"The ancients said that every word is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Yi Chen, your eight-character answer today is really worth every word."

At this moment, Lin Zhen no longer treats Shen Yichen as an ordinary young student. With his knowledge and insights, this boy will definitely become a great talent in the future.

"The number one scholar is very complimentary. Being born late is just a fluke."

Shen Yichen acted very modestly, part of it was polite, and part of it was really unworthy of it.

Because the answer to good laws and good governance is not, seriously speaking, an original creation by Shen Yichen, but rather the experience gained from the continuous development and progress of society in later generations.

"Brother Dunsheng, since Yichen has completed the school entrance examination, you must now fulfill your promise."

"Otherwise, I will take away people's beauty and accept Shen Yichen as a closed disciple."

Sun Tixue said this with a regretful tone. Compared to Lin Zhen, he saw Shen Yichen's talent earlier.

It was just that the timing was not right at the family banquet, and because of his status as an academic officer, there was no communication between the two parties.

Now that he was facing Shen Yichen's performance, he felt more and more appreciative of it. If Li Tingxiu and Lin Zhen hadn't spoken in advance, Sun Tixue would have really planned to fight for love and accept Shen Yichen as his disciple.

"Master Ti Xue is so kind to me, I feel ashamed to be born late."

"There's nothing you dare not do. The Number One Scholar will accept you as his disciple, especially the old man."

Listening to Sun Tixue's clear words, Lin Zhen laughed and said: "Brother Yixuan, don't forget that you are a Tixue officer. If you rashly accept a schoolboy as a disciple, are you afraid that when the college examination comes, someone will say you are showing favoritism? "

"I have been a school inspector for half my life. I can walk and sit upright without fear of being gossiped about."

"The great master dedicated his life to the cause and is a role model for our generation."

Li Tingxiu stood up and saluted. He was a monk himself, so he respected and admired people like Sun Tixue who devoted their lives to education.

"But it is."

Lin Zhen nodded in agreement. Only by personally experiencing school supervision can he understand the difficulties and admire Sun Tixue's persistence for decades.

After finishing speaking, Lin Zhen looked at Shen Yichen and said, "Yichen, do you have any preference for the meaning of the scriptures?"

Since you want to choose a sutra as your own classic, the prerequisite is that you are interested in a certain sutra, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort when studying it.

"Back to the No. 1 Scholar, I don't have any particular preference for those born later in life."

"How about treating Shangshu?"

Hearing these words, Shen Yichen was overjoyed, because it meant that Lin Zhen would accept him as his disciple!

Because before Lin Zhen passed the imperial examination, he studied in Changtai County, and the classic he specialized in was "Shangshu".

After becoming the number one scholar in high school, Lin Zhen's level of classics and meanings made him a literary master, and he had a high status and authority in the field of "Shangshu" in the Ming Dynasty.

"My disciple is willing to treat "Shang Shu" as the basic scripture."

After understanding what Lin Zhen meant, Shen Yichen quickly changed his identity from late student to disciple.

"Okay, then I will accept you as my disciple."

Lin Zhen was also very happy and immediately recognized Shen Yichen as his disciple.

Sun Tixue immediately congratulated him and said: "Congratulations to Brother Dunsheng, I am very happy to have a beloved disciple."

"Yi Chen, remember to study diligently in the future, so as not to damage the reputation of Duke Zhuangyuan."

Li Tingxiu told Shen Yichen that it would be a great kindness for him to accept a schoolboy as his disciple for being the top scholar.

From now on, Shen Yichen's words, deeds, and knowledge will not only represent himself, but also represent his master Lin Zhen. If he is not careful, he will bring shame to the No. 1 Scholar.

"Students understand."

Shen Yichen raised his hand and said yes. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. While the disciple of Zhuangyuan Gong enjoys the glory, he also bears high expectations.

After Li Tingxiu finished his instructions, he stood up and walked to the carriage outside the courtyard, and picked up a bundle from the carriage.

"Wei Chu, what is this?"

Seeing Li Tingxiu suddenly walking in carrying a baggage, Lin Zhen was a little confused.

"Since you have already worshiped as a master, how can you not perform the ceremony of worshiping as a master? These are the six rituals to complete the practice. Yichen, prepare to worship as a master and bow."

