The next day, Zhang Yue carried his luggage and reported to Taixue University.
There are nine hundred people in Taixue, with a total of thirty fasts, and each fast has five thresholds (rooms). To put it bluntly, there are six people in one fasting room.
Zhang Yue followed Ouyang Xiu's suggestion and entered Jinshizhai.
After Zhang Yue arrived at Jinshizhai, he originally wanted to find Cai Que, who had great supernatural powers.
However, Zhang Yue was disappointed to see Huang Haoyi before he found Cai Que. Huang Haoyi saw Zhang Yue's enthusiastic face and said: "Sanlang, I just asked Senior Brother Cai to find a house for us."
Zhang Yue was very reluctant to stay in the same apartment with Huang Haoyi in the future days of Taixue, but who knew that Huang Haoyi was so enthusiastic, Zhang Yue had no choice but to live with it, thinking about finding an excuse to move out one day.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi carried large and small bags of things and headed to the studio.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi said, "How can there be room for two people?"
Huang Haoyi smiled and said: "Actually, there are three people left."
"How come there are three people left?"
Huang Haoyi said: "There is a person in the apartment, and all the roommates are at odds with him, so he moved out of the apartment one after another. Now, aren't we both reaping the benefits?"
"Is this a benefit?" Zhang Yue couldn't help but be surprised, what if he likes to use a hammer to smash walnuts in the middle of the night.
Huang Haoyi said with a smile: "I think that person is quite good, but he is a bit withdrawn and not gregarious. There is no harm in it. He is recommended by Senior Brother Cai and will never harm us."
Zhang Yue shook his head and thought to himself, if he was just generally withdrawn, it would be okay to say that his behavior is higher than others, and others will reject him. This is for sure.
However, there are generally two reasons for people who don't fit in, one is that they are a bit weird, and the other is that they are particularly awesome.
There would always be people drinking and playing cards together at night, while he would read and study in silence by himself. In a few years, you will find that this person will either soar to the top, or... get worse.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi said: "Silang, how do you write the word "qun"? There is a gentleman at the top and a sheep at the bottom. The gentleman is first, and then the sheep at the bottom. Sheep like to gather together. Therefore, a group means that gentlemen with the same likes gather together. You can't find the same one. Gentleman, so he is called unsociable."
"As for us ordinary people, we can't be called gentlemen. We can only call them 'the crowd', so it is right to say that we don't follow the crowd."
Huang Haoyi laughed and said: "Sanlang, you are so ridiculous, you still imitate me in speaking."
"This is the so-called black man who is close to the ink!" Zhang Yue thought to himself, this is called fighting fire with fire.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi took a cup of tea after entering through the gate. The studio of Taixue was indeed very spacious. Their residence is in the east of Taixue, which was originally the west verandah of Chaojiyuan. In addition to part of it being converted into a law school, there are also more than a hundred houses, all of which are used as residences for Taixue students and lecture halls. .
This Chaojiyuan was originally where officials lived when they came to Beijing to report on their duties, so the accommodation conditions in the apartments were very good.
Along the way, I saw many ancient locust trees with rugged bark and towering leaves planted in Taixue. These locust trees can be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and even the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Yue looked around as he walked, then suddenly raised his head and looked east.
"Shiro, look at that tower!"
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi looked east together and could clearly see a hexagonal nine-story brick tower.
Zhang Yue said with emotion: "This must be the rumored Kaibao Temple Pagoda (Iron Pagoda)!"
At this time, an imperial student passed by and couldn't help but laugh: "This is not the Kaibao Temple Pagoda, but the Tianqing Temple Pagoda, also known as Fan Pagoda. The spring scenery of Fan Pagoda is also a scene in Bianjing!"
After Zhang Yue heard this, he realized that he had no idea.
But slowly looking at this tall brick tower, Zhang Yue felt a bit solemn and dignified in his heart to be able to study under this tower.
