Under the warm retention of the students, Shen Mo spoke three more times in a row, and then he was able to rest in the back hall.

Geng Xiang looked at the slightly tired silence, and said respectfully: "Brother Jiangnan, you can start a sect from now on!" ”

"It's just a taste." Shen Mo shook his head and said, "My identity is sensitive, so I can only talk about superficial things. The heavy task of improving my learning depends on Brother Tiantai's full effort. "I will definitely live up to the trust. Geng Xiang hugged his fists, paused, and said a little again: "Longxi Gong was originally coming, but he is old and a little sick temporarily."

"Hehe", Shen Mo shook his head slightly and said: "Tiantai doesn't need to comfort me, my master is angry with me, and he doesn't want to see me. ”

"Nothing." Geng Xiang hurriedly said: "Longxi Gong is very proud of Jiangnan. "I believe that," said Shen Mo with a wry smile, "but that doesn't stop him from being angry with me." ”

"......", Geng Xiangxin said "indeed", and then complained about his "things between masters and apprentices", how could he still use his own mouth, so he turned to the main topic and said: "Now my king is a big scholar, but the dispute between the three factions has become more and more acute, if it continues to develop, I am afraid that there is no need for the attack of the people of science" will kill each other. ”

"yes." Shen Mo nodded, agreeing with what he said...... Among the seven factions of the royal family, "Taizhou, Xizhong, and Jiangyou are the most powerful." Among them, the Jiangyou faction, also known as the orthodox faction of Wang Xue, maintains the basic viewpoint of Wang Xue, and abides by the teacher's saying, "Its representative figures are Bu Shouyi, Nie Bao, Ouyang De and Xu Jie." The Xizhong faction led by Wang Ji and the Taizhou faction founded by Wang Gen were both grass-new factions, and there was a greater split from the traditional view of Confucianism, "which is also more marketable in Shilin today."

Wang Ji and the late Wang Gen, both of whom were personal disciples of Yang Ming Gong and known as the two kings of Wangmen, can be said to be "the two most important thought giants" among the descendants of Wang Xue. Now that Wang Gen is gone, "only Wang Ji is left, so his status can be imagined. And all along, Wang Ji and Ji Ben have been silently supporting Shen Mo behind his back, watching him grow step by step, expanding his influence little by little, "Finally from a small seedling to a towering tree, the two old men must be full of relief."

Now Shen Mo has basically realized their original ideals and has become the successor of Xu Jie, who is recognized by the Taizhou School. However, Wang Ji couldn't be happy at the moment, because in his opinion, "this is in exchange for the silence of the Taizhou school, although the Zhezhong school and the Taizhou school are both grass reform schools, both emphasize the emancipation of the individual and the freedom of thought." However, the Wang Ji and Zhejiang centrists were more intellectuals, while Wang Gen's Wang Xuezuo was more popular, and the views of the two sides were actually greater than the differences with the Jiangyou orthodoxy.

It is impossible for Si Yi Wang Ji not to be angry with Shen Mo, but Shen Mo is his disciple after all, and being able to do this today is already a big fight for his face" So he was also very pleased. Under the influence of this contradictory emotion, the old man said that he could not go back to Zhejiang to see him if he did not come to Nanjing to be silent, because as a minister of the Imperial Mission, he had to return to the court, and it was impossible to return to his hometown by the way.

"It's really a big problem." Shen nodded silently and said, "Longxi Gong, I have already prepared a gift" Write another letter and bring it over to help me explain. After a pause, he said: "Just say, I am his apprentice grandson, so naturally I will always stand by him, please rest assured that he is an old man." That's all there is to it. Geng pointed his head to the jaw.

