I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 260

Picking up the pen and dipping it in the ink, the four characters of "Supreme Kindness Ruoshui" appear on the paper.

Compared with the Taige style of the imperial examination, Zhan Feiyu's Xingkai can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but compared to her age, it is really rare to be able to write such characters, but it is a bit disappointing for Qiu Zongxi, a master of calligraphy.

"When you learn calligraphy, you must start with regular script, and you must first write big characters. The big characters use Yan as the method, and the Chinese Kai uses Ou as the method. Once you are familiar with the Chinese script, you can then turn it into the lower case, and use the King Zhong as the method." Qiu Zongxi spoke slowly, but he couldn't bear to let go. Live this good seedling.

"Mr. Hui, my ambition is not here, and I don't have any talent in calligraphy. It's just hard work." Zhan Feiyu replied respectfully.

Zhan Feiyu, who passed the imperial examination, can brazenly say that she is talented and intelligent. After all, she has a memory that is close to photographic memory in her life, and she is willing to work hard.

However, in addition to diligent calligraphy, what calligraphy needs more is talent. Without that one percent inspiration, one will never be able to become a master of calligraphy.

Qiu Zongxi has traveled for many years and met all kinds of people, some are smart and some are stupid, but at this moment, looking at the little girl with clear eyes and neither humble nor overbearing, he suddenly understood why Gu Qingzhou accepted her as his apprentice.

The little girl may not be considered a child prodigy, but she has a rare and transparent temperament.

Gu Xueshi has been an official in the court for many years, and there are not many people who want to be apprentices. The nerds who are good at reading lack this kind of transparency and wisdom;

"The old man has the final say on whether or not you have talent." Qiu Zongxi waved his hand, obviously taking Zhan Feiyu's words as an excuse. He passed Yang Xu's dog crawling and looked at Zhan Feiyu's homework on the right side of the table. Pentateuch?"

The Four Books and Five Classics are the foundation of the imperial examination. Although there are thirty old Mingjing and fifty young Jinshi, Zhan Feiyu is at this age. Since she can already do the Five Classics questions, at least it shows that she has already started to study the classics.

"The "Book of Changes" is the first of the Five Classics, what do you think?" Qiu Zongxi was straightforward, instead of directly persuading Zhan Feiyu to follow Xue calligraphy, he began to test Zhan Feiyu's knowledge instead.

Zhan Feiyu thought about it for a while, and then said: "The "Book of Changes" can be divided into two parts, "Jing" and "Biography", which can be called the source of the Dao..."

The "Jing" mainly contains 64 hexagrams and 380 four lines, each of which has its own explanation, which are used for divination.

"Zhuan" contains seven kinds of dictionaries explaining hexagrams and lines, a total of ten chapters, collectively called "Ten Wings", which are said to have been written by sages.

If it is only used for folk divination, it is naturally impossible to become the first of the Five Classics, but after evolution, this book has become a classic for self-cultivation, peace and stability of the country.

In Zhan Feiyu's view, the "divine power of the monarch" is the most important factor in establishing the top position of the "Book of Changes" among the Five Classics.

When he heard the words "divine power of the king", not only Qiu Zongxi raised his brows, but General Yang and Yang Shoucheng, who were listening, were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yang Xu who was in the mist. For comparison, this is the elm The brain, the kind that doesn't understand.

"You dare to say it." Qiu Zongxi couldn't hear any emotion when he said this, but the light that burst out and went out in his eyes showed his great love for Zhan Feiyu.

"Shangshu" has a saying: "There is the destiny of Xiafu." But in Qiu Zongxi's view, the change of dynasties is nothing more than the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit!
People who understand this truth dare not say it, and those who don't understand it don't understand it. After traveling for many years, Qiu Zongxi's knowledge has already surpassed the ordinary literati. It's just that the imperial examination has made scholars all over the world believe that the king's right is granted by God. He never thought about it and dared not To delve into the meaning of it.

There was helplessness in Zhan Feiyu's dark eyes, she really wanted to say that you were thinking too much, she really didn't have any rebellious thoughts, but at this time, the more she explained, the darker she became, Zhan Feiyu smiled awkwardly, pretending that she hadn't said anything just now These four words.

"Tao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things. What's the explanation?" Qiu Zongxi spoke again.

When I saw Zhan Feiyu's words, it was just a sudden idea of ​​wanting to accept apprentices, but after taking the school exams, this small flame-like idea instantly became a prairie fire.

Zhan Feiyu would seriously suspect that the teacher asked him to come to Huai'an Mansion not to visit the three grandparents of General Yang, but to fish the old man alone.

Dog climbing word Yang Xu looked at his grandfather and father, can he go out?

