Unexpectedly, the wind of the Three Kingdoms was still there, Bai Song felt a little relieved, and became more determined to break up with Mr. Chen.
Surrounded by three students, Bai Song only said that one day he would still be able to hear about the Three Kingdoms.
Then the little book boy came back to invite him: "Mr. Bai, Mr. Chen would like to give you an inside story."
Entering the backyard of the book club, Bai Song felt that the book club was more like a school. There was a large square courtyard at the back, which was large enough to accommodate more than a hundred people to listen to classes in the open air.
It is surrounded by verandas on all sides, connecting several large and small rooms. There is a pool of clear water in the center, with catkins and flying flowers floating in the water, and koi carps playing under the water. When people are in it, they are faced with a kind of elegant wind, and the ground is fine.
The pebbles are paved, which is a bit painful to step on.
In the corner of the open-air courtyard, a slightly stooped old man was wielding a hoe. Judging from his age and working hard, it felt like his body would fall apart if he was not careful.
"Grandpa, Mr. Bai is here." The little book boy called softly.
The old man stopped the hoe in his hand and looked back at Bai Song. When he saw Bai Song, he waved to the little book boy.
The little book boy bowed respectfully and left.
I want to see Mr. Chen today. He doesn't have the same anger as in the past. He knows that Bai Song spoke in court for the witch he calls, and he even knows that he is the owner of Donglai Restaurant and has single-handedly written banned books such as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But
At this moment, when he saw Bai Song, the other party did not show the anger that Bai Song thought.
At this time, Mr. Chen is closer to the literary saint rumored by the outside world.
Mr. Chen stood there with his hands behind his back, without any expression on his face, looking at Bai Song up and down.
Bai Song didn't say anything, and waited until the other party had considered him enough before he handed over his hand.
"Come uninvited? Why?"
"I just want to ask, why does Mr. Chen insist on banning books?"
Mr. Chen showed a smile: "It is rumored that you are quite good at doing business. I only banned one book, but you can't think of any other way. You have to come to me for advice?"
"If it is just to make money, the junior has many ideas in mind, so naturally he will not take the initiative to communicate with Mr. Chen. However, the junior feels that the value of a book is far more than just making money, and its significance is greater than imagined. If it is spread in the world, it will be
It would be a pity if more things that are beneficial to the world are banned without any reason."
"What's the point of mere scripts? Letting these scripts circulate in the world will only make the world's students forget Confucius, Mencius and Doctrine of the Mean, and the roots left by their ancestors."
Mr. Chen frowned, as if he was not interested in such a topic.
"A mere script?" Bai Song paused slightly and asked, "Has Mr. Chen ever seriously read the Three Kingdoms?"
“So what if you’ve seen it, so what if you haven’t?”
"If Mr. Chen has read it, he should naturally understand that people all over the world just want to like it. There are only different categories of literature, and there is no distinction between high and low. Storybooks also have their existence value. Mr. Chen, you have been teaching all your life, don't you feel that your life is missing?
some happiness?”
"There is no limit to the sea of learning and hard work. Studying is inherently ascetic. How can we talk about happiness?"
"But how many students in this world are willing to study hard all their lives like Mr. Chen? Although the Three Kingdoms are banned now, how many students put their minds on the Four Books and Five Classics? Will they discuss it in private? I believe Mr. Chen
I know it best in my heart.”
Mr. Chen frowned. He naturally knew that the students in the book club would still discuss topics related to the Three Kingdoms in private. No matter how they controlled it, there was no way to solve it.
"What on earth do you want to say?"
"I just want to give Mr. Chen some teaching advice."
"What advice?"
“Education through fun.”
“Educational and entertaining?”
Mr. Chen has read ancient books, but he has never heard of the words "education and entertainment".
“Education through entertainment is to infiltrate the content of publicity and ideological education into entertainment activities, convey educational significance from the activities, understand ancient and modern ethics, and make students like learning in a happy way.
Everyone rejects pain and accepts happiness. No one stipulates that learning must involve suffering. Books are dead, but people are alive. The teacher’s work is not limited to teaching by words and deeds, but more importantly, the methods and methods of teaching.”
"..." Mr. Chen moved his steps and slowly sat on a stone bench. Although he had never heard such remarks, after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense.
In today's schools, most students are not interested in studying, which has always been a source of frustration for Mr. Chen.
The reason why he was so angry that he banned the Three Kingdoms was because students were talking about it outside of class.
Mr. Chen has also read the Three Kingdoms himself. Although he believes that it is a story-telling novel, he has to admit that the chapters of the Three Kingdoms are different from the three popular stories circulating in the world. It shows that the author has quite a literary background.
When Bai Song saw Mr. Chen deep in thought, he knew something was going on, so he continued: "Mr. Chen, if you can follow the instructions of the students and tell more about things other than textbooks, you may be able to arouse the students' desire to learn. And everything in this world can be done.
There are great principles in everything, and teaching through fun is more conducive to students' discovery of life, and they often inadvertently discover far better gains than books."
Mr. Chen took a deep breath, looked up at Bai Song, stood up and nodded reluctantly: "Education is fun, I remember it, I will make a decision as appropriate."
When Mr. Chen said this, Bai Song felt relieved.
