Kowloon wins

Chapter 8 Take it easy
"Cough cough."

Rescue soldiers came quickly, just when the quarrel between the old thirteenth and the fourteenth brothers was over and the martial arts was about to be staged, when they heard two fake coughs, an old man in Hanlin costume walked into the study slowly Among them, the chief teacher Hu Renyu has arrived.

Hu Renyu, a native of Shangyuan in the south of the Yangtze River (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), with the word Mengxing and the name Zhishan, was the number one scholar in the 33rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. He also served as the chief teacher of the study, and was the teacher of the princes. He was the most upright man, and all the princes feared him.

"Shh!"

As soon as Hu Ren and Fangcai showed up, there was no need to say much at all. The two young brothers who were so upright had already turned around in unison, and sat back in their seats like flying, with their hands behind their backs neatly. , If you want to be honest, you can be as honest as possible, as if the previous top cow didn't exist at all.

"Operation."

Hu Renyu didn't pursue the farce just now, nor did he look at the princes who hurriedly took their seats, but walked to the teaching seat unhurriedly, lifted the hem of his official robe, sat down, and said seriously Two words without any emotion spit out from the mouth.

"Yinxiang, there are three mistakes in writing, all of which are improper allusions, ten slaps!"

"Yinzhen, there are four errors in writing, two inappropriate use of allusions, one inaccurate character, one incomprehensible grammar, fifteen slaps on the palm of the hand!"

"Yinyu, the writing is barely fluent, but it's a pity that the literary talent is lacking, so I hit the palm of my hand three times!"

"Yinlu, if you pass the description and paste, you can be exempted from punishment."

……

On the surface, Hu Renhe didn't seem to pursue Brother Yinxiang's two previous farces, but he was not polite at all when it came to judging homework. Hu Renyu is just a literati, and his hand strength is not too strong. The problem is that the palms of the elder brothers are tender. The same pain made my teeth bared.

Obediently, it's really a fight!
Hong Qing had heard about corporal punishment before, but it was the first time she had seen it with her own eyes, especially when the person being beaten was an extremely noble elder brother, which made Hong Qing's little heart skip a beat It was a little faster, and my throat couldn't help itching slightly, and I couldn't help swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva.

"Today's talk, "University" No. [-], the so-called peaceful world is governing its country: the elders are respected, and the people are filial; the elders are elders, and the people are prosperous..."

Hong Qing looked at the frightening thing, but it was extremely common for Hu Renyu to do it. After punishing the three elder brothers, he didn't talk nonsense, opened the book, and started today's lecture.

Um, isn’t that right, why did it start with “University”?
No matter for Hong Qing, or for the entire Chengjun Prince's Mansion, going to school and studying is the top priority, what should be known, what should be known, Yin Zhi has explained to Hong Qing many times, in terms of curriculum arrangement, Hong Qing Qing dare not say that she knows everything well, but she knows the general procedure well.

According to the system of the Great Qing Dynasty, elder brother had to go to the study to study when he was six years old. If he had no errands, even if he was sixteen years old and had already established his own family, he still had to go to the study to listen to lectures or Listening to politics, in this way, there is a difference in the age of the brothers, and the teacher obviously must have relevant procedures when giving lectures. Generally speaking, it is from easy to difficult. "Wen" and other simplest scriptures, then it is the turn of "Analects" and "Spring and Autumn" that the elder brother should study, and finally the slightly more difficult "University" and "Book of Changes". Relevant express regulations, but it has already become a custom, regardless of Manchu and Han teachings, everyone will behave like this, but now Hu Renyu starts to give a lecture on "University" as soon as he comes up, which is obviously not in line with the convention, and Hongqing will not leave one more Careful.

"Great Learning", originally two chapters of "Book of Rites" No.40, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi brothers in the Song Dynasty extracted it from "Book of Rites" and compiled chapters and sentences. The full text is only more than [-] words, which is not counted Many times, knowing that she must go to the study, Hong Qing had already relied on her extraordinary memory to forcefully memorize the Four Books and Five Classics in four or five days, and even the various books of many predecessors. The annotations were all memorized in my mind, although I was still far away from mastering the scriptures, but when it came to the scriptures themselves, I was very familiar with them. Although I was following the scriptures aloud, my mind was not. It's not about the scriptures themselves, but thinking about Hu Renyu's intentions in this move.

"Hongqing."

Sure enough, as Hong Qing expected, after Hu Renhe read it several times, he did not explain the scriptures, but suddenly called Hong Qing's name.

Oh, it's really here!

