"What's so difficult about this?" Xi Xing patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can work and study at the same time."
Doesn't this embarrass Yu?
"But my qualifications are really dull, I'm afraid I'm not good at studying." Yang Derong shook his head, "Besides, eating the king's food and doing the king's business. How can I do anything casual?"
"Let Yu think about it, there must be a sure way." Xi Xing walked a few steps in the public room and suddenly said: "Yes, this way, after you are on duty, you have a certain foundation and can use a dictionary to learn. If you don't understand You can ask Yu, or you can ask Xiao Langjun."
"Thank you Shining!" Yang Derong bowed deeply. This was exactly what he wanted.
Half a year has passed before I knew it, and the National Juren Examination is in two months.
After all, he is his classmate, so Xi Xing should still care about him.
When I arrived at Yang Derong's residence, I saw books, dictionaries, pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed on his table.
Yang Derong was in a daze while reading.
Xi Xing felt a little funny when he saw him motionless, and waved his hand in front of him.
But Yang Derong still felt nothing, as if he was in a state of deep thought.
Xi Xing stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, asking: "What else did you think of? Are you still in a daze?"
"It turns out to be Shining. I'm looking for you, so I don't have to run away." Yang Derong said while saluting in surprise.
Xi Xing sat down on the chair next to him, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile: "How are Ziyu's preparations?"
"The dictionary is very useful. The understanding of words is already in place, but, but..." Yang Derong stammered about what he wanted to say while cupping his hands.
This person was still not well-educated. Xi Xing took a deep breath and asked, "You and I are classmates. If you have something to say, you might as well just say it."
"I have read Xiao Langjun's "On War" and "The Theory of the Unification of All Things", and he is truly worthy of being called a little saint." Yang Derong first expressed his respect, and then said: "I want to study scriptures with Xiao Langjun."
"You are very discerning," Xi Xing thought for a while, looked at him thoughtfully, and finally nodded and said: "Brother-in-law... Xiaolangjun's two articles are indeed models of scriptures. I will take you to see Fengta." .”
Yang Derong was looked at up and down, and felt quite embarrassed. He bowed his hands and said, "I'm far from shining, so I have to ask Mr. Lang for some advice."
It seems that Yang Derong looks a little dull on the outside, but he is indeed a understanding person in his heart.
Zhao Ping was now the head of the Chengdu Mansion, and was also known as the Little Saint.
Yang Derong now seeks guidance from Zhao Ping. Not only does he receive guidance from Jingyi, but he also has a solid teacher-student relationship.
Xi Xing was different from him. Zhao Ping was his brother-in-law and the head of the security group, so they naturally had a close relationship.
But Yang Derong is completely different. He is only a peripheral member of Zhaojiazhuang and really needs to consolidate the relationship.
Zhao Ping thought about it and said: "How to do Jingyi? It is indeed difficult for people who are not very good at it."
Zhao Ping walked a few steps, looked at the house, his eyes lit up, and he pointed at the house and said.
"We might as well compare writing scriptures to repairing a house. The topic determines the framework and pattern of the entire scripture." Zhao Ping first pointed to the surroundings and roof of the house, "The subsequent topics, short lectures, large lectures, and remaining ideas are just It’s just decoration and improvement of the front.”
Xi Xing also took the exam, but he had never been as impressed as Zhao Ping, and he listened respectfully to Zhao Ping's explanations.
Yang Derong bowed deeply, and Zhao Ping's words seemed like a light in the dark night, pointing the way for him.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang. The students know what you mean, which is that the framework determines the height and depth of the meaning." Yang Derong looked at Zhao Ping without blinking, "How can I solve the problem?"
"When the imperial court recruits scholars, it must select useful people." Zhao Ping pondered for a while and continued, "What is a useful person? It is someone who can solve problems for the imperial court."
This is similar to that of later generations, that is, the political stance must be correct.
After hearing this, Xi Xing and Yang Derong bowed together.
"How to solve the problem? We must stand for the great cause of the imperial court, be thought-provoking, and hit the current issues." Zhao Ping pointed out the specific content to Yang Derong.
Yang Derong bowed deeply again, and suddenly he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and thanked from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, teacher, for your guidance."
Zhao Ping didn't expect Yang Derong to make this move, and couldn't help but look at Xi Xing.
Xi Xing looked at Yang Derong and shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
Yang Derong became a disciple without consulting Xi Xing. He decided to take the risk. After kowtow, he felt uneasy and feared that Zhao Ping would not agree.
Since Xi Xing brought it, Zhao Ping must give Xi Xing a face.
Zhao Ping did not move away, but stepped forward to help Yang Derong, and said to Yang Derong: "Zi Yu, don't be so polite, get up quickly."
Seeing that Zhao Ping did not move away, Yang Derong couldn't help but be overjoyed. Zhao Ping acknowledged his teacher-student relationship.
Ancient times are not like modern times. Master, master, one day is a teacher and the whole day is a father.
Now that he has become a master, the relationship between the two is inferior to that of father and son, and they must try their best to support them.
"There is no problem with Ziyu's writing," Zhao Ping analyzed for him after the relationship between the two was established. "As long as you practice more and more Jingyi in this way, there shouldn't be a big problem in recruiting people."
