Jiang Liwei was curious.

Logically speaking, an eleven-year-old boy likes to show himself, which is due to human nature. Even when he was as old as Shen Xi, he hoped to show off and get more recognition from others, so he could only understand that Chen Xi's chess skills were somewhat different from him, not deliberately letting go.

Jiang Liwei said in her heart: Win a lucky chance!

After playing the chess, Su Tong, as the organizer, started the formal content of the literary meeting, first asked the store to add tea, fruits and snacks, and then Su Tong invited all the guests to sit down.

Because only students participated in this literary meeting, not many people participated. Although they included six or seven tables on the second floor of the teahouse, many of them were not filled.

Su Tong smiled and said, "Everyone, I heard that Guangdong's famous scholar Lun Wenxu returned to his hometown to visit relatives. Today I will spend a day in our Tingzhou Prefecture Inn. How about I visit in the afternoon?"

Lun Wenxu was a very famous scholar in Fujian and Guangdong. Eight years ago, the second year of Hongzhi, he was elected to the Imperial College of Imperial College after passing the imperial examination at the age of 23.

During the Hongzhi period, the Imperial College recruited three to four thousand students, but only one to two hundred students were.

The Tai students' gentlemen were all Hanlin or great scholars in the capital. Lun Wenxu was able to enter the Taixue as a juren, and he would have a great chance to become a Hanlin in the future.

Chen Xi, who had watched the movie "Lunwenxu's Old Spotting Liu Kai First" in his previous life, had carefully studied the person Lunwenxu. Liu Xiankai is a folk legend, and there is no evidence, and it is not the second place in the palace examination. However, Lunwenxu is truly true. Another layer of this person's identity is the prototype of the Guangdong local snack "The Top Principal and the No. 1 Congee".

If history does not change, two years later, that is, in the twelve years of Hongzhi, Lun Wenxu will be the first in the imperial examination, the first in the palace examination, the top scorer in the examination, and the editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Lun Wenxiu, this person has real talent and knowledge!

To say that the 12th year of Hongzhi examination can be said to be full of talents, including Wang Shouren and Yangming, Zhu Zhishan, who failed the exam many times, and Tang Bohu, a great writer who wrote a brilliant mark in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

It was this session that involved fraud cases, both Tang Bohu and Xu Jing were removed from the list, and since then, Tang Yin, a great talent in the Ming Dynasty, was destined to have been in trouble for half a lifetime.

When everyone heard that they were going to ask Lun Wenxu, who was famous all over the world, they all agreed happily with a learning attitude, hoping to hear what was useful to them.

In remote places like Tingzhou Prefecture, few famous scholars visit, and miss the opportunity, and may regret it for life.

Su Tong finally looked at Chen Xi and Jiang Liwei and asked, "Brother Shen, Brother Gu Yu, are you going together?"

Jiang Liwei nodded with a smile, and Chen Xi naturally would not give up on the opportunity to meet historical celebrities this time, nodding.

Lun Wenxu went from Jiangxi to Fujian, then took a boat to Chaozhou to the south and returned home. He didn't arrive at Tingzhou Prefecture City until the afternoon. He only stayed in Tingzhou Prefecture for one night and would leave the next day. The opportunity was rare.

Chen Xi and Jiang Liwei both wanted to see if this famous scholar who was famous in Fujian and Guangdong was really as talented as the legendary one.

"Brother Gu Yan. I heard that you have been in Nanjing for the past two years, and I don't know what you are going to do?" Su Tong suddenly asked.

Jiang Liwei laughed: "The Jiang family has moved to Nanjing now. If they pass this provincial examination, they will not return to Fujian."

Su Tong nodded to show his understanding, but Chen Xi felt that Jiang Liwei's words were flickering, as if he was deliberately concealing something.

After a short while, everyone sat down at the north gate of the city to greet each other.

Just after noon, a convoy of three carriages appeared at the end of the official road. When they arrived at the north gate, the carriage stopped. People came down one after another, and a gentle scholar who came down from the carriage in the middle was the most eye-catching, needless to say. This person was the welcome person Lun Wenxu.

Lun Wenxu is now a juren. Although he has not been an official, he is famous because he has served him in front of him and behind him.

