Chapter 11 Borrowing the Four Books in His Name
Gu Yan still thought that he would have to enter Beijing at the earliest, so that he could come into contact with these historical celebrities he once admired, but he didn't expect that in this short period of time, Wang Anshi, a big figure in the fate of the Northern Song Dynasty ten years later, came to him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Affected by Wang Anshi's appearance, Gu Yan did not pick up the lamp to read at night, but lay in bed in his clothes early. After thinking about it for a while, Gu Yan also calmed down completely. It's not that he lost his courage, but he thought about it more calmly. Wang Anshi's reform is also known as Xining's reform, so it must be the Xining period of Song Shenzong. There is still time. If you want to reduce the side effects of Wang Anshi's change, the safest and easiest way is to change Wang Anshi's or the emperor's mind. Wang Anshi is known as 'the unfortunate minister', and it must be very difficult to change his opinion, but now that Wang Anshi is not in power, although he has the idea of reform, the specific regulations for changing the law should not have appeared, and it should not be completely impossible to make a slight change. But in other words, even if it can't be changed at all, Gu Yan has to give it a try. As for the emperor's side...... Gu Yan smiled bitterly, but he still had to rely on fame. How can fame spread quickly and spread to the capital thousands of miles away? Gu Yan has a bottom in his heart.
To be honest, Gu Yan has some stinking problems of literati even in modern times. Plagiarism calmly or something, even if it is plagiarism that no one knows, Gu Yan has some reluctance in his heart. But in order to gain fame quickly, there is only one way to go, plagiarism. After all, although Gu Yan is confident in his poetry and articles, even if Gu Yan's poetry thinks that it can be spread in one state and one county, it is far from being enough to be famous through the ages. And now that I've plagiarized one anyway, there's not much difference between copying more and copying less. Thinking of that partridge day and its consequences, Gu Yan didn't know what he felt in his heart, in short, it was very complicated.
However, if you want to be famous, it is not so simple. As a long-time literature lover, Gu Yan now has a lot of literary masterpieces in his mind, not to mention that he doesn't know if it is the reason for the increase in spiritual power in the legend, now that he is sober-minded, his memory has risen, and the things he memorized before have also clearly appeared in his mind, except for those famous patriotic poems in the Southern Song Dynasty that cannot be directly applied due to inconsistencies in the situation, there are also enough poems for Gu Yan to be ruthless. But politics and literature are, after all, two different fields. No matter how well the poems are written, they can only be appreciated by the literati and the common people, even if they are famous, they are not of much use to the official career. In the end, poetry is just a tool for the cultivation of feelings. If you want to gain the approval of the upper echelons, in addition to going deep into it to obtain political achievements, there is no better way than to write books and make speeches. Writing books and speaking has gained a lot more reputation. Although thousands of years later, good poems and good words are much more famous than those commentaries on scriptures.
But at Gu Yan's level, where can he write such a professional thing. Gu Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. It's hard to buy. If I had known that such an opportunity would come...... Gu Yan shook his head, but even if he thought so, it would be useless. Write a book and speak up...... Write a book and speak it! As a modern person, even if you are a literature lover in modern times, you just look at the Four Books and Five Classics, look at the Warring States Policy, Zuo Chuan, Xunzi, Mozi, Han Feizi or something, and have the leisure to read Tang poems and recite Song Ci. Except for professionals who have the need to study, who will read boring commentaries on ancient scriptures. Suddenly, Gu Yan thought of this, and suddenly remembered something very important, so that he sat up from the bed suddenly.
Speaking of which, Gu Yan has really read such a book! This is none other than the most famous book "Notes on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books". It was a thesis material borrowed from his supervisor by a graduate student who had a good relationship with Gu Yan back then. When I was helping my seniors sort out the information, Gu Yan really read this book! Now the memories of the past are clearer and clearer, and maybe I can really remember them. Gu Yan's eyes lit up, and he recalled it vigorously.
Although the result was not satisfactory, it was also quite satisfactory to Gu Yan. The two volumes of University and the Mean can basically be remembered, with a few omissions from time to time. After all, these two volumes are not long, and the original paper was focused on these two volumes. The Analects and Mencius are not good, less than a quarter of them are remembered, and most of them are famous sentences that Gu Yan liked before. It would be nice if the memory could remember all the books Gu Yan had read word for word. Gu Yan thought a little greedily. But he also knew in his heart that this was already good. After all, when he first read "Notes on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", Gu Yan really didn't take it too seriously, if it was a normal situation, he must have almost forgotten about it now. This is already a bonus. Gu Yan really wanted to laugh a few times.
The reason why the "Annotations on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books" is called a collection of annotations is because it cites many other people's annotations and adds Zhu Xi's own views. Among the most important, the two articles of the university and the mean, which have significantly improved the status of the university and the mean in the history of literature, have basically been remembered in Gu Yan's mind, and the rest of the Analects and Mencius, collect most of the information, and then add a few insights, although it is difficult, but it is also possible. No matter how bad it is...... Isn't there still a backer now? Remembering what Wang Anshi said, you can ask for advice at any time...... Gu Yan couldn't help but laugh secretly.
Although he is speechless about Wang Anshi's stubborn personality, he is very relieved about Wang Anshi's character. As for the scandal such as 'picking up ashes' against Wang Anshi after the failure of the reform, Gu Yan can only say that the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wise. Anyway, he didn't believe that Wang Anshi, who lived a simple life and had never taken a concubine in his life, would do such an ugly thing as picking up ashes. On the contrary, for Wang Anshi, because his son and daughter-in-law are not compatible, he can treat his daughter-in-law as his daughter and marry well, such a boldness is indeed rare in ancient times. If Wang Anshi is greedy for beauty, there is such an ugly thing, and he does not accept concubines in order to seek fame...... In ancient times, the reputation of a concubine was lost more than that of an improper relationship with a daughter-in-law. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence will understand. Not to mention Wang Anshi. It's just that the change of the law is really very damaging to its reputation. With this experience, Gu Yan will have to be more careful in the future.
Gu Yan thought about it, and slowly fell asleep. At the same time, because of the things that happened today, the Gu family was not as calm as Gu Yan was here.
Gu Yan's second uncle, Gu Ji, sat on the chair with an unkind face. Kneeling in the hall was Gu Zhi with an unconvinced face.