When I came to my seat, I placed the bookcase, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were all ready to be in place. Li Zhongming recalled in his seat the conversation between Zhu Fuzi and himself yesterday.

Zhu Fuzi said that benefiting from the teachings of Li's father since childhood, Li Zhongming has finished studying Mengxue and the "Book of Filial Piety" and "Analects", and has passed the evaluation yesterday, and today he will start to study the "Book of Changes", and the calligraphy will also start to copy the "Declaration Table".

Why do you need to learn the "Declaration Table" in calligraphy, this is because in Zhu Fuzi's calligraphy tablet, there is only the "Declaration Table", and the "Declaration Table" is quaint and simple, and the two kings are taught to pass on the calligraphy.

Therefore, not only is there a large number of people studying the "Declaration Table", but there are also many rubbings of inscriptions, which is easier to obtain and learn.

Soon, Zhu Fuzi led Zhu Xu and Zhu Rou into the school, first evaluated Zhu Xu's homework, and then let him study on his own.

Senior brother Zhu Xu, since childhood to learn from Zhu Fuzi, Mengxue has long passed, "Filial Piety", "Analects" is even more familiar with the heart, now the Nine Classics have been read through, now mainly by his self-study, if there are difficulties, and then ask Zhu Fuzi for advice.

Then came to Li Zhongming, first handed the "Book of Changes" to Li Zhongming, and then the two of them read it sentence by sentence. When a section is finished, read it back and forth a few times, and then ask him to copy it down according to the book, and he must be able to memorize it.

After explaining, Zhu Fuzi continued to check Zhu Rou's homework. And Zhu Rou has only learned some Mongolian language and women's training at present.

For the other two, Zhu Fuzi assessed their literacy, teaching them new characters and making them read and write according to their respective conditions.

Li Zhongming followed the book, copied it down, and then began to chant and memorize it. To be honest, Li Zhongming's recitation ability is not outstanding, and in terms of recitation, Zhu Xu is the strongest among them, even Li Zhongming has seen so far. It can be said that even among the readers, they should be in the middle school.

The advantage of Li Zhongming is that he memorizes carefully, remembers it completely after reciting, and rarely misses words.

The content is first read slowly, then familiarized, then slowly recited, and finally recited in series, so that the first half of the private school time gradually passed. And at this time, he can only stumble and recite it at the moment.

At present, it is time for lunch, and Zhu Fuzi is in charge of lunch here, but it is only to put more rice millet and other miscellaneous grains to boil it into a thick porridge.

After all, Zhu Fuzi didn't charge much, and they didn't work hard, so a thick porridge meal was enough. Moreover, everyone's diet is the same, even the Zhu Fuzi family.

Mrs. Li is a very kind woman, although Zhu Fuzi's income is not much, but she still takes care of the poor life in an orderly manner, and also embroiders to subsidize the family.

In addition, the porridge made by the master and wife was also delicious, and every time their porridge bowl was full, she ate very little.

Li Zhongming drank thick porridge, washed the dishes, and drank hot water again. I can't help but think about my current life, I can't seem to do anything at the moment, but what can I do in the future?

In the second half of the day, Zhu Fuzi took out the "Declaration Table" and asked Li Zhongming to copy it. Of course, for the current Li Zhongming, he is not copying on paper, but copying on a slate dipped in water. This is the method that Zhu Fuzi and other poor scholars have to think of.

After all, paper and ink are consumables, and for beginners, they are extremely expensive to use. This is really unaffordable for poor families.

Therefore, there is, draw sand to learn words, and learn to paste on the stone, so as to save money. Paper and ink, on the other hand, can only be used when it is really necessary. For example, in the first half of the day, when copying the "Book of Filial Piety", Li Zhongming wrote it with paper and ink.

Because the "Book of Filial Piety" was originally not allowed to be taken home, and it was not cheap to buy books. In particular, it would be unacceptable for the family to spend a sum of money to send them here to read and beg, and then to spend money on a book that would be of little use to the family.

Therefore, Li Zhongming and the others all borrowed Zhu Fuzi's collection of books, and then copied them themselves, and then compiled them into their own. This saves money and can also obtain the scriptures.

Most of the books in poor homes are obtained in this way. After all, books are such a thing, which contains knowledge, and they are often monopolized by Zhong Mingding's rich family, and the ordinary reading family does not have much, but even so, it is fortunate that the poor family can get the opportunity to borrow and copy from it.

Copying the "Declaration Table", Zhu Fuzi also corrected Li Zhongming's pen holding posture from time to time, and put down the pen forcefully. The senior brother Zhu Xu asked Zhu Fuzi for advice from time to time, and after solving the problem, he continued to go back to recite and study.

