Lin Yanchao was a little upset because he had not joined the other party's disciple early, and couldn't help but get out of sight.

"What are you thinking?" The layman's tone was a bit stern.

Lin Yanchao immediately showed a very difficult look and said, "Listen to this, the students are thinking, how long does the Shangshu take to be so profound, to understand it."

In fact, the lay Buddhists spoke very well, and Lin Yanchao almost understood it, but the Shangshu was very difficult to be true, and it was really up to the same level as the Four Books.

The layman smiled and said, "It turns out that you are thinking about this. Among the thirteen Confucian classics, the Book of Books is not the most difficult, the Book of Changes. The Book of Changes is to understand the ancients. The ancients first learned the Book of Changes, followed by the Five Classics, and took the way of difficulty first and then the Book of Changes. We first started with the Four Books and then the Five Classics, and followed step by step, which was much easier."

Lin Yanchao asked, "Does the disciple need to learn a little in addition to Shangshu?"

"That's not necessarily true. Some people learn from their academic proficiency, some people specialize in their academic proficiency, and some people think that reading a book of the Analects of Confucius is enough, and the rest is not necessary. The teacher once told me that as long as a person finishes one or two sentences in the Analects of Confucius, he can be called a wise man."

After hearing this, Lin Yanchao thought of a joke, and suddenly the Qilin arm broke out and couldn't help but argue again: "Then teacher, you said that as long as you do two sentences in the Analects of Confucius, you can become a wise man. The disciple has already done two sentences."

The layman smiled and said, "Then I want to ask you for advice. What two sentences have you done?"

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I never tire of eating fine food, but I never tire of fine meat."

Lin Yanchao really wanted to see the other party spitting out old blood, but the layman was stunned when he heard this and blamed him thinly: "You disciple, you are not skilled."

Then the layman said, "Since you can't listen, it's useless for me to talk about it again. Remember to come here every five days. Just go back and memorize all the fifty-nine chapters of the Book of Documents. Only by reading them thoroughly can you write an article."

Lin Yanchao agreed immediately.

In this way, Lin Yanchao decided to go to Lin Mansion to study Shangshu for five days, and the rest remained mostly in the academy.

The lecturer Lin Liao gave lectures on the Book of Songs once every three days, and the mountain Chang Lin Yin gave lectures on the Spring and Autumn Annals every three days. The disciples of the academy who studied the two sutras went to listen to each other, whether they were outside, inside, or above. It would be okay if they didn't go. At other times, the academy also lets the disciples go and read by themselves. Even the New Year and New Year classes were cancelled, so that the disciples could prepare for the season classes with peace of mind.

The course suddenly loosened, which made Lin Yanchao feel like he was from the third year of high school to the university.

However, not going to class does not mean that there is less classwork. The Shangshu among the Five Classics is really difficult. It is not only difficult to pass the courses such as Thousand Character Classics, but also difficult to pass the Zhu Ji, but also the Four Books.

I don’t talk about the lectures on weekdays, but now the courses in the academy are much more leisurely. The days pass by quietly. The 59 chapters of the Book of Documents and nearly 30,000 words were spent. It took him five days and five hours a day to memorize them.

The Four Books are at least fascinating to read, but most chapters of Shangshu are very rude and timid, which is worthy of being the earliest meaning of the Five Classics. Lin Yanchao can only memorize the book after a rough understanding of the meaning of the classics. This speed is undoubtedly much slower.

In addition to studying the Shangshu, Lin Yanchao would also go to listen to Lin Yin and Lin Liao’s lectures. Although he did not treat these two sutras, it was necessary to listen to them.

Getting up early this day, Lin Yanchao was about to go to Zhuzi Pavilion to listen to Lin Yin’s talk about the Spring and Autumn Period. When he was about to arrive at Zhuzi Pavilion, someone suddenly shouted: “Isn’t this a benefactor?”

Lin Yanchao paused, but when he met a young man who was younger than him, he looked at him with a happy look on his face.

Lin Yanchao was a little blind at the beginning, but then he remembered the word "benefactor" and then suddenly remembered that he was the boy he rescued by Hou Zhongshu and Zhang Haoyuan on the banks of the Minshui River? It seemed that he was from Tongxian Gong's family.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "It turns out it's you! But I don't dare to call me Yanchao. You should call me Yanchao. Are you in the academy?"

The young man said happily: "Yes, I'm in the inner room and I didn't know my name before. My name is Gong Zinan. Since my benefactor doesn't like me to call you benefactor, then I'll serve him with the rituals of my brother!"

My benefactor doesn’t like me calling you my benefactor? Lin Yanchao felt a little drunk and wondered how to get into the academy with this writing level.

Seeing that Gong Zinan was one or two years younger than him, Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I am just a few years older, since that's the case, I'll let you."

Gong Zinan nodded repeatedly and said, "Did you just enter the academy? I have never seen it before."

"Yes."

"I'm here half a year earlier than my brother. It's great to meet here." Gong Zinan said happily.

