Liu Chang threw the article written by Liu An on the ground, looking very unhappy.
Liu An was a little shocked. His father's requirements were so high?
He also worked hard on this article, using various simple allusions to convey various moral thoughts, such as filial piety, amity, trust, loyalty, etc. according to his father's requirements. Liu An felt that he had written the essence, so he
Now if you take it to Zhidu, you can publish it directly without any modifications.
But even articles of this level were not taken seriously by Liu Chang.
Looking at his angry father, Liu An explained helplessly: "Father, you don't understand, right? Let me explain it to you..."
"fart!"
"Who asked you to write such an article? Did I ask you to come here to learn? If I need such a thing, why don't I just let Fu Qiubo and Lu Jia come? Is your article still good?
Can you pass them?"
"That's hard to say... If it's about Taoism, I won't be afraid of Duke Fuqiu..."
Liu An made a point according to the rules, but facing his father's darkened face, he still knew enough not to continue.
"That's why I want to get involved. Fu Qiubo and the others want to use the Analects for enlightenment, and Wang Sheng and the others say to use the Tao Te Ching... Is this something that can be used to enlighten children? I just learned Chinese characters.
It’s just nonsense to learn such difficult knowledge.”
"People like Zhou Chang and Lu Jia also treat this matter as learning. These literati just don't understand simple and easy-to-use principles!"
Liu An understood, and he asked suspiciously: "Father, do you think it's too complicated? But this is already very simple and rough..."
"What's so simple? Why do you use so many obscure allusions?"
"Let me tell you, write after you listen!"
"only."
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment and said: "We are going to write dozens of anecdotes in the form of stories so that children can happily learn them instead of memorizing these allusions. These allusions can be taught later...
.I am a man who governs the country with filial piety, so for this first story, let’s choose a story about filial piety!”
"For this first article, why not let the birds feed you back?"
"Ah? Father, did you say that the crow feeds back? But this is just a folk rumor, with no factual basis. My son once..."
"What's important is whether there is a basis for it? What's important is whether you can experience filial piety!"
Liu An had no choice but to nod and coo in a low voice.
"Let's write...just write about a certain bird. When it was young, the big bird often came to feed it. When the big bird got old and couldn't fly, it began to feed its parents...Write it happily. Okay, hurry up.
Write! Don’t be too cumbersome, the simpler the better!”
Liu An started writing and wrote four or five articles in a row. Liu Chang was not satisfied and always thought it was too complicated. Until the sixth article, Liu Chang read it carefully for a long time and asked Liu Bo to be called over and handed it over.
He came to see it. For Liu Bo, who had just received enlightenment, the story was quite good. He read it carefully and could only understand a few new words, but he could probably understand the meaning.
Liu Chang then nodded with satisfaction, OK, let’s write it at this level!
Liu An originally wanted to include a few real events, such as Ji Bu during the dynasty, who could be used as a model of trust, and himself, who could also be used as a model of filial piety.
However, Liu Chang still used animals as the main theme because of simplicity.
It was busy in the evening, and the arrival of Fan Qing and Yong'e interrupted the important event between father and son. By this time, Liu An was already dizzy, and his mind was full of chickens, ducks, and puppies.
Liu An never dreamed that one day he would actually write something like this. The simple and crude way of preaching was outrageous.
You could at least ask me to use an allusion, but if it doesn’t work, you could ask me to polish it a little bit!
What are these?
Liu An only felt that he had suffered a kind of humiliation. I treat Huang Lao, and you asked me to write this??
Queen Cao was not in the palace. Cao Cheng's wife gave birth to another child for him, and Queen Cao went to see her daughter.
Fan Qing and Yong E were a little curious when they saw various papers piled around the father and son.
It's rare that the father and son can live in harmony without actually getting into a fight.
Today, Cao Shu is not at home, so these guys in the palace have completely let themselves go.
"An?? What are you doing??"
Fan Qing smiled and sat next to Liu Chang, curiously looking at the papers on the ground.
