Three or two men in Confucian robes walked slowly through the courtyard, Shen Chang and Shen Kang followed Bai Qichang through the second gate, passing by the courtyard, the library building, the Minglun Hall where lectures and propagated the Tao, and the ancestral hall of the academy, and came to the Temple of Literature.

There is a stone tablet outside the Confucian Temple, which is written by Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi in order to promote Confucianism, and personally promulgated the national "Jing Yi Zhen".

This stele is towering, the stele head is carved with the image of the double dragon playing with pearls, a small block word style is rigorous, beautiful and beautiful, Shen Kang stopped again, looked up at the stele and sighed silently in his heart.

Outside the Temple of Literature, there are many literati with a great age difference, including children with a long horn and an old man, all of whom are standing at the temple gate, with a humble face and a solemn expression.

Bai Qichang urged in a low voice: "Let's take a closer look another day, let's go in first." ”

Shen Chang on the side was a little nervous, secretly holding the corners of Shen Kang's clothes, his legs and stomach trembled, and he forced himself to calm down: "San'er, Xiaosan, I, I." ”

Shen Kang took a deep breath and said with a smile: "The second brother is not afraid to go up the mountain at night to pretend to be a ghost, what are you afraid of today?" ”

Shen Chang's face was slightly red, his teeth knocked out, and said, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid of a bird, who is afraid!" ”

Shen Kang nodded: "The eldest husband stands up to the sky and the earth, and he is afraid of a bird!" ”

With that, the two followed Bai Qichang and entered the door with their heads held high.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Luo Kui sitting on the left side of the main seat, and on the right was a middle-aged man, both of whom were wearing black scarves and round-necked Confucian shirts.

"Dressed properly!"

A loud shout came from nowhere.

Before Shen Kang and Shen Chang could say a word, someone read expressionlessly beside them: "The beginning of etiquette lies in the positive appearance, the same color, and the following words." ”

The person who shouted just now said: "First dress properly, and then be reasonable!" ”

Shen Kang and Shen Chang glanced at each other, then each straightened up the cuffs of their clothes, and finally stood up straight.

"Okay! Apprenticeship! ”

Two small servants came up on one side, placed two futons in front of the statue of the Holy Master Confucius, and the two knelt on the ground.

"Bow down!"

"Bang bang."

"Two kowtows!"

"Bang bang."

"Three prostrations!"

"Bang bang."

"Four prostrations!"

Shen Kang and Shen Chang glanced at each other with complicated eyes, and continued to bow. Liu Shu's words seem to still linger in his ears... San Lang, Haoran Gong attaches great importance to etiquette, the successor above did not succeed the heir, Haoran Gong spoke sharply and awe-inspiringly, almost...

Etiquette is very important, and it is.

After kowtowing nine times in a row, the two stood up, and the little servant stepped forward and moved the futon to Luo Kui and the mountain chief, and bowed respectfully three times.

The two handed over the six bundles in turn, and Luo Kui finally nodded.

"Clean your hands and heart!"

The two little guys stepped forward with the basin of water, the two of them soaked their hands in the basin, and wiped their hands clean, I don't know when, Luo Kui stood up, he held the right cuff with his left hand, and the pen in his right hand, and dotted a point in the cinnabar, and a red dot in the eyebrows of Shen Chang and Shen Kang respectively.

"Cinnabar Kaizhi! Licheng! ”

Luo Kui said slowly: "You two have been sent to my disciple by Liu Zangshan, and from today on, you will be my disciples." You must be diligent and diligent in the order of learning: erudition, inquiry, contemplation, discernment, and practice. The key to self-cultivation: be faithful in words, be respectful in deeds, punish resuffocating desires, and change for the better. The key to doing things: the friendship is not for its benefit, and the way is clear and does not count its merits. ”

After Luo Kui finished speaking, Shen Cheng handed over the two pieces of money to the person who looked like a housekeeper, and quickly exited the front hall, squatting outside the door and waiting for the two brothers to come out.

Several other gentlemen from Luming Academy stepped forward one after another, praised the two of them a few words, and congratulated Luo Kui on accepting disciples, Shen Kang was not used to this kind of greeting, and Shen Chang was the same, they were cramped, smiling, and looking at everyone with fluttering clothes supplely.

Although they are not used to it, they all know that from this day forward, they will learn to accept it.

A scribe who came out of it saw Shen Cheng squatting at the door of the Confucian Temple, and felt indecent in his heart, so he beckoned the little guy on the side, said a few words in detail, and turned to leave.

When the little servant saw the scribe leave, he took three steps and made two steps: "What are you doing?" Send the food to the back kitchen, and have your own chef waiting there, don't be an eyesore in the literati. ”

Shen Cheng nodded awkwardly and said, "I, my son is here..."

"Where are you, don't go quickly!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go, I'll go." Shen Cheng lowered his head, and he didn't want to explain too much, so as not to let Shen Chang and Shen Kang be laughed at by their classmates, so they could only walk around in a muffled voice.

Liu Shu had already sorted out the house of the two Shen brothers, and wanted to come out in advance to greet him, but this welcome bumped into Shen Cheng.

"Uncle Shen, where are you going?"

Shen Cheng looked up, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said straightforwardly: "People won't let me be at the door, I want to find a place, wait for the second and third children to come out, and then ask a few words." ”

Liu Shu expected that it must be the little guy who was not long-eyed and embarrassed the honest man, so he was angry in his heart and comforted: "The little one happens to be going to the front hall to welcome Erlang and Sanlang, and the uncle will go together." ”

Shen Cheng didn't say a word, he just followed Liu Shu sullenly, and when the little guy saw that Shen Cheng was back, he was angry, and he was about to scold when he opened his mouth.

"I said I wouldn't let you cloudy the eyes of the scribes here, why did you come back again!"

Liu Shu replied unceremoniously: "The dog's eyes look down on people!" This is the father of the two new disciples of Mr. Haoran inside, if you scold him, you will scold those two little masters, you will scold Mr. Haoran, I don't think you want this job! ”

At this moment, when I saw that Liu Shu was a hard stubble, I knew that Mr. Haoran was a master who was reluctantly left by the mountain chief, so where did he dare to say anything more.

The little guy hurriedly shrank his neck and couldn't stop arching his hand: "Uncle, uncle, it's a little dog who looks down on people, please spare the little one." ”

Liu Shu looked at Shen Cheng and leaned over: "Uncle Shen, you said, can you let him go?" ”

Shen Cheng blushed and held his breath thickly, pouted and said, "Then, forget it, don't do it again in the future." ”

"Yes, yes!" The little guy ran away in a hurry, and he didn't even dare to turn his head back.

Liu Shu smiled and said: "Uncle Shen, you are tough, look at it, these two little men are so competitive!" The family can't be called rich and expensive, and we also live and work in peace and contentment, and no one's face needs to be seen. ”

"yes, yes." Shen Cheng smiled, although he was still a little weak-hearted, he finally gave him a wake-up call, so that he could slowly wake up and get used to it.

The crowd in the hall gradually dispersed, and Luo Kui said with a smile: "You only came today, and I will take you to the county school to become naturalized next day." Starting tomorrow, I will start studying, I will have a pair of words every day, I will write silently every three days, and I will write six texts every month, which must be completed. If you can complete it on time, you will take one day off every ten days, if not..."

"Shi, Shiwen?" Shen Chang glared, this was too difficult.

Luo Kui smiled slightly: "Why not?" ”

Shen Chang looked at him and smiled, but he was cold all over his body, and shook his head again and again: "No." ”

"Hmm." Luo Kui smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Go back." ”

"Yes." The two bowed respectfully, then exited the door.