"Brother Lu, isn't he usually very insightful? Why don't you say anything today?"
The two of them were talking animatedly when they suddenly noticed that their friend was sitting aside in silence until now. The two of them turned to look at each other at the same time.
"Brother Lu, what do you think?" Meng asked curiously.
When the Imperial College student named Lu heard this, he lowered his head and slowly raised it, looking at the two of them respectively. .??.
He laughed softly and said, "What can I say?"
The student surnamed Meng looked confused. According to his opinion, Brother Lu should have spoken out and strongly criticized the academy. How could he expose it so easily?
"The academy advocates the pursuit of fame and fortune, wouldn't Brother Lu criticize them?"
"Yes! The academy's move is simply a shame for the scholars. Fortunately, they are not ashamed but proud of it. I think we should find more like-minded people and criticize them together!" Another person was full of anger and waved his fist.
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The student surnamed Lu looked at them quietly, and after the two of them finished speaking, he said calmly, "This is a matter for Master Jijiu to consider, so we'd better not comment casually."
This seems reasonable and prudent, but if said on this occasion, it represents opposition.
The other two people were not stupid either. They could naturally hear the implication of the student surnamed Lu, and their expressions suddenly changed.
"Brother Lu, what do you mean? Are you also afraid of the academy?"
Faced with the two men's aggressive questioning, the student surnamed Lu smiled instead of being annoyed, "Let me ask you a question, why do we study?"
"Of course it is for the common people of the world."
"Herdsman for the Emperor."
Their answers were different, but they both meant the same thing.
The student named Lu neither nodded nor shook his head.
Such an attitude made the two of them look embarrassed and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you have in mind?"
The student surnamed Lu smiled at the two of them and stretched out his hand to comfort them, "My dear fellows, there is no need to be so angry. Please listen to what I say next."
The two of them were still full of anger, looked at each other and nodded, "Okay, you say it!"
The student surnamed Lu then shook his head and said, "In my opinion, we are just studying to seek official positions, which is no different from academy students seeking wealth. Therefore, generally speaking, we should not laugh at them."
"Everyone is here for fame and fortune, no one needs to be noble."
The expressions of the two people changed greatly when they heard this. After pondering for a while, they looked at the student surnamed Lu with complicated eyes, "Brother Lu, you are violating the rules of the teacher and going against the teacher's teachings."
"Yes, Brother Lu. It's okay to say this among the three of us, but you must never say it outside!"
"Thank you two brothers for reminding me, I will save you." Although he said so, the student surnamed Lu didn't care, "But teaching is teaching, don't teachers just want fame and fortune?"
Isn't Brother Lu too courageous to directly say that the teacher is wrong?
However, both of them listened silently and did not say anything to stop him, nor did they jump up to refute.
Although those Ph.D.s, teaching assistants, and lecturers at the Imperial College always talked about being indifferent to fame and fortune, when they had the opportunity to be promoted, each one rose faster than the other.
Everyone wants to move forward, and no one is willing to fall behind.
Therefore, although the words of the student surnamed Lu were somewhat disrespectful, they were not wrong.
"Brother Lu, let's stop talking here!" The two of them said meaningfully.
He glanced at him politely and persuaded.
The student surnamed Lu laughed, but there was an overflowing bitterness in his smile, "I'm just complaining in front of you, do you really think I'm stupid?"
"It's good to complain! If you have any dissatisfaction in the future, just tell us. I promise you will hear it from beginning to end without refutation."
"Yes! But Brother Lu, you must not let others hear these words! Come, come, drink, drink!"
Both of them were frightened by the words of the student surnamed Lu, and quickly picked up their wine glasses and changed the subject.
The student surnamed Lu shook his head and picked up the wine glass. The three of them clinked it and drank it all in one gulp.
Just when the two thought the matter was over, the student surnamed Lu spoke again.
I saw him looking in the direction of the academy, "Honestly, are you excited about the reward of 100,000 yuan?"
Why are you here again?
The two had no choice but to put down the wine glasses they had picked up again.
"So what if I'm excited?" The student surnamed Meng wanted to persuade him, "You also heard from the scholar just now that it's not easy to get a reward."
