Chapter 5: The Difference Between the Past and the Present
Cao Chao is Cao Ang's sister-in-law, born to the wife of the main family, He. This time, Cao Angnan toured Jingzhou (in fact, Jing, Yuan, and Hunan were the three new states), and Cao Cao deliberately brought his mother and son into the public mansion, saying that he would personally teach this grandson. Therefore, it was only the day before yesterday that he was able to meet Cao Chao for the first time in the public mansion, and on the third day, the child pretended to throw a thorn alone to worship and ask Shixun for advice.
Shi Xun chatted with him for a while, and felt that this kid was very active in thinking, and he was not the same as his father who was studying - of course, after all, his identity was there, Cao Cao treated him differently from other grandchildren, and even Bao Ai was even more than his youngest son Cao Chong, etc., under the attention of everyone, thousands of care and care were gathered in one, maybe it would gradually restrain his nature, and he would be as unreliable as his father in the future, and it was not known.
At that time, it was Xun who asked Cao Chao, did your grandfather ask you to come to me? Cao Chao shook his head and said, "Mother ordered me to come." It was Xun who instinctively felt that there was something wrong with it, and he turned around at the moment and repeated clichés. Think of that little child, although he is smart, how can he be his opponent in terms of heart and tongue? Soon he was hugged and dropped. It is said that Cao Ang once sighed with his wife and children, saying that the changes in people are really too great, how could I have expected that my sister-in-law is Hongfu actually did all the way with Dong Gongren, Hua Ziyu, etc.? Mrs. He advised him not to alienate Shixun because of this, and took advantage of Cao Ang's absence to take care of Cao Chao and interact with Shixun more.
Not only that, but in the homes of Cao Xiahou and various important ministers, Mrs. He often brought her son to visit her, and even searched for young daughters to say goodbye to Cao Chao.
It was Xun Xin who said that he couldn't think of it, Cao Zixiu had a virtuous helper, and he knew that his husband was unreliable. So pave the way for the next generation in advance...... There is the wind of the ancestors. Although he was not very satisfied with Cao Ang. I love Cao Chao a lot. The heart said that you sons can fight for the heirs casually, and I don't mix, but if you care for the next generation, even Cao Cao will not suspect me of standing in line because of this, so what's the matter?
Therefore, for the mansion, Cao Chao often comes and goes, and his family is familiar with it, and he also knows that this is the grandson of King Wei. Light yì didn't dare to stop it, so this time he let Cao Chao swagger in. Just in time to catch up with Shi Xun to teach his disciples, Cao Chao simply quietly crapped to the end of the team, and as soon as Sima Yong stopped, he continued to recite the book.
Jihoon asked, "Why are you here?" Cao Chao arched his hand and replied: "I am in doubt, please ask my lord." When he was finished, he continued to recite: "Mencius said: '...... If the city and the city are not levied, and the law is not levied, then the world's merchants are happy, and they are willing to hide in their markets; If you are off and ridiculed, you will be happy all over the world. but out of its own way; If the cultivator helps but does not pay taxes, the farmers of the world are happy. but willing to plough in its wilderness; Kitchen, without the cloth of the husband, then the people of the world are happy, and willing to do it...... is the cloud without tax burden and can be "invincible in the world", what yes? ”
Mencius denied the Qiē commercial tax, the field tax, and the poll tax, saying, "In this way, then there is no enemy in the world, and those who are invincible in the world are also heavenly officials, but those who are not kings are not there", what is the reason? I don't understand.
