From Lin Sen's explanation of the virtual world, Li Cheng truly understood the existence of the opponents he faced, and also gained a better understanding of the mountains faced by these young people at work. In the past, I still held the illusion that innovating content might change the status quo. Now that I have become deeply aware of the three new mountains in society: channel monopoly, capital monopoly, and information monopoly, I can better understand the role of cultural inheritance under these three new mountains. hardships. Now that I am old, I can care less about fame and wealth, I can be calm, and I can have a firm belief in maintaining the authenticity of traditional culture, but how long can these young people in front of me persist in obscurity? Li Cheng recalled the days when he worked in the Imperial College when he was young. Whenever he encountered setbacks, he used to sit in front of the forest of steles and meditate. Perhaps revisiting his old place and using his experiences in his youth can better resonate with their thoughts.
"Everyone put aside what you are doing, and I will take you somewhere today." After saying that, he took everyone to the Imperial College, which once recorded his years, and was the highest institution of learning established by the country in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. and educational administration agencies.
"Teacher Li, are you taking us to the Imperial College?"
Li Cheng looked around, and the memories of the past played in front of his eyes like a film reel with traces of history. He couldn't help but be filled with emotion: "The Imperial College was a place that many students dreamed of during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, just as students now aspire to it." A prestigious school. I have worked here for decades, and this is where I spent my youth and passion. This is where I spent the youthful years of my life."
"Teacher Li, tell us your story."
"This story has to start from one place, let's go." With that, Li Cheng led everyone to the Forest of Steles. "In the past, these stone tablets were kept in the wing room. Later, the wing room was used for other purposes, and the stone tablets there were moved here. At that time, this place was still open in the open air, and the stone tablets were exposed to the sun and rain. Every time I came here, I can always see the changes happening on it, the stone monument being eroded by a little bit of wind and rain.”
"Teacher Li, now a new shed has been built here, and everything has been properly taken care of again."
"These stone steles are now being put up again. There are 189 'Thirteen Classics Steles', 190 'University Steles', and 198 'Jinshi Nomination Steles', including 3 from the Yuan Dynasty, 77 from the Ming Dynasty, and 118 from the Qing Dynasty. , which records the names, place of birth and other information of 51,246 Jinshi. Those who can have their names engraved on these stone tablets are what you call merit." While talking, he led everyone to visit these stone tablets.
"Teacher Li, most of the scars on these stone tablets should have been caused by being exposed to the outside in that era, right?"
“Yes, what attracted me to the Forest of Steles in the first place was the visible changes on these stone monuments. During the boring work day after day, year after year, these changes made my inner world endless. It was the same monotony again. Later, I began to sigh that something as hard as a stone could undergo changes visible to the naked eye in the sun and rain. So whenever I encountered stagnation in my work, I would Come here, look for change, look for breakthrough.”
Seeing everyone's expressions turn from joyful at the beginning to silence, Li Cheng greeted everyone and said, "Come over here and sit down. I was sitting here looking at these stone tablets and thinking about life." Looking at the eyes. To everyone who was confused, Li Cheng then spoke: "At that time, I was as confused as you are now. I also wanted to find a breakthrough, thinking that only by changing can I get out of the predicament."
"Teacher Li, did you find a way to change and make a breakthrough to become what you are now?"
"No, I didn't choose to change in the end. As I continued to deepen my research on traditional culture, I became more and more aware of its breadth and depth, so I returned to the road of passing on these precious traditional cultures and worked hard. , hone my mind, strive for excellence, and I have reached my age as soon as I started working. It was a big wave, and finally it was the times that pushed me up."
"With the changes of the times, the stone tablets were moved from the wing to the open air, to a simple canopy for them, and then to a new wing. Gold always shines. Teacher Li, are you telling us this truth?"
"Yes, gold always shines!" After saying that, Li Cheng pinned this life story on the Siwo map, where the coordinates are 116.4 1937E, 39.95270N BJ Imperial College Stele Pavilion.
The breeze slowly blew away the clouds that shrouded everyone's minds, and the sun shined through the gaps in the clouds, spreading down, lighting up the beliefs in everyone's hearts, and passing on the traditional culture authentically and carrying it forward.
