Chapter 691: The Little Talented Girl and the Writer
Zhang Ximeng completed his first lecture at Jimin Academy. In the first half, he mainly talked about teachers’ ethics. In fact, after breaking it down, it contained very rich content.
Zhang Ximeng was talking about his views on education, believing that teachers need to strictly restrain themselves and understand where they come from and the responsibilities they shoulder... Some people may think that Zhang Ximeng is not polite to teachers.
But don’t forget, when was Zhang Ximeng alive?
This was still an era when masters and apprentices were like father and son. Relying on the relationship between master and apprentice and the opinions of the family, they formed cliques for personal gain and criticized each other... This kind of bad things were not uncommon in the Song and Yuan dynasties.
In the Ming Dynasty, it would continue to flourish and eventually form complex cliques that would fight against each other.
Zhang Ximeng's words are about the present and the future.
Teachers teach students as a matter of course. We cannot use the friendship between teachers and students to form cliques for personal gain, nor can we rely on the convenience of presiding over the imperial examinations to expand party members and influence the government. This is absolutely unacceptable.
Everything must be done with care, and you can't just talk nonsense.
As Zhang Ximeng, he was naturally able to grasp the appropriateness. Under the conditions of the early Ming Dynasty, it was ten thousand times more important to restrain teachers than to demand students.
In addition, Zhang Ximeng also talked about the division of arts and sciences, and the separation of social sciences and natural sciences.
Zhang Ximeng made it clear that what the teacher taught was the best principle in the world and the right way of heaven and earth.
Acting righteously and appropriately is another aspect of a teacher's ethics that must be emphasized.
To study knowledge, one must have an upright character, upright intentions, and serve the country and the people...
Generally speaking, Zhang Ximeng only touched upon it briefly and did not go on to say more. These contents can be explained in detail to everyone in the following specific lectures.
A pleasant morning ended quickly.
Liu Sanwu planned to summon all the teachers to focus on this issue of teacher ethics, so the students were dismissed from school early.
After listening to Zhang Ximeng’s lecture, how could anyone be willing to leave?
Therefore, the students continued to discuss in groups of twos and threes.
For example, let's say Zhang Shuning and several others get together.
Xu Guan said: "Zhang Xiang's words are really enlightening and extraordinary. I remember when I was very young, it was very difficult to read a book. I kept it to myself and was unwilling to take it out."
Hu Yan nodded, "Yes, I remember that the bachelors of Song Lian and Song Dynasty wrote an article about the difficulty of studying at a young age. If those who have a large collection of books and profound knowledge can, like Zhang Xiang said, spread knowledge and support people
It is the bounden duty of the younger generation to preach and enjoy preaching. I really don’t know how many people will benefit from it! This lofty speech by Prime Minister Zhang really expounded the world’s teachings and made me want to be a teacher.”
Hu Yan sighed, Zhang Shuning suddenly raised his head and asked: "Brother Hu, do you also want to be a teacher?"
Hu Yan was startled, "I also want to? So you want to be a teacher?"
"Um!"
Zhang Shuning nodded, very seriously, "Our civilization and our country rely on the inheritance of culture and the dissemination of knowledge and culture... Teachers shoulder this mission, which is the most noble and supreme! I naturally want to be a teacher! Excellent.
Teacher!"
After Zhang Shuning finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at Xia Zhifeng, who was silent, "You, what do you think?"
Xia Zhifeng was still thinking with her head down when she was suddenly asked. She was stunned for a while, then bit her lip and said, "I, I have something I want to ask Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Shuning looked around and winked at Xia Zhifeng. After a while, the two of them arrived alone at the school wall.
Xia Zhifeng suddenly raised his head, summoned up all his courage, and said in a firm tone: "Did you know? We live on a huge ball?"
Zhang Shuning was stunned for a while, and Xia Zhifeng thought he was frightened, so he thought to himself: "I also think it's incredible, but I read a lot of arithmetic books and observed it for a long time, and I even started to do the math... Although I'm not a mathematician...
It doesn’t come out, but I am very sure that we are on a big ball... I also know that this is ridiculous, and I have never dared to tell others. On the one hand, I derived it myself based on what I learned from books; on the other hand, it is
I listen to what I hear around me, and everyone firmly believes it... Who do you think I should believe, myself, or my father and the others?"
Zhang Shuning finally understood at this moment that the earth is a round ball... It seems that his father said it when he was still wearing crotchless pants, and Zhang Shuning also remembered it clearly.
But he couldn't figure out why the earth was round. But he absolutely believed that his father was not wrong, so he believed in it.
Today Xia Zhifeng told him that not only did she know that life was a sphere, but she also tried to calculate it using arithmetic.
At first hearing, Zhang Shuning was extremely horrified. After he calmed down for a while, he felt another surprise.
This girl is more talented than she thought!
It can even be said that she is the most suitable successor to her father's knowledge in this field.
"Xia Zhifeng, do you have any other weird ideas?" Zhang Shuning asked.
Xia Zhifeng paused, and then said in a thoughtful tone: "I saw a Tengu eclipse last year... I am observing the moon phase now, and I feel that there must be a pattern behind it. It is not a Tengu, but
The sun, moon and stars we see are all moving!"
After hearing this, Zhang Shuning was extremely convinced that this girl was more than just a genius!
Dad must see her as soon as possible.
"Okay, have you ever written anything about this?"
