C358 What is a gentleman

Great Tang Dynasty was a place that was completely dualistic in culture. This was perhaps because the Great Tang Dynasty in history was the reason behind the drastic change in the atmosphere of China.

In history, at the beginning of Tang Dynasty, the influence of the system of righteousness still existed, and the control over the country by the aristocratic family still did not subside. However, after generations of hard work, the country gradually freed itself from the control of those aristocratic families, and established a structure under the rule of the emperor and the imperial scholars.

Even though in the later Tang Zheng's eyes, it was only because of the vassal lords that he became arrogant. But the impact of the Imperial Examinations — the expansion of the channels through which the lower classes rose and the pattern of power being shared by more people — has not changed.

As such, in this world's Great Tang Dynasty, the ancient families still possessed a great deal of power. However, the teachers of the Humble Class were able to come together and form the organizations of the lower class people. In the Song and Ming dynasties, they would form the Feudal Lords family that was pressed down on the ground and rubbed down.

When Xiao Wen walked into the lecture hall of the Songyang Academy and sat down on the mountain chief's seat, he saw this scene — — the students at the bottom level and a portion of the lecturers were sitting at the side. From the way they were dressed, it could be seen that they weren't rich. However, those dark circles under their eyes were proof of their hard work in studying.

Sitting on the other side was a group of young men dressed in silver and gold, their bodies radiating with precious energy. Their faces were all glowing red, and some of them even had a lot of fat on them. It seemed that they were well-nourished in the past, and could even get meat for every meal.

It was obvious that these people were born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

"Originally hundreds of years of peaceful evolution, I gradually felt that the process of the scholars replacing the aristocratic family was shortened to dozens of years in this world. It seems that the conflict between scholars and the children of aristocratic families is still very intense! " Xiao Wen thought.

This didn't seem to have anything to do with Xiao Wen. But was that really the case?

Of course not!

Though today's Xiao Wen had come to visit the Songyang Academy in his own name and his most fundamental purpose was indeed to resolve the misunderstanding that had happened yesterday.

But even Xiao Wen himself didn't believe that the impact of his coming to the Songyang Academy today would be that simple.

After all, as the ambassador sent by the big sized man to the Great Tang Dynasty, Xiao Wen's every move represented the big sized man's identity as a nation.

Li Shimin was looking at Xiao Wen, hoping to see the message that Liu Bang wanted to pass on to him.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at Xiao Wen, hoping to see the possibility of cooperating with the big sized man on Xiao Wen's body.

Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Li Jing and the others were also looking at Xiao Wen. These people were all wary of him and treated him cautiously, but they were worried that Xiao Wen would pass on the news of the battle to the Great Tang Dynasty. They were afraid that the battle would start, but also looked forward to it.

Therefore, when Xiao Wen faced the travelling adventurer who tried to assassinate him before, he could consider the situation from his own perspective when facing the sudden Princess Gao Yang. After all, Li Shimin and the others were not stupid enough to think about how the Great Tang Dynasty would treat the big sized man in this kind of place.

However, the current Xiao Wen obviously had the ability to think through everything carefully before uttering these words. Perhaps a large majority of people would believe that everything that Xiao Wen did in the previous incident was for his own personal reasons.

However, in this kind of situation where there was sufficient time to think carefully before taking action, no one would believe that everything Xiao Wen was doing here was still an individual act.

Even Xiao Wen understood that he was speaking on behalf of the big sized man.

Although Xiao Wen had indeed come in the name of an official, Liu Bang had given him an almost limitless amount of freedom, and also given him a limit — — That was, he had to do enough achievements in the Great Tang Dynasty, and give this burly man enough benefits.

And if he wanted to obtain benefits for the big size man from the Great Tang Dynasty, he would have to rob the Great Tang Dynasty of its benefits.

And in the Great Tang Dynasty, where is the best place to get benefits? This was naturally a matter of class contradictions.

The Tang Kingdom in history was in an era where power between the aristocratic families and the Humble Class was a rare occurrence in a thousand years.

This kind of situation was originally slowly progressing over hundreds of years.

From the Sui Dynasty to the early Song Dynasty, this kind of change was only barely completed.

However, the conflicts that had persisted for hundreds of years in history had now exploded in this world, with the young empire only a few decades old.

Therefore, Xiao Wen naturally thought that it was the easiest way to make the big sized man profit!

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Xiao Wen considered the wording, and then started to speak: "Everyone, the Confucianism, has already been spoken about by countless great scholars over the hundreds and thousands of years. Again, meaningless. As for the great scholars of the world, whether it was spring and autumn, or spring and autumn, or the arguments between the Confucian schools, it would be said that they were all the same as the clans of the past, full of oddities. If I were to say it out here, it would probably lead to a war, which would be meaningless. "

"Xiao Wen did not come here today to repeat the words of Xian Xian, nor did he come here to quarrel. Therefore, Xiao Wen decided to say something else. Speak of something that has been neglected by all the Confucian Scholars in the world. "

Upon hearing these words, everyone looked at each other in dismay. Something that all the scholars ignored? This statement actually made many of the students curious.

Thus, in place of everyone present, Li Gang voiced out the doubts in their hearts. He said, "There are countless scholars in the world, and they all start their studies in different directions. Is there something we missed? Teacher Xiao, please speak! "

"Please speak, Teacher Xiao!"

Hearing that, Xiao Wen nodded. He said, "Today, I only have one thing to say — a gentleman!"

A gentleman?

All of the disciples, as well as the instructors and even Li Gang revealed a curious expression.

Therefore, Xiao Wen said: "What is a gentleman? In Chinese families, the term "gentleman" is widely used in the pre-Qin classics. In the pre-Qin classics, it refers to the "son of the king" and emphasizes the sublimity of the status. "

Hearing this, the crowd of disciples had looks of disbelief on their faces.

Until then, their lecturers had told them all about the meaning of being a gentleman. However, they hadn't thought that the word 'gentleman' was only used to refer to the son of the king in the beginning.

Just when the disciples were confused, Li Gang nodded his head. He said, "Teacher Xiao is not lying." Although a gentleman does have a lot of meaning after that. However, he had indeed been referring to the son of the king in the beginning. There was nothing strange about this. After all, the word 'Ru' did not have any meaning in the Shang Dynasty. Even Sage Confucius was not called a Sage upon birth. Names are things that add meaning to the changes in time. "

Hearing this, all the disciples nodded in understanding. After all, they were all young people, and they were also willing to accept new things. As a result, when they heard Li Gang's words, they did not scold him like the conservative scholars did.

Xiao Wen, upon hearing Li Gang's words, nodded. He continued: "After that, the word 'gentleman' gave moral meaning to the word, and from then on, the word 'gentleman' became virtuous." Zhou Yi Gan: "Ninety-three. A gentleman works all day long, and he has no regrets." Poem: Zhou Nan Guan Ju: "A fair and beautiful lady, a noble is easy to catch." Minister Yu Shu Yu Mu Yu Mu: "A gentleman in the wilderness, a vile man in the throne.