The others continued their studies, and everyone in the private school was busy with their own things.

For them, such a time may be boring and boring. But years later, when they look back, they will understand that their efforts today have not been disappointed. Their current happy life is more or less due to efforts like today's.

Time is like quicksand, more like flowing water, and the passage is always so unnoticeable. Maybe it's a flash, maybe it's a moment, and today's learning time is coming to an end.

Zhu Fuzi explained to each of them what they wanted to practice at home. Li Zhongming also slowly put the stationery in the corresponding position of the bookcase. When he was about to get up and salute Zhu Fuzi to say goodbye, he only heard Zhu Fuzi say: "Zhongming, but go slowly, I have something to ask you, after school, wait a while." ”

Zhu Fuzi sent the others out of the courtyard door, returned to the school, and said to Li Zhongming: "Zhongming, today you have begun to study the Nine Classics, I want to ask you what your plans are in the future." What did your mother do for you in terms of karma? ”

"Sir, please forgive the boy for being shallow and ignorant, can you tell me a little bit about the imperial examination of this dynasty", Li Zhongming saluted to Zhu Fuzi.

"The imperial examinations of this dynasty are mainly divided into regular subjects and system subjects. There is no timing for the system to be held, and there are very few people, and it is even difficult to win the title, so I don't talk about it. The regular department is divided into the science department and the various branches. Among them, most of them came from Jinshi Keqinggui, from many scholars such as the ministers of our dynasty and Hanlin, to the chief officials and assistants of various ministries such as prefectures and counties. There is a poem as evidence: incense burning rite Jinshi. It can be seen from this that the honor of Jinshi".

It is precisely because of this that there are many scholars of Jinshi, especially there are many eunuchs and poets and scholars, and the gentry are even more ordinary. In addition, the Jinshi Department has to take the examination of poetry, strategy and scripture and Moyi, and attaches great importance to the style of the article. ”

"The subjects originated from the Tang Dynasty Ming Classics, which are divided into nine classics, five classics, Kaiyuan ceremony, three histories, three rites, Ming law and other subjects, but only the examination of the scriptures and the meaning of the scriptures, extremely heavy scriptures, although the scholars are not more than the Jinshi Branch, but the number of scholars over the years is not as large as the Jinshi Branch. And most of the people who study this subject are poor families like you and me. Relatively speaking, those who take this subject, if they can keep their hands on the paper since childhood, and continue for at least ten years, coupled with the high level of literature and luck, it is still more promising to be on the list. ”

"However, those who are born in this subject are not as noble as the Jinshi Branch, and even if they are born in the Five Classics, they are only equivalent to the fifth class of Jinshi. However, the nine classics and the first are the same as the second class of the Jinshi Branch. However, the Nine Classics are also the most difficult of the subjects......"

In this way, Zhu Fuzi continued to talk about these imperial examinations to Li Zhongming. Li Zhongming listened carefully, and at the same time responded to Zhu Fuzi, and finally silently recorded it in his heart, so that he could go back to his mother.

"All of the above is the general situation of my tribute, Zhongming, you can make a decision in your heart. If you can't decide for a while, you can go home and talk to your mother before letting me know. After all, it's about your academic journey. Just let me know your decision in a few days, and there's no need to rush. Zhu Fuzi comforted.

Li Zhongming asked more cleverly: "I don't know, how did Senior Brother Zhu and the previous senior brothers choose?" ”。

After Zhu Fuzi heard it, he was stunned, but he didn't expect that Li Zhongming would ask back, and even lead Zhu Xu, but he still explained: "In the past, all students chose the Five Classics Examination and the Three Rites Examination, but because your Senior Brother Zhu was enlightened early, and he was also diligent in reciting books, and he was talented, I chose the Nine Classics Examination for him." After all, most of our scholars' knowledge comes from the Nine Classics, and even if they fail to obtain the Nine Classics in the future, they can still teach and educate people in this countryside and pass on what they have learned. ”

Listening to Master Zhu's answer, Li Zhongming hurriedly helped Xie Xing and said, "Thank you Master for your explanation, and please forgive the kid's offense." However, this major matter, the boy cannot make a decision personally, and he still needs to show his mother before he can make a decision. ”

"Okay, it's not early, you should go home quickly, don't worry about your mother", Zhu Fuzi understood the situation at Li Zhongming's home, and only waved his hand.

"Thank you, Master", Li Zhongming bowed and thanked again, then put on his bookcase, walked out of the courtyard gate, and walked home.

Looking at Li Zhongming's departing figure, and then looking at the dusk in the sky, he sighed heavily and withdrew his gaze.