Chapter 14
: Studying things to know ()
"Gaolun, Gao Lu" a staff clapped and laughed. At the banquet, the prefect Wang had already introduced Han Mu to meet him. The man was named Zheng Yan. He was an employee of the prefect's office.
But when Zheng Yan stood up, he came to Han Mu, he bowed and said, "Brother Han Shi's words are shocking, but if you use Brother Han Shi's high theory to reason, there are probably few people in this world who are qualified to recite poems and paintings. Brother Shi, do you think that in this case, there are professions in this world, but what doctors and tailors are there? They all go to cultivate themselves. I wonder if Brother Han Shi is not healthy, who will heal you?"
Of course, Zheng Yan was not an ordinary person to be an aide in Wang Xianzhi's house. He spoke aggressively and pointed at Han Mu's weakness.
Everyone was waiting for Han Mu to explain this issue. The trend of Qing dynasty in the Jin Dynasty was prevalent. A topic could be debated continuously during gatherings, and the debaters enjoyed this process. What's more, Han Mu was silent this time and was caught by someone. Everyone meditated on it in their hearts, and this question was indeed difficult to explain.
Han Muxin said: Are you playing free debate? You are accompanying me. He smiled and said, "I dare to ask Brother Zheng, what is self-cultivation?"
Zheng Yan said: "Cultivating oneself is to study things, achieve knowledge, sincerity, and correct one's heart. Cultivating oneself is the foundation, governing the country and pacifying the world is the end."
"So what is the purpose of investigating things to achieve knowledge?" Han Mu asked again.
"Studying things to gain knowledge is to study things and gain knowledge and truth."
Han Mu said: "Okay, Mr. Zheng has answered this question. Today, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are prosperous in all walks of life. Every industry and every industry is studying their own jobs in order to complete their jobs better and faster. Take the doctor you mentioned as a doctor who works hard to study medicine so that he can achieve the state of rejuvenation of superb medical skills. Not to mention that saving a life is self-cultivation in the eyes of Buddhism, and that he studies medical skills for a higher diagnosis. Aside from the purpose, the research process is the process of studying things and learning knowledge. What does Mr. Zheng think?"
"This..." Zheng Yan was speechless; although he felt something was wrong, it was indeed difficult to refute.
"So why do you say you can't study and cultivate yourself from calligraphy, painting and piano skills?" A clear voice sounded. It turned out that Miss Yurun was asking questions.
Han Mu nodded at Yurun and smiled, "Miss, I'm afraid I didn't understand what I mean. Cultivating yourself is a big concept, and there is no need to limit it to one range. What I am talking about is my personal situation. If time goes forward three months, I say I'm drawing, writing and practicing piano. Miss, do you think I'm cultivating yourself?"
Everyone thought that this guy was a hooligan three months ago. If he did these elegant things, let alone thinking that he was cultivating himself, it would be a complete insult to the politeness.
"I definitely won't." Yurun's face turned slightly red. Thinking of the man's previous behavior, he answered simply.
"So for me, the most important thing I currently do is not to pursue formal changes. The first thing I have to do is to change my heart, then change everyone's view of me, and then consider other things later. All kinds of people in the world, everyone has their own actual situation, and for everyone, the stages of self-cultivation are different. For example, Miss, you have noble character and pure heart, and what you pursue is different from mine." Han Mu was not stingy with the free high hat.
Yurun remained silent.
"Haha, Nephew Han is so beautiful. Everyone is surrounded by people." Wang Xianzhi smiled and said, "Black is also you, white is also you, but you are still going well."
Han Mu scratched his head and said, "What I am talking about below is fallacies. My own understanding does not force others to accept it."
When everyone saw that he was defeated by the prefect Wang, they burst into laughter in embarrassment. The debate ended; everyone looked at Han Mu again.
The maids and servants brought snacks and dried fruits. Everyone was chatting and laughing, and they had already forgotten all the thieves who had entered the prefect's house last night. Miss Yurun saw her father happy, and a stone fell to the ground. Thanks to Han Mu, strange arguments came out at such a young age, which made the prefect Wang happy.
Everyone's topic turned to the Dragon Boat Race. Miss Yurun had already had many questions in her mind and took this opportunity to ask.
