Chapter 47: Guilt in the Heart
"Wanrou, Wanshun, how have you learned this oil painting these days?" Shi Bufan asked.
Li Jiancheng's daughters Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun are studying oil painting with Shi Bufan, and this oil painting is the so-called Western painting in later generations, which is mixed with some quick-drying grease and pigments, but this oil painting is a relatively expensive kind of painting in this era, because this linseed oil is expensive, and only the nobles can afford it, not to mention that it is used for painting. However, for these aristocratic tyrants, none of them lack this money, so it is naturally not a problem. However, he is not extraordinary at present, teaching them oil painting, so that they can learn oil painting.
"Shi Xiaoshulang, did you create this oil painting?" Li Wanrou asked.
Shi Bufan thought for a while and said, "Yes, you can also say no." Because this oil painting originated from tempera in the West, and then I remodeled it into a kind of painting. This kind of painting focuses on realism, not like our current paintings, which pay attention to artistic conception and do not pay attention to form. This oil painting is very particular about the shape, but the aspect is relatively low, and the average human body can't see it. Of course, it is not denied that this kind of oil painting also has his unique artistic conception in it, but it is also something that ordinary people cannot experience. The artistic conception in the painting is not something that ordinary people can experience, but only those who have long-term life experience and are familiar with the paintings can understand it. ”
Li Wanrou took the oil paintbrush, and then asked: "Shixiao Shulang, then you are so knowledgeable, why do you need to study Westerners' paintings?" According to what you said, their lives are still very bad, and they are not even very good! ”
"Learning or not learning is actually about the living conditions of the other party. Confucius also said that you should not be ashamed to ask questions, and you can't give up learning from the other party because your identity and knowledge are inferior to yourself. We can't be complacent and think that we are the best in the world. As small as a person, as big as a country and nation, once you are complacent and look down on outsiders, then in the end others will surpass you and then trample you under your feet. Anyone who is complacent, and when you find out, you're already behind. This is true of any art, where a hundred schools of thought come together to create something of their own. Choosing what is good and following it, and changing what is not good, this is the traditional view of Confucius, and you might as well really remember it. No civilization is absolutely backward, and its survival must have its excellence. And the same is true of paintings, there is no form of painting that is absolutely inferior to others, and they all have his characteristics. ”
"Art is just as difficult to reconcile as chefs. Some people think it's good, some think it's worthless. Different people have different tastes, so we can't pursue to satisfy everyone, just ask those bosom friends to be satisfied. Shi Bufan replied.
Li Wanrou nodded, and then asked, "Shixiao Shulang, in the past month, it seems that you are very partial to us!" ”
"Huh? Seems so! Of course, you're girls, so of course you're privileged! Shi Bufan made an excuse and said.
Li Wanrou shook her head and said, "No, Shixiao Shulang, you don't have to lie to me, I know you don't mean it." ”
"......" is speechless.
Shi Bufan finally realized a psychologist's sentence, don't think that children are easy to deceive, in fact, children's perception ability may be more powerful than adults. Children often have better perception of their surroundings than adults, and some people who are good at perception can even sense which people are good to her and which people are deceiving them. This kind of perception ability is not able to say a reason for ordinary people, so some children do have some unique points about their perception ability, and can clearly feel which people are really good to her and which people are hypocritical.
Shi Bufan thought for a while and said, "Wanrou, how about I take you to tutor for the next two months?" These days, you and your sister live in my house, and I have someone to take care of you, how about it? ”
"Staying at your house?" Li Wanrou was a little embarrassed.
Shi Bufan actually let Li Wanrou and her sister Li Wanshun live in Shi Bufan's house, which is probably very difficult. Because Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun are the county lords of the Tang Dynasty, how can they live in someone else's house casually? This made Li Wanrou very difficult, but since Shi Bufan made this request, Li Wanrou didn't know whether she should agree or not. In particular, she clearly felt that Shi Bufan had no malice.
