Lu Yanchen continued: "During the Longde period, there was a school of doctrine in the DPRK, led by Zhong Qingsheng, a scholar at that time, known as the Zhong School. The philosophy of the Chung School of Doctrine holds that the people can make it happen, but they can't make it known. They believed that the concept of 'a woman's lack of talent is virtue' was applicable to the general public, so there was a storm of banning liberal arts schools at that time, believing that liberal arts schools that were open to ordinary students were a hidden danger to the state. ”

Ye Qianhuai asked: "They think that the people should be ignorant, is it right?" ”

Lu Yanchen nodded and emphasized: "Ordinary people. ”

For example, the shopkeeper of this pastry shop just now, in Zhong Pai's opinion, he only needs to master the skills of making dim sum, he doesn't need to be able to memorize epic scriptures, and he doesn't need to understand the nine chapters of arithmetic to let him survive. For the ruling class, the more books the common people read and the more knowledge they master, it will only make the people see things they should not see and think unnecessarily. And these thoughts will bring about unstable changes. In the eyes of the Zhong faction, this change is a crisis for the imperial court. ”

Ye Tianhuai thought carefully about the concept that Lu Yanchen said, although she had never had such an idea, but she had to say, think about it, this kind of doctrine has its truth.

"What do you think, sir? Does the gentleman think the Chung school doctrine is desirable? ”

"Have you heard the story of Lotte and his wife Liang Jinghong?" Lu Yanchen asked rhetorically.

Ye Qianhuai nodded: "It's a pair of beautiful women with eyebrows on the case." Lotte was once an official to the prime minister, and left a lot of poems, is a great talent through the ages. His wife Liang Jinghong is also one of the few female poets in history, and she deserves to be the first of the four talented women. ”

Liang Jinghong is the author of "Jinghong Collection", but few people know that this poetry collection was not compiled by Liang Jinghong, but edited by Lotte Jushi on behalf of him, and it was printed by him, and he even wrote many poems to praise his wife's talent. In his eyes, there has never been such a thing as 'a woman is virtuous if she is not talented'. Lu Yanchen paused and said, "This is because he himself is a talented poet, and he is not worried that his wife's talent will overshadow him, but hopes that she also understands poetry and books and can communicate with him." ”

"Childe, if the person Liang Jinghong married is illiterate, his life is firewood, rice, oil and salt all day long, and he can't understand what poems she chants. At that time, her talent was a sin. Lu Yanchen stopped, looked at Ye Tianhuai, and said, "The way of the monarch is the same. ”

"When people read more, they will know etiquette and observance, but they will also put forward their own opinions on the court situation. At best, it is a hundred schools of thought contending, which can promote the development of all walks of life. At worst, to talk about the government is to defy the power of heaven and will shake the stability of the imperial power. Whether it is good or bad, it is not in the people, but in the king. If the monarch is well-informed, open-minded and tenacious, he will be able to suppress the students of the world, and bring forth the new from the hundreds of schools, and there will be no harm in all the benefits. However, if the monarch is weak and incompetent, not only will he not be able to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of these miscellaneous theories, and he will not be able to make the right choice, but he will even be suspicious of the capable ministers, and in the end the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Speaking of which, his opinion on the doctrine of the Zhong School is already self-evident.

"I don't think that today's saints need to be afraid of their subjects, let alone adopt the Zhong faction to govern the people." Lu Yanchen looked at Ye Tianhuai, the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, and said, "Because with today's holy knowledge, courage and mind, there is no need to fear anyone. ”

Under his praise so much, Ye Tianhuai almost subconsciously wanted to shirk it.

Lu Yanchen stopped, interrupted her, and said with a sparkling gaze: "My student, I know best. ”

His expression was determined, which made it difficult for Ye Tianhuai to refute, but he was a little ashamed.

Then, Lu Yanchen took his eyes off Ye Tianhuai, looked at the street behind him, and said, "Childe, we have arrived." ”

Ye Tianhuai followed his gaze, and at the corner of the crossroads, there was a doorpost with a shiny plaque and a gold-inlaid façade, on which hung four square characters-

Huisheng pawn.

Ye Tianhuai and Lu Yanchen glanced at each other, and the two walked in one after the other.

The pawnshop hall is not large, and there are no customers at this time. Only behind the tall counter sat a lanky fellow, who looked to be about thirty or forty years old, with a not-so-thick goatee. He was carefully studying a piece of jade that had just been brought in, and when he heard that there was a visitor, he immediately put the piece of jade into the drawer, and looked at the door with a dignified expression.

The moment he saw Lu Yanchen, his expression suddenly relaxed again.

Lu Yanchen obviously knew him too, he walked to the cabinet and said, "Old Fang, leave a note and make an appointment to meet the eagle head." ”

After speaking, he looked sideways at Ye Tianhuai and said, "Childe, token." ”

Ye Qianhuai stepped forward, took out the gold medal from his waist, and put it on the counter.

The shopkeeper named Lao Fang quickly looked Ye Tianhuai up and down, and then took the gold medal and looked back and forth.

After checking it, he pushed the gold medal back in front of Ye Tianhuai, and said to Lu Yanchen: "You just happened to come, he is here today, you can go in and find him yourself." ”

With that, he glanced at the inconspicuous wooden door at the back of the hall.

Lu Yanchen thanked him, Ye Tianhuai also owed, and then followed Lu Yanchen to the backyard.

Lao Fang's eyes followed Ye Tianhuai all the way, until her figure disappeared behind the door, he touched his beard thoughtfully, took out the jade from the drawer, and concentrated on studying it.

The backyard of this pawnshop is not large, but the small building in the backyard is rarely four stories high. The two-foot square courtyard is surrounded by this circle of four-story small buildings, which looks a little cramped, and standing in it has the feeling of watching the sky at the bottom of a well.

The backyard layout is also a bit quirky. The first floor of the main house has only three walls, and the side facing the courtyard is completely open, and you can see at a glance the eight stout wooden pillars and the rafters on the top of the first floor. The room is similar to the main hall of ordinary people's houses, the God of Wealth is offered on the case, the plaque on the top is inscribed with the four big characters of "Wuhua Tianbao", there is a table of four immortals and two Taishi chairs in front of the case, and two rows of coffee tables and wooden chairs are set up on the side.

What was unusual was that at this moment, a square groove had opened in the ground in front of the table of the Four Immortals, and a wooden bracket with a small leg high stretched out from the ground, looking like a miniature water wheel shape from a distance. A man in a gray robe, with his trouser legs high and a pair of straw sandals with his back to the yard, was squatting in front of the machine with a tool that he didn't know the name of, tinkling and tinkling.

Hearing someone walk into the courtyard, he said without looking back: "It's rare to see you bring people here, Xiao Lu." ”

After saying that, he stopped what he was doing, stood up, and patted the dust on his hands. He is about the same height as Ye Qianhuai, but his figure is very different from the thin Ye Tianhuai. He was born with broad shoulders and narrow waist, strong and powerful, and straight green tendons could be faintly seen on his exposed arms and calves, and he looked like a martial arts practitioner.

The man, who was called the "eagle head" by Lu Yanchen, turned around, smiled at Lu Yanchen with a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, and then looked at Ye Tianhuai with a pair of black eyes.

Ye Tianhuai was like being hit by five thunders, and she subconsciously blurted out: "Tao Erlong?!" ”

(End of chapter)