Be a master through ancient times

What happened to Chu Xiucai?

If he is not included in the chatting topics of the villagers recently, it means that he is already Ultra.But this really can't be blamed on other people's gossip, if you want to blame it, you can blame Chu Xiucai's behavior that is too incomprehensible.

He has stayed in the back mountain to look at the bamboo for several days!I go there at dawn every day, come back at noon, and then go there again, and don't stop working until dinner.

He also brought a big futon, placed the futon in the bamboo forest, and then sat cross-legged, staring straight at the bamboos.

The villagers looked amused, and they had taken turns to watch him on the mountain these days.There was the curious one, who sat with him for more than an hour, but couldn't see anything. Instead, he was attracted by the spring bamboo shoots in the mountains. He went home and took a hoe and dug a big basket back. Before leaving, he threw two sticks to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci silently pulled the bamboo shoots to his side, ready to take them back to eat later.

In the past few days, he imitated the psychologist Wang Yangming's Ge Zhuzi. Although he didn't create a theory of his own, he still gained something.

At the beginning, Wang Yangming insisted on gridding bamboos in his backyard for seven days and seven nights because of Zhu Zi's Neo-Confucianism's adage of "investigating things to achieve knowledge", trying to understand the truth contained in bamboos, and finally fell ill.After he recovered from his illness, he realized a truth, that is, there are too many things in the world, and if one wants to pursue the truth one by one, it will be endless in one's life.Instead of looking for things from the outside world, it is better to start from your own heart, listen to your inner voice, and then do what it thinks.

At the beginning, Chu Ci sat in the bamboo forest, still restless in his heart.He thought, there are only five months left for the country test, why should I waste this precious time sitting here?He wanted to get up and go back to read a few times, but he forced himself to continue sitting here, because if he went back now, not only would he not be able to read the book, but it would make him even more anxious.

Gradually, he continued to stare at the bamboos, at each bamboo tree, at each bamboo leaf, at the green and green bamboo shoots that just emerged in the mountains, and at the withered and yellow old leaves piled up in the forest.A gust of wind blows by, carrying a fresh air unique to the mountains. This air seems to be able to cleanse a person's body and mind, sweeping away all his emotions, leaving only a "quietness".

He began to think carefully about his past life. The unique fast pace of modern times and the glitz and hustle and bustle around everyone have already made everyone lose the ability to enjoy life.After coming to ancient times, in fact, part of his heart still belongs to modern times. When it comes to reading, he can't really concentrate on it. He always thinks about how to maximize the use of all the resources around him.

Perhaps, it's time for him to slow down, learn to read without purpose, and learn to truly understand the truth from the book instead of desperately pursuing other things.

After figuring it out, Chu Ci went down the mountain, he was very satisfied with the peace he felt in the past few days, and even had the illusion that he was about to "become immortal".

Uh, if you can ignore the futon in his left hand and the two bamboo shoots in his right hand.

It turned out that Chu Xiu wanted to eat bamboo shoots!

The villagers who saw it said so, and they all laughed in good faith.In the next few days, people often sent bamboo shoots to his house.

Thinking of the devastated state of the quiet bamboo forest, Chu Ci felt extremely guilty.In the past, Wang Yangming's fault of bamboo made him sick, but he was lucky. It was really a "crime" for him to damage the whole bamboo forest once.

If the villagers knew what he was thinking, they would laugh loudly: Do you think we will easily let go of the gift of nature?Especially fresh and tender bamboo shoots.

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During the township examination, the questions to be done no longer need to be as comprehensive as before.Just like when high school is divided into arts and sciences, in the provincial examination, one of the five classics must be selected as the main scripture, and then work hard to cure the main scripture.

The top five titles in the provincial examination are called Wujingkui, and they must be the most outstanding one among the five classics.Then, based on the four-book questions written by several of them, the solution element was selected.

The Five Classics are Poetry, Book, Ritual, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn.However, because the text of the Spring and Autumn Annals is too brief, what they read now is basically the joint publication of the three biographies of Zuo Shi, Gong Yang and Gu Liang.

