Author: Emei Swordsman

Chen He was very familiar with Dong Xuanzai's works. He only glanced at the "Dwelling on the Rock" in front of him and knew it was an authentic work. However, he did not reach out to pick it up, but raised his eyes to look at the nervous and expectant person in front of him.

Gu Ming'an asked in a cool tone;

"As a teacher and student, I only care about teaching, and you just need to listen carefully. What does Mr. Gu mean?"

Gu Ming'an's scalp tightened, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart. He quickly added: "The student was thinking that he is a great scholar with profound knowledge, and now he has condescended to be a teacher. It is really wronged. This

Just think of it as a small compensation for your hard work in teaching, a small thank you, but it is not respectful."

Chen He sneered: "According to what you mean, if I don't accept gifts, I will be perfunctory in teaching and not teach you seriously? In the eyes of Second Young Master Gu, I, Chen, am actually such a person who only cares about wealth and gain.

A villain!"

Chen He's face darkened, and he pointed at Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan who were standing aside, with anger hidden in his voice: "Second Master Gu, please go ask them. I, Chen He, have taught at Luxi Academy for so many years.

Have you ever received a single gift? And have you ever treated them differently because of which student gave a gift and which student didn't?"

Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan stepped forward at the right time and said: "Mr. Chen is rigorous in teaching and upright. He has always taught students regardless of distinction and treated them equally. He has never accepted gifts from any students, nor has he treated anyone differently for any reason."

The two men spoke firmly and resonantly, and their neat voices echoed in the empty and silent room, making Gu Mingan's face turn pale.

Chen He's expression brightened slightly when he heard this, and after slowly exhaling, he said to Gu Ming'an, "Second Young Master Gu, can you hear me clearly?"

Gu Ming'an was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat and replied with a trembling voice: "Listen, listen clearly. Mr. Chen misunderstood, I actually want to..."

"Misunderstanding? I don't think this is a misunderstanding." Seeing that Gu Ming'an was still trying to explain without making any mistakes, Chen He's anger that had just calmed down suddenly rose again, "I remember clearly that Mr. Gu also said that being a teacher was a grievance.

.Why, is the important matter of teaching and educating people and nurturing talents for the imperial court such a big deal, that Second Young Master Gu feels so unbearable? Or does the entire Gu family, and even everyone present, think so?"

Gu Mingan's eyes widened in panic, and he denied anxiously: "No, no, no! That's not what I meant!"

When everyone heard this, they waved their hands: "We didn't think so!"

Seeing that Chen He was really angry, and other people around him kept winking at him, Gu Mingan had no choice but to swallow his saliva and spoke with great difficulty: "This gift is my own. It does not represent others, let alone the Gu family.

, please Mr. Chen calm down."

"The reason why I gave the gift was to please you, leave a good impression on you, and make you pay more attention to me. Now it seems that I am too shallow..." He said in person that he had an ulterior motive.

, Gu Mingan was extremely embarrassed, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

What Chen He disliked the most was those students who did not put their minds on the right path and only followed the heretical path. Hearing this, he became more and more disdainful of Gu Ming'an and immediately scolded: "As a student, you should concentrate on studying and be pure every day."

What's the use of trying to please me? Will it help you pass the imperial examination?"

As he said that, Chen He glanced sideways at the pale Gu Ming'an and said in a cold voice: "If you really want me to take you seriously, you should show your true talents and learn from them instead of giving gifts as soon as we meet. It's really utilitarian and superficial!"

As students who had been with Chen He for two and a half years, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan naturally knew very well what kind of temper he was. They were not surprised at all by the scene before them. They only watched indifferently as Gu Mingan was being trained to become shorter and shorter.

, and finally sat down on the ground.

Compared with Gu Ming'an, who was paralyzed on the ground and lost his image, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan, who were standing quietly aside, looked particularly calm and composed. Especially Cheng Yan, who was born in a poor family but never looked down on himself. He had a tough mind and a correct attitude.

How much better than Gu Ming'an, who was born into a wealthy family.