"Brother Han Shi, how could the Han family win the first place so easily that day? You should know that the Song and Huang families have monopolized the first place in recent years. Their dragon boat team is extremely powerful. Can you tell Yurun how you did it?"
Han Mu smiled and said, "Miss Yurun, are you satisfied if I secretly gave them laxatives?"
Everyone burst into laughter. Miss Yurun’s face flushed and she gritted her teeth and said, “Can horseshoe staple be made, why not put laxatives on?”
Everyone laughed again, and it was Han Mu's turn to be embarrassed this time. Han Mu coughed dryly and said, "The laxatives can be taken naturally, but I, Han Mu, want to cultivate myself, so I can't do this. As for how to win, I can tell the lady, after all, this is not a secret."
Everyone listened to Han Mu's words quietly.
"First of all, the dragon boat racing is about speed, rowing rhythm, endurance, explosive power, and factors that affect speed must be taken into account." Han Mu picked up the teacup and drank: "What I did is to reduce these factors that are unfavorable to speed."
"Can you explain it in detail?" asked an aide named Zhang Qian.
"Of course, the first thing I did was to choose paddlers. I chose young and middle-aged people who chop firewood and charcoal in my family. They went up and down the valleys all day long, carrying firewood and cargo. These people seemed thin and were actually flexible and powerful. In my words, there were muscles in the bones. Training them to follow the rhythm is much more useful than other families' big and thick paddlers; and the load on the entire dragon boat has also become much less, which is easier to accelerate and control."
"Then are the clothes they wear one of them?" asked Miss Yurun.
"Of course, they all wore tight cowhide jackets and melon hats. When rowing, they were wearing cat waists and kneeling on one knee. There was only one purpose, that is, to reduce resistance. Just imagine, who would be easier to walk against the wind at the same time with a man holding the door panel vertically and a man holding the door panel horizontally? The conclusion is self-evident."
"However, the wooden cover with the dragon head and the strange clothes you wear are the same?" said Miss Yurun.
Han Mu secretly praised her for being observant and couldn't help but raise her finger at Miss Wang. "Miss is really observing carefully. It's all for reducing resistance. In addition, I also installed stable side panels on both sides of the boat, which were immersed under water. This time the lady didn't see it. The dragon boat will sway back and forth because of its lightness when accelerating. After installing the side panels, it is much more stable, making it easier to control."
Everyone praised that Han Mu had so many tricks about the little dragon boat racing, and this young man was really hard to figure out.
"There is also the problem of strategy. Everyone is the same when and when the right time is right, so people talk about these preparations and strategies. At the beginning, my family didn't compete for the first place, just followers and other families to not fall behind, in order to properly allocate their physical strength and maintain pressure on the leading people. In this way, they will not sting at physical strength in order to compete for the first place, and we can quickly surpass it when we sprint."
Everyone was amazed, and the prefect Wang sighed: "Heroes are young. You can consider such meticulousness and make appropriate strategies. You are such a talent." Han Yong and Han Mu and his son were humble.
"So, what are the rules for your maid to go on a boat and beat the drum?" Miss Yurun raised the last question.
Everyone looked at Han Mu, waiting for the answer to this question.
"This...this..." Han Mu had a little difficulty in answering.
"What, is this just Brother Han Shi's whim?" Miss Yurun refused to give up.
Han Mu said with a heart: "Okay, just say that this is a psychological consideration. Ye'er is a beautiful woman. In our mansion, the servants are competing to please. She beats the drums on the dragon boat. Everyone's performance is naturally strong, which is of great benefit to the overall morale."
Everyone was stunned and then looked at each other and laughed. This vulgar embryo would use the beauty trick. Yurun spat lightly, and a smile appeared on her face.
Han Mu was still stubborn: "Isn't it tiring to work with men and women?"
Everyone was hilarious. After the laughter, I had to admire his meticulousness and proper planning.
The prefect Wang twisted his beard and smiled and said, "This is the best interpretation of the nephew's investigation of things and enlightenment." Suddenly, he remembered something and gently greeted Han Yong and Han Mu and his son, "Please go to the inner hall to talk."
The three of them accused him of guilt and walked to the inner hall together. Everyone in the hall laughed and talked endlessly about Han Mu's words just now.
Chapter completed!