Chapter 624: The sky is vast and the earth is vast
There are outstanding people and places, and Xu Ru sits on Chen Fan's bed. ---------"Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" by Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty
Speaking of which, the beautiful and delicate young man behind Chen Yi in Jincheng stood up and asked Zhang Ji to answer the question of whether the sky is big or the earth is big. All the guests present could tell that this was specifically to oppose Zhang Ji. Chen Yi turned around to scold his colleague, but Zhang Ji's expression remained unchanged, giving people an unpredictable feeling.
The young man was scolded by Chen Yi. He sat down unconvinced and knocked Brother Yi next to him with his small fist. This word "Brother Yi" made Chen Long, who was looking up in Guang's mind next to him, realize that this Brother Yi was Chen Yi, the son of Chen Yi's uncle, and Chen Yi's uncle was Chen Yi, a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty who was killed for resisting the eunuch. Fan Chen Zhongju.
Chen Fan had a strong temperament and was not afraid of power, but he was polite and meritocratic. At that time, he was known as the first of the three monarchs of the imperial court, as famous as General Dou Wu and Marquis Liu Shu of Jiedu Ting. After being killed, his youngest son Chen Yi was saved by Zhu Zhen, a native of Chenliu, who died to save him, and then moved to Jincheng to join the prefect Chen Yi.
Although Chen Yi is of the same generation as Chen Yi, he is still younger and is more than ten years behind Chen Yi. In order to deceive others and avoid persecution by eunuchs, Chen Yi asked his children to call him brother. As for this Chen Yuan, there is no doubt that he is Chen Yi's own son.
Although Chen Yuan sat down, Zheng Xuan smiled and agreed to Chen Yuan's request. Everyone looked at Zhang Ji's answer, and many of them gloated. Chen Long observed the words and expressions, and found that there seemed to be a trace of ridicule on Cheng Gongying's face, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly in his heart. Looking at Song Jian again, it seemed that it had nothing to do with him, and he was actually closing his eyes and concentrating.
Zhang Ji stood up again and replied depressedly: "My disciple believes that since the way of heaven is in front, it should be naturally big. And what I see every day is that the sky and the earth are endless, but the sky covers the earth like a big lid, and it seems as if It's the sky. But there's... no evidence for anything else." After saying that, he looked at Ma Yunluo as if asking for help, but saw that she was like a clay sculpture, motionless. Naturally, he didn't know whether it was the sky or the earth.
Zheng Xuan was noncommittal and seemed to be looking forward to everyone debating this issue. Sure enough, Chen Yuan ignored Chen Yi's scolding and stood up again: "Since the sky is so big, what is the place where there is sky and no earth?"
Zhang Ji was speechless for a long time and then said: "The place where there is sky but no land, it should be the four seas." There were boos at the table, which was naturally an unsatisfactory answer. Most people think that the sea is a part of the earth and generally refers to the whole world.
Chen Yuan was reluctant and asked again: "So that means that the earth plus the four seas are as big as the sky?"
Zhang Ji thought for a moment and thought something was wrong: "The earth plus the four seas is not as big as the sky..." Chen Yuan chuckled: "Then what is a place with sky, no land and no sea?"
Zhang Ji's face turned red and he said fiercely: "Child of the Chen family, you are such a arrogant person. If I can't answer the question, how can you answer it?" Chen Yuan looked like a scoundrel and said with a smile: "If I can answer it, What are you asking for? Master Zheng, if he can’t answer the question, he can’t give Sister Ma a place in the competition to recruit a bride!” After saying that, he sat down and made a face at Brother Yi next to him.
Zhang Ji originally thought that he would get the spot in the martial arts competition, but unexpectedly, his rival, the boy from the Chen family, disturbed his affairs. His face turned red with anger, but he had no choice but to look at Master Zheng and let him decide. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xuan seemed to be in a state of mind and was completely unaware of Zhang Ji's predicament. Zhang Ji could only kneel down and sit back on his coffee table temporarily like a deflated ball.
