webnovelvip Chapter 710 "The Teacher's Talk"
Chapter 710 "The Teacher's Talk"
Chapter 710 "The Teacher's Talk"
Lin Xuan had a weird expression when he heard Meng Yuan's words.
Although later generations will learn some ancient prose, most of them are excerpts.
And most of those articles will have some names.
It’s okay to say that some of the characters were from before the Tang Dynasty. If the characters hadn’t appeared in the early Tang Dynasty, wouldn’t they be exposed if they copied them?
Just like Du Mu wrote in one of the quatrains of the Huaqing Palace, when the concubine Qiqi Juechen laughed, no one knew it was Litchi.
This poem satirizes the arrogant and luxurious life of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. If it was written after Tang Xuanzong, people would understand it at a glance.
But it is still in the Zhenguan period. If Lin Xuan copied this poem, people would think about which concubine it was in history.
However, none of the concubines before the beginning of the Tang Dynasty met the requirements. How will they be explained then?
If Meng Yuan said to focus on something else, Lin Xuan really couldn't help it.
He is not good at composition in vernacular Chinese, so you expect him to be able to write in classical Chinese?
But writing an article with the title of "teacher", Lin Xuan really has an article in his mind.
This article has been passed down through the ages, and there is no name mentioned in it that does not yet exist.
It cannot be said that there is no such thing, but one is mentioned in the last paragraph, but the last paragraph is dispensable, just delete it.
Seeing Lin Xuan's strange expression, Meng Yuan said, "Could it be that Lord Hou can't write it? It doesn't matter, there is no limit to the number of people in all competitions, as long as they are from Boyuan Academy."
"I see, how long is the stipulated time?" Lin Xuan asked.
Meng Yuan said: "Writing an article takes time, but it's not too early now, and it will be better than others later, how about limiting it to an hour?"
"Okay." Lin Xuan replied.
"Master Hou, it's too difficult to write a good article in an hour, and the title is still on 'teacher'."
Xu Geng felt that Lin Xuan agreed too simply.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "It's okay, I just wrote an article about 'teacher' before, it's a coincidence."
After a while, I will bring up the famous article that has been passed down through the ages. It is a bit too fake to say that it was written temporarily.
Xu Geng was a little relieved when he heard Lin Xuan's words, but he had never seen Lin Xuan write an article, and he didn't know what it was like.
However, seeing that Lin Xuan had already picked up a pen and was about to write it, he didn't want to disturb him. Instead, he went to discuss with other masters to see if he could write an article as a backup.
Lin Xuan didn't know what Xu Geng was thinking, so he picked up the pen and started writing without hesitation.
Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't want to write directly, everyone was a little speechless.
This is true of couplets, and so is poetry.
I won’t talk about those, after all, it can be said in a flash of inspiration, but you can also flash in the article?
Even if you have ideas, you should always think about the words and allusions.
He Yu originally wanted to put on a show and write when the time was almost up, but seeing Lin Xuan pick up the pen and start writing, she didn't care so much, and got up and started writing.
Li Shimin saw He Yu playing in person, snorted coldly, and said, "The aristocratic family really doesn't want any shame."
He Yu is a great Confucian, and the masters of Boyuan Academy are all juniors in front of him.
At this time, He Yu disregarded his status and went off in person, which shows that the aristocratic family paid a lot of money for this competition.
Otherwise, in He Yu's capacity, it would be impossible to agree to go to the competition in person.
Regardless of whether he wins or loses, after this competition, He Yu's reputation will also be ugly.
Lin Xuan wrote the last word, read it again, and found that there was no problem, so he put down the pen.
Seeing that Lin Xuan had finished writing, Xu Geng and other masters quickly surrounded him.
"Master Hou, this..."
Xu Geng looked at Lin Xuan in shock after reading it.
The ancients paid attention to respecting teachers and respecting the way, and the kings, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth are not just talking.
Although Lin Xuan's article did not insult the teacher, the whole article is somewhat contrary to traditional concepts. If it is published, it will definitely cause an uproar.
After the rest of the people finished watching, a trace of admiration flashed in their eyes, but they smiled wryly on their faces.
The article is a rare good article, but if such an article is taken out, are you sure nothing will happen?
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry too much."
When this article was written, it did cause an uproar, and scholar-bureaucrats even commented on its author as a 'madman'.
But this article has been passed down, and he will naturally be fine when he writes it.
On the other hand, He Yu finished writing not long after Lin Xuan finished writing.
Seeing that he had finished writing, Lin Xuan said, "Who's to read first?"
Meng Yuan didn't speak, but looked at He Yu.
He Yu stroked his white beard and said, "Let's just look at the old man first."
They had already lost two rounds in a row. He Yu thought that when his article was read, Lin Xuan would feel ashamed and admit defeat directly, which would save them some face, so he simply proposed to read his article first.
Lin Xuan nodded and sat down.
He Yu gave the written article to one of the students and asked him to read it.
The student took the article and came to the center of the square. After saluting, he read it aloud.
"Teacher..."
He Yu can be called a great Confucianist, but he still has literary talents.
The general meaning of the whole article is that the teacher is a role model for the students, and the students should respect the teacher and respect the teacher.
In order not to mislead the students, teachers should constantly improve their own morality and knowledge, and teach students with all their heart.
There seems to be no problem with the whole article, but there is a sentence in the article, over [-] years old, still dare not call yourself a teacher.
If you usually say that, it's nothing, and it will show his modesty.
But today is a competition with Boyuan Academy, most of the teachers here are only in their 30s.
The irony in He Yu's article is self-evident.
Even when I am 40 years old, I feel that I am not educated enough, and I dare not say that I am a teacher. You people in your 30s should not mislead your children.
Although the words used in the article are more subtle, most of the people present are scholars, how can they not understand the meaning.
The faces of those masters in Boyuan Academy were ashen. They thought Lin Xuan's article was a bit too much before, but now they want to see what will happen to He Yu's face after Lin Xuan's article is read.
After the scholar finished reading He Yu's article, Lin Xuan looked at the gritted masters behind him, and said with a smile, "Which one of you will read it?"
"I go."
As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, seven or eight voices rang out, including Xu Geng.
"Master Xu, I'll let you go." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Xu Geng nodded, took the article to the middle of the square, saluted, and started to read.
"Ancient scholars must have teachers. Teachers, so preaching and receiving karma to solve confusion. People are not born with knowledge, how can they be free from confusion?..."
That's right, what Lin Xuan wrote was Han Yu's "Shi Shuo".
Because of the article "Shi Shuo", Han Yu attracted countless criticisms at the time, and was even called a "madman" by scholar-bureaucrats.
What is a madman?
Megalomaniac.
People who have read Han Yu's "Shi Shuo" may think that Han Yu is emphasizing the need to respect teachers.
Respecting the teacher and respecting the way has been a righteous way since ancient times. Why did it arouse such strong repercussions from scholar-bureaucrats?
Han Yu said at the beginning: "Ancient scholars must have teachers."
The implicit point of view is that "scholars must have teachers", that is to say, those who study must learn from teachers.
(End of this chapter)