"Listening to what Yang Xiucai said, this "Zhou Yi" is actually used to test talents? But I don't know what to do, Xiucai, can you tell me in detail? ”

"This matter is very easy, but I don't know Daxian, do you know the 'Four Books and Five Classics' that this Xiucai must take when he enters school?"

The so-called four books are the Analects, Mencius, the University, and the Mean, while the Five Classics have five subjects: The Book of Songs, The Book of Rites, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Period.

These four books and five classics are all written by the ancient sages and sages, and have always been a must-read book for literati who should take the examination in previous dynasties, but in the past, the talents who took the literary examination did not need to know all the 'four books and five classics'.

Of course, these four books are indispensable, and they are all compulsory subjects that are not negotiable; However, among the Five Classics, students can choose the subject they are best at to take the exam!

Among the Five Classics, the "Zhou Yi" is the most obscure, even if ordinary people read it day and night to the point of reciting it backwards, it is difficult to boast that they can understand the "Zhou Yi".

Those who have been good at governing "Zhou Yi" throughout the ages are all famous Confucians!

However, even if this scholar doesn't know "Zhou Yi", it doesn't matter, and it doesn't delay taking the exam to become an official in the future, as long as you don't choose it when you take the exam.

It is precisely for this reason that scholars throughout the ages often choose "poems" to answer when taking the imperial examination, and very few dare to choose "Yi" to answer.

In Yang's mind, if the academy teacher knows "Zhou Yi", he must be a talented Confucian. If Yang can devote himself to his studies, he will most likely be able to keep this talent in the county examination next year.

Therefore, when Yang left home, he went to the bookstore to find a copy of "Zhou Yi" and brought it with him, so that he could use it when he came to the door to seek advice on a different day. ”

After listening to Yang Congxun's explanation, Hu San's eyes rolled and he nodded approvingly.

"Xiucai, you are really well-behaved in this way, why can't I think of Hu San all along? In the future, if my father is tested by the hexagram again, Hu San and I can first use the words of the hexagram.

Daddy has always liked fire and hated water, and it is bound to be difficult to answer, and then he will no longer blame me for being greedy for playing and neglecting my studies, and he will no longer come to hit me on the head, hehe, wonderful, wonderful! ”

The more the little fox thought about it, the happier he became, and he actually hugged his white belly and rolled on the ground, dumbfounded Yang Congxun on the side.

After rolling back and forth for two more times, Hu San suddenly realized that he was in a momentary gaffe in front of Yang Congxun, and hurriedly flipped his fluffy red tail and climbed up from the ground, and at the same time coughed twice in succession as a cover.

"Xiucai, since you thought of such a clever trick as 'Zhou Yi' Keshi', why did you want to move to the wild temple to this day, and don't you find a college to post and wait for you to see it early?"

The little fox's words came out, and when he arrived, Yang Congxun made a big red face.

"Don't you know that when you come to the door to post, you must carry the bundle of thanksgiving to the tutor. Yang...... Alas, don't hide it from the immortals, now Yang is penniless, where can this bundle start? ”

The little fox nodded when he heard this: "It turns out that there is no money?" Hmm, let me think about where the last time I saw the money...... Pregnant!

Dare to ask Yang Xiucai, how many bundles do you humans generally need when you humans post to apprentice? What is the appetite of this academy teacher? If there are twenty taels of snowflake silver, is it enough for this bundle? ”

Listening to Hu San's question, Yang Congxun laughed with a "poof", and hurriedly waved his hand at the little fox and said, "The immortal is wrong. This apprenticeship must be sent, which is the number of rites prescribed by the Confucian saints in the past.

Later generations cited this example when apprenticing to the teacher, just to express their sincerity in respecting the saints, respecting the virtuous and respecting the teacher. This bundle is not limited to the number of pieces, it is just a name for respecting the teacher. According to Yang's shallow opinion, it is very enough to have two or three taels of silver. ”

"It only costs two or three? Then it's easy! Xiucai, you quickly clean up, and then carry the bookcase and follow me, let's earn this bundle. ”

"I don't know where you want to take Yang?"

From this, Touguan Road went south to Wuli, and there was a village of more than 100 households on the side of the avenue called Neiwang Village. The day before yesterday, when I was passing by there, I saw the old man of Lizheng Village and others posting a bounty on the big tree next to the official road to catch demons.

At that time, the third master thought it was fresh, so I waited for everyone to go up and take a few looks, if the third master I didn't dazzle, the bonus of this reward was twenty taels of silver. Wouldn't it be nice for you and me to go and earn this bonus together today, and use it as a bondage? ”

"Catch, monster hunt? Immortals! Is there no other way? ”

"Hey, you're really ridiculous. If they can't subdue the monster who is causing trouble in the village community, how can the village elders be willing to give the promised bonus? ”

There is a saying that 'a penny is difficult to defeat a hero', Yang Congxun hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, and finally stomped his foot ruthlessly.

"Either way, no matter what! Who called Yang to be penniless at the moment? If you don't earn this bonus, where should you get your morning and evening meals on this day? Is it impossible to beg for food on the street? In this way, where do you put Nasven's face? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Congxun looked at the little fox Hu San with some hesitation: "I just don't know if you have the confidence to subdue the demon of the Great Immortal?" ”

Seeing Yang Congxun's move, the little fox Hu San laughed, and waved his front paws easily at Yang Congxun.

"It's just a hanged ghost, I don't care about the third master, if you want to subdue it's not a matter of catching it, Xiucai, you don't have to say more, hurry up and follow me to subdue the demon."

When he heard the little fox say the word hanged ghost without caring about it, Yang Congxun's head suddenly sweated like pulp: "Great, Daxian, you forgive your sins, Yang, Yang is going to be gone this time!" ”

"But it's a blame, Xiucai, you say, what's the point?"

"Daxian, you don't know, this hanging, hanging ghost, it's fierce!"

According to secular legend, the person who hanged himself had great resentment in his chest and could not vent it, so after death, he could not go to the Yin Si to hook his name, and he had to kill a person to replace himself with the bitterness in his chest that could not be vented, so the hanged ghost who hanged himself was often particularly vicious.

However, the little fox Hu San scoffed at such statements: "This theory is really ridiculous. Xiucai, let me ask you, although this ghost who hanged himself was full of grievances and had nowhere to appeal, but did those prisoners who beheaded and beheaded on the court all die with peace of mind, and there is no grievance in their chests?

Why are the hanged ghosts vicious but the ghosts in the court not fierce? Whenever the autumn judgment of the court is held, the idlers who watch the execution are like carp crossing the river, leaking the water around the execution ground, and there are even people who do not hesitate to climb trees and climb houses to watch the execution. Xiucai, you say, are there half of them who are afraid of the unjust death of ghosts? ”

Hu San's series of questions suddenly made Yang Congxun stammer, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

At the end, Yang Cong followed him and nodded heavily: "What you taught Daxian is that Yang Mou saw it badly before. Students, go with Daxian to Neiwang Village to subdue the hanged ghosts, so as to eliminate harm for the people. ”