The gathering of so many Confucian scholars naturally attracted a large number of onlookers from the people of Chang'an. The onlookers looked at the Confucian scholars with resentment. These people were people who could not afford to go to school before, but later studied Yuzhou knowledge, and their major was simplified characters.
Li Zhi stood on the city wall next to the Taichang Temple, squinting his eyes and looking down, and said in a gloomy tone: "These guys are a bit unreasonable. This is obviously instigated by the aristocratic families. Why are those peasants joining in the fun?"
Wu Zetian raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and laughed, "These guys are smart. They are openly against simplified Chinese characters, but in fact they just want to keep the Yuzhou family out of the imperial examination. Otherwise, their chances of passing the examination will be slim.
Especially in mathematics, even if they admit ten times more students, they still can’t compete with the first department of Yuzhou. They may not even get a single place. If the first department of Yuzhou doesn’t participate, those farm kids will have a better chance.”
Li Zhi's eyes flashed white, and he couldn't help but shift his gaze to the distance, smiling: "The students from Yuzhou are coming over. The little guy leading the way seems to be called Wang Zheng as well."
Students from Yuzhou are easy to recognize because they, like Wang Zheng, like to wear plain clothes.
The so-called solid color means that the fabric has not been dyed and retains its original color. For example, linen is beige, and silk and cotton are white.
"Wang Zhen of Yuzhou, who are you?"
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A team of young boys marched in front with their heads held high, and a team of young girls followed closely behind. Everyone who saw them nodded in praise, saying that the students from Yuzhou had great demeanor.
Yuzhou's mathematics is unrivaled in the world. It is said that one can use divine calculations to predict the unpredictable. People who are good at mathematics must be meticulous. Simplified Chinese characters are commonly used in Yuzhou. Direct debate is unlikely to win over Yuzhou's opponents. However, we have to debate, otherwise today's goal will not be achieved.
There was also kneeling ceremony in ancient times, but everyone knelt, so it seemed less humiliating. However, if one person sat cross-legged and the other kneeled, the meaning would be different.
The master said: The name is just a code name for the convenience of everyone to call it. It's fine if it has one, there's no need to be so particular about it, so it's kept. I agree with what the master said. Brother Cheng, do you have any objection to what the master said?"
In this era, golden yellow was the most expensive color and was considered exclusive to the royal family. After that, no matter what color it was, the darker it was, the more expensive it was. The so-called wearing no expensive clothes was a symbol of frugality. Wang Zheng disliked the unsafe dyes of this era, so he just wore plain clothes.
People in the Han Dynasty shaved their heads, and the Wei and Jin dynasties had the habit of cutting their hair and shaving their faces, and even trimmed their eyebrows.
Cheng Changyun looked around and saw a white horse led by a Hu man. His eyes lit up immediately. He planned to make these Yuzhou students lose from the side first. Even if he couldn't drive them away directly, it would be good to dampen their fighting spirit.
Buddhism flourished under Wu Zetian and prospered during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In fact, it had been introduced to China during the Han Dynasty. The so-called nonsense refers to the Eight Noble Paths of Buddhism, and Buddha is a Hu person.
Cheng Changyun almost choked to death. Now, apart from the emperor and the empress, how many people in the world dare to object to Wang Zheng's words? It is not rude for the students of Yuzhou to call anyone in the world "senior brother". As long as Wang Zheng's simplified characters, arithmetic, and secret methods are published in books, they will be books for everyone to learn. He is at least half a teacher to the people of the world.
Not only do they wear plain clothes, but students from Yuzhou, like Wang Zheng, also have the habit of cutting their hair frequently. In fact, the Han people have always had the habit of cutting their hair, but they just don't do it often.
The woman tied her hair into a ponytail, while the man only tied up his hair and forehead. The man was elegant and the woman was quiet and graceful, both of them were dressed in white, looking elegant and graceful.
The students in Yuzhou wear their hair long, which is longer than their shoulders but not their backs. They wash their hair every three or two days, wear it in a bun when it is hot, and tie it behind their backs when it is cold. This is Wang Zheng's lifestyle habit, and the students in Yuzhou naturally follow suit.
"Who are you?"
"My fellow Confucian brothers are criticizing my Yuzhou simplified characters, so I, a student from Yuzhou, will naturally refute them."
There were one hundred districts in Chang'an, and there were about two hundred students from Yuzhou in Chang'an, half of them were men and half were women. They came to the palace gate, took a look, then walked over to the Confucian scholar and sat down cross-legged, without saying a word, just sitting there quietly.
Cheng Changyun was already over fifty years old. He already knew Wang Zhen's identity, and his question at this time was just a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him.
Wang Zhen smiled and said nonchalantly, "My name was indeed the same as yours before, but I just gave myself the same name as yours when I was young because I admired you.
The teacher did not take it as an offense. When I grew up a little, I changed my name to "Zhen" which means "town". When I grew older, I still felt it was inappropriate and wanted to change it again, but the teacher dissuaded me.
The fate of many people has changed because of this. Now people in the world call Wang Zheng either "Sir" or "Grand Steward". That is why Li Zhi directly built the Grand Steward's Mansion based on Wu Zetian's suggestion.
Then someone shouted, "What are you doing?"
People in the Tang Dynasty used to sit on their knees. After Wang Zheng made the bamboo chair, the habit of kneeling has gradually changed. However, in some important occasions, people still choose to kneel in order to maintain a correct sitting posture, such as now.
In a country with the Tang Dynasty's clothing system and the Han Dynasty's monarch and ministers' rites and music, today's ancient costumes and wooden clogs were handed down from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
"Hebei Cheng Changyun, don't you, the Yuzhou clan, know how to respect your teachers? How dare you have the same name as the chief steward?"
So there was a scene where the students from Yuzhou sat cross-legged while the Confucian scholars knelt opposite them, as if they were being reprimanded, which made the Confucian scholars a little embarrassed.
Wang Zhen looked in the direction Cheng Changyun pointed, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "A white horse is of course a horse."
"No, a white horse is not a horse. The word "horse" refers to its shape, and the word "white" refers to its color. The color does not refer to its shape, so a white horse is not a horse. The existence of a white horse does not mean that there are no horses. ~"
Seeing Cheng Changyun shaking his head, Wang Zhen patted him with his hand and said with a smile, "Okay, I know the story of the white horse is not a horse, so there is no need for Brother Cheng to recite the whole story. It is just a sophistry and meaningless.
And it will be broken with one blow. According to this meaning, is Cheng Changyun a person? Is Dong Zhongshu a person? Kong~, ahem, Senior Brother Cheng, do you understand?"
Cheng Changyun was choked and speechless. After thinking for a moment, he pointed at Wang Zhen and said angrily, "How dare you insult Dong Sheng? Even though I am much older than you, don't you know how to respect the elderly? Is this how the chief steward teaches his students?"