Chapter 19 The gentleman cooks far away

With everything ready, Zhang Yang walked to the kitchen.

"Are you going to cook?" Pang Hui asked suddenly.

Zhang Yang held his footsteps, he didn't understand what Pang Hui was making trouble about, but he still nodded.

"Then do you know the words of the gentleman who is far away from cooking?"

The so-called gentleman's kitchen is from the "Liang Hui Wang's Chapter and Sentences" in the "Mencius" of the Warring States Period, and it was Mencius who exhorted King Qi Xuan to practice benevolence.

It's just that later generations took it out of context, and in the end they became gentlemen who needed to stay away from the kitchen.

"I've heard it!" Zhang Yang nodded, he didn't care about this kind of dross at all, and said, "What do you think Meng Sheng meant when he said this?"

"But ......"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It's nothing." At that time, Meng Sheng's old man just hoped that King Qi Xuan would be benevolent, and who was the cook, who was the butcher? But if you look at it, the scholars of later generations used this sentence to make excuses for their laziness, do you think that you can be called a gentleman if you don't cook?

Those people will only pick up people's teeth and wisdom over and over again, the left sentence Confucius Yun, the right sentence Mencius said, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, all they do is a mess of dirty things. Kong Shengyun, there is no class. However, looking at the history books, from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the previous dynasties, did those so-called scholars really achieve education without class? Aren't they resting on their laurels and using culture as a tool for them to inherit their families?

Let's take the previous dynasty as an example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is really as mediocre as the history books say, so happy, indulged in beauty?

Whether it is on the earth or in a parallel world, the official description of Emperor Yang of Sui is almost the same.

But in fact, if you carefully study the history books, it is not difficult to find that this is not the case.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty has been brilliant since he was a child, and he has been carefully taught by the great Confucian Li Gang since he was a child, and then he is even more brilliant and resourceful, and he is a weak brother who has become a great treasure.

Would such a person be a fool? Could he be a faint man?

To be honest, no one will believe even if you think about it on your toes.

Besides, he indulged in beauty, how many concubines did Emperor Yang of Sui have? Three palaces, six courts, and seventy-two concubines?

At least in terms of beauty, I don't know how many times worse than the great contemporary king.

As a king, especially in ancient times, Emperor Yang of Sui was really not indulgent in beauty.

As for the mediocrity, the three expeditions to Goryeo, and the construction of the Grand Canal regardless of the people's grievances are even more nonsense.

When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ascended the throne, the eight pillars of the country, plus the families in various places, had already formed a gate valve with the Guanhui Group as the core. These people hold the Analects in one hand to control the government, and in the other hand to hold a long sword to support the army and self-respect.

Under such circumstances, why didn't Yang Guang conquer Goryeo three times, and consume the martial arts in the hands of the family gate lords through defeats again and again?

At least from the emperor's point of view, Yang Guang is not wrong.

However, the Grand Canal is a great achievement, and the benefits are in all generations.

The reason why Jiangnan can become the land of fish and rice is due to the contribution of the Grand Canal.

Even if it is the Tang Dynasty, isn't the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to recover quickly in the war rely on the remnants of the Grand Canal?

So the history thing is really just a joke, a script that is arbitrarily portrayed by the victors, nothing more.

Zhang Yang didn't want to say too much, as soon as he continued to talk about it, he was afraid that he would be guilty of bullying the king, so he took everything and went into the kitchen.

Pang Rentao had been silently watching everything that happened in the courtyard, and Zhang Yang's thoughts were very appetizing to him.

Especially when the master and apprentice sat down and talked about the Tao, there were amazing remarks every time, and even he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Zhang Yang stir-fried the vegetables quickly, and after a while, a plate of fragrant bean sprouts came out of the pot.

However, Pang Hui was still standing outside, entangled in the words of the gentleman's distant cook, and he never forgot it.

It is undeniable that today this liar brother has given her a feeling that she has never felt before.

