"The orchid tree has to go through wind and rain before it can become a talent. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. My nephews still need to learn from each other and polish..."
Mr. Zhu declined politely without missing a beat.
What he meant was that my nephews-in-law still need to work hard to become talents.
"It's as good as cutting, as hard as cutting, as hard as polishing." This sentence comes from "The Book of Songs·Wei Feng·Qi'ao". This sentence is very interesting. The original meaning is to make bones, ivory, jade, and stone into utensils. The extended meaning is,
The cultivation of a gentleman is like working on a bone vessel. After cutting it, you have to polish it again and again. It is like working on a jade vessel. After cutting it, you have to polish it carefully.
They haven't learned enough, so they'll wait until next time.
My view of them is that, like gentlemen, they need more experience and polishing.
Magistrate Gu's expression remained unchanged. Mr. Zhu's words were very clever and left him a step. He laughed and revealed the matter.
There are some things that cannot be declined by explicitly refusing. He directly asked these teenagers to pass the county examination. This fact has fallen into place. After it becomes a fact, you have to help if you don't want to help... Unless the test papers of the four people are impeccable, otherwise it is
Destroy your own reputation.
What's more, Mr. Zhu didn't explicitly refuse, but was flirting with him.
How could the ordinary people who were isolated by the government officials' titles next to them understand the content of the exchanges between the scholars? Before they knew it, Mr. Qingtian had already concluded a secret dirty deal with Mr. Zhu...
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Confucian Temple, also known as Confucius Temple.
In front of the Confucian Temple, there is a stone Lingxing Gate several people high and a horse-mounted stone next to the door. The Lingxing Gate was a gate used to decorate the tombs of emperors. Since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named Confucius King Wenxuan, the Confucius Temple also followed the imperial specifications.
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Engraved on the dismounting stone is "Civil and military officials have dismounted here."
Entering the Jimen, it means "no swords, spears, swords or halberds can enter this gate". When you pass through the gate and the screen wall, you will see a half-moon-shaped pond. This is the Panchi. According to Zhou rites, the princes call the Pan Palace, which cannot be higher than the emperor.
Piyong (Tai Xue) of the Confucius Temple, so the Confucius Temple is only half faced with water, and there is a stone arch bridge above it.
In front of the main temple, there is a simple futon on the steps.
Mr. Zhu sat cross-legged on the futon. The square under the steps was filled with gentry and common people from the county. The first three rows were for the gentry, wearing rich embroidered clothes, neat and orderly. At the back were ordinary people, dressed in shabby clothes.
It was monotonous, mostly dirty, disorganized, and surprisingly silent, because there were government servants nearby to maintain discipline at the venue, so they didn't dare to make a sound.
"1. To uphold filial piety and respect human ethics. In the sixty-first year of Emperor Ren's reign, our ancestors respected their relatives and thought of filial piety very much. I commissioned the book "The Explanation of the Classic of Filial Piety" to expound the scriptures and explain the meaning in detail.
Filial piety means governing the world. Therefore, the sixteen articles of the Holy Edict begin with filial piety to one's brothers."
"I have made great achievements, pursued past teachings, and promoted the idea of establishing religion..."
Mr. Zhu taught on behalf of the emperor, so everyone in the square was solemn. The gentry in the front row listened with interest, while the common people in the back row did not know what it meant.
As Mr. Zhu translated it into vernacular, the audience suddenly understood.
This sentence was said by Emperor Yongzheng.
Emperor Sheng Zuren was the Holy Ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi.
The four of them, Bai Gui, sat together with the students of Bailu Academy. The students of Bailu Academy were basically all talented people, and it was rare to find people who were not famous.
The lives of scholars in the Qing Dynasty were not as comfortable as those in the Ming Dynasty.
In order to facilitate the management of a large number of students, the sixth-class deportation method came into being based on the merits of the students in the sixth-class examination of the Ming Dynasty. According to the assessment of the students' performance in the annual examination, each prefecture, state,
The students in the county are divided into six grades. Those who are average in arts and sciences are ranked first, those who are also proficient in arts and science are ranked second, those who are slightly proficient in arts and science are ranked third, those who are deficient in arts and science are ranked fourth, those who are absurd in arts and science are ranked fifth, and those who are liberal in arts and science are ranked fifth.
