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Zhu Ming took out a copy of "Tao Yongce" and gave it to the Wei brothers to study on their own. If they had any questions, they would go to the state government office for advice.
Wei Yingshi was more obedient and accepted it readily.
Wei Yingwu asked, "Is this book a new study?"
Ju Ming smiled slightly: "It's very new, newer than King Shu's knowledge. It's also very old, and it directly pursues the true meaning of Confucius and Mencius. Being proficient in this knowledge can help the country at the top and the people at the bottom."
The two brothers were quite surprised, asked a few more questions, and then left.
They returned to the house they had just rented and couldn't wait to read it.
After reading a few articles, Wei Yingshi exclaimed: "This is truly a learning that helps the world and saves the people!"
Wei Yingwu said: "It is of little benefit to scientific research."
"Brother, why did you say this?" Wei Yingshi immediately retorted, "Now that traitors are in power, what is the use of being an official through the imperial examination? My grandfather was recommended and refused to enter the court. We should cultivate ourselves and study until the time is right.
Then go to the imperial examination and become an official. Although this book is not helpful for the imperial examination, it is a good knowledge for life and work. In time, it will make the world famous."
Wei Yingwu curled his lips, too lazy to argue.
But he said that Zhu Ming returned to the back house and told Zheng Yuanyi about the marriage.
Zheng Yuanyi had known that this day would come, but she still felt a little aggrieved. She forced a smile and said: "My husband is getting married this year, so it's time to marry his wife."
Zhu Ming held Zheng Yuanyi's hand. He wanted to explain a few words of comfort, but felt that it was too hypocritical, so he simply held her and stood up: "Come with me to the bedroom to drink."
"My husband, there is no need to feel guilty." Zheng Yuanyi said.
Ju Ming leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Besides drinking, there are other things you can do..."
Zheng Yuanyi's cheeks turned red after hearing this, and she looked around: "It's only afternoon, it's still daytime."
"Let's go have a drink." Zhu Ming said with a smile.
Zheng Yuanyi ran after her husband, then turned back and called the maid: "Miaomiao, bring in the wine!"
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There are elders in Zhu Ming's family, and Zhu Guoxiang still needs to come forward for the marriage, and the appointment will be formalized after the horoscopes are matched.
Before the letter was sent to Yangzhou, the new principal of Jinzhou State School arrived.
"Professor Chang Tong of Zhouxue, pays homage to the prefect!" A young man in his twenties bowed.
Zhu Ming asked: "Are you a Jinshi Jinshi?"
Chang Tong replied: "Second Class Jinshi."
"The second-level students can also be professors?" Zhu Ming actually wanted to ask, are today's Jinshi scholars like this?
Chang Tong explained: "My father offended Cai Jing in his early years and was banned from the Yuanyou Party. Later, fortunately, the official showed mercy and was removed from the Yuanyou Party, but he was not reinstated. I got the second-level Jinshi in the lower examination. Originally,
He was given the title of Chief Registrar, but when he left the capital, he was suddenly changed to Professor."
This is his father, Chang Anmin, who offended Cai Jing too much and called Cai Jing to his face a shameless person: "The trouble today is greater than that of a scholar who is shameless."
Before Cai Jing fully came to power, he had already demoted his father to collect liquor taxes. Later, he simply signed up for the party and fought to the end.
Ju Ming asked: "Which school do you study from?"
Chang Tong lowered his head and said: "New learning."
"As a Shu native, do you really know how to learn new knowledge?" Zhu Ming said with a smile, "I have new knowledge, would you like to discuss it together?"
Chang Tong raised his hand and said, "I would like to listen to the prefect's teachings."
Zhu Ming said: "The literary style of Jinzhou is poor, and there are not even a single Jinshi. I want to revitalize the cultural context of Jinzhou, so I will give lectures in person on holidays. Everyone, whether a student of Jinzhou or not, can come and listen to the lectures. What do you think?"
How could Chang Tong dare to refuse? He immediately said: "This is a great blessing for the scholars of Jinzhou."
