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Chapter 79: First Lecture (Added update for cs09 book friends)

 Duke Xun’s family said that this was an amazing creation of the Xun family in ancient times, especially during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During this period, knowledge was mastered by a small number of gentry personnel. They could not read a few words like ordinary people, let alone know some skills of governing the country.

The Xun family was willing to impart family knowledge to the outside world. No matter what purpose it was, at least in terms of disseminating knowledge, the Xun family was indeed at the forefront.

Of course, the Xun family still has a certain gap compared to those cultural masters who open up their mountain gates, regardless of wealth, poverty and humbleness, but they are much better than those who cherish their own treasures.

Yingchuan County has four old families and four new families. The four old families naturally include the Xun family, and the other three are the Zhong family, the Han family, and the Chen family. These four families were already very famous as early as Xun Shu, Zhong Hao, Han Shao, and Chen Shi, which means that they were already famous in the early Eastern Han Dynasty and had many high-ranking officials.

The four newer families are the Du family, Guo family, Zhao family and Xin family.

As for some other people who claim to be Yingchuan Home, they are just claiming to be themselves and have not been recognized by ordinary people.

This can be seen from the position where everyone is sitting, Fei Qian can see from the Xun family’s lecture today.

On the incense burning platform, it is naturally the main speaker's position.

The ones with tables nearest the high platform are left for high officials and seniors, and are generally vacant.

A little further down the road is the division of the four major families. Basically, a family occupying one direction of the platform, and sitting in four directions, southeast, west and north.

Then came members of the four emerging families...

As for those like Fei Qian, they can only go backwards, but at least they still have mats to sit. For example, the T-shaped room and the back, they can basically only stand and listen to the class. In the outer circle, there are still poor children, so they can only wait until the Xun family members have already taken away the better position in front before opening the door for poor children...

Although there are many people, they are very quiet.

It is completely different from the open classes that Fei Qian had been to later generations. Everyone was waiting quietly, no one was making noises, and there was no public classes in later generations. The teacher was noisy and noisy as if it was not arrived.

Fei Qian and Zao Zhi and Ying Yu sat together.

Yesterday, when Fei Qian was playing with Zaozhi, Ying Yu seemed to be visiting someone. He didn't go back to his room to sleep very late, so he had no communication.

Relatively speaking, Fei Qian and Zao Zhi are relatively close to their age, and secondly, their hobbies are quite close to each other, and they both like to eat... So, relatively speaking, they are naturally closer to Ying Yu.

Suddenly, Fei Qian heard a drum beat outside the door.

Then about half an incense stick, I beat the second drum-

Oh, Fei Qian understands that this is similar to the preparation bell for class in later generations. I guess the door will be closed after the third drum is ringing...

Sure enough, after the third drum sound, the Xun family closed the door. Those who were late and those who didn't catch up would probably not be able to get in.

After a while, I heard the ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-stone sounds, and then the sound of breathing could only be heard in the quieter field...

I saw a man wearing a moon-white long-sleeved robe, covered with a black cloak, and a step by step, slowly coming with the sound of chimes and stones, walking to the high platform, and raising his steps up.

Some people sitting in the front obviously recognized the person, as if they were a little unexpected, and they became a little restless...

The steward standing in the four corners immediately shouted in unison, and suppressed the riots for a while.

Fei Qian didn't understand what was going on, so he secretly touched Zao Zhi, signaled with his eyes, and asked if Zao Zhi knew what was going on.

Zao Zhi secretly pointed at the person on the stage with his finger, and then gestured the word "or" on the mat...

Fei Qian thought about it for a while, the person on the stage was called Xun Or? Is there such a person in the Xun family? Why don’t you have any impression of it?

No, Zao Zhi's gesture should be "Yu". The person I talked about today turned out to be Xun Yu! He turned out to be this great man?

Fei Qian had the recognition of later generations, and of course he believed that Xun Yu was a great man, but Xun Yu had not yet received the evaluation of Cao Cao's "My Son House" and had no great achievements to be praised. Naturally, the rest of the people did not agree with Xun Yu as much as Fei Qian, so it was not surprising that there was a commotion before.

Xun Yu sat on the high platform, and all kinds of people below were all in sight.

It can be said that the first talk today is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, you will naturally have a great reputation. If there is a slight mistake, let alone reputation, the position of the next head of the family that Xun Shuang mentioned yesterday may really become "maybe"...

Xun Shuang was talking about the "Yi" this time, so naturally Xun Yu could only talk about the "Yi", otherwise it would be too funny, just like a master of Chinese studies in later generations who wanted to give a lecture, so he would first give a speech about "Yamei Dad".

Xun Yu took a deep breath and signaled the servant beside him to raise a cloth banner on the stage.

The cloth banner has a white background, and there are six thick, short and powerful horizontal lines on it with black ink, just like six black wooden sticks parallel to each other in a horizontal direction, which are listed from top to bottom on the white cloth banner.

Xun Yu's clear voice sounded: "I'm talking about Qian Gua."

"Qian means Yuan, enjoyment, profit, and zhen..."

"Yuan means the beginning, the prosperity means the union, the profit means the harmony, the zheng means the righteousness means the righteousness..."

Xun Yu's face was calm and his voice was steady and loud. Although Fei was a short distance away from the platform, he could hear it very clearly—

Xun Yu continued to say: "... Yuan is the leader of goodness. He is the leader of goodness. Profit is the leader of righteousness. Trueness is the leader of affairs. Goodness is the leader of affairs. Goodness is the leader of people who are good at elders are enough to grow people. Goodness is enough to be polite. Righteousness is enough to control things. Those who are good at righteousness are enough to match trust..."

Xun Yu continued to explain his explanations and views on Yuan, Xiang, Li and Zhen:

"... Those who become images in heaven are Yuan, Heng, Rich, and Zhen. They say that the four seasons of heaven are to generate all things. Those who become shapes on earth are benevolence, etiquette, righteousness, and wisdom.

Yuan is good at growing, so he can be kind. Benevolence is the birth of spring, which is the wood in the east.

Heng is a good meeting, which is enough to be polite. Li is the main source of summer and fire in the south.

Benefits are suitable for things, and they are enough to be harmonious. Righteousness means autumn, and Western gold is also the same.

Zhen is the work, and trust is in wisdom. Wisdom is the main thing to hide in winter, and the northern water is also the water.

Those who are virtuous and carry things, and the five elements are born together are the achievements of earth. Earth is in the central palace and divided into kings and four seasons. It is also caused by the incompetence of the king and the emperor, and it is still the world. Water, fire, metal and wood are not earth, and benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom are not the king. Since faith belongs to the king, it is clear that it is said to be the stem first and then not to be faithless.

The four elements are the king's virtue. Therefore, the Gan Guan Gua is the first and the words are expressed in the chapters. This is the door to understanding the moral principles, just like the preparation of the Spring and Autumn Period.

The body is benevolent and upright, so that it can transform things; observing the fortune and knowing the time, so that it can follow the heavens; using the qi as appropriate, so that it can benefit the people; adhering to the right karma, so that it can be established.

If you are in chaos, you will lose etiquette and your teaching will be misleading; if you are in reverse, you will be in trouble, and your achievements will be detrimental; if you are incorrect, you will be ineffective, and your affairs will be abolished; if you forget, you will lose the right and your official position will be defeated.

The four virtues are the result of King Wen’s rise. The four faults are the result of King Zhou of Shang.”
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