Those who are not proficient are in the sixth grade. Those in the first, second and third grades are all rewarded, while those in the fourth grade and below are punished and dismissed.
Therefore, compared with the previous dynasties, the overall level of scholars in the Qing Dynasty was relatively high.
An older member of the student body heard Mr. Zhu explaining the Holy Edict and Guangxun, but the few teenagers next to him had a hard time understanding it, so they gestured with their eyes and asked the students nearby to read the book "The Holy Edict and Guangxun".
Passed it over.
It's all done silently.
Although the Qing Dynasty is now in the sunset, the ruling power at the grassroots level, especially in the interior, is still very strong. The south is difficult to govern because of the usual ports and concessions in various places, but it has penetrated into all aspects in the interior...
For example, Wuchang Shouyi was founded because Wuchang was a treaty port.
Although the contents of the Holy Edict and Guangxun are full of Yongzheng's tone of warning, it is also mixed with a lot of the Four Books and Five Classics and Zhu Zi's annotations to clarify the meaning of the scriptures. This is also the most orthodox official interpretation of the Four Books and Five Classics.
It seems that the Holy Edict and Guangxun are just inscriptions, but they are full of secrets.
The book in Bai Gui's hand was an old book with various annotations written in small capital letters. He was immediately interested. These were the opinions and experiences of these talented students, so he planned to find these talented students in the next few days.
Borrow more books and learn from their experiences.
The top students’ notes on past life college entrance examination questions, the top scorer’s notes, etc. are so popular. Could it be that these top students are better than what the teacher said? Then there are some who really use another way of thinking to solve the questions, which is faster and more accurate.
Simple!
Although Mr. Zhu's explanation of the Holy Edict and Guangxun was very clear, he didn't have a manual to compare it with, so he couldn't remember anything.
Routine education has been going on for more than an hour.
The warm sun is blowing.
There were also some people in the back row who couldn't stand and fell to the ground, probably due to lack of sugar.
But no one moved, no matter how merciful, but when preaching the holy edict, it is like reciting an imperial edict, and must be listened to respectfully. Anyone who dares to help a neighbor easily is a life-threatening act!
Seeing someone fainting, Mr. Zhu felt a little anxious and preached faster.
Wait until you finish speaking.
Magistrate Gu, who had noticed the commotion nearby, immediately ordered his officials to pour the prepared sugar water into the mouths of the unconscious people in the back row. It was a large porcelain jar filled with brown sugar water.
"If you can faint, it must be because your stomach is short of oil and water, and you are so hungry that you can't stand it any longer."
"This is the end of winter. The winter grains have been eaten up. There is nothing to eat, so we can only starve and freeze."
"..."
The Confucian Temple, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became like a noisy vegetable market.
There were several close scholar students. Bai Gui saw that the one who handed them the book stepped forward to help Mr. Zhu walk down the steps. He preached and taught. This is also a hard job, and he looked like a solemn treasure every moment.
of gods.
Mr. Zhu's legs were a little stiff, and they relaxed a lot after walking down the steps.
"Your Excellency, we need to open Guangji Granary to release grain and help the poor people."
Mr. Zhu suggested softly to the ancient magistrate, "In a few days, when the snow on the mountain melts, you can go to the mountain to eat and satisfy your hunger."
Although there were no disasters in Zishui County last year, poor families could not save food even after working hard for a whole year. The beginning of spring is the most difficult time every year.
"That's what Brother Mengzhou said."
Surprisingly, Magistrate Gu did not refuse, but nodded in agreement with a sad look on his face and a hint of joy.
In the next few days, the ancient county magistrate took this opportunity to ask the large households in the county to donate grain and grain, and also asked the county government officials to go to the countryside to collect grain, on the pretext of providing disaster relief.
After a series of measures, the big households lost weight and the ancient county magistrate gained weight, but it also gave poor people an extra half bag of food.
