On the morning of the second day, it was the third competition between Yingchuan Academy and Xiangyang Shu on the six 'arts' of Confucianism, that is, the 'book' field.

Maybe for Zhang Huang and some others, yesterday afternoon's 'shooting' field is still of interest to them, then for literati scholars, the 'book' field is the number of times they can really measure the gap with their opponents.

Getting up early in the morning, Zhang Huang subconsciously glanced at Tai Shici's bed, and unsurprisingly found that Tai Shici had disappeared since the end of yesterday's 'shooting' field, and he didn't come back last night. Only when I saw it at dinner last night, seeing Tai Shi Ci's overjoyed appearance at that time, all the black feather crows were happy for their brothers, but they inevitably wanted to mutter in their hearts.

Shit luck!

"The guy who was last in the shooting range was actually favored by the famous teacher...... It's unreasonable! ”

Li Tong's muttering probably happened to hit the hearts of many students of Xiangyang Academy and Yingchuan Academy.

According to Zhang Huang and others, the first place in the shooting range yesterday, the lucky guy in Yingchuan Academy who didn't know what to call it, after getting the victory, Chen Wang Liu Pet carried the hunting bow, and then ...... Then there was no more, the scholar happily went back with the hunting bow of His Royal Highness King Chen, but it was Tai Shici, the guy who was the last in the shooting range, who had been by the side of King Chen Liu Pet since the fight, and had to be taught by this archery powerhouse.

"Little Brother Zhang, I don't know who will participate in today's 'book' field?"

Cao Cao came over early and asked with a bit of teasing. I have to say that yesterday's Tai Shici's archery skills really opened Cao Cao's eyes, although it was not as good as Chen Wang Liu Chong, but it was by no means beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Why are you here again? …… What about Brother Yuanrang? Li Tong asked with a frown. Compared with the black-bellied and cunning Cao Cao, the black feather crows obviously prefer to deal with the honest Xiahoudun.

"Yuan Rang, I was fucked and sent to Brother Meng Zhuo." Brother Meng Zhuo in Cao Cao's mouth refers to the new Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao.

Seeing that Cao Cao seemed to be the master of this place, Zhang Huang couldn't help but roll his eyes. He maliciously guessed whether the reason why Cao Cao liked to be by their side was because there was Chen Zhi who was not as tall as him here. Zhang Huang, who had just guessed like this, didn't think about it, in fact, his height was just the same as Cao Cao's. But of course, he is still young, and according to Chen Dao's words, he can still grow.

Not long after Cao Cao arrived, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia came together. Zhang Huang couldn't help but wonder a little about this, he felt that these two seemed to be a little anxious about Meng, Meng was not out of focus.

However, after living in the cottage for a few days, Zhang Huang gradually figured out some patterns. He also found that the students in the small house all have their own circles, not as if they were united into a big family, but divided into several small factions: Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, two self-contained factions with dissolute and frivolous behaviors, like Chen Qun and other scholars from famous families in Yingchuan, and the children of the Han family, plus the children of the Xun family, such as Xun Chen, Xun Yue, Xun Yan and other outstanding children of the Xun family, each with its own faction, the only exception is probably Xun Yu. Acts as a social bridge wherever you are.

After breakfast, Zhang Huang and the others were about to walk in the direction of the Confucian Temple, but at this time, Cao Cao told them: There is no need to go, Yingchuan Academy will suspend the competition today.

"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Huang asked Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai in surprise. But the two of them also shook their heads suspiciously.

Seeing this, Zhang Huang asked Cao Cao: "Where did Brother Meng De get the news?" ”

Cao Cao saw that everyone didn't believe it, and he was not surprised, so he waved his hand and explained: "That's the case. This time, His Royal Highness King Chen and Brother Meng Zhuo rushed to cheer for Yingchuan Academy, not only inviting those guests, but also sending someone to inform the local famous families. Invite them to come...... You don't know that His Royal Highness King Chen has always liked to be lively. ”

Seeing that Cao Cao said it clearly, Zhang Huang and the others couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

Fortunately, at this time, a servant of the Xun family came over and conveyed Xun Shuang's words to the public: suspend the competition today for some reason, and compete again in three days.

Seeing that Zhang Huang and the others believed it, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Could it be that what Cao said is so untrustworthy?" ”

In this regard, Zhang Huang, Li Tong and others all gave Cao Cao a look of disdain, and they did not forget that they were played by Cao Cao a few days ago.

