Xu Dai listened to his son's answer and finally felt relieved.
Although he knew that the Grand Master was letting things go, at this moment, in the Xu family's family tradition, if the descendants of the Xu family couldn't answer the Grand Master's questions, then the problem would be a serious one.
As soon as Xu Dai was in a good mood, he remembered what his elder brother had ordered yesterday.
He looked at Xu He, the last man in the school, and cursed in his heart: "I'm really giving you an advantage!"
Thinking of this, he turned to the Grand Master and said: "Grand Master, there is another son in our clan who has been selected as the head of the case in both the county and government examinations this year. Please ask the Grand Master to test his knowledge in the school."
Originally, the Grand Master was ready to give some [opportunities] to those standing in the courtyard, but when he heard that there was such a thing as dual desks for county examinations and government examinations, he suddenly became interested.
"Nanzhi is a place where culture and education are prosperous. Thousands of people take the county and government examinations. To be able to win the first place in a row, it seems that this boy is quite knowledgeable!" the great master said with a smile.
Xu Dai laughed with him for a while, then waved for Xu He to come forward.
When Xu Luan saw this, he didn't understand why his father would give this young eldest son such an opportunity to show his face. He was immediately indignant and turned away angrily, looking like a little woman.
Xu Dai did not see his son's pretense. Instead, he took Xu He and introduced him to the Grand Master: "This son's name is Xu He. He is the junior that my eldest brother has chosen. Please give him a try, Grand Master!"
Unexpectedly, the grand master who had been calm just now suddenly became energetic when he heard the word [Xu He] and said in surprise: "Are you Xu He?"
Xu He nodded and replied calmly: "Master Tixue, the student is Xu He."
The Grand Master was excited when he heard this. He asked in a trembling voice: "I heard that a schoolboy in Hailing County composed a poem "Lime Ode" and it spread to the capital. The capital immediately paid tribute to Luoyang Zhigui. Is that you Xu He?"
Xu He nodded: "That's right!"
The Grand Master murmured: "I am not afraid of carving out the deep mountains with thousands of hammers. If I take it easy to be burned by the fire, my body will be shattered to pieces. I want to leave my innocence in the world! Okay, okay!"
Before Xu He could say a few words of modesty, he continued to read: "The north and the south rush to repay the Lord's favor, and the grass on the riverside laughs all his life. There are more than three hundred and sixty days in a year, and most of them are fighting against each other!"
Xu He was stunned. He didn't expect that he also knew the poem he sent to Lu Yun.
But the Grand Master, who was so reserved just now, now looked like a young star-chasing fan of later generations, and said with excitement at his age:
"The grass and trees mourned from the frost corner, and the clouds opened against the sea tide.
You can't get drunk with wine by the wind, and countless crows return to the fallen leaves.
But it doesn't hurt the gray-haired old scholar to make the eagle kill his murderous spirit.
I don’t know who is on Leming Peak, so General Li dances on the sword stage. "
After finishing reading, the great master looked at Xu He and nodded repeatedly: "Since the Tang Dynasty, there have been very few people with amazing poetic talents. I didn't expect that a child like you could write such a good poem. It is really a blessing for the poetry world of our country!"
Xu He's reputation is now almost a household name among scholars in Hailing County. When everyone heard that he was Xu He, they were a little eager to [visit] the double case heads. But when they heard that the great master praised this person so much, they suddenly became jealous. His eyes were red.
Especially Xu Luan, he felt so wronged that he wanted to cry.
Why?
Why?
In a family with a big house, why doesn't the uncle take care of himself? He has to fight for opportunities by himself.
And what about Xu He?
He didn't even move. The Grand Master didn't even glance at him. Why?
Why did the uncle specifically ask his father to make this humble little eldest son famous in front of the great master?
The Grand Master was also sighing in his heart.
He had heard that King Luo Bin composed poems at the age of seven, but he still didn't believe it.
But the poems that Xu He composed at the age of fifteen are beyond the reach of many people in their lifetime.
This made him sigh that his poetic talent was indeed genuine.
The most enviable person is Lu Yun. It was already very difficult in Zhejiang, but because of his song "Hailingyi Farewell to the Southeast Fubo of Lubu Hall", Shilin was extremely controversial about him.
There are so many people who believe that Lu Yun's loyalty is due to this poem.
And the handsome young man in front of him was the instigator of this incident.
and……
He heard a letter from a friend in Beijing saying that the poem "Ode of Lime" had already reached the palace. It is said that His Majesty appreciated the literary integrity in this poem. It is said that he also copied two copies of "Ode of Lime" and sent them to the prince and his wife. King Qi.
Thinking about it this way, it turns out that this little guy named Xu He is already in the emperor's heart.
These days, people are really irritating each other. I have been in officialdom for many years, but I have never said a word that can make your majesty remember it deeply, and he...
Thinking of this, the Grand Master calmed down and said with a warm smile: "Since you are Xu He, your knowledge is quite good. Let's do this. I won't take another test for you!"
"Come and talk about this sentence in the context of the historical events of the previous dynasties [Confucius said: When discussing truth and right, a gentleman is a gentleman, and a se Zhuang is a person]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place fell into silence. Everyone wanted to hear what this newly minted double case leader had a profound understanding of this sentence.
Xu He already had the answer in his mind when the middle-aged student was in trouble. He said calmly: "After the death of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the empress dowager Wang Zhengjun held the power of the government. Due to the subsequent emperors Ai and Ping, Even though he was very young at that time, and he succeeded him as a member of the royal family, he did not personally govern."
"Wang Zhengjun was beguiled by Wang Mang's humility, benevolence and filial piety, and almost handed over all the power to him. After Wang Mang became full-fledged, he poisoned the emperor and usurped the Han Dynasty to establish himself."
"It can be seen that Wang Zhengjun was very responsible for the demise of the former Han Dynasty. If he could see through the illusion of Wang Mang's words and see through the wolfish ambitions of his rebellious ministers and traitors, this chaos would not have happened."
Silence, everyone around was silent.
At this time, only the great master, Xu Dai, and a few teachers from the county school, and the local students felt something and nodded repeatedly.
This example cited by Xu He couldn't be more appropriate. Bai Juyi has a poem to prove it. The Duke of Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.
Is Wang Mang humble enough? Isn't Wang Mang dignified enough when he speaks and acts?
But he is actually a real careerist.
The Grand Master sighed: "I have read the [Book of Han], it's pretty good! Are there any examples? Let me tell you all."
At this time, he had gone from simply taking exams to wanting to hear Xu He talk about the past and the present.
Xu He nodded: "And..."
Everyone was silent, good guys, if you go home and think about this kind of topic carefully, they can also find one or two examples in the long history of China the year before last, but how can they just pick it up like Xu He?
The Grand Master said happily: "What else is there?"
Xu He sorted out his thoughts and continued: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, the second son of Emperor Wen, was very filial to Emperor Wen and Empress Dugu, and would often enter the palace to greet them."
"Later, the wise Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty abolished the elders and established younger ones. He deposed the crown prince Yang Yong and made Yang Guang the crown prince. As a result, after his death, not only his concubines were ruined by his own sons, but also the great country was ruined in the end!"
The Grand Master nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and sighed to Xu Dai: "This son is a thousand-mile horse of the Xu family!"
