The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 102 County Studies Lesson [-]
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The next morning, Xie Shen got up early, washed up, packed his pen, ink, book and inkstone, picked up his cloth bag, and went to the county school to study.

Since he drank a lot with Wang Zhang, Wang Shouwen and others yesterday, Xie Shen still feels a little dizzy.This Shaoxing rice wine really lived up to its reputation, and made Xie Shen, who was too strong to drink, miserable.

The entrance time of the county school is very fixed, and you only need to study in the school palace for half a day in the morning.As for the time in the afternoon, it is completely controlled by the students themselves.

This is more or less the taste of repairing without doing anything.

In fact, as Wang Zhang said, as long as the examinees are present during each routine examination, it is not a big problem whether they come or not on weekdays.

When Xie Shen came to the county school, many students had already arrived, and Xie Shen went over one by one to say hello.For newcomers, naturally the most important thing is to get acquainted.

In the Ming Dynasty, where seniority was emphasized, seniority was everything.Xie Shen is a rookie, so naturally he can't be too high-profile.

"Haha, thank you, sit here quickly."

Wang Zhang sat on the left side of the school by the window, looking up at the Xiuzhu path, the location is excellent.

Seeing Xie Shen coming, he got up very enthusiastically to greet him.

Xie Shen thought to himself that this Wang Zhang seems to have a high status in the county school, otherwise it would be impossible to sit in such a good position.

"Brother Zhang, don't call him the Prime Minister of the case anymore, I'm really ashamed. In terms of talent and learning, everyone here is a leader of the seniors."

"Yes, cousin! There is no need to be so restrained between you and Brother Shen Xian. If you want to be kinder, you can call him Brother Shen." Wang Shouwen was obviously in a good mood, and joked with a smile.

Xie Shen rolled his eyes at him angrily, and Wang Shouwen wisely put away the chatterbox.

"Ahem, brother Shenxian, how did you think about it yesterday? Would you like to join the Haitang Poetry Club?"

Wang Zhang looked at Xie Shen expectantly, making Xie Shen very embarrassed.

He also knew that there were disputes where there were people, let alone a place like the county school.Wasn't Wang Zhang "forcing" him so clearly to make a name for himself in front of sentient beings?
Xie Shen thought about it all night yesterday, but decided to join the Haitang Poetry Club, not for anything else, just to gain a firm foothold in the county school.

No matter what Wang Zhang said, he was also Wang Shouwen's cousin in name.Although the relationship between the two families is indifferent, Wang Zhang and Wang Shouwen have a good personal relationship.

The Wang family of the Mitu faction and the Wang family of Shangtang are broken bones and tendons, and it is impossible to completely separate the relationship.

In a place like County School, there must be a lot of family power wrestling, and it is impossible for one person to stay out of it.

The Poetry Society is a manifestation of the struggle between the major families.Since he had to make a choice, Xie Shen would rather choose Wang Zhang who has a close relationship with Wang Shouwen.

Furthermore, Wang Zhang promised to help him promote his poems and earn his reputation.

With the influence of Tang Wang's above, it couldn't be easier to help Xie Shen become famous.Since joining Haitang Poetry Club is beneficial to himself and others, why would Xie Shen not do it?

"Someone is willing to join the poetry club."

As soon as Xie Shen said this, Wang Zhang jumped up excitedly.

He has been paying attention to this college examination for a long time. There are many Yuyao students on the list, but those who really write excellent poems like Xie Shen are rare.

Now that he was able to get Xie Shen to join the poetry club, it was a big blow for him to outperform his opponent.

"Great, brother Shenxian, if there is anything you need to help me in the future, just tell me! As long as I, the Shangtang Wang family, can do it, I will never refuse!"

He glanced at the school triumphantly, full of the domineering air of Lao Tzu being number one in the world, who among you would dare to disobey
"Quiet, who is making noise in the county school!"

The voice was extremely cold, and Wang Zhang shivered in fright, and subconsciously looked towards the door.

I saw a Confucian scholar about thirty years old, dressed in a dark blue straight gown, and wearing a black headband, walking in.

"Students see Zheng Xun!"

All sentient beings saluted the man together, Xie Shen followed suit.He thought to himself that this man seemed to be the teacher of the county school, but why didn't Kong Jiaoyu show up?
"Wang Zhang, an important county school, why are you making so much noise!"

Zheng Xunzhi fixed his eyes on Wang Zhang who was not far away, and said coldly.

"Student, the student lost his composure for a while, please forgive me."

Wang Zhang was obviously very afraid of Zheng Xundao, so he gave in directly.

Director Zheng snorted coldly and said, "Dead wood cannot be carved!"

After speaking, he walked to the table with a flick of his sleeves, lifted his hem and sat down quietly.

"Confucius is ill today, so let this teaching speak for me!"

"Today's talk is "University", all students turn to Chapter 6."

Zheng Xundao said in a strict manner: "The so-called extension of knowledge lies in the study of things. If you want to know what you say, it is only in the things that you want to understand. The spirit of the heart has knowledge, and everything in the world has reason. Only the reason has no meaning. Poor, so their knowledge is inexhaustible. Starting with the "Great Learning", it will make scholars become all things in the world, and they will be poorer because of the principles they know, so as to reach the extreme. As for the long-term , and once it is penetrated suddenly, the surface and interior of all things are all refined and rough, and the overall great function of my mind is all clear. This is called the nature of things, and this is called the ultimate in knowledge.”

After reading this paragraph, Zheng Xundao paused for a moment, and while twisting his short beard, he said in a deep voice: "Xie Shen, tell me your opinion on this article."

The eyes of all sentient beings fell on Xie Shen, and the young man took a deep breath and said that this teacher Zheng is really serious and responsible, and gave him "special care" for this new student as soon as he came up.

In his previous life, Xie Shen also came from a major, regardless of literature and history, and he also read "University" through.

As for the content of this chapter, Xie Shen has long been familiar with it.

He got up and bowed to Zheng Xun, and then said in a loud voice: "According to the students, the so-called study of things to gain knowledge means that we need to study the principles of all things. To do this, we must get in touch with all things in the world and experience them personally. If you gnaw on books, What you get is what you see on paper.”

After Xie Shen finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Xundao with a smile, looking extremely confident.

The theory of studying things to gain knowledge is an important part of Chinese classical philosophy. Of course, Xie Shen has studied it.

From the perspective of epistemology, this theory has important ideas of practice theory.Investigating things to gain knowledge, if you look at it separately, you can only get knowledge by studying things.

Xie Shen may not be as good as some Ming Dynasty Confucian scholars in memorizing "The Great Learning" backwards, but he really has no rivals in theoretical research.

Zheng Xunzhi nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.

He had heard that Xie Shen had been selected by the grand master to be the first case in the court examination, and this child won the first case in three consecutive examinations in Tongsheng, so he must be quite capable.Therefore, Director Zheng wanted to test Xie Shen's talents and learn to see how strong he is.

Zheng Xundao didn't want to take the school exam for poetry and prose.It is most appropriate to use "University" as the title of the question.

(End of this chapter)