Chapter 9 Enlightenment reads the book of the sages, and the ten-year cold window begins

The poem says:

Since ancient times, there have been two things in the farmer's house, only reading is at the right time,

The eldest husband inherits the destiny of heaven, and the child enlightens the prophet.

The so-called well-off people only have two things: loneliness and reading. In the long feudal society, the emphasis on business has not changed for more than 2,000 years. The so-called cultivation and reading heirloom is to say these two things. Shinong industry and commerce, scholars ranked first, and farming ranked second. Children's education, among the rural gentry, is the biggest thing, more important than buying a house and buying land.

Time is like water, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle. Li Deren and Li Wusheng will be eight years old in a blink of an eye.

The two ladies invited Niu He. Mrs. Wang was straightforward and said, "Butler Niu, there is a big matter to discuss with you. The two young masters are already eight years old, and it stands to reason that they should have read and read a book a long time ago. However, the two women in our family are not familiar with each other, and there are many things at home, so they are delayed. Now everything is stopped. Look, what to do?"

Niu He stood up, bowed to the two ladies, and said, "Please rest assured, the two ladies have already arranged for the two young masters to go to school." I was about to ask the two ladies for instructions, is it appropriate?" Niu He continued: "In order to ensure safety, it is not appropriate to go out to study, we should ask the husband to come home to teach the young master." One is to teach the young master to read and write, the second is that the young master can be knowledgeable, and the third can also benefit the township. ”

Mrs. Liu nodded and said, "That's very good, I don't know which gentleman you want to listen to to be the museum?"

Niu He replied: "Madam, now Youzhou City is the world of Da Liao. Liao people like to ride horses and shoot arrows, dance and play guns, and they don't care about the world's articles, so many talents and people have nothing to do. We can pick it up and use it. ”

Mrs. Liu said: "I heard that there is an old talent in Zhanghuzhuang in the south, who is over the age of sixteen, lecturing everywhere, and now he is at home. ”

Niu He said: "He is older, and the two young masters are just young children." I'm afraid he won't be able to manage it, and what he teaches is not practical. ”

Mrs. Wang said: "I heard that there is a Mr. Hou in Houjiayu Village, who is young and promising, who was admitted to Xiucai in his teens and lifted in his 20s, because the imperial court does not attach importance to the Han people, and he resigned at home. Mr. Hou is in the prime of life, full of energy, has seen the world as an official, and is good at learning, can you invite him?"

Niu He replied: "After many inquiries, the Mr. Hou that Mrs. Wang said is the most suitable. Mr. Hou's home is also very close to us. It's only five miles away. Mr. Hou has been an official outside the home all the year round, and his wife takes care of everything at home. She rarely takes care of the housework herself, and she can get out of the way. The most important thing is that he is good at learning, not only good at articles, but also familiar with military books and war strategies, and understands current affairs. For the growth of the young master, there must be a lot of benefits. ”

Mrs. Liu said, "It looks like we want to go together." Then please this Mr. Hou. No matter how much it costs, get the best gentleman for the kids. ”

Niu He said, "Okay, I will do what Madame tells me." ”

Mrs. Liu said again: "Also, Deren is quiet, let him sit down, there is no problem in reading and hyphenating." The second child is active and lively, and it is not so easy to get it to sit down and learn. I wonder if I can ask a martial arts teacher, on the one hand, I can teach martial arts to practice martial arts, and on the other hand, I can take care of the family. Huh?"

Mrs. Wang said a little gratefully: "Sister, you are really thoughtful. ”

Mrs. Liu said: "Sister, the family doesn't speak two words, you and my sisters come from afar, and we should be considerate of each other." These two brothers are the hope of our Li family. In the future, the two of them, one can write and the other can fight, and they complement each other, which will be of great benefit to the development of our Li family. Why not?"

Niu He said: "The two ladies said it well, and they were very thoughtful. We just want to work together, live up to the master's entrustment, protect the roots of the Li family, and let your family carry forward. There are two ladies and sisters who have a deep sisterhood, and then there are two young masters who have a heart-to-heart relationship, and our Li family in Niuquan Village will definitely flourish. ”

After the three of them finished speaking, they happily dispersed.

Niu He first went to Houjiayu Village and invited Mr. Hou.

On the second day of February of this year, Mr. Hou began to teach the two young masters to read and write. Mr. Hou, surnamed Hou Mingjie, has a long character. In his 40s, he was born and worked as an official in Daxing, Wanping, and Zhuozhou. Zhuozhou sat in the county, and because of his dissatisfaction with the Liaoren county order, he resigned and went home.

Under the rule of the Khitans, although in the 16 prefectures of Yanyun, the Han people ruled the Han, but the Khitans were the nobles of the Liao State, and the Han people were reduced to second-class citizens. In the officialdom of the Great Liao court, the Khitans held the main official positions. The Han officials dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. A grassroots Han official like Mr. Hou is even more worthless in the eyes of the Khitans. This is in stark contrast to the Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with literati, and the literati were supreme, which was a paradise for literati. Therefore, the literati in Daliao, especially the Han officials, were extremely yearning for the Great Song Dynasty. Many literati had a hard time standing up to the contempt of the Khitans. I'd rather be at home than serve the government. Mr. Hou is a typical example.

Xixi, also known as Xibin, is a name for a family private school in ancient times. We now call it a governess. In the ancient education system, enlightenment education was generally home education. After the Enlightenment, the education system was divided into public and private schools. The education system at the grassroots level is called Gongyuan, and the students are called Gongsheng. The imperial court set up the Taixue Guozi Supervisor, and the students of Taixue were called prisoners. Private learning is a seowon, a place where people lecture on the scriptures and cultivate talents because of Neo-Confucianism.

On the second day of February of this year, Mr. Hou began to teach the two young masters to read and write in Niuquan Village.

The two young masters of the Li family in Niuquan Village began their enlightenment education in a private school. It is mainly based on literacy, and the selection of textbooks is varied. What we know, "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Text", etc., are all popular after the Ming Dynasty. During the Song and Liao periods, there were no such textbooks. Due to the imperial examination system at that time, it was still very open, and the examination questions mainly focused on current politics and used Confucian ideas to make a "Policy Theory". Therefore, all education also revolves around Confucian theory. During the Song and Liao periods, Confucianism had developed greatly and was more systematic than that of the Han and Tang dynasties. Education in the Song Dynasty was already well developed. Moreover, Song Taizu learned the lessons of his own Huangqiao Mutiny, did not allow military generals to participate in politics, vigorously promoted civilian politics, and implemented civilian governance of the world. Therefore, the Song Dynasty was the dynasty that attached the most importance to literati in history. All the people in the world are the system of the Song Dynasty.

Because of Mr. Hou's yearning for the Great Song Dynasty, he chose the textbooks of the Great Song Dynasty.

Exactly: everything is inferior, only reading is high,

Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, young and heroic.

The extremely smart young master Deren showed his talent in reading and began to show his true colors as a hero, which led to the later book, "The Biography of the Folk Prince". To find out what happens next, listen to the next breakdown.