"Uncle Xu!"

Outside the Second Government Office, Li Kui was still wondering. It seemed that Zhou Yuan's old servant seemed to have a problem with him! Otherwise, why would he be kept waiting outside the Second Government Office for so long?

But when he saw Uncle Xu again, he couldn't figure it out. Why was the old man so happy?

Of course, he didn't dare to call Lao Xu like Zhou Yuan did, he could only call him elder.

Lao Xu nodded and said, "After telling my master, I will buy you a drink."

Li Kui hurriedly said: "How dare you ask the elder to spend money? Naturally, the boy invited the elder to have a drink and guessed it right."

He didn't spend any money, and Uncle Xu didn't care. What's this little money? He was just very satisfied with Li Kui's reaction. There are not many polite boys these days. He smiled and said: "Relax, old man.

I have wasted my life for decades. I dare not say that I am upright as a person, but I will definitely be good at judging people. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you. If anything happens, I will help you.”

This kind of enthusiasm seemed as if Li Kui was already a disciple of Zhou Yuan, which made Li Kui even more confused. The civil servants of the Song Dynasty cherished feathers, not counting the civil service system after the Jingkang Disgrace. At that time, more than half of the literati had been captured by the Jin Dynasty.

People's backbones were broken by the war, but even so, there were still countless anti-war scribes, who even went to the battlefield with scholarly spirit and sacrificed their lives for charity.

It is inherently difficult for an official with Jinshi background to accept a disciple.

Zhou Yuan was still the magistrate of Yishui County, and he even had the power to block Li Kui's imperial examination. To put it more closely, as long as he refutes Li Kui's bad talent and learning, Li Kui is likely to be cut off from the imperial examination. Because any successor

No one would take the risk of allowing Li Kui to pass the exam when his reputation was tarnished. The Song Dynasty's civil service system was a recommendation system, and it was also a recommendation system. Once an official had a problem, the official who recommended him would be unlucky.

Facing Zhou Yuan, Li Kui's mood was complicated, because this man could determine the fate of his life.

Of course, if Li Kui really cut off his path to the imperial examination, he might just ignore it, and things would be different from now on.

What he didn't expect was that Zhou Yuan's mood when facing him was even more complicated.

What makes him even more strange is that he has no friendship with Uncle Xu! Why would he suddenly help him? It makes no sense at all. Shaking away these distracting thoughts in his mind, taking a deep breath, Li Kui walked through the second hall and entered the government office.

among.

It is really difficult for the county magistrate's official office to be grand and grand. At best, it is just fresh and elegant.

"I've met the county magistrate!"

Li Kui did not kowtow, but bowed slightly. This was not in the lobby, but in the back office. It was too flattering and made people unhappy. However, Zhou Yuan's eyes were not on Li Kui. To be precise, he was looking at Li Kui on his back.

on top of the package.

Because a piece of tiger skin was exposed in the package, he felt complicated.

I originally thought that the villagers of Baizhang Village would be living in dire straits since tigers appeared outside the village. I never expected that it was not the villagers in the village whose lives were threatened, but the tigers.

Li Kui brought the tiger skin to the back office of Yishui County. It was obvious that the tiger skin belonged to him. Zhou Yuan wanted to impress him. He was a second-ranked Jinshi. What rare thing had he not seen before?

But……

He saw a tiger for the first time a few days ago. As for the tiger skin, it was worn on the tiger's body. Counting that time, it was his second time.

He had no choice but to say that it was a lie. Zhou Yuan felt that Li Kui respected his teacher. The value of tiger skin was high enough. If you didn’t choose the location or the size of the house, a piece of tiger skin could even be exchanged for a small courtyard in the capital. This is

In the capital, the price is much higher than in other places, so you can find any good thing in the capital. In Yishui County, the value of a tiger skin is only a few hundred guan, which is already sky-high. But in the capital, you have to pay for it several times.

Times. This is sincerity. Of course, Zhou Yuan is also worried, what if this guy Li Kui bribes him with this tiger skin and asks him to be lenient?

Could it be that you have even forgotten the technique of cutting rhyme in "Guangyun"?

