Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 168 Reading for the Rise of China

"Read for the rise of China!!"

Master Wang softly recited what Yang Guang had just said, and suddenly his eyes burst out with a strong light and continued to look at Yang Guang. The look in his eyes slowly changed from admiration to admiration.

To others, these words may sound a bit vague, but Wang Long understood that what Yang Guang said was definitely what he was thinking in his heart.

If he didn't have such ambitions, why would the Sui and Jin kings in front of him have to work so hard? If he didn't have such ambition, how could he hide himself under all the great fame and ask for nothing? If he didn't have such ambitions, why would he do such a thing.

With the talent and learning of the man in front of me, his poetry and songs are astonishing and brilliant. He alone can overwhelm all the talented men of Sui Dynasty. Why do we want so many people to study?

"Read for the rise of China!!!"

This sentence resounded in Wang Long's heart again. As the King of Jin said and did, he really wanted all the students in the Sui Dynasty to study. Even in the heart of King Jin, there was no difference between a trafficker and a footman and the children of a prince, general, and prime minister. Different, he wanted them all to get an education.

Educate the world! ! !

In Wang Long's heart, Yang Guang's behavior was to educate the world, just like Confucius taught without distinction. King Jin was the only person he had ever seen who truly did such a thing.

In a true sense, the words of Saint Confucius have come true.

Old Master Wang Long's expression didn't change much, but his heart was already filled with turmoil. He couldn't help but feel a little like a teenager, thinking to himself: "I knew that His Highness King Jin was a disciple of Confucianism, and what he did was the teaching of Sage Confucius." Wu Lei, he is not a liar who talks big words, but a person who does practical things."

"The Great Sui Dynasty was fortunate to have the King of Jin. As long as the King of Jin remains in power, he will continue to promote Confucian culture. Confucian culture has been on the sidelines for too long. There have been massacres and the collapse of rituals and music for hundreds of years. How many Confucian scholars are there? People believe in Buddhism. , Believe in the Tao, believe in heresy, the atmosphere is chaotic, men are not men, women are not women, kings are not kings, ministers are not ministers, it should be the king of Jin who brings order to the world."

"He is not talking about studying for the rise of the Sui Dynasty, but for the rise of China. His Highness, the King of Jin, has never only had the Sui Dynasty in mind, but the people of the world."

"Perhaps, he is the common master of the world, which is very good!"

Wang Long didn't expect that he would think of so many things because of King Jin's words. At this time, his mind couldn't calm down for a long time, and he only came back to his senses after Yuan Xiaoju's soft call.

"Master Wang, Master Wang..."

Wang Long came back to his senses and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I just got distracted and thought about something."

At this time, Wang Long carefully looked at the faces of other young people. When faced with Yang Guang's words, none of them smiled. It was not that they didn't think Yang Guang was talking big words, but they just didn't dare to laugh at the current Jin Dynasty King.

Wang Long understood that no one in front of him would think that what Yang Guang said was true. They only thought that Yang Guang was saying a big, empty thing.

Yes, why should people all over the world approve it? You can just approve what you think and say.

With a smile on his face, Wang Long replied to Yang Guang: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin has a broad heart, and the old ministers also feel that he is not as good as him. I admire him, I admire him."

Seeing Wang Long's reply, Yuan Xiaoju felt funny, laughing at Yang Guang's words as if others would believe them.

Wang Long calmed down and said to the young people: "Studying is good as long as it is for good reasons. Don't have a messy mind and change your mind when you see a filthy person promoted. It is especially important to stick to your true heart."

"Having talked about studying, I have one more thing to ask you. The ancients said that sitting down and talking about the Tao is called a prince, and doing it is called a scholar-bureaucrat. All of you are noble sons, your family is well-known, and you hold important positions in the Sui Dynasty. It cannot be called Not just scholar-bureaucrats, you will all become scholar-bureaucrats in the Sui Dynasty in the future. I would like to ask you, what do you think of scholar-bureaucrats?"

Everyone was discussing and stood up to answer Mrs. Wang's questions. Among them were many young people who wanted to make a good impression on King Jin who was present.

"Princes talk about it, and scholar-officials practice it. Scholar-officials are the ones who act for princes."

"Wrong, scholar-officials are also people who advise princes. Wise princes will always ask scholar-officials about anything they do. Therefore, scholar-officials are people who advise princes. They must be upright and upright."

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A group of people discussed below. Wang Long was very satisfied with the discussion of the group, but finally looked at Yang Guang. After the discussion stopped, he asked Yang Guang: "Your Highness, King Jin, can I ask you what a scholar-bureaucrat is? "

All eyes turned to Yang Guang again. Yang Guang was too embarrassed to refuse, so he had to speak.

"Everyone knows Su Qin, right?"

Someone rushed to answer: "Su Qin, whose courtesy name is Ji Zi, was born in Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He traveled to various countries with Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, and Pang Juan under the guidance of Gui Guzi. He traveled to various countries in the hope of finding an official position. After a few years, he returned without hope. His wife did not leave his job, and his sister-in-law did not provide for him. , his parents had no children, and later he studied hard, devoted himself to the art of vertical and horizontal, and lobbied the six countries to unite to control Qin, so that Qin could not expand eastward, and he wore the seal of the six countries."