"I wrote it and put it in my study. No one knows about it... I'm afraid someone will be scared."
Is it possible that I can still burn you as a witch?
Zhang Shuning sighed at his friend's rigorousness and said with a smile: "Well, you go home first, get these things, and then go to my backyard. When Zhang Xiang goes to rest, I will find a way to lead you in. Zhang Xiang is very easy to talk to. He can do it today."
In that case, he will definitely be willing to impart knowledge and answer your doubts. After meeting Prime Minister Zhang, I will probably be able to help you answer your questions and resolve your doubts."
Xia Zhifeng's eyes gleamed and she nodded vigorously.
She has never been so excited since she was a child.
I was filled with questions and finally found someone who could help answer them. This kind of happiness was simply unimaginable.
She ran back home as fast as she could and dug out her copy of The Theory of the Round Earth. It was a very sloppy article with only a few hundred words.
Asking Prime Minister Zhang about this is simply a crime!
Xia Zhifeng looked at the time and felt that it would still be a long time before Zhang Xiang came back.
Xia Zhifeng picked up the pen and polished it again, trying to write the article more carefully and clearly, and then gave it to Zhang Xianggong to read.
As for whether Zhang Shuning can fulfill her promise, she has no doubts.
Boss Zhang definitely does what he says!
In addition to Xia Zhifeng, there were many other students who were shocked. One of them was named Huang Zicheng!
This man is twenty years old. Not only is he very good-looking, but he is also quite talented in poetry. Logically speaking, he is definitely a popular figure in the school and attracts much attention.
But I'm sorry, not many people know Huang Zicheng.
The main problem is that Huang Zicheng is a little older and he had already achieved some success before entering Jimin Academy.
When you enter the school, you are just an auditor and do not participate in the school's exams, so everyone doesn't know about it.
Huang Zicheng was able to enter the school thanks to an old gentleman named Liang Yin. He was very knowledgeable, but had bad luck. Under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, he failed in many tests.
Later Liu Sanwu became the headmaster of Jimin Academy and invited him out.
Liang Yin taught Huang Zicheng in his early years. After he entered the school, he read Zhang Ximeng's articles, studied the design of the school, and issued many courses such as astronomy, calendar, agriculture and medicine.
Liang Yin felt that what Huang Zicheng had learned before was far from enough, so he wrote a letter asking Huang Zicheng to come over.
Huang Zicheng obeyed the order and came to Jimin Academy.
It has to be said that as a natural problem-solver, even though Huang Zicheng could not take the exam, it was quite scary to write it... It only took him a year and a half to learn all the courses by himself, and he was very successful in arithmetic, medicine, and agriculture.
Quite accomplished.
As an auditor, Huang Zicheng was preparing to go to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination, or to find another way out.
It happened that at this time, Zhang Ximeng came to Jimin School to give a lecture.
This class alone made Huang Zicheng think a lot.
He found Liang Yin and expressed his thoughts. He planned to go to Peiping, to the desert of culture, to a barbarian land, to spread education and bring what he learned to the children of Peiping.
After hearing this, Liang Yin was quite moved, so after lunch break, he mentioned the matter to Liu Sanwu. He also wanted to say that the juniors in our school are also very responsible, and they are not all uncultivated villains!
After hearing this, Liu Sanwu was also very moved, so he took advantage of Zhang Ximeng's return to tell the story about Huang Zicheng.
Huang Zicheng?
Still going to Peking?
What to do?
Assist Zhu Di?
Zhang Ximeng felt more and more that the world was magical, but he was quite happy when he thought that these two mortal enemies were about to get together.
"Well, let Huang Zicheng come over and I'll have a chat with him."
Not long after, a very handsome young man came to see Zhang Ximeng.
He is indeed very handsome, and Zhang Ximeng cannot say that he is not handsome because he is not as good as him.
In fact, Huang Zicheng ranked second in the provincial examination in history, and even passed the Huiyuan examination in the general examination. In the palace examination, he ranked third in the third place... although it was not as scary as winning six yuan in a row.
However, in all three major exams, he was ranked in the top three, and he also won the title of Tanhua Lang, which symbolizes both talent and appearance. Huang Zicheng's strength should not be underestimated.
Definitely the king of scrolls, the king of kings!
"Xiang Zhang, the students were quite shocked after listening to Xianggong's lectures on morality in the morning. The students felt that teachers should not be above the school, but only teach from a high platform. It seems that they should go to the most difficult places to spread education. Peking
In ancient times, this place was Youzhou and the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. It had been isolated for hundreds of years and was filled with barbaric winds. Although the students were not very knowledgeable, they were willing to do their best to teach students in Beiping."
Zhang Ximeng listened to Huang Zicheng's words and did not think that he was being hypocritical.
"Now Peiping is leading Liaodong, and it is also leading Korea. There are several provinces, and various tribes are mixed together. It is very difficult to spread enlightenment!"
Huang Zicheng said hurriedly: "Everything depends on human effort. Students feel that as long as they have a single heart and go all out, they will not be able to achieve great achievements and have a clear conscience!"
Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, "Let's do this. In my personal capacity, I will write a letter to King Yan and ask him to provide you with some conveniences!"
Huang Zicheng quickly thanked him and said, "Xiang Zhang, there are more than just students who are interested in going to Peking. We will go all out to educate the students. It is our duty to do so!"