Pei clan studies, in class.

Mr. Donglai cleverly used building a house as an analogy to writing the eight-legged essay.

From the very beginning of the topic, to the continuation of the topic, the original topic, the beginning of the lecture, the introduction of the topic, the first two comparisons, the middle two comparisons, the transition, the last two comparisons, the last two small comparisons, and the final conclusion, etc., a series of rigorous and precise eight-part formats.

At first glance it seems complicated.

Uh...it’s actually very complicated!

But a famous scholar is a famous scholar. He can easily simplify things and make a course that should have been boring extraordinarily lively and interesting.

But, writing an article is not like building a house.

When knowledge enters the brain, how much you can understand and retain depends entirely on your personal understanding.

There were tens of thousands of students in the Daliang Dynasty, but every three years, only two or three hundred people could break through the siege and become Jinshi.

This is a very cruel and terrible thing.

Therefore, Mr. Donglai would definitely not say this.

He looked at the group of elementary school students and asked, "How about it? Writing eight-part essays is like building a house. Isn't it easy?"

There was silence below, and no one responded.

They were laughing very happily just now.

But now, no one could laugh anymore.

Especially Pei Jian, Zhuang Jin and other young masters who were about to enter the "senior class", even showed deep fear on their faces.

No matter how interesting Mr. Dong Lai’s talk is.

But once they peeled off this "interesting" veil, they found that the complexity and difficulty of writing eight-legged essays was really enough to make them feel a little daunted.

Back of classroom.

Master Wu looked at this scene and sighed silently in his heart.

As a "veteran" who was tortured by the eight-legged essay to the point of tears when he was young, and then failed in the exams again and again, his literary spirit collapsed, and he gave up the imperial examinations to teach in the school, he understood the mentality of Pei Jian and others at this time very well.

Seeing no one answered himself.

Mr. Dong Lai smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. It seems that everyone has some insights. I'm afraid everyone is thinking about how to build a house."

"I have another trick here, I will teach you, please listen carefully."

"Two sentences to break the topic and lay the foundation, three sentences to support the topic and lay the beams and pillars. The beginning of the lecture sets the tone and lays the bricks and tiles, four sentences and eight essays are used to carve window decorations."

“I hope you will continue to study hard in your lifetime, as the Book of Rites says: Learn widely, inquire carefully, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice sincerely.”

"In the end, everyone can build a house that satisfies themselves."

First teach and impart knowledge.

Later, he cultivated good character and worked hard at learning.

This lesson is really precious!

Wu Qinglan led all the students to bow to Mr. Dong Lai to express their gratitude.

Mr. Dong Lai waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't go through all this empty formalities. Do you remember when I came in just now, I asked you a question?"

"Now, the method of building a house has been taught to everyone. Do you have any questions to ask me?"

This is to do the after-class test.

It seems to be asking questions.

In fact, once you ask this question, it can reveal whether you understand and how much you understand.

Having questions means there is something you don’t understand.

No problem means I didn't understand anything from the beginning to the end and I don't even know how to ask the questions.

Pei Jian and others who had laughed the most happily before now retracted their necks and tried hard to reduce their presence.

Afraid of being named!

Master Wu's face turned black with anger and he coughed violently, the threat in his voice very obvious.

A rough translation is: If you can't even ask a decent question today, just wait and see how I'll deal with you later!

The students all looked miserable.

Then, one by one, two by three, everyone looked at Cui Xian at the same time, their eyes filled with expectation and pleading.

Brother Cui Xian, it’s all up to you!

Seeing that everyone was looking at Cui Xian, Mr. Dong Lai's gaze naturally fell on Cui Xian, with encouragement in his eyes.

Cui Xian lived up to everyone's expectations and stood up with a smile.

He first bowed to Mr. Dong Lai.

Then, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he picked up the "Dragon Whip Shadow" on the desk and flipped through it, then smiled and looked at Mr. Dong Lai and asked, "Sir, I have a question after reading "Dragon Whip Shadow"."

"The Marquis of Ye inserted the books, and Liu Xiang proofread the books."

"If I were to write an eight-part essay on this topic, when answering the question, should I focus on the breadth of my collection of books, or on the sophistication of my proofreading?"

Pei Jian felt relieved when he heard Xian Di asked the question.

Then, he secretly glanced at the "Dragon Whip Shadow" in Cui Xian's hand, his expression slightly stunned.

Because the page that Brother Xian opened did not contain the content of "Marquis Ye inserted the books into the shelf, and Liu Xiang proofread the books".

The other students were unaware of this and simply admired Cui Xian for being able to follow the teacher's ideas after listening to such a complicated course only once.

But I don’t know.

Mr. Wu Qinglan, who was at the back of the classroom, was also stunned when he heard this question.

Because this involves two allusions.

One: There was a man named Ye Hou, who had a collection of ten thousand books in his home. Later generations used this to describe a person's extensive accumulation of knowledge.

Second: There was a man named Liu Xiang who collated the palace collection of books and compiled the "Seven Categories", which was later used by later generations to describe the organization and screening of knowledge.

Putting the two allusions together, the meaning is: book collections need people to organize them, and knowledge also needs people to pass on.

Tibet is the foundation.

The school is for continuation.

Students like Marquis Ye, although they have knowledge, have trouble organizing it.

Teachers like Liu Xiang organized knowledge to teach and answer questions.

Good job!

Is Cui Xian... becoming a disciple in public?

This child is really brave.

He is the world-famous scholar, Mr. Dong Lai!

Mr. Wu, who had vaguely figured out what was going on, suddenly widened his eyes and quickly looked at Mr. Dong Lai, waiting for his answer.

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