Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Hearing Zhuang Jun's words, Wei Chen could only smile bitterly in his heart.

Teacher, teacher, you are already old, why are you still so arrogant?

Chapter 63: With such a style of study, what can we do?

Wei Chen said resolutely: "The teacher's kindness in preaching and teaching will never be forgotten by the disciples. If it weren't for the teacher, how could the disciples be where they are today? Therefore, I ask the teacher to give me a title."

The joy on Zhuang Jun's face flashed away, he coughed lightly and said calmly: "You are what you are today because of your own efforts, and what you do for the teacher is just the icing on the cake.

However, since the disciple has invited me, it’s hard for me as a teacher to refuse. It just so happens that the teacher has received something from me in the past few days. "

Wei Chen couldn't help but curse, "I think you've already thought about what you can get by chance, right?"

"The combination of the sun and the moon is called Chen. Originally, it would have been best to have a clear character in your name. However, it violated your father's taboo, so I had to choose another character."

Zhuang Jun sighed softly and continued: "Chen is the genus of dragon. "Guan Ren Biezhuan" says that the dragon is the yang essence, which lurks in the yin, and the ghosts pass up, and the qi and spirit are harmonious, so it can stir up the clouds. Yours How about expressing the word "Xingyun"?

"Wei Chen, Wei Xingyun?"

Wei Chen recited it silently in his mind several times and found it very satisfying. Firstly, it was easy to remember, and secondly, it had a profound meaning.

At that moment, he bowed deeply with excitement and said, "Disciple, thank you, Teacher, for giving me the words!"

After giving the letter, Zhuang Jun inspected Wei Chen's recent schoolwork to see if Wei Chen had slacked off because he had finished the college examination.

Seeing that Wei Chen answered his questions fluently, Zhuang Jun nodded with satisfaction, and after a few more instructions, he rushed Wei Chen home.

When Wei Chen's knowledge has reached the point where he is now, he no longer needs to be around his teachers all the time and receive advice. What Zhuang Jun can do as a teacher is to encourage and give pointers. The rest still depends on Wei Chen's own efforts.

Wei Chen returned to Sheng's house and told Sheng Changbai that he had been crowned. Sheng Changbai was very happy and chased Wei Chen all day long, calling him "Xingyun" and "Xingyun Xiandi". Wei Chen himself I almost vomited.

Fortunately, within a few days, it was time to go to Fu Xue to report.

On the first day of going to the government school, naturally the first thing to do was to become apprentices. Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai both came to the government school with the apprenticeship gifts.

The so-called meeting ceremony is the six rituals of worshiping a master, including celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longan, and dried lean meat strips. This is the same whether you are worshiping a master or a professional master.

The apprenticeship ceremony for both of them was prepared for them by Manager Chen. Naturally, it had to be as exquisite as possible. The gift box alone was worth a lot of money.

In addition to this ceremonial apprenticeship ceremony, Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai asked someone to send 60 taels of silver red envelopes to Mr. Lu from the Fu School early. This was the real "apprenticeship ceremony".

This was all due to Wei Chen's cheap senior brother Shen Du. If Shen Du hadn't sent a message to remind him, Wei Chen would not have been able to tell that Mr. Lu, who looked like a Confucian, was actually a man who was greedy for money.

At this moment, in Minglun Hall, Mr. Lu was giving a lecture to the five new students who had just entered the school.

"Don't think that you can just let go of Nanshan after entering a government school. In ancient times, the students who took the examinations spent one year away from the classics and discerning their aspirations, three years of dedication and devotion to the community, five years of extensive study under the teacher, seven years of discussing learning and making friends, and nine years of study. Only when one knows the class and understands the class and is strong and does not rebel can one call it great success.

Although you are students, you have lived in poverty for ten years, but how far have you reached your academic level?I'm afraid some people can't even reach the point of distinguishing one's will from the classics, right?Now that you have entered the government school, you should study the scriptures carefully and do not neglect your homework! "

Listened

Lu Jiaoyu's words made Wang Yaochen, Weng Dingfan, and Tang Henian feel awe-struck in their hearts.

This old eunuch is indeed a famous old Confucian in Jiangning City. He gave us a disastrous attack right from the start!

Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai looked at each other and laughed secretly in their hearts. It seemed that the apprenticeship ceremony for these three classmates was not enough, or in other words, it was not given in the right way.

