Song Zhong declared to the outside world that Shen Chen Jingyi had surpassed him and that he had nothing to teach him.
So this is not about being kicked out of the mountain gate, but about being better than others.
Three years of master-disciple relationship can be regarded as a decent departure.
But for Shen Chen, suddenly leaving the place where he had stayed for three years was inevitably a bit depressing.
On the carriage back, five-year-old Zhou Bujie raised his head and looked at twelve-year-old Shen Chen sitting cross-legged. He lowered his head in silence and asked, "Brother Achen."
"Um?"
Shen Chen turned his head and looked at Zhou Buyi and said, "What's wrong?"
"You don't want to leave the academy, do you?"
Zhou has no doubts.
Shen Chen smiled and said, "Why do you see it?"
"Because you're not happy."
Zhou Buyi said.
Shen Chen thought for a while and said: "Being unhappy doesn't mean I don't want to leave. Although I feel reluctant to leave, after all, we have different paths and we don't want to work together. It would be better to leave as soon as possible."
Zhou Busuo asked: "Where is the way, brother?"
Shen Chen replied seriously: "The unity of knowledge and action, and the pursuit of perfection, is my way."
“What is the unity of knowledge and action?”
"The unity of knowledge and action is the knowledge you have learned. You have to test it yourself. It is like a book saying that the sea is salty. Only after you taste it and confirm that it is salty can you think that the knowledge you have learned is correct."
"Isn't this a matter of course?"
"But people always think that what is in the book must be correct, and often do not check it themselves. Moreover, due to various reasons, they are also influenced by other things. Even if they know it is wrong, they will stick to their own opinions."
"Then what caused this?"
"Benefit."
"Benefit?"
"Yes, the sages told us to be loyal to the emperor and love the people, but people always say so, but they always only consider their own interests when acting. If it is good for themselves, they will be loyal to the emperor and love the people. If it is not good for themselves, they will say "loyal to the emperor and love the people". In fact, But he insulted the emperor and slaughtered the people. Do you think this is right?"
"Of course not."
Xiao Buyi shook his head and said seriously: "The book says that a gentleman is quick to deal with things and careful in his words. If you just talk without taking action, or if what you say and your actions are contradictory, then of course you are not a gentleman." What you did.”
Shen Chen smiled and said: "You are so smart, but everyone knows the truth, but it does not mean that everyone will abide by it. Once it involves their own interests, they will often selectively ignore it. So we can't do anything If you care about others, you can only ensure that you can be sensitive to things and cautious in what you say. This is the unity of knowledge and action."
"I see."
Zhou Busuo nodded seriously: "I have always felt that what my brother said was very reasonable. I used to listen to those people talking about the interpretation of scriptures, but I could only translate and read them rigidly without knowing the deeper meaning. Only after being with my brother, did I understand those words. It makes sense, so I would rather leave and follow my brother than stay in this academy."
Shen Chen touched his head and said with a smile: "I can't guarantee that the choice you make is the right one, but at least I won't let you go astray. Mr. Shizong said he would let me take care of you, but he didn't know If he is willing to let you follow me, you should ask your husband first."
Zhou Bujie said: "A saint is determined to learn, even though I am only five years old. No matter what I study, it is my ambition. Although my uncle is an elder, he cannot take away my ambition. This is What my heart longs for.”
"Good guy, I finally understand why you are shouting."
Shen Chen laughed and said: "Confucius was not confused when he was forty. You are only five or six years old, but you already have your own ambitions. You are worthy of it and you are more powerful than I was when I was a child."
"Hee hee hee."
Zhou Buyi arched his eyebrows in a silly manner and narrowed his eyes into crescent moons.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there were double names, but after the Eastern Han Dynasty, double names became nicknames.
This is because during the Wang Mang period, double names and low names became a bad habit, which was eventually inherited by the Eastern Han Dynasty and was not broken until the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
But Zhou Buyi had a very rare double name. His uncle was from Jingzhou, and his family was not poor. It was impossible not to know that double names were easily discriminated against at that time.
So there is only one possibility, and that is that Zhou Buyi didn't have a name at first, or he only had a nickname.
When he was two or three years old, his wisdom gradually increased. Because Zhou Buyi was very smart, like Cao Chong, he showed extraordinary abilities at a young age, so he was named Buyi.
This was a very common thing at that time. Children in ancient times were generally not given names when they were born. At most, they were given nicknames or nicknames. The saying that nicknames such as dog egg, black pig, etc. are easy to make a living from. It existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Until the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, this custom was still preserved.
For example, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun's nickname was Bing Ji, Cao Cao's nickname was Ah Ma, Zang Ba's nickname was Nu Kou, Li Tong's nickname was Yi Wan, Liu Chan's nickname was Adou, and Lu Meng's nickname was A Dou. Meng, Shen Chen’s nickname is Achen.
In addition, Wen Yang's real name was actually Wen Shu, and "Yang" was his nickname. As a result, later generations thought he was Wen Yang and did not know his original name. This is just like everyone calling Cao Cao's name Cao Cao. Hi, Liu Chan's name is Liu Dou, and Zang Ba's name is Zang Kou.
Therefore, Zhou Buyi was able to take the word "Buyi" despite the custom of having a single name that was noble and a double name that was humble at that time, which is enough to prove one thing - that is, he was a child prodigy since he was a child, just like Confucius who was not confused at forty.
No wonder that when I went to Xuzhou, I could play with a genius like Cao Chong. Both of them had high IQs. Two thousand years later, they would be at the level of the junior class of the University of Science and Technology of China. Naturally, birds of a feather flock together and they became childhood playmates.
