It was just a good sunny weather, and suddenly a cloud flew over, either big or small, just covering the sky above Fengming Academy. This is a dark cloud, also called haze, just like the mood of the academy teachers and students at the moment...

Wei Yang walked to the seat behind and sat side by side with Shen Dao. The two looked at each other and felt a strong feeling of being cheated in their hearts. It was too much. That kid actually asked the question like this. I don’t understand, no one can figure it out!

"Only those who pass this round of assessment are eligible to receive the academy test paper to take the formal exam. Now pick up the pen on your desk, write the answer on the silk paper, and tell me what you think after seeing this circle, and how you answer it. This is the simplest question, don't tell me that you will be stumped by it!"

The students were stunned. What kind of question is this? It would be better to take some poetry and books. Even if you have to test your urgent skills, you can make everyone fu on the spot and recite innovative poems. At least there is still a way to start. Now you have drawn a circle, but how can you start?

Old Yan Jian touched Meng Ke with his arm: "Xiao Meng, what do you think of when you see this circle?"

"Well, I'm afraid it's a gentleman's principle... If a student can figure out this principle, he is a talented person. Master Yan shouldn't call me Xiao Meng, just call him Ke Ming..."

Yan Yuan ranked first among the seventy-two sages of Confucius, and even Confucius lamented that he was not as good as Yan Hui's "born to know". Therefore, Meng Ke respected the Yan family very much, but it was a bit awkward to hear Yan Jian call him "Xiao Meng". This was caused by Bai Dong!

"Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng! I just like to call this. I feel very happy?"

Meng Ke felt helpless when he gave the old man a blank look. Forget it. He is like a naughty boy. Let him like it.

After seeing this question, Mu Xijing was slightly stunned. Unconsciously, he looked at Zhao Ji's side face and found that the beauty was frowning and thinking hard, as if she could not stop for a moment. Sure enough, even this talented woman felt it was difficult? With Bai Dong's habit, this would definitely not be a normal question. Since that's the case, she should not take the ordinary path. Perhaps the correct way to solve the problem?

Mu Xijing's eyes lit up and he began to write quickly.

"This question is really simple... Qin's round cakes, bean paste cakes, meat cakes, and Lao Qin's round money, aren't these answers?" Gan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. If Bai Dong had any poetry, books, and essays, he would have to catch it, but if there were such a question, my brother could give you a hundred answers without any repetitions.

There are also some students like Gansheng, most of whom are young and have shallow knowledge, many of whom are from the Bai Family School. On the contrary, those scholars with little literary reputation bit the pen and thought hard. Zhao Ji was also among them, but she seemed to figure it out quickly. She looked up at Bai Dong and smiled gently, and began to write.

Bijiu kept looking at Zhao Ji. Cao'er quickly wrote the answer and lowered his voice and said to her: "Sister, why don't you do the questions yet? Actually, it's so simple..." As a result, the old army who was patrolling the venue glared fiercely. He was not allowed to whisper and whisper in the exam room. Even if the violator cheated, he would be thrown out of the exam room. Fortunately, she was the eldest lady of the Bai family, so she changed to the first warning, but if she didn't know it, she would definitely be kicked out of the exam room.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Bai Dong's strange test questions, no one dared to violate the discipline of the examination room. Those old soldiers were too fierce, and those who committed suicide would definitely die.

Half an hour passed quickly, and more than 300 answers were collected by the old soldiers and piled up in front of Bai Dong. Bai Dong picked up one, took a look and placed it on his left hand, and picked up another one, but placed it on his right hand. He quickly divided the answers into two piles, and each answer was passed at one glance, and he would never look at it a second time.

"I read the answer so quickly. Could it be that Isn't it that I decided to go or leave the students at this moment? Then what should I do if I divide them into two piles?"

Not to mention the students, the academy masters were puzzled, but they saw Bai Dong coughing, picked up an answer from his left hand, and smiled and said, "When I saw the round, I remembered the Qin round cake, bean paste cake, meat cake, Qin round money... Gansheng, why did you think of these foods? Finally, I could still think of the Qin round money. It was not easy, it was considered to be the identity of your Gan family's prince."

Hearing Bai Dong's words, all the teachers and students laughed. Unfortunately, the doctor Gan Long, who studied the country all his life, was not a first-class scholar, and was also the first person of Lao Qin who had a deep understanding. How could he give birth to such a foodie? What did he regard the examination room as? The Fan family in Liyangguan City? It was extremely ridiculous. It seems that Dean Bai is still very fair. Although he has a good relationship with the Gan family, he still read Gan Sheng's answer in public, and obviously he made up his mind to eliminate him.

