Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The argument just now took place at the entrance of the cafeteria. When Ju Ming fought back, more than 20 people were already watching.

How can Min Wenwei still have the nerve to eat?

He ordered food to be delivered to his dormitory, and invited Chen Yuan to drink and chat in the dormitory.

This mountain leader is strict with his students and also strict with himself.

He did not allow his students' servants to live in the academy, nor did he allow his own family members to live in the academy. For twenty years, he lived in the school dormitory. When his wife was alive, he often went down the mountain. After his wife passed away, he directly regarded the college dormitory as his home.

He also often compares himself to the great scholar Hu Yuan, who studied at Mount Tai for ten years but never returned. If he saw the word "peace" in a letter from home, he would go straight into the deep stream without reading it, so as not to be affected by family affairs that would affect his desire to learn.

Min Wenwei felt that he should be like this too - he was a decent man with a flawed brain!

It's far away from the cafeteria, and there aren't many students on the road.

Min Wenwei finally couldn't help but said: "This boy is young and has a good understanding of the classics, and his talent is excellent. If he falls into the wrong path and lives in a temple in the future, I am afraid he will be like Cai Jing again."

Chen Yuan originally didn't want to get involved. There was no need to offend the principal of Yangzhou Academy just because of a student. But at this moment, he did not complain and asked: "Your Excellency, do you know that Zhu Chenggong had a respectful attitude before and said two or three times, 'Juniors please remember this', why did he suddenly contradict him in the end?"

Min Wenwei said: "I have seen many students like this. His initial respectful attitude was actually just pretending, and he didn't listen at all. The more he behaves like this, the more he should be severely reprimanded, and he must keep his words in mind. If we don’t correct it now, how about we wait until it has flourished and then correct it?”

Chen Yuan was quite speechless when he heard what he said, and sighed: "This son contradicted me because of the words 'treacherous thoughts'. Your Excellency went too far."

"Is there anything wrong with advising students not to go astray?" Min Wenwei didn't realize the problem yet.

Chen Yuan had no choice but to explain patiently: "As the head of the Yangzhou Academy and the Wenzong of the three counties of Yangzhou, you must be cautious in your words and deeds. A smart person like Zhu Chenggong is inevitably high-spirited and saves face. He was reprimanded in public. , it is extremely rare to be able to remain respectful. But how do you deal with your words of "treacherous thoughts"? If he turns around and leaves, he will be confirmed as a "treacherous person", how can he still be here in the future? To gain a foothold as a scholar in Yangzhou? This will carry a lifelong stigma!"

Min Wenwei said: "If he stays in the mountain and studies hard, nothing will happen to him. He will also get the reputation of correcting his mistakes after he realizes them."

Chen Yuan was completely convinced. Although he studied Luo Xue, he would rather associate with Lu Tixue, who criticized Luo Xue, than min Wenwei, a disciple of Luo Xue.

Too domineering and intolerable!

However, Min Wenwei didn't realize this and felt that everything was for the good of the students.

Although Yang Shi, Chen Yuan's teacher, thought that some of Wang Anshi's views were evil, he still praised "San Jing Xin Yi" without hesitation, saying that "Shang Xin Yi" was the best annotation of "Shang Shu" in ancient times.

This is how learning should be done. Treat things rather than people. Even if you treat people, you should praise and criticize them reasonably. How can you beat someone to death with a single blow?

Chen Yuan was very convinced at this moment that Min Wenwei, who was in his sixties, had studied Luo Xue for decades, and all that knowledge had been absorbed into the dog's belly.

Min Wenwei didn't learn the true meaning of Luo Xue at all!

Min Wenwei asked: "Why don't you say anything, sir?"

Of course, I can’t tell you anything. Chen Yuan couldn’t laugh or cry: “Now that Cai Jing is in power, all knowledgeable people are filled with indignation. Although Lu Tixue criticizes Luo Xue and has some evil ideas, he is also a man of good conduct. We should eliminate him. If you have differences, fight against traitors together instead of being hostile to each other. In learning, you should be tolerant. If you have any objections, just have one debate. If one debate doesn't work, then have a few more debates. There are countless scholars in the world, how can everyone be the same? Do you think alike?"

Min Wenwei scoffed at this and did not agree with what Chen Yuan said.

This is a difference in thought brought about by the environment.

