Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"Brother Zhang, why do you still have time to eat!" Hu Guang said in a hurry, and walked over to snatch the chopsticks from him.

Zhang Dun looked at him and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet."

"I didn't eat either!" Hu Guang rubbed his stomach, and said angrily, "Not only me, but your female disciple didn't eat either!"

"Then you eat it!" Zhang Dun shook his head and said, "If you don't eat it, you won't let me eat it. Is there any reason for that?"

"Eat and eat, you know how to eat!" Hu Guang said angrily: "Your second uncle and second aunt forgot what happened today, did you forget it too?"

"What's going on with you, you made me an outsider, more anxious than your authorities!"

Zhang Dun asked in confusion, "That's right, what are you in a hurry for?"

"..." Hu Guang choked, didn't he want to see you kill all directions.

He still remembers how Hu Quhe looked after seeing Zhang Dun's poem yesterday.

Especially after Hu Guang handed the paper on which the poem was written to Hu Quhe, Hu Quhe hugged the words, the smile on his face, he had never seen before!

Although he didn't know anything about poetry, Hu Guang knew that Zhang Dun's poems were definitely the best to make his daughter love him so much!

Because of this, Hu Guangcai has been busy from last night to early morning when he thought that Zhang Dun was going to compete with a famous expert today.

What frustrates him is that everyone except him seems to be in no hurry. Is it really the same as what Qu He said, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry?

At this moment, Li Er, Empress Changsun and Wang Gui walked in with great strides.

Seeing the two tables placed in the middle of the lobby of Zuixian Building, Li Er was surprised and said, "Are you all ready?"

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt." Zhang Dun stood up and walked over with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhang Dun was taken aback when he saw Wang Gui following behind them.

Hu Guang and Hu Quhe were also stunned. Why does this man in a long gown who looks like a wife look so familiar?

Isn't this the old man who came to find fault yesterday?

Li Er spread out his palms and said to Wang Gui, "This is Mrs. Wang."

Li Er pointed to Zhang Dun again, and said, "This is Zhang Dun, the wife who is going to look for the long-term."

"Hmph!" Wang Gui looked at Zhang Dun and snorted coldly.

Li Er and Empress Changsun were stunned, and looked at him in confusion. This is the first time you two meet, why are you so angry?

Did you mess with him?The two looked at Zhang Dun again and asked with their eyes.

Obviously he came to mess with me!Zhang Dun shrugged and looked at Wang Gui with a smile on his face.

Old boy, did the co-author come over to check in yesterday?No wonder you were so aggressive yesterday and made a fuss for a long time. It turned out that you were the one who came!

"Take your seats, both of you." Li Er pointed to the two empty copybooks in the middle of the lobby of Zuixian Tower.

When the two of them were seated, Li Er took the Guanyin servant girl, and Hu Guang took Hu Quhe to sit on both sides.

Li Er said with a smile: "What are you competing for? I don't set any rules. The two of you will watch the competition."

"That's great!" Wang Gui hummed, then stared at Zhang Dun, and asked, "Little Lang, in your opinion, where should we start this contest between you and me?"

"Listen to Mrs. Wang." Zhang Dun said with a smile: "You look at it."

What is watching?rude!Wang Gui snorted coldly, and said: "The competition between literati is nothing more than piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, songs and prose. Let's start with the sages' books!"

"Xiao Lang, do you know the Book of Songs, the Analects of Confucius? Mencius? The Spring and Autumn Period?"

I just want to tell you that I know, I'm afraid you will be dissatisfied, um... yes!

Zhang Dun thought for a while and said:

"Let me tell you one by one."

"The Book of Songs is the beginning of my Chinese poetry, the earliest collection of poems, which collects 310 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Six of them are Sheng poems, that is, there are only titles but no content. They are called six Sheng poems, namely "Nanxin", "Baihua", "Huashu", "Yugeng", "Chongqiu" and "Youyi". It reveals the social outlook of about 500 years from the early Zhou Dynasty to the late Zhou Dynasty.”

