The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 95

Dr. Xu’s life is simple, and there is only one old servant to take care of the whole family. He usually gets up early, whether it is cold or hot, or read a book quietly, or drink a cup of tea. He is comfortable and free, and he has developed a habit over the years .

In the early morning of June, the dense fog lingered for a long time, soaking the eaves, and drops of water dropped to the window sill, splashing a mist. The old servant walked slowly to the window and put away the wooden rafters.

As usual, this morning, Dr. Xu was still sitting in front of the desk. He was dressed in a washed white green robe, and his black and white hair was combed neatly. With a pot of tea, I was so engrossed in reading that I didn't realize there were two people standing in front of the door.

"Father, are you there?" Xu Miao knocked on the door and asked.

"What's the matter?" Dr. Xu didn't look up, turned a page, continued to read, and just answered casually.

"Mr. Xiao Silang, who I told you about a few days ago, is going to come to study recently. He came yesterday afternoon, and he came here to visit this morning." Xu Miao said.

"Come in!" Dr. Xu said immediately.

Xiao Qinzhi entered together with Xu Miao with the bundle of rituals, stood still, bowed and saluted, and said, "Xiao Qinzhi from the Xiao family of Lanling pays his respects to Dr. Xu."

"Hmm!" Dr. Xu snorted, but put down the book, carefully scrutinized the young man in front of him who had recently risen to fame, and didn't say much about whether he would accept it or not.

The atmosphere was momentarily deserted and delicate.

Xu Miao was very puzzled and thought to himself: "Father has always been very tolerant to the students who come to the school. Usually, if you just ask a few simple questions, you will complete the admission process. What happened today? Could it be that you are angry with yesterday and four?" You just got into a fight with Xiaosha, so you don’t intend to accept Brother Qin’s application for admission?”

Thinking of this, Xu Miao couldn't help but anxiously said: "Father, brother Qin has always been gentle and virtuous, and it is obvious to all. What happened yesterday was caused by the four little killers who were provoked by the Chinese education to deliberately provoke troubles. Don't be foolish."

"Cracking noise!" Dr. Xu glanced at Xu Miao, but he didn't get angry, and immediately threw a book towards his head, cursing: "Your father and I are old, and I'm not dead yet?"

"That's why I told you not to be foolish." Xu Miao habitually dodged and said quietly, then immediately picked up the book and put it back neatly.

"Nizi!" Dr. Xu glared at Xu Miao.

"Damn it!" Xiao Qinzhi was surprised and thought: "This style of painting is not right. When Xu Miao came, he said that his father was elegant and easy-going, and he was very good at speaking. He could enter school by asking a few simple questions. What kind of situation is this?" Then he glanced at Xu Miao quietly, and saw that he was calm and composed, and he was skilled at evading, it was not surprising that such situations were commonplace.

Dr. Xu ignored Xu Miao, looked at Xiao Qinzhi again, and asked, "What books have you read?"

One of Xiao Qin answered truthfully.

"Well, let me test and teach you." Dr. Xu fixed his eyes and asked: "The world is not benevolent, and treats everything as a dog; the saint is not benevolent, and treats the people as a dog. Use "Liezi" to interpret "Wang Zhu"."

Xiao Qin's egg hurts, and he glanced at Xu Miao resentfully, thinking: "Is this the simple little problem you said?"

The knowledge points of this question spanned three books, and the difficulty suddenly increased. Xu Miao became anxious again, and immediately said righteously: "Father, aren't you deliberately making things difficult for others? You didn't ask like this before?"

Not surprisingly, another book was thrown at Xu Miao, but was avoided by him. Dr. Xu got up angrily, his beard trembling, pointed at the seat in front of the desk, and said, "Nizi, this seat is for you. Come to take the exam, and you will teach later."

Xu Miao smiled apologetically, picked up the book, put it back, helped Dr. Xu to sit down, brought tea again, and said with a smile: "Father, calm down, go to the fire, you sit here, sit for a lifetime, I will never Do not covet."

He whispered again: "Father, you pay attention to the influence, you lose your temper every now and then, if people know, what should you think? Those who don't know think my son is unfilial?"

"Are you filial? When did you listen to me? I agreed with you to go to Jingkou?" Dr. Xu scolded his son while drinking tea.

"Father-brother Qin is waiting to enter school. Let's talk about the matter of our father and son later." Xu Miao, in front of Xiao Qinzhi, was scolded by his father, very embarrassed, and repeatedly admitted his mistake with winks.

Xiao Qinzhi recalled it in his mind for a while, and reluctantly replied: "In "Liezi-Shuo Fu Pian", Qi Tian said happily: The world is very good to the people! Raw fish and birds for use; Bao's son Jin said: It is not as good as the king Believe me. All things in the world are born with me, and they are also kind. They are not born from each other.. And the skin of mosquitoes and gnats, tigers and wolves eat meat, it is not because mosquitoes give birth to humans, tigers and wolves give birth to meat! That is the "Wang Zhu" meaning."

