Zhang Yuan’s understanding of Liu Zongzhou is as follows:
Liu Zongzhou, whose courtesy name was Qidong, was from Shuichengli, Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture. The Shuicheng Liu family was a wealthy family. Zhang Dai’s fiancée was the daughter of the Shuicheng Liu family. Liu Zongzhou was a posthumous son and grew up in his maternal grandfather’s house. His maternal grandfather Zhang Ying was a famous Confucian scholar in eastern Zhejiang.
He was proficient in the Five Classics, and had a unique secret in writing eight-legged essays. Many of his disciples were high school Jinshi. Under the guidance of his grandfather, Liu Zongzhou took the Boy's Examination at the age of eighteen and ranked second. He won the Provincial Examination at the age of twenty and won the title four years later.
It was the first time in the 29th year of Wanli that he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, that is, the high school Jinshi. The imperial examination was smooth sailing. What Zhang Yuan wanted to ask Liu Zongzhou for advice was the key to the imperial examination——
As for Liu Zongzhou being the last great Confucian in the late Ming Dynasty, he founded the Jishan School (Liu Zongzhou had not yet lectured in Jishan at this time). Even Chinese Voltaire figures like Huang Zongxi came from his disciples, but Zhang Yuan’s thoughts were not there yet.
In this regard, he does not want to be a Confucian master. He wants to succeed in the imperial examination and become famous as a young man. This does not mean that Zhang Yuan is very utilitarian. If possible, he is willing to hang a pot to help the world like Lu Yungu, and play the flute and sing in his free time.
Take care of flowers and plants, or be a tasteful dandy like your eldest brother Zhang Dai (vulgar dandy like Zhang E will not be considered), travel around the mountains and rivers, and indulge in sex. However, time waits for no one. You are here to be leisurely and leisurely. The peasant army is killing people all over the mountains and plains.
After coming, the Manchu cavalry moved from the north to the south. By then, the sky and the earth should not respond. Although Liu Zongzhou was rich in the Five Classics and full of poems and books, he had no strategy to save the country. In other words, although he proposed a strategy to save the country,
However, it is too cumbersome to be practical. Although the integrity of starving to death is awe-inspiring, it is of no use to the country and the people. It is barely a self-sufficiency——
And he, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jiezi, who has been wise for two generations, can see the desolation in the prosperity of the last days, can feel the sadness of the sensual dogs and horses, talks arrogantly and has a unique eye, the whole world is drunk, but I am awake, look at that, under the gorgeous robe is all
Lice, can he still study in peace and quiet?
Life is a practice, and public practice is the best, so you must take the imperial examination and become an official, so that you can try to turn the tide. Of course, you don't have to push yourself too hard just because of these two necessities.
It's boring. I worry all day long about the fate of the country. Don't worry. It's only the forty years of Wanli. He is only fifteen years old. He can live his life as he wants. What he wants is to find the right road and look at the goal in the distance.
, go on firmly, and don’t just hurry along. You can also eat, drink and have fun along the way. As long as you don’t go the wrong way, well, eating, drinking and having fun will also save the country. Haha, is it possible? Is it impossible?
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The autumn rain continued intermittently all day and all night. It stopped raining in the morning, and the clouds dispersed, revealing a bright blue sky. The dirt road after the rain was prone to slipping, so Zhang Yuan wrapped some straw ropes around his white leather boots to prevent slipping.
The little Xi Nu Wuling went out at the end of the Mao period, so he went to school early to show his sincerity.
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, also asked her son if he wanted to prepare Zhili for his apprenticeship. Thinking that Zhou Zhaoxia had smashed the jug last time, Zhang Yuan didn't want to bring Zhili with him for the first time, so he should wait until Liu Zongzhou agreed to accept it.
Let him prepare some more gifts.
Along the way, Zhang Yuan thought about the road to saving the country through eating, drinking and having fun. He took it step by step, studied first, and mastered Eight-legged Literature to pass next year's county and government examinations. Being a scholar is the first step. No, let Mr. Liu Qidong
Taking him in is the first step.
The master and servant walked for half an hour and arrived at the square outside Dashan Temple. The square was paved with large pieces of granite, which was very strong and comfortable to step on. Zhang Yuan stamped his feet vigorously, stamping off the thick mud stuck to the soles of his leather boots.
After walking around, I looked around. As soon as the weather cleared up, the square became lively. There were sellers of various cakes and snacks, incense paper and candles, wine, tea and fruits. It was noisy and noisy. It felt even better than the day he came alone.