Liu Chang said proudly: "Anke and I have done a great thing. These are all enlightenment materials, and they were created by the joint efforts of our father and son!"
Liu An shook his head hastily, "No, no, this is all my father's credit."
Liu Chang said displeasedly: "How can I still take the credit from my own children? Don't worry! I will never covet your credit!"
"No, no, Father, everyone in the world knows that you are proficient in mathematics, but they don't know about your talent in writing articles. If I come forward, I'm afraid they will think that this is my credit, and my son is just ghostwriting for you.
That’s all, I beg my father, please don’t tell others that this is what I wrote!”
Liu An earnestly bowed to Liu Chang.
Seeing the child being so sensible, Liu Chang felt a little touched.
My son has finally grown up and knows how to think about his father.
Liu Chang looked at Fan Qing and Yong E and asked curiously: "By the way, why haven't I seen you all day? With such a heavy snowstorm, where have you been?"
"We went to the servant to borrow a horse to ride on!"
"Hahaha, I won!"
Fan Qing said proudly, and Yong'e glanced at her and said, "That's not because I am ill..."
Everyone here explained very well what "Cao Shu is not at home today" means.
While she was out, the group did a lot of "fighting" things, and they were still looking very proud at this moment.
Liu Chang grinned and said: "Why go outside to compete in riding skills? We can go directly to the inner room..."
"Ahem."
Fan Qing gestured to Liu An, and Liu Chang just stopped talking and happily picked up the paper in front of him, "Come on, take a look! This is what Liu An wrote!"
Liu An was shocked and failed to dissuade him, so he stood up in a hurry.
"Father, I'm going to see my eldest mother first..."
Liu An fled here quickly.
Fan Qing and Yong E, on the other hand, were seriously appreciating Liu An's article.
"Wow, he writes so well!"
"The pony crossing the river is the best written one!"
"No, this crow's feedback is the best!"
In the Houde Hall, several people started a heated discussion.
Liu An stayed at Changle Palace that day and couldn't sleep the whole night.
The next day, as soon as he got up and went out, he met Lu Lu who came to take him to Houde Hall.
Looking at Lu Lu with a smile on his face, Liu An cleared his throat and hurriedly put on a smile, "Father Zhong, my father and I have agreed to go to him in the evening... I will go to class first so as not to be delayed.
Studies..."
It's a pity that the only good thing about the unreliable father Zhong in front of him is that he listens to Liu Chang's words.
Lu Lu hurriedly stopped Liu An who was about to leave, and said with a smile: "Prince, don't worry, your majesty has already asked for leave for you from Wang Gong and Sima Gong. You don't have to worry... They all know that you want to write for your majesty."
I was very happy with the textbook, and said that it would allow you to write with peace of mind, without having to worry about your studies, and even asked for an original text to read..."
Liu An's face gradually became desperate.
"But I'm just a ghostwriter..."
"Your Highness doesn't know that because of your filial piety, His Majesty has told the minister about this matter and said that he will never take the credit from His Highness."
Liu An appeared in front of Liu Chang with a dull expression. At this moment, he had lost all his fighting spirit to resist.
It was completely reduced to a pen in Liu Chang's hands.
Whatever Liu Chang says, he writes. All kinds of articles that Liu An thinks are absurd, funny, stupid and crude are constantly taking shape in his hands. For a quasi-big man who studies the nature of the universe all day long, it is very difficult to write such articles.
Articles are simply a kind of torture for the soul. Historically, Liu An's knowledge, strictly speaking, belongs to the category of philosophers and thinkers. Of course, he can also be regarded as a litterateur, but literature is just an auxiliary tool.
After writing a lot of fairy tales and bedtime stories, Liu An was finally relieved.
In total, he wrote more than thirty articles for Liu Chang. These articles were fabricated by Liu Chang and written by Liu An.
It's a powerful alliance between the two sides, although Liu An doesn't think so.
