Li Chunfeng was a little surprised and said: "Your Majesty, have you heard of Taoist Yuan? I have been fascinated by Taoist Yuan for a long time, but it is a pity that I have never been able to meet him!"
never seen it?
Lin Xuan was stunned. According to legend, isn't Yuan Tiangang Li Chunfeng's master?
In fact, he had a misunderstanding. When Li Shimin was named King of Qin, Li Chunfeng was introduced to Li Shimin.
Although Yuan Tiangang had been an official during the Sui Dynasty, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he had been idle at home and did not serve as an official.
It was not until the eighth year of Zhenguan that he was summoned by Li Shimin and granted an official position.
Therefore, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang are not masters and disciples at all.
"I just heard people say that he is very accurate in reading faces, and I just want to ask him to read my face!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said confidently: "Master Hou, facial physiognomy is just a trick and cannot be done accurately. Moreover, Daochang Yuan is not much better than me in physiognomy!"
Lin Xuan thought about it. If a person looks rich, can he become rich by staying at home and doing nothing?
Since Li Chunfeng couldn't tell that he had traveled through time, Yuan Tiangang probably couldn't tell either.
He was frightened by Li Chunfeng's initial words and the legends left by Yuan Tiangang.
No matter how powerful Yuan Tiangang and the others are, they are still humans, not gods.
After thinking about this, Lin Xuan relaxed and said with a smile: "I'm overthinking."
When Kong Yingda saw that they had finished chatting, he said: "Marquis of Jingyang County, I still have some doubts about Pinyin. I wonder if you can help me clear up my doubts?"
Lin Xuan said: "Of course, Mr. Kong, please tell me!"
Kong Yingda asked some previous questions, and Lin Xuan answered them one by one.
Following Lin Xuan's explanation, Kong Yingda suddenly became enlightened and said, "I wonder if the Marquis of Jingyang County plans to teach this method to others?"
"Of course you can. It's just that I'm busy with official work and I'm afraid I don't have time. I wonder if I can trouble Mr. Kong?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
He still supports the spread of pinyin, which is also good for his reputation.
Whether fame is useful depends on the Kong family.
Of course, even if the pinyin is spread, his reputation cannot be compared with that of the Kong family.
But for him, it was enough.
"You want me to spread the word?" Kong Yingda said in disbelief.
Although Pinyin was invented by Lin Xuan, if he spread it, it would also increase the reputation of the Kong family. He didn't believe that Lin Xuan didn't know this.
Of course Lin Xuan knows this, but it is best to spread Pinyin and let Kong Yingda do it.
The Kong family has a high prestige among scholars, and he himself is a doctor of the Imperial College.
"Mr. Kong is a descendant of Saint Kong, so it is the best thing to do this. If Mr. Kong is not willing, I can only find a way to find someone else." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Kong Yingda hurriedly said: "Yes, I am willing!"
"As long as you are willing, sir, I don't know how you plan to spread it?" Lin Xuan asked.
Although he didn't want to do it himself, he could still pay attention.
Kong Yingda has not yet had time to think about this question.
Kong Yingda asked in reply: "I wonder what the Marquis of Jingyang County should pay attention to?"
"Sir, even if most people have learned Pinyin, they still have to learn to read. Pinyin is just more convenient for people to learn to read."
"Sir, why don't you compile a dictionary, add pinyin to all the existing words, and indicate the meaning of the word. In this way, as long as you learn pinyin and have a dictionary, you can learn to read by yourself." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan asked Lin Dongyang yesterday, asking Chen Wenqin to teach at home, but it actually cost five guan a month.
Of course, this has something to do with having him come to your door for sex.
But if ordinary people want to be literate, they definitely need some training.
In addition, the ancients attached great importance to respecting teachers and would give gifts to teachers during holidays.
Calculated in this way, the cost is very high, but with a dictionary, as long as you know Pinyin, you can learn it by yourself, and you can also practice calligraphy on the ground.
Of course, if you want to take the imperial examination, you will definitely need to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and you will definitely need a teacher to teach you these.
But it can save the cost of literacy time.
Kong Yingda's eyes lit up and he wrote a book and biography, which was the lifelong pursuit of the ancients.
And this dictionary is not just for people who are just learning to read.
People who are already literate can also use it, after all, they also have words they don't know.
The most important thing is to just add the pinyin to the word and indicate the meaning. It just takes a while and it's done.
