Chapter 13 6. Wang Kaiyun's Wonderful Explanation of "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge"

The next night, Yang Du and Dai Yi went to Cixian Lake and returned the manuscript of "Confucian Classics" to Ye Dehui.The next day, the two went to the Bajiaoting clothing store in the city center for a walk.Wang Daiyi chose a suit he was satisfied with, and Yang Du also bought a red woolen shawl trimmed with peacock feathers for his sister.That night, they left Changsha by small steamer. That night, Yang Du tossed and turned on the small steamer, unable to sleep, his heart was very conflicted.In the two years since the implementation of the New Deal in Hunan, the market in Changsha has seen prosperity, which shows that the New Deal follows the trend and wins the hearts of the people.However, apart from Changsha, the major ports on the Xiangjiang River, such as Hengzhou Prefecture, Hengshan County, and Xiangtan County, have not improved much. As for the villages along the way, they are still dilapidated, closed, and backward. The implementation of the New Deal will be a very difficult thing.The current affairs school is very lively, and people like Liang, Tan, Xiong, and Tang are indeed a group of talented patriots.Listening to their conversations, Yang Du is easily infected. When getting along with them, Yang Du feels very open-minded, but looking around, there are too few scholars like them. Teaching, can it get the approval of the majority?Especially Ye Dehui's indignant remarks last night, he almost wanted to take the case and stand up shirtless and fight Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong to the death.Ye Dehui is a famous scholar with profound knowledge and high reputation. Teacher Xiangqi also praised him for his serious attitude in collation of ancient books.Who is more reasonable?Yang Du couldn't grasp it for a while, he had to listen carefully to his husband's opinion.

"The fourth young master is back!" When Yang Du and Dai Yi walked into Ming Xing Zhai's study, Zhou Ma greeted the newly dressed Dai Yi with a big smile on her face, and just nodded casually to Yang Du.Two days ago, the old man said with great emotion that he didn't care enough about Dai Yi in the past two years and that he should marry him immediately. Zhou's mother suddenly felt that she was 80% sure of marrying her daughter to the Wang family.She said to the old man very courteously: "Dai Yi is a loyal child. His mother has not had time to make an appointment for him. I told you a long time ago that I am going to make an engagement for him. He is a man in his twenties and three years old." , does not have a wife yet, how can he not be lonely in his heart? You want to teach and learn, how can you have too much time to take care of him? Give him to his wife, you can rest assured, and have a few more grandchildren in peace Call me Grandpa!" The old man added a little more affection for her.Zhou's mother went further: "I said old man, Dai Yi's physique is weak. After returning from Changsha, he will eat with you. Don't eat the big house anymore. At worst, I just work harder."

At this time, Zhou Ma took Dai Yi to the inner room, looked at Dai Yi carefully from head to toe, and said repeatedly: "The fourth young master is more decent after wearing the new clothes." She also said that the seams on the shoulders The shape is not symmetrical, so Dai Yi is asked to take it off, and let her tear it off and sew it on.Dai Yi has always disliked Zhou's mother. Seeing her unusual enthusiasm, he was disgusted in his heart. Seeing his old father's face, he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he had to take off his clothes and let her sew them. He picked up a book from his father. Read the book, let Xizi report the trip to Changsha!

In the study, Yang Du selected a few main ones from what he saw in Changsha this time and told Wang Kaiyun.Wang Kaiyun picked up the copper hookah with his left hand, took a few puffs of cigarettes from time to time, and occasionally interjected a few words.Yang Du is very good at words, and he described the school's policy of current affairs school, as well as the patriotic sentiments of Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong and others. "Sir, this is the two hundred taels of money from Ye Libu." Yang Du took out a bank note from Rishengchang Bank from his coat pocket. Wang Kaiyun took it, looked at it carefully, then flicked the paper with his index finger, put it away, and asked: "What is Ye Huanbin doing recently? Someone reported him, saying that he privately engraved the "Shuangmei Jingdarn Series" ", and made a lot of money that is ignorant of conscience."

"It might be. I saw a brand new "Secret of the Jade House" in his study." "This wicked bastard, I'm afraid he will die in the future!" Wang Kaiyun scolded with a smile. "Ye Libu told me that he is currently compiling a big book called "Yijiao Congbian", which is edited to protect the famous religion and resist heresy." "Resist heresy, do you mean the reforms advocated by Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong and others?" Wang Kaiyun put down the hookah, and his expression seemed to be more focused than before. "That's right. Dai Yi and I went to see him, and he asked us where we had been during the day. He heard that we had arrived at the School of Current Affairs, so he scolded Liang Qichao and told us not to go again."

