Zhu Yunwen ascended the high platform, and his gentle eyes swept over the officials and supervisors. The originally noisy Imperial College fell into silence in the blink of an eye. Everyone looked at Emperor Jianwen on the high platform, Emperor Zhu Yunwen of the Ming Dynasty!
"The way of a great university lies in being clear and virtuous, in being close to the people, and in striving for the ultimate goodness. After knowing to stop, there is concentration; after concentration, one can be still; after being still, one can be at peace; after being at peace, one can be concerned; after being concerned, one can gain. Everything has its origin and end, and everything has its end. The end and the beginning. If you know the sequence, you will get the shortcut."
"To be virtuous, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection, these are the three principles stated in the opening chapter of "The Great Learning". Those who seek to study should carefully follow the key points of the principles! Practice with your own body the principles of investigating things, seeking knowledge, sincerity, upright mind, self-cultivation, and harmonizing your family. , eight items for governing the country and bringing peace to the world!"
"To understand things, we need to understand them tomorrow. The bamboos have principles, the earth has principles, wind, rain, thunder and lightning have rain, and clouds and sunshine have principles! If we stick to the Four Books and Five Classics and abandon hundreds of schools of miscellaneous techniques, how can we practice the way of investigating things? How? , sincerity, integrity, and self-cultivation?”
"To manage a family and govern a country, we need countless knowledge. Although the Four Books and the Five Classics contain extensive knowledge, it is still not enough! The Imperial College is the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty. How can it be trapped in the Four Books and the Five Classics? Reforming the Imperial College's curriculum is the fundamental path for the Imperial College to move toward the imperial court in the future. The only right way for you to achieve your own selves!”
"You have heard clearly, in the future, not only the Imperial College will be innovated, but also state, prefecture, and county schools! Even in the near future, the imperial examinations will also include miscellaneous skills! I, the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats, should have extensive knowledge , with a broad vision, you should understand how to govern the country and the people!"
"The reform of the Imperial College is just a step forward! Why did I choose the Imperial College because you are elites! You are the pride of the Ming Dynasty! Your names should be on the history books of future generations. You are the heroes who opened up new educational territories and revolutionized education in the Ming Dynasty. pioneer!"
"Let's encourage each other, everyone!"
Zhu Yunwen's words made the entire Imperial College boil with excitement, and the eyes of countless prison students were full of fanaticism!
The Emperor said that the Imperial College students are elites, heroes and pioneers!
This is a supreme honor!
No one wants to be a bear, a waste and a laggard!
innovation!
Must innovate!
Once this is done, it will definitely go down in the history books!
At that time, the glory will not only belong to the Imperial College, but also to your own family, and even to future generations!
Our generation will pay more, and when it is the turn of our children and grandchildren to brag, we will have more material, right?
Our generation is in its prime, so we should rebuke Fang Qiu, forge ahead, and pioneer the new education in the Ming Dynasty!
Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Yunwen and was also excited.
Who among these days has ever enjoyed such a provocative speech?
What's more, these people are all young and old supervisors with little experience in the world. They have a lot of confidence in the emperor's words.
A convinced.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the gray-haired supervisors and officials. They were all excited and their faces were flushed. Oh no, one of them fainted.
Okay, carried it away.
It seems that this person's physical condition is not very good and he has high blood pressure due to excitement.
After finishing the Imperial College, Zhu Yunwen did not return directly to the imperial city. Instead, accompanied by Xie Jin, Xu Huizu, and Xu Miaojin, he walked easily in Jinling City, chatting along the way, and before he knew it, he arrived at Lu Fei Lane in the middle city.
"Hey, I'm really sorry. Although your work is a masterpiece, we don't dare to engrave it for printing. You'd better walk slowly..."
The elegant middle-aged man in his forties respectfully pushed the book back.
An old man with gray hair, who was nearly seventy years old, stretched out his hand tremblingly, took over his manuscript, looked at the bookstore owner unwillingly, and begged: "Sir, please keep this manuscript, I will come when I arrive." I have been to Hangzhou and Jianyang, Fujian, but no bookstore is willing to write ink for it. Now, my health is not as good as before, and I am afraid that I will die soon. I only hope that before I die, I can see this book flow into the world."
