Ye Chen asked, "Senior Dong, do you also want to take me as an apprentice?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "That's right, but according to the rules, you must rely on the "Confucian Holy Will" to adjudicate. ”

Ye Chen was curious: "What is the Confucian Holy Intent?"

Du Fu explained on the side: "The holy intention of Confucianism is to choose famous teachers for disciples according to the meaning of the three sages of Confucianism, but ordinary disciples do not have this kind of honor. In the history of my Confucian sect, you are only the fourth person who can enjoy this kind of treatment. ”

Ye Chen was shocked when he heard this: "I didn't expect Confucianism to be worthy of Confucianism, and even apprenticeship has such a big pomp. ”

Just when Ye Chen was still surprised, Zhu Xi said, "Let's go! They should have arrived." Then Ye Chen came out with them and began to choose a teacher.

The "Teacher Selection Conference" is a kind of Confucian assembly held for the disciples with the greatest potential in the future, and its requirement is that all the famous teachers of Confucianism stand in a row and be introduced by the master of the sect one by one. In the end, Shao Yong's innate gossip was demonstrated in front of the three sages, and the hexagram was ranked first to decide the choice of teacher. For example, if the divination is a kun hexagram, the teacher who is a multiple of 2 will be selected. Then you can choose the last teacher. However, this order is arranged by each person at will, so the method is extremely accurate. Dong Zhongshu explained.

After listening to Dong Zhongshu's explanation, Ye Chen was shocked and said, "I don't know what kind of teacher Confucius will give me?" Then he looked at the series of teachers in Confucian clothes lined up outside, they were both men and women, young and old, and all of them had extraordinary temperaments.

Du Fu began to explain to Ye Chen: "These are all the talents of my Confucian sect, all of them are knowledgeable from the past and the present, and they are all first-class in terms of learning and cultivation. Especially in some ways, we can't beat them. Then he pointed to another seven or eight-year-old boy and said, "Don't underestimate him, he is our ancestor's teacher." ”

Ye Chen exclaimed: "Could it be that he is the rumored Xiang Lu?"

Xiang Lu grabbed his head and said, "So you know me! Where is it so powerful, but in some aspects of insight is much better than Master's." And later, under the guidance of the master, I entered the Confucian sect, and I have today's achievements. ”

Ye Chen looked at Xiang Lu, listened to his answer, and said in his heart: "I didn't expect Xiang Lu to become a member of Confucianism." ”

Du Fu then introduced Ye Chen to people like Wen Tianxiang, Lu Jiuyuan, Wang Yangming, and Li Qingzhao...... A variety of different famous Confucian scholars.

Suddenly, Dong Zhongshu asked, "Why didn't Xiaoyu come?"

Du Fu replied: "I don't know, maybe I don't know." ”

Dong Zhongshu said angrily: "What's the matter? Why didn't she come to such a big occasion? Could it be that you think she started too late?"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked up and said, "Senior Sister Lin started too late, and her personality is too arrogant, so we didn't call her." ”

Ye Chen looked at this middle-aged man, he had an excellent memory, and quickly recognized the other party as Wen Tingyun. At the same time, he is also a figure in the Confucian "poetics".

When Dong Zhongshu heard this, he was furious and said: "Nonsense, how can my Confucian sect be such a pedantic person." ”

Zhu Xi immediately persuaded: "Don't be angry, Dong Lao, although Xiaoyu's literary cultivation is unfathomable, her strength and cultivation stand out among the Confucians. But after all, her temper is unbearable. ”

Ye Chen saw that everyone was suddenly discussing a gentleman who was the latest to enter the Confucian sect, so he thought to himself: "This teacher seems to be quite unique, and her surname is Lin, and there is the word jade in her name, who could she be?"

Ye Chen recalled the story of his previous life in his mind, thinking about which person would meet the senior sister Lin in their mouths. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Could it be her? It would be nice if it was her." ”

Just when Ye Chen was still thinking about her in his mind, at this time Zhu Xi said, "Okay, let's start first." ”

As soon as Zhu Xi's words fell, the teachers outside quickly stood in a row.

Zhu Xi said: "Ye Chen, my Confucian lineage is divided into six categories: poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. However, there are three different categories of the first six categories: miscellaneous, doctoral and fine. ”

Ye Chen listened carefully to Zhu Xi's explanation, and at the same time sighed in his mind: "What Confucianism has learned is really extremely profound, no wonder Confucius is known as a "saint". ”

After Zhu Xi finished explaining, he said, "Okay, let's start now." ”

After Zhu Xi finished speaking, Shao Yong came out. He shouted loudly: "The teacher selection conference has officially begun. ”

As soon as Shao Yong's words were finished, everyone immediately became solemn.

Shao Yong took out a compass from his hand, on which were drawn the directions of the gossip. Then he threw the compass into the air, a finger in his hand. After that, the compass began to spin rapidly.

Everyone saw the rapidly rotating compass, and after about a cup of tea, they stopped pointing to the hexagram.

Shao Yong looked at the indication hexagram and said: "Redemption hexagram, this is the sixth (note: the eight trigrams are arranged according to Qian, Kun, Li, Kan, Gen, Dui, Xun, and Zhen. ). ”

Then came out in the order of some people who were multiples of six, and a total of nine people came out of the circle. And Dong Zhongshu and Du Fu are also among them.

Dong Zhongshu said with a smile: "It seems that Ye Chen really has a fate with me! He must be mine." ”

Suddenly, among the nine people who came out of the siege at the same time, Liu Yong said: "Dong Lao, you can't say that! Don't the rest of us have a chance?"

Dong Zhongshu said angrily: "Liu Yong, you dare to rob me, aren't you afraid that I will beat you?"

Liu Yong suddenly said in fear: "I don't dare to mess with you." But it also depends on fate!"

Ye Chen didn't expect these people to rob him, and said: "Give the position, no matter which of you accepts Ye Chen as an apprentice, I, Ye Chen, will treat him with the courtesy of a teacher." ”

When everyone heard his words, they applauded excitedly. In particular, Zhu Xi thought: "This son really has the style of the ancestor back then, I don't know who will be his teacher next?"

Shao Yong stepped forward again at this time, he picked up the compass, and planned to do divination again.

Suddenly, a female voice like a yellow warbler said, "Wait! I'm late." Then a beautiful girl appeared.

The appearance of this woman immediately caused a shock to everyone present, especially Ye Chen, who couldn't believe his eyes.

Ye Chen exclaimed: "It's really her!"

The girl exclaimed, "Do you know me?"

Ye Chen looked at the moving woman in front of him and listened to his heavenly voice. The description of her in her previous life immediately came to mind: "Two bends seem to be frowning and not frowning, and a pair of eyes that seem to be happy but not happy." The state is full of sorrows, and the disease of the whole body. Tears are dotted, and the pant is slight. Quiet like a beautiful flower shining on the water, action like a weak willow supporting the wind. The heart is more than the dry, and the disease is like Xizi winning three points. ”

Zhu Xi said: "Since Senior Sister Lin is here, let's join the list." ”

That's right, this beautiful girl is Lin Daiyu, who was haunted by Ye Chen's previous life under Cao Gong's pen.

Ye Chen thought to himself: "It is said that the reason for Cao Xueqin and "Dream of Red Mansions" is correct with the previous analysis, but why is there Lin Daiyu?"

Just as he was thinking hard, Shao Yong suddenly reported an astonishing discovery to Zhu Xi.