I shouldn't have come in, I'd rather stand in the yard and watch the group of miserable police officers who were beaten in a daze, than listen to the scriptures in the house at this moment.

"Tao begins with one, and one does not give birth, so it is divided into yin and yang, and yin and yang combine to make all things come into being." Zhan Feiyu has no idea that Yang Xu wants to escape at this moment, but with the lessons learned from the past, this will be a prudent decision to answer.

"Therefore it is said: one life is two, two is three, and three is all things."The second is yin and yang, and the third is the harmony of yin and yang. Everything bears yin and embraces yang, and the energy is harmonious."

Among the five classics, Zhan Feiyu is least good at "The Book of Songs", he really has no talent for poetry. She likes the thought of "Book of Changes", and dialectics is sprouted in this book.

The pure scholars of the Daqing Dynasty might not like Zhan Feiyu's deviant remarks and ideas, but Gu Qingzhou was a scholar of the dynasty. In addition to being erudite and talented, he was also well versed in officialdom, so he could naturally tolerate Zhan Feiyu's differences. ordinary people.

Qiu Zongxi is not a person who follows the rules, but he is unruly by nature, can see clearly and see through, so he would rather travel the world and be a lone walker, rather than question or even criticize the imperial court under the peace of the country. That's all.

After listening to Zhan Feiyu's answer, although the little girl is very vigilant and good at hiding, in Qiu Zongxi's eyes, the little girl is still too immature.

Looking at the silent Qiu Zongxi, Zhan Feiyu's heart was trembling. Before coming here, he had heard from his elder brother that the lonely old man was withdrawn and deviant, but this time Zhan Feiyu clearly felt that he had met an old hunter, and she was that surname Shivering bunny.

"You are a woman, even if you take the imperial examination, it is impossible to become an official." Qiu Zongxi opened his mouth again.

Looking at the little girl standing upright but full of vigilance, there was a smile in her eyes, but there was no smile at all on her rigid and strict face, "Rather than studying hard in the cold window, it is better to ask the old man to be your teacher."

Zhan Fei shook his head like a rattle, "The teacher won't agree, and I'm just a vulgar person. I'm greedy for fame and fortune. It's more suitable to take the imperial examination."

Anyone else belittle themselves like this?
Yang Xu stared blankly at the self-deprecating Zhan Feiyu. Didn't everyone say that everything is low-class but only high-study? She even said that she was greedy for wealth, fame and fame. If this spread, she would probably be drowned in saliva.

The creases at the corners of Old General Yang's eyes were folded when he smiled. Gu Xueshi probably didn't expect that someone would covet his little disciple, and he had already started poaching the wall.

"I saved your teacher's life back then. I can't repay you for saving my life. It's better to pay you to this old man." Qiu Zongxi said this as a matter of course. He stroked his beard and continued leisurely: "This old man saved you His Majesty's life."

The implication is very clear, it's fine if Xueshi Gu wants to renege on his debts, but the current sage still owes Qiu Zongxi a life-saving grace.

The teacher is far away in the capital!Zhan Feiyu, who saved himself, immediately said: "It's not a gentleman's act to repay your kindness. There are still a group of arresters outside the yard. It is estimated that there will be reinforcements from the yamen in a while. You are getting old, sir, and the students will definitely risk their lives to save you."

This is life for life!Back then Qiu Zongxi rescued Gu Xueshi, no, there will be danger later, Zhan Feiyu must be rescued, even if there is no danger, Zhan Feiyu will also create "life-saving grace",

Looking at Zhan Feiyu who was eager to try, Qiu Zongxi put one hand on the edge of the table, and with a sudden force, with a click, a corner of the table was shattered by the inside.

Zhan Feiyu's eyes widened suddenly, and then he looked accusingly at Old General Yang beside him.

Although she was in the room before, she also heard what Old General Yang said, is this an old bone that will be shaken to pieces?This is clearly a practitioner!
Yang Xu was also dumbfounded. Zhan Feiyu saw Qiu Zongxi for the first time, but he wasn't.

As far as he could remember, Grandpa Qiu would come to the house three or five times a year, sometimes leaving on the same day, sometimes staying for a few days, but Yang Xu never knew that Qiu Zongxi was actually a master.

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Outside the courtyard, the reinforcements from the yamen finally arrived, and the sound of horseshoes sounded. The team was led by five hundred households from the guard, sitting on horseback, looking at the small and simple courtyard in front of them, "The idlers leave immediately, Otherwise, shoot and kill!"

The surrounding villagers glanced at each other. The villager was the first to retreat to the side of the road, and the villagers followed suit but did not leave.

Although the people do not fight against the government, Stone Village has always been united. The three grandparents of the Yang family have lived in the village for the past few years, and they can be regarded as members of the village.