Lin Yanchao was slightly unbalanced. He was two years older than Gong Zinan, but the other party had already studied in the inner house. Because the academy was the outer house, the inner house, and the upper house. Since he had never seen him before, he had to stay in the inner house.

In addition to diligent study, the imperial examination also emphasizes talent. There are both top students under 20 years old and old children who take the exam at the age of 100. If you throw away all the impetuousness of the imperial examination, this is really a wonderful world. In line with that sentence, those who have no success in learning will be teachers.

"Zi Nan, it's too late to leave if you don't leave. You'll miss the class of the mountain director." A few young men who were older than Lin Yanchao and Gong Zi Nan said.

"I'll come soon, I'll meet an old friend." Gong Zinan said with a laugh.

"That's faster."

"...I don't know what I thought about, when is it time, and I still have the time to chat with the disciples of the outer hall..."

The other party's voice was very low, but the wind was blowing towards Lin Yanchao, and some words floated intermittently to Lin Yanchao's ears.

Gong Zinan glanced at Zhu Zige and said, "Oh, it's too late, Brother Lin, I'm going to attend the class. When we have lunch, we will eat and chat."

"OK."

After listening to the class at Zhuzi Pavilion, Gong Zinan pulled Lin Yanchao and went to the canteen of the inner chamber to have dinner.

While eating, Lin Yanchao asked Gong Zinan about the situation in the inner room. Gong Zinan was obviously a boy who was well cared for by his parents since childhood. He was young and had no scheming. He sat with Lin Yanchao and talked about it.

"The inner house is not much better than the outer house. It's just that the mountain master will teach himself. This is nothing. I think Lin Shulang is good on weekdays. In addition, the middle class student gives three cents of silver every month. This little money is not enough for me to spend a day at home. The only good thing is the inner house. The upper house has been built in the canteen. Finally, I don't have to hold the meal like I did when I was studying in Ermei Bookstore."

Lin Yanchao thought to himself, it turns out that in the eyes of children, the only place in the inner house is better than the lower house, which is the cafeteria.

"Is it difficult to enter the inner house?"

“It’s not difficult.”

“How to say it?”

"If you have talent, then the academy will not be buried. I took the second place in the second season class of the academy and entered the inner room. Generally, the academy will only choose the first place or the second place from the academy. However, in the last season class, the academy selected two disciples from the academy, and this time it is very likely that only one person can be selected."

"That's how it means that the second outer hut enters the inner hut."

Gong Zinan smiled and said, "That's not necessarily. If you are really talented, the academy will take you. Of course, there is an exception, that is, the inner or upper sects. If the disciple has a filial piety period, he must leave the academy and wait until the filial piety period has expired before he can enter the academy."

Lin Yanchao remembered the rules of the academy disciples. When an official encounters a filial piety period, he will have to stay at home, let alone students studying. Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "There is indeed this rule."

"Who is there any disciple in the middle and upper chamber who is more outstanding?"

"Yes, look at this person's name is Lin Quan, who is the grandson of Lin Feng, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works of the State." After saying that, Gong Zinan pointed and pulled Lin Yanchao down quickly, but saw a thin boy who was already aware of it and looked at Lin Yanchao in a blink of an eye.

Seeing Lin Yanchao smiled at him, he looked cold and continued to eat silently. Seeing his picky look, he was obviously not satisfied with the food in the cafeteria.

"Zi Nan, don't do this."

Gong Zinan smiled and said, "My sister and my mother say I'm stupid, don't mind."

Lin Yanchao laughed and said, "Don't say that, I'm very willing to make friends with you, Brother Gong."

"That's great. Thank you, brother, for looking down on me," said Gong Zinan. "The people in this academy only know how to read all day long. They are very humane. They are older than me. They have been here for a year and cannot make friends. I am so bored that I want to go home."

Lin Yanchao asked again: "This Linquan and the middle shelf, and the people in the upper shelf are not as old as you, so why don't you make friends with him?"

"This person is very arrogant. Relying on his own son of the Lin family, his father is the Minister of Works, and my uncle is still the Imperial College Priest."

Lin Yanchao suddenly realized that Gong Yongqing, the priest of the Imperial College in Nanjing, was Gong Zinan's uncle. In addition, Gong Yongqing was also the top scholar in the fifth year of Jiajing, and a figure that the entire Fujian Middle School students looked up to.

After Gong Zinan said it, he quickly whispered: "My mother doesn't let me tell others casually. Brother Yanchao, you have to keep a secret for me!"

"Don't worry, then how is Lin Shou's academic studies?" Lin Yanchao nodded.

"After entering the outer house, you will be promoted to the inner house after only three months. After only three months in the inner house, you will be promoted to the upper house."

Lin Yanchao heard that his teeth were ache. Lin Quan, Gong Zinan, was one or two years younger than him, but he had already entered the upper house and inner house. He was one step later than these geniuses.

Lin Yanchao asked Gong Zinan about the rules of the middle house and the outer house. Then the two left. When they left, Gong Zinan kept asking Lin Yanchao to go to the inner house to see him more often.
Chapter completed!