November 22nd, sunny.
Qixin Hall is the largest hall in Huaxi Wenchi, enough to accommodate more than a hundred people.
Today, more than 200 people were crowded into Qixin Hall. It was impossible to sit down. Everyone stood neatly in the hall, waiting for Kong Yi's arrival.
Too many people came, and the carved doors and windows of Qixin Hall were lowered so that the scholars in the porch and courtyard could hear the sounds in the hall.
There were still a few feet away from the porch, and among the crowd, Li Biao complained softly to Wang Zhene: "Brother Wang, it's all because of your procrastination that we can't enter the house."
Du Rumaomo, who lived with them, came to Qixin Hall and should be in the hall at this moment.
Wang Zhene moved his body and said with a wry smile: "Who would have thought that these people would come an hour in advance."
The reason why Li Biao stayed with Wang Zhene was because he visited Kong Yi with the crowd a few days ago. When Kong Yi asked about his studies, he responded with a few words and was praised.
Afterwards, Du Ru congratulated him enviously, saying that he saw Kong Yi writing down his name with a pen, and he was hopeful of becoming an official.
Wang Zhen'e did not follow the crowd to pay homage to Kong Yi. Instead, he invited his friends to soak in the warm pool and visit the mountains and rivers. He had fun like a member of a noble family and did not take the matter of becoming an official to his heart.
This made Li Biao very curious about his identity, and he speculated whether he was a descendant of the Langya Wang family or the Taiyuan Wang family who came in disguise, and he became more and more petty to please him.
At the right time, Yang Anxuan accompanied Kong Yi and others. Kong Yi said, "A scholar must be ambitious, and the road ahead is long and heavy."
This is a sentence from "The Analects of Confucius: Tai Bo". Standing outside the house, Kong Yi's voice inside the house was unclear and intermittent.
"...There are times when scholars are enlightened, and there are also times when they are poor...When they are successful, they govern the country with benevolence and bring peace to the world; when they are poor, they promote benevolence...until death..."
The people standing outside the house pushed forward, and there was a commotion in the crowd. The soldiers who maintained order stood beside him and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. The people standing outside the house became increasingly unable to hear what Kong Yi was saying.
Li Biao was so anxious that he stamped his feet and sighed repeatedly.
Wang Zhen'e said calmly: "Brother Li has got what he asked for. In the future, he will take benevolence as his own responsibility. The road ahead is long and long, so why rush now."
When Wang Zhene said this, Li Biao calmed down a lot and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is right, you should take promoting benevolence as your own responsibility before you die."
After Kong Yi spoke for more than half an hour, there was applause in the room, and Wang Zhen said: "I would like to hear what Governor Yang has to say next."
Taking advantage of someone moving around, Wang Zhene squeezed forward and found a seat near the door in the corridor, waiting for Yang Anxuan to speak.
"The king of heaven and earth is his teacher, and the five human ethics are the same." Yang Anxuan looked at the gathering of scholars and said loudly: "Emperor Wen of Wei called Confucius "the great sage who destined the world and the teacher for hundreds of millions of years." Respecting teachers and valuing education is Etiquette also. "
Yang Anxuan's voice was penetrating and passed clearly into Wang Zhene's ears. Everyone fell silent to hear the young Governor Yang speaking out for the first time.
"Everyone here has a teacher, and Yu's teacher is Che Gong, Marquis of Linxiang. Che Gong was eager to learn, and Nang Ying's night reading was valued by the world. He was a famous Confucian in the world, but it is a pity that he died."
There was a buzz of discussion. Che Yin was forced to death by Sima Yuanxian. Governor Yang openly expressed his dissatisfaction. Could it be that he was dissatisfied with Sima Yuanxian, the ruling minister.
"I remember that the first time Yu met Master Che was at Guozixue. Master Che encouraged him by saying, "Learn it eruditely, interrogate it, think it through, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently." Yang Anxuan said with enthusiasm.
"In May of the 20th year of Taiyuan, Yu Meng did not give up on Master Che. He became his disciple and studied the classics under his tutelage. Master Che said to Yu that when studying, one should "apply what he has learned" and "knowledge and action must be united" to truly study. "
As soon as these words came out, Xun Ge's eyes lit up. Could it be that the words "Yang Taishou" coincided with the ancestor's idea of "learning by doing"? If Yang Taishou was a supporter of Xun's theory, This is a good thing for the Xun family.
