Chapter 657 Broken! Liu Cheng is going to dig our roots!
Chapter 657 It’s broken! Liu Cheng is trying to dig up our roots!
"What is this?
How can something like this be used to teach students?
It’s just nonsense!”
In a courtyard in Chang'an, someone was holding a piece of paper in his hand and scolding, appearing particularly angry.
On this paper, there are copied three-character scriptures, disciple rules, thousand-character essays, as well as some arithmetic, nature, and fables.
"To teach students, we should use a subset of classics and history. Even for enlightenment, we need the words of saints and the classics!
But what the hell is this?
Knowledge is the most important thing, and there can be no carelessness!
This Three-Character Sutra and the Disciples' Rules are not the same. Although they are different from the classics, they do not deviate from the words of the saints and do not violate the wishes of the saints.
But what are these fables, arithmetic, and nature?
These are just some miscellaneous studies, some things that are not worthy of being refined, but they are also suitable for enlightening people?
Also assign people to study?
Is it worthy of being promoted together with Confucian things?
What a nonsense!”
"That's right!" Someone next to him answered, also feeling aggrieved.
"This is nonsense!
It is good to set up schools and teach children these things. This will make Confucianism flourish, but what is the content of this teaching?
Whether it is enlightenment, serious study in the future, or anything else, you need to use my Confucian classics.
This Uncle Liu Huang is a man who leads troops to fight.
When it comes to leading troops to fight, when it comes to killing pigs and shaving their hair, he is an expert, but when it comes to knowledge and teaching, he knows nothing!
Letting him fool around like this is simply misleading people and will lead to the loss of the country!"
"Everyone, this is not the most serious thing. The most serious thing is that I heard that Uncle Liu is planning to let girls and boys attend school together.
This is the most excessive and stupid behavior!
It is enough for women to stay at home, take care of their husbands and raise children, spin and weave, help manage the farmland, and do housework.
What are you going to do with these studies?
After learning, will I be able to weave more or do more housework?
It has no effect at all, it is purely wasteful and unnecessary.
This is an insult to knowledge!"
After hearing the news from him, several people present suddenly became angry: "This is indeed stupid. If we don't do this, wouldn't it be disruptive to the society?
Moreover, what is the etiquette for men and women attending the same school?
Do we still need the defense between men and women?"
"No, we must stop it, we can't let Uncle Liu Huang act like this!
Wouldn’t this mess up everything?”
"Yes, we really need to stop it!"
Someone nearby echoed.
After doing this for a while, someone said: "Everyone, look at this book of Nature and what it says.
Call me a big man, but I only occupy a small space.
He also said that besides me, the Han Dynasty, there is a vast territory, and that I, the Han Dynasty, are not the center of the world...
Moreover, they also say that the yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes can reach more than 20 dan per mu. Do you think this is true?
Is it credible?”
"You can't believe it!
It’s all nonsense!”
As soon as the man finished speaking, someone immediately shouted angrily.
“Since ancient times, our place has been the center of the entire world and the entire universe.
Except for me, a big man, they are all foreigners living in a barbaric land.
How big can those places be?
To add up to the size of five or six big men, it is already an extremely remarkable thing!
In this book that Liu Cheng made, it is said that the big man is just a corner of the book. It is really nonsense!
How did he know that the world was like this?
Has he ever set foot in those places himself?
How do you know this world is like this if you have never set foot there?
This is just to attract people’s attention and make things up here!”
"that is!"
Someone answered immediately.
"What Liu Cheng said is simply not credible. You and I are both well-read people, and none of the saints and sages have ever said this.
What even the sages don’t know, does Liu Cheng know?
Could it be that Liu Cheng is more powerful than the sage?
Do you know more?
Let’s not talk about whether I, a big man, live in a corner, just talk about potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Can this thing achieve a yield of twenty dan or more per mu?
Is this really ridiculous?
You are all people who have read a lot of poetry and books. Your family used to have a lot of land, and you know a lot about farming and mulberry farming.
Let me tell you, which of your fields and crops can produce more than 20 dan per acre?
Being able to produce ten stones would make you laugh out of your dreams!
Then what Liu Cheng said is just fabrication.
I feel that no one has been to the places he mentioned, so I started talking nonsense here.
But even if the places he mentioned exist, we have never been there, but we are not stupid, so why can’t we see that he is just making things up here?
How ridiculous that you would say such a thing!
Moreover, I am a big man with a vast land and rich resources, and the things I have are the best things in the world.
Even my fellow man has never had such a high yield of grain, and it is even more impossible in other places.
Those alien lands are nothing!"
"Yes, this is just making it up to attract people's attention.
I think this is Liu Cheng. After becoming the King of Han, he couldn't wait to go further and prepared to use these things to make auspicious things.
In order to demonstrate the rationality of his becoming the emperor and increase his persuasiveness..."
Several people were saying these words here, looking particularly angry.
"Ahem..."
It was at this time that a cough sounded.
The people in the house suddenly became quiet and turned their attention to one person.
This man looked to be about forty years old, and he was somewhat overweight.
Before, I had been sitting here without speaking.
"I think these are secondary things. The most important thing is that Liu Cheng seems to want to dig into our roots.
He is planning to build a large number of schools so that many children from ordinary families can go to school. This is not right in itself.
What knowledge do children from ordinary families learn?
It's simply not necessary.
They only need to be able to farm, raise livestock, and work. These are the things they need to learn.
These are the things that only the children of us should learn.
Think about it, what is the biggest reason why we can have such a transcendent status and still have confidence at this time?
It is up to you and me, as well as your family members and children, to be knowledgeable and able to learn knowledge.
