For dinner, Nangong Jin made six dishes and one soup, and Cheng Rui was busy following behind him. During this period, Cheng Jun appeared at the kitchen door twice, and Cheng Rui saw him and happily beckoned him in. Eventually, he just frowned and walked away without saying anything.

In order to show that the dishes made by his uncle were really delicious, Cheng Rui licked the dishes cleanly, Du Ling was more direct, and regardless of Nangong Jin's white eyes, he simply began to order the dishes he wanted to eat tomorrow, but Cheng Jun never said a word.

In the evening, settle down the small one. Nangong Jin set out to make a set of literacy cards with the names of the dishes, thinking that Cheng Rui would be able to write down the dishes he wanted to eat before making them. Against foodies, this method should be useful.

Chengjun hesitated for a long time, and finally knocked on the door and entered the main room. Seeing that it was him, Nangong Jin asked strangely, "Don't sleep yet?" ”

Chengjun looked at him, lowered his head again, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Master, the sage said that a gentleman is far away from cooking." But Master went to the kitchen today, this is not a gentleman's doing. Moreover, Cheng Rui was still young, and the master not only taught him the way of a gentleman, but also took him into the kitchen ....... Chengjun looked up at Nangong Jin, and saw that Nangong Jin was just looking at him expressionlessly, a little deflated, and asked in a low voice: "Is this wrong?" ”

Nangong Jin lamented in her heart, obviously the eldest brother is not such a pedantic person, how can his son be like this? That sister-in-law is also a strange one, she doesn't look down on the Nangong family everywhere, why did she marry in the first place?

"Let's say we're two acquaintances, and after dinner, we meet on the road, and I ask, 'Have you eaten?' and then you say, 'Eat'. What do you think is the point of a conversation like ours? ”

Chengjun didn't understand what Nangong Jin wanted to explain, so he could only answer hesitantly: "Is it a greeting?" ”

"What if, I answered, 'I haven't eaten yet?' What do you think I mean? Nangong Jin continued to assume.

"Don't want to talk to me?" Cheng Jun guessed.

"Then, I added, 'I heard that Henglong has a new dish.' What do you think I mean? ”

"You want me to eat with you?"

"Okay, let's go back to the first paragraph we just met. Do you think it's a greeting? ”

Chengjun thought about it and shook his head.

"If you have read the book, you should know where the gentleman's kitchen came from, and why he said this at that time. If you think about it carefully, does this mean the same as when you say today that I am not a gentleman? Nangong Jin went back to the question he asked.

Chengjun thought for a long time, "This is to let the monarch be benevolent." The fish was not killed by the master, and the dishes were cleaned up by the subordinates, if it was ...... according to the original intention. Chengjun bowed his head and remained silent.

"If you want to take the imperial examination, it is not impossible to take it out of context, and it is indeed necessary for these sages to use their words for your point of view, even if the sages do not mean it that way. That's to test fame, but, it's ...... to be a person. Nangong Jin didn't want to have any conflict with her sister-in-law in teaching children, although Chengjun called her master, so she swallowed back what she wanted to say, "Think about it yourself." ”

"Master, do you have to take it out of context to test your fame?" Chengjun asked.

Nangong Jin smiled, "The Four Books and Five Classics have been the source of the imperial examination questions since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, what questions do you think have not been published?" What else does it mean to be unexpected? For future generations, wouldn't it be possible to pass by just memorizing the articles of predecessors? What if you have to be innovative? ”

"What should I do?" Cheng Jun looked up and asked suspiciously.

Nangong Jin laughed, "Read the sentence, anyway, how to break the sentence, the sage didn't say it clearly." Then you can break it as you want. ”

"So, if that's the case, isn't all the explanations necessarily the original meaning of the saint?"

"I don't know about that, and the saint won't explain it anyway." Nangong Jin replied very indifferently.

"This, this ......." Chengjun always felt that something was wrong, "No, we are reading the book of saints, how can we do this?" ”

Nangong Jin smiled.

Cheng Jun asked very uneasily: "Then, have the articles I wrote have been written before?" ”

"I don't know what your point is. However, if it is a shun solution, then even if it is not ten out of ten, it is nine or nine out of ten. Nangong Jin replied casually.

"Then, Mr. has obviously read it and knows it, why do you still say that I wrote it well? This is clearly lying to me! Chengjun was a little indignant.