Just as he thought, old people like Mr. Chen were just pedantic, and they only attacked the Three Kingdoms with a heart full of hatred for iron. As long as this person changes his inner thoughts, many things can be easily solved.
Sure enough, today's trip went much smoother than expected.
Bai Songyi handed over his hand and prepared to say goodbye. Before leaving, he did not forget to take out the prepared drawings.
"Mr. Chen, after talking about the benefits of teaching through entertainment, I should also show you something more practical."
Mr. Chen was still thinking about the entertaining and educational thing. He looked at the drawings that Bai Song took out and squinted for a while, but he didn't see what was drawn on them.
Bai Song explained: "This is movable type printing. Using this method to improve the printing technology of Shangxian Publishing House can greatly improve printing efficiency and reduce printing costs."
"Movable type printing..."
Mr. Chen presided over Shangxian Publishing House, which was an official printing institution in Youzhou, so he knew printing very well.
In the early Tang Dynasty, printing was still in the embryonic stage of woodblock printing, and even woodblock printing had not been completed.
Bai Song took out this piece of paper with movable type printing technology and asked Mr. Chen a little bit. He immediately understood the purpose of the drawing and the principle of movable type printing.
The more Mr. Chen looked at it, the more frightened he became. This method was used for printing. It was so different from the ancient method that the efficiency could be greatly improved.
As printing technology improves and the cost of books decreases, missionary work becomes easier.
Not only can books be spread further, but also books can be read by scholars who could not afford books in the past.
The benefits are incomparable.
Holding the drawings, Mr. Chen's face flushed with excitement, and he praised repeatedly with trembling hands: "Good! Good... With this movable type printing, why worry about preaching and getting a job? It's in vain..."
Mr. Chen was about to change his previous attitude and talk to Bai Song again, but he saw that Bai Song was no longer in the courtyard and disappeared.
Just as Bai Song left, a man came from the alley behind the courtyard. He was the King of Shu, holding a string of Buddhist beads.
Li Zhan was still smiling. As soon as he walked in, he saw Mr. Chen very excited and beaming with joy, which was a rare thing.
"Mr. Chen, why are you so happy?"
"Brother Li, come here quickly! I got a treasure today!"
Li Zhan was really curious, put away what was on his mind, and walked over quickly.
The two of them sat opposite each other on the stone table in the courtyard and looked at the drawings on the table.
Li Zhan didn't understand printing, so he couldn't help but frowned after looking at it for a long time. He looked at Mr. Chen in surprise, hoping for an answer.
Mr. Chen had never been so happy in many years. His face was rosy and he was combing his beard. The old man pointed at the drawing and said: "This is movable type printing!"
"Hmm? Movable type printing?"
"This method is really a miracle, it is exquisite! I have been trapped in this bookstore for decades, dealing with the printing machines in the bookstore all day long, but I have never thought of changing the engraving into single characters that can be pieced together at will. Look at the engraving like this
It seems to have become complicated, but it is done once and for all. There is no need to write one book per edition in the past. Not only does it greatly improve the printing efficiency, it also greatly reduces the printing cost. As long as you make good use of this method and spread it to the world, everyone in the future can have it.
Everyone can study books, this is the way to prosper a country!"
After listening, Li Zhan was different from Mr. Chen's excitement. The key was that he was not familiar with printing technology and could not understand the meaning of movable type printing. After getting over his curiosity, he gradually calmed down.
From Li Zhan's point of view, the importance of today's visit far exceeds that of printing.
Li Zhan didn't answer. After a moment of silence, he talked about today's events: "According to the secret report, the witch in Yichun Court is indeed a member of the Holy Lotus Sect."
When Mr. Chen heard this, his expression instantly calmed down.
Mr. Chen also listened to what Li Zhan said about the Holy Lotus Sect.
Previously, I suspected that the witch in Yichun Yuan was a member of the Holy Lotus Sect, so I tried to force her to see how much power she had behind her.
Now that it has been confirmed, there is no need to hesitate.
Mr. Chen said in a deep voice: "Now that it has been confirmed, why should the prince come here? Order someone to capture the demon girl. Why interrogate her? Just kill her."
"Why is this a mere woman? Behind that woman, the holy envoy of the Holy Lotus Sect is my king's target."
"Holy Messenger?"
"The new Holy Envoy of the Holy Lotus Sect in the Northern Territory is responsible for the entire territory of believers north of the Tang Dynasty. If this person is not eliminated, I will not be able to sleep or eat well."
"Then who is the Holy Envoy of the Northern Territory?"
"There is no conclusion yet, but one person is very suspicious."
"who?"
"Dong Lai Restaurant Bai Song!"
"Bai Song?" Mr. Chen was stunned, but unexpectedly shook his head repeatedly, "No way... this person is definitely not a member of the White Lotus Sect."
This time, the King of Shu was confused. Whoever said that the Bai Song Dynasty was impossible would not be Chen Lao's turn.
Chen Lao and Bai Song are not going to deal with each other. I felt that Chen Lao hated that person before, so why did his attitude change in the blink of an eye?
Elder Chen pinched the drawing in his hand and sighed with emotion: "Although that boy is arrogant, he invented this volume of movable type printing. He also told me a set of teaching theories that are both entertaining and educational, which are good things for people's livelihood.
Holy Lotus followers would never do such a thing."