Thinking of this, Zhao Ling'er wrote an invitation letter and ordered Ah Zhen to give it to Zhou You, so that he could put the invitation letter on the advertising column together with it.
She also asked Su Yixiang to write an invitation letter to Mr. Zhu, a well-known local man in Yunzhou, and invite him to gather at the Yingbin Building on November 15th.
a week later.
"Let's go, let's go to Yingbin Building for dinner today at noon!" Zhao Linger said to Su Yining.
Su Yi Ning asked in surprise: "Why do you want to go to the Yingbin Building to eat?"
"Don't you think you have learned well? Go and compete with your comrades today to see if you are really ready."
"It's a competition, it's a competition. Anyway, I think I'm almost ready."
The two people walked into the welcoming building.
The lobby of Yingbin Building is very lively today.
A dozen young people dressed as scholars gathered in the hall and were discussing their recent learning experiences.
"Huh!" Su Yi Ning listened to a few words and felt that they were all talking in general terms and not worth mentioning, so she walked aside alone and sat down to drink tea.
After a while, Mr. Zhu came in.
When the scholars saw Mr. Zhu, they all saluted.
Su Yining didn't expect that Mr. Zhu would also come, so she couldn't help but stand up and salute.
Zhu Qingchen said with a smile: "All the young talents are the candidates who will take part in the examination next year. It is a great honor for Zhu to be invited to come today. I hope that today's test questions can inspire you, broaden your minds, and urge you to keep learning and keep studying."
progress."
"Young masters, please find a seat and sit down. Our question answering is about to begin." Zhao Ling'er stood up and asked Bai Yingxi to give everyone pen, ink, paper and inkstones.
Only then did Su Yining realize that this was Mr. Zhu whom Zhao Ling'er invited. What was her intention?
Zhu Qingchen said: "Today we will simply use the topic of 'The Art of Controlling Heroic Officials'. The time limit is one stick of incense. Please start answering the questions now."
Su Yining thought for a while, then relaxed his brows, dipped his pen in ink, and started writing smoothly.
Zhao Ling'er was also thinking about the topic.
She couldn't help but think of the words of Zhang Zhidong, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty: "The way to control talents is to have no desires, and only if you have desires, you can use them."
Zhao Ling'er planned that such an event would be held every month in the future. Only when they get together can they know where they are, but next time they can't be in the Yingbin Building, which will delay the big brother's business.
After burning the incense, Zhu Qingchen collected the answer sheet.
Zhao Ling'er stepped forward and said: "Thank you for your hard work, candidates. Let's have dinner together today at noon. In the afternoon, we will ask Mr. Zhu to mark the papers for everyone, so that we can learn from each other."
"Thank you, Miss Ling'er!"
"How is it? Do you have confidence in yourself?" Zhao Ling'er asked.
"Of course! I, Su Yining, have been preparing for the test for fifteen years. No problem can stop me!"
Zhao Linger smiled slightly.
After dinner, everyone sat around Mr. Zhu.
After Mr. Zhu read an article, everyone passed it around to each other.
"Look, this article is well written! The art of controlling a hero is to convince others with virtue. The Master said: 'If his body is upright, he will act without being told; if his body is not upright, he will not obey even though he is told.' Since he is a hero, he must have
If you excel others, you must be upright and upright, and you can clearly distinguish right from wrong. You don't need to be harsh in words and colors. If you convince others with your virtue, your ministers will be happy and sincerely convinced."
Su Yining listened with satisfaction, this was written by him.
Mr. Zhu praised it after seeing it.
"I have heard that among the meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty, their merits are measured and their merits are limited by titles. Their crimes are judged and corrected by the law. They are limited by titles, so they are honored by adding titles; they are corrected by the law, so the law is followed.
Know the kindness. Benevolence and honor are added together, fear and love complement each other, the subordinates have no ambitions, and the superiors have no intention: this is the way for the Ming King to think of merit and serve the emperor and his ministers... It is only for your Majesty to observe it."
"This article is well written!" a scholar immediately praised after reading it.
"Well, this article is better than the one just now! To control heroes, there are not only rewards but also punishments. Grace and honor are combined, and fear and love are combined. That's right!" The scholar nodded repeatedly.
Su Yi Ning frowned, who wrote this article? It actually... made him doubt himself a little.
He felt himself blushing: Am I not the best?
Mr. Zhu read everyone's answer sheets and commented: "I think what you have written is good, and these articles are particularly good. However, this one is the one I am most satisfied with."
As he said that, he raised the test paper in his hand. It was written by a young man named Liu Wenjie.
Everyone looked at Liu Wenjie.
Liu Wenjie was only wearing a thin cotton robe and his shoes were single cloth shoes. At first glance, he didn't belong to a rich family.
Liu Wenjie was shy and at a loss. He just smiled and lowered his head and said nothing.
"'Measure their merits and limit them with titles, judge their crimes and bring them to justice.' It is indeed a practical administrative method. Moreover, rewards and punishments are clear, which not only gives people motivation to improve, but also prevents the meritorious officials from being proud and complacent. It is reasonable and well-founded.
Moreover, the whole article has a starting point, a starting point, and a ending, and the structure is complete, so that people can clearly understand the author's meaning after reading it. It is a rare masterpiece!"
After Mr. Zhu finished his analysis, everyone turned around and surrounded Liu Wenjie.
"Brother Wenjie, your articles are really good. What kind of books do you usually read? I'll give you some excerpts too!"
"Liu Wenjie, I didn't expect that your policy essays were so well written. What are the head of the policy, the head of the policy, and the tail of the policy? Please teach me later!"
"Wenjie, can you lend me this article? I want to go home and memorize it. Maybe I can use it in the exam!"
"Brother Wenjie, where is your home? Let's go to your study together!"
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After bidding farewell to Mr. Zhu, everyone hugged Liu Wenjie and went to chat again.
Su Yi Ning got into the carriage with a sullen face and said nothing.
Zhao Linger followed him silently.
After returning home, Su Yining locked herself in the study.
Zhao Ling'er didn't say anything.
Lin Wan'er happened to have delivered the clothes she had made for Mrs. Su. She also took this time to see if her parents' room and her brother's and sister-in-law's rooms were warm.
Mrs. Su has almost never come down since she got the fire bed.
Seeing Zhao Ling'er suddenly coming over, he hurriedly got out of bed, pretending as if nothing had happened, and sat on the chair with the heater in his hand.
"Mom, how's the fire bed going? Are you still used to it?"
Mrs. Su glanced at the ground and said, "That's it. No matter how hot the bed is, you can't stay stuck in bed every day, right?"
Hehe, this is just a tough talk!
Zhao Ling'er knew it well and didn't say anything. She held two sets of clothes and said to Mrs. Su: "Mom, these are the clothes I specially asked someone to make for you. You can put them on and see if they fit you."
Mrs. Su glanced at the clothes and said, "Put it there. It doesn't matter whether it fits or not. I have so many clothes that I can't even wear them all!"
Zhao Ling'er saw that she couldn't talk anymore, so she had better go find her sister-in-law.
Mu Yunqing saw her coming and said with a smile: "Come here quickly, I will recommend you a very good novel. Unfortunately, there are only the first ten chapters. I have read them several times and I don't know when the next chapters will be released!"
I heard it was printed in your small courtyard! Do you know who this 'Anonymous' is? Urge him to write quickly for me!"
Zhao Ling'er shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
She took it and saw that it was "Journey to the West" written by herself.
"Oh, it's such a beautiful novel, but it's written too slowly! I felt anxious while waiting! I wish I could read the ending in one go!"