Di Qin Imperial College is located on the southwest side of Chang'an City, where Wang Mang's Nine Temples were originally located. A tall academic palace has been erected on the ruins of hundreds of years, which is more spacious than the Mingguang Hall, the main palace of Fu Jian's palace. This shows Fu Jian's determination to attach great importance to education.
Fu Jian came to the throne, built a wide range of schools, summoned students from the prefecture and the country to fill the ranks, and sent the descendants of the princes and below to receive careers. Those who were educated and became Confucianists were qualified to work, clean and honest, and filial to their brothers and farmers. However, after decades of war in Guanzhong, the barbarians were martial and well-dressed and traveled south. There were few Confucian scholars left, and the tombs were destroyed and not recorded. Zhou Kong Wei said that it was almost At the beginning of the restoration of Imperial College in Chang'an City, Fu Jian came in person to test the students' proficiency in the classics and asked questions to the doctors of the Five Classics. Those doctors were unfamiliar with the classics and answered questions incorrectly. Fu Jian was greatly discouraged. How could such doctors teach students? He visited the sages, recruited aristocratic families who had stayed in the north, and gave certain privileges to those noble families, trying to win over them. It was people who wanted to encourage him, and he was known as a scholar. Fu Jian was also very proud of this. He believed that he had used the beauty of his preface and the style of promoting Confucianism, and he had used all the talents of Longyou and Guanzhong. Chen Caozhi was the first envoy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Wuhu country since Yongjia's southern crossing. He was also an outstanding talent of the younger generation in Jiangdong. He was as famous as Xie Xuan, Wang Xianzhi, and Gu Kaizhi. Known as the Four Horsemen of Jiangzuo. The Eastern Jin Dynasty worshiped Hua Xia Zhengshuo and regarded itself as orthodox. Fu Jian wanted to see what this young and handsome envoy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had achieved in Confucianism. Fu Jian was influenced by Wang Meng and respected Confucianism.
On May 14, Fu Jian summoned famous Di and Qin scholars and Confucian scholars at Taixue in the west of the city to let the Jin envoy Chen Caozhi see the talents of the Qin Dynasty. Doctors of the Five Classics of Di and Qin headed by Wang Shi read through the classics all night long, preparing to question Chen Cao.
Hour of the Dragon at first, Chen Caozhi with Ran Sheng, Su Qi in Palace Attendant Du Qian and Senior Clerk of the State-Supporting General Accompanied by Dou Lang, they entered the Imperial Academy lecture hall. The lecture hall covers an area of several acres. The dome has a huge span and is supported by eight giant wooden pillars. It is tall and spacious and can accommodate hundreds of people giving lectures. Dialectical Debate, Di Qin The civil servants Fifth Rank and above were basically present at this time. More than a dozen Five Classics Erudite led a hundred students to sit solemnly, waiting for Qin Lord Fu Jian to arrive in person.
Hour of the Dragon, Academies, Fu Jian, Wang Meng, Li Wei, Accompanied by the eunuch Zhao Zheng and others, we came to the Imperial Academy lecture hall. As soon as we sat down, we heard that Empress Dowager and Empress were arriving.
Fu Jian's mother Gou Clan asked her natal niece to marry Fu Jian. After Fu Jian came to the throne, one of the Gou Clan's aunts and nephews became Empress Dowager and the other became Empress Gou. The status of Di women is higher than that of Han women, so it is common for them to be public. Empress Dowager Gou also often interferes in government affairs, but Empress Dowager Gou does not infringe on state affairs like Yan Kingdom Queen Mother Kezuhun Clan. Empress Dowager Gou interfered in politics several times and played a good role in the Di Qin regime. At that time, Wang Meng executed without waiting for the order. Qiang De, Wang Meng were third-rank officials at that time, and Qiang De, who was a highly advanced official, was second only to Three Excellencies, Wang Meng Qiang De has no right to be executed. Fu Jian was also angry about this, and powerful people demanded severe punishment for Wang Meng, Wang Meng is in danger of being dismissed from office, Wang Meng is on good terms with Li Wei, Li Wei is in front of Empress Dowager Gou In the past, Wang Meng interceded for mercy, and Empress Dowager Gou made the final decision to protect Wang Meng, which is why Di Qin is in today's situation.
