"Yes, teacher."
"Be good! Sit down!"
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile.
A group of students sat down, and their eyes, which were extremely vicious just now, now became extremely resentful, just like those of a resentful woman in the boudoir.
These up-and-coming talents have actually already figured out what tricks Zhang Fei is playing, but they are helpless against it and have to call him teacher obediently.
There is no way!
Because they really wanted to prove that Zhang Fei was not qualified to be their teacher.
Zhang Fei took advantage of their mentality and took the initiative.
Because according to Confucianism, etiquette is the most basic. If they don't even follow the most basic etiquette, no one will respect them no matter how high their knowledge is.
This is what Yan Fu just said.
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Moral character is the most important. People who are talented but have evil intentions are the most terrifying.
Therefore, the more they wanted to prove that Zhang Fei was not worthy of being a teacher, the first thing they had to prove was that they were good students who respected teachers and had good character and academic performance.
Otherwise it's like a crooked melon and a cracked date.
This time, Zhang Fei easily grasped it.
The atmosphere is very awkward!
Yan Fu, who was standing outside the door, praised him openly and criticized him secretly: "This technique of writing with an ear pen is really amazing!"
This is the psychological warfare Erbi often uses.
Sima Guang glanced at him and said nothing. He felt relieved in his heart. It was not easy to calm down this group of people, especially someone like Zhang Fei who had no reputation at all. He never expected that Zhang Fei could easily handle it right away.
Even if it's the Erbi technique, that's fine!
Zhang Fei looked around and saw that they were dissatisfied but helpless. He felt happy in his heart. He came to the side of the desk, leaned against it lightly, and said in a relaxed and comfortable manner: "I was just joking just now, don't be offended. In fact, I know that you are all the chosen ones of heaven and the pillars of the country in the future. It is really unfair for you to let me, a pen, be your teacher. If I were you, I would be angry too.
So, don't treat me as a teacher, and don't treat this as a class, just treat it as an academic exchange. We are about the same age, what do you think?"
Everyone's eyes lit up and they were overjoyed. This was what they had been expecting. If the teacher-student relationship was too important, it would be difficult for them to perform well. However, they were full of doubts and exchanged glances with others.
It seemed like they were asking each other whether there was a trap here.
Zhang Fei, who had originally gained the upper hand, suddenly took a step back and gave up this advantage, which was really confusing.
Even Yan Fu, Sima Guang, Fu Bi and others were a little surprised.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Is it not good?"
Cai Jing suddenly bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."
The others also bowed.
You said it yourself.
If anything disrespectful to teachers happens later, I will still follow your instructions.
Zhang Fei gave Cai Jing an approving look and nodded, "Very good!"
"Let go first!"
"Please make way."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw two men dressed as servants walking in carrying a wooden board.
It was Li Si and Long Wu.
What is this for?
People inside and outside are curious.
“Put it here!”
Zhang Fei pointed to the edge of the podium.
The two men put the board down and left.
Zhang Fei did not explain what this thing was used for, and said loudly: "Anyway, I was ordered to come here to teach you about law, so today we will exchange everyone's views on law."
As he spoke, he took out a charcoal pencil from behind the wooden board and wrote the word "Fa" on it.
Zhao Xu suddenly realized, "So this wooden board is used for writing!"
Ye Zuqia suddenly asked: "Teacher, what is this word?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Law."
Ye Zuqia said: "So it's Fa, I thought it was Qia."
“Is what I wrote so bad?”
Zhang Fei couldn't help but take a few steps back and take a look. This was clearly a magic trick!
He really doesn't have much confidence in his handwriting.
There was a sudden burst of laughter.
Yan Fu and his group of scholars shook their heads. This was not a class at all. The classroom of the Imperial College was just like a market. What a disgrace.
Wang Anshi gloated: "I asked this kid to practice calligraphy a long time ago, but he just wouldn't listen. He deserves to be laughed at."
"Hey, he's just an Erbi, we can't expect too much."
"Who can't write better than him?"
"Xu Zhongtu, your son-in-law's handwriting is so bad, don't you want to teach him a lesson?"
".!"
Xu Zun was shot even when he was lying down.
Little did people know that this was already a performance beyond Zhang Fei's level, because this was not written with a brush and was quite neat. However, he was not supposed to be in the Imperial College, and for this occasion, the handwriting was indeed unsightly.
You have to know that in the Northern Song Dynasty, if you couldn't write well, it would be more disgusting than if you were not dressed properly.
Take Wang Anshi for example. He wrote good articles and his handwriting was good. Although it was a little sloppy, no one said anything about it.
Zhang Fei coughed and said, "This wooden board is a little uneven, please make do with it."
Suddenly, a series of contemptuous glances were directed at Zhang Fei.
It's because the wooden board is uneven. Even if it was on stone, it wouldn't be written like this.
Zhang Fei quickly changed the subject and asked, "When it comes to the law, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?"
"Han Feizi!"
"Li Kui!"
"Shang Yang!"
Hearing this series of names, Zhang Fei couldn't help but roll his eyes slightly, thinking to himself, they are all a group of infant-level players. But he said, "Han Feizi, Shang Yang, and Li Kui are all the founders of the Legalist school. It seems that the first thing everyone thinks of is the Legalist school."
As he spoke, he added the word "Jia" after "Fa" and asked casually, "What do you think of the Legalists?"
