Chapter 349. All you need is an attitude (Part 1).
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In fact, even Zhao Deqing himself was not sure whether the children of the Zhao family whom Zhao Deqing recommended to Zhao Junchen had real talents and learning.
After all, when Zhao Deqing prepared the recommendation list before, he only considered the distance and blood relationship between these Zhao family children and himself, and did not seriously examine their knowledge and character.
At the beginning, when he was in the capital, although Zhao Junchen had repeatedly told Zhao Deqing that when selecting candidates for the Imperial Academy, he must choose those children of the Zhao family who had real talents and practical knowledge. At that time, Zhao Deqing also solemnly agreed.
, but Zhao Deqing was just a layman after all, and in the end he couldn't resist the word "selfishness". After he returned to Yangzhou, he completely forgot Zhao Junchen's instructions.
Therefore, now that Zhao Junchen said that he was going to the Zhao Family Academy to examine the children of the Zhao family whom he had recommended, Zhao Deqing couldn't help but panic, fearing that Zhao Junchen would be furious and scold him in public if the matter was revealed.
Zhao Deqing's prestige in the Zhao family will inevitably decrease a lot.
At this time, Zhao Deqing was not aware of Zhao Junchen's intention to change the head of the Zhao family, otherwise Zhao Deqing's mood would probably be more than just panic.
Unfortunately, because the incident happened suddenly and Zhao Junchen was watching from the side, Zhao Deqing did not dare to make any small moves in private. He just accompanied Zhao Junchen to the Zhao Family Academy with an uneasy mood.
Fortunately, because Zhao Junchen came to the Zhao family's ancestral home, the Zhao family members have been keeping their peace in the past two days. When Zhao Deqing and others accompanied Zhao Junchen to the Zhao family school, they did not find anyone absent from class or gathering in groups to make fun.
The children of the Zhao family - perhaps because they received the news in advance, in the Zhao family school at this time, all the children of the Zhao family were sitting upright, looking like they were studying hard, and finally they were not in front of Zhao Junchen
Shameful. Zhao Deqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Junchen stood outside the Zhao family school and watched for a while. He seemed to be very satisfied with the learning attitude of the children of the Zhao family. He turned to Zhao Deqing and the elders of the Zhao family and said with a smile: "It's very good. When the children of the Zhao family are studying,
Their attitude is very serious. If they can persevere, they may not be able to be named in the april list in time. If there can be a few Jinshi here, the Zhao family in Yangzhou will be considered a scholarly family from now on."
After Zhao Deqing heard Zhao Junchen's words, he quickly complimented: "My lord, you are the number one scholar. Although Yangzhou has always been a place with outstanding people, there have been few number one scholars in the past hundreds of years. In the eyes of the Zhao family's children, your lord is the number one scholar."
His presence is both a spur and an example, so they will naturally study hard."
After a pause, Zhao Deqing finally expressed his true thoughts: "Sir, since the children of the Zhao family are studying hard, it is not convenient for us to disturb them at this time. You might as well take the exam for them at another time."
At this time, Zhao Deqing wanted to drive away Zhao Junchen and delay time to give him a chance to prepare.
Unfortunately, Zhao Junchen did not agree and said: "It doesn't matter. If they have been studying hard, they are not afraid of wasting such a little time."
While talking, Zhao Junchen pushed the door open and entered the Zhao Family Academy without waiting for Zhao Deqing to stop him.
In fact, the children of the Zhao family in the school had already discovered Zhao Junchen outside the door. Most of their efforts just now were just for Zhao Junchen to see. When they saw Zhao Junchen pushing the door in, they were naturally unhappy.
They pretended again and cast their hot eyes on Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen looked around and found that the space in the school was very large. There were about thirty to forty students inside, all of whom were men of the right age from the nine clans of the Zhao family. This time, Zhao Deqing, Xiao Wenxuan, Su Xiqing and others recommended the list of Imperial College to Zhao Junchen.
They are all selected among these students.
However, although there are many students, there is only one teacher. This teacher is not old, and he does not look like he has great talent. He is just a mediocre person. Obviously, the teaching conditions of Zhao Family School are not as good as
Zhao Deqing boasted so well.
While Zhao Junchen was looking around, Zhao Deqing and a group of elders from the Zhao family also entered the school. Then Zhao Deqing raised his voice and said: "Everyone from the Zhao family, Mr. Zhao has come to visit you. Why are you still standing there?
Why don’t you salute Mr. Zhao and say hello?!”
As Zhao Deqing finished speaking, the students of the Zhao family stood up and left their desks one after another. They all knelt down to salute Zhao Junchen and shouted greetings.
Let’s not mention how flattering and flattering the content was during the greetings.
However, it was said that after Zhao Junchen ordered all the Zhao family students to return to their original positions, he did not delay at all, but said directly: "I came to the Zhao family school this time and saw that everyone was studying hard. I was very happy and wanted to
I would like to take this opportunity to test your knowledge and see how far your knowledge has reached. If your knowledge is sufficient, as an important minister of the imperial court, I will not shy away from relatives when I promote virtuous people, and I will not hesitate to praise you..."
While talking, Zhao Junchen casually picked up a book from the teacher's desk, but it was a copy of "Mencius".
Then, Zhao Junchen opened "Mencius", read it twice, and then said: "We might as well take 'Four Ends' as the title, and everyone will write an article. It can be an argument, a classic meaning, or something.
Poetry, whatever your preference, there is no limit to the number of words, as long as you finish it within an hour and leave it to me."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen sat behind the teacher's desk, looked around at all the children of the Zhao family, and said: "Let's get started."
Obviously, this time, Zhao Junchen not only served as the test examiner, but also as the invigilator, but he did not leave any room for Zhao Deqing and the Zhao students to falsify.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's behavior, the elders of the Zhao family and the children of the Zhao family all looked at each other, somewhat unable to react, while Zhao Deqing's face became even paler.
An hour later.
All the answer sheets of the Zhao family students were received in front of Zhao Junchen, who patiently reviewed them one by one.
Then, during the review, Zhao Junchen's expression became worse and worse, and as Zhao Junchen's expression changed, everyone in the Zhao family became more and more nervous.
After Zhao Junchen read all the answer sheets, his expression became much calmer, but anyone could see the anger that was building up in Zhao Junchen's heart.
Then, Zhao Junchen turned his head, stared at Zhao Deqing with his eyes, and said slowly: "Most of these answers can be summarized in four words, that is 'nonsense'! "Mencius" is one of the four books
, is the most basic knowledge, and the 'Four Ends' is the basic concept of "Mencius", and it is the foundation of the foundation... However, there are actually several children of the Zhao family who don't even know what the 'Four Ends' are...
...If that's all, that's it, but what I didn't expect is that I have told you many times to select some Zhao family children with real talents and knowledge to recommend to me, and then I will arrange for them to enter
Imperial College, however, after I compared your recommendation list with these examination papers, I found that you only recommended some people who are ignorant and incompetent, but you have left out most of the Zhao family's children who are truly talented...
…Let me ask you, what is going on? How on earth did you recommend it to me?!”
During the questioning, Zhao Junchen's tone was calm at first, but later he became angry and shouted questions.
Facing Zhao Junchen's questioning, Zhao Deqing was speechless, just lowered his head and was scolded, but he didn't know how to respond.
Originally, Zhao Deqing thought that this time he would just get scolded and that would be the end of it. Although he lost face in front of his tribe, it might not be irreversible afterwards.
However, Zhao Junchen's next words made Zhao Deqing's body freeze instantly!