Volume 1 Chapter 49 The County (2)
Xie Chengzhou thought for a moment and said: "My generation of scholars read the books of sages, of course, in order to seek fame and assist the king. The students heard clearly, the first question is more than Er's ability to memorize, and there are hundreds of thousands of words of the sage, and the questions in the field often quote scriptures, before and after, if the memory is not good, I am afraid that I can't even recognize the question. β
"Duyi Huaxia, East and West Erjing. The back side is Luo, and the floating Wei is according to Jing. You, start with the next sentence. Xie Chengzhou picked out some thousand-character texts, hundreds of family names and other content, and pointed to a few children in the school who were still studying at a glance and recited them.
"The palace is depressed, and the building is ...... to fly"
Fortunately, Zhou Liangcai's usual education took a lot of effort, and the children who were pointed out could basically recite a large paragraph, and when it was Liu Xixian's turn and Liu Xi'an, these two guys also became a showman, maybe because they drank too much space spiritual water, and their memory was getting better and better, and they showed their faces in front of everyone on the spot.
"Well, the education of good talents is good, and the students have a solid foundation, not bad, not bad." Xie Chengzhou listened to the recitation of this group of boys, especially Liu Xixian, who recited even more fluently, smiling and stroking his beard, nodding and praise.
The Zhang family and Zhou Liangcai breathed a sigh of relief, and finally passed the first level.
"The second question is the test of the current text, and the official title is 'to seek the extreme', and all students will try to solve the question."
When everyone in the hall was still thinking about the source, Liu Ximing already knew the source, this sentence comes from the paragraph of Gewu in the "University", the original text is "It is the beginning of the teaching of the "University", which will make the scholars, that is, all the things in the world, benefit the poor because of their known principles, so as to seek to the extreme." As for the long time of exertion, and once it is suddenly penetrated, the surface of all things is coarse, and the whole of my heart is not clear. This is the personality of things, and this is the best thing to know. β
The original intention is to say: "University" teaches people to continue to further explore and understand according to the knowledge and principles known to all things in heaven and earth, until they understand it thoroughly, so that they can understand it inside and outside, so that their inner cognitive ability can be fully developed, and then they can reach the ultimate knowledge.
When I learned this before, Liu Ximing also sighed again and again, thinking about those who feel that their national traditional culture is all dross, and they can't wait to throw away all their brains and replace them with the white-skinned father culture, you don't even know what traditional culture is, and when you hear a few words of nonsense from others, you go to the clouds, is this really a big husband?
Your uncle is always your uncle, and your ancestors are always your ancestors, and your ancestors have already played what others play.
However, now everyone has only been learning Shiwen for a short time, and they basically answer the wrong questions, and they can't break the questions to the point.
Xie Chengzhou was obviously dissatisfied with these questions, his face suddenly looked bad, and he didn't comment on them one by one after a pause, and continued to take the test directly.
Liu Ximing thought hard for a while, and replied: "The student broke the title: Because of the infinity of the Tao, it makes people inexhaustible. β
Xie Chengzhou smiled and nodded, this is still reasonable, and commented: "Zhu Zi said, 'Only reason is not endless, so it knows that there is not enough', the Tao is better than reason, and it is very wonderful to solve the problem in this way." β
Hearing his comments, Liu Ximing knew that he had passed the test, and hurriedly gave another salute and returned to the crowd.
Xie Chengzhou saw that everyone had almost answered, and he was not very satisfied in his heart, so he said directly: "The third question, let's take the poetry test, of course, the national dynasty is based on the current text, but the poetry is also to be examined, as for this topic......"
Xie Chengzhou raised his head and was thinking, and the Zhang family interjected: "It's spring now, the so-called mid-spring moon, the time is harmonious and clear, why not take Wing Chun as the theme?" β
Xie Chengzhou glanced at him when he heard this, shook his head without a smile on his face, and said: "There are countless poems of Wing Chun, and it is difficult to have good sentences now, it is inappropriate, and let the official think again." β
The person who opened his mouth in the Zhang family knew that he was very dissatisfied with Xie Chengzhou in the literary examination just now, and his face was very embarrassed when he was so disappointed, so he had to shut up.
Isn't it just a clichΓ©, it seems that this county man is also temperamental, but it is just that it is not good to have a seizure in the Zhang family.
Liu Ximing was amused in his heart, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of Zhang Mingxuan's expression, and then thought of this person just now, and he knew what was going on with a turn of his brain, it seems that the Zhang family was very well prepared in advance, who knew that the literary examination was not effective when everyone in the school was not effective, and Xie Chengzhou was too lazy to give face.
"Well, the text carries the Tao, the poem uses the words, today I don't stick to the poems of the things, everyone can explain the ambitions in their chests." Xie Chengzhou patted the table and said solemnly.
Everyone in the hall immediately thought about it, Liu Ximing saw Zhang Mingxuan hiding back again, and he was even more amused in his heart, but when it came to poetry and songs, he was not good at it himself, so he had to think hard.
After waiting for a stick of incense, Xie Chengzhou saw that no one took the initiative to stand up, so he ordered one at random and asked him to compose a poem immediately.
The young man who was caught had a bitter look on his face, and he chanted a song, Xie Chengzhou shook his head slightly, and did not speak, only looked at the next one.