After feeling the full sincerity, Zhou Yuan's expression softened, but with a hint of worry: "Li Kui, can you study with peace of mind recently?"

"I don't dare to waste my time, I am afraid that my time will not be there, so I study hard every day." Although Li Kui wanted to be humble, due to his personality, he couldn't!

Zhou Yuan really couldn't believe this. You said you could study with peace of mind, why did you kill a tiger halfway through?

When it comes to knowledge, scholars are the most rigid in their persistence. The moment Zhou Yuan turned into a teacher, his whole demeanor seemed to change completely. He asked, "Have you ever learned the technique of Li Kui's "Guang Yun"?"

Li Kui was a little dazed. Didn't he stay in the county government office for two days just to learn this technique?

He learned it more than half a month ago?

However, Zhou Yuan started his examination from the rhyme book "Guangyun". He randomly wrote down a few uncommon words on the paper, handed it to Li Kui and said, "Check it, what should I read?"

There are five characters: ‘Miao’, ‘Han’, ‘虺’, ‘踽’, and ‘旮’.

Li Kui's face was so restless, he could pronounce these words!

But if he read it out himself, wouldn't it embarrass Zhou Yuan? Seeing Li Kui's expression slightly paused, Zhou Yuan might have misunderstood, his heart was pounding and panicked, and he thought to himself: "You won't forget it, will you?"

"Guangyun" is a rhyme book, which is like a dictionary to later generations.

The ability to look up a dictionary can only become more and more proficient, how can it be possible to become more and more unfamiliar?

Li Kui was helpless. Although he could read, he still had to hide his clumsiness! He thought to himself that he also had talents that needed to be concealed. He was not proud to say the least, but his expression was extremely relaxed.

Even the well-informed Zhou Yuan couldn't understand this scene. What the hell is this kid doing?

Soon, Li Kui wrote out the rhyming techniques for the five words, then handed them to Zhou Yuan with both hands, and read them in a melody. He wanted to tell Zhou Yuan that there was a song in later generations called "Uncommon Words"

, I don’t know what the lyricist was thinking, so he searched every nook and cranny for the lyrics. He could read these words even without using Guangyun.

However, after thinking about it, let it go. What if Zhou Yuan treats him as a crazy person? After all, Zhou Yuan is also a Jinshi master. He can't accept a crazy student, right?

Zhou Yuan, however, was very satisfied and felt that he had not misjudged Li Kui. This boy was intelligent and would get twice the result with half the effort in studying in the future.

The next step is to endorse, "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand-Character Essay". If he can't memorize them for half a month, Li Kui will have no shame in coming to the county government.

As for the "Book of Filial Piety", they are all quotations of Confucius excerpted from "The Analects of Confucius". Basically, Zengzi and other students asked questions, and Confucius gave answers. Moreover, the number of words is pitiful, with only eighteen chapters in total, most of which are one or two hundred words long.

Li Kui did not dare to say that he knew "The Analects of Confucius" by heart, but he had memorized it before, so the "Book of Filial Piety" would certainly not be a problem for him.

Only "Yan's Family Instructions" is a little longer, with a total of twenty chapters. Some of the chapters have more than a thousand words, which is not very long in general, but it is not simple when added up.

It took Li Kui a lot of effort to recite the entire "Yan Family Instructions".

For ancient scholars, learning arithmetic, water conservancy, etc. was heretical. The most important thing is the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism. Although "Yan Family Instructions" is not part of the Thirteen Classics, the Yan family in Linyi is so famous that it has been around for hundreds of years since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Yan family has many talents, and its family motto in managing the family is highly praised by literati.

This is also the ultimate that a feudal family can achieve to thrive.

"Life is young, and the mind is unique. When you grow up, your thoughts are scattered, so you must teach it early and don't miss the opportunity. When I was seven years old, I recited "Lingguang Palace Fu". As of today, I have said it every ten years, and I still haven't forgotten it."

This is the longest chapter in "Yan Family Instructions", the Encouragement Chapter.

Fortunately, the words in "Yan's Family Instructions" are not profound and the reading is catchy. Otherwise, Li Kui would not be able to memorize it.

