Chapter 97 Guizhou Lecture

More than a year later, Wang Shouren was more relieved after enlightenment.

One day, Wang Shouren was giving lectures to seven or eight local teenagers. Wang Shouren said, "This paragraph of the Doctrine of the Mean says: 'Learn to learn, interrogate it, think carefully, distinguish it clearly, and practice it.' Here are five aspects of learning. Last time we talked about 'edagogy and interrogation', and today, we continue to talk about 'prudence, discernment and practice.' First, let me tell you a joke from our hometown. There is a large family in our hometown whose surname is Zhang. Because there is no well at home, he has to draw a strong labor force to carry water in the nearby river every day. Later, I felt that it was really troublesome, so I paid someone to make a well. A month later, the well was completed, which saved a lot of labor. After this incident spread, it was only a hundred miles away, and it went out of shape. People have said that the Zhang family, a large family, dug out a living person from the ground when digging a well, so some good people came to see the new one after another to see what the people dug out of the well looked like. Look, what can this be called?

"Hearsay!" To spread the rumors!" The students shouted one after another.

Wang Shouren said, "Yes, hearsay to spread rumors. But in the final analysis, those who listen to rumors do not know how to think carefully and distinguish clearly, and do not know how to use their own knowledge and experience to judge the truth of things. This kind of person is easy to be deceived in life. Therefore, the ancient saints required us to learn to think carefully and distinguish clearly.

"Ha ha ha, well said!" At this time, a man who was nearly 40 years old and looked like a scholar and doctor in four-grade official uniforms walked up to the bamboo tower, followed by two servants. Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, and then asked politely, "Wang Shouren, the governor of Longchang, is polite. How dare you ask your name?"

The official said, "I dare not do it. In Xishu, he was called Yuanshan, and was transferred to the deputy envoy of Guizhou two months ago. In Guiyang City, I heard that there was a great scholar in Longchang, 60 miles away, who was learning and preaching, and specially came to visit him for advice. I just listened to your speech, and it is really not vulgar and Confucian. Please continue."

Wang Shouren said modestly, "I really don't dare to ask for advice. You can change students to self-study today. Adults come from afar, and you should receive them specially.

Xi Shu said, "Oh, it doesn't have to be like this, really not. The more you listen halfway, the more you can truly feel your academic skills. There was originally a question, which is exactly related to the content of your lecture today. It is enough for you to teach me as a student.

Wang Shouren said, "How dare you, how dare you? If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to teach me, but say what you know for your reference."

Xi Shu said: "The word 'Du Xing' is said in the Zhongyong, but Shang Shu also says that 'knowing is not difficult, but doing is only difficult'. I don't know how to deal with the relationship between the two?

Wang Shouren said solemnly, "Lord Xi is sensitive and easy to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. I really admire it. When it comes to the relationship between knowledge and practice, I have thought about it and would like to say it out and ask your advice.

Xi Shu said, "Mr. Wang Shouren, just say it." With that, he sat on the bamboo chairs in the last row and listened like a student. The two servants consciously withdrew from the bamboo building

Xi Shu, Hongzhi has been a scholar for three years. A popular figure at the time of Zhengjia.

Why did the popular people throw them into this poor and remote place to do the hope project?

It turned out that Comrade Xi Shu was relatively upright. When he was a member of the Ministry of Household (Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance), there was a big earthquake in Yunnan. The disaster was serious and people were panicked.

The court sent Fan Ying, a servant of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice, to visit Yunnan. The result of Fan Ying's investigation was that the local government was barren in political affairs and disaster relief was incompetent, which led to natural disasters and human disasters. Therefore, he went to the court and requested the removal of local officials who had neglected their duties.

Comrade Xi Shu has his own views on this.

He believes that the responsibility for the natural disaster in Yunnan is not in Yunnan, but in the imperial court. The whole country is like a human body. The imperial court is vitality, and the place is limbs. If the vitality is damaged, it will definitely emanate from the limbs. At this moment, there is a problem with the limbs. Instead of looking for the reason from the vitality, they only cut off the limbs, which is putting the cart before the horse.

Xi Shu, Xi Shu, Comrade Ren Xiaofan just found a good scapegoat, and you demolished the Taiwan to others. Isn't this adding chaos to the leader? At first glance, the foundation is not solid. It is recommended to go home to review Zuo Zhuan and understand what "it is difficult to flourish".

Therefore, Comrade Xi Shu set out to Guizhou with a set of hardcover Zuo Zhuan with extremely high collection value.

When he arrived in Guizhou, Xi Shu felt that the local culture and education were very backward. As the saying goes, it is terrible to have no culture. To change the grim situation, we have to improve the cultural quality of the residents.

The question is that Guizhou is poor. Which teacher is willing to come here to teach?

There are three kinds of things that hurt people: troubles, quarrels, and empty wallets. One of the most hurtful is the empty wallet.

Xi Shu wants to cry without tears: the officialdom is not easy to get along, and there is no funds for running a school. Suddenly, I felt that after reading for more than ten years, it was better to live in kindergarten!