"Seconds! It's really seconds, Mr. Hou Dacai of Jingyang County!" Kong Yingda exclaimed.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Sir, I also have a way to break up sentences, sir, you can spread it out."
The method of segmenting sentences that Lin Xuan mentioned is punctuation marks. He wrote them down when he was writing Pinyin before.
The ancients wrote from top to bottom, from right to left, and he could accept these.
The problem is that the ancients did not use punctuation marks, which looks very laborious.
"Sentence?" Kong Yingda looked at Lin Xuan with some confusion.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Sir, how do you think the sentence in the Analects of Confucius, 'The people can be made to follow it but not made to be understood', should be broken up?"
Kong Yingda didn't even think about it and said directly: "Of course the people can do it, but they can't know it."
After listening to it, Lin Xuan said: "Sir, you are right to break up the sentence like this, but I have a different understanding."
"Oh? I wonder if the Marquis of Jingyang County has any other understanding?" Kong Yingda asked doubtfully.
Lin Xuan said: "If the people can do it, let them do it; if they can't do it, let them know it. The people can do it, but if they can't do it, let them know it."
Kong Yingda was shocked: "This..."
The two fragments Lin Xuan said, plus his previous fragments, there are three in total, each with a different meaning.
"Mr. Kong is a descendant of Confucius, and of course he understands the Analects of Confucius, but how will the world's scholars understand it? What should we do if someone distorts the words of the sage?" Lin Xuan asked.
Kong Yingda's face turned pale. He was a descendant of Confucius and would never accept someone's misinterpretation of Confucius' remarks.
"I wonder if Jingyang County Bo has any solution?" Kong Yingda asked.
Lin Xuan took out the written punctuation marks, showed them to Kong Yingda, and said: "Sir, please look, this is called a comma, which is used when a sentence is not finished and needs a pause. This is a period, which is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a sentence. After I finished writing, this is a question mark..."
Lin Xuan explained the usage of each punctuation mark to Kong Yingda.
He only wrote down some commonly used punctuation marks, but he didn't write down the uncommon ones.
"Seconds, really seconds. The talent of the Marquis of Jingyang County makes me feel ashamed!" Kong Yingda exclaimed after hearing this.
Punctuation marks are not complicated, it can be said to be very simple. But for so long, no one thought of it.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Sir, do you think this punctuation mark will be helpful to students all over the world?"
"Not only is it helpful, it can be said to be a huge help!" Kong Yingda said.
Students go to school to study, isn't it because they need teachers to teach them literacy and the meaning of the Four Books and Five Classics?
With Pinyin and a dictionary, you can learn to read on your own.
With punctuation marks, you can study the Four Books and Five Classics by yourself.
Of course, self-study is still relatively laborious, and if possible, you will still hire a famous teacher.
"As long as it is useful, sir, you can spread the pinyin first, and then compile a dictionary. After the dictionary is completed, you can also rewrite the book and add punctuation marks!" Lin Xuan said.
I believe that if this combination of punches is used, his reputation among scholars will be very high in the future.
As long as he does not rebel, neither Li Shimin nor future emperors will touch him easily.
"I'll go back and prepare now!" After Kong Yingda finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait! Sir, I have something to ask for!" Lin Xuan quickly stopped him.
I didn't expect that this old man, who was over fifty years old, could still be so impatient.
"Jingyang County Uncle just said, as long as I can do it, there will be no problem!" Kong Yingda said.
He is very grateful to Lin Xuan now.
"Sir, I will be crowned in two months. Could you give me a name?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Kong Yingda smiled and said: "Of course you can, but the word is very important. I have to go back and think about it carefully!"
"Sir, just agree. There are still two months left. There is no rush!" Lin Xuan said.
Kong Yingda said: "In that case, I will leave first!"
Lin Xuan and Li Chunfeng sent Kong Yingda away and returned to the Lin family living room.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Hou could be so talented at such a young age!" Li Chunfeng praised.
When Lin Xuan and Kong Yingda were talking just now, although he didn't interrupt, he listened to the whole process.
Lin Xuan smiled and asked: "Dr. Li wants to discuss arithmetic with me?"
For arithmetic, he knows how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, but I don't know if he is good enough to cope with Li Chunfeng.
Li Chunfeng nodded and said: "I have also heard about the competition between Mr. Hou and the Aristocratic Family. I can also solve that problem, but I think I can't be as fast as Mr. Hou!"