Text Chapter 1421 How High Is the Sky
Measuring ruler?
This name is so powerful!
But Qin Lang held it in his hand, but it was just an ordinary wooden ruler. This thing was collectively called "ruler" in ancient and modern times. It was a "prop" used by teachers to admonish students. After the regulation, things related to the ruler disappeared.
However, one thing is very strange, if educational violence is brought about by the ruler, then why haven’t there been stories of masters beating students with rulers in ancient times? On the contrary, there are frequent incidents of violence and obscenity on campus, which shows that the ruler itself is not guilty, but only some unhealthy and low-quality "teachers" are guilty.
As for canceling props such as the ruler, it would be a bit of a fuss.
In short, educational violence is only caused by the low morality of teachers, so what has it to do with the ruler?
You must know that in ancient times, those who were able to be "masters" should have been born as scholars, and scholars were considered relatively educated existences. This is the "fame" that can only be obtained through the selection of orthodox imperial examinations. And those who can become a "master" must have both ability and political integrity.
Qin Lang was born in the new era, so he has never seen such an "ancient" thing, but the ruler, as the only prop used by ancient masters to teach and educate people, naturally has its special meaning.
This special meaning is not the sense of satisfaction brought by beating the palms of elementary school students, but the meaning of "precept" and "ruler" in the precept ruler. The so-called "precept" is naturally admonishment and punishment. A sage can never make a mistake", and the sooner a mistake is corrected, the better, so if you make a mistake in school, the master's ruler is used to punish the schoolchildren, so that the other party can remember the mistake and the lesson; It is a standard, a standard. People are born without moral and legal concepts. Basic moral and legal views are learned after the day after tomorrow, so a standard for being a human being is needed.
It can be seen that the ruler is not only used to punish people, but also to warn students that they should understand the basic social rules and have their own moral bottom line and standards.
There are so many great principles hidden in a small thing, which is the wisdom of Confucianism.
And Cai Yan gave Qin Lang the ruler. I don’t know how many years it has been passed on, and I don’t know how many Confucian saints have experienced it, but this ruler can be called the "Measurement Ruler", which shows that it is not only used for We measure what children are right and wrong, but use it to measure heaven and earth.
How high is the sky and how deep is the earth, how should this be measured?
How to measure the sky with a sandalwood ruler?
However, when Qin Lang really came into contact with this measuring ruler, he realized the "power" of this ruler. Not only does this small ruler contain an incomparably majestic righteousness, but also Confucian disciples in the past dynasties have a sense of understanding the heart of heaven and the people, which contains Confucian sages' understanding of the great fortune of heaven and earth. Confucianism has produced talents in large numbers for thousands of years, and those who can hold this measuring ruler must be very outstanding people. The wisdom accumulated over thousands of years can indeed be "measured".
The ancients called "a round sky and a round place", but "there is no rule to make a square", so there were no rules and rules marked in the world, but some wise people understood the heart of heaven, preached for the sky, determined the basic morals and laws, and Found the standards and tools to measure everything in the world. These people are saints who have truly achieved harmony with the sky.
People who can "preach the word for heaven" are also people with great merit, so those who can write "sage scriptures" that have been handed down through the ages are true saints, because the way of heaven and humanity will test the true level of these books. Similarly, those who invented "weights and measures" are also saints, because they taught people how to measure the length of time, the length and height of all things, etc. These are all great merits.
This is the purpose of Cai Yan showing Qin Lang the measuring ruler.
Qin Lang was holding the measuring ruler, his hands trembling slightly, the things inside were too heavy for him to bear, so he held the measuring ruler with both hands and handed it to old man Cai Yan: "Master, I am not a formal disciple of Confucianism , meeting by chance, is not worthy of your love."
"Haha!~"
Cai Yan laughed loudly, "Although you are not a disciple of Confucianism, you already have the ruler of Confucianism in your heart. The ancients said it well: the common people have steelyards in their hearts, and this steelyard is the yardstick for measuring the achievements of kings and officials. Similarly, we Confucianists also have a ruler in our hearts, and this ruler is the measure of our own merits, since you already have a ruler in your heart, why don’t you dare to accept the truth in it?”
"The boy is worried that his virtue is not enough, and he will insult the saint." Qin Lang said.
"Nowadays there are billions of disciples of Confucianism, but the real disciples of Confucianism have disappeared. This old man is just a reader of the classics of Confucianism guarding the saints. It has been many years, and this is the first time that this old man sees someone who is full of righteousness. People enter here. Well, since you already have your own ruler, you don’t have to accept the Confucian ruler.”
Cai Yan got up, picked up the ruler and hit Qin Lang's hand heavily, "This ruler is just a reminder from the old man, stick to the measuring ruler in your heart!"
This is Cai Yan reminding Qin Lang to stick to his moral bottom line, Qin Lang is naturally open-minded to be taught.
Afterwards, Cai Yan took Qin Lang to the study.
It is not so much a study room as a library, because there are at least a few thousand books here, and these books include oracle bone inscriptions, bamboo scrolls, silk scrolls, sheepskin scrolls, etc. This is simply a museum of history and culture. , I really don't know where Cai Yan got these things. However, as the "bookkeeper" and "reader" of Confucianism, it is not surprising that Cai Yan has these collections. After all, this may be the "teaching collection" of Confucianism.
The library has no special security measures, just an ordinary big lock, but Qin Lang believes that no one will steal books here, because this place is really different. In the past, under the rule of the sage, it was possible to "not close the house at night and not pick up things". Many people think that the ancients were stupid, but this may not be the case, but the influence and deterrent power of the sage's awe-inspiring righteousness on many people exists. If the little thief dared to attack the saint, he would be turned into an idiot by the saint's awe-inspiring righteousness.
Of course, the prerequisite must be a sage. A sage is in harmony with the sky and understands the heart of heaven. Naturally, he will be blessed with luck from heaven and earth. Naturally, it is impossible to be assassinated by Xiaoxiao's generation.
As for this library, as soon as Qin Lang entered here, he knew that this place is definitely not for the younger generation, because this is not an ordinary library. To be precise, the books here are not ordinary books!