"Speaking of Huayu Continent, we must first understand what the word 'Huayu' is. Hua is the Hua River that originates in the western frontier and eventually flows into the East China Sea through the city of Nankangshen; And the word Yu is talking about the Yu River. It also originated in the western Xinjiang region and eventually flowed into Qiancheng County in the eastern province of the Northern Yan Dynasty and joined the Dongyou Bay; Coupled with the Beiyan Plain and Mobei Grassland north of Huaishui, it eventually formed a splendid civilization in the Huayu Continent that has been alive and forth for thousands of years......"

Speaking of this, Wan Changning looked at Li Fu, who had moved the tea table, and looked at the juniors who were listening, chuckled, and asked in a slightly relaxed tone:

"Wan Mou knows that this thing sounds a little far away from our Youbei Third Road, but tracing back to the source, we must first figure out what the way we are stepping on this piece of world above our heads is. Huainan..."

Wan Changning suddenly clicked on Wang Zhi's words at this time, and Wang Zhi also stood up immediately and bowed to salute:

"Yes."

"Since you are the president of the university, it is up to you to answer this first question. Wan's question is, for thousands of years, who are the people who have lived on this Huayu continent? ”

Wan Changning's questions at this time were very broad, and there was no standard answer. For Wang Xu, it is really easy to answer, but also difficult to answer. Of course, if you want to cheat and cheat, you can just say 'man and woman', and you can get away with it, but what kind of heart is Wang Zhi now? On weekdays, he is a top-notch figure in the academy, but now in front of Prime Minister Li Cheng, he naturally can't be perfunctory.

So, after pondering for a long time, Wang Zhi still replied cautiously:

"Senior Brother Wan's question has a deep meaning of 'the road to simplicity'. According to the humble opinion of the junior disciples, they should be divided into Youbei people, Beiyan people, Nankang people, Xijiang people, Mobei people, etc., in short, they are distinguished by the different countries where they live. ”

After Wan Changning listened to his 'standard answer', he didn't comment on it, just smiled and nodded, and after he sat down, he looked at the others:

"Do you have a different opinion? Be as bold as you can. ”

Immediately afterwards, a variety of answers were thrown out: some people said that they should be distinguished by age; Some people say that they should be differentiated by gender; Others also say that they can be distinguished by rich and poor; Others say that they should be distinguished by family background......

It wasn't until no new answers were thrown out that Wan Changning continued to speak:

"You're right, but you don't say the answer I want to hear. Since Wan Mou said the origin of Huayu Continent, the answer he wants to get is naturally related to Huayu Continent. According to Wan, if a person lives for a day, he must eat for a day; Therefore, the most fundamental need of our ancestors is to have a full stomach first; If you want to be fed, you have to work hard in exchange for food. or hunting, or fishing; Whether it's farming or animal husbandry, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can feed the stomach of the whole family......"

"There is an old saying, it is called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water; And our ancestors naturally relied on the mountains and rivers of the Huayu Continent to thrive. Relying on the hundreds of meandering tributaries of the Huajiang River, which radiate from north to south, the splendid commercial civilization of Nankang has been derived; Relying on the large amount of sediment carried by the water of the Yu River, a shock plain has also been formed on the land of the Central Plains. It is precisely by relying on this impact plain, which is conducive to the growth of crops, that the agricultural civilization of the Northern Yan Dynasty has been achieved; And the Mobei Grassland, together with our Youbei Sanlu, and even those brothers who are classified as 'Wild Lands', together form the grassland civilization. And it is these three different civilizations that have been intertwined for thousands of years to have today's colorful Huayu continent. Therefore, for thousands of years, most of the people living on this Huayu continent are farmers, businessmen and herdsmen. ”

Wan Changning's words can be said to be from shallow to deep, from small to big, although the meaning contained in the words is not very profound. Although the words are simple and simple, they carry the weight of history. His remarks also attracted Li Deng, who had traveled all over the world and visited celebrities, to nod again and again.

As his mentor, Li Deng felt deeply comforted by his old age, but at the same time, he looked at the thick sheepskin covering his legs and sighed secretly: Shi'an, this child, if he has not been chained by his side, if he has not been lured into the evil path by Yan Day, he only needs to travel alone for a few years, and when he returns again, the achievements he can achieve will definitely be above himself.

It's a pity that now that his legs are useless, I'm afraid he won't be able to go anywhere. In the second half of his life, he will work behind closed doors in his own prime minister's mansion, and may be able to concentrate on studying the subset of scripture and history; But the knowledge obtained from paper is still shallow after all......

