Chapter 253 Ancient Texts
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This sound of "we are all old" deeply shook Ouyang Xiu, he lowered his head and said: "The official family is in full bloom in the Spring and Autumn Period......"
"Don't say those clichΓ©s", Zhao Zhen sat down cross-legged on the low couch, motioned for Ouyang Xiu to sit down too, and said with a smile: "Haven't you always been against Taixueti?" In the eyes of the widow, the so-called Taixue body, in addition to strange and strange, there is also a fake big emptiness. He smiled and said, "You don't just allow the governor to set fires and not allow the people to light lamps." β
Ouyang Xiu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Weichen understands, and he will only tell the truth today." At the official's suggestion again, he sat down on the edge of the couch.
"That's right." Zhao Zhen looked at Ouyang Xiu's white hair and asked leisurely: "Aiqing, what was your proudest moment in the thirty years of this long journey?" β
"Weichen ......" This problem is too big, Ouyang Xiu had to think for a while, and then said with a wry smile: "I'm ashamed, in the first thirty years of the reign of Xi Liejun, Weichen stumbled, bruised his nose and swollen face, and he had nothing to be proud of." β
"You don't have to be miserable all the time, so you should have a time to be proud, right?" Zhao Zhen shook his head and smiled: Just like you, Uncle Ouyang Yong, as the leader of the literary world, all the scholars in the world are looking up to you and treating your words as if they were a classic, isn't it worth being proud? β
"I don't know who named the leader of the literary world, but it made the officials laugh." If it weren't for such an environment, Ouyang Xiu would have thought that this was implying that he was too ostentatious. But at this moment, it must not be, he smiled bitterly: "Besides, if everyone is proud of their knowledge, I am afraid that the article will be written to make it clear at a glance." This is very different from the ancient text advocated by Wechen, what kind of alliance leader am I? β
"The widow has also heard a lot of people talk about your ancient literature movement, and they say that you are very good at the ancient and the present, as if the articles of the ancients are good anywhere, and the articles of the present people are worthless." Zhao Zhen laughed.
"The articles of the ancients are naturally mixed, so what's the matter?" Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said with a straight face: "But the articles of the ancients are used to speak, remember, and reason. The first thing must be understandable, so that such an article can be useful, and it can be talked about in order to carry the truth. After a pause, he said: "In Weichen's view, articles are to speak with a pen, and how to write articles when you usually speak." β
"Then why, is there a distinction between literary and vernacular?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"The reason is simple, the books of the ancients were not made of paper. Rather, it is a bamboo slip or silk book. Ouyang Xiu laughed and said, "Wei Chen tried it when he was young. Writing on a piece of bamboo with a carving knife, without writing dozens of words, my hands are sore. What's more, bamboo slips also take up too much space. The ancients lectured on the rich five cars, but in fact, there were few books. At the beginning, Confucius screened 300 poems, and the bamboo pieces filled several carriages. This forces people. You can't be as verbose as you speak, cut down the complicated and simplify, and use the least number of words to express the meaning, this is the literary language. β
"As for silk books, they don't take up space, and it doesn't take much effort to write, but they're too expensive. Rory wrote a book, and he was so poor that his family was surrounded by four walls. Therefore, it is necessary to use literary language. β
Ouyang Xiu's erudition and humor can always fascinate listeners. Zhao Zhen said suddenly: "It turns out that speech and article are so separated. ββ¦,
Therefore, the ancient Chinese language is both concise and easy to understand. For example, the Analects, Mencius, Mozi, and Historical Records are all close to the vernacular and are easy to understand. The more you go later, the harder it becomes. Ouyang Xiu nodded.
"Think so." The official smiled: "Why is it more difficult to understand the later it is?" β
"Without it. This is the result of the literati's talent and learning. Ouyang Xiudao.
"Haha......" the official laughed and said, "You mean Song Zijing, right?" β
Song Zijing's name is Song Qi, and he is a famous literati in the Song Dynasty. Like Wang Anshi, he originally won the champion, but he was artificially left behind. The reason is that his brother Song Zhen is also in the same department. At that time, the Ministry of Rites played Song Qi first, Song Zhen third, and the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian did not want to be a brother first. It is to promote Song Zhen first, and put Song Qi tenth. Therefore, it is known as the double champion of brothers.
As a result, Song Zhen achieved the big three yuan of the township test, the meeting test, and the palace test. Song Qi not only lost the champion, but also didn't even enter the Sanding Jia, how could he not be guilty? He is not like Wang Anshi, who regards fame as dung, and in the years that followed, he showed his talent everywhere...... Of course, he is a top talent, so he has made great achievements in the literary and political circles, and his reputation is very high. That is, Ouyang Xiu can suppress him.
Last year, the official family deeply felt that the "Book of Tang" repaired in the five dynasties was too shallow and ugly, and issued an edict to rebuild it. In which dynasty and which generation, the revision of history is the ultimate honor of the minister of literature, and only those who are superhuman in talent, learning, and knowledge can be competent. As expected, Ouyang Xiu was appointed as the president, Song Qi was the deputy, and a group of outstanding literary scholars were summoned to practice the "New Tang Dynasty Book".
At the beginning of Ouyang Xiu's tenure, he convened his subordinates to announce the outline of the revision of history, which included the requirements of being concise and easy to understand. But freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and everyone's literary style for many years, how can it be changed by saying that it can be changed?
