2 Vernacular Literacy and the Baixue Movement

Uncle Qin checked Qi Aotian's recommendation for transfer students, pursed his lips unabashedly, showed his dissatisfaction, muttered in a low voice, and complained, but he had to let Qi Aotian in: "It's the gold-plated soldiers of the school board again.... Come with me, I'll take you to the teaching office to report, pay attention to the rules, don't wander around, some places are forbidden places, and the curious cats that die every year can circle the academy thirteen times. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

After hearing this, Qi Aotian hurriedly said, "Thank you, Uncle Qin." ”

Uncle Qin turned around and explained a few words, asked the group of warblers and Yanyan to go back, and then called out another doorman, Lao Dong, and asked him to help guard the door, only then did he paced with staggering steps, his hands were turned behind his back, and he led Qi Aotian into the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

"Our academy is different from other miscellaneous academies, and that's what you'll know when you come in. ”

Uncle Qin paced slowly, not looking at Qi Aotian, and talking to himself.

"Students understand. ”

Qi Aotian lowered his head and said yes, without the slightest intention of talking back.

When Uncle Qin heard this reply, he glanced at Qi Aotian with a little surprise.

I also met a lot of students on the road, they saw Uncle Qin, they all greeted him very politely, Uncle Qin would also smile kindly, respond one by one, and get Qi Aotian led by Uncle Qin, and also received the students' curious and kind eyes, which made Qi Aotian Hao Ran and kind.

Occasionally, when I meet some students who are in a hurry, I don't have time to say hello, I will smile and nod my head, and Uncle Qin will not hold a shelf, and even give way to them, and the atmosphere is extremely harmonious.

I have to say that such a college and such a student are easy to make people feel good.

Uncle Qin's cloudy eyes were very happy, lingering in the grass and trees in Tianyuan Academy, even if he had seen it for decades, he was very familiar, and he didn't feel bored, this is the feeling of home, familiar, comfortable, and integrated into the bits and pieces of life.

Whether Uncle Qin is a hidden boss like a sweeping monk, Qi Aotian doesn't know, but he knows very well in his heart that no matter how high a monk's cultivation is, his character is not good, and he will never be respected by everyone.

This made Qi Aotian feel a little grotesque and funny in his heart, could it be an illusion just now? How could Uncle Qin, such a virtuous and respected senior, be similar to someone Gu!

So the simple rural boy was even more respectful: "Uncle Qin, the student is new to here, please introduce it a little, so that the student can familiarize himself with the situation of Tianyuan Academy." ”

Uncle Qin glanced at Qi Aotian again: "Are you a martial arts faction, a scientific research faction, or a miscellaneous cultivation faction?"

Qi Aotian was full of fog, and he didn't know how to do it: "Please also ask Uncle Qin to speak carefully." ”

With that clear look and sincere gaze, even Uncle Qin began to reflect on his first impression, and he also doubted his judgment.

This kid is very polite, could it be that the old man has lost his eyes?

No, try and tempt again.

"The young man doesn't know, the old man will say a few more words, and tell you that you are old, and your memory is not good, and if there is something missing, don't be surprised, young man. ”

"How dare a student. ”

The two of them walked along the aisle and happened to be near the first library of Tianyuan Academy, so Uncle Qin pointed to the library dozens of zhang high and explained to Qi Aotian the biggest difference between Tianyuan Academy and other colleges.

Hundreds of learning inheritance, a long history.

This "white" not only represents the Baixue movement 1,200 years ago, but also represents the education policy of Tianyuan College that has adhered to eclecticism and strived to develop diversified, all-round and multi-industry education policies for thousands of years.

Cultivation is life, life is cultivation, people live in this big world like a stewpot, it is impossible to live a clear life, mortals are mortals, monks are monks.

"1,300 years ago, visitors from outside the heavens inherited the Yuanli system, the threshold for cultivation was extremely low, and the progress of cultivation was extremely fast, at that time, the aura of heaven and earth was full of activity, and there were countless geniuses among mortals. Do you think that's all there is to history?"

Uncle Qin smiled and led Qi Aotian to the library, and at the same time sighed: "Wrong! Big mistake! In the first fifty years, the growth rate of monks was not as fast as recorded in history, and there was an exact record of the Tianyuan Guild Hall that had not yet been divided into Tianyuan Academy and Supreme Sect at that time, and the so-called 'monk blowout' was just compared to the backward immortal Dao system. Including the rookies who had just embarked on the path of cultivation, the number of monks who existed at the same time in that golden age was only nine million. ”

"How is this possible!"