"Wanrou, I've been teaching you oil painting in the past few months, what do you think? Otherwise, I would have been able to spare less than two quarters of an hour to teach you oil painting in class every day, and I would have too little time. And I can teach you in the evening, what do you think? Shi Bufan continued.
"Well, I'll ask my father!" Li Wanrou said.
Soon, Li Wanrou came back from the East Palace and said, "Father agreed!" ”
"The prince agreed? How easy it was to agree? ”
Shi Bufan was also a little surprised, Li Jiancheng would agree so easily to Shi Bufan to take Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun home? You must know that Shi Bufan is the person recommended by Li Shimin, isn't Li Jiancheng worried that Shi Bufan will be bad for them?
"Father said, although you were recommended by the second uncle of King Qin, my father believes in your character as a teacher very much, and he trusts you in the ethics you should have as a teacher!" Li Wanrou replied.
Shi Bufan was also a little helpless in his heart, it seemed that Li Jiancheng still trusted his moral integrity as a teacher, and there would be nothing unfavorable to his daughter. However, these days, Shi Bufan's ethics as a teacher are still very reliable, and they are not particularly biased towards anyone because of their father's political stance. Because of this, this is the reason why everyone is relieved to leave their children to Shi Bufan to teach. Shi Bufan did not discriminate against the political positions of their fathers and elders, which was also an important reason for the satisfaction of those scholars and officials. If Shi Bufan treats their children differently because of their political stance, then these officials will not approve of Shi Bufan.
"Okay, Wanrou, Wanshun, you guys follow me!" Shi Bufan said.
Shi Bufan took Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun home, and then saw that Qin Jiarui was also at home.
"You're back? Who are these two? Whose girl? Qin Jiarui asked.
Shi Bufan replied: "These are my county lords of the Tang Dynasty, the two daughters of the prince!" ”
Qin Jiarui was immediately startled and said, "I've seen the county lord!" ”
"No need to be polite!" Li Wanrou replied.
However, Shi Bufan said, "Jia Rui, you go and arrange a room for these two county lords, and then they will be my guests here in the next few months." ”
"Guest? How did you bring back the two county lords? Qin Jiarui was also quite surprised.
Shi Bufan didn't want to say it directly, but replied: "Go and arrange the next one!" How has your business been lately? ”
"It's okay! Recently, spring has just arrived, and I hired someone to purchase a batch of freshly sprouted tea leaves from Gangnam Province, and the equipment is already being fried. However, this fried tea is really much better than boiled, and with the order of the Qin Palace, the signboard has been passed out, and many people are vassals and elegant, and they have also come to purchase. Especially these spring freshly sprouted teas, which are even more priceless, and everyone is rushing to ask for them. Qin Jiarui replied.
Shi Bufan knew that this tea was gradually popular during the Tang Dynasty, but the tea leaves at the beginning were boiled and drunk, and the taste was not very good. Since the roasted tea came out, it has really become popular in the upper echelons of society. This tea not only tastes good, the aroma is pleasant, and this tea is quite in line with the realm of Taoism, so that the Tang Dynasty, which advocates Taoism, quickly became popular. Therefore, after the roasted tea came out, plus Qin Wangfu purchased a batch, which is equivalent to advertising for them, naturally many people will follow the trend and come to buy.
The so-called poor learn rich, rich learn officials, and the truth of the official school palace is often that many popular trends in ancient times are also transmitted from the court, and the court represents the future social trend. This kind of thinking has not been completely eliminated in later generations, and many people are not pursuing anything in Zhongnan. The products supplied by Haite are even marked with the word "special supply", and the value has doubled! Although the Qin Palace, it is not a palace, but it is also a prince, which can often influence many people, and taking the high-end route has always been an important means of commercial promotion. As long as they win the high-end ones, the low-end people below will follow the high-end to learn, so that they will definitely gradually and naturally promote.
"Wanrou, Wanshun, you can stay here for a while. Although it is not as good as the East Palace, it is still good. How do you guys take a look? Shi Bufan said.
