Chapter 312 Examination
"Song Yan?" My aunt looked at Dou Zhao in surprise, very surprised.
"Yes!" Dou Zhao showed great interest, "His parents both died, and there were no one around him at home. You have seen those years with Mr. Song in Zhending. You have also seen him. He has the most kind personality. If he can be recruited into a marriage, it would be better!"
My aunt came to her senses. Seeing Dou Zhao's serious look, she was both angry and funny, and said, "You didn't make a decision temporarily, are you?"
If I say it was a temporary decision, I would definitely refuse it with my aunt's caution.
Dou Zhaoya denied: "Of course not. I had this plan, but the Song family's foundation was too weak. It was because you said you wanted to find someone from a scholar, and only Song Yan was the most suitable." She said, forcing her aunt to make a decision, "You just say it is feasible or not, right? If you see, while Mr. Song and Song Yan have not returned home, I asked Yantang to come forward to help this big media. If you are not satisfied, let's find another way." As she said that, she murmured in a low voice, "Isn't this marriage the fewer the third aunts and sixth uncles in the family, the better? Moreover, Song Yan is what we have grown up and knows the roots and bottom of our hearts. How can we choose to be more suitable?"
Since you want to recruit a son-in-law, the family must have a weak offspring. Although you will make contracts such as inheritance and support before joining a marriage, as the father is old and weak, the son-in-law who is married into a marriage is smart and capable, and gradually becomes stronger. Finally, he seeks money from the woman and then gets married and has children. This is also one of the important reasons why the heroine is very cautious about recruiting a son-in-law and attaches great importance to the character of the hero.
From this point of view, Song Yan's character is really meaningless.
It was just proposed by the woman, and it was obviously a bit disgusted with the fact that she was put on the shelves.
My aunt was a little hesitant.
Dou Zhao himself thought about it the more he felt that Song Yan was suitable - not only was he pretty, but he was gentle, diligent, and loyal. When his uncle and aunt got old, he would definitely live a good life with Song Yan's care.
Seeing this, she hurriedly said, "We have to try it if it is successful or not? My cousin is twenty years old, how many years can you keep?"
My aunt thought about it, but she left and said, "You can find out the truth. If the Song family has such a meaning, it will not be too late for us to propose marriage."
Dou Zhao said "hmm" and happily went to the flower hall in front.
Song Mo was talking to Song Yan: "...I didn't expect that we are still our own family? I don't know where you are? How old are you? What is your father doing? Who else is there in the family? Have you read a book?"
Mr. Song just thought that Song Mo was curious and had no doubts when he met someone of the same surname, and then Song Yan would not have doubts. He answered respectfully: "I am from Quzhou and I just got the crown this year. My father was a scholar and made a living by sitting in a restaurant. I died of illness at the age of three. When I was seven, my mother also died of illness and there were no people at home. I followed my uncle for a few years and recognized a few words."
He was humble and polite, and Song Mo couldn't help but nodded secretly and asked again: "Since you have already reached the crown, can you choose another word?"
"Take it!" Song Yan said, "My uncle gave me another word 'Qianli'."
Song Mo listened and smiled even more kindly, saying, "What books have you read normally? Have you ever had any formalities?"
"I usually read some Four Books and Five Classics with my uncle. My uncle said that my level is limited, so it will not be too late to let me read a few more years to get over it."
Song Mo knew that Jiangnan's literary style was so prosperous that ordinary scholars were much harder than in the north. Moreover, Song Yan's parents died, and Song and Min were in the hall in Zhending. Zhending traveled thousands of miles to Jiangnan, which cost a lot. I am afraid that it was one of the reasons why they did not return to their hometown to take the scientific exam.
"Since you are about to end up, do you want to have some experience in making art?" he smiled.
Song Yan was humble as usual: "But I just learned to write, so I can only be considered as not distorted."
Song Mo smiled and said, "Last time I saw a topic in my father-in-law's house, 'knowing why we cultivate ourselves, and combining the next chapter'. I know this 'knowing how we cultivate ourselves, and then we know how we govern people; know how we govern people, and we know how we govern the world and the country.' I just don't know what this 'knowing how we cultivate ourselves' is?"
It turned out that Song Yumin and Dou Zhengchang were smiling, and Dou Dechang couldn't help but smile.
This is a "interpretation question", which requires art and player to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and is the most difficult question in art and system.
Song Mo said he didn't know what the next sentence was. Song Yumin and Dou Zhengchang naturally didn't believe it. But Song Yan and Song Mo were not wronged or worried. What did he mean to make things difficult for Song Yan like this?
Song and Min couldn't help but sit up straight.
The brothers Dou Zhengchang and Dou Dechang exchanged gazes in surprise.
Song Yan smiled and said, "It is the doctrine of the mean that there are nine classics for the world and the country, which are called self-cultivation, respecting the wise, respecting relatives, respecting ministers, building up the ministers, common people, coming to the world, being gentle and distant people, and caring for princes."
He also heard something. The fourth aunt of the Dou family, the prince of the British Duke's Mansion, was going to give him a question!
But why!
Compared to Song Mo, he was humble from a humble background and had a fame. He had no connection with this nobleman. How could he keep his eyes on him?
Song Yan was full of confusion.
Then he saw Song Mo looking at him without turning his eyes and laughed: "The principle of self-cultivation in the "Doctrine of the Mean" should be used in politics."
