Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

The more He Jinchao thought about it, the more logical it became, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He stared at Wei Chen with awe and awe, and when Wei Chen couldn't answer, he would expose the villain's true face of fraud in front of everyone.

Unfortunately, He Jinchao was too immersed in his own thoughts and didn't notice the flash of sarcasm on Wei Chen's face.

When everyone was tired of waiting, Wei Chen finally spoke slowly: "If you only study without seeking the heart, you will be in a daze and gain nothing from yourself..."

Wei Chen stared at He Jinchao and spat out word after word.

There was silence in the room, except for Wei Chen's exceptionally clear voice that kept echoing in everyone's ears.

He Jinchao was stunned for a while, and then said calmly: "You are lucky this time, I want to see how many more questions you can get right!"

He turned the Wen Fu in his hand to a random page and asked again: "My husband and the people now have to do the opposite."

Wei Chen blurted out without thinking: "The great sage forgives Zou Min's complaint, seeing that Zou Min has taken it upon himself..."

Wei Chen memorized it while He Jinchao compared it word by word, for fear of missing the opportunity to catch Wei Chen's mistakes.

But in the end, Wei Chen didn't recite a single word wrong.

Next, He Jinchao took ten more questions, and Wei Chen memorized ten articles in a row, all of which were word for word.

Everyone present went from being in disbelief at the beginning to being convinced in the end.

He Jinchao's questions were all randomly selected from the fifty volumes of literature, with no rules at all. Wei Chen could memorize them all, which proved that he had really memorized the entire set of literature.

In this way, there is no need to discuss the issue of whether Wei Chen cheated.

With his level, it was enough to take the county exam right away, so why cheat in a monthly class?

He Jinchao's forehead was already wet with sweat, his eyes were red, he was flipping through the book mechanically, and murmured: "The last question, the last question."

The last question..."

Lu Qingzhou pulled him and whispered: "Stop asking, Brother He, save some face for yourself."

"Stop being so hypocritical, you are not a good person! If something happens, just push me in front and hide in the back to enjoy the benefits!"

He Jinchao smashed the book at Lu Qingzhou and cursed in Shangyuan County dialect: "***, *****! ********!!!"

Lu Qingzhou was startled and hurriedly avoided the books that He Jinchao threw at him. While he was arranging his clothes in embarrassment, he shouted in his mouth: "Crazy, he must be crazy!"

On the other side, He Jinchao vented for a while, suddenly fell to his knees on the ground, and said with tears: "Han Chuang has studied hard for eight years, but he can't even compare to a child. What hope do I have to go to school in the future? If I can't go to school, then I What’s the use of reading? It’s okay if you don’t read this book!”

Everyone understood that He Jinchao had framed a classmate in front of his teacher this time and broke the rules of the free school. The crime was not a small one.

Although I was very disdainful of what He Jinchao had done in my heart, seeing his true feelings revealed at this moment, everyone was a student and couldn't help but feel a bit of compassion.

Chen Jun pleaded with Lin Yan: "Sir, Brother He just made a mistake in his trip. Please forgive him and give him another chance."

Lin Changchang sighed: "He has no intention of studying anymore. Even if I am willing to forgive him, I'm afraid he will have no hope of studying in this life."

Lin Yan's words soon came true.

He Jinzhao, whose face was full of tears and snot, stood up without warning, ran out of Youzhai without saying a word of greeting, and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

"Sir, he is..."

"That's all, this is his own choice, let him go..."

Chapter 27

The students said goodbye and left, but Wei Chen was stopped by Lin Yan and left alone.

"Sit down."

Lin Yan sat behind the case and said in a deep voice.

Wei Chen sat down obediently, and there were only two teachers and students in the huge Youzhai.

Lin Yan glanced at Wei Chen and said calmly: "Today's incident was caused by He Jinchao, and Lu Qingzhou may also have a share. These two people are certainly guilty, but you are obviously well-informed, but deliberately provoked and failed to do anything. You are not a good person!"

Wei Chen quickly stood up and apologized: "Mr. Mingjian, Na He is always targeting students. The students only want to punish him with small punishments and severe admonitions, and they don't really want to force him to leave."

Lin Yan studied Wei Chen's expression, which made Wei Chen feel weak. He could only force himself to cheer up and face Lin Yan's intimidating gaze.

After a long time, Lin Yan finally looked away from Wei Chen's face and sighed softly: "You are a person who hides too deeply in your heart and is extremely smart, making it difficult for people to distinguish between loyal and treacherous. In the future, you may become a capable minister in governing the world, or you may You have become a traitor who will bring chaos to the country. I don’t know whether it is right or wrong for me to teach you. Maybe I, Lin Yan, will be known as the teacher of a certain traitor among future generations, and I don’t know if I will be infamy for thousands of years."

