The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Yao didn't expect to meet Gu Zhen in Class C, so she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and asked him with a smile, "A Zhen? Why are you in Class C?"

Class D is the enlightenment class. According to Lin Yao’s understanding, Class C is a student who has just started learning the Four Books and Five Classics after completing the enlightenment. He and Gu Zhen are friends. He clearly remembers that Gu Zhen has finished studying the Four Books and Five Classics. It stands to reason that he should not be there Class C is right.

Although Yunfeng didn't tell Lin Yao what is the standard for entering Class B and Class A, but since he exceeds the standard for Class C, he should be promoted to Class B, right?

So, shouldn't Gu Zhen, who has studied the Four Books and Five Classics, be in Class B?

"Why am I not in Class C?" Gu Zhen was confused by Lin Yao's question, scratched his head and said, "Why do you ask this?"

Lin Yao said, "Yunfeng told me just now that Class D teaches the students who have just started, and the students in Class C have just started learning the Four Books and Five Classics, but haven't you already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Gu Zhen quickly understood Lin Yao's meaning, and immediately laughed, "Ah Yao, you're thinking about it, just because you can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics doesn't mean you have learned the Four Books and Five Classics. , "The Analects", "Mencius", "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", I can only memorize them. far away."

Gu Zhen's explanation made Lin Yao instantly realize that he misunderstood the meaning of Yunfeng's words.

The learning in Yunfeng's mouth means to learn thoroughly, not the meaning of being able to memorize and write as he understands.

"I misunderstood," Lin Yao said, "Thanks for meeting you, otherwise I'm afraid I'm going to make a joke."

The dean of Shanhai Academy is his teacher. If he makes such a low-level mistake, not only will he be ashamed, but the teacher will also lose face.

Gu Zhen waved his hand, "It's all trivial things, hey, after all, you haven't told me why I came so late."

"It's a long story. Class is about to start. After school, we'll go back together. I'll explain to you on the way."

Hearing this, Gu Zhen understood that it was inconvenient to say it here, and immediately stopped asking questions tactfully, and instead pulled Lin Yao into Class C, "Alright, then come with me, the seat next to me has always been vacant , I wondered why no one was sitting, it seems that it is reserved for you."

Lin Yao was puzzled when she heard this, but her doubts were soon answered.

After Gu Zhen dragged Lin Yao into Class C, he went straight to the middle seat in the front row. This seat was empty, and there was nothing on the table.

"It's here, you can put away your books and pens first." Gu Zhen said.

Lin Yao quickly took out the things and put them in order. Before she could sit down, Gu Zhen pulled him and took two steps aside, "Come on, Ayao, let me introduce you to my new friend," Lin Yao said. Yao was dragged a bit, and she almost lost her footing. When she stabilized her figure, she saw four teenagers standing side by side in front of her. They were all taller than Lin Yao. Gu Zhen greeted the four teenagers, and then pulled Lin Yao Said, "Let me introduce to you, this is the chief disciple of the dean, Lin Yao, the son of Master Lin's family who patrols Yanyan in Yangzhou."

Lin Yao was a little embarrassed by this introduction, and his expression was a little unnatural. He forced a smile and said, "I'm Xia Lin Yao, everyone is polite."

The four teenagers hurriedly returned a salute. Among them, the tallest boy in a royal blue brocade suit said, "I have met Mr. Lin, but I am afraid Mr. Lin may not recognize me," he said with a gentle smile, "I'm Zhao Lan , be polite."

Lin Yao hurriedly said that she didn't dare, and continued, "Master Zhao said he met me, when is it?"

He didn't go out often, and he never remembered seeing Zhao Lan, so he was a little confused.

Zhao Lan said with a smile, "On the day Mr. Lin was apprenticed to a teacher years ago, I followed my father to see you from afar."

After hearing this, Lin Yao suddenly realized that there were so many people on the day of apprenticeship, so Lin Yao naturally never noticed Zhao Lan.

"It's a coincidence, like brother Zhao, I saw Mr. Lin from a distance on the day Mr. Lin was apprenticed." The young man standing on Zhao Lan's left laughed when he heard Zhao Lan's explanation.

Lin Yao heard the sound and looked over, the young man was wearing a stone blue brocade dress, his appearance was handsome, and he had a delicate smile, which made people feel good about him.

Knowing that Lin Yao didn't recognize him, Gu Zhen introduced, "This is Liang Cheng."

Liang Cheng saluted with a smile, "We have been enrolled for almost half a month, but Mr. Lin has been coming. I thought you didn't come to the academy and only studied with the dean."

His voice wasn't too loud, but he didn't deliberately lower it, so most of the students in Class C heard his words and couldn't help but listen to the conversation here.

Lin Yao naturally noticed this too, and couldn't help but glance at Liang Cheng.

deliberately?Unintentional?

He couldn't tell for a while, but this time was an excellent time for him to explain why he was half a month late.

Lin Yao got rid of distracting thoughts, regardless of whether Liang Cheng deliberately created an opportunity for him to explain, the result was already in front of him.

"There is an elder in the family who passed away, so it is late." There are too many explanations, which seem too deliberate, so it is better to be simpler.

