After the third prince left, Bachelor Meng naturally walked away angrily. However, Fang Qing was still full of resentment, but was suppressed by Song Juren, while Chief Xiao Shan, Chief Xu Shan, and two other Hanlin scholars were

They still didn't leave, obviously they all had something to say. Faced with this situation, Zhang Shou smiled at the fourth prince and everyone who stayed behind.

"When I was a child, I once met a stranger. His surname was Ye. He was an old man who paid great attention to teaching and educating people. He told me a story about what he experienced when passing by a small town. Well, since I want to tell it to everyone

Listen, let me give it a name, and call it "Collecting Three or Five Dou More". Because it's just a story, and there's not much to it. Maybe it's not elegant, but I like it very much."

Zhang Shouxian declared that it was just a story, not an article, and then he paused and slowly recited the article that the teacher had forced them to recite because the teacher liked it so much: "The Wansheng Mihang River Pier is full of moored boats.

An open boat that comes out of the countryside. The boat is loaded with new rice, which weighs the boat down very low..."

While reciting it slowly, he organized the following words and tried his best to remove many things that had distinctive characteristics of the times. For example, he replaced silver dollars and foreign coins with copper coins that were common in those days, and removed the part about foreign rice and noodles.

Replace it with rice shipped from other grain-producing areas, and change the two bureaus that farmers have to go through when selling rice into two tax customs...

Fortunately, he was slow in reciting, and he continued to correct it smoothly without making any major mistakes. However, even so, the atmosphere of joy first and then worry after a good harvest was reflected in his simple words. Listen.

Listening to this, Fang Qing, who was born into a poor family, couldn't help but have red eyes, and some students in Jiuzhangtang whose families were working in farming couldn't help but turn their heads to cover up the sadness on their faces.

Of course, Zhang Shou did not copy the entire article by Mr. Ye Shengtao. After all, the part where the small merchants and hawkers promoted foreign goods echoed the transnational dumping of foreign rice and noodles mentioned above, and brought about a greater

The impact effect is, after all, another matter, and has little to do with the central idea he wants to express at this time.

Therefore, he changed the so-called bank notes into two-thirds of the banknotes, and one-third of them were grain merchants' money. The grain merchants promised that with these IOUs, they could buy money in other nearby shops.

Buy things at a 5% discount.

So, after the harvest, the farmers went to those merchants to buy cloth, salt, and various necessities with their white strips. The white strips they had worked so hard to exchange for grain were exchanged for pieces of cloth and bags in a short while.

After the salt, they were torn to pieces, and even their hard-earned copper coins were added. Finally, when the ship returned, they had only the little money left in their purses.

When he finally said that in order to afford land rent, many people even had to make up for the rice they originally planned to use for food. That sentence about farmers not being able to eat the rice they grew immediately elicited several sighs.

Although there are two famous lines from "Silkworm Woman" that have been passed down through the ages, "Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm raisers", there are also two lines from "Sympathy for the Farmers" that are known to everyone among scholars, "Who knows?

"Every grain of Chinese food is hard work." But the poems are concise and abstract, but the stories are vivid and concrete. At this time, Zhang Shou talked about it, and the appeal was naturally even greater.

Moreover, Zhang Shou tried his best to change as little or even none of Mr. Ye's very distinctive dialogues. When he finally recited the complete text, he could see that the officials in the East Palace around him were like clay carvings and wood sculptures.

People were secretly wiping the corners of their eyes, some sighed and shook their heads, and some looked embarrassed, as if they felt they shouldn't stay...

Among all the portraits, the fourth prince stood out in particular, because his face was full of anger. Born in the palace, the greatest injustice he had ever suffered in his life was just like the third brother, he suffered the same abuse from his other two brothers.

Bullying and contempt are nothing more than following the influence of the palace servants. Even if they go to the countryside or work in the fields, they always feel that after the hard work, they are rewarded.

The words "grains are cheap and farmers are hurt" had never shaken his soul like this.

But the reactions of those imperial servants who also did not leave were even more dull. After all, at their core, they were not scholars, and they did not have some false sensibility - the kind of people who had three wives and four concubines in their private lives.

While enjoying luxury, when seeing the misery of the common people, they would shed tears and sigh. It was the scholars, not them, who lamented the hardship.

The imperial servants are used to hard work and hardship, and they know that the scenes after the harvest that Zhang Shou mentioned are indeed true. But in their minds, this is how things are in the world, and they have long been tempered by the indifferent world.

A cold heart.

If the royal servant is so sentimental, is it still a sharp blade in the king's hand?

"What's there to say? Rich and poor, noble and lowly, birth, old age, sickness and death. If you look at it too much, you'll be blind..."

