Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 26, The Three Talents of Changli
Inside Changli Academy, when Liu Jin was asking his teacher Sun Fuzi for calligraphy lessons, several people outside Changli Academy were chatting and walking towards the academy leisurely.

They were led by three young men in their early twenties, dressed as scholars, even though it was already cold winter, the three of them were holding fans, they opened them from time to time, and fanned them lightly, with a scholarly spirit, The appearance of berating Fang Qiu, pointing Jiangshan, and encouraging words.

"Brother Wenda, Brother Yinglin, you and I are lucky enough to study in this Changli Academy together, and we passed the scholar examination in the same period. Next year we will fight for the provincial examination together. If we are lucky, the three of us will have another chance in the future." It is really a great blessing in life to go to the Tianzitang together."

The three of them walked side by side, the person in the middle was Qin Zhihe, whose name was Guangping, he was the most famous talent in Changli County, and he was also the number one in the last court examination.

Being able to take the first place in the college examination, this Qin Zhihe now has high ambitions and is full of confidence in next year's rural examination. Although he is humble and polite when meeting people, he has already regarded himself as a student of the emperor in words, thinking that the emperor will share his worries. It is our duty to benefit the common people.

"Brother Guangping is full of economics, knowledgeable, and talented. Naturally, he is full of confidence in next year's provincial examination. Brother Yinglin and I are not confident enough. We will go to gain experience next year, and we will be thankful if we can pass next time."

On Qin Zhihe's left, this man's name is Li Xiting, whose name is Wenda, but he seems to lack confidence. As the saying goes, thirty young Jinshi, fifty old Mingjing, the road to the imperial examination is definitely not so easy, unless you are really talented and talented. Zongzhizi, being able to pass the examination of scholar in his early twenties, is not bad.

"That's right. I'm not confident enough for next year's provincial examination. I'm afraid Brother Guangping will have already made a fortune in the future. Neither of us may be able to go to Beijing once."

On the right side of Qin Zhihe, this person is Xie Kui, style name Yinglin. Although he is also a scholar, he is vaguely following Qin Zhihe in the middle, and he keeps flattering when he speaks.

"Brother Wenda and Brother Yinglin are highly praised. Their talents are obvious to all. I think they will be able to go to high school in one fell swoop next year. In the future, the three of you and I will be ministers of the same dynasty, which will definitely boost my spirit in the ancient land of Changli. It’s also a great story.”

Listening to the compliments from the two classmates, although Qin Zhihe was very modest in speech, he raised his head slightly, obviously very pleased.

"Speaking of next year's provincial examination, among the many students in Changli, Brother Guangping, you will definitely be able to pass high school, and you will definitely be able to become a disciple of the emperor. Maybe you will have the opportunity to win the Guichan Palace and ride a horse through the streets."

"Except for Brother Guangping, there is no other student in our Changli County who can say that he will be able to go to high school in one fell swoop. If you are lucky, there may be four or five high school students. If you are unlucky, it is estimated that only Brother Guangping is you."

Xie Kui kept his line of business in three words, and he could not stop flattering Qin Zhihe.

"That's true. Except for brother Guangping, no one dares to say that they can go to high school in one fell swoop. Perhaps the one with a better chance is Liu Jin. Although he doesn't fit in with the crowd, he studies very hard. He is already a scholar at the age of seventeen. , is still somewhat level."

Li Xiting is not like Xie Kui who can flatter all. When it comes to next year's rural examination, he also thinks that Liu Jin is still very promising.

"Although this Liu Jin has a bit of literary talent, he is self-admired and arrogant. I have invited him to participate in poetry clubs over and over again, and have a lot of exchanges with classmates and friends at the same time, but he did not participate."

"This kind of person who doesn't cherish the same period and the love of classmates, even if they can go to high school, they will be mediocre in the future. This study is different from being an official."

When Liu Jin was mentioned, Qin Zhihe in the middle showed a slightly disdainful expression. He had lofty aspirations, was talented in literature, and liked to make friends. He naturally wanted to make friends with his classmates and contemporaries in the academy to pave the way for the future.

Liu Jin has already passed the examination of scholar at a young age, and he can be regarded as a young talent. Qin Zhihe also intended to make friends, and invited Liu Jin to participate in poetry meetings, parties and other activities many times.

But every time, Liu Jin refused one by one, and never participated in various activities organized by other people in the academy, so that everyone didn't like Liu Jin, thinking that Liu Jin was arrogant and arrogant.

"Brother Guangping said that for us scholars, the most important relationship is the relationship between teachers and students, the relationship between classmates, and the relationship between classmates. When Brother Guangping is still unknown, he will understand this truth. I am afraid that when the time comes, He can't even enter brother Guangping's house."

Xie Kui nodded with a smile, and continued to flatter.

While the three were talking, they soon came to Changli Academy, and they also came to visit Master Sun together.

"Your handwriting has already reached a certain level, but you just blindly copy other people's works. After all, you are still parroting, and it is difficult to be elegant."

"If you want to make a breakthrough, you must integrate your own perception of life into it, and form your own style and temperament. Only such words can be regarded as truly strong words. Your current words are just in appearance, and There is no charm, it is only on the surface, and it has not penetrated into the tree."

In Mrs. Sun's study, Mrs. Sun carefully looked at the calligraphy that Liu Jin had just written, pondered for a long time, and immediately pointed out the shortcomings of Liu Jin's calligraphy.

"It turns out that when I practice calligraphy, I always feel that I can't do it smoothly and in one go. The root cause is that I am always imitating others, and I don't have my own charm."

"I understand, thank you teacher for your teaching."

After listening to Mr. Sun's words, Liu Jin was suddenly enlightened, and immediately understood the problem of his calligraphy practice. At the same time, he couldn't help but take a high look at Mr. Sun in front of him.

I didn't expect that a teacher in this small county would have such deep insights into calligraphy. Looking at some of the characters hanging in his study, I didn't think anything at first glance. After careful study, compared with the so-called calligraphy masters of later generations I don't know how much stronger.

This made Liu Jin also have to sigh with emotion. Calligraphy really needs an environment and atmosphere. Under the atmosphere and environment of ancient times, masters of calligraphy naturally emerged in large numbers. In the environment of later generations, everyone uses a hard pen and can write with a brush Even if the calligraphy is good, in fact, it is not calligraphy at all.

Even if some people's writing is not bad, but if you compare it among ancient scholars, it may be difficult to be elegant.

"Well, children can be taught, prepare well, and strive for high school in one fell swoop next year, and it may not be impossible to be named on the gold list in the future."

Mrs. Sun held his goatee and nodded in satisfaction, and encouraged Liu Jin.

　The content of the ancient people's speech is really difficult to write, the words are poor~ there is no ink in the stomach~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)