In the next few days, Shi Bufan suddenly became the favorite teacher of all the male and female students in this Xiuwen Hall, and those students would not be comfortable if they didn't see Shi Bufan for a day. And because Shi Bufan came to give lectures, every time he taught through storytelling, and then these princes and princesses also loved to listen to stories very much. Originally, everyone often deserted during class, but after hearing Shi Bufan's storytelling, they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and there was no desertion at all.

And when Shi Bufan tells them stories, he is not afraid that the story will be hollowed out. After all, he has more than 1,000 years of knowledge in the future, and he has also learned from both China and the West, which is not only a Chinese story, but also a lot of Western stories. Even if it's not a story of this era, Shi Bufan can change it and then transfer it to an unrelated person. Anyway, Shi Bufan is not afraid of being hollowed out, he has a lot of memories in his mind, which are not at all hollowed out by children in this era.

And these little children happen to be curious about the world at a young age, so they pestered Shi Bufan every day to tell them stories and let them listen to them.

However, it is obvious that Shi Bufan did this, which made those officials of the Xiuwen Hall very dissatisfied. Since Shi Bufan told stories to these children, the officials of the Xiuwen Pavilion had no chance to tell stories to these princes and princesses. So now they are very dissatisfied, because they think that this is Shi Bufan who has robbed them of their jobs and their opportunities. If they don't have the opportunity to teach those princes and princesses, how will their fathers value themselves in the future and then promote themselves? So this time is extraordinary, it is smashing their jobs! Of course, they were not reconciled and immediately went to complain. Soon, another big man came.

"Who is Shi Bufan's school scholar?" A man in his forties came over and asked.

Hearing this voice, a little girl about six years old immediately asked, "Father?" ”

Shi Bufan saw this little girl calling this man her father, and he was suddenly surprised, he didn't expect this person to come. Because this six-year-old girl is called Li Wanrou, according to Shi Bufan's memory, this Li Wanrou is the daughter of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, because as their teacher, she naturally has to understand their family background. But now he actually heard this Li Wanrou call a man his father, so of course he realized that this man was the current prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng, that is, the sad prince of the Tang Dynasty who would be killed in the Xuanwumen Revolution in the future.

"I've seen the prince!" Shi Bufan said.

Shi Bufan took the initiative to ask: "Are you Shi Bufan?" ”

"Yes!" Shi Bufan replied.

And Li Jiancheng immediately asked with a questioning question: "It's you, who don't do your job all day long, don't teach your lonely sons and daughters and those children of the royal family to learn the right way, accompany them all day long to relieve boredom, and don't do serious things?" ”

When Shi Bufan still couldn't figure out what was going on, an official from the Xiuwen Pavilion next to him immediately said: "Prince, this Shi Bufan is not doing his job, he tells some unpopular stories to those county kings and princesses every day. If I just talk about my story in China, it's fine, but especially the story of those Western barbarians. Aren't the stories of those Western barbarians insulting the saints of the princes and princesses? How can those Western barbarians compare to us? Therefore, I think it is better to explain the knowledge of the saints, and not to tell these unprofessional stories like this. ”

Shi Bufan didn't know that he was jealous. Especially some excellent teachers, aren't they all jealous in learning? Shi Bufan was also jealous in his previous life, he was a scholar since he was a child, and then he obtained a master's degree in more than a dozen disciplines at the age of less than thirty, and his future is limitless. And this will naturally be envied, and many people will also slander themselves in front of their leadership colleagues, hoping to find a sense of superiority by slandering Shi Bu Bu Extraordinary. And Shi Bufan has come all the way like this, how does he not know that he is a mediocre talent not to be envied? Only mediocre people in this world will not be envied by others, and if they are envied by others, they are used to it. Now these other teachers in the Shubun Hall are also jealous of the favor of these princes and princesses, and the students also love to listen to their lectures, of course they will be jealous.

"Shi Bufan, you say, why is this? Why tell them the stories of Westerners? Li Jiancheng asked.

The officials of the Xiuwen Pavilion next to him also immediately said; "Yes! Why do you tell them the stories of Western barbarians, and not the sages? ”

"Prince, I think it's better to travel a thousand miles than to read 10,000 books, and instead of expecting to gain insight in books, it's better to go out and see for yourself. At present, I have always watched from the classics of our ancients, and I rarely know anything about the West. So I took the initiative to explain the story of the West to them, hoping that they would understand the West and our world. Don't just set your sights on the land of China, you must know that this world is very vast, far more than just our God. Only by looking further afield can we truly gain insight. Although in view of the fact that these princes and princesses are still young and not suitable to go out to learn more, I took the initiative to explain the story outside to them, so what's the matter? Shi Bufan asked.

However, the official of the Xiuwen Pavilion was naturally unwilling, and said, "Nonsense, how can a saint's knowledge be insufficient? As long as we can wholeheartedly appreciate the knowledge of the saints, act in accordance with the teachings left by the saints, and act in accordance with the teachings in the book, then we can naturally solve anything in the world. ”

"Hell, a nerd!" Shi Bufan scolded in his heart.

However, Shi Bufan is knowledgeable, so he naturally won't be intimidated by this guy.

"In that case, then may I ask you, sir, have you fulfilled the teachings of Mencius? Is it really possible to act like Mencius's teachings? Shi Bufan asked.

The official of the Xiuwen Pavilion immediately replied: "Of course, Mencius is a sub-sage, a famous teacher of a generation, how can I not act according to his teachings?" ”

"Then may I ask you, sir, have you done your best to believe in the book than to have no book?" Shi Bufan asked rhetorically.

"This ......"

