Song Gexing

Chapter 134 Four Discussions
When Wen Yanbo saw Zhang Zai's promise, he happily asked him to prepare and go to Daxiangguo Temple to give lectures in the next two days.

Zhang Zai hesitated and told him about Zhao Fang stopping him. After hearing this, Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "Don't worry, Zihou. It seems that you have fallen into His Highness's eyes."

Zhang Zai was startled and said hesitantly: "Isn't it bad for a minister to make friends with the prince? What will the officials think?"

Wen Yanbo waved his hand and said: "Normally, ministers should not get close to the prince, but our prince is different. The officials are eager for a promising person to get close to the prince. It is best to persuade him to ascend the throne as soon as possible."

"What! Ascension to the throne..."

Zhang Zai looked at him dumbfounded. He was the prime minister. He said this so boldly. Could it be true?

Seeing him stunned, Wen Yanbo smiled wryly and said: "The prince has been very intelligent since he was a child. In fact, most of the new policies were proposed by the prince. The officials wanted him to succeed him a long time ago, but he is unwilling. Our Highness said that he would become the emperor. It’s too bitter, I like to travel around and get caught.”

This matter is naturally not a secret, but if the ministers in the court know it, it does not mean that the whole world knows it. After all, it is related to the prince, and the ministers are still careful not to disclose it.

Zhang Zai's family was in the northwest, and later generations were in the Yan'an area. He really didn't know about Zhao Fang's glorious deeds, and was shocked when Wen Yanbo told him about it.

He thought that most emperors were afraid of the prince taking power, but he never thought that the prince would not take the power even if he was given it.

Confused and stunned, he went to Zhao Fang's place the next day, and was shocked again.

"Your Highness said this boxing technique is called Tai Chi?"

"Yes, what's the matter? Have you seen other Tai Chi?"

Zhao Fang was confused by his surprised expression and asked him puzzledly.

Zhang Zai shook his head in denial and said: "Your Highness created this boxing technique by himself. Is there any corresponding theoretical support?"

"Yes, I have!"

Zhao Fang nodded and talked about the theory of Tai Chi without any secret. In his previous life, he only read some Tai Chi theories on the Internet, but in this life, he has read a lot of poetry and books.

"Yi" is a classic shared by Confucianism and Taoism. It is a must-read book for scholars. Yin-Yang and the Five Elements are the core of traditional culture. How can scholars not know this?

What's more, Bagua is connected with Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. In addition to explaining the Bagua, Hetu Luoshu is also the source of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.

Zhao Fang had already figured out Tai Chi theory a long time ago. Combining the memories from his previous life and the knowledge from this life, how could he be worse than Chen Changxing.

What's more, he himself is a master of martial arts. A set of theories of yin and yang, hardness and softness, movement and stillness came from his mouth, integrating the five elements and Bagua.

Zhang Zai listened with great interest, because he had a profound knowledge of Yi Xue, so he was naturally better able to understand the theory, and he could also draw parallels and use the theory of boxing to supplement his understanding of Yi Xue.

The two of them got excited and began to play Tai Chi and Push Hands while explaining. Just as Zhang Dun came to report outside the door, he came to meet him.

This time the two became four, because Zhang Dun was good friends with Su Shi and brought him with him.

Su Shi has a bold personality, and he lets go after being reserved for a while. Zhang Dun is originally stupid and bold. Even Su Shi said that he was extremely courageous and he was willing to be defeated. How can he be restrained.

A matter of teaching martial arts has turned into a matter of cultural exchange. Both sides admire each other greatly.

We even stayed at the Prince's Mansion at noon, and continued the exchange after lunch break, and it was no longer limited to the Book of Changes, but also the theories of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, all of which were freely discussed.

Zhao Fang does not have stage fright. Although he does not have his own theoretical system, he has read and memorized too many books.

No matter what others said, he could always get in on the conversation, and the conversation lasted until evening. After the three of them had dinner, they reluctantly went back.