Applying what you learn and integrating knowledge with action was proposed by Wang Shouren, a master of psychology in the Ming Dynasty. Yang Anxuan knew that he was young and could only express his inner thoughts through the mouth of his master.
Che Yin was a great Confucian in the world, and what he said in his name was naturally valued by scholars. Moreover, Master Che Yin had passed away, so being a disciple and promoting his teachings could be regarded as respecting his teacher.
"Zi Xia said: "If you are an official and you are good at it, you will learn; if you are good at learning, you will be an official." I know that all the gentlemen are knowledgeable and talented people. This time I intend to recruit the most outstanding among you to serve as officials to serve the court and benefit the people. "
Although they knew in advance that Yang Taishou wanted to recruit talents, hearing him say it himself still made many people smile. Many people shouted impatiently, "I am willing to drive for the Taishou" and "Yang Taishou, I have long been interested in serving as an official." "Serve the country"...
Wang Zhen'e curled his lips as he listened to the sound of boiling porridge beside him, thinking that most people probably thought that from now on they would have no worries about food and clothing, poetry and wine.
After waiting for a while, Yang Anxuan raised his voice and said, "I am deeply impressed by the dedication of the princes to serve the country. I would like to ask, if I give you a county, how should I govern it?"
The atmosphere became lively again. Although the county magistrate was a seventh-rank official, he had to correspond to the upper or lower rank (the third rank of Zhongzheng) to be eligible for the position when he entered the official position for the first time.
Most of the scholars who came here came from poor families, and the vast majority were from the sixth to ninth grades. For example, Li Biao was classified as the seventh grade five years ago. If he could directly serve as a county magistrate, he would really rise to the top.
"Govern by benevolence and righteousness", "Government by doing nothing", "Teach them with benevolence and restrain them by law", the responses are overwhelming and noisy.
Li Biao deeply regretted that he had arrived late. If he had known that Yang Taishou would ask this question, he would have stood in front of Yang Taishou and expressed his political philosophy even if he was not sleeping.
Xun Bozi raised his head proudly and looked at the excited scholars beside him from the corner of his eye. He didn't even bother to compete with these people of humble origins for a pitiful and humble position.
Although the Xun family is not as good as before, it is still a top-grade family. Last year, Xun Bozi got married to the Xie family and married the granddaughter of Xie Zhi, the second brother of Xie An, and was awarded the title of Consort Commander by the court.
For him, Ji Qingwang is the right way to go to the capital, why bother competing with the Han family for food in the counties.
Feng Li held his beard in his hands and thought deeply. This time he led his disciples all the way from Nanyang, hoping to become an official in Yingchuan and Yingyang and show his ambition.
During the banquet two days ago, I took the opportunity to propose to Governor Yang. Governor Yang had already promised that he would have two positions for him to choose from. One was the Chief of the Record Office of the Governor's Mansion, and the other was the Magistrate of the County of Yingyang County.
Both positions have their own advantages and disadvantages. Feng Li was still hesitant. Today, after hearing Yang Anxuan ask the crowd how to govern a county, Feng Li made a decision and took office as county magistrate.
Wang Zhen'e's eyes flickered. If he could help a county, the people would live and work in peace and contentment. They would not pick up items on the road or close their doors at night.
A wry smile appeared on his lips. Since his grandfather's death, the family has been torn apart. He didn't tell his grandfather's name when he came to Yanling this time, so he couldn't even see Yang Anxuan. How could Yang Anxuan leave the county in his hands.
"Yu just said that you should apply what you have learned and combine knowledge with action." Yang Anxuan's voice sounded again, the noise subsided, and everyone listened quietly to Governor Yang's speech.
"The concept of governing the county that you just mentioned is also derived from the book. However, I would like to ask, how many of the princes know how to relieve disasters? How to collect taxes? How do petty officials exploit the people? There are warehouses What kind of bad government is this? How to eradicate the bandits?"
A series of questions were asked, and everyone's heated thoughts cooled down a lot.
Xun Bozi responded: "Mencius said that those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others. These trivial matters will have to be carried out by subordinates. The superiors only need to check the results and make rewards and punishments clear."
Seeing many people nodding in agreement, Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "If the subordinates are deceiving me, how can I detect it?"
