207. Ten Questions on the Book of Documents and Commentary on the Book of Songs! (Part 2) (Page 1/2)
The early morning sunlight slanted into the study through the carved window lattices, casting tiny spots of light on the blue brick floor.
On the desk.
The newly ground ink in the Duan inkstone was shiny black, and the tips of several wolf-hair brushes hanging on the pen holder were still stained with water stains that had not yet dried.
Cui Xian, wearing a plain blue shirt with his sleeves slightly rolled up, was sitting at his desk, thinking quietly and carefully.
Now, the whole city of Kaifeng is in an uproar because of his outrageous act of "inviting the old man to the stage for a debate for free".
I think it won’t be long before all of Daliang will receive the news.
Kaifeng in a month and a half will surely become the center of the literary storm!
As the person who personally started this storm, what Cui Xian had to do was naturally to calm down completely, sort out the arguments about errors and omissions in the "Book of Documents", and annotate the "Book of Songs" to replace the "Mao Shi Xu"!
It is relatively easy to correct the Book of Shang.
As a modern man, Cui Xian possessed advanced thoughts and knowledge, and had also studied the various loopholes in the Book of Documents that were argued by historians.
The difficult part is annotating the Book of Songs.
As the first of the Five Classics and the earliest collection of poetry, The Book of Songs brings together the essence of poetry from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, spanning more than 500 years, with a total of 305 poems.
These poems cover a wide range of content, including politics, economics, ethics, astronomy, geography and other fields.
In other words, The Book of Songs is the cornerstone of all knowledge.
Obtaining this right of annotation is the first step to becoming a saint!
But precisely because of this, Cui Xian has to be even more cautious.
Because as long as this annotated book comes out, it will reshape the history of the interpretation of "The Book of Songs", end the monopoly of Sinology, and become a new textbook of enlightenment literature!
A system of poetry education that directly influenced future generations for hundreds or even thousands of years!
Therefore, Cui Xian, who had been sitting quietly in the study for a long time, kept staring at the desk in deep thought and had not put pen to paper.
Outside the study, in the yard.
Old Cui bought another 2,000 kilograms of brown sugar and is directing the whole family to refine white sugar together.
Although they deliberately lowered their voices.
But Cui Xian could still vaguely hear the family members whispering excitedly and repeating "What's the difference between this and robbing money?"
A morning passed quietly.
Cui Xian still didn't say a word.
afternoon.
The personal bodyguard Dashan brought a dozen strong and brave brothers to the Cui family.
Cui Xian heard the noise and walked out with a smile.
Dashan said quickly: "Young Master, I found them according to your request. All of my brothers are good at fighting!"
Not to mention, seeing a bunch of strong men standing in a row does give people a sense of security.
"Okay, Dashan, you will be the leader from now on and lead your brothers to do things."
Cui Xian said with a hearty smile: "Of course, if you follow me, I will never treat you brothers unfairly."
A group of strong men laughed when they heard this.
One of the strong men expressed his gratitude loudly: "Young Master is a generous and magnanimous person, and we all know it! Today, Brother Dashan brought the ten taels of silver given by Young Master and distributed them to us brothers."
"From now on, we will follow Brother Dashan and protect our young master until our death!"
This statement attracted the other strong men to echo: "We swear to protect the young master until our death!"
Upon hearing this, Cui Xian looked at Dashan in surprise.
He had indeed given Dashan ten taels of silver as a reward before.
In the end, Dashan did not accept the money alone, but used the ten taels of silver to recruit a group of "bodyguards".
Seeing Cui Xian looking at him, Dashan gave him a simple smile.
Yes, he is a talented person!
"Okay, brothers, I won't say any more polite words."
Cui Xian said with a smile: "Tonight, Dashan will take the brothers to Zuixianlou and eat a feast! After eating and drinking well, we will officially start work tomorrow!"
Zuixianlou!
In Kaifeng Prefecture’s famous restaurant, the starting price for a table is five taels of silver!
The young boss is really open-minded and generous!
A group of strong men were very excited.
Dashan did not refuse and quickly stepped into the role of 'bodyguard captain': "Thank you, little boss, but Dashan, let me make it clear. When you go to Zuixianlou, you can eat as much as you want, but you must not drink alcohol!"
"Don't forget, we are here to protect the little master's safety!"
The other strong men nodded quickly.
You won’t find another boss as good as this one even with a lantern!
Of course they have to do their job!
In the distance, Old Cui watched Xian'er talking with Dashan and others with a smile, without saying a word.
From now on, they will be Xian Ge'er's security team, so naturally Xian Ge'er will have the final say.
So, the next day.
When Pei Jian, Yan Siyuan, Su Qi and others came to Cui's house again, they saw a group of patrolling "bodyguards" outside the door.
Dashan was the first to spot this group of people. He strode forward with a fierce look on his face and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Then, more than a dozen big men surrounded him, their eyes as big as copper bells.
Because the careless Pei Jian didn't look like a good person, he was almost caught by Dashan.
It was only because Old Cui heard the noise and came out in time that the misunderstanding was resolved.
Pei Jian was shocked: "Grandma, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"
Old Cui smiled and said, "Xian'er has offended someone now, so we have to be on guard."
Speaking of offending people.
Zhuang Jin exclaimed, "Grandma, Brother Xian's behavior is getting bigger and bigger. Now everyone in Kaifeng is talking about Brother Xian's arrogant behavior!"
