Chapter 471 My current goal is to teach a scholar

Chapter 471 My current goal is to teach a scholar

Sun Shan looked at Mr. Hong cheerfully and said with a smile, "Master, I heard that you have been in the limelight recently."

Hong Xiucai admitted openly: "You have passed the imperial examination. Thanks to you, I can brag about it everywhere. Haha."

Thinking of this, Hong Xiucai laughed again: "Recently, many people have come to visit us, saying that they want to send their children to study at Hong's School. Haha, some even have to transfer from the county school."

Sun Shan stared with surprise and asked, "Master, are you trying to steal students from the county school?"

Hong Xiucai quickly denied: "I didn't compete with the county school for students. It was the students' parents who came to beg me to accept them. Since you passed the imperial examination, my status has naturally risen. When one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. I am now one of them."

Sun Shan was delighted and asked quickly, "Master, will you accept them? Can you teach all the students?"

Hong Xiucai stroked his half-white beard, shook his head and said, "I will not accept it. How dare I accept someone like this who just graduated? If he comes to study here and fails to pass the examination to become a scholar, I cannot bear such a bad reputation."

After hearing this, Sun Shan agreed and said, "Master, you are right. If you are going to recruit someone, recruit someone who knows you well."

Hong Xiucai waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Haha, when I accept students now, I want to accept good ones. I really don't want to accept ordinary ones."

After a pause, he continued, "I will tell you the truth. Your success in the imperial examination is not due to my efforts. It was your own diligence and hard work that earned you the honor. I only led you to the imperial examination. Your success is the result of your own hard work."

Hong Xiucai knew his own worth. He could brag about being a famous teacher outside, but he had a very clear self-awareness that he was just an old scholar who had failed the imperial examinations many times, so how could he teach a student who could become a juren?

The fact that Sun Shan passed the imperial examination was due not only to his diligence and hard work, but also to his further studies at Yuelu Academy. It had nothing to do with him.

Sun Shan disagreed and said, "Master, you played a big role in my success. Without you, I would not have been able to pass the examination. Without you, I would not have had the opportunity to take part in the provincial examination. Master, you have made an invaluable contribution. Don't be so modest."

Master Hong was very pleased. Sun Shan knew how to be grateful. Although his words sounded like polite words, he was very happy to hear them.

He smiled and said, "Okay, you don't have to flatter me. Don't you and I know what's going on? Haha, you are so slick. You used to coax your master's wife to make soup for you, and now you coax me. I don't know what you want to get. I can't be coaxed by you."

Sun Shan was delighted and said with a smile: "Master, you know me well. To be honest, I have been coveting the Duan inkstone on your desk since the first time I saw it. I have been trying to get it. Unfortunately, Master has never been fooled."

Hong Xiucai pretended to be furious and cursed, "You are such a good boy. No wonder you always came to my study room to ask questions when you were studying. It turns out that you have been eyeing my Duan inkstone. Haha, I was surprised at that time. You always said that my inkstone is useful. It turns out that you have been wanting to get it for a long time."

If you ask Sun Shan about liking Hong Xiucai's inkstone, he really likes it.

Because that was the first good inkstone he had ever seen, and it would be really unfair to him to say that he tried every means to get it.

Sun Shan just talked about it and never did it.

Hong Xiucai asked again: "Are the questions in this provincial examination difficult? You are lucky to be the last one on the list."

Mr. Hong went to the county school to look at the list and found that Sun Shan was the last one. He said to himself, "What a close call! He almost failed the exam."

But what can I say about Sun Shan? He is extremely lucky.

He was the last one on the list for the academy examination and the last one on the list for the provincial examination. This good luck was truly unique.

What a lucky guy!

Sun Shan said innocently, "Master, I'm going to tell you the truth. I did two questions in the provincial examination at Yuelu Academy, and I was even better at the other questions. Really, I didn't perform up to standard this time. I think I could have done better. Coming in last place was totally unexpected. I can't say I'll get first or second place, but at least I'll be in the lower middle level. Coming in last place is not something I can expect."

Sun Shan was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He never thought that he would be the last one on the list. According to his answers, he should have moved up a few or even a dozen places.

Just now I mentioned that he could not get first or second place in the imperial examinations, but he admitted that it was impossible.

Sun Shan had a vague suspicion that his style would not please the examiner, Yang Xun.

I vaguely feel that although this old man seeks stability in his work, he actually loves "up and downs" in his heart.

Hong Xiucai looked at Sun Shan unhappily, thinking that he was not modest at all. He shook his head and said, "There are always people better than you. When you took the exam, you felt good about yourself, but that was your own feeling, not the examiner's feeling."

Haha, Ah Shan, you are trying to emulate Zeng Jiajun, who also felt good about himself and thought he had to pass the exam to become a scholar. In fact, they all lack self-awareness.

Ah Shan, you and he are related, but you can't feel that you are developing in his direction."

Sun Shan quickly put on five consecutive denials: I am not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense, it’s not like that, you are just making it up.

I absolutely do not admit that Zeng Jiajun has such an unreliable self-awareness of knowledge.

He, Sun Shan, deserves the title!

When Mr. Hong saw Sun Shan trying to quibble, he immediately waved his hand to signal him to stop.

He rolled his eyes and said, "Ashan, you are just that kind of person, don't deny it. Doesn't your master know you well?"

Sun Shan pretended to be wronged, but Scholar Hong pretended not to notice and asked again, "Now that the provincial examination is over, are you preparing for the next spring examination?"

This is asking Sun Shan whether he will go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Sun Shan nodded and said, "Master, after I return home to hold a banquet for the candidates, I will immediately go to Beijing to take the exam."

Hong Xiucai's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Okay, let's go to the capital."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "No matter if it's successful or not, it's good to go to the capital to see it."

Going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations is the pursuit of every scholar, but Mr. Hong only remained a scholar and had no chance, which was a bit regrettable.

Now that his good student can go to Beijing, he feels honored.

Hong Xiucai seemed very happy and said encouragingly: "The spring breeze is blowing and the horses are galloping. We can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Thank you, Master."

Sun Shan also told Mr. Hong that he would be informed once the date for the banquet was confirmed.

Of course, she also mentioned her engagement to He Banyun.

Hong Xiucai stroked his half-white beard and said with joy and emotion: "Good, good, good. In the blink of an eye, you will soon get married. Time is merciless."

Sun Shan said quickly, "Master, it's not that you are unforgiving. You are still very young. Everyone in Huangyang County knows that you are a good teacher. They are all looking forward to you teaching a successful candidate."

Hong Xiucai laughed and said, "Humph, you underestimate me. My current goal is to train a successful candidate in the imperial examination!"

After saying this, he looked at Sun Shan proudly.

Sun Shan immediately cupped his hands and said, "Master, you are indeed a master. You have great ambitions. I admire you."