The daily life of a talented young husband who travels through a book and suffers from cruelty

Chapter 60 Exam Questions at the Main Entrance of the Academy
Accompanied by the green mountains and green waters, there are also many black heads.

The academy is located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, but there is also a mountain gate at the foot of the mountain. From the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain to the main gate of the academy halfway up the mountain, the distance can only be walked.

Li Xiaodao and Pei Zhiqi got out of the carriage at the gate of the mountain.

Fortunately, the mountains in the south are not tall and majestic, and there is not a long way from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.

Looking up from this mountain gate, there are a considerable number of people scattered on the winding mountain road, which is different from the "secluded place" envisioned by Li Xiaodao.

Looking down from the mountain gate, there is a big green stream gently winding around the green mountain and flowing to the distance.

A white stone bridge spans the Daqing River, connecting the gate of the academy with the outside world.

Li Xiaodao and Pei Zhiqi also rode in a carriage just now, passed the stone bridge, and arrived at the gate of the mountain.

At the gate of the mountain, there are still scholars coming here, some in carriages, some on foot, and some on donkeys, horses and mules.

Some of these scholars seem to be near middle age, some are young, and some are even children accompanied by their parents, with immature faces on their faces.

Some of them carried boxes and cages, some carried bookcases, and some carried bundles. After arriving at the mountain gate, they raised their heads and looked at the couplets and plaques on both sides. Start climbing up the mountain and join the long line of pedestrians leading to the mountainside.

Li Xiaodao looked at the crowd, and asked Pei Zhiqi in a daze: "My husband...ah no, brother Pei, tell me, how many students are this academy recruiting this time?"

Pei Zhiqi replied, "About ten to twenty."

Li Xiaodao said again: "But I can see that there are at least two or three hundred people in this crowd? Doesn't it mean that there are very few scholars?"

Pei Zhiqi smiled and said: "Because the academy has produced a number one scholar, several Jinshi, and even more candidates, so there are not a few students like us who have traveled hundreds of miles to come here. The students of this academy are all over the province. It is normal for the number of people to take the entrance examination."

Then, like everyone else, the two looked up at the couplets on both sides of the mountain gate and the plaque on the top of the gate.

They are all traditional characters, not italics, but running script, which is not easy to recognize.

Pei Zhiqi smiled and said to the lady: "My lady...Brother Li has been learning characters for a while, try to see if you can understand these characters?"

Li Xiaodao smiled shyly: "Brother Pei is going to test me. Forget it, let me read these words one by one!"

Li Xiaodao, who was dressed as a scholar, raised his head behind his back, and slowly read out each word in a dignified manner: "The first couplet: take a pen and dare to criticize the affairs of the world; the second couplet: bow your head and enjoy the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter food; Hengban, uh, no, a plaque: Baichuan Juxian."

Pei Zhiqi smiled and nodded: "Yes, every word is correct."

Li Xiaodao was extremely happy.

"Xiang... This is really hard to change." Li Xiaodao said helplessly: "Brother Pei, let's go up the mountain too! Don't delay too long."

"Okay," Pei Zhiqi replied.

The two talked and laughed and joined the mountain climbing team, and they also went up the mountain.

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Li Xiaodao estimated that he walked for half an hour, and arrived at the main entrance of the academy halfway up the mountain.

When she reached the main gate, she felt that the dark crowd seemed to be bigger. Looking down, there were still scattered crowds walking up the mountain behind.

A lot of people crowded together in front of them, making a lot of noise and refusing to enter, Li Xiaodao and Pei Zhiqi were puzzled.

"Let's go ahead and have a look?" Li Xiaodao said, pointing in the direction ahead.

Pei Zhiqi nodded, and the two began to squeeze forward.

"I'm sorry... let me let you go..." Pei Zhiqi chanted as he walked forward, holding the lady's hand behind him, and it took a lot of hard work to pass through the thick wall of people with the lady and squeeze into the academy main entrance.

When I arrived at the entrance, I saw that the main gate of the academy and the small gates on both sides were wide open. There was no one there, and it seemed that the traffic was unimpeded. However, there was a sign in the center of the main entrance, with four big characters written on it: "This road is blocked".

The scholars around the door were all pointing at the sign and talking about it.

"This door is open, and it is obvious that you can enter, so why write that this way is blocked?"

"Yeah, I don't know what that means?"

"A few bold people just walked in without paying attention to the sign. I don't know what the result will be. Will they be driven down the mountain?"

"It's hard to say... It's not worth taking the risk... I spent cash to get here... It would be too unfair to be sent back without even taking the exam!"

"This should be some kind of sharp attack...Xiaosheng is dull, is there any dear friend who can enlighten me?"

"What kind of sharp edge, I think it's a bit of a mystery!"

"that is!"

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As time passed, some people began to walk in regardless of the sign at the door, some people walked left, some people walked right, and more people still stood where they were, discussing a lot but not knowing what to do.

Li Xiaodao saw this scene, and remembered that she had seen similar words somewhere before.

She patted the husband who was still thinking, and then pulled him to the left. After walking out of the crowd, she whispered: "Brother Pei, could this be the exam question this time? I seem to remember Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" "There is a sentence like this, to the effect that what is curved is straight instead..."

She couldn't remember the original text, but only remembered vaguely reading similar words.

After listening to what the lady said, Pei Zhiqi thought for a while and said: "The song will be complete, the crooked will be straight, the hollow will be full, the hollow will be new, the less will be successful, and the more will be confusing."

Li Xiaodao clapped his hands and said: "That's right, that's it! Is there a sign at the door that is already setting up the test? But this is the words in the Taoist classics, shouldn't the test in the academy be Confucianism?"

Pei Zhiqi chuckled and said: "Private academies are different from government schools. Although the imperial examination is the key point, the purpose is to pass on the knowledge of the world. And if one principle is understood, all principles are understood. The things said by the saints in the world are basically the same. If the "Tao Te Ching" It's not surprising that the exam questions in the exam."

Li Xiaodao pondered: "So, does this mean that the sign at the main entrance means that walking straight is not a straight road, but a curved road is the real straight road? It means that the location of the examination room should go around from the main entrance Walk."

Pei Zhiqi nodded: "That should be the case. It's just a winding road, with two sides on the left and right. If you make a wrong turn, you will have to go around the academy for a long time, so you don't know if the exam is too late."

Li Xiaodao smiled and took his husband's arm. After thinking for a while that he was wearing men's clothing, it was inappropriate, so he let go of him again, pretended to cough twice and said in a deep voice, "Brother Pei, this way please. Let's go to the left."

Pei Zhi wondered, "Why is it on the left..."

Li Xiaodao smiled and said: "Although I don't know what the person who proposed the question means, it is my creed to go clockwise in everything! My luck has always been good. Brother Pei, do you want to try it?"

When Li Xiaodao said this, he completely forgot about his lucky E history in Fucheng.

Pei Zhiqi nodded: "Okay, then let's walk to the left."

　In this article, Brother Pei was labeled as a husband and Brother Li as a lady. There must be about a hundred mistakes! (manual funny)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)