Volume 1 Chapter 48 National Destiny
Seeing Li Tian raise his hand, Professor Guo's serious face flashed with surprise. He thought for a moment and then asked Li Tian, ​​"What do you want?"
Li Tian stood up and introduced himself generously: "My name is Li Tian."
"Why raise your hand?" Professor Guo asked again.
Li Tian smiled contemptuously: "I think your students' answers are too superficial and lack any depth."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hot-blooded boys and girls in the classroom were suddenly ignited with anger, especially the boy and girl who had just stood up to answer, they looked at Li Tian as if he was an enemy.
"What the fuck did you say?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Superficial? Damn it, if you can't give a good explanation, no matter who you are, don't even think about leaving our school peacefully."
They all glared at him, and some boys even rolled up their sleeves, looking as if they were going to beat Li Tian up.
Professor Guo frowned and reprimanded them unhappily, "Everyone, sit down. This is a Chinese studies class, not a class for hooligans. As college students, you should not only have a high level of education, but also a high level of cultivation and quality. Look at you now, do you look like college students at all?"
After hearing Professor Guo's reprimand, the angry boys gradually calmed down and returned to their seats.
"Li Tian, ​​you said their views are superficial, then tell me what you see from the poetry of the Great Tang Dynasty?"
Professor Guo was actually not satisfied with the students' answers just now. Just as Li Tian said, they lacked depth. This was not the answer he wanted. Anyone who has studied the poetry of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty would be shocked by the freedom, unrestrainedness, and style. But is this all that can be seen? Is there nothing deeper?
Li Tian smiled: "What I see is the destiny of the country."
National destiny?
The classroom suddenly became quiet. These two words exuded an inexplicable power that made people feel quiet and hushed.
"Oh?" Professor Guo's eyes lit up.
Li Tian continued, "In the long history of mankind for three or four thousand years, our country has been in the first echelon of human civilization for most of the time. There is nothing to dispute about this."
"During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, there was a spirit of integrating the world for our benefit. At the same time, the West was far behind us in terms of civilization and social governance."
"People's faces have disappeared, but peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. At that time, we were so free and confident. Who in the West dared to smile in the spring breeze? Everyone had to agree with the royal family, otherwise they would be executed."
"So, they are not as civilized as we are."
Listening to his narration, those hostile looks gradually disappeared, and were replaced by looks of surprise, because this narration was very powerful.
Li Tian continued, "Don't you see the Yellow River water coming from the sky in Li Bai's poem? Who dares to compare with it in terms of thought and momentum?"
"Most people feel sad when they leave, but in the Tang Dynasty, they can clap their hands and sing when they leave. Li Bai was about to leave in his boat when he heard singing on the shore. The water of Taohuatan is a thousand feet deep, but it is not as deep as the love that Wang Lun gave me."
"Singing, there are bosom friends all over the country, the world is like a neighbor, people from all over the world pay homage to the emperor, Wang Wei's poems are full of the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty."
"In the Song Dynasty, the openness of the whole atmosphere of our country still existed. The poems of Li Qingzhao are so broad and tense in expressing the mood. I often remember the sunset at the pavilion by the stream, I was so drunk that I didn't know the way home, I returned to the boat late at night, and mistakenly entered the deep lotus flowers, struggling to cross the river!"
"Young men and women drink together, play chess and make drinking games, and when they are tired, they return to their boats late. When they are on the boats, they compete to see whose boat is faster, and they compete to cross the river."
"From this we can see that the people of our country at that time were actually very happy, without so many ideological constraints. This indirectly reflects the prosperity of our country. So, by reading the poetry of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, we can see the country's fortune."
No one interrupted, no one was indignant. At this point, they were completely shocked by Li Tian's words. They had just said that Li Tian didn't understand Tang poetry and Song lyrics, but Li Tian could recite them at any time. This was really a slap in the face.
Professor Guo was so engrossed in listening that he even forgot to drink his water.
Qiao Yuncai also looked at Li Tian with surprise.
Lu Jiao's eyes trembled violently, and she thought: Is this Li Tian? That pervert, scumbag, and stinky loser?