Soon, Zhou Chang appeared in the Hall of Houde. Looking at the thick paper in Liu Chang's hand, although he didn't believe that His Majesty could write anything good, he still decided to watch it carefully and followed Zhou Chang.
There are also Lu Jia and a large group of scholars responsible for compiling teaching materials. These people are either ministers or everyone. They gathered this time to see how your majesty's teaching materials are. If they don't work, they will compile their own textbooks.
I gave that letter to Your Majesty for reading.
They are very satisfied with the set they have compiled. The teaching materials they have compiled include the essence of hundreds of schools of thought, which are profound and particularly mysterious.
This was written by all of them after a long period of discussion. Of course, they also considered the audience for enlightenment, so they deliberately went in a simple direction. It was probably similar to the article Liu An originally wrote. They felt
It is very simple and easy to understand, and actually covers hundreds of schools of thought.
Speaking of it, overall it's still wordy.
Everyone did not think that His Majesty could write anything good. They had also heard that the Prince was involved. The Prince was indeed educated and everyone knew it. However, the problem was that the Prince was young and could not be one of so many great sages.
Opponent.
But when they excitedly picked up the textbook and started reading, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze.
What the hell is this???
Liu Chang opened up a new system. Before him, most of the articles were heavy and elegant. However, Liu Chang's teaching materials are extremely popular. The language seems to be the dialogue of the people in the countryside, and there are even birds.
Talking to their mother, hugging each other and crying, etc. People in this era, even if they want to take things for their own use, will not anthropomorphize animals. Livestock are livestock and people are people. How can they be compared?
This extremely vulgar dialogue, language, and even the narrative structure of the entire article directly stunned these wise men.
What the hell is this?
Currently the most popular among the Han Dynasty is Lun, Fu can also be used.
For example, Jia Yi's "Lun on Guo Qin", Chao Cuo's "Lun on Precious Millet", Liu Chang, what should I say? Not to mention popular, in the eyes of the sages, they are simply nonsense.
Although it is still in the form of classical Chinese, the large amount of spoken language is like the later classical Chinese encountering vernacular novels, which is shocking. Even if a novel like "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was placed in the Han Dynasty, it would be vulgar. After all,
Novels in the traditional sense started in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the poems written by Cao Cao were equally vulgar in the early Western Han Dynasty. Only poems like the Book of Songs are real poems.
All the wise men were silent.
At this moment, Zhou Chang couldn't help but nodded.
"Okay, great. It's simple, easy to understand, and full of fun. It's most suitable for children's enlightenment! The most important thing is that this form can be used by the entire county school!"
Lu Jia hesitated and fell into a dilemma.
Most of the rest of the sages were resistant.
"No! The world's knowledge can be expressed by hundreds of schools of thought. The things in this article cannot be expressed by hundreds of schools of thought. It is vulgar and vulgar... It is more like the street talk of novelists, which is just heard from hearsay..."
If it weren't for Liu Chang, they would definitely have said the most unpleasant things. But just because of Liu Chang and Liu An's face, they could hold back their disdain. Among hundreds of schools of thought, there is a novelist, and this school of thought is also
They are not specialized in writing novels. They are responsible for recording folk gossip and reporting it to their superiors. However, their status among hundreds of families is very low, and it is difficult for them to wait for the elegant hall. Even farmers are several times higher than them.
grade.
Not all great sages are against it.
There are also supporters among them, such as Gong Yangshou of Confucianism.
Gong Yangshou believed that although this method is not popular among hundreds of schools of thought, what it contains, such as filial piety, trust, etc., are advocated by various schools and can be fully applied. He even further said: "Today's popular among hundreds of schools of thought,
Doctrine has stopped moving forward, using the past debate methods and past article standards. The past has perished, so why are you still holding on to these things and not letting go??"
By this time, the group of sages began to be in an uproar.
They quickly quarreled, and the quarrel was no longer about enlightenment textbooks, but today's requirements for articles, in short, views on the "traditional rules" of literature.
This brings up a very important thing, the dispute between modern classics and ancient classics in the Han Dynasty.