Song Yan didn't understand what Song Mo meant for a while. It took him a while before he realized that Song Mo was working on an art article under the title "Knowing the Soul and Cultivating the Self, Combining the Next Section".
But what did he look at himself?
Song Yan muttered in his heart.
Song Mo looked at him but smiled without saying a word.
Song Yan suddenly realized.
Song Mo, this is asking him to continue to make a move!
He couldn't help but be stunned.
Song Mo slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and praised: "Yinhao revealed, it's really a good tea!"
What the Dou family hosted them today was Jiangxi Shuangjing Green Tea.
Song Yan couldn't help but sweat on his forehead and looked at Song and the people as if asking for help.
The Dou brothers and Song Yumin woke up, and Dou Dechang was preparing to save the scene. Who knew that Song Mo had already asked Song Yumin with a smile: "Where is Mr. Song?"
Song Yumin couldn't figure out Song Mo's intentions and said vaguely: "In a friend's house?"
Song Mo asked, "Where is in the east of the city or the west of the city? Which yard?"
Song and Min frowned almost invisibly.
In this way, the prince of the British Duke's Mansion has been mentioned a lot during his days in Kyoto. He has not only a prominent background, but also a strategy and strategy. He is just a small scholar. Naturally, he can avoid it if he can, and he can endure it if he can.
"In the four alleys in Chong'anfang west of the city." Song Yumin said, "I live in a friend's house!"
Song Mo nodded with a smile, and his eyes fell on Song Yan again, as if urging him to quickly follow the question.
Fortunately, Song Yan has a bad foundation. He was originally planning to return home with his uncle. In the past two years, he has been focusing on the art system. He took a deep breath, calmed down, and thought about about half a stick of incense, saying: "The principles of governing are recommended by themselves. Even if you are too serious, you must practice it. In this case, the Doctrine of the Mean is used to promote politics to be the ones, and the ones are used to recommend politics to themselves." Although his tone was hesitant, the article was smooth and natural, and it was coherent.
The most important thing in this chapter is to connect the previous and subsequent sentences together. What's more, Song Mo broke the question and Song Yancheng's question.
Everyone in the room lit up their eyes.
Song Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and felt a little more confident in his heart, and continued, "Is it just unintentional? Zisi said that Confucius's answer to Ai Duke's question about politics, saying that governance lies in self-cultivation. The principle of my body lies in the principle of human beings. If you really know how to cultivate yourself, then virtue will be established and practiced... The principle of one person is the principle of ten thousand people... However, the country in the world cannot be ruled, and there are nine of them that are often in their politics..."
Someone suddenly slapped his high-high outside the flower hall: "What a 'the principle of one person is the principle of ten thousand people'!"
Everyone looked in the sound and saw Dou Shiying wearing court uniform walking in with a smile.
"Wanli, I didn't expect your knowledge to be so solid!"
Everyone stood up to greet Dou Shiying, and then sat down again.
Dou Shiying smiled and said, "How did you start making art?"
Song Yumin and others' eyes fell on Song Mo.
Song Mo was not unusual at all and said with a smile: "I'm idle and I'll chat for a few words."
As a scholar, Dou Shiying naturally hoped that Song Mo would also be knowledgeable. When he heard this, he became interested immediately and asked what happened.
Dou Zhengchang hurriedly told the story, which made Dou Shiying itchy and discussed art-making articles with Song and Min.
Song Mo found an excuse and found Dou Zhao: "What did your aunt say?"
"It's done!" Dou Zhao showed a victory expression, "As long as the Song family has this meaning, they can settle the marriage."
"I'm afraid there's still some troubles over the Song family." Song Mo told Dou Zhao about his exam in Song Yan. "Since he has such good knowledge, he must be admitted to the imperial examination, and he is afraid he won't agree to marry into the family."
Dou Zhao opened his mouth wide and said embarrassedly: "No wonder my uncle and aunt have been busy for many years but have not found a suitable husband for my cousin."
"But it is not impossible." Song Mo made the decision, which was much tougher than Dou Zhao. He pondered, "I have found out the residence of Song Yumin. I will visit Song Yumin in person later. He will definitely make him agree to this marriage. Since Song Qianli grew up eating a hundred families and has received favors from Song Yumin, if Song Yumin agreed, can he not agree?"
"Then why are you going to get Mr. Song to agree?" In Dou Zhao's impression, although Mr. Song is gentle, he is not that kind of good man without any opinion.
"If you are a human, you have weaknesses." Song Mo said, "It's too late to get in touch with him first."
That's all.
Dou Zhao was a little depressed.
She didn't go smoothly when she became a matchmaker twice. As expected, she didn't have the potential to be a matchmaker. After finding a Ruyi man for Zhang Ru's cousin, she would never care about such things again.
One of them went back to the backyard and the other went back to the flower hall.
After lunch, Song Yumin and Song Yan bid farewell.
After a stick of incense, Song Mo and Dou Zhao also left Jing'an Temple Hutong.
Dou Dechang pestered Dou Shiying: "Uncle Seven, 'knowing why you cultivate yourself, and join the next chapter' is the question you gave to your fourth brother-in-law?"
"I don't have it!" Dou Shiying said, "Isn't it the question given by Mr. Song?"
How dare he give Song Mo such a difficult question? If Song Mo couldn't answer it, wouldn't it destroy the relationship between their father-in-law and son-in-law?
Dou Zhengchang and Dou Dechang couldn't help but look at each other.
Dou Shiying was anxious: "What the hell is going on? Tell me about it!"
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Updated on July 10!
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