Is the excitement due to the disappearance of the speakers?
Little Xi Nu Wuling had sharp eyes and shouted: "Young Master, look at Mu Zhenzhen."
Zhang Yuan looked in the direction Wu Ling was pointing, and saw a girl with a blue handkerchief wrapped around her head and a black skirt running towards her like a deer. She ran up to him and shouted happily: "Young Master of the Zhang family." He knelt down and saluted.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Be careful, the oranges in the basket don't roll out."
The fallen girl Mu Zhenzhen laughed, grabbed a few oranges from the basket on her back, handed them to Zhang Yuan with one hand, and handed them to Wu Ling with the other: "Young Master Zhang, please eat the oranges."
Zhang Yuan looked at Mu Zhenzhen. Although this fallen girl's dress was old and dark, she was neatly dressed and smelled of oranges. Her long, yellowish hair was styled into a high bun that was common among fallen girls.
, I don’t know what people at this time thought of this as a hairstyle for fallen people. In Zhang Yuan’s view, this kind of bun is very stylish, probably a legacy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with the unrestrained flavor of Hu women, and Mu
Zhenzhen's skin is fair, and the old black dress on her body is like a large exquisite porcelain vase. Because it has to be packed and stuffed with some tattered grass and wadding to avoid damage, everyone knows that the soft grass and wadding is wrapped under the fine white porcelain vase.
Beautiful porcelain——
When Mu Zhenzhen saw Zhang Yuan, her heart was filled with joy. When she saw Zhang Yuan looking up and down at her, she became shy, lowered her eyelashes, and with her hands stretched out like that, she said again: "Young Master of the Zhang family, please eat some oranges."
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Zhang Yuan said: "I'm going to see the teacher soon. I don't want to eat oranges - Xiao Wu, take one and eat it."
Wu Ling took an orange from Mu Zhenzhen's hand, but Mu Zhenzhen refused to give Wu Ling a few more.
Zhang Yuan asked: "Miss Mu, is your father feeling better after taking the medicine?" In fact, there is no need to ask, you can guess that if Mu Jingyan's condition had not improved, Mu Zhenzhen would not be so happy to sell oranges.
Mu Zhenzhen replied cheerfully: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Lu. My father is in better health. After taking the medicine once, the fever has subsided, and he is no longer dizzy and has to lie down all the time."
Huang Xulishi Mu Jingyan has always had a strong body, but now he is taking the right medicine and the natural effect is remarkable.
Zhang Yuandao: "Very good, take good care of your father. You have to rest for a while after you recover. Don't rush out to do business. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to Dongzhang behind the Fuxue Palace to see me - I will go to study first."
Goodbye." He nodded to the fallen girl and took a step forward.
Little Xinu Wuling peeled off the orange peel and followed quickly, holding up the pulp and asking: "Master, don't you eat oranges?"
Zhang Yuandao: "If you don't eat, Mr. Qidong will be strict. I have to be more careful."
Wu Ling ate by himself. When he walked to the gate of Dashan Temple, he looked back and said, "Master, look, Mu Zhenzhen is still standing there looking at the master."
Zhang Yuan did not look back and went straight to the mountain gate. After turning to the back of the temple, he suddenly heard someone calling him: "Brother Jiezi, are you here to seek advice?"
Zhang Yuan turned around and saw the eleven-year-old Shanyin prodigy Qi Biaojia Qi Huzi, followed by a young and strong servant, coming around from the other side of the temple and saying happily: "Brother Qi Xian came so early.
Ah, just introduce me to Mr. Qidong."
Qi Biaojia, a mature young man, glanced up and down at Zhang Yuan and said: "I'm just a boy, how can I introduce you to Brother Jie Zi? My husband has stipulated that you are not allowed to gossip when you enter the study room. You must first write a summary of the Four Books, no less than 200 words."
"Brother Jiezi, why don't you go into the study room with me and write the meaning of the "Four Books" together, and then wait until you finish reading it in the morning and present it to your husband. If he thinks you are worth teaching, he will accept you. This is how I became a disciple of you at the beginning of the year."
Taking the interpretation of the "Four Books" as a daily lesson is a requirement of county and government schools for students. Zhang Yuan had not even attended social studies for a day, so it was obviously difficult for him to be asked to do the interpretation of the "Four Books".
Zhang Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's fine, I'll give it a try."
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