Chapter 63 The affairs of scholars are never limited to the Four Books and Five Classics!
The light rain was falling.
Hua Lun and others were also soaked to the skin, but hearing Xia Zhibai's rebellious words, they felt their scalps numb.
They knew that Xia Zhibai was a very arrogant person, but they never expected that he could be so arrogant. Even His Majesty seemed to ignore him.
Who is Your Majesty?
Is it something they can question?
Listen to the dragon’s roar?
What is Dragon Yin? There is only one true emperor in the world, and that is Your Majesty.
He is clearly provoking Your Majesty!
This is courting death.
Hua Lun and the other three looked at each other, looking at each other in confusion. The hand holding the sword was already slightly nervous.
Lian Zining took a deep breath and did not dare to take up this topic at all. This was not something they could get involved in, whether it was true or false.
He said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense here. If you want to die, don't take us with you."
"I don't believe what you say at all. I only know, You didn’t even make it to the top three in the National Examination, so you have no qualifications to meet His Majesty, let alone become the number one scholar.”
“You’ve been lying!”
Xia Zhibai frowned. He glanced at Lian Zining and nodded: "I did not enter the top three."
"But the palace examination has not been held for a long time, didn't you notice something was wrong?"
Hear the words.
The faces of the three people immediately darkened.
Of course the three of them knew the reason.
It is precisely because they were tricked by Xia Zhibai. If the court continues to allow them to participate in the palace examination, wouldn't it prove that the court does not know people well?
Isn’t this all your fault?
Huang Zicheng said angrily: "Don't you know the real reason why the imperial examination was not held?"
"It is because of you that the three of us had to give up the imperial examination and study hard for more than ten years. Ah, we are all ruined!”
“You have destroyed us all!”
Huang Zicheng's eyes were bloodshot and he was furious.
He was about to be furious. He had never seen a thief shouting to catch a thief. Xia Zhibai had hurt them so miserably, and he was still pretending to be innocent.
Hua Lun and Lian Zining also looked stunned.
Xia Zhibai had a calm face, ignored the sullenness of the three people, and said calmly: "You take the imperial examination too seriously, you take yourself too seriously, and you take His Majesty's treatment of scholars too seriously. The attitude is serious.”
“When did your Majesty care about what the scholars thought? Your Majesty even killed the ministers at the request. When did you care about the influence of the scholars?”
"Your Majesty is from the lower class."
"The lower class is the most pragmatic, let alone anything else."
"Everything else is false."
"If the imperial court is really dissatisfied , just remove you and the other three. Why wait for you to resign?"
"There is no room for disgrace in His Majesty's eyes."
Hear the words.
The three of them frowned.
They thought about it carefully and it seemed to be the truth.
Hua Lun's eyes darkened, and he said with some uncertainty: "It's not because of us, what other reasons could there be?"
"Because of me." Xia Zhibai nodded and looked at it with a smile. To the three of them, they looked like they were indifferent.
"Because of you?"
Xia Zhibai said: "Because my name is not on this list, and even more because I came back suddenly and proved that what I said was true."
" This disturbed His Majesty's mind and made him somewhat unsure of how to deal with it. But with His Majesty's current state of mind, I'm afraid he has calmed down."
"This matter will be resolved soon, although I don't know how it will be resolved. , but my name will definitely appear on the roster for the palace examination.”
“I’m sure.”
Hua Lun hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask Xia Zhibai if what he said before was true? Did he really meet His Majesty in advance and let His Majesty make a choice?
It’s just that he didn’t dare to ask. Even more afraid to ask.
These are not things he can inquire about.
He didn't know why Xia Zhibai could be so crazy, but Xia Zhibai's madness was indeed different from other people's madness, and he was full of confidence.
If what Xia Zhibai said is true, are there any variables in this imperial examination?
Hua Lun's eyes moved slightly, he looked at the others a few times, and lowered his voice: "Even if what you said before is true, you have not been on the roster before, so it is difficult to appoint you as the number one pick. Convince everyone."
"It must be me." Xia Zhibai said with certainty.
“Why?”
“Because only if I am the top pick, all this farce can end. If I am the top pick, do you have the confidence and face to do it?”
The faces of the three of them were green and red. Although they didn't want to admit it, the three of them had a bad reputation now and they really didn't have the nerve to be the number one pick.
I will only feel ashamed.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "This is not a bad thing for you, because you can't suppress me, and I want to take a different path from you."
"I don't want to be like this. The top scholar, but Ming Dynasty needs me to be the top scholar."
Xia Zhibai stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the sky, as if he wanted to compare with the sky.
Hua Lun and the other three were shocked.
They only felt that Xia Zhibai was getting crazier and more confident.
It seems like the world is in his hands.
Xia Zhibai withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "You are actually half a court official, but right now, you don't have the consciousness to be an official."
"The vision is too high. , Reading too many books by saints is not necessarily a good thing. Books by saints are for teaching people to read, but they are useless if you use them. ”
"Only by taking root at the bottom, absorbing nutrients from the bottom, integrating knowledge and action, and combining the theory in the book with practice, can we exert the greatest effect."
"Only then can we be worthy of being an official!"
“Being an official must make decisions for the people.”
“Sometimes you should lower your heads and take a look at the people living at the bottom. Those people are the ones we must take seriously in the future.”
“It is written in the Book of Rites.”
"A gentleman is careful to be independent, does not deceive the dark room, humbles himself as a pastor, and can be chaste with the rules."
"A true man stands between heaven and earth. He should nourish the righteousness of heaven and earth and do things that are upright and aboveboard."
" Self-restraint, caution in independence, guarding the mind, and clarity of nature."
"Restrain oneself with a mind that restrains others, and tolerate others with a mind that tolerates oneself."
"In my opinion, we are scholars. , we should also have this ambition to tolerate the world, and keep these people at the bottom in our eyes and in our hearts."
Hua Lun raised his head and looked forward. He saw that the refugees were in ragged clothes and in a state of extreme embarrassment. However, when he received a bowl of hot porridge, his face was full of gratitude and gratitude.
For the scene in front of them, the three people subconsciously showed disgust and contempt. They came from a high background and had never dealt with these refugees.
I have no intention of contacting these people.
Xia Zhibai walked in the rain, heading towards the group of refugees lining up in the rain. His voice came slowly through the rain: "The affairs of scholars are never limited to the Four Books and Five Classics."
“The title on the gold list only proves that we have reached a certain level in reading. It also means that our talent in reading is no longer good.”
"Embark on an official career."
"Everything will start all over again!"
"You are ready to enter the next stage, go back to the beginners again, and start the next one with a childish heart. Have you studied hard for ten years? ”
“What you want this time is not to study”
“But to serve the people!”
The three of them were speechless.
Xia Zhibai had gone far, and he returned to that little bumpkin. A few teenagers fumbled around and brought a pot of rice porridge, and another round of porridge soup began.
Looking at Xia Zhibai serving porridge in the rain and talking and laughing with the people at the bottom, the three of them fell completely silent.
(End of this chapter)