If the revision of the opening of the three-character scripture last time made her feel that Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, then what she did today made her refreshed.

It is not so simple to subvert most people's minds, and her grandfather, as a dignified Confucian, was suppressed by countless scholars if he wanted to speak out.

Isn't this a manifestation of solidified thinking?

Pang Hui is a little strange, what kind of environment is needed to give birth to a freak like a junior brother?

"Teacher, senior sister, you can come and taste it, this is the bean sprouts I am going to sell!"

Zhang Yang naturally didn't have so many entanglements, and came to the main hall with the bean sprouts, put the bean sprouts on the table and said respectfully to Pang Ren: "Teacher, this bean sprouts are tender and juicy, and the ginger and garlic stir-fry are crisp and refreshing, which is most suitable for wine!"

As he spoke, he took the wine glass that Pang Hui brought over and filled it for Pang Ren to step on, and continued: "Autumn is fruitful and winter is hidden, and everything withers. When the weather is cold in winter, it is difficult to have new vegetables in the field, and this bean sprout is not afraid of the environment and can grow in all seasons, so it is also a new dish!"

Pang Ren stepped on it, picked up a few chopsticks, put them in his mouth, and chewed gently.

Suddenly, a faint fragrance came into his mouth.

The crisp and refreshing taste immediately whetted his appetite.

He is still in the age of sixtieth year, his speech is old, and his daily food is often light. The season was fine, but when it came to winter, he suffered a sin, and now he can't help but linger when he tastes the bean sprouts.

For him, it was a rare delicacy.

After tasting it, Pang Ren took another sip of wine, and said to Zhang Yang with a smile: "It's a good thing, if you take it as a business, it's enough to support your family." However, Zhang Yang, you don't have to get too entangled in the affairs of businessmen, there is a way to be profiteers, profiteers and profiteers are not businessmen. In my dynasty, agriculture and industry, the word business is at the bottom, you want to enter the office, but you must not be entangled with it too deeply, which affects your Qingming. ”

Since ancient times, in the Confucian view, merchants are greedy by nature and have a loss of personal morality, so even if they have a lot of money, their social status is extremely low.

There is even such a clause in the imperial examination, and the son of a merchant is not allowed to take the imperial examination.

But in fact, which family has the money to study and has no business?

It's nothing more than affiliation with relatives and friends.

It's also a secret that everyone knows, and no one has broken it.

Pang Ren's reminder also made Zhang Yang wake up to the fact that the bean sprouts business that wants to enter the imperial examination is really not suitable for the Zhang family to take the lead.

"Thank you for your advice!" Zhang Yang hurriedly thanked him.

Pang Ren stepped on it and said: "Originally, I thought you were just a new acquaintance with Wenmo, but your Wenhua is not low during this time, I don't know if you have any plans for next year?"

Speaking of Chunqiu, it actually refers to the Enke of the king of the coming year, Zhang Yang of course took the lead, and said at the moment: "The student naturally wants to refer to it, but the student's words are a little ugly, and the skill has not increased after practicing at home for a few days!"

This is also Zhang Yang's shortcoming.

As a person of later generations, the first contact was the fountain pen, and then he became accustomed to the computer, even if he had taken a calligraphy class to discuss calligraphy, Zhang Yang's level could only be regarded as being able to read.

The ancients paid attention to the words like their people, no matter how beautiful an article is, but if it is full of ghost painting peach talismans, the main exam will not be hired.

Therefore, Zhang Yang practiced calligraphy hard whenever he had time during this time, but the progress was not great.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Pang Ren laughed, and then took out a notebook from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yang and said: "Now there are more than three months before the county test, this notebook is a handwritten book by Du Gongru, the right minister, you will have a harvest when you take it back and copy it!"

Zhang Yang was suddenly overjoyed, and reached out to pick up the copybook, but after he caught the copybook with both hands, not only did his hand sink, but he almost fell to the ground.

This small notebook weighed 100 catties!!