Number of romantic figures

Chapter 104
Sitting in front of Feng Ziying was a slightly obese man.

The loose robe was slung over the body, there was no belt, and even the hair was pulled up so casually, and even sitting in the official hat chair was so insignificant.

"Feng Keng has met Professor Zhou." Feng Ziying bowed deeply and respectfully.

"Feng Keng, Feng Ziying, Shenwu General Feng Tang, the son of Duke Feng, well, the uncle Feng Qin Hulun Sai died in the First World War and was granted the title of Uncle Yunchuan. Well, because your uncle has no sons, Uncle Yunchuan has no one to ascend to the rank? This is unreasonable, the court has no reason to treat heroes like this."

The short and fat man just sat there casually, there was nothing on the desk, and his somewhat obnoxious mustaches made the man more of a philistine.

The words were so mean and sarcastic, but Feng Ziying could tell that the other party didn't mean much sarcasm.

He didn't speak, just waiting for the other party to continue.

On the second day of enrollment, Qi Yongtai specifically checked Feng Ziying's basic knowledge of classics and righteousness. It was slightly better than expected, but it was far from the level of the students in the second house of the academy. This means that there are monthly exams and quarterly exams Feng Ziying will face the pressure of dropping out of school.

According to the rules of Qingtan Academy, if you fail the monthly exam twice in a row or a total of three monthly exams, you will be dismissed.

The quarterly examination is used as the basis for the transfer to the second dormitory. Once the quarterly examination is excellent twice, you can enter the first dormitory. Once the students of the first dormitory fail the quarterly examination once, they will automatically be demoted to the second dormitory. .

Over the years since the academy was founded, no more than 50 people have been dismissed, an average of less than one person per year, but no one dares to flout this rule.

However, transfers caused by quarterly exams are a common occurrence. Almost every season, some people will be promoted from House B to House A, and some will be demoted from House A to House B. Although this does not affect the study and participation in the provincial exam, it is a kind of qualification and A symbol of glory, no one will give up easily.

The monthly exams test the scriptures, and the quarterly exams test the policy theory. This is already the basic routine of all academies, and Feng Ziying is poor in the scriptures.

He has long been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, but the level of familiarity is still far behind that of the students of the same age in the academy.

In particular, the effort that people have put into fighting against reality since childhood is not what Feng Ziying's martial arts family can provide, so Feng Ziying knows very well that hard work must be done in this area.

It can even be said that he doesn't need to spend much effort on policy theory, because the various observation, understanding, analysis and judgment abilities and methods brought to him by modern education are not comparable to these ancient students.

The key is that even if you want to write a policy theory, you have to describe and explain it according to the foundation of the scriptures, so if you don’t have the foundation of the scriptures, you are a tree without roots, or what you write will not be recognized at all.

Therefore, in the past two years, Feng Ziying estimated that the main focus will be on the understanding and infiltration of the meaning of the Four Books and Five Classics.

The key is how to break through the questions and carry out the discussion on each test question handily, and how to develop the discussion in a form that meets the current standards, so as to conform to the rules of the test room and the examiner's wishes.

Fortunately, the Great Zhou did not pay too much attention to the various rigid standards in the scriptures like the previous Ming Dynasty, and the requirements were not so strict. Instead, it paid more attention to the interpretation of the exposition. A few changes, but overall the same.

"It stands to reason that there is absolutely no need for a family like yours to take part in the scientific examination, right? You are a student of the Imperial College, so it is not difficult for you to find an official? Even if you don't want to leave Beijing, find a way to get a job in Long Jinwei , It’s also very simple.” The short and fat man had an intriguing smile on his face, which seemed to be a little probing, “Is it so attractive to raise a scholar?”

"If it's not attractive, why are there so many people flocking to Qingtan Academy every year, and why are they still thinking about it when they are rejected?" Feng Ziying asked: "For example, it is not a government-run academy in Dazhou. There are thousands of academies, right? Why are there so many students?"

"The vast majority of them are different from you. They are either for the glory of the family, or purely for life. Of course, there are also some people who want to serve as officials for the benefit of one party." Feng Ziying felt more like a businessman with the reserved and demeanor of the scholar.