"He is planning to offend all the famous scholars in Daliang!"
Even though Zhuang Jin and others were known to be bold and reckless, they were still greatly shocked by Cui Xian's move.
Therefore, everyone rushed to the door to ask what was going on.
Old Cui is now able to refine white sugar, and she is very confident. She said proudly: "Xian has had ideas since he was young, you know that."
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"Forget it. He must have his reasons for doing this."
"And he has been in seclusion to prepare for the debate in a month and a half. Don't worry, he will be fine."
Speaking of.
Old Cui smiled at the group of worried children in front of her and said proudly, "Not only will nothing happen, everything that Brother Xian says can be done."
"Let's wait until next year for the imperial examination!"
Cui Xian had said before that the short-term goal of their small group is to ban the "Mao Shi Xu" from being tested in the Henan imperial examination next year.
Yan Siyuan and others all felt that this was difficult to achieve.
But looking at Old Cui's current attitude, it seems that he is determined to win.
...No way?
Brother Xian, is he preparing for another big move?
Pei Jian, Zhuang Jin, Yan Siyuan, Su Qi and others looked at each other, although they still felt it was unlikely.
But my heart couldn't help beating rapidly.
What if?
That's really the first time that we've 'carried on the past and opened up the future'!
If Henan's ban on the examination of "Mao Shi Xu" can be realized, does it mean that one day, Cui Xian's "dream" can also be realized? !
For fear of disturbing Cui Xian, Pei Jian and others did not go to Cui's study.
The next period of time.
Cui Xian stayed in the study for the entire day, even until midnight, with the oil lamp lit.
Until one day, the night was dark and quiet, and the sky outside the window was full of stars.
Cui Xian, who had been reluctant to start writing, picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write in one go under the dim light.
His eyebrows and eyes were particularly clear under the light.
He entered a state of ecstasy, and the only sound in the world was the rustling sound of his writing.
From the starry night to the rising red clouds.
In the small study, the young boy was writing furiously, completely forgetting about time.
His face was full of seriousness, and he was only focused on the pen, ink and paper in front of him.
The words are sonorous and powerful, as if they can penetrate the shackles of time and continue to influence the future for decades or even hundreds of years...
This night, five hundred years ago and five hundred years later, was destined to be an extraordinary night for the Daliang literary world, and a brilliant night that shone in the long river of history.
But today, at this moment, it is so ordinary.
It seems no different from the past.
When the sky was bright, the young man in the study had fallen asleep at his desk without anyone noticing.
The written manuscripts were scattered on the ground.
Crunch.
Mr. Dong Lai pushed open the study door and walked in. He picked up the manuscript on the ground, squinted his eyes and read it carefully. He saw the title of the book written on it:
"Poetry Collection".
At first, Mr. Dong Lai was still feeling sorry for his apprentice who had not slept all night.
But later, he finished reading the contents of the manuscript with trembling hands, his face turned red, and he was so excited that he could hardly control himself.
Wait until after you finish watching it.
Mr. Donglai didn't even have time to think about other things. He rushed out of Cui's house excitedly and walked all the way to Yuelu Academy outside Kaifeng City, where he found Mr. Ji Fu: "Hahaha, Ji Fu, you old man are quite well-informed."
"How do you know that I am about to become a saint's teacher?"
Ji Fu:?
Let’s talk about the Cui family.
Shortly after Mr. Dong Lai left the study.
Cui Yu got up and noticed that the oil lamp in the study was still on, so he went to check on A-di out of concern.
Noticing that A-di was sleeping soundly, Cui Yu did not wake him up, but started to organize the manuscripts written by A-di.
At first he just glanced at it subconsciously.
Then, the content on the manuscript paper seemed to have some incredible magic that made him sink into it and unable to extricate himself.
Unlike Mr. Dong Lai, when Cui Yu first saw the words above, he turned pale and his whole body trembled violently.
The knowledge base he had built up through years of hard study was being violently dismantled and shattered!
For a moment, Cui Yu even wanted to throw away the manuscripts.
But out of trust in A-di, or perhaps because he was attracted by A-di's writing, he forced himself to continue reading.
Cui Yu leaned against the window.
The mottled sunlight fell into the study, illuminating his young, bewildered, and shocked face.
To him, the words written by A-di were unfamiliar, novel, and yet enlightening.
By the end, Cui Yu's palms began to sweat.
He put down the manuscript and put his palms on his clothes, wiping them vigorously and carefully over and over again.
Just like before.
He went to Mr. Gu's private school to start his education. In the first class, it was like the first time he came into contact with a book.
That day, Cui Yu understood what "reading is beneficial" meant.
And this time, there seemed to be no essential difference from the first time he entered the school.
Back then, Master Gu asked them a question before they started studying: Why study?
What Cui Yu was thinking was: in order not to sacrifice his younger brother, in order to bring honor to the family, in order not to be a poor peasant, and so that all the poor peasants in the world could go to school without having to sacrifice his younger brother and sister.
As he grew older, Cui Yu gradually realized that he had set a greedy vision that was impossible to achieve.
Until now.
Until now.
After he finished reading A-di's annotations to the Book of Songs, he suddenly felt that everything was possible!
If we were to say last night, it would be the most brilliant night in the history of literature.
Then today's day is also destined to be a dazzling day that will be remembered thousands of years later.
Because this small Cui family has more than one "saint".
There is also a 'half-saint'.
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