"After talking about Huayu Continent in a broad way, let's talk about the three roads in the north. All of you, along with Zai Xia and Enxiang, are all part of this 'Wild Land'. Although your fathers, brothers, and teachers are now in important positions in the imperial court of Youbei Third Road; But no matter which young master you are from a wealthy family, as long as you go home and look through the family tree, you can see: if you look up the three generations, it must be an unknown blank. Why is that? It is all because we have three roads in the north, and it is an emerging country that has just emerged for less than a hundred years. Including Enxiang Li Deng, most of the ancestors were from peddlers, pawns, farmers and herdsmen. Then, Wan's second question is: Since our ancestors are all from the same humble background, why can you sit in the school of Sanbei Academy and study; And some children younger than you have to pick up swords, guns, and clubs and rush to the battlefield to fight the invading enemy? ”

The question that Wan Changning threw out at this time was different from Fang Cai's vague question, with a little sharpness and angularity. As Wan Changning said, the young students who can sit in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time are all children of official families on Youbei Third Road; How to answer this question is also directly related to one's own and even the vital interests of one's family.

After all, the prime minister of Youbei Third Road was still sitting in front of the hall and listening quietly at this time.

Of course, after this question was raised, although there was no uproar on the scene, it also fell into a dead silence. It's all because all the young masters here, whether they have answers in their hearts or not, and whether they can put them on the table to see the light, are not suitable for speaking in person.

It's all because now the doors of the Prime Minister's Mansion are wide open, and there are countless ordinary people who followed this group of 'filial sons and grandsons' to see the excitement, all gathered outside the gatehouse at this time, staring at themselves. No matter how much they can understand what they just said, they can't just because of this 'exam', which has no benefit, to put their name as a humble gentleman and the official reputation and popularity that they will definitely get in the future to waste, right?

Although they were able to bow their heads and be speechless, Wang Zhi stood up stubbornly under Wan Changning's gaze. At this moment, his heart is also reluctant: I really let the lard blind my heart, why did I come to this prime minister's house with nothing to do? I don't know if I can show my face this time, but I have to say this offending word.

"'The king is the minister, and the father is the son. The husband is the wife, and these are the three principles', and benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faithfulness are the five constants. These three principles and five permanent principles are the foundation for maintaining human society and are also the basic laws for dealing with all the relations between superiority and inferiority. The so-called young and old are orderly, and there is a difference between respect and inferiority; If there is really no distinction between identities, let the teacher, the pillar of the country, the great Confucian of the world, go into battle to fight, and then invite an illiterate coolie to teach in my Sanbei Academy, wouldn't the world be chaotic? ”

These words caused the non-math students to nod again and again, and even the ordinary people who listened to the bustle outside the door did not have any dissenting opinions in their hearts. After all, the history of thousands of years has been warning people: if the rules of dignity and order are lost, it is an era of bad etiquette, and it is also an era of misery and bloodshed.

No matter how these big men usually 'bully others', as long as they can survive in a peaceful day, who wants to be in the midst of a war?

"Hmm...... What Senior Brother Huainan said is not wrong. After all, the curriculum of our Sanbei Academy is born from the theory of 'six arts of gentlemen' of the Ludong Confucianism School, and the 'Theory of the Three Principles and Five Constants' in Huainan's mouth is one of the main ideas of the Confucianism School...... But if everyone can follow the way of the 'Three Outlines and Five Constants' and stick to their duties, then in the history of Huayu Continent, why are the sages and emperors who have been praised for changing dynasties and generations? And a decadent dynasty as dark as the previous dynasty of Dayan, and a dim emperor like the last monarch of Dayan, shouldn't he be overthrown? From this point of view, the 'three outlines and five constants' in Huainan's mouth have not become accomplices in aiding and abetting abuse? ”

Although Wan Changning's demeanor was gentle at this time, there was a slight questioning tone in his words. But Wang Zhi, who was still in high spirits just now, was speechless. Yes, who of the highly praised founding emperors of the past generations was not a thief who started a rebellion? However, when they overthrew the previous dynasty with their own hands and inherited the great unification, no matter whether they were benevolent or brutal, they would surely be praised by the Confucian school, calling them 'the sons of heaven who saved all the people from fire and water'...... How can we explain such inconsistencies?

In fact, according to Wan's thoughts, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the times creating heroes. All doctrines and positions, all heroes and thieves, are nothing more than the right to come into being, but everyone looks at it from a different angle. As for the ordinary people, they live in accordance with the changes of the times; Those heroes who are rare are responsible for driving the constant changes of the times. Everything in this world, as the shamanic doctrine says, 'Everything has a spirit'. No one or anything can stand still. Times are changing. And for all of you, whether you are studying or being a person, you must always have the idea of 'questioning everything'. As long as you can get to the bottom of everything, it will not be far from the day when you can succeed in your studies......"

In the following time, Wan Changning and Li Deng's master and apprentice answered the questions raised by many students. Of course, this 'extracurricular tutoring' has also brought a far-reaching impact on the development of Sanbei Academy in the future. But all of this is a little later......