Xie Qian looked at Xu Qian with contempt and said: "Don't use these words to provoke me..." His expression softened: "Then Mr. Wu does have some skills, otherwise his disciples wouldn't be able to do anything.
He is so handsome. It's a pity that if you let me guide you for three or two years, it may not be difficult to catch up with Yang Tongzhi, but now you have only been working for more than two months and you want to compete with Yang Tongzhi, but it is...
It's a shortcoming. Your foundation is solid and you have accumulated a lot of experience. In fact, it is no worse than Yang Tongzhi. What you lack is skills and insights. Furthermore, it is the examiner who has the final say whether the article is good or not. There are huge variables in this, and you are not completely
There is no chance of winning, so let it go. Since you are so competitive, I have stopped being idle these days and will give you some advice."
This was a last resort, and Xu Qian naturally couldn't ask for it. He hated Mr. Wu so much that he would never let Mr. Wu's disciples overwhelm him. At this time, the blood all over his body was boiling, and he said with great interest: "That's great, then that's it."
I asked my teacher for advice."
Xie Qian smiled slightly at him, waved his hand, and said: "Actually, it's easy to teach you. I have twenty articles here, which are all idle works. From now on, you should read them carefully and see if there are any contents in these articles.
If there are areas that can be changed, find out the advantages and disadvantages in the article, and correct any omissions or additions.”
Xie Qian spent a moment and took out more than a dozen articles from the bookshelf, then ignored Xu Qian and went to pick up a book on Warring States. Xu Qian thought that Xie Qian would teach him some skills, but who knew?
It's a supplement to a missing knowledge, and there's a huge gap in my mind, but I can only bite the bullet and read it.
He first picked up the first article and looked at it carefully. At first glance, this article can only be described as stunning. No matter whether it breaks the topic, continues the topic, or the couplets and semantics, it is perfect. Xu Qian couldn't help but admire Xie Qian
He said: "Teacher, I really can't find anything wrong with this article."
Xie Qian still held the book and kept his eyes on it, but said in a calm tone: "Then read it a few more times."
Xu Qian suddenly had goosebumps all over his body, so he had no choice but to follow what he said. He read it several times in a row, but still couldn't find any mistakes or omissions.
Unknowingly, Xie Qian suddenly glanced at him sideways: "What? Haven't found it yet?"
Xu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Students are stupid."
Xie Qian said seriously: "Then continue reading the second article and read it carefully several times."
Xu Qian followed his words and picked up the second article and read it carefully. Obviously, this second eight-part article was better than the previous one. He read several articles over and over again and couldn't help but admire: "This article,
It’s truly stunning.”
Xie Qian sneered at him: "Then think about the first article you just read. What is missing from the first article?"
This sentence woke up the dreamer. If he had not read the second article, Xu Qian would not have been able to find the fault with the first article. Before he read the current article, the first article was in front of him.
It was a perfect work, but now, he found many imperfections. He quickly picked up the first article and read it again, saying: "Although the eight-part essay in the first article is clever, it misses the point.
, I felt a little overwhelmed at the end.”
Now, Xu Qian finally understands what progress means. He has a solid foundation and there is no need for cramming education. The most important thing now is to improve his skills. To improve his skills, the first thing is to improve his level and appreciation ability.
For example, when a person first sees a silver ingot, he will feel it is precious, but when a mountain of gold and silver is placed in front of you, you will no longer be interested in the silver ingot. The same is true for articles, when you see a more amazing article
, and then look at the works that were so perfect in your eyes before, you will feel that they are not worth mentioning. If you have a discernment, you can find the shortcomings in the article. Only when you can find the shortcomings can you correct them. Otherwise, you will be short-sighted and a frog in the well.
Don't think about progress.
Xie Qian did not directly tell Xu Qian the skills, but asked Xu Qian to discover them by himself. He smiled slightly, showing a bit of a teachable expression, and then said with a straight face: "Then, read the articles carefully.
, after reading the next article, go back and look for the shortcomings in the previous articles. If you can find out the shortcomings of these articles, then think about how to remedy them to make these articles more perfect. You can do this
, Although there is still a slight gap between Yang Tongzhi and Yang Tongzhi in this college examination, it is not completely impossible to win."
