The affairs of the Shen family really made Xu Dai restless and nervous for a long time.
But Xu He disapproved and took Sister Gu, Li Sikui and others to Yangzhou.
After what happened to the Shen family, it was impossible to live in the other courtyard given by Shen Xuan by Slender West Lake.
He asked Ding Ze to take the key to Songjiang and give it to Shen Xuan.
He first asked Wu Decao to help rent an elegant courtyard, and then settled down Sister Gu, Juaner and others.
As soon as we settled down here, we took Li Sikui to report to the teacher.
When Li Zhijie was released from office, Xu He took Li Sikui to inform him and asked to see him.
I originally thought it was the master's wife who was here, but she was a female family member after all, so it was a courtesy to inform her in advance.
Unexpectedly, when they entered the back office, they found the teacher and a thin woman sitting in the courtyard waiting for them.
When Li Sikui saw the woman, he let out an "ouch" and got into her arms.
Seeing this, Xu He, who still didn't know the identity of the other party, quickly bowed and saluted: "Master, please accept my respects from this junior!"
After saying that, he kowtowed respectfully.
The teacher's wife smiled softly and said, "It's Liang Sheng, right? Your teacher often talks about you in front of me! He says you are quick-thinking, calm and wise, and he wants to listen to your opinions on many things!"
When Li Zhijie heard this, he suddenly felt that he had lost his dignity as a teacher. He coughed repeatedly and said with a straight face, "You take Sikui to the back first. I want to talk to Liangsheng for a while!"
Upon seeing this, the teacher's wife pursed her lips and smiled slightly, then led Li Sikui into the room.
After Li Zhijie waited for them to leave, he coughed and asked, "Have you been delayed in your studies at home recently?"
Xu He had known that he would ask this question, so he took out the article written during this period from his sleeve.
Li Zhijie picked it up and read it carefully one by one.
After reading for half an hour, he only read less than a fifth of it, but that was enough. He nodded and said: "The article is getting more and more sophisticated, so I might as well give it a try on the Guipang!"
Xu He thought about the provincial examination, so he told the teacher about the Shen family.
Li Zhijie frowned when he heard about the Shen family: "I already knew about Songjiang Magistrate's affairs. A little boy, relying on the power of his family, publicly humiliated an official of the imperial court and forced him to leave with his title. The country has been in dynasty for more than a hundred years. , this is the first strange news I have encountered, Shen Ge’s old teacher has no way to teach his children, and sooner or later he will suffer from it!”
After finishing speaking, he comforted Xu He and said: "With your current knowledge, even if Wang Liangchen takes revenge for personal gain, you don't have to worry. At worst, you can write to Xiao Shigong and ask him to arrange for you to enter the capital in advance. As a nephew, you will be in the capital." It’s okay to take part in the provincial examination! Moreover, in a place like Southern Zhili where literary style is prosperous, you are still the best, let alone going north to take the provincial examination. If you don’t get the title of Five Classics Leader, you will not be able to perform well!”
"Holy shit!" Xu He was horrified. Is this considered immigration for the high school entrance examination?
As we all know, Jiangnan, especially South Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian, are major provinces in the imperial examination. Every year, countless scholars struggle to take the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.
However, compared to the south, the level of imperial examinations in the north is much worse.
Although the Wei Dynasty did not have the northern and southern rolls of the Ming Dynasty in another generation, in this generation, the imperial court took relatively good care of the examination papers in the north. Compared with the examination papers in the south of the Yangtze River, it was easier.
If Xu He can go to Beijing to take the provincial examination, it can really be said that he is a snail with three fingers, and he is a sure shot.
But Xu He still shook his head and said: "The students want to take the exam this year. If the grand master really intends to make things difficult, then we can think of another way!"
Li Zhijie nodded and said: "Although it is better for you to go to Beijing to take the exam, it is not bad for you to do so. After all, Mr. Xiao Shi has just joined the cabinet. If I help you arrange this now, I am afraid that I will discuss it!"
Xu He thought so too.
But things haven’t happened yet, so there’s no need to scare yourself.
After talking about the students' studies, Li Zhijie asked about his son's situation.
The situation of Li Sikui's child has become extremely good in the past six months.
The person is darker and thinner, but the body is much stronger due to exercise.
The arrogance of a second-generation official disappeared from his brows. Playing with Zhang Sanrang every day made him lose his old-fashioned air without realizing it, and his whole person became more innocent.
His knowledge is even more remarkable.
He studied with Xu He. Now he has read through the four books and is studying the commentaries.
Xu He even thought that the progress was too fast. He felt that children should practice their reading skills and not be exposed to boring scriptures and meanings too early.
So I often give him some [idle books] to read.
For example, "Journey to the West", which was recently urged to update by Li Sikui every day, Xu He has already copied it to the terrifying lion camel ridge in the world. The children are so greedy that they follow him every day to update, which makes Xu He tired of coping. .
At this time, he took out another stack of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Li Zhijie and said: "Teacher, this is what junior brother has done recently. I didn't ask him to do more. I just tested the water. See how it goes!"
Li Zhijie was shocked when he heard that his son had started making art and took the paper from Xu He's hand.
Opening the first page, one can see that Xu He's familiar Guange style writing on the header reads: "Zhiyuan is afraid of mud!"
This question comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Zi Zhang": "Zi Xia said: Although the path is small, there must be someone who can do it. Going far away is afraid of mud, so a gentleman will not do it!"
If you want to write an essay, you must first understand the meaning of the topic. Those who follow the small way are heretics; those who are muddy are ignorant. This sentence encourages people to learn the canon of the great way.
The small way is heresy, the language of hundreds of schools of thought. Although it is a small way, the small way also makes sense, but after a long time, it will be difficult to pass through the mud, so a gentleman does not learn the small way.
Let’s look at Li Sikui’s article again.
There is a debate between right and wrong in Tao, and scholars have a choice of what to do.
The cover is what is taken, not what is taken.
The small way in the world is specious and false. How can scholars take it?
The old Master Xia said, "Going far away is afraid of mud, so a gentleman would not do it..."
Seeing this, Li Zhijie looked up at Xu He in surprise and said, "This, is this written by Si Kui?"
Xu He smiled and said: "Junior brother made it himself!"
Li Zhijie read the article again.
Breaking the topic and clarifying the meaning, directly saying that there is a difference between the main road and the small road, and learning requires knowing the choice.
It can be said that although this topic is simple, every word hits the point. From this point of view, it can be said that my son has mastered the Analects of Confucius very perfectly.
Then it is said that what is right should be learned and what is wrong should be discarded. To the people of the world, it seems to be reasonable, but it is actually wrong.
Further point.
Then, Li Sikui said, Zixia said that if you study the lesser way for a long time, you may become ignorant, so a gentleman cannot choose the lesser way!
Again, he pointed out the topic in Zixia’s tone.
Three connected dots, perfect!
It's only been half a year. Although his son was smart before, he had never taught him eight-part essay.
It’s only half a year!
Although this article may seem simple, it is more than enough to be used as a scholar in the exam!
No, Xu He, how did you teach? Can you teach me something?
Li Zhijie shouted in his heart!