The group hurried forward to see the greeting. Chen Xi looked through the crowd and saw that the legendary celebrity was wearing a jade-colored wide-sleeved soap edge, a soap bar and soft towel hanging on the shirt. He had a thin face, thick eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes. The only thing that seemed to be slightly deficient was that his nose bridge was a little collapsed. Although he had just passed the age of thirty, he seemed to have been weathered and was powerful without anger.

Because he went to the capital to study, Lun Wenxu did not have any relatives around him.

Nowadays, as long as you marry a wife and concubine, whether you are doing business or studying far away, you usually don’t have to bring your wife and concubines around you. Even if you don’t go back for years, you don’t have to worry about your wife and concubines being in trouble, because you have to risk being soaked in a pig cage. Lun Wenxu is the most important thing in his studies, so his wives and concubines have to stay in the empty bedroom in his hometown and take care of their parents-in-law and children, which is no different from being a widow.

Lun Wenxu, like Chen Xi, was from a poor family. When he was young, he had to grow vegetables and sell vegetables to make a living because of his poverty, and he could not even eat lunch. Fortunately, his life has changed dramatically after passing the imperial examination. Now that he has passed this year, he has a wife and a concubine.

Chen Xi knew that this person had many children. In the future, the eldest son would get Jie Yuan in the provincial examination, the second son would get the second place in Hui Yuan and the second hall examination, and the third son was also a Jinshi. Lun Wenxu himself was Hui Yuan and the top scholar, which can be said to be the "Four Yuan of Father and Son", which was a good story. Emperor Zhengde even gave the jade order to build a archway, writing the letter "The First Family in the Central Plains".

Lun Wenxu was used to the reception of government or local talents along the way, and there was no slight etiquette. Although only a group of young people came to greet him. However, as long as there were scholars who were famous, there was no difference between high and inferiority in Lun Wenxu's opinion, and he could be taken seriously with an academic attitude.

Lun Wenxu, with Shutong and others, arrived at the inn in the city, and then settled down, and met the local students.

"Meet Mr. Lun."

Among the students present, except for Chen Xi, the rest of the people were not very different from Lun Wenxu, but everyone was very respectful to Lun Wenxu and treated them with the etiquette of their teachers.

Lun Wenxu replied to the ceremony: "I have read the books of sages together, and I have no knowledge to teach you. I can't afford the name of this gentleman."

Su Tong said respectfully: "Mr. Lun is a great scholar. It is a blessing for us to discuss knowledge with us. We may also be able to pay homage to our name in the future."

In the path of imperial examinations, if students are appointed by the examiner and are able to enter the school, they must be treated as a courtier. Su Tong means that you will definitely be an official in the future, and you may also take the local provincial examination or the imperial examination, so we may become your student.

Lun Wenxu smiled and asked those present to sit down without commenting.

The Tingzhou Prefecture Inn is a bit narrow, with few tables and chairs. However, Su Tong and his party had already heard the news, there were already 40 or 50 scholars, and they could not sit at the same time.

Su Tong thought of a way to let Zhike bring many straw mats and let everyone sit on the straw mats. He sat with Lun Wenxu to discuss the story.

Lun Wenxu didn't show off his airs, took off his shoes and sat on the straw mat, faced the small square table, and began to exchange knowledge with everyone.

It was a very glorious thing to be able to sit with the great scholars in this era. They all rushed to sit in front. Chen Xi was small and squeezed to one side, so he had to sit in the last position and sat cross-legged as if he was like this. Unfortunately, even though he stretched his neck straight, he could not see Lun Wenxu's appearance, but he could hear some of Lun Wenxu's views on academic research clearly.

In Lun Wenxu's view, we must be lenient in studying and apply what we have learned. This is the correct attitude towards studying and we cannot do nothing to do knowledge. We must apply knowledge to practical things.

The argument is very outdated, but after all, it was what the great scholar said, and the scholar present listened very seriously.

Su Tong seemed like a good student who listened carefully. If he didn't understand, he asked: "Mr. Lun, this knowledge can rarely be used in practice. Just talk about the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", how should we learn and use it well?"

Lun Wenxu smiled and said, "Only by learning and cultivating oneself can you manage your family, govern the country, and pacify the world. How useless is it..."

Although Lun Wenxu talks freely, it is a bit empty and obvious big truth. But some truths are very real.

Chen Xi's view seems to be somewhat contrary to the concept of Neo-Confucianism. Learning is to cultivate uniformity and govern peace, which is not much different from the highest standard of "achieving conscience" advocated by the study of mind.

