And it’s still the kind of pretense that is meant to dehumanize!
If standing here can be considered a kind of sadness, then let me bear it!
This is the voice of the guests in the audience.
But more than anything, they were puzzled. No one could understand the kind of sadness Li Qi was talking about, so they all looked at Li Qi curiously.
Li Qi smiled slightly and said: "Please don't look at me like this. I don't feel sad for myself, but feel sad for you, and feel sad for millions of people in the Song Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, whispers immediately broke out below.
Li Qi ignored these whispers and said to himself: "I believe everyone sitting here knows that I am a chef. When it comes to cooking skills, no matter how high you place me, this is not an exaggeration. I am completely
I'm qualified, but I'm afraid I'm not as talented as most of the people sitting here in other areas. I have basically no chance of forgetting anything, making a poem in seven steps, or speaking a chapter. I've never read the Four Books and Five Classics, so I don't understand anything.
The Way of a Gentleman, my handwriting is not even as good as Gao Yanei's. From the perspective of a scholar, I can say that I am incompetent. Why is it that I am the only one who can make you who are full of knowledge, talented and knowledgeable?
Don’t you feel sad that great talents and great scholars are sitting down below to listen to my speech?”
When he finished talking, his tone was very aggressive, and seemed to contain a sense of anger.
Even though Li Qi had vaccinated Cai Jing in advance, Cai Jing was still surprised when he heard it. He thought to himself, what kind of crazy thing is this kid doing? No one can mess with him now?
Gao Qiu turned his head and whispered: "Master, this is not a surprise, but a shock."
Cai Jingdao: "I feel the same way. It seems that this is the purpose of this press conference. The previous one is just a cover."
Although some of them are businessmen, most of them are officials. They are all scholars. It can be said that Li Qi's words offended them.
A bachelor with an extraordinary status couldn't help but said: "Privy Councilor, we are here to give you face, and please respect yourself."
"Self-respect?"
Li Qi laughed and said: "I already respect myself very much, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to hold your head up in the future, Chen Dong."
Chen Dong was stunned and said: "I wonder what the Privy Envoy has to say?"
Li Qidao: "Let me ask you. Why are you studying?"
Chen Dong was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Chen Dong studies naturally to serve the imperial court and ask for orders for the people."
Li Qidao: "Then may I understand that you are studying to benefit the people?"
Chen Dongdao: "That's right."
"Then what do you think is a useful person?"
"Of course he is someone who can contribute to the country."
"Very good! That's very well said!" Li Qi said with a smile: "Compared with me, who do you think has made greater contributions to this country?"
Chen Dongdao: "Of course you are the privy envoy."
"Leaving aside political issues such as the new law and the fight against gold, what do you think?"
Chen Dong thought for a while and said truthfully: "It's up to the Privy Council to entrust you."
"Of course it's me." Li Qi said: "I won't talk about anything else, but the canned food. It can preserve a piece of meat or a piece of vegetables for one to two years. It has played a major role in both people's livelihood and the military. It has also played a major role.
I earned a lot of money from the Song Dynasty, as well as firearms, fireplaces, the Song Dynasty Times Magazine, and charitable foundations. Just pick one of them and it has benefited many people. Even so. But you asked me to take the scientific examination.
I can tell you very, very definitely that I must be the last one. This sounds very contradictory. But it seems to be reasonable, because none of this has anything to do with the scientific examination. If the scientific examination tests cooking skills, I
I think I can also honor my ancestors."
Another person below said: "The Privy Councilor is a genius. We all know this."
Even so, his voice was full of sarcasm.
Li Qi shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I am a genius. I believe there are many people smarter than me in this world, but these things are destined to have nothing to do with scholars. This is a tradition of us Han people. That's it.
Speaking of the recently emerging movable type printing technology, it is said that the person who invented it was just a commoner, that is, an ordinary citizen. What is even more outrageous is the gunpowder. The creators of this gunpowder are said to be just a group of Taoist priests who made alchemy, but they
The invention of gunpowder defeated today's arrogant Jin soldiers. I dare to say this, if there was no gunpowder, you would never be able to sit here unharmed.
Besides, the creator of the glass is me, who is just a chef, and those new weapons were invented by a half-year-old child and craftsmen who may not even know the word. To be honest, I have no idea about these phenomena.
We all feel very puzzled, why do these great inventions always fail to reach those knowledgeable scholars? I wonder if you can give me this answer."
Zheng Yi, Chen Dong and others gradually fell into deep thought after hearing this. But some people disagreed, and one person said: "We study to govern the country and secure the country, not to learn those strange tricks. This cannot be generalized."
Qin Hui couldn't help but cursed in his heart, "This stupid pig, aren't you giving him a chance to use the topic to his advantage?"