The two were talking, and there was a knock on the door outside: "Adult" There is a group of students outside who ask to see Shen Xiang, saying that they are Shen Xiang's students and want to visit the teacher. ”

"Oh, my student?" , smiled silently and said, "Then let's see." ”

一凵一"一、一"

When Shen Mo appeared in the lobby of the apse of the academy, nearly a hundred young talents saluted together, "Feng sees the master." ”

"Hurry up." Shen Mo smiled and walked among them and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, it's rare that you still think about me." ”

"A teacher for one day" and a father for life", a young man said respectfully: "What's more, the teacher has always taught the students earnestly, and we will never forget it." ”

Shen Mo looked at him and scolded with a smile: "Okay, you Shen Budo, you are really the usual flamboyant tongue." ”

"Hehe...... "This young man looks like Shen Mingchen has seven points of imagination" This is not a coincidence, because he is Shen Mingchen's own nephew, called Shen Mingchen" is not a doubt. The two Shen families pulled up relatives, and when it came to it, he had to call Shen Mo a cousin. But he's a shrewd person, how can he do such a thing" so he never mentions his relationship with Shen Mo to anyone, but after seeing Shen Mo, he shows a special kindness. is really worthy of being Shen Mingchen's subordinate, and his grasp of people's hearts is very much blue than blue.

There were not enough chairs in the main hall, so Geng Xiang asked people to take a hundred and ten **, silently beckoned everyone to sit down, and did not speak, just looked at his students with a smile...... These are all students he has personally led in Suzhou Fuxue, and now they have completed their studies and successfully passed the autumn school, and they will go to Beijing next year to challenge the highest honor of scholars.

The students sat cross-legged on the ground, looking up at him, and there was a strong sense of admiration in the air.

"Not bad, not bad," Shen Mo twisted his jaw and smiled: "Are you all going to go to the Spring Festival?" "Half of these students are from this year, and the other half are from previous years.

The students nodded yes.

"Good." Shen Mo began to teach them that their knowledge "is all about the art of the current literature" rather than those metaphysical fiction, in terms of academic talent, he may not rank in the top 100 of the Ming Dynasty, but when it comes to the way of the eight exams, he thinks that he is the second, and no one dares to admit the first.

The students also stared, such a standard of pre-examination meeting, I am afraid that there will be no second one in the country, "Who dares not to listen attentively?" For silent questions, they also jumped to answer, showing themselves in front of the teacher, and they would not be said to be showy" and impress the teacher, so why not?

After a morning of Q&A, Shen Mo came up with another question of "Ma Guan, Liye" for them to solve the question on the spot. After the essay was collected, it was already late" He did not make a judgment on the spot, but borrowed the cafeteria of the college to entertain the students. At the banquet, he comforted the people, "I want them to continue to work hard, and they must not relax" until the moon is in the middle of the sky, and he will not say goodbye to them.

The students stayed overnight at the college, and he returned to his residence. After bathing and changing clothes, "it was already the third watch, but there was no sleepiness at all, so I lit a stove of sandalwood in the study on the second floor, and reviewed the students' answer sheets in the cool moon.

To the point of silence, every move has a deep meaning: "the actions of the students he examined, and even the questions themselves", are all aimed at him.

Let's talk about the question first, hemp crown, rite also" out of "On the Words of Zihan", Zi said: hemp crown, rite also; Today, it is also pure "thrifty" and I follow the crowd. Bow down, bow also; Today, Taiya. Although it is against the public, I will follow it. According to the designated reference book "Four Books and Chapters and Sentences", the annotation of the hemp crown "Tie cloth crown also" is 30 liters of cloth, and its 2,400 strands are "fine and difficult to become: pure, silk also: thrifty, said to be thrifty: Tai, said to be arrogant."

The meaning of the whole sentence is "Wearing a cloth crown is a ritual system, but now it is replaced by economical silk products, I would rather violate the ancient etiquette than conform to the crowd; Those who are courtiers should bow to the king in the hall, but it is arrogant to go and worship in the hall now, "I would rather go against the will of the people than to meet the king in the hall."

It seems to say that Confucius made the opposite choice on the two things that are the same in nature. But if we divide it into two, it will be very wrong. Because what Confucius said in this passage is actually yù suppress the first yang, what he means is that in the harmless little things, "you can change the grass", but when it comes to the system of the ethical program, there must be no half-concessions.

If you can not be trapped in this ploughing place, you can basically guarantee that you will not go off-topic, and then rely on your personal education to write this article well.