Chapter 96 Zhang Dun: Not only do I know, I can also recite

"The author of "The Book of Songs" is unknown, and most of it has not been verified. It is said that it was collected by Yin Jifu and edited by Confucius."

""The Book of Songs" was called "Poems" in the pre-Qin period, or it was called "Poems Three Hundred" by taking its integer."

"It was revered as a Confucian classic in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was first called "The Book of Songs", and it is still in use today."

"The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: "Feng", "Ya" and "Song".

""Wind" is a ballad from various places in the Zhou Dynasty; "Ya" is the formal song of the Zhou people..."

"Confucius once summarized the purpose of "Book of Songs" as "innocent", and taught his disciples to read "Book of Songs" as a standard for establishing words and actions."

"Among the pre-Qin scholars, there were quite a few who quoted the "Book of Songs". For example, Mencius, Xunzi, Mozi, Zhuangzi, Han Feizi, etc., often quoted sentences from the "Book of Songs" to enhance their persuasiveness when reasoning and arguing."

"By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the "Book of Songs" was regarded as a classic by Confucianism and became one of the "Six Classics" and "Five Classics."

Inside Zuixian Building, Li Er, Empress Changsun, Hu Guang, and Hu Quhe stared at Zhang Dun in astonishment. Isn't this too detailed? !

Wang Gui stroked his beard with the palm of his hand, his expression was dull, he thought that Zhang Dun would say "know", but he also wanted to use this to say that his child was arrogant.

I never thought that Zhang Dun could speak so well!

Hu Guang punched Hu Quhe who was sitting next to him with his elbow, and said in a low voice: "Qu He, brother Zhang is right?"

Hu Quhe looked at Zhang Dun with complicated eyes, and whispered: "Yes, and it is very detailed. My daughter has never seen anyone who can tell the origin of the Book of Songs in such detail."

At this time, Zhang Dun's voice continued to resound in Zuixian Tower.

""The Analects of Confucius" is a collection of quotations compiled by Confucius' disciples and his disciples to record the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples."

""The Analects of Confucius" was written in the early Warring States period. The book has 490 chapters, [-] and two chapters."

"The Analects is mainly in the form of quotations, supplemented by narrative, which more concentratedly embodies the political views, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles of Confucius and the Confucian school."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Dun paused and continued:

""Mencius" is a classic work of Confucianism, written by Mencius and his disciples Wan Zhang and Gongsun Chou in the middle of the Warring States period.

"It was first seen in Zhao Qi's "Mencius Inscription": 'This book is also written by Mencius, so it is always called "Mencius"'."

""Han Shu·Yiwenzhi" describes the eleven chapters of "Mencius", seven of which are extant in fourteen volumes, with a total of more than 260 words and [-] chapters."

"Then there is Spring and Autumn."

Zhang Dun looked at the dumbfounded Wang Gui, and said in a calm tone:

""Spring and Autumn", also known as "Spring and Autumn Classics", "Lin Jing" or "Lin History" and so on."

"Later, there appeared many works that supplemented, explained, and elucidated the history recorded in "Spring and Autumn", which were called 'biography'."

"The representative works are "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Guliang Biography", which are called "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn"."

"The language used to record events in "Spring and Autumn" is extremely concise, but almost every sentence implies praise and criticism, which are called "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" and "Slightly Pronounced Great Meaning" by later generations."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Dun looked at Wang Gui who was sitting across from him with a smile on his face, and asked, "Master Wang, if I answer this way, do you know the Book of Songs, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and Spring and Autumn Annals?"

With a swipe, Li Er, Empress Changsun, Hu Guang, and Hu Quhe looked at Wang Gui at the same time.

"..." Wang Gui was silent for a few seconds, and said, "You know."

Zhang Dun was confused: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing, not knowing, what is counting as knowing?"

Wang Gui felt a little uncomfortable, especially being stared at suspiciously by Li Er and Empress Changsun, and said in a deep voice:

"What you said is just the background of the book, and it didn't answer the old man directly!"

"The old man asked if you know the "Book of Songs", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Spring and Autumn", and what you want to answer is the content!"

Zhang Dun shook his head, "You want to hear the content? Can you just say no?"

