Chapter 68 The first test of the exchange conference
The five bookcases in the front row were already full of people, and Ma Chao saw that he still knew someone. In terms of his position, the man was on the far left of Ma Chao, that is, the far right of the five positions.
At this time, the person sitting in the middle spoke, and his voice was very loud, and the audience could hear it clearly.
"Thank you for coming to our Yingchuan Academy, today is the quadrennial exchange conference, and it is a grand gathering for our literati. Today we are honored to have Mr. Kang Cheng from Beihai! ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw the old man in his fifties on the far left smiling and nodding to the audience, and a warm applause rang out below, which showed that the literati were also very enthusiastic about their idols.
Then the person in the middle said: "The second one is our Mr. Shuijing of Yingchuan!" ”
The second person on the left also greeted everyone, and there was another warm applause, no less than Zheng Xuan. After all, Mr. Shui Jing is from Yingchuan, and he is from Yangzhai. Therefore, there is such a famous person in the local area, and the people of Yingchuan, especially the people of Yangzhai, feel very proud, and they don't believe that they know the Tao like Guo Jia.
"Brother Meng Qi, let me tell you that this Mr. Shuijing is ......"
"Yingchuan Yang Zhai people Sima Hui, the word Decao, Mr. Shuijing." Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Ma Chao had already rushed to answer.
"It turns out that Brother Meng Qi, you know the way!" Guo Jia smiled.
"That's nature, like Sima Hui, I naturally know the way!"
Guo Jia gave Ma Chao another roll of the eyes, and said in his heart that he didn't know who he was just now, and he didn't know anything.
"The third is Mr. Xiangyang Ziyu!" The man in the middle continued.
The one next to him greeted everyone, and there was another round of applause.
This time Ma Chao looked at Guo Jia, who knew that Guo Jia didn't seem to know that Ma Chao looked at him, but just stared at the front row, and said to himself: "I remember just now that someone seems to have said that I naturally know the Tao of such a famous person!" The second half of his sentence was said in Ma Chao's tone.
Ma Chao smiled bitterly when he heard this, "I said Brother Guo, I know the Tao of a celebrity like Mr. Shuijing, but others don't know the Tao!" Please let me know! ”
"He is Xiangyang's Pang Degong Pang Ziyu." Guo Jia said to Ma Chao.
Only then did Ma Chao realize that this was Pang Degong.
"I know the last, so I won't bother you, Brother Guo."
When Guo Jia heard this, he said in his heart, "You are a super horse and a Mengqi", ask me when you use me, and then leave me aside if you don't need it. I'm not afraid that I don't know the way, I'm afraid that you are a half-ass, and I am completely defeated by you.
"The last one is Mr. Chen's uncle!"
Cai Yong said hello, and there was another round of applause. Ma Chaoxin said that there are two times in this Yingchuan Academy, and Cai Yong should still be in Wu County now, but he didn't expect to invite him from Wu County to Yingchuan.
"I should all know you, Xun Shuang Xun Ciming of Yingchuan Academy."
Xun Shuang is fifty-two years old this year, Zheng Xuan is fifty-three years old, and Sima Hui and Pang Degong are both fifty-one years old, which is Cai Yong's youngest, but they are also forty-seven years old this year. The five of them presided over this event this year in order to discover more talents, and Xun Shuang had his own ideas.
"Okay, now it's almost half an hour past, and our exchange meeting has officially begun! It's an hour and a half, and from this time until noon, please show your real talents! ”
After speaking, about ten people came to the field to hand out test papers to everyone, anyway, Ma Chao thought that thing was the test paper. It is said that it is an exchange conference, but in fact, it is a competition between literati and an exam. And it's all paper, he knows that paper is still very expensive, this is really poor and can't be poor.
Ma Chao got the test paper and looked at it this way. When he saw the first question, his head was big, he thought that he should take some Confucian classics or something, but when he saw it, the first question was actually "Zhuangzi", an open test question, asking you about your understanding of the "Zhuangzi" in the leisurely travel.
Ma Chao was helpless at first sight, even if you ask about the art of war or something, it's better than this. That's good, ask about "Zhuangzi", so he began to think about recalling some memories of "Zhuangzi" in his previous life, to see if he could think of which expert and scholar had talked about "Zhuangzi", and what was in it.
