After Mr. Shi announced the arrival of the academic dignitaries, he walked around the lecture hall a few times to check whether tables, chairs, pens and inkstones, ink ingots, books and other items were arranged neatly.
There were three students whose desks were messy and they were immediately reprimanded and given a punishment.
Wei Chen watched from the side and was secretly shocked. Mr. Shi was really strict!
Not long after, Mr. Shi walked up to Wei Chen, glanced at the dozens of pieces of straw paper on Wei Chen's desk that were full of writing, and said calmly: "The art of calligraphy is not something that can be accomplished in a day. It can only be done through hard practice.
Otherwise, in the future county examination, the county magistrate will only look at you, and no matter how good your essay is, you will not be accepted!"
Wei Chen accepted the teacher's teachings respectfully and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Yes, sir, the student has been taught."
Mr. Shi said: "Let me see how you write."
"Yes." Wei Chen responded, took the pen, and wrote a few words in the air without dipping it in ink.
Mr. Shi shook his head and said: "No, the wrist needs to be flat, the tube needs to be straight, and the pen needs to be held three points higher."
With that said, Mr. Shi simply gave Wei Chen a demonstration in person. Wei Chen followed the method taught by Mr. Shi to pick up and hold the pen, and he quickly learned it skillfully.
Mr. Shi was very satisfied with Wei Chen's intelligence, stroking his beard and nodding his head, he said: "The Master said that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. As long as you have the heart to study and follow the Tao, it is never too late to start. From today on, you
You need to practice at least ten posts every day, and you can't slack off even one day."
"Students should remember their teacher's teachings."
"Also." Mr. Shi glanced at the large pile of poor-quality straw paper on Wei Chen's desk and said calmly: "This straw paper is easy to smear and smear, so it is not suitable for practicing calligraphy. From now on, you can go to the handyman's office to get it every month.
A knife on bamboo paper, if the servant asks about it, just say it is written in my name in stone regular script."
Wei Chen was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. After all, there was better bamboo paper. Who would want to use such rough straw paper? So he hurriedly thanked him.
After Mr. Shi walked out of the lecture hall, all the students who had been sitting upright before were no longer calm.
In their impression, Mr. Shi has always been strict and unpretentious. Apart from giving lectures, he has always cherished his words like gold. When had he ever spoken to a student in such a pleasant manner?
"This Wei Chen is just a new student. What is so special about him that makes even Mr. Shi fall in love with him?"
"Is it possible that he offered Shu Xiu to Mr. Shi?"
"Yes, when you said that, I also remembered it. It seems that I have never seen anyone offering a bundle of repairs to Mr. Shi. When we entered school, we all gave the bundles of repairs to Mr. Sun."
"Searching is an ancient ritual. It doesn't have many valuable things, but its meaning is extraordinary. The sage said that if you do more than doing it yourself, I have no teachings. After accepting the apprenticeship ceremony, you will have the title of master and disciple.
It must be because of this that Mr. Shi has a favorable eye for Wei Chen."
"According to this, wouldn't Wei Chen be the only one in our righteous school who can be regarded as Mr. Shi's disciple?"
"If I had known this, I would have given the repairs to Mr. Shi. How can Mr. Sun compare to Mr. Shi!"
"When we first entered the Yi School, we didn't know that Mr. Sun was so unworthy. We thought that Mr. Sun was a scholar and his father-in-law, and his knowledge must be higher than that of a boy like Mr. Shi. Naturally, we all worshiped Mr. Sun as our teacher!"
"Oh, what a mistake, what a mistake!"
When Wei Chen heard the discussions among the students, he realized how much the ancients valued the master-disciple relationship.
I was secretly glad in my heart. Fortunately, I knew what kind of virtue Sun Zhigao was, so I became a disciple of Mr. Shi.
Otherwise, when I see this idiot Sun Zhigao in the future, wouldn’t I have to respectfully call him “teacher”? It’s really disgusting to think about it!
Study early the next day.
When Mr. Shi left class yesterday, he said that he would study silently this morning and the content would be what he taught yesterday.
Every time after class, Mr. Sun would talk about the next school entrance examination, but no one ever took it to heart, because what Mr. Sun said never counted. Today, he didn't even come to the free school. Most likely, he was in some prostitute.
I overslept.
But Mr. Shi said that you should study silently in the early morning, so you must study silently, and no one dares to slack off.
In the lecture hall, the sound of rustling paper was heard. Many students were scratching their heads and reciting from the textbooks. Wei Chen also took out "Mencius" and read it aloud.
Soon, Mr. Shi walked into the lecture hall. As soon as he entered the door, he took a ruler and said: "Now put all the books up and start reading silently!"
All the students could only hand in all the textbooks with a grimace and return to their seats. Meng Tong silently wrote "Young Learning Qionglin" and Laosheng silently wrote "Mencius".
Wei Chen attended the lecture with the old student yesterday, and he also meditated on "Mencius".
