Establish a mind for heaven and earth! Establish a destiny for the living people! Continuing the unique teachings of the past saints! Creating peace for all generations!
These four sentences are so famous that even people who don't understand Confucianism can memorize them and mistakenly think that they are said by Confucius.
In fact, the source of these four sentences is none other than Mr. Hengqu, Zhang Zai, a big figure in today's literary world.
Zhang Zai was talented and smart since he was a child. When he was 21 years old, he wrote "Nine Points for Border Discussions" and submitted a letter to Fan Zhongyan. He was appreciated and wanted to give up his writing and join the army, but was persuaded to return. He read all over Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, studied with great concentration, and finally Combining the strengths of the three families.
Zhang Zai passed the Jinshi examination five years ago. He was already thirty-eight years old at that time. He was admitted to the Jinshi together with his brothers Su Shi, who was twenty years old, and Su Che, who was eighteen years old. It seemed too late, but he wrote a book and established his own theory. One school was a late bloomer.
These four sentences are the embodiment of his thoughts, but they are not concise and summarized yet, they are just the prototype.
You can imagine how much impact it will have on people who hear it for the first time.
Liu Yi was stunned.
He murmured to himself, reciting word for word, and a surge of pride and ambition surged in his heart.
This is the character of Confucianism!
This is the pursuit of literati!
He looked at Huang Shang again, his attitude was completely different. He raised his hands seriously and said sincerely: "Huang Shengzhong, a great talent!"
Chen Sheng also came over and recited it once, with incredible and irrepressible jealousy in his eyes: "Shengzhong, if these four sentences of yours are heard, your name will surely move Tokyo!"
Huang Shang smiled lightly: "I don't dare to take it! I don't dare to take it!"
I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in exchange was contempt.
Okay, I won’t pretend anymore, let’s show my cards.
I am the number one scholar!
This is not an attempt to gain unnecessary limelight, but a decision made after careful consideration.
There is no way, Huang Shang's identity is normally in the historical background and has nothing to do with the main plot.
To be successful in strength, you have to be fifty or sixty years old.
It was too long and he couldn't wait.
If you don’t want to follow the rules step by step, you must let the reincarnators discover it and then make changes in a logical way.
But here comes the problem.
Not to mention the whole world, the entire Song Dynasty, the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo alone has a population of 1.3 million people.
In the vast sea of people, Huang Shang is just a poor scholar. Where can he find the reincarnation?
Must be famous!
But after speaking the words of the original historical figure, the reincarnation can't help but feel strange, so this is just the beginning, and there will be a follow-up.
The choice of these four sentences is very particular.
In fact, in the Song Dynasty, it was impossible for Wen Chao Gong to survive.
Especially copying poetry.
In the past, Huang Shang watched those time-travel novels and TV series, and the protagonists in them would plagiarize a few famous poems that have been passed down through the ages, and pretend to be cool.
It feels good to copy poems for a while, and it feels good to keep copying poems.
But the protagonist doesn't care whether the style is consistent or not, let alone the allusions in the poem. As long as the situation is slightly right, he will use it all.
Huang Shang didn't think anything of it at first. Anyway, I copied the poem from the future. What else can you ancients do?
But when he actually came to the Song Dynasty, he discovered that that was not the case at all.
It is simply unimaginable for literati, especially ancient literati, to be so picky about works that are famous all over the world.
This brings up a topic that is still circulating throughout the Song Dynasty.
The case of incest between Ouyang Xiu and his niece.
It was originally an attack between political enemies, but Ouyang Xiu wrote some erotic poems, some of which are like this:
Jiangnan willow, the leaves are small and have not yet become shades. People can bear to break the silk because of its lightness, and the orioles complain that the branches are so tender that they cannot stop singing.
At first glance, it sounded fine, but literati began to study it, saying that it was about girls' romance, and it was so penetrating that if you hadn't done it yourself, you wouldn't be able to write it.
Reconnecting with the case, there are rumors that he did not repair the curtain and had an affair with his niece.
This is the Nephew Gate.
Of course, later generations have different opinions. Some say that this poem was not written by Ouyang Xiu, but was written by his enemy Wumingzi. Some say that Ouyang Xiu just likes young girls, not necessarily nieces...
As for the truth, only the parties involved know it.
So imagine what will happen when a time traveler without real talent and knowledge applies someone else's poem to himself?
When your poems are spread all over the world, literati will study your experiences, your family, your parents, everything in your life, as well as your psychology when you write poems, and what kind of thoughts and feelings you express.
Once the hammer came down, it was no longer the fan's fault but my family's fault. All the dirty information was revealed and my reputation was ruined.
As long as you write a good word that goes against your experience, even if the word has never appeared before, it will be considered plagiarism.
And as long as the word plagiarism is involved, the reputation will be ruined and every field will be targeted.
Same reason.
No matter how jealous or jealous he is, Chen Sheng's tears can only flow into his stomach.
Even if Huang Shang had no backing, Liu Yi would not dare to copy.
Once discovered, let alone the imperial examination, your whole life will be ruined.
Not only that, but also publicity.
Sure enough, a few days after Liu Yi and Chen Sheng left, some literati came to visit them.
And then more and more, and more and more.
If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals. If the water is not deep, if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. This is a humble house, but I am virtuous.
When you are unknown, you are poor.
When the four sentences were circulated in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, poverty became a word about living in poverty and being happy, and not collaborating with the world.
Even these four sentences are called the four sentences of humble rooms.
On the contrary, Huang Shang became more and more humble. He did not accept the invitations of those literati to attend literary meetings all day long, but instead devoted himself to studying hard.
This attitude impressed the literary bigwigs who secretly observed him.
On this day, when Huang Shang returned from dinner, a tall horse stopped in front of the courtyard.
Seeing Huang Shang coming back from afar, an upright and resolute man dismounted from his horse and came forward to salute: "I am in the lower reaches of Shixiong, my cousin is Uncle Jing. I have met Huang Shengzhong, and I took the liberty to come to visit. I hope you won't be surprised."
Huang Shang returned the favor.
After coming to this world for so long, I finally met the first historical celebrity.
You Shixiong, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty, is famous in history for his contribution in quelling the Western Xia invaders and protecting cultural relics. His articles, poems, and calligraphy are widely circulated, and he is a versatile scholar in both civil and military affairs.
Of course, the You Shixiong standing in front of you is still a young man. He has not passed the Jinshi examination and has no official status. He is here for other purposes.
He is a disciple of Zhang Zai.
Huang Shang had learned before that Zhang Zai was currently in Kaifeng Mansion.
After hearing these four sentences, Zhang Zai resonated with him and was so impressed that he asked You Shixiong to come and make friends with him.
"It's time to return these four sentences!"
Huang Shang felt a stone fall in his heart.
Zhang Zai sent out an invitation, which was exactly what he wanted, and he quickly became his disciple.
In this era, without good teachers, it is undoubtedly much more difficult to stand out in the literary world.
Huang Shang estimated that because of his "own" talent, he didn't get the top prize until he was thirty-five years old because he didn't have a good teacher.
Zhang Zaiben was a suitable candidate, and with the addition of Hengqu's Four Sentences, it was a perfect match.
Therefore, Huang Shang directly stated that his four sentences were inspired by Zhang Zai's "Yi Shuo".
You Shixiong saw that he admired his teacher and was so humble, so he became fond of him.
However, just as the two were chatting happily, the servant came in to report.
Another person came to visit.
The one who came back this time represents Sima Guang.