Chapter 119 Resentment
At this moment, this man is sitting at the head of Wangzhou Peak. Duman, who stayed behind in Dazhai, is sitting with him as a disciple. The two of them are chatting like masters and friends.
"Qianyi, I never expected to meet you here."
The man who spoke was about fifty years old, wearing a starched white singlet and straw sandals. He had a square kerchief wrapped in silver thread, and he was clean and strong. But this man's hair was not long and he looked like he had been tortured.
Duman was a little dazed when he heard this person call him, and he respectfully said to the elder sitting on the table:
"Master Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time. In the first year of Guanghe, when I learned that Master Cai was framed and was living in Shuofang, Man was worried about Master Cai. Now that I can see you here and you still love to smile, Man is relieved."
It turns out that the person Du Man was honored by was Cai Yong and Cai Bojie, who was famous all over the world. He was a good friend of Du Man's teacher and had visited Fu's Jingshe in Dongpingling. He also liked to be a teacher. Seeing that the student named Duman was eager to learn, he often gave him pointers on the meaning of the scriptures, so he was considered a half-teacher.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Duman curiously asked Cai Yong why he was here.
When Cai Yong heard this, his smile was a little bitter, then he smiled again and said:
"In the first year of Guanghe, I was exiled to Shuofang. Although it sounded bitter and cold, I didn't suffer much. I took my family to Shuofang only in October, but the court granted amnesty in April of the next year. After that, I will take my family with me Returning to his hometown. Unfortunately, he had a bad fate. As soon as he arrived in Wuyuan, he offended Wang Zhi, the younger brother of Wang Fu, the chief minister of Wuyuan.
In fact, it was also my fault. They came to give me a farewell party. They even let me dance at the banquet and invited me to join them. But I drank too much at that time, which made me sluggish. By the time I reacted, the person had already walked away, and I knew I had offended them severely.
Later, as soon as I took my family to Chenliu's hometown, my friends in the imperial court wrote to me, saying that Wang Zhi had secretly reported that I had been slandered and sent to the country, and resentment and resentment had already arisen in my heart. My friend asked me to go south to avoid trouble.
I had no choice but to leave my hometown with my family and travel all the way to Wujun and Kuaiji. During this period, he came to Mount Tai again and settled in Fenggao with the support of Hu's mother's family.
And this time I came, to be honest, I was invited by Mother Hu's family to go into the mountain to negotiate with General Shi. I was still worried at first, but when I entered the mountain and took a look, I realized that General Shi was still an old friend! ”
When Duman heard this, he knew that Cai Yong had misunderstood him as General Shi, and hurriedly explained:
"Master Cai, you misunderstood. I am not General Shi. General Shi is someone else."
Cai Yong understood. Now that he had mentioned this, he was also curious about Duman's experience. Didn't Duman study in Fu's Jingshe? Logically speaking, he should be a county official in Jinan at this time, so why did he just fall into disgrace on Mount Tai?
When Cai Yong asked about his doubts, Duman told his story without expression, from not being allowed to enter the army to being drafted into the army, and finally being forced to leave the army.
Cai Yong was now embarrassed. He complained in his heart about how his old friend had ruined a talented person, but also felt regretful that a beautiful woman could become a thief.
But when he thought about his old friend's nature and interests, he was not surprised by Fu's behavior.
He still remembers what his old friend once said to him leisurely:
"This word cannot be taught arbitrarily. This sutra cannot be taught arbitrarily, and this ultimatum cannot be given arbitrarily. Because there are countless famous instruments in this world, and most of these instruments belong to people with profound knowledge. Those who are shallow are seeking to learn but fail to achieve success. If you have a high position, you will be filled with resentment and resentment, which will become the source of trouble in the world."
In short, what my old friend means is this: if there are too many people who can read, the world will be in chaos.
Cai Yong knew that their Qingzhou style of study had always been like this, and the most important thing was the orderliness of the king, his ministers, and his father, his son, and his son. Once you are a son, you will be a son all your life. The father is at fault, and it is also the son who is not filial. When it came to the world of Confucian classics, their students in Qingzhou talked about rules and regulations. Whatever your identity, do whatever you want to learn, and don't overstep your bounds.
But he, Cai Yong, is not from the same place. To be honest, this is why he feels that Yanzhou is more green than Qingzhou, because the Yanzhou style of study adheres to teaching without distinction. Why would he risk offending a Confucian classics family by publishing the Five Classics outside the Imperial Academy? I just feel that knowledge cannot be limited to a small group of people. Everyone should have the opportunity to listen to the classics and learn the unique knowledge of the saints.
However, Cai Yong was naturally ridiculed by his old friends, saying that he was really a pure Confucian, so pure that he didn't know what the sage's learning meant to the world.
An old friend said that only names and tools should be given, and should not be given to others. Confucianism has been an official school since the Han Dynasty. So what is official education? In fact, it is the study of officialdom.
There are only a limited number of official positions in this world, and there are tens of millions of students studying on their own every year. These people endure the pain of studying in order to become officials.
But these official positions have been reserved by those wealthy and powerful children. After most students read out, they find that they have no official positions at all. What will they do? In anger, he became a chaotic person.
Therefore, reducing the source of trouble is to reduce the number of people in the world studying. This is the case for his Fu family monastery. Every year, he only recruits powerful children who are already in official positions.
This is my old friend’s strategy to control chaos: let those who are officials be officials, let those who work the land work the land, and those who are slaves be slaves. Everyone is restless and wants to stand out, and the world will be in chaos. And if everyone performs their duties, the world will naturally be stable.