What's more, there are still people who are proud of it and want to do it with him. The one headed by is Vice President Song Qi, and Ouyang Xiu decided to knock this guy.
One day, Ouyang Xiu inscribed eight words on the wall of his office room: Night Sleep Bandit Zhen, Zha Min Hongxiu. Ordinary officials have not been able to understand what this means lately. But it was difficult for Song Qi, he smiled after seeing it: "President, this is an ominous dream at night, right?" Why use such difficult words! β
Ouyang Xiu smiled when he heard this: "This is from your brother." β
"What I learned?"
"Is there still less content on the "Biography of Li Jing" written by my brother like Thunder and Darkness?" Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "Don't you know this, isn't this good, then why do you need to use it?" β
Song Qi was red-faced by him, and hurriedly went back to re-write it.
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"In fact, although Song Zijing's article is difficult to understand, it still has something to say." Ouyang Xiu was a kind-hearted person, and he refused to speak ill of Song Qi again, and said, "But how many people in the world are as talented as him?" Most people have not yet learned the essay well, and they put all their energy into pursuing difficult and weird words. The written article is bullshit, and people can't understand it. How can the imperial court distinguish the good and the bad, and select talents? To put it mildly, most of the people who write such articles are opportunistic, and they will not be good officials if they become officials! β
Ouyang Xiu is still the cannon in the world, and he must go online when he speaks, Zhao Zhen laughed, picked up the tea cup and said: "This is the reason why I left you, Ouyang Aiqing, the imperial examination is the country's talent ceremony, don't be emotional." Having said that, the official family still has a calm face.
"Since it is a ceremony to pick talents, it is natural to choose real talents for the imperial court." Ouyang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Weichen is not a private anger, but justice. β
"There are many people in the world who write too academic style, especially many students, who regard too academic style as the benchmark for scientific articles. How can you kill a bunch of them? Zhao Zhen said: "The widow remembers that you wrote Han Yu's article back then, and you went down twice, and later rewrote the current text, and you were the first." Uncle Yong, it is not easy to treat others with oneself, and it is not easy to pity students. ββ¦,
"The words of the official, Weichen dare not agree." After listening to the words of the official family, Ouyang Xiu was like a mang on his back, and he got up for a while and said: "It is not easy to pity students, and Weichen wants to suppress luck and let the truly talented and learned people have a way out." β
"Let's start from the next session, and change it slowly." Zhao Zhen said.
"The official's words are wrong, and everything in the world is slow and yellow, and it can't be mentioned again...... Are there fewer such examples? Ouyang Xiu was a little excited and said: "Long pain is better than short pain, this time the quick knife will cut through the mess, and you will be able to see immediate results!" β
"......" Seeing Ouyang Xiu's sudden excitement, Zhao Zhen sighed lightly and said, "I know, you are still complaining about the widow." β
"Wechen doesn't dare." Ouyang Xiu lowered his head.
"What's not to dare?" Zhao Zhen said with a gloomy expression: "The failure of the Qingli New Deal, the widow is indeed at fault. "Such a vigorous reform, how can a little Wang Yirou be ruined by a drunken remark? The pass is still afraid of the official family, afraid that the Junzi Party will seize power, afraid of the chaos in the world, afraid that the Liao people and Western Xia will take advantage of the chaos to enter.
The emperor has always been right, and even if there is a mistake, he will not admit it. Now although Zhao Zhen only said vaguely, it made Ouyang Xiu burst into tears: "It was the ministers who waited for nothing more at that time, I didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and I thought that after learning two Confucian and Mencian articles, I would be able to govern the country and level the world." Especially Weichen, I always think that in this world, there is no black and white, good and evil, and he goes online at every turn, and overturns a boatload of people with one rod. It caused a fierce party dispute, lived up to the pride of the official family, and delayed a generation of people in the Great Song Dynasty! β
"Uncle Yong......" Zhao Zhen's eyes were also red, and he nodded and said, "It seems that I underestimated Uncle Yong's mind, and I didn't expect you to understand it all." β
"The minister understands. When is the time for retribution, the party will fight for everything! In the court of the Great Song Dynasty, there needs to be different opinions and arguments, but such different opinions and arguments are not for personal interests, but for the country and the people. Ouyang Xiu said what he had been thinking about for more than ten years before he figured it out: "The sea is inclusive, and tolerance is great." The atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty should be like this! β
"Well said!" Zhao Zhen said with a look of appreciation: "Uncle Yong's tribulations over the years have not been in vain, Aiqing has finally found the spirit that the Great Song Dynasty needs most!" His eyes looked at Ouyang Xiu deeply: "Aiqing, Ouyang Aiqing!" It seems that the widow did not choose the wrong person. After the failure of the New Deal, the illness of the Great Song Dynasty became more serious, and it could only barely be maintained by our generation, but it still had to be changed after all. As he spoke, he said, word by word: "Our generation is not a person." The widow believes in you, and you will definitely be able to select a batch of seeds of hope for the Great Song Dynasty! β
"Let the officials say so." Ouyang Xiu smiled bitterly: "Weichen doesn't know, should he stick to his opinion." β
"Overkill must be overdone, and there is no way to do it." Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "You just have to do it, the widow has his own way to have both, and he won't lose too much to the hard-working scholars in the world." β
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