Yang Guang nodded: "Su Qin is also from Luoyang. Is he a scholar-official?"

The crowd nodded.

"He has a saying that has been widely circulated, so I have two hectares of land in Luoyang and can wear the seals of the six countries. You must have heard it."

The crowd nodded again.

"Is this correct?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion about this question again. Although everyone knew this sentence, no one seemed to have thought about whether it was correct or not, and it seemed that this sentence was not judged by whether it was correct or incorrect.Seeing that everyone couldn't answer, Yang Guang gave his own answer directly: "This is wrong. It is just Su Qin's modesty or a hypocritical excuse to put it bluntly, but it has ruined the future generations."

Everyone was shocked and directly said that Su Qin was hypocritical. After all, he was a local ancestor of Luoyang. If it weren't for his identity as the King of Jin, the people present would have stood up and yelled at him directly. However, because he was the King of Jin, they did not dare.

"Just now you introduced Su Qin to travel to various countries in the hope of seeking an official position. He has been planning to become an official since he was young, but his talent was not met. Later, when he got the opportunity, he suddenly rose to the top. He wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms. He said that he would make me have Even if he is given two hectares of land in Luoyang, a hundred hectares of land, or a thousand hectares of land, he will still be able to wear the seals of the six kingdoms."

"This is the true scholar-official who does his duty, never retreats when faced with difficulties, has a mind for all people, and does his best to help the world of the Central Plains. He saves the country and its people when the country is in danger, and contributes to the prosperity of the country."

Yang Guang's tone was gentle and not exciting, but everyone was speechless. Wang Long looked at Yang Guang with great relief.

I thought he had finished talking like this, but Yang Guang only paused for a breath before speaking again.

"Scholar-officials set their minds for the heaven and the earth, set their destiny for the people, inherit their unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations."

The voice is still silent, but these four sentences are like an eternal bell blasting in Wang Long's mind. How powerful is this? !
Wang Long looked at Yang Guang blankly, and roared in his heart: "He said that scholar-bureaucrats should set up their minds for the heaven and earth, and establish their lives for the people. They should also inherit the unique knowledge of the saints and create peace for all generations!!! What kind of people can do this? Saying such words? Just thinking about it makes people feel excited."

The Four Sentences of Hengqu have an eternal and strong lethality for readers who hear it for the first time. This lethality becomes more deadly for those scholars who read more, pursue it longer, and are more upright.

Because it contains the beautiful expectations of all scholars when they set out, and the ambition to embrace the world.

It's like the saying "Princes and generals should rather be kind" has almost the same meaning to military generals who have climbed up from the bottom.

Realizing the power contained in Yang Guang's few words, even Yuan Xiaoji, who usually did not deal with it, only said one more sentence about Yang Guang in the future, with no literary talent.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, Yuan Xiaoju felt that he must not mess with Yang Guang in this regard. What kind of poetry meeting was it? He must not hold a cup in front of Yang Guang during the festival.

After being shocked, Wang Long said to Yang Guang: "I should keep the words of His Highness King Jin in mind."

"Yes, Mrs. Wang."

Yang Guang was a little helpless. He didn't want to be dignified in front of others, but he met me professionally.

Wang Long was very satisfied with today. Today was called a lecture, but instead he learned a lot from Yang Guang.

He said to the young people: "It's a blessing to hear King Jin's words today. When you return home, you might as well think more about what King Jin said today. It will be of great benefit to you if you think about it."

"Thank you, Master, for your teaching. Thank you, King Jin, for your teaching."

After everyone dispersed, Yang Guang was also ready to leave. He walked to the door and said goodbye to Wang Long before getting on the carriage.

A pair of hunters and their son passed by on the road. The hunter who hunted wild game had just sold out his furs today and led his son through here.

The dark-skinned child looked at the plaque of Central South University curiously, his small eyes full of light: "Dad, is this what kind of school it is?"

Orion hurriedly grabbed his child: "You kid, why are you running forward? Don't hit the noble person inside."

"Dad, can I come here to study in the future?"

"What are you thinking about? That is a place where noble gentlemen study. Your father and I are hunters. If you learn my skills, you will have a way of living in the future. You still want to study? When has there ever been a scholar in our family?"

The child was full of longing but was stopped by his father's words.

The child's disappointment made his eyes extremely dim, losing their previous brilliance.

At this time, a luxurious carriage slowly passed by, and a young man stuck his head out and shouted: "Hey, little brother, do you want to study?"

The boy wanted to speak but stopped, having nothing to say.

Yang Guang threw a book from the car and said: "If you want to read, read it. If you don't know the words, go to the reading and newspaper office and read them yourself. You can learn as many as you can."

The carriage drove away and the boy picked up the book. He didn't know the letters and could only tell that the first character on the printed book was "三".

In the carriage, Yuan Tiantian asked Yang Guang: "What's the use of giving that child a book? Can he read it?"

Yang Guang smiled and said calmly and confidently: "It doesn't matter whether you look or not. Doing the right thing will make things better."

“Why do you want so many people to read?”

"It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. A hundred years of planning is based on education."

(End of this chapter)