How do you know that the poems written by the few people who came up behind are very ordinary, and everyone in the Zhang family and Zhou Liangcai are also extremely embarrassed, but fortunately, it is Zhang Mingyang's turn at this time, and everyone in the Zhang family and Zhou Liangcai know that he is a hard-working student, and immediately looked at him with hopeful eyes.
Zhang Mingyang was suddenly shocked by them, but he was not stage frightened, and directly chanted poetry: "Wearing a green shirt, the world is pitiful, and many talents are returned from the book." Ambition will not become a temple, and the king will talk and laugh. β
Okay, Zhou Liangcai couldn't help but slap the table and screamed, there is one who can call the scene, Xie Chengzhou also nodded slightly, there is finally a decent one.
Next, Xu Wei and others also made a few songs that were okay, and finally made everyone get by.
When it came to Liu Xi's life, he was also helpless at this time, not only was he not good at poetry, but the original owner of this body was not good at either, so he wanted to resign directly, but when he saw Zhou Liangcai's slightly embarrassed expression, he remembered that he looked at him differently, and sighed lightly, it seems that he can only be a thief of poetry, but where is the matter of a scholar, it is just a matter of stealing, borrowing, borrowing.
Since you want to learn from it, then learn from it, Liu Ximing pretended to think, put his hand behind his back, and slowly walked out of the ranks of students, while raising his head and chanting poetry:
"Li Du's poems have been passed down by thousands of people, and they are no longer new. There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years. β
"Good, good poem, a good sentence 'talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years', my generation of scholars is going to have such a tendency to give up who I am, and it is better to deal with you when it comes to writing, who is your surname? Come forward. β
Xie Chengzhou didn't care about it, thinking that it was another coping song, but he knew that he suddenly heard such a deafening good sentence, and couldn't help but slap it on the coffee table next to him, and stood up with a brush, his face full of joy.
Of course, this is a peerless sentence by the great poet Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty, which is similar to Uncle Mao's "Go to the past, count the romantic characters, and look at the present dynasty".
Seeing this, Liu Ximing took a few steps forward, bowed indifferently and saluted: "Er Yin is praised, the student's surname is Liu Ximing, a native of Zhangjiawan Village, his father is good at Qi, and he is also a member of this county. β
"Hahaha, it's really a family of poetry and books, so you can write such good poems. Such a masterpiece, Xie has only heard of one song today in recent years, and the teaching of good talents is also extraordinary. β
Zhou Liangcai also woke up from the shock of this poem, and when he heard Xie Chengzhou praise it like this, his eyes immediately narrowed with laughter, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes wrinkled deeply, and he smiled and said: "This son has always worked hard, and the four books and five classics have been understood. β
Xie Chengzhou was even more pleased, and pulled Liu Ximing to take a look, Liu Ximing was already good-looking and talented, and he drank space spiritual water for a few months, and his body began to stand up, and the more Xie Chengzhou looked at it, the more he appreciated it.
You must know that ancient Chinese officialdom is a typical judge by appearance, and the emperor of Da Meng demoted him to a list because of his average appearance, but there have been many incidents, up and down, how can officials not pay attention to these.
Therefore, Xie Chengzhou pulled Liu Xi's life and said: "In this school, you should take your talent and learning as the most, and you can also walk around my house when you go to the county in the future." β
Everyone in the Zhang family in the hall immediately looked a little unhappy, the dignified Zhang clan was actually taken away by a foreigner, how good it would be if his surname was Zhang.
Liu Ximing also knew that it was not good when he heard Xie Chengzhou say this, and hurriedly showed a panicked expression to thank him.
Xie Chengzhou saw him behaving like this, and seeing the expressions of everyone in the Zhang family, he knew that he had lost his temper, so he hurriedly covered it up and said: "The children of the Zhang family also have many talented people, the Zhang clan is really well taught, and there is only one one left, that is, you, don't stand behind, come forward to answer the question." β
Zhang Mingxuan's face collapsed in the crowd, he thought that Xie Chengzhou couldn't see it clearly when he was hiding behind, but he just fooled this pass, who knew that Xie Chengzhou actually pointed himself out again in order to relieve Liu Xi's life.
"Uh, my family's Guangsha house, well, firewood and rice cang. If you ask the rich township, well, it refers to Qingchuan Lu. β
"Poof", Zhang Mingxuan finally held back a few limericks, and before Xie Chengzhou and the others could speak, some of the students couldn't help but laugh quietly, Liu Ximing stood in front, biting his lip desperately to prevent himself from laughing, so as not to pull hatred again.
"It's really a dog ......" Xie Chengzhou changed color and almost scolded angrily, Zhou Liangcai saw this and hurriedly whispered a few words, Liu Ximing vaguely heard "sister-in-law" or something, he slowly eased his face, and said stiffly: "Since it is a random poem, I won't pay so much attention to it, you go down first." β
There was another snickering laugh behind him, Zhang Mingxuan was so aggrieved that he glared at Liu Ximing with anger, you are a dog, not to mention stealing the limelight of the young master, and making me make a fool of myself.
Liu Ximing...... What does it have to do with me, you look at my innocent eyes.