Chapter 47. Peerless Talent (II).
Zhu Ruide has naturally heard of the name of a self-disturbing layman. (Full-text novel reading, all in.1. (1. Learning Network)
Zhu Ruide has a strict personality and is old-fashioned and conservative, and his attitude towards ghost stories like "Xianwen" can be imagined.
In fact, most of the old-fashioned literati initially resisted or even reprimanded these bizarre stories written by Xiao Mo, and it was only because of Niu Yuxian's preface that this kind of sentiment was slightly restrained.
But unfortunately, as we all know, the relationship between Zhu Ruide and Songshan Academy is not good.
"Mo'er, those bizarre stories that have been passed down over the years, are you really what you wrote? Are you really the self-disturbing layman? ”
Zhu Ruide asked with a stern face.
After Xiao Mo hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded, hanging his head and waiting to be scolded.
His various reasons may be able to convince Xiao Shenyan, but he will definitely not be able to convince the stubborn Zhu Ruide.
Sure enough, seeing Xiao Mo nodding his head to confirm, Zhu Ruide's previous good mood was instantly gone, and his face was even more angry.
"Mo'er, what do you want me to say!! Zi said: The righteousness of serving the people, respecting ghosts and gods and staying away, can be said to know. Don't you take the teachings of the saints to heart? With your talent, your future achievements are bound to be limitless, and this "New Interpretation of the Mean" is enough to make you famous in history, but once you write such a bizarre story, once others know about it, what will other literati think of you? That will be a stain on your life, are you willing to be ridiculed by other literati for the rest of your life!?? ”
Although Zhu Ruide is strict by nature, he has not been so angry for a long time.
If Xiao Mo was just an ordinary student of his, it would be fine, but among his countless students, he had the highest expectations for Xiao Mo, so he treated him more strictly. And after reading the article "A New Interpretation of the Mean", Zhu Ruide even believes that Xiao Mo's future future is limitless, maybe he will have to use Xiao Mo's history to leave a name in a hundred years, and he can't tolerate any mistakes in Xiao Mo, so he is so angry at this moment.
Next to him, Liu Zongsheng was a little unimpressed, he had also read the stories written by Xiao Mo and liked them quite much. But he also knew that an orthodox literati should not be involved in this, so he did not discourage it.
On the other side, Fan Guan nodded again and again, he didn't agree with those ghost stories, he only hoped that after hearing Zhu Ruide's angry shouts, Xiao Mo would be enlightened.
Although Xiao Huan was unconvinced, Zhu Ruide's status was much higher than him, and he didn't dare to refute it for a while.
And at this moment, Xiao Shenyan suddenly spoke.
"Let me explain this matter."
After hearing Xiao Shenyan's words, Zhu Ruide immediately stopped saying a word and looked at Xiao Shenyan inquiringly.
Zhu Ruide still respects Xiao Shenyan, who taught Xiao Mo single-handedly, and after the previous conversation, he also knows that although Xiao Shenyan is not famous, his knowledge is not below him.
"I'm ashamed to say that all these years of family use, in fact, are supported by Mo'er writing books, I have only done learning in my life, but there is no way to operate, there was a time, Mo'er and I were even a little reluctant to eat clothes, in order to continue to provide Mo'er to study, I can only go out to be Mr. Teaching, Mo'er doesn't want me to suffer, so I don't hesitate to lose my reputation, write those stories to sell for money, and because of this, our family will not be so embarrassed now."
Hearing Xiao Shenyan's explanation, Zhu Ruide's face gradually improved a lot. And Liu Zongsheng and Fan Guan next to him, looking at Xiao Mo, their eyes were full of appreciation and understanding.
People are like this, as long as they really accept someone, then no matter what mistakes the person makes afterwards, they will subconsciously excuse him.
And filial piety is one of the most advocated ideas of Confucianism, and according to Xiao Shenyan, Xiao Mo's behavior seems to be excusable.
