Chapter 318 Is Your Majesty a Master of Classical Studies?
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian flipped through the debate materials handed over by Lu Zhi.
Have to admit it.
The combination of Zheng Xuan, Sima Hui, Lu Zhi, and Yang Biao is really amazing.
Zheng Xuan, in particular, deserves to be called the master of ancient and modern classics.
For some controversial points in ancient and modern scriptures, they have perfectly solved them themselves, without the need for Liu Bian to take action.
As for those disputes that cannot be resolved, experts from the Military Advisor Alliance have already started discussions and will give a rational explanation based on Liu Bian's own development.
"Master Bian, the experts have already discussed the controversial points in the debate the day before yesterday. After finally converging, they came up with a set of theoretical opinions integrating ancient and modern theories. Take advantage of your free time now and quickly record it."
The work efficiency of the Military Advisor Alliance is really too strong!
According to the debate schedule provided by Lu Zhi, the debate materials for that day were sorted out at night, and then the jury would give their opinions the next day and be submitted to the Emperor Long Gu on the third day.
And on the third day, the Military Advisor Alliance had already analyzed, discussed, organized, integrated and other processes for the content inside, which was more powerful than a machine.
"good!"
Liu Bian agreed without hesitation, took out a pen and paper from the side, and began to revise and record: "Teacher, let's get started and try to get it all done before nightfall."
"rest assured."
The Military Advisor Alliance was full of confidence: "There is not much content today, and most of them have been resolved by Zheng Xuan, Sima Hui and others. There are not many disputes left."
"Dry!"
"Let's get started."
"..."
Liu Bian wrote vigorously and quickly.
As expected.
In just an hour, 80% of the disputes were resolved.
He immediately arranged for Zhu Tong to recruit Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan to enter the palace, preparing to return the processed information to him.
When Liu Bian finished writing the last word and took a deep breath, the military advisor alliance reminded: "Master Bian, we should follow the previous plan and give half of the things to Lu Zhi, like milking a cow, milking it slowly.
"
"In this way, not only can we establish the prestige of Mr. Bian, but we can also successfully tie these great scholars to Nanyang. They will not be able to leave for at least the next three to five years."
"Don't worry."
Liu Bian deliberately picked up a page and said proudly: "I have divided it. I will save this part for the time being and give it to them later or next year."
The Military Advisor Alliance smiled lightly: "Well, we have already seen it! When Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan arrive later, be sure to remember to mention the matter of universal education to them."
"Currently, Yuzhou has also successfully transformed into a king. Our teachers and officials are seriously lacking. We need the full help of Zheng Xuan and others to meet the basic needs for next year."
Yuzhou is the heart of the Central Plains, with a vast territory and a large population. Moreover, Pei, Lu, and Liang are surrendering factions, which greatly increases the difficulty of management.
Under this circumstance, once next year's spring plowing begins, there will inevitably be a shortage of officials and teachers, so it must be considered to solve the problem in advance now.
"Fortunately, the teacher reminded me."
Only then did Liu Bian remember this matter, and he quickly picked up a pen and wrote down: "Okay, we will resolve these matters later. This year's mission is basically over."
Everything is difficult at the beginning!
Only you know how hard this year's journey is.
Because he had to get along with Xun He, Xi Zhicai and others, and even integrate modern management methods, Liu Bian helped Xun He and others do many things.
But now, the running-in period has basically passed. By next year, it will be a large-scale copy. At best, it will just be slight adjustments based on different situations.
Since then, Nanyang Hanting has been on the right track and entered a virtuous cycle. Liu Bian has a sense of happiness that he is about to survive, as if every subsequent day is "facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming."
I have been thinking about a happy life for a long time.
Squeak—!
Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan are already here."
Liu Bian then sat up straight and waved his hand: "Let them come in."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
Bow and leave.
Not long after, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan walked up to the palace, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhi (Zheng Xuan), is here to see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand to indicate to him: "Get up."
