Liu Ximing didn't know what Zhou Liangcai and Zhang Yuqing said. During this period, Zhang Mingxuan did not cause any trouble for him. Although he felt strange, he would not take the initiative to stir up trouble, so both parties could be considered at peace with each other.

These days, he has become more and more familiar with Xu Wei, Zhang Yuanlong and others. On the one hand, they are considered a vulnerable group in ethnic studies, so they will naturally get involved; on the other hand, Xu Wei and Zhang Yuanlong have quite different temperaments for Liu.

Xi Ming Wei Kou, although the two of them came from a poor family, they were neither humble nor overbearing in their interactions with others, which Liu Ximing admired very much. Besides, they were older after all, and Liu Ximing, as a person who has been in his thirties or forties in two lifetimes,

, if he were allowed to play with eleven and two-year-old children like the third and fourth children every day, it would really cost him his life.

Just half a month later, the three brothers Liu Ximing gradually became familiar with everyone in the school. However, because they had a conflict with Zhang Mingxuan when the school started, most people were willing to have a close relationship with them to avoid being annoyed by Zhang Mingxuan.

trouble.

Liu Ximing didn't care about the opinions of these young people. Anyway, he still had Xu Wei, Zhang Yuanlong and others to communicate with. He had not been idle in the past half month. Not only did he completely digest the learning and memory of the Four Books and Five Classics in his mind, but he also often

I went to visit Zhou Liangcai in the name of asking for help.

"Ximing, please walk slowly after school today." Zhou Liangcai specifically told Liu Ximing before class that day. Although Liu Ximing was confused, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After class was over, Zhou Liang took him to the study room in the backyard. After sitting down, he asked him: "You have been in school for ten months. I see that you work very hard in class on weekdays, and you are more attentive to asking for help after class than others. Now you are almost 10 years old."

It’s the fifteenth day, are you planning to take the exam this year?”

Liu Ximing suddenly became interested. Originally, he planned to get familiar with Zhou Liangcai for a while before asking Zhou Liangcai for advice on the examination, so as not to be considered by the teacher as eager for quick success. Little did he know that scholars these days believe that obtaining fame and fame is a matter of course. Confucius also said that learning leads to excellence.

As an official, the affairs of scholars cannot be regarded as utilitarian, so after half a month of observation and understanding of Liu Ximing's knowledge, Zhou Liangcai asked him directly.

"The student has this intention. As the saying goes, 'you can gain fame at a young age', but the student knows very little about the examination room and feels that his knowledge is shallow, so he did not dare to ask the teacher for advice before." Liu Ximing quickly replied.

Zhou Liangcai stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Your father Liu Wenmao was originally a scholar in the county, and you have studied with him for many years. According to my observations in the past half month, you are extremely talented and have excellent qualifications. Have you memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics?"

have to?"

Liu Ximing was not surprised. He put a lot of effort into showing up in front of the teacher, didn't he just want to attract attention? But of course he couldn't be arrogant at this time, so he had to pretend to be innocent and smile shyly: "The teacher has given me the reward. The student is just a memory."

It’s just better than others.”

"Hahaha, you don't have to be self-effacing. You must know that the road to the imperial examination is long and difficult. Now that you are young and have a good memory, you have an advantage. Looking at your daily answers, although your understanding of the main points in the book is slightly biased, but in the county examination

The government examination is not too strict, you just need to memorize the books and answer the questions appropriately. Now all you have is the shortcomings of the time and writing. There are still several months before the county examination. As long as you practice regularly, you will at least have a good chance of the county examination." Zhou Liangcai continued to mention.

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But why did Zhou Liangcai care so much about Liu Ximing? As his name suggests, Liu Ximing was gifted and had an amazing memory, which really made him fall in love with talents, and he had dealt with him appropriately in front of him several times before.

, and it also made him feel that this son was a talent that could be made; secondly, as mentioned just now, Liu Ximing had a good memory and had a high chance of passing the county and government examinations. When the time came, he would be honored as a teacher.

We can also discuss the Zhang family’s bride price.

Liu Ximing thought about the situation of Zhang Clan School and was a little worried: "Sir, after all, I teach at Zhang Clan School. If you recommend me to take the exam, will there be any future troubles?"

"Don't worry, only two or three of the Zhang family's children have achieved academic success this year. I don't think the Zhang family can say anything."

Zhou Liangcai immediately sat upright and said: "Now that I have finished the preface, I, as a teacher, will ask you: What is your ambition?"

When Liu Ximing heard what he said, he knew that this was a link in the Chinese education tradition. Confucius once asked Zilu, Zeng Dian, Ran You, and Gong Xihua's ambitions. Only Zeng Dian said, "Those who are in late spring, wear spring clothes."

When it was done, five or six crowned men, six or seven boys, bathed in Yi, danced in the wind, and returned home chanting." In response to Confucius' idea of ​​governing the country with rituals and music, and making the world peaceful, Confucius sighed and said: I am the same as Dian.