Officials in the Song Dynasty took a rest and had three days of ten-day leave every month.
There are seven days of holidays on New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, and Cold Food. Two of them are pilgrimage holidays, that is, you do not have to go to court. The remaining five days are for work, that is, you do not have to work. In fact, there are only five days off.
On Holy Days (the birthdays of the emperor and the Queen Mother), there are three days of holiday during the Shangyuan and Zhongyuan periods. Two days are for court and one day is off for official duties. In fact, there is only one day off.
The rest of the summer solstice, twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, Spring Society, and Autumn Society are said to be holidays, but they are all court holidays. They don't have to meet the emperor, and they have to work when they need to.
After Song Zhenzong, emperors liked to create festivals.
For example, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty created the Kaiji Festival in the spring, which is the day when various civil engineering projects were started. He also created the Tianying Festival, which is the day for communicating and sensing the gods. Anyway, it is very consistent with the persona of Song Huizong, and these festivals are real.
Have a holiday.
Ju Ming planned to use the holidays to give lectures to the scholars in person and spread the Taoist theory. To put it bluntly, he would brainwash the scholars.
Nowadays, when students from state schools take part in the imperial examination, no one interferes.
Even Taixue students can take part in the imperial examination. The prerequisite is that they must go home and pass the examination. During the imperial examination period, if they delay the Imperial Examination, they will bear the consequences themselves.
After a few days, it’s time to take a break.
Ju Ming had posted a notice in advance, and nearly three hundred people gathered at Zhouxue. In addition to official students, there were also private scholars and even officials who came to listen.
Zhang Gen came to the scene in person, and Li Daochong sent a personal follower to find out.
There is a big banyan tree in Zhouxue, with lush branches and leaves, which can provide shade.
Ju Ming stood under the tree, with everyone surrounding him.
Brainwashing also requires careful techniques. Direct lectures and arguments are not enough. Asking everyone to learn mathematics and physics at the beginning is even more nonsense.
Zhu Ming held high the banner of Wang Anshi as soon as he came up: "King Shu's new learning is excellent. I have been reading "The Book of Rites and Inventions" recently. If I have some insights, I will discuss it with you."
What kind of book is "The Invention of the Book of Rites"?
Not to mention that the scholars in Jinzhou have never heard of it, even many officials do not know about it.
Chang Tong, the principal of the prefecture school, hurriedly asked: "Does King Shu really have a book called "The Invention of the Book of Rites"?"
"Yes," Zhu Ming said with a smile, "Zhang Tuanlian must have seen it."
Zhang Gen replied: "I have seen some, and they are quite... extreme."
Wang Anshi's new textbooks are the first to recommend "Zhuo" and "New Meanings of the Three Classics".
As for his "Invention of the Book of Rites", even Cai Jing did not dare to promote it because it was not conducive to the king's governance. This book was only spread in a small area and was lost in later generations, with only a few fragments remaining.
Zhu Ming immediately asked: "For those who are official but have no salary, if the king has a gift, it is said to be an offering, and if the envoy is to be a widow, it cannot be said that the king dies. How do you interpret this sentence? Is there any rule in "Book of Rites"?
Scholars try to explain it?"
A scholar stood up and said:
"As a minister, even if he does not receive a salary, he should still present treasures to the emperor."
"If you go on a mission to another country, you should be like a minister with a salary and call your emperor 'little emperor'."
"If the ruler makes mistakes in his administration and his repeated advice is not accepted, he can resign politely. Even if a minister with a salary goes to an enemy country, he should mourn for his old master. A minister without a salary should not mourn for the old master if he goes to an enemy country. This is
for he has been favored less favorably.”
Ju Ming looked around and asked, "Do you think so?"
"Of course." Everyone nodded.
Ju Ming again cited Wang Anshi: "The Invention of the Book of Rites written by King Shu is not explained in this way."
Zhang Gen immediately raised his eyebrows. His father-in-law was a key member of the reform sect and he had read "The Invention of the Book of Rites".
Wang Anshi’s explanation of this paragraph is very vigorous!
