Chapter 599: The Magical Use of Punctuation Marks
Meng Xifan was very happy to see this, but also had a headache. There were too many people, and he didn't know where to place them.
Finally, Ying Zheng built a palace in the palace to greet these people.
The fact that people from various schools of thought can come this time shows that they have begun to identify with the imperial court, which is a happy thing for Ying Zheng.
In order to show that I welcome them very much. For the first time, a palace was given up for everyone to use, and the palace was renamed Wenyuan Pavilion.
After the members of the various schools of thought learned about this, they all felt a great sense of vanity.
Of course, they also abide by the rules in the forbidden areas of the palace and will not run around at will.
On this day, three big shots came, they were Zhou Shu, Tang Bing and Wu Shi.
After the three people reported their homes, Meng Xifan, the Ministry of Education and other important figures personally greeted them.
After Ying Zheng found out, he brought some important ministers to visit him in person.
Such hermit masters have appeared, which only shows that the Ministry of Education is very well established and very successful. Otherwise, how could it attract hermit masters to come out.
That day, Ying Zheng had a long talk with Zhou Shu and others all night long.
It would be fine if we didn't talk about it, but once they talked about it, Zhou Shu and the others felt that they had misunderstood Ying Zheng. They used to think that Ying Zheng was cruel and unkind and not a benevolent and righteous monarch.
Now I know the reason why Ying Zheng did this is actually to unify China, but the method was a bit extreme, and no one dared to remind him, he finally became a tyrant.
But the appearance of the emperor's master reminded Ying Zheng, which made Ying Zheng know that there were things that could be done better.
This made the three of them couldn't help but think, if the three of them had gone down the mountain earlier to explain the stakes, could they have changed the First Emperor's mind earlier?
In the end, all three of them thought it was impossible, but one thing was gratifying. The First Emperor was a person who was willing to accept new things and was willing to learn.
The First Emperor even took out Qin An's teaching materials, but some of the contents were changed, such as the dynasty and author of the poem.
After the three people saw the textbook, some were excited, some shook their heads, and some smiled bitterly. Everyone's expression was different, because there were too many books, some deep and some shallow, causing their expressions to change from time to time.
What Zhou Shu got was mathematics. When he saw the content in mathematics, he was helpless at first. It was too simple.
But the more you read down, the more surprised you are. From simple to difficult, it is easy for people to accept, especially those formulas that can be used to quickly help with settlement by using other numbers.
There were also tables, multiplication tables, the Pythagorean theorem, etc., which made him forget that there was Ying Zheng and two friends beside him.
"Genius, really a genius. Even I don't know a lot of the content in this book, which makes me feel very ashamed." Zhou Shu said while reading.
Tang Bing and Wu Shi were helpless about this.
It's just that what they got was Chinese. After reading the Chinese, they admired the poetry very much. They said it was an eternal quatrain, and it was very concise and easy to understand.
However, I do not agree with some of the articles in the text, because they are all written in vernacular and do not have the pleasure of reading and interpreting sentences.
Ying Zheng directly told everyone that although it is interesting to learn to read and write sentences, you must first learn to read and write. If you don't even know the words, how can you learn to read and write?
Everyone is very ashamed to say this. Although it is interesting to learn Chinese and Chinese characters, in many cases a word can have many meanings. Who can guarantee that the translation is correct?
These words made the three of them feel a little ashamed.
However, Tang Bing and the others claimed that they found punctuation marks in the textbook, which surprised him very much and asked Ying Zheng what it meant.
Young Master Gao on the side explained that he had been with Qin An for more than a year and learned a lot of skills. He came out this time to formulate teaching materials.
This textbook is not only for designated elementary schools, but also for junior high schools, high schools, and universities.
Now the three of them are only given elementary school courses. Qin An is only given elementary school courses, not junior high school courses.
Give.
In order to prove the usefulness of punctuation marks, Gongzi Gao wrote a sentence to them: On rainy days, guests are welcome, and on days, I am not a guest.
Because there was no punctuation mark in the middle, Tang Bing said: "It's a rainy day, a guest's day, do you want me to stay or not?"
"Yeah, not bad." Wu Shi replied.
Zhou Shu put down his book at this time and wanted the other mathematics book, but was stopped by Gongzi Gao.
"Mr. Zhou, you might as well take a look at this sentence and see if you can read any other meaning from it?" the young master said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhou Shu had no choice but to give up the idea of continuing to read the math book. He came directly to the table, glanced at the writing on the table, and said, "On a rainy day, it's a guest's day, whether you want me to stay or not? Isn't this a normal saying? ?
Wait, no, you can still read it like rainy day, guest day, stay me, not stay? "
Tang Bing and Wu Shi's expressions changed, and they both looked at the content on the paper and read it silently, as if it was really like this.
"Wait a minute." Zhou Shu said again, "I think you can still read it like this: On a rainy day, you will be a guest, and God will stay with me or not. You can also read it this way: On a rainy day, if you stay with a guest, will you stay with me? Stay!
It’s interesting, it’s so interesting. There are so many variations in these few words. It’s so interesting. "
Gongzi Gao said: "This is the wonderful use of punctuation marks. Each punctuation mark has its own meaning.
So please don’t ignore this punctuation mark, especially when you are reading and hyphenating. A sentence has multiple meanings, and who knows who is right and who is wrong.
The most important thing is the works of the three elders. There may be a difference between those without punctuation marks and those with punctuation marks.
I want to print and sell the works of the three elders, so that students can clearly understand the contents of the three elders' works.
Instead of asking people to explain several meanings in one sentence when they are reading and deciphering words.
In addition, I hope it can be divided into two types: vernacular and classical Chinese, one for common people and the other for scholars, especially a group of great Confucians. "
Zhou Shu and the others were a little moved. Each of them had a work, but the only people who knew about it were them and their disciples.
They also want their works to be immortal.
"Okay. I promise you." Zhou Shusuan said first, "But I have to stay here and read all these textbooks."
"No problem." Ying Zheng said, "Not only the books here, I will also print out books from hundreds of schools of thought for everyone to read together.
As long as you feel that this book can be printed, the imperial court will fund the printing for you. If any inadequacies are found, the book will be revised if it can be revised. If it cannot be revised, it will be abolished. "
"Your Majesty is wise."
"I will also build a large library. Everyone can read the books in this library, but they cannot be borrowed." Ying Zheng said.
The third elder said excitedly again: "Your Majesty is wise."
