The old farmer handed Yang Yansi a wooden spoon, rolled up his sleeves, and walked over with a dung bucket.

The dung bucket was full of dung, and the old farmer took another wooden spoon and began to water the flowers with dung.

Six steps away, Yang Yansi could still smell the strong smell of feces.

Yang Yansi carried a wooden spoon, walked to the old farmer's side, scooped up a spoonful of manure water, and began to water the manure along the flower ridge.

"In fact, as an old person, you can completely order the servants to do it, there is no need to toss yourself so much in order to educate the boy."

"See?" The old farmer smiled, "It does mean that the school will educate you." However, the old man has been an official for decades, and apart from this orchid, he has no other long things, so he can't afford to hire a servant. Everything has to be done yourself. ”

Yang Yansi felt that watering the flowers with a wooden spoon was too slow, so he simply carried the dung bucket and watered it directly along the flower ridge.

Hearing the old peasant's words, Yang Yansi was obviously a little surprised, "As far as I know, the Great Song Dynasty is very rich, and with your official title, it shouldn't be a problem to raise 1,800 people." ”

The old farmer accused Yang Yansi, "If you water it like this, the flowers will be burned to death, and the young people must remember to guard against arrogance and rashness." ”

The old farmer snatched the dung bucket in Yang Yansi's hand and began to water the flowers carefully.

"The old man has a lot of money, and most of them are subsidized to some poor students in Taixue. I just hope to cultivate a few more pillars for the imperial court. ”

Yang Yansi poked his hands into the cuffs, squatted on the edge of the flower ridge, shook his head and said: "It's just a drop in the bucket, with your own money, how many students can you cultivate?" Even if they are cultivated, a few of them will be real pillars. ”

The old farmer was not annoyed by Yang Yansi's rebuttal, "There are some things that someone has to do." Do some, and there will be less. ”

Yang Yansi frowned, "Extensive education is far from being as simple as supporting a few poor students or building a few schools. The people did not even have enough to eat, and few people went back to pay attention to education. Few of those who can read books are poor. If you do this, you're raising a pack of white-eyed wolves at most. ”

The old farmer's hand moved, "The old man also knows this principle, but how can we make the people have enough to eat?" ”

Yang Yansi spread his hands, "You always participate in political affairs, this should be a problem for you to consider, not a boy's problem." ”

The old farmer was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled: "When I chat with you, I can't always treat you as a peer." When the old man first saw you, he felt that you were different from other people. ”

Yang Yansi frowned, "I hate this statement, anyone who is different from other people will not end well." ”

"An awl is an awl, and it will come out of that pocket."

The old farmer stared at Yang Yansi and said seriously: "Do you know? When others saw the old man and Zhao Pu, they were all flattering and sycophants, and everyone had a sense of awe in their hearts, and they were all behaving in front of us, even if the emperor saw the two of us, he would treat each other politely. And you're different......"

"The old man's tricks are still very accurate, in the eyes of your kid, the old man and Zhao Pu are not much different from ordinary old men, no matter how high their official positions are. There is no fear in your heart. ”

Yang Yansi felt as if he had been stripped naked, and he hated this feeling.

"The gentleman is frank, and the villain is miserable. You haven't done anything bad, so why be afraid? ”

The old farmer laughed, "Clever words, you know? The old man has never done anything wrong, but the old man is also afraid in his heart. There are very few people in history who are not afraid, and they can be counted in detail, such as Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Liu Che, Huang Chao, Li Shimin, ......"

"Stop!" Yang Yansi hurriedly stopped it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and these people counted by the old peasants seemed to have the label of emperor or rebel on their bodies.

If someone else said this, Yang Yansi might not care, but when it came out of the mouth of a prime minister, it would be terrifying!

"Don't talk nonsense, if this kind of thing gets out, it will kill people."

The old farmer laughed, "You know you're afraid? It's good to know that you're afraid, the old man still thinks you're fearless. ”

Yang Yansi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The old farmer stood up, rubbed his mud hands, brushed the dust off his clothes, and took Yang Yansi out of the flower garden.

Take a seat in a grass hut next to the flower bed.

"Just now you said that the old man borrowed this flower field to test you, what is the school test, say it and listen to it."

Yang Yansi watered the old farmer with a colander and waited for the old farmer to wash his hands, and said while washing: "You are testing the character of the school boy." ”

The old farmer nodded, "Yes, you are from a wealthy family, and the old man wants to know if you have been tainted with the vices of a rich family." You didn't stay away from him because of the stench of feces, which means that your kid doesn't have the heart to hate the poor and love the rich. Even if you become an official in the future, you will not look down on the people below. ”

"If you can endure the stench and help the old man water the field, it means that your kid will not stop doing it because of a difficult thing."

"This flower garden is like a prosperous world, and the people are the dung and weeders. Departed from the people, they were destined to become withered grass. ”

"The old man wants to warn you that if you become an official in the future, you will definitely be kind to the people."

Yang Yansi pouted, "Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat." The kid understands this, but how can you be sure that the kid will be able to be an official? ”

The old farmer glanced at Yang Yansi, "I don't want to be an official, why are you here to learn too much?" ”

The purpose was debunked by the old farmer, Yang Yansi was not embarrassed at all, and said calmly: "What I said is true. ”

The old peasant tidied up his clothes and sat down on the stone bench in the grass house.

"Let's apprentice!"

Yang Yansi was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly poured a cup of tea and knelt down in front of the old farmer.

"Teacher, please have tea."

The old farmer took the tea offered by Yang Yansi, took a sip, and accepted him as a student.

After Yang Yansi bowed three times and bowed nine times, he bowed respectfully.

"Student Yang Yansi, meet Master Shen."

That's right! This old farmer is Shen Lun, the director of Taixue.

Shen Lun put down the teacup and said, "Master, preach, teach, and solve doubts!" There are three kinds of teachers: teachers, karmic teachers, and human teachers. The so-called teacher is the gentleman who enlightens you and teaches you to read. You have already been enlightened, and there is not much to say about the matter of being a teacher. The so-called karmic teacher is to teach you the meaning of the Five Classics, how to write articles, and how to write essays. As a teacher, you will be added as your karmic teacher, who will teach you the meaning of the Five Classics. As for the teacher, the old man is not capable of serving as a teacher, mountains, rivers, lakes, people, etc., there are all places worth learning from. ”

"The Five Classics are complicated, and you may not be able to study them thoroughly throughout your life. Therefore, there is a saying in the imperial examination that the imperial examination is a rule of the scriptures, and you must choose a volume of the "Five Classics" as your exclusive scripture book and study it thoroughly. The rest just need to be read through to know what it means. ”

"As a teacher, I am good at the two volumes of "Analects" and "The Book of Filial Piety", and you can choose one of them to specialize."

Yang Yansi bowed, "The student chooses the Analects." ”

Regarding the issue of the imperial examination, the problem of governing the scriptures, and what Shen Lun is good at, Yang Yansi has some understanding.

After weighing the pros and cons, he chose the Analects.