Liu Jing paid homage to Song Zhong as a disciple, and then met Qi Wukai next to Song Zhong, who was wearing a robe with long sleeves and a white beard hanging on his chest.
Qi Wukai, whose courtesy name was Guangming, was a senior scholar. He had learned the Five Classics thoroughly, and his name was inferior to that of Song Zhong.
When Liu Biao founded the school, he ordered Song Zhong and Qi Wukai to edit the Five Classics, "Yi", "Shangshu", "Poetry", "Li", and "Spring and Autumn", by cutting out the complicated ones and simplifying them, and compiled them into the "Five Classics Chapters" on the grounds that "the chapters and sentences of the Five Classics are cumbersome and far away from the essence".
It is called "Houting", and as the official textbook of Jingzhou, it has greatly improved the efficiency of students' learning.
Since the classics became an official school, it has prospered to the extreme for hundreds of years, so much so that the exegesis of a single classic often requires millions of words, causing the dilemma of scholars becoming old and unable to master the art.
The ancestor Guangwu once studied in Taixue and was well aware of its shortcomings. He once asked Zhong Xing, who was proficient in "Yan's Spring and Autumn Annals", to "fix the "Spring and Autumn Chapters" and remove the duplications for the crown prince." Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty also "made his own "Five Schools"
I want to say chapters and sentences".
The emperor's teacher Huan Rong and the famous minister Zhang Huan also made drastic cuts to the classics, but they were never systematic until Liu Biao ordered Song Zhong and Qi Wukai to compile the "Five Classics Chapters and Sentences".
Moreover, "The Five Classics Chapters and Judgments" is not limited to modern classics. For example, the "Zhouyi Chapters" included in "The Five Classics Chapters and Judgments" are based on the ancient Chinese classic "Fei Shiyi".
This is the first time since this dynasty that ancient Chinese classics have become official textbooks. Liu Biao's move can be regarded as a pioneering move. Song Zhong and Qi Wukai also relied on the "Five Classics Chapters and Verses" to establish the status of Confucianism for a generation.
Although Qi Wukai was a Confucian elder, he did not dare to show off to Liu Jing and returned the favor with a smile.
There was a man standing next to Song Zhong. This man was about fifty years old, of average height and ugly appearance, but he had an elegant temperament.
After Zhuge Liang's introduction, Liu Jing knew that this person was "Mr. Shui Jing" Sima Hui.
To be honest, Liu Jing was quite surprised. Sima Hui was a famous Chinese figure. Who would have thought that his appearance would be so miserable.
It is said that when Sima Hui lived in seclusion in Yuliangzhou, Liu Cong heard his name and went to visit him. At that time, Sima Hui was plowing in the garden himself. Liu Cong saw his humble appearance and simple clothes. He thought he was a servant of the Sima family and asked
"Sima Jun, are you at home?" Sima Hui replied, "I am."
As a result, Liu Cong was cursed: "Idiot! The generals and other men want to see Sima Jun. You, a garden slave, dare to falsely call yourself Sima Jun?"
Sima Hui was a "good gentleman". He did not have the arrogance of ordinary celebrities. He did not get angry when he was scolded. He immediately returned home, cut his head and put on his turban, and came to see Liu Cong. Liu Cong knew that he had made a mistake and saluted Sima Hui.
Apologize.
Liu Jing and Sima Hui had no connection with each other. When his predecessor was studying in Xiangyang, Sima Hui still lived in seclusion in Yuliangzhou. However, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xiang Lang and others all studied under Sima Hui and had personal friendships with each other, so they seemed to be separate.
External heat.
Liu Jing was also very fond of Sima Hui, and he was very close to him in words. Unlike Song Zhong and Qi Wukai, he was by no means a simple "teacher". He was an elegant man and had the ability to learn from others. He was praised by Pang De, a famous scholar in Miannan.
"Shui Jing" is a rare talent.
Zhuge Liang once said that Sima Hui did not have no intention of pursuing an official career, but he knew that "Liu Biao had a dark nature and would harm good people." Therefore, when he met Liu Biao, he deliberately hid his clumsiness and was willing to be treated as a little scholar and hide in the official school to teach and educate people.
