[What are punctuation marks? This ability can overwhelm hundreds of schools of thought and make my Confucian school stand out? ]
Fu Sheng looked at it from right to left with doubts - Pre-Qin books were written vertically, column by column, from right to left.
1. Comma (,): a pause symbol in the middle of a sentence.
2. Semicolon (;): A symbol that separates parallel clauses in a sentence.
3. Pause (,): a symbol for pause in a word or phrase in the middle of a sentence.
4. Period (.): the symbol that ends a sentence.
5. Question mark (?): Used at the end of a question sentence to imply a questioning tone.
6. Exclamation mark (!): The symbol at the end of an imperative sentence with a strong tone and an exclamation sentence.
7. Quotation marks (""): symbols for quoting words, classics, and sages' words.
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There are a total of fourteen punctuation marks, with names, drawings, and explanations, making it clear at a glance.
The great Confucian scholar was a little careless, and when he read the third chapter, he nodded slightly and felt that it was somewhat interesting. When I read the seventh one, I suddenly shivered, and my eyes shone brightly!
He carefully folded the paper again and shouted loudly to summon his officials urgently.
The petty official in official clothes entered without calling for an adult. He bowed deeply and said:
"teacher."
The clerk was a disciple of Confucianism, and Fu was born to him first as a teacher and then as a county magistrate. Calling me teacher instead of adult is a sign of closeness and inheritance.
"Recruit all the disciples quickly! Recruit all the disciples quickly!"
Fu Sheng looked excited and called twice, leaving no time for the clerk to respond.
The last time the junior official saw Fu Sheng having such strong mood swings was when the Confucian Mansion in Xianyang broke up with Chunyu Yue - then he was angry, now he is happy.
"only!"
He was infected by the emotion, the response should be loud and clear, and he left quickly with a smile on his face.
[It must be a great benefit to my Confucian family to make the teacher so happy that he urgently summons his fellow disciples here! ]
Within an hour, all the Confucian scholars in Nanyang recalled Fu Sheng to the county magistrate's office.
After entering the mansion, no one left.
The moon was hollow, and the county magistrate's mansion was brightly lit.
All the young scholars were extremely excited, with a look of madness on their faces, and they were writing furiously on the white paper.
The young disciple was less crazy than the Confucian, but he was also sharp-eyed. He studied ink for his teacher and corrected typos in articles and articles. He was very happy to have his body covered with ink.
In the classics of the Qin Dynasty, all characters are connected together, and there are no punctuation marks to separate them, making it extremely difficult to learn.
People who read often pause while reading until they can fully understand the article, so the ancients attached great importance to the training of sentence reading.
"Book of Rites·Xueji" says: One year, one should look at Li Jing and distinguish one's ambitions.
Zheng Xuan's note: To depart from the scriptures means to cut off all sentences.
Being able to break up sentences in a book and read them smoothly and fluently is the basis for being able to recite classics and understand what is said in the book.
Sentence fragmentation is the first and most important step in ancient enlightenment education.
In many classics, due to different sentence fragments, their meanings are completely different.
There is no punctuation mark throughout the article, which makes learning extremely complicated.
The First Emperor had to wait until late at night to review the memorials, which was also due to sentence fragmentation.
The emergence of punctuation marks will make education much more difficult again. Whichever company uses punctuation marks first will be the first to seize the opportunity.
“No matter where the scholars come from, future generations of scholars should remember my Confucian contribution to the creation of the world!”
A white-haired scholar stood up and shouted excitedly.
Beside him, his young disciple who had just learned simplified Chinese characters was holding his copy of "The Analects" with punctuation marks, segmenting sentences according to the punctuation marks, and reading it very smoothly.
"The Master said: 'Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time? A friend comes from afar...'"
The other scholar, who was five feet tall, had a thin build, sharp eyebrows and a sword at his waist, had a sonorous voice and tears in his eyes.
"The former sages and us are getting closer..."
The next day.
Nanyang was the first to update a batch of Confucian classics, and the Daqin Academy in Nanyang was the first to use books with punctuation marks. The Confucian tiger, which originally focused on education, had the wings of punctuation marks, and the learning progress of the people of Nanyang was rapid.
Three days later.
A memorial recording the changes in Nanyang and Confucian management of the city appeared in front of Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengyu first inspected the Nanyang Memorial, then tapped his forehead with his fingers, dumbfounded.
"Fu Sheng, Fu Sheng, should I say that you have high moral standards, or that you are too much of a thief..."
Qiang was so curious that he took the Nanyang Memorial from Ying Chengyu and watched it carefully.
These days, he has been following Ying Chengxuan to see how Ying Chengxuan handles certain matters.
Qiang cherishes him very much and knows that this is the intention of the king to cultivate him.
Once he read it, Qiang discovered the difference - the words in the memorial were not connected from beginning to end, but were separated by some symbols he had never seen before.
To his great surprise, after reading three or four sentences, he discovered that these symbols functioned as sentence segments, and he no longer needed to segment sentences manually.
