Xu Qian, who ordered the Su County Commander to take the exam, most likely had the intention of letting Xu Qian retreat, which Xu Qian understood in his heart, so he also said calmly: "Please ask the adults to ask questions." ”

Su Xian Ling pondered for a moment, and then stroked the case: "The old man is old, and he is in the palm of his hand." ”

Su Xian Ling played a trick, using the method of cutting off the topic, that is, to find some broken sentences from the four books at random, the preface does not match the afterword, this kind of topic, the most test of the student's understanding of the four books and five classics, even if the four books and five classics are memorized, I am afraid that I may not be able to find this small half of the words from hundreds of thousands of words.

When Su Xianling said this topic, he couldn't help but regret it a little in his heart, and it was too much to come up with such a complicated topic for a teenager who was not even a child. However, the topic has already come out, and his face has not been revealed, so he simply taught this kid a lesson and asked him to go back to study in peace.

Xu Qian pondered for a moment before he said: "This is the words of Mencius Liang Hui Wangzhong, the full text is the old and the old, and the old of people, the young and the young, and the young of people, the world can be carried in the palm of your hand." ”

Su Xian Ling was stunned for a while, although he was born as a Jinshi, but at Xu Qian's age, he was only able to memorize the four books, this kid surnamed Xu was not a prodigy, how much ability did he really have? How did he know that when he was studying, the elders instilled in him that everything was inferior, only reading was high, and if he wanted to get ahead, he had to study, so although he worked hard, he may not have put all his body and mind into it. And the former Xu Qian was different, this nerd had no utilitarian heart at all, he just loved to read, when he was young, he was the most intellectual, and he took out his own interests and hobbies to pay attention to something together, and of course he was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics.

And now this Xu Qian is taking advantage of this, doing eight shares, he may still lack the heat, and he still needs the guidance of a famous teacher, but in terms of the foundation alone, it is not comparable to others.

Su Xian Ling looked at Xu Qian, his expression was in a trance, he didn't seem to believe it, and then said: "I want to come to the Four Books and Five Classics, you have already read them well, so this county will ask you again, what is Zhu Fuzi's "Collected Notes"?" ”

Every sentence in the four books has Zhu Zi's annotations, which is the authoritative interpretation of the four books, such as the various versions of the "Analects" in later generations, everyone uses their own minds to understand the "Analects", and in this era, there is only one officially recognized "Analects", so most of the readers of the Ming Dynasty think about what Zhu Zi thinks and says what Zhu Zi says.

And Zhu Fuzi's "Collected Notes" is also the top priority of the Bagu exam, just being able to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics is not counted, you still have to understand its meaning, Zhu Fuzi and his old man are afraid that everyone will figure out the words of the saints too hard, so he stepped forward and took all these hard work on himself.

Xu Qian replied without hesitation: "Old, with the old things, I am old, I am called my father and brother, young, with young animals, I am young, I am young, I am young, I am called my son, I am young, I am easy to say." ”

Su Xian Ling couldn't help but nod again and again, and said, "Not bad, not bad." ”

At Xu Qian's age, he can not only memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, but also casually say the corresponding Zhu Ziji notes, which is already regarded as a prodigy in the eyes of Su County, at this time, Su County Commander can't help but re-examine and look at Xu Qian, if it is said that Xu Qian in the past is nothing more than a stinky boy who plays a scoundrel after wearing loyalty, but now Su County Ling seems to be able to see the potential of this kid, he can't help but think: "It is said that there are many prodigies in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and this county still doesn't believe it, and today even a young man from a cheap official is so knowledgeable, which is really eye-opening." ”

With a thought, Su County Ling gave birth to a heart of love for talents, and nodded his head and said: "Yes, you can have this insight, which is beyond the expectations of this county." With your qualifications, it should not be difficult to take the county and government exams in February next year. Then he said, "Although you are a loyal and good queen, you are from a poor background, so you must not be complacent because of some wisdom." ”

Xu Qian's expression greatly stimulated Su Xianling's love for talent, so he asked a few words so gently, and he was too lazy to deal with it.

