Chapter 79: First Lecture (Added update for cs09 book friends)
Xunjia Gong said that in ancient times, especially during the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was a great initiative of the Xun family.
During this period, knowledge was held by a small number of nobles, and ordinary people could not read a few characters, let alone know some skills in governing the country.
The Xun family is willing to teach their family knowledge to the outside world. No matter what the purpose is, at least in terms of spreading knowledge, the Xun family is indeed at the forefront.
Of course, there is still a certain gap between the Xun family and those cultural masters who open their doors to the public and treat everyone equally regardless of wealth or poverty, but they are much better than those guys who value their own money.
There are four old families and four new families in Yingchuan County. The four old families naturally include the Xun family, and the other three are the Zhong family, the Han family, and the Chen family. These four families were established as early as Xun Shu, Zhong Hao,
Han Shao and Chen Shi were already very famous at that time, that is to say, they were already famous in the early Eastern Han Dynasty and had many high-ranking officials.
The four newer families are the Du family, the Guo family, the Zhao family and the Xin family.
As for some others who are called Yingchuan House, they only claim it by themselves and have not been recognized by ordinary people.
Fei Qian can see this from where everyone is sitting during the Xun family's speech today.
On top of the incense-burning platform, the speaker's position is naturally located.
The table closest to the high platform is reserved for senior officials and senior citizens, and is usually left vacant.
A little further back, it was divided among the four major families. Basically, one family occupied one direction of the high platform and sat on the four sides of the platform: southeast, northwest, and northwest.
Then sat the members of the four newly emerged families...
As for those like Fei Qian, they can only sit in the back row, but there are still seats to sit on, such as the T-shaped room and those in the back. Basically, they can only stand and listen to the lectures. There are also those in the outermost circle.
The children from a poor family can only wait until the people in the Xun family villa have taken away all the better seats at the front before opening the door to let the children from a poor family in...
Although there are many people, it is very quiet.
It was completely different from any public classes that Fei Qian had attended in later generations. Everyone was waiting quietly and no one was making any noise. It was not like the public classes in later generations where the noise was no different from a vegetable market before the teacher arrived.
Fei Qian, Zao Zhi, and Ying Yu sat at the same table.
Yesterday when Fei Qian was playing with Zao Zhi, Ying Yu seemed to have gone to visit someone and went back to his room to sleep very late, so there was no communication.
Relatively speaking, Fei Qian and Zao Zhi are relatively close in age and hobbies. They both like to eat... So relatively speaking, they are naturally closer than Ying Yu.
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Suddenly, Fei Qian heard a drum beating outside the door.
Then after about half the time of burning incense, the drum was beaten for the second time——
Oh, Fei Qian understands, this is similar to the preparation bell for class in later generations. It is estimated that the door will be closed after the third tom is sounded...
Sure enough, after the third drumbeat, the Xun family closed the door. Those who were late or missed might not be able to get in.
After a while, I heard the sound of ding-ding-ding tapping like a stone chime, and then the only sound of breathing could be heard in the already relatively quiet venue...
I saw a man with a crown on his head, wearing a moon-white long-sleeved robe, and a black cloak. He walked slowly amidst the sound of stone chimes, step by step, and walked up to the high platform.
Some of the people sitting at the front obviously recognized the person, and seemed to be a little surprised, and they actually became a little restless...
The supervisors standing at the four corners immediately shouted in unison and were silent, suppressing the commotion.
Fei Qian didn't understand what was going on, so he touched Zao Zhi secretly, made a gesture with his eyes, and asked Zao Zhi if he knew what happened.
Zao Zhi secretly pointed at the people on the stage with his finger, and then made a sign with the word "or" on the mat...
Fei Qian thought about it for a while, the person on the stage was called Xun or? Is there such a person in the Xun family? Why is there no impression of him?
No, Zao Zhi's gesture should be the word "彧". The person who spoke for the first time today turned out to be Xun Yu! He turned out to be this awesome man?
