In Changli Academy, just as Liu Jin was asking for calligraphy lessons from his mentor Sun Fuzi, several people outside Changli Academy were chatting and walking towards the academy very leisurely.
The leader is three young people in their early twenties, dressed like scholars. Even though it is already winter, the three of them still hold fans in their hands. They open the fans from time to time and fan them gently, looking like scholars.
The way he scolded Fang Qiu, pointed out the country, and inspired the words.
"Brother Wenda, Brother Yinglin, you and I are lucky enough to study together in this Changli Academy, and to be admitted as a scholar in the same period. Next year we will have to fight for the provincial examination together. If we are lucky, the three of us will have a chance in the future.
Climbing to the Emperor's Hall together at dusk is truly a great blessing in life."
The three of them were walking side by side. The man in the middle was called Qin Zhihe, whose courtesy name was Guangping. He was the most famous talent in Changli County and was the first in the last college examination.
Being able to take the first place in the college examination, Qin Zhihe now has high aspirations and is full of confidence in next year's provincial examination. Although he is humble and polite when meeting people, he has already regarded himself as the emperor's disciple in his words, thinking that the emperor will share his worries.
It is our duty to benefit the common people.
"Brother Guangping is full of knowledge, knowledge and talent. He is naturally full of confidence in next year's provincial examination. However, brother Yinglin and I are not confident enough. We will go first next year to gain experience. We will be thankful if we can win next time."
To the left of Qin Zhihe, this man is called Li Xiting, whose courtesy name is Wenda. However, he seems to lack confidence. As the saying goes, thirty young scholars and fifty old scholars, the road to the imperial examination is definitely not that easy, unless you are really talented and talented.
With his talents, it is already quite good to be admitted as a scholar in his early twenties.
"Yes, I don't have enough confidence in next year's provincial examination. I'm afraid that Brother Guangping will already have a successful career, and neither of us may be able to go to Beijing once."
To the right of Qin Zhihe is a man named Xie Kui, whose courtesy name is Yinglin. Although they are both scholars, he vaguely follows Qin Zhihe in the middle, and he keeps flattering when he speaks.
"Brother Wenda and Brother Yinglin are overrated. Everyone's talents are obvious to all. I think they will definitely be able to go to high school next year. In the future, the three of you and I will serve as ministers in the same court, which will definitely greatly increase the spirit of our ancient land of Changli.
It’s also a good story.”
Listening to the compliments of the two classmates, Qin Zhihe raised his head slightly even though he was very humble in his words. It was obvious that he was very impressed.
"Speaking of the provincial examination next year, among the many students in Changli, Brother Guangping, you will definitely be able to pass high school and become a disciple of the Emperor. You may even have the opportunity to win the title of Chan Palace and ride a horse in the streets."
"Apart from Brother Guangping, there is no other student in our Changli County who can say that he will definitely be able to go to high school in one fell swoop. If you are lucky, there may be four or five people who will go to high school. If you are unlucky, it is estimated that only Brother Guangping will be able to go to high school."
is you."
Xie Kui never strays from his profession and flatters Qin Zhihe endlessly.
"That's true. Except for Brother Guangping, no one else dares to say that he will be able to go to high school in one fell swoop. Perhaps the one with a better chance is Liu Jin. Although this person is not gregarious, he studies very hard and is already a scholar at the age of seventeen.
, it’s still quite good.”
Li Xiting is not like Xie Kuijin who is always flattering. When it comes to next year's provincial examination, he also feels that Liu Jin is still very promising.
"Although this Liu Jin has some literary talent, he is solitary and self-righteous. I invited him repeatedly to participate in poetry gatherings and communicated with classmates and friends from the same period, but he did not participate."
"This kind of person who does not cherish the same period and the relationship between classmates, even if he can go to high school, will be mediocre in the future. There is a difference between studying and being an official."
When Liu Jin was mentioned, Qin Zhihe in the middle showed a slightly disdainful look. He, Qin Zhihe, had lofty aspirations, was talented in literature, and liked to make friends. Naturally, he also wanted to make friends with classmates in the academy, such as those at the same time, to pave the way for the future.
Liu Jin had already passed the scholar examination at a young age and was considered a young talent. Qin Zhihe had also intended to make friends with Liu Jin and invited Liu Jin to participate in poetry gatherings, parties and other activities many times.
But every time, Liu Jin refused one by one and never participated in various activities organized by others in the academy. As a result, everyone disliked Liu Jin and felt that Liu Jin was arrogant and self-righteous.
"What Brother Guangping said is that the most important relationship for us scholars is the relationship between teachers and students, the relationship between fellow disciples, and the relationship between classmates. When Brother Guangping reaches great heights and is still an unknown person, he will understand this truth. I am afraid that by then,
He can't even enter Brother Guangping's house."
Xie Kui nodded with a smile and continued to flatter him.
While the three of them were talking, they soon arrived at Changli Academy, and they also came together to visit Master Sun.
"Your calligraphy has already gained a certain level of prominence, but you just blindly copy other people's works. After all, you are still imitating parrots, and it is difficult to reach the level of elegance."
"If you want to make a breakthrough, you must integrate your own understanding of life into it and form your own style and temperament. Only such words can be regarded as truly characterful words. Your current words are just in shape, and
It has no charm, it stops at the surface, and it has not yet penetrated the wood."
In Master Sun's study, Master Sun carefully looked at the calligraphy that Liu Jin had just written. After pondering for a long time, he suddenly pointed out the shortcomings of Liu Jin's calligraphy.
"It turns out that when I practice calligraphy, I always feel that I can't do it smoothly and in one go. The root cause is that I am always imitating others and don't have my own charm."
"I understand, thank you for your teaching."
After listening to Master Sun's words, Liu Jin suddenly became enlightened and understood the problem with his calligraphy practice. At the same time, he couldn't help but take a high look at Master Sun in front of him.
I didn't expect that a gentleman who teaches in a mere county town would have such profound insights into calligraphy. Looking at some of the calligraphy hanging in his study, I didn't think anything of it at first glance. After careful study, I found that compared with the so-called calligraphy masters of later generations,
I don't know how much stronger he is.
This made Liu Jin have to sigh. Calligraphy really needs environment and atmosphere. In the atmosphere and environment of ancient times, such calligraphy masters naturally emerged in large numbers. In the environment of later generations, everyone uses hard pens and can write with calligraphy brushes.
Even if the calligraphy is good, there is no calligraphy at all.
Even though some people's writing is quite good, if compared with ancient scholars, it is probably difficult to reach the level of elegance.
"Well, children can be taught. Prepare well and strive to be in high school next year. It may not be impossible to be named on the gold list in the future."
Master Sun pinched his goatee and nodded with great satisfaction, and also encouraged Liu Jin.