The needle drop could be heard in the whole hall, and it seemed that everyone was thinking about whether the sky is bigger or the earth is bigger. After a while, Zheng Xuan finally woke up from his fugue state, opened his wise eyes and said: "What this little brother of the Chen family said is indeed what makes the world bigger." Xiao Zhang doesn't know about the problem of people being intoxicated, so it's not surprising. You might as well debate, if the sky is big, then what is the place with sky and no earth? "
The atmosphere became lively with whispers. Unexpectedly, there was no correct answer to such a seemingly simple question. Finally someone stood up first and said: "Little man Hanoi Sima Lang, the little man believes that the sky is above the head and the earth is under the feet, which means that God deliberately made people stand in this way. The heaven and earth are the earth, and the universe cannot be reversed. Therefore, little man People think that the sky is bigger than the earth. As for the place where there is sky and no earth, it should be void!"
When Chen Long heard the word Sima Lang, he already knew that Sima Fang brought his eldest son Sima Lang this time and did not bring Sima Yi. Sima Bada was a later celebrity, and Sima Lang was the eldest, named Boda, and was from Wen County, Hanoi County. In the official history, Sima Lang was very knowledgeable when he was young. During the turmoil in the late Han Dynasty, he was ordered by his father to lead his family to escape Dong Zhuo and moved to Liyang, successfully escaping the war. After Cao Cao became Sikong, Sima Lang was appointed as a subordinate officer of Sikong. He successively held the posts of Chenggao Ling, Tang Yangchang, Yuancheng Ling, Prime Minister, and Yanzhou Governor. He made political achievements in all positions and was deeply loved by the people. Later, Sima Lang, Xiahou Dun, Zang Ba and others conquered Wu and arrived at Juchao. There was an epidemic of plague in the army. Sima Lang went to inspect it personally and delivered medicine. As a result, he fell ill and died at the age of forty-seven.
Sima Lang's answer was reasonable. When Zheng Xuan nodded slightly, someone stood up and retorted: "The earth is huge~! Because we can see the horizon at a glance, and we will never be able to walk through the entire desert, grassland and Gobi in our lifetime!"
When Zheng Xuan looked up, he saw a Hu man wearing high-quality Confucian clothes. He smiled and said, "Who is this?"
The man introduced himself: "Master Zheng, my disciple Shi Nie comes from Zheshi. Although he is a barbarian, his heart is to become Chinese." After saying that, he sat back on the coffee table.
Another person stood up and said: "Master Zheng, my disciple Juqu Zhaowu is from Suishan. My disciple thinks that what they said is wrong. If the sky had not been supported by the earth, it would have collapsed long ago, so the sky and the earth will naturally wait for the great talent." OK."
At this time, three answers appeared, and the guests in the hall started talking. Different answers quickly spread throughout the entire group of scholars, inside and outside. The scholars quickly divided into three different camps, each supporting different answers. In the end, those with different opinions almost came to blows. Zhang Sheng quickly led the guards to separate the fighters. No one could have imagined that a split would occur because of a question. .
The Hundred Tribes Conference attracted large and small tribal nobles from Zheshi, Loulan, Yanqi, Gumo, Wensu, Shanshan, Khotan, Wusun, Qiuci, Daxia, Moguo, Yueshi and other places. They were large and small countries that appeared successively in the vast Western Region. With the conquests and rule of the Xiongnu and the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, they continued to differentiate and integrate. The white and yellow races also continued to mix and merge. The largest was the Kushan Empire, and the farthest was the hometown of Sassanid. The Parthian Empire is such a mess of words.
The chaos in the hall continued for a while, and finally everyone stopped and looked at Zheng Xuan, who was standing blankly, hoping that Zheng Xuan, the master of metaphysics, would give a correct answer. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xuan seemed to have fallen into trance again, looking blankly ahead. Ma Yunluan stood up worriedly, helped Zheng Xuan and said, "Master Zheng! Do you want to take a rest first?"
Chen Long saw that Zheng Xuan was distracted and knew that the master of metaphysics had also fallen into painful philosophical thinking. It seemed that only by stepping forward could he get rid of this problem for him. No longer hesitating at that moment, he suddenly stood up when everyone was silent and said: "Master Zheng! Leader of the Ma Gang! The villain Lu Shui Poplar, I would like to beg for an answer!"
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