Wei Congwen's sudden walk down the platform made many literati present confused. When he found out that he was rushing to a strange boy, he felt even more inexplicable.

Why did the great Confucian Duke of Wei treat this boy differently?

"I've been polite late, I haven't seen it before."

Chen Yichen bowed his hand and immediately denied it. He bet on his bet on a meeting two years ago, and now he has changed a lot, so Wei Congwen cannot recognize it.

"Yeah?"

Faced with Chen Yichen's denial, Wei Congwen looked skeptical.

After a few careful look, I found that the eyebrows and eyes were indeed very similar to Chen Yichen in my impression. However, the skin color, body shape and temperament were very different from the first-class scholar who was full of energy.

Think about it, with Chen Yichen’s current holy family and prestige, why should I come here to participate in the West Lake Elegant Festival?

"That's probably because I recognized the wrong person and disturbed my friend."

"You are kind to you, Mr. Wei."

After verifying that it was not Chen Yichen, Wei Congwen returned to the high platform in the center of the deck and sat down. However, his actions still aroused the curious speculation of many literati.

"What's wrong with Duke Wei? Could it be that he knows that young scholar?"

"With Duke Wei's reputation and qualifications, he is not attracted by the young talent, so he should have recognized the wrong person."

"What the gentleman said is that there are only a handful of talents in the Jiangnan area who can be appreciated by Duke Wei, and they are all famous people. How could they be an unknown person?"

"But Mr. Kangzhai praised this son before. Do you think he is a master who is hiding it?"

"Being famous while you are young, there are not so many experts in the world who are hidden deep in it. If you have it, you won't come to participate in the West Lake Festival."

"Brother Cheng is awesome!"

The literati present, talking about Chen Yichen, after all, it is difficult to get the "care" of two great scholars in succession without attracting attention.

Listening to these slightly ridiculous words, Xu Donghai couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Brother Xiangbei, I wonder if they dare to speak wildly when they know your identity."

After the thousand-year imperial examination, I am afraid no one dares to be the third-year rank, and the sixth-year rank leader is an unknown young man?

"I hope they can have the true nature of a crazy person."

Chen Yichen replied indifferently, and even had a playful smile on his face.

As an official in the Hanlin Center, Chen Yichen used to hear the most adjectives about important officials, which was called "Happiness and anger are not reflected in expression."

He used to think that this was just a control of personal emotions, so that his opponent could not understand his inner thoughts. Now he vaguely understood why the higher he was at a high position, the harder it was to be affected by the outside world.

The reason is not only personal control, but also a way when your identity level exceeds too much, you can look at the problem in the form of a bystander without being affected at all.

This is the case with Chen Yichen now. No matter what these literati say, there is almost no fluctuation in his heart.

Will Kunpeng, which soars above 90,000 miles, care about the chirping of the swallows and birds?

If they learned their identity and could maintain this crazy nature of being a timid person, Chen Yichen would look up to him.

Because no one will always be right, this world needs different voices, and even if what they say is not entirely the truth, it can still represent a dissent.

This is the value of madman life from ancient times to the present!

"Brother Xiangbei's level is so high that he feels inferior to himself."

Xu Donghai looked at Chen Yichen's calm and gentle look and praised him with conscience.

No wonder Chen Yichen no longer cared about some of the holidays he had with him back then. It was true that the position and pattern of both sides were too different. The other party had already left the level of being inferior to the literati and stood at the height of the family, country and the world.

Just as Xu Donghai finished speaking, Wu Yubi on the high platform, facing the noise of the literati below the stage, scolded him with a serious face: "Silent!"

Although Wu and Bi are over 60 years old, their scolding voices are full of energy, which makes the young literati in the audience quiet and no one dares to say more.

"As a talented man in the Ming Dynasty, you should know etiquette and law well-read. Don't you even understand the principle of listening without saying anything?"

"What Mr. Kangzhai taught me is that I am ashamed."

The young literati present lowered their heads and bowed their hands to express their apology to Wu and Bi.

You should know that these great scholars of the dynasty not only have a respectable identity, but also have the power to judge and define!

Whoever is rude and angers Wu Yubi and others and are driven out of the West Lake Yaji, is to describe it as a popular saying in later generations, that is, this person may have "died" in the Shilin Realm.

Seeing everyone in the audience admitting their mistakes with humbly, Wu Yubi's face looked a little better, so he continued: "All the talents must know that the original intention of the founding of West Lake Ya Ji is to sit and discuss the truth and explore the ultimate truth of the sages!"

"Every year's West Lake Elegant Collection will give a topic. This year, the topic given by Lao I and the three great scholars is..."

When Wu Yubi talked about this, he deliberately paused, which caused the literati to expand their heads and wanted to "see" first.