Fei Qian has the cognition of later generations, and of course he thinks Xun Yu is a great man, but Xun Yu has not yet been evaluated by Cao Cao as "my son's wife", and he has no commendable achievements. Naturally, the rest of the people are not like Fei Qian
So I agree with Xun Yu, so it is not surprising that there was commotion before.
Xun Yu sat on the high platform and had a panoramic view of the faces of all kinds of people below.
It can be said that what I talked about today is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, you will naturally become famous. If there is a slight mistake, let alone the reputation, the position of the next generation head of the family that Xun Shuang talked about yesterday may really become
"perhaps"……
Xun Shuang's lecture this time is "Yi", so naturally Xun Yu can only lecture on "Yi", otherwise it would be too funny, just like in later generations, if a great master of Chinese studies wants to give a lecture, let him first talk about "Yamei Dad"
The opening is average.
Xun Yu took a deep breath and motioned to the servants on the side to put up a cloth flag on the stage.
The cloth flag has a white background, with six thick and powerful short horizontal bars drawn in black ink on it, like six black wooden sticks running parallel and horizontally, on top of the white cloth flag from top to bottom.
Xun Yu's clear voice sounded: "Now we will talk about the Qian hexagram."
"Gan Zhe, Yuan, Xiang, Li, Zhenye..."
"Yuan means Shi Ye. Heng means Tong Ye. Li means Harmony. Zhen means Zheng Ye..."
Xun Yu's face was calm and his voice was steady and loud. Although Fei Qian was a short distance away from the high platform, he could hear it very clearly——
Xun Yu continued to preach: "... Yuan means the growth of good deeds. Prosperity means good society. Profit means harmony of righteousness. Chastity means the ability to do things. Good people can grow up well. Jiahui means good people.
Those who are righteous and harmonious are enough to control things. Those who do things are enough to be trustworthy..."
Xun Yu continued to elaborate on his explanations and views on Yuan, Xiang, Li, and Zhen:
"...The things that are formed in the sky are Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhen. It is said that the four seasons of heaven are used to create all things. The things that are formed in the earth are benevolence, propriety, righteousness, and wisdom.
Yuan is good at growing up, so it can embody benevolence. Benevolence governs spring growth, and it is an oriental tree.
Heng is a grand gathering, which is enough for the ceremony. The host of the ceremony is Xia Yang, which is the fire of the south.
Benefit is the most appropriate thing and is sufficient to harmonize justice. Righteousness is established in autumn, which is the gold of the West.
Zhen is responsible for doing things, and trust is based on wisdom. Wisdom governs winter storage, which is the water in the north.
The virtues carry things, and the five elements coexist with each other, and the contribution of earth is also there. Earth lives in the middle palace and divides the four seasons of the king. It is also caused by the emperor's inaction, and the world is about to exist. Water, fire, metal, and wood are not contained by earth. Humanity, justice, etiquette, and wisdom are not contained by earth. You don't want to spread your word. Since trust belongs to you, it's clear that you should first speak of your integrity and then refrain from speaking of your faith.
The four conducts of a husband represent the virtue of the king. Therefore, the beginning of the hexagram Qianguan and the table of contents show that the door to morality and justice lies here, just like the fifth beginning of the Spring and Autumn period.
The benevolence of the body is correct, so it transforms things; observing the movement and knowing the time, so it is in harmony with the sky; the use of Qi is appropriate, so it benefits the people; keeping one industry upright, so it is the custom.
If it is messed up, it will destroy the etiquette, and the teaching will be immoral; if it is contrary, it will not work, if it is wrong, it will hinder its use, and its work will be wasted; if it is forgotten, it will be wrong, and its official will fail.
The four virtues were the cause of King Wen's rise; the four mistakes were the cause of Shang Zhou's downfall."
As soon as Xun Yu said this, everyone listening below couldn't help but burst into a loud uproar...