When Shi Xun heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head, saying that you can think of this question, which means that you really use your brain, in fact, the answer is very simple, that is, the words of Mencius are in line with the ancients, but not in the present. Why? "Mencius Zeng Yun: 'After Xia, Yin, and Zhou, the land has not exceeded thousands of miles, but Qi has its own land; The roosters and dogs bark at each other, and reach the four realms, and there are all their people. 'It is the strength of the princes, more than the former son of heaven. And the land of Qi, but today's Deng, the sea, can be the seven heroes, and now there are its prosperous, how can it stop at the seven? ”
Therefore, modern times are more prosperous than ancient times, and many policies of ancient times cannot be copied today, and many of the remarks of the ancients should be seen in essence, rather than just clinging to appearances -- "Confucius traveled around the world, saying that he respected the righteousness of the king, and thought that the Zhou could be restored; Mencius said that Wei and Qi, the clouds are under the sky, and the Ming and Zhou dynasties cannot be recovered. Could it be that Confucius mistook Mencius for yes? Time shifts and the situation is different. In fact, Xun thought that Confucius was wrong, because the Spring and Autumn Period had long been unable to restore the traditional Zhou ritual society, but in front of the people of the late Han Dynasty, he could not directly criticize the sage, and he had to smear some oil paint on Confucius's face.
It is Xun who educated Cao Chao: "In the past, the land was narrow and sparsely populated, the officials of the country, hundreds of people, the pawn of the country, a thousand times is big, it is not to seek the market, the palace, the customs, the levy of ridicule, there is no cloth in the house, and the cultivator helps but does not tax." Today, the place is vast, the people are numerous, and the officials of the state, although there are tens of thousands of people, are still insufficient, and the soldiers of the country, Buleguanjin, are no less than hundreds of thousands. If it is not taxed, how can it be raised? ”
Cao Chao blinked his eyes and asked, "Do you want to be harmless?" ”
Yes Xun said that he would not - "The people of the past ploughed, plowed, and cut wood, and the people were all one acre, and the bunches they got were not enough, so why should they be taxed?" Now the people plough, hoe and plow, copper and iron for it, people and ten acres, the number of stones, food surplus, can be taxed. It is known that the equipment is fine, the people's power is strong, the benefits are abundant, and the desires are also increased. In the past, there were droughts and floods, but only the heavens were destined for life, but now they are asking for the state, if the country does not pay taxes, and there is no way to support officials and soldiers, then how can it help the people? "Productivity is constantly developing, and in the future, it will develop to a level that you can't even dream of, but it's a pity that you can't see it, and I'm ...... It is estimated that it will be difficult to see it again.
Thinking of this, I was a little sad, I could have had a great life, and I could have talked to the children about the development of the relevant society, but I finally stopped talking, and let Cao Chao chew the aftertaste by himself.
Speaking of which, for the schoolwork of these children under the door, Shi Xun is basically quite satisfied - but looking at Lu Yu is not very down-to-earth - after all, looking for chapters and sentences, rotten Confucianism, as long as the children can recite the basic classics and quote them without jokes, it is enough to stand in Shilin, and Shi Xun really does not have the luxury of teaching a few future Confucians. Qin Lang, Xiahou Wei and the like became great Confucians? When you say it, you laugh off your big teeth. Besides, what is the use of a pure Confucian? Xiahou Wei's future cousin Xiahou Xuan is a great Confucian, the ancestor of metaphysics, and he really opened the style of Wei, Jin and Qing Dynasty.
I am not afraid that the disciple will not be talented, and the reputation of the teacher will be ruined, everyone is virtuous and foolish, and the teacher does not have to be fully responsible. Think of the seventy-two sages of the Confucian Gate, there is also Zai Yu who sleeps in the daytime; I think that the great Confucian Lu Zhi also taught a completely extensive Gongsun Zhan. I'm Hongfu, and all of my subordinates are handsome? Don't be too demanding.
After checking the homework, it was already past noon. Yesun immediately invited Cao Chao to eat together. Tearing off his cheek stick and entering the second meal of the day. Look, Cao Chao, this kid likes to come to the house to eat. After all, neither his father Cao Ang nor his grandfather Cao Cao are very particular about daily diet, but they are not tired of eating, they are not tired of being fine, and they like to invent new dishes - how can children not like to have a full stomach?
After lunch, Cao Chao resigned, and Shixun was able to lie on the couch and take a nap. When he got up, the servants came to report that the disciples had gathered. Please come and give a lecture.