The original classic is the Book of Songs. Confucius once said, "He is also gentle and honest, and he teaches poetry."The general idea is that when you arrive in a country, you can know the enlightenment there through the customs.If it is gentle, gentle, and honest, then it must be the result of the teaching of the "Book of Songs".After all, Confucius used the three words "Si Wuxie" when evaluating it. In a word, it means that the three views are correct and there is no evil thought.

The original owner is indeed in the same line as the Chu family, and they are both very kind and loyal, so it is just right for him to choose the Book of Songs.

Although Chu Ci felt that his three views were very righteous, he had to say that he was indeed far from being kind and honest.

Then, it would be inappropriate for him to treat the Book of Songs.The three perspectives are different, and reading will become more and more difficult. When the time comes, "painting a tiger will not be an anti-dog", it will make people laugh at themselves for no reason.

However, his husband, Master Qin, ruled the Book of Songs exclusively.He was also the top poet in their provincial examination, so it can be said that he has a good reputation and made everyone envious.He only accepted Chu Ci as a student in the county school, which made many students who were interested in the Book of Songs very regretful.

If Chu Ci suddenly said that the Book of Songs was dead, and he wanted to learn something else, he would probably be beaten to death by his master.

Moreover, even if the master agrees, then he has to choose another scripture as the scripture.

Those who are gentle and honest learn poetry, those who are familiar with ancient and modern times learn books, those who understand subtleties learn Yi, those who are dignified and respectful learn etiquette, and those who are good at eloquence learn spring and autumn.

According to his modern family inheritance, it is a good choice for him to learn Shangshu. After all, there are so many historical documents in his family, and he will read them when he has nothing to do, and he has read a lot without knowing it.

But in his heart, he was actually thinking about Spring and Autumn.In the past, Confucius cultivated the Spring and Autumn Period, and made the rebellious officials and thieves fearful with his small words of great righteousness.He also likes this brave, upright and selfless spirit.

Warriors read Chunqiu, and there is righteousness in it; literati read Chunqiu, and there is wisdom in it; Xiongxiong reads Chunqiu, and there is power in it.

It can be said that the Spring and Autumn Period laid the cultural foundation for the future. The authors of "The Analects of Confucius" and "Tao Te Ching" were all born in the Spring and Autumn Period.The culture at that time was the most brilliant, and the era of contention among a hundred schools of thought has never come back since then.

Shangshu has a shortcut, and Chunqiu is true love.Chu Ci wants to cry, but Chu Ci is bald, which one should he choose as his own scripture?

Inside the room, Chu Ci was ravaging his own hair, but outside the yard, a few people came.

When Zhong Liyu was carried off from the carriage, he looked curiously at the yard in front of him.A wall made of fence is better than nothing, and you can see what is in the yard at a glance.

"Brother Xiaoyuan!" Suddenly, Zhong Liyu's eyes lit up, and he recognized a figure lying in the haystack, that was his brother Xiaoyuan.

When Chu Xiaoyuan heard the call, he turned his head suspiciously, why did he feel as if he heard the voice of the sticky man calling him?But he couldn't see the outside from where he was, so he turned his head for a while, and then turned his head to continue his egg digging business.

I have to say that he has a deep affection for the chickens at home.He had raised the chickens from fluffy chicks and now they are so big they are laying eggs.

"Brother Xiaoyuan! What are you doing?" The gate of the courtyard was not closed tightly, so Butler Xu let Zhong Liyu break free without paying attention, and ran into the courtyard.

He squatted beside Chu Xiaoyuan and asked curiously, without noticing Chu Xiaoyuan's frozen body and the red ears outside the chicken coop.

"Why are you here!" Chu Xiaoyuan asked angrily, unexpectedly he came uninvited, and most importantly, he saw him poking his buttocks and pulling chicken coops!

"My uncle's letter came here, and there was a letter for Uncle Chu, so I asked Grandpa Xu to send us here." Zhong Liyu said happily, with crooked eyes and two small porcelain white teeth showing in his mouth .

At this time, Mother Chu also came out of the kitchen, and she asked, "Xiao Yuan, who is this tender little doll? I remember that there is no such beautiful doll in the village."

