Ma Yongren was stunned when he heard this. Xu Jie said in front of everyone that he was laughing at him. Ma Yongren had a bad expression and looked at Xu Jie and said, "Xu Wenyuan, you have just written a lyrics. How dare you speak out here? I have been studying for decades and have a good understanding of classics. Although I have not been able to pass the Jinshi, I am also a master of taking the exam in my early 20s. I am also a role model for teaching and solving doubts. As a scholar who is a latecomer, how dare you accuse me of laughing at me in person? Is there a little respect for my teacher in my heart?"

Ma Yongren was accusing Xu Jie of being ignorant and having a bad character. In this public public, Xu Jie is so knowledgeable and so kind, he is really a substitute for his qualities.

Xu Jie glanced at Ouyang Zheng, then looked at the people behind him, and said, "Ma Xuejiao, I wonder if you have heard of it. You can't reach a thousand miles without accumulating small steps, and you can't form a river without accumulating small streams."

Ma Yongren looked disdainful when he heard this. How could he get the test of such a small question? He replied: "Hmph, I have been studying for a few years and have some knowledge to show off. It's just Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning"."

Xu Jie smiled confidently and said, "This sentence is the same as Xunzi's "Praise for Encouraging Learning". Ma Xuejue can remember the "Praise for Encouraging Learning" because he probably forgot the "Book of Rites". He will have to follow the words from a distance. This "humble" means humility, but this "self" is not himself, but "from" or "from". Climbing a high will mean inferiority. It means that if you want to climb to a high place, you must start climbing from a humble place step by step. To describe doing anything, you must keep your feet on the ground and step by step in order to achieve it! It is the same as that without accumulating small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles."

Ouyang Zheng smiled slightly when he heard this, and looked back at Xu Jie's eyes, which made him extremely appreciative.

Looking at the people who were nodding their heads all the time, they were smiling at this moment, and they were ridiculing. This time, they were really laughing at Ma Yongren.

On the other side of Ouyang Zheng, there was an old man stroking his beard and laughing, but said, "Ma Yongren, no wonder you failed the exam for decades. I don't know how you got this juren in the past. How about you let your Wenchang Academy hire Xu Wenyuan as a teacher?"

The younger generation naturally dare not sneer. But the older generation of pedantics made this joke easier.

Looking at Ma Yongren again, his face flushed in an instant, and the smiles of the people in the audience were trembling. His lips trembled, and he said, "How can I not understand the Book of Rites? I was just careless. I was just a careless person. Xu Wenyuan took advantage of the gap. I have been studying for decades, and now I am old. I have only reacted a little slower. I just didn't think about it carefully. Master Wei, you have been lucky enough to pass the Jinshi, but you have never seen you become a general and a prime minister. At this time, I am here to make fun of me, not a gentleman!"

Master Wei did not argue when he heard this, but just stroked his beard and smiled slightly. He seemed to be in a very good mood. During the trip, he was inexplicably happy. In the face of happiness, Master Wei also turned to look at Xu Jie, thinking that this young man was really good.

Xu Jie stood respectfully behind Ouyang Zheng at this time, but he didn't know that most of the young people behind him looked at Xu Jie with admiration. No young people don't want to be outstanding in such an occasion, but they are unlucky. Xu Jie easily compared an old scholar in person. He was really envious and admired.

Ouyang Zheng also smiled and turned around, slowly left the viewing pavilion, headed to the mountain road and path on the side. After seeing the distance, he naturally had to see some close-up views. In the top, there were many strange rocks and strange trees and ancient trees, so it was better to see them closely.

The crowds of people are constantly coming to the top of the mountain. Top literati are the first group. Then there are naturally some students who are in the back to the top. Then there are ordinary people.

However, some students who were backward just followed the mountain, but did not follow the crowd to the mountain road, but waited for their classmates and friends.

After waiting, a man pointed to the words on the cliff opposite and asked, "Students, how do you understand the five words "scenes" that you must be inferior to yourself?"

Most of these backward studies are still struggling for the fame of scholars, and some people say: "Are you inferior? Isn't it mean that after you climb high, you will see everything in the world and feel that you are humble and insignificant."

When the person who asked in front of him heard this, he smiled slightly and said contemptuously: "You are really ignorant. How can you get a scholar with such knowledge?"

The man looked angry when he heard this: "Then, how can you explain these five words?"

"You have read Xunzi's "Prayer of Encouraging Learning". You can't go thousands of miles without accumulating small steps... You can also read "Book of Rites"... This is not your own..."

After listening to the explanation, everyone suddenly realized it, and some people bowed: "I admire you, Brother Cao is knowledgeable, I can't wait!"

This brother Cao raised his head and was extremely helpful.

Several people watched the scenery for a few times and headed towards the path. However, the person who was said to be ignorant just now did not follow him. Instead, he traveled around several waves of people, and then he looked unhappy and caught up with him.

After catching up, he spoke, "Brother Cao, you are so unscrupulous. Those five words just now are just the words of Xu Wenyuan in Qingshan. You heard them in front of you, but they copied them and asked me, so that you would seem to be very knowledgeable. It is really hateful."

Looking at Brother Cao again, his face was full of embarrassment, and he quickly smiled: "I just made a joke. I don't take it seriously, I'm sorry. You are not bad either. At least you are at the same level as Ma Xuejue of Wenchang Academy. It's no problem to take the exam as a juren."

When the man heard this, his face looked much better and he only replied: "If I can take the exam for a juren, the ancestral tomb will be smoked. I have never had a juren for several generations in my family. If I have good luck, I might be able to make up for the official position."

This is true. In fact, Juren is already qualified to be an official. But it is actually difficult to get a lack of official positions, and of course it is not true. Some people who are lucky and have a way can get a small lack of official positions. For example, if the emperor wants to compile a big series of books, it requires many editors, so many Juren can be a high-level official position in Hanlin Academy and assist in writing books and other errands. If there is a way to get promoted in the future, it is not impossible to get promoted. If in those war-torn eras, there will be a new territory for Juren to become officials.
Chapter completed!