Ye Zuqia immediately criticized: "Cruel and inhumane, harsh and fierce, is the study of barbarism."
Many people outside the house nodded frequently.
Cai Bian frowned slightly and said, "Brother Ye, what you said is too arbitrary. Every school of thought has its pros and cons. The Legalists also have good advice such as 'Do not distinguish between relatives or strangers, and do not distinguish between the noble and the humble, and make all decisions according to the law', which is a good way to govern a country."
Ye Zuqia snorted, "As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. If you don't distinguish between relatives, you are no better than an animal. This is an act that destroys human nature. As for not distinguishing between the noble and the humble, haha, in my opinion, no one in the Legalists can do that. Didn't Qin Xiaogong and Qin Shihuang kill innocent people? But what about Shang Yang and Han Feizi? They are just a way to fool the people. How can they be regarded as good advice and a good way to govern the country?"
Wang Anshi was upset and was about to move forward, but Sima Guang held him back and whispered, "This is not the court, this is a classroom. You cannot be so presumptuous."
Wang Anshi glared at him angrily and said, "I have never been presumptuous in the court."
Zhao Xu heard it clearly and smiled without saying anything.
Whenever someone talks about Legalism, someone will inevitably talk about Confucianism. The debate between Confucianism and Legalism has been going on for a long time and is also a constant debate in the classroom.
Zhang Fei was like an outsider, standing aside. He didn't listen to what they were arguing about. He just watched them argue until they were red in the face. He thought to himself, being a teacher these days is really too easy. You just have to raise a controversial issue and then wait for the get out of class to end.
"I wonder what the teacher thinks about this?"
Suddenly someone asked.
"ah?"
Zhang Fei was slightly startled, and looked in the direction of the voice. Seeing that it was a young man, he couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"
The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, what do you think of the dispute between Confucianism and Legalism?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the class suddenly became quiet.
What happened just now?
How come we started killing each other?
Didn’t we discuss this and work together against all odds?
Oh! This little Erbi is actually trying to alienate us. This is really outrageous.
The students suddenly realized their mistake, stopped killing each other, and all looked at Zhang Fei.
I didn't expect there was someone like me, wandering around. Zhang Fei looked at the young man and asked, "What's your name?"
The young man said, "My name is Cai Jing, and my courtesy name is Yuan Chang."
"Cai Cai Jing." Zhang Fei blinked and thought, am I kidding? I'm just attending a class, but I still meet this treacherous minister who will be infamous for eternity. It really is the Xining era, with acquaintances everywhere.
"Exactly."
Cai Jing asked, "Does the teacher know the student?"
"Well, I just think your name is good." Zhang Fei said perfunctorily.
Cai Jing was confused and asked again: "I wonder what the teacher thinks of the dispute between Confucianism and Legalism."
Zhang Fei said, "I think Legalism is better than Confucianism."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was total silence inside and outside the classroom.
None of those who were arguing just now dared to say that Legalism was better than Confucianism. What they were arguing about was that Legalism also had its merits.
After all, Confucianism was very powerful in the Song Dynasty, and Legalism could only be understood but not expressed in words.
Sima Guang became anxious and said, "I asked you to teach law, but I didn't ask you to deny Confucianism. If you do that, you really can't continue to be a teacher."
Cai Jing's face lit up with joy. "I am a dull student and don't understand the reason. I hope the teacher can teach me."
Zhang Fei said, "I am from Erbi. I am not good at reasoning. I can only speak the truth. As everyone knows, the Legalists flourished in the Qin Dynasty. Since Shang Yang, there has only been one great scholar who went to Qin to preach. Do you know who it was?"
"Xunzi."
"That's right. But what's the result?"
“It didn’t work out.”
"good!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "In other words, Confucianism was on the verge of extinction during the Qin Dynasty. Am I wrong?"
"Teacher, what you said is correct, but can this point prove that Legalism is superior to Confucianism? And how can we explain the demise of the Qin Dynasty?" Ye Zuqia asked.
"Don't worry, just listen to me." Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Whether the Qin Dynasty fell because of the Legalists or not, the Qin Dynasty swept across the world and swept across the world with the help of the Legalists. Remember, it was a complete Legalist.
Corresponding to this is Emperor Wu of Han, who abolished all schools of thought and promoted Confucianism alone. He also achieved great success, resulting in the absence of a royal court in the south of the desert. So the question is, when Emperor Wu of Han promoted Confucianism alone, was the Legalist school of thought in his country also on the verge of extinction? "
All the students frowned and remained silent.
The scholars and officials outside the house were also stroking their beards and thinking.
Zhang Fei waited for a moment, then said directly: "Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi, one was Legalist and the other was Confucianist, but the Qin Dynasty dared to completely exterminate Confucianism. He opposed everything that Confucianism supported, even the father-son relationship advocated by Confucianism, oh, as you said before, this is human nature, Legalists dared to deny it, and insisted on respecting only the law. The law is the father and the law is the mother, but it was still able to succeed. Do you Confucians dare to do that?
Throughout history, which dynasty dared to respect Confucianism alone like the Qin Dynasty respected Legalism alone? Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, but it was nothing but empty talk and slogans. In fact, during his reign, he used Legalism much more than Confucianism.
Confucianism cannot be separated from Legalism, but Legalism can be separated from Confucianism. Which one do you think is better?"
(End of this chapter)
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