Compared with Zheng Sen, Xia Yunyi's son Xia Wanchun is an authentic prodigy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 When Xia Wanchun was four years old, his father, Mr. Xia Yunyi, began to teach him the Four Books and the Five Classics. When he entered a private school at the age of five, talked about the scriptures and commented on the gains and losses of the ancients, he was already able to not be limited to what he often said, and he could often grasp the main points. Mr. Xia Yunyi's friend Mr. Chen Zilong often came to Xia's house to play, and saw that Xia Wanchun was old and cute, so he often teased him and argued with him about the difficult problems in the book. Who knew that Xia Chun was very serious and proficient in learning, and often raised his little head to refute word by word, so that Chen Zilong had nothing to say. After that, Chen Zilong was impressed by Wan Chun. Xia Yunyi's friends from several societies were even more surprised, and respectfully called Xia Wanchun a "little friend" and regarded him as a fellow practitioner.

According to the records in the history books, when he was six years old, that is, now, Xia Wanchun, who was still a child, was already able to write ten thousand words and rely on horses.

Of course, if that's all there is to it, then that's fine, since ancient times, the literary style is outstanding, but there are many people who are clumsy in practice. For example, Liu Zongzhou, such as Huang Zongxi, is so outstanding in article knowledge, but in Zheng Sen's view, although one is virtuous and learned, he does not have the ability to save time, and the other is a Donglin party stick. But Xia Wanchun is different from them, according to Zheng Sen's understanding of history, Xia Yunyi, Xia Wanchun and his son are rare characters who are not blinded by the view of the party portal, which can be seen from their evaluation of Ma Shiying who was beaten into a "peerless traitor" by Huang Zongxi and other Donglin party sticks in their works. And judging from some of the works left by Xia Wanchun, his comments on a series of political gains and losses since the Southern Ming Dynasty can hit the nail on the head, and he is definitely a talent worth looking forward to.

The Zheng family has a villa in Songjiang, Zheng Sen first went to that villa to rest a little, had breakfast, and then was taken by Director Xiao to Mr. Xia Yunyi's house. Sure enough, Mr. Xia Yunyi has already entered Beijing. However, Zheng Sen happened to meet Xia Wanchun, who was just six years old, who was playing outside the door.

"Mr. Anping Zhengsen? My father did mention him. Some of Mr.'s articles have also been read by Wan Chun, and many places have made Wan Chun quite rewarding. It's great to see Mr. today, but it's a pity that Mr. came unfortunately, and my father and Mr. Chen both went to Beijing to catch the exam. Knowing Zheng Sen's intention, Xia Wanchun replied like this, looking like a little adult.

"I have also admired the moral articles of Lord Ling Zun and Mr. Chen for a long time. It's a pity that I didn't have a chance to see it. Lord Ling Zun and Mr. Chen are gone, and they must have returned to the Toad Palace. Zheng Sen said, "I don't know when the two gentlemen went north." ”

"My father went to Beijing with Mr. Chen half a month ago." Xia Wanchun replied.

"Oh, in this way, I don't have to regret it too much because I was delayed for a day in Yuyao yesterday." Zheng Sen smiled, "If Ling Zun just left yesterday, then I would really have to grab the ground with my head." ”

"Mr. was in Yuyao yesterday, but went to visit Mr. Huang Taichong? Mr. was in Yuyao yesterday, and he arrived in Songjiang at this time today. Isn't Mr. Mo the legendary Maxima? Xia Wanchun somehow noticed Zheng Sen's travel speed all of a sudden.

"I went to meet Mr. Huang Taichong, but unfortunately Mr. Huang had already gone to Nanjing to visit friends." Zheng Sen replied, and asked again: "Xiaoyou has been to Yuyao?" Do you know how much time it takes to get from Yuyao to Songjiang? ”

Xia Wanchun replied: "Although I haven't been there myself, my father and Mr. Chen have been there, so I know how long it will take to get from Yuyao to Songjiang." ”

"I don't have a Maxima. It's just that my ship is very special, and it was built by me and a few great Taixi shipbuilders. It is much faster than ordinary ships, and when the wind is right, it can run more than 90 miles in an hour, although it is not a thousand miles, but it is faster than a thousand miles. Zheng Sen replied.

"How can there be such a fast ship in the world?" Xia Wanchun was taken aback and said, "I've also taken a boat, which is much slower than a carriage." In addition, the gentleman said that the boat can run so fast, and it has something to do with Gewu, so I don't know if I might tell the kid about it. ”

"Little friend, did you go to college?" Zheng Sen said with a smile. Of course, the university that Zheng Sen is talking about is not the later Ivy League and other universities, but the "University" in the four books.

"Skimming it." Xia Wanchun replied.

When Zheng Sen heard this, he said: "It is said in the university: 'Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule the country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere; If you want to be sincere, you should know it first; Enlightenment is in Gewu. It can be seen that this 'Gewu' is really the foundation of sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world. As the saying goes, "a gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning". This is something that cannot be ignored. So do you know what Gewu is? ”

Xia Wanchun listened, furrowed his little eyebrows, and said after a while: "There are different opinions on the theory of things. Mr. Qishan said, 'According to the theory of things, there are seventy-two lawsuits in ancient and modern times!' I don't know which one Mr. Zheng is talking about. ”

"Not all of them." Zheng Sen said with a smile, "Little friend, you see, you know that you come from Gewu, the peddler is a pawn, and you can't read Ding, do you know?" Birds, insects and fish, do you know? ”

Xia Wanchun thought for a while and replied, "Although it is a small matter, there is also a way. Traffickers and pawns, illiterate people, although they may not know, but they must know, that is, birds, insects, and fish, and they are not completely ignorant. ”

"Do you know if it's true or not?" Zheng Sen asked again.

