kong Yingda's "Zhou Yi Justice", Zhu Xi's "Zhou Yi Benyi" and so on as a reference, "Spring and Autumn" main left biography, Ram Biography and Gu Liang biography, with Kong Yingda's "Spring and Autumn Left Chuan Justice" main, supplemented by " The Old Notes on the Legend of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Notes on the Ancient Biography of the Spring and Autumn Collection are for reference.

Generally, it is required to read these books before the age of sixteen, if you can pass the four books and five classics, there is no problem in taking the county examination and the government examination.

However, if you want to be promoted to the entrance examination, you still need to continue to study the "Ancient Literature Guanzhi", "Ancient Literature Interpretation", "Article Track", "Ancient Chinese Writing Hundred Articles", "Ancient Tang Dynasty Poetry Interpretation", "Fuxue Zhenghu", "Punti Wen Yuan", "Six Dynasties Wenxi", "Zhaoming Anthology", "The First Three History", "Zizhi Tongjian", "Tongjian Collection", "Compendium of Easy Knowledge", "Historical Theory" and other books.

In order to increase your horizons and knowledge, you can also choose to read classic works such as "Xunzi", "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", "Hanzi", "Nine Chapters", "Zhou Li", "Etiquette", "Xinyu", "Treatise on Salt and Iron", "Shuo Yuan" and so on.

The Lu family also compiled the articles and reading experiences of the previous generations of family scholars into a book for the children of the Lu family to study and figure out, and also included those excellent articles published in the previous township examinations and general examinations.

If you can be admitted to the Hanlin Academy, you still need to continue to study the "Jingyi Daquan", the history books of the previous dynasty, the subset of the hundred schools, etc., in short, there is no end to learning, and the four books and five classics are required to memorize and paraphrase the whole text.

Although Lu Jing has been admitted to the examination, he has only read "Zizhi Tongjian" at present, although the next few books have been dabbled, but he has not yet read them carefully, but even so, he is already fast compared to others.

And he also understood why so many scholars in ancient times had difficulty in scientific research, people like their Lu family, these books were accumulated for more than 100 years, and there were many unique classics, and the more books they read, the more they naturally understood.

For example, the books that ordinary readers can access are limited, and many still rely on copying or borrowing books to read, and most people can only read the popular version of the Four Books and the Five Classics, so it is naturally difficult to conduct scientific examinations.

"You can worship Brother Ruhai as a teacher, this is very good!" Lu Jun continued.

"Brother Ruhai was appointed by the emperor as a tanhua at the age of twenty-one, he can be described as a young talent, and Brother Ruhai has an elegant style and a good official reputation, you can learn from him is also your chance, remember to study hard, don't live up to the expectations of the eldest brother for you!"

"The Lu family was also kind to my aunt back then, and I never wanted to make the Jia family and our Lu family estranged, causing our two families to break off contact many years ago, and now the eldest brother can rebuild the relationship with the Lin family, which is also quite beneficial to you!"

Although Lu Jun felt that it was not a good thing for his nephew to apprentice Lin Ruhai, the eldest brother had personally explained to him, and he couldn't let Lu Jing know the truth for the time being, so he could only praise Lin Ruhai against his will.

"My nephew is also the talent of Teacher Shenmu, so Uncle Lin is my teacher!" Lu Jing said, and then thought of his father dragging his sick body to plan this matter for him, and his heart was full of gratitude to his father, but at the same time, he also felt deep guilt.

"Hmm!" Lu Jun nodded, and then he changed his tone and asked, "I heard that you were quite obsessed with business affairs a few years ago?" ”

"A few years ago, my nephew was young, and he was fooling around for a while, which made the second uncle laugh!" Lu Jing replied.

"In the spring of last year, I had completely let go, sold some of the business, and handed over the rest to the people below to operate, and my nephew is now determined to take the imperial examination, hoping to keep the inheritance of the Lu family!"

Lu Jun saw that his nephew was serious, and he also taught quite seriously: "You must know that the imperial examination is the right way, if you don't have power, no matter how much family business you have, it will be difficult to support, and it may even lead to death!" ”

"Thank you second uncle for mentioning it, my nephew can wake up now!" Lu Jing was awe-inspiring in his heart, all these years of smooth sailing made him lose his vigilance, and he almost forgot that this is a powerful society, if he doesn't have power, the more he has, the faster he will die, he took the warning of his second uncle firmly in mind.

"If you can let go of the businessman's affairs, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible, especially after you embark on your official career, try to avoid this matter, otherwise you will be caught by the imperial history, and you will compete with the people for profit, and your career will be over!" Lu Jun was very relieved to see that his nephew could realize this, and continued to point.

Lu Jing replied solemnly: "Yes, my nephew remembers!" ”

Then Lu Jing asked suspiciously: "Second uncle, as far as I know, most of the families of many officials in the DPRK and China are involved in businessmen, not to mention it, let's just say that this Zhen family in Jiangnan, Zhen Yingjia is the president of the Qincha Jiangnan Provincial Tiren Academy, but the Zhen family's business is all over the Jiangnan, why is no one in the court accusing this matter?" ”

Lu Jun heard his nephew mention the Zhen family, and secretly sighed in his heart that his nephew was still young, he had not yet been in contact with officialdom, and he didn't know the doorway.

He then explained: "Although Zhen Yingjia is the head of the Zhen family, but this lineage and the side branch are naturally different, the Zhen family's heirs are prosperous, and now there are more than 20 branches in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are as many as 12 rooms in the Zhen family side branch in Jinling alone, as long as Zhen Yingjia's branch does not personally handle this matter, even the emperor is helpless about it." ”

"Nephew understood!" Lu Jing nodded and said, I see, as long as I don't handle it personally, it is not a matter of business, and this kind of regulation of the imperial court is quite a suspicion of covering up and stealing the bell and deceiving oneself.

At the same time, he also understood why some of the concubines in the Lu family's houses had already achieved fame, but they had not yet become famous, and they were supposed to be responsible for taking care of the family business.

Lu Jun looked at his nephew with a clear look, and continued: "Besides, the Zhen family is backed by the Emperor and Concubine Zhen, and the late Mrs. Fengsheng is the nurse of the Emperor Taishang, and the Emperor is also very kind to the Zhen family, otherwise he would not have made six southern tours, and lived in the Zhen family four times, and now the Emperor Taishang who lives in the Taiji Palace is only accompanied by the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhen, which shows that the Emperor's favor to the Zhen family has not decreased in the slightest." ”

Lu Jing said with emotion: "No wonder the second uncle said that only power can keep wealth, if the Zhen family does not have this monstrous power, I am afraid it will not be as prosperous and rich as it is today." ”

Lu Jun heard his nephew's emotion, and continued to point: "Don't think that the Zhen family represents only the Zhen family, the Zhen family has been operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of years. ”