Hua Qi, who has sharp ears, heard someone among her group muttering. She saw that Zhu Ying, Zhang Chen and others were only standing far away and did not come around, but they clearly heard Zhang Shou's words because the eldest lady was asking there, after the harvest.

Is it really so miserable? He also had a difficult time in the sea and shook his head with a wry smile, and then quietly walked forward, intending to interrupt Zhang Shou's education on worldly affairs.

For the fourth prince, it is important to know the sufferings of the people, but it is not necessary to only know the sufferings of the people. Poor people are born in poor mountains and rivers, and this saying is not just talk, but a reality. Poor people must sometimes have problems.

What a hateful thing!

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not here, if the fourth prince goes back and tells his brother that the two brothers were really deceived by Zhang Shou into thinking that ordinary people are diligent and honest, then there will be a big problem! You know, in this world, whether it is an official or a small person,

Most of the people fear power rather than virtue, and are not purely obedient people!

But at this moment, he only heard Zhang Shouchifeng change his words: "When I heard Mr. Ye's story, I just thought that the low price of grain hurt farmers and the grain merchants were hateful. But after tasting it carefully, I felt that

That's not the case. It was only later that I thought that if part of the government's tax collection had to collect money, it would not only be of no benefit to the farmers, but would actually add to the burden."

"It is said that there is no business without treachery, and there is no business without treachery. But in a good year, the world has a good harvest, and the market is full of grain. How can it be sold at a high price? Grain merchants with insufficient capital may not have enough money to collect grain? Moreover,

If there happens to be a cross-border business, or there is a relationship with other stores that can be used to exchange goods, are those IOUs that can be cashed in, considered cunning or beneficial? "

Seeing that the fourth prince was completely confused, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "Some people like to say that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, but I like to say that some things cannot be arbitrarily determined. Well, I met Mr. Ye at that time

At that time, I also met another Mr. Zhou, and he also told me another story."

Casually putting the story of Lu Xun's "Medicine" into the context of Taizu's uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shou saw that the fourth prince was shocked, and even the other two bachelors of the Hanlin Academy suddenly became pale.

Change. After Xiao Shanchang and Xu Shanchang looked at each other for a while, Xiao Shanchang stepped forward.

"The Mr. Ye and Mr. Zhou that Academician Zhang mentioned are quite interesting people. If there is a chance, I would like to meet them and ask them for advice."

After speaking to Zhang Shou like this, Chief Xiao Shan turned to the Fourth Prince and said solemnly: "Fourth Prince, the two stories of Zhang Shou, one is about farmers who work hard all year round but have no food and clothing, and the other is about ordinary people.

They don’t understand the righteousness of expelling the Tartars, and they don’t ask for medical treatment when they are sick, but they spend a lot of money to buy steamed buns with human blood from anti-Yuan righteous people in an attempt to cure terminal illnesses. They are completely ignorant!”

"In fact, most people in the world are like this. They have a diligent and simple side, a cunning side, a disobedient side, a callous side, and a herd or even blind obedience. It is absolutely impossible to generalize."

Regarding the warning from Chief Xiao Shan, the fourth prince hesitated slightly, and then he went to see Zhang Shou out of habit. But at this moment, Lu Sanlang's voice came from behind him: "Mr. Xiao's words mean, just

Just like there are good people and bad people in the world?"

Lu Sanlang deliberately understood his words in such a simple and crude way, which made Chief Xiao Shan feel a little headache. However, he was profound in knowledge, but he would not be led into a ditch by the Chief of Jiuzhang Hall.

At that moment, he smiled happily and said: "Lu Gaoyuan, your understanding is only half right. Confucius said that the people can be controlled by it, and they cannot be controlled by knowing it. This is what he is referring to. Since many people are stupid, it is

Education should be strengthened!”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shou suddenly showed an expression of interest. Because in the Spring and Autumn Period, all readings of this sentence were passed down orally. Later, with the advent of printing, this thing was not printed in books, so how should this sentence in the Analects be?

The sentence fragment is still talked about by countless experts and scholars until later generations.

After Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, in addition to promoting Arabic numerals, he also promoted the set of punctuation marks of later generations. As a result, the Analects of Confucius had punctuation marks, but Emperor Taizu probably did not read it carefully. Therefore, in the official Analects of Confucius,

After all, that sentence is still punctuated with the most common sentence readings according to the commentaries in "Analects of Confucius" and the like.

Therefore, at this time, Chief Xiao Shan said this in public. The two bachelors of the Hanlin Academy frowned immediately. One of the elders immediately stood up and scolded: "Obviously it is for the people to follow it but not to know it. It is for the saints."