Wang Shouren fell from the sky.

Xi Shu knew Wang Shouren when he was in the capital, and he also knew how to become a saint with Zhan Ruoshui and a group of people every day. I feel that these people will collectively become immortals one day, so they have been keeping a distance from them.

And he heard that Wang Shouren had always complained about Zhu Zizhi's learning as the official reference standard, and he was afraid that he would be asked to learn to bring bad children.

The consequences of not inviting Wang Shouren are more serious. Instead of letting children be led by local gangsters, it is better to let Wang Shouren be bad, or at least be an educated hooligan.

So, Xi Shu came to the Dragon Field with doubts and hope and met Wang Shouren.

The two were also colleagues when they were in the capital. Although they were just the kind of meeting and saying hello, they still sighed when they met here.

After a little greeting, Xi Shu went straight to the topic and asked Zhu Lu about the similarities.

Xi Shu knew that Wang Shouren respected Lu Jiuyuan and opposed Zhu Xi. This question showed that he still knew something about it.

He looked at Wang Shouren, waited for his Huang Zhong Dalu, and talked.

Wang Shouren only has one sentence: the way of saints, I am self-sufficient, and I don't have to ask for it.

Xi Shumu was stunned: Can a saint not learn to do it himself?

There is still a process for Qiu Rubai to "love" with Mei Lanfang. How will Xi Shu understand the problem that Wang Shouren has been thinking about for 30 years?

So, the specious book went back to digest and reflect.

The next day, Wang Shouren gave the example of Yu and Ji, and Xi Shu went back to think about it with feelings and confusion.

After four or five times like this, Xi Shu finally became the first person to be taught after Wang Shouren realized the Tao.

From then on, Xi Shu, who threw himself into Wang Shouren, became Xianglin's sister-in-law. Every person said excitedly: The way of saints is seen again today!

Returning to Guiyang, Xi Shu and Mao Yingkui established Guiyang Academy, selected students widely, and invited Wang Shouren to set up a seat to lecture.

The era of Wang Shouren has come.

When Wang Shouren lectured in the capital, he was completely overshadowed by Li Mengyang's group of literary and artistic youths. At this moment, he is regenerating his brilliance in Guiyang. Life is really blessed and misfortunes. If it hadn't been for the rescue of Dai Milling, I would not have degraded Guizhou. If I hadn't degraded Guizhou, I wouldn't have lectured in this Guiyang Academy, let alone realized the eternal wonderful of "the way of saints, my nature is self-sufficient".

The article hates fate. If you want to win at most, you must first learn how to lose.

If you want to write an award speech, it is to thank CCTV, thank MTV, oh no, it should be thanks to Liu Jin, you hit me with 30 court staff; thanks to the colleagues of the Ministry of Arts, you forgot to sleep and eat, and teamed up to choose this wild place of dragon field for me. Without you, I would not have understood.

Whoever destroys Wang Shouren's loneliness will destroy Wang Shouren.

Of course, the most important thing to thank is Xi Shu, whose kindness has made Wang Shouren.

Don't be deceived by historical stories. The reason why such beautiful talk like Bole Xiangma can be handed down is because it is extremely rare. There is only one truth - Qianlima often exists, but Bole is not often.

Read Su The's "Captain Han's Book" and experience his wording, and you will understand how difficult it is for a talented person to be appreciated by big shots and even meet them!

In this sense, Xi Shu is not simple and has made great contributions!

During his days in Guiyang Academy, Wang Shouren conquered a lot of students with his knowledge of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, profound thoughts, and unique personality charm, and gradually spread his ideas and opinions in Guizhou.

Wang Shouren is born as an educator. His teaching method is relaxed and lively. He takes students to travel around the mountains and rivers, gets everywhere, teaches everywhere, teaches well, and enjoys it.

But at the same time, his requirements for students are also very strict.

When he was in Longgang College, he asked students to be determined, study hard, reform, and be responsible. Now, these four have been brought to Guiyang Academy.

Wang Shouren believes that it is impossible to study hard without determination, and it is impossible to achieve success without studying hard. It is impossible to deal with the world without mistakes, but it should be changed. You can't satisfy everyone, but you try to satisfy more people. At the same time, you should not only be good to yourself, but also help others to be good. However, you must pay attention to the method and make people willing to accept it, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

The disciples who worship Wang Shouren as teachers in Longgang Academy and Guiyang Academy (including Xi Shu) can be collectively referred to as "Wangmen Phase I".

Wang Shouren's teaching and education career has become prosperous in remote places. On the other hand, he has lived in Longchang for a period of time, and his language has been able to communicate and established friendly relations with local residents. Residents have built houses for him. His living conditions have greatly improved and his mood has greatly improved. As he wrote in his poem "Longgang Manxing" at that time: "I threw thousands of miles into Yanzhou, but I was happy that the officials were humble and free. What's wrong with my heart? Although the officials did not forget the worries..." So he founded Longgang Academy to carry out research and teaching of mental studies.