"Even the vast majority of academy students can't get it, let alone us."
"Yes, Brother Lu!" The other person nodded in agreement, "Who doesn't like money? But it has to be in your hands. Linyuan Xianyu is of no use at all."
Everyone knows this truth, but when I heard that three people in the academy received 100,000 yuan in rewards, I still couldn't help feeling envious.
"I don't know why you are studying." The student surnamed Lu sighed slightly, "But I remember that the reason why my father tried his best to support me in studying was just so that I could honor my ancestors and stand out."
"But after studying hard for ten years in Hanchuang, we can only endure in the Imperial College. I really have no idea when we will be able to go to high school."
After hearing what the student surnamed Lu said, the other two people put down their wine glasses, their expressions full of sadness.
The imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Only a handful of people can be named on the gold list, and most of them will only get the bitter fruit of losing their reputation.
Haoshou Qiongjing has been reading classics and history articles for decades, but in the end he ended up accomplishing nothing. Who can be willing to accept this kind of result?
And more importantly, even if you are a child prodigy who becomes famous at a young age, you are not necessarily guaranteed to go to high school.
Reading is a very expensive thing. Pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and books are all expensive, plus it requires decades of continuous investment. For ordinary people, reading is no different from gambling.
If the bet is won, the lintel will naturally shine.
But if you lose the bet, you will lose all your money and the accumulation of several generations will be ruined in one fell swoop.
The three of them were all in a very low mood. The desire to obtain fame and the pressure from their families had already made them somewhat breathless.
None of them knew how they would face their parents and fellow villagers if they could not pass the next subject.
"Sometimes I envy the students in the academy." The student surnamed Lu let out a long sigh, which immediately attracted the attention of both of them.
"Even if they don't pass the exam, they can still show what they have learned, and their salary is even higher than that of the sixth grade."
The student surnamed Lu was thinking, maybe if he had chosen the academy, even if he had lost his name, he would have been able to give an explanation to his parents if he could get such a high salary, right?
After all, the names on the gold list are too illusory, but the salary is real. "Brother Lu, isn't he usually very insightful? Why didn't he say a word today?"
The two of them were talking animatedly when they suddenly noticed that their friend was sitting aside in silence until now. The two of them turned to look at each other at the same time.
"Brother Lu, what do you think?" Meng asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, the Imperial College student surnamed Lu lowered his head and slowly raised it, looking at the two of them respectively.
He laughed softly and said, "What can I say?"
The student surnamed Meng looked confused. According to his opinion, Brother Lu should have spoken out and strongly criticized the academy. How could he expose it so easily?
"The academy advocates the pursuit of fame and fortune, wouldn't Brother Lu criticize them?"
"Yes! The academy's move is simply a shame for the scholars. Fortunately, they are not ashamed but proud of it. I think we should find more like-minded people and criticize them together!" Another person was full of anger and waved his fist.
.
The student surnamed Lu looked at them quietly, and after the two of them finished speaking, he said calmly, "This is a matter for Master Jijiu to consider, so we'd better not comment casually."
This seems reasonable and prudent, but if said on this occasion, it represents opposition.
The other two people were not stupid either. They could naturally hear the implication of the student surnamed Lu, and their expressions suddenly changed.
"Brother Lu, what do you mean? Are you also afraid of the academy?"
Faced with the two men's aggressive questioning, the student surnamed Lu smiled instead of being annoyed, "Let me ask you a question, why do we study?"
"Of course it is for the common people of the world."
"Herdsman for the Emperor."
Their answers were different, but they both meant the same thing.
The student named Lu neither nodded nor shook his head.
Such an attitude made the two of them look embarrassed and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you have in mind?"
The student surnamed Lu smiled at the two of them and stretched out his hand to comfort them, "My dear fellows, there is no need to be so angry. Please listen to what I say next."
The two of them were still full of anger, looked at each other and nodded, "Okay, you say it!"
The student surnamed Lu then shook his head and said, "In my opinion, we are just studying to seek official positions, which is no different from academy students seeking wealth. Therefore, generally speaking, we should not laugh at them."