Historically, Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou with the intention of re-employing Sima Hui. Unfortunately, Sima Hui was seriously ill at the time and passed away soon after. He only left a few fables and the name "Shui Jing". If it weren't for Zhuge Liang, I'm afraid he would have died long ago.
Just drowned in the waves of history.
Liu Jing didn't have much confidence in recruiting Sima Hui, so he planned to let Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong test each other's tone in private first.
Next, Liu Jing met with several officials, scholars, and Cao officials, and then said in public: "In the past ten years or so since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the world has been divided, people have become disloyal, and disciplines have declined, especially Confucianism and Taoism. What's more, although there are many unsatisfactory things in Liu Jingzhou, at a time when the country was in chaos and when ethics and ethics were late, he studied literature and established prefaces, and the rise of Chinese studies was from its beginning."
Liu Jing affirmed Liu Biao's achievements in establishing the school. Liu Biao had been in charge of Jingzhou for more than ten years. During this period, he was lenient in government and cultivated kindness, which won the hearts of the people. Liu Jing, as the final winner, used his words to say a few good things to the losers. , you can not only show your magnanimity, but also gain people's hearts through it, so why not do it.
Liu Jing's words had an extremely significant effect as expected, and then he invited his teacher Song Zhong to ride in a carriage and enter the school city.
All academic cities in the world are built in imitation of Taixue, and Jingzhou Official School is no exception. It consists of three parts: the teacher's residence (doctor's residence), the students' alley (the students' alley), and the inner and outer podiums.
Among them, the outer podium is the landmark building of Jingzhou Official School. It is ten feet long and three feet wide. It is grand and spacious and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people to listen to lectures at the same time.
Liu Jing's carriage went around the outer podium and stopped in front of the lobby. Liu Jing entered the hall and as soon as he took his seat, he ordered people to bring bamboo paper and place it in front of the cases of Song Zhong, Qi Wukai, Sima Hui and others.
Looking at the khaki-colored paper in front of him, Song Zhong couldn't help but say "Eh" and took a piece of paper in his hand. He felt that the paper was tight, tough, even and smooth, and he couldn't put it down for a while.
Song Zhong is also well-informed, but he has never seen such fine paper, including the famous Zuo Bo paper, which is far inferior to this paper.
Song Zhong looked at Liu Jing and asked eagerly: "Zhongda, where did you get this paper? Leiyang? No, I have used a lot of Leiyang paper, but it is never as good as this."
Liu Jinghan smiled and said: "Sir, I also know that my disciple is good at calligraphy. When he is writing ink, he often feels that the texture of the paper is thin and brittle, which is unsatisfactory, so he wants to make a suitable paper. After many attempts, the disciple finally made it out of tender bamboo. Excellent paper.”
"Nen Bamboo?" Song Zhong, Qi Wukai, Sima Hui and others were all shocked when they heard this.
As far as they know, the raw materials for making paper are mainly soft materials such as bark, linen, and fish nets. Although "neen" has the word "ne", it is bamboo, and the material is hard. How can paper be made?
Liu Jing didn't explain much about this. The technology for making bamboo paper was Jingnan's top secret. How could it be leaked at will?
Song Zhong, Qi Wukai, and Sima Hui obviously knew that the matter involved confidentiality and did not ask any more questions.
When Liu Jing heard that bamboo paper was now in mass production and was gradually replacing bamboo slips as the carrier of official documents in Jingnan, Song Zhong was overjoyed and immediately asked Liu Jing for bamboo paper.
Liu Jing happily agreed to present tens of thousands of official bamboo papers, and then said: "In the past, when Han Gao was appointed, he recruited talented people, the military was rejuvenated, and all the heroes arrived. Now Jingzhou has just begun to settle down. All wastes are waiting to be revitalized. It is the time to employ people. Students from official schools are all outstanding talents in the country. I would like to refer to the A and B examinations of Taixue to select talents. Sir, do you think it is okay?"