Chapter 197: The big test is coming

"Young Master Chen, can you solve this question?" Tang Mo'er smiled and felt a little proud. It also felt a sense of accomplishment to come up with such a biased question. Seeing that the talented man who even praised her father was defeated, the sense of accomplishment was even heavier.

Chen Ao let out a sigh, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to get into it. He frowned and said, "I'll think about it again."

After thinking about this, Mrs. Tang had even prepared dinner. If Tang Moer hadn't known the difficulty of this question, I'm afraid others would have thought Chen Ao wanted to make a living!

Mrs. Tang picked up the dining table, wiped the greasy hand on the apron twice, and said to Chen Ao: "Chen Ao, I'll eat here tonight, I'm afraid that the food in our house will not suit your mouth."

Chen Aoru's old monk sat down, but he was in a daze for a moment and said no. Tang Moer said, "Mom, don't worry about this for now. Mr. Chen is thinking about a way to solve the problem."

Mrs. Tang was quite understandable. There was a nerdy husband and a nerdy daughter. This kind of thing happened frequently, so she tiptoed to serve the food. Their house was not big and there was not even a special dining room. All the entertainment, dining, and sitting in this small hall.

After finishing all these things, Chen Ao urged him: "If you have any questions that cannot be solved for the time being, think about it after you have eaten. It is important to have a meal first."

Chen Ao's eyes suddenly lit up: "I have it!" He said to Tang Moer with a slutty brow, "The king will just pacify the wealth of the world and make it with Tao. What do you think with this sentence to solve the question?"

Tang Moer pondered for a moment and said, "The problem is not detailed enough, how can I supplement the problem after the problem?"

With the problem being solved, the others will be easier to deal with. Chen Ao shook his head and said, "We cannot be gathered but can be born, but there is a great way to live. Can we just say "the outside is the first, the inside is the end"?"

This sentence, the outside and the inside, made Tang Mo'er's eyes look admiring, and said, "If you solve it well, you will be very good to follow the topic." The word "wealth" is clearly defined. Chen's apologetic problem starts with governing the country, which means that governing the country should be based on people's efforts. The way to fight for people is to govern the country must have virtue. The so-called virtue means treating the people with a kind heart, and the people are willing to submit. With the people, there will be everything, land, and money. People should pay attention to the order of governing the country, first cultivate virtue, and focus on how to cultivate virtue.

In this era, it is impossible to say wealth. If you talk about wealth, you will fall into the inferior level and you will not be a gentleman. However, this topic is obviously wealth, but you can never deviate from the main theme. Therefore, Chen Ao turned small wealth into big wealth, and private wealth as the national treasury. In this way, it extended the principle of governing the country.

The second sentence of the external source and the inner end is to fight for the people; Chen Ao quotes the allusion in the "Great Learning", and the meaning of the title is: the external source and the inner end, the people will compete. Once the people compete, they will inevitably lead to separation. It can be seen that righteousness and profit cannot be parallel, and the people and wealth cannot be obtained at the same time. If the external source and the inner end gather wealth above, although the wealth is gathered, but the heart of the world is lost, then the people will always be separated from one's heart and one's heart, and the people will always be rebellious and rebellious, and there is no wealth gathering and the people will also gather. If the internal source and the outer end disperses wealth below, although the wealth is dispersed, the heart of the world is lost. Are you still afraid of not having wealth if you win the hearts of the people?

Chen Ao solved the question and was in a good mood. He said, "I'm hungry, eat, eat." He was not polite at all. Anyway, Mrs. Tang had already prepared the dishes and chopsticks.

Mrs. Tang said, "Slow down, eat slowly..." Although she said that, she looked at Chen Ao's voracious look and smiled with a loving look.

After eating, it was getting late. Chen Ao stood up and said goodbye. Mrs. Tang would not stay for too long, but just told Tang Moer to send him out. After all, there were only two female relatives in the room, so it would not be good to stay too late.

Tang Moer carried a handmade lantern and sent Chen Ao out of the yard. The snowflakes at night were smaller, but the night wind was tighter. She handed an oil umbrella into Shen Ao's hands and said, "Don't be heroic anymore, just use this oil umbrella."

Chen Ao took the umbrella and looked at the dark sky. Silver snowflakes fell, and the air was filled with a bone-broken chill. He laughed and said, "Miss Tang should take a break earlier, I will give you this umbrella later."

Tang Mo'er bit her lip: "Your article was well-executed. It seems that the meaning of the art exam is no longer a problem. Sometimes Mo'er envies you for being able to do what she wants."

Chen Ao smiled and held up the oil umbrella: "More thought all students wanted to do was just an exam?"