"Okay! What a wonderful and clever plan, what a good way to govern the country and bring peace to the country. It's really good to say." Li Qi said, changing the subject, and said: "Don't say you don't have any merits to take action, even if you do,
If I could double the output of one acre of land, or invent a weapon that could kill a hundred people at once, that would be much more useful than what you call governing a country and ensuring peace. What is governing a country? What is security?
Do you understand the meaning of these four words? The people live and work in peace and contentment, and submit to all directions. This is the governance of the country. It is not as complicated as you think, let alone those few words. I will not talk about me, just follow me.
If you compare, that’s really bullying you. Let’s just say that the famous female doctor recently, she is much better than you in managing the country and bringing peace to the country.”
When everyone heard this, they unconsciously looked at Liu Yunxi who was sitting in the corner.
Liu Yunxi frowned when he heard this. He wished he could throw a few venomous snakes at it and turned his head coldly.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't be unconvinced. It is precisely because of Liu Yunxi's tireless efforts that the canned worms appeared in our field of vision. When the Jin soldiers defended Kaifeng City, the canned worms played a vital role.
And it has saved many people, and the emergence of insect food has brought far more benefits to the people. It can alleviate certain food crises to a great extent, and also create many ways to make money. Let me ask.
How many people have been saved and how many people have been made rich by your method of governing the country? Haha, in fact, there are countless people like Liu Yunxi, but they do not get the respect they deserve."
"What does the Privy Council mean? Reading is useless. Everyone in the world should learn those ingenious tricks? Or agriculture, industry, or business?"
Li Qidao: "I have never said that. I am targeting a bad atmosphere created by today's scholars, not that reading is useless. In my dynasty, if you can write a quatrain, it is far more valuable than if you invent a magnifying glass.
To be more respected. Yes, if you can compose quatrains, it proves that you have talent in this area, but this is just your personal honor. What use does this quatrain have for the country? I really don’t know. Why does it happen?
This situation?
It is because today's scholars have a sense of superiority in reading, as if they should be despised if they have not read the Four Books and Five Classics, or the Confucian Bible. Of course, you didn't say that, but that's what you do.
, However, this kind of trend makes Confucianism look like a small school, while the other schools of thought are all withered.
Whenever a child becomes sensible, his parents, elders, or people around him require him to learn Confucianism. Only after learning Confucianism can you be considered a scholar, and only then can you stand out and be respected by others. If you learn other things,
Then others will say that what you have learned is all tricks and tricks, and you are inferior to others. When I say this, I am not saying that Confucianism is wrong. It is absolutely not the case. I just want to say that not everyone is talented in this area. Some people are talented in arithmetic.
Very good. Some people have very good practical skills, and some people are born to be warriors. However, today's trend makes them have to give up their talents and devote themselves blindly to Confucianism. This has caused a gap in talents.
However, among Confucian scholars, they are all uneven, with all kinds of crooked melons and cracks.
I'm really glad that I didn't follow the crowd, and I really don't have any talent in this area. If you ask me to recite poems and write beautiful calligraphy, it's really humiliating to me. I really can't write, even if I
Even if I practice non-stop for a hundred years, I still won’t be able to become a Grand Master. But it is precisely because of this that I can get to where I am today. I don’t think I am lucky to be where I am today. I also relied on my own strength to become a master.
Those of you who have come this far, you can write articles as if you are an official, and I can use good food and wine to enter an official career, so why not.
Yes, I admit that the Supreme Emperor allowed me to serve as an official in the court because he liked the food I cooked. I have never denied this. But the facts have proved that the Supreme Emperor's original choice was very wise. Regarding his choice, I also
I fully affirmed it with my performance. No one can erase everything I have done for the Song Dynasty. If Liu Yunxi had also devoted himself to Confucianism, then when the Jin soldiers defended Kaifeng, there would have been hundreds or even thousands of them, because
She died because of her choice. If the Ordnance Supervisor did not have those skilled craftsmen, the city of Kaifeng might have been destroyed. We are also using our talents and our way to repay this country and make contributions to this country.
For our contribution, we should be respected, not despised.
Confucius taught us to be humble, but nowadays many Confucian scholars look down on the farmer and the craftsman all day long. Not to mention these, even if I read nine chapters of arithmetic, I will probably be despised by some Confucian scholars. Let me ask.
What kind of humility is this? I'm really curious. Confucianism advocates that when three people walk together, there must be one teacher, which is a humble attitude. But not only do you fail to do this, you also use Confucianism to suppress other schools of thought. If Confucius
If you are still alive now, I am afraid that today's scholars will be angry to death. The expression of a country's strength is by no means a standout, but should be the contention of a hundred schools of thought." (To be continued...)