Hearing that Li Tingxiu had even prepared the six rituals to become a disciple, Lin Zhen smiled hoarsely. As an old friend, he really came here with the certainty that he would succeed.

In fact, Lin Zhen really thought wrong about this, otherwise Li Tingxiu would not have secretly prepared the six ritual bundles, but would have asked Shen Yichen to prepare them in advance. In addition, he would not have put them in the carriage until Lin Zhen personally agreed to take them out. .

Although the two were old friends from the same hometown and same age, Li Tingxiu failed to become a Jinshi after all, while Lin Zhen was the most powerful person in the world. There was still such a thing as a status gap.

Using old feelings to "coerce" Lin Zhen into accepting Shen Yichen as his disciple is something Li Tingxiu neither knows nor wants to do. He wants Shen Yichen to impress him with his talents.

Therefore, Li Tingxiu is not sure about accepting him as a disciple. If he succeeds, he will prepare the six rituals and use them to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. If he fails, these things will be treated as if he has never prepared them, and he will not let Shen Yichen Know.

Everything was ready. Shen Yichen first took a bath. Under the guidance of his husband, he put his hands in the basin and washed them once, and then wiped them dry. This meant to cleanse his hands and mind, and remove impurities. I hope he can Concentrating on your future studies without any distractions also shows your sincerity and respect for your apprenticeship.

After baptism, there is a kowtow ceremony, but the first person to worship is not the teacher, but the most holy teacher Confucius, and then the teacher, to show respect for the teacher and the teacher.

The next step is to give six gifts to the bunch. These six gifts are celery (which means hard work and diligence), lotus seeds (lotus seeds are hard-working, which means hard work in education), red beans (which means good luck), and red dates (which means early morning). High school), longan (meaning perfect merit and virtue), dried lean meat strips (to express the disciple’s thoughts).

After all formalities are completed, tea is served at the end. When the teacher drinks the tea, he will lecture the students, usually about the rules of the school and the expectations for the students. It is not until the end of this step that the apprenticeship ceremony is truly completed.

"Yi Chen, the poems and etiquette in the Five Classics tend to be benevolent, righteous, and moral, while the books, Spring and Autumn, are inclined to the family, the country, and the world. As a noble and honorable relative of a country, I hope that as a teacher, you will take the world as your responsibility and all the people as your foundation. ."

"Yes, I will obey your teacher's instructions."

"In addition, I am now a lecturer at Zhaowen Academy. If you are willing, you can go to Zhaowen Academy to study. If you don't want to, you can always come to me in this courtyard if you have questions about the meaning of the scriptures."

After all, Lin Zhen was not Shen Yichen's full-time tutor. He also served as a professor in the academy and could not teach every day like Li Tingxiu.

Therefore, Shen Yichen had two choices before him. One was to study at Zhaowen Academy. Zhaowen Academy was the best academy in Yingtian Prefecture and had several famous Confucian scholars. Scholars from all over Southern Zhili flocked to it.

Second, if Shen Yichen is unwilling to change schools, he will have to come to this courtyard for advice and study, which is relatively troublesome.

"Sir, I'm still used to studying in the public school."

Shen Yichen didn't want to go to Zhaowen Academy, because to be honest, the Four Books and Five Classics for him were purely exam-oriented education needs, rather than a real academic pursuit.

As long as you can pass the imperial examination, it doesn't matter where you study.

“It’s good not to forget the kindness you received from your teacher!”

It was obvious that Lin Zhen misunderstood Shen Yichen and mistook his refusal to go to a better school as a sign of reluctance to let go of Li Tingxiu. Lin Zhen admired this kind of character of respecting teachers and valuing affection.

Of course, Shen Yichen would not be stupid enough to expose this misunderstanding and could only laugh it off.

"By the way, there is one more thing. On the day of the winter solstice, a poetry meeting will be held on the bank of the Qinhuai River. At that time, many talented people from South Zhili will go to participate, and your teacher will be the chief judge of this poetry meeting."

"When I first heard about "Linjiang Immortal", my teacher planned to invite the author to attend the meeting. Now that you are my disciple, you save yourself the trouble of making invitations. You can go directly to attend when the time comes."

Lin Zhen originally thought that Shen Yichen would be happy to go to such a world-famous poetry gathering, but he didn't expect that Shen Yichen would look embarrassed after hearing about it.
Chapter completed!