Dr. Xu nodded, and commented, "Those who are not born in emptiness are born beasts, and they are born for human beings. Later generations say that heaven and earth are benevolent and love people, and all things are born for people's convenience, just like the sea that feeds people and has fish. Seasoned with salt, the shape of melon is round, so the whole family can sit together and look at it, and the porpoise with many children is just like a cook, and you can enter the laughing forest. I see Duomiao imitating the creatures of the Son of Heaven to be made by humans, but it is cause and effect. They don’t know that there is a body to be used, and the body is not born from use.”

He also tried to teach: "How can it be explained by the Analects of Confucius?"

Xiao Qinzhi fell into deep thought again, but in fact he was very flustered, thinking: "Could it be that Dr. Xu has an opinion on me, otherwise why would he focus on difficult problems."

Xu Miao was really sweating for Xiao Qinzhi, seeing Xiao Qinzhi was silent and meditating, and wanted to speak out to help, but he was stared back by his father.

Xiao Qinzhi said weakly: "The "inhumanity of Yu" in "The Analects of Confucius-Yanghuo" or the "inhumanity and violence against the people" in "Mencius" are cold or cruel. However, this inhumanity is different from the original meaning of "Wang Zhu". If there is any ambiguity, please ask Dr. Xu for advice."

Dr. Xu thought about it, but asked, "How did you solve it?"

Xiao Qin's way: "Heaven and earth are left to nature, do nothing and do nothing, all things govern themselves, so there is no benevolence."

Dr. Xu nodded again and said: "The "no pain, no benevolence" in "Su Wen-Bi Lun" is like the touch of an empty boat or the fall of a floating tile. "Not benevolent" is the same as your answer. However, you should not stick to Confucianism and Mysticism, but you should broaden your horizons and turn uselessness into usefulness. This is the way to read."

Xu Miao pointed out: "Father, it's too much, it's too much. This is obviously the "Emperor's Internal Classic."

Dr. Xu glanced sideways, took an annoyed look, and shouted at the old servant: "Throw him out, this pervert is an eyesore."

"Don't bother, I'll go out by myself." Xu Miao was very self-aware, holding his mouth shut, and waited outside the door with a helpless face, full of complaints in his heart, only that his father didn't show face and made himself lose face in front of his friends.

Xiao Qinzhi was overjoyed and secretly happy, this father and son couple is really interesting, but I heard that Dr. Xu is gentle and refined, casual and peaceful, while Xu Miao is a young talent, refined and courteous, unexpectedly the scene of father and son together is quite unexpected.

It is really a model of "father's kindness and son's filial piety".

Suddenly, I heard Dr. Xu say: "I know a little about the situation in your family. I will accept the gift of confinement, and next August, you can enter the thatched cottage to study."

Xiao Qin was overjoyed, and handed over the gift list prepared by his mother, a box of "Qingming" tea, silk, rice, dried meat, and some money, and then took out Mr. Cui's letter from his bosom, saying: " Before I came, Mr. Cui, the teacher at home, asked me to bring you a letter."

"Your teacher, Mr. Cui?" Dr. Xu frowned slightly, and said in a daze.

"Yes, Mr. Cui taught me Confucianism." Xiao Qinzhi replied as it should.

Dr. Xu didn't know if it was that Mr. Cui. The hand that took the letter was a little trembling. When he opened it, he found what he was thinking. After thinking about it for a long time, he said: "Since Master Cui entrusted me with my junior brother, I will definitely live up to Master Cui's responsibility."

"Now it's halfway through the last period, so I will be listed as an auditor first, and the next period will officially enter the school, and the main subject is 'Luo Sheng'."

"Master Cui? Junior brother?" Xiao Qin said subconsciously, thinking: "Dr. Xu didn't teach Confucianism at home, why did Master Cui appear? I became his junior?"

Dr. Xu didn't explain much about his relationship with Mr. Cui, and shouted outside the door: "Ni Zi, come in."

Xu Miao had long heard that his father agreed to Xiao Qinzhi's admission, and now he came in with a smile on his face. Unexpectedly, a bolt from the blue followed.

Dr. Xu sternly declared: "Quickly salute the little uncle."

The smile on Xu Miao's face stopped abruptly, he swallowed his saliva, and was stunned for a moment, looking at Xiao Qinzhi with his misty eyes, as soon as he entered and exited, suddenly there was a junior uncle, and a brother Qin was missing. .

Only then did Xiao Qinzhi come to his senses, looking at the cheap nephew who was a few months older than himself, it was funny to think about it, it was God's will, and he thought: "Dr. I have learned the Eight Classics from old man Cui, and according to the rules, I am indeed from the same school as Dr. Xu, Xu Miao, a cheap nephew, calls me a junior uncle, it is not too much, and it is not beyond the rules."

"Nizi, why don't you be polite?" Dr. Xu reprimanded again.

Xu Miao had no choice but to bow his body, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and saluted, "I have seen my little master—uncle."

Xiao Qinzhi also suppressed a smile and said: "Okay, okay——"

"Your uncle will be settled later, and your uncle is new here and you are not very familiar with him. You need to be vigilant at all times and don't argue with others. If your uncle is in danger, I only ask you." Dr. Xu reprimanded road.

"Oh!" Xu Miao pursed his lips.

(End of this chapter)