209. A newspaper suppresses all the old men in the city (page 1/2)
Under the excited and dazed gaze of Yan Siyuan, Pei Jian and others.
Cui Xian handed the 'Ten Questions on the Book of Shang' to Old Cui and said with a smile, "Grandmother, I'll have to trouble you from now on."
Old Cui waved her hands, indicating that it was nothing, and asked, "Xian'er, once you send out this list of exam questions, there will surely be many old scholars who will come to buy it, right?"
Cui Xian immediately understood the meaning of his grandmother and blinked: "As long as they want to debate and teach me a lesson, they will definitely buy it."
This is exactly what Old Cui was waiting for!
That group of old sour Confucian scholars are very bad. They have been ruining Xiange'er's reputation recently.
In that case, don't blame me for ripping you off!
Old Cui said sinisterly, "In that case, let's publish two versions of tomorrow's court bulletin."
"The first edition is the normal edition, the content is printed normally, and the price remains the same."
"The other version is the exam version, which leaves space for answering questions in the newspaper. The price is doubled! If you want to go on stage for a debate, you must buy this version!"
"After scolding my good grandson for so long, it's time to collect some interest from you old sour scholars."
"Tomorrow, they will spend a lot of money to buy a copy of the examination paper, only to find that they can't answer any of the questions. Oh, that's really funny!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard what Old Cui said.
Killing someone is like destroying their heart. Killing someone is like destroying their heart!
Pei Jian gave a thumbs up: "Grandma, there is no business without fraud. You are really awesome!"
Old Cui's face was full of pride.
On that day, the guys at Cui's printing shop began to print the court bulletin frantically.
at the same time.
Outside the Kaifeng Prefecture School, the debate platform that had been out of use for more than a month finally had new movement!
Cui Xian posted the latest announcement to the public!
"Tomorrow, I will publish a test question in the Bianliang Gazette as a preliminary test for you all! Anyone who can answer the test question can go on stage for the debate!"
"I am Cui Xian, a student waiting for you all!"
The wording of this announcement seems to be quite respectful, and the author humbly calls himself a "later student".
But in fact, it was not polite at all!
The simple translation is: Only if you can answer the questions are you worthy to come on stage to see me, if you can’t answer them, get out!
How outrageous!
This boy is so arrogant!
Cui Xian, who had disappeared for more than a month, easily "detonated" the Kaifeng literary circle as soon as he appeared.
Countless scholars were shocked.
As expected, all the old Confucian scholars in Kaifeng were so angry that they jumped up and down and cursed.
"How difficult can a mere exam question be?"
"I have studied the Book of Shang for most of my life and can even recite it by heart. Why would I be afraid of his pretentious questions?"
"Tomorrow, when thousands of people have successfully answered the questions, they will go on stage. We can argue until that kid Cui Xian is speechless, hahaha."
Cui Xian has been in seclusion recently.
This group of old Confucian scholars were arrogant and often spread the news that "the traitor Cui Xian would definitely lose."
At first, the brothers were just cheating others.
Later, he deceived himself.
The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and they felt they were fine again.
That night, the whole Kaifeng was in a state of excitement and restlessness.
In teahouses, taverns, and academies, scholars were everywhere discussing what kind of test questions Cui Xian would set.
Many old men were so excited that they couldn't sleep and stayed up all night to wait for the release of "Bianliang Dibao".
As countless people were eagerly waiting, the long night finally passed.
When the first ray of morning light appears in the sky.
The quiet city of Kaifeng comes alive!
More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages loaded with official bulletins drove towards Kaifeng in all directions, with Cui's Printing House as the center!
"The newspaper is for sale! The freshly-published Bianliang Newspaper! The great scholar Cui Xian's ten questions about the Book of Shang have shocked thousands of readers for a hundred years. If you don't read it, you are not a Daliang person!"
What the hell?
Many Kaifeng residents woke up with sleepy eyes and were still confused when they heard the hawking sounds.
But many old men in Confucian robes couldn't wait to surround them.
Then, they angrily questioned: "Why is the exam version twice as expensive for the same content? What a profiteer, what a profiteer!"
Cui, the shop assistant who was selling the newspaper, was even angrier than him: "If you can't answer, just say you can't answer. Why are you talking nonsense? You don't dare to buy it, but there are many people who dare to buy it!"
Good job.
Just this one sentence caused countless old men to grit their teeth and take out their wallets——
purchase!
I can't answer that? What a joke!
When I was reading the Book of Documents, Cui Xian was not even born yet!
An old scholar who was squeezed at the front angrily paid double the price and bought a copy of "Bianliang Dibao", and then he couldn't wait to read it with his eyes wide open.
(This chapter is not yet finished, please click on the next page to continue reading) 209. A court report suppressed all the old men in the city (page 2/2)
The headline of this official newspaper is very eye-catching and simple - Later student Cui Xian, Ten Questions on "The Book of Shang"!
