Chapter 56 on Sima Guang's smashing cylinder

There is an old saying that if you want to conquer a man's heart, you must first conquer his stomach. Wan Yi felt that this sentence was also applicable to women.

Looking at Luo Ya's unrestrained eating appearance in front of him, Wan Yi felt a little funny, and teased: "I can't see that Miss Luo Ya is still a hungry ghost, don't worry, no one will rob you!" ”

Luo Ya blushed a little and argued: "It's the first time Miss Ben has come to this restaurant to eat, but I didn't expect the food here to be so good!" It just so happened that I was hungry too. Besides, what's wrong with a big beauty like me eating a few more bites of your food? ”

Wan Yi put down his chopsticks, picked up the napkin on the side and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Then please wait for the eldest lady to settle the meal money." ”

"Look at your stinginess, I'll tie the knot!" Luo Ya was speechless, and chose to bow her head and eat the food and ignore Wan Yi.

Wan Yi was also happy to be quiet, silently picked up his textbook and began to read it. Twenty minutes later, Luo Ya finally put down her chopsticks contentedly, leaned back, leaned back in her chair and enjoyed this rare after-dinner time. After a quiet five-minute rest, Roya motioned for the waiter to settle the bill.

The waiter in the restaurant was a little boy who looked very cute, and when he saw a big beauty like Luo Ya, he blushed, and said: "A total of eight hundred and two, and the head chef said that wiping zero is eight hundred." ”

"What?" Luo Ya was taken aback: "Just like that, six dishes actually charge eight hundred?" ”

The little boy hurriedly explained: "Brother Yi makes these dishes with the most precious ingredients in the kitchen, and the price of this sturgeon alone is three hundred and eight, and the master of the kitchen only charges a material price in his friendship with Brother Yi, and eight hundred can't be lower." ”

Looking at the plate with only fish bones left, Luo Ya's face changed for a while, and then he took out a delicate wallet from the bag he carried, lowered his head and flipped through it for a long time and only took out six hundred and seventy yuan

Looking at the money in her hand, Luo Ya's pretty face can drip out, although she is a daughter, but the Luo family's family education is extremely strict, her monthly living expenses are not much more than other girls, and last night's play cost was Uncle Yan's money

At such a critical moment, Luo Ya could only use all the girls' natural skills to "play tricks", and said to Wan Yi: "Teacher Wan Yi, you also ate so much just now, and the rest of the money will be paid by you!" ”

After all, Luo Ya is Tiandao's most beloved niece, and Wan Yi is not too difficult for her. At that moment, he took out a card from his pocket, threw it to the waiter, and said, "Take it and swipe it."

This time, Wan Yi really loaded a large amount of money, and Luo Ya looked at the departing waiter brother, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving a sentence of "I owe you this meal, I will invite you to eat another day", he ran away.

At the end, Wan Yi didn't forget to add behind her, "I won't go if the grade is too low." ”

After Luo Ya left, Wan Yi leaned against the window and continued to read the textbook for a while. Then when it was almost time for class, I slowly got up and left.

Wan Yijiao's course is called "Humanities History", and as the name suggests, it is to look at history from literature, so this course is also known as "Ancient Literature Exploration Course". Wan Yi himself admires the ancient wise men very much, and he believes that the things that people in ancient times can survive to the present are the crystallization of wisdom that has been precipitated by history.

Therefore, the study of ancient literary history can effectively improve one's literacy, especially in the aspect of intrigue

Nowadays, there are not many university students who are absent from class, and the self-discipline of students has made great progress compared to 30 years ago, mainly because the university has done a very good job of punishing students who are truant.

Wan Yi's class consisted of forty-two students, twenty-four males and eighteen females. Because Wan Yi has been teaching them for a semester, everyone is already familiar with each other, and they got into the main topic as soon as they started class.