Empress Dowager Gou is in his mid-forties this year, and Empress Gou is only in his early twenties. The appearance and body shape of the two nephews are quite similar. Empress Dowager Gou is good at beauty, and he and Empress Gou are like sisters. People in Di people admire white and cyan, so Empress Dowager Gou and Empress Gou are both dressed in white., one is dressed in green, wearing the traditional long-length, small-sleeved girdle gown worn by Di aristocratic women. This girdle gown is somewhat similar to the cheongsam of later generations. It is tight and slim. The two aunts and nephews have plump and charming faces and tall and plump figures. With quite the beauty of a great man, he came to the Imperial Academy lecture hall surrounded by a group of harem Female Palace Officials, saying that he wanted to listen to the Jin envoy and Erudite of the Imperial Academy Dialectical Debate.
Empress Dowager Gou didn't read poetry books when he was a child. He only read Buddhist scriptures and forced himself to recognize some words. In the five years since Chang'an Imperial Academy, the Empress Dowager Fu never came to listen. So when Fu Jian saw her mother and wife arriving, she couldn't help but frown slightly. As early as two months ago, she learned that Jiangzuo Wei Jie Chen Caozhi wants to go on a mission to Chang'an, Empress Dowager Gou wants Fu Jian to leave Chen Caozhi in Chang'an, at that time Empress Dowager Gou just heard about the reputation of Chen Caozhi and knew that Chen Caozhi was handsome and extraordinary, good at painting Buddha statues, and proficient in Buddhist Scriptures, this Empress Dowager Gou believed in Buddhism after the age of forty, recited "Sūtra on the Origin of Human Birth" every day, and heard Fotudeng's disciple Shi Dao'an is stationed in Xi Xiangyang, Empress Dowager Gou wants Fu Jian to send someone to welcome Shi Dao'an to Chang'an Enshrined, but Xiangyang belongs to Eastern Jin, how did Shi Dao'an come from, so this time Wang Meng, Yang An and Yao Chang are planning to attack Jingxiang. One task is to welcome Shi Dao'an and famous celebrity Xi Zaochi back to Chang'an, due to peace talks with Jin, the plan to attack the south was postponed, and Chen Caozhi is a famous scholar, and his Buddhist cultivation is also named the elders Zhi Daolin and Waguansi Zhu Fatai highly praised him, he was good at painting Buddha statues, and he was a famous handsome man. Empress Dowager Gou wanted Chen Caozhi to stay in Chang'an.
Fu Jian was extremely filial to his mother. He could tolerate Empress Dowager Gou having an affair with General Li Wei, but he could not agree to the matter of forcing Chen Caozhi to stay. First, because he wanted to negotiate peace with Jin and how to deal with the Jin envoy Chen Cao. He stayed in Chang'an! Secondly, Chen Caozhi was not as good as Shi Dao'an and Xi Zhizhi from Xiangyang. Shi Daoan was a monk and had no worries. He could preach Buddhism anywhere. Xi Zhezhi's ancestral home was in Xiangyang, which borders Qin. Fu As long as Jian captures Xiangyang, he can move all the Xi clan to Chang'an. Xi can't help but refuse to be loyal, but Chen Caozhi can't. The Chen clan is in Qiantang. Unless the Eastern Jin Dynasty is destroyed, it is impossible to move Qiantang to Qiantang. The Chen family moved to Chang'an, so even if Chen Caozhi was promised a high official and a generous salary, Chen Caozhi would definitely not stay in Chang'an. Fu Jian always acted with benevolence and righteousness, and did not want others to think that he was barbaric and overbearing.
Hit the chime three times, Di Qin The Imperial Academy lecture hall started with questions and answers. First, the students asked the twelve Five Classics Erudite present to answer their questions. The Five Classics are "Book of Changes", "Book of Documents", "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Spring and Autumn Annals", Di Qin Imperial Academy's book Erudite uses "New Text Book of Documents" passed down by Fu Sheng, while Eastern Jin refers to Kong Anguo's "Old Text Book of Documents", but some people say that "Old Text Book of Documents" is a fake. Chen Caozhi is familiar with both "New Text Book of Documents" and "Old Text Book of Documents"; Di Qin Imperial Academy's "Book of Rites" uses "Lesser Dai's Book of Rites" noted by Zheng Xuan, and does not teach "Elder Dai's Book of Rites", Eastern Jin Then there are scholars who have studied both Book of Rites. Kuaiji Kong clan is the one who specializes in studying Book of Rites. Chen Caozhi is friends with Kong Wang and often goes to Kong Wang asked Dai for the secrets of Book of Rites, and Kong Wang was naturally willing to teach him, so Chen Caozhi also knew "Book of Rites" well. As for "Book of Changes", "Mao Poetry" and "Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals" are the strengths of Chen Caozhi. These three classics can be said to represent the highest level of Eastern Jin.