You should know that even if the Ming Dynasty was unified by Neo-Confucianism, many sects still had different academic concepts, and there were categories that were good at in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Once this topic hits the point, it goes without saying how great the advantages are. This is very similar to later debates, except that there are no positive and negative sides, and team battles.

"What is the way of a saint!"

The way of the saint?

Many people couldn't help but breathe when they heard that this topic was published by the West Lake Yackey Club this year.

Many times, I am not afraid of the topic of the topic being a deviant, but I am afraid of it being impartial and moderate. Especially when discussing the way of the saint, I don’t know how many famous scholars have explored it for thousands of years. It is extremely difficult to surpass our ancestors and be outstanding.

This question is really simple and makes people unable to start.

"Would anyone like to come up and discuss it?"

Looking at the expressions of everyone below the audience, Wu Yubi was very satisfied. This was the effect he wanted.

The more difficult the topic is to be outstanding, if there is a stunning theory, the more it can prove the strength of Taoist scholars.

If you can't beat the heroes, why do you become famous all over the world? How can you get a good thing in this world to get a bargain?

Perhaps this topic is too orthodox. When faced with Wu and Bi's inquiry, no one is absolutely sure of being the "guarding the ground" who speaks first.

Seeing that the literati in the audience was unmoved, Wu and Bi did not urge him. Instead, they turned around and sat on the cushion with the other three great scholars and scholars, watching quietly. The debates and arguments never came to the results in a short period of time. Even the matter may not be able to finally at the end of the West Lake Gathering.

Wu and Bi are not in a hurry, and the process of pursuing the truth of the great way is long.

"Brother Xiangbei, don't you plan to show off your talent on stage?"

Xu Donghai asked, Chen Yichen had the talent of three Yuan and was well-deserved leader of the Ming Dynasty. No one here is more qualified to go to the stage to discuss the truth than him.

“Look, I’m not very good at these.

"Are you not good at it?"

After hearing Chen Yichen's answer, Xu Donghai wondered if he had heard it wrong.

The way of a saint is an extremely solid topic. Anyone who can pass the exam for a scholar can tell you why.

Of course, it is not easy to say it well. The lower limit of the topic is very high, and the upper limit is also very high.

Chen Yichen is the leader of the world's literati. If he is not good at even such a topic, who dares to say that he is good at it?

"I have been neglecting my knowledge in recent years, and that's true."

Xu Donghai's surprised expression made Chen Yichen know what he was thinking.

Not being good at it is not Chen Yichen's modesty. The imperial examination is a typical examination-oriented education. The content of familiarity with the research and research is very different from the debate on the classics and theories.

This is like the best in the college entrance examination in later generations. If you ask them to participate in the debate competition, you may not be sure to win. What's more, Chen Yichen has devoted all his energy to the officialdom and people's livelihood in the past few years. How can he have the energy to study and learn? What's more, he doesn't have the energy to study and learn, let alone It is compared with those present who have studied science for their lives.

When it comes to neglecting knowledge, Xu Donghai has a deep sense of the same. He has been an official in Hangzhou in the past two years and has basically never touched the books of sages like this.

In the early years, I forgot a lot of knowledge without realizing it. Now I am asking him to take another imperial examination, I may lose my name.

But at this moment, a loud voice rang out from the crowd: "I'm willing to give it a try!"

Following the source of the sound, everyone looked over, and then they found that the first person to stand up was Chen Ruichu, the closed disciple of Cao Duan of Huozhou School.

"I am worthy of being a disciple of Mr. Cao. Chen Ruichu is really a newborn calf and not afraid of tigers!"

"A famous teacher produces a good disciple. Isn't it a general person to be favored by Cao Gong?"

"I heard that Chen Ruichu was vaguely the leader of the Huozhou School, and maybe he would be the leader of the next Caoxue."

"It is very likely that Cao Gong only has his legitimate son Cao Shen inherited his mantle, and no grandchildren are outstanding. Chen Ruichu will be able to carry forward the Huozhou School!"

The famous disciples and their volunteer actions made Chen Ruichu win unanimous praise from the literati present.

At the same time, this scene also made many people feel a little regretful. If they had known that they would have stood up to win the first prize, they might have been able to come to everyone’s hope.

"Come on stage."

"yes."

After Chen Ruichu bowed his hand and obeyed the order, he walked towards the platform with his head held high, showing his handsome and free manner.

Even those musicians and dancers who retreated looked at each other from a distance and saw peach blossoms.

"I've seen you seniors."

After taking office, Chen Ruichu first saluted the four great scholars. In addition to presiding over the convening, they also served as judges.

Once the debate and arguments fall into a state of incomparableness, these great scholars have the final right to judge.

"It's great to be the first, Xiaoyou Chen will start."

Xue Xuan smiled and praised him. He admired such a junior who had a sharp temper, just like his own personality.
To be continued...