The advantage is that there are many elders in the division. Anyway, with Xue Tingyan's brain, he barely remembered it all.
Before Lu Huanqing went out for a trip and only returned yesterday, Lin Miao brought the students to see the teacher. Mao Badou and others had met before, and Xue Tingxiang was the first time, so naturally he had to finish the etiquette.
Lu Huanqing was an ordinary-looking old man, and there was nothing surprising about his appearance. Wearing a wide-sleeved Confucian shirt, the figure is relatively thin, with a smile on his face. But Xue Tingxiang did not dare to ignore it at all. It is necessary to know that in that dream, when he went to the position of the first assistant, Lu Huanqing's position in Shilin was still unshakable, and he had never been fortunate enough to meet anyone.
Now he is his grandfather.
After he respectfully saluted, he returned to the bottom and stood still.
After that, there is nothing to do with him. Lu Huanqing has been out for a long time this time, knowing that the mountain chief is back, and people from all over the world are here. Xue Tingxiang felt that these people seemed to appear all at once, and it was too quiet before, so he was not used to seeing so many people suddenly.
Lu Huanqing was the leader of the Renzi School, the head of the Five Vessels and the head of the Beilu Academy.
He became famous at a young age, and was ranked No. 24 in the Jinshi Scholars, and was the first in the top ranking. Afterwards, he worked as an editor at the Hanlin Academy, and then went to study for a bachelor's degree. He taught the scriptures to Taizu, and he was a teacher to the present day.
In his forty-sixth year, he resigned from office and returned home because of his feelings. After that, he traveled all over the place and taught the scriptures to the students of the major academies. There are also poetry and art articles widely circulated all over the place, which can be called a generation of great writers.
The leaders of other branches are all his nephews, so Xue Tingyan has many more teachers. And the uncle accepted a lot of students, so there were many more senior brothers.
Not to mention that his teacher originally had six senior brothers. Although several of them are now officials outside, the fourth and sixth masters are in the academy, and these two masters also have many students.
In terms of seniority and age, he was ranked last. After seeing him at the ceremony, Xue Tingxiang's face froze with a smile.
These people have different temperaments and will not describe them one by one for the time being. Later, Xue Tingxiang, Mao Badou, Chen Jian, and Li Datian came out of the courtyard where Lu Huanqing lived. Several people looked at each other for a while, Xue Tingxiang sighed a little: "So many people , can you all remember them one by one?"
Chen Jian was more honest, and shook his head with a wry smile. The same is true of Li Datian, Mao Badou smiled: "I can't remember it now, I will remember it a few times later."
Of course, having so many uncles and brothers is not without merit.
Those who can be admitted to the academy by Beilu must not be ordinary people, and there are many people in the Beilu family who are officials in the court, and most of those uncles and so on are the status of Juren, and even jinshi. But it is the idle cloud and wild cranes that are used to it, and do not want to become an official in the dynasty, preferring to stay in the northern foothills to teach and educate people, and pick chrysanthemums under the eastern hedge.
This resource is not something that ordinary people can have, and because of this weird model, the relationship between the people of the Beilu family is particularly good. Of course, there are also some inconsistencies, which will not be mentioned here.
Xue Tingxiang finally understood why the atmosphere of Qinghe Academy was different from that of other academies. It was all influenced by Beilu Academy.
In fact, having said so much, he only has one perception, and he can be considered a person with a backstage, and these are his current and future resources.
In the days that followed, Xue Tingxiang and others were immersed in hard work.
The township test is different from the college, prefecture, and county test. Before the college test, only the eight-legged essay was emphasized, but starting from the township test, it is not only the eight-legged essay.
The township exam is the same as the general exam. There are three exams. The first exam is eight-legged essays. There are three ways of meaning in the Four Books and four ways of meaning in the Five Classics. The first one; the third one is to test the five ways of the history and current affairs.
In the Five Classics, because Dachang adhered to the old customs of the previous dynasty, scholars only used one of the five classics to study the five classics, and the other four classics were just a little bit of learning. In that dream, Xue Tingxiang treated the classics with "Shangshu". When he chose five classics to treat one classic, Xue Tingxiang considered it again and again and chose "Spring and Autumn".
This is also a challenge to himself. Although there is that dream to refer to, Xue Tingxiang does not want to repeat it after studying the Shangshu.
At the beginning, Lin Miao was extremely disapproving of this. The so-called specialization in art was established in the Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, there was a doctor of the Five Classics. At that time, many scholars tended to treat only one classic, and very few took into account the two. In modern times, more and more people are studying the classics, and many great Confucians have multiple classics. They can teach students, but let them choose one scripture first.
Lin Miao repaired the "Book of Songs". If Xue Tingxiang also ruled the Book of Songs, it would be twice the result with half the effort. After all, Lin Miao has been studying for many years, and Li Datian is the "Book of Songs".
But Xue Tingxiang still insisted on this, not only him, Chen Jian chose "Book of Documents", and even Mao Badou didn't like the Book of Songs very much, but chose "Book of Changes" as the classic.