Shuzi!Wang Gui felt that he couldn't get off the stage, and glared at him. This guy is simply too arrogant!

"If you know, you should read the content!" Wang Gui snorted coldly: "If you can't read the text, it means you don't know! You're playing tricks here!"

You are bullying people!Li Er and Empress Changsun frowned. The contents of "Book of Songs", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius" and "Spring and Autumn" add up to a lot!

According to Wang Gui's intention, Zhang Dun had to recite the whole text!

The Book of Songs has 9000 characters, the Analects of Confucius has [-] characters, Mencius has more than [-] characters, and Spring and Autumn has [-] characters.

Who can memorize these? !

Hu Quhe couldn't help but said: "Master Wang, you are a bit of a bully, who can memorize this whole chapter?"

"The Master said that knowing what you know is knowing, and not knowing what you don't know is knowing."

Wang Gui glanced at her, ignored her, turned to Zhang Dun, and asked, "I'll ask you one more question now, do you know the Book of Songs, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and Spring and Autumn Annals?"

Seeing that Hu Quhe opened his mouth and wanted to say more, Zhang Dun waved at her, telling her to be calm, and said with a smile:

"Since Master Wang asked, I will understand the answer, and I will know."

Crazy enough!Wang Gui hummed in his heart, and was about to refute, when he heard Zhang Dun speak up.

"The Analects of Confucius Xue Er Pian."

"The Master said: 'Study and learn from time to time, isn't it easy to say? It's a joy to have friends coming from afar...'"

"Youzi said: "It is rare for a person to be filial to his younger brother and like to offend his superiors..."

"The Master said: 'Smart words and demeanor are rare and benevolent!'"

"Zengzi said: 'I examine myself three times a day...'"

"The Master said: 'In a country with a thousand chariots, be respectful and trustworthy, use frugally and love others, so that the people will be in good time'..."

"Son said..."

"Zi Xia said..."

""The Analects of Confucius" is a chapter on politics, and the master said: To govern with virtue, it is like Beichen, which lives in its place and all the stars share it."

"Son said..."

The [-]-character Analects of Confucius was read out word by word by Zhang Dun.

After reading, Zhang Dun suddenly patted his forehead, looked at the four stunned people, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I misread just now, I should read "Book of Songs" first."

"Guan Ju: Guan Jujiu, on the continent of the river, a fair and fair lady, a gentleman likes..."

"Ge Tan: Ge Zhiqin Xi, when it is applied in the middle valley, the green leaves are luxuriant. The yellow bird is flying, gathering in the bushes, and its singing is loud..."

"Curly ears..."

"Kakigi..."

"Katatys..."

"Taoyao..."

The "Book of Songs" has [-] characters, each word burst out of Zhang Dun's mouth.

The people Wang Gui listened to almost burst into tears. He looked at Zhang Dun in disbelief. How did you memorize all these words?

"The Analects of Confucius" has [-] characters, you can memorize all of them, but "The Book of Songs" has [-] characters, and you can also memorize the whole text?

Wang Gui didn't believe in evil at first, and felt that Zhang Dun had memorized half of it at most, but after listening to the whole text, he believed it. The young man in front of him could really remember the whole "Book of Songs"!

Li Er and Empress Changsun looked at each other, and they could see the shock in each other's eyes.

Chapter 97 Can't compare to endorsement, and the old man can't compare to painting?

Zhang Dun looked at Wang Gui with a kind smile and asked, "Master Wang, I have recited the whole text of "The Book of Songs", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius" and "Spring and Autumn Annals", do you know it?"

Wang Gui gritted his teeth, "Forget it."

If you don't know this, His Majesty and Empress Dowager must think that he is embarrassing Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun hummed, and continued: "I will answer all the questions of Mrs. Wang, and now I should ask Mrs. Wang."

"Do you know "Han Feizi", "Three Kingdoms", "Historical Records", "Book of Shang Jun"?"

"Know--"

Wang Gui answered subconsciously, suddenly thought of something, pursed his lips, his face was cloudy and uncertain.

How should I answer him?