Liu Zongzhou's frown at first fell into Zhang Yuan's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. The writing was a little bad, and he would have to continue practicing in the future. But soon, he found that Liu Zongzhou's brows were stretched, and his eyebrows were raised from time to time.
, seems to have a sense of appreciation.
Liu Zongzhou read this more than 200-word essay on a topic twice, looked up at Zhang Yuan and said, "Come with me." Just turn around.
Zhang Yuan followed Liu Zongzhou and entered the second thatched hut from the right. An old servant was cleaning the house. When Liu Zongzhou came in, the old servant left.
Liu Zongzhou sat down on a high-backed bamboo chair with a stool in front of him. He didn't ask Zhang Yuan to sit down, so Zhang Yuan naturally couldn't sit down. He stood respectfully and waited for Liu Zongzhou to speak. Liu Zongzhou seemed to be thinking about what to say, and didn't speak for a long time.
Just when Zhang Yuan thought time had frozen, Liu Zongzhou spoke:
"Since you have read through the three Chun Qiu Chuan Chuan Chuan Qiu, let me ask you, what are the differences between the three Chuan Chuan Chuan Qiu and the Chun Qiu Chuan Qiu? Don't make a long discussion, just keep it simple."
Zhang Yuan thought for a while and replied: "Zuo's family is more focused on matters and has great literary talent; Gongyang and Guliang are more focused on righteousness and are cautious in their words."
Liu Zongzhou nodded in approval and asked: "How many times have you read the Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Annals?"
Zhang Yuandao said, "I have read Zuo Zhuan twice, and I have only heard the second biography of Gong and Gu once. The student suffered from an eye disease a few months ago and cannot read, so he can only listen."
Liu Zongzhou asked: "Is it true that you have heard it and recited it?"
Zhang Yuan replied: "The rumors are inevitably exaggerated. Students have to calm down and listen to the book to barely remember some of it."
Liu Zongzhou sighed: "It is rare to be able to understand the meaning of a book after just listening to it once." His tone changed and he said seriously: "Zhang Yuan, let me ask you, why do you study and become literate?"
Zhang Yuandao said: "Study clearly and pursue the sages. Although I cannot reach them, my heart yearns for them."
Liu Zongzhou said solemnly: "Tell me your true thoughts and worship me as your teacher. Why are you here?"
Zhang Yuan knew that Mr. Liu Qidong was famously strict, and would only be looked down upon by him if he spoke empty words. So he pointed straight to his heart and said, "I am my teacher only to learn the craftsmanship."
Liu Zongzhou seemed to have held his breath, and then spit it out, looking a little disappointed, and said: "I see, it's a pity - of course you have to take the imperial examination to become an official to study crafts. Let me ask you again, why do you want to be an official?
?" His eyes were piercing, piercing people's hearts.
Zhang Yuan replied calmly: "Rule the country and bring peace to the world."
Liu Zongzhou asked: "Do you have any selfish desires?"
Zhang Yuandao: "People are not sages, and how can they have no desires? According to the simple opinion of students, even sages also have desires. The Master traveled to all countries and promoted the king's way of etiquette and music. Isn't this not desire? Mencius's metaphor of the fish and the bear's paw is also about desire.
It’s just a matter of choice.”
"wrong!"
Liu Zongzhou shouted loudly and flicked his short beard under his chin: "The desire you are talking about is the desire of Buddhism. If Buddhism wants people to have no desire, it means quiet nirvana, no death and no life. How can this be the sage and Confucian scholar?
The so-called human desire!”
Liu Zongzhou suddenly spoke so loudly that Zhang Yuan was startled by him. He suddenly remembered that Mr. Qidong was a strong anti-Buddhist and spent his whole life trying to evade Buddhism. Although he also inherited Wang Yangming's teachings, he did not understand Wang's mixed Zen.
He was very dissatisfied and had many objections to Cheng and Zhu Ji's Neo-Confucianism, which was the culmination of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. He hoped to return to the pure Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius. Liu Zongzhou believed that Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind, which had eliminated Zen Buddhism, was pure Confucianism——
Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "What the student said is just a superficial opinion. Please teach me, sir."
Liu Zongzhou said in a soothing tone: "It is easy to fall into Zen when talking about conscience, and it is difficult to distinguish with you in a hurry. Your talents are rare, and I cherish them deeply. I don't want you to be quick and easy and be deceived by worldly desires. I can accept you as a disciple, but
You must promise me that you will not take part in the imperial examination before you are twenty years old."
Zhang Yuan was shocked. He came to seek help from a teacher to learn craftsmanship in preparation for next year's child examination, but Liu Zongzhou asked him not to take part in the imperial examination until he was twenty years old. What's going on!
Zhang Yuan said cautiously: "The student doesn't understand what the teacher means. It seems that the teacher was not yet twenty years old when he went to the Children's Health Examination."
