Chapter 31:

The daybreak dawned, and just after Ji Ming passed, the students in the No. She all got up.
Lin Miao, the owner of the museum, led the sacrificial offerings to the saints. The students gave a few gifts to the gentlemen, and the whole ceremony was finished.
After that, they all returned to the lecture hall.
The sir hadn't arrived yet, and all the large furniture silently buried his head in reading. There was silence in the lecture hall, and I could only hear the rustling sound when I turned the book.
Unlike other people, others read, but Xue Tingyan used copying.
He wiped the article with his sleeves, and opened the book basket and took out pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things. Set the ink table, take out the ink ingot and a bamboo tube filled with water, pour some water in the ink table, and then hold the ink ingot to grind the ink.
Before Xue Tingyan had copied a volume of "University Chapters" and a volume of "Zhongyong Chapters", now it is copying "Annotations of Analects". This "The Analects of Confucius" is different from the previous two volumes. There are a total of ten volumes. Xue Tingyan has only copied the second volume.
After grinding the ink, he dipped it in ink and copied it obsessively.
His pen speed is not fast because he wants to copy while trying to merge memories. After copying that volume of "University Chapters and Sentences", he tried to memorize it once. Although he could not write down the whole, he could remember 50% or 60%.
The way to take the exam is to test the arts and crafts articles, so-called eight-legged essays. The eight-part essays come from four books, and the saint made a statement, which was elaborated from the annotations of the four books by Zhu Zi, so the first thing to do is to be able to memorize the four books throughout, and write down these notes without missing a word.
Xue Tingyan's memory was not good before. An article with more than a thousand words could be recorded with more effort. But after dreaming that, he found his memory grew rapidly. It may be that he had learned in the dream, and now he only needs to consolidate it once, and it will have twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, these are not enough, but his previous studies have fallen a lot, and now he can only start from there.
In the blink of an eye, most of the hour passed, and Mr. Meng Wenbo arrived.
This person is the old man who appeared when the book was published yesterday, and is also the gentleman in charge of teaching class B. According to Mao Badou, this person is most rigid and rigid. Don't look at the age of the students who can enter this school, they really violated his taboo, saying that if you hit your hand, you will hit your hand.
This Mr. Meng is also a talent, but an old talent.
As the saying goes, the poor are talented, the rich are rich. If the talent is a student, she can still get some rice and food, but if she is not, she still has to make a living. It is no different from ordinary people except that it can be exempted from certain taxes and salvation.
For example, Mr. Meng is a good example. I can only count on the school to pay a salary and to support my family. The life is very poor. From the fact that his cyan robe has been washed in white, some clues can be seen.
Of course, the reason Xue Tingyan knows this detail is also due to Mao Badou who knows everything.
Mr. Meng's lectures are very rigorous, and he treats them equally from the "University" in the four books.
First recite it, and then start to talk about the scriptures and allusions word by word, and from time to time, one person will stand up and repeat it.
If the retelling is correct, it is naturally good. If the retelling is not correct, the student will go to the podium and Mr. Meng will use the ruler to beat the handboard. Only hit the left hand, not the right hand, because the right hand is used to practice writing.
Xue Tingyan had heard of this beater board before, and it was only a joke. After all, except when he was first opened, few gentlemen would hit student student boards again. I didn't expect to see it now, but once witnessed it.
But I have to say that this method is very useful. Before, a student suffered a five-rule rule because of the wrong repetition. When Mr. Meng spoke next, no one would dare to take a small mission.
There are actually quite a few people who have been on the job before, because some of the old students have already studied at this university, maybe more than once. Now come again, it is inevitable that it is not interesting.
"Don't think that Jean and others are learning from scratch. Since they can't get into the first class, it means that Er and other scholars are not good at learning. And the four books are profound and profound. Reading and reading ten times, the perception and experience are different. Among them," University " In order to be the top priority, this general program is indispensable for thousands of studies, and learning the "University" will have inexhaustible benefits for Er and others in the future.
"Zhu Ziyouyun: University students, adults also learn. Only those who understand the way of university can make university questions. And if you want to govern people, you must first cultivate your own body, and then cultivate your own body, to be able to make a family, govern the country, and live the world. What is Self-cultivation, culture, knowledge, sincerity, integrity ... "
Mr. Meng eloquently talked on it, both to teach the scriptures and to reprimand the students.
However, the following Xue Tingyan's thought is a small difference. Mr. Meng's "University" is Zhu Zi's "University". Since Cheng Zhuli became popular in the early dynasties, Cheng Zhuli became an official school. The scholars learned Cheng Zhuli and also studied Chengzhu Li.
However, during the former dynasty, Cheng Zhuli had suffered a huge impact, that is, the school of mind led by Wang Yangming. Cheng Zhuli emphasizes knowledge and knowledge, and emphasizes the principle of extinction. The psychology is idealistic. Cheng Zhu ’s ‘reason’ is the ultimate source of all things in the world, and nothing can escape this ‘reason’. But the principle of mind learning is that "heart" is the principle.
Due to the impact of Cheng Zhuli, it gradually declined, and the study of mind became popular.
It is a pity that things must be reversed. At the end of the late period of psychology, the nature of being wicked and evil, and the malpractice of not studying without consideration, created the bad atmosphere of many literati-aversion to indifference, the pursuit of novelty, the result is very high in self-esteem, but the belly is empty , I don't know the current affairs. Therefore, Cheng Zhuli became popular again.