"Thank you, teacher, for your guidance." Yang Derong bowed again.
Zhao Ping nodded and said, "After you pass the exam, you will have your own arrangements as a teacher."
Yang Derong couldn't help but be overjoyed, Zhao Ping was helping him.
Two months later, the examination was carried out as scheduled.
Yang Derong was from Changzhou, so he naturally had to take the imperial examination in Changzhou.
Li Wenquan was also a scholar from Changzhou. Three years ago, he lost his name to Sunshan by one rank. This time he was determined to win.
Although the two are students of Changzhou Academy, one is in Tianzi Class A and the other is in Huangzi Class A.
Although both are in Class A, they are very different. One is the best class and the other is almost the worst class.
Not only was Li Wenquan in Class A, his family was better off than him, and he even had a bookboy accompanying him in the exams.
Li Wenquan was from Yongchuan. He looked at Yang Derong and said, "Today I happened to meet Yang, a great talent from Changyuan County."
This man spoke in a weird voice, and he specially moved the four "Yang Great Talents" very far away, so that everyone could hear his sarcasm.
"I don't deserve this honor. I've seen all of you students." Yang Derong smiled faintly, arched his hands around and said calmly.
Li Wenquan's classmate Xie Yong looked at Yang Derong and felt a little strange.
He quietly said to Li Wenquan: "The great talent Yang has changed his gender, unlike last time?"
"Maybe he doesn't have confidence in himself." Li Wenquan looked at Yang Derong and said contemptuously.
Li Wenquan's voice was not masked, and everyone including Yang Derong could hear it clearly.
His classmate from Tianzi Class A looked at Yang Derong and couldn't help laughing.
"Ziyu, I haven't seen you for a year. Where can I find a job?" A voice came.
Yang Derong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the voice. The voice was his classmate and friend Du Changjiang. He raised his hands and asked.
Yang Derong smiled bitterly, returned the gift with his hand, and said: "My family is not as well off as Zishui (du Changjiang), so I have to make a living in Changyuan County."
"It seems that Ziyu is ready, otherwise he wouldn't come to take the exam." Du Changjiang looked at him, not believing what he said.
Yang Derong shook his head and smiled calmly: "No, no, I just got the opportunity and I don't want to waste it. I just want to try it."
"Talented Yang seems to be well prepared. I'm waiting for good news." Li Wenquan and Xie Yong looked at each other, feeling more reassured and laughing together.
Dang dang dang, the soldier's gong rang, and the government asked all students to enter the examination room.
The students opened the examination paper and saw that the question on the meaning of the classics had only one word "Hu."
These students thought that the test questions were based on a famous quote or a sentence from the "Four Books and Five Classics" because this is a common practice.
But I never expected that this year's national examination would go in the opposite direction, and it only had one word.
Class A students, including Li Wenquan, all guessed the questions according to the previous method and spent a lot of energy solving and solving the questions.
Li Wenquan looked at the roof and fell into deep thought.
Yang Derong was polishing his ink and conceiving ideas at the same time, and it was indeed closely related to the important events of the imperial court.
"Hu people are barbarians. They are afraid of power but not moral, and they turn into barbarians." This is to break the point.
After solving the topic, I suddenly felt a flood of literary thoughts.
Zhao Ping's "War Theory" comprehensively explains how to deal with the Hu people, and this Yang Derong has already recited it well.
At the same time, Yang Derong suddenly remembered that Zhao Ping's "Theory of the Unification of All Things" also touches on war and civil and military matters.
So he extracted chapters and sentences from Zhao Ping's "War Theory" and "The Theory of the Unification of All Things" as a novel.
As for the big talk, he went on to take Zhao Ping's battles in Jiading and Xixian as facts.
Regarding Yu Yi, he concluded that the Hu people also had weaknesses, and as long as the civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty worked together, they would eventually be defeated.
The three-day exam was over, and Yang Derong came out of the examination room. He was neither the first nor the last to hand in his paper.
In the words of Xi Xing, this is cultivating the mind and nature, which is in line with the golden mean.
Li Wenquan just handed in the paper with him. When he saw him coming out, he said again: "The great talent Yang has come out."
He still moved the words "Yang Dacaizi" to a long position and stared at him, wanting to see Yang Derong's reaction.
"How did Ziyu do in the exam?" Du Changjiang, a classmate who was close to Yang Derong, bowed his hand to Yang Derong and asked.
Yang Derong bowed his hands and replied: "Unexpected."
"Unexpected, what does this mean?" Li Wenquan thought for a while, turned to look at Xie Yong and asked.
Xie Yong thought for a while and shook his head: "It's hard to say. It can be said to be unexpectedly deep or unexpectedly shallow."
"The question this time is indeed unexpected." Li Wenquan looked at Xie Yong, looked at the back of Yang Derong who had gone away, nodded and said: "It seems that he and I are also unexpected."
Ten days later was the day when the results were released. Du Changjiang got up early and went to the inn where Yang Derong was staying.
Du Changjiang is from Dazu and doesn't need to stay in an inn.
He came to Yang Derong's room, lifted the quilt, and asked: "Today is the day when the results are released. Why doesn't Talented Yang go and take a look?"
