Zhu Guoxiang was still talking about astronomy in the yard. Out of boredom, Zhu Ming ran to the study to get the "Book of Changes" to read.
The Analects of Confucius and Mencius, which were required for the imperial examination, were all in Ju Ming's mind, and they were also the annotated editions of Zhu Xi, which scorned most of the current scholars.
With this plug-in alone, you can pretend to be half a Confucian master.
If you want to pass the imperial examination and become an official, you have to choose one of the remaining scriptures as the main scripture.
Although Ju Ming had read the "Book of Songs", he read it from a modern annotated version. Taking it for an exam would be more serious than handing in a blank paper, and the marking officer would judge it as having ideological problems.
"Zhou Rites", I'm sorry, Ju Ming has never touched it.
Although Zhu Ming had also read "The Book of Rites", he only flipped through it and only had a few chapters in his mind.
The opening chapter of "Shang Shu" was too boring. Ju Ming picked it up several times and could not finish reading the three chapters of Yao, Shun and Yu.
There is only the "Book of Changes". Zhu Ming has seriously read the "Book of Changes" part of the "Complete Collection of Five Classics" of the Ming Dynasty. Although it involves cosmology and ideological content, Ju Ming thinks most of it is bullshit, but he endured reading it in order to make a video.
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Why is it bullshit?
Because in the "Complete Collection of the Five Classics" officially compiled by the Ming Dynasty, many contents deviated from the original meaning of the Five Classics and were far-fetched and relied on Neo-Confucianism. The outer skin was still the skin of the Five Classics, but inside it was all the ideas of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
The "Book of Changes" I have in my hands now is called "Zhengyi Zhengyi". It was annotated by Wang Bi of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and edited by Kong Yingda of the Tang Dynasty.
Ju Ming carefully read the book and compared it with the Ming Dynasty version.
Boy, this is so refreshing!
To make an inappropriate analogy, the "Book of Changes" of the Ming Dynasty is like a middle-aged woman wearing heavy makeup, while the "Zhouyi Zhengyi" of the Tang Dynasty is like a young girl in bloom.
This time, Ju Ming was really enjoying watching it, and he suddenly forgot about the passage of time.
By the time Ju Ming came to his senses, Mrs. Yan had finished her work and gone home, and was cooking in the kitchen.
Shen Yourong washed the rice and went into the house, putting the pottery pot on the stove.
Grandma Yan added firewood and asked, "Is Mr. Zhu still teaching Brother Qi to study?"
"I have been teaching, from noon to now," Shen Erniang said happily, "Xiangong Zhu is very patient. He has repeatedly explained the things we don't understand a dozen or twenty times, and he doesn't blame us for being stupid."
Grandma Yan was delighted when she heard this and asked again: "Which one is better educated, Mr. Zhu or his son?"
Shen Yourong thought about it carefully and said, "They should be almost the same, but Mr. Zhu is willing to go into detail, and Zhu Dalang only gives a general outline."
"Young people are more impetuous and can't bear their impatience." Grandma Yan said.
Shen Yourong suddenly whispered: "Aunt, these father and son are very powerful. They know astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom. The astronomy that Zhu Dalang taught is something that ordinary scholars can learn. But the astronomy that Zhu Xianggong teaches is something that even my father can't learn."
He has heard that he knows how the stars in the sky rotate. Zhu Dalang should also understand this. When he listened to Zhu Xianggong's lecture, he was not surprised at all."
Grandma Yan was horrified and said: "You still know the secrets of astronomy, could you be someone like Master Chen?"
Under the deliberate propaganda of the imperial court and the interpretation of legendary novels, the ancestor Chen Tuan had already become a household name in the Song Dynasty, and even the village women had heard of it.
"Anyway, he is not an ordinary scholar," Shen Yourong said in a low voice, "Zhu Dalang has been reading the Book of Changes."
The son of Mrs. Yan and the late husband of Shen Yourong, his classic canon is the "Li" of Zhou. He once told his family that the "Book of Changes" is too mysterious and profound, and he can only read it casually. If he wants to study it carefully, he must be guided by a famous teacher.
No.
Therefore, in the minds of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, anyone who can read the "Book of Changes" is very powerful!