Obviously, this is a topic with a strong conservative ideology, which is very different from the rhetoric that Shen Mo usually holds...... At first, the students thought that the teacher had come up with such a question in order to test their all-round ability. However, after going back, the more many people thought about it, the more they felt that there might be a mystery in it, could it be ...... Could it be the examiner who will take the exam, is this the style?

So they guessed that among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, who was the one who was in this tone and qualified to be the chief examiner of the courtesy? When you think about it, there really aren't many possible candidates...... Although it is a bit of a snake to say, you may wish to think back to your time in college, on the eve of the exam, "the teacher suddenly gave you a few questions" How would you feel? So there's nothing to laugh at them.

However, they will not tell others about this conjecture, "even with each other, after returning to collect the adult's anthology, seize the use of this winter, eat it through repeatedly, and adjust their own style, as far as possible to go down the conservative path of neutrality and peace...... Of course, that's an afterthought.

The students' articles were read very carefully silently, and it took a whole night, plus almost the whole day the next day, to read them all, and when the actual marking was done, of course, it was impossible to be so slow, but to see the students' "true" level from just one article, they had to taste it carefully.

After he finished reading it, he asked Sun Ling and Geng Xiang to look at them separately again, and told the two of them his requirements, "so I didn't disturb the two of them in the mansion, and quietly went to the appointment."

一一"一一、一"一、一"一"一,壹

The Shengqi Building on the shore of Mochou Lake is a small two-story five-bay building with small blue bricks and small tiles and a solemn shape. Dengsi Tower also, you can overlook Zhongshan Longpan "Stone City Tiger Standing, overlooking the pavilion in the center of the lake, the whole view of the lake, and the bō light clouds" in full view.

Speaking of this building, there is also an allusion: "According to legend, this was once the place where Taizu and Xu Da of this dynasty played chess." Once, Zhu Yuanzhang played against Xu Da, and seeing that the victory was in sight, he blurted out Xu Da: "Aiqing" What do you think of this game? Xu Da smiled and nodded and replied: "Please come here and take a closer look at the overall situation" So Zhu Yuanzhang walked over and took a look, and couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, it turned out that Xu Da used the sunspot he was holding to form the word "Long live, two words" on the chessboard. Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang understand that he was not Xu Da's opponent. So he gave Mochou Lake to Xu Da.

This building is called, the winning chess building.

For this time, the most difficult sycophant in history, Shen Mo thought that he was inferior. An excellent sycophant should be silent and invisible, only making the other party feel comfortable" but not perceiving the existence of sycophants. However, Xu Ma Fart is really suspected of showing off his IQ, you must know how difficult it is to play Go, not to mention that the opponent is still Zhu Yuanzhang, who is very strong in the competition, he is bright E in the other party unconsciously "posing a" Pu Mao, come, how perverted scheming and superb calculation can be done.

On the way here, Shen Mo even speculated with loyalty, could it be that after Emperor Dazu went back, the more he pondered, the more he didn't taste, so he sent him a roast goose, right?

However, when he saw Xu Pengju's fat face, he "quickly put away the disrespect for his ancestors" and got off the sedan chair with a smile, hugged his fists and said: "Grandpa, I will visit you and make amends for your sins." "Dumped Xu Pengju on the dock that day" The two never met again.

"Who dares to blame you" Xu Pengju's bun face was full of wrinkles and said: "You are always the prime minister now" We still have to respect it? ”

"Alright, don't pretend." Shen Mo laughed and scolded: "Who dares to pretend to be a big man in front of your hereditary reckless Wei Guogong?" ”

"I mean the truth." Xu Peng raised his face and said bitterly: "I really have to rely on my brother to pull it." "Let's talk about it upstairs." Shen Mo glanced at him and said lightly.

So the two of them went up to the second floor, and after the next person served tea, "they retreated, apparently to have a secret conversation."

"I thought you wouldn't come to see me when you left." , Xu Pengju poured tea for Shen Mo.