"I wish Mr. Wen to teach." Xia Wanchun arched his hand.

"Like a foul stench, like a lustful one. It is true knowledge. When I was a child, I was stubborn and unusual, and I liked to dive at the beach. A fisherman said, 'There are colorful things under the sea, and you should not touch them with your hands.' One replied, 'I know.' In fact, it is only perfunctory, not true knowledge. Later, one day, I dived again, and I saw an object, shaped like a chrysanthemum blooming, with bright colors, and it was extremely beautiful. A certain forgot the words of the fisherman, and stroked it with his hand, and was stung by it, and the pain was irrepressible. He almost died in the sea. Since then, no matter how much he dives, he never dares to touch those colorful things again. Xiaoyou understand? Zheng Sen first told a story.

"I see." Xia Wanchun said, "When the fisherman and Mr. talked about it before, although Mr. said, 'I know', he didn't really know. Later, Mr. was stung by that thing, and he never touched this kind of thing again, so he really knew. ”

"Not bad!" Zheng Sen stroked his palm and smiled, "Back to the knowledge of things, I think that the knowledge of things is to gain knowledge from exploring things. All our knowledge comes from the exploration of things. Through the exploration of things, we can obtain knowledge and find out the rules, which is to learn from things. The knowledge thus obtained is extremely reliable, and I naturally believe in it very honestly, so that sincerity and righteousness naturally arise, and I am naturally able to act according to it. Therefore, knowing but not doing is not true knowledge. ”

Xia Wanchun thought for a while and said, "There is some truth to this. It's just that I don't know how Mr. checks things on weekdays, but he has to stare at the bamboo for several days. ”

"Hahaha." Zheng Sen laughed, "Mr. Yang Ming is not in Ge Zhuzi, he is Ge himself." I'm not like that. For example, why is my boat faster than everyone else's? First of all, I noticed that most of the fish in the water grow into two thin heads and a fat middle. I thought, what's the reason why a fish looks like this? Then I used boxy wood and two-pointed wood to push in the water, and found that the boxy wood stirred up large waves and was laborious to push, while the two-pointed ones pushed up small waves that were less laborious and faster. The power that pushed the wooden block became the power that stirred up the water waves. Then I made a lot of models with different aspect ratios, tested them, and got the most labor-intensive boat model, so my boat was much faster than other people's boats. And in the process of latticing this water, I know about some of the characteristics of the water flow. That's what I know. ”

"I see, what the gentleman has gained from his knowledge of things is indeed true knowledge, but the knowledge he has obtained is not the cheap work of a craftsman? What is the use of the country and the country? Xia Wanchun thought for a moment and asked.

Zheng Sen knew that Xia Wanchun didn't mean to raise the bar, but in this era, it was really normal for a scholar to ask such a question. So Zheng Sen also replied seriously:

"The stability of the country is also made up of one practical thing. As the saying goes, 'no accumulation of steps can lead to thousands of miles', so "University" teaches people that governing the country precedes the world, why not? A country cannot be governed, but there is a reason why an can govern the world? If anyone says, "I have learned a great thing, and although I cannot govern the country, I will be able to level the world." What is the trust of the little friend? ”

Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "If anyone says that, they must be mad. There is such a truth in the world...... However, Mr. Zheng, what you said reminds me of again...... In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Jiuling wrote that 'not Lizhou County, not to plan the Taiwan Pavilion', this is probably to let the scholars govern a country first, and then let them level the world, right? ”

"Xiaoyou is quick to think, and he can think of this all of a sudden, he really knows everything!" Zheng Sen couldn't help but praise Xia Wanchun first. Then he said, "I know that there is truth and falsehood." Xiaoyou already knows. Some people have read the books of the sages, but as I used to hear from my fisherman, although they said they knew, they didn't know it. In scientific examinations and the like, those who can make the list have true knowledge and false knowledge. Moreover, the false knower does not yet know that what he knows is false. Relying on a few articles alone, it's just a matter of listening to his words. To judge people with the most holy of the master and to judge people with words is also the loss of killing me. How can the Son of Heaven tell who is true and who is not? The Master said, 'Today, I am among others, and I will listen to their words and watch their deeds.' 'The election of the prime minister of the previous dynasty will make the successive states and counties 'watch their deeds'. The way to govern the world is the greatest and most difficult. And people's talents and virtues are also accumulated bit by bit, as long as it is true knowledge, what is cheap? ”

"If this is the case, why does the master have a little fan?" Xia Wanchun suddenly asked again.

Zheng Sen felt that this little prodigy was really difficult to deal with at this time. He thought for a moment and said, "I can discuss this with you, but I'm afraid these things can't be explained in a few words." If you can't say it, you have to talk about it with a candle. This gate is not the place to talk about these things. ”