Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 31 Peerless Art of War

I have to admit that the master and apprentice are not only good at learning, but also good at doing physical work. During the time Zhou Chong was worried about, the master and apprentice had already cut down many trees.

"I really didn't expect that people with great knowledge like them are as efficient in labor as in learning. Maybe this is the 'two-handed' we advocate, and work and study are both correct. If their spirit can let modern students, especially Those students who pretended to be sick or even starved to avoid the labor class would be ashamed if they knew about it?" Zhou Chong sighed in his heart for the performance of the two masters and apprentices. "Liaozi" is only about 1 to [-] words, if written on paper, it should be enough, said: "Mr. Liaozi, enough, enough."

Wei Liao stopped his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and said happily, "After a long time of inactivity, my bones are a little loose. These few axes make me so happy. This job is too inexperienced. I haven't done much chopping. enough."

Wang Ao also had a relaxed expression on his face. He put the ax on the ground, clasped his hands together, made a few relaxed movements, exhaled, and said: "Mr. Alright, let’s do our best.”

The two masters and apprentices looked relaxed and comfortable, and enjoyed it very much. Zhou Chong had to sigh from his heart: "What is a real scholar? This is a real scholar. He can master everything, unlike modern society. Those so-called scholars: they can’t do big things, and they don’t want to do small things. If I had a camera, I would really like to take a picture of this picture and teach them a lesson.” He asked, “Why do you love this way so much, sir? This is a rough job that people despise, and it has only been done by lowly people."

Wang Ao was a little less serious than Wei Liao, and he was the first to express his opinion: "Sir, what you said is wrong. Why do scholars have weak bodies, are so weak, and have no strength to restrain a chicken, so they are called weak scholars? The reason is that they like leisure and don't work hard. , thinking that reading a few books of sages and sages is great, and they are conceited. In fact, they only read the words of the sages, but they don’t know why the sages say what they say? What’s more, they only learn the words of a family, not Learn from others' strengths, let alone tolerate opinions different from your own. This kind of person can only be a pedantic person. For knowledge, you have to listen more, see more, learn more and experience more. Different views are very precious. The teacher has repeatedly warned his disciples: Cultivate yourself diligently and work more, in this way, you will have a good body, more energy, and easier to study, killing two birds with one stone." His words revealed his admiration for Wei Liao.

These words make people think of the contradictory manifestations of Confucianism. On the one hand, they sing about how the saints learn with an open mind, and they don’t hesitate to ask Yu Tongzi, but on the other hand, they make a lot of talk, shouting "the way is different, don't conspire with each other".In learning, each has its strengths and weaknesses. You cannot say that what you say is right, and what others say is wrong. Listening with an open mind and being tolerant is a good attitude for learning.

The famous cultural catastrophe of "burning books and burying Confucianism" was caused by the ambivalence of Confucian children. At first, it was just some academic discussions. The intervention of forces angered Qin Shihuang before it turned into a cultural catastrophe.

After hearing his words, Zhou Chong's admiration for Wei Liao increased a bit.We know from the history books that Wei Liao was a scholar and a great military strategist, but there are no records of his life details and beliefs. Zhou Chong got along with him, and only then did he discover that he is actually more alive than the records in the history books. Richer, more connotative, and more admirable, he gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mr.'s words, words of gold and stone!" I thought regretfully in my heart: "Students who hate labor in modern society should pay good respects to them." Mr. Liaozi, study and study."

"Mr. Zhou is too much." Wei Liaozi said modestly: "Liaozi just said some principles of life, some experience. People are different, their experiences are different, and the methods of learning are also different. You can't force it. Saints don't have It is said that 'teach students according to their aptitude', Wang Ao, like me, likes to work, so I taught him this method. If you are a person who likes to meditate, this method is not applicable."

Zhou Chong applauded with high-fives, and said: "Mr.'s words made Zhou Chong suddenly enlightened. He taught students according to their aptitude. Although the saints had true words, they were distorted by the masters, and they often used one standard to regulate all people. The teaching was quite satisfactory, but lost Vitality, unable to deal with problems independently." (Note: There are not a few friends who have such experiences! Sigh!)

"People are different, and their natures are also different, and their natures cannot be obliterated." Wei Liao agreed with Zhou Chong's opinion, saying: "If you want to become stronger from generation to generation and maintain your nature, the right way is to be good at seducing them."

Zhou Chong praised it greatly, and said with emotion in his heart: "Perhaps this is one of the reasons why "a hundred schools of thought contend" during the Warring States period, but later became the "one-word hall" of Confucianism, and China turned from strong to weak."

While exchanging some learning experience, the three cut trees into small pieces, piled them together, lit a fire, and burned the wood to get ashes.

With the plant ash, the three dug a pond by hand, threw the bark in it, and put the plant ash in it for soaking.After a few days, the bark becomes soft, the water is drained off, and the bark is crushed in a natural stone nest.

Add water to make pulp, fish it out, and dry it to get paper.

When the paper was finished, Wei Liao flicked it carefully with his fingers. The paper was intact. He couldn't help but get excited and said, "It's done, it's done, it's not broken, it's not broken. The paper we made in the past can be broken with just one flick." Broken, you can't write at all."

Wang Ao behaved like a teacher, flicking on the paper a few times, and exclaimed excitedly: "It's amazing, it's amazing."

Zhou Chong was not surprised by the astonishment of the two masters and apprentices, and thought in his heart: "This is also a surprise? This is the ancients, although they are extremely intelligent, but it is difficult to understand things beyond the age. If you know that there is a discipline in later generations It's called chemistry, and it can perform miraculous transformations of substances that can be 'created out of nothing', and I guess you will get heart disease."

People have emotions, it's not that they are not excited, it's just that they haven't found the trick to pulsate their minds!Experts like Wei Liao's master and apprentice, in front of a new thing with epoch-making significance, their performance is no different from that of ordinary people, with tears in their eyes, and they are very excited!
"White as jade, deceiving frost as snow!" Wei Liao was full of praise for the paper, sat down on a round stone, stroked the stone with his left hand, and hung in the air with his right hand, and said loudly: "The eight-body scholar waits!"

Zhou Chong became confused when he heard it, and thought, "Scholar with Eight Body, who is that? I've never heard of it, who could it be?"

Wang Ao ran away, rushed into Banxianju, and came out soon, holding something in his hand, and sang in response to Wei Liao's words: "Eight body scholars are born!"

Zhou Chong saw the objects in his hands clearly, and burst out laughing, almost falling to the ground, thinking in his heart: "You ancients, you are really amazing, to take such an ordinary thing out of such an interesting name!"

(End of this chapter)