The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

Is it easy to conceal your talent?

"Zhilan Baoshu has to go through wind and rain to become a talent. Read

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. My nephews still need to learn from each other and polish..."

Mr. Zhu declined politely without missing a beat.

What he meant was that my nephews-in-law still need to work hard to become talents.

"It's like cutting, like discussing, like plowing, like grinding." The words come from "The Book of Songs·Wei Feng·Qi'ao". This sentence is very interesting. The original meaning is to make bones, ivory, jade, and stone into utensils. The extended meaning is that the cultivation of a gentleman is like processing bone utensils. After cutting them, they must continue to polish them, just like To process jade, you need to polish it carefully after cutting it.

They haven't learned enough, so they'll wait until next time.

My view of them is that, like gentlemen, they need more experience and polishing.

Magistrate Gu's expression did not change. Mr. Zhu's words were very clever and left him a step. He laughed and revealed the matter.

There are some things that cannot be declined by explicitly refusing. He directly asked these teenagers to pass the county examination. This fact has already fallen into place. After it becomes a fact, you have to help even if you don't want to... Unless the four people's test papers are impeccable, otherwise they will ruin their reputation.

What's more, Mr. Zhu didn't explicitly refuse, but was flirting with him.

How could the ordinary people who were separated by the yamen official titles next to them understand the content of the exchange between the scholars? Unknowingly, Mr. Qingtian had already concluded the secret dirty deal with Mr. Zhu...

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Confucian Temple, also known as Confucius Temple.

In front of the Confucian Temple, there is a stone Lingxing Gate several people high and a dismounting stone next to the door. Lingxing Gate is a gate used to decorate the tombs of emperors. Since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named Confucius King Wenxuan, the Confucius Temple also followed the imperial specifications.

Engraved on the dismounting stone is "Civil and military officials have dismounted here."

Entering the halberd gate means "no sword, spear, sword or halberd can enter this gate". After passing through the door and the screen wall, you will see a half-moon-shaped pond. This is the Panchi. According to Zhou rites, the princes called the Panchi Palace, which cannot be higher than the emperor's Piyong (Taixue). Therefore, the Confucius Temple only has half a surface of water, and there is water on it. A stone arch bridge.

In front of the main temple, there is a simple futon on the steps.

Mr. Zhu sat cross-legged on the futon. The square under the steps was filled with gentry and common people from the county. The first three rows were for the gentry, wearing rich embroidered clothes, neat and orderly. Behind them were ordinary people, dressed in shabby and drab clothes, mostly dirty and disorganized. They were surprised and silent, because there were government officials nearby to maintain discipline in the venue, so they did not dare to make a sound.

"1. I respect my filial brother and respect human ethics. In the sixty-first year of my reign, Emperor Ren, my great ancestor, respected his relatives and thought of filial piety very much. He commissioned the book "The Explanation of the Classic of Filial Piety" to expound the scriptures and explain the meaning in detail. Filial piety means governing the world. Therefore, the sixteen articles of the Holy Edict begin with filial piety to one's younger brothers."

"I have made great achievements in pursuing past teachings and promoting the idea of ​​establishing religion..."

Mr. Zhu taught on behalf of the emperor, so everyone in the square was solemn. The gentry in the front row listened with interest, while the common people in the back row did not know what it meant.

As Mr. Zhu translated it into vernacular, the audience suddenly understood.

This sentence was said by Emperor Yongzheng.

Emperor Sheng Zuren was Kangxi, the Holy Ancestor of the Qing Dynasty.

The four of them, Bai Gui, sat together with the students from White Deer Academy. The students at White Deer Academy were basically all talented people, and it was rare to find people who were not famous.

Scholars in the Qing Dynasty did not live as comfortably as those in the Ming Dynasty.

