"I'm happy to hear it, but not happy to hear the slanderous words. Marquis Jianchang said that I am incompetent. You should provide evidence. You can't just talk nonsense. I am incompetent. Doesn't it mean that the emperor has misjudged the person? Mr. Li of the cabinet recommended Wrong person. Is this what Marquis Jianchang meant?"
As expected, Yang Tinghe had a sharp mind and an excellent eloquence. His counterattack was subtle but powerful. In just a few words, the matter was brought to the attention of the emperor and Li Dongyang, who were not familiar with each other. The conflict quickly expanded.
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands nervously. He wanted to speak calmly, but he didn't know how to say it. He could only look at Zhang Yanling worriedly and thought to himself: Why did you provoke him? Aren't you causing trouble for yourself? How can you deal with it now? ?
Zhang Yanling actually smiled brightly and looked careless.
"Xueshi Yang, these words are serious. I only talked about your problem. Why did you involve the emperor and other people? Besides, what I said was that you were no longer qualified? That you were incompetent? I only said doubt. Your teaching level is not doubtful about your knowledge. No matter how knowledgeable you are, if you don’t have a method to teach, it will be useless.”
Yang Tinghe frowned and recalled that Zhang Yanling did not say anything that doubted his knowledge, but his implication was indeed that. Now that he refused to admit it, he could not force himself to understand it.
"Lecture methods? What do you mean by this?" Yang Tinghe asked with a sneer.
"Let's put it this way, farmers have a way of feeding ducks, which is to force food into the duck's mouth. Every time it is full, the duck will be locked up. This is called cramming. Feeding is done in this way. Although the duck is fat, the meat tastes not good, just like chewing wax. The way that Scholar Yang treats the prince now is this kind of cramming method. Don't be upset, Your Highness, I am not saying that you are a duck, it is just a metaphor. I listen. It is said that Master Yang forced the prince to read for several hours every day, and he would not stop dictating the articles without memorizing them. This is like forcing all the knowledge into the prince's mind, but not being able to digest it. This method is open to question. "Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Yang Tinghe curled his lips and said, "Then according to your opinion, how should we teach the prince to read?"
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "That's your business, it's something you should think clearly about. What do you ask me for? Since ancient times, famous teachers may not have great disciples. Confucius had three thousand disciples, but the only one who could do it was the seventy-two sages." , this is very good evidence. Of course, Kong Shengren taught three thousand people by himself, so he would inevitably not be able to take care of them comprehensively, and the students would be mixed. But you, Master Yang, are a one-on-one professor. If the prince cannot learn his skills, then what will happen? It's definitely not the prince's problem. The prince is recognized as smart, so you can't blame the prince for being stupid, right? Doesn't that mean there's something wrong with your method?"
Yang Tinghe frowned and said nothing, not thinking that Zhang Yanling was a scoundrel, but these words were not entirely unreasonable. Since Yang Tinghe served as a lecturer for the prince, he has tried his best, hoping to teach the prince to become a talent. Unfortunately, the prince However, the progress he made was not satisfactory to him. The more anxious he was, the more he had to forcefully extend the lecture time and the more stringent his requirements became. However, he clearly felt the prince's disgust and dissatisfaction, but his studies did not improve. Diligence. The prince is actually very smart, but all the learning is like dealing with himself and has not become something in his own mind. It seems that he can memorize an article word for word, but if you don’t ask for a deep understanding of reading, no matter how good you memorize it It is also useless. This is contrary to Yang Tinghe's original intention. Every time he picks out questions to extend his answers, the prince's answers are always ridiculous, and he obviously fails to understand the meaning of the article.
"Master Yang, don't blame me for talking too much. Just now I heard the exchange between the prince and Master Yang outside. I think the prince is right. There are so many articles about governing the country, and the views are often contradictory. Isn't this causing confusion? You
It is easier said than done to ask the prince to learn from the strengths of many families. Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, once said: Half of the Analects governs the world. Although this may not be true, it shows that it is not necessary to learn all the articles.
He understands all principles. Moreover, the prince said that he wanted to learn military art, but you rebuked him for saying that learning military art was useless. This is biased. As a monarch, how can you not understand military art? Since ancient times, sage monarchs have been both civil and military men.
If you don’t cultivate martial ethics, how can you protect the country? It’s just that our Ming Dynasty valued martial ethics because it learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty. It’s a good thing that the prince is interested in the art of war. Scholar Yang was born as a scholar, and his stance and vision are quite narrow. He learned both civil and military skills.
There is a way to relax and get twice the result with half the effort."
Zhang Yanling continued.
Yang Tinghe had some doubts in his heart. Isn't this Marquis of Jianchang an ignorant and domineering person? How could he say something that was sound and reasonable, and it was not completely nonsense. There were some things that Yang Tinghe himself had not considered, but just out of curiosity.
I had a certain idea but didn’t want to do it. When my mentor recommended me to be a minister, he told me that his task was not only to make the emperor understand how to manage the country, but also to make the emperor understand the principles of courtesy, respect for civil servants, and reliance on civil servants.
Like the current emperor, he must maintain great respect for the opinions of the outer court cabinet. This can ensure that the court's path will not go astray. To put it bluntly, the teacher's intention is to let the prince understand that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be governed by both monarch and ministers.
Rather than being a dictatorial person.
Some things cannot be explained too clearly. As a member of the civil service group, there are some consensuses that need not be elaborated. The low status of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty for many years must be changed. The situation of relying heavily on honorable ministers should also be reversed. Such as Zhao Song
In such a situation, the status of literati was aloof, which was exactly what the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty pursued.
"What Marquis Jianchang said is very clear. If you don't want to invite the emperor, you can come and explain it as a servant." Yang Tinghe said sarcastically.
Zhang Yanling laughed and thought: Sure enough, these guys are all self-righteous people who refuse to bow their heads. After talking for a long time, he didn't listen at all.
"Xueshi Yang, as the ancients said: When three people are walking together, there must be one teacher. Although I, Zhang Yanling, have not read any books and am not as knowledgeable as you, there may not be anything to learn from me. You may understand that I may not understand, but I understand.
You may not understand. Believe it or not, I can give a military lesson to the prince right now, and you don’t understand it at all."
Yang Tinghe threw the scroll in his hand on the table and said coldly: "Then today you, Marquis of Jianchang, will give lectures to the prince."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "This is what you, Master Yang, said yourself. I didn't force you. Don't turn around and say that I disturbed you in teaching the prince to study."
Yang Tinghe didn't expect Zhang Yanling to climb up the pole, but at this time, he refused to give in and said coldly: "Don't worry, Yang keeps his word. If he doesn't keep his word, it's not the behavior of a villain."
"Okay, then I will boldly give a lecture to the Crown Prince, and Bachelor Yang can do it himself." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"Yang doesn't want to leave just yet. He wants to see how Marquis Jianchang lectures the prince." Yang Tinghe said with his arms crossed.
He thought, what ability could this trillium have? He had never read the paper, and he had never led a soldier in military strategy. He was still giving lectures to the attendants. He was full of jokes. He didn't want to leave. He would watch him make jokes and turn around.