Xu Qian suddenly had hope in his heart, and said busily: "The teachings of adults, students must keep them in mind, students have a reluctant request, and forget about adults." ”

Su County Ling said: "But it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Xu Qian said: "That's the case, although the student has been studying for some time, but he has just changed his nationality, so he doesn't have a table word yet, if the adult doesn't like it, why not give the table word?" ”

The word is a symbol of the scholar today, generally given by the elder or the venerable, most of them are teachers, or elders or officials with a good relationship, Xu Qian's purpose in coming to this county government is this, if Su County Lingken gives the table word, the relationship between the two is different, and it will be of great help to his county test in the future.

Su Xian Ling was stunned for a moment, and was about to agree at first, but then he became cautious again, and said gently: "Even if it is a table, it is not in a hurry, and the county still has to think about it." ”

Xu Qian originally thought that the Su County Order would be full of promises, but who knew that it would be such an answer, and listened to the Su County Order: "You work hard, this year's New Year is approaching, and the county exam will be the beginning of spring next year, don't waste your studies, go down." ”

Xu Qian said goodbye and said, "The student is leaving." ”

Coming out of the flower hall, Xu Qian couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, he thought that two hundred taels of silver would be sent out in exchange for a table of Su County's order, and then he would be commensurate with a virtuous nephew, although his Xu family background in Qiantang County was not deep, but with this relationship, there would definitely be a harvest at that time. But now it seems that he took it for granted, and the Su County Order is not a fuel-efficient lamp, most of them thought of this, so they took care of him.

Xu Qian was not annoyed, although he was a little disappointed, he quickly regained his smile and walked to the official's room to find Master Huang and ask for household registration.

Master Huang has already instructed the scribe in the officer's room to handle the matter well, and solemnly handed over the new household registration to Xu Qian, Xu Qian said to Master Huang: "Master is willing to accompany the students to walk around at will?" ”

Master Huang didn't want to agree, so he pondered for a moment, and laughed at himself in his heart: "I, Huang Rende, have lived most of my life, are I still afraid that he will be a yellow-haired boy?" So he nodded and said, "If you have a heart, the old man will walk a few steps with you." ”

The two went out of the yamen and walked side by side.

It was still noon, the sun was hanging in the sky, but fortunately it was not hot.

"Master Huang, the student wants to entrust you with something."

Master Huang knew in his heart that Xu Qian must have asked for something, and he was angry and funny, but he couldn't help but say, "Tell me about it." It's strange to say, although Xu Qian is a teenager, Master Huang doesn't treat him as a teenager anymore.

Xu Qian smiled and said: "The county school is broken, Su County ordered to propose the repair of the county school, and the students have donated two hundred taels of silver, if Master Huang can give a commendation and put out a notice, wouldn't it be good for you and me?" ”

Master Huang was stunned for a moment, then understood Xu Qian's thoughts, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "It turns out that this kid is here to ask for fame, and he spent two hundred taels of silver in the hope of being recognized by the government." "This matter is easy to do, and there are indeed many articles to do, Xu Qian was born poor but can enthusiastically accept silk, this is another opportunity to make a big fuss.

Looking at Xu Qian's hopeful gaze, Master Huang smiled, and said in his heart, this kid also has times when he asks for help, but he nodded and said, "This matter is not difficult." ”

He didn't give the right words, just said that it was not difficult, and his words were a little flickering. You must know that a person like him will never give a promise, and when it comes to this, it is very rare.

Xu Qian smiled slightly, and said: "Then there is work, in fact, there is one more thing, can you ask Master Huang not to rush to issue this announcement first, and then order someone to post it when the Zhang family goes to pay homage to Su County?" Master Huang, in my opinion, the eldest son of the Zhang family will definitely go to pay homage to the master, and if he does it according to the students, he will definitely make the people of the Zhang family return in vain. ”

Master Huang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Are you going to make trouble again?" ”

Xu Qian shook his head and said very purely: "I am a scholar now, what do I have to do when I have nothing to do?" Well, the master sent it so far, the student was grateful, and asked the master to stay, and the student said goodbye. ”

Immediately, Xu Qian deeply bowed to Master Huang and turned around and left, his back dragging a long shadow under the sun, but the body of the weak crown was indescribably free.