[New Confucian classics from Nanyang Daqin Academy, using punctuation marks to break sentences. The magistrate of Fu County said that these classics were sent from Xianyang to Nanyang by Lord Chang'an, and the punctuation marks were also created by Lord Chang'an. 】
[The people of Nanyang were eager to learn when they heard that Lord Chang'an had sent him personally. Tell this letter to your relatives and friends, and there are also people from nearby cities who come to Nanyang to learn. 】
[It is expected that the number of people in Nanyang will increase by at least 10% in the next five days. 】
He read just five sentences three times, using the time it usually takes to read a memorial.
After closing the memorial, Qiang Sheng praised:
"Your Majesty is truly a saint."
Ying Chengyu smiled and pointed twice.
“You can say flattering things, but I’m tired of hearing them all the time.
"Can you tell anything from this memorial?"
Qiang smiled sheepishly.
"I didn't see much at first, but when I remembered what your Majesty just commented on Fu Sheng, I learned something."
Ying Chengxuan picked up the memorials describing other changes in Confucian city management and browsed through the current situation of the city.
"Well, this flattery is very smooth, and you can teach it. Tell me what you got."
"I dare to ask your Majesty. Your Majesty originally wanted to place the power of punctuation on Confucianism."
"How did you get it?"
"If your Majesty wants to take advantage of this, you can already use books with punctuation marks in Daqin Academy. Why do you need Nanyang and his party?"
Ying Chengxuan put down one memorial and picked up another - there were many Confucian people and they managed more cities.
"You're making great progress. You're much better than the reckless man. Let's continue."
Qiang was very happy to receive verbal praise from Ying Chengxuan, but he also had some criticisms about the reference candidate Mangfu - the assassination kung fu teacher of the secret guard was Jing Ke, and Qiang knew Jing Ke's temperament very well.
"Fu Sheng didn't steal this merit. He said it was because of his high moral character, but he didn't believe it.
"No one among these scholars can refuse to leave a name in history, just like a military general cannot refuse the contribution of opening up new territories.
"Qiang thinks that he is taking advantage of the king's power.
"It was announced so widely that when the people of Han heard it, they all thought that the emperor was biased towards Confucianism.
"Your Majesty has a great reputation in Korea. When I heard that Your Majesty presented Confucian books, all the people turned to Confucianism.
"Fu Sheng is using a nickname to seek great benefits for Confucianism."
After stating all the opinions in his mind, Qiangxin waited anxiously for his master's evaluation.
Seeing Ying Chengyu nodding his head, he felt happy in his heart.
Ying Chengyu put down the memorial, he already knew what happened.
The memorial shows that, with the exception of Nanyang, which abolished the law of observing mourning for three years, most of the cities managed by Confucians did not abolish it.
Fu Sheng, a Confucian leader, was an outstanding leader when he was in Xianyang, but when he arrived in Han, his speaking power was significantly weakened.
Those great scholars who originally served as county magistrates in other cities followed his lead. After receiving Fu Sheng's order to reduce or reduce ancient rituals, he not only ignored it, but also cursed Fu Sheng, saying that Fu Sheng had forgotten his ancestors.
Not only these great Confucians, but also most Confucian scholars are very dissatisfied with Fu Sheng, but they just dare not say it due to their own status - Confucianism has changed like this, is it still Confucianism?
Fu Sheng can only be in charge of Nanyang.
These scholars, who were magistrates of other cities and counties, did not listen to the reduction of etiquette, but they were skillful in the use of punctuation marks.
Just one day after Nanyang used punctuation marks, their Daqin Academy also used punctuation marks, and they also began to promote the beauty of Chang'an Lord and Confucianism.
In order to prove that Lord Chang'an had a very good relationship with Confucianism, they told in detail the fact that Lord Chang'an went to court for the first time in ten years to comment on the Analects of Confucius.
The people of Han suddenly realized that the Lord Chang'an who led them from death to life was a Confucian!
For a time, Confucianism prevailed.
"Yes, yes, the way of thinking is very important. Start from things and explore their essence. Don't look at what a person said, but look at what a person did, and look at the impact of things after they happen."
Qiang lowered his head slightly and said sincerely:
"Thank you for your advice."
"Even though Fu Sheng's moral standard is not as high as I thought, it is certainly higher than what you think. He can be trusted.
"He used his own reputation in exchange for the development of Confucianism. This is seeking public benefit for himself. Such a person can never make a mistake as long as he stays on the right path."
He forced himself closer and said:
"Your Majesty gives up the power of punctuation to Confucianism for the development of Korea. Your Majesty's morality is much higher than that of Fu Sheng."
Ying Chengqiao laughed.
"Well, this flattery is more advanced. If you practice more, you can be comparable to Zhou Qingchen."
"This is not flattery." Qiang said with a serious face, "This is what Qiang said from the bottom of his heart."
Ying Chengyu's laughter stopped for a moment, and then he laughed even louder.
