The college has rules and regulations, and it is closed every five days. There will be three days off in half a month. However, because the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, according to the practice of the past year, these three days of holiday will be moved to the Mid-Autumn Festival and used together. In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival already has a three-day statutory official holiday, so there is a six-day long holiday.

Of course, this will be convenient for students from other places in the academy to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival without being too rushed, and the other point is also because of the Mid-Autumn Festival Oiran Contest in Hangzhou. The Oiran Contest will begin on August 13 for the preliminary round screening, and on the night of August 15, it will be decided that year's Oiran will be determined, and the large-scale competition spanning three days is a major event in Hangzhou and even Liangzhejiang Road. At that time, not only people from all walks of life in the south will come to watch and participate, but even many people will come from all over the Great Zhou to join in the excitement. In a sense, the Oiran Contest is no longer a competition between young buildings, but a gathering of literati, celebrities, and wealthy businessmen, and has become a cultural symbol and a reason and opportunity for mutual interaction.

On August 12, the college officially announced its holiday. In the afternoon, students from other places can pack up and go home, and local students can also go home. In addition to the students who were reluctant to go home, they didn't listen to anything outside the window and only focused on studying, and the academy instantly became empty.

Lin Jue went to Fang Dunru's house after finishing his homework in the morning, because he had promised Mrs. Fang that she would build a small study house for Fang Dunru for her. Fang Dunru's bedroom was already filled with bookshelves, and there were pen and ink books everywhere, and Mrs. Fang had been nagging for many days.

When eating at Fang's house at noon, Fang Dunru specially invited Xue Qian to drink, and Lin Jue naturally poured wine as a companion. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Fang Dunru and Xue Qian talked about some things in the court, and the two of them were quite indignant because they drank some wine, and every indignant word made the atmosphere at the banquet a little depressed.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Lin Jue diverted the topic. So I remembered the story of Xue Qian that Fang Huanqiu told me that day, and I wanted to talk to this Xue Manzi about the "Theory of Punishment and Reward for Loyalty".

Of course, Lin Jue didn't want to argue with him about the views of the article, in fact, the views of the essays had nothing to do with right or wrong, but just discussed a policy guideline. Lin Jue was not bored enough to discuss such matters as the Great Zhou Dynasty with Xue Qian.

"Mr. Xue, students toast you." Lin Jue stood up with a wine glass and said.

Xue Qian raised his glass and drank, turned his head to talk to Fang Dunru again, Lin Jue hurriedly said, "Mr. Xue, the student has something to ask." ”

Xue Qian turned his head and said, "You are Old Man Fang's student, don't ask me about something." I don't want to be annoying. ”

Fang Dunru laughed and said, "What is this, he is a disciple of your academy, why did he come to ask me?" Although I accepted him as a student, the schoolwork is your business. Could it be that you don't want to do anything after taking the shackles? ”

"Phew! Those who are bound and bound will threaten me with this all day long. Xue Qian can also survive by digging bamboo shoots and eating grass roots. Don't think that inviting me to be a chair is a favor to me, believe it or not, I will roll up and leave immediately? Xue Qian chirped.

Fang Dunru had long been accustomed to his virtue and didn't care about it. Fang Huanqiu leaned against the door and laughed at the flower branches, his father was majestic and solemn, but in front of this Xue Manzi, there was nothing he could do, this was very funny.

"Mr. Xue, the student is not trying to help anyone, but this time the student's question must be answered by Mr. Xue. Even the mountain chief is afraid that he can't answer. Lin Jue said with a smile.

Xue Qian glared and said, "How did you teach you on weekdays?" Why do you mean it so tactfully? You should point to my nose and say, "I'll ask you, not others." That's what you have to say. Just ask. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "When I entered Mr. School, I admired Mr. very much. After inquiring about Mr. in private, I learned that Mr. Xue was a great master in my Great Zhou literary circle. When I read "A Brief History of the National Dynasty", there is a record. At the time of the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, Henan Juzi improvised an article "On the Punishment and Reward of Loyalty" to shock the Quartet. Later, I learned that it was Mr. Xue's policy essay during the imperial examination. The students really admired the five-body throw. ”

Xue Qian frowned and said, "Old Huang Li, what are you talking about?" Don't you have a question to ask? What kind of problem is this? ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Yes, the problem is in this "Treatise on Punishment and Loyalty". Regardless of Mr.'s writing and opinions, there is a question in the article that I have not solved after searching through the books, so I can only ask Mr. himself. ”