Tang Moer didn't answer, but there was a hint of confusion in her eyes!

Chen Aoha laughed and said, "What I want to do most is to marry seven or eight wives, live in the most luxurious house, and have the power to protect my family. Apart from that, there is probably nothing in the world that can attract me. The world is power, and the beauty is drunk, ha... Goodbye Miss Tang."

A figure rushing to the road disappeared into the night, and the person under the oil umbrella gradually disappeared. His steps seemed to be light, but in the light, there was a kind of loneliness that could not be concealed.

Tang Mo'er leaned against the courtyard gate and looked at the night in a daze. Her deep eyes flashed slightly, becoming indescribable in the night, and whispered to the night when she disappeared from her back: "Chen Ao, you are lying."

When he returned to the mansion, Deng Long was shocked. It turned out that Chen Ao went out in the morning to avoid him and could not find anyone for a whole day. Deng Long thought something had happened, so he sighed when he saw him come back.

As the day passed like water, the noise gradually accumulated and quieted down. This year is about to come to an end.

During this period, Chen Ao naturally hung up the signs of free guest, no longer went to socialize and entertained guests, and devoted himself to studying the scriptures and calligraphy and painting. Since he was determined to take the exam, he naturally had to strive for the best. Luck alone would not work, and hard work was essential.

When Zhou Zheng heard that Chen Ao was going to take the art exam, he specially found a lot of examples of classics. He didn't understand the running script and painting, but there were many examples of classics in his study. He originally planned to use them for his children and grandchildren, but his children and grandchildren were not good enough and had to take advantage of this nephew.

With these model essays, Chen Ao does not memorize them desperately like other scholars, but understands the thinking methods of some classic model essays, such as a question, whether the model essay uses this method to solve the problem, whether it is appropriate, and where is it appropriate, and how should you deal with it if you change yourself? What is the structure of the question, and can there be a better way to start the lecture?

When he thought about things, he was extremely meticulous. Otherwise, he would not be the best among the art thieves in the future. Behind any success, there were countless hard work and careful observations. These two points were not lacking. For him, studying the scriptures was no different from his previous learning of the art thieves. After all, it was just the four words "hard and serious".

When he was tired of studying, he went to the Buddhist temple to talk to his wife. The wife always talked about going to Lingyin Temple. Chen Ao also thought about the little shaman Xiaolong, so he smiled and said to his wife: "We will go after the New Year."

But the lady said, "The art exam is about to come, so you should take a break at home and read books, so you don't need to accompany me as an old bone."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It is not okay to just study. You can only take the time to relax and walk around to cope with the exam with the greatest energy."

This sentence was quite effective, and the lady nodded: "Okay, you can go with me in a few days."

After the Lantern Festival, the noise finally returned to its deserted state. Although the festive festival had not passed, the firecrackers were still left with remnants on the streets, and people were busy on the streets. After saying goodbye to the old year, everyone began to make a living again.

The number of scholars from other places is gradually increasing, and the major inns have already been filled, and the business of Suiyashanfang is also rising steadily. Most of the handsome men and talented people in various places are coming for art exams. Many famous artists and talented men are all full of energy. They have to add countless ink calligraphy and paintings in wine shops, tea shops, and inns.

Early this morning, the Duke's Mansion was prepared in full carriages and horses. Liu Wen cheered up and taught people to prepare a large box of gifts to carry them onto the carriage. He then went into the inner palace to ask for instructions. After a while, the wife, together with Zhou Ruo and Chen Ao, came out and got on the carriage together. The groom raised his whip, and several carriages walked slowly and went out of the city.

Throughout the journey, there were both strange and familiar landscapes. After visiting Lingyin Temple, Chen Ao once, he had some impressions. However, spring and winter came, the landscape along the way had changed. The pine forests in the distance were originally lush, but now they are slightly withered. Occasionally, birds fly by, which is extremely rare.

When he arrived at the mountain gate, a little novice monk greeted him and went up the mountain along the stone steps. The lady was in great interest and said to Chen Ao: "You go to the incense later. Please ask the Bodhisattva to bless you in high school. Go and draw a lottery to see what your luck is."

Chen Aohe nodded and said, "Cousin, go too, I just don't know what wish I plan to make."

Zhou Ruo was worried all the way. At this time, he heard Chen Ao talking and said with a slightly hesitant expression: "I haven't thought about it yet."

The lady smiled and said, "You should also pray to the Bodhisattva to let your cousin go to high school!"

Zhou Ruo held his wife's hand and said coquettishly: "Mom, there is no petition, and you have to agree in advance."

The lady's smile became stronger and she said, "Okay, okay, I won't say it."

