Chapter 8: The lotus flower in the tongue is full of surprise
(Ask for collection) Xu Zimao hurried to the vestibule under the guidance of the servant, walked quickly to the steps and bowed to Lin Boyong.
"Xu Zimao has met Dong Weng, but I don't know what Dong Weng's instructions were when he was summoned?"
"Mr. Xu." Lin Boyong slightly arched his hand and said warmly: "Laodun, you are here because I want you to test the studies of my Lin family's children in person."
Xu Zimao hurriedly bowed and said: "I am extremely ashamed. I am an old man with little talent and little knowledge. I have failed to live up to Dong Weng's expectations. The academic performance of the children in the private school..."
"Mr. Xu, don't be modest. I heard that you taught a genius who was very diligent in his studies. He claimed that he knew the subjects taught at home by heart and knew all the books he learned by heart. That's why I asked you to examine him." Huang Changqing
He interrupted Xu Zimao's words with a cold voice.
Xu Zimao said hurriedly: "Don't be ridiculous, I don't have such ability. Although the disciples are all hard-working and talented, it is ridiculous to say that they have mastered the subjects and memorized them. The so-called learning has no end..."
"Am I still telling lies? Well, it's Mr. Lin Jue from the third room. He just said this himself. Everyone here, including the head of the family, heard it clearly. It's because of his words that I invite you.
Let’s examine this genius. If it’s true as he said, it’s certainly a blessing to have a talent from the Lin family. But if not, he will deceive the head of the family in person and will be severely punished by the family law.” Huang Changqing pointed at Lin Jue and sneered.
said.
Xu Zimao looked at Lin Jue, who had a calm expression, and frowned: "Lin Jue, is it you who said this? The sea of books is endless, and no one dares to say such big words as you. I have always taught you not to be exaggerated and arrogant, and not to be arrogant.
You are so complacent, have you forgotten all about it?"
Lin Jue bowed and saluted and said: "Sir, I only talked about the lessons taught in the private school and the books taught by the teacher, but I did not say that I am familiar with all the books in the world. How dare I say such big words?"
"Even if it's the course book I taught you, how dare you say you know it well? Normally, you are just..."
"Chief Xu Shan. I have called you here to verify whether what Mr. Lin Jue said is true. I am not here to listen to you lecture the students." Huang Changqing interrupted Xu Zimao again, walked quickly to Xu Zimao's side and said: "You just need to
It’s good to test whether it’s an exaggeration, but it’s useless to say anything else.”
Xu Zimao nodded in agreement, and when he turned to Lin Jue, he heard Huang Changqing whisper in his ear: "The exams are difficult, the harder the better. Come to my hospital later."
In just two sentences, Xu Zimao's heart is as clear as a mirror. Obviously, he cannot study Lin Jue's enlightenment books such as "Mencius' Instructions", "Thousand-Character Essay", "Mengqiu of the Past" and "Characters and Rhymes". Like Lin Jue and others
This group of people will be able to participate in the examination next fall. The dozen or so children of the Lin family who have qualified for the provincial examination of the Ministry of Rites in the following spring will learn the four books and five classics, reciting poems and poems, and famous policy essays. In addition, they must read through various historical books.
Naturally, one must study the Four Books and Five Classics. Xu Zimao knew that Lin Jue and the others had not read them all, so it was not difficult to stump Lin Jue.
"Lin Jue, I'm going to take a test on you." Xu Zimao said silently in his heart: Lin Jue, I blame you for your bad luck, I can't help you.
"Excuse me, sir." Lin Jue said without changing his expression.
Xu Zimao twisted his beard for a moment and said, "Master, do you remember what I said about filial piety? Master, what does it mean to be eager to learn?"
This question made all the Lin family disciples standing in Pai Pai heave a sigh of relief. This question is not difficult. More than half a generation has begun to read "The Analects of Confucius". Most people can answer this question.
"Answer to Sir. The Master said: 'A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and he has no desire to live in peace. If he is sensitive to things and careful in his words, he has the right way. He can be said to be eager to learn.'"
Lin Jue answered in a deep voice, but he was also surprised. This question was too simple. However, Lin Jue did not take it lightly. Huang Changqing whispered something in Xu Zimao's ear just now. He must have wanted Xu Zimao to embarrass him. Xu Zimao must have given him a jelly bean first.
Son, the problem lies behind.
Xu Zimao was indeed polite before fighting. He hoped that Lin Jue could take the initiative to admit his mistakes, so that he could avoid being a bad person. Xu Zimao looked at Lin Jue and said, "What is a gentleman? Answer in the words of the master, and don't leave out any omissions."
This question seems simple, but if you can't memorize the Analects of Confucius by heart, you won't be able to answer it at all. Even if you memorize it very well, it is an impossible task to pick it out and return it in a short time without missing anything. This kind of
The method of questioning is more tricky than requiring me to memorize the full text of the Analects. This is obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult.
"Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something and is not stunned? A gentleman is neither worried nor afraid. A gentleman is beautiful but not evil. A villain is on the contrary. A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is the same but not harmonious. A gentleman is peaceful but not arrogant, and a villain is
People are arrogant but not humble... A gentleman is magnanimous, while a villain has long-term relationships... A gentleman is known as righteousness, and a villain is known as benefit." Lin Jue was eloquent and recited all the eighty-seven statements about the gentleman in the Analects of Confucius in one breath.
Come out without any hindrance.
Everyone present looked at Lin Jue in surprise, feeling surprised in their hearts, and more people felt inferior. But for Xu Zimao, there was another feeling in his heart. Because he found that Lin Jue deliberately used the words "a gentleman is a righteous man, a villain".