Gan Sheng looked at Bai Dong angrily. If those old soldiers weren't really fierce, he would have rushed over to Bai Dong to ask for an explanation. Even if you want to eliminate your brother, would you give me some face? Is there anyone like you who can eliminate people?

"This answer is even more interesting. Some people say that he thought of the round distance, the mountain turtle shell, the sun, the moon, and the round buttocks of the beautiful woman... Mu Jing, you are the one who earned Zuo Shuchang a hundred gold at the city gate? He has some ideas."

Mu Xijing stood up and said, "It's Mu Xijing."

"Sit down. I heard you are a student of my Bai Family School School? This hand-made official script is remarkable. I have been promoting new texts for a short time, so you have such a level. You must have practiced it deliberately, right?"

"Mujing comes from the west. He has no relatives and no reason in Lao Qin, and he has no ability to establish himself. If the Bai family had not given me the opportunity to eat and clothing and study, Mujing would not know where he was. The dean has great kindness to me, so I would pay special attention to the dean. This official script was practiced deliberately, and it was also because Mujing was grateful and admired to the dean."

Mu Xijing felt tight and he quickly bowed to respond. Several academy masters nodded slightly when they heard this. This son could be grateful for his kindness and ask for help, but he could teach him... It's a pity that he came from afar. Although he had been studying in the Bai Family School for a few days, his income was limited, otherwise he would not have given such an indecent answer.

"Haha, I just asked casually, why are you nervous? Sit down..."

"No." Mu Xijing sat down with a voice. He felt a little uneasy. Am I nervous? What a fool. How can you show nervousness in front of someone like Bai Dong? Be careful in the future!

"This answer is very scattered, and it is written hundreds of words. Is it done by Zhao Kang of Qin? I have heard of your name even more. Is that scholar in Pinyang County who is good at writing songs and poems? Is it you?"

Bai Dong signaled Mu Xijing to sit down and picked up another answer from his right hand: "The so-called round is the round of square and round... Mencius once said, 'Lilou's cleverness and Gongshuzi's cleverness are not based on rules. It cannot be square and round. Therefore, the round needs to be square. This is called 'gentle rule'; Mozi also said that if the silk thread enters the jar, the color of the silk thread is also blue. If the jar is red, the silk thread is also red. The color is not the original silk thread, and people are like silk threads. The change is also like silk threads, which is called 'the success or failure of the body. It depends on the dyeing'. If you want to enter the jar without dyeing, you should use the gentleman to correct it. Therefore, the circle drawn by Baizi is actually not round, but is 'sincereness, correct the mind, investigate things, and achieve knowledge'. The way of university is to clarify the virtues... Good articles, good articles! Who is Zhao Kang, please stand up."

"Okay, I finally found a good student! Xiao Meng, I see that you are happy and blooming. Do you like this Zhao Kang from the bottom of your heart?"

Old Yan Jian nodded repeatedly when he heard this. Meng Ke's words were actually transformed from the "Great Learning". None of the hundreds of schools of thought would object to this kind of knowledge. Confucianism should be upright and upright, and the same is true for Legalism. Confucianism should investigate things and lead to knowledge. Mohist and Gongshuo did better than Confucianism. Therefore, it can be interpreted that Bai Dong's paintings were not ordinary circles, but the rules and regulations of being a human being. This Zhao Kang was a poor scholar of Lao Qin, but he had such knowledge. He was bound to be a talent who was knowledgeable about the classics and history. If Confucius was still there, he would definitely like such good students.

"Zhao Kang has met the dean..."

A gentleman in his twenties stood up, raised his chest slightly, and smiled, obviously very confident in himself. No wonder he did this. Gan Sheng and Mu Jing's answers in front were not enough. He didn't see the heads of the masters sitting behind him shaking their heads? But as soon as his answer came out, even Master Yan and Master Meng nodded repeatedly, with joy. It can be seen that his article was exquisite and accurate in answering the topic, and he probably had already been attracted by the gentlemen.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kang looked at Zhao Ji with some smugness, but saw Zhao Ji also looking at him, her beautiful eyes were turning, and her eyebrows were filled with joy...'She was indeed overwhelmed by my article! Just like this, since she is a talented woman, of course she likes a talented man like me. Could it be that she is a stupid and fat person like Gan Sheng?'