Xue Qian rolled his eyes and said, "You really have time, turn out this kind of old yellow to ask questions." Anyway, which part of the text? ”

Lin Jue nodded, and thought for a while: "There is such an allusion in Mr.'s article: 'When Yao, Gao Tao was a scholar. Will kill, Gao Tao said: "Kill", three. Yao said: "Youzhi", three. ’。 With this quotation, it is possible to draw out the following 'Therefore, the world is afraid of Gaotao's law enforcement, and Le Yao's punishment is lenient. 'Arguments. The student's question is, where does this allusion come from? The student searched the books and did not get this allusion record, so please ask the gentleman to explain the doubts to the students. ”

Fang Dunru was looking forward to Lin Jue asking some in-depth questions, but he didn't expect to just ask the source of the allusion, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. However, Xue Qian's strategy has been read many times, but he didn't pay attention to the source of this allusion. If you think about it, it seems that you don't have the source of this allusion in your mind, and it is rare to see that you have a lot of knowledge. So he tilted his head and looked at Xue Qian, hoping to know the answer.

Xue Qian didn't seem to realize that Lin Jue would ask this question, he was stunned and suddenly laughed: "After so many years, someone finally asked this question." When I was in the imperial examination room, I wrote this article and published it, and everyone said it was good, but no one asked me about the source of this canon. Unexpectedly, after more than 40 years, it was a teenager who asked this. Hahaha, interesting and interesting. ”

Fang Dunru said strangely: "Old Xue, what's so interesting about this?" Just ask you about the source of the allusion. ”

Xue Qian smiled and pointed at Fang Dunru and said, "You self-righteous people don't know what's interesting about this matter at all. This allusion is actually made up by me, and there is no such allusion at all. In the examination room that day, I wanted to prove my point of view, but I didn't say it, someone must believe it when I moved out of Yaocang. Second, I also want to tease the world. Those who are called literary giants and Confucian celebrities all boast of reading poetry and books, but they don't know that the allusion does not exist at all. Some people may find it suspicious, but they dare not ask it, for fear of being ridiculed as being unknowledgeable. Haha, the most interesting and interesting thing about this is that it's a fabrication, but no one points it out. It shows the false atmosphere in the officialdom literary world. Forty years ago, forty years later, even more. ”

Fang Dunru was stunned beyond words, and looked at Xue Qian blankly and rolled his eyes, the allusion was actually made up, and it seemed that he did it on purpose, which was quite a bit of a tease to the world.

Lin Jue also laughed out loud, this Mr. Xue Manzi became more and more cute. This thing is like a mischievous prank child who wants to be seen through and is worried about being seen through. Sadly, there were so many officials and Confucian celebrities at that time, but no one pointed out this incident, and it was written into the "History of the National Dynasty" in a grand manner

in the book. Isn't this the story of an emperor's new clothes? Many people are actually skeptical, but they are afraid to say it.

Xue Qian raised his glass to Lin Jue and said, "Come and have a drink, this matter has been in my heart for forty years, and today it is finally over." Although it is not a great Confucian who points out, he is just a teenager. But it's better than never having anyone to find out the truth and taking me to the grave. ”

"But why are you doing that? It was a venue for the imperial examination, and the most taboo thing about writing articles was to make up allusions and make up rigid routines. If you are pointed out, your reputation will be ruined, and you will not be able to win the imperial examination at all. Fang Dunru asked.

Xue Qian laughed and said: "You old fool, you and I have won the imperial examination and become officials, but now we are not a cloth cloth?" Is there any difference between people like us who are admitted to the imperial examination and those who are not? Don't you think it's fun to tease the world? ”

Fang Dunru was stunned, and then burst out laughing.

Lin Jue drank the wine dry, and asked again: "Mr. Xue, I have a hypothetical question. At the beginning of the imperial examination field, if someone asked you the source of this canon, how would you answer? ”

Xue Qian raised his head and thought for a while, "I don't expect them to ask, because I can see that they are all straw bales." They just asked, I can deal with the past. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "If I am a gentleman, whoever asks the source of the allusion, I will reply to him in four words." ”

"Oh? What are the four words? Fang Dunru and Xue Qian asked in unison.

"Why do you need a source!" Lin Jue said with a smile.

"Oops, this is good. Domineering direct. How did I not think of that? Haha, why the provenance? Do you still need to ask the source of Lao Tzu's article? Hahaha. Xue Qian praised and laughed.

Fang Dunru stared at Lin Jue, and said in his heart: You learned too fast with him, this is his style of speaking. Nothing else, if you dare to write an article and make up allusions, see how I clean you up.