Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 62 The Treasure of Enlightenment
With Zhuang Minrui's 60 years of literary skills, he could understand the meaning of the twelve characters at a glance.

It's simple and clear.

At first glance, I didn't think anything of it, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that there was a lot of knowledge in it.

It’s so understandable, so clear, isn’t it something that children can understand?

The enlightenment books of this era, such as "Liujia", "Thousand Character Classic", and "Enlightenment Essentials" are all too esoteric. People like Zhuang Minrui have been through this, so they don't think so, but now compare it with the beginning of the "Three Character Classic" , but somewhat unsatisfactory.

When it comes to artistic conception and principles, the "Thousand-Character Classic" is not inferior to the "Three-Character Classic" in terms of the dark and yellow world, the vastness of the universe, the coming and going of cold and summer, the autumn harvest and the winter storage. Far inferior.

There is no news in Qingxi County, but Zhuang Mingrui has learned from Shi Wuzi that this young county magistrate not only has extraordinary methods, but also turns corruption into magic.He also possesses an astonishing poetic talent, which is even better than that of Shangguan Yiyou, the famous master of the capital.

But I didn't expect to be able to write such a sentence. It's really amazing.

I just don’t know if it happened impromptu or if it was planned in advance.

There was a trace of expectation in his old eyes.

If there is indeed a sequel, it will be a great progress for education.

Chen Qingsi introduced the meaning of the twelve characters in concise language, and then led the students to read the characters.

A uniform voice recited in the classroom: In the beginning, human nature is inherently good...

Chen Qingsi only taught these twelve words. Children's acceptance is limited. The twelve words, the meaning of them together, the meaning of each word, and the writing method were explained in detail, and the class was over.

Chen Qingsi's lectures were not as rigid as those of Zhuang Minrui and others. He focused more on interaction, just like in later generations of schools. He would ask questions and tell jokes from time to time to liven up the atmosphere.

This is something that old-fashioned men like Zhuang Minrui cannot compare with, and it is not popular with the elderly.

But Zhuang Minrui couldn't say much. After all, Chen Qingsi was the county magistrate, and it was already remarkable that he was willing to condescend to teach instead.

What's more, he also vaguely noticed that the children seemed to prefer Chen Qingsi's teaching method and listened particularly carefully.

Soon the whole morning passed.

It was lunch time that the children were most looking forward to, but unlike later generations, the children did not rush out in droves. Instead, they bowed together and shouted: "Congratulations, sir!"

Chen Qingsi also said goodbye solemnly.

After he walked out of the school, the children cheered loudly.

Chen Qingsi and Zhuang Minrui walked on the small playground together.

Zhuang Minrui asked impatiently about the "Three Character Classic".

Chen Qingsi had already sorted out his remarks and said: "Children in the county are different from children from aristocratic families and poor families. Children from aristocratic families and poor families have a learning environment at home. They can read and digitize at a young age and have a certain foundation. They attended the school "Liujia" and "Qianqian". Enlightenment books such as "Zi Wen" and "Enlightenment Essentials" are indeed profound, but they can be accepted reluctantly. How can children from ordinary families have this kind of background? I remember that in the first class of the Xiao clan, my husband asked me "Learning from the saying 'Clouds turn to rain, dew turns to frost', I will go home crying and even dare not go back."

Zhuang Minrui laughed, but thinking about the learning progress of the students in the county school, he knew that Chen Qingsi was right.For a scholarly family like him, he had already started to learn writing when he was two or three years old. By the time he was in school, he could write a lot of simple words.With this foundation, it will be easy to learn quickly.Among the students in the county, some children have never held a pen until they were ten years old. They are struggling to write simple words, let alone extremely complex words.
Chen Qingsi said: "Today I am an official in Qingxi County, opening a county school and teaching education. I don't want the students to go back crying, so I just thought about writing a simple enlightenment book."

So, he read the Three-Character Sutra: "In the beginning, human beings are inherently good..." When he read, "Meng Meng's mother chose a neighbor. If the son does not learn, he will lose his opportunity."

Zhuang Mingrui was completely stunned. How could he still write like this?

The full text of "The Three Character Classic" is very long, but Chen Qingsi remembered it very well. In later generations, he paid great attention to education and especially read it.

Of course, his "Three Character Classic" goes as far as "Tang Gaozu, the leader of the uprising. He eliminated the chaos of the Sui Dynasty and established the foundation of the country." He dared not go on to "Twenty biographies, three hundred years. Liang was destroyed, and the country was reformed." , he doesn’t want his head to be separated.

However, the concise and concise writing can also promote the virtues of the sages, which has been regarded as a treasure by Zhuang Minrui, an old man who has taught all his life.

Chen Qingsi did not stay at the county school for long, and promised to teach Zhuang Minrui as a substitute whenever he had free time. At the same time, he also stated that he would compile the "Three Character Classic" as soon as possible overnight.

Little did they know that Zhuang Minrui copied the "Three Character Classic" at noon that day and didn't even bother to eat lunch.

He studied the "Three Character Classic" with admiration and regarded it as a treasure, so he began teaching with the "Three Character Classic" that afternoon.

that night.

Shi Wuzi returned to the manor house tiredly and saw his grandfather reluctantly holding a folded book.

"Grandpa, what book do you read so fascinatedly?"

My grandfather is also a book lover, so it is not strange to read in normal times, but since I took charge of the county school affairs, I have been like myself every day, too tired to move.It's okay that I'm young and can still hold on.But my grandfather got old after all, and almost fell asleep when he got home.Today's anomaly aroused his curiosity.

Zhuang Minrui handed the "Three Character Classic" in his hand to Shi Wuzi.

Shi Wuzi took it and looked at it carefully. When he saw the contents of the book, he was also shocked and said in a voiceless voice: "Is this the work of my grandfather?"

Zhuang Minrui sighed: "If your grandfather had this ability, he would have become famous all over the world. Why did he spend his whole life teaching and only teach a few incompetent guys?"

He glanced at the "Three Character Classic" with some reluctance and said: "It was County Magistrate Chen who did it casually... His casualness is something that we will never be able to match in our entire lives."

Shi Wuzi stood stunned on the spot.

Zhuang Minrui said: "County Magistrate Chen comes from a humble background, but he has great talent for governing the world. I thought that if he could lead our Qingxi County out of the predicament, I would give him a big gift. Now I realize that even if he is not old, he can be as good as him." The poem states that the great roc rises in the same wind one day and soars ninety thousand miles."

Shi Wuzi also praised repeatedly, "County Magistrate Chen is a great man!"

After following Chen Qingsi for more than a month, he felt more fulfilled than in the previous ten years.He knew the terrible connections in his grandfather's hands, and said, "If my grandfather could help County Magistrate Chen with a few words, it would be worth his years of struggle."

Zhuang Mingrui didn't speak, but just looked at the "Three Character Classic" and said: "This book is a treasure of education and should be passed on to the world so that children all over the world can benefit."

"Body dry, grind, grandpa wants to repair your uncle Shi's book!"

A trace of joy flashed in Shi Wuzi's eyes, he responded, and immediately started grinding.

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