Chapter 022 The Japanese lecturer has taken office (3 updates exceeded 10,000)
This parade is a victorious one. It symbolizes that the "most elite" Beijing camp of the Ming Dynasty still has extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is a victorious and mighty division that can fight when called upon.
, can effectively guarantee the security of the Ming Dynasty's capital, and can effectively respond to and support the military needs of the nine borders and even all regions.
Regardless of whether you believe it or not, everyone in the imperial court seemed to believe it. Even Gao Pangshi, the "famous southern expedition general", was forced to express similar views.
All in all, Jingying is very powerful, so you should be more honest.
After the grand reading was completed, the ceremony was just that, and there is no need to go into too much detail. Anyway, for Gao Pragmatic, it was to accompany the emperor, kowtow when he should, and recite the memorial inscriptions when he should.
After these things were done, it was finally the turn of Gao Pingshi, the Zuo Shuzi who had been newly promoted as a Japanese lecturer, to give lectures.
Unexpectedly, just two days before the lecture, Gao Pangshi was on duty in Zhan Shifu "preparing lessons" when the obituary came: Zhang Rong died.
Zhang Rong is a British duke, the highest foreign official title except the princes and princes of the royal family. As a rule, he resigned from the court.
At the same time, due to the close relationship between the British government and Gao Jingshi, Gao Jingshi had no choice but to come to express his condolences in person. In addition, the crown prince Zhang Yuangong had a good relationship with Gao Jingshi and asked him to help him write brushes and pay homage to elixirs, etc., which delayed several days.
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After the dust settled, the lectures began in early September.
Gao Jingshi was the dignified Sixth Number One Scholar. In his early years, he published books such as "Long Wen Bian Ying" and "Xin Zheng Dui Yun". Although he was young, he was considered to be a man with the greatest literary fame. However, for Jing Yan Ri Lecturer, he was
After all, he is still a newcomer.
Being a newcomer means that he cannot teach the Four Books yet, but can only teach the Five Classics. However, the Five Classics generally does not just leave any subject to the lecturer, but must teach the subject that he was specializing in at that time.
Gao pragmatically governs "The Book of Changes", so he can only talk about "The Book of Changes" now.
Although the system of banquets had been formed in the Song Dynasty, its form was not fixed. Not only were there differences throughout the dynasties, but also the implementation of the banquets by different monarchs within a generation was also different. Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, there was no fixed day and no fixed place at the beginning.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors were diligent in government and eager to learn. Although lectures were not institutionalized, they still had no serious impact on sacred learning. When Yingzong came to the throne at the age of Chong, the three Yangs (Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu) took charge of the government.
With the heavy responsibility of educating young children, he asked Shangshu to hold a sutra banquet. From then on, the sutra banquet rituals were formulated, and lectures were given three times on the 2nd, 12th, and 22nd of each month. The lectures were given in the Imperial Palace of Wenhua.
Temporarily exempt.
The opening banquet is a grand ceremony for the imperial court. For example, one of the honorable ministers knows the banquet, the cabinet scholar may know or share the banquet, the six ministers and other official attendants, and there are also people who display books, serve etiquette, serve, and praise.
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But that is a "Sutra Banquet", not a daily lecture. In addition to the three Sutra banquets every month, there are also daily lectures. Only the lecturers and cabinet bachelors are used to teach the class, and there is no need for the ministers and other officials. The lectures are either four or six.
After reading it more than ten times each time, I will explain the official truth directly, and it will only become clear when I understand it.
The daily lecture ceremony is simpler than that of the Jingyan Festival, or it is called Xiao Jingyan or Xiao Lecture. The Jingyan lectures have since been institutionalized, with one lecture every day and one lecture every ten days, which is the main way for emperors to receive Confucian education.
Although Gao Jingshi was ranked as Zuo Shuzi, if this position was filled by a more senior historian, he would sometimes even be in charge of Hanlin affairs. However, Gao Jingshi obviously belongs to the most junior category. Not only could he not be in charge of Hanlin affairs, he would also be in charge of Hanlin affairs. The location of the hospital is not even particularly high.
Because of this, his novels naturally have few rules.
There was no cabinet bachelor who came to attend the class, and there was only one lecturer, who was an acquaintance: Zuo Chunfang, Zuo Zanshan, Shen Li.
The chief officer of Zuo Chunfang is Zuo Shuzi, who is of the fifth rank, the same level as a great scholar; below Zuo Shuzi is Zuo Yude, of the fifth rank; next is Zuo Zhongyun, of the sixth rank; and below that is Zuo Zanshan , from the sixth grade.
Therefore, it is said that there are people in the court who are good at becoming officials. Gao Jingshi, a later comer, is now Shen Li's superior. Of course, Gao Jingshi did well in the examination, and although Shen Li did well in the examination, he failed in the court examination. Fortunately, I did well in the library examination, otherwise I wouldn’t be working as a lecturer here today.
