"When a country is about to prosper, there must be auspiciousness; when a country is about to perish, there must be monsters." Xu He had no choice but to backtrack!
Master Xie saw that he could really recite it, so he calmed down and said, "It seems that it is indeed true to the rumors. You have worked hard in private!"
The passage just now comes from "The Doctrine of the Mean", and it was used a lot in later novels and TV series.
Besides, Xu He was already familiar with the "Four Books", so this kind of topic naturally wouldn't trouble him.
But Fuzi Xie did not relax Xu He's studies because of what Xu He did, prompting his return.
As soon as they met, Master Xie asked Xu He about "The Doctrine of the Mean", which he had never taught before. If anyone else were to stand in Xu He's shoes, they would feel somewhat unhappy.
But in the face of such questioning, Xu He, far from being unhappy, actually started to respect the master in front of him.
Fuzi Xie didn't talk nonsense to him. Instead, he directly helped Xu He make plans for his schoolwork.
"Now that the four books are familiar, I will first select the main classics, then read through the five classics, and take care of National Policy and Selected Works in my free time..." Fuzi Xie said while writing down notes.
Xu He took a peek and saw that he wrote the word "Xu He" on a piece of paper, and then listed the teaching plan on the paper one by one to prevent himself from forgetting.
"He is an old man who teaches rigorously!" Xu He thought of his class teacher in high school. Back then, he also established a study file for each student in the class, and the teaching was based on the specific situation of each student!
After the copying was completed, Xie Fuzi continued with a straight face: "Since the county has found me again, I will also change the rules of this social science school."
"1. Teaching books should be based on each person's qualifications. The number of lines should not be more or less. You should not draw one for everyone, and you should not force yourself to read more!"
Xu He thought to himself, as expected, this requires teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.
"2. All the students should come together early in the morning and read yesterday's book five times, making sure they are very familiar with it. Then take three poems from the book near them and memorize them by heart. After memorizing, divide the book taught today into two sections and read it twenty or thirty times. , just put breakfast."
"3. After breakfast, read the previous section first, then the next section, and it's time to teach!"
"4. When teaching, students should take turns teaching it every day. Those who don't know yet will teach it first!"
"5. After reading the book, I will present a copy of the Dharma sticker to the Master, and compare its beauty and ugliness to reward and punish it!"
"6. In the afternoon, string together what you read in the morning and read it within a time limit."
"7. After memorizing today's book, learn the next day's book and read it twenty times..."
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"15. Students who study diligently, ask questions, make progress, and abide by the rules will be rewarded with a ticket, and will be exempted from punishment once. Those who are diligent and lazy in homework should also be rewarded and punished."
"16. Students who study diligently and ask questions, make progress and obey the rules will be recorded in a thin point. If the accumulation reaches ten points, Guanbai County Yamen will reward them with paper and pen!"
"..."
After some social studies and rules, Mr. Xie read a stick of incense.
Xu He listened very carefully. Not only did he not feel bored, but he found it very interesting.
The rules of social studies in ancient times are similar to those of schools in later generations.
Classes are scheduled every day, and no whispering is allowed. Leave is required for activities such as making friends, cultural gatherings, condolences, and banquets. Reading is based on a points system. If you study well, you can apply for scholarships... paper and pen rewards.
If you don’t learn well, you will be punished... take care of your parents!
Xu He was in a trance, feeling like he was back in junior high school again.
It means that if you fall in love early, you will be taken into custody and forced to stand.
I don’t know if there is such a thing as puppy love in this life.
Probably not. He clearly saw many guys of similar age to him in Xujia Village, and they all had two children...
...Unknowingly, he exposed the reality of being single again.
Seeing that Master Xie had finished speaking, Xu He quickly replied while he was drinking water: "Master, I have chosen "Poetry" as my classic!"
Master Xie nodded: "The Poetry is the classic, which has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that your Xu family uses the Poetry as the classic, and has its own family tradition! The disadvantage is that there is a heavy competition for choosing the Poetry as the classic. Intense. Now that you have thought about it, be consistent and try to understand "Poetry" thoroughly."
"But!" Fuzi Xie continued: "Although you have chosen "Shi" as your main scripture, you must also memorize the other "Four Classics"!
"Otherwise in the future, if someone asks you about other things mentioned in the Four Classics, it will be really embarrassing if you can't answer them. Do you understand?"
The old man’s requirements are quite strict!
Xu He quickly nodded in agreement.
At this point, Master Xie finally lost his serious look on his face: "What's going on in the county exam?"
Xu He told Fuzi Xie about Huang Youcai's frame-up and what happened later to Master Ma.
Master Xie frowned and said: "He has always targeted you in the past. Although I have come back to protect him many times, his family's power, we ordinary people, should not force ourselves on you!"
"I heard that County Magistrate Li banned him?"
Xu He nodded.
Master Xie said: "It doesn't matter if you are grounded. In half a year you will have the honor of being a member, so he won't dare to go too far with you!"
Speaking of this, Master Xie encouraged Xu He and said: "In thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, although his family has a Jinshi brother, as long as you win the Jinshi, what do you need to care about him?"
Xu He knew that the old man was taking the opportunity to encourage him to work hard, so he raised his hands and saluted: "I will obey Master's instructions!"
Master Xie liked Xu He very much, and when he saw his correct attitude, he felt even happier.
He turned sideways and looked outside the courtyard, and saw that the students had not yet arrived, so he asked again: "What is the purpose of studying?"
What is the purpose of reading?
Xu He thought for a while and decided to give a standard answer: "Elucidate the words of the saint!"
Master Xie nodded: "You are right, but more realistically, studying is for the imperial examination, and the imperial examination is for becoming an official."
"As a commoner, even if you expound the words of a saint, no one will listen!"
Good guy, Xu He originally thought that Master Xie was a rigid old scholar, but he didn't expect that he spoke straight to his heart and didn't follow Xu He around at all.
"So you must do a good job in your article. Writing justice is the most important thing you will learn in the future! Do you understand?" Xie Fuzi said seriously.
Xu He nodded repeatedly.
Now he can see clearly.
A teacher like Xie Kun was a genius, so he taught Xu He everything, so he would not stick to one specific aspect of education.
But Fuzi Xie was more realistic and customized learning focus for Xu He based on exam-oriented education.
It’s hard to say which of the two teachers was better, as they had different emphases, but they were both very helpful to Xu He.
"Let me ask you, is Shi Wen the classics or literature?" Xie Fuzi said.
When Xu He heard this sentence, he immediately thought of what Hamlet once said: "To live or to die, that is the question."
The Ming and Qing dynasties in another time and space debated endlessly on this issue.
Some people think that Eight-legged essay is definitely not literature, because literature is a vivid, visual style that can freely express personal emotions.
And what about the eight-part essay?
Many people in modern times think that they are cultural zombies with rigid forms, full of clichés and lifelessness, and they have nothing to do with literature.
Regarding this point, Xu He also wanted to hear the opinions of people of this era.
He humbly asked for advice: "I don't know either. Please enlighten me!"