The first time I didn't search, I started the second time, and this time I finally remembered part of it, and I can't remember where I saw it, maybe it was in the book. Anyway, Ma Chao remembered some of the articles related to the Getaway, which should be the "Zhuangzi" explained by Master Nan Huaijin, thinking of this, he began to write, "The word Leisurely is not ......."
Everyone has already started to write this question, and some of them are almost finished, and only Ma Chao didn't know what he was thinking about before. But in the eyes of the five people in the front row, it is different, Zheng Xuan is a master of scripture, in his opinion, Ma Chao has been thinking about how to answer, and when he thinks about it, it will naturally be achieved overnight, don't you see that he has already started to write at this time.
Sima Hui thought so, the first question of the exam this time was about "Zhuangzi", and this son may not know much about "Zhuangzi", so he has been thinking hard, and finally thought of some after the end, and then began to write.
But in Xun Shuang's opinion, it is different, he said in his heart that this son is not a student of our academy, and second, he is not a talented person from various counties, who brought him, depending on the situation, it seems that he will not answer. Xun Shuang shook his head, but after seeing Ma Chao move his pen, he was a little better, and it was better to be able to write than not to write.
Pang Degong, who was next to him, was not interested in Ma Chao, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
If you want to say that the most anxious person is Cai Yong, he noticed it when Ma Chao was meditating there. At first, Cai Yong felt that Ma Chao was a little familiar, but after a closer look, isn't this Meng Qi, why is he here too, and it seems that he can't answer.
Brother Min's knowledge is still knowledgeable, could it be said that he hasn't talked about "Zhuangzi"? This really made Cai Yong think right, Yan Zhong's knowledge was not said, but he really never taught Ma Chao anything else. In Yan Zhong's opinion, now at this time, he is going to teach Ma Chao the most useful one, how much of a role can the others play?
However, after seeing Ma Chao start to write, Cai Yong's heart finally relaxed. Let's just say, of course Senior Brother Min's disciple is not bad, and he let himself worry for a while.
Ma Chao didn't know what others thought, and now he just finished answering the first question and started the second question. Compared with the first question, Ma Chao feels that the second question is prepared for himself. Quite simply, it is for you to compose a fu or poem. However, if there are conditions, it can only be a scene, and nothing else.
This is a good question, and it can be regarded as useful. However, Ma Chao still made a difficulty, there are more poems to write scenes, which one should be the best. After thinking about it, there it is, it is, and he decided to plagiarize Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" in the Tang Dynasty. Why do you have to do this one, because Tang poetry is the pinnacle, and "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" is known as a lonely article covering the whole Tang Dynasty, listen to this name, the lonely article covers the whole Tang Dynasty, can you cover the whole Tang Dynasty and still can't cover the big man. I believe that as long as this poem is written, the effect will definitely be bad.
When I think of it, I put pen to paper, "The tide of the spring river is even with the sea, and the bright moon on the sea is born together." Thousands of miles with the waves, where there is no moon in the spring river. Jiang Liuwan turned ...... "Ma Chao has not memorized and silently written "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" for a long time, and now that he has written it silently, he once again carefully tasted the famous poems of the Tang Dynasty, and he felt that he had a deeper feeling than before.
This poem can be praised as covering the whole Tang Dynasty, that is indeed not blown. Ma Chao believes that as soon as "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" comes out, others will be unable to compete with it. But he doesn't quite understand one thing, why the second question is to compose poetry, this is just pediatrics, who can come up with such a simple question.
In fact, this is really simple, but Ma Chao didn't think that this simple question can test everyone's level. It's all about the scene, and after it is made, everyone looks at it and makes a judgment. This question was given by Xun Shuang, because he felt that some people in the academy usually thought they were talented, so he would come up with a simple question to see who was more talented.
The first question before was written by Sima Hui, and there was also the shadow of Pang Degong. They think that everyone usually learns a lot of Confucian classics, so this time they will take a test to see how much they know about it, and it is best to have some good opinions of their own.
