Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 83 Something
In addition, Su Che also told Su Yun about the incident in which Zhuangzi scolded his friend Hui Shi.

This happened when Zhuangzi's friend Hui Shi was the prime minister of Daliang.

Once Zhuangzi wanted to visit him.

As a result, someone spread a false rumor and told Hui Shi that Zhuangzi's visit to see you was fake, and his real intention was to replace you as prime minister.

When Hui Shi heard this, he was furious, so he immediately sent people to search for Zhuangzi. Later, Zhuangzi couldn't stand it anymore, so he took the initiative to come out and meet Hui Shi.

And he told him that there was a bird called Phoenix in the South. It was said that this bird was very special. It would not rest on any tree other than the phoenix tree, and would never eat any fruit other than the bamboo fruit. If the water was not clean spring water, it would rather be thirsty than drink a sip.

One day, an owl with a dead mouse in its mouth flew past it.

The owl was afraid that the phoenix would steal its food, so it kept making angry "hehe" sounds with its mouth.

Su Yun couldn't stop laughing after hearing this. He didn't expect that Zhuangzi, such a pure and pure man with an ethereal air, could be so rude when scolding others.

Interesting, really interesting.

Su Zhe was happy to see Su Yun was full of interest. He was not afraid that you had no ambition, but that you had no interest. Interest is the best teacher. As long as you are interested, you will be impeccable!
Therefore, Su Che worked even harder to make the course interesting. He constantly quoted from classics, brought out many interesting things about saints, and integrated his lifelong learning into it. He actually made the originally boring book of Mencius interesting.

A few days passed in a flash, and Su Che stopped teaching with a look of resignation.

Su Yun was very moved. If he had met such a Chinese teacher in his previous life, why would he worry about not being good at classical Chinese literature?

After these few days of lectures, Su Yun truly witnessed how terrifying the knowledge of the literati of this era was, and how profound the scriptures they studied were.

When later generations learn classical Chinese, they learn the translation and general meaning. If they can translate classical Chinese into modern language, they have passed the test. However, in this era, when studying the classics, understanding the general meaning is only the foundation, and comprehending the subtle meanings is the key.

For example, for Mencius, understanding his general idea was considered as learning in later generations, but at present, one must thoroughly understand the two core words of Mencius, benevolence and righteousness, and implement Mencius' governing philosophy. This is not enough. Su Che also needs to explain clearly how to apply these concepts to be complete.

In other words, just learning the general idea is not even the basics. You also have to understand Mencius's governing philosophy, only then can you lay a solid foundation.

But if you want to understand and master them, you need to know how to apply these concepts in practice.

Su Che served as an official for many years, and for many years he had been implementing Mencius' people-oriented thought: "People are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important."

Su Che compared his experience as an official over the years with Mencius's thoughts, and explained to Su Yun why he opposed the Qingmiao Law, why he wanted to persuade Song Renzong, and how he reduced penalties and taxes when he was an official in the local area.

Su Che used his many years of experience as an official and reflected on Mencius's governing philosophy in the process, and the experiences he summed up are extremely valuable.

These experiences are usually regarded as heirlooms and will not be passed on unless they are to one's own children, nephews or direct disciples.

These things were only available to those with official families, but Su Che passed them on to Su Yun without reservation. In a few days, Su Yun not only learned the book of Mencius, but also learned a lot of experience in being an official. I don't know if Su Che deliberately beautified some things in the officialdom in order to make Su Yun not reject the idea of ​​becoming an official. Su Che made the things about being an official and serving the people particularly fascinating.

Su Yun certainly understood what Su Zhe meant, and he naturally did not object. He was unwilling to be an official not because he was rebellious, but because he felt that he could not even save himself, let alone save others.

The rich help the world, while the poor take care of themselves.

Originally, Su Yun thought that entering officialdom might greatly deplete his mental strength, but after Su Che taught Mencius, Su Yun suddenly felt that perhaps entering officialdom was a good choice?

It is said that small seclusion is in the wild, medium seclusion is in the city, and great seclusion is in the court. Perhaps it is better to practice in the government?

Maybe if there is a chance in the future, I can try it?
Su Yun enjoyed learning, and in fact, Su Zhe also enjoyed teaching.

Teaching and learning benefit each other.

Su Che did not teach from this perspective, so when teaching he had to rack his brains, taking out all his life's learning, experiences, and thoughts, and summarizing and narrating them from a completely new perspective. In this process, the learners certainly gained a lot, but the teachers understood even more!
Communication is necessary in teaching. During question and answer session, the two people’s thoughts will naturally collide.

Who is Su Yun? He is a person from later generations. An ordinary idea of ​​people from later generations, if brought to the Song Dynasty, may be a violent theory that subverts all world views!
When Su Yun was studying, he would compare the views of later generations, so he would have many puzzles. He would ask Su Che about these puzzles, and Su Che would often feel that his eyes had been opened: Is this possible?

The issue that the two of them argued about the most was Wang Anshi's reforms. After all, this was the most core political issue in the Song Dynasty at that time.

Su Che and his brothers were repeatedly demoted because of the new laws, so Su Che was always thinking about these new laws, thinking about the pros and cons, or looking for loopholes in them to give the new laws a fatal blow.

No matter what kind of ideas they come from, they cannot avoid thinking about new laws all the time.

I think about it every day, so it is natural to use it as an example when giving a lecture.

Although Su Yun had no intention of entering the officialdom, for a man, talking about state affairs and bragging is one of the great pleasures in life. Moreover, he could brag together with Su Zhe, an eyewitness of the establishment of the Three Departments Regulations Office. That was really cool!
So Su Yun took out some opinions about Wang Anshi's reforms that he had read in later generations and started to brag about them. As for whether they were right or wrong, Su Yun didn't care.

Bragging is all about momentum, not right or wrong.

Anyway, I am just an ordinary person and the target is my uncle Su Che, so I can say whatever I want.

So, Su Yun was just bragging, but Su Zhe truly understood more things.

At first Su Zhe thought Su Yun was bragging, but as he listened, he was greatly surprised: This guy has a lot of real stuff in his mind!
Su Yun thought he was just bragging, but his ideas were deduced based on the results. As a wise man after the event, his deductions might not be correct, but they were definitely clearer than those who were in the situation.

What Su Yun talked about were all things summarized by later experts using later economics and political science. They went beyond the Song Dynasty, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as having a bird's-eye view.

(End of this chapter)