Xun Bozi proudly said: "If you are not blind, you will be able to tell if you are deceived."
Xun Ge shook his head secretly. He was a nephew who lacked experience and was arrogant. If he was really allowed to be a county magistrate, he would probably be toyed with by others.
Yang Anxuan did not argue with Xun Bozi, but simply said calmly: "There is a saying among the people that "officials are as clean as water, and officials are as slippery as oil." Many of you here should understand this. "
"That's right, when the servants pay the grain tax, the county officials have to deduct sundries, water, straw bags and freight. Obviously, the tax for one stone must be collected to one stone and two bushels."
"It's not a bad thing for you. You are from Lu County, Qingzhou. When the Wei army invaded the territory, Qingzhou Governor Liu ordered a tax of one stone per ding. There were three adults in Yu's family, but they were forced to pay three dans of corn."...
Complaints fill the sky
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Yang Anxuan hurriedly said: "So if you one day serve as officials for the people, you must be considerate of the people and live with the people."
Everyone responded in unison: "I will obey the prefect's teachings."
Yang Anxuan glanced at everyone and continued: "I know that most of the gentlemen here are not well-off, and even have no food and clothing. How can we change?"
Seeing the eagerness in everyone's eyes, Yang Anxuan knew that everyone had misunderstood what he meant, and laughed and said: "Being an official is one way, but there are more than 500 people gathered in Yanling today. After all, there are only a few people who can become an official. Have you ever thought about using the books you read to change your destiny? You must know that there are thousands of stones of millet in the book, there is a house of gold in the book, and there is a face like jade in the book."
Song Zhenzong Zhao Huan's "Poem to Encourage Learning" has been passed down to later generations, and it has its own motivation to inspire people to make progress. As expected, the three sentences were read out and everyone's eyes were bright. They stared at Yang Anxuan without blinking, trying to learn from his mouth. Know how to get Thousand Stone Millet, Golden House and Yan Ruyu from the book.
Yang Anxuan smiled slightly and said: "My father was the governor of Henan Province. When he was guarding Luoyang, Yu was still young. He only knew how to play and have fun all day long, especially hunting. When it rained in the mountains, I watched the Taoist priests from the Song Dynasty chat with each other very happily. The Taoist priests from the Song Dynasty gave Yu Yu A silk book, Yunjie Paper, Bichun Tea and Yang Jiali are all recorded in the silk book."
Many people have heard the story of Yang Anxuan, and even know that this silk book called "Tiangong Kaiwu" was accidentally burned by Yang Anxuan. Many people have lamented and called Yang Anxuan a prodigal son. Now hearing Yang Anxuan's personal confirmation, they all sighed loudly.
"According to the Taoist priests of the Song Dynasty, the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" was passed down by the Mohists. Unfortunately, the young and ignorant young man burned the book. There are still many rare things in the book that cannot be reproduced in the world."
There was another sigh. Everyone was a scholar. Naturally, they knew that Yunjie paper was better than mulberry paper and Huangbo paper, but it was also much more expensive and could not be used by ordinary people.
Since the advent of Bichun tea, literati and elegant guests have loved to use this fragrant and elegant tea, which is also expensive.
In this way, Governor Yang did get Thousands of Stones of Millet and House of Gold from the book, but such a rare book is rare to find.
"Everyone knows about Yang Jiali. It allows farmers to harvest half the grain and saves animal power. It is a tool that benefits the country and the people. Qin, Wei, Yan and other countries ask for it in large sums of money. Compared with "Small Window" Youju "It's worth it."
Everyone was silent, and many people were thinking about whether there were similar records in the miscellaneous books they had read.
Great men have said that science and technology are the primary productive forces. Yang Anxuan knew that if he wanted to change this era, his biggest reliance was on science and technology.
He knows a lot of epoch-making technologies, but due to the current productivity, most of them cannot be realized. One person is short of wisdom and everyone is wise. If he has inventors like Lu Ban, Liu Ye, and Ma Jun under his command, great things can be expected.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the world regards work as a lowly industry, and you cannot change the secular view in a short time. You might as well open some gaps among the scholars first and create a pragmatic and creative atmosphere.
Thinking of this, Yang Anxuan said: "I promise here that whoever can come up with something that is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood will be rewarded with glory and wealth."