The two of them straightened up, and saw the emperor handing over a pile of information: "Lu Qing, I have carefully read the debate materials that you have handed over, and some of them are my opinions and are for reference only. .”
"ah?"
Lu Zhi didn't seem to expect that His Majesty the Emperor would actually give advice?
Suddenly, he felt extremely uneasy.
Although His Majesty the Emperor is very good at governing the country and has won the hearts of the people, when it comes to Confucian classics, he is only a fifteen-year-old child after all. How much ink can he have in his belly?
If His Majesty the Emperor gives random instructions, wouldn't it be like using imperial power to interfere with the study of Confucian classics?
As a result, this debate will inevitably lose its due significance.
Although Lu Zhi had already received the information, his face was slightly frowned and his hand movements were slightly hesitant. These micro-expressions and behaviors proved that Lu Zhi had scruples.
Today's Liu Bian is no longer the Liu Bian he was a year ago. As for Lu Zhi's external behavior, he naturally suddenly understood what the root cause of Lu Zhi's micro-expression and behavior was.
"Don't worry, Lu Qing."
No need to be reminded by the Military Advisor Alliance, Liu Bian immediately added: "As for the handling of disputed points, they are just some of my opinions. I want you to take them back for discussion. If there is any inappropriateness, we will study it further."
"Don't forget it."
Speaking of this, Liu Bian naturally wanted to add some credibility to himself: "I also read a lot of books when I was young. Although I may not be as good as you two, but I ask myself, I will never be inferior to ordinary people."
Lu Zhi took the reassurance and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. After I return, I will immediately convene the members of the jury to discuss your Majesty's content and strive to submit the results to Your Majesty as soon as possible."
"If you have any objections, please report it. If there are no objections, you can resolve it yourself."
"Here."
"alright."
After Liu Bian settled the controversial issues in the debate, he turned to the main topic: "Lu Qing, Mr. Zheng, I'm calling you two here today. In fact, there is another matter that I need your help with, especially Mr. Zheng."
"Old minister?"
Zheng Xuan looked slightly surprised.
He seemed not to have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would actually ask for something from him.
At that moment, Zheng Xuan was panic-stricken and hurriedly handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, it's okay to say so. You are the king, and I am your minister. If I can do it, I will do my best to live up to your majesty's high expectations."
"good."
Liu Bian was very satisfied with Zheng Xuan's answer.
Therefore, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and went straight to the topic: "Mr. Zheng should know that the imperial court defeated Yuan Shu, conquered Runan, and successfully recovered Yuzhou in just one month."
"But there are still many problems that come with it. To sum up, what needs to be solved urgently is the shortage of grassroots officials and the shortage of filial piety teachers in Xiangxu."
"The issue of grassroots officials is in charge of Sima Huizai of the own public transportation department. According to the current progress, some officials have been reserved in advance to prevent unexpected events."
"But this filial piety master..."
Liu Bian frowned and sighed, shaking his head and sighing: "In a short period of time, I really can't find many people so that the people of Yuzhou can enroll in school like the people of Nanyang."
"I have no choice but to ask Mr. Zheng to come forward. There are nearly a thousand people under your sect and disciples. If they are willing to contribute to the education and etiquette of the people of the world, I will accept them all."
On the surface, there are tens of thousands of disciples under Zheng Xuan, but the famous disciples are only in name. In fact, some of them are unknown even to Zheng Xuan himself, but the disciples who are more than 100 disciples are taught by Zheng Xuan himself.
Although this group of people only has less than a thousand people, it is enough for Liu Bian at present. He can even reserve some Xiao Jingshi and appoint them when necessary.
A hint of surprise flashed across Zheng Xuan's brows. Now that he was recruited by the imperial court, he no longer had time to look after his disciples. If it was normal, he might have to send them away, leaving only some of them to serve and give advice.
But now...