Over there, Wang Yaochen and the others were still trembling because of Lu Jiaoyu's instructions, but here Lu Jiaoyu looked at Wei Chen with a smile on his face.

"Wei Chen, you have become a diner at such a young age. It is very good. I have also read your article, and you are already a member of the family."

When talking to Wei Chen, Lu Jiaoyu's tone was extremely gentle, completely different from the harsh tone just now. The huge change before and after made Wang Yaochen and others stunned.

"Thank you for your compliment." Wei Chen bowed and said, "Jiaoyu, I have a heartfelt request from you. The student has to prepare for the provincial examination, so he wants to go out and study more and make friends. I hope your teacher will be accommodating."

Before Wei Chen came, he had already found out the procedures for studying in the mansion.

At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the atmosphere of official learning was solemn. From the Imperial College to the county schools in various places, academics were strictly governed.

But now, the academic style is no longer what it used to be. Regardless of the prefectural or county schools, it is extremely lax. I even heard that the Imperial College, known as the highest academic institution in the Zhou Dynasty, is now worse than a crab.

Wei Chen's study at Fu Xue was nothing more than going through the process he had done at Sheng's Free School. As for teaching and training, he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, and he seldom paid attention to his students.

With such a trend, it's no wonder that Lin Yan resigned in anger and preferred to be a private school teacher in a small school like Shengshi Yixue.

Therefore, Wei Chen did not intend to waste time in the government school.

Studying at home on weekdays and occasionally traveling abroad are Wei Chen's plans after becoming a scholar.

When Lu Jiaoyu heard Wei Chen's request, he held his beard and pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Your article is already outstanding, and it is really not advisable to write behind closed doors anymore. The way to study is to learn widely, make friends and draw parallels.

Let's do this. You can't be absent from the annual examination held by Xuedao every year. If you want to travel during the rest of the time, you must ask for leave in advance with me. How about it? "

Wei Chen also knew that this was the limit of what Lu Jiaoyu could do, so he bowed his head in agreement without saying a word.

After that, Sheng Changbai also asked for a study tour, and Lu Jiaoyu naturally agreed just like he agreed to Wei Chen for the sake of money.

The three of them, Wang Yaochen and Wang Yaochen, were among the top five in the college examination. Naturally they were not stupid people. Seeing that Lu Jiaoyu was so tolerant to Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai, he immediately thought that there must be something fishy involved.

However, they were not stupid enough to expose it to their faces. Instead, they planned to wait for Lu Jiaoyu to leave before humbly asking Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai for advice.

Next, the five people followed Lu Jiaoyu and finished worshiping Confucius, and then went to the stone tablet in Minglun Hall to read the regulations on generals and students.

There are many rules and regulations recorded on the monument, but nowadays, the scholarly ethics are loose and no one takes these rules seriously.

In the next few days, Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai went to the Minglun Hall of the Fu School every day to have a meal. Although they both made up their minds to be absent from class for a long time, they still had to do the superficial work, otherwise Lu Jiaoyu would face It doesn’t look good either.

However, after Wei Chen had been there for a few days, he found that the people in Minglun Hall were sparsely populated, and not all of them had ever been there.

According to the regular system, there are 40 Linshan students in the government school, 40 Zengguang students, and the number of attached students is uncertain.

But Wei Chen counted and found that at most 40 to [-] people came to attend each class, which was less than half of the quota.

Lu Jiaoyu, who was lecturing above, seemed to have been accustomed to this for a long time and did not find it strange at all.

Lu Jiaoyu only attends class for half an hour every day, and then it is time for the students to study by themselves.

Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai experienced the atmosphere of the self-study class firsthand, and then they understood what the devils were dancing around.

I won’t talk about those who didn’t come. Among the thirty or forty students who came to class, some were chatting to pass the time, some were gathering around to play horses, and some were busy taking over jobs and reading the account books for the shop outside. There are even people who hold the vivid and fragrant erotic pictures in their hands to appreciate them in a grand manner...

Sheng Changbai couldn't help but sigh: "This is how bad the academic style has become!"

At this point, the two of them were completely disappointed with this school. After class that day, they went to see Mr. Lu to tell him about the long vacation and went home to study.

Chapter 64 Homecoming

September, autumn.

The weather is getting colder, and in a blink of an eye it’s the season when the laurel trees are fragrant and the crabs are filling their shells.

Jingxi winds its way, embracing Xiyin Village. More than a hundred steps away from the stream, there is a small courtyard. A month ago, the ground was covered with dead leaves and looked dilapidated, but now it has been cleaned up. Spotless and brand new.

