dream of red mansion

Chapter 46

In the Great Hall of the Imperial Academy, the current Imperial Academy Jijiu Sun Wang Wang was standing on the stage, giving a speech for the opening of the school with a face full of excitement.There were about a hundred people standing under the stage.

This morning, Jia Qing came to Guozijian very early.I got my number plate, took Wang Shun, and found my dormitory under the guidance of an early senior brother.

The dormitory arranged by the Imperial College for the students is not bad, although it is not spacious enough, it is a single room.There are two beds, one large and one small.The smaller one is for school attendants or book boys.

Taking Jia Qing to the dormitory, the senior brother was polite and said that he would look for him at the report office if something happened, and then left.

"Forget it, you go away, I will make the shop myself."

Seeing Wang Shun making the bed with rough hands and feet, Jia Qing said with disgust.

So Jia Qing, who hadn't made the bed for almost five years, made the bed by himself. After half a quarter of an hour, Jia Qing resolutely gave up.I used to see Xie Luan's shop as simple as that, but I couldn't make it look good, so I had to barely read it.

After that, I looked around briefly, and after lunch, I gathered in the student auditorium.

Similar to later generations, after the leaders of the college arrived, the student representatives first went up to speak. It was a man in his twenties named Liu Hong, speaking with a Jiangnan accent, "study hard and make progress every day".

Then Lin Zhongyi, the main lecturer of Class C, came to the stage to congratulate and welcome all the candidates who were admitted to the Imperial College, and then Sun Wangwang came to the stage to give a concluding speech.

"...

Well, that's all I have to say.Next, I invite Master Fang Shoufang, a world-renowned Confucian who is the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, to speak. "

Lin Zhongyi's words immediately caused a sensation in the auditorium. Unlike later generations, when there are distinguished guests present, they will be introduced first, and everyone does not know that Fang Shou will come.

As Lin Zhongyi said, Fang Shou is the Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. Although his authority is not as good as the six ministers in Beijing, he is also a well-known second-rank official and a world-renowned literary master.

I heard that Fang Shou was sent to Nanjing to be a minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites because of his old age. How could he be in the capital now?

Fang Shou, who was in his 60s, walked up to the stage slowly, stretched out his hand, and the audience fell silent.

Slowly withdrawing his hand, Fang Shou said:
"Sun Jijiu said just now that I am a great Confucian in the world. To be honest, I don't like this title very much. In contrast, I prefer the title of scholar. Moreover, it should be placed before Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. It should be: scholar, Nanjing Ministry of Rites Shang Shu Fang Shou."

Sun Wangwang smiled wryly below, this old Fang still has the same temper.

"Why am I called a scholar? Because, I think the difference between me and most people is that, like the people present, I am a scholar.

Therefore, what I want to talk to you today is the word reading. "

The people below did not dare to speak, and gave Fang Shou enough respect.

"Reading is enough to make you feel happy, enough to enrich your talents, and enough to grow your talents. Its joyful feelings are most seen when living alone; its blessings are most seen in high-spirited discussions; its growth of talents is most seen when it is in the world and judges. Although experienced people can deal with details separately or distinguish minor details one by one, but looking at overall planning and overall planning, they are those who are eager to learn and think deeply.

Reading makes one full, discussion makes one witty, and taking notes makes one accurate.Therefore, those who do not often take notes must have a strong memory;

Reading history makes people wise, poetry makes people smart, arithmetic makes people thorough, and classics and righteousness make people rational. "

At this time, Liu Hong, who was standing in the front row, raised his hand and said, "Master Fang, the students have a question!"

Fang Shou is obviously a person who is keen on academics. Seeing someone questioning his words, he was very happy and said: "Please tell me."

"I've heard Master Fang say that classics, poetry and history are all beneficial. Why do the colleges only set up three courses: classics, history, and arithmetic? Does it mean that poetry is of little use to us scholars and should be discarded?"

Sun Wangwang, who was in the audience, knew it was going to be bad when he heard it. As expected, Fang Shou retorted: "Poetry makes people smart, how can it be useless? If you don't understand poetry, it makes you look vulgar. How can talent be convincing if it cannot be announced?

As for the college's system, hey, I suggested that the Imperial Academy set up this course, but some people just don't listen, and I can't do it either. "

Speaking of which, what else do you not understand?Similar to later generations, the subjects of the examination determine the content of the study. Anyway, the imperial examination does not test poetry, and most people have difficulty in poetry, so, hehe, it will become a rule after a long time.