But failing the court examination obviously had an impact on him, because if Hanlin historians did not have the task of compiling the records of the late emperors and the "Da Ming Huidian", promotion would be very slow. Generally, they could only wait for seniority, and rarely It was such a good thing that Gao Jingshi worked as a Hanlin official for a few months and then took a foreign post, and then he was promoted and returned to the Hanlin Academy based on his merits during his tenure. It was much easier to get credit for foreign posts than in the Hanlin Academy.
Therefore, Shen Li, who cannot be considered a special case, is still only a Zuo Zanshan from the sixth rank. However, he is fifty years old this year, and Gao Pragmatic has not yet reached the first rank.
It's really annoying to compare people to each other.
"Yi is the way of change." Gao Pragmatic did not intend to just talk about the big principles like ordinary officials, but it does not mean that the truth can not be said: "In the past, I chose the classics and discarded the rest and took "The Book of Changes" as the The only thing is to understand this way of change.”
"All things in the world are changing all the time. Amidst all the changes, how can we, as human beings, seek good fortune and avoid misfortune? This is what the Book of Changes wants to talk about."
"Confucius lamented in his later years: 'Add me a few more years and fifty more to learn the Yi, and there will be no big mistake.' It can be seen that the sage saw the essence of the "Yi". "Book of Changes Xici Xia Biography" said, "Fear to the end" First of all, it is necessary to be blameless. This is called the way of change. What is blameless? Blameless means that there is no danger, no big fault, or even if there is a fault, it doesn't matter. This is called blameless. No blame. Jiu is the highest state of life that "Yi" tells us."
"Afraid of starting with the end, it is necessary to be blameless. This is called the way of change. If you reflect on yourself and make up for your mistakes, you will be blameless. Those who are blameless are those who are good at making up for their mistakes."
"These words all come from "Zhouyi Xici Zhuan". Who has no fault? It's just big or small. Being blameless does not mean that you don't make mistakes, but that you can reflect and correct them in time after making mistakes. "Zuo Zhuan" says that people Who has no mistakes? If you can correct your mistakes, there is no greater virtue. Confucius praised Yan Hui: "Don't express your anger and never make mistakes." Not making mistakes means not repeating mistakes and being good at correcting your mistakes.
"The Book of Changes" also says, "Those who are shaken without blame have regrets." To achieve the state of being free from blame, one must be good at reflection and repentance, such as Zeng Zi's "examine myself three times a day." Reflection and repentance are the prerequisite for correction. If there is no real reflection and repentance, it is impossible to truly realize your mistakes, and you will not know how to correct them. To truly be blameless, you must reflect on yourself at any time and be able to check out every aspect of your mistakes anytime and anywhere. , check, reflect, and correct your mistakes anytime and anywhere.”
At this time, the emperor asked a question, and Zhu Yijun asked: "Sir, just now he clearly stated the way to change, but now he says there is no blame. What is the relationship between the two?"
Zhu Yijun usually calls Gao Pragmatic, as he is a ruler to his ministers, so he calls him by his first name. However, in order to show his closeness, he only calls him by his first name instead of his surname. However, it is different when reading. Zhu Yijun still follows his father Long Qing in this regard, no matter who he is. As an official, he always calls me sir when giving lectures and readings - only at this time.
Gao Qingshi smiled slightly and said: "Everything in the world is changing, and I should also change. However, there is an unchanging principle in the world, which is the Tao. This Tao in Yi is to seek 'no blame'."
Zhu Yijun asked again: "Being blameless means trying not to make mistakes, or even if you make mistakes, you should correct them as soon as possible?"
Gao Pingshi said: "Yi said: 'Those who are shaken without blame have regrets.' He also said: 'Be cautious without blame'. He also said: 'A gentleman works hard all day long, is alert at night, and is strict without blame'. These three words are all It means one thing: be cautious."
But Zhu Yijun had a different opinion. He asked: "Let me give you an example: this year's floods in Liaodong are also floods in Yingtian. This is a natural disaster! How should the people of this place be careful to prevent floods? They can be 'severe without blame' ?”
For the enlightened people at this time, no matter how knowledgeable they were, this question might not have an answer, or they might just have to talk about "sensation from heaven and man", saying that floods are warnings from heaven.
But Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "Are floods inevitable? No. I also gave an example. In the past, the flooding of the Yellow River was extremely serious. However, in recent years, the flood control method has been used to control the water and the river embankments have been reinforced with cement. It has been reduced a lot. Another example: In the past, flooding of the Yangtze River was serious, especially in Huguang and other places, which often flooded the country in summer and autumn. However, since the construction of water conservancy projects in Huguang a few years ago, the floods have reduced by at least Half. It can be seen that being cautious does not mean not doing anything, it means that some things should be prepared in advance and contingency measures should be taken in advance... So you see, even if the world changes, I will treat others with caution and I will be blameless."
Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "What you said is absolutely true. Now that Tumochuan is about to undergo a great change, I don't know how I can be 'cautious' and achieve 'no blame'. I hope you can teach me."
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