"Dangdang means that the people are incompetent; Weiwei means that there are successes, and Huan means that there are articles."

Xiao Cheng raised his head and glanced at his master who was reciting to himself. He shrunk slightly and turned to look out the window, using the back of the person in front of him to cover him.

It's too hot.

Even if there were several basins of ice cubes in the room, it would be a drop in the bucket, not to mention that these two basins of ice cubes were placed on the master's left and right sides. The room was not too big, no more than a dozen steps long and only seven or eight steps wide, but it was a sitting room.

Twenty people gathered together, and each person's breath seemed to raise the temperature in the room a little.

Across a winding path paved with pebbles, there are dozens of weeping willows. The highly skilled gardeners and carpenters have made each of these weeping willows unique. There are some obvious differences in the shape of each one, but they are

It forms a whole very cleverly, without looking obtrusive at all. Together with the pond, rockery, waterside pavilion, etc., it looks like a splash-ink landscape painting. In terms of this concept alone, it can be called a master.

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There was a cicada chirping, and Xiao Cheng suddenly became energetic and opened his eyes wide to search for the place where the sound came from.

But in the field of vision, a servant in green clothes and a small hat suddenly appeared under a weeping willow, holding a sticky stick in his hand. With a wave of the sticky stick, the sound of the cicadas suddenly stopped.

What a disappointment!

Xiao Cheng sighed secretly, a stain suddenly appeared in a beautiful splash-ink landscape painting, and naturally he couldn't see it anymore.

The servant came out quickly and retreated just as quickly. It seemed that in Xiao Cheng's blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.

But Xiao Cheng no longer had the intention to appreciate the scenery.

The interest was broken, and the mood was gone.

Speaking of which, this is also someone else's job, and it is also the owner's wish.

"The servants of the Gao family are really well-trained. They are worthy of being a long-established family." Xiao Cheng said to himself, those servants of his own family definitely do not have this ability.

Unlike the Xiao family, which has only been passed down for two generations, the Baoguo Gong Gao family is a true Hairpin Ying family, a wealthy family that has been passed down for three hundred and six generations. Although one generation is not as good as the other, but

The title of Baoguo Gong has been inherited. Even though this generation of Baoguo Gong only has an empty title and only holds an idle position in the court without any real power, but for hundreds of years

His background is not comparable to that of the Xiao family.

The Gao family and the Xiao family are related by marriage.

Of course, if the Gao family had not reached this generation and were about to decline even more, they would not have married into a family like the Xiao family, which is prosperous but has a shallow foundation.

Xiao Cheng's grandfather, Xiao Ding, became a bachelor of Duanming Palace and a member of the Privy Council.

Xiao Cheng's father, Xiao Yu, is now the deputy envoy of the Third Division and a bachelor of Longtuge. He has been in this position for nearly ten years. He can be regarded as a meritorious person. He can go one step further and become the Third Division.

In fact, rumors have spread now. According to some well-informed people, Xiao Yu's promotion is almost a certainty.

It is precisely because the Xiao family is now at the height of its power that the Gao family will marry the Xiao family.

For these long-standing and declining nobles, ensuring the prosperity of their families through marriage is their only choice.

Baoguo Gong Gao Yu's younger brother Gao Jian is currently the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple. His legitimate daughter married Xiao Cheng's eldest brother Xiao Ding.

Thinking of his elder brother Xiao Ding, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but reveal a smile.

The Xiao family can be regarded as a general.

My grandfather, Xiao Ding, was a general who led the army and guarded the border for many years.

Although his father Xiao Yu did not directly lead the army into battle, he was immersed in the army for many years in his early years. He was mainly responsible for the logistics of the army and was very successful in financial planning. This is why he later served in the Third Division and served in the Third Division.

Part of the reason for more than ten years of hard work.

With such a foundation in the army, Xiao Ding, the third generation of the Xiao family and the eldest son, naturally joined the army. Since the day he entered the army, Xiao Ding has been stationed at the border and has the legacy laid by his ancestors.

Based on the foundation, and Xiao Ding himself is also a strong general, brave in battle, and has made many meritorious deeds, his promotion is naturally very fast. Although he is only twenty-two years old, he has now been promoted to deputy commander.

He has more than 2,000 men under his command, including four battalions of infantry and one battalion of cavalry. He is a real general in charge of the army.

Xiao Cheng envied his eldest brother very much.

How joyful it is to fight with iron and steel across the battlefield!

It's a pity that I don't know where my father made the mistake, and he wanted me to give up martial arts and study literature. From the day I started studying, I have lived a life of darkness.

Xiao Cheng didn't like his current life at all. There were endless characters to describe, endless meanings to memorize, endless passages to read, and of course, there were also the eight-part essays that made people want to die.

With a silent sigh, Xiao Cheng turned his head, but shuddered because the master's eyes were staring at him intently at this moment.

Oops!

Xiao Cheng yelled in his heart.

Although this master was only a civil servant, he was one of the most famous masters in the capital. He had never been an official in his life, but he had taught dozens of students over the past few decades to become Jinshi, which is remarkable.

With such outstanding achievements, ordinary people would never be able to hire this master to be a teacher of ethnic studies.