The impact of psychology on Neo-Confucianism is based on "University".
Seriously, Mr. Meng's "University" is a modified version of Zhu Xi, not the original.
However, after the war in the late period of the previous dynasty, the waste of the early period of the founding of the dynasty, and the emperor and the current emperor in order to strengthen the suppression and suppression of the imperial power. Very few people now know that this "University" still has its original, and there are still minds in the world, at least in the capacity of Mr. Meng.
The reason why Xue Tingyan knew this was because he had another adventure in his dream. It was also at that time that he learned that the game between Wenchen and the emperor had already begun.
Reflected in all aspects. This included the ban on Xinxue, and the emperor once again took Cheng Zhuli as official school.
Why?
To give the simplest example, mind learning is about idealism. As an emperor, you have done well, and I will convince you in my heart that you are my monarch. But if you are not good, I do not recognize you, I will not recognize you as my monarch. Or even if I obey you on the surface, but I do not obey you in my heart.
But Cheng Zhuli is different. You are my monarch, and I will obey the three principles and the five constants, and obey the principle of monarch as the subject. Whether you are good or bad, you have to be the monarch and I have to listen to you. This is natural and ethical. Violators are beasts and obedience are sages.
So it is conceivable that the Rigaku Society will become popular again.
There was silence in the lecture hall, only Mr. Meng's voice swirled around.
Thinking of this, Xue Tingyan sneered suddenly, what science, psychology, bluntly said is just a means used by high-ranking people to compete for power and profit.
You can only fish and others if you have the power, but only if you have the power. Nowadays, he is just one of thousands of fish, so it is useless to think about what you want to learn.
Thinking about this, Xue Tingyan began to listen to the lecture notes carefully.
Mr. Meng spoke for more than an hour before he finished the book and let the students organize the book by themselves.
The so-called rationalization is self-study.
Generally, when you enter the academy, except for the lectures, the gentlemen will not interfere more with the students' studies. Once again, if you understand, you can understand, if you do n’t understand, you can consult with your classmates, ask for advice, or check the dossier yourself.
Mostly self-study. Of course, you can also ask Mr., this is independent of the lecture hall.
After Mr. Meng left, after a while, a melodious bell rang, but it was time for lunch.
Xue Tingyan cleaned up the bill, put all the ink, paper, inkstone and other things in the bamboo basket before taking it back to the number house. During this period, Mao Badou and Li Datian were with him, and both of them looked dull and dull. Obviously, the two of them had learned more than once, but what Mr. Fang Caimeng said, neither of them Listen into my heart.
The three went to the canteen, but no one asked Xiaochao today, and they each found a table and sat down.
There are also several small circles in this cafeteria, most of them are good places, chatting while eating. For students at this stage, there is no consciousness of eating, talking or sleeping. In Mao Badou's words, such a tasteless food, how to eat it without looking for something to eat.
Among them, the two small groups that have entered the first group are the most eye-catching. These more than a dozen people surpass the others in their studies. They have completed four books and five classics. .
This is like a student who has already studied, and a child who has not yet learned, even if someone sits with you, there is no common language, and they are not of the same grade.
Looking at Xue Tingyan anyway, the focal point in this dining hall is at the east corner of that dining hall.
There were a few tables there, and there were obviously empty tables over there, but some students would rather work together with others after a meal, and no one would sit there.
"What are you looking at? That's Yu Ziyou and Hu Lianshen, the only students in our school who have a reputation."
Mao Badou was talking about the two students sitting in the center of the two small groups. They did n’t look too big, just like they were seventeen or eighteen. A handsome and gentle, a calm and restrained, anyway, on the surface, much more than Na Heming. They all talked to the people around them, and there was obviously nothing wrong with them, but they could see the two at a glance.
"Famous name?"
"Yeah, both of them are children. Although they failed to take the exam in one fell swoop. It must not be difficult for the next exam." Mao Badou patted his shoulder understandingly, saying: "Envy? Actually when I first came I also envy, but after a long time, I know that people are not the same as us. "
"What is not a kind of person?"
"You don't understand this?" Mao Badou made an exaggerated gesture: "For example, if people are flowers, we are green leaves, people are the moon, we are the little stars, they are used to set off others. . "
Li Datian couldn't help but laughed and scolded: "I'm not a little star, you are willing to be a little star, and you should go by yourself! Little star, not nauseating you."
Happily Mao Badou snatched the past with a smile, picked up an orchid finger, and said, "Brother Tian, ​​how can you forget your heart, the slave family is your little star!"
His pretentious appearance made Li Datian disgusting and broke his mouth, and even took a few sips: "Hurry away from me, what did you read the book again? I don't want you this little star! At first, Ting Yan is not like us. How can you make a judgment that is a little star? Maybe Ting Yan is also a talent. "
Mao Badou slapped with a slap: "Yeah, I also think that Ting Yan is different from ordinary people at first glance. He will definitely surpass that of Yu Ziyou and Hu Lianshen in the future. I will be a talent shower in the next game. "
"It's a big talk!"
The voice came from behind. When the three of them looked back, they saw three or four students headed by He Ming, who were standing there carrying their rice bowls.
But this is not what He Ming said, but a chunky student beside him. At first glance, this person was a spokesperson, because obviously He Ming smiled with satisfaction after hearing this.
"Thanks to you, it is far more than that of Brother Hu and Brother Hu. It's not a big talk!"
The voice was a little loud, and the dining room was quiet immediately, and the eyes of the two tables at the east corner looked here.