"You don't have any worries about this. It won't be a problem for Wu Xun to find a leisurely official position after that, right?"

Feng Ziying shook her head.

"Is it because I am a bit mean?" The short and fat man laughed. Feng Ziying's calmness still made him feel a little better. The disappointment of the examination room made him over forty years old. He has already lost other ideas. How to make his family live more comfortably is his greatest pursuit.

There are quite a few professors and teaching assistants like him who came from a family background in the academy, but many of them teach here only temporarily, or they just use the academy as a step, waiting for the right time to resume their official positions.

Only he can't.

"Professor, disciples also have their own reasons." Feng Ziying replied calmly, "Just like the teacher chose to teach his disciples in the academy, there may be unavoidable reasons."

There were no extra words or explanations, but it made Zhou Chaozong, a short and fat man, feel more at ease. At least this boy was neither hypocritical nor arrogant, and his previous aggressiveness seemed to be a bit inferior.

"Forget it, since brother Chengfeng asked me to tutor you, I'll first test how well you read the Four Books and Five Classics, how well you solve the problems and explain the problems, and then talk about how to learn." A random touch on the desk: "Have you ever read the Annotations of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books?"

"Sishu Zhangju Jizhu" is Zhu Xi's writing, and it is also a special collection of annotations for the Four Books. It has been a classic work of the Four Books since the Ming Dynasty to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Many viewpoints and topics are derived from or extended from it.

"Slight understanding." Feng Ziying didn't dare to ask for it. He had studied this book seriously. At the same time, the school teacher asked him to read it repeatedly.

"Well, Mr. Yi Chuan's "Explanation of the Mean" has been familiar?" Zhou Chaozong was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the other party would dare to talk about "Four Books Annotations".

"I also spent three months reading through it." Feng Ziying replied honestly.

"Oh?" Zhou Chaozong was even more surprised, and nodded: "Brother Chengfeng told me that your scriptures are still shallow, where is the shallowness?"

"Teacher, I am only familiar with these works, but it is very difficult to understand and understand them and how to apply them to solve problems and solve problems..." Feng Ziying cupped his hands and said, "Please teach me more."

Zhou Chaozong generally understood.

This guy has put some thought into studying, but it may be limited to the guidance of an unknown teacher, especially when he has to face the provincial examination. If he is an ordinary child born scholar who does not have much experience in scientific examinations, he can only be a blind man and try to answer randomly, but for himself Speaking of which, this isn't a problem at all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chaozong couldn't help laughing at himself mockingly. He took the provincial examination five times and the master's examination four times. Who can have such a senior qualification as himself?
And until now, he is still an idle person, and he has to rely on teaching for a living. Who would be so poor if he came from a family background?
Feng Ziying noticed that the lonely and bitter look on Zhou Jiaoxi's face disappeared for a moment, but she pretended not to see it.

Everyone has their own difficulties and hardships, and people may not be willing to let others know. Keeping a certain distance may be more helpful to maintain this relationship.

When Qi Yongtai introduced this person, he only said that this person was a candidate in the Nanzhili Township Examination in the 28th year of Yuanxi. It's just that he was dismissed after less than two years as an official, and only then came to Qingtan Academy to teach.

This teacher Zhou should be in his early forties, which also means that the other party was around 30 years old before he passed the exam.

In this era, the provincial examination is usually started at the age of 14, so this person has taken at least four or five provincial examinations before passing the provincial examination, and then failed the general examination four times.

It took nearly 30 years just to take this exam, and it must be said that this person had a bumpy career.

No wonder Qi Shanchang said that Zhou Jiaoxi is the most suitable for him, and he is also the best mentor to help him improve the level of scriptures.

The experience of these four or five provincial examinations alone is incomparable to others. As for the fact that the other party failed to pass the Jinshi examination, it does not have much impact on Feng Ziying.

Today's examinations are dominated by current policy theory, which is exactly what Feng Ziying is best at, and it can even be said to be a halo of talent. As long as you can consolidate your foundation in classics and righteousness, then you will take advantage of participating in future examinations.

　In the new week, where are your recommendation tickets, brothers?Don't hit it yet!
(End of this chapter)