Xiao Mo didn't know that there were all kinds of undercurrents around him in the past year, although life forced him to learn to be complex and deep, but in addition to learning to be complex and deep, he still longed for that kind of simple and casual life. 1 Novel αC finishing

In the blink of an eye, it is early autumn, and the county exams in various places have begun to be held, and after the county exams are over, the state exams will also begin.

Since changing residences, there are no more disturbances, and Xiao Mo's life has indeed become very simple.

Get up in the morning to practice the Five Birds Opera, then listen to Xiao Shenyan's lectures with Wang Jirui, perfect his "New Interpretation of the Mean" in the afternoon, and practice calligraphy in the evening, although it is very simple, but it is very fulfilling, the goal is clear, and there is never a sense of boredom.

With the continuous practice of the Five Fowl Opera for a year, Xiao Mo's originally sick and weak body has obviously improved a lot, although there are occasional minor illnesses, but it is no longer important.

With the continuous practice of calligraphy in the past eight years, Xiao Mo's "Xiao Ti" has gradually taken shape.

And what makes Xiao Mo happiest is that after a year's hard work, and after Xiao Shenyan's improvement and inspection, his "New Interpretation of the Mean" has finally been completed.

And with the various materials that need to be queried to complete the "New Interpretation of the Mean" this year, as well as countless corroborative investigations, coupled with Xiao Shenyan's continuous teaching in the past year, his knowledge has indeed made a qualitative leap unconsciously as Xiao Shenyan said.

The most important thing is that through Guò's "New Interpretation of the Mean", he finally systematically sorted out the various insights of his later generations, and further integrated them with the Confucian views of this era.

Now Xiao Mo and Xiao Shenyan talk about Confucianism and righteousness, Xiao Shenyan is proficient in scripture and righteousness, and his knowledge is thick, but Xiao Mo is strong in clear thinking and novel insights. Basically, there are already contacts and matches.

After this year's experience, although there will no longer be the help of Songshan Academy, Xiao Mo is still very confident that he can achieve a good ranking in the state examination.

All in all, although this year's life was dull, Xiao Mo was satisfied in all aspects.

The only thing that made Xiao Mo unhappy was that time passed, a year passed in a blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, the state test was coming again, and the experience of the last county test, whether it was during the county test or after the county test, left Xiao Mo with a not very good impression.

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On this day, Xiao Mo was checking the "New Interpretation of the Mean" he wrote for the last time in the study, and at the same time there was still some hesitation in his heart, although this "New Interpretation of the Mean" was completed, I don't know if it was time to come out.

Literati pay the most attention to qualifications, although Xiao Mo is very confident in his "New Interpretation of the Mean", but thinking that he is not yet sixteen years old, it is difficult to be convinced.

At this moment, Deng Shangquan suddenly entered the study and reported to Xiao Moyu: "Young master, the county commander has invited you to his mansion for a while. ”

After hearing Deng Shangquan's words, Xiao Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly and muttered bitterly: "Here we go again." ”

In the past year, Liu Zongsheng, the county commander of Shanxian County, would call Xiao Mo to talk freely every once in a while, of course, he was the one who talked freely, and Xiao Mo could only listen from the side.

During this period, Liu Zongsheng repeatedly told the history of his struggle, and constantly called on Xiao Mo to learn from him, and constantly regarded himself as a teacher, and then hinted before Xiao Mo left, "The old man expects so much from you, and treats you as a disciple, there is a friendship between master and apprentice, if you are out of town in the future, you must not forget the old man" Yunyun......

The same content, Liu Zongsheng said to Xiao Mo no less than fifty times this year.

Sometimes, Xiao Mo even suspected that with Liu Zongsheng's qualifications and knowledge, the reason why he was still holding the position of county commander in Shanxian County and couldn't take another step forward was because he was too wordy.

Seeing the helplessness on Xiao Mo's face, Deng Shangquan added without moving: "I heard that Lord Zhu Ruide is also there." ”

After hearing Deng Shangquan's words, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be stunned, and said in amazement: "The teacher is also there?" ”

The reason why Xiao Mo called Zhu Ruide a teacher is because Zhu Ruide was the chief examiner of the county examination in Changzi County a year ago, and he had personally judged Xiao Mo's answer sheet, and made Xiao Mo famous. According to the customs of this era, Xiao Mo should treat him with the courtesy of a teacher. In fact, this master-apprentice relationship was also an important means for the literati of this era to manage their own networks.

A year ago, after learning that he had obtained the name of Xie Yuan, Xiao Mo went to visit Zhu Ruide the next day with a generous gift, but although Zhu Ruide met him, his attitude was quite stern, without the slightest praise or encouragement, but very strict asked Xiao Mo to continue to study hard, and pointed out many shortcomings of Xiao Mo, without saying a few words to serve tea to the guests, before Xiao Mo left, he returned all the gifts sent by Xiao Mo, and that experience made Xiao Mo quite embarrassed.

However, it is precisely because of this incident that Xiao Mo admires Zhu Ruide's personality quite a lot, and he will still ask people to send gifts during the New Year's holidays afterwards, and often write to him to report his academic progress. Although the two never saw each other again, Zhu Ruide's attitude towards Xiao Mo was a little more enthusiastic, and many of the replies were really for Xiao Mo's sake.

Of course, although Zhu Ruide's character is very good, it is too difficult to get along with, so Xiao Mo has no plans to visit again.

Because of this, Xiao Mo was naturally surprised to hear that Zhu Ruide had also come to Shanxian County at this moment.

"Could it be...... The reason why Zhu Ruide came to Shanxian County is because I am about to take the state exam? If this is the case, then this man, although he seems to be quite strict with me, really thinks of me as his disciple in his heart. ”

Thinking of this, the idea in Xiao Mo's heart that he didn't want to meet Zhu Ruide also faded a lot, and he got up and said to Deng Shangquan: "Since that's the case, then let's go quickly." ”

After saying a word to Xiao Shenyan, Xiao Mo took Deng Shangquan and rushed towards Liu Zongsheng's mansion.

Xiao Mo has been here more than once in the past year, and he is familiar with the way, and after the subordinates of Liufu saw that the person who came was Xiao Mo, they did not report it, and directly led Xiao Mo to the guest hall.

After entering the living room, Xiao Mo saw two old men talking softly there. Among them, the beautiful bearded old man who was full of energy and kept talking in his mouth was Liu Zongsheng, the county commander of Shanxian County. The old man next to him, who had a stern face and a faint look of impatience, was none other than Zhu Ruide, a straightened man in Yunzhou.

After Xiao Mo saw the two old men, he hurriedly walked a few steps to the two of them, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Disciple Xiao Mo, I have seen two teachers. ”

The reason why Liu Zongsheng is also called a teacher is that he was forced to agree by Liu Zongsheng a few years ago, and the meaning is completely different from Zhu Ruide.

On the other side, after seeing Xiao Mo appear, Liu Zongsheng and Zhu Ruide stopped talking, and both focused on Xiao Mo.

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P: The third shift.