Liang Cheng smiled and stopped asking.

"This is the second son of Lord Yao, the Tong Zhi of Yangzhou Prefecture, Yao Qi, he is a year older than you, A Yao." Gu Zhen pointed to the young man in brocade clothes who was closest to him and introduced him. From this tone, Gu Zhen should be familiar.

Also, Gu Zhen's father is the magistrate of Yangzhou, and Tongzhi is equivalent to the magistrate's assistant. It is not surprising that Gu Zhen is familiar with Yao Qi.

The Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture is also an official of the fifth rank, and his official position is not low.

The remaining one was introduced by Gu Zhen, and Lin Yao knew that the surname was Xie, Xie Yan.

Xie Yan is different from the other three. Although the clothes on his body are clean and tidy, they are made of very ordinary fabrics, and his personality is a bit dull, and he doesn't like to talk much.

After getting acquainted with each other, before we had time to chat a few more words, the teacher who taught came in.

Everyone sat back in their seats.

The gentleman who is teaching today looks quite old, at least 50 to [-] years old.

For the sudden addition of Lin Yao, this gentleman didn't seem to find it strange, and he didn't wake up Lin Yao, and started the class naturally. Today, the gentleman is teaching the Analects of Confucius.

After one class ended, almost an hour later, Lin Yao's buttocks were numb from sitting.

After Mr. left, Gu Zhen went to Lin Yao's side and said, "Just now, the gentleman's surname is He. I heard that he is a disciple of Mr. Qin. He passed the Jinshi examination but did not become an official. He didn't come here until the dean opened the academy. Mr. Teacher."

Lin Yao didn't wonder why Gu Zhen knew so much. With Gu Zhen's lively personality, he thought that he could figure out the basic information of you gentlemen as soon as he came to the academy.

With Gu Zhen by her side, Lin Yao's fear that she would be excluded did not happen.

Even after the day's schoolwork was over, Lin Yao faintly realized that it was Xie Yan who was excluded.

There are about [-] people in the whole Class C. Most of these people are from Yangzhou official family. Even those with lower status are from rural official family. A new friend, Zhao Lan is a descendant of the Zhao family in Yangzhou. The Zhao family in Yangzhou is a famous eunuch family in the local area.

Next is Liang Cheng, Liang Cheng is not from Yangzhou, he is from the capital, his father is an important official in the court, and his official position is not lower than that of Lin Ruhai.

Then there are Lin Yao, Gu Zhen and Yao Qi, they can be said to be the sons of officials.

Only Xie Yan, who is just a farmer's son, entered Shanhai Academy entirely by his own talent.

After school, Gu Zhen got into the carriage of the Lin family. In the carriage, Lin Yao explained to Gu Zhen why she was half a month late.

Gu Zhen knew that Lin Yao was adopted, but he didn't know that Lin Ruhai allowed Lin Yao to recognize her former maternal family, and let Lin Yao go back to Gusu alone to meet her grandfather.

He was silent for a long time, then sighed, "Your master is really a good man."

Lin Yao is silent, this is true.

"Let's not talk about this," Lin Yao changed the subject and asked, "What's going on with Xie Yan?"

Gu Zhen didn't expect Lin Yao to mention Xie Yan suddenly, and couldn't help but startled, "What?"

"I feel that the classmates don't seem to like him very much." This was too polite, those people completely ignored Xie Yan.

Except for Gu Zhen and the others, no one is willing to talk to him.

Gu Zhen immediately understood that Lin Yao had noticed it, and immediately sighed, "Xie Yan is just a farmer's son, those people hold their own status and don't want to stay with him for a while, as if standing with Xie Yan will defile them .” Mentioning this, Gu Zhen was still angry.

Lin Yao frowned when she heard that, "Princes and generals, would you rather be kind? They don't know where Xie Yan will go in the future? Now they look down on him because of his background, but they will regret it in the future."

"From what you said, it seems that you are very optimistic about Xie Yan?" Gu Zhen said with some surprise.

Lin Yao glanced at him and said with a smile, "I'm not a fool, Xie Yan is at most a few months older than me, but his knowledge is far better than mine, he is a real genius, those people... I'm afraid their knowledge is not as good as What about Xie Yan?"

My family knows about my family, Lin Yao is not a real child, he started higher than others, and he has a golden finger beside him, Xie Yan has nothing, relying entirely on his own brain, this talent for reading, Lin Yao couldn't help but exclaim, Wizards.

Gu Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect you to think the same as Liang Cheng."

Liang Cheng, who is from the capital?

Lin Yao still has a good impression of Liang Cheng, with a gentle and considerate personality, friendly to others, and very comfortable to get along with.

"What did Cheng Liang say?"

Gu Zhen said, "Liang Cheng is the first person among us to show kindness to Xie Yan. I don't remember what he said, but he probably said that Xie Yan is very smart or something."

Xie Yan is smart, who doesn't know?If he is not smart, can he enter Shanhai Academy?

At first, Xie Yan gave him the impression that he was a little dull and not talkative, but when his husband was in class, Xie Yan's mental outlook was completely different. He was very confident and smart.