Wang Lang's death came so suddenly that even the coachman could not react. In just a few moments, this wise man in the country left like this. He even failed to save the child.
The first person to get the news was Luoyang Ling. When Luoyang Ling passed the news to the palace, the palace suddenly became extremely panicked. The queen fainted and the emperor screamed in anxiety.
The identity of Wang Lang's relative caused the news of Wang Lang's death to spread quickly, and everyone was shocked. Even Pang Tong, Zhong Changtong and others, who Wang Lang usually hated the most, were particularly sad. Although this old man was a bit more stubborn, he was a good old man.
His contribution to official learning is almost unparalleled by anyone, especially his recent desire to integrate various schools and promote official learning, which has led many scholars to call him the prince's concubine.
However, Wang Lang died, and his death was very humble. It was just a creek, and his death was so sudden. It is said that he had just walked out of the palace and was about to rush to Hebei. Unfortunately, he did not complete his goal in the end. Wang Lang
News of his death spread, and countless people came to mourn. Among them were many offerings of wine, and more of them were students, whether they were from higher education institutions such as Taixue, Menzixue, etc., and even many small official schools, crafts halls, medicine, and military sciences.
students came.
The whole Luoyang became whiter, and light snow gradually fell in the sky, reflecting the white crowd. Perhaps even Wang Lang himself had never thought that the people coming to his funeral were actually better than Xun Yu and Liu Bei.
After the funeral of these three ministers, there were even more people. All kinds of students knelt outside the palace gate, wailing and crying. These were the students from poor families whom Wang Lang had rescued and supported.
There are also some people who have received favors from the prince because of their outstanding academic performance, and even some young officials. These officials have completed their studies with Wang Lang's support and passed the examination. More and more people are rushing to Luoyang.
, and all the usual rumors about Wang Lang seemed to have completely disappeared at this time. No one called him a hypocrite anymore, no one dared to say that he did not respect the holy way, and no one thought of his weirdness.
Stubborn character.
All the praises fell on him. He was a teacher of all peoples and a master of Confucianism. It was as if every famous person in the Han Dynasty had made friends with him. His words showed regret for this old friend. Normally he didn't care about anything.
Wang Su became more and more silent at this moment. Whether it was the emperor's greetings or the greetings of the ministers, he said nothing. He just looked at his feet blankly, his face full of tears.
When everyone saw his appearance, it was hard to say anything. He indeed did not disappoint Prince Wang Lang. After the prince's death, he could not even arrange the prince's funeral and funeral affairs.
Zhuge Linggong came to help organize it. When Zhuge Liang rushed to the palace, he already understood that Wang Su was not a person who could do things. Facing the confused people in Wangfu, he actually said nothing. If he didn't help
I'm afraid that the prince can't be buried at this moment!
Zhuge Liang looked at him and shook his head. Thinking of the incompetence in his home, he shook his head helplessly again. Waiting for his funeral, wouldn't that kid fall asleep at the funeral?
After sending everyone away, or in other words, after watching everyone leave, Wang Su returned to the study alone. Once he locked the door, no one was seen. The palace suddenly became a mess. There was no owner. Fortunately, the steward was
The old man who has been with Wang Lang for many years still relies on him to comfort his family at this critical moment.
"How? He still hasn't come out?", Zheng Yi stood in front of the door and asked helplessly. The old man in charge shook his head, wiped the tears on his face, and said: "The head of the family is such a direct descendant, if he is young,
The head of the family can't survive. How can I, an old man like me, face the head of the family?" Listening to the old man's sad words, Zheng Yi frowned and walked directly towards the study.
"Ziping! Open the door! An old friend is here to visit!" Zheng Yi said loudly, but the study was still closed tightly, and there was no movement. Zheng Yi knew the temper of his good friend, and he shouted angrily: "If you don't come out again,
, I borrowed your "Letter from Wen Ren" before, so I burned it!"
"Don't burn books!" He heard an exclamation, and Wang Su hurriedly walked out of the study. At this moment, his eyes were dull, his clothes were disheveled, and he was very decadent. As soon as he walked out of the study, he felt dizzy.
, fell down immediately, Zheng Yi helped him move to the bed, and helped call the doctor, who treated him and gave him some food. In the evening, Wang Su finally opened his eyes.
Zheng Yi stood aside, looking at his old friend on the bed. He was really helpless. He had heard from his father that reading should not make you stupid when studying. Zheng Yi still didn't know what the so-called "reading to make fools" meant. In his view,
Come on, the more you read, the smarter you become. How can you become dumber? Today, he finally understood his father's thoughts. Like Wang Su, there is probably no one in the world who has read more than him.