"Zhao Kang, let me ask you, does this circle not make you think of anything else? Just like the meat pie that Gan Sheng thought of, the mountain turtle shell that Mu Jing thought of? When you see this circle, your first thought is the principle of "gentleman's order"?"

"Students know that the dean is examining me. Students think that the foundation of learning is to establish words, the foundation of words, and the foundation of words is to establish one's own self. If they don't understand the principle of "a gentleman's order", how can they establish themselves? By the way, no school of thought will not object to such principles, and it is not considered the opinion of the school..."

Zhao Kang smiled proudly, clasped his fists and said, "As for meat pie, turtle shell, sun and moon, this is something that even children will think of. What's so strange about it? How can you compare to Bai Zi's lightly drawing a circle and pointing out the principle of "gentleman's rule"?"

"So you think so..."

Bai Dong frowned slightly: "This dean is just strange. You can explain the principle of being a gentleman clearly, but why do you not think of the truth that even a child can think of, or you refuse to use it as an answer?"

"I...What's the dean's intention?"

Yes, what does this kid mean? When Zhao Kanghua read "The Great Learning" and had a deep understanding of the principle of "gentleman's order". This must be a great talent who has made a righteous statement, but this kid grabbed the meat pie and the turtle shell. What exactly did he want to do?

Old Yan Jian just frowned slightly, but Meng Ke couldn't sit still. He wanted to get up, but was grabbed by Old Yan Jian: "What do you want to do? Have you forgotten our promise to this kid?"

In fact, Old Yan Jian wanted to jump to Bai Dong, then grab his neck and shout, "What do you want to do with your kid? Can't such students satisfy you? People have said the truth about "gentlemanly being a good match", but why do you want to hold on to meat patties and turtle shells? I told you that when dealing with such talents, you should immediately recruit into the academy and focus on training! If you refuse to teach, I will teach, my son and grandson will teach, and Meng Ke will teach!

However, as the head of the Yan family and the oldest master on the scene, the old Yan Jian must maintain the demeanor he deserves. The so-called gentleman is in a simplified manner. Without rules, Bai Dong is now the vice president, and he does not oppose Bai Dong in front of the students.

"You don't know what I mean? OK... sit down..."

Seeing Bai Dong shook his head slightly, Zhao Kang felt inexplicable, but he was a gentleman with rules and a gentleman who was square and round. If the teacher didn't say it, he wouldn't ask more questions. However, when he sat down, he still never forgot to look at Zhao Ji and found that she was still smiling at him. Although it was not gloating, it didn't seem to be comforting himself. This woman is very strange. After all, she is a figure in the female neighborhood. Why don't you go to see him? I am a gentleman...

"This answer is even more interesting. The answerer is named Lao Ju. He is a scholar of Qin. Please stand up and tell me what your answer is?"

The answer Bai Dong picked up this time was still on the right hand side. A scholar stood up uneasily and said, "I am Laoji. My answer is that this circle is heaven. Because the sky is round and the place is recorded in the "Shangshu Yaodian", there are many evidences on the Hetu Luoshu. The students think that the dean is a genius in the world. Although this log board has a boundary, the dean's heart is boundless. Even if this inconspicuous circle is gently drawn, the principles of heaven and earth are integrated into it. Therefore, the first thing that comes to mind about this circle is heaven!"

"You are very good at speaking. If you become an official, you will definitely have a great future..."

Bai Dong chuckled and said, "But are these things you thought of? What people can truly ‘think about’ must be related to their own experiences. Even what you see in dreams is all the results of your own experiences and encounters. But the answer you gave is completely what predecessors said, and even directly extracted the records in the scriptures. This is also considered an answer to the question? Let me ask you, have you ever flew into the sky to prove that the earth is square? Have you also flew to the sky outside the sky and observed that the sky is round? If not, this is not yourself. After all, why did you first think that the circle I drew was the sky? The words of the predecessors may not be correct. It is better to have no books than to believe in books. If you don’t prove it at all, just treat it as the ultimate truth of heaven and earth. Although you are knowledgeable and memorable, you have no opinions of your own. Isn’t you a nerd? But you are not stupid, and you will also take the opportunity to compliment me, the dean, who is actually a smart person. For this point, I will give you another chance to answer again? There is only one opportunity..."

What does this mean? Old Yan Jian has already begun to be indignant. Although Bai Dong refuted this scholar a bit far-fetched, it is reasonable. After all, the world is just a legend, and no one can prove it. In fact, since it cannot be proved, the student said that he thought of heaven when he saw the world, which would be a bit lazy. Such a person is indeed not the seed of learning. But Bai Dong was willing to give him another chance because he could compliment and speak. Where is the reason in the world? Is this fair to other students? And why does a villain who is good at flattering and flattering get such an opportunity?