Not to mention Xue Tingxiang, Chen Jian and Mao Badou chose other scriptures as their scriptures because they were influenced by a passage of the sage.
When Confucius discussed the Six Classics, he once said: "When you enter this country, you can know its teachings. He is also gentle and honest, and he teaches poetry; he is far away, and he teaches calligraphy; he is broad and good, and he teaches music; he is quiet and subtle, and he teaches poetry. It is easy to teach; it is also respectful, frugal, and respectful, and it is etiquette; it belongs to words and things, and it is taught in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is more profound than those who are easy to change; those who are respectful, frugal, respectful, and not annoying are more profound than those who are polite; Generative words are compared with things without being chaotic, and they are deeper than those in the Spring and Autumn Period.”
In fact, the meaning of this passage is to say that people cultivated by different classics have different behaviors and characters.
The Book of Poetry teaches people to be gentle, submissive, simple and honest; the Book of Books teaches people to understand human affairs, has a broad vision, and understands ancient things; the Book of Music teaches people to be broad-minded and open-minded; The Spring and Autumn Period teaches people how to be good at rhetoric and narration.
However, Xue Tingxiang insisted on reforming the basic scriptures, but he committed stubbornness. Although that dream made him feel that it was his past life, it was because of his past life that he wanted to change. In his original heart, he was just afraid, and he didn't want everything in that life to repeat itself, so he subconsciously chose a different direction in the details.
For him, revising "Spring and Autumn" was not difficult, although it was a detour. Because in that dream, even though the scriptures were Shangshu, he was quite familiar with the Spring and Autumn Period.
He just needs a medium through which he can show his understanding of Spring and Autumn. In the Beilu Academy, because of the large number of people, there are various kinds of people who manage the classics. It happened that his sixth master Wu Mingji was in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he could also ask for advice.
Not only Xue Tingyan, but Mao Badou and Chen Jian also found a master of treating classics.
Before going back, there were three exams in both the township exam and the general exam, and the first exam was Baguwen, which is commonly known as Shiwen and Zhiyiwen. Before the academy exam, the first round of the eight-gu is heavy, which can start from the township exam, and the second and third rounds are equally important.
If the first test is about the scholar's understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics, then the second and third tests are mainly about whether the scholar has the ability to be an official.
For example, in the second session, there are five judgments, one each for edict, gao, table, and internal medicine. The main test is the scholar's understanding of "Da Gao", "Regulations", etc., as well as distinguishing right from wrong, writing official documents and daily life. administrative capacity.
In the third session, the topic of policy is to test opinions on issues such as current affairs, national economy, and people's livelihood, as well as the ability to govern the country through the state.
In the last two games, just relying on rote memorization, it is useless to study the dead scriptures, it needs to be practiced.
What is practice
If you can't travel thousands of miles, you can only listen and understand more. Learn more about people's livelihood, listen more and pay more attention to some important national events about the court.
Beilu Academy has a lot of scholars, and they can learn from experience. At the same time, Beilu Academy has one thing that other academies do not have, that is, it has various newspapers and copy newspapers.
The so-called Dibao is a newspaper issued by the imperial court and only for the internal circulation of officials. It publishes official documents such as the decrees of the sage, edicts, court documents, etc., as well as relevant political information such as court events, which helps some people who are not Beijing officials. Officials, understand the current situation of the imperial court and various policy changes.
As for copying newspapers, it was more secretive and only circulated among officials. It is correct to say that it only circulates among a very small number of officials, neither official nor private, and it is extremely rare.
For example, the copy of the Beilu Academy's newspapers are some detailed affairs that the Beilu family is more concerned about.
What is the direct line? Anyway, with Lin Miao's current status, he could not be considered a direct descendant, let alone Xue Tingxiang and others.
Days passed by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Beilu Academy accepted students.
After all, it was once every three years, and Beilu Academy also paid more attention to it, and ordered people to start preparations in advance.
Their so-called preparation is that you push and shove a few branches and push the other branches. This was the first time Xue Tingxiang and others saw such a scene, and they were quite stunned.
Every one of them usually looks like immortals, or elegant and calm, or elegant gentleman's teachers and uncles. Push outward.
After several times, the teachers and uncles threw their sleeves away and threw it to the students below. And these senior brothers also shirk in various ways. Different from the uncles, they also need to pay attention to the etiquette of being a teacher. The senior brothers don’t pay attention to it. Anyway, they are the same generation. As long as they don’t fight, they can come.
Later, these senior brothers did not know what to say, but the matter was spread on the heads of Xue Tingxiang and several others, and they were asked to come forward.
According to them, you are all students anyway, and one of them is still the head of the desk. These people who come to study are at most a student, and they are qualified enough.
Xue Tingxiang was the newest entry, the youngest, and he didn't even have a place to push. In desperation, he could only accept it.
This promise was not only about the four of them, but also involved Lin Miao, after all, Lin Miao was their teacher. For a major event like admission of students, how could a few elementary school students come forward, and naturally they have to be an elder.