Wei Chen said with a smile: "Sir, don't worry, the student will definitely work hard and make progress, so that he will not be humiliated, and he will become what future generations will say is an able teacher who can govern the world!"

Lin Yan did not refute Wei Chen's words, but just smiled and shook his head, seemingly relieved.

He then said: "In the past, I taught you seven people in Shangshe according to the method of teaching students and treated them equally. But now it seems that your talent cannot be limited by students or candidates. As a teacher, you should teach Jinshi I’ll teach you how to do it.”

Wei Chen was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately bowed solemnly to Lin Yan and solemnly said: "Sir, please teach me."

Lin Yan nodded and said in a deep voice: "The first one in the imperial examination is loyal to the eight-part essay, but the eight-part essay itself is just a format. It is nothing more than six paragraphs and eight paired sentences. The first sentence breaks the topic, the two sentences carry the topic, and then the talk, start, and start Section, middle section, back section, bundled section, that’s all. Now that you have memorized Wenfu, these formats will no longer trouble you."

"But just by learning the format, can the examiner's eyes light up and praise you, Wei Chen, among thousands of exam papers?"

Lin Yan said angrily: "Impossible! If you want to stand out, you have to write an outstanding article that will impress the examiner!"

Wei Chen nodded and asked softly: "Then how do you write such an article?"

"It is a good article if it has all three elements of reason, diction and spirit!" Lin Yan said solemnly, "Only such an article can make the examiners who are dizzy after reading the papers shine, like drinking nectar. Stop and savor it carefully. As long as there is nothing taboo in your article, how can the examiner have the heart to reject you?"

Wei Chen knew that although Lin Yan was only a tribute supervisor and was not as good as a civil servant in terms of fame, it was only because he had no intention of becoming an official and did not participate in the examination.

In terms of knowledge, Lin Yan far surpassed most of the candidates and was completely comparable to Jinshi.

Such a well-educated man was about to impart to Wei Chen the valuable experience that he had worked so hard for decades. How could Wei Chen dare to neglect him?

Then he asked respectfully: "Excuse me, sir, how do you do it?"

Is it possible to achieve the goal of having sufficient reason, speech and spirit? "

Just listen to Lin Yan slowly say: "If you want to understand the truth, you must trace it back to the Six Classics, and it is closely related to the Confucianism of the Song and Yuan Dynasties; if you want to say it, you must fit the meaning of the title, and take it from the books of the Three Dynasties and the Two Han Dynasties; if you want to Qi Chang will enlighten his mind with principles and principles, and he will dwell on the ancient texts of the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, and Song dynasties."

After saying that, Lin Yanchang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Wei Chen and said, "Now do you understand what you should do next?"

"Students understand." Wei Chen nodded and said softly: "Students should first read hundreds of schools of thought and ancient texts of all ages to lay a solid foundation. Only when they have something in mind can they write well."

"Yes, Ruzi can be taught."

Lin Yan nodded and said: "Learning is the basis, and the eight-legged essay is the body. If you only study Wenfu in order to take the exam, you will not be able to appreciate the wonderful meaning of the scriptures, and you will never be able to write articles like Pharaoh Li Zhen and Hua Tuan Brocade!"

Speaking of this, Lin Yan was probably touched. He raised his voice again and said with anger: "Today's students think that as long as they memorize a few high-level lectures and previous academic papers, they can imitate cats and tigers and take the exam." Luck. Even if a person like this wins the first prize, it will be bad luck for the court and the people!"

He said with a sneer: "Moreover, these speculators can only deceive the examiners, but they can't pass the general examination. Looking at the gold list, among the Hanlin Academy, there is no one who relied on opportunism to get through high school. ? Who is not a well-educated scholar?"

Wei Chen was secretly ashamed when he heard this.

After relying on his gift of photographic memory to memorize the eight-part essay for a month, Wei Chen felt a little complacent. He felt that there was no secret left in the eight-part essay in front of him. He had completely mastered the writing method of the eight-part essay. No matter how difficult the imperial examination was, I can’t stop myself anymore.

But after listening to Lin Yan's story, Wei Chen finally realized it and had a deeper and clearer understanding of himself.

Wei Chen's current articles, from the core to the structure to the writing style, are all imitating his predecessor Cheng Wen in the Wen family, following the same steps without his own ideas and style.

Among the three "Li Ci Qi" mentioned by Lin Yan, Wei Chen only has one of "Li" that is passable. This is because he has achieved a small degree of success in studying Cheng and Zhu's annotations, which can be considered as close to what Song Confucianism said.

