Chapter 1158: A sentence of the scriptures is 20,000 miles away, scholars from outside the domain secretly agree with the truth

When Mr. Chen entered this elementary school, he saw that the playground here was larger than the military schoolyard! On the ground of the playground, the land was rammed flat and solid, and there was no gravel or debris.

Opposite the playground, rows of school buildings, Qingtang tiles, were clean and tidy, and they looked like they were newly built houses!

From this perspective, there are actually as many as sixty or seventy school buildings like this.

At this time, Mr. Chen Gongshou couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart!

To be honest, in this era, the so-called opening teaching of a library, a teacher can only teach forty or fifty students at most. This has to be said to be a famous scholar and a person with a certain reputation.

In general private schools, four or five or seven or eight students are the most common.

Therefore, a large-scale school like this can almost be equated with the most famous academies in the country. However, the school teaches all the children who have just started their studies! How could Mr. Chen not be surprised?

After they entered the school all the way, they could hear a loud sound of reading.

The sound of reading they heard was the clear and neat voice of the students, and the Analects of Confucius was recited. After hearing this, Mr. Chen Gongshou couldn't help but nodded in praise.

At this moment, the old man thought to himself: "I heard in Lin'an that the schools in Tongzhou are all free from the scriptures and judged the truth, and taught some misleading things all day long. Now it seems that these rumors may not be fully believed!"

The sound of this book of Confucius and Mencius recited by hundreds of students makes this great scholar who is well-read and has a very smooth and comfortable feeling in his heart!

Then, the principal saw the principal accompanying Mr. Chen in and introduced:

"In our school, there are a total of 1,200 students, divided into grades 1 to 6. Each grade has 5 to 6 classes, with about 40 students in each class."

"Good guy, more than a thousand students!"

After hearing this, the old man was still calm in his face. However, his two disciples, Wang Zheng and Wang Anren, couldn't help but repeat it in surprise!

Mr. Chen’s two disciples, one of them, and the other of them, got it in Dong Zhongshu’s article “The Spring and Autumn Festival. The Law of Benevolence and Righteousness”, meaning “Enjoy people with benevolence and righteousness”.

Both young people have good looks, graceful demeanor, and introverted temperament. Although they are young, they can be seen from their temperament that these are two humble gentlemen who are well-educated and honest.

When Mr. Chen walked along with two disciples, accompanied by the principal, the more they walked, the more they felt secretly shocked!

When they stopped in front of a classroom door, they saw a female gentleman in her twenties teaching inside through the glass on the door.

I saw this young female teacher talking about a sentence from "Book of Rites? University":

"In ancient times, those who want to make clear virtues of the world should first govern the country; those who want to dominate the country should first consolidate their families; those who want to dominate their families should first cultivate their bodies; those who want to dominate their bodies should first correct their hearts; those who want to correct their hearts should first be sincere in their intentions..."

The endorsement in the book is actually what we often say in later generations: "cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and pacify the world."

I saw this female teacher say slowly when she was giving a lecture, using this saint's words to gain knowledge, cultivate character, and then use her knowledge to contribute to society and transform society. The principles are explained in a simple and clear manner.

Even Mr. Chen listened aside and couldn't help but nod.

To be honest, when the master and apprentice first met the female gentleman, they felt that a woman was talking on the podium as a gentleman in the school and talking about the Confucian way, which made them feel a little uncomfortable.

However, the master and apprentice were immediately infected by the wonderful atmosphere in the classroom.

Generally speaking, in the school of the Southern Song Dynasty, a teacher sat upright on top, with a ruler on the table, shaking his head and giving lectures. The students below spent most of their time memorizing and practicing calligraphy.

The so-called "read a book a hundred times, and the meaning will appear." This is how the usual private school teachers teach.

But in this school today, the three masters and apprentices felt a strange atmosphere like a great scholar in the world who taught the Master the profound meaning, but all the students below could understand and understand it.

After the female teacher finished speaking the meaning of these sentences in "The Book of Rites", she smiled and said:

"The meaning of this article has also been reflected in the cultures of other countries."

"There is a scholar named Socrates, a thousand six hundred years ago (the ancient Chinese name for the Mediterranean area) and his name is Socrates..."

"What?"

When I heard this, I saw that Mr. Chen Gongshou and his two disciples were all stunned for a moment! Why did he actually talk about the Book of Rites and even talk about Xi Qin?

At this time, the female teacher said to the students below.

"This Mr. Socrates had a disciple named Plato. Plato had a cousin named "Glaocon".

When I heard the teacher say such a strange name, the students in the audience laughed for a moment. Then I saw the female teacher laughing and said:

"This old man Ge, when he was less than 20 years old, he wanted to be the leader of the city-state government."

"Actually, this was a good thing, but he lacked the knowledge and talent in this area. He just thought about it but refused to learn."

"So one day, Socrates said to the Gladcon: "Since you want to be the leader of the city-state, don't you know if you will govern some knowledge about the city-state?"

"After that, Socrates asked this Gelaocon about taxation, army, food, etc.."

"The result is conceivable. The old man named Ge was indeed unaware of it. And he said arrogantly: Once he becomes the leader of the city-state, there will be special people to do these things for him."

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When I heard about this foreign country more than 1,600 years ago, not to mention that the students inside were listening attentively, even Mr. Chen, who was eavesdropping outside, felt interested!

Then the woman continued, "Later, Socrates said to Glaucong: Since everyone is unwilling to believe in your talent, why don't you prove yourself?"

"You can manage your parents' property and livestock first, and make your own home prosperous first, so that everyone will believe that you have the ability to manage it!"
Chapter completed!