Kong Yingda was already one of the representative figures of Hebei literati during the Sui Dynasty.
This man is famous not only for his talent and learning, but also for his great achievements in education. When he was young in Hebei, he did not rush to become an official, but taught many disciples.
After becoming an official, he also served in the Imperial College, which allowed him to concentrate on learning in addition to teaching. Nowadays, there are not many people who can compare with him in scholarship, but his official career is not smooth.
After serving as an official for many years, in the end he was just a doctor of the Imperial Academy, which did not match his reputation in the literary world.
At this time, Ma Zhou narrated the story of his encounter with Kong Yingda, which was new to Li Po. Ma Zhou himself believed that the reason why he and Kong Yingda could talk happily all night was because the two of them had a lot to talk about in terms of teaching and educating people.
It can be seen that he is quite self-aware and his knowledge is not bad, but compared with Kong Yingda, the master of Confucian classics, it can be said that a firefly competes with the bright moon.
In fact, he also treated Kong Yingda as a teacher. Kong Yingda felt that he sincerely wanted to cultivate talents and introduced some people to him.
For example, Lu Deming, the master of Nanchen State, was also a great Confucian scholar.
Another example is Secretary Zhengzi, Ouyang Xun, a bachelor of Guanwen Palace, and Secretary Du Zhengzang, a young eunuch.
These are all world-famous people, but their knowledge and literature are a little inferior, and they are not enough to discuss with them. Without Kong Yingda's introduction, they wouldn't even bother to raise their eyebrows.
Talking to these people did not help Ma Zhou make much progress in knowledge, but he benefited a lot from teaching and educating people. Ouyang Xun and Kong Yingda were both good teachers and gave him a lot of advice.
That is to say, Ma Zhou's writing was not in Ouyang Xun's eyes. Otherwise, Ouyang Xun, who was amiable and interesting, would be Ma Zhou's key target.
Being with so many people who looked up to him, Ma Zhou was very depressed for a while. Even when they were talking about ancient and modern times and talking about words, he couldn't understand many words, but they smiled tacitly and seemed to understand.
With Yu Xin's appearance, he didn't even have to think twice before picking up the conversation.
At this time, the gap among literati was so huge. Being able to be called a big name in the literary world was not just a matter of writing a few good poems.
It can even be said that if you were not gifted and knowledgeable, you would not be able to reach their level. With these creatures at the top of the food chain, a person as knowledgeable as Ma Zhou could only listen.
Kong Yingda explained to him at that time, "We people are obsessed with learning and have been climbing on the mountain of books. If you don't have this ambition, how can you compare with us?"
If we are compared with you in literary matters, we people don’t need to lose face.
Then Ma Zhou suddenly understood, and he no longer cared about his lack of knowledge and his lack of knowledge to sit alongside these people.
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The stories among literati are very interesting, and they also have an indescribable flavor...
Chu Suiliang listened to Ma Zhou's words on the side and felt that this man had a really good character. He was not calm enough back then. Ouyang Xun didn't like him very much. He only taught him calligraphy because of his father Chu Liang's face.
It is rarely talked about.
At that time, he was conceited about his cleverness and wanted to learn from the strengths of others and form his own group sooner or later, so as not to let these people excel in their own right. But now that I think about it, he was too frivolous and shallow.
Ouyang Xun and others have been immersed in books all their lives, and have experienced many setbacks and grievances before they can start their own way in their fifties. How can you, Chu Suiliang, who is so enthusiastic about fame and wealth, start your own school?
This is a pure comparison between scholars and cannot be false in the slightest.
When Ouyang Xun taught him calligraphy, he once said that you have too many other things. If you want to excel in calligraphy, you will have to work hard on your writing skills in the future, instead of just seeking changes and innovations like now.
Chu Suiliang didn't take it seriously at the time, but as he grew older, he gradually realized his shortcomings and patiently corrected the shortcomings in his handwriting. After a few years, he finally found the way, but other things could not be discussed.
After all, what he pursues is male achievement, and he will only fall further and further behind those people in terms of knowledge.
Not to mention Ma Zhou, even if he was smart, he didn't have the conditions like Chu Suiliang to be taught by his father's words and deeds since he was a child.
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After telling me the whole story of my encounter with Kong Yingda, I unknowingly told some of my thoughts on running a school, and I felt completely relaxed.
When he finished speaking, it seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like a blink of an eye. Ma Zhou felt a little like he was in a dream. Am I talking to the emperor? Why did he say so much?
What happened?
Where is the student from Chang'an Academy? He didn't seem to mention it. He seemed to have been preparing to defend himself before...
Li Po smiled and patted the table gum, "Let me just say, if you don't have this intention and ambition, how can you write such a great article? After three years of accumulation, you have become a blockbuster. You should be a role model for everyone."
Li Po was indeed very satisfied with Ma Zhou. He was very talkative, so he might as well immerse himself in doing things. Ma Zhou seemed to be a person who worked hard, so he did not hesitate to praise him.
It has to be said that few people get this kind of treatment in front of him. The reason is that there are very few people who can concentrate on work like Ma Zhou, are prepared, and are not afraid of wasting time.
Li Po knew that this must be because the other party had a low background, so he had to work hard to achieve it. This kind of thing can be seen in many people with humble backgrounds.
They have no family background and no one recommends them, so they have to work harder and have stronger talents than the children of the family, so that they can stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone.
Their shortcoming is that they have little knowledge, and most of them are unable to go further because of their limited vision and ambition.
Therefore, this person needs to be investigated and I hope he won't spoil his mood like Changsun Wuji did.
My eldest son, Sun Wuji, has a girl, but you, Ma Zhou, have nothing, so that’s not a problem for your mission to Gaochang, huh.
Ma Zhou was already dumbfounded by the emperor's praise. This time he just sat on his seat and bowed his hands to thank him, without even standing. He got used to it quite quickly.
When it was time to eat, and seeing that Ma Zhou had worked hard and answered fluently, Li Po ordered people to prepare food and drinks in Liangyi Hall, got up and moved to Liangyi Hall.
Chu Suiliang was really envious now. King Ma Zhou and Ma Bin came to the palace for the first time and could have a meal with the emperor. It was much smoother than Chu Suiliang.
When he returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he was in an extraordinary situation, but it still took him two years to get in front of the emperor and borrow a piece of advice to let the important officials in the court know who he was, Chu Suiliang.
But now you look at King Ma Bin. His masterpiece has caused countless turmoil. Now everyone in the court and outside the court knows about him. He can even enter the palace and be honored and favored.
There is really no comparison between this person and other people... There are always some people who have much better luck than you.