After the meal was ready, Shen Yourong went to move the tables and stools, and Mrs. Yan went to get the bowls and chopsticks.
When I came to the yard, I saw Zhu Ming squatting on the ground and throwing out a few small sticks made of dead branches.
Grandma Yan asked curiously: "What is Dalang doing?"
"I haven't done fortune telling for a long time." Zhu Ming replied casually.
He is really good at fortune-telling. This thing is not difficult. You can learn it by knowing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The difficult thing is how to calculate accurately.
Occasionally, Ju Ming will also broadcast live broadcasts to tell the fortunes of those netizens.
Grandma Yan quickly ran to her daughter-in-law and whispered: "She can also tell fortunes."
Zhu Guoxiang didn't like fussy things, so he helped Shen Yourong place the tables and stools and stood there shouting: "Stop engaging in feudal superstition and come over to eat!"
Ju Ming walked over and sat down. He arranged small sticks of different lengths on the table and said, "I am testing our fortune and future. Don't you want to listen?"
Although he doesn't believe in Feng Shui fortune telling, people dare not completely ignore such mysterious things. Zhu Guoxiang looked at the sticks and said, "Tell me about it."
Zhu Ming arranged all the long and short sticks and started to tell the hexagram: "This hexagram is Zeshanxian. There are marshes in the mountains, and the mountains and rivers are connected. A gentleman should be open-minded and humbly accept other people's suggestions. If you marry a wife, you will have good luck. The original text of the Xian hexagram is, Heng , benevolent and chaste, auspicious for women."
After saying this, Shen Yourong's face turned red, while Mrs. Yan smiled so hard that her teeth showed.
Ju Ming continued: "If you want to do something big, you must not be impatient. You should wait for the opportunity to act. When an object strikes, it will make a sound. Know the opportunity."
"So, don't mess around, just farm the land for development with peace of mind." Zhu Guoxiang reminded his son, don't think about fighting and becoming emperor all day long.
Ju Ming said: "The complete meaning of this hexagram is to have great ambitions, not to follow blindly, to be open-minded and wait for opportunities to act."
After saying this, Ju Ming began to change the hexagrams, breaking the fourth long stick from top to bottom into two short sticks and putting them back: "Ninety-three lines are moved, and the hexagrams are changed into marshes. The rivers in this hexagram are overflowing, and the seas are flowing across them. Floods submerge the earth, all living beings are in conflict, and crises are everywhere. We must accept the talents of heaven and prepare for rainy days. Only by making preparations and acting in accordance with the times can we achieve great success."
Zhu Guoxiang thought of the troubled times in the late Northern Song Dynasty and said in surprise: "Is it so evil? You must have made it up."
Zhu Ming continued to explain the hexagrams: "This changed line, the line sign is: salty, but also not in place. The ambition is to follow others, and stick to it."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.
Ju Ming explained: "The general meaning is that it's time to rush, don't think about living in a quiet place, and don't think about self-restraint. But if you don't restrain yourself, follow the crowd and follow other people's actions, you will be involved and bound by others. Therefore, you must Stick to your true intentions, don’t follow the crowd, and don’t be constrained by others. Be restless when you should, follow your own ambitions, and fight as you like!”
Zhu Guoxiang was silent for a moment, becoming more and more suspicious that his son was making it up, trying to trick him into changing the dynasty and conquering the world.
Zhu Ming smiled and said: "I feel it's quite weird, believe it or not, it's up to you. This change of hexagram is called Cui Gua, and Cui means gathering and unity. If we want to achieve something in the future, you and I must unite, and it is best to gather and unite more people." .”
"Unity, I understand, this is the most important thing." Zhu Guoxiang nodded.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were listening, half understanding, and vaguely feeling that they wanted to do something big.
But no matter what, the elder man of the Zhu family can definitely tell fortunes, and he also understands astronomy, so he is probably not an ordinary person.
Grandma Yan originally wanted to recruit a new wife, but she felt a little guilty at this moment.
This small and ruined temple in her family may not be able to accommodate a great Bodhisattva. The better Zhu Ming and his son are, the less Mrs. Yan dares to mention marriage.
Putting away the fortune-telling sticks, Ju Ming got down to business: "Old madam, my father and son are penniless. We only have one valuable writing brush left. We want to sell it to Mr. Bai in exchange for some money. But the Bai family's The concierge doesn't know anything about things, how can he meet Bai Yuanwai in person?"
