Lu Wanting has only done one thing in his life - taking exams.
After taking exams for half a lifetime, my hair has grown gray on my temples, and I haven't even passed the examination.
When people in the capital mentioned him, they first expressed regret and then ridiculed him.
When he was forty years old, Lu Wanting accepted that he really had no luck in taking the exam, so he used his last savings to open a shabby school on a mountainside in the suburbs of Beijing to teach reading and literacy to a few Mongolian children who could not afford to pay a bachelor's degree.
What he taught was wild.
"The Analects of Confucius" was only taught for half an hour. In the remaining time, he took the children to the fields to identify the grains, to the streams to measure the depth of the water, and to the market to learn accounting...
When everyone heard this, they shook their heads and declared: "This person is crazy and does not do his job properly. He will only mislead others."
Ten years later.
The new emperor ascended the throne and opened schools to recruit scholars.
An article called "Nongsang Policy" shocked the government and the public, and the policy commentator became the top scholar in high school.
In the court hall, the emperor asked about his master's inheritance.
The new top scholar straightened his spine and his voice echoed through the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "I learned everything I learned from my mentor, Lu Wanting, at the Banshan Academy in the suburbs of Beijing."
Lu Wanting was squatting on the hillside, rolling up his trouser legs, teaching a little kid with a knotted head how to measure the land with steps.
Reading Guide
1. The male protagonist is a local scholar.
2. The main line is teaching and educating people, group portraits, and the growth and stories of the students occupy the main space. There are imperial examinations and courts, but the core is farming literature.
3. The male protagonist has no plot, and the students each have their own emotional lines and life experiences.
4. Imaginary dynasties, private establishments, and some official positions and imperial examination systems are based on those of the Song and Ming Dynasties. Please do not strictly research.
5. The rhythm is slow and warm, daily flow.
Intention: The peach and plum trees are silent, and they create a trail of their own.