Halfway through the mountain road, the lady was already exhausted. She rested in a welcoming pavilion on the side of the mountain, looked at the crowds of people going up the mountain and said, "Chen Ao, look, there are many students coming to the temple today, and probably many of them are going to take the art exam."

Chen Aohe nodded, thinking to himself, so many people come to ask the Bodhisattva to bless them in high school, the Bodhisattva is very tired! He then smiled and couldn't help but feel a little cold.

Zhou Ruo said: "Cousin, what are you laughing at?"

Chen Ao quickly raised his face and said, "I'm thinking, may the Bodhisattva open his eyes and don't bless these people in high school, just bless me."

Zhou Ruo looked at Chen Ao with contempt and said angrily: "Where is someone like you?"

The lady smiled and said, "If you have no idea of ​​such a mind, you will be able to be sincere. Only when a person is sincere can the Bodhisattva bless you. If you have such thoughts, you will never be able to do it."

Chen Ao said oh, and the three of them continued to go up the mountain. When the novice monk who was welcoming guests at the temple gate saw his wife, he still led the three to the back hall. It turned out that the front hall was for tourists to visit and worship Buddha, and the back hall was the place where the guests listened to the Buddha and worshiped the Buddha. It was the most secluded, but it seemed that the lady donated a lot of money for indulgence and oil every year.

Bypassing the Main Hall, a brilliant building in the back hall was revealed. The plaque read the three words "The Heavenly King Hall". The statue of Maitreya was worshipped at the gate of the hall. When you go in, you will see various Vajras standing. In the depths of the hall, incense lingering, a large Buddha's face sat in the west, indescribable quiet and gentle.

The bell echoed, and the novice monk sent incense. Chen Ao obediently went to worship and silently prayed to the Buddha: "Please bless the Bodhisattva, bless me to develop again, have a majestic figure, and become more handsome as I grow older. My wife is as rich as I am. I bless me to be a high-ranking official. Only I bully others, no one deceives me. Bodhisattva, although my buddy doesn't believe in you very much, this sentence is sincere. If you really have a spirit in heaven, don't forget this small request made by a ordinary person in the mortal world..."

After talking nonsense, he properly put in incense on the stage and retreated to his wife seriously. The wife only said that he was asking the Bodhisattva to bless the art exam, so she did not ask too much, and she was indescribable sincerity with the Buddhist beads in her hand.

Zhou Ruo also prayed, and the three of them went to the gate of the hall. An old monk sat for a long time, as if he was awake when he was dreaming. When the three of them approached, Gao Xuan said, "Do you want to draw lots for the three donors?"

The lady said, "Let this nephew twitch first."

The old monk asked, "I don't know if the young master is asking about the future or the marriage."

In front of his wife, Chen Ao naturally had no time to ask about marriage. He thought to himself, when he took time, his buddy would come and ask him how many wives he could marry.

Chen Ao looked at the old monk seriously and said, "I am still very young and I am still studying now. I don't think about such a mess of marriage. I will have to take the art exam in a few days, and I just want to ask about the art exam."

Chen Ao's answer made his wife nodded repeatedly. Every word he said reached the heart of his wife. She was still young, so she shouldn't ask about marriage. It's the big truth to ask more about her future.

Zhou Ruo snorted coldly in his heart and silently said: "Hyit's true!"

The old monk looked at Chen Ao, then brought the sign on the altar and said, "Please draw one for me, my son."

Chen Ao was very happy. He met his colleagues. He said that he had been cheating in his previous life, and was often accused of being a master and whispering to others. It seems that a thousand years ago, he had quite a few colleagues, one more powerful than the other. He reached out and pulled out a lottery, and only read it: "When the flowers are blooming, the moon will be confused by the clouds. Don't laugh at the peach and plums, one day when the clouds bloom and rain will come."

I didn't understand this poem half-understand, and it was a bit mysterious. Chen Ao handed it to the old monk and said, "Please take a look for it for the boy."

The old monk looked at the signature and said, "This is the signature, young master, congratulations."

Chen Ao smiled in his heart. My buddy was amazing. He got a lottery ticket as soon as he drew and asked, "I wonder how to resolve this lottery?"

The old monk said: "What I mean is that the young master's fate is ill-fated. The young master's current situation is like flowers blooming but being hit by heavy rain. The moon is about to shine brightly, but it is covered by clouds and mist. But these clouds and rains will never be able to cover up the young master's light. One day, we will be able to clear the clouds and see the sun, and the clouds will stop the rain."

The lady's eyes lit up and said, "What the monk said is that Chen Ao had suffered a lot of setbacks a few days ago, but I don't know when it will take a day to clear the clouds and see the sun and stop the rain?"

The old monk said: "It should not be far away."
Chapter completed!