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The old man's expression moved slightly when he heard the words, and he also saw that the former was sincerely asking for advice, and the previous behavior should not have been intentional.

Then he raised his hand and stroked his beard and asked, "Did the elders in the family teach you how to salute?"

Hearing the question, Ye Chen's face changed, his guess just now was indeed right.

Then he replied: "My parents died early at home, and there is no elder to teach etiquette. Please give me some pointers."

The old man nodded slightly: "No wonder, you know that when bowing hands, you need to clasp your hands together in front of your chest, with your left hand outside and your right hand inside.

As for you just now, your right hand is outside and your left hand is inside.This etiquette is used when mourning guests.It can only be used when saying goodbye to the deceased..."

Confucianism Xunzi (free chapter [-])

Hearing this, Ye Chen suddenly realized, and his expression changed slightly. It turned out that he had made such a mistake, no wonder the other party suddenly lost his good face.

I never thought that a seemingly simple hand-off ceremony would have so many details.

The left hand is outside to greet people, and the right hand is outside to greet the dead. They are similar on the surface but in fact they are completely different.

If someone is living well, but you just come up and salute, it is no different from cursing someone to die early.Anyone with a bit of a temper will definitely roll up their sleeves and beat you.

From this point of view, the old man's self-cultivation is quite good. If it were another person, a fat beating would probably be inevitable.

Thinking of this, he quickly adjusted his gestures, bowed respectfully towards the other party and saluted again, and said: "I don't know etiquette, I'm really sorry, I hope the elder will be merciful!"

The old man saw that he didn't mean it, and he didn't care about it, so he stroked his beard and said, "It's okay, this matter must be kept in mind, and it must not be like this in the future."

"No, the kid has been taught!"

Ye Chen responded.

The old man nodded, sized him up a bit, and asked, "Are you also here to participate in the Confucianism assessment?"

Ye Chen replied: "The boy has always admired Confucianism, and today he came here to ask for advice."

Although the words are a bit euphemistic, the meaning is also expressed very clearly.

The old man heard the words: "Li is one of the six arts of Confucianism. It may not be easy for you to enter Xiaoshengxianzhuang."

The words are also euphemistic. To put it simply, you even made a mistake in the hand-off ceremony, and you still want to be admitted?

Ye Chen said seriously: "My boy knows that he is not talented enough, and it is difficult to meet the standards of Confucianism. However, where there is a will, there is a way. As long as you work tirelessly, I believe that one day you will be able to become a member of the little sage village."

When the old man heard the words, his expression changed slightly, and he said: "Where there is a will, there is a way. This is a great word."

After making a comment, he looked at the former and said, "I have such an opinion at a young age, and I have a good mind."

Hearing such praise, Ye Chen replied: "To be honest, this sentence was just read in a book accidentally by the kid, so I shouldn't praise it so much."

Hearing this, instead of being disappointed, the old man showed a smile again: "It's rare not to take the credit of others."

He was very happy to hear this answer.Although Confucianism valued talent, it valued virtue even more. If it were someone else who faced praise, it would probably be easy to climb.

Telling the truth so directly means letting go of the vanity in his heart, which is difficult even for an adult, let alone a young child.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little more favorable in my heart, maybe this child is really a talent to make.

And at this moment, the Confucian disciple who was responsible for maintaining order at the side also noticed the two of them, and then walked over quickly.

When he came to the old man's side, he bowed his hands respectfully and said, "My disciple pays homage to Grand Master Uncle!"

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help showing surprise on his face. He also guessed that this person should have some status in Confucianism, but at this moment he realized that he seemed to have underestimated him.

Then he opened his mouth and said, "I don't know if you are..."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled lightly: "My surname is Xun, and my courtesy name is Qing, and the single name has the word "Kuang"."

"Xun Kuang!"

Ye Chen was shocked. Many people are not very familiar with the name Xun Kuang, but he also has a title that everyone knows, that is "Xunzi"!

After Confucius and Mencius, Xunzi is another great sage of Confucianism. No matter his degree or virtue, ordinary people can't match him.

Although he is not the head of Confucianism, in terms of prestige in the minds of scholars, I am afraid no one can match him.

Ye Chen also couldn't help being slightly surprised, he didn't expect to meet such a big man on the first day of time travel.Fortunately, my previous attitude was quite correct, otherwise, let alone entering the Little Sage Village, there might not be a place for him in the entire Sanghai City.

Immediately saluted quickly, and said respectfully: "Greetings to Mr. Xun, I didn't know the identity of the senior just now, please forgive me for being rude!"

Xunzi said: "It's nothing, you don't need to pay too much attention to trivial matters. Don't you want to enter Confucianism? It depends on your performance."

Ye Chen cupped his hands and said: "The boy will definitely go all out."

Xunzi nodded, then looked at the Confucian disciple and said, "Ziyan, take this little guy for an assessment."

"promise!"

The Confucian scholar named Ziyan responded, then turned around and left with Ye Chen.

The two passed through the crowd and came directly to the assessment office ahead.With Master Xun's care, Ye Chen no longer has to wait in line, which is a small back door.

"Senior Brother Zimo, Uncle Xun asked me to bring this over here, please help me take the test."

Hearing this, the Confucian disciple in charge of the assessment sized Ye Chen up, then nodded and said, "No problem."

After completing the handover, the Confucian scholar named Zimo started the assessment without any delay.

As the first round of auditions, the difficulty is not very high, but the elimination rate is still as high as [-]%, and most of the thousands of people here will be directly selected.

To be honest, Ye Chen didn't have much confidence in this level. After all, he is a modern person and doesn't know much about ancient culture.

It's not even clear what type of script prevails here.

During the Warring States period, not only was the world divided, but even the characters were different.Although most of them evolved from bronze inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, after hundreds of years of development, the cultural differences between regions have also become larger and larger.

If this assessment is a test paper test like in later generations, it will definitely be caught blind.Not to mention answering the questions, I guess I can't even recognize many words.

However, the heavens seem to have some favor for him as a traverser, and it is not too embarrassing.

Zimo took a look at the former, and then said: "A gentleman of Tian Xingjian strives for self-improvement, and a gentleman of terrain and earth embodies virtue. Where do these two come from?"

Hearing the question, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Before traveling, he was a lover of traditional culture and knew a thing or two about ancient classics.

This question is just within the purview of its knowledge.

Then he replied: "The two chapters of Qian and Kun in "Book of Changes" are compiled."

Zimo nodded: "Do you know what this statement means?"