Of course, most of the students in Di Qin Taixue were Han, but there were also many students from the Di, Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and Jie ethnic groups. They were a mixture of Hu and Han, good and bad, but they were able to study together. This is really in line with Confucius' educational thought of teaching without distinction. These Han and The disciples of the Hu nationality came forward one by one and asked the doctors about problems in the Five Classics. The doctors of the Five Classics here responded enthusiastically. Not only did the students ask questions, but the doctors answered.
The academic atmosphere in the lecture hall was excellent. Fu Jian twisted his beard and smiled, turning his head to look at Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi was sitting calmly, with a faint smile on his elegant and elegant face. He listened quietly to those Erudite students asking questions and muttered in his heart, "They are all superficial scripture meanings, and some are simply reciting scriptures. This Di Qin The level ratio of the Imperial Academy is compared to Wu Commandery Xu Clan School and Kuaiji The level of Commandery School is much inferior, Five Barbarians is in ruins, clothes Southern Crossing, Central Plains is in constant war, Xiangxu Schools school is abandoned, academic inheritance is cut off, and Eastern Jin is compared to Anding, so Eastern Jin In the Sixteen Kingdoms era, great poets, great calligraphers, and great painters all came from Eastern Jin. Eastern Jin's literature and art reached its peak after the Spring and Autumn Annals Hundreds of Schools of Thought contended. It has reached a new peak, which is far beyond what the Hu people established when they founded the country. Even if Fu Jian attaches great importance to education, hundreds of years of accumulation and the inheritance of the aristocratic family Great Clans cannot be compensated for in thirty or fifty years!"
Fu Jian asked, "What does Ambassador Chen think of my Di Qin student's academic performance?"
Chen Caozhi answered, "You can be considered diligent and willing to learn."
Fu Jian heard Chen Caozhi's tone of voice and said, "I heard that Ambassador Chen came from Qiantang County, Wu Commandery through Zhongzheng evaluation Being promoted step by step, Zhongzheng evaluation is inseparable from poetry theory. Chen Envoy must have studied Mao Poetry and Analects very deeply. I would like to invite Chen Envoy to communicate with our country Book of Songs Erudite asked, I wonder what Ambassador Chen wants?"
Chen Caozhi thought to himself, "I am on an envoy Chang'an, so naturally I Great Jin will gain prestige, and today I will become a teenager." He bowed and said, "It would be monotonous to ask questions by Book of Songs alone. Foreign ministers are well versed in the Five Classics, and I would like to share with you Erudite Dialectical Debate."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar, and the more than a hundred Hu and Han students talked about it. In the eyes of these students, it is difficult to master the first classics, and only a handful of people have mastered the second classics. There is only one doctor, Wang Shi, who has mastered the third classics in Di Qin, and this young and weak man The Wu people dared to argue that they knew the Five Classics and wanted to argue with the Five Classics doctors here. The students of Di and Qin were completely unconvinced and thought that Chen Caozhi was boasting. Those noble sons of the Hu people who were careless about etiquette clamored to refute Chen Caozhi, the Jin envoy, and became speechless.
Although Fu Jian thinks that Chen Caozhi is talented, he does not believe that Chen Caozhi can understand the Five Classics. To be able to master one classic, it is not just to be able to recite it, but also to master the essence of the interpretations of this scripture by various schools in the past, and to synthesize the opinions of hundreds of schools. In short, one must have a clear understanding of the meaning of the scriptures and be able to deal with various difficulties about this scripture, only then can one be considered to be able to master one scripture. This is The requirements for Confucian classics Erudite are not as high as those for students who have mastered the First Classic. As long as they can recite one classic and have a basic understanding of the meaning, they are considered qualified. Fu Jian believes that Chen Caozhi's mastery of the Five Classics is similar to that of Qin Imperial Academy students' mastery of the classics. It is just a rough mastery. Didn't Chen Caozhi himself say that it is just a rough mastery!
Therefore, the benevolent Lord of Qin Fu Jian was still a little worried about Chen Caozhi, worried that this handsome Jin envoy would be unable to answer and would be speechless later.