In the small courtyard, it was as lively as going to a market. The folks and elders of Xiyin Village gathered together, full of enthusiasm and laughter.

After waiting for about half a stick of incense, someone shouted at the top of their lungs: "Master Xiu Cai is back!"

In an instant, everyone looked outside the courtyard, their eyes full of curiosity and expectation.

Two mule carts were parked at the entrance of the courtyard. Zhang Ming and Wei Ruyi helped each other get out of the mule carts, stood in front of the carts with their heads held high, and greeted the villagers with a smile.

Zhang Xu jumped off the mule cart and turned back to Wei Chen with excitement on his face: "Brother Chen, look, everyone is here to see you. You are the second scholar in our village!"

Wei Chen touched Zhang Xu's little head and got out of the car.

When the villagers saw Wei Chen, who was wearing a t-shirt, they cheered and surrounded him. While shouting "Brother Chen, Brother Chen", they asked the woman to go home and bring all the delicious food from home. They were so affectionate and affectionate. Wei Chen couldn't bear it.

"Folks, don't be busy, I've already prepared it!"

Zhang Ming waved behind him with a smile, and four men in brown clothes came up immediately, each pushing a small cart.

Everyone came closer to take a look.

Hey!

Twenty pairs of chicken with distiller's grains, forty pounds of herring, forty pounds of soy beef, twenty pounds of pig offal, twenty pounds of sheep groceries, and loads of side dishes and snacks!

When the villagers saw these four carts of sumptuous food, they secretly marveled at the dilapidated settlement of Zhang Ming in those days. It is really different from what it used to be!

Wei Ruyi asked people to borrow a dozen square tables from the neighboring houses, and arranged them in a row in the yard. He also set up two tables for women and children in the house, and the tables were filled with fine wine and delicacies.

Seeing so many delicacies that only appeared in dreams, the children immediately forgot about their naughtiness and stood aside honestly, staring at the plump chicken on the table. There were sounds of swallowing, but no one dared to start. food.

Outside the house, the adults used ladles to take wine from the large wine vat, poured the amber-colored liquid into white porcelain bowls, and exclaimed: "This is wine!"

"That's right! I heard that this wine was brewed by the Zhang family. It's sold at a premium, and the dignitaries in Jiangning are all rushing to get it!"

"Really? You have to taste it in a while!"

In the distance, several large boilers were set up, and the fire was booming. The hot oil in the frying pan made a crackling sound, and the master's face was illuminated brightly.

The waiters on the side helped bring the dishes to the table, including taro and duck soup, braised pig's trotters, squirrel mandarin fish, stir-fried shrimps... The table was full of solid hard dishes, and the young and old men had their mouths full of oil.

After eating and drinking for a while, Zhang Ming pulled Wei Chen up from the stool with a red face: "Come on, brother Chen, join me for a toast."

Wei Chen asked: "Who are you toasting to?"

Zhang Ming whispered: "He is the elder of the Wei family."

Wei Chen nodded, then stood up, picked up the wine glass, and came to a table with Zhang Ming.

Zhang Ming gives Wei

Chen introduced: "This is your third uncle, who is also the clan leader of the Zhiwei clan in Xiyin Village. This is your fifth uncle. This is..."

After Wei Chen recognized the people, he followed the rules and saluted and toasted to the respected old people in the village one by one.

The elders of the Wei clan also stood up, their eyes full of smiles, and they repeatedly praised Wei Chen for having his father's demeanor, for being young and promising, and for having a bright future.

Down below, Wei Chen was toasting table after table. Although the drinks were not full, no one came out to find fault.

The scholar and husband have already toasted to us personally, isn’t that enough to show face?

The faces of the villagers all smiled brightly.

After the banquet was over, the Wei clan members, led by the clan elders, went to the Wei clan ancestral hall to participate in the ceremony.

Everyone worked together to hang a newly created scholar plaque on the lintel of the ancestral hall.

The clan leader shouted loudly, solemn ritual music played, and the brocade covering the plaque was uncovered, revealing the word "Wei Chen" engraved on it.

Not far from the edge, there is a long-hanging scholar plaque, engraved with the name of Wei Chen's father, Wei Mingzhao.

The moment the plaque was unveiled, firecrackers went off outside the ancestral hall. The whole clan, young and old, were beaming with joy and congratulated Wei Chen.