Teachers in later generations often used this allusion to ask students about their aspirations.

Idle people retreat, this forces me to fill up my points.

Therefore, he immediately tidied up his clothes and saluted: "Students believe that in today's world, those who live in temples regard the common people as trivial matters, and those who live in rivers and lakes regard the powerful as bandits, each holding his own, and attacking each other; the officials and gentry treat the people with cruelty, and expropriate and expropriate them violently.

The people are in dire straits, and the refugees and the insurrectionary army treat them with violence, coerce them and drive them away, eventually leading to the loss of life. As a scholar, you must correct the path, rescue people in danger, save the people from the fire, and relieve the lives of the people. This is the ambition of a student!

"

Zhou Liangcai was dumbfounded after hearing this, and it took him a while to regain his composure. He was just asking about his ambitions. Most ordinary young people would just talk about being named on the gold medal list, and honoring their ancestors. Why did you make it so big?

But it is really rare to be able to say these words at such a young age. Although it was just a young man's arrogance, Zhou Liangcai favored Liu Ximing more. He laughed and said: "You are ambitious, but you are not as good as a teacher. Zengzi said, '

A scholar must be ambitious, the responsibilities are long and the road is long. Since you have the ambition to help the world, you should have the talent to help the world. In the future, you should immerse yourself in studying hard. However, what you said today should not be used to outsiders, you say

The world will be in chaos and the people will be displaced. Those who do not intend to do so will just call you a crazy person. Those who intend to do so may commit unwarranted crimes."

Seeing Zhou Liangcai's expression, Liu Ximing knew that he only thought he was a young man talking arrogantly. However, he was very grateful when he reminded him to pay attention to his words. He hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you sir for your advice. Students also know that if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers."

, I will lose my identity if I don’t keep it secret, and it will be harmful if I don’t keep a few things secret.’ I really felt that I was supported by my husband, so I told him frankly.”

Zhou Liangcai was even more appreciative in his heart. He nodded and said, "Now that I have expressed my ambition, let's talk about studying now. Will Wen Ru know about it during the county examination?"

The original owner of Liu Ximing's body had never learned anything about Shi Wen. He himself heard a few discussions among the scholars at the county school. He didn't know the specific details. He quickly shook his head and said, "I really don't know.

Please give me some advice, sir."

"Shiwen, today especially refers to Zhiyi, eight-legged prose, etc. If we only talk about the form, it is not difficult. In the time of Taizu, the method of standardizing the imperial examination was the official method for selecting scholars." Zhou Liangcai shook his head and spoke for Liu Xi.

Come on.

"The eight-legged essay is divided into eight paragraphs, namely breaking the title, carrying the title, starting the story, entering the title, starting the part, the middle part, the last part, and the ending part. When breaking the topic, the main idea of ​​the topic should be revealed first, and then the topic should be continued and analyzed.

, and then let’s talk about comments and discussions…”

After listening to Zhou Liangcai's explanation in simple terms, Liu Ximing gained a deeper understanding of the eight-part essay. In fact, the eight-part essay is similar to our modern examination essays. They both pay attention to a writing routine. Since China's logic education began to decline as early as the Warring States Period, so

Most scholars think divergently, and I am afraid that Lao Zhu was driven crazy by their articles, so he decided to fix the writing format.

When people today talk about the dregs of feudalism, they often put the Eight-legged Essay first. Little do they know that most people don’t know the key. The Eight-legged Essay is just a tool for writing. What really hinders the progress of Chinese civilization is the writing requirements for the Eight-legged Essay. It has been written since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It is required that the content of the eight-legged essay must be consistent with the views of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and it is strictly forbidden to use other ideas to explain Confucius and Mencius. However, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism itself has great flaws, which will naturally make the entire society lifeless in the long run.

But these are not what Liu Ximing needs to consider now. He just needs to memorize these routines, and it is only right to get the fame first. Taking advantage of Zhou Liangcai's excitement, he quickly asked the doubts in his heart: "Sir,

It is not difficult to read the eight-legged essay in this way, so why is the imperial examination so difficult?"

Zhou Liangcai shook his head and smiled bitterly. It is true that he who does not know is fearless. He did not try it himself. How could he know the abnormality of the imperial examination? He replied: "The eight-part essay is not difficult, but the difficult questions are the questions asked by the examiner. I have been raising scholars for three hundred years, and I have studied literature and education."

This is a grand event for sincere education that flourished in all dynasties. However, as a result, the number of people taking the exam every year has also increased dramatically. What's more, the Four Books and Five Classics only have a few hundred thousand words. Over the past three hundred years, all of them that can be used to formulate questions have been used up.

Already."

"Nowadays, examiners ask questions in a variety of ways, combining excerpts from different parts of the book together. This is why I say that you have extraordinary talent and are a good candidate for the imperial examination. It should be noted that those with poor memory will not even be selected by the examiner.

I don’t know where the words came from, let alone explain the way of the saints.”
Chapter completed!