Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Wei Chen has no plans to integrate into the circle for the time being. He came to the academy to study. As for friends, as long as he treats people with sincerity, he can always make them slowly in the future.

Mr. Shi had already arranged the afternoon class, which was to review the content taught in the morning. Wei Chen simply recited all the texts taught by Mr. Shi in the morning.

After reading the book a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent, and endorsement will help to understand it. This has always been Wei Chen's strength.

After memorizing "Mencius", Wei Chen took out the "Collected Commentary on Mencius" and flipped through the contents about King Hui of Liang, comparing them and understanding them while memorizing them.

After memorizing both of them, Wei Chen took out the lecture notes he had memorized in the morning and read them again. At this time, the feeling of reading the lecture notes was completely different from that in the morning, and the integration was very fast.

It was getting dark. Wei Chen had dinner and rested for a while. Feeling energetic, he stretched out and picked up the lamp to fight again.

In the evening class, Wei Chen stopped memorizing and started practicing calligraphy.Although Wei Chen could also write calligraphy in his previous life, he was just getting started. In his previous life, he could barely make it a specialty, but in this era, it has become a weakness.

So Wei Chen directly asked for a large pile of straw paper from the handyman and prepared to practice calligraphy.

The craftsmanship of this straw paper is simple and the paper is rough. People in ordinary villages can make it by themselves. It is usually used by ordinary people as straw paper, but for scholars from poor families, it is a good material for calligraphy practice.

As for better bamboo paper, the cheapest one costs twenty cents per knife. Even if Sheng's free education was not short of money, he would not waste it on casual calligraphy practice for his students.

Wei Chen picked up half of the remaining ink on the table, added a little water to the old inkstone, and began to slowly grind it. When the ink melted, he picked up the pen and dipped it in ink to make a note.

Wei Chen practiced the Guange style. Although it lacked boldness and was a bit restrained, the stippling was detailed and the structure was plain, making it perfect for examination fonts.

After writing the post one stroke after another for an hour, Wei Chen felt that he seemed to have made some progress, so he nodded with satisfaction and put the pen into the pen washer.

When I looked up, I saw Mr. Shi walking into the lecture hall. He took a glance and said loudly: "In half a month, the academic master will come to the school to rectify the academic style. From today on, everyone must not slack off and must work harder."

As soon as Mr. Shi said this, the students were in an uproar.

The academic administration, also known as the academic supervisor, is also known as the academic supervisor and the supervisor. He oversees the culture and education of a province. He has the responsibility of observing the academic style. It is normal to inspect the academies under his rule.

However, Sheng's Volunteer Academy has always been unknown among the academies in Jiangnan Province, and the previous academic administrators have never come to it once. Who would have thought that this time, the Academic Affairs Master would actually come to Sheng's Volunteer Academy in person!

Moreover, when Master Xuezheng is here, can the county magistrate not accompany him?

The first three examinations of the imperial examination are the county examination, the government examination and the college examination. Among them, the examiners of the county examination and the college examination are the county magistrate and the academic administrator respectively. It can be said that a student's fate can be decided with a single word.

Now these two people are actually coming to the free school to observe the situation. Why aren't the students excited and worried?

Wei Chen couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. The academic outlook on politics, ethics, and ethics will definitely test the academic performance of the students in the school. When the time comes, if he can perform appropriately, it will be a great opportunity to stand out and become famous!

Chapter 9

After Mr. Shi announced the arrival of the academic dignitaries, he walked around the lecture hall a few times to check whether tables, chairs, pens and inkstones, ink ingots, books and other items were arranged neatly.

There were three students whose desks were messy and they were immediately reprimanded and given a punishment.

Wei Chen watched from the side and was secretly shocked. Mr. Shi was really strict!

Not long after, Mr. Shi walked up to Wei Chen, glanced at the dozens of pieces of straw paper on Wei Chen's desk that were full of writing, and said calmly: "The art of calligraphy is not something that can be accomplished in a day. It can only be done through hard practice. Otherwise, in the county examination in the future, the county magistrate will only look at you, and no matter how good your essay is, you will not be accepted!"

Wei Chen accepted the teacher's teachings respectfully and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Yes, sir, the student has been taught."

Mr. Shi said: "Let me see how you write."

"Yes." Wei Chen responded, took the pen, and wrote a few words in the air without dipping it in ink.

Mr. Shi shook his head and said, "No, the wrist needs to be flat, the tube needs to be straight, and the writing needs to be three points higher."

With that said, Mr. Shi simply gave Wei Chen a demonstration in person. Wei Chen followed the method taught by Mr. Shi to pick up and hold the pen, and he quickly learned it well.

Mr. Shi was very satisfied with Wei Chen's intelligence. He stroked his beard and nodded and said: "The Master said that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. As long as you have the heart to study and follow the Tao, it is never too late to start. From today on, you You need to practice at least ten posts every day, and you can’t slack off even one day.”