"Everyone is here for fame and fortune, no one needs to be noble."
The expressions of the two people changed greatly when they heard this. After pondering for a while, they looked at the student surnamed Lu with complicated eyes, "Brother Lu, you are violating the rules of the teacher and going against the teacher's teachings."
"Yes, Brother Lu. It's okay to say this among the three of us, but you must never say it outside!"
"Thank you two brothers for reminding me, I will save you." Although he said so, the student surnamed Lu didn't care, "But teaching is teaching, don't teachers just want fame and fortune?"
Isn't Brother Lu too courageous to directly say that the teacher is wrong?
However, both of them listened silently and did not say anything to stop him, nor did they jump up to refute.
Although those Ph.D.s, teaching assistants, and lecturers at the Imperial College always talked about being indifferent to fame and fortune, when they had the opportunity to be promoted, each one rose faster than the other.
Everyone wants to move forward, and no one is willing to fall behind.
Therefore, although the words of the student surnamed Lu were somewhat disrespectful, they were not wrong.
"Brother Lu, let's stop talking here!" The two of them said meaningfully.
He glanced at him politely and persuaded.
The student surnamed Lu laughed, but there was an overflowing bitterness in his smile, "I'm just complaining in front of you, do you really think I'm stupid?"
"It's good to complain! If you have any dissatisfaction in the future, just tell us. I promise you will hear it from beginning to end without refutation."
"Yes! But Brother Lu, you must not let others hear these words! Come, come, drink, drink!"
Both of them were frightened by the words of the student surnamed Lu, and quickly picked up their wine glasses and changed the subject.
The student surnamed Lu shook his head and picked up the wine glass. The three of them clinked it and drank it all in one gulp.
Just when the two thought the matter was over, the student surnamed Lu spoke again.
I saw him looking in the direction of the academy, "Honestly, are you excited about the reward of 100,000 yuan?"
Why are you here again?
The two had no choice but to put down the wine glasses they had picked up again.
"So what if I'm excited?" The student surnamed Meng wanted to persuade him, "You also heard from the scholar just now that it's not easy to get a reward."
"Even the vast majority of academy students can't get it, let alone us."
"Yes, Brother Lu!" The other person nodded in agreement, "Who doesn't like money? But it has to be in your hands. Linyuan Xianyu is of no use at all."
Everyone knows this truth, but when I heard that three people in the academy received 100,000 yuan in rewards, I still couldn't help feeling envious.
"I don't know why you are studying." The student surnamed Lu sighed slightly, "But I remember that the reason why my father tried his best to support me in studying was just so that I could honor my ancestors and stand out."
"But after studying hard for ten years in Hanchuang, we can only endure in the Imperial College. I really have no idea when we will be able to go to high school."
After hearing what the student surnamed Lu said, the other two people put down their wine glasses, their expressions full of sadness.
The imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Only a handful of people can be named on the gold list, and most of them will only get the bitter fruit of losing their reputation.
Haoshou Qiongjing has been reading classics and history articles for decades, but in the end he ended up accomplishing nothing. Who can be willing to accept this kind of result?
And more importantly, even if you are a child prodigy who becomes famous at a young age, you are not necessarily guaranteed to go to high school.
Reading is a very expensive thing. Pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and books are all expensive, plus it requires decades of continuous investment. For ordinary people, reading is no different from gambling.
If the bet is won, the lintel will naturally shine.
But if you lose the bet, you will lose all your money and the accumulation of several generations will be ruined in one fell swoop.
The three of them were all in a very low mood. The desire to obtain fame and the pressure from their families had already made them somewhat breathless.
None of them knew how they would face their parents and fellow villagers if they could not pass the next subject.
"Sometimes I envy the students in the academy." The student surnamed Lu let out a long sigh, which immediately attracted the attention of both of them.
"Even if they don't pass the exam, they can still show what they have learned, and their salary is even higher than that of the sixth grade."
The student surnamed Lu was thinking, maybe if he had chosen the academy, even if he had lost his name, he would have been able to give an explanation to his parents if he could get such a high salary, right?
After all, the title on the gold medal list is too illusory, but the salary is real.