Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 79 Preliminary Lecture (addition for cs09 book friends)

  Xun Jiagong said that this was a remarkable pioneering work of the Xun family in ancient times, especially during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

  During this period, knowledge was mastered by a small number of gentry members, like ordinary people who didn't know a few big characters, let alone know some techniques of governing the country.

   The Xun family is willing to teach the family knowledge to the outside world, no matter what the purpose is, at least in terms of disseminating knowledge, the Xun family is indeed at the forefront.

  Of course, the Xun family still has a certain gap compared with those cultural masters who open their doors widely and treat people equally regardless of rich or poor, but they are much better than those who cherish their own brooms.

  In Yingchuan County, there are four old families and four new families. The four old families naturally include the Xun family, and the other three are the Zhong family, the Han family, and the Chen family. These four families were already very famous as early as Xun Shu, Zhong Hao, Han Shao, and Chen Shi. That is to say, in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, many high-ranking officials were already famous.

  The four newer families are the Du family, the Guo family, the Zhao family and the Xin family.

  As for some other people who are called the House of Yingchuan, they are just their own names, and have not been recognized by ordinary people.

   This point, Fei Qian can be seen from the positions where everyone is sitting when Xun Jiagong said today.

   On the high platform of burning incense, it is naturally the position of the speaker.

  The tables closest to the high platform are reserved for high-ranking officials and elders, and are usually vacant.

   A little further behind is the division of the four major families. Basically, one family occupies one direction of the high platform, and sits on four sides in the southeast and northwest.

   Then sat the members of the four new families...

As for those like Fei Qian, they can only sit in the back row, but there are still seats to sit on, such as the T-shaped room and the ones behind, basically all can only stand and attend lectures, and there are those in the outermost circle. The children from the poor family can only open the door to let the children from the poor family in after the people from the Xun family's other hall have taken away all the better seats at the front...

  Although there are many people, it is very quiet.

  It is completely different from any public class that Fei Qian has ever been to in later generations. Everyone waits quietly, no one is making noise. There is no public class like later generations. The teacher is no different from the vegetable market before he arrives.

   Feiqian sat at the same table with Zaozhi and Yingyu.

  Yesterday, when Fei Qian was playing Zaozhi, Ying Yu seemed to be visiting someone, and she didn't go back to her room until very late, so there was no communication.

  Comparatively speaking, Fei Qian and Zaoyi are relatively close in age, and they are also quite close in hobbies. They both like to eat...so relatively speaking, they are naturally closer than Ying Yu.

  Suddenly, Fei Qian heard a drum beating outside the door.

   Then about half a stick of incense passed, and the second drum was struck—

   Oh, Fei Qian understands, this is similar to the preparatory bell for class in later generations, it is estimated that the door will be closed after the third drum rings...

   Sure enough, after the third drum beat, the Xun family closed the gate, and those who arrived late or missed it might not be able to enter.

   After a while, I heard ding ding ding like the sound of chime stones, and then only the sound of breathing could be heard in the already relatively quiet venue...

  I saw a person with a crown on his head, wearing a moon-white long-sleeved gown, and a black cloak over his outer cover. He walked slowly, one step at a time, amidst the sound of chime stones, and walked up to the high platform.

  Some people sitting at the front obviously recognized the person, as if they were a little unexpected, they became a little restless...

  The field supervisors standing at the four corners immediately shouted loudly in unison, and then suppressed the commotion for a while.

   Fei Qian didn't understand what was going on, so he secretly touched Zaozhi, gestured with his eyes, and asked Zaozhi if he knew what happened.

  Zao only secretly pointed to the people on the stage with his finger, and then drew a word "or" on the mat...

   Fei Qian pondered for a while, the person on the stage is called Xun He? Is there such a person in the Xun family? Why don't I have any impression?

   No, Zaozhi’s hand gesture should be the word "彤", but the person who spoke for the first time today was actually Xun Yu! It turned out to be this bully?