In fact, what makes Lao Yan Jian the most angry is not the student, but Bai Dong’s attitude towards such people. Is Fengming Academy a place to educate and flatter villains?

"If I give you this opportunity, I will definitely be opposed because it is very unfair to other students. Moreover, you are not a gentleman, but a flatterer who does not use rules to make a square line. So someone will definitely ask me, can Fengming Academy accommodate flatterers like you?"

Bai Dong smiled and looked at the angry old Yan Jian. The old master was about to get up and drink, but after hearing this, he got up without rushing to get up, probably waiting for his explanation.

"Do you feel very unfair? I just want to take this opportunity to tell you that there is nothing fair in the world. If someone wants to get fair at Fengming Academy, then you can leave because you are not suitable for this place. What the academy needs is talents who can stand out in all unfair environments, not nerds who only understand the way of being gentlemen! Also, people who are good at flattering are talents, just to see if they can meet a wise leader who is good at employed people... Since they are talents, why don't I give opportunities? So if you want to compliment me as the dean in the future, then let me come over, but if the compliment is not clever enough and the eloquence is not clever enough, don't blame me for turning against me!"

This passage made Zhao Ji's eyes turn brilliant and stared at the man on the stage. He was indeed different. He did not read the wrong person, but this time he was here right.

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! This kid... Is it because I lived almost ninety years old, or he lived ninety years old? I'm just going to become a genius! But is this reason suitable to tell these students now? What they need now is to study and improve their saints, to pursue gentlemen's rules, and to deal with things and preventive methods. These methods of self-defense should be understood slowly after their minds are mature. How can they be regarded as the standard for choosing people now? Boy, are you going to anger me to death?

Old Yan Jian was so angry that he trembled all over. This time it was Meng Ke's turn to dissuade him; Wei Yang and Shen Dao wanted to cheer and applaud vigorously. This is the serious way to cultivate talents. Otherwise, if the academy taught a group of gentlemen and nerds, they would not be killed by others after leaving the academy? The rituals and music are broken these days, and it is not the world where Zhou Gong made the rituals...

"Thank you, Dean. The student was not thinking well just now. Now that I think about it carefully, the answer I just said is indeed inappropriate. I will change it! Well, when I see this circle, the first thing I think of is... a big meat pie!"

"It's not bad, a smart person like you is exactly what the academy needs."

Bai Dong nodded with satisfaction, moved Lao's answer from the right to the left, then patted the answer on the right and said: "The results of the first round of assessment have been released. The answers on the right are not qualified, and all the students who gave the answer will be eliminated! Zuo Shuchang, you are the leader of the admissions department, please announce the list..."

"Slowly! I asked Bai Zi, I have answered the principle of being a gentleman, and it is a perfect way to be eliminated. Is this principle not as good as a big meat pie?"

"I knew you would be dissatisfied, so I told you why you were eliminated. Zhao Kang, your knowledge is too profound! Maybe you have studied a lot and have countless experiences, but unfortunately you read it as a fool. I asked this question, and the original intention was to examine the students' imagination that was not influenced by any academic views and literary schools. For example, Gan Sheng came up with meat cakes, noodles, and the Qin Dynasty Yuanqian, which seemed very simple and ridiculous, but why can't you think of such a simple and ridiculous answer? Or do you disdain to think about it? This is because you are too confined to your academic views. The higher your knowledge, the more you are, the more you cannot accept new knowledge, because you have trapped your own thinking and abandoned your most direct impression. With your knowledge, you will be considered a famous scholar in the future, but you are not the student needed by Fengming Academy. Can you understand?"

Looking at Zhao Kang with an indignant look, Bai Dong sighed slightly: "Remember one sentence, 'A person must break countless obstacles in his life, but the biggest obstacle is not in the outside world, it is precisely in the hearts of a well-educated man like you.' This obstacle is called the 'block of knowledge and views'. If you can break through, you can make great progress!"

Zhao Kang was stunned: "Unsense of knowledge and insight?"

Several academy masters looked at each other, frowned slightly, lowered their heads and fell into deep thought; Buddhism had not yet been introduced to China, and it was very deceptive to throw out the "knowledge and insight" at this time, which made them want to refute, but they felt that there was a great reason in it, and they felt that Bai Dong was more and more unfathomable...

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