When the two came to the studio, they heard the sound of reading in the distance: "Returning is the name of returning to the origin. When the yin peels off the yang, and when it is exhausted, one yang comes and goes, so it is called repeated. The yang qi comes back and forth, and Gaining communication is why it is said to be 'reviving prosperity'. There will be no trouble when going out and coming in, and there will be no blame when friends come..."
Zhang Yue heard that the people inside were reciting the 'Fu Gua' in the Book of Changes.
"Is this here?"
"Of course."
"Wait a moment," Huang Haoyi stopped Zhang Yue and said, "This person was happy when he was reading the Book of Changes. Let's wait a while before entering."
Zhang Yue listened and said: "We still have this habit, we can't get used to it."
After saying that, Zhang Yue pushed open the door and walked in, only to see a young man in his early twenties shaking his head. He didn't even raise his head when Zhang Yue entered.
Zhang Yue stood aside and watched, but when he saw this person nodding slightly after divination, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi.
But Zhang Yue put his luggage on the ground and stood carelessly with his hands behind his back.
Huang Haoyi on the side said quickly: "Sanlang, this brother Cheng followed Shao Yaofu (Shao Yong) to learn Yi, so he is good at hexagrams."
Then Huang Haoyi said to the man squatting on the ground: "Brother Zhengshu, this is Brother Zhang. I will live with you and me from now on."
Zhang Yue listened to Huang Haoyi's introduction to Xin Dao and studied Yi with Shao Yong, and his surname was Cheng. Could it be...
Zhang Yue asked Huang Haoyi in a low voice: "Is this person's name Cheng Yi?"
"Sanlang, have you heard of Uncle Zheng's name?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately changed his appearance and said, "Uncle Zheng, I'm just being rude below."
Zhang Yue himself was a bit arrogant and respectful in doing so, and it really felt like he was being slapped in the face.
But Zhang Yue has confirmed that his roommate is indeed a great person, one of the second Cheng Yi!
Historically, Cheng Yi was Shao Yong's student. You must know that Shao Yong is the master of Yi Xue today. He is also the person who has not yet gotten married at the age of forty-five as mentioned before, and was the one who introduced his sister to him as a student.
There are countless people in the world who have learned Yi from Shao Yong, but there are only two of Shao Yong's most proud students. He has a saying that the only smartest person in the world is Cheng Yi, followed by Zhang Dun.
However, Cheng Yi is not perfect in Shao Yong's heart.
When Shao Yong was dying, Cheng Yi went to see him and asked him what he had to say.
Shao Yong raised his hands to show it.
Cheng Yi asked: "What do you mean?"
Shao Yong said: "The path in front of you must be wide. If the road is narrow, you will have no place to stay, and it will only allow people to walk."
Shao Yong means that your teaching path is too narrow, and you cannot force your way through things. You must leave room for others.
Shao Yong's words also pointed out the problems that Er Cheng left for later generations of Neo-Confucianism for thousands of years.
Then Cheng Yi stood up, looked Zhang Yue up and down and said, "It's okay. Don't blame me if you don't know. It's just the first time you and I met. Don't worry about it next time."
Cheng Yi continued reading after finishing speaking.
Zhang Yue was about to move his luggage into the studio.
Zhang Yue saw that many places in the house were not cleaned, so he picked up a broom to clean the dust. When he saw a few spider webs in the house, he immediately started sweeping them away.
Cheng Yi was about to speak but stopped.
At this time, a spider fell from the roof. Zhang Yue wanted to step on it, but Cheng Yi said: "Brother Zhang, please be merciful!"
Zhang Yue was startled when he heard Cheng Yi shouted, and quickly stopped and said, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Yi sighed: "The ants are still living in vain, how can Brother Zhang do whatever he wants? Starting from caring for one thing, and then extending it to others, this is the compassion mentioned by Mencius!"
Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this: "This..."
