Five hundred and eighty-nine chapters Mr. Ming Dao
Taixue’s Shizhai.
Shi Zhai is the office of the Imperial Examiner and Guan Gou Guozijian on weekdays.
Under several tall and dense locust trees, Zhang Yue was reading scriptures and making tea in the corridor pavilion of his master's studio.
The small fire in the copper stove licks the earthenware bowl.
Zhang Yue liked the place of Master Zhai very much. He could see the Zhishan Hall from a distance, and he could see the students going from the Zhaishe to the Zhishan Hall to study with the sound of drums.
While drinking tea, Zhang Yue listened to the autumn wind rustling the locust leaves, and suddenly felt at ease. A place like school can make people indifferent to fame and fortune, and temporarily forget about the party disputes in the court.
He knew that his request to the officials to allow Zhang Zai to teach martial arts directly at the Imperial Academy and Cheng Yi to be an assistant teacher would definitely get permission from the officials.
Both of these two men were the founders of sects in later generations.
He just believed in the saying that a university is about having masters, not buildings. However, leaders only like to build buildings.
Zhang Yue planned to use generous salaries to invite great scholars like Zhang Zai and Cheng Yi to teach at Taixue.
At this time, the scholar reported: "Qi Guan Gou, Cheng Yushi is asking for an audience."
Zhang Yue heard that Cheng Hao had arrived and said, "Let him come here to see me."
After a while, Cheng Hao arrived at the teacher's studio. After the two of them bowed to each other, Zhang Yue invited Cheng Hao to take a seat.
Zhang Yue brought Cheng Hao a cup of tea made by himself: "Cheng Yushi is here, what advice can you give me?"
Cheng Hao raised his hand and took a sip of tea, then slowly placed it in front of him.
Cheng Hao's movements made people feel like the spring breeze blowing over his face, and his face was full of harmony: "I came here especially to thank Zhang Zhi for recommending my father's cousin Zhang Zihou (Zhang Zai) to the official family, and my younger brother Cheng Yi."
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Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. I have long admired Mr. Hengqu's name. Fan Wenzhenggong admired him back then. When Wang Zichun (Wang Shao) returned to Beijing, he recommended people from Kansai to me. Mr. Hengqu was the first person he recommended."
Cheng Hao bowed his hands and thanked him.
Zhang Yue looked at Cheng Hao. Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi had completely different temperaments. With such an upright and peaceful Confucian demeanor, it was no wonder that even Wang Anshi gave him a thumbs up.
"As for your younger brother, he is also a close friend of mine. Your younger brother's talent is worthy of being said by the Shao people to be the only one who is smartest in the world. When I take charge of Gou Taixue and invite famous teachers from all over, the first people I think of are Mr. Hengqu and your younger brother.
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Cheng Hao said: "When my younger brother was in Taixue, he was taught four sentences: There is no good and no disgust, there is good and evil, knowing evil and knowing good is conscience, and doing good and eliminating evil is the pursuit of things. Then he returned to Songshan
After living in my hometown, I stayed at home for three years to refer to the details."
Zhang Yue secretly felt ashamed. He had joked with Cheng Yi on a whim and revealed Wang Yangming's four sentences to the other party. He really didn't expect it...
Cheng Hao said: "My brother has always believed that everything in the world is in one word, but I don't think so. All things in the world are in one 'benevolence'. All things in the world are prepared for me, not just humans, everything is the same, and they all come from here.
It’s just that things can’t push you out, but people can push you out.”
"The nature of benevolence is also a word of truth when taken to the extreme."
Zhang Yue said: "This is a wise statement! Mencius once said that you should use your heart, your intellect, and your nature to understand the world. It is just as Cheng Yushi said."
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I benefited a lot from the teaching of these four sentences by Hao Baizhang. I can be said to be Cheng's teacher of the four sentences!"
The two laughed together.
Zhang Yue chatted with Cheng Hao for a few words, and they were very speculative.
Cheng Yi's temper is too stubborn, and it is difficult to convince him. But his brother Cheng Hao is different. He is a person who seeks common ground while reserving differences.