"You are so strong. Your ability to flatter is already higher than Zhou Qingchen's."
No more strong words.
[Your Majesty, this is really true...]
"Okay, stop teasing me."
Ying Chengyu took out a piece of white paper, Qiang immediately picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and handed it to the master.
Ying Chengyu wrote carefully on the paper, stroke by stroke, for ten pages.
Qiang just stood aside and waited patiently, like a little book boy.
He watched the master hesitate when writing, watched the master frown in deep thought, and looked at the few white hairs on the master's head.
"Your Majesty?"
"Um?"
Ying Chengqiao raised his head in confusion.
Qiang said respectfully:
"Your Majesty has been sitting in front of the case for two hours. Please rest for a while."
"cut."
Ying Chengyu rolled his eyes, pointed at Qiang with the tip of his brush, and warned:
"Do you know that flattery is too much? If you force Lai Lai to interrupt Nai Gong's train of thought, Nai Gong will remove you from the post of county guard."
"Don't dare."
Forcefully lower your head in a fearful gesture.
[As the governor of Xinzheng County, it is better to stay with Changan for a long time. ]
Rather than being the governor of Xinzheng County and taking charge of the Han Dynasty, he wanted to be a book boy in front of his lord.
A long time.
"Okay, take it, take it."
Qiang respectfully put away the papers on the table and bound them into a book after leaving.
Ying Chengyu covered his mouth with his hand and yawned, then stood up and stretched his waist vigorously, his joints crackling, and walked towards the governor's house.
“My momentum is not easy to borrow, and my benchmark is not easy to set.
“He can’t control Confucianism, so I will manage it for him.
"If any city does not change within three days, the county magistrate will be issued and expelled from Korea. Anyone who rebels will be killed immediately."
He bent down and said respectfully:
"only."
Ying Chengyu paused, raised his eyebrows, and half-turned his head.
"Um?"
He stood up straight and said with a smile:
"promise."
…………
The decree was passed from Xinzheng to a number of cities under the management of Confucianism, headed by Nanyang.
Confucianism was the first theory of human intervention by Ying Chengxuan after hundreds of schools of thought settled in Korea.
The decree clearly stated that all laws such as the three-year mourning period must be abolished.
Three days after the decree arrived, five counties were still operating as before.
The governor of Xinzheng County ordered the county magistrates of these five counties to expel them from Han.
One person's face was ashen, he resigned and left angrily.
The four refused, relying on the good management of the county, and told the people that the Lord of Chang'an lived in Xianyang, and that the strong governor of Xinzheng County was only under the command of Lord Chang'an, and his orders were not equal to those of Lord Chang'an.
He called on the people to reject the leadership of Xinzheng and said that they would only obey the rule of Chang'an Lord.
Wu Qiu, a great scholar in Jin County, was sitting in the county magistrate's house, drinking tea soup, and said to Fu Sheng, who came from Nanyang to give advice:
"That Shuzi is now in Xianyang Prison. How can he have the energy to take care of the affairs of Han Dynasty? You have acted like this, betrayed Confucius, and failed to restrain yourself and restore etiquette. But are you still my Confucian disciple?"
Fu Sheng was angry and knocked over the teapot containing tea soup in front of him.
"Who do you think is talking about punctuation marks with me? It's Lord Chang'an himself!"
In order to preserve the seeds for Confucianism and to leave this great Confucian for Confucianism, Fu Sheng told the truth.
"Even so, so what? He was imprisoned in Xianyang Prison for His Majesty, and dares to show up openly?"
Wu Qiu said indifferently.
Jiang Shang, the prime minister, and Lian Po, the state captain, all said that they were the disciples of the Chang'an Lord's Mansion. A kind of nobleman knew that he was played by the two brothers, the First Emperor and the Chang'an Lord.
Many people speculated that Lord Chang'an was not imprisoned in Xianyang Prison.
"If that Shuzi appears, someone from Xianyang will take action. If that Shuzi doesn't appear, no one can shake the Confucianism in Jin County!"
"You will die! Confucians will die too!"
Fu Sheng glared angrily.
"Chun Yuyue learned from the mistakes before his eyes, and Meng Xibai was removed from Xianyang.
"Your Majesty, Lord Chang'an, are not merciful people. You can die, but don't harm Confucianism!"
The great scholar Wu Qiu's face suddenly turned cold. He flicked his sleeves and expelled Fu Sheng from Jin County.
Looking at the broken porcelain pieces on the floor, he sneered:
"Is it Confucianism that is disrespectful, or is it still Confucianism?
"Somebody come!"
Confucian officials enter.
"teacher."
Wu Qiu glanced at the ground, and the clerk immediately bowed down. After cleaning up the porcelain tiles on the floor, he served the teacher a pot of tea.
Fu Sheng sadly looked back at the city gate of Jin County, as if he saw Wu Qiu's body hanging upside down on the city wall.
With no time to grieve, he immediately rushed to the other three cities and argued the pros and cons, but to no avail.
(End of chapter)