As for the other two "ci" and "qi", Wei Chen is far from mastered. His words are empty and full of clichés. This is why Wei Chen only focuses on the study of Shiwen in Wenfu. No foundation.

In later generations, Wei Chen would be like having never read a classic. He just memorized Chinese textbooks and then wrote exam essays imitating his previous perfect scores.

Relying on this kind of article, even if you are lucky enough to be selected as a scholar or a scholar, you will definitely not be able to pass the test.

According to Lin Yan, every paper in the examination must pass through the hands of two great scholars and three ministers. These people are all well-educated scholars with strong memorization. How could they mistakenly click on a completely empty article? Nothing article?

Seeing Wei Chen's silent and thoughtful expression, Lin Yan could not help but nod secretly.

Even though his attitude towards Wei Chen was a bit complicated, he had to admit that Wei Chen was the most talented student he had ever taught.

Needless to say, there is no need to say more about photographic memory. The most rare thing is that Wei Chen knows everything at once, and he can always check and reflect on himself. People with this quality will never be buried in the end, even if there are constant difficulties and dangers in life. , will surely stand out.

"Cough cough!"

Lin Yan cleared her throat and woke Wei Chen out of his thoughts: "Wei Chen, have you written down everything I said?"

Wei Chen bowed and said, "The students have all memorized it. I would like to ask, sir, if students want to be able to express their opinions, which article should they write first?"

Lin Yandao: "You can first read the "Eight Masters' Texts" and learn from the Tang and Song Dynasties to get their spirit, and then read the poems of the Han Dynasty and the pre-Qin scholars to get their words."

Wei Chen nodded secretly when he heard this. The reading order Lin Yan set for him was basically to go backwards by dynasty. Compared with the articles of the three dynasties of the Qin Dynasty, the articles of the Tang and Song dynasties were catchy and easier to read. It can be regarded as easy first and then difficult.

Lin Yan took a thick stack of notes from the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties from the bookcase and handed it to Wei Chen: "When you go back today, you will read this note for three days, then review the meaning of the scriptures for two days, and come back as a teacher in five days. , I will help you answer your questions and examine your knowledge."

Wei Chen solemnly took the book, bowed and said, "Students must obey the teacher's orders."

Chapter 28 Amber Wine

After receiving Lin Yan's guidance, Wei Chen finally understood how he wanted to go next.

In order to make it easier to search for books, Wei Chen simply moved to the library of Yi Xue.

The handyman of the Library Pavilion followed Lin Yan's instructions and set up a clean small room for Wei Chen in the pavilion, and at the same time took care of Wei Chen's meals and daily life.

These days, when Wei Chen was sleepy, he would fall asleep next to a pile of books. When he woke up, he would continue reading with his books in his arms. Except for asking Lin Yan for advice every few days, he almost never left home.

When the handyman in the library was delivering meals, he saw Wei Chen holding a book and reading very intently every day, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit. He was worried that Wei Chen would go crazy studying, so he specifically reported to Lin Yan and asked him to take a look at Wei Chen. .

Unexpectedly, when Lin Yan saw Wei Chen eager to learn and unable to let go of the scroll, not only did he not stop him, but he also laughed happily: "When I was in Qi Wenshao, I didn't know the taste of meat in March."

Then he turned around and left.

Only the confused servant was left.

Don’t you know the taste of meat in March?

Mr. Lin is saying don’t forget to add meat to your meals?

But the meals he prepared for Wei Chen were always very rich, both meat and vegetables, right?

The handyman was puzzled, but in the end, out of caution, he spoke to Zhai Fu in the kitchen and raised Wei Chen's food to another level.

In this way, Wei Chen ate well in Zangshu Pavilion, lived well, lived a fulfilling life of studying every day, and happily became an ancient otaku.

While Wei Chen was busy absorbing nutrients in the library, Sheng Wei, the eldest son of the Sheng family, was already like an ant on a hot pot, anxious.

After Sheng Wei acquired a fruit wine workshop, he began to purchase fresh fruits to brew fruit wine, and then added glycerin to the fruit wine in proportion according to the method taught by Wei Chen to make a brand new fruit wine.

Because the new wine was dark red and translucent in color and shaped like amber, Sheng Wei named it "amber wine".

Sheng Wei sent samples of amber wine to major restaurants in Youyang, which received unanimous praise. Managers at various restaurants asked Sheng Wei about the origin of the wine.

Seeing the popularity of amber wine, Sheng Wei was delighted, but fell into new troubles.