Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 254 Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using them for a while

  Hearing Wang Shouren's remark, Liu Jianzi trembled.

  He actually felt a little enlightened.

   It's not that Wang Shouren's knowledge is profound, but his thinking solved a deadlock at once.

  Since Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism became popular, scholars think that the Four Books are precious books. What is a treasure book? In the eyes of scholars all over the world, the Four Books are not only a book of sages, but also a book of theoretical guidance.

   And this trend actually started before Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism appeared.

  At that time, Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, was thought by others to have only read "The Analects of Confucius" all his life.

  So, people stubbornly regard "The Analects of Confucius", or the Four Books, as a book for theoretical guidance, thinking that as long as they read the book well, everything in the world can be solved easily.

What’s really scary is not only this, but with the emergence of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Master Zhu praised the way of a sage to the point where it cannot be added more, so that all scholars in the world believe that after reading, they can learn the world’s knowledge. They are all eclipsed, so scholars don't have to care about anything, don't care about anything, and think that if they can read the book well, they can govern the country and the world.

  These bitter students frantically tried to understand the so-called Four Books and Five Classics. When they finally got their wish and entered the official career, they naturally took the Four Books as the standard for their own governance, but in the end, problems arose.

   That is, the set in the book, when applied to real facts, does not work, so many people were mistaken by the book, and their heads were broken.

  Ordinary people, if they feel that it doesn’t work, they will naturally find a way and choose other ways to solve the problem. And under the social atmosphere since then, people still enjoy the way of saints, and finally, they start to dig into the dead end!

  Since the words of the saints are not wrong, and since Master Zhu is not wrong, then what is the problem?

  I found the problem. It’s because I’m not good at learning, and I haven’t read enough books, so I haven’t really realized the essence of the way of sages.

   So, what's the solution? Just keep reading, the more I read, the more I feel that I don’t understand the truth, the more I read, the more confused I feel, and I feel that it is too broad and profound. What does this mean? Of course, the words of the saint are not as obvious as they appear on the surface, um... there must be more deep meaning hidden, so...

  The result is that the more I read, the more I don’t understand, the more I don’t understand, the more I can’t do things, the more jokes I make, but after making jokes, I start to reflect on myself. This is because of my lack of knowledge.

   This is an endless cycle. Most people, after reading the book to death, still feel that they have not even picked up the tooth wisdom of a saint.

   At this time, Liu Jian was stunned. He finally understood why Wu Shizhong went 'crazy' after he came to Xishan. He has read too many books, but when he really entered the official career, he found that he could use too little. He was always confused. Before thinking about it, he also thought that the reason why he was so 'incompetent' must be because of his own books. Not enough, and fell into that vicious circle.

   But, in the depths of my heart, why didn't I plant a seed of doubt?

But Wang Shouren pointed out this point, which made him finally jump out. This is not because he didn't read enough books, but because he read too many books. The world's knowledge is all-encompassing. Explanation?

  Sages of course need to be respected. The way of sages is also the way of the world. It is the fundamental difference between humans and beasts.

   But the way of the sage, not the solution to the problem.

   To solve the problem, we need the unity of knowledge and action!

   "..." Liu Jian actually felt that his heart began to waver.

  He took a deep breath, he could understand Wu Shizhong now.

This is because…

   Liu Jian's pupils contracted because he had encountered this doubt before, and was finally resolved by Wang Shouren?

  Calm down! Calm down!

   Don't let a young boy's disciple disturb the old man's will, if not, if it spreads out, won't it be laughed at by the world?

  Heh... It's just a bunch of brats, it's insignificant. It's ridiculous to try to shake Cheng Zhu's learning by saying a few strange talks!

  But in his heart, there was a faint voice that seemed to be chanting Wang Shouren's words over and over again, lingering.

  …

   At this time, I saw a scholar in the distance, and couldn't help but refute Wang Shouren: "Song Dynasty's sage Zhao Pu could rule the world with only half of the Analects. Could it be that Zhao Pu was wrong?"

   This is indeed an excellent objection.

   "Mr. Zhao is not wrong." Wang Shouren said with a calm smile.

   All of a sudden, the eyes of those scholars who were pressed and rubbed by Wang Shouren on the ground lit up, and they hurriedly said: "Since he is not wrong, isn't it that Mr. is wrong?"

Facing the questioning, Wang Shouren remained calm and calm, and said calmly, "You are wrong again. In his life, Zhao Xianggong followed Song Taizu to fight in the south and north, and used troops everywhere. Is this reading? In fact, half of his life experiences are brought to you. Bing, naturally he has no intention to study. The reason why he said half of the Analects of Confucius to rule the world, in your opinion, it seems that only half of the Analects of Confucius is enough to rule the world. But in fact, it coincides with the unity of knowledge and action. Tao, half of the Analects of Confucius, even if you read half of the Analects of Confucius, you will know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Then, why do you need to delve into what is benevolence, what is loyalty, and what is filial piety? Bending down to do things, after doing things, learn more principles, so people can Call Zhao Xianggong a virtuous minister."