"Students remember the teacher's teachings."

"Also." Mr. Shi glanced at the large stack of poor-quality straw paper on Wei Chen's desk and said calmly: "This straw paper is easy to smear and smear, so it is not suitable for practicing calligraphy. From now on, you can go to the handyman's office to get it every month. A knife on bamboo paper, if the servant asks, just say it is written in my name in stone regular script."

Wei Chen was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. After all, there was better bamboo paper. Who would want to use such rough straw paper?So he hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

After Mr. Shi walked out of the lecture hall, all the students who had been sitting upright before were no longer calm.

In their impression, Mr. Shi has always been strict and unpretentious. Apart from giving lectures, he has always cherished his words like gold. When had he ever spoken to a student so kindly?

"This Wei Chen is just a new student. What is so special about him that makes even Mr. Shi favor him?"

"Is it possible that he offered Shu Xiu to Mr. Shi?"

"Yes, when you said that, I also remembered it. It seems that I have never seen anyone offering a bundle of repairs to Mr. Shi. When we entered school, we all gave the bundles of repairs to Mr. Sun."

"Building repairs is an ancient ritual. It doesn't have many valuable things, but its meaning is extraordinary. The sage said that if you do more than doing the binding yourself, I have no teachings. After accepting the apprenticeship ceremony, you will have the title of master and disciple. It must be because of this that Mr. Shi looks at Wei Chen in a different light."

"According to this, wouldn't Wei Chen be the only one in our righteous school who can be regarded as Mr. Shi's disciple?"

"If I had known this, I would have given the repair to Mr. Shi. How can Mr. Sun compare to Mr. Shi!"

"When we first entered the Yi School, we didn't know that Mr. Sun was so unworthy. We thought that Mr. Sun was a scholar and father-in-law. His knowledge must be higher than that of a boy like Mr. Shi. Naturally, we all worshiped Mr. Sun as our teacher!"

"Oh, misstep, misstep!"

Wei Chen heard the students' discussion.

Only then did I realize how much the ancients valued the master-disciple relationship.

I was secretly glad in my heart. Fortunately, I knew what kind of virtue Sun Zhigao was, so I became a disciple of Mr. Shi.

Otherwise, when I see this idiot Sun Zhigao in the future, wouldn't I have to call him "teacher" respectfully?It’s disgusting just to think about it!

Study early the next day.

In the lecture hall, the sound of rustling paper was heard. Many students were scratching their heads and reciting from the textbooks. Wei Chen also took out "Mencius" and read it aloud.

When Mr. Shi left class yesterday, he said that he would study silently this morning, and the content was what he taught yesterday.

Every time after class, Mr. Sun would talk about the next school entrance examination, but no one took it seriously, because what Mr. Sun said never counted. Today, he didn't even come to the free school. Most likely, it was some prostitute. over slept.

But Mr. Shi said that you should study silently in early learning, so you must study silently, so no one dares to slack off.

Soon, Mr. Shi walked into the lecture hall. As soon as he entered the door, he clapped his ruler and said, "Now put all the books away and start reading silently!"

All the students could only hand in all their textbooks with a grimace and return to their seats. Meng Tong silently wrote "Young Learning Qionglin" and Laosheng silently wrote "Mencius".

Wei Chen attended the lecture with Lao Sheng yesterday, and he also meditated on Mencius.

Wei Chen spread out a piece of freshly obtained bamboo paper, held a pebble in one corner, and after grinding the ink, he picked up the brush left by his father, dipped it in the ink and dabbed it on the paper.

Wei Chen was already familiar with the entire content of "Mencius". Mr. Shi only asked to write the first of the seven chapters silently, which was a piece of cake for Wei Chen.

Compared with memorizing articles, writing takes more effort. Even though he practiced all night yesterday, Wei Chen's calligraphy is still not very good, and Wei Chen can only try to write neatly.

After throwing the pen into the pen washer, Wei Chen looked around and found that the students around him were still writing silently with sad faces, but he was the first to finish writing.

Wei Chen smiled slightly, dried the ink, rolled up the paper and strode towards Mr. Shi who was sitting behind the desk.

Mr. Shi glanced at Wei Chen doubtfully: "Is the silence over?"

"Yes, sir." Wei Chen respectfully handed over the paper, "Sir, please review the paper."

With a straight face, Mr. Shi spread out the paper and placed it on the desk. He picked up a red pen and read the paper carefully.

After a while, Mr. Shi put down his ink pen, looked at Wei Chen intently, and said calmly: "Yes, there are more than [-] words in "Mencius Liang Hui Wang [-]", and there is not a single fallacy."

Wei Chen cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I am not a talented student. I memorized all seven chapters of Mencius yesterday."

In fact, Wei Chen not only memorized the full text of "Mencius", but also memorized the "Collected Commentary on Mencius" with a larger number of words, and also reviewed it in the morning.

