A young man in his twenties walked up and arched his hand at Xie Jin before speaking.

"I heard that you are our new principal here, and the students are presumptuous, I don't know what to call them?"

Xie Jin smiled, and then said with a bow.

"You're welcome, my name is Xie Jin, I was ordered by the master to be your principal, in terms of age, I am a few years younger than most of you, but there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the arts, you just need to study."

These people were a little overwhelmed when they heard Xie Jin's words, and they thought that he would be humble for a few words, but they didn't expect to be so crazy.

The young man said to Xie Jin with some ill will.

"Headmaster, we are all children who have already become children, and now we will soon take the exam for Xiucai, since you can teach us, you might as well give us questions."

Xie Jin shook his head, he looked at the group of people in front of him helplessly, and said to them directly.

"Betting questions is just betting on luck, the real learning is not based on these, if you are humble to learn, it only takes a month, I can tell you all the secrets of the exam."

When these people heard this, they just thought that Xie Jin was talking big here, and no one believed it at all.

But since they have already come here, they might as well try it and listen to the lecture first, and then a miracle will happen.

According to the test-taking method taught by Xie Jin, a month later, in the college examination, all the students here were admitted to Xiucai.

You know, this is already a very remarkable achievement, after all, there are many people who are still only children in their forties and fifties, and they have not been able to obtain the fame of Xiucai.

When Fan Jin was admitted to Xiucai, he had already become a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, so he was laughed at by his father-in-law Zhang Tuhu, which is not a rare phenomenon, but very common.

At this time, these children who had been admitted to Xiucai, when they returned to school again, saw that Xie Jin was no longer the attitude he had before.

They solemnly bowed to Xie Jin, and then presented their own gifts.

From this moment on, Xie Jin gained a group of his own loyal protégés.

And for him, this is not the biggest gain, after all, this batch of students will continue to take the exam in the future, from lifting people to jinshi.

As long as they become officials, their protégés will accept protégés, and they will have many networks, which is the key to officialdom.

Thinking of this, he was naturally excited that he could worship Lu Ning as his teacher, so he came to the small courtyard and reported the situation to the master.

Although he said that he was able to bring out this group of students, he was really far behind his master Lu Ning.

In addition to telling the Master the good news, I also want to get a little bit of the real idea.

After listening to Xie Jin's report, Lu Ning just smiled indifferently and told him.

"Whether it is a Xiucai or a person, or even a Jinshi Hanlin, it is nothing more than the qualification to be an official, but what can really govern the country is definitely not the eight-strand article, which is nothing more than a stepping stone."

After hearing this, Xie Jin also felt that he was stunned for an instant, what the master said was really too bold, he would never dare to think like this.

You must know that the eight strands of literature are all born from the Four Books and Five Classics, which has been a Confucian culture for thousands of years, and it has already been very mature in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the master said that Baguwen was just a stepping stone and could not be used to govern the country.

And it's a false science, which is really a bit deviant.

However, Xie Jin had to listen quietly at this time, wanting to know what the master would say next.

Seeing that he was so humble, Lu Ning told him bluntly.

"In fact, if you really want to learn, it's quite simple to take the test to show off your talents, but I want them to pass the test, just to give them a qualification to be officials, not to let them indulge in it."

Xie Jin still listened quietly, and Lu Ning continued.

"You have to remember that being an official is to do practical things, so in addition to learning Baguwen, you will also have to learn a lot of scientific knowledge in school in the future, so that they can become practical talents."

Xie Jin was a little stunned, although he didn't know what scientific knowledge was, but since the master said it, he had to ask clearly.

"Master, the apprentice is a little dull, may I ask what you mean by scientific knowledge? Can you tell me more about it? ”

Lu Ning smiled indifferently, and then told him.

"What you learn about growing potatoes and building greenhouses, and even grafting fruit trees, are all part of scientific knowledge, and by the way, how to maintain balance when building a ship, and how to build instruments that operate with electricity, etc., are all scientific knowledge."

Xie Jin was already stunned to a certain extent, and he said to Lu Ning helplessly.

"Master, this is a miracle, the saint has already criticized it, should we teach those talents to learn this in school?"

Hearing this, Lu Ning's face changed slightly, and he said very unhappily.

"The saint is a fart!"

Xie Jin instantly felt all kinds of coercion, but he didn't understand, why did the master dare to deny the saint so much, could it be that he had the courage to eat the ambitious leopard?

"Master, you say this, but it is a bit disrespectful, the saint is very respectful even to His Majesty and the royal family."

Lu Ning looked at Xie Jin with a pious face, and said helplessly.

"The saints you are talking about are nothing more than Kong Meng and Zhu Xi, right? When Confucius was trapped in Chen Cai, he couldn't even save himself, do you still expect him to save the world, Zhu Xi yells every day to save heavenly principles and destroy human desires, but he wants to have a child with his daughter-in-law, is this heavenly reason or human desire! ”

When Xie Jin was confused, Lu Ning added another sentence.

"Whether it is heavenly principles or human desires, they are nothing more than things made up by those of them who are in power and those who have the right to speak, and they can't resist if they want to rule others."

Lu Ning was talking there, Xie Jin originally wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't refute a word.