"Xiao Zhang, Lao Zhang, our Highness is so talented and learned, so admirable!" Su Shi said with emotion on the way, but Zhang Dun immediately disliked him and said: "Zizhan is so presumptuous, can you call me Xiao Zhang? We two Who is bigger?"

Su Shi laughed loudly: "My name is Brother Zihou, and both of you agree with me. Isn't this a new name that His Highness came up with to distinguish the two brothers?"

"But you are two years younger than me."

Zhang Dun refused to give up, but Su Shi chuckled and said, "Your Highness is two years younger than you!"

Suddenly Zhang Dun was choked and had nothing to say. Su Shi was 20 years old, the same age as Zhao Fang, Zhang Dun was 22 years old, and Zhang Zai was 35 years old.

The helpless Zhang Dun had no choice but to hum: "I don't know how your Highness can tell that you have a beard, but this Su beard sounds very nice."

The 20-year-old Su Shi naturally doesn't have a big beard, only a ring of light blue fluff. He raised his eyebrows indifferently and said, "Your Highness's eyes are like a torch. Look at my chin, it's not a handful, but a large one."

In the Song Dynasty, men must grow beards. It is said that no beards are needed at the age of thirty. As for later generations, some people say that it is not necessary to grow a beard when the father is alive. I don’t know which ethnic group’s custom it is. Anyway, it does not exist among the Han people.

You must know that in ancient times only eunuchs did not have beards. In the Song Dynasty, even eunuchs were proud of being able to grow beards, the most typical one being Tong Guan.

The so-called hairless mouth means poor performance. This idiom best illustrates the problem. The ancients despised men without beards.

"Oh, by the way, when will Brother Zihou give a lecture? I want to go and listen."

Su Shi stopped teasing Zhang Dun and turned to look at Zhang Zaidao.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dun also echoed: "That's right! His Highness said that I will become a Confucian in the future. I must not miss it."

Zhang Dun was a very proud man, otherwise historically he would not have given up his official position to retake the exam. Zhao Fang commented on the three of them during dinner.

It is said that Zhang Zai will be a Confucian in the future, Su Shi will be a literary giant in the future, and Zhang Dun will be a prime minister in the future. They will surely benefit the people of the world.

Zhang Dun liked hearing this, but he was still a little unconvinced. Confucianism, this is the highest pursuit of scholars.

Although Zhang Dun's ideal is to help the world, he is also a scholar, and he is also a scholar who prides himself on being as talented as anyone else.

Zhao Fang's comment was tantamount to saying that among the three, he was the least talented and learned, not as good as Zhang Zai and Su Shi. How could he be convinced?

If the prince hadn't been kind to him, he would have spit in his face.

……

Two days later, Zhang Zai began to lecture on the Book of Changes. He did not miss the historical events. Cheng Yi came to the scene to listen to the lecture. Zhang Zai asked Xian to tell everyone that Cheng Yi had a deeper knowledge of the Book of Changes.

This made the Cheng family brothers famous. At this time, Er Cheng was not as famous as Zhang Zai, but he was highly praised by Zhang Zai. It can be seen that the ambition of the Confucian generation was indeed not comparable to that of most people.

Zhang Zai is the cousin of the Er Cheng brothers, but this does not mean that the cousin must give way to his nephew. How many fathers and sons still refuse to give in, which only shows that Zhang Zai is indeed broad-minded.

A few days later, Zhao Fang once again invited the three of them to come over to the palace, and asked without any ambiguity: "Have the three virtuous brothers ever thought about being appointed officials? I would like to ask you, would you rather stay in Beijing or serve in prefectures and counties? "

None of the three are Sandingjia. According to normal procedures, they are released to the outside world. But if Zhao Fang wants to stay, the ministers of the DPRK will not object.

After all, the Six Parts also need fresh blood, and among the three, Zhang Zai and Su Shi have long been famous. Their unsatisfactory test results do not mean that they have not learned enough.

(End of this chapter)