"Mo'er, you don't have to worry about the use of money in the future, the old man still has some savings, about two or three hundred yuan, after I go back, I will ask someone to bring you a hundred yuan first, if it is not enough, you can ask me again, and you can concentrate on studying in the future, don't do this kind of self-damaging behavior again, this kind of behavior is not tolerated by orthodox literati, and it will have a great impact on you in the future, understand? The reason why you wrote these stories must also find an opportunity to explain them to the world in the future, otherwise...... Ay!! ”
Hearing that Zhu Ruide's voice was full of sincerity, and he did not hesitate to take out his life savings for himself, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be moved, and bowed down and said: "The student knows, and he will never do this kind of thing again in the future." However, as for the matter of money, the teacher and the student have received it, but now that the family has enough money, and it is the teacher's life savings, how can the student dare to accept it? Please also ask the teacher to retract this statement. ”
Liu Zongsheng said: "Yes, Brother Red, you don't have to care about Mo'er's life, anyway, I am also one of Mo'er's teachers, I didn't know that it was okay before, I will naturally worry about Mo'er in the future, and I will do it when you are far away in Deyang City." ”
Xiao Huan and Fan Guan took a step forward and said in unison: "The younger generation also has some surplus wealth in the family......
Soon, the topic of conversation among the people became a donation conference to Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo and Xiao Shenyan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and finally proved that their family had enough money, dispelling the idea of everyone sending money to them.
In the midst of everyone's discussion, before they knew it, it was getting dark, so in addition to Zhu Ruide, Liu Zongsheng, Xiao Huan, and Fan Guan also decided to stay in Xiao Mo's house this night, and had a long conversation all night around Xiao Mo's future, and Xiao Mo has changed the mansion now, but he is not afraid of the lack of rooms at home.
After dinner, Xiao Mo was driven to the study by Zhu Ruide to review his homework, and now that Xiao Mo's talent and achievements, his requirements for Xiao Mo have become even higher.
And he and Liu Zongsheng stayed in the living room, constantly asking Xiao Shenyan about Xiao Mo's past experience, wanting to know more about his proud disciple. And Xiao Huan and Fan Guan next to him were also full of interest, at this moment in the hearts of the two, although Xiao Mo was a few years younger than them, he had already become an idol in their hearts.
During this period, when they learned that Xiao Mo was still a child, he had already determined to create a font suitable for his own writing, and after nearly ten years of hard practice, everyone was even more surprised, and they couldn't hold back their curiosity, and came to Xiao Mo's study, just bumped into Xiao Mo who was practicing "Xiao Ti".
Zhu Ruide couldn't help but say, and directly snatched the paper from Xiao Mo's pen and tasted it carefully with Liu Zongsheng and others.
After ten years of hard practice and exploration, "Xiao Ti" has gradually taken shape, the first look of charm, at least than Xiao Shenyan first saw those "four dislike" fonts are more acceptable, for Zhu Ruide and Liu Zongsheng, although this font is not yet mature, but can also see its unique charm.
But before, the reason why Xiao Mo's "New Interpretation of the Mean" was quickly accepted and respected by everyone was that in addition to the theories written by Xiao Mo were indeed very reasonable, it was also because of the improvement of the status of the book "The Mean", which was a historical necessity at this time, and Xiao Mo's "New Interpretation of the Mean" was just a guide to the situation, and the various theories put forward by Xiao Mo in the book were also very in line with the values of readers in this era.
However, if a new calligraphy wants to be recognized by the world, its difficulty is far more than that, after all, the previous classic fonts such as "Yan Ti" and "Liu Ti" have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, after tasting the "Xiao Ti", although Zhu Ruide and Liu Zongsheng admitted that this font is indeed unique, it is not as amazing as when they first saw "The New Interpretation of the Mean", but the eyes of Xiao Mo are more complicated.
Xiao Mo gave them too many shocks, or surprises, on this day.
How big will Xiao Mo's achievements be in the future?
A generation of Confucianism, plus a generation of calligraphers, although they are only in the future, are beyond the scope of their cognition. In this era, if you do any one, you can easily become a top writer, and you are respected by countless people, and it is not unthinkable to enter the cabinet as a minister.
In any case, both of them knew very well that if Xiao Mo continued to show like this, he would inevitably leave a strong mark in the history of Confucianism.
"Brother Red, are you still worried about Xiao Mo's participation in the state exam? If with Xiao Mo's knowledge, I can't get a good ranking in the state exam, then I will resign immediately, haha. ”
After everyone discussed Xiao Mo's "Xiao Ti", Liu Zongsheng patted Zhu Ruide's shoulder and laughed loudly.
However, the world is impermanent, and soon, Liu Zongsheng fell into an extremely embarrassing situation because of his words.
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