Because Xun Shuang suspended the competition for some reason, Zhang Huang and the others had nothing to do, and they had nothing to do with Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia all day long. It is worth mentioning that Tai Shici would come back at the beginning of the meal time, but later, he stayed with Chen Wang and Liu Pet even for dinner, and angrily Li Tong and Chen Zhi scolded this guy for not wanting a brother if he has a teacher.

In this way, another three days passed in a daze, and it was not until the third stroke on November 21 that a Xun family servant came to invite Zhang Huang and others to observe the competition, and only after asking did he know that it was Xun Yu's meaning.

After breakfast on this day, when Zhang Huang and others came to the Confucian Temple, the black crows were surprised to find that today's audience had increased several times compared with yesterday, and the grandeur of the scene was not at all comparable to the previous days.

"That's pretty impressive...... Even those guys were invited? Rao is an indifferent drama talent, and his eyes when he looked at the crowd of famous families also showed shock.

"Brother Zhicai, do you recognize those people?" Zhang Huang was surprised to see that among the guests from the famous families personally received by Xun Shuang in the distance, several of them were already gray.

"Brother Zhang's words are really ......" Guo Jia shook his head with a smile, and then said with a straight face, "Those few are my celebrities in Yingchuan!" As he spoke, he pointed to Chen Qun, a disciple of Yingchuan Academy in the distance, pointed to an old man he was respectfully supporting, and introduced in a low voice, "This is Chen Changwen (Chen Qun)'s grandfather, and Chen Gongye, one of my 'Yingchuan Four Elders'!" ”

[Chen Yu, Chen Qun's grandfather, is high and virtuous in the world, and is called 'Sanjun'. It is also as famous as Zhong Hao, Xun Shu, and Han Shao, and is collectively known as the 'Yingchuan Four Chiefs'. (The idiom "brother is difficult" comes from Chen Qun and his cousin Chen Xiaoxian's comments on their father's moral merits, which originally meant that both of them were very good and difficult to distinguish.) 】

"Look at that ...... again" Xi Zhicai pointed to an old man supported by Zhong Xuan, a student of Yingchuan Academy in the distance, with a bit of respect in his tone, and introduced in a low voice, "That is Zhong Yuanchang's (Zhong Xuan)'s grandfather, Zhong Gongye!" ”

[Zhong Hao, Zhong Xuan's great-grandfather, is high and virtuous in the world, and is as famous as Chen Yu, Xun Shu, and Han Shao. Collectively known as 'Yingchuan Four Chiefs']

"And that ......" Guo Jia looked at a middle-aged man who was chatting happily with Chen Yu and Zhong Hao in the distance, and introduced in a low voice, "This person's name is Han Rong, the word is not long, he is the current head of my famous Han family in Wuyang County, Yingchuan, and his father is Han Shao and Han Zhonghuang, one of the four elders of my Yingchuan." …… It is the same generation as the family teacher. ”

[Same generation as Xun Shuang?] ]

Zhang Huang couldn't help but be a little surprised, and Zang Ba next to him asked curiously, "What about the last of the four chiefs of Yingchuan?" ”

Xi Zhicai heard the words and said, "It's Shigong (here refers to the teacher and his father), Xun Shu, Xun Ji and Ye!" …… Shi Gong and Han Gong are deceased. Now that I am the fourth chief of Yingchuan, there are only Chen Gong and Zhong Gong left. ”

Immediately afterwards, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia introduced the rest of the celebrities who came to Zhang Huang, and after their introduction, Zhang Huang and others knew that Yingchuan was actually secluded in such celebrities.

Suddenly, Zhang Huang noticed that there were many ordinary people among the onlookers, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

[Yingchuan Xun's Academy is actually open to ordinary people?] ]

Zhang Huang couldn't help but be a little surprised, so when he met Xun Yu later, he asked about it intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, Xun Yu had already welcomed those VIPs in. He was not busy, so he explained with a smile, "What my Yingchuan Academy admires is 'education without class', whether it is a scholar or a commoner. Whether you are rich or poor, you can come to study at our college. After that, he glanced at Xu Fu among Zhang Huang and his party with deep meaning, and said to Zhang Huang with a smile. If you have this intention, our academy will also open the door to you. ”

"How do you count the bundle?" The first words of Li Tong's mouth revealed his true nature.

However, Xun Yu didn't care about this, waved his hand and smiled. "It's all up to you, even if it's a penny, our academy will accept it."