"Grandma Chu, my name is Zhong Liyu, and I'm Brother Xiaoyuan's classmate." Zhong Liyu arched his little fleshy hands and gave a childlike salute, his naive appearance made Chu's mother immediately fall in love with her.

"Oh, you are so sensible! Have you eaten breakfast yet? Grandma has fried pancakes, do you want some?" The way the old man expresses his love for his children is by feeding them.

"Hi, old lady, we're sorry for coming here uninvited." Butler Xu said at the door, as an adult, he can't come in uninvited like a child.

"Are you this doll's grandfather? There is a guest here, and it's too late to welcome you. Come in and sit down, and I'll call my son out to entertain you." Chu's mother is a woman, and she doesn't care about children, but she greets a stranger who is about the same age. People should be taboo. It's okay to say something from a distance, but it's not good to get close.

Chu Guangxin got more than ten acres of land, and these days he was working happily, especially when the village head decided to lend him the cattle in the village first, which made him feel like a fish in water, and went there before dawn.

At this time, there is only Chuci in the family.

Chu Ci went out to look, and saw Steward Xu standing in the yard, Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu had already been brought in to eat.

"I don't know that the distinguished guest came to the door, and I was far away from welcoming him. I hope Butler Xu will forgive me a lot."

"Don't dare to be, I'm a servant of the Kou Mansion, how can I be called a distinguished guest? We came here uninvited and became evil guests, and we invited Chu Xiucai, so don't be offended." Butler Xu said with a smile.

Chu Ci knew that Steward Xu had already been released from slavery. If he hadn't been a slave and couldn't take the imperial examination, he might be a scholar by now.Now that he has a lot of property in his hands, in fact, he can no longer live in the Kou Mansion, but he still calls himself a servant, he is really a loyal person.This also reflects Master Kou's character from the side.

The two sat down in the courtyard, and after a few words, Steward Xu explained the purpose of coming, one was that Zhong Liyu missed his little friend, the other was that Kou Jing's letter had arrived, and there were some Ancheng specialties he had collected.

Their correspondence is relatively frequent, and they have written twice in just over a month.Of course, the main reason is that they were not sent through the post station, but through the caravan organized by Steward Xu.

Chu Ci is still quite strange about making ancient pen pals.He was born on the early train in 1990, and when he was older, he already had a telephone, so he didn't have much experience of sending and receiving letters.

When he was a child, he rummaged around at home, and occasionally found a stack of letters in a wooden box, all signed by his father, and the content was a cryptic and fiery expression of love.It was also from that time that he discovered that his parents, who had been studying academic oceans all day long, were once romantic and affectionate teenagers.

Now, through his contacts with Kou Jing, he can also learn more about the outside world in this era of closed news.

When Butler Xu accompanied Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu out to play, Chu Ci returned to the house and opened the letter.

"Resignation from my brother, good letter. Recently, I have suffered a national mourning, as if the way of heaven is about to collapse, and I feel anxious, so I may be late in replying to the letter. I hope you will forgive me. I heard that my brother is aspiring for the imperial examination, and he is proficient in the four books and five classics. I am very comforted for my brother...but now that the time is approaching, I don't know that my brother can let go of his mundane duties and concentrate on his studies...I hope that my brother can directly win the Guibang, and the Beijing News will be listed in the yellow armor. At that time, my brother will come to congratulate me personally. I look forward to your reply, my respectful brother.”

Kou Jing's words first hinted that Chu Ci will definitely open Enke this year, so he should make early preparations.He also expressed concern about his studies and told him to just ask questions, after all, Kou Jing was once a juren.And then, it seems that he wants to tell Chu Ci that he may be transferred back to Ganzhou Prefecture, otherwise, how can we talk about being close?

Chu Ci thought for a while, pushed the paper and rubbed the ink, and began to reply.

"Brother Mo Mo, you can see the words like meeting..."

He told Kou Jing about his conflicts. It is a big deal to cure the root cause, and it is not easy for him to ask his master, so he can only ask Kou Jing.I don't know what scriptures Kou Jing ruled at the beginning?Judging from his character, it is more likely to rule poetry or rites.