The poems and horses have all been written, and the next question should be the last one. The last question is to ask you to write an essay, and he smiled at it, right in the middle. This is for you to write an essay about learning, and Ma Chaoxiao is because he really remembers that he learned such an essay about learning when he was in school, and now he is just using it.
After thinking for a while, Ma Chao memorized the full text, and then put down the pen, ""For learning, is it difficult to do things in the world?" If you do it, it will be easy for those who are difficult; If you don't, it's easy and it's hard. Is it easy to learn? If you learn it, it will be easy for those who are difficult; If you don't learn, it's easy and difficult. There are two monks in Shu......"
He is very satisfied with the second question and the last question, which is tailor-made for himself, which is really unstoppable by luck.
The last question was Zheng Xuan, he didn't have too many ideas, he just thought of something, but he never thought that his question would fulfill Ma Chao.
Just when Ma Chao was still secretly proud of plagiarism, someone had already handed in the papers. These people don't know if Lu Dao is a true talent who is confident in himself, or if he is not very good at answering. It should be the former, Ma Chao thought.
When he plagiarized the most lucrative "For Learning", Ma Chao wrote his place of origin and name and handed in the paper, and the rules of the exchange conference were not only to write the name, but also to write the place of origin, probably afraid of the same name. And because the test papers had to be put on Xun Shuang's bookcase, Ma Chao also walked over and put the test papers on the case.
Xun Shuang glanced at Ma Chao's test papers, he didn't want to see what Ma Chao had written. Instead, I want to see Ma Chao's name, "Your name is Ma Chao?" Xun Shuang asked.
"The student helped Ma Chao Ma Mengqi and met Mr. Ciming!" Ma Chao said respectfully.
Xun Shuang nodded, "I don't know who the commander is?" ”
"Students are shallow in their studies, and they are ashamed of the name of Taoist teachers!" Ma Chao was telling the truth, he felt that his knowledge was not enough to see in this place.
Cai Yong on the far right and Pang Degong next to him whispered a few words, and then Pang Degong didn't know what to say to Xun Shuang. Then several of them glanced at Ma Chao again, and Xun Shuang said again: "Then you go down first!" ”
"No! Students quit! After speaking, Ma Chao turned around and left.
After Ma Chao left, Xun Shuang asked Pang Degong next to him: "Ziyu, what you said is true, then Ma Chao is really Yan Zhong's disciple?" ”
Xun Shuang's sentence made Sima Hui next to him and Zheng Xuan on the far left also look at it, Yan Zhong and they all knew about it, but he was almost fifty years old and had never heard of accepting disciples, why did this happen.
Pang Degong heard it, "Uncle told me, you can ask him for details." ”
Several people looked at Cai Yong again, among these people, he was the one who had the best relationship with Yan Zhong, and everyone else knew the Tao. So Cai Yong introduced them to Ma Chao, from how he met in Bingzhou, he saved his father and daughter, and later read Yan Zhong's handwritten letters, and then Ma Chao sent someone to escort his father and daughter from Bingzhou to Wu County, these have been told to these people, and the others only know when they hear it.
"It seems that this son is indeed a disciple of Yan Zhong!" This is what Xun Shuang said.
"Naturally, there will be nothing else. You see that when he sees injustice, he will take action righteously, it is the same as when Yan Zhong was young! This is what Pang Degong said.
"Good, good, good!" Sima Hui likes to say yes, and the few people next to him are already used to it.
"Since this son is a disciple of Minxue, then his knowledge must not be bad!" Zheng Xuan said that he even knew Yan Zhong's words, which showed that he definitely knew Yan Zhong.
Several other people also nodded in agreement, "I hope this son can bring us a surprise at this conference!" Xun Shuang's surprise is probably only what he knows best.
Sima Hui still said: "Okay, good! ”
Cai Yong didn't say anything, more often than not, he was listening to the four of them.
"Ciming, noon has arrived, it's time to end!" Pang Degong reminded Xun Shuang.
Xun Shuang realized that it was noon, and he didn't see the reflection of the wooden stick just gone. At this time, he had already asked people to collect the papers, and after all the test papers were collected, the five of them all got up and left.
In the next two days, the five of them will mark the test papers. Two days is enough, but I don't know if there will be a surprise at this conference.