"If those who are over twenty are reciting scriptures and put them aside for a month, they will become desolate. However, people have obstacles and lose their prime years. It is like studying late at night. Don't give up on yourself."

…

Although it was winter, Li Kui was still reciting it for more than an hour despite the hot sweat on his forehead. His mouth was already dry. But he still recited it clearly and clearly, and his voice shook the whole house.

It has to be said that at this moment, Zhou Yuan was extremely satisfied with Li Kui. He was seen twirling the mustache on his chin with an intoxicated look on his face. If it weren’t for Li Kui’s voice being so loud that it ruined his shaking his head. In an intoxicated state. But I have to say that Li Kui is definitely talented when it comes to endorsements.

This is a gift from God. No one can envy it, and no one can take it away.

With great difficulty, Li Kui memorized the last sentence: "It is your duty to pass on your career and make your name known. You should not dwell on the rotten soil for the sake of oblivion." Seeing that Zhou Yuan did not respond, he closed his eyes and looked contented, he really deserved a beating. .

Li Kui took a step further, bowed and said: "The boy has finished reciting it."

Zhou Yuan finally came to his senses, pretended to be a strict master, and said: "Don't be proud!"

Li Kui had doubts on his forehead. Was he proud? Why didn't he know?

When he wanted to ask, Zhou Yuan started talking to himself: "Thousand-Character Essay and Hundred Family Surnames can be recited by the schoolchildren of the Song Dynasty. "Filial Piety" is also simple. Only "Yan's Family Instructions" "It's quite long. I originally thought you wouldn't be able to recite it in a month, but I didn't expect you could recite it in half a month. However, just reading and reciting is useless. The ancestors of the Yan family have a saying: When you are young, your spirit is patented. When you grow up, you will be able to recite it. Later, when your thoughts are gone, you must teach early and don't miss the opportunity. The Langyayan family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the sages in the subsequent generations will not fall. It all depends on family training."

"Teacher, this "Yan Family Instructions" appeared in the Sui Dynasty, right? It was written by the sage Yan Zitui." Li Kui retorted.

Zhou Yuan's head jumped, and he said with a tigerish face: "You say it or should I say it?"

"Of course you always say it." Li Kui was short of breath.

Zhou Yuan recalled for a while and then said: "The Yan family has been inherited for thousands of years, and it has been more than 1,500 years since Yan Hui, the leader of the seventy-two sages of Confucius. There are only two families in Qingzhou with such glory. "

Li Kui had no idea that the Yan family in Langya had such a great background. Before reading "The Yan Family Instructions", he thought that Yan Zhenqing was the representative of the Yan family. After reading this book, he discovered that the Yan Zhitui family heirloom was Their ability is rare in the world. It turns out that they have such powerful ancestors. Li Kui was also secretly dumbfounded by this.

"For you, you are already thirteen years old, and will soon be fourteen. I am a child prodigy, and there are many people at your age who are Jinshi. You have just started to enter the Mongolian School. You have just glimpsed the vastness of the road, and you should know the knowledge. There are no tricks along the way. When you were at the county government office, you were quite a villain, so you need to be careful."

"The ancient sages all said that the younger you are, the better your energy will be. When you are older, you will be distracted and distracted. You should know your own shortcomings and work hard to catch up. Don't try to take shortcuts. Shortcuts can bring you temporary benefits and are pleasant. Once you taste the benefits of shortcuts, you will naturally become like a coward and be despised by a gentleman. You need to remember this!"

"Do you understand what I said?"

Although Zhou Yuan was so face-conscious that he did not reveal his intention to accept a disciple, as if he was asking Li Kui to train him, which was looked down upon. But even if Li Kui stood a few meters away from Zhou Yuan, he could feel Zhou Yuan's pride. Understanding what Zhou Yuan meant, he bowed and said: "Disciple Li Kui, I would like to pay my respects to my mentor."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "I accept this bow from you, Master. You must remember what I just said."

"Yes, the words of his mentor were like those of Hong Zhong and Da Lu. Li Kui kept them in mind. There is a saying: live till you are old and learn until you are old. This is the attitude towards scholarship." Li Kui said respectfully.

Live and learn!
Chapter completed!