Judging from the current situation, it is difficult to add a poetry class to the academy even if it is a sacrifice.

Seeing that Liu Hong still wanted to ask a question, Sun Fuwang interrupted: "Okay Liu Hong, Mr. Fang hasn't finished speaking yet, so I'll talk about it later if you have any questions."

Of course Liu Hong didn't dare to say anything more.Fang Shou looked at himself, an old friend of the same year who made the sacrificial wine, and didn't want to lose his face too much. After a smile, he said: "Okay, I mentioned the role of reading just now, the next thing is of course, since reading is useful , then how to read the book?
However, these issues are what the teachers in the college should talk about, so I won't say much here.

I only mention one aspect, that is: a scholar must love and cherish books in order to be able to read and understand books!

I would like to ask everyone, how do you usually look at books. "As he spoke, his eyes scanned the more than a hundred students below.

The positions of the students were divided into groups. Although Jia Qing was considered tall among his peers, a little taller than Jia Baoyu, he was very conspicuous among the surrounding group of people above twelve or thirty.

Sure enough, Fang Shou's gaze immediately focused on Jia Qing, and said, "I just want to find someone younger, so you can answer my question!"

Seeing that he instantly attracted the attention of the surroundings, Jia Qing was thinking, is this really the aura of the protagonist?But he won't have stage fright or anything like that, after all, he has seen bigger scenes several times.

He straightened his body calmly and listened to Fang Shou: "Do you cherish your books on weekdays?"

Uh~ Can there be a second answer to this question on this occasion?Jia Qing replied weakly: "Cherish~"

After receiving such a reply, Fang Shou also realized that he had asked nonsense, coughed lightly and said, "Then what do you think of the book you read?"

What do you think?This is hard to say, of course it is a tool to enter the official career.However, if he said this sentence, he would probably be sprayed to death. He didn't want to finish the game so quickly, and in the midst of a quick brainstorm, he already thought of a very clever reply.Answer: "Mr. Fang, the students think that books are the ladder of human progress."

"What did you say? What is a book?"

Not knowing whether it was because Jia Qing's voice was too low or because he was standing far away, Fang Shou asked again after hearing the words.

Clearing his throat, Jia Qing said loudly: "Students believe that books are the ladder of human progress!"

Now the people in the room basically heard clearly.The entire auditorium seemed to be silent, because everyone was thinking about the meaning of Jia Qing's words!
Fang Shou is a person who loves and cherishes books. Of course, he understands the meaning of this sentence thoroughly. However, although any official or even a scholar thinks this sentence makes sense, he may not be surprised.But the first time he heard this sentence came from a child, he was very surprised.

After a pause, Fang Shou asked again: "What's your name, did someone tell you what you said just now?"

"Reporting to Master Fang, the student's name is Jia Qing. What you said just now is nonsense from the student. If it is wrong, please correct me."

Of course, this sentence is not original by Jia Qing, but a translation of Gorky's famous saying.He can't remember what era Gorky was from, but he is not afraid, even if there is such a person in the country to the north, they don't speak the same language anyway, and he is not afraid that people will say that he is plagiarizing...

"Is he Jia Qing?"

"So he is Jia Qing!"

……

Most of the gentlemen in front had never met Jia Qing, but many people had heard of him, so as soon as he announced his family name, he immediately attracted some discussions.

Jia Qing?Fang Shou silently kept the name in his heart, nodded, and said to everyone: "Student Jia said very well just now, books are the ladder of human progress! Because of the existence of books, the thoughts of generations of sages can be improved." It has been preserved intact and has become the spiritual food of our descendants. It is precisely because of these spiritual food that we can grow, progress, and create splendid civilizations one after another!

Well, I will talk about this today, and I will come to the college to give lectures to you when I have the opportunity. "

After speaking, he walked down the stage.Just as Jia Qing raised his hand to applaud, he found that no one had made such a move, so he paused and put it down embarrassingly.

Only then did he remember that in ancient times there was no habit of applauding to welcome and send off together, only applauding when expressing happiness.For example: words such as forehead and hands celebrating, clapping hands and applauding.

After Fang stood guard, no one came up to speak at last.Afterwards, they were taken by the sacrificial wine to worship in front of the statue of Confucius, which means that they have entered the Confucian school since then.This is the last event for today, and the official class will start tomorrow.

So after a breakup, Jia Qing went back to his dormitory, and after standing for a whole day, he really felt very tired.

(End of this chapter)