This Xiuwen Hall official was immediately blindsided, he didn't expect Shi Bufan to be like this. Shi Bufan is attacking the shield of the son with the spear of the son, and he said that as long as he does it 100% wholeheartedly according to the methods of the saints in the books and classics, then he can naturally solve any problem. But now Shi Bufan actually used a sentence from Mencius to completely decipher this statement.

The officials of the Shubunkan believe that they should act in accordance with the scriptures left by the saints 100 percent, and that everything should be done according to the methods in the books, because the saints will not be wrong, so they should not have other ideas. But now, a sentence in Mencius that "it is better to believe in a book than to have no book" has completely broken his sentence. Because this will definitely cause logical errors, if you follow the method of the book 100%, it is better to believe in the book than to have no book. However, if it is better to believe in this book than to have no book at all, then it is not necessary to think independently, and not necessarily follow the teachings of the saints?

So there was a logical error in this way, which made the officials of the Xiuwen Pavilion suddenly break out in a cold sweat, because no matter how he answered, it was all problematic.

"Well, I ask you, why are you telling those barbarian stories? Do you look down on my sage knowledge, and then let everyone learn those barbarian knowledge? The Shubunkan official asked.

But Shi Bufan was even easier, and soon replied: "I don't look down on my Huaxia sage, but can you be sure that there is only me Huaxia sage in this world?" Could it be that there could be no saints in the far West? They also have their saints, so can't we go and learn from them? ”

"How can there be saints in the Western barbarians? They can't have saints, we can't learn from them. Our saints are much higher than them, so why bother to learn from them? The Shubunkan official replied.

Obviously, this is an extreme admirer of Confucianism, and also an extreme supporter and believer of the so-called saints, stubbornly believing that only China's own philosophers are the highest, while the rest of the West are barbarians, and they are inferior to China.

For this kind of person, there is no way to do it. China's system, in which scholars and officials are not distinguished, is indeed a bit troublesome. You reason with him, he talks to you about politics. You talk to him about politics, and he plays tricks with you. People. You played hooligan with him, but he reasoned with you again. There is no good way to deal with this kind of Chinese-style situation where the identities of scholars and officials are not distinguished. If you can't convince him, you'll be stuck in a cycle where you can't talk to him! If you don't use his mind to clean him up, then you may not be able to convince him completely in the end.

"I don't think you even forgot the shameless question of Sage Kong, right? Even if Westerners are inferior to us, don't they have something worth learning from us? Confucius also said that there must be a teacher for the threesome, choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. Everyone has his good side, and there is also a bad side of him. And as a country, a nation, and a civilization, even if they are inferior to us at present, don't they have anything worth learning from us? Can we choose what is good and follow it, and change what is not good? Shi Bufan asked.

The official of the Xiuwen Pavilion turned blue again, but Shi Bufan once again used the words of the saint to refute him, so that he had nothing to say at all. This is too pitiful, it simply makes him contradict himself, and then he can't effectively refute it at all. Confucius advocated learning from those who were inferior to himself, which is called asking questions without shame. And isn't it the same with a country and a people? If you can't learn from people who are not as good as you, how can you be called shameless? As a liberal arts tyrant, it is not that he has not studied classical Chinese philosophy, and he believes that Chinese classical philosophy, for Confucius's Confucianism, Confucianism itself is not sinful. The real guilty are those feudal monarchs and bureaucrats who, for their own benefit, tampered with Confucianism and distorted its interpretation. The reason why Confucianism became the arrogant and self-contained state that it later became was because of their own needs, because of political needs, not because of the evolution of the doctrine itself. Confucius didn't let you wrap your little feet, nor did he advocate women's observance, these are all messed up by later generations, in order to protect their own interests, in order to maintain men's right to rule and lewdness. Wanted. As a result, later generations have put these sins on Confucius, which is really wronged.

And Li Jiancheng also looked at the official of the Xiuwen Pavilion, obviously a little unkind, because he, the prince, has a lot of opportunities, where can he have time to come over casually. If he hadn't said that Shi Bufan was messing around, and Li Jiancheng would not have come over to care about his daughter's studies. Li Jiancheng's daughters Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun are also studying here, so of course Li Jiancheng is not willing to invite a teacher to come over to teach, but still hopes to let his daughter learn some good things. After all, they are parents, who doesn't want their son to become a dragon and their daughter to become a phoenix? So when it comes to his daughter's studies, Li Jiancheng has to come over to ask even if he is busy.

But now I didn't expect this Xiuwen Pavilion official to be strong. If he couldn't do it, he was grassed, and he came over violently, but he was blocked back by Shi Bufan. And the official of the Xiuwen Pavilion was unwilling, of course he had to continue to refute, otherwise where would he put his face? He finally called the prince, but he ended up with such a result, how could he be willing?

"I ask you, why do you tell them stories and not the teachings of the saints? What's the use of you telling these stories? These stories are of no use at all, far inferior to the teachings of the saints. So, if you do this, you're misleading people's children. When you tell stories, you're just letting them kill time, not letting them listen to the teachings of the saints. ”

Shi Bufan asked rhetorically: "You say that I am misleading people's children, not learning the teachings of the saints, so since you keep saying the teachings of the saints, I want to ask you what are the teachings of the saints?" What can the saints teach them? ”

Hearing Shi Bufan's words, this Xiuwen Hall official felt that the opportunity had come, and this was what he was best at. During this time, Shi Bufan has been telling stories, and these students want to listen to him tell stories, and Shi Bufan has become their favorite teacher. And the other officials didn't have a chance, so they felt depressed. Now it's finally his turn to show his chance, if he is seen by Li Jiancheng next to him, can he get it used?