No matter who is the emperor, holds power, or governs the country, he cannot do without us.
But once Uncle Liu Huang allows many ordinary people's children to learn knowledge, it will be different then.
When these people grow up, Uncle Liu seems to have no need to cooperate with us. Our advantage is no longer an advantage...
This Liu Cheng, while building the school, did so many things that could arouse the indignation of the scholars. I think he did it intentionally.
The purpose is to attract people's attention through these means, and he takes advantage of this opportunity to spread out the school and quietly dig up the roots of our aristocratic family..."
It is obvious that this person is very prestigious among these people.
After hearing what he said, these people were stunned.
This matter actually involves the fundamental issue of their aristocratic family?
They had only seen all kinds of outrageous things before, but did not realize this most important point.
At this time, when this person said it and thought about it again, I immediately felt that something was unusual.
Uncle Liu Huang seems to be just trying to dig up their foundation!
This surprised them extremely.
However, after the surprise, it soon became dull again.
"He has such a heart, but he does not have such ability.
I heard that the King of Han is planning to build a school here in Guanzhong and distribute free books to those who want to learn.
Let people learn for free.
There is no need to pay for any repairs or the like.
How much does this cost?
You know how expensive paper is without me telling you.
Books are very difficult to make. Everyone is a scholar and we all know.
A small number of books is easy to do, but when there are a large number, it is really a huge job.
Let’s not talk about how much money it would cost to make it. Just paper and people to copy the book would require a lot.
But until now, I have never heard that Uncle Liu Huang asked someone to copy books or anything.
It can be seen from this that there must not be too many books in his hands.
Moreover, if it is really what he said, building a college on a large scale, it will definitely require many gentlemen to teach, but where can we find such many gentlemen?
The children in your family and mine will definitely be used, but now, we have not heard any such news at all.
Another thing is, if he is willing to teach, are the people willing to send their children to school to study?
Children as young as seven or eight are already able to help the family a lot.
How many people are willing to send their children to school to learn things that are useless to them?
Moreover, Liu Cheng did not have so much money and food to do this on such a large scale.
Liu Cheng is unwilling to collect more taxes, and he has so many soldiers and horses under his command. He will have to fight with those people in Guandong in the future. Where can he have extra money and food to do this?
There was a lack of books and teachers, and the people were unwilling to send their children to school. Moreover, Liu Cheng did not have much money or food to spend on this matter.
It was simply impossible for Liu Cheng to accomplish this.
In my opinion, in this matter, the thunder is loud and the raindrops are light. In the end, only a few buildings in Guanzhong can be built, and it will be completely closed down within a few years..."
After saying this, someone immediately nodded and said, "That makes sense.
There are simply no conditions for large-scale construction of schools.
This is the rumor that Liu Chengxin, who had won the position of King of Han, was worried that he would not be able to sit safely and wanted to take a step closer to the position of emperor, so he specifically released the news in order to build momentum for himself...
Moreover, even if Liu Cheng can really make all of these, can the kind of books he has produced teach usable talents?
If he learns these books, can he be an official and govern the country?
It’s really ridiculous.”
After saying this, many of the people present couldn't help laughing.
That makes sense!
Let’s not talk about whether Liu Cheng can accomplish these things.
Even if it can be done, can he teach usable talents just by relying on the non-trivial things he has made?
It's simply impossible!
Only Confucian classics are useful things!
This is really not because they are arrogant, ignorant, or overconfident. It is actually because what Liu Cheng did is too funny.
Their aristocratic family has existed for so many years, so there is a reason for their existence.
No one can cause an impact by using some ridiculous methods...
For a moment, the atmosphere here seemed very happy.
Everyone is waiting to see Uncle Liu Huang's joke, wanting to see how far Uncle Liu Huang can go with this matter, wanting to see Uncle Liu Huang give up sadly...
After listening to their words, even the middle-aged man who was thinking the most and was slightly put on weight felt much more relaxed.
I feel like I might have thought too much before.
This Liu Cheng may just want to use this method to stabilize his position, and will not really take action.
He can't really move.
After all, this matter is full of difficulties. It is different from marching and fighting. It is not something you can do if you want to.
Even if Liu Cheng really wanted to use this method to dig up the roots of his family, he couldn't do it at all!!
However, after the relaxation in his heart lasted for a while, worry appeared in his heart again.
I feel like things may not be that simple.
If someone else had done this, it would definitely not have been possible.
But the person who is going to do this is Uncle Liu Huang...
Thinking back on this man's young face and all the things he has done since he was born, I still feel that something is wrong.
If Uncle Liu Huang does this, maybe he can really do something great!
Thinking about his attitude towards himself and other aristocratic families, this thought in his heart became even more certain.
At that moment, he told everyone his thoughts again, reminding everyone not to be careless.
Although everyone felt that he was a little too cautious and overthinking, they still listened to some of it.
"This matter needs to be treated with caution. I hope we have thought too much.
But we still have to do something to prevent Uncle Liu Huang from doing this as much as possible.
I think we can talk to Cai Situ about this matter.
Although Cai Situ is Liu Cheng's father-in-law, he is also a great scholar. Seeing Liu Cheng doing things carelessly and insulting knowledge, he will definitely be dissatisfied...
Moreover, it is precisely because of this relationship that when he opened his mouth to dissuade Liu Cheng, he would be even more forceful..."
Afterwards, the middle-aged man, who was in good health, spoke like this and made a decision.
Now Cai Yong has become Zhongshu Ling, but they are still used to calling him Situ...
(I strongly recommend a book - Beheading Guan Yu in the Beginning of the Three Kingdoms, The Three Kingdoms, the writing is pretty good.)
