The College Examination, as we now call the midterm and final exams, is held twice a semester.

This time, the big exam is a mid-term exam, although the degree of attention is not as high as the final exam at the end of the semester, but it is an important opportunity to select talents.

Students who enter the college have three chances, and if they have the lowest three exams in four years, they will be expelled from the college.

For this reason, many students are desperately trying to compete for the front tour.

For those students who have already taken the exam three times and are the first to last, this is undoubtedly the moment of their absolute destiny.

The whole small sage village was filled with a tense atmosphere, and the students were all holding books and reading frantically.

On the shore of Weiming Lake, the lake is full of students who are reading, only to hear the noisy sound of reading resounding throughout the campus.

But Meng Yi was the only one holding a dog's tail grass in his hand, like a bastard boy walking the streets and alleys, looking left and right, so happy and happy.

"Hey! Boring. ”

Seeing that they were all studying, no one took care of him, and he also felt bored, so he came to the mountains and forests behind the academy.

Everyone in the academy knows that Master Xun lives in seclusion here, and without the order of the master, the students will not dare to go into the mountains to disturb Master Xun and his old man.

It is estimated that only Meng Yi dares to ignore the orders of the head of the house.

Meng Yi walked the quiet path straight to the place where Master Xun lived, but saw that Master was busy in the small courtyard outside the house.

Every reclusive watcher will plant some flowers and grains in his small yard, and Master Xun is no exception.

"It's a pity, it's a pity."

Hearing Master Xun's sigh outside the fence, Meng Yi took the initiative to ask out of curiosity: "What's a pity?" Does the Master have any sad things? ”

Hearing that someone was here, Master Xun noticed that Meng Yi had come to the outside of the courtyard, and if there were other people, he would have blown people away, but it was Meng Yi, and his attitude immediately became different.

"Xiao Yi, why do you have time to come to me? Come on, come on. ”

Master Xun smiled and beckoned to him, and Meng Yi bypassed the fence and entered the courtyard through the wooden door.

"Master, seeing that you were so engrossed just now, and that you lamented from time to time, is there anything difficult? Do you need help from a student? Meng Yi asked again.

Master Xun took out a handful of ears of wheat from the ground and handed it to Meng Yi, saying, "Look? The wheat that the old man had worked so hard to grow was ruined. ”

Well?!

"It's ...... Locust. Meng Yi said.

"Yes, in recent years, locusts have plagued, and the scourge of crops is particularly serious, and the people of Songhai have not harvested any grains in the fields in the past two years, coupled with the heavy forced labor, the people's life is hard." Xun Fuzi said.

Even the wheat he planted in seclusion in the mountains and forests in this position could not escape the attack of locusts, but now Master Xun has only planted very little, he dare not imagine how the people facing the loess and facing the sky should live?

"Since ancient times, the locust plague has been the most difficult problem to solve in all dynasties, this is a natural disaster, not human beings can resist, want to get rid of it quickly, with the power of one person is simply a drop in the bucket, it is difficult to see the effect." Meng Yi said.

"Yes, this is the difficulty of the problem, if someone can really solve the locust plague, then this person is really a great savior for the benefit of the common people." Xun Fuzi sighed.

Even a man of his kind of erudition and talent could not help in the face of the vast army of locusts, so he could only sigh with admiration.

Unconsciously, the atmosphere was a little dull, and Master Xun hurriedly waved his hand: "Hey, say something to do, such a major matter that benefits the country and the people should be handed over to the imperial court, go, drink tea." ”

After that, Master Xun pulled Meng Yi to sit in the courtyard and drink tea, and said, "How about tasting this tea?" This is my own tea, even if it is Fu Nian and Yan Lu, they are not blessed to drink it. ”

"I haven't even drunk it, so I'll try it." Meng Yi said with a smile.

As he spoke, Meng Yi picked up the cup, first sniffed it lightly on the tip of his nose, then lightly tapped it with his tongue, and finally drank it all.

"How does it taste?!"

"The entrance is sweet, and a smell of tea enters the stomach along the throat, lingering for a long time, good tea, good tea." Meng Yi said.

Master Xun's eyes lit up, and he said with a little surprise: "You kid still has such a good test for tea, he really underestimated you." ”

"I know a little bit about it, how dare I show off in front of my master." Meng Yi said modestly.

Master Xun was also too lazy to speak, and said: "This first cup is called tasting tea, and this second cup is called tasting tea, come!" ”

As he spoke, he poured Meng Yi a full cup, Meng Yi was not hypocritical, but directly picked it up and drank it in one sip, unlike the first cup, this second cup was indeed much more direct.

"You kid, just said that you understand tea, and you are like a cow, which is really a blasphemy against my good tea, and you should be beaten." Master Xun pretended to be angry.

"What did the Master say, isn't the main goal of drinking tea to quench your thirst? If you let a thirsty person taste tea, it is not the same as letting a hungry man taste the food, how do you know how it tastes? Meng Yi retorted.