Hong Qing has known for a long time that she entered the study, not only the elder brothers are dissatisfied, but also the courtiers are not very happy, although it is not easy to oppose the old man's decision on the surface, but it is inevitable to fiddle with it in private For this, Hong Qing was already prepared, she stood up unhurriedly, bowed towards Hu Renyu, and replied very respectfully: "The student is here."

"Well, let me repeat what I said earlier."

Hu Renyu glanced at Hong Qing expressionlessly, and didn't ask Hong Qing if she understood, but asked the question as a matter of course.

There is no doubt that this is blatantly making things difficult. Not to mention that Hong Qing has just entered school, even Yin Lu, who has been in school for half a year, can't read the whole text just a few times. Many, sentence reading itself is a big problem. You must know that there are no punctuation marks in ancient Chinese. It is not an easy task to read through it. No, the eyes of these little elder brothers looking at Hong Qing are full of gloating color.

"The so-called one who governs the country in a peaceful world: When the elders are old, the people are happy with filial piety; when the elders are elders, the people are happy with younger brothers..."

Brothers’ fun is destined to be unappreciated, not to mention that Hong Qing had already memorized the "University" before coming here, even if he didn't, with his superb memory, just reading it a few times before is enough to comprehend it. The tenth chapter, which is not too long, has been memorized. Of course, Hong Qing didn't intend to be too outstanding, so she just picked up the book honestly and read through it aloud.

"Have you ever studied this article?"

Hu Renyu's original intention was to make things difficult for Hong Qing, not because he disliked Hong Qing, nor because he had a feud with Chengjun Prince's Mansion, but because he had made an exception for Grandpa Kangxi to let Hong Qing, the emperor's grandson, enter the study. But she didn't expect Hong Qing to be able to read the whole sentence. She was surprised and doubted.

"Returning to the teacher, the student did learn some from the teacher when he was at home."

Xi has learned it, but it’s just a matter of a day or two. Speaking of it, he has gone through it once or twice, and he can memorize it. If it is really true, it is still too far away. I didn't want to show off too much, so I simply pushed it on the teacher at home.

"Well, can you explain it? Well, it's only one sentence."

Although the article "University" is not particularly difficult, it is not simple, at least it should not be understood by Hong Qing, who is only six years old. Hu Renyu does not want to give Hong Qing a yard so easily. After pondering, he asked a question.

The article "University" is called "the door for beginners to enter virtue", and it is no exaggeration to say that every word is perfect, because the article itself is extremely concise, it is not easy to sum up a chapter in one sentence, let alone It is difficult for a newcomer like Hong Qing, even a veteran of Haoshou who has been writing for many years, to do this. Obviously, Hu Ren and this question are not embarrassing, but making things difficult, no, When the problem came out, the two youngest elder brothers were still ignorant, but the complexions of the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers became brighter, and there was a hint of indistinctness at the corners of their mouths. smile.

We have never had any grievances with you, and it is too much to make things so difficult!

Hu Ren and the others had never heard of Hong Qing in his previous life, and only heard a few words from his father a few days ago, saying that although his literary talents are outstanding, he is the most rigid person, and he belongs to the rule-based one. Seniors, the most unconventional things, just because of such an impression, Hongqing is already mentally prepared for the possible difficulties for him, but he didn't expect that the old man would make things difficult. , actually made it difficult for herself with such difficult problems that could be used as exam questions, and then looked at the mock smiles of the old thirteen and fourteen, Hong Qing was really a little annoyed.

"Mr. Hui's words, from the students' point of view, perhaps the phrase 'what goes up is what goes down' can sum up this article."

Annoyance is nothing but annoyance, but the question still needs to be answered, otherwise, it would be a trivial matter for the elder brothers to read the joke, but a major issue for not being able to gain a firm foothold in the study room. It was a matter of showing off, and my brain was working rapidly, and within a few breaths, I had the answer.

"Practice and effect? ​​Well, yes, yes, it's Si Yan!"

Hu Renyu originally thought that Hong Qing would not be able to answer this question, and even if he could, it would not be able to sum it up in a few words, but he never expected that Hong Qing could sum up the main idea of ​​this chapter in just one word. I was taken aback for a moment, and then I couldn't help but applauded.

It doesn’t matter if Hu Renyu’s applause made the elder brothers a little dumbfounded, not because of anything else, but because Hu Renyu’s time as the head teacher in the study room was not long, but he was always serious and never praised As for others, all the elders get from him is only punishment, and no praise. At this time, it is really the first time that Hong Qing, who has just entered school, is so praised, not to mention the old fifteen and the old 16. Elder brother was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. Even the elder brothers who were about to perform their coming-of-age ceremony, the thirteenth and the fourteenth, were shocked by it. When they looked at Hongqing, there was a trace of confusion. mean……

(End of this chapter)