In the curious eyes of everyone, Ju Ming said: "King Shu wrote in black and white that Kong Yingda misinterpreted it. The king has a gift, which cannot be interpreted as a gift to the king. The gift given by the minister to the king is called 'Xian', which is what it should be."
Why do you still ask if you have a salary?"
The scholars and officials were at a loss, but subconsciously nodded in approval.
Especially those who wrote the "Book of Rites", according to the mainstream annotations, this passage is very contradictory and cannot be read at all. However, they usually study and do not dare to ask more about it, because after thorough investigation, the conclusions they draw are extremely scary.
But Ju Ming came up with a terrible conclusion: "This sentence should be interpreted like this..."
"For a person who has become an official but does not have a salary, when the king gives something to him, he should not say 'gift', but 'offer'. The person who offers something is originally a fat dog used for sacrifice. "The Analects of Confucius" Zheng notes: "Xian is a virtuous person"
Also. Offer it to those who can train the wise."
"The original meaning of this sentence is that the king and his subjects should respect each other. The king should not be condescending to his subjects before they receive the salary from the king. Even giving gifts cannot be said to be rewards, but should be called gifts to express the king's respect for his subjects.
Respect.”
"After this explanation, the remaining sentences make sense. When a subject without a salary is ordered to go on a foreign mission, he must call the monarch a 'little monarch' to distinguish him from the subjects who have a salary. When a monarch dies, there is no salary.
Your subjects do not have to mourn for your king."
After these remarks were made, everyone was horrified.
Apart from being frightened, he was also thoughtful.
Because this interpretation of the "Book of Rites" makes logical sense, but the mainstream interpretation is evasive.
This also involves whether Huashi Gang's officials and the people have the obligation to "donate".
According to the mainstream interpretation, subjects should present gifts to the king, and there is theoretical support for presenting flowers and stones.
However, Ju Ming explained this way: "Book of Rites" does not stipulate relevant obligations as to whether subjects should offer tribute to the king. They may or may not offer it, and it is against reason to forcefully ask for the outline of flowers and stones.
All the scholars looked at each other in confusion. They were inclined to Ju Ming's statement, but they would not dare to write it like this in the imperial examination.
Zhu Ming asked Zhang Gen: "Does Zhang Tuanlian think this is true?"
"Of course." Zhang Gen hated Hua Shigang very much, so of course he had to support this statement.
The confidants sent by Li Daochong secretly took note of Ju Ming's remarks.
Zhu Ming used Wang Anshi's signature and talked some more truth, and finally came to the topic: "Although I have not just read Confucian classics, I have some experience. I think that after students are enlightened, they should first read "Xiao Dai's Book of Rites"
"University", "University" can be its own article."
"The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection."
"A great scholar is a master of learning. A man of clear virtue is a person who has many principles and can handle everything. A man who is close to the people can read new people. If you understand the truth, you can learn from the old and adopt the new, and your virtues, talents, and learning will improve accordingly. If you keep improving, you will be able to stop at it.
Kindness. This is the program of "The University" and the program of life and work."
"...If you want to be sincere in your intention, you must first seek knowledge. To achieve knowledge is to investigate things... I have also understood the method of investigating things, and I will talk about it in detail when I talk about "Tao Yongce" in the future."
"We, the scholars, should take the Tao of the University as our foundation. That is to study things to gain knowledge, to be sincere and upright, to cultivate ourselves, to manage our families, to govern the country, and to bring peace to the world!"
The confidants sent by Li Daochong recorded Ju Ming's remarks again.
It was endorsed by Wang Anshi before, but this statement belongs to Luo School. Ercheng was the first to make "The Great Learning" into a separate chapter. This has violated the academic ban of the Huizong Dynasty!
Luo Xue did not spread to Jinzhou, especially after Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty banned learning. Even the Jinzhou scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam had little understanding of Er Cheng's knowledge.
At this time, hearing Zhu Ming say "cultivate one's moral character, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world", the scholars all felt excited, as if they had suddenly found the direction of their lives.
This chapter has been completed!