Cai Yong was silent, knowing that what his old friend said was reasonable, but he still had his own persistence and firmly believed that knowledge is not for being an official, but for making people understand the truth. But he also knew that unlike his old friend, no matter how much he talked, it would be meaningless.
So when he heard what happened to Duman, he could only sigh.
Duman was open-minded. Seeing Cai Yong's embarrassment, he changed the subject and asked:
"Master Cai, our Qu Kui hasn't come back yet, why don't I take you around the surrounding area? This Mount Tai is majestic and quite scenic. We can just talk about Fengyue. When Qu Kui returns to the village, we can talk about Hu Mu's class. .”
Cai Yong nodded, but still asked uneasily: "Is Mrs. Hu okay now?"
Du Man smiled and said:
"Very good, Master Cai, don't worry."
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What is Mrs. Hu’s class doing at the moment?
He was teaching the children in the village how to read. General Shi said that there would be no idlers in this village.
Therefore, Mrs. Hu's class would come to this school every day to teach Shi Jiajun's children how to read in exchange for daily grains of millet.
Hu Muban refused at first. Starving to death is a small thing, but losing integrity is a big thing. I don't know how many people want to study under him every year because he is such a famous person. Although he was not as famous as Li Ying in the past, who was regarded as a disciple of visiting scholars, he was not someone ordinary people could attend the lectures.
Didn’t you see that Kong Rong also pretended to be a relative of Li Ying to get into Li Ying’s house? When it comes to Kong Rong, Hu's mother class despises this kind of villain the most. He has no respect for his elders at a young age, uses his words, is still young and energetic, and doesn't know the importance. Instead, he killed his brother. It's really shameful. The sound of the door of Confucius' house in Qufu is heard.
Then again, this General Shi is really a coward, and he wants him to pass on the knowledge of saints to these blind and foolish children. It is really a joke, so Hu Muban sternly refused.
After that, he was starved for three days, and then on the fourth day he came to learn She Jiao calligraphy.
Hot girl, so that’s what it feels like to be hungry?
No wonder Hu Muban couldn't follow Boyi Shuqi's example, not eating Zhou millet and starving to death in Shouyang Mountain. In fact, the book didn’t say that being hungry would be so uncomfortable.
Hu Muban also thought about it, he just taught these children how to read. Mere literacy is of no use; without his guidance and reading, these people still cannot learn the words of the sage. Didn’t you see that some villagers in the countryside are also literate? Aren’t they also unable to enter the palace?
From then on, Hu's mother class began to come to study and teach calligraphy every day, and from then on the famous scholar became a teacher.
That is, when Cai Yong and Du Man were chatting freely, his mother Hu's class was having a headache in the school building with a son of the Taishan Army named Sun Qian. This naughty boy was really difficult to control and tamed. He was indeed a Shanliao man and was wild and uncivilized.
This child named Sun Qian is Sun Xun's grandson. Since Sun Xun's death, they followed Zhang Chong's father into Shigu Mountain to seek refuge. Later, Zhang Chong stood firm on Mount Tai, and they came to Mount Tai together again.
Because the child's name was Sun Qian, Zhang Chong specifically asked Sun Xun's old wife if your family had any relatives in Beihai. Sun Xun's old wife had a weird look on her face and said that her family was originally from Beihai. If Zhang Gouzi hadn't been with her this time, she would have returned to Beihai with her sweet grandson.
Good guy, looking at the ignorant and mischievous Sun Qian, Zhang Chong never expected that Old Sun would have a famous grandson. From then on, Zhang Chong trained Sun Qian more carefully.
At this time, Mrs. Hu's class not only had a headache about Sun Qian, but also looked angrily at a woman wearing a hood in the corner of the school building. This lady named Zhao insisted on learning calligraphy for some reason. General Shi was also funny, and even I put my concubine here, and as expected, every barbarian husband has a concubine.
But what can his mother class do? I can only teach them together, but when I sit alone at night, I inevitably burst into tears:
"My mother-in-law class is really ashamed of being a famous teacher."
Zhao E, who was sitting in a corner of the school building, felt keenly the disdain Mr. Hu's mother had for her. But she ignored it and continued to study the characters seriously, even interrupting from time to time to specifically ask Mr. Hu's mother why a certain character was written that way. Although Mr. Hu's mother was blowing her beard and staring, she still patiently explained.
Very good, she, Zhao E, likes the way others hate her, but she can't help herself.
So why did Zhao E have to come to Xueshe to learn calligraphy?
Zhao E was from Zhending in Changshan, and her father was a disciple of the Party. Although he was not prominent, his family was harmonious. His father had given Zhao E enough love since he was a child, but there was only one thing. No matter how Zhao E begged, his father would not give it, and that was to teach Zhao E how to read.
Therefore, for Zhao E, it has always been a dream in her heart to be as knowledgeable and polite as her father and brother. Whenever her father would discuss scriptures with her brother, she could only admire him silently in the other room. Whenever this happens, her naughty brother will always come close to her and ask her to teach him archery.
Zhao E also loved this younger brother. Like him, he loves martial arts, but she, Zhao E, can only love martial arts, and her younger brother only practices martial arts because his sister loves martial arts, and he wants to be with her.
Thinking of this, he thought of his family members who were far away in Zhending.
Brother, are you still reading the scriptures left by your father? Brother, are you still strutting around the city with your companions and learning to be a general like you did in the past?
Do you know? Zhao E misses you very much.
(End of chapter)