To put it simply, a large number of Confucian classics were burned, and then some Confucianists passed down the classics orally. Taking into account the current situation, the classics were rewritten and annotated. Later, the Han Dynasty allowed private collection of books, and then a large number of ancient books appeared.
There was a huge difference between these ancient classics and today's classics, so the two sides started fighting. Such a fight led to the destruction of the Han Dynasty.
As for Gong Yangshou, he himself is not well-known, but he has a great-great-grandfather who has a certain status in Confucianism. He also wrote a book that later had some influence. His
My great-great-grandfather was called Gongyang Gao, and the book he wrote was called "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Biography". His disciples were called the Gongyang Sect of Confucianism.
Gongsun Shou also had another disciple who was also somewhat famous, his name was Hu Mu Sheng. As for Hu Mu Sheng, he had a somewhat knowledgeable classmate named Dong Zhongshu and an incompetent disciple named Gongsun Hong.
Many people don't know that Dong Zhongshu is a Gongyang sect of Confucianism who advocates revanchism.
Later, he became a "sage-level" master of the Gongyang Sect of the Han Dynasty.
Seeing that everyone's debate was going in a direction that he did not understand, Liu Chang quickly stopped them.
Liu Chang had a straight face at the moment, and his expression was still a bit scary.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Chang stood up angrily, hit the ground with his crutches hard.
"You idiots!"
“If the article is not practical, then why write it?!”
"This article is for enlightenment. It contains truths and is simple and easy to understand. It can help children learn words and understand truths as quickly as possible without getting tired of it. Isn't this method better than your theory?
There are ten allusions mixed in one sentence, which can be used in Chinese studies and enlightenment in county studies. What role can this play?"
"The purpose of an ax is to cut down trees, but the size of the ax must be stipulated. If it is too big or too small, it must be hidden to prevent it from functioning. It is simply an idea that only stupid people have!"
"His Majesty summoned you to discuss practical matters, but here you are talking about the specifications of the article!"
“If you don’t do practical things and talk too much, it will be of no benefit to the country!”
"Everyone here, not a marquis, will be demoted to one rank! Those who are marquis will have their food reduced by five hundred, and will be fined ten shields!
"
Zhou Chang cursed angrily.
At that moment, all the sages were silent. As the prime minister, Zhou Chang did have this power, but Gong Yangshou felt a little aggrieved. I obviously agreed.
Lu Lu is also confused. Am I not considered a person here?
It won't also reduce my food, right?
But Zhou Chang looked unkind and said: "Anyone who...anymore...talks too much will abandon the market!"
"Retreat quickly! Lu Jia stays!"
The virtuous people were driven away just like that. Lu Jia stood up with a wry smile. Unexpectedly, His Majesty had just made him a marquis and given him a thousand food. This hesitation was instantly reduced by five hundred.
Zhou Chang reprimanded everyone, and then looked at Liu Chang, "Your Majesty, this textbook is good and suitable for those who want to be enlightened first. However, now that the county school has four years, it is best to have four sets of this textbook, and it must be gradually improved.
Difficulty... In addition, it is best to use the same method for teaching materials in other subjects, including this number. In fact, it can also be used in this way..."
Zhou Chang talked about his thoughts for a long time, but saw His Majesty looking straight at him.
This makes Zhou Chang a little unhappy. I have worked so hard to give you a performance here, but you still dare to be in a daze?
Just when Zhou Chang was about to get angry, Liu Chang smiled and grabbed Zhou Chang's hand, and enthusiastically asked him to sit next to him.
"Father Zhong, you were really mighty just now!"
"The power of a prime minister is greater than this!"
Zhou Chang just kept a straight face and said nothing.
Liu Chang said with a smile: "Please rest assured, I will prepare the other three sets of teaching materials, and even the teaching materials on mathematics!"
"That's good."
Zhou Chang explained many things to Lu Jia. When he walked out of the palace firmly on crutches, Liu Chang just felt that the back of this thin old man was so tall.