The carriage drove slowly, and about half an hour later, it stopped in front of Deng Hong's house.
Shen Chen had nowhere to go now, so he had no choice but to go back to his uncle's house.
When she learned that he was back, Cai came out holding Shen Chen's five-month-old uncle and asked, "Ah Chen, why are you back?"
"Grandma, I'm going down the mountain."
Shen Chen leaned over, looked at his uncle and teased: "Ah Chou is beautiful again, pink and tender. It seems that he should change his nickname."
Ms. Cai chuckled and said: "Yes, when Pi Zou was born, he looked like an old man, so he was named A Chou. Over the past few months, he has become more and more beautiful. By the way, A Chen, have you eaten yet? "
"I'm a little hungry."
"Then I'll tell the chef to prepare some food for you."
"Okay, thank you grandma."
Shen Chen turned his head and looked at Zhou Buyi and said, "Buyi, let me go to the backyard to have something to eat first. I will take you to your uncle's house later to talk about this."
"Um."
Zhou Buji nodded.
The two went to Shen Chen's room in the backyard.
Although when he was in Xiangyang, he either lived in the academy or lived outside with Wang Can and others visiting friends, but Deng Hong's family always left a room for him.
The location is next to the master bedroom in the backyard, in an independent courtyard. Outside is a study room filled with densely packed bamboo slips.
There are many ordinary Confucian scriptures that have not been gazetted. There are also scriptures that have been gazed by other great Confucians, but they are very rare. Even if there are not many such things on the market or from aristocratic families, they are rarely available.
Zhou Busuo glanced around and saw seven or eight bookshelves in the study, filled with a dazzling array of books. He was very surprised and said: "Brother Ah Chen, you have a lot of books here. I don't even have so many books at home."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "Some of these were given by friends, some were copied in the academy, and some were bought. However, they are not precious books. Only the few sets over there are relatively rare. There is a set of "Annotations on Ancient Texts and Documents" written by Zi Guogong. ", Ji Changgong's "Notes on Laozi", and Zi Lianggong's "The Analects of Confucius" were all excerpted by me from the academy."
During the Han Dynasty, many great Confucian scholars emerged, but the works of top Confucian scholars were very rare and precious. Even for a wealthy family, one or two sets of original works were enough to be regarded as family heirlooms.
Of course, Shen Chen couldn't get the original work, so he could only copy and copy it himself. This was what he did most in his spare time.
Zhou Buyi followed the direction he pointed and saw dozens of sets of bamboo slips placed on the innermost bookshelf on the left side of the entrance, and asked, "Can I take a look?"
"sure."
Shen Chen said: "You can look at it as you like. I just want to think about something. I'm in the yard. If you don't understand anything, you can come and ask me."
"good."
Zhou Buji nodded and happily walked towards the bookshelf.
He has been extremely smart since he was a child. He could read at the age of 2 and read a lot of books when he was 4 years old. Although he is only five or six years old now, he is already well-read and has his own understanding. This will prepare him for his teenage years in the future. You will be able to lay the foundation for writing four literary essays.
Shen Chen also admired him very much. You must know that most children in later generations can learn to read at the age of 3-5 in kindergarten, and start formal learning at the age of 6 in elementary school. However, this does not mean that geniuses must follow the rules.
It’s not like there are no geniuses at the University of Science and Technology of China who are 11 years old. Therefore, a top genius like Zhou Buyi, who only comes out of tens of millions of people, is indeed rare and must be cultivated well.
After seeing him reading, Shen Chen left the study and came to the yard.
There is a tree in the center of the courtyard. Although it is not as big as the thousand-year-old tree in the academy, it is still lush and lush.
It is spring, the sun is shining warmly, the gentle breeze is blowing on the treetops, and the leaves are swaying slightly, making a whistling sound.
Shen Chen asked the slaves outside to find a mat, then sat cross-legged under the tree and began to think in his mind.
After three years in the academy, he once became an enemy of Cao Cao, but unexpectedly he was driven down the mountain.
This situation is not surprising. Not to mention him, even Liu Biao had countless people persuade him to surrender to Cao Cao. Every time he became an enemy of Cao Cao, countless people rose up to oppose him.
There are also situations like Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, who was more willing to be loyal to the court than to Liu Biao. On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, he launched a rebellion, which caused Liu Biao to have no time to take care of the north, and finally allowed Cao Cao to win the Battle of Guandu.
Without the trump card of Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie, Zhang Xian would not have been able to launch a rebellion. Once Liu Biao sent troops, Cao Cao would definitely lose the battle of Guandu. This shows how much benefit Liu Xie brought to the Cao family.
However, the reason why Liu Biao was able to suppress the capitulation faction was that he was a Jingzhou shepherd. As long as he did not want to surrender, no matter how powerful the capitulation faction was, they could not do anything to him. Instead, he would backfire and kill many people.
Moreover, although Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others were also surrenderers, they were too deeply involved with Liu Biao to explicitly persuade him to surrender, so they could only persuade Liu Cong to join Cao Cao after his death.
Shen Chen did not have the same power as Liu Biao. If he openly shouted the anti-Cao banner in Jingzhou, a place where surrender factions gathered, he would probably be beaten to the ground.
Therefore, he must find a way for himself, otherwise there may be no place for him in the land of Jingzhou.
this is the truth.
So which path should he take?
Shen Chen closed his eyes and thought quickly in his heart.