"Mr. Luo, it's not the manuscript that's actually the problem, but the imperial court's order. If we ink it, cut it into volumes, and sell it openly, we'll lose our heads."
The owner of the bookshop said somewhat unbearably.
Luo Guanzhong sighed, took out a worn handkerchief, and wanted to wrap the manuscript, but after all, he was old and mentally injured, and his hand was unstable, so the manuscript slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
"ah!"
Luo Guanzhong let out a painful cry, and it seemed that he had dropped more than just a book.
Zhu Yunwen stared at the manuscript on the ground, and saw the words "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written on the manuscript!
"This, this is?"
Zhu Yunwen shivered, his eyes full of longing. Without waiting for anyone else to move, he stepped forward, bent down and picked up "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
His hands were trembling slightly.
Is this the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that shocked China and foreign countries, is famous all over the world, and is listed as one of the four great classics? !
"This gentleman?"
Luo Guanzhong looked at Zhu Yunwen with some doubts in his eyes.
"Luo Guanzhong?"
Zhu Yunwen gently raised his head and looked at the white-haired old man.
Luo Guanzhong was startled, looked at the other person, and when he saw that he really didn't recognize him, he saluted and said, "This is Luo Guanzhong, but Your Excellency seems a little unfamiliar, and you haven't asked me for advice yet?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Guanzhong and couldn't believe this inexplicable fate.
"Sir, please accept my courtesy!"
Zhu Yunwen bowed his head and bowed.
Others don't know Luo Guanzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but Zhu Yunwen doesn't know it.
Anyone in later generations who has gone to school or not will know "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
If you have several books at home, if you look through them, there will almost certainly be one titled "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
This book has such a profound impact!
Zhu Yunwen believes that no matter how many years pass, the glory of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will never dim!
Xie Jin, Xu Huizu, and Xu Miaojin who were following Zhu Yunwen were all stunned.
The emperor actually saluted a bad old man?
Or is it so solemn and serious?
What exactly is going on?
Luo Guanzhong?
Who is this person?
Why does the emperor know him?
Jie Jin was full of doubts and couldn't think of anything. He raised his head and glanced at the plaque on the bookstore, which was called: Tang's Bookstore.
A private bookstore.
Luo Guanzhong quickly returned the gift, and then looked at Zhu Yunwen with a smile on his face, full of doubts.
Zhu Yunwen did not open "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but looked at Luo Guanzhong and said: "Speaking of the general trend of the world, if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. This should be the opening words of the gentleman, right?"
Luo Guanzhong's eyes widened, and even the bookstore owner on the side was surprised.
The two of them saw clearly that Zhu Yunwen had never opened the manuscript from beginning to end, but he actually knew its contents?
Could it be said that this person is an expert outside the world?
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath, unfolded the manuscript, and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, every word was good!
"Sir, are you here to publish this book?"
Zhu Yunwen only glanced at it, then closed it and handed it to Luo Guanzhong respectfully.
Luo Guanzhong nodded slightly and sighed: "It's a pity that even if I am willing to pay the paper and ink workers for food, there is no bookshop willing to publish ink-printed books."
"The text of this book is not very profound, the language is not very vulgar, it is exquisite and fresh, and it will be famous for centuries. Why doesn't the bookstore publish it?" Zhu Yunwen frowned, then looked at the elegant middle-aged man aside and asked: "You are the owner of the bookstore, why not Printing such a strange book?"
"Uh... Sir, it's not that we don't want to publish it, it's that the imperial court has issued an order and we are unwilling to disobey it." The owner of the bookstore quickly replied.
"Is there an order from the imperial court? Is there such a ban?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin aside.
Jie Jin smiled bitterly, took a step forward, and said, "What I should be talking about is the document issued by the imperial court in the 22nd year of Hongwu. There were soldiers and civilians in Beijing, but some of them were singing students and had their tongues cut out; prostitutes were acting in dramas, except for gods. , a righteous husband, a chaste wife, a filial son, and an obedient grandson, and to encourage others to do good deeds, and to live happily and peacefully without restraint. Anyone who blasphemes the emperor or the saints will be punished by the law."
Zhu Yunwen frowned, what kind of laws are these?
Lao Zhu, can you do things...