What's more, Villager Zheng and a few older clan elders knew a little about the inside story. Old Yang and his son were both generals who had gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

"Master Baihu!" Luo Butou did have a lot of friends, although the other party was in the guard, but if he came to Xiangwu County for business, Luo Butou would definitely find a chance to throw a banquet, so the two sides were considered acquainted.

Seeing Luo Butou walking over with his hands on his abdomen, Wu Baihu was not surprised at all. Outsiders don't know, as a guard of Baihu, he naturally knows the inside story. Take a beating.

"That little girl brought two attendants, one male and one female are Lianjiazi..." Luo Butou didn't dare to get close at this time, so he gave a general account of Zhan Feiyu's situation with interest.

"Old Mr. Qiu is here too." Luo Butou added, with malicious flashes in his eyes. The reason why he couldn't avenge his nephew Luo Hu back then was because of Qiu Zongxi's obstruction.

I don't know what the origin of this dead old man is. Even the adults in Fucheng treat him differently. Every year, people send gifts to Xiangwu County. Although they are all rejected, year after year, the prefect still sends people Come.

Wu Baihu grinned grimly, he was just a sour old man with half of his foot in the coffin, so what if he was famous?This time it was an order from the Hou family, Qiu Zongxi could not protect the three grandparents of the Yang family.

Of course, Wu Baihu also knew that they couldn't do it openly, but fortunately, the purpose of their trip was that little girl, and the nobleman also revealed that this girl came from a family of merchants, so this trip might be a lot of trouble.

When Zhan Feiyu came out, he could see the situation outside the yard through the low loess fence. More than a dozen soldiers on tall horses were holding bows and arrows, and the arrows were tied with oilcloth. .

"Captain Luo, you go in and search for the stolen goods. If anyone dares to obstruct the yamen's work, this hundred households will definitely help you catch the thief!" Zhan Feiyu doesn't know what relationship this little girl has with the Yang family.

"Thank you, my lord." Luo Butou is really fighting for power at this meeting. With the fifty soldiers brought by Wu Baihu, he has no worries about the future, and naturally wants to avenge his past!
The rest of the dozen or so arresting officers are also vicious. Those who were beaten up by He Sheng before have no strength to fight back. This will cause pain in the arms or legs. Whoever saw them in Xiangwu County would not respectfully call out the bad guy, how could they have suffered from such uselessness? gas!
Old General Yang is not in a hurry, and Qiu Zongxi is also not in a hurry. Since Xueshi Gu dared to let his young disciple travel long distances from Huai'an Mansion to Weizhou, he is sure that she has the ability to protect herself. Even five hundred soldiers are not afraid. .

Yang Shoucheng patted Yang Xu's head, motioning him to wait and see.

Big brother is better, if big brother is here, why do you need to come forward yourself, Zhan Feiyu looked at Luo Butou who came aggressively with a big knife, "Luo Butou, you said that someone sued me for stealing in a ruined temple. Can Sir Ling accept the complaint? Who is the name of the plaintiff? Can there be witnesses..."

Zhan Feiyu is very clear about the yamen's rules. She went to court in Shangsi County, and later because Wan Yunhao was killed, she also went to the court of Nanxuan government office.

Not to mention that she went to Fengzhou later, because of the disappearance of Qi Heng, she also dealt with the Fengzhou government.

The most unlucky thing is that in Huai'an Mansion, Zhan Feiyu's life was almost killed by the prison disaster, so at this moment, Zhan Feiyu is not worried about the vicious Luo Butou, regardless of the bluffing charges he posed. .

"If you have anything to say, leave it in the lobby and tell the magistrate!" Luo Butou snapped, his attitude was arrogant, but he didn't intend to pay any attention to Zhan Feiyu's questioning.

As expected of a merchant's daughter, she has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. If this is a girl from Shitou Village, she would have been so frightened that she could not even speak.

Zhan Feiyu smiled, and his crisp little voice became a little louder, "Is it the king's land under the whole world, and the soldiers who lead the land are the king's ministers. Xiangwu County belongs to Weizhou and is located in Longyou Road. I would like to ask Long The Chief Secretary of the right way, the inspector, and the three lords who instigated the Shisi, this Xiangwu County is not in the territory of the Daqing Dynasty, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the court, otherwise how dare the yamen handle cases not follow the "Daqing Law"."

After the charges were charged, Luo Butou's face changed suddenly. Although he believed that Zhan Feiyu was bluffing, there were still General Yang, Qiu Zongxi, and the villagers of Stone Village outside the courtyard.

If this word got out today, I don't know what Zhu county magistrate would do, but his arrest was over.

(End of this chapter)