Emphasis on education and restoration of the academy

Chen Tongfu traveled to Taizhou

Then, Yang Yuandao said that although the master was in the officialdom, he never cherished his official position, and he would never rely on speculation to drill camps and cling to the powerful to seek promotion. His success is not in officialdom, but in education and education.

Mr. Zhu never tired of learning, read the scriptures and history, and achieved fruitful results in exegesis, research, annotation of ancient books, and sorting out documents. In the ninth year of Chunxi reign (1182), he published the four books of "University Chapters and Sentences", "Zhongyong Chapters and Sentences", "Annotations on the Analects" and "Annotations on the Collection of Mencius", which was the name of the "Four Books" that appeared for the first time in the history of classics. What is even more rare is that after the publication of the four books together, he spent a lot of time researching, annotating, and expounding word by word, and then published them locally one by one.

The old master taught tirelessly, and took lecturing and teaching apprentices as his top priority. From his youth, he walked into the academy and gave lectures in person.

In that year, his mother Mrs. Zhu died in Jianyang Xian, and he built a rather large academy not far from his mother's grave, which was the aforementioned Hanquan Jingshe, while guarding filial piety, while lecturing, and also invited Lu Donglai, Lu Xiangshan and other great Confucians, to come to give lectures. The cold and summer came and went, as long as six years, immersed in writing, and never thought about it, which was beyond the reach of ordinary scholars.

From then on, whenever he went to the local office, he always attached great importance to education.

In the sixth year of Chunxi (1179), Master Zhu served as the Zhinan Kangjun, and only ten days after his arrival, he led his subordinates to inspect the construction of the academy. At that time, I walked into the White Deer Cave Academy, but I saw that the academy was full of desolation: ruins and broken walls, overgrown weeds, and a desolate scene.

His face suddenly sank, shook his head in regret, and said solemnly:

"The gentleman is virtuous, the villain is virtuous, and the grass is popular. This shows that we must attach importance to educating and guiding the people. If a state or county doesn't even have a place to study, how can it solve questions and answer problems, preach and teach, and educate the people and preach the court? ”

He immediately ordered the professor of military science to repair the White Deer Cave Academy within three months. After that, he supervised twice, allocated funds, and planned the land.

The renovated White Deer Cave Academy is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with lush forests and bamboos, and the stream flows from west to east, and the environment is extremely elegant and quiet, which is a wonderful place to study and study. The whole building faces south in the north, with stone or brick and wood structures, and the roofs are herringbone hard mountain tops, which are quite elegant and indifferent. There are major buildings such as Lingxing Gate, Panchi, Lisheng Gate, Lisheng Temple, White Deer Cave, Yushu Pavilion and so on. The temple of the rite is heavy on the mountain, the wings and corners are high, the cloister surrounds, but it is different from the general Confucian Temple Dacheng Hall, but the blue tile powder wall, so that this magnificent, solemn hall, and show a bit of tranquility and solemnity, the slope roof around it, the hard mountain is built, the architectural style is rich in Huizhou characteristics, from the outside to the inside, the water and milk are blended, and it is particularly harmonious and coordinated. On the stone wall of the temple of Rites, there are stone tablets and stone carvings of Confucius portraits. There is a stone cave on the east side of the temple, and there is a white deer carved in stone, which is lifelike.

The master personally served as the dean of the academy, formulated the "Revelation of the White Deer Cave Academy", hired teachers, recruited students, and cooked carefully, and for a time, his reputation was greatly enhanced. Many children of dignitaries and nobles came to study.

Two years later, my father arranged for me to study there for a year. I've also heard the Master's lectures. I remember the first time I listened to Master's lecture, and I was very happy.

The master was of medium height, with a beard, thick eyebrows, and a mole of seven stars that were not obvious, wearing a crown, a robe with a round neck and wide sleeves, a black leather belt, and black cloth boots. is talking about Qu Yuan's "Lisao", the sentences are slow and clear, quoting scriptures and classics, and everyone listens to it very attentively. He also asked us if we had doubts, and no matter what we asked, he would always explain patiently.