"What did he scold Liang Qichao?" "He scolded Liang, like his teacher Kang Youwei, for having ulterior motives and using the so-called reform theory to confuse the Hunan people, causing ignorant people to follow it. He also said that their theories were nothing more than admiring the West, advocating civil rights, and imitating the calendar of Jesus. Su Wang reformed the system, advocated equal rights between the monarch and the people, and attacked the three cardinal guides and five permanent principles, his theory is a heresy that disrupts society, and his people are a rebellious party without a father or a king."

Wang Kaiyun listened, nodded slightly, and remained silent. Yang Du continued: "The Ministry of Ye officials said that today's academic collapse is very serious. The world of the Warring States was plagued by Yang Mo, and Mencius created it; eight generations later, it was plagued by Buddha and Lao, and Han Zhu was created. Today's world is plagued by Taixi, and no one It was rejected, and echoed with the voice, so that heresy and fallacies spread, and I lost all the decency, righteousness, integrity and shame of my well-dressed family. He also said that he will be rejected every day he is in Hunan, and he will go through fire and water, and he will not refuse. "

Wang Kaiyun smiled slightly, and interjected: "What a pockmarked man with an iron shoulder, he wants to use Wu Ke to dominate the Hunan people, he is a bit crazy!" Yang Du couldn't figure out whether Mr. Wang's words were praise or derogation, so he quickly returned to the "Yijiao Congbian" series: "The Ministry of Ye officials said that he was out of righteous indignation and contacted several comrades to compile this " "Yijiao Series" aims to respect the sacred religion, eliminate heresies, straighten the mind, verify the name and reality, distinguish the style, and improve the learning of scholars."

Wang Kaiyun picked up the hookah again, still smiling and said: "He is really ambitious!" "The students came to Changsha this time, and they were excited to hear what Liang Qichao and others said. They also felt reasonable after hearing what Ye officials said. Sir, do you always think that there is hope for the reform? Admirable?" Wang Kaiyun held the mouth of the cigarette pot in his mouth, and remained silent for a while, and did not light the fire to smoke. He half-closed his eyes, drew his long thick eyebrows and meditated. "Xizi, you went to Changsha in time." Wang Kaiyun finally said, "From my decades of study, I absolutely cannot agree with Liang Qichao's strange theory of equal rights between the monarch and the people, which is exactly what Ye Huanbin said. He denounces the heresy of no father and no king. Think about it, China has a population of nearly 400 million, and Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Tibetan, and Hui live together. If there is no sacred and inviolable monarch to rule, everyone will be the master and come Wouldn't it be a mess to manage state affairs! What kind of decency, what kind of etiquette, and what kind of country is there? Xizi, no matter whether it is Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, or other lotus-talking people who are more powerful than Kang Liang You say, China does not want a monarch, and it wants to implement democracy. You must not believe it. Now some people talk about America, France, and England. I have never been to these countries, nor have I read their books. Perhaps a republic and a democracy can be implemented, but for our China, I have studied it all my life. I have read more than anyone else in the Twenty-Four Histories. I realized a profound truth from it, that is, China To be rich and strong, one must rely on a wise monarch. When the power of a country is concentrated in the hands of a wise and capable king, the country will be strong and prosperous, and the life of the people will be stable. There will be chaos, there will be weakness, and the people will suffer from wars and chaos."

Yang Du thought to himself: Mr.'s words are too incisive.Yes, King Wu of Zhou was strong, all the princes bowed their heads and obeyed orders, and the country was stable and strong. At the end of the period, the royal family declined and the princes were in charge of their own affairs, so the country had no peace.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dominated and conquered the Siyi with force, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty spread throughout the absolute world.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, governors of various prefectures formed their own forces one after another. As a result, the country fell apart and the people suffered unspeakably.Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was heroic, and the rule of Zhenguan shined in the annals of history, but the later separatism of the feudal towns pushed the country into dire straits.The painful historical lessons cannot be forgotten!It seems that we must listen to the words of your husband. China can only practice a monarchy, not a democracy.