His Majesty the Emperor gave him a way out for nothing, which was really an unexpected surprise for Zheng Xuan.
Without any hesitation, he immediately bowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will convey the wishes of the court to my disciples. If they are willing to teach in Xiangxu, I will submit the name list to Your Majesty."
"good!"
Liu Bian nodded and said softly: "According to the current arrangement, Xiangxu must start teaching every year during spring plowing and end in the first half of winter. During the rest of the time, Mr. Zheng can call him back to Nanyang to teach by words and deeds without delay."
Zheng Xuan originally thought that the teacher-student relationship between himself and his disciple was about to end with regret, but he never thought that His Majesty the Emperor was so thoughtful that he could still maintain their teacher-student relationship.
In an instant, Zheng Xuan burst into tears of gratitude, bowed and gave a big gift: "Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian waved his hand to indicate to him: "Mr. Zheng, get up quickly. I should thank you."
Zheng Xuan then straightened up: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will submit the list to your Majesty as soon as possible."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded: "Before next spring, our first edition of the textbook must be released, so that the people of Nanyang and Yuzhou can study this new edition of the textbook starting from Xiangxu."
Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan both raised their hands: "Here."
"Oh right."
Speaking of this, Liu Bian suddenly remembered something: "Mr. Zheng, I heard that you are proficient in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", but I don't know if any of your disciples have ever learned from it?"
"Learned."
Zheng Xuan nodded without hesitation and said: "It's just that their contact is not very deep. They can only calculate some arithmetic within a hundred, but some of them are proficient in it. If your Majesty is of use, I can recommend it to you."
"No need!"
Liu Bian was ecstatic, waved his hand and interrupted: "I hope that when learning the Five Classics, the children can also be exposed to some basic "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". When they complete the study, they can complete arithmetic within a hundred."
"Mr. Zheng, I will leave this matter to you. When you have time, I will compile your usual experience in teaching "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" into a book. The difficulty does not need to be too high, it is enough for the students of Xiangxu."
Integrating ancient and modern classics, Liu Bian only has a Chinese course at best. At the elementary school level, at least a certain mathematical foundation is required.
Zheng Xuan was originally proficient in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and now most of his disciples know a little bit about it, but teaching these children is enough. How could Liu Bian give up such an opportunity.
In this way, the content of the early childhood stage is basically satisfied. After these two stages are paved, we can continue to move to the higher stage and incorporate all knowledge such as physics and chemistry into the middle and high school education courses.
This rhythm...
Simply perfect!
Zheng Xuan naturally agreed wholeheartedly. For him, this was not difficult at all.
After leaving the palace, while the sky was still bright, Lu Zhi immediately summoned Yang Biao and Sima Hui to discuss the emperor's feedback.
Initially, Lu Zhi didn't have high hopes for His Majesty's feedback, but when they reviewed it one by one, they were shocked.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Lu Zhi glanced at the answers to the disputes with bright eyes, his eyes shining brightly.
He couldn't believe it!
Even Zheng Xuan, Sima Hui, Yang Biao and himself found it difficult to balance the problem. In the hands of his majesty, within a day, he had an answer that astonished him.
"Kangcheng!"
Lu Zhi hurriedly greeted him and handed the paper over: "How about you take a look at His Majesty's answer?"
From Lu Zhi's surprised expression, Zheng Xuan sensed that His Majesty the Emperor must have something to say. Curious, he took the paper and browsed it carefully.
hiss-!
Even Zheng Xuan, the master of ancient and modern classics, couldn't help but take a breath.
His eyes widened with horror. He hurriedly sat down and read it over and over again.
Such a scene immediately aroused the curiosity of Yang Biao and Sima Hui.
They both stepped forward and their eyes fell on the piece of paper written by Zheng Xuan. It was densely packed and full of words, all of which were His Majesty's interpretation of the dispute.
"this......"
Almost at the same time, their expressions became serious.
