Wei Shu

"Is this a bamboo calligraphy? Sure enough, the strokes are like bamboo, with no sharp edge."

Du Huiniang stood a little further away, with a hint of admiration in her voice, but the next breath, a little sadness appeared on her face.

Only those families with a profound heritage in poetry and etiquette can cultivate such outstanding children, as evidenced by the test paper in front of them.

And for a peasant girl like her who came from a poor family, not to mention it was time for her to be a student, even though she was currently serving as an associate lecturer at the academy, she could not recognize those different characters.

This is the gap.

The knowledge that she worked hard and spent the rest of her life to acquire is easily accessible to some people.

"This seems to be... plum blossom seal script?"

Zhang She said again at this time, but his tone was not sure.

After looking at it intently for a moment, he rolled up his sleeves and smiled: "Come on, come on, I am just doing my own thing and talking nonsense in front of experts."

Zuo Shenya was fond of epigraphy and loved to collect all kinds of strange calligraphy and fragments. He knew a lot of different calligraphy. He must not be able to trouble him with these kinds of calligraphy, so Zhang She would laugh at himself.

"Deputy Zhang is here to entertain me again."

He stretched out his left hand to twist his beard, smiling calmly, with a rather proud look on his face.

Although his carving skills were extremely bad...well, no, it was just a little lacking.But when it comes to his eyesight, he is not weak at all.

He happened to know all the six fonts in front of him. Therefore, although his words were self-effacing, his demeanor and behavior were steady and confident.

"This little lady must be in her teens at most. Her handwriting seems to have been immersed in this art for many years. She's really not bad, she's really not bad."

Liu Qiao was so proud that he almost started dancing, but he couldn't really dance, so he had to say with a straight face:

"To tell you the truth, there are two fonts, even I can only make a rough guess, but I don't dare to vouch for it, I don't dare to vouch for it, hahaha, the little lady has really stumped me, hahaha …”

In the end, the old master couldn't hold it back, he laughed out loud and blew his beard so high that he didn't know what to feel happy about being stumped by his students.

Everyone knew his temper, so they just smiled and said nothing, feeling a little sad in their hearts.

To be fair, if this paper fell into the hands of any of them, they would all be like this old master, exclaiming with joy and unable to help themselves.

Only a teacher can appreciate Gein's feeling of "surprised to see beautiful jade in the rubble".

"That's a good answer. It's simple but profound."

Lin Shuying was a serious person and was not very interested in those fancy words. She just glanced at them briefly. On the contrary, the few words on the paper moved her.

"Judging by the words, it is pleasing to the eye. It seems that the few excellent ones I have are incomparable."

After pondering for a moment, she spoke again, with a look of approval on her face.

It's great to be able to find a new approach and answer questions accurately and intriguingly. What's even more rare is that this volume also uses the evolution of fonts to allude to the rise and fall of dynasties, and vividly displays the beauty of the "character" itself, which complements the "statement of ambition". In addition to "establishing the mind and remembering the Spring and Autumn Period", there is another meaning of "word". At least among the volumes that Lin Shuying has read, she thinks that no one can surpass it.

Baishi Academy has always allowed students to be creative and innovative. As long as they don't stray too far out of line, the academy will not impose any restrictions, and the masters are happy to see this.

What's more, this is just an entrance examination. If the requirements are too strict and suppress the students' desire to learn, it will also be contrary to the original intention of establishing the academy. Lin Shuying has many words of praise. "Chief Zuo, I hope you can tell me what fonts these are." Du Huiniang said softly, but she was reaching out to Zuo for advice.

Among all the teachers, she had the weakest foundation, and she had relied on the four words "not ashamed to ask" along the way to achieve her current achievements.

Zuo Sheng coughed, gently stroked his long beard, and said slowly: "From the sixth column down, in order: Bamboo Script, Tai Chi Seal Script, Chui Mang Seal Script, Jin Chai Script, Plum Blossom Seal Script, and Baoding Seal Script."

The masters nodded as they listened, and Zhang She even clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I haven't behaved badly."

Both fonts he mentioned are correct.

"Baoding Seal, it turns out to be Baoding Seal!" Liu Qiao suddenly squeezed over, pushed Zhang She aside with his arm, and said loudly:

"It's true that you live and learn until you grow old. Today, you have gained a lot of experience."

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his whole body was shaky. Zhang She was so frightened that he rushed forward to help him, but unexpectedly, he fell into his trap.

I saw the white-haired old man grabbing his collar with a backhand, and then an old face came close to him, and the spittle sprayed all over his face:
"Xiao Zhang, please tell me, should I be ranked number one in this paper? Should I be ranked first?"

Zhang She finally managed to get half of his sleeve to cover his face, but he couldn't withstand the old man's arm strength, so he could only say repeatedly:
"You deserve it, you deserve it, you deserve it."

Liu Qiao immediately laughed heartily, released his hand and slapped him hard on the shoulder: "Assistant Zhang said, you are a sincere gentleman."

Zhang She hurriedly withdrew from Laoyuan. While adjusting his collar, he shook his head and sighed: "Under the despotic power, An Neng will not obey."

Naturally, he still agreed with Liu Qiao's judgment, otherwise he would not have answered so quickly.

As a result, three of the five masters have given the judgment of "No. [-] in Class A". Zuo Shen looked at Du Huiniang, who had not expressed her opinion, and said warmly:
"What did Deputy Du say?"

Du Huiniang lowered her eyes and said: "Good is indeed good, the words are good and the meaning is good, but I always feel that there is something...some..."

"Let me speak." Zuo Shen took over her words and continued unhurriedly:

"Grandstanding. Is that what Deputy Du wants to say?"

Du Huiniang was stunned and was about to speak when Zuo Shen nodded slightly: "To be honest, Deputy Du, I also have this intention."

All the masters were stunned for a moment.

It is not difficult to explain why Du Huiniang did not like this article. She came from a humble background and suffered a lot at the hands of those so-called gentry children. She had a bad intention, so she criticized this test paper that was obviously from a noble family.

But the left stretch should not be like this.

He is a son of a wealthy family, and this article is exactly what he likes. Logically speaking, he should recommend this article more than Liu Qiao.

"You kid knows what a fart!"

After being quiet for a few breaths, Liu Qiao suddenly jumped up to three feet high. He went up and grabbed Zuo Shen's collar, but Zuo Shen skillfully moved his head and avoided it. Then he saw him move back quickly. However, he stood up from the table and quickly ran to the other end of the desk with his legs in the air. He looked at Liu Qiao across the table and said plausibly:

"As the examiner, I should make my judgment impartially."

When Liu Qiao heard that this meant that he was being unfair, he couldn't help but became furious. He shouted, "Stop for me," and chased after him.