The Tao is profound and difficult for people to understand, so we have this interpretation. How could you misinterpret the book of the sages like this!"

Chief Xiao Shan's expression immediately turned cold: "Why did I misinterpret it? Looking at the Analects of Confucius, the statements in it all express love for the people. How could there be such an idea that the living people cannot be taught or learned?"

"This is the punctuation model of The Analects set by Emperor Taizu himself!"

"Emperor Taizu didn't even have time to read it from beginning to end. It was clear that the compiler at that time did not know the original intention of the sage and misinterpreted it wantonly, which deceived Emperor Taizu and poisoned future generations! It should be noted that there is also this sentence in the Analects: 'The son is suitable for guarding, and Ran has servants.

The Master said, "Commons!" Ran You said, "Since we are commoners, how can we add more?"

When Chief Xiao Shan said this, his face was filled with anger, and his voice was almost like a roar: "If the saint thinks that the people cannot know it, then why should he teach it? If it weren't for this nonsense commentary, it would be respected by the whole country.

A certain examiner even dismissed the candidates for this, and I would not have vowed in anger that I would never enter an official position in my life, and I would be ashamed to associate with some ignorant people!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shou was already sure that if he didn't stop it, there would definitely be a battle between Mars and the Earth - after all, in future generations, just because of these words, there might be a war of words, not to mention everything.

Quoting scriptures now?

He did not want his place to become a place for two celebrities to debate classics, so before a certain bachelor who was so angry could fight back, he suddenly coughed heavily and said: "Fourth Prince, in fact, that old Mr. Ye,

And Mr. Zhou, he told me a lot of stories, do you still want to hear them?"

"Of course, they are all little stories told orally, and they are not worthy of the attention of famous people."

The fourth prince just watched Xiao Shanchang suddenly quarreling with others, but he thought in his heart that Zhang Shou had used this sentence to criticize the Confucian scholar at the Sutra Banquet last time, and later when he was lecturing to him and his third brother.

, I once mentioned that this short sentence can be broken up in many ways, but the way it should be depends on your own understanding.

Therefore, Zhang Shou suddenly did not judge the argument between Xiao Shan and Chang, but changed the topic, which he thought was normal.

But he was not the third prince, and he had no intention of upholding justice between Chief Xiao Shan and the bachelor. He immediately said with a smile: "That's great, I'd like to hear more about it!"

And Lu Sanlang had just been hiding aside to make a joke for Xiao Shanchang. When he saw that the person was really angry at Genzheng Miaohong, a bachelor candidate who was born in the Hanlin Academy, he couldn't help but increase his evaluation of the person, so he opened his mouth to be a peacemaker.

: "If you two gentlemen have any disagreements, you might as well have a good discussion in a calm manner. It would be ugly to quarrel here. Please give my teacher some sympathy and calm down your anger for a while."

When Lu Sanlang said this, the senior bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was immediately speechless. He glanced at Chief Xiao Shan hatefully, and then stiffly bowed his hands to the fourth prince and Liu Zhiyuan and Lu Wan, but did not say anything to apologize.

He walked away with a puff of his sleeves. As soon as he left, the other bachelor's student in his early thirties would not stay any longer. He squeezed out a smile and said a few words of courtesy before leaving in a hurry.

As soon as they left, Chief Xiao Shan, who had just become furious, felt bored and simply left. Chief Xu Shan left behind to say a few words on his behalf, vaguely mentioning that Chief Xiao Shan had given up his name in the examination room but had not done so.

He refused to be an official, so he finally decided that the matter was an academic dispute and resigned.

As soon as they left, and everyone else left, the astronomical and mathematical talents had also left long ago. Looking at everyone, they were all his own people. The fourth prince felt as if he had been released from the birdcage and cheered happily.

.

"It's rare that Third Brother doesn't want me to go back to class together. Teacher, don't tell me later, tell me now! When I go back, I will retell it to Third Brother exactly as it is... I can tell stories!"

Faced with such a naughty kid who let himself go, Zhang Shou stared at him with interest for a while, then he chuckled and said, "Are you really sure you want me to tell you now? Do you remember?"

Seeing the Fourth Prince beating his chest loudly, he finally laughed and said: "Okay, I'll tell you another story. This story is called "Scarecrow"." Haha, I want to see you, a naughty boy with an optimistic nature.

, what was his reaction when he listened to this dark fairy tale full of metaphors! I think back then, when he read the unabridged version outside the textbook, he was deeply depressed... Of course, it’s not just Ye Shengtao’s. A lot of stories in Andersen’s fairy tale collection are all about treatment (
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