Because, from His Majesty the Emperor's interpretation, they felt a brand-new way of solving problems, and they were instantly caught by the way of thinking and were completely attracted to it.
Sima Hui twisted his beard with his hand and nodded with interest: "Wonderful! I didn't expect that this dispute can be interpreted in this way. It's really wonderful!"
"The most important thing is."
Zheng Xuan, who was reading, continued: "Your Majesty can organically combine the contents of ancient and modern scriptures without losing bias and complementing each other."
"Awesome!"
Zheng Xuan sighed from the bottom of his heart and praised him sincerely: "I think I have learned a lot about the past and the present, but I never thought that there is still a certain gap compared with Your Majesty."
"It's not just you, it's the same for us."
Lu Zhi's eyes were filled with surprise. He held the paper and was filled with emotion: "To be honest, Lu previously thought that His Majesty had the ability to learn a lot and remember things well. This was actually a false rumor. But looking at it today, this statement is definitely not true."
rumor."
"Otherwise, how can you and I, who have studied the classics for decades, be no match for His Majesty? After all, he is only fifteen years old. Even after this year, he is only sixteen years old."
Fifteen years old!
Even if you start reading the Bible in your mother's womb, it will only last for sixteen years.
But the group of masters in Confucian classics in front of me are all Confucian scholars who have been studying the classics for twenty years. People from aristocratic families like Yang Biao have been reading the classics since they were young, and they have learned from others' strengths, but this is nothing more than that.
But what about His Majesty the Emperor?
He is only fifteen years old, not yet sixteen.
He has learned a lot about the past and present, and shows signs of integrating the past and present.
If you didn't have the ability to remember and learn a lot, none of the scholars here would believe it.
“That’s great!”
“It’s really wonderful!”
Sima Hui picked up a copy, read it carefully, and was conquered by His Majesty's explanation: "Your Majesty's entry point is simply wonderful, and the ancient and modern scriptures and scriptures complement each other."
"pity......"
Yang Biao frowned and sighed: "There are still more than ten controversial points that have not been resolved, otherwise the theme of our first debate will be successfully concluded."
"This is normal."
Sima Hui, who was opposite, said softly: "If His Majesty can resolve all the disputes in just one day, that would be really abnormal. I would almost doubt whether Your Majesty is the reincarnation of a saint."
"That's true."
Lu Zhi glanced at Sima Hui and said with a smile: "If this is true, even if your Majesty is not the reincarnation of a saint, he will still be a saint who was born to know him. But there is no such person in this world."
"Wen Xian, please don't regret it."
Zheng Xuan put down the paper in his hand and turned to glance at Yang Biao: "This is only the first year. Debates will be held every year to innovate teaching materials. Disputes that cannot be resolved now can be resolved later."
"kindness."
"That's true."
Yang Biao nodded and said: "Exactly! There will be another debate tomorrow. We will distribute the contents of the last debate to the debaters as a feedback. After everyone agrees, we can compile it into
Register and submit to His Majesty."
"Can."
Lu Zhi was the first to respond: "I agree."
Zheng Xuan nodded: "I second the proposal."
Sima Hui: "Second the proposal."
"good!"
Lu Zhi was overjoyed and immediately decided: "In that case, after we sort it out today, we will give feedback and summary tomorrow, and then debate."
Early next morning.
Jade Hall.
As the emperor, Liu Bian had to deal with many things every day, so naturally he could not participate every time.
Therefore, starting from the second time, it was presided over by four judges, and he just took a final look at the materials.
In the main hall, the ancient scholar Huan Rui pinched a wisp of beard under his chin, glanced at his opponent Kong Rong, and smiled faintly: "If I guessed correctly, Kong Wenju will definitely attack me this time."
"Boxiu."
"exist."
Huan Rui handed over a silk letter from under the book: "This is a new argument written by the old man overnight. Last time it was me, this time it is your turn. Whether our ancient classics can rise, this battle is extremely critical."
Wei Liao leaned over and cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, just leave it to me."