"I didn't want to see you", silent without the warm spring breeze outside, his expression was very serious, and finally squeezed out a smile and said: "But you are in a difficult situation, if I blindly hide from you, it will make people laugh." ”

"Isn't it for the sake of our friendship?" , Xu Pengju is in his fifties, but he is still so old in conversation.

"If it weren't for the friendship" I care about your mess? Shen Mo snorted softly.

"Hehe, it's ......" Xu Pengju lowered his head and whispered: "You are affectionate, I know this." What is it that forces the dignified state to be like this? Speaking of which, he also brought it upon himself. It turned out that this favored concubine killed his wife, doted on the concubine Zheng, and actually took away the title of the original match and awarded Zheng as his wife. Of course, the main reason for him to do this "was that Bang Ning, the son born to the Zheng family, was the son, but before Jiao Ning, there was the real eldest son, Bang Rui Fuli." This kind of great rebellion naturally attracted countless dissatisfaction, including famous officials such as Shi Lin Kang, the imperial capital of Nanzuo, who "personally wrote a chapter to impeach him...... As soon as the piece was handed out, Xu Pengju knew that he was going to do something bad, although Beijing had not yet responded, "but he was terrified day and night." The hereditary signboard of the Guogong is far from being as strong as imagined, and it may smash the signboard at any time, "burying the foundation of the ancestors...... It's not like it hasn't happened.

Now he regards silence as a lifesaver, and begs this benevolent brother to save himself "for the sake of many years of friendship".

"Oh ......", since Shen Mo is here, "I already know about this matter, sigh first." Angry: "Both of them are your sons, whoever becomes the prince of the country after a hundred years can't deny you as a father, so why bother to grow up and be young?" "I ......", Xu Pengju said in a sullen voice: "There are countless women in my life, but I only love the Zheng family, not to mention that Bangning is a rare good child, smart and well-behaved since he was a child......"

"Forget it, it's difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs" I don't listen to the grievances and grievances in your family" Shen Mo waved his hand and said: ", the matter is now, it is no longer your family matter" The face is the political affairs of the imperial court, so you have to follow the rules. ”

"Standing up?" In fact, in the past few days, Xu Pengju has also regretted his green intestines, but he can't stand Zheng's bitter pleading, so it's not easy to change his words for a while.

"Now if you are willing, you must stand up" If you are not willing, you must also stand up. ", snorted silently and said, "Otherwise, you will definitely not be able to pass this level of the Ministry of Rites." ”

"I wanted to hide from the sky and cross the sea," Xu Pengju hung his head and said dejectedly: "Come to Li Dai Taozhuang." ”

"You think other people are stupid, don't you?" , silently sneered: "Everyone has a brain and a long mouth." ”

"Yes", "Xu Pengju knows what silence means, yes, how can his princess's maiden family also be a marquis" How can he watch his daughter and nephew being bullied by him? Of course, his tricks were exposed. Thinking about it this way" He also put down the last bit of luck, and exhaled a turbid breath: "Then what do you say, I will listen to you." "It's come to this point, it's impossible to get through the test, you can only ask for guilt. ", said silently and lightly: ", said that he was a ghost, asked the court for forgiveness, and then took the title of Zheng and arranged for her to live elsewhere for two days. Then invite your original wife back, restore her identity as the head of the family, and finally ask the eldest to be the heir...... I'll help you with a little bit more, and maybe you can get a little bit out of it. ”

"Then, how can I have the face to see the Zheng family." Xu Pengju said with a bitter face. It seems that he does have feelings for the woman.

"You can also stick to your own opinions, hang up with her and go away, maybe there will be a good story for the ages." Shen Mo said lightly: "However, the title of Wei Guogong is still from the suburbs." "Alas......" Xu Pengju was silently said "raised his head for a long time and said: "I know, I will have a showdown with them when I go back." ”

"You have to let Bonning stand on his own", Shen Mo looked at his dejected appearance, and sighed lightly, "The Luzon Mulberry Garden I promised you is actually a good place to exercise people." After a pause, he said: "In a few years, I am going to let the dog go there to ......", Xu Pengju wanted to say, "I am not willing to do it, but after listening to the silent words, I will not say anything.!".