But he can't even support a mansion.
Zheng Yi thought for a long time and then said: "Ziping, I have something I need your help with."
Wang Su didn't look at him, but looked up blankly. Zheng Yi continued: "What happened to the prince further proves my idea. Although the man has been rich in these years, it's a pity that this man's heart is...
But they are getting poorer and poorer. Dutiful sons, loyal daughters, and loyal people can no longer be found. The prince fell into the water, and there was no one who went to save him. I heard that the coachman said there was a big reward.
After revealing the identity of the prince, someone came..."
"If this continues, what's the use of the powerful Han Dynasty? The roots of the Han Dynasty are all rotten, and all they will grow are dead branches..." Zheng Yi said, and then said disdainfully: "Today's hundreds of officials!
, I always feel that the rites are useless, and there are many people who hate me. They always think that I am a rotten scholar who thinks about etiquette and laws and does not know how to adapt them. But they don’t know that it is these etiquettes that are the root of my great man, etiquette.
It’s not useless... neither is Lifu.”
"Control the people with law, educate the people with etiquette... I want to find a way to change the current situation. Are you willing to help me?" Zheng Yi asked.
Facing Zheng Yi's inquiry, Wang Su said nothing and remained silent.
Zheng Yi waited quietly for a long time. Seeing that Wang Su did not answer, his heart gradually became cold. He shook his head, "Looking at your appearance, I will not dare to continue studying in the future...", he said
, turned around and walked towards the door. As soon as he turned around, Wang Su struggled to sit up, his eyes were red, "Don't go!"
"Wang Jun, is there anything else?" Zheng Yi stopped and asked impatiently.
"I'll help you!"
Soon, Zheng Yi supported Wang Su and walked to the study again. The old man in charge was panicked again, but when he saw that Wang Su was actually talking to Zheng Yi at this moment, he was no longer silent.
, then they breathed a sigh of relief, and the two entered the study. The servants brought cushions and tea. Zheng Yi ate the tea and just said: "If you want to complete the ethics, you must use various methods...the most important one is
What works is to determine ethics through the legal system."
"When the law and etiquette competed, etiquette lost the battle. However, this time we must convince Zhuge Linggong to agree. Maybe Ziping knows the laws of the Qin Dynasty?"
"I know that during the Qin Dynasty, those who did not act bravely were severely punished. Although Qin was cruel, this point is worth learning from."
"Yes, we can report to Zhuge Linggong and determine the crimes in this area. Of course, it cannot be too heavy, it must be appropriate... In addition, this is not the most fundamental. The most fundamental thing is that it still takes generations.
Thanks to the promotion of the princes, today's official education is already very large. If possible, a subject can be added to the official education, called moral education."
"And this course requires the help of you, a great sage who has read thousands of books... It is best to make certain changes to today's enlightenment books... emphasize kindness, benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, and sincerity.
..It would be better if several books could be written specifically for the moral education of students of different ages and schools."
"Will this be useful?"
"It will definitely be useful. Generations of young children have accepted these lessons. The big men in the future will definitely not be more ruthless... As a servant of the Lifu, I will take this as my ambition in my life!", Zheng Yi
He said firmly.
Wang Su nodded, picked up the pen and ink from the side, unfolded the paper, and started to write immediately. Zheng Yi, who was standing aside, was completely confused. He looked at Wang Su's writing as if he was inspired, and he picked up all kinds of allusions at random.
, even some of the allusions he couldn't understand. Zheng Yi felt the difference between himself and Wang Su for the first time. Sure enough, he was right to find him, but Wang Su wrote some stories.
There is benevolence and morality in these stories, and each of them is very wonderfully written. Zheng Yi was fascinated by the stories, and Wang Su almost wrote them down one by one without pausing. Zheng Yi clapped his hands and shouted
Said: "By the way, we can also vigorously print these stories. If these stories can be spread all over the country and become the favorite reading of the people, it will definitely have an effect!!"
"There are also songs and dances!! Poems and poems!!"
"They can write erotic songs and poems. I... No, you can naturally write some poems with excellent content and songs to persuade people to do good!!" If Wang Su's father hadn't just passed away, I'm afraid Zheng
Yidu couldn't help laughing. He suddenly had a way in his mind to change the current situation. No matter whether it worked or not, he had to give it a try. He might fail if he tried, but if he didn't try, he would definitely not.
will succeed.
Zheng Yi still had countless thoughts in his mind, and when he was thinking about these and was about to speak to Wang Su, he saw that the stack of papers full of Wang Su's writing had been piled up, and Wang Su was still
He was writing furiously without even raising his head.