Historically, Cheng Hao's disciples recorded the magnanimity of the two gentlemen, saying that whenever Cheng Hao argued with his disciples and had differences of opinion, he always said in the end, "Let's discuss it more (more discussion)". Cheng Yi then directly said to the disciples
'otherwise'.
From this we can see that the two brothers are different.
Of course Zhang Yue liked Cheng Hao's temperament more, and they both hated each other for having met so late.
Cheng Hao said: "Wang Shengzheng now governs Imperial College with a single morality. I once argued with him that all later scholars will succeed according to their talents and cannot be lumped into one group. They are like grass and trees that must be pruned and leveled to look good.
Isn’t it true that the spontaneous generation and observation of the intention of its generation also create talents?”
"Is Zhang Daizhi's decision to manage Gou Taixue all based on the king's will to participate in politics?"
Zhang Yue said: "What Mr. Mingdao said makes sense, but I think that there is no perfect way to conduct academic studies, just like governing politics."
"Does Mr. Mingdao think that the Tao of Heaven is unchanging? Not necessarily so. The only constant thing about the Tao of Heaven is that it is always changing. The same is true for scholarship. There is no perfect way to do scholarship. Now that the court wants to reform, the scholarship that is most suitable for reform is also
There is only 'One Morality, Elimination of Differences'."
Cheng Hao sighed and said: "I studied in various schools, went in and out of old people, and interpreted it for many years, and finally returned to the Six Classics. Only in this way can I understand common things and observe human relations. If I read the scriptures in one way, my views will be narrow. In the future,
It’s hard to get a full picture.”
Zhang Yue said: "Not everyone can pry into the learning of saints. What Taixue teaches now is the teaching method of the Chinese. The teaching method of the Chinese is based on step by step."
Cheng Hao and Zhang Yue chatted for a long time, ranging from teaching to reforms in the court. The two of them benefited a lot from each other based on the idea of seeking common ground while reserving differences. After the last pot of tea was finished, Cheng Hao stood up and left.
Cheng Hao was still worried about "one morality" and discussed the teachings with Zhang Yue along the way!
At this time, the Tai students had finished school, but they saw a dozen people on the flat ground in front of them, divided into two teams, playing Cuju.
Zhang Yue smiled when he saw this scene.
When Cheng Hao continued to teach Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue said: "Can Mr. Mingdao know how to play Cuju?"
Cheng Hao was stunned for a moment and then said: "I learned some when I was young."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "That's just right. Let's go together without talking about big principles! Otherwise, I will be single."
"That's it..." Cheng Hao was slightly surprised, but then he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go out with you and give it a try!"
"Walk!"
Zhang Yue and Cheng Hao both lifted up their robes and tied them around their waists to join the imperial students.
Zhang Yue and Cheng Hao played for a while, and Cheng Hao retreated out of breath, then sat aside and watched Zhang Yue lively in the field.
Cheng Hao had never seen a Confucian scholar like Zhang Yue with the youthful vigor and strong energy.
It was also the first time for Cheng Hao to see such a 'sacrificial wine' mingling with the students.
Confucian scholars do not have to sit in front of the window all day long reading scriptures.
Cheng Hao slightly understood and smiled slightly while stroking his beard.
Then he learned that after Zhang Yue took charge of Gou Taixue, he strongly encouraged the students to practice Cuju and archery, and also modified the rules of Cuju to become more confrontational.
Tai students no longer have to attend lectures in class every day and practice fasting, but they also do Cuju, archery and other physical fitness activities on weekdays.
Zhang Yue chose Cuju as a sport because of the resentment of later generations towards the national football team, so he planned to start it a thousand years ago.
But the real effect was that this trip to Taixue deeply touched Cheng Hao.
Afterwards, Cheng Hao wrote to Zhang Zai, Cheng Yi and his teacher Zhou Dunyi, saying that although Zhang Yue had been in charge of Gou Taixue for only a month, there was a new atmosphere, and even a earth-shaking change was brewing.
Cheng Hao encouraged Zhang Zai, his younger brother and his teacher.