And Li Wanrou looked at the surrounding environment and said, "Well, it's okay, it's not too bad!" ”
"Wanrou, Wanshun, you must not go back to the East Palace during this time. You're living here, don't run around, you see? Don't go out casually, the less you go out, the better, and when you go out, you must bring someone with you, go and talk to Sister Qin, and let her accompany you out. Also, when you go out, don't wear court clothes, understand? Shi Bufan said.
"Shi Xiaoshulang, what's wrong with you? How do you get into talking weird? Li Wanrou asked.
Shi Bufan didn't explain much, and said: "You guys live here, obedient, do you know?" I won't hurt you! ”
"Hmm!" Li Wanrou agreed.
Li Wanrou chose to be obedient, after all, Shi Bufan is her teacher, this kind of child has to listen to the teacher's words in addition to listening to his parents. There are very few children who are six or seven years old who don't listen to the teacher, and often the people in the family tell them to listen to the teacher, so Li Wanrou also chose to obey.
"Wanrou, let me tell you, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you, understand? I'm your teacher, and I'm going to protect you and not let you get hurt, understand? Shi Bufan said.
When Li Wanrou heard this, her face couldn't help but turn red for a while, obviously what she said was too ambiguous. In ancient times, more attention was paid to the students' repayment of the teacher's gratitude, and the teacher was almost not even raised to the same status as the father, all emphasizing what the student should do for the teacher, and all kinds of feudal etiquette also required the student to do this and that for the teacher, but there was almost no provision for the teacher's "obligation". Teachers are more of a status symbol, not a so-called obligation.
In ancient times, there was no such thing as matching power and obligations, and in ancient times, the elders had absolute power over the younger generations, and teachers were also a kind of elders. The ethical relationship in ancient times was far simpler than in later generations, but they were also more brutal. Only the younger generation pays, and the elder does not have the corresponding "obligation" statement. Later generations pay attention to the matching of rights and obligations, parents have the obligation to support their children when they are young, and children have the obligation to support them when they are old. This is a relative, indicating that the two sides are almost equal in the later generations. There are pros and cons, but in general, it respects everyone's self-esteem and dignity.
Even in later generations, there is nothing wrong with a teacher saying this to his students. But in ancient times, especially when Shi Bufan said this as a man and a girl, it was obviously a bit ambiguous. Especially as a royal girl, it is easy to mature prematurely, so she feels that Shi Bufan's words are very embarrassing.
It's a pity that the educational psychology that Shi Bufan studied was for later generations of students, and it was not fully applicable to ancient students, so he didn't feel anything wrong with this, but Li Wanrou felt very embarrassed, because in ancient times, it didn't look like a teacher and student, but like a couple. What's even more unfortunate is that Li Wanrou was born in the royal family and was too precocious, so she also misunderstood.
After Shi Bufan left the room, he sighed and said, "I don't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me." I'm sorry for Li Jiancheng, and I hope to keep his daughter. Li Jiancheng and I have no grievances, but I want to help Li Shimin calculate and kill him, which is considered that I am sorry for him. Helping him take care of his daughter is the only thing I can do for him, so don't let her get involved in this conflict. ”
Shi Bufan felt that he still felt quite guilty about Li Jiancheng, because Li Jiancheng and Shi Bufan had no grievances, and Shi Bufan was not a person who aspired to be a politician. He was involved in the situation, but he had to help Li Shimin calculate Li Jiancheng. Shi Bufan can actually help Li Jiancheng at any time, in fact, he can help Li Jiancheng escape the catastrophe of this Xuanwumen change at any time. But for the sake of his future stable life, Shi Bufan had to choose to die rather than save him, and even pushed him behind his back. This time, he calculated Li Jiancheng, who had no grievances with him, so he felt quite sorry for Li Jiancheng, and hoped that he could alleviate some of his guilt by taking care of and protecting his daughter.
Don't let his daughter get involved in this conflict, just let his daughter be able to live this life in peace.