If you listen carefully, there is indeed some truth, let a thirsty person taste tea, they want to drink water, who cares if you are good tea or bad tea.

"So this second cup of tea should be called: thirst quenching, and the third cup of tea can be called: tea tasting."

After he said this, Master Xun felt that his words were reasonable, and he gladly accepted his point of view.

As the saying goes: Threesome, there must be my teacher. The disciple is not necessarily inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple, but there is a order for hearing the Tao.

I have to say that the reason why Master Xun is different from those who think of themselves is because they can accept other people's concepts without feeling ashamed.

After drinking tea, Master Xun asked seriously: "Xiao Yi, why did you come here to me?" ”

Meng Yi pursed his lips and said, "The students in the academy are all studying hard, no one pays attention to me, and I feel very bored, so I came to the mountains for a walk, and by the way, I came to see you, Master." ”

"They are all studying hard, but you kid is lazy, although you entered the academy with the first grade, if you continue to study like this, aren't you afraid of losing the big exam?" Master Xun asked rhetorically.

"How does Master know that I haven't worked hard?!"

"Is it hard work for you to sit here and drink tea with me?" Master Xun asked with a smile.

"Students think that the important thing in reading is not to read dead books, but it is difficult to achieve great things by rote memorization like them, although I have not read as a student, but I have memorized all the knowledge in my head." Meng Yi pointed to his head and said.

"All knowledge? Is it an exaggeration? Xun Fuzi asked.

"Hehe, don't hide it from the master, in fact, the student must have read all the books in the college library and memorized them all."

"What?! You...... Have you memorized them all? ”

Hearing this, Master Xun was shocked, this ...... It's terrifying, isn't it? Master Xun knows that there are so many books in the library, even if he wants to finish reading them, he won't be able to finish them without a year or two.

But he said that he had memorized it, and how could people be convinced?!

Seeing that Master Xun was questioning, Meng Yi said confidently: "If Master doesn't believe it, even if you test me, if you make a mistake, the student is willing to copy all the books in the library." ”

"Okay, then I'll test you." Xun Fuzi said, "Let's test you simply, recite the Analects of Politics." ”

As a must-read for Confucian students, the Analects did not deliberately make things difficult.

I only heard Meng Yi open his mouth and come: "Zi said: "For politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place and all the stars are together." Zi said: "Three hundred poems, in a word, say: 'Thinking is innocent'." Zi said: "The way is to govern, all to be punished, and the people are free and shameless." The way is virtuous, all are courteous, shameful and qualified. ……”

Meng Yi came as he spoke, and this knowledge was completely integrated into his blood, and he had no time to worry about it at all.

After a while, Meng Yi's sonorous and powerful voice resounded in the small courtyard, and after Meng Yi finished reciting, Master Xun nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, word for word." ”

"Recite Chapter 7 of the University."

"Those who are sincere do not deceive themselves. Such as a foul smell, such as lustful, this is called self-humility. Therefore, a gentleman must be cautious of his independence. ……”

Meng Yi replied without thinking.

"The Mean, Chapter 22."

"Rites and Rituals."

"Confucius's Family Sayings: Greetings."

……

Xun Fuzi asked many Confucian classics again, but without exception, Meng Yi was able to slowly say like a few family treasures, which was really jaw-dropping.

I thought it would be Meng Yi's exaggeration, but I didn't expect that what he said was true, and he really memorized all the library.

It's terrible, isn't it?

Xun Fuzi knew that he was different from ordinary people, but he didn't expect him to be a genius, Xun Fuzi said: "Xiao Yi, how did you remember these articles?" ”

"It's not been long, it's only taken more than half a time, and I've basically memorized everything."

"Half a month? Do you have the ability to never forget? Master Xun was shocked.

"Hehe, I don't know much about this, anyway, as long as you read it once, you can basically memorize it, so it should be regarded as unforgettable." Meng Yi said with a smile.

What should I do? If this doesn't count, how can ordinary people like them be?!

"I didn't think you're still a genius, haha!" Master Xun laughed.

"What kind of genius is not genius, oh yes, Master, do you know what the topic of this big exam is?" Meng Yi changed his words and suddenly asked.

Xun Fuzi frowned slightly, and said, "You kid won't come to me to ask about the exam questions, right?" ”

"What do you think?"

"I don't know, even if the old man knows, he won't tell you, I can warn you, don't move those fancy intestines, the person who asked the question this time is Fang Ling, some time ago, you humiliated him so much, I'm afraid you will feel better this time." Master Xun said, "And in this big test, he will definitely stare you to death and persuade you to dispel the idea of cheating." ”

"Master, do you think a genius like me still needs to cheat?"

"No, I don't."

"So, I was just kidding you."

"Stinky boy, look for a fight."

Without waiting for Master Xun to raise his hand, Meng Yi had already slipped away, and when he saw his distant figure, he couldn't help scolding: "Stinky boy, dare to joke with the old man, haha!" ”