Comparing the two, Chen He already had a bias in his mind, and said to Gu Ming'an with a cold face:

"Look at Cheng Yan. He has always been down-to-earth and serious. When he first entered Luxi Academy, he was not famous because he was not well-known. But in the first monthly exam, he ranked first among the freshmen. Naturally, he

Everyone looks up to him with admiration, you should learn from him!"

After being reprimanded by Chen He in public, Gu Mingan was almost losing his face. Now he heard him compare himself with Cheng Yan, and he felt even more dissatisfied. He couldn't help but retort: ​​"Giving gifts to Mr., I misunderstood that Mr. loves money and profit."

, it’s my fault. But how do you know, sir, that I don’t have real talent and learning and am not as good as Cheng Yan?”

Seeing that Gu Ming'an still dared to talk back, Chen He almost laughed angrily: "Then tell me, what are your real talents? Show them to me!"

Gu Ming'an choked on his words, and his momentum suddenly dropped by half, but he still held back his neck and said stubbornly: "...anyway, sir, you have never seen my talents, so you should not jump to conclusions and rashly judge that I am not as good as Cheng Yan."

"Okay! Then let me see your talents." Chen He was so angry that he could only maintain his demeanor as a teacher. "Since you like giving gifts so much, let me ask you, among the 'three gifts'

How many chapters are there in "The Ritual"? What are the titles of each chapter?"

Gu Ming'an felt that although he was not a talented person, he still had some ink in his belly. Unexpectedly, a question that Chen He asked casually touched on his knowledge blind spot, and he couldn't answer it for a while.

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, as if he was being asked, Chen He narrowed his eyes: "What? You can't answer?"

Gu Ming'an blushed and defended hesitantly: "...there is no imperial examination, so why should I study it? When it comes to etiquette, I am very familiar with the "Book of Rites"..."

"You don't study if you don't take the imperial examination. Is this your academic attitude?" Chen He snorted coldly and casually named Cheng Yan, "Cheng Yan, you answer."

Cheng Yan stepped forward in response, nodded slightly towards Chen He, and said in a clear voice: "'Rituals' is one of the 'Three Rites', with a total of seventeen chapters, namely "The Ceremony of the Scholar's Crown" and "The Rite of the Scholar's Dusk".

, "Etiquette for Meeting Scholars"..."

"..."Food Gifts for Special Animals", "Food Gifts for Young Prisoners", "You Si Che"." Cheng Yan finished speaking in one breath, then paused and continued, "The above is the entire chapter of "Rituals"

Second-rate."

Chen He nodded with satisfaction, then suppressed his smile, looked at Gu Ming'an and said, "How about it? If you can't answer it, how can others answer it? When a gentleman studies, he should learn from the strengths of many schools and be eclectic in all kinds of knowledge.

To cultivate your own knowledge. How can you take the imperial examination as the only criterion? If you take the exam, you will learn, if you don’t take the exam, you will not learn. If things go on like this, you will become a fool who only knows how to take exams."

"What's more, the "Book of Rites" is the original book of rituals and degrees, and the "Book of Rites" was also invented based on this theory. However, you only know the "Book of Rites" and not the "Book of Rites". It can be seen that you read the book without asking for a deeper understanding!"

The color on Gu Ming'an's face had completely faded at this moment, and he had just lost face. He didn't dare to refute again, so he could only lower his head silently and listen to Chen He's lesson obediently.

Chen He cursed a lot and finally let out all the frustration in his chest. Seeing that it was getting late, he raised his hand as if he was tired and called everyone back to their seats: "Okay, after spending so much time,

This matter should be brought to light, and then let’s start class.”

Everyone responded in unison, opening their books and getting ready for class.

Gu Ming'an naturally didn't dare to say anything when he saw this, but after all he was dissatisfied and couldn't blame Chen He, so he poured all his anger on Cheng Yan's head, glaring at him with hateful eyes from time to time, but Cheng Yan suddenly
Chapter completed!