Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 3 [003] Jia Qilin Er
On the other side, in the Jia Mansion Academy.

All eyes were fixed on Jia Chen.

Jia Dairu stroked his gray goatee and asked impatiently:
"What's the matter with you?"

Jia Chen smiled lightly and said:

"Reporting to my lord, the student has memorized memorized fluently, and wants to learn to do some essays to prepare for the county exam."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the school.

The students all stared at Jia Chen with complex gazes mixed with bewilderment, astonishment and surprise as if they had seen a ghost.

In the past, they all came to the school to play and play. How could anyone want to study hard?
Unexpectedly, Jia Chen, an outlier, suddenly appeared.

Almost everyone was secretly speculating: This kid Jia Chen is probably bragging, trying to please the public.

Jia Dairu didn't believe it either, and felt disgusted. He didn't like such brazen students, so he said impatiently:
"Have you really memorized this paragraph? Then continue to memorize it, don't be complacent and boastful."

After all, he lifted his foot and was about to leave.

"Master, there is a saying that young people don't work hard, and the old man is sad," Jia Chen said confidently, "The students have already memorized the entire book of "The Analects of Confucius."

Jia Dairu sneered and said sullenly:

"What a big tone, really outrageous words, ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth! The Analects of Confucius has more than [-] characters. You have only learned it for a few days, and you dare to say that you have memorized them all?"

Jia Chen said calmly:
"The Analects of Confucius has a total of [-] characters, and the students have already memorized it backwards."

Jia Dairu snorted coldly and said:

"Since you are so confident, then I will test you."

Jia Chen said calmly, "Mister, please come up with a question."

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter from around.

The students were all waiting to see Jia Chen embarrassing, especially Jia Baoyu, who always hated the imperial examinations and official career and economics.

Among the students, Jia Lan and Jia Zhu were more serious about their studies. They didn't wait to see Jia Chen's jokes like other students, but were a little curious and a little unconvinced. They didn't believe that Jia Chen could surpass them so much. .

Jia Dairu said coldly:

"Let's ask you a simple question first: the three friends who benefit, and the three friends who lose, which three friends are they?"

Jia Chen responded fluently:

"Friendship is straight, friendship is forgiving, friendship is rich, it is beneficial; friendship is open, friendship is gentle, friendship is sycophant, and friendship is harmful."

Jia Dairu was slightly taken aback, and continued to ask under the stunned eyes of the students:

"The Master said: If you are respectful but disrespectful, you will be tired; if you are cautious but disrespectful, you will be embarrassed. What is the second half of this passage?"

Jia Chen spoke slowly and calmly:
"Brave but impolite will lead to chaos, straight but impolite will lead to twisting. When a gentleman is loyal to his relatives, the people will prosper from benevolence. If the old is not left behind, the people will not steal."

Jia Dairu frowned, the original disgust in his eyes completely disappeared, and asked with a smile:
"It seems that what you said is true, but I don't know if you have read the three books of "Mencius", "University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" in addition to "The Analects of Confucius"?"

"Sir, the students have already memorized it by heart." As soon as Jia Chen finished speaking, almost all the students cried out in surprise.

Jia Baoyu pursed his lips, showing disdain on his face, he regarded those who devoted themselves to reading as stinky people, and now that Jia Chen is proficient in "Four Books", he naturally also falls into this category.

Jia Lan and Jia Zhu's faces were solemn, with envy shining in their eyes, but resentment and dissatisfaction filled deep in their hearts.

They both claimed to be the seeds of reading, but they never expected that Jia Chen was so much better than them!
You know, the two of them don't even memorize half of "The Analects of Confucius".

Jia Dairu looked Jia Chen up and down with inquiring and questioning eyes, and said quietly:

"If you say that you have memorized the entire "Analects of Confucius", I will believe it, but you say that you have memorized all three books, "Mencius", "University", and "The Doctrine of the Mean", I really can't believe it.

How about this, I will randomly select a paragraph from these three books, if you can memorize it, I will believe you. "

Jia Chen smiled lightly and said, "Please come up with any questions you want, sir."

"Okay!" Jia Dairu asked expectantly:
"There is a passage in "Mencius", King Hui of Liang said: "The widow is in the country, and his heart is full of ears. Hanoi is fierce, and his people are moved to the east of the river, and his millet is moved to Hanoi. The same is true for the east of the river. Check the neighboring countries. Governance is nothing like a widow's heart. The people of neighboring countries do not increase or decrease, and the people of a few people do not increase. Why?'

Question: How did Mencius answer King Hui of Liang? "

Jia Chen said calmly:
"Mencius said to him: 'The king likes to fight, please use it as a metaphor for war. Fill it with drums, and when the blade is received, throw away your armor and drag your troops and walk away, or stop after a hundred steps, or stop after fifty steps. Laugh at fifty steps. How about a hundred steps?'"

"Okay, okay! Unexpectedly, my Jia family has a good seedling who studies!"

Jia Dairu was very relieved, his turbid eyes were full of admiration, as if he regarded Jia Chen as the priceless Heshibi.

At this moment, the students were all stunned, looking at Jia Chen like a monster.

The students who were waiting to see Jia Chen's joke just now were dumbfounded and speechless.

Even Jia Baoyu, who looked down on scholars, was slightly moved, and couldn't help feeling a little appreciation and admiration for Jia Chen.

Jia Lan and Jia Zhu's eyes flashed with envy, jealousy and hatred, but deep down in their hearts they couldn't restrain the urge to worship Jia Chen.

I can't accept it!
This Jia Chen is simply an evildoer, and he has memorized the "Four Books" by heart!
In fact, what they didn't know was that Jia Chen had memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics five years ago, but he hadn't entered the Jia's Academy at that time.

Jia Dairu asked in bewilderment:

"Brother Chen, you are only thirteen years old, how did you memorize all the profound and obscure "Four Books"?"

Jia Chen smiled modestly and said:

"It's just memorizing it by rote. There are subtle words and great meanings hidden in it. I still need to ask Mr. to answer questions."

This remark made Jia Dairu very useful, he nodded with a smile, and praised:
"It's not easy to memorize it. In addition to the "Four Books", the county test also takes the "Five Classics". I wonder how much do you know about the "Five Classics" that I haven't talked about yet?"

Jia Chen responded lightly: "I also memorized the "Five Classics" whole."

"hiss"

There was a sound of gasping for air one after another in the school.

Jia Dairu's eyes widened in shock, and with a forceful hand, he accidentally broke the two beards under his jaw, but he didn't realize it, but stared at Jia Chen in amazement.

After a while, Jia Dairu came back to his senses, tears welled up in his cloudy old eyes, and his voice trembled with excitement:

"Second Lord Ning Rong has a spirit in the sky. Blessed by the ancestors, my Jia family finally has a unicorn! Brother Chen, come with me, and I will take you to meet the political master!"

(End of this chapter)