Fei Qian has the cognition of later generations, of course he thinks that Xun Yu is a great man, but Xun Yu has not yet been evaluated by Cao Cao's "my son's house", and he has no great achievements to praise. Naturally, the rest of the people are not like Fei Qian Then I agree with Xun Yu, so it is not surprising that there was a commotion before.

   Xun Yu sat on the high platform, and he had a panoramic view of the expressions of all kinds of people below.

It can be said that today’s speech at the beginning is a double-edged sword. If it is used well, it will naturally have a great reputation. "perhaps"…

Xun Shuang's main lecture this time is "Yi", so naturally Xun Yu can only talk about "Yi", otherwise it would be too funny, just like a master of Chinese studies in later generations who wants to give a lecture, first let someone talk about "Daddy Yamei" The opening is mediocre.

  Xun Yu took a deep breath, and signaled the servants at the side to put up a cloth banner on the stage.

  The cloth banner has a white background, on which are drawn with black ink six thick, short and powerful short horizontal lines, like six black wooden sticks parallel to each other horizontally, above the white cloth banner from top to bottom.

   Xun Yu's clear voice sounded: "Today we will talk about Qian Gua."

   "Those who do, yuan, enjoyment, benefit, and chastity..."

   "Yuan, Shi Ye. Heng, Tong Ye. Li, Harmony. Zhen, Zheng Ye..."

   Xun Yu's face was calm, and his voice was steady and loud. Although Feiqian was a short distance away from the high platform, he could hear it very clearly—

Xun Yu continued to preach: "...the one who is good is the elder of the good. The one who is prosperous is the meeting of the good. The one who is beneficial is the harmony of righteousness. The one who is chaste is the one who does things well. The one who is good at the elder is enough to grow others. , enough to be ceremonial. Those who are righteous are enough to make things. Those who do things are enough to be trustworthy..."

  Xun Yu continued to elaborate on the interpretation and views of Yuan, Xiang, Li and Zhen:

  "...The ones who form phenomena in the sky are Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhenye. It is said that the four seasons of heaven are used to generate all things. Those who are formed on the ground are benevolence, propriety, righteousness, and wisdom.

  Yuan is good and long, so it can be benevolent. The benevolent master springs up, and the oriental tree is also.

  Heng is a grand meeting, which is enough to be a ceremony. The master of ritual is Xia Yang, and the fire in the south is also.

  Benefits are suitable for things, enough to reconcile righteousness. The righteous leader Qiucheng is the gold of the West.

   Zhen does things and assigns trust to Zhi. Wisdom is the master of winter storage, and the water in the north is also.

  Good virtue carries things, and the five elements are born together, and the merits of the earth are also. The soil resides in the middle palace, divided into the four seasons of the king, and it is also the emperor who does not act as the emperor, and the world is dying. Water, fire, gold and wood are not contained in the soil. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom are not the same as the king. Since the letter belongs to the king, it is the first to speak. Then don't say anything, it's clear.

  The husband's four lines, the king's virtue. Therefore, the head of the hexagram of Qianguan and the table of contents of the diction table, the door to clarifying morality and righteousness lies here, just like the five beginnings of the Spring and Autumn Period.

  Physical benevolence is upright, so it transforms things; observing the fortune and knowing the time, so it follows the sky; the use of qi is suitable, so it benefits the people; keeping upright and one karma, so it sets the customs.

   Chaos will lead to failure of etiquette, and it will teach obscenity; Rebellion will destroy the time, and its merits will fail;

   Those who have the four virtues are the king of Wen. The four trespasses were the result of Shang Zhou's death. "

  As soon as Xun Yu said this, everyone listening below couldn't help but burst into an uproar...

The Book of Changes is actually a reasonable book. As for the technique of divination, it was quite popular during the Three Kingdoms period, just like popular music nowadays. The author asks for a recommendation ticket for collection...Thanks to cs09 book friends for their support and love...

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