Chen Yuan was born in Nanjianzhou, where the literary style was not strong and what he learned was mixed and impure. Later, he became a disciple of Yang Shi and traveled in the south of the Yangtze River. He came into contact with a lot of messy ideas. If he couldn't tolerate dissent, he would be angry to death long ago.

However, due to the closed terrain of Yangzhou, Luoxue gradually became dominant, and Min Wenwei lived in the academy for half his life. There was no one here to oppose him, and no one dared to oppose him, so he developed a domineering temper, thinking that what he practiced was the right path, and those who were different from his academics were evil.

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At the entrance of the cafeteria, Bai Chongyan was also trying to persuade him.

"Why should Dalang do this, insisting on contradicting the mountain chief," Bai Chongyan sighed, "the mountain chief is Yangzhou Wenzong. If today's incident is spread, Dalang's reputation as a scholar will be ruined."

Ju Ming took advantage of the crowd to disperse and said loudly: "If I don't contradict him, the scholar's reputation will be really ruined. He said that I can tolerate other things, but he actually said that I am a treacherous person. The first time we met, He was the one doing all the talking, and I was denounced as a traitor before I even said a few words. Could he be able to see through people's hearts?"

Bai Chongyan was speechless. He also felt that the mountain chief had gone too far.

Zhu Ming said to the twenty or thirty academy students around him: "All the students have come to comment on the theory. I met the mountain leader below, and my attitude was always respectful. Just because Lu Tixue valued it, and Lu Tixue was different from the mountain leader's knowledge, I I was scolded by the mountain chief and said that I was a traitor if I didn't listen to the lesson. Is this what Yangzhou Wenzong should say? He was kidnapping me with words and morality. I only had two choices. Either listen to him and do his thing. Disciple; or turn around and go down the mountain and live up to the reputation of being a traitor! Do I have to be his disciple? If I don’t become his disciple and don’t practice his knowledge, am I a traitor?”

Academy students take this seriously.

Given Min Wenwei's status in Yangzhou academic circles, he really shouldn't have said that.

Ling Guxu also came to the cafeteria to eat. He had been standing nearby and listened for a long time. He persuaded him: "Brother Chenggong, please calm down. The mountain leader also has good intentions. He has always treated his students like this. Although he is a little harsh, he is an excellent person. In the past, students who were admitted to Shangshe had to pay tuition fees. It was the mountain chief who waived the tuition fees for students who were admitted to Shangshe. If there were poor scholars who were talented and intelligent, they would not have to pay to study in other schools. No other student in Yangzhou could find such preferential treatment. indivual."

Ju Ming sneered: "Today's Xianggong Cai promotes the three-shelter method and treats scholars well. Those who do not follow his path are also denounced as traitors."

Everyone was stunned and unable to refute, because Min Wenwei's behavior was so similar to Cai Jing's.

Min Wenwei told Chen Yuan that if Ju Ming does not follow the right path, he may become Cai Jing in the future.

Ju Ming actually told the students that Min Wenwei's approach was similar to Cai Jing's.

Cai Jing: None of my business? ? ? ?

Bai Chongyan was afraid that Ju Ming would get harsher as he spoke, so he quickly pulled him into the dining hall: "Let's go eat first."

There is no need to queue up for meals in the canteen, just sit down when you see an empty seat. When a table is full, the school staff will bring the food. The food for each table is a standard ration.

The book boys of Bai Sheng, Shi Biao and Bai Chongyan can stay in the academy temporarily for a few days, with all meals and lodging free of charge during this period. This rule is also for the convenience of students, because it is inevitable that if something happens at home and servants come to deliver letters or something, those servants must be allowed to eat and sleep.

Except for the overbearing principal, this Yangzhou Academy is very good and the rules and regulations are reasonable and reasonable.

After all, they are all young people. Although the students are afraid of the principal and dare not contradict him face to face, they do what they should do in private. They had heard about Ju Ming for a long time and especially liked his eight poems. Before they finished their meal, they gathered around to chat one after another.

"The west wind blew the waves in the old Dongting, and Mr. Xiang's hair became white all night. After he was drunk, he didn't know that the sky was on the water, and the boat was full of clear dreams, overwhelming the stars," a student recited. "The imagery of this poem is magnificent, and the words and phrases are completely natural, which is quite a legacy of Taibai." I came to read it last year, and I ordered you to bow down to me. If you succeed, you can stay in the academy for a few more days. We just want to ask for advice on the study of diction."

