Zhou Chaozong asked more and more detailed questions, and began to examine specific chapters and passages in Feng Ziying's Four Books and Five Classics. The sweat on Feng Ziying's forehead began to slowly seep out, and the underwear on her back began to stick to her back.
But among the questions Zhou Chaozong asked casually, Feng Ziying answered slower and slower, and more and more questions were stammered and even took a long time to recall. Some simply couldn't answer or answered the question incorrectly.
Master, absolute master, Feng Ziying originally thought that she had put in a lot of hard work by studying the Four Books and Five Classics and various annotations in the past six years. Although she was not as good as the students in the academy, she was not too bad, but Zhou
Chaozong's random questions revealed his true colors.
"Okay." When the words "Zhou Chaozong" came out of her mouth, Feng Ziying felt that she was about to collapse. With just two sticks of incense, she was able to ask herself questions that were worse than participating in an international college debate competition.
Still difficult.
"My foundation is pretty good, but if I want to take the Chinese Provincial Examination, I'm still far from it. But there are still two years left, so I can make up for it." A look of relief appeared on Zhou Chaozong's fat face.
Qi Yongtai had previously arranged for him to help with tutoring for his son, but he also felt a headache after learning about his situation.
These dandy boys actually came to Qingtan Academy. Qiao Yingjia didn't know that he was drunk before writing this letter of recommendation, but he put this difficult problem on his own head.
Now it looks much better than imagined, and the basic foundation is in place.
There are still two years left. As long as he deepens and improves according to his own methods, he is still confident, especially since the other party will take the provincial examination in Shuntian Mansion and has a background in the Imperial College, which will be more secure.
Although there are no shortcuts in this provincial examination and no one dares to do anything in private, there are still some differences in practice.
For example, South Beijing has the highest Chinese style rate.
In the Autumn Palace Competition of the first year of Yonglong in Shuntian Prefecture, there were more than 4,500 scholars and 220 Chinese scholars, almost reaching a ratio of one in twenty.
In Zhejiang and Jiangxi, where competition is more fierce, more than 3,000 Confucian candidates participated in the provincial examination, but the number of Chinese candidates was only about 100, and the admission rate was only about 3.3%.
The main reason for this is that a large number of registered scholars have to apply for admission in Shuntian Prefecture, so Shuntian Prefecture has always had the largest number of candidates, and more places means a greater chance of passing the exam.
Because some of these residents are descendants of Beijing officials, most of them are descendants of the town guards. If this group of people is to be tested in terms of academic style and scientific examination, they will definitely not be able to compete with the more powerful southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang.
Compared with major provinces that have fierce imperial examinations, there is a gap compared with provinces such as Shandong and Henan.
"To learn correctly, students still need to pass the preparatory exam and the monthly exam..." Feng Ziying was still a little worried about this.
"Well, there is no need to worry, the academy has its own arrangements." Zhou Chaozong naturally knew that Qi Yongtai valued his son very much. In the next few days, he would conduct teachings around the Shandong Civil War, and even use it as an example for this season.
It is a big question in the exam, so we pay special attention to it. As a participant, Feng Ziying cannot be absent.
After hearing Zhou Chaozong's words, Feng Ziying felt relieved. Since she was asking for something from herself, she would definitely give herself some sweetness.
For example, at least you can't allow yourself to fail the preparatory exams and the monthly exams in the first month and be kicked out. That's too much.
The academy cannot be a spotless pure land. It is also subject to various influences from the outside world.
The academy itself is a place that supplies talents for scientific examinations and even the imperial court. If it can be linked to the current affairs of the DPRK and China, how can the value of the academy be reflected?
After all, I was also recommended by Duke Qiao’s personal letter, and the reputation of my trip to Shandong was spread to the ears of the elders and the emperor. It was a bit unexpected to come to Qingtan Academy, but as long as I am a smart person, I can’t turn myself away.
outside.
As for whether he can study in Qingtan Academy and pass the imperial examination, that is another matter. After all, the imperial regulations are there and no one can go beyond them.