Wei Chen spread out a piece of freshly obtained bamboo paper, took a pebble from one corner to hold it down, and after grinding the ink, he picked up the brush left by his father, dipped it in the ink, dabbed it, and started writing on the paper.
Wei Chen was already familiar with the entire content of "Mencius". Mr. Shi only asked to write the first of the seven chapters silently, which was a piece of cake for Wei Chen.
Compared with memorizing articles, writing takes more effort. Even though he practiced all night yesterday, Wei Chen's calligraphy is still not very good, and Wei Chen can only try to write neatly.
After throwing the pen into the pen washer, Wei Chen looked around and found that the students around him were still writing silently with sad faces, but he was the first to finish writing.
Wei Chen smiled slightly, dried the ink, then rolled up the paper and strode towards Mr. Shi who was sitting behind the desk.
Mr. Shi glanced at Wei Chen doubtfully: "Is the silence over?"
"Yes, sir." Wei Chen respectfully handed over the paper, "Sir, please review the paper."
With a straight face, Mr. Shi spread out the paper and placed it on the desk. He picked up a red pen and read the paper carefully.
After a while, Mr. Shi put down his ink pen, looked at Wei Chen intently, and said calmly: "Yes, there are more than 3,000 words in "Mencius Liang Hui Wang 1", and there is not a single fallacy."
Wei Chen cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Sir, I am not a talented student. I memorized all seven chapters of Mencius yesterday."
In fact, Wei Chen not only memorized the full text of "Mencius", but also memorized the "Collected Commentary on Mencius" with a larger number of words, and also reviewed it in the morning.
Unexpectedly, when Mr. Shi heard Wei Chen's words, his face suddenly sank, and he placed the ruler heavily on the desk: "Do you know that teachers hate opportunistic and shameless people the most in their lives! "Mencius" is difficult, and I can recite one in a day.
It's not easy to write a chapter, let alone seven chapters? Who do you think you are, memorizing the entire "Mencius" in one day?"
Wei Chen saw the disappointed and angry look in Mr. Shi's eyes, and couldn't help but smile to himself: "Obviously I have kept a low profile. If I said that I had even memorized "Collected Commentary on Mencius", I don't know how violent Mr. Shi's reaction would be. Wei Chen immediately raised his hands and said: "What the student said is not a lie. Please try it, sir."
"Of course I have to try!" Mr. Shi snorted coldly, picked up the ruler and said: "Since you dare to make such bold statements, then don't blame me for being cruel. Back! If you make a mistake, I will give you a slap!"
The students who were studying silently in the lecture hall all raised their heads and stared at the desk, wondering how many times Wei Chen would hit Mr. Shi with the ruler.
Ever since they learned that Wei Chen accidentally became Mr. Shi's only disciple in the free school, these students felt very uncomfortable. Now that they had the opportunity to watch Wei Chen being trained, they naturally couldn't miss it.
Wei Chen was confident and was not afraid of the ruler in front of him. The old god put his hands behind his back on the ground, shook his head and said: "Zhuang Bao met Mencius and said... If I don't meet the Marquis of Lu, what will happen to me? How can the son of the Zang family do anything to him?"
Don’t you think so? Sir, I’ve finished memorizing the first chapter.”
Mr. Shi coughed lightly and said, "You have passed the first chapter. Continue to memorize the second chapter. If there is a word wrong, type it correctly."
"Gongsun Chou asked, Master, I should be on the way to Qi... It is very special to live close to a saint, but if it doesn't exist, then it doesn't exist."
The more Wei Chen memorized, the smoother it became, and he actually memorized the entire text of "Mencius" just like that.
"Okay, no need to memorize it."
Mr. Shi closed the book with a strange look on his face. He stood up and walked back and forth in front of Wei Chen. He looked at Wei Chen carefully, as if he wanted to see through Wei Chen.
After a long time, he sighed leisurely and said: "Go back and prepare a handy paper for the academic administration master to come and take the exam in half a month."
Wei Chen secretly clenched his fists after hearing this: "It's done!"
The top priority of Sheng's Free School now is the arrival of the Academic Affairs Master in half a month. At that time, the Academic Affairs Master will definitely test the academic performance of the students in the school's free education school.
Being able to get guidance from a provincial Wenzong examination school can be said to be a rare opportunity, and students in the free school are naturally eager to get there.
But there are fifty or sixty students, and it is impossible to pass the academic administration examination one by one. The gentlemen can only select a few representatives with both good character and academic performance in advance to serve as the face of Sheng's voluntary school and meet the academic administration masters. Since Sun Zhigao did nothing, the selection power naturally fell into the hands of Mr. Shi. Since Mr. Shi asked Wei Chen to prepare the papers, it proves that he has already assigned Wei Chen a precious place to meet the academic officials. p>
Wei Chen is confident that the day when Xuezheng comes to Yixue, he will become a blockbuster!