Zhang Yue remembered that Cheng Yi was a lecturer for Zhezong of the Song Dynasty. At first, Zhezong of the Song Dynasty was very respectful to Cheng Yi. One day, Zhezong of the Song Dynasty broke a wicker stick. Cheng Yi stepped forward and scolded: "Fang Chun has happened, so don't break it for no reason."
Song Zhezong was unhappy with the boss Cheng Yi after hearing this.
Now that I can't even trample a spider to death, then... I finally know why the roommates in the studio couldn't get along with Cheng Yi and left one by one.
That's all, it's useless to argue.
Zhang Yue shook his head and opened the closet, only to see several cockroaches scurrying around.
Seeing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but said: "You can't step on spiders, so you can't hit cockroaches? Does Brother Cheng think that since my last name has the same sound as cockroach, I should feel compassion for him?"
Cheng Yi laughed when he heard this and said: "If you want to fight this San Lang, you can fight him, but please let me go out first."
"Why?"
Cheng Yi said seriously: "A gentleman is like an animal: when he sees it alive, he can't bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he can't bear to eat its flesh. That's why Sanlang wants to kill this cockroach. I see this cockroach alive and can't bear to see it die!"
Zhang Yue was surprised again when he heard this.
Cheng Yi said with a smile: "Sanlang, I blame you for this. A few days ago, my roommate kept a cat and bought more than a hundred fish to feed the cat. I think these fish are wet with each other and wet each other. They are actually affectionate and righteous fish. I support it. I watched it all day long, and finally released it into the river."
"It seems that the fish has found its place; when I finally look at it, I feel it. In the past, when the sages fished, they would not enter the pond unless their nets were several inches long, and they would not kill them until their tails were not full. If you sell it to people, you won’t be able to eat it. A sage’s nourishment will not hurt his benevolence. This is how it is!”
Zhang Yue felt that Cheng Yi's tirade was going to make him faint. Is it just to save a few cockroaches?
From now on, spiders are not allowed to be stepped on, cockroaches are not allowed to be beaten, and ants are forced to survive. So what will the studio look like in the future? From now on, he and Huang Haoyi will become Aburame Shino.
Zhang Yue decided to debate with Cheng Yi and immediately said: "What Brother Cheng said is reasonable, but I don't know if it is your reason, Brother Cheng, or the reason of the sages?"
Cheng Yi smiled and said: "It depends on Sanlang, what kind of thing is Li? The geography is called the mountains and rivers, high and low, each has its own order, and it flourishes in the land, so it is called Li."
"Husband, the reason for the decree of heaven is to create the laws of heaven and create the people of the world according to the way of benevolence and righteousness. This is the principle of management."
"The principle that covers all things in the world is that prosperity must decline, and loss must be beneficial over time. This is a physical principle. In short, everything has a reason, and this is the principle of all things. This principle is simple and unchanging, and finally comes to one. So when it comes to the depths, Even if different paths lead to the same destination, the principles of sages and Cheng are all the same."
What Cheng Yi said may seem a bit confusing to outsiders, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is the universality of truth.
Zhang Yue said: "What Brother Cheng said is absolutely true. What Brother Cheng said is that the bright moon in the sky is sealed by thousands of rivers on the earth. This is the principle of the moon sealing thousands of rivers."
Cheng Yi said happily: "Brother Zhang is such a good metaphor. This is exactly the truth."
Zhang Yue said: "This is the saying of Fa Yanzong, but there is one thing Zhang didn't understand. White horses and black horses are both horses. White horses and black horses are both horses. This is called one. But black and white are different, so they are called special."
"Similarly, the principle is one, but if the principle is scattered among all things, then it is different, then the principle is not one principle. Since it is the principle that is divided into all things, how can it be called one!"
"That's why Brother Cheng said just now that you and the sages will reach the same destination through different paths. I agree, but after all, the sages are sages, and Brother Cheng is Brother Cheng. Apart from one, there are other differences."
After hearing what Zhang Yue said, Cheng Yi knew that the other party should not be underestimated.