House Yi is a spacious lobby with tiled roofs that can accommodate fifty people.
However, there are currently not so many people in the academy. There are about forty people in House B, and there are only about thirty-five or six people in House A.
According to the academy system, you get up at Maozheng, wash up at Maozheng, and then start morning classes. Then you have breakfast at Maozheng, and then you have morning classes at Chenzheng.
After two days, Feng Ziying was already familiar with the basic situation of the entire Qingtan Academy.
Scholars from Yishe are basically under the age of sixteen, and they are in the most eager period of studying. Although the academy stipulates that they get up at Maozhen, many people have already gotten up at Maozhen to start morning classes on their own. The college is concerned about this
There is no mandatory requirement, but it is required that you get up no earlier than a quarter past two o'clock.
When Feng Ziying is at home, she usually wakes up at the beginning of the morning.
This is quite early among the noble disciples. When she was in college, she developed the habit of practicing with her gun and stick first when she got up. Feng Ziying has always adhered to this habit.
This was originally a tradition that the martial arts disciples relied on for their livelihood, but many of the noble disciples had long forgotten this custom and indulged in a comfortable life. Fortunately, the Feng family still continued it.
But it was obviously not possible to get up at the beginning of the morning in Qingtan Academy. He had to go earlier to catch up with his classmates.
After a bit of fisting and kicking, and then dancing with a whistle stick for a while, Feng Ziying was sweating all over, and then she walked back to the dormitory from the clearing in the forest.
It was indeed too early at 2:00 a.m., but when I got up at 2:00 a.m., I had no time to warm up and exercise.
Feng Ziying didn't want to give up such a good habit that he had developed so hard in this time and space, so he chose to get up at 3:30, practice fisting, kicking and stick for 2 minutes, and then took a minute to wash up. It was a little tight, but he made it in time.
"Ziying, is this a habit you've developed?" Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong, who were already preparing to go out to the school building for morning classes when they saw Feng Ziying entering the dormitory, felt indescribable.
"Well, the body is the foundation for studying and even doing things in the future. Without a strong body, I will often fall ill and be bedridden. I also think this is inappropriate, so I practice regularly and my body and bones will be stronger. I will have less headaches and fever, and I will have more
time to study.”
This truth seems very simple, but it may not be accepted by these students. In their view, dancing with swords and sticks is what martial artists do. Since Feng Ziying is going to take the road of examination, there is no point in dancing with swords and sticks.
Already.
Although Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong didn't agree with it, they didn't say anything.
This is a personal hobby, and liking swords is also a matter of personal freedom. Besides, there are also some literati who like to hang swords and swords, which gives them a unique and heroic look.
However, Xu Qixun agreed very much with Feng Ziying's hobby. His body was a bit thin. After Feng Ziying suggested that he should exercise moderately every day to help strengthen his body, he also began to learn to do dozens of push-ups every day like Feng Ziying did before going to bed.
, as for Feng Ziying’s family tradition of rubbing the belly to nourish the essence, he was indifferent to it.
Feng Ziying actually hoped that Xu Qixun could practice the energy-recharging method taught to him by his father's close friend Zhang Taiyi Zhang Youshi. However, Xu Qixun actually accepted the push-ups but declined the abdominal massage method, which made him very disappointed.
It's a pity.
The other two in the dormitory, Song Shixiang and Fang Youdu, were not as aggressive as Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong. They had a more indifferent attitude towards what Feng Ziying did.
Three less obvious circles were formed in the entire dormitory in a day or two. Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong have always been close, while Fang Youdu and Song Shixiang traveled together for board and lodging, while Xu Qixun, who was originally somewhat alone, quickly walked to Feng Ziying's side.
Feng Ziying actually didn't hope so.
This kind of small circle seems to be able to attract Xu Qixun as soon as it comes, proving its charm, but it can also easily draw a clear line between other people, which will create resistance to the next step of attracting these people.
Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong were fine. It was not easy to convince these two high-minded guys in a short period of time. However, the relatively weak Song Shixiang and Fang Youdu were suitable targets, and Feng Ziying did not intend to let them go.