Ye An didn't think he had an epiphany, he just figured out some things and discovered some truths.
Now he understood what Xuan Chengzi said.
People who have truly learned the Confucian spirit will not be pedantic in books at all. They are not pedantic scholars. They have mastered it. Confucian wisdom has become a tool in their minds and something they can pick up at their fingertips.
They no longer adhere to Confucian ethics, but break the constraints. In a sense, Confucianism has become a tool in their hands.
Don't think that these people just study hard. On the contrary, they are much more flexible than those sour scholars.
Of course, when Wang Yuan thought that he was having an epiphany, Ye An would not deliberately refute him. After all, as a student, he must "respect his teacher and his teachings"!
The so-called epiphany is actually to suddenly understand something. This is the most real state of Ye An right now.
Most scholars first study the Four Books and Five Classics, and then slowly get in touch with the principles of Confucianism. Finally, they slowly get involved in the spirit of Confucianism, and finally integrate Confucianism into their own "methodology."
But Ye An was different. His understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics was only superficial, but he took the first step to understand the highest realm of Confucianism, which is how to use Confucianism for dialectics to achieve the goal of cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world.
What surprised Wang Yuan was that Ye An's understanding of Confucianism was beyond the ordinary scholar's process. This was a very rare and even impossible situation.
So while he was surprised, the shock in his heart was beyond words, but he did not show it, and even his expression was quite dull.
Looking at Ye An who was drinking tea from the cup, Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Chang Sheng, you are a little more stable in Tokyo during this period. If you offended Erlang of the Qian family in Yangcheng County, I am afraid that you have already provoked the Qian family.
You should also know what kind of existence the Qian family is. After all, she is the queen of Wu Yue Zhongyi, so it would be bad if there is a gap."
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then said: "Has everything reached Sir?"
Wang Yong next to him smiled bitterly: "It's not just the Wang family, it's spread throughout half of Tokyo. Your reputation as "Yangcheng Yelang" has been firmly established. Two hundred thousand kilograms of grain. It's a loss to change this name."
Here you go!"
Ye An gave a helpless smile: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. To be honest with you, sir, before meeting you today, Qian Hui went to the Shangqing Palace to cause trouble for the students, but I am afraid that nothing will happen for the time being. The students taught him a lesson."
one time."
Wang Yun did not ask Ye An how he taught Qian Hui a lesson. In his opinion, the quarrels between young people were mostly about words. His student was never lenient with his words and would not suffer any loss.
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Of course, there is no loss now, but it will be hard to say in the future. Even if Ye An has a title, it will be difficult to compete with the Qian family. After all, the relationship between the Qian family and the saint has gone further.
Of course, as a teacher, he must remind his students. Wang Yuan glanced at Wang Yong and said: "Master Kongkong is still in the side hall. As the head of the family, you should go to accompany the guests. Otherwise, it will appear that the Wang family has neglected him and lost his etiquette."
Wang Yong suddenly remembered that he was patronizing Ye An, the Yelang of Yangcheng, but completely forgot about Monk Kongkong. He quickly stood up and said: "Wang Yong, go now!"
Seeing Wang Yong being taken away, Ye An knew that Wang Yuan had something to explain to him, so he naturally looked solemn, but he did not expect that Wang Yuan would actually reveal the complicated relationship in the court.
"Qian Weiyan is not an ordinary person. Since the third year of Emperor Taizong's reign of peace and prosperity, he has been the general of Youtunwei. As a relic of the previous dynasty, he was not excluded and was promoted many times. He was a Hanlin scholar in the former emperor's dynasty and was demoted many times.
It keeps happening again, do you know why?"
After Wang Yuan finished speaking, he stared at Ye An with a smile. In his opinion, there were many things in the court that his student did not understand, but Ye An's words surprised him.
Ye An put down the teacup and smiled and said: "It's all because he has a close relationship with the saint's brother. The students heard that he is the wife-in-law of the saint's brother Liu Mei. Isn't this status a proper relative? How can he hold such an important position in the court?"
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Wang Yuan knew the reason as soon as he thought about it and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Guanmiao told you a lot about the affairs of the court!"
He nodded and said: "Although Qian Weiyan is a relative, his talent and learning cannot be underestimated, and his methods are also brilliant. But unfortunately, he is not very capable. He was dismissed from his post for committing selfish crimes, and later he was promoted to tribute.
Falsifying the truth, being demoted to a subordinate, these are no small crimes, but he was able to recover in the end, which shows that he was not just able to escape because of his status as a relative."
Ye An stood up to pour tea for Wang Yuan and chuckled softly: "Sir, do you mean to remind students to be careful of the Qian family's revenge?"
Wang Yuan sighed: "Qian Weiyan's character is pretty good and his personal ethics are not too bad, but he is good at maneuvering. When he saw that Ding Wei was powerful, he attached himself to him and got married to him.
Ding said that Kou Zhun was being squeezed out, and Qian Weiyan also played a role in it. When the Privy Councilors were ranked, Kou Zhun was not listed alone, and Kou Zhun was called "reverse Zhun" and was omitted from the record.
After Ding Wei's crime was exposed, Qian Weiyan was afraid of being implicated, so he excluded Ding Wei in order to be exempted. You said such a person..."
Ye An laughed loudly: "So the students are not worried about the Qian family's revenge. They even wish that Qian Weiyan would personally cause trouble for the students!"
Wang Yuan was shocked. Could it be that what he said to him was not clear enough?
Ye An looked at the direction of the side hall, then stood up and said: "Sir, if such a fuxijin disciple attacks a little night boy like a student, wouldn't it tell the world that the Qian family has no room for others?"
Wouldn’t it also tell the world that the student did nothing wrong?”
Wang Yuan was slightly startled, then clapped his hands and said: "You are really a good calculator, but you have to know that you have nothing on you right now, and the saint has never issued an order to summon you."
Ye An smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This is the situation that students want to see most. I am afraid that after receiving the title, Qian Weiyan will not take action."
Wang Yuan squirted out a mouthful of tea and stared at Ye An for a long time. After confirming that Ye An was not crazy, he slowly said: "I heard that you want to bring down Qian Weiyan. Young people must not do this."
Eager for quick success.
All you need now is to wait, wait until you enter the palace and become a servant of the official family, wait until you are granted a title, and then you can only think about confronting the Qian family!"
Ye An looked at Wang Yuan slyly: "Oh? So sir, you also think that the student will definitely have no relationship with the Qian family in the future?"
Wang Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Qian Hui is Qian Weiyan's most important son. Both his means and ability should not be underestimated. Such a person has suffered losses at your hands time and time again. Do you think he can shake hands with you and make peace?"
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Ye An shrugged his shoulders: "It's impossible, he will definitely come to compete with me again."
"So, you have to face the entire Qian family, not Qian Hui alone. You should just keep your tail between your legs and be a talent!"
Wang Yuan's words were clear enough, and Ye An knew that he was protecting himself.
When he was in Yangcheng County, Xuanchengzi reminded him not to bully Qian Hui too much, but he never thought of Tokyo City. Wang Yuan said the same thing as him.