Zhang Huang was even more surprised when he heard this, and he realized that the Confucian scholars of this era did not set up colleges like the schools of later generations who only cared about making money. But after thinking about it, according to what Xun Yu said, isn't opening a academy a matter of only losing money and not making money?

"So little? So how do you make money? Li Tong asked in surprise, his doubts were exactly what Zhang Huang wanted to ask.

Xun Yu showed a rare look of displeasure on his face when he heard this, and said solemnly, "My generation of scholars opened an academy just for the education of Confucianism, but is it for money?" ”

Seeing that the good old man Xun Yu was angry, Zhang Huang naturally understood that it was Li Tong's words that touched the reverse scale in Xun Yu's heart, and quickly changed the topic and asked, "Who accepts it?" ”

Zhang Huang's original intention was just to divert the topic, but Xun Yu answered Zhang Huang seriously: "Yes!" …… No matter the three religions and nine streams, no matter the old and the young, the academy will accept it. At least during his tenure as Dean of the College. …… As for the money spent during this period, I have convinced the elders of the clan that it is not a problem. ”

The more Zhang Huang listened, the more he wondered, wondering why Xun Yu did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to make the academy do this kind of thing, could it be that the achievement was for fame?

"What's the benefit of this for your academy?" This time it was not Zhang Huang or Li Tong who was questioned, but Cao Cao.

Xun Yu turned his head to look at Cao Cao, and said with a smile, "Persuade one person to be good, there will be one more good person and one less bad person in this world...... Does this 'benefit' brother think so? After that, there seemed to be a child of the Xun family calling him in the distance, Xun Yu bowed to everyone and left.

Looking at Xun Yu's departing back, Cao Cao was moved, and even Zhang Huang was shocked by Xun Yu's 'lofty ambition', and he really understood the true meaning of Xun Yu's sentence 'education without class'.

It is undeniable that there has always been a saying among the martial artists that 'killing a wicked person is saving ten good people', and now Xun Yu's words, although they are similar to the previous sentence, but when it comes to benevolence, how much thicker?

"It is worthy of being a disciple of the Xun family......" Cao Cao, who has always been obedient and arrogant, showed admiration in his eyes, touched his chin and looked at the crowd in the distance with interest, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Xun Wenruo advocates the ...... of 'the way of life' and 'the way of forgiveness'," Xi Zhicai explained to Zhang Huang and others, who were slightly shocked: "'Zi said: How can you repay grievances with virtue? Therefore, my Confucian disciples have always advocated 'holding virtue with virtue and repaying grievances with straightforwardness', but in Confucianism, it is also 'the way of life' and 'the way of forgiveness', which is derived from Xunqing's (Xunzi's) sentence 'human nature is inherently evil', and advocates that my Confucian disciples should shoulder the heavy responsibility of educating the world's 'evil', treat people leniently, and persuade them to be good...... Xun Qing has the art of the emperor, and if Xun Wen is proficient in the art of the emperor, he will inevitably be affected by this. Don't be surprised. ”

"Emperor's art?" Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Could it be that Xun Wenruo is still a Wang Zuozhicai?" ”

Xi Zhicai nodded when he heard this, "Yes! …… Xun Wenruo, Wang Zuocai! ”

Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

Because there are many famous people from Yingchuan who come here, and there are also famous scholars such as Chen Gong, Zhong Gong, and Han Rong, the Xun family spent almost the whole morning entertaining these people, and they could only postpone the competition in the 'book' field to the afternoon.

The 'book' field is roughly divided into two parts. That is, the two major items of 'silent recitation' and 'counseling'. The simple explanation of the silent chant is endorsement, but it is much more demanding.

For example, in silent recitation, a random chapter is selected for students to memorize, which may indicate that it is just one sentence.

For example, if a student draws the Analects in a wooden box, there may be only one sentence on it: 'learn and learn', but the student is required to memorize the entire text without leaving a single word behind. Word for word throughout the article, you get a full score of five; If you miss a word or memorize a wrong word. and deduct one point; If there is a five-character difference cuò, it will be directly out of the game.

I have to say that this 'book' is far more harsh than the 'shooting' field. It's no wonder, after all, this is the foundation of the scribes. Therefore, the number of students who participated in the exam was also the largest, and the students of the two academies added together, even more than 100 people, which was the result of Yingchuan Academy deliberately suppressing the registration of its own students.

There are a lot of people. The competition is naturally more troublesome, so the first round of this 'calligraphy' art competition, that is, the 'silent recitation' link. It became a knockout match between the students. Only when the silent recitation alleviation stands out can you be qualified to enter the next link, that is, the 'custoking' link, that is, asking students to answer the corresponding countermeasures for some practical questions, rather than simply endorsing, this is the time to really test the skills of the strategists.