Liu Zongzhou smiled and said: "You, the younger generation, understand clearly. Do you want to use my spear to attack my shield? I tell you the truth, I regret learning the eight-part essay too early, so after I became a Jinshi, I went to Deqing to pay my respects.
Mr. Jing'an's disciples carefully sought advice, and this was the first time he entered the path of Confucianism, and you——"
Liu Zongzhou extended his finger and nodded at Zhang Yuan: "Your talent and qualifications are better than mine. When I was fifteen, I was far less thorough than you in reading the Four Books, Spring and Autumn Annals, but you were able to reach this point just by self-study.
, I am not as good as me, so it is a pity that you should learn craftsmanship at a young age. According to my original opinion, it is still too early for you to take the imperial examination at the age of twenty. It is best not to take the imperial examination for the rest of your life. Your family is well-off and you don’t have to worry about food and clothing. You can just concentrate on it.
Wouldn’t it be good to be a scholar?”
Liu Zongzhou leaned forward and looked at Zhang Yuan eagerly. He had high expectations for Zhang Yuan. With Zhang Yuan's understanding and his careful teaching, it is not impossible for Zhang Yuan to become a great Confucian.
Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, couldn't laugh or cry. He really didn't know what to say to Liu Zongzhou. If he said that the peasants were about to rebel, Liu Zongzhou would definitely say that the sores and ringworms were nothing to worry about, and that the Ming Dynasty was going to perish, and it would be the death of Nurhaci's son Huang Taiji.
In his hand, Liu Zongzhou would ask who Nurhaci was, and then curse Zhang Yuan -
Zhang Yuan said humbly: "Sir, you are overly complimentary. The student's talent is not as good as that of my brother Zhang Zongzi, let alone Qi Huzi who is right next door."
Liu Zongzhou said: "Zhang Zongzi has too many thoughts and is a dandy genius. Qi Huzi is indeed smart, but he is still not as good as you. From your four books, I can see that you are studious, thoughtful and able to understand, which is very suitable for me, but
But it is unqualified as a Eight-legged essay, so you are not suitable for learning Eight-part essay. You should make it your ambition to learn and speak out."
Zhang Yuan thought: "Oops, you are targeting me. I am really not suitable for learning." He said: "Sir, don't limit me in which year I can take the imperial examination. I can follow my husband to do learning while taking the imperial examination. He himself
Isn't it the same? If you have the title of Jinshi, you will still continue to study."
Liu Zongyi hit the nail on the head: "I have been a Jinshi for more than ten years, but I still haven't become an official. Can you?"
Zhang Yuan said honestly: "No."
Liu Zongzhou said: "Then you just concentrate on your studies and don't think about fame. Or you can take the exam to become a student member so as not to be harassed by taxes, how about that?"
Zhang Yuanzuo made his last effort: "Sir, what Zuo Zhuan said about the three immortal causes is to establish virtue first, to perform meritorious service secondly, and to establish words thirdly. Students just want to make meritorious service, so how come meritorious service is not as good as establishing words?"
Liu Zongzhou said: "It is natural for someone to do meritorious service. Now I see that you are suitable to make a speech."
Zhang Yuan had no other choice. He said, "If you don't agree with me, you won't agree with me." He bowed deeply and said, "Students are not academics. Farewell, sir." He took two steps back and turned to leave.
Liu Zongzhou did not expect Zhang Yuan to be so decisive. He stood up and said: "You are so young, why are you so utilitarian?" He wanted to retain Zhang Yuan. He believed that Zhang Yuan was a rare talent and a seed for reading.
Zhang Yuan had nothing to say. He must participate in next year's scientific examination. He turned around and bowed deeply to Liu Zongzhou, exited the hut, walked to the previous study room, said hello to Qi Huzi and Huang Meilei, and found Wu Ling.
, then left Dashan Temple and went home.
Qi Biaojia and Huang Ting thought that Zhang Yuan was dismissed by his husband because of his poor composition. However, when they saw Mr. Qidong later, Mr. Qidong sighed and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity."
Qi and Huang didn't understand what Mr. Qidong was regretting?
When Zhang Yuan and Wu Ling walked through the square in front of the temple, they did not see Mu Zhenzhen. The fallen girl did not expect Zhang Yuan to leave so soon. She thought she was going to learn three quarters of noon, so she paid attention and waited at the beginning of noon.
There are still some of the best oranges left in her basket. The young master of the Zhang family was afraid of being scolded by his husband before and could not eat them, but now he can eat them after school.
However, when it was past noon, Mu Zhenzhen saw that all the dozen or so students from the academy behind the temple had left, and she did not see Master Zhang Yuan coming out. She went around to the back of the temple and saw that there were no students left, except for Liu.
Sir and an old servant are here.
Mu Zhenzhen complained that he had neglected to notice that the young master of the Zhang family was out of school, and thought to himself: "Then I will come back in the afternoon. The young master of the Zhang family will also come here to study in the afternoon."
With the joy of anticipating the meeting, the fallen girl walked briskly over Shuangzhu Mountain behind the temple and returned to Sandai Street.
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