Chapter 352: Yan Ruoci's Lecture, the Core of "The Analects": "Learning Leads to Adulthood"

Ci Song did not refute, but said: "Then let's leave now. There is nothing we want in this secret realm of Great Zhou."

The three of them rode Ci Song's chariot towards the due east of the Great Zhou Secret Realm. When they came to the exit recorded in the Book of Secret Realm, they saw a purple light door standing in it.

"Let's go. It's a wasted trip to Dragon Tomb. I don't know where the next opportunity will be?"

Ci Song drove out of the light gate.

A green scene came into view. Different from the silence on the other side of the light gate, this place was full of vitality. The picturesque pastoral scenery refreshed people's spirits.

"We finally left the Great Zhou Secret Realm."

Li Meng and Ci Yang looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them had been practicing in the Great Zhou Secret Realm for a year. For Ci Yang, who had basically never traveled far, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was a very valuable experience, and although Li Meng had traveled to many places, she gained a lot from this trip to the secret realm.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay first."

Ci Song didn't have too many emotions. After all, the entire experience of the Great Zhou Secret Realm only lasted five days for him.

"I don't know where we were teleported to."

Ci Song frowned slightly. He put away the chariot and looked around. This was a small town surrounded by mountains. It looked quite peaceful. There were no people around, let alone an inn.

"Let's go over and take a look."

Li Meng took the lead and walked forward, followed closely by Ci Song and Ci Yang.

After a long time, the three of them discovered that a village appeared in front of them in the distance. When the three of them entered the village, they found that there were only women and children in the village, and not a single man.

"Little sister, where is this place?"

In front of a house, a little girl about seven or eight years old stood at the door and looked at the three of them. Ci Song stepped forward and asked.

"This is Qingshi Village."

The little girl answered crisply.

"Bluestone Town?"

Ci Song frowned slightly when he heard this. He seemed to have never heard of this name.

"Which country does Qingshi Village belong to?"

"Wei... Wei State." The little girl replied timidly.

"It turns out that we were teleported to the realm of Wei. Can you contact your family?"

Ci Song turned around and asked Ci Yang and Li Meng.

Ci Yang and Li Meng nodded slightly. Seeing this, Ci Song said to them, "Then let's say goodbye. I still have some things to deal with. I'll see you again someday."

"Okay, Brother Ning, see you later." Ci Yang said to Ci Song, cupping his fists and saluting.

Li Meng also saluted Ci Song, and then said: "Brother Ning, you asked Li Meng before if he knew Miss Li Ge, and Li Meng lied. Li Ge is Li Meng's sister, if you meet Li Ge in the future , please take care of her for Ci Yang’s sake.”

"Li Ge has her own pursuits. She doesn't like the comments of the Yin Yang family, and she doesn't like the behavior of the family. If Brother Ning sees Li Ge, he will tell her that Li Meng understands what she is thinking and supports her too. Everything.”

Seeing Li Meng's sincere expression, Ci Song nodded and said, "I understand, and I will tell you these words truthfully."

"I go first."

Ci Song waved his hands to the two of them, and then walked in one direction at the entrance of the village.

Ci Yang and Li Meng watched Ci Song leave. They smiled at each other and then left the small village.

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Yan Sheng Academy, in the Freshman Hall, Yan Ruoci is standing on the main podium, narrating "The Analects of Confucius, Yaori Chapter 20" to the freshmen.

"If you don't know destiny, you can't be a gentleman; if you don't know etiquette, you can't stand up; if you don't know words, you can't understand people. The original meaning of this sentence is that if you don't know destiny, you can't be a gentleman; if you don't know etiquette, you can't stand up; if you don't know etiquette, you can't stand up. You can’t understand others unless you know how to distinguish them.”

Yan Ruici's voice was gentle and sweet, and the freshmen in the audience were listening attentively. However, there were only less than fifty people left in the freshmen hall, which originally had a hundred students, and ten of them were from Zilu Academy. The disciples of Zhong Qi are his direct disciples.

"This is the conclusion of Confucius' Analects, and it is also the Confucian spirit that Confucius wanted to implement. It can be summed up in four words. Does anyone know which four words it is?"

Yan Ruoci looked around and saw no one answered, so he said, "These four words are 'learning to become a person'."

"Learn to be an adult?"

Under the stage, the freshmen looked confused, but the ten direct disciples, including Zhong Qi, couldn't help but feel shocked when they heard Yan Ruoci's words. They thought they had understood all the principles in "The Analects" and thought it was It was just used by Confucius to persuade the world to learn etiquette, clarify things, and explain the way of a saint.

However, Yan Ruoci's short four-character summary made the four words "learning to become a human being" at the end of "The Analects" sublimated to the level of a philosopher's thoughts, which is different from the original understanding of "The Analects". , there is a huge difference.

"Yes, learning leads to adulthood. These four words are exactly what the Analects of Confucius expresses. Learning is not only to acquire knowledge, but also to cultivate the body and mind and become a moral, cultural, and thoughtful person. Learning There is no end, people are constantly learning and growing throughout their lives.”

Yan Ruoci continued to speak to everyone. Her voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.

After the class ended, Yan Ruoci said to everyone present: "Today is the last class for everyone in the freshman hall. During this period, a lot of things happened in the outside world. The literati of the seven countries improved by half a level overnight. "

“The students in the academy come from all over the world, and the academy agrees to let the students return to their hometowns to provide

The country does its part. If you are willing to stay, the academy will also provide you with shelter. But one thing is, if you become a great scholar in the future, you must work for the benefit of all people in the world, rather than becoming a private weapon of a country. "

After Yan Ruoci's words fell, everyone started talking. After a moment, they all raised their hands towards Yan Ruoci and said, "I sincerely follow Senior Sister's teachings."

After that, Yan Ruoci left the Xinsheng Hall. A direct disciple of Zilu Academy sighed: "The academic style of Yan Sheng Academy is really free, and it even allows students to return to their hometowns."

"Yes, among the five major academies, only Yan Sheng Academy allows students to re-enter the world."

Another academy student also lamented that in other academies, including Confucius and Saints Academy, all those who enroll are considered to be detached from the world and are not allowed to participate in the political affairs of the Seven Kingdoms or participate in the conflicts of the world for life.

Among the five major academies today, only Yan Sheng Academy does not have these rules. In other words, Yan Sheng did not impose restrictions on these rules back then.

Zhong Qi didn't say much. He was still thinking about the four words "learning and becoming a man" that Yan Ruoci just said, which also made him re-examine the meaning of a saint that he had learned over the past twenty years.

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