   "..."

  Everyone was silent again for a while.

Many of Wang Shouren's words are thought-provoking. It's like someone who wants to unlock a lock. He has tried his best and searched his brains, but he can't do anything about the keyhole. How can a matching key be found.

   As a result, Wang Shouren appeared, and he kicked his leg, and the door... was kicked open all of a sudden.

  Then, the only problem left to the scholars is that although their purpose is to open the door, Wang Shouren's kick did achieve the goal the scholars hoped to achieve, but the way to open it is wrong, what should I do?

  So, although some people admire Wang Shouren, they feel that Wang Shouren's reasoning is still a bit problematic, but what is the problem? This theoretical level is not as good as Wang Shouren's.

  And some people suddenly realized, and they were very excited, just go to the lock you didn't lock, and just open the door.

When the chat was almost over, Wang Shouren stood up, picked up the **** in his hand, and said, "It's getting late, but this field has only been turned half way, it's time to rest, why don't you finish turning this field? "

   "Yeah, are you still turning over?" Then Liu Jie felt very overwhelmed. Just now he listened with gusto, and he only said half of it, so he still has to work.

   Another scholar said: "Sir, since the students have been taught this principle through farming, I think there is no need to continue digging this land."

  Wang Shouren looked back, looked at the scholar strangely, and said, "Who said you were called here to teach you the truth..."

  Everyone was puzzled...

   What kind of trouble is this?

"So…"

Wang Shouren said calmly: "We originally invited you to farm. The weather is getting cold, and the greenhouse needs to be erected quickly. My mentor saw our ineffective disciples Muxiu, and he said that we are idle anyway. Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while, come here and turn over the ground, so that we can quickly build a greenhouse. If you don’t finish today’s work today, your mentor will punish you.”

   "..."

  Many people really feel like a RIg dog in their hearts.

  We...are we cheated?

and also…

   Someone became strange, looked at Wang Shouren and said, "Dare to ask, is Mr. Wang's knowledge all taught by Professor Xin Bo?"

   "Naturally." Wang Shouren nodded straightforwardly, following his teacher's side, he realized many truths, and his teacher really took great pains to let him understand.

   "..."

  Everyone looked weird.

  This Uncle Xinjian... who the **** is he? I've heard that he has a bad reputation.

  Today, Zhu Houzhao is very contented, he has excitedly rolled up his sleeves, and silently picked up the hoe.

  He thinks this knowledge is good, and he is determined to learn this knowledge well.

   It turns out that turning the ground is also a learning, so bowing a horse must also be a learning. Now that I am half a teacher, at least I have a good conscience.

But in this line of work, Zhu Houzhao is not difficult. Although Zhu Houzhao was out of breath just now, he is an active person. After resting for a while, he became full of energy again, and he bent down to work honestly. .

In the evening, everyone was tired and exhausted, but with the experience in the morning, many people began to master the skills, and the next work was obviously more effective. In the afternoon, they cultivated a full hundred acres of land, although everyone was out of breath. , I was so hungry, I was sweating profusely, and even looked embarrassed, but some people looked at this large piece of land that they had turned over, and thought that food would be planted here in the future, and they couldn't help feeling relieved.

  Zhu Houzhao still refused to leave, because there was night class at night, squatting in the field row happily eating steamed cakes, and drinking cold tea, he felt very happy. This day, I really learned a lot.

  Lao Fang's little job is still very good.

   Hiccuped, Zhu Houzhao had doubts in his heart again.

  Where did Fang go? I haven't seen anyone all day!

  As for Liu Jie, he said goodbye to Wang Shouren in high spirits before returning to the tea stand.

At this time, Liu Jian had already eaten the dried potatoes, and the taste was not bad. After drinking a few cups of tea here leisurely, looking at his son who was steaming and panting, he got up slowly and said, "Go, go back!" House!"

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  These chapters are rather long-winded, and they are actually the most difficult to write. They require thinking, but at the same time, it is difficult to be funny, let alone make readers feel very happy. It must be written, after all, it is a historical novel, and the emergence of Wang Xue was one of the biggest events affecting the entire Ming Dynasty. If this is not mentioned, many historical events in the second half of Ming Dynasty history are equivalent to a large blank, tiger It's very tiring to write, but I just hope everyone can read it more easily. By the way, it's the end of the month, please support me.

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