Qi Aotian was suddenly shocked, even in the modern era where the heavens and the earth are barren, everyone can practice, hundreds of millions of people and hundreds of millions of people can cultivate the truth, and that legendary fantastic golden era is only a few million monks.

"How is it impossible?" Uncle Qin pursed his lips, raised his little thumb and despised the young and knowledgeable Qi Aotian, Nunu mouthed, and motioned for Qi Aotian to push the door.

Qi Aotian pushed open the door of the library, respectfully invited Uncle Qin in, and listened quietly to Uncle Qin's explanation.

"There are only two reasons for this. Uncle Qin looked at the dozens of rows of bookshelves, along the spiral staircase, the floors were densely packed, and the entire library had countless classics, which were the greatest wealth accumulated by Lingnan Tianyuan College through exchange, transcription, innovation, and collection for more than 300 years.

"First, at that time, the social structure was in a transitional stage, the society was in turmoil, the people were struggling to make a living, the struggle between sects and feudal dynasties was in full swing, not to mention universal compulsory education, and the literacy rate of the common people was low. It's probably hard for a young man like you to believe that at that time, 10,000 people couldn't find two or three people who could read through books, and they couldn't even read words, so how could they practice?"

Qi Aotian was speechless, after all, the remote village where he was located also had six years of compulsory education, teaching villagers to read and write, he had long regarded literacy as a basic skill, and he couldn't imagine that the world was like this thousands of years ago.

Uncle Qin said hello to the librarian, and then walked into the ancient book collection with Qi Aotian, took out a well-preserved ancient Chinese letter and a translation and spread it in front of Qi Aotian, teaching by word and deed.

Ancient books are three or two pages thin, but translations are as many as a dozen pages.

"Second, it is the conservative thinking of the cultivation sects, and the spread of the Yuanli system has forced the major sects to accept disciples, because if you don't accept them, others will accept them, but if you accept disciples, how to educate them is also a problem.

Although the various sects have converted their own exercises into Yuanli exercises through the method of strengthening the body, the narrative is still word-for-word, obscure, and some places even use a large number of specious blank brushwork (that is, in order to make the whole work more coordinated and exquisite, deliberately leave corresponding blanks, leaving room for imagination) to deliberately improve the style, and also call it "the Tao is not heard, but not heard".

Bullshit!

This practice did little except make it more difficult for the disciples to read through the texts. ”

Qi Aotian glanced at it, and the large piece of 'Qing He Xian' on the copy of the ancient book 'You and Qing... After kissing a few times, "Why is this so?", "It's me, I'm first, I've been here for a long time", "What, for this?", he can pronounce every word separately, and when it can be matched together, he can see that he is not aware of it.

On the photocopy, there are a lot of popular words such as "why are you so skilled?", "how many times have you kissed her", "why is this happening", "it's me, it's me first, obviously it was me first", "why did it become like this", and so on.

The ancient letters looked more concise and clear, but Qi Aotian looked at the translation, but he was more able to outline a clear love triangle in his heart.

"Don't you think the translation is very kind and civilian? Uncle Qin looked at Qi Aotian with a smile.

"Yes. Qi Aotian nodded.

"But at that time, ancient books and classics accounted for ninety-seven percent of the world's cultivation classics!" Uncle Qin let out a sigh, and a trace of exclamation and admiration appeared in his eyes.

"In the 119th year of the Tianyuan Dynasty, Hu Zhenren, Chen Qiansheng, Chen Zhenren, Lu Jielu Zhenren, and other people from the Tianyuan Guild Hall believed that 'the vernacular is the foundation of universal cultivation (universal practice)', and put forward the policy of reforming practice: 'there is no need for classical words', 'it must always be practical and clear, so that people can understand it at a glance', shouted the slogan of 'I write directly and I mean', and advocated vernacular practice.

Liang Yingbing Zhenren even compiled the first vernacular literary practice on behalf of ordinary monks, and placed it in the Tianyuan Hall for members to copy and practice, thus opening a vigorous open source translation, and the first great tide of vernacular Chinese practice appeared, which was known as the 'Baixue Movement' in history."