The Master's "Reading Books" was written at that time. Yuan Dao is still remembered.

One

Half an acre of square pond opened, and the sky and clouds and shadows wandered together.

Q: Is that clear? For there is a source of living water.

Second

Last night, the riverside was born in spring, and the giant ship was light.

It has always been a waste of power, and this day is free.

Fan Zuliang talked about Chen Liang again.

The younger brother met Chen Tongfu half a year before his father's death, and talked with him several times, and the younger brother admired his knowledge very much, so he worshipped him as a teacher, not to mention these for the time being. First of all, I will clear my name.

According to folk legends, during Chen Liang's stay in Taizhou, he got along very closely with Wang Huiqing, a prostitute in Taizhou, and men loved women. Privately, Chen Liang asked Tang Zhongyou for help and asked for the woman to be removed so that she could be accepted as a concubine. Unexpectedly, Tang agreed on the surface, and asked the princess to inquire, and when the princess learned that Chen Liang had no official position and was poor, she immediately repented and expressed her unwillingness to leave the country. After Chen Liang learned the truth, he was angry and immediately reported to Zhu Cangsi about Tang's corruption and misconduct with prostitutes.

And so on and so forth. In fact, this is nonsense, and to put it seriously, it is malicious slander, deliberately slandering Tang and Chen.

Before, Mr. Chen Liang was in Taizhou, and Mr. Shuo Zhai traveled through the mountains and rivers, and the poems were in harmony for about ten days. When the two were feasting, Yan Rui and the courtesan named Wang Huiqing were indeed on their side. When the wine was hot, Tang Yan and the others were sweet and sweet, and the teacher and Miss Wang inevitably grinded their ears and temples, hooking their shoulders and back. This kind of behavior is purely a play on the spot, and it should not be taken seriously.

Afterwards, they naturally couldn't help but joke with each other. However, by no means as the world has rumored, the teacher has no intention of taking concubines. As for what Mr. Zhai said to Wang Huiqing, it is even more nonsense. The teacher is indeed from a poor family, but he has studied through the past and the present, his articles are world-famous, he has traveled all over the world, and he is not trapped in Basil for a long time. In time, he will become rich. As a friend, even if it's a joke, it won't get to the point of looking down on it and deliberately belittling.

Another point, whether you are an official or not, you can see it from your clothes. During his time in Taizhou, the teacher was basically dressed in cloth, which shows that he was a scholar who did not pass the ranks. As a camp prostitute, Wang Huiqing will not fail to see it.

In addition, the teacher has a close relationship with the old master Zhu, and this time he went to meet him in Taizhou, the teacher has always been affectionate and righteous, and Tang Gong treats him well, so he will never report Tang Gong to Zhu Tiju.

Does your teacher like Miss Wang, does he do anything for men and women?

This, the teacher also swore to me: I, Chen, am not Liu Xia Hui, although I am a cloth cloth, loose behavior, and sharp words, but I am not a lustful and shameless person, and I will never do the thing of betraying my friends to seek glory and fall into the well. As for the love between men and women, the teacher did not say it explicitly. What's more, the teacher was not famous at that time, and the family was in decline, even if the country was beautiful and fragrant, how could he have the heart to marry again? Besides, the state of Tang Yan and the two is obvious to all, if he reports to Zhu and his brother, and testifies directly, where is it necessary to torture a delicate woman.

Mr. Tongfu has always been displaced, his ambition is difficult to pay, and he finally won the top spot, and before he could display his talents, he died in Huangquan, which is really sad and lamentable.

Yes, thinking of this, several of our disciples are very sad. As he spoke, Fan Zuliang's eyes turned red.

Yang Yuandao patted him, fourth brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. In fact, Old Master Zhu was not going well, and he was the emperor for more than forty days in the court, and he was thrown back. Grizzled, thinking about it, I also feel like a wretch.