The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 3

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Although Xie Shen also wanted to get on the county magistrate's line directly, but the status and status of the two of them are too different at the moment, they are far from being in the same circle, and rashly creating opportunities will only make things worse.It's better to take it step by step and get this tutor first.

After contemplating, Xie Shen began to think about the poems that could be used.It is spring now, and if you want to write poems, you can only write about spring scenes.Although the poetry of Tang and Song Dynasties is good, it is helpless to use it.There were only a few famous poets in the Ming Dynasty, and there was Nalan Xingde. After thinking about it, Xie Shen wrote down the poems that could be used one by one.

As for whether these poems can be used, Xie Shen can't be sure now.But it's always good to be prepared.

Of course, Xie Shen has a good idea of ​​what poems can be used and what poems can't be used, otherwise, if he is sent to the Imperial College to study as a child prodigy, wouldn't he be exposed?
Xie Shen is not in a hurry right now as he has to eat the meal one bite at a time.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed, Old Master Liu's condition has improved, and the academy can finally start classes.

For Xie Shen, this is a good buffer period, allowing him to fully adapt to the life rhythm of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Although Yuyao is a county seat, it is a large county. In the reign of Hongzhi, there were 15 households with more than [-] people.

Old Master Liu's house is in the east of Yuyao City, next to the main street, so it can be regarded as located in a busy city.

But these have no effect on Xie Shen.The heart is far away from the self-biased, and only when the heart is like still water can one do a good job in learning.Now that he has made up his mind to make a name for himself on the road of imperial examination, no matter how noisy the environment is, it will not become a hindrance.

The house has three entrances, which is already considered a remarkable scale in Yuyao.Except for Wu Xianzun, Kong Jiaoyu and Old Master Liu, no one dared to live in such a big house.

The academy is actually built in the mansion of Old Master Liu, so it is not a short distance to go to the mansion to study.

Xie Shen carried the cloth bag on his back and walked down a corridor, and then passed through a moon gate. When he saw the bluestone screen wall, he knew that he had arrived at the teaching hall of the academy.

The plaque of the teaching hall is inscribed with the word Bailu, which is said to be the name specially given by Mr. Liu in admiration of the Bailudong Academy in the Song Dynasty.

Xie Shen was amused in his heart, he never thought that the old pedant also like arty.

He doesn't have many memories about Old Master Liu in his mind, he only knows that many children from rich families in Yuyao City are studying here.Judging from the size of Old Master Liu's mansion, he should be doing well, maybe not just an old scholar.

Thinking of this, Xie Shen strengthened his mind even more.If you can get appreciation from Old Master Liu, it is not difficult to become famous.As long as you become famous, do you still worry about not having the chance to meet the county magistrate?

"Xie Jiaxiaolang, what are you doing there in a daze, go in quickly, the master is about to start teaching."

A servant waved to Xie Shen, and the young man realized that he was still standing at the door. He hurriedly bowed his hands to thank the servant in good faith, and then walked into the training hall.

There are more than [-] square tables with horseshoe feet and a small square stool with rounded corners in the whole teaching hall.

Xie Shen found a seat by the window and sat down, looking quite relaxed.

At this time, most of the students in the teaching hall had already arrived, Xie Shen scanned for a week and found that most of them were twelve or thirteen-year-old peers.

These students should be familiar with each other, but they chatted enthusiastically. Xie Shen shook his head and took out the paper, pen and inkstone from the cloth bag.

At this moment, Shi Shiran walked out of an old man behind the flower-and-bird screen. He was wearing a lake-blue gown, a leather belt around his waist, and a black cape on his head. Xie Shen thought that this was Old Master Liu.He doesn't have many memories of Old Master Liu, he only knows that this gentleman is a person who is unsmiling and rigorous in his studies.

"Today we're going to talk about Mencius, so get out your books."

Old Master Liu stroked the three long beards on his chin, and said quietly.

He sat on the Tielimu official hat chair with four heads, but he didn't pick up the book on the desk.

"Look at the section on King Wen's vision of the people."

Xie Shen secretly cursed in his heart, is this Old Master Liu always speaking so briefly?

The section on Wen Wang Shimin comes from "Mencius? Li Louxia". Xie Shen was a graduate student of Ming history in his previous life, and he did not separate literature and history. He also did a lot of research on the Four Books.Xie Shen's favorite of the Four Books is "Mencius", and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as fluent.

He quickly flipped through the book to find this paragraph, and scanned it hastily.

He has already known these things, but he has to wait for Old Master Liu to give a lecture. God knows what the old master wants to say.

"The king of Wen regards the people as wounded, looks at the way but does not see it. The people are at peace, but he sees it as if there is a wound; the way has come to an end, but he still does not see it. The sage loves the people deeply and seeks the way so earnestly. Satisfaction is the heart of working hard all day long.”

Old Master Liu recited this passage, his eyes sparkled and he said, "Let's write a composition."

Xie Shen gasped, his jaw almost didn't drop from shock.Be darling, this old master Liu is really amazing in his teaching methods, he just asks students to write essays?Xie Shen originally thought that the old man had to explain the "Four Books Annotations" to the old man, analyzing and analyzing the method of solving the problem, but he did not expect him to be so direct.

Such a teacher is worth a year's worth of money?

Xie Shen felt distressed for the money he had been repairing. His Xie family is not a wealthy family. The money is all the hard-earned money of his elder brother Xie Fang. It is uncomfortable to think about giving it to this old man who pretends to be a master. .

The imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were actually writing stereotyped essays, and those who could write well would be admitted.The content of the test is actually the Four Books and Five Classics, and the questions are all the original texts of the Four Books and Five Classics.The so-called Four Books refer to the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean.The so-called Five Classics refers to "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi", and "Spring and Autumn".Of course, it is not enough to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics backwards.Although the imperial examination questions come from here, candidates need to make appropriate explanations, which is called breaking the questions.However, this explanation is not up to you, but must be quoted from Zhu Xi's "Four Books Chapters and Sentences".To put it bluntly, you also have to memorize "Four Books Annotations".

Only by memorizing all these things thoroughly can you have the most basic qualifications for writing.As for the idea and structure of the article you write, whether it can impress the examiner depends on your ability.

Moreover, the question types of the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were very complicated, with large questions such as consecutive chapter questions and whole chapter questions, which were generally used for advanced examinations such as general examinations and township examinations.A Tongsheng like Xie Shen who doesn't even have a reputation as a scholar doesn't need to think about these issues for the time being.What they need to pay attention to are one-character questions, two-character questions, and top and bottom questions.Most of these questions are used in Tongsheng County Examination.

If you just want to gain fame as a scholar, just practice more small questions.But if you want to make a big splash in the provincial or general examinations, and at least gain a reputation as a candidate, then you have to study both small and big problems.

But this question is obviously a big one. This old master Liu is too spoiled, they are just a group of children.

(End of this chapter)