Chapter 15: The Three Classics and New Meanings
Mao Zheng listened to Wang Anshi's words, scratched his head with his hand and said, "Actually, I don't have anything to do, I just want to come to see Wang Xianggong." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoOriginally, I wanted to buy some gifts in Jinling City and come back again. But when I got here, I couldn't help but run over. ā
"Just come and see me? It's really good, you accepted it. Many people have come to visit me in the past, but none of them have come to see me purely for a purpose. Even a few people who I thought were friends harbored evil intentions and wanted to assassinate me. Now that I'm gone, no one has come. You can come when you want to come in the future, you don't have to bring any gifts, I pay attention to those things. Wang Anshi said.
"I heard from Our Lady that those who have been high officials have a very bad temper, and as long as there is a little bit of etiquette that cannot be done, those high officials will beat and punish people. I think Wang Xianggong is very kind, and he doesn't want to be a big official at all. Mao Zheng said.
"I'm just a cloth cloth now, and I'm still a big official, of course, there are no rules. Haha, Xiaoyou come into the house with me, you are a guest, how can I treat guests slowly?" Wang Anshi said with a smile.
Mao Zheng was also relaxed when he heard Wang Anshi say this. He also didn't want to be restrained, but he was afraid that he would be blamed by Wang Anshi if he didn't count the courtesy, and now that he saw Wang Anshi so easy to get close, he could rest assured.
Wu Zhongshan saw Wang Anshi and Mao Zheng, one old and one young chatting there, and some were talking and laughing, and he was also amazed for a while. It seems that the disciple of Our Lady is really magical, whether it is the old Zen master of Baoning Temple or the prince in front of him, Wu Zhongshan doesn't even dare to stare at it, and Mao Zheng can talk to them like this.
When Wu Zhongshan looked at Wang Anshi and beckoned him into the house, he just hurriedly excused himself. Wu Zhongshan is like a hard-working old cow, after a lifetime of hard work, he has already exhausted all the sharp energy in his body, and can only follow the whip of his master and walk forward until he exhausts his last strength.
When Wang Anshi saw Wu Zhongshan's appearance, he thought of the countless peasants he saw when he was a local official, and he just sighed and went into the house.
Mao Zheng entered Wang Anshi's room, and the first image that caught his eye was that it was too simple, except for a bed, a desk, and a bookshelf, there was nothing else. And Mao Zheng's second image is chaos, the table is full of manuscripts, and the shelves are piled up with all kinds of documents, but these documents are not neat at all, and they are obviously often read at will.
Mao Zheng saw a bookfolder lying on the table, with a few words written on it, and Mao Zheng read it down, which was the four words "Three Classics and New Meanings".
"Does Wang Xianggong also read? But the books you read are not the same as the books I read. The book I read is called "The Righteousness of the Five Classics", but the book you read is called "The New Meaning of the Three Classics", and it seems that I read more books than you read. Mao Zheng said casually.
Yes, yes, the Five Classics of Justice was compiled by the Confucian Confucian Confucian Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu in the early Tang Dynasty, and it has been a classic Confucian document for hundreds of years. However, my Confucian classics have not changed in the slightest for hundreds of years, and they are inevitably a little old. This "New Meaning of the Three Classics" was compiled by me in recent years, in order to break the conservative and oppressive atmosphere of the imperial court, so that my Confucian knowledge can be opened up and renewed, so that the atmosphere of the world can be changed. Wang Anshi said proudly.
"It turns out that this is written by Wang Xianggong, and that Wang Xianggong is too powerful. I can't even memorize it, and if I were asked to write so many words, I wouldn't be able to stand it. Mao Zheng opened his mouth and clapped his hands and said.
Wang Anshi saw that his life's hard work was praised by others, and his heart was naturally very useful. He believed that even if he was deposed as prime minister, as long as the "Three Classics and New Righteousness" could be handed down, his ideals would be recognized by the world.
"You're still young, and when you're older, that's not enough words. At that point, you'll just hate yourself for not learning enough. So while you are young, you must not waste your time, when you grow up, what you learn will benefit you for the rest of your life. Wang Anshi said.
"Then Wang Xianggong, can I take these books back to read? I promise not to break them. Mao Zheng said.
"Writing is meant to be read, and it's okay if you want to read it. But can you understand it at a young age? Why don't you lay a good foundation and wait two years to read these things? Reading books that are too difficult at the beginning is actually not much beneficial. Wang Anshi persuaded.
Mao Zheng stared at the thick stack of manuscripts, just stuck out his tongue, so many things, it was indeed not something he could read in a moment. But he also wanted to see what the prince he admired would write, so he said, "Then when can I read these books?"
"Well, I'll test you with a few questions. As long as you can pass, I'll let you see it, how about it?" Wang Anshi said with a smile.
Mao Zheng nodded and agreed.
Mao Zheng suddenly remembered that a few days ago, he was making fun of Mr., and felt that Wang Anshi was a learned person, and he must know how to cultivate Haoran righteousness, so he spoke and asked. Because of listening to Wen Xiaohui's words, Mao Zheng thought that Haoran righteousness was the most powerful defensive spell in the world.
When Wang Anshi heard Mao Zheng ask Haoran about righteousness, he fell into thought for a while, looked out the window and didn't answer for a long time.
"Don't you know? If you don't know, I'll just haven't asked. Mao Zheng said.
"I know Haoran righteousness, but it's just that you asked this question at a young age, which surprised me a little. Wang Anshi turned his head and said: "Heaven and earth have righteousness, and there is a great way to do it." The qi of heaven and earth is the qi of Haoran. The law of heaven is round, and the way of heaven is endless, and the way of heaven is the way of heaven and the way of the earth, and the way of movement is that of the still. As long as you do these two things, the aura of grandeur will fill your heart. ā
"I don't understand?" After all, Mao Zheng had only just read a few years of books, and he still couldn't understand these truths.
"Then I'll put it simply, as long as you don't stop seeking, no matter what obstacles you encounter, you have to persevere to the end, this is the way of heaven, and to be upright, to act uprightly, and not to do anything wrong, this is the way. The way of heaven and earth is in my heart, and my heart is heaven and earth. My heart is as open as heaven and earth, and of course I won't run away from anywhere else. Wang Anshi said, and he was in high spirits for a while.
"Although I still don't understand a little, I know that Wang Xianggong must have a heroic righteousness. I believe that as long as I learn from Wang Xianggong, sooner or later I will also have a heroic righteousness. Mao Zheng looked at Wang Anshi's appearance when he said that, and was also attracted by Wang Anshi's indomitable bearing, so he said with reverence.
Wang Anshi said to Mao Zheng, the momentum just now disappeared completely, and the gentleness returned to his face, seeing that he nodded, and then said a "good".