At the beginning of the 'book' field and 'silent recitation' session, the hall where Zhang Huang and the others ate was suddenly empty, but they had no intention of leaving.

The reason is very simple, because Sima Hui and Pang Degong of Xiangyang Academy, Xun Shuang of Yingchuan Academy, as well as Chen Wang Liu Chong, Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun, as well as Chen Yu and Chen Qun's ancestors and grandchildren, Zhong Hao and Zhong Xuan's great-grandchildren, they did not move, and they were still sitting in the main hall.

What's more, like Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xun Yu, Xun Chen, Xun Yue, Xun Yan and many other top strategists in the future, they have not left, including Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, who are sitting on the right side of Zhang Huang at the moment. These people did not participate in the silent recitation session at all.

"Why didn't Duke Xun let all the disciples participate in the competition?" The first to speak was Sima Hui, who looked at Xun Shuang and asked gently.

Xun Shuang smiled slightly and said, "I don't know why Brother Decao said this?" ”

Sima Hui snorted coldly, raised his hand and pointed at the students in the small house of Yingchuan Academy, frowned and said, "I learned in the past two days that these students are the real talents of your academy, why are they no longer on the competition list?" ”

Hearing this sentence from afar, Zhang Huang remembered that no matter whether the first two competitions were the book field this time, the students in the small house of Yingchuan Academy did not sign up.

"Why don't you participate?" Zhang Huang asked Xi Zhicai in a low voice.

Xi Zhicai laughed when he heard this, "My generation has worked hard to study, but not to be competitive. ”

[Is that really the case?] ]

Zhang Huang looked at Xi Zhicai with a strange expression, and said in his heart, it should be that you disdain to compete with ordinary scribes, right?

Xi Zhicai seemed to see Zhang Huang's thoughts, and smiled.

At this time, Sima Hui and Xun Shuang's tone when they spoke was already slightly squeal, "It seems that your academy deliberately wants to let it, so this time the competition is not comparable!" ”

"Brother Decao, don't be angry......" Xun Shuang couldn't help crying and laughing in his heart, and said in his heart that His Royal Highness King Chen didn't know what kind of wind he was smoking, and he helped my academy invite so many local famous families, I was kind enough to save some face for you, and you still didn't appreciate it.

However, Xun Shuang is a benevolent person after all, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "In this case, Xun Mou asked a few students from Xiaoshe to appear, okay?" ”

"No need!" Sima Hui raised his hand to stop Xun Shuang, and then said in a deep voice, "Liang, Tong, you two have to come forward." ”

As soon as the words fell, two teenage children stood up behind Sima Hui.

Seeing this, Zhang Huang couldn't help but get excited.

[This...... Could it be that these two people are the famous Jingzhou dragon and phoenix in the future, Wolong Zhuge Liang and Phoenix Pang Tong? ]

He opened his eyes wide and wanted to see it clearly, but after looking at it for a while, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, because Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who are only in their teens now, are almost completely ordinary children, and they don't have any so-called celebrity temperament at all.

"These two are ......" Xun Shuang looked at Sima Hui in confusion.

But seeing Sima Hui and Pang Degong looking at each other and smiling, he then turned his head to Xun Shuang and said, "Let these two people see the talents of the students of your academy, what does Brother Ciming think?" ”

Xun Shuang couldn't help but be stunned, because he heard from Sima Hui's words that Sima Hui was actually planning to ask these two boys to challenge the entire cottage of Yingchuan Academy.

Before Xun Shuang could react, Sima Hui stood up, looked around at the students of Yingchuan Academy, and said with a smile: "Hui heard that there is one person in Yingchuan Academy who is the most outstanding, this person's surname is Guo Mingjia, the word Fengxiao, and the name 'Yingchuan Ghost Talent', I don't know which handsome man it is, can I try it with Zhuge Liang, a student under the Huizuo?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar.

Xun Shuang's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Sima Hui, and he said in his heart: Could it be that this Sima Decao, this time is actually only for these two boys? But to challenge Guo Bong-hyo...... Could it be that this kid with the surname Zhuge is so valued by Sima Decao?

As for Zhang Huang, he was already speechless with excitement at this time.

Zhuge Liang? With Guo Jia?

PS: In the first few chapters, I mistakenly typed 'Sima Hui' as 'Sima Wei', which is embarrassing, and I'm very sorry. (To be continued......)