At the beginning of this lesson, Wan Yi told a small story that everyone knows "Sima Guang smashed the cylinder", the story is about the Song Dynasty, the seven-year-old Sima Guang smashed the cylinder to save his friends, which can be said to be shaking Jingluo at that time.

This story has been spoofed by many people, saying that history records that although Sima Guang smashed the cylinder to save his friend very heroically, his "friend" fell into the tank may also be arranged by Sima Guang.

So the question is, is Sima Guang, who is only seven years old, in a hurry to think of a way to save people the moment his friend fell into the tank, and heroically smashed the water tank to rescue his friend? Or did he direct this good play early, and then break the vat to save people according to the development of the script, so as to gain a good reputation for himself? Wan Yi began to analyze-

According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", Sima Guang was as steady as an adult when he was seven years old, and he loved the book "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" at that time. It can be seen that the book "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" had a great impact on Sima Guang in his childhood, and it can be said to be Sima Guang's enlightenment textbook. So what did Sima Guang learn from "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" is wisdom or conspiracy?

The full name of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" is "The Biography of Zuo's in the Spring and Autumn Period", and this book has a distinct political and moral tendency. Its concept is closer to Confucianism, emphasizing hierarchical order and patriarchal ethics, attaching importance to the difference between the elder and the young, and also showing the idea of "people-oriented". At the same time, the author asks the rulers who have the responsibility to lead the country not to pursue their own selfish desires, but to consider the long-term interests of the entire ruling group and the country they own.

Wan Yi believes that a book with a distinct Confucian spirit like "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" is unlikely to lead the seven-year-old Sima Guang to become a conspirator, but it can make Sima Guang at that time have the urgency to "smash the cylinder to save people"!

When Wan Yi said this, a boy wearing black-rimmed glasses stood up and questioned, "Teacher Wan Yi, I also think what you said is very reasonable. But there is a big doubt in the story of 'Sima Guang smashing the cylinder'! The story records that a child accidentally fell into the water tank, and the surrounding children scattered in fear, only Sima Guang showed composure and calmness. I think it takes a lot of courage for a seven-year-old kid to stay calm in such a situation, and it takes a lot of courage to pick up a boulder and smash a huge vat! And Sima Guang, a nerd who reads books and forgets to sleep and eat, how can he have such courage? After a pause, he said: "Therefore, I think from the analysis of the story, it can be considered that Sima Guang has arranged everything a long time ago, so when the child falls into the water, he can not be in a hurry." Then, pick up the stone that has been prepared a long time ago and smash it into the vat! ”

Wan Yi motioned for him to sit down first, and then said: "This classmate, the premise of your analysis is based on the premise that 'seven-year-old children, especially nerds like Sima Guang, dare not smash the cylinder', and the fact that the companions who played together at that time all scattered and fled also proves your point." But is the nerd Sima Guang a nerd after all? Do you have the courage to 'move stones and smash the tank'? ”

Then, Wan Yi told another story:

In the ninth year of Renzong Tiansheng (1031), Sima Guang's father Sima Chi served as a transit envoy to Lizhou. Thirteen-year-old Sima Guang set out with his father from Tokyo, passing through Luoyang, Tongguan, Baoji, crossing the Qinling Mountains, and heading to Guangyuan, Sichuan. The group encountered a giant python on the plank road, Sima Guang calmly held a sharp sword and plunged into the tail of the giant python, which made the giant python shake in pain and rolled down the unfathomable plank road.

After the story was told, Wan Yi concluded: "Although this story has not been widely circulated by the world like the story of 'Sima Guang smashing the cylinder', it can also prove that Sima Guang is not only able to write, but also good at martial arts!" It is also reasonable for him to make the feat of smashing the cylinder. ”

After listening to Wan Yi's analysis, the student with black-rimmed glasses seemed to want to say something, but he only opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak.

Wan Yi saw his thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "Then this story of 'Sima Guang's stabbing python' will be used as today's homework, please look up the literature after you go back, analyze this story, and write your own opinions." Next, let's move on to the following lesson. ”