Nangong Jin put down the matter in his hand, looked at him and said, "You are only nine years old, of course it is not easy to think of some things, but if you are nineteen or twenty-nine years old, and you still have this vision, then it is not good." ”

"Master, according to what you say, isn't the imperial examination just a ......" Chengjun couldn't think of how to express it, and finally said two words: "hypocrisy?" ”

"I can't say that, at least you know the Four Books and the Five Classics by heart." But seeing Chengjun's sad face, he still sighed secretly and comforted: "Isn't your ideal to govern the country and level the world?" If you want to achieve it, this is the way to go, do you want to do it? ”

"Master, that's not what I thought." Cheng Jun lowered his head and muttered.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the first few games didn't involve this issue, and you may encounter it after you pass the exam. Think slowly. Nangong Jin laughed.

Chengjun was anxious, "But this is not right, the words of the saint are the words of the saint." How can you misinterpret it for your own sake? ”

Nangong Jin smiled and continued to pick up the pen to draw the dish and write the name of the dish. "Didn't you just accuse me of being a gentleman and a chef?"

Chengjun hurriedly knelt down, "Master, it's the disciple who is wrong, and I am willing to be punished by the master." ”

"Get up." Seeing that Chengjun was still kneeling still, he was helpless, "Since this is the case, then you should go and copy "Mencius" again." ”

"Yes." Chengjun kowtowed, got up, and still stood still.

"What's the problem?"

"Master, Chengjun still wants to ask."

"Just ask."

"Chengjun wants to learn the study of governing the country, not to be embarrassed. Master has been teaching me to draw the whole picture of the Ming Dynasty, but Chengjun really doesn't understand why? Chengjun finally said what he thought in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.

Nangong Jin stopped writing again, thought for a long time and stood up, walked to the half of the wrapped table, and untied the big cloth, revealing the picture inside.

Chengjun walked to Nangong Jin's side and looked at the whole map of the Ming Dynasty with mountains and rivers drawn and nailed countless small notes. "Master......." Cheng Jun looked shocked.

"Privately painting the terrain of mountains and rivers is a crime of rebellion, so I don't let you see it. I'm going to ruin this picture, and yours should finish it as soon as possible. Nangong Jin commanded solemnly.

"Master, this ......." Chengjun seemed to see a huge world.

"You look at it carefully, and tell me when you're done, what do you see? However, it's late today, and it starts tomorrow. After speaking, he rushed Chengjun to sleep.

Chengjun still wanted to hold on to the table, but after thinking about it, he let go and walked to the door, and suddenly turned back to Nangong Jin and said, "Master, I will learn medical skills well." ”

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Cheng Rui's interest in reading is high, and in just a few days, he has memorized dozens of dish names, several simple ones, and he can write them out in a way that does not match the word card.

And Chengjun was also very busy, while studying the lessons of the academy by himself, he also had to draw the whole map of the Ming Dynasty, and spent a lot of time studying the picture in Nangong Jin's main room, and took the time to complete the book that was copied, and followed Du Ling to study medicine, and he didn't fall for a day. Even Nangong Jin was a little worried, would this be too hard.

However, Nangong Dingkang was very pleased that Cheng Jun could seriously study the big picture, and sometimes, he didn't even avoid Cheng Jun when the two of them talked about things, and even stopped and asked some questions to test him. Although Chengjun's answer was a little naïve, it could be seen that Nangong Dingkang was really satisfied.

What Nangong Jin didn't expect was that Nangong Dingkang laid out the true situation of each hall, including the reason for the establishment of the four halls in the north, as well as the smuggling that he had participated in a few years earlier, and the current embarrassing situation.

When Nangong Dingkang said this, he did not mean to ask Nangong Jin to take over the processing, but to show that for the Nangong clan, they must change their determination to survive. Because, Nangong Jin is indeed right, if you put aside the smuggling, the real situation of the Nangong clan is indeed beyond its means. It should be said that Nangong Jinti's plan is very timely. However, Nangong Dingkang still explained again and again that it needs to be feasible to land, arrange a few halls to implement it first, and then slowly expand, which can be determined by Nangong Jin.

This is an opportunity.

Although Nangong Jin has always remained calm, she is excited inside.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Nangong clan will break with several families, and the big boss will withdraw from the so-called Shanxi Gang, and it is precisely because of this that this freight plan has a market.

How long has it been since you've been in contact with Kyosato? The real meaning of this plan for me is the Daming Intelligence Network! To the south, you can go to the South Seas, and to the north to Tatar, if Feng Mo'er can really do what he said, I am afraid that it will not be too much of a problem to go to the East. In the future, the brothers of Jinyiwei can no longer fight alone.

There is also a key, if this is made semi-official, then from then on, the Nangong clan will really be on the thigh of the imperial court, what are the four families? What are the forces in the capital that don't say anything about the clear road?

Thinking of this, Nangong Jin couldn't help laughing. Don't worry, step by step, as long as the big boss can let go of himself at the beginning, now, he can only let himself do it. I don't know if Brother Luo would know if he would still be the same as back then, patting his head and scolding him with a smile of "stupid".