Grandma Yan said: "Lao Bai had a serious illness last year, so he didn't go out much, and we don't see him often. The second day of April is the 90th birthday of the Bai family, and there will definitely be a big feast. Not only the neighbors You can go have a meal, and passers-by can also come, and maybe you can meet them."
"What day is today?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.
Shen Erniang said: "February twenty-seven."
"There's still more than a month left," Zhu Ming thought seriously, then raised his hand and asked, "Old Madam, can I stay in your house until the second day of April? I'll pay for the food and accommodation together with the money for food and accommodation after selling the pen."
Because the father and son acted too knowledgeable and now said they had good pens that could be sold for money, Mrs. Yan no longer dared to bring up the matter of recruiting a bride.
After all, what capable man is willing to marry into a wife if he is not at the end of his rope?
Grandma Yan said: "I studied for a few days when I was a child. Although I don't know much about literacy, I also understand the truth. I am not a philistine. You two gentlemen can stay here and don't pay much for room and board. They can spare time to teach me. Brother Qi, just read and study."
Zhu Guoxiang cupped his hands and said, "I promise to teach you carefully."
Ju Ming asked curiously: "Are there no village schools or private schools nearby?"
Grandma Yan said: "Lao Bai's mother-in-law has a private school and hired a teacher, but he only teaches his own children."
Shen Yourong said: "A few miles to the west of the county town, there is a big village, and there is a village school there. My father is the village school teacher. When Brother Qi is two years old, he will stay at my grandfather's house to study."
"It turns out it's due to family background. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful." Zhu Guoxiang said flatteringly.
Shen Yourong added: "My father is just a school teacher in the village. He has never obtained any honors in his life. It is natural for him to teach Meng children. If you want to learn Confucian classics, you have to go to the county. If the family is rich, they will send their children to Yangzhou, where The academy teacher is very famous. Mr. Sanlang, the wife of Mr. Bai, is studying in an academy in Yangzhou, and he will definitely go home to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday this time.”
Grandma Yan said: "Sanlangjun and my son are classmates. Every time he returns to the village, he always comes to visit me and gives Brother Qi paper and pen."
The father and son looked at each other and had an idea in their minds.
It seems that there is no need to wait for the birthday banquet on the second day of April, as Mr. Bai will be back in March.
A scholar who studied in Zhoucheng would definitely be more knowledgeable, and that Hu pen would be sold at a higher price!
Just when the father and son were secretly happy, a voice suddenly came from outside the yard: "Hey, we are all living here and washing clothes. Is Mrs. Yan looking for a son-in-law? I have seen a son-in-law for his daughter, but I have never seen a son-in-law. My daughter-in-law brought a daughter-in-law into the family."
Ju Ming turned around and saw a man in his thirties standing on the path outside the courtyard with a playful smile.
Grandma Yan's face instantly darkened. She got up to get the wooden stick for washing clothes. She took the stick and cursed loudly: "Bai Fude, you are a murderer. Last year, you took over a ridge of my family's land. I haven't settled the score with you yet. How dare you do it again?" You are chewing your tongue, and I will risk my life to fight with you!"
But Bai Fudeng ignored Mrs. Yan and looked at Shen Yourong: "My wife is dead, and you, Erniang, are without a husband. We two are so perfect for each other. You look down on me for not having read, and you want to remarry a white-faced scholar." OK. But what do you mean by finding two poor people to settle down? These two foreigners are just like beggars. Yesterday they went from house to house begging for food. Don’t raise men like this. If the news spreads, it will make people laugh."
Shen Yourong sneered: "Don't pretend, who doesn't know what you are thinking? Aren't you just thinking about my family's twenty-some acres of land? I will marry a beggar instead, and I won't marry you. I'll get rid of that evil intention as soon as possible!"
"Get out of here!" Mrs. Yan roared angrily.
Anger appeared on Baiford's face. He felt that he had been underestimated. At that moment, he didn't mess around anymore, but turned around and left quickly. When he walked to a nearby house, he suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Shen Erniang raises a man." Well, pick up two beggars and bring them into the house..."
"Shameless!" Shen Yourong was so angry that he was shaking all over.