People are like this, and you can't compare yourself with others casually. Wang Wen felt decadent in his heart when he compared himself with Ye An, and Ye An felt a little uneasy when she compared herself with Wang Wen.
It's just that Ye An's shame lasted very short, as if he had never been ashamed before. His thoughts were full of pragmatism. In this era, he didn't care about face. After all, he no longer had such a thing in his previous life.
After adjusting his breathing and continuing his plan to integrate into the literati, Ye An took a sip of tea and spoke again.
"The reason why the elders told Ye An this was to make Ye An give up writing poems and lyrics, so as not to waste his pursuit of the truth.
The elders said: "When a literati enters an official position, he should hold his original principles in mind. What he thinks, thinks, does, and does in his heart should be summarized in one or four sentences: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the past saints, and serve for all generations."
Let’s bring peace!”
Poetry and poetry are nothing more than playthings to entertain people and themselves. In contrast, the knowledge and talents of scholars should be used on more meaningful things.
Now His Majesty has been on the throne for only half a year and is still young, while the North Court is eyeing our Central Plains, there are party members in the west who are stupid, and there are barbarians in the south who are ready to move. A man should work for the welfare of our Song Dynasty, why do you miss the beauty of poetry?"
For a gentleman like Wang Wen, we need to use outspoken words to motivate him. This kind of person is deeply influenced by Confucianism, and his ambition to take responsibility for the king and the world has reached the point of going crazy.
The classic four sentences of Hengqu completely echo the thoughts of the literati of this era and are the highest summary and summary of how to practice Confucianism by the literati of the Song Dynasty.
Wang Wen beside him could no longer watch, his whole body was shaking with excitement, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: "Hahahaha... Well said! What a great sentence to carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints and create peace for all generations!"
We should work hard to get it!"
Ye An curled his lips. He was indeed a realist gentleman. In his eyes, carrying on the unique knowledge to the saints and creating peace for all generations were much more important than the common people.
Think about it, people in this era study and become officials not only for "goods and the emperor's family", but also to realize their own ambitions.
For them, realizing their own ambitions comes first. As for goods and the emperor's family, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter which emperor is the same, it is just a way to realize their own ambitions.
They regard this as the meaning of realizing their own life value, so dynasties will change, but scholar-officials are still scholar-officials. To be honest, Ye An, who is deeply educated in patriotism, looks down on such people, but he knows that he is not qualified either...
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His ideas and values are incompatible with this era, and this is a very dangerous thing. Either you will become a madman, or you will be transformed into a madman by everyone. The sad part is that there is no choice. Ye An suddenly discovered that this is a madman.
An era that makes people crazy......
I feel melancholy, but life must go on. The best way for me to integrate into this era is to be recognized by the spirit of the times. The idea I just had is very dangerous, so I should try to abandon it as much as possible.
It is better to say that it provides Wang Wen with a direction to strive for, rather than that it provides him with an excuse. Although Hengqu's four sentences sound classic and majestic, what else is there besides falsehood and emptiness?
If a person takes falsehood as the goal of striving, there will be another fool in the world.
Wang Wen had come to his senses and smiled shyly at Ye An. Ye An didn't understand. He was already a big man and he was the magistrate of a county. He had never seen anything like that. What was there to be embarrassed about?
If someone said that Wang Wen was a fool, Ye An would be the first to jump out and scold him. Although he won, the result was that he had to help Wang Wen solve his mother's diabetes problem. A gentleman is a gentleman, but it does not mean that he has no means.
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So he saluted Ye An without any scruples and admitted that he lost in the tea fight. He won two out of three games. In the last game, he lost even if he didn't have to compete in the tea fight.
"Wang is defeated by my little friend, but I still hope that my little friend will help me because of Jiaci's illness. I will surely be rewarded generously! I hope that my little friend will spare no effort in giving me some wonderful tips!"
Before Ye An could say anything, the old Taoist next to him coughed dryly, rolled down his sleeves and said: "Good! We can learn from the world about gentleness and filial piety. Although scoundrels are sometimes naughty, they will not sit back and watch. At the moment, Mrs. Wang's
The illness is serious, disciple, tell me your solution quickly, if you hide it, the old master will punish you without mercy!"
Wang Wen is a gentleman, and he can be shameless for his mother. This is filial piety, and it is also the embodiment of his gentleman. He has no fault. Only then did Ye An realize that he had fallen into the trap of the old Taoist again from the beginning.
No matter what the outcome of the tea fight was, he had to find a way to solve Mrs. Wang's illness. Think about it, she is the head of the county and a member of the Wang family. If you have a way to cure the disease and save people but don't come up with it, it is not the Wang who is offended.
Wen, but the entire Wang family...
Although I feel uncomfortable, there is nothing I can do about it. He has nothing to do here. Besides, this is a feudal era and there are laws, but the power in the hands of the privileged class is so great that you can't even imagine it.
A little egg like myself doesn't have the right to fight against the stone. You see, I can't beat the old man to a black eye even if he is tricked. He is using conspiracy. Even if he beats him, he will end up with a stone on his head.
The hat of deceiving the master and destroying the ancestor is a complete farewell to the happy life in the future.
Lifting up his robe and sitting in the small pavilion, Ye An ignored the winks from the wise men next to him and accepted Wang Wen's bow in a down-to-earth manner. For him, this is what he should do. From the beginning to the end, he can
They didn't even charge him a penny, so it was considered a free consultation, so he deserved the gift.
Ye An once again confirmed Mrs. Wang's illness: "Your Excellency, Mr. Wang, I would like to ask if Mrs. Wang eats too much, drinks too much, and drowns too much, and becomes emaciated in human form? Can't she walk after seeing delicacies?"
"That's right! That's exactly right! I wonder if you have any solution?"
Wang Wen looked at Ye An in surprise. He thought that Xuanchengzi had told him these words before, but after thinking about it for a moment, it didn't make sense. He had not told Xuanchengzi about these symptoms before, and he looked from Xuanchengzi to
Ye An knew from his surprised expression that he had not known about this before.
Ye An nodded and stopped talking. It was certain that this was a symptom of diabetes. Diabetes in ancient times was also called diabetes. Although there are medicines to treat this disease, the most important thing is to avoid eating. Ye An felt that his medical skills were not as good as others.
, and I don’t have insulin, so more advice would be appreciated on this matter.
"The most important thing about diabetes mellitus is tabooing food. If you can't taboo food, no matter how good the medicine is, it will have no effect. If the old lady doesn't taboo food, I have a way to stop her from going too far."
Seeing that Ye An explained his mother's illness so clearly, Wang Wen naturally believed him, nodded repeatedly and said, "I wonder if you have any magic tricks, little friend?"
"Boy, here is a box of elixirs for removing internal heat. You can eat them to freshen your breath. Hold one pill in your mouth after meals every day, and your breath will be like blue. However, you must not eat meat or oil, nor eat the five internal organs, nor drink alcohol.
Eat sweets, otherwise you will defeat your purpose! Instead, you will bring about great disaster!"
Ye An's words not only surprised Wang Wen, but also the old Taoist next to him frowned. He naturally knew what the pills were, and he also knew the dangers of the pills in detail.
"Disciple, I wonder if there is cinnabar in this elixir of yours..."
Ye An waved his hand: "There are absolutely no such harmful poisons! Cinnabar, cinnabar, realgar, and lead powder are all very poisonous. They are not the basis of elixirs that prolong life, but are harmful poisons!"
After hearing his words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, no one knew the dangers of these things better than them. The ancients were not fools. Most of the ingredients of the elixir were known. How could the elixir refined from these poisons be non-toxic?