After the teachers and students looked at each other in dismay, Lin Miao stroked his beard and said, "This time is to test your ability to deal with common things. You can see the big from the small, and one leaf knows the autumn. You are not worried about people's livelihood and current affairs recently. Do more observations."
Li Datian has always been good at honest people telling the truth, saying: "Teacher, what does this have to do with people's livelihood and current affairs by accepting students for the academy?"
"Of course it's related. Don't you have to take care of your current affairs after you pass the exam? It's as small as a family, and as big as a township and county. How can you sweep the world without sweeping one room? You must know that this academy is also one room."
After speaking, Lin Miao left Shi Shiran, leaving Xue Tingxiang and the four to look at each other.
Having said so much, let’s push it.
The four of them were helpless, so they could only put down their books and come out temporarily to take care of these mundane things.
Fortunately, these uncles and brothers are not too ruthless. Beilu Academy also has some Zhaifu who are responsible for chores. They can guide them, but they will not make them like headless flies.
Since too many people come to Beilu Academy to study every year, which makes the people in the academy very troublesome, a policy of admitting students every three years has been formulated.
One year turned into three years, and the number of people on this day can be imagined. In order to enter Beilu Academy, you need to pass the entry test. Beilu Academy is located in a remote place. These students come from afar, and one day is not enough.
There were students who came to study earlier. They went up the mountain at dawn and took the three-pole exam every day. After the exam was finished in the afternoon, it would take one to two days to wait for the result. Many students have nowhere to live, so they can only sleep in the wild.
The solution can be imagined, it is really insulting, so Beilu Academy specially built a place to entertain guests.
And this time, the main task of Xue Tingxiang and others, in addition to arranging for the guests to not make mistakes and showing the demeanor of the big academy, is to preside over the entry test and so on.
On this day, before dawn, the normally closed gate of the academy opened.
The front door and along the road were all spotlessly swept, and dozens of neatly-clothed vegetarians stood in front of the door, waiting for the students who came to study.
As the east gradually turned white, students wearing student shirts came one after another. Most of them were wearing student shirts, and there was no shortage of gorgeous clothes. At first glance, everyone knew that they were from extraordinary backgrounds. Although Beilu Academy does not accept students who are not students, but if they are talented, they can pass the entry test and can also be admitted to the door.
These people, scholars, can't lift their shoulders or lift their hands on weekdays. In order to show respect, they all walked up the mountain, and many people were brought up by little servants or entourages, and they were simply embarrassed.
But when we got to the place, after some tidying up, we were dressed neatly and politely.
When they got to the gate, these bookboys and servants couldn't keep up. Beilu Academy had rules, and no idlers were allowed to enter. It is also to train these students. Studying in the mountains is very hard. If everything needs to be served by people, then it’s okay not to come.
Mao Badou and Li Datian wore dark blue wide-sleeved Confucian shirts, and stood in front of the door in a humanlike manner. At first glance, they knew that they were the people in charge of affairs in the academy.
These students who came to study, although they were a little surprised by their young age, but under the eaves, they knew that it was not okay to be ignorant of etiquette if they wanted to enter this school, so they saluted the two of them one after another. There are also those who are well-versed in everything, and inevitably get close to the two of them.
This is the scenery and decency that has never been seen before, not to mention Li Datian, Mao Badou is full of energy. Originally, Xue Tingxiang and Chen Jian wanted to exchange with the two, but finally, at the strong request of Mao Badou, they handed over this glorious and great task to him.
The introductory test lasts for five days. The first day is used to settle in. If the sun has not yet arrived on this day, you will come back three years later.
The second day is the main event, and the remaining three days are to wait for the result.
If you succeed, you will get started, and those who fail will go home.
Even though the admission of Beilu Academy is so strict, people who come to study are still like crucian carp crossing the river. It is nothing more than fancying the status of Beilu Academy in the court, and many of them are drunkards who are not drinking. Therefore, the first day of this settlement is mainly to find out who is who, so as to facilitate the following operations.
For example, if one of the famous students is a disciple of a certain faction, naturally they cannot be accepted. The Beilu Academy's status is detached from other things, because it is playing the banner of maintaining neutrality, and there is no partisanship or faction.
Xue Tingxiang and others also experienced this time before they knew some of the affairs hidden under the Beilu Academy.
This is also the main reason why Xue Tingxiang did not hesitate to worship at Beilu Academy. In that dream, he was deeply involved in party disputes, forced by the situation, and did many things against his will. Even after taking the top position, this situation has not changed.
This time, of course, the same mistakes cannot be repeated.
In the evening, Xue Tingxiang, Chen Jian, and Li Datian had worked hard all day and were planning to rest. Mao Badou came in a hurry with a piece of paper in hand, and before he entered the door, he shouted, "Well, you who didn't know that Lord Ma had two eyes, finally fell into Lao Tzu's hands."
Only after the three of them asked, did they realize that the person Mao Badou was talking about was the one who had betrothed to Lin Yanran but destroyed it.