Question 1:
The ancient text "Tai Shi" on the wall of Confucius was lost in the Qin fire. In the early Han Dynasty, a woman from Henei presented a fake "Tai Shi". The words "white fish entered the boat" and "fire flowed through Wangwu" were prophecies and evil words.
Ma Rong has already denounced it as a fake: "Tai Shi" was obtained later, and its text seems shallow and obvious... "Spring and Autumn Annals" quoted "Tai Shi" as saying "What the people want, Heaven will surely follow", and "Guoyu" quoted "Tai Shi" as saying "I dreamed that the divination was in favor of good fortune", but there is no such words in the current text!
How to resolve the doubts about the authenticity of "Tai Shi"?
The old scholar looked disdainful, and after reading the first question, his face suddenly turned pale.
His doubts seemed to make sense.
And for a moment I didn’t know how to refute it!
I can't answer that at all!
No no no!
It's just misleading rumors!
Families, beware of thieves!
How about looking at the second question first?
Second question:
The current version of "Shun Dian" begins with "It is said that if we look back to the ancient Emperor Shun..." The 28 words are actually the last words of "Yao Dian"!
Yao Fangxing's version was forcibly divided into two chapters. Lu Deming's "Explanation of Classics" clearly stated: "During the Jianwu period of Qi, Yao Fangxing divided "The Classic of Yao" into two chapters, and added "The Five Classics of Shen Hui" and the following parts into "The Classic of Shun". Scholars know that this is a forgery.
Why are there traces of division in "Shun Dian"?
boom!
After reading the second question, Lao Ru's head was buzzing and he completely shut down.
He clenched the Bianliang Gazette in his hand with trembling hands, and didn't even have the courage to read the following headlines.
But he didn't have the courage to look, but there were many people watching.
Not only were they reading, but they were also reading aloud at the top of their lungs, with their teeth gnashed.
Question 3:
The chapter "Wu Cheng" narrates the schedule of King Wu's attack on King Zhou, "Only the dead souls appeared on the day of Renchen in the first month" in the chapter "Wu Cheng". However, the calculation in "Santong Calendar" by Liu Xin contradicts the actual astronomical phenomena: "The Zhou army crossed Mengjin in the eleventh month of the Yin calendar, not the first month as recorded in "Wu Cheng". None of the sun and moon stems and branches match each other."
Why is the calendar in "Wu Cheng" confused?
That’s what I mean!
After reading the question, the old man looked around at the old friends excitedly: "Everyone, what do you think? Answer it quickly so that I can go on stage and teach that ignorant sutra thief Cui Xian a lesson!"
No one responded.
The old men who had been extremely angry and arrogant before now had faces that were either pale or flushed.
They all lowered their heads in shame and were as quiet as chickens.
The old man understood. He looked at the people around him, then at the newspaper in his hand, and said in a tearful voice, "I paid twice the price for the exam version of the newspaper, but I can't answer a single question?"
“I can’t answer any of the questions hahahaha!”
"I can recite the Book of Shang by heart. I can recite it by heart! I have been reciting the Book of Shang for thirty years!"
Speaking of this.
He angrily tore up the Bianliang Gazette in his hand and burst into tears.
A group of old men around him looked at him sadly, and they felt their hearts trembling.
Over time.
Today's "Bianliang Gazette" quickly spread among the literati community in Kaifeng.
The scenes of countless old men collapsing were also being played out all over the city.
On the long street.
There were crowds of people all around.
An old scholar stood among them, holding the Bianliang Gazette, and looked at the people around him pleadingly: "Is it really impossible to refute it? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
His pleading was met with only silence.
Invisibly, Cui Xian's young and unrestrained face appeared in front of every old man in Kaifeng.
He smiled widely, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked questions that made countless old men tremble and feel numb!
Question 4:
The "Heishui" in Liangzhou and the "Kunlun" in Yongzhou both refer to mythical place names. Du Yu's "Spring and Autumn Annals" directly points out: "The Heishui is desolate and far away, where Yu has no trace; Kunlun is a sacred mountain in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", so how can it be actually located in Yongzhou?
Why is there geographical misplacement in "Tribute of Yu"?
Why?
What is the explanation?
A huge panic spread among all the old men in Kaifeng.
Cui Xian never showed up, but he was able to easily suppress all the old Confucian scholars in the city with just a report from the court!
But this is not the most fatal thing!
The most deadly thing is——
It seems that our "Book of Shang" is about to be finished!
Because nearly a day had passed, not a single 'answer to the test' had been submitted to the debate stage.
And this day, the seventh day of August, is also recognized by the Daliang Ancient Text School as the most desperate day.
A young boy, only 14 years old, raised the most fierce doubts and questions to the scriptures of sages that have been passed down for thousands of years!
The fire of innovation is ready to spread across the prairie.
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