In order to facilitate the management of a large number of students, the Sixth Class Deposition Method came into being based on the merits of the students in the Ming Dynasty's Sixth Class Examination. According to the assessment of student performance in annual examinations, students from various prefectures, prefectures, and counties are divided into six grades. Those who are proficient in arts and sciences are ranked first, those who are also proficient in arts and science are ranked second, and those who are moderately proficient in arts and science are ranked second. Those with flaws in arts and sciences are rated in the fourth category, those with absurd arts and sciences are rated in the fifth category, and those with ill-informed arts and sciences are rated in the sixth category. Those in the first, second and third grades are all rewarded, while those in the fourth and below grades are punished and dismissed.

Therefore, compared with the previous dynasties, the overall level of scholars in the Qing Dynasty was relatively high.

An older member of the student body heard Mr. Zhu explaining the Holy Edict and Guangxun, but the few teenagers next to him had a hard time understanding it, so they gestured with their eyes and asked the students nearby to read the book "The Holy Edict and Guangxun". Passed it over.

It's all done silently.

Although the Qing Dynasty is now in the sunset, the ruling power at the grassroots level, especially in the interior, is still very strong. The south is difficult to govern because of the usual ports and concessions in various places, but it has penetrated into all aspects in the interior...

For example, Wuchang Shouyi was also founded because Wuchang was a treaty port.

Although the content of the Holy Edict and Guangxun contains many warnings in Yongzheng's tone, it is also mixed with a lot of the Four Books and Five Classics and Zhu Zi's annotations to clarify the meaning of the scriptures. This is also the most orthodox official interpretation of the Four Books and Five Classics.

It seems that the Holy Edict and Guangxun are just inscriptions, but they are full of secrets.

The book in Bai Gui's hand was an old book with various annotations written in small letters. He was immediately interested. This was the opinion and experience of these talented students, so he planned to find these talented students these days. Borrow more books and learn from their experiences.

Notes of top students and top scorers' notes on past college entrance examination questions are so popular. Could it be that these top students are better than what the teacher said? Then there are some who are really using another way of thinking to solve the questions, which is faster and more accurate. Simple!

Although Mr. Zhu's explanation of the Holy Edict and Guangxun was very clear, he didn't have a manual to compare it with, so he couldn't remember anything.

Routine indoctrination has been going on for more than an hour.

The warm sun is blowing.

There were also some people in the back row who couldn't stand and fell to the ground, probably due to lack of sugar.

But no one moved, no matter how merciful, but when preaching the holy edict, it is like reciting an imperial edict, and must be listened to respectfully. Anyone who dares to help a neighbor easily is a life-threatening act!

Seeing someone fainting, Mr. Zhu felt a little anxious and preached faster.

Wait until you finish speaking.

Magistrate Gu, who had noticed the movement early on, immediately directed the government officials to pour the prepared sugar water into the mouths of the unconscious people in the back row. It was a large porcelain jar filled with brown sugar water.

"If you can faint, it must be because your stomach is short of oil and water, and you are so hungry that you can't stand it any longer."

"This is the end of winter. The winter grains have been eaten up. There is nothing to eat, so we can only starve and freeze."

"..."

The Confucian Temple, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became like a noisy vegetable market.

There were a few close scholar students. Bai Gui saw that the one who handed them the book stepped forward to help Mr. Zhu walk down the steps. He preached and taught, which was also hard work. He looked like a solemn treasure every moment. of gods.

Mr. Zhu's legs were a little stiff, and he relaxed a lot after walking down the steps.

"County Lord, we need to open a Guangji granary to release grain and help the poor people."

Mr. Zhu suggested softly to the ancient magistrate, "In a few days, the snow on the mountain will melt, and you can go to the mountain to eat and satisfy your hunger."

Although there were no disasters in Zishui County last year, poor families could not save food even after working hard for a year at the beginning of the year. The beginning of spring is the most difficult time every year.

"That's what Brother Mengzhou said."

Surprisingly, Magistrate Gu did not refuse, but nodded in agreement with a look of sorrow and a hint of joy.

In the next few days, the ancient county magistrate took this opportunity to ask the large households in the county to donate grain and grain, and also asked the county government officials to go to the countryside to collect grain, on the pretext of providing disaster relief.

As a result of these measures, large households were reduced and ancient county magistrates were enriched, but they also provided half a bag of food for poor people's families.