Chapter 8: The Controversy over Poetry and Books
Lin Haotian's reaction was so big, it was also expected by Lin Ruofeng, in ancient times, everything was inferior, only reading was high, even the Tang Dynasty, where the martial arts were the most prosperous, could not be avoided. Lin Ruofeng took a deep breath, can he succeed in convincing Lin Haotian to do this in one move, if he wants to face the Four Books and Five Classics all day long, and not collapse immediately, if he really has this passion, it is not a big problem to want to go to a book or even a famous university with his own intelligence, why do you want to be a soldier, isn't it to get rid of studying?
Erchen believes that no matter how good he is, he does not mean that he can govern the country well, especially the so-called Four Books and Five Classics. "In fact, Lin Ruofeng also wants to add a Confucius behind him, a whole Confucianism that has plagued for thousands of years, people in previous lives know that Confucius's [Analects] [Spring and Autumn] is indeed the best choice for self-cultivation, but it is simply nonsense to govern the country, and it will bring disaster to the country and the people. But these must not be said, and if you say it, I am afraid that it will be counterproductive and will be shot to death.
As soon as these words came out, Ding Qun and Lin Haotian were stunned, in ancient times, reading well meant a qiē, taking the top prize, and being a big official was all obtained through the guò exam, otherwise how could there be a sentence that everything is inferior only to study high. Lin Ruofeng's words, if not a big rebellion, at least it is a big disapproval of the world
Lin Hao was innocently angry, pointing at Lin Ruo's anger and almost speechless, "Rebel, do you know what you're talking about?"
But now that he has said this, Lin Ruofeng has also let it go. Confucius was a sage, but he couldn't even keep his own country, what else could the so-called scholars do besides reading and tell them to judge cases? Or could they let the people of a county live a prosperous life? I don't think they can be, since ancient times, they have been useless scholars, and they can manage the country if they are against poetry, this is probably a big joke!"
Lin Ruofeng spit out all the sullen anger in his heart in one breath, everyone in his previous life knew that judges had to study law in order to make correct rulings, and if an author, even if he was a particularly talented author, let him become a judge, I am afraid it would only be a big joke! It is a shame that ancient China could use this system so stupidly for thousands of years.
Lin Haotian and Ding Qun wanted to take a look, but they both saw extreme shock in each other's eyes, and they couldn't believe that a ten-year-old child could say such shocking words.
Ding Qun was the first to react, and he groaned in his heart, stopping Lin Haotian, who was about to teach Ren Yaoyao a lesson, and said to Lin Ruofeng in a deep voice:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows the consequences of saying these words, and where did His Highness learn this knowledge, and I haven't seen His Highness read any books. ”
"I never think that only the nerds who can read the books of the sages can make much contribution to the country, and I don't think that a group of nerds who can only die reading can make the country rich and strong, I admit that although there are some scholars who can rejuvenate the country, but after all, it is a minority, and it may not be bad if you don't read, as for this knowledge, I read books when I have nothing to do, of course, my position to explain, I am not saying that books are useless, the books that have been handed down are the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors, reading can allow us to summarize the experience of our predecessors, can broaden our horizons, cultivate our sentiments, and take many detours。 But it is better to believe in books than no books, and you can't take reading as the only way out, especially you can't just read those sage books, sage books are used to teach people, not to govern the country and defend the country, fighting wars depends on the art of war, and governing the country depends on the law, I think the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before the Qin Dynasty burned books and pit Confucianism and the Western Han Dynasty respected Confucianism alone.
Lin Ruofeng's words made Lin Haotian and Ding Qun stunned, Ding Qun fell into contemplation, and seemed to have some feelings, after a long time, Ding Qun stroked his beard, seemed to have made some decisions, and said firmly:
"Your Highness, as you said, it's useless to read to death, but it's not okay not to read, as long as Your Highness can prove that it's not that you can't read, but now that Your Highness has met the basic knowledge requirements, and you need to supplement other knowledge, I can help Your Highness persuade the Emperor and let His Highness learn the art of war," Ding Qun turned to Lin Haotian and said:
"Your Majesty, I see that His Royal Highness's thoughts are not useless, but he has his own unique views on the governance of the world, and His Royal Highness has now convinced me, I don't know what the Emperor wants?"
Lin Haotian was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Ding Qun to agree with Lin Ruofeng's opinion, he pondered for a while, now it seems that those officials selected by the imperial examination are indeed relatively poor. Some are not as strong as those who have been exceptionally promoted to semi-literacy, they have been familiar with the Hundred Classics since childhood, the Four Books and the Five Classics, in the face of a huge country, it is really a dog biting a hedgehog, and there is no way to speak, although there is a thousand helplessness in his heart, but because of his absolute confidence in Ding Qun, Lin Haotian also made a far-reaching decision.
"Okay, as long as Feng'er can pass Ding Aiqing's exam, I will allow you not to study the Four Books and Five Classics, but to learn the art of war from Ding Aiqing. ”
Lin Ruofeng's heart jumped, and he picked up all his spirits, success or failure in one fell swoop.
Ding Qun raised his head and glanced inside the main hall, skimmed the small trees swaying in the wind outside the window, frowned, and finally stopped his gaze on a landscape painting.
"Then Your Highness will use this painting as the title for your poem. ”
Lin Ruofeng suddenly flashed the poem he learned in elementary school in his mind, but he was a little hesitant in his heart, in his previous life, he liked to imitate the ancients and made many small poems, but he felt average, if he took it out, it was estimated that it would be dangerous to pass the test, forget it, it is better to have a conscience to take care of it, Lin Ruofeng was a little helpless, so he could only plagiarize.
Looking at the mountains from afar,
Listen to the water silently,
Spring flowers are still there,
People are not surprised when they come.
I didn't expect His Highness to be a genius, it seems that His Highness really doesn't need to learn the Four Books and Five Classics. ”
Ding Qun was really surprised, he was originally going to let him pass as long as Lin Ruofeng could write poems, even if the level was general, but he didn't expect Lin Ruofeng, who had always been silent in literature, to be so amazingly talented, no wonder he couldn't listen to it in class, and now his literary skills have already reached a relatively high level.
Lin Haotian was also a little relieved, and said three good words in a row, it seems that there is no endless road, and his only son can finally make him happy.
Lin Ruofeng couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, plagiarism is not a glorious thing after all, fortunately, Lin Haotian and Ding Qun are more happy, but when his face is full of excitement, if he asks, I'm afraid Lin Ruofeng will find a crack in the ground to get into.
"Okay, from today on, Ding Aiqing, you can call him the art of war, as for other things he wants to learn, you can also teach him, I want to see, whether it is better to respect Confucianism alone or a hundred schools of thought!" Lin Haotian smiled and said to Lin Ruofeng: "Your teacher Ding Qun is well-read, knows astronomy, knows geography, is obscure, strange and obscene, and knows everything, as long as you encounter someone you don't understand, you can basically find the answer if you want Ding Aiqing to ask for advice." ”
Lin Ruofeng was overjoyed, not only persuaded Lin Haotian to agree that he no longer had to be devastated by chewing words, but his teacher was also knowledgeable, and it seemed that many of his things could be achieved with his help. "It's my father!"