Now.
Wei Liao took the silk letter, unfolded it privately, and browsed it carefully. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Mr. Huan is really powerful. This argument is really watertight!"
Huan Rui smiled and said nonchalantly: "Whether it is watertight or not, I don't know yet, but there is definitely no problem in dealing with Kong Wenju and Bian Wenli."
"These two guys..."
At this point, Huan Rui snorted: "Although he is well-read, he is still too immature. I think they didn't know where they were when I studied Confucian classics."
"Fight me?"
A fierce light flashed in Huan Rui's eyes: "What are they going to fight with me for?"
Wei Liaodan smiled: "This time our ancient text will definitely have the advantage."
"That's natural."
At the same time, Kong Rong glanced at the other side with burning eyes, especially Guwen Jing Huan Rui. He wanted to kill the opponent with his eyes, and he was extremely ferocious.
Behind him, Mi Hengdan laughed and lowered his voice: "Wenju, don't worry. Regarding the last question, you will use the arguments I told you to make sure that he is speechless."
Kong Rong clenched his fists subconsciously: "This time, I, Kong Rong, will never be merciful again. I must let Huan Rui know who is the real master of Confucian classics."
"kindness."
Mi Heng believed in Kong Rong's talent so much that he patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, once the previous question is raised again, with such arguments, he will be defeated."
The words just fell.
Then a young man came over and handed over a piece of paper that had been transcribed in advance: "Wenju, this is the feedback given by the jury after the last debate. If you have any questions, you can ask them."
"good."
Kong Rong took the paper, spread it on the table, and browsed it carefully.
Sometimes he nodded, sometimes praised, and was filled with emotion.
suddenly.
A point of contention caught his attention: "Well? This is..."
Mi Heng also discovered the clue: "Wenju, wasn't this the point of our debate last time? I didn't expect that the jury actually gave a decision? And there are no flaws."
"Could it be Mr. Zheng?"
Mi Heng subconsciously asked: "There is also a shadow of ancient scriptures in this."
Kong Rong shook his head: "It's definitely not Mr. Zheng! It's impossible for him to be such an entry point, and such arguments are quite inconsistent with his usual habits of words and deeds."
"It's true!"
Mi Heng was surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Apart from Mr. Zheng, is there anyone else who has such ability? Could it be Sima Decao? Impossible, his attainments in Jinwen Sutra are not that deep."
hiss-!
Kong Rong frowned and took a deep breath.
He tried to raise his eyes to look at the other person.
Shocking discovery.
Huan Rui and Wei Liao also looked surprised. Obviously, they did not expect that the argument that had caused them to debate for at least an hour would be solved like this?
"Who could it be?"
Kong Rong frowned and thought deeply, but did not answer for a long time.
The idea of this annotation is completely new. It not only integrates ancient scriptures but also modern scriptures, giving people a refreshing feeling. Even the arguments and arguments are hard to criticize.
At least, in Kong Rong's impression of the scholars, there was no one who could give such an almost perfect answer. Even he, who was good at finding faults, couldn't start.
"Look at Wenju."
Beside him, Mi Heng pointed to another article: "Isn't this the issue we just discussed yesterday? I didn't expect that this person would interpret it in such a way."
"Awesome!"
Ni Heng was so surprised that he couldn't be more surprised: "I, Ni Heng, have never served anyone in my life. You, Kong Wenju, am one of them. And today, the person who can give this answer is truly a genius."
"I admire you very much!"
Mi Heng praised from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, all the Confucian scholars in Yutang Hall started to discuss heatedly:
"Who could it be? I think it's Mr. Zheng."
"It can't be Mr. Zheng, I know Mr. Zheng!"
"But besides Mr. Zheng, who else can study ancient and modern times and have such attainments?"
"Don't worry, they will know when the judging panel arrives."
"Come on, come on, the jury is here."
"Mr. Zheng is here!"
"..."
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