Chapter 36: No money, no gentleman

Style: Historical Author: Great Sage of HetaoWords: 2424Update Time: 24/01/10 13:27:44
The thin, dark man's clothes were covered in patches. Just by looking at his skin, you could tell that they were heavily patched.

And Zhu Yuanzhang took good care of himself. Even if he was dressed in coarse clothes, he could not hide his nobility.

The man was too lazy to talk nonsense to Zhu Yuanzhang and pulled the little girl hard.

shouted,

"You're a little girl, what are you doing out in public?!

Still reading! Can women read? ! Does it have anything to do with you? !

go home! Go learn how to work as a female worker! "

When Lao Zhu heard these words, it seemed as if he was criticizing Sanghuai.

I couldn't help but roll up my sleeves,

The little girl burst into tears, which made people feel uncomfortable.

"Dad! Why can't I study since I'm a girl?!

Why? !

I don’t want to be a girl either? !

But I can't decide! woo woo woo woo! "

"It's true that you are a father. If your child wants to play, he can go."

"Oh, there's nothing I can do about it. I don't think her father is at fault."

"Speaking of which, even if this Capital University wants anyone, it can't be a woman."

“Haha, even though it says so on the flyer, I definitely can’t ask for it!

To put it bluntly, even if it were necessary, who could send a girl to study? Will you never marry again? "

There was a lot of chatter in the crowd,

But no one came out to stop this man. This was a family matter. Besides, what does a father care about his own children?

"Go home! Don't be embarrassed here!

If you dare to go to the Capital University today, I will break your legs! "

The girl stayed where she was. She was determined to go to the Capital University today.

The man's face turned red with anger, and he raised his hand to strike.

Zhu Xiongying frowned.

But a roar exploded on the ground, causing Zhu Xiongying to take back his steps.

"stop!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward angrily.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

The man looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with complicated eyes,

He said helplessly,

"Uncle, I see that you come from a rich family, so don't get involved in the affairs of ordinary people like us.

To put it bluntly, even if I ask this little girl to read, can she read it?

Study, study, we can’t even afford books! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his anger froze.

The crowd around him also fell silent.

Although this man's words are heartbreaking, they are true.

Children from poor families can't even afford books, so why should they talk about studying?

Unlike today, there are many ways to obtain information.

In ancient times, without books, there was no way to learn.

The great scholar Song Lian was in poverty when he was young. He had no books at home, so he could only find someone to borrow them and copy them. His hands were shaking from the cold in the winter, but he still had to finish copying.

This is when Song Lian met a good person.

In most cases, these books are impossible to read.

Leaving behind a son with a thousand gold coins is not as good as leaving behind a son with a fortune.

This sentence is not exaggerated at all, even a book of scripture is more expensive than a thousand gold!

I wish I could be worth a thousand dollars!

Not to mention anything else, after Wang Anshi's political reform in the Song Dynasty, the special textbooks for the imperial examination were changed to "The Three Classics of Justice" and "The Four Books".

All imperial examination questions must be explained in these books.

I saw a sentence in an ancient Confucian book,

You cannot express your own understanding, but you must express the understanding of other great scholars. Only then can you score points.

And if they don’t have this book in their hands, how can children from poor families know how other great Confucians interpret the meaning of the scriptures? !

I can't even guess at this!

This is the predecessor of the eight-part essay.

It can be said that you have entered this circle only if you have a book in your hand.

This book is much more important than the college entrance examination test papers!

Come and go,

Children from aristocratic families with books at home and poor children without books at home,

The difference is clear!

This is the monopoly of knowledge.

The Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty both seemed to use eight-part essay, but in fact the purpose was completely different.

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty used stereotyped writing to create academic cases and turn all Han scholars into nerds.

So convenient for slavery.

Then tomorrow morning eight-legged writing will start.

Could it be that the emperor wants to cultivate a group of people who use eight-legged wood? To help you govern the country?

After all, the rise of stereotyped writing in the Ming Dynasty symbolized that imperial power began to compromise with bureaucratic forces.

In the Ming Dynasty, the format of the article and the bibliography were strictly determined.

Who benefits?

Whoever has the reference book must benefit from it.

Together with the eight-legged essay, children from poor families don’t even have to take the imperial examination. If they do, they will just make up for it.

Studying in ancient times had nothing to do with being poor.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Six Arts of a Gentleman were emphasized.

Shooting, imperialism, etiquette, music, calligraphy, and numbers.

Let’s just say a chariot is the art of riding a horse.

Is horse riding something that ordinary people can enjoy?

There are many explanations for a gentleman,

but,

No one said a thing.

Without money, you are not a gentleman.

If you have money, you are considered a gentleman.

You don't even know how to ride a horse, you don't know the six arts, and you don't know the allusions they say, how can you still be called a gentleman?

Give me a break.

Lao Zhu comes from the lowest level, so he feels deeply about what men say.

I didn't know what to do for a moment.

The man grabbed his girl by force, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, and turned to leave.

"Uncle! Wait a minute! Who said women can't study?!"

A voice like a lark sounded,

Three beautiful figures walked side by side with backlight.

I saw a woman standing in the middle who was about thirteen years old, smart and beautiful.

The women around him are all of the same age, one is gentle and quiet, the other is cute and lively.

These three girls came over, making everyone's eyes light up.

Zhu Yunxi's eyelids twitched wildly, beside Zhu Xiongying,

said softly,

"elder brother,

It's Xu Miaojin, Tang Ling'er and Guo Jue. "

Zhu Xiongying hid his body,

"I saw your brother, block it for me."

These three girls were the three who stood out among the concubines selected by Zhu Yuanzhang for Sun Yat-sen. It was already obvious that they were Zhu Xiongying's wives, and it was just a matter of time before they were brought into the palace.

Xu Miaojin, no need to say more.

Tang Ling'er is the youngest daughter of Xin Guogong Tang He.

In the official history, he was betrothed by Zhu Yuanzhang to his tenth son, King Zhu Tan of Lu.

Zhu Tan has never forgotten his mission as a member of Lao Zhu's family.

As soon as he arrived at the domain, he started refining elixirs, and what he was refining was not the lead elixirs like Brother Zheng.

Zhu Tan, the tenth son, used his childhood virgin to refine human elixirs, which can be described as a beast to the extreme.

When the incident happened, Zhu Tan caused great anger and resentment among the people. If he didn't kill him, the people would not be angry.

Tang Ling'er recommended herself and took the blame for her husband, thus sparing Zhu Tan his life.

And another lively and lovely one is Guo Ying's granddaughter, Guo Jue.

Guo Ying gave birth to her children early, and her granddaughter is about the same age as Zhu Xiongying.

Guo Ying knew that His Majesty was going to choose a concubine for His Highness Shengsun, so he went to the palace on his knees and played the emotional card wildly.

He said that he no longer wanted any military honors and only wanted his granddaughter to be His Highness's concubine.

Lao Zhu was so moved by Guo Ying's tears that he softened his heart. He screened Guo Jue first and found that this girl was very good, so he settled on her.

The man was stopped and complained in his heart.

I don’t know who he offended today, he just wanted to take his girl home, that’s all.

But in front of me, I saw three wealthy daughters.

He came right over as he came menacingly.