Cui Xian followed Pei Jian into the school, where he found a different world.

The school has complete supporting facilities including teaching buildings, dormitories, dining halls, tea rooms, music rooms, etc.

On one side of the corridor outside the main school.

The middle-aged and old-fashioned man who had just been sarcastic to Pei Jian was surrounded by a group of young boys, who were asking them for advice.

"Master, to restrain oneself and return to propriety is benevolence, and the benevolent are at peace with benevolence. Is this question wrong?"

"The student looked through the Analects and only found the first half of the sentence."

Cui Xian heard the sound and looked over.

There is nothing wrong with this question because it is a cut-and-paste question.

The first half of the sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan", and the second half comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren".

Among the cutting and assembling questions, this one is considered very simple.

But this group of young students actually questioned the wrong questions.

It can be seen that they have not been exposed to eight-legged essay for a long time, and most of them have not yet taken part in the imperial examination.

really.

The stern middle-aged man explained, "There is nothing wrong with this question. It is a question of connection. The first half of the sentence comes from The Analects of Confucius - Yan Yuan, and the second half comes from The Analects of Confucius - Li Ren. We should start with 'self-control' as the foundation of 'peace of mind', and introduce 'ritual is the moderation of benevolence' to solve the problem, explaining the unity of internal and external cultivation..."

The students seemed to understand what was said but not quite, and exclaimed "It's so difficult".

The old-fashioned man shook his head and laughed: "There is a saying in Xunzi's Encouragement to Study that learning should never stop. Don't be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter now, otherwise how can you take the imperial examination in the future. Well, I have to go to give a lecture, and you can continue to study and solve the questions."

Then the students bowed and dispersed.

The old-fashioned man stood up and happened to see Pei Jian and Cui Xian walking in.

His smile suddenly disappeared, and he even snorted coldly, then turned and walked into the classroom.

Pei Jian's forehead twitched, but he suppressed his anger and said to Cui Xian, "This is Master Wu showing his friendship to me, don't misunderstand."

Cui Xian: “…”

So how useless were you in the past that the teacher despised you so much?

It seems that this explanation is too far-fetched.

Pei Jian took the bookcase from Cui Xian and said, "I'm going to class. If you feel bored, go to the side room to rest. There are tea, cakes, books and ink there."

After saying this, Pei Jian gritted his teeth and followed Mr. Wu into the classroom.

In the classroom, a group of students have already taken their seats.

When they saw Pei Jian coming in, everyone winked at each other and the atmosphere was humorous.

Mr. Wu stood at the front of the classroom, staring at Pei Jian, fearing that this playboy would do something naughty again.

But today is also strange.

Pei Jian sat down obediently, without making any noise, and his expression was very normal.

This made Master Wu, who was already ready for battle, very uncomfortable.

Has this devil changed his nature today?

Only Pei Jian secretly groaned in his heart.

Because my younger brother was watching me outside the classroom!

He could only bite the bullet and "perform".

Because he was so immersed in the role of the 'genius', he actually learned it without realizing it!

Outside the classroom.

Cui Xian watched Pei Jian's clumsy performance for a while, then held back his laughter and quietly left.

The reason he and Pei Jian got to know each other was all thanks to his own deception.

But no matter what, when the Cui family was in trouble, Pei Jian reached out to help his family.

They sent rice, flour, grain, oil, and silver.

Just for this reason, Cui Xian would always keep it in mind and urge Pei Jian to study hard.

After leaving the classroom, Cui Xian wandered around the Pei clan school.

He first went to see the enlightenment class that Pei Jian mentioned.

After pausing for a moment, he shook his head and left quietly.

As a former doctor of Chinese language and literature, Cui Xian traveled back to ancient times, but he never became complacent and thought that he could "punch" great scholars or "kick" great poets.

He has always respected the wisdom of the ancients.

But this does not mean that he really has to start from scratch and learn simple literacy.

That's so painful.

Cui Xian plans to skip the 'small class' and jump directly to the 'middle class' or the 'large class'.

Using the kindergarten in the previous life as a comparison, the Pei clan school can be simply and roughly divided into: small class, medium class, and large class.

The small class naturally starts with learning to read and write.

The middle class, which is where Pei Jian is, studies and recites the Four Books and Five Classics.

The big class was the group of students who had gathered around Master Wu to ask for advice. They began to study eight-part essays and try to solve the questions in preparation for the next imperial examination.

After visiting the clan school, Cui Xian went to the ear room that Pei Jian mentioned.

This place is equivalent to a 'tea room + lounge', and is specially equipped with documents, paper, ink, pens and inkstones.

At this moment, the students are all studying, so the ear room is empty.

The Pei family school had a very noble style; even the young master's servants and book boys could attend classes as auditors.

Mr. Wu came from a humble background and knew well how difficult life was for a farmer's son.

Therefore, he specifically ordered that all servants in the school could come to the ear room to practice calligraphy.

Unfortunately, there were only a few servants who came to write.

Mr. Wu next door gave a lecture with a sonorous and powerful voice.

The breeze echoed in the bamboo forest, carrying the sweet scent of bamboo leaves, and the papers on the desk were rustling in the wind.

No one noticed.

In the ear room, in front of the desk.

A young scribe, after flipping through the stack of crooked calligraphy on the desk with Master Wu's annotations, began to grind.

Cui Xian came to Pei's house to work as a servant in order to earn money to support his family.

But his purpose is not just to make money.

He wanted to create a persona for himself as a "super genius prodigy" to pave the way for his future career in the imperial examinations.

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