In the spring of March, the grass grew and the warbler flew, Li Xin and Li Yicheng sat in a carriage, and only one old servant drove to the Yingchuan Academy by the green mountains and green waters. It is said to be a academy, but it is actually a manor of the Xun family, in order to recruit wise men and educate the ancestors of the Xun family, it was expanded into a academy.

The famous Yingchuan Academy in history, there is no tall wall, no vermilion plaque, no brass beast-faced door knocker, the low fence wall seems lonely and vicissitudes, a wooden door that is obviously old is open, and there is a black lacquer red wooden plaque hanging above the main gate, with four big words on it: Yingchuan Academy, signed: Xun's Jihe. The font is strong and powerful, but also chic and free, red and black, red like blood, black like the night sky, perfectly combined, both calm and dignified, and smart and free. The uprightness and chic of a generation of gods are shown in the words.

In front of the plaque, Li Xin gave a deep salute, which was regarded as a belated tribute to the generation of Confucians who respected his grandfather as a teacher and kept the system for three years.

It was Xun Yu who came to greet him, and beside him was Xun Yu, who had already bowed to Li Xin, and the other dozen or so people were gentlemen from the academy and visiting magi. Seeing Li Xin's actions, everyone secretly sighed in their hearts that this little child had such a sense of respect for his teacher, and his achievements in the future would definitely not be low.

Seeing Xun Yu, Li Xin paid a big salute, there were geniuses who had seen people and did not surprise Li Xin, after all, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai at this time were still in infancy, although Xun Yu said that he was older, how could he be in the welcoming crowd when he was only twelve years old? Under the leadership of Xun Yu, the group walked into the gate.

Enter the gate, walk through the bluestone road, is facing a big house, the house is square, the blue bricks are built, there are carved tiles, the center of the house is a big incense case, the portrait of Confucius hangs behind the incense case, there are a few sticks of incense inserted in the brass incense burner, the cigarette smoke rises slowly, Zhejiang and Zhejiang are scattered.

Li Xin took the incense from the hands of others, lit it, inserted it in the incense burner, and made a big gift before the incense case, which was regarded as completing the entrance ceremony. Because it is a private school, and it is a halfway school, the entrance ceremony is a little shabby. However, no one underestimated this belated student, not only because he was Li Yuanli's grandson, but more importantly, because of his bet with the prodigy Xun Yu. Everyone thinks that Xun Yu is a prodigy, but this child who is one year younger than Xun Yu is more intelligent than Xun Yu. Everyone dispersed, leaving only Xun Yu and Li Xin to continue to familiarize themselves with the academy.

Passing through the side door, it is the place to read, the low table is full of books, the cushions are scattered around, today is Xiu Mu, so there are only a few people, one of them saw Xun Yu, and quickly greeted him, "Uncle, who is this?" ”

"This is Li Xin, who defeated me a few days ago."

"You're Li Xin?"

"Yes", Li Xin replied very happily, because he thought of Xun You, because at this time he should be studying in the academy.

"I heard just now that you visited the ancestral plaque, it seems that you still respect the teacher. But why don't you abide by the law of etiquette and have to have a relationship with my uncle's peers? Speaking of this, there was a bit of resentment on the face of the person who came, Li Xin was very strange, he met him in Pingshui, where did he offend him, and he had to embarrass himself.

I only heard Xun Yu interrupting on the side, "I said Xun Yu's nephew, isn't it a generation older than you, why do you care." ”

Hearing Xun Yu's words of pretending to be old, Li Xin wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh, because he was shocked by Xun Yu's words, it was really Xun Yu, a better talent than his uncle.

If Xun Yu is Wang Zuozhi's talent, then Xun Yu has Zhang Liang's plan. As an excellent strategist and outstanding tactician, he was known as Cao Cao's "mastermind", and was good at flexible and changeable tactics and military tactics to defeat the enemy.

For Li Xin, as long as he opens his mouth now, he will inevitably offend one party, so he simply pretends to be dumb.

Hearing Xun Yu protect Li Xin like this, Xun Yu couldn't help it, but he was even more determined to have a competition with Li Xin in the future, so he had to say: "Okay, my uncle, don't leave it today." But Li Xin, you have the guts to try it with me. ”

"Say, than what?"

"Three days later, I will be here to try my analysis of the general trend. Do you dare? When the time comes, I will ask Mr. Cheng, who is on a study tour, to be a witness. ”

Before Li Xin could answer, Xun Yu was anxious, "Don't promise him, although you are smarter than me, you are not as good as this nephew of mine." Xun You, you are bullying the small. ”

"Oh, I'm bullying the small, I'm just trying to see if this uncle's rank he can afford it."

Xun Yu was very puzzled, how could his nephew, who was usually gentle to others, be like taking gunpowder today, but he couldn't speak in front of Li Xin, so he had to keep his words in his heart.

Today's turmoil is really because of Xun You, of course not. The main thing is that Xun Yu, who returned to the Xun family, praised Li Xin as too good, as if he was the master of destiny, although the Xun family was ready to do their best, but they still had some scruples, after all, things were not trivial, and one wrong step was lost. Xun You just received the instruction of the family to try Li Xin's foundation, if it is really the dragon and phoenix among the people, then everything is still done according to the decision, and at the same time, it can also suppress those opposing voices, after all, some people are not optimistic about Li Xin, after all, he is a child who has not dried up. If the results aren't satisfactory, then plan for another time. After all, the Xun family is a big family, and any decision needs to be very cautious.

As the protagonist, Li Xin naturally didn't know the twists and turns behind him, and was just waiting for the competition in three days.

Time passed in a blink of an eye, and three days later, in the early morning, under the witness of Mr. Cheng, this private battle began in the back hall.

As soon as he arrived at the back hall, Li Xin felt that today's competition was a little strange, because there was a screen in the back hall, which just separated the back hall from a space, and the shadow was about to have a figure shaking, Li Xin understood that today's matter was by no means Xun You's finding fault, but Xun's final review of himself, and the competition was just an excuse, more about talking about his own foundation. Although I don't agree with this approach, I still feel that it is a matter of course, after all, once you have decided, it is impossible to go back.

Xun You saw that Li Xin had arrived, so he hurriedly gave a salute, there was no arrogance of the day at all, Li Xin returned the salute, and then saluted Mr. Cheng, and then said: "Dare to speak, boy, talk about the judgment of this general trend, please advise the elders." ”

"Honorable Elders" The people hiding behind the screen couldn't help but blush, and they also felt that things were not bright enough, but for the sake of the Xun family's future, they could only make this decision.

Li Xin combined the historical materials of his previous life, as well as the experience gained from his grandfather and father, analyzed the general situation in an orderly manner, and also commented on the actions of each family, although it was not complete, but it was also roughly explained. The crowd behind the screen was dumbfounded, and at the same time ashamed, he was not as old as a four-year-old child.

Xun You immediately admired the five bodies to the ground, bowed deeply, and said in his mouth, "Xun You see uncle, I was forced by the situation before, and I had to do it, please forgive my uncle." ”

Of course, Li Xin shook each other with his hands and said, "No need to be polite." ”

At this time, Mr. Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "I, Cheng Zhongde, really live for such a long time." ”

"What, Cheng Zhongde!" Li Xin was surprised, because this gentleman turned out to be Cheng Yu!