Faced with the questioning of several old people, Yang Fan smiled and said, "So what is the use of erecting a statue of Confucius?" ”

Zhang Qing, who was standing by the stone statue, that is, the horse-faced old man, pulled his face, and it became even longer, his eyes were round, and he was angry, so he replied pretending not to know: "What do you say?" ”

"Haha. △¢," Yang Fan smiled and said, "This statue of Confucius is naturally for people to admire and worship." However, worshipping Confucius is nothing more than two thoughts. The first type, for the time being, is called the gentleman's mind, which is the admiration for the supreme saints of Confucianism and Taoism, the admiration from the heart, this kind of people, even if they do not have a statue of Confucius, will put Confucius in their hearts. The second is villain thinking. Pray that Confucius can help him, succeed in his studies, be the top student in high school, and then be promoted to become rich. This kind of person regards Confucius as a Buddha and Bodhisattva, and does not work hard to worship Confucius for blessing. So what is the use of this statue of Confucius standing in the academy? Simply move to the temple, isn't it possible to add some incense money? Hehe. ”

Yang Fan's words are very true, in fact, how many people are really pure gentlemen? Probably with a utilitarian heart, with a villain mind, reading the so-called sage books.

"Then what is Yang Xiaoyou? Is it Mr. Jiaxuan? Or is it someone else? ”

Yang Fan looked up at the stone statue and explained: "This stone statue is a little different, it can be you, it can be me, or even any person. The reason why we don't have facial features is because it's the self in our hearts. Whether you want to be a general on a horse and a sword, a scholar who reads poetry, a high-ranking official who wears boots, or even a farmer in cloth shoes. He's all yourself. ”

He continued, "The reason why it is established in the academy is to let every student of the academy understand it. If you want to worship, you can only worship yourself. Better do it than wish it done. Only by striving for self-improvement can we have ambitions. ”

"Good! This is the best foundation I have ever heard. Not the Academy, good, good! ”

Yang Fan understood that he had passed the test, so he said: "So, how many people are willing to be the mountain chief of the academy?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, smiled with their chins, and said to Yang Fan: "I don't want to disgrace my life." ”

Yang Fan returned a junior salute. Said: "It's a blessing to be able to teach the Academy with three mountain chiefs!" ”

Yang Fan took three old Confucian scholars to visit the building. The first and second floors are both standard classrooms, but the difference is that the place where calligraphy and paintings were hung in the center has been replaced by a blackboard.

"Yang Xiaoyou, what is this black board for?"

Yang Fan picked up a piece of chalk made of lime and said, "This board is for teaching." For example, if a gentleman wants to focus on some words, he can write them down. Yang Fan demonstrated one side, and then wrote the words "Buqi Academy" on the blackboard. Then he said: "It is also convenient to wipe this word, and the cloth will be wiped away." ”

"Not bad, not bad. It's a lot better than just moving your mouth. Zhang Yang nodded and praised.

"I don't know what the academy's collection of books is? This is because we can't just rely on a few old things from us, the key is to rely on ourselves to read more. We're just trying to solve the puzzle. The horse-faced old man asked.

"Just follow me." The classroom on the second floor is concocted in the same way. Yang Fan and the three elders just took it at a glance, and the key to this is still on the third floor. As soon as I reached the third floor, my view suddenly became bright and wide. Glass on the third floor. It is the glass workshop of the manor that Yang Fan commanded, the characteristic tempered glass. Compression-resistant. After pressing on the perimeter of the third floor, it is like a transparent sunroom.

Look out from here. Within 100 meters, you can see it all. The collection of books in Zhonglou is also quite rich. In addition to half of the friendship donations from Dong Lao, there are also half of the miscellaneous books that Yang Fan specially allocated to buy in the past half month, and there is everything. From astronomical, geographical, and humanistic anecdotes, to miscellaneous collections of poems, and hexagram books, all of them are available. The only thing that is not is that after the Northern Song Dynasty, those commentaries on science were all cleaned up by Yangfan.

Zhang Qing is the eldest of the three old men, Zhang Lan is his younger brother, and Zhang Chi is his cousin. He approached the bookshelf, glanced at a book on the outermost side of the bookshelf at random, frowned, took it out, and said, "Yang Fan, I'll call you that way in the future." ”

"You can call it anything." Yang Fan squinted.

"Yes. I'll have to say you. You yourself are also a reader, you also know that this book is good and bad, and your martial arts travelogue is also placed in the library of the academy, isn't this a misguided child? ”

"Oh? Dare to ask sir, what kind of book is considered a good book? ”

"Naturally, there are four books and five classics, as well as some famous works. Such a book that does not appear in the hall of elegance is better to be cleared out as soon as possible. He threw the book in the bottom corner.

I beg to differ. These four books and five classics are certainly the so-called sage books, but if you read them, you are not necessarily sages. Which official in the court today, who has gone up by official career, and who has not read these books? But at what point did they approach the saints? They are all well-dressed, but they are doing fake public and private things. The people's livelihood is so difficult, and the nation is in danger, what about them? How much of it is really for the country and for the community? It's just a group of minions who bully and flatter. ”

"You're right. Anyway, you're so assertive, and I don't ask for anything. Tell me what we're waiting for? ”

Yang Fan said: "Several of them are knowledgeable people, I believe that they have profound insights into Confucianism, if they are still pointing in front of a few people, it seems that there is a bit of an axe." There is just one point, I hope that a few people can refer to it, that is, to learn from the ancients. ”

Zhang Lan, who was still standing in front of the window, studying what this translucent and shiny thing was, turned around and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Don't you think that since the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhu Cheng's science and the orthodox Confucianism of the ancient pre-Qin Dynasty have undergone fundamental changes?" Yang Fan said, "This point, when I was in Shandong, I also mentioned this matter to Yan Shenggong. But alas, he is the Holy Father, not the Holy Father. This is also one of the purposes of the establishment of the academy in the next place. ”

"I didn't expect you to see Yan Shenggong?"

"That's right. In the following, I discussed with him the disadvantages of today's craftsmanship and the narrowness of Confucianism. Why is it that the Analects, which contain great wisdom, great benevolence, and many other principles for dealing with people, have developed to the present day and are too dogmatic to bind them? Therefore, I would like to ask a few gentlemen, when speaking the text, try not to open the Confucian thought after Zhu Chenglixue, and go back to the original works of those commentaries. (To be continued......)