Xu Qian followed his words and put all his thoughts into these ten articles. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he couldn't help but applaud, sometimes his face was stern, sometimes his eyes suddenly wandered, as if he was thinking about something. Even
After a few hours, he boldly went to get some pen and ink to delete some of the articles he had read earlier.
For three days in a row, Xu Qian spent time in this study. When he was hungry, someone would bring him food. The food was very simple, not Xie's style at all. It was just water and cakes. If he was tired, he would lie down on the desk and sleep.
At one point, all ten articles were randomly revised by Xu Qian, as if he were drawing symbols. Sometimes he felt dissatisfied and copied the original text again and made additional changes.
Xie Qian only came here a few times occasionally. After reading Xu Qian's changes, he didn't say it was good or bad. He put the articles back into their original positions and set up a chair to read his own book.
Three days passed by in a flash. Early in the morning, Xu Qian got up dizzy. He looked at the ten articles scattered on the ground, as if in a dream. He mechanically wanted to continue to pick up the articles and ponder them.
, At this time, the door of the study room opened, and a girl came in. The girl saluted Xu Qianfu and said: "Mr. Xu, for today's college exam, I have ordered you to take a bath and change clothes, carriages and horses, and desserts for the exam.
The pen and ink have been prepared, but time is limited, so please hurry up."
Only then did Xu Qian realize that today was the college exam. He slapped his forehead and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I almost forgot. Where did my mentor go?"
The girl said: "The master has returned to Yuyao. He said he was going to stay there for a few days. Before leaving, I asked my servant to tell Mr. Xu some words."
Went to Yuyao?
Xu Qian's dark psychology couldn't help but flare up again. Why did his mentor go to Yuyao at this time when he didn't return to Yuyao? This old guy seemed to be hiding from debts. Could there be some secret behind this? He said angrily:
"I don't know what it means?"
"Master said, whether you can become the leader of the case or not, with Mr. Xu's wisdom, it's all in a matter of seconds. But sometimes, being ranked first is not necessarily a good thing. It's not a good thing to be too sharp."
Xu Qian was suddenly filled with anger and said: "He passed the exam and entered the cabinet, and now he is here to dictate my future. This is a man who is full and does not know what to do when he is hungry." He was very frightened when he saw that this girl was at a loss as to what to do.
After that, his tone softened and he said: "That's all. Now that my teacher has left, I won't complain. I'm going to take a shower and change clothes. Please lead the way."
Xu Qian really needs to wash up. After staying in this study for a few days, he already has a bad smell on his body. If others knew that he looked like the head of the office, they would probably laugh out loud.
After bathing and changing clothes, a bookboy from the Xie Mansion brought a kaolan and wanted to go with Xu Qian. A carriage had stopped at the door. Although the carriage was not gorgeous, it was exquisite. Xu Qian sat comfortably in it, and immediately felt attracted to the wealthy family.
Life is a little more hopeful. This is the real life. Thinking about the life I lived in the past, it was really worse than a pig or a dog, so... I must become a born student. The next step is to become a civil servant. In the future, I will be a master. I also enjoy this life.
The corrupt life of feudal society.
In a short time, we arrived at the examination center. Hangzhou is the test site for the township examination. This time, students from all counties are gathered here to take the examination, so the scale of the examination room is also very large.
Xu Qian sent the book boy away and went forward alone with the exam blueprint. This time the exam was much stricter than before. Candidates lined up to enter. After entering, they also needed to be specially inspected and pinched. There were even groups of people.
The officers and soldiers maintained order with a chilling air, which fully revealed the seriousness of the exam.
After checking that there was no entrainment, you still had to wait in a shed and be led to the examination shed by an official. There were more and more people in the shed. Someone recognized Xu Qian and couldn't help but said: "Is this Mr. Xu?
"Xu Qian's reputation has spread throughout Zhejiang. Although some people hate him, some people are starting to get close to him. Many people come to salute him one after another. This is the benefit of being a celebrity. Xu Qian's heart is filled with excitement, and everyone bows to them.
But the pleasure didn't last long, and suddenly someone in the crowd said: "Master Yang is here..."
This shout was like thunder, and the people around Xu Qian rushed in the other direction like a flood.
Xu Qian was stunned and couldn't help cursing in his heart: "There are really no good scholars, they are all a bunch of people who just follow the wind." He thought for a moment, and then added in his heart: "Except for me."