After Lun Wen's speech, the students present looked like they were thinking and thinking, as if they heard the most wise sayings.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Even the great scholars of the Taixue, after long-term influence, will have some concepts of mind learning, which can be regarded as a review and reflection of Neo-Confucianism by the academic community. But why did I get so many criticisms when I wrote an article? This is a saying by Lun Wen, but this is praised by these Confucian scholars?"

What Lun Wenxu did was no longer just sitting on the verge of the truth, but lectured. He was alone and others listened to it, but few of them could really understand it, because after Lun Wenxu, many of them used classical Chinese directly, and the quotations of scriptures were very profound. Many people had no knowledge and could only listen to it. However, everyone still pretended to be happy and humble in receiving teaching.

After the lecture was over, everyone stood up to say goodbye. At this time, Lun Wenxu only saw Chen Xi, who was still childish in the crowd.

"Who is this?"

Lun Wenxu looked at Chen Xi in surprise. So many people were sitting and talking just now, but he didn't notice that Chen Xi was mixed in.

Su Tong smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce Mr. Lun. This person is the second place in the Tingzhou Prefecture Examination. His ancestral home is Chenxi, Ninghua County, Tingzhou."

Chen Xi saluted respectfully: "The students are polite."

Lun Wenxu widened his eyes and was a little unbelievable for a moment. Su Tong smiled and explained: "Young Master Chen is now on the eleventh year. Last year's trial, he was even more successful and famous in Tingzhou Prefecture. He once wrote a poem on the trial stage, "The sword is sharpened by sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold" and was passed down by local scholars."

"Oh. It's a great poem."

Lun Wenxu nodded, but felt a little dissatisfied. Although he had never heard of this half of the poem in the capital, he intuitively thought that such a philosophical poem would never come from the hands of a child, and someone would do it for him. He forced a smile and praised him, "This son must do something when he becomes an adult."

It was just a polite word, but Chen Xi bowed respectfully: "Mr. Lun, students should do something, why should they wait until they become adults? Students will take the provincial examination next year. If everything goes well, the annual examination will be held, and the students will be able to compete with the teacher in the same field."

Chen Xi said these "shamed" words, which made the scholars present angry and cursed one after another, and said remarks such as "overestimating one's own abilities" and "shocking the tree". However, Lun Wenxu seemed very graceful: "That's a blessing."

Although Lun Wenxu seemed generous, he still had some concern in his heart. It was just that he was not easy to do in front of so many young people.

It was because Chen Xi saw Lun Wenxu's contempt for him before that he had a bold statement. He thought that Lun Wenxu was a famous scholar, so he would not have to worry about him as a child.

Because of Chen Xi's words, this visit to famous scholars ended up sloppy. In the end, Lun Wenxu just asked the book boy to send everyone out. When they got outside, some people still cursed and thought that Chen Xi was abrupt and rude, so they attracted Lun Wenxu to be coldly treated. Even Su Tong reminded Chen Xi: "Brother Shen, next time you encounter such an occasion, it is better to talk as little as possible."

Chen Xi pretended to be puzzled: "Mr. Lun is a famous scholar. Don't I be allowed to have ambition?"

Su Tong was speechless when asked.

Chen Xi just expressed his ambitions in front of Lun Wenxu, hoping to take the same exam as Lun Wenxu, which is actually not aimless.

Although it is much more difficult to be a Juren than a scholar, Chen Xi has a great chance to participate in next year's provincial examination. If Chen Xi really passes the Juren next year, his words will no longer be a false statement, but a completely predictable reality.

Who told you that you are talented and knowledgeable in Lunwen, and you are praised as a great scholar. You have never been promoted to the Jinshi after you are over the age of the year?

Jiang Liwei, who had been silent next to him, clapped his hands and smiled, "Young Master Chen's words are really a relief for me and my fellow scholars. At best, his Lun Wenxu is just a juren. If I have a chance next year, I will not allow me to take the exam with him?"

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ps: The fifth update is here!

The emperor will explain the rules of voting monthly votes here. Everyone can vote for five monthly votes in the same book, but except for the leader, each ID can only vote for at most two monthly votes per day! It is now the 28th, and there are still two and a half days before the end of this month. In other words, everyone has enough time to vote for "The No. 1 Scholar in the Poor Family"!
Chapter completed!