"Yu Yuli." This sentence was placed at the end, and he stared at himself to emphasize the tone. It was as if he was deliberately mocking himself. He seemed to be laughing at himself for not being a gentleman and deliberately making things difficult for others for the sake of profit. Therefore, in addition to being surprised, Xu Zimao
There was also some fever on his face.
Xu Zimao almost counted Lin Jue's answers one by one. The reason Xu Zimao failed to pass the imperial examination was because he studied in a side school. What he likes to study on weekdays is these completely meaningless things. For example, today
How many sentences in the Analects discuss the topic of "junzi" are his bad taste. Just like some people like to dwell on side knowledge such as how many ways to write the word "hui", but in fact it is of no benefit to the imperial examination. But he didn't
What he expected was that Lin Jue did not omit any of the seventy-eight articles on gentleman, and he did not even stutter.
Of course, Lin Jue is not like Xu Zimao, who has such a boring taste in reading. But in his last life, he studied with Mr. Xu for twelve years, and he was often asked these boring and stupid questions. In his last life, he himself also
Counting hard work, he read books for twelve years almost without any competition. He read a lot of books just to pass the imperial examination, otherwise he would not dare to speak so loudly here today. And based on the above
I have known Xu Zimao for a lifetime, and I know that this person is actually not very knowledgeable. In twelve years, he has basically read all Xu Zimao's books by heart, and is also familiar with Xu Zimao's weird problems. Otherwise, Lin Jue will naturally also
He didn't dare to openly ask Xu Zimao to examine him. Lin Jue knew that Xu Zimao didn't have more money in his belly than he did, and he also understood all his weird questions and bad taste.
"The next question should be how many words are there in the entire Analects of Confucius?" Lin Jue thought to himself.
"Mr. Xu, is Lin Jue's answer correct?" Lin Boyong asked in a deep voice in silence.
"Yes... they are all right." Xu Zimao replied in a low voice with sweat on his forehead.
"Ask again." Huang Changqing said fiercely.
Xu Zimao knew that he had to ask more difficult questions. After thinking about it for a while, Xu Zimao was confident. He knew which books Lin Jue was not good at reading. If he wanted to stump Lin Jue, the easiest way was to ask him if he didn't.
Familiar place.
"Lin Jue, I'll ask you again. Since Tang deposed Xia Ming and returned to Bo, he wrote the "Tang Gao". Do you remember the content of this "Tang Gao" by heart?"
"Sigh! There are people from all over the world, and they are listening to the instructions of one person. But the emperor God is willing to surrender to the people. If there is perseverance, he will be able to defeat Sui Jueyou but come after him... God will bless the people, and sinners will be deposed. God's destiny is not
Being arrogant is like a grass and a tree, and the people are allowed to colonize it... When I build a country, there is no way to bandit the Yi, and there is no way to commit adultery. Everyone keeps their code to inherit the rest of the world... All of you are guilty, but I am guilty of one person; I am guilty of one person.
There is nothing I can do about my guilt. Woohoo! Even if you can overcome your passion, there will be an end."
Lin Jue stood with his hands behind his hands, eloquently reciting Tang Gao word for word. This is the content of "Shang Shu", which was learned just three days ago. I am afraid that none of the students in the private school can recite it. Xu Zimao asked
This article was obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult. Unfortunately, in the twelve years of his previous life, in order to pass the imperial examination, he almost became a nerd. He memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics and the History Collection by heart. He wanted to stump him, but he miscalculated.
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Xu Zimao looked at Lin Jue with his mouth slightly open. He did not expect that Lin Jue could recite it word for word and fluently, and once again failed to stump him. This was really surprising.
"Did he recite it correctly?" Huang Changqing asked from the side.
"Every word is correct, every word is correct, every sentence is read accurately without any hindrance." Xu Zimao murmured.
Huang Changqing said angrily in his ear: "You are so stupid. Do you have to ask about something you have learned? Ask him something you have never learned before. How can he still miss every word? Lao Xu, please don't call me
It's embarrassing, otherwise I won't be able to forgive you."
Xu Zimao rolled his eyes, swallowed and said to Lin Jue: "Yes, he memorized it very well. I ask you again, can you recite the entire "Qi Wu Lun"?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the students standing behind Lin Jue showed surprised expressions. "Equality of Things" is written by Zhuangzi. This dynasty respects Confucianism and does not respect the ways of Laozi and Zhuangzi. The imperial examination is not among Zhuangzi's
The topic is given in the article. For students, it is just a dabbling at most, and it is used as an allusion and citation in poetry and essay articles. It does not require professors to learn. What's more important is that Xu Zimao has never taught Zhuangzi in his home school, but now he does
Asking Lin Jue to recite "Equality of Things", a very long article, is obviously a lie.
"This is unfair! The Theory of Equality of Things is not part of his studies. Isn't it deliberately making things difficult for Mr. Lin Jue by asking him to memorize The Theory of Equality of Things?" Lin Youde, who had just received Lin Jue's help and was relieved of the heavy responsibility, shouted loudly without knowing where the courage came from.
"That's right, that's right. This is deliberately making things difficult for others. What kind of test is this? It's not fair at all." When some of the disciples saw someone coming forward, they boldly agreed.
Xu Zimao's face was feverish, and he rubbed his hands without saying anything. Huang Changqing stared at the disciples with a livid face, and Lin Boyong also frowned at this scene, with a very unhappy look on his face.