Unexpectedly, when Mr. Shi heard Wei Chen's words, his face suddenly sank, and he placed the ruler heavily on the desk: "Do you know that as a teacher, I hate opportunistic and shameless people the most in my life! "Mencius" is difficult, and I can recite one in a day. One chapter is already difficult, let alone seven. Who do you think you are, memorizing the entire "Mencius" in one day?"

Wei Chen saw the disappointed and angry look in Mr. Shi's eyes and couldn't help but smile to himself: "Obviously I have kept a low profile. If I say that I have memorized "Collected Commentary of Mencius", no?

I know how violent Mr. Shi's reaction will be.

Wei Chen immediately raised his hands and said, "What the student said is not a lie. Please try it, sir."

"Of course I have to try!" Mr. Shi snorted coldly, picked up the ruler and said, "Since you dare to make such bold statements, then don't blame me for being cruel. Back! If you make a mistake, I will give you a beating!"

The students who were studying silently in the lecture hall all raised their heads and stared at the desk, wondering how many times Wei Chen would hit Mr. Shi with the ruler.

Ever since they learned that Wei Chen accidentally became Mr. Shi's only disciple in the free school, these students felt very uncomfortable. Now that they had the opportunity to watch Wei Chen being trained, they naturally couldn't miss it.

Wei Chen was confident, and was not afraid of the ruler in front of him. The old god put his hands behind his back on the ground, shook his head and said: "Zhuang Bao met Mencius and said... If I don't meet the Marquis of Lu, it will be a disaster. How can the son of the Zang family be used to him? Don’t you think so? Sir, I’ve finished memorizing the first chapter.”

Mr. Shi coughed slightly and said, "You have passed the first chapter. Continue to memorize the second chapter. If there is a word wrong, just type it correctly."

"Gongsun Chou asked, Master, I should be on the way to Qi... If it is so special to live close to a saint, but it doesn't exist, then it doesn't exist."

The more Wei Chen memorized, the smoother it became. He actually memorized the entire text of "Mencius" just like that.

"Okay, don't memorize it."

Mr. Shi closed the book with a strange look on his face. He stood up and walked back and forth in front of Wei Chen a few times. He looked at Wei Chen carefully, as if he wanted to see through Wei Chen.

After a long time, he sighed leisurely and said: "Go back and prepare a handy paper for the impromptu exam when the academic master comes in half a month."

Wei Chen secretly clenched his fists after hearing this: "It's done!"

The top priority of Sheng's Free School now is the arrival of the Academic Affairs Master in half a month. At that time, the Academic Affairs Master will definitely test the academic performance of the students in the school's free education school.

Being able to get guidance from a provincial Wenzong examination school is an opportunity that is rare but not sought after. Naturally, the students in the free school are gearing up and scrambling to be the first.

But there are 60 students, and it is impossible to pass the academic administration examination one by one. The gentlemen can only select a few representatives with both good character and academic performance in advance to serve as the face of Sheng's voluntary school and meet the academic administration masters.

Sun Zhigao didn't care, so the selection power naturally fell into the hands of Mr. Shi. Since Mr. Shi asked Wei Chen to prepare the papers, it proved that he had already assigned Wei Chen a precious place to meet the academic officials.

Wei Chen is confident that the day when Xuezheng comes to Yixue will be the day when he becomes a blockbuster!

Chapter 10 Academic Affairs Arrives

half a month later.

At dawn, the doors of Sheng's Free School were all open. The neighbors were busy cleaning the streets, while the handymen of the Free School were carrying water to wipe the facade.

In the free school, none of the 56 students were left behind, all sitting in the lecture hall. Even people like Sheng Changgui, who had a habit of playing truant, were as docile as little rabbits today, sitting obediently in their seats and waiting.

Two gentlemen, Sun Zhigao and Shi Kai, accompanied a wealthy middle-aged man and commanded the cleaning boys.

This middle-aged man is the financial backer behind Sheng's Yi Xue, and is now the head of Youyang's Sheng family, Sheng Wei.

After a long wait, the sweaty head of the workshop ran into the lecture hall and said to Sun Zhigao: "Quick, quick, Master Xuezheng is about to enter the city, so hurry up and prepare!"

Sun Zhigao, who was always lazy, did not dare to neglect at this time. He quickly adjusted the square scarf on his head and smoothed the scholar's shirt on his body.

Shi Kai and Sheng Wei were not much better than Sun Zhigao. One of them was a stern teacher who was in awe of the students, and the other was a wealthy businessman in Youyang. At this time, they were both nervous and kept looking down to see if there was anything on their clothes. folds.

Everyone walked to the gate of the free school and greeted them according to the predetermined order. Sun Zhigao, who has the reputation of being a scholar, stood at the front. Shi Kai was a boy, and Sheng Wei was just a businessman. The two of them could only play behind Sun Zhigao.