Even a noble family like Baoguo Gong went through great efforts to invite this great deity into his home. It is said that Bao Guo Gong Gao Yu worked hard to invite this great deity into his home.

That old face transferred the master's son who was a Jinshi from a lower county to an upper county in the south of the Yangtze River to serve as the county magistrate.

Of course, Baoguo Gong Gao Yu did not work for nothing. First, there were several smart children in this generation of the Gao family, and there was hope for another revival. Furthermore, they planted sycamore trees.

Naturally, it can also attract the golden phoenix. With this great god, the prominent families in the capital will send their children to the Gao clan school to study, hoping to get the guidance of this master and become a Jinshi.

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Although it is not a big deal for children from these noble families to become officials in the future, if they really want to go far, it is absolutely impossible without a Jinshi background.

This master was already enjoying the blessings at home and no longer being a teacher, but this time, it was for the sake of his son's future that he came out to take up the coaching staff again.

Things were just as Baoguo Gong Gao Yu had planned. As soon as this master entered the Gao clan school, the originally sparse Gao clan school immediately prospered.

And Xiao Cheng, as Gao's in-law, naturally occupied a position.

"Chongwen, what did I just say?" There was a hint of anger in the master's cold voice.

Chongwen is Xiao Cheng's cousin.

Xiao Cheng stood up with some trepidation, and the classmates around him also looked over with gloating. He dared to be distracted in the Master's class, and he was going to be in bad luck this time.

In the Gao Clan Academy, Xiao Cheng has always been the object of everyone's envy. Although he was born in a general family, Xiao Cheng is quite talented in reading. This year, Xiao Cheng ranked among the top three in the county's annual ranking of scholars. He is the leader of the clan academy.

The one with the best grades.

You know, this is the capital city. If you can get the top three in the annual selection of talents, you will almost reserve a place for the imperial examination. And next spring, it will be the triennial imperial examination, and the master is very fond of him.

There are plus.

The old man came out again, and of course he didn't want to ruin his reputation. However, in the Gao clan school, there are many children from famous families, but there are really not many who have the seeds to study. The Gao family's children are good, but they are still young.

Time is not yet expected, but there are some other people, including Xiao Cheng, whom the Master can still like.

But the guy who placed the Master's hopes on him was often absent-minded, which made the Master feel like he hated iron for not being able to become steel.

"Sir, I...I..." Xiao Cheng's soul flew out of the sky just now, where did he hear what the master said?

"Come here!" the master said coldly.

Xiao Cheng walked forward helplessly and stood beside the master. He watched the master pick up the ruler and stretched out his hand helplessly. After this beating, he would definitely not be able to escape.

"Water, fire, metal, wood, earth, and grain are all in repair." The master who raised the ruler did not start immediately, "What's the explanation?"

Xiao Cheng took a long breath, secretly saying that he was lucky, but he knew this question.

"Water can irrigate, fire can cook, metal can cut, wood can grow, soil can reproduce, grain can nourish. The so-called virtue is good governance, and government is to nourish the people."

After glancing at the Master, Xiao Cheng quickly recited a long list of famous classics on the way of kings such as Old Master Meng's "Do not violate the farming season, and the grain cannot be harvested."

"Not bad, not bad!" The master nodded with satisfaction, which also made Xiao Cheng feel relieved. He was lucky today, and it seemed that he didn't have to touch the palm of his hand anymore. He turned to look down at the stunned classmates, and he raised his eyebrows proudly.

corner of mouth.

"Reach out!"

The Master's voice came to my ears.

"Ah?" Xiao Cheng almost couldn't believe his ears.

"Master, did the student get the answer wrong?"

"Yes, very good!"

"Why..." Xiao Cheng glanced at the master, who stared again, and swallowed the second half of the sentence. Students have no human rights in front of their teachers.

I can beat you if I have reason, but I can't beat you if I don't? What's more, I was really distracted earlier and someone caught me by the tail.

The Lord of Heaven and Earth is also my teacher.

He honestly extended his palm.

The snapping sound sounded immediately.

Instantly, the palms of my hands turned red.

The upturned corners of his mouth turned into downward pulls, and the group of classmates below looked very happy.

Xiao Chongwen, you too have today! In the past, you saw us beaten, but today you have followed in our footsteps, and you deserve it!

"That's it for today. When we go back, we will write an article on the topic of Water, Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, and Grain. Each of you will write an article and hand it in three days later." The Master stood up and said

He pointed his finger at a few people in the room who had the reputation of being scholars. "For others, five hundred characters."

After leaving these few words, the master walked away.

Seeing the Master walking away along the pebble path, the room suddenly became alive.

"Chongwen, I'm sorry for you today, but it allows us to have an early morning study. I heard that there is a new person in the teaching department who is good at singing and singing. I am the host today. Let's go and listen to some music?" A question

Xiao Cheng looked at Xiao Cheng with a slightly bigger smile and said.

"Brother Yuting, please spare me. It won't take long for my father to know what happened to me today. If I still dare to listen to Qu'er, I'm afraid you will look at me three days later.

I came to class limping." Xiao Cheng bowed repeatedly, "Everyone, please take your leave now!"
Chapter completed!