Wentang

Chapter 444 Writing a New Book

"...The "Book of Rites" governed by the He family in Jiangning for generations is respected by scholars all over the world. Someone persuaded the He family to publicly oppose your splitting of "Xiao Dai's Book of Rites", thinking that it is a blasphemy to the sages." Li Gang worried. the way:
"You should handle this matter carefully, a careless mistake may hurt your reputation."

"The He family? The Book of Rites?" Yue Shan nodded slightly but didn't have much worry, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your reminder. I will handle this matter properly."

"Oh? Could it be that you have already figured out a way?" Li Gang said in surprise.

"Have some ideas."

"How?"

"A literati will ultimately speak with the pen in his hand. I am going to write a book."

People in later generations know the Four Books and Five Classics, but few people know that the "Great Learning" in the Four Books was originally one of the 49 chapters in the Book of Rites, called "The Book of Rites by Xiaodai".

But because it focuses on the theory of teaching and educating people, it is highly praised by many great Confucians. Dong Zhongshu, Zheng Xuan, Kong Yingda, including later Han Yu, Er Cheng, etc., was not taken out until the Song Dynasty and officially named "University".

Yue Shan listed it separately hundreds of years in advance, and formed the Four Books with the other three books, which naturally aroused a lot of discussion.But because he was touting Confucianism at that time, it was not easy for everyone to oppose it openly.

It is different now. After the Analects of Confucius started the New Learning Movement, scholars began to fight for the right to speak.They had no way to defeat Yue Shan in the Analects of Confucius, so they set their sights on the previous works.

The Five Books of Yue Xue are just simple reference books and do not involve classics and meanings. Not many people use it as a raft, and the emphasis on Confucianism has become the focus.

Yue Shan talked about certain flaws of Confucianism in Confucianism, and pointed out that he must keep pace with the times, and then he was criticized by those people for harboring evil intentions and the like.Fortunately, everyone is not stupid, and not many people believe them.

So these people aimed at the "Four Books", to be more precise, the "Great Learning" in the Four Books, thinking that it was too high when it was separated out, and it was belittling the other 48 articles.

He also persuaded the He family, who had studied the Book of Rites for generations, to stand up and accuse Yue Shan of blaspheming the classics and insulting the sages.This is a serious statement, directly denying Yue Shan.

Ancient high-end knowledge was monopolized by powerful families. The Eastern family was good at "Spring and Autumn", the Western family was good at "Book of Songs", and the Northern family ruled "Book of Changes" for generations...

These people have monopolized the right to interpret books and have been recognized by scholars all over the world.Of course, people have studied these books for generations, and their understanding is indeed much deeper than that of ordinary people.

It is not very convincing for ordinary people to stand up and criticize Yue Shan, but the He family has the highest right to interpret the Book of Rites. If they stand up, the matter will become serious, and a large number of people who like the Book of Rites have also jumped out to oppose it.

Once they are convinced of this, Yueshan's reputation will be ruined.

What do scholars rely on?pen?Wrong, it's cheeky.No matter how good the pencil is, it's useless.

What are readers best at?Struggle, big hat.

Seize Yue Shan's splitting of the Book of Rites to attack, and then completely negate everything about him.At that time, they will take the achievements of "The Analects of Confucius" as their own in Li Daitao...

Don't think that plagiarism is only in modern times, and there are as many in ancient times.And the ancient people were even more ruthless, I will not only copy yours but also kill you.

Therefore, Yue Shan must handle this matter carefully.

Yue Shan also knew that it was a bit naive for him to rashly separate the university from the Book of Rites and set up a university.

The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to be dismantled separately was that it was paved by the interpretation of many sages, especially Han Yu who attached great importance to universities.In addition, during the Song Dynasty, learning officially flowed from the aristocratic family to the folk, and education flourished, and there was a basis for splitting.

In the early Tang Dynasty, learning was still monopolized by the aristocratic family, and education was still in its infancy, so a hasty split would inevitably cause controversy.

But he didn't regret it, and he had nothing to regret.

Just like when he just crossed over, he thought he was great. Before he studied this era, he couldn't wait to give pointers to this era, and then came up with a new mythology.

Fortunately, after reading more books, I woke up in time and burned that book, otherwise there would be even bigger problems.

It was also through this incident that he understood the truth that learning is not that simple, and one cannot take it for granted.

Would he understand this truth if there was no new mythology?So although the book was burned, he himself learned a lot of principles of life and work from it.

With this lesson in mind, he was very cautious when writing Confucianism, and revised it for a year or two before deciding to publish it.

It took longer to write "The Analects of Confucius" and it took him four years to write it not long after he crossed over to the day it was written.

In short, this is a process of growth. When splitting the Book of Rites, he was inexperienced and lacked consideration, leaving loopholes and giving people an excuse to attack him. Just pay attention next time, and there is no need to regret it.

The key is that he has a solution, and he will regret it when he has no solution, and it would be too stupid to regret if he has a solution.

And his solution is to rewrite a book, elevate the status of the university, let more people recognize the unique role of the university and agree with him to split up the Book of Rites, and agree with the setting of the "Four Books".

A university is a book dedicated to educational theory.

What did Yue Shan do in his previous life?teacher.

Although he did not graduate from a teacher's major, the examination of teacher qualification certificate, examination of teachers, including professional theoretical study after becoming a teacher... let him know countless knowledge about education.

Now his plan is to rewrite a book on the basis of the university, combined with the educational theory learned in his previous life.

The news of Yue Shan announcing that he was writing a book in retreat soon spread throughout the capital, and then spread throughout the world from the capital.Countless supporters of the new learning are looking forward to it, and countless people whose interests have been touched are worried about it.

When the news about his new book and the university came out, everyone guessed the purpose of his book.Those who supported Yue Shan applauded with high fives, and those who opposed him gritted their teeth, especially the He family panicked.

If Yue Shan's new book is as classic as "The Analects of Confucius", then the He family is likely to lose the right to interpret the Book of Rites, which is equivalent to breaking the foundation of the He family.

As a result, a more intense counterattack was formed, and those opponents tried to finalize Yue Shan's charges of blasphemy against the sages before the new book was published, and when his new book came out, it would not cause much trouble.

However, Yue Shan's supporters were not vegetarians either, and immediately organized a counterattack, and the literary world became turbulent.

The first to bear the brunt is Longshoushan Academy. Although this academy was founded by Yueshan, it recruited students through fair examinations.

There are people from powerful and powerful families, and some are from poor families. Some support the old learning, and some support the new learning.It can be said that the two parties are arguing all the time, in class, eating, sleeping... even going to the toilet can quarrel.

Not only students, but teachers also started to stand in line.There are those who support Yueshan, and those who support the old school, and an invisible crack appears in the academy.

　Before I knew it, there were a million words.sprinkle flowers.

　　Well, in order to celebrate breaking the million words, there is an update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)