As a rule, when the Grand Master visits a place, the local chief official needs to accompany him.
But at this time, Li Zhijie, the magistrate of Hailing County, had just been promoted to the position of general magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture, and the new magistrate was still on his way. It was not until the grand master got off the sedan chair that Hu County Magistrate came in panting from outside the courtyard to wait on him.
Suddenly, a group of people crowded into the Hula La courtyard. Xu Dai and his son, Master Yan, the officials of the Yamen, and the secretary's office were all surrounding the great master like stars holding the moon.
This scene made Xu He sighed and whispered to Chu Yuan on the side: "No wonder everyone wants to be an official. Who wouldn't be greedy after seeing this style?"
Chu Yuan also nodded with a look of fascination: "If I can be so successful in the future, I will be considered a glorious ancestor!"
An official of this level will definitely not do anything immediately after getting off the sedan chair.
Xu Dai and Hu Xiancheng first welcomed him into Master Yan's study to wait for tea. Everyone waited for two sticks of incense before they saw Master Tixue walking towards the school surrounded by everyone.
The moment everyone saw the Grand Master, they all lowered their heads and said in unison: "I have seen the Grand Master!"
Tixue looked at everyone, then turned to Xu Dai and said: "When Xu Wenjian came to Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, I was studying at the Ji'an Mansion School at that time. I am deeply grateful for the kindness of Wenjian and the tutoring! Now I am honored by the saint." Well, Admiral Nan Zhi studied politics, but Duke Wen Jian has passed away for a long time, so I miss him with sadness!"
Xu Wenjian is the father of Xu Song and Xu Dai. The last posthumous title of Xu Fan, the first generation of the Xu family in Hailing, is called "Jian" for his unexplainable virtues and "Jian" for his ordinary people.
【Jian】belongs to a beautiful posthumous title, one who is virtuous and unremitting, peaceful but has no time to do so.
To be honest, he was able to get such a good posthumous title because the story of him returning home from Jiangxi to teach his children was widely circulated in the Wei Dynasty. In the end, although the emperor didn't like Xu Fan, he pinched his nose and gave him a good posthumous title!
Xu Dai didn't expect that the Grand Master still had such a connection with his family. Hearing this, he immediately expressed admiration: "One drink and one peck will have its own destiny. In the final analysis, the Grand Master is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and my father just saw a cone sticking out of his bag!"
There was finally a smile on the Grand Master's serious face, and he asked again: "I heard that Little Shigong is ill, is this possible?"
A worried look appeared on Xu Dai's face: "My brother has been lingering on the sickbed since he overwintered!"
The Grand Master nodded: "I'll go visit you after everything is over!"
When Xu Dai heard this, on the one hand he felt that his family had a deep connection with the Grand Master, and his face was bright; on the other hand, because the Grand Master only spoke to him after entering the door, he was even more happy. He quickly took his son and bowed and said: "The Grand Master is here, The Han family is so prosperous, and my eldest brother will definitely be happy when he finds out."
Xu Luan on the side was even more proud. At this time, he didn't need to turn his head, but he could imagine that the eyes around him were looking at his father and son with envy.
At this time, the Grand Master turned to look at the people in the room. His face had long since lost the kindness, and the strong official power suddenly climbed onto his cheeks.
"I see that those of you standing in front are all wearing Lan shirts. Are they students from Hailing County School?" said the Grand Master.
All the people in the audience bowed their hands and said yes, hunched over and not daring to get up.
"In this beautiful place, scholars are indeed extraordinary!" The Grand Master said, "Everyone, please raise your heads! No need to be polite!"
At this time, all the scholars inside and outside the hospital raised their heads and could openly look at this official who was the largest in the province's cultural and educational system.
"How many students are there in the county school?" the Grand Master asked.
Originally, the person who responded with this kind of reply should be the county magistrate, but the county magistrate has not yet arrived, so Hu County Magistrate had no choice but to hurry up and reply tremblingly: "Grandmaster, the county school has a total of sixty-eight students. According to the regulations of the imperial court, , there are a total of 20 local births, 20 additional births, and 28 appendage births. Except for two old and sick people who are unable to survive, the remaining 66 people are already here!"
Xu He secretly admired Lao Hu. This was obviously because he had done his homework. Don't underestimate these figures. Some officials who are lazy may not know it.
The Grand Master nodded, and then asked: "How is the enrollment situation of social studies and school children inside and outside the county?"
Old Hu wiped his sweat and continued to reply: "Everywhere in the four corners of the city, Daguan unified various social schools to provide rural education. Children aged eight to fourteen years old were all enrolled in school. The father and elder brothers connived and refused to send scholars. They tried to persuade them, but they refused again. , punish him!"
The Grand Master was very satisfied when he heard this.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Lao Hu took the initiative to retreat.
At this time, the great master looked at the students of the county school.
He randomly picked out a middle-aged scholar standing in the middle and said: "The Master said: [In discussing truth and right, who is a gentleman, or who is a Zhuang?]"
When Xu He heard the question asked by the great master, it was actually quite simple.
This article comes from "The Analects·Advanced".
Lun Du means "Yu", which means to praise the truthfulness of speech. This is the inversion of "Yu Lun Du". "Yu Lun Du" is a verb, expressing approval. "Lun Du" is just the object in advance, and "是" is used for the inversion between the verb and the object. It makes little sense.
Once you understand this passage, you will understand what the words of the sage are saying.
Translated, Confucius said that one should praise people who speak steadily, but is this kind of person a true gentleman? Or does it just look dignified in appearance?
To say that Confucius is the most famous thinker in Chinese history is truly worthy of his name.
Take this sentence as an example. Over the past thousands of years, many people have been taught to see through phenomena to see the essence.
To evaluate a person, you should not only listen to his words, but also observe his actions.
Perhaps in the later generations with the explosion of knowledge, this sentence does not sound like much, and almost everyone understands the truth.
But in this life, books are very precious. When a peasant boy hears this truth for the first time, it feels really enlightening.
The Grand Master said: "Try to solve it!"
The middle-aged student didn't expect to be the first to be asked to answer. Faced with the gazes of everyone present, he suddenly became sweaty.
After finally sorting out his mood, he finally stammered and explained: "A gentleman is of high quality, and there are people who are sanctimonious. It is quite difficult to understand..."
"Tsk..." Seeing his bearish look, Xu Luan couldn't help but laugh out loud in the school where the drop of a needle could be heard.
When Xu Dai heard this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and the Grand Master also frowned. When he turned around, he saw that he was standing behind Xu Dai, so he pretended that nothing had happened and looked at the middle-aged student: "Not bad, but what? Reading history? Can you use the events of the previous dynasty to illustrate the words of the saints?"
Xu He figured out the answer to this question after a little thought.
But there is no doubt that in today's world where the Eight-legged Theory is the only one, many scholars just skim through history and pass it by, and many people do not ask for a thorough understanding.
The Grand Master asked the middle-aged student to use an example from history to illustrate the correctness of the saint's words. This is simply an additional topic for today's scholars.
Sure enough, the student was breaking out in a cold sweat and didn't know how to answer.