Ju Ming put down his chopsticks, cupped his hands and smiled: "Don't take it seriously when asking for advice, just learn from each other."

Another student said: "I have an old composition, and I would like to ask Brother Zhu to correct it."

Ju Ming still smiled: "I am about to read a masterpiece."

Now while eating, I had a hearty chat with the students. After talking about the poems and talking about the meaning of the scriptures, thirty or forty people gradually gathered around.

The students found that Ju Ming spoke modestly and was not arrogant.

Recalling that the mountain chief has always been strong and severely punished for the slightest mistake, we have basically determined what the situation is. It's just that Zhu Chenggong was very high-spirited and couldn't bear the scolding from the mountain chief, so he started a quarrel at the door of the cafeteria.

Only a few students felt that Ju Ming did not respect his teachers.

Most of the students sympathized with Ju Ming's experience because they had also been scolded by the mountain leader and knew what it felt like.

The next day, Li Hanzhang also returned to school.

Hearing that Ju Ming was quarreling with the mountain chief, Li Hanzhang laughed loudly: "Dalang, you scolded well, this guy should have been scolded long ago."

Zhu Ming asked: "Why don't you speak for the teacher?"

"He is just the mountain chief, not my mentor," Li Hanzhang said with a wink. "This guy is unpopular. Many professors are extremely dissatisfied with his strictness. He imitates the saints in everything, but he cannot learn the essence of the saints. He also wants everyone to do the same thing as him. Moreover, his teachings are fake, and scolding people is just a piece of cake. I have been in school for more than a year, and I have never been scolded."

"Because you are the son of the state magistrate?" Zhu Ming said with a smile.

"Of course," Li Hanzhang said, "he had a quarrel with Lu Tixue, and Lu Tixue couldn't control him, because Yangzhou Academy is a private school. But the magistrates and magistrates here can control the Min family. He is Wan Don't dare to offend me. Just sending someone to check the accounts is enough to make the Min family's business impossible."

Ju Ming said amusedly: "If he even dares to scold the magistrate and magistrate, I will look at him differently."

Li Hanzhang added: "Don't be familiar with this person. Lu Tixue has recommended you, and my father has also recommended you to enter Taixue. It can take as little as one and a half years, as long as three to five years, and you will definitely be able to enter Taixue." . After entering the imperial college, being a disciple of the emperor, you still want to go to a foreign academy? In time, you will be famous all over the world, and this mountain leader will be the laughing stock of the world. "

"Indeed." Zhu Ming had actually stopped being angry for a long time.

If you are bitten by a mad dog, you can just hit it with a stick or two. Is it possible that you have to bite it back?

Chen Yuan, a famous scholar from Shaxian County, is quite to Ju Ming's liking. You can listen to his lectures to see if he is a hypocrite.

Zhu Xi's lineage was inherited from Yang Shi, and Chen Yuan was Yang Shi's founding disciple.

What Cheng Menli Xue did was purely Chen Yuan's creation of a god.

It's impossible not to create a god, because Yang Shi is late, almost eighty years old, and he accepted Cai Jing's recommendation to become an official. Moreover, Yang Shi also used his academic status to advise Luo School disciples not to impeach Cai Jing.

After Yang Shi's death, Huan Guo and others made representations for him, and they all mentioned Cai Jing's recommendation.

However, when Chen Yuan was carving the epitaph, he deleted all the words "Cai Jing" and publicized the story of Cheng Menlixue.

Before Ju Ming traveled through time, he read "Zhu Xi Yu Lei". The book described these things in detail. Zhu Xi discussed the matter and did not hide it from his ancestor.

To be honest, Ju Ming admired Yang Shi a little.

Yang Shi was a true gentleman. When Cai Jing's reputation was at its worst, he accepted Cai Jing's recommendation regardless of his own reputation. He is a man of seventy or eighty years old and is still a famous scholar all over the world. Is it really just to become an official?

After becoming an official, the Manchu Dynasty impeached Cai Jing, but Yang Shi intervened. Is it really to please the powerful? If he couldn't please him, he would make himself embarrassed, because Cai Jing could not protect himself at that time.

It’s just for the sake of the country.

Yang Shi was just trying to reconcile factional conflicts and wanted to really do something for the country.

But it still failed. Cai Jing left the court, the situation was completely out of control, and the political struggle intensified!

On the third day after Zhu Ming came to the academy, Chen Yuan gave a lecture, and all the teachers and students in the school went to listen to his teachings.