This time, the people preaching on the opposite side were all adult disciples, most of them were still studying in Taixue, and a few of them had already become officials. It is Xun who is famous, and there is naturally an endless stream of scholars from all over the world who come to study, and he is not good at all of them, so he chooses his talents and appearances above the middle people (the long one is too ugly, it is really unsightly, and he refuses to accept it, and it is estimated that there is no romance and the legendary Zhang Yongnian and Pang Shiyuan in this life). and some trusts who are not easy to refuse, are all accepted as nominal disciples - different from Zhuge Liang, Guo Huai, Sima Yi and others. Without the great gift of apprenticeship - sent to Taixue for further study, whenever the period of recess is over, you can come to his house to listen to lectures.
The teaching place is still in the front yard, with a high table and chairs in the middle, several circles of felt carpets from Xianbei Gonglai, and more than 40 disciples sit around. Outside, there were more than 100 people sitting on straw mats, with different identities, all of whom came to visit.
Since Shixun returned from Guanzhong two months ago, and there were no major events in the DPRK and China, he thought about starting classes and teaching apprentices to promote his own unique ideas. In line with the master's principle of "teaching without class", and also following the past of the teacher Zheng Xuan's teaching in Gaomi, he specially took care of it, except for his own disciples, those who wanted to come to observe, regardless of their status, were all allowed to go.
It's just that its name is prosperous, and as soon as the news spreads, it will be a sensation in an instant, and the people who just run the door to inquire about the specific teaching schedule will be full of pits, and they are so worried that the housekeeper will go to report that he is Xun, saying that if they are all put in, it is estimated that they will not be able to settle our house. Shi Xun couldn't help frowning when he heard the news, so he wanted to move another place - for example, it was like Zheng Xuan was in Gaomi at the beginning, and he was looking for a threshing floor outside the city...... But after thinking about it again, Sun Wen is not around, and there is no such loud voice at home to relay what he says, so I want everyone to be able to hear the lesson, and I have to shout my voice hoarse-why bother myself?
So I had to take care of him, saying that if I wanted to come to the class, let them sign up to get the number first, and let up to 150 people come in at a time. He was eager to try it, saying that we could simply charge the registration fee, so that most of the poor scholars could be screened out. It was Xun who glared at him: "How dare you do anything?!" "Do you want to ruin my reputation? Only then did he dispel the idea of getting rich, so he had to go.
But in private, whether he received money when he released the account, Yeshun didn't bother to ask - as long as it wasn't on the surface, whatever you wanted.
I think that the great Confucian Ma Rong lectured in the past, the hall was luxuriously furnished, he himself stood on the top, set up a red gauze tent around him, the students in the front, and the female music in the back - the lecture also brought a soundtrack to show its elegance. Yeshun does not have this kind of wealth disease, the only difference is that he sits on a chair instead of a couch or a table. Originally, the teacher can sit more comfortably in order to be more energetic to teach, and even if he is tired of sitting, he can simply cross his legs, and it is not rude in this year.
On that day, Shixun came to the courtyard, and the students and auditors all stood up and bowed. Shixun waved his hand, and then sat down, and everyone also sat down. Immediately, Xun picked up the water cup on the table with his left hand, drank saliva to moisten his throat, picked up a piece of wood with his right hand, and slapped it heavily - there was a "pop" sound, and the surroundings were immediately silent.
This town wood is a new system, just like the later generations of "shocking wood" function. Shi Xun sometimes pondered, so he almost pinched a folding fan in his hand, and I could be a storyteller - but unfortunately he really didn't have any interest in inventing this thing.
Then he coughed with phlegm: "What I said today is Huayi's discrimination." Stretching out his hand, he said, "What is Hua, and what is Yi?" Who can name me? (To be continued......)
PS: Some readers and friends have pointed out that some details of this book seem to be missing, for example, is Fu really born to Xun? Why are there so few scenes? Another example is someone, someone, it seems that it hasn't been there for a long time. Here to answer friends, that's because the original plan was to create 2 million words, and seeing that the number of words is close, some idle pens that have nothing to do with the main line have to be abandoned for the time being. However, I have recently discussed with the editor.,I plan to continue to write.,So I'll pick up those idle pens again.,Even some idle pens may directly affect the development of the plot later.。 But because of this, the development of the main plot will slow down slightly in the near future, and I ask my friends to forgive me, I am laying out, not flooding.