"However, I am not like Ye Huanbin who hates Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong so deeply, and they are incompatible." Wang Kaiyun turned his head again, "Although Kang Youwei imposed Hexiu's words on Confucius and advocated the so-called Tong Santong and Zhang Sanshi, I I have always disagreed, and therefore I do not recognize Kang as my reincarnated disciple. But they want to make the country strong through reforms and reforms, and their intentions may not be bad. Three generations have different laws, and five generations have different systems. If you are poor, you will change. Zetong, this is a mantra that has been handed down since ancient times. The prosperity of the Changsha market you have seen also proves that only reform can have vitality. I have foreseen this. I appreciate the opinions of policymakers and scholars even more." When Wang Kaiyun said this, he stood up and walked a few steps in the study, which caused him to look back on the past.At this time, Shi Yi had put on the mandarin jacket re-sewn by Zhou Ma, quietly walked to Yang Du's side, and sat down next to him.Wang Kaiyun suddenly spoke generously: "Great talents in governing the country have always had their own real knowledge and skills. They don't simply imitate saints and take meaning out of context. They are often good at policy theory in imperial examinations. Using old questions from the ancients to integrate today's current events, Expressing the insights in his chest, painting the strategy of governing the country, and how his talents and knowledge are, you can probably see it after reading one of his strategies. Therefore, when Ouyang Xiu read Su Dongpo's "On Punishment and Reward for Loyalty", he said that the old man wanted to let This person is outstanding. Ouyang Gong saw that Dongpo was a great talent based on that policy theory. Among the famous officials of ZTE, except for Zeng Wenzheng, Hu Wenzhong and Li Shaoquan, most of them were not Jinshi Hanlin, Luo Zenan, Wang Pushan, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi People like Liu Rong and Liu Rong are not even good at juren. Once they lead troops, they can be compared with famous generals in ancient times; Ren Ping's hair twists and turns to the west, and when he goes out, he will be a general, and when he enters, there are few people who can match him. And he was lucky enough to get it by searching for the leftovers. If it weren't for Xu Faji's hard work, he would not It can be seen that these four scriptures cannot select outstanding talents. There are also many scholars who have obtained the academic degree with the four scriptures, but chase after money and profit, and stop studying. Therefore, as early as the end of Ming Dynasty, Gu Yanwu said that stereotyped It is more harmful than burning books, this statement is not extreme." Yang Du knew that Mr.'s words were actually venting, venting his grievances about not being awarded the imperial examination.He just listened and said nothing.Dai Yi was inspired by it, and said happily: "Father, this method of selecting scholars based on the four scriptures is really not good. I will go to the provincial examination after it is abolished." "What are you talking about?" Wang Kaiyun glared at his son, "If you don't abolish it for ten years, you won't have the rural examination for ten years? If you don't abolish it for twenty years, you won't have the rural examination for twenty years?" Seeing his father lose his temper, Dai Yi bowed his head and remained silent, thinking: So what the old man said and what he did were not the same thing! "I haven't finished my sentence." Wang Kaiyun calmed down, "It is one thing to abolish the selection of scholars based on the Four Books, but it is another thing whether it can be abolished. He Liang Qichao can abolish it if he wants to? My king If someone wants to abolish it, just abolish it? This will only work if the emperor approves it. Think about it, the decision-makers around the emperor are all people from the two rankings. Can they agree to abolish it? Besides, hundreds of thousands of scholars across the country They have been practicing the Four Books and writing poems for many years, so why are they willing to abolish it? From this point of view, it is difficult for Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and others to implement other provisions in the reform, because they want to destroy many people. Can these people be willing to let them smash their jobs? So the ancients said that those who are not very profitable will not change the law, and they have learned a lot of lessons." Wang Kaiyun stopped his discussion, Yang Du and Wang Daiyi stared at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.There was no sound in Ming Xing Zhai, except for occasional slight noises from Zhou's mother in the kitchen. Wang Kaiyun sat on the rattan chair again, picked up the copper hookah, took two puffs, and summed up his long discussion: "So, I advise you not to have too much hope for the reform. Xizi, take a good job After reviewing the homework, according to the original plan, I will leave for Beijing after the new year. After arriving in the capital, I will concentrate on taking the exam and take less time to participate in Kang Youwei's Baoguo." "Xizi, didn't you say that your sister sent two poems, and I want to ask my father for advice, let's take a look!" Seeing that his father's comments were finished, Wang Daiyi reminded Yang Du. "Oh, really, I almost forgot." Yang Du took out a note from another pocket, and handed it to the husband with both hands. "Your sister can also compose poetry?" Wang Kaiyun's eyes shone with joy.He likes people who can write poetry most in his life, especially girls who can write poetry.Mrs. Cai was born in a scholarly family, and she knew how to compose poems in her natal family. After getting married, the husband and wife often reciprocated each other.Wang Kaiyun regards this as the most beautiful music.Mo Liuyun could not read at first, but after marrying Wang Kaiyun, he taught her how to read. Later, Liuyun was able to compose poems.His ten daughters have read "Three Hundred Tang Poems" since they were young, and all of them can recite poems.Now I heard that Yang Du's sister can also compose poems, why is he not happy! "My girl has been more flexible in poetry and prose since she was young. She never went to school in a serious way. My mother gave her a tutorial, and I sometimes explained some ancient poems to her, so that I could learn the way of poetry and prose by myself." Don’t be afraid of my husband’s jokes. When I was young, I was playful, and she often wrote poems for me, and she even managed to hide it from the school teacher.” "Hahaha!" Wang Kaiyun laughed happily and said, "Historically, there are many talents in boudoirs, and Xiangtan has a good tradition of women's poetry. Let me see how Lingmei's poems are written!" After finishing speaking, I unfolded the poem note, and saw two poems written in elegant handwriting on it: