I'm a Genius! Self-taught!
"Uh…this…is it the truth or a lie?”
Li You replied after hearing Li Shimin's question.
"So what if it's a lie? What's the meaning of this?" Li Shi Min couldn't help but become interested.
Li You said," If it's a lie, then I'm just a mediocre person. Learning is a waste of time. It's better to go out and play. At least I'll be happy." Life is short, you should enjoy it while you can!”
"What about the truth?" Li Shi Min asked.
" I'm a genius," Li You replied." I can learn by myself without going to class." To me, attending classes is a waste of my youth. I might as well have fun. At least I did what I wanted to do.”
"Genius? Self-taught?" Li Shi Min looked at Li You and said,"I think this is more like a lie. What you said before is more like the truth."”
It was really rare to see such a boastful person.
"It's fine if you don't believe me. The things taught by the Grand Scholars are too boring. And I know everything. It's boring." Li You spread his hands and said with a bored expression.
"Have you finished learning the Five Classics?" Li Shi Min asked.
Li You replied,"Sigh, I've already memorized it thoroughly." It was useless to memorize this kind of thing. The key was to learn it and use it flexibly. If one only knew how it was but did not know why, then learning it would be in vain.”
"Ha, you sure have big words." Li Shi Min was amused.
"Since King Qi is so confident, why don't you let this old man test you?" Zhangsun Wuji asked.”
"Sure." Li You nodded.
Zhangsun Wuji continued," The Book of Rites is the first of the Five Classics. Its content is extensive and profound. His Highness King Qi previously quoted the words 'the world is for all' from the Book of Rites. In that case, I'll test you on the contents of the Book of Rites. How about it?”
"Alright." Li You replied.
"Your Highness King Qi, do you know which chapter is the thirty-first chapter of the 'Book of Rites?”Zhangsun Wuji asked.
"The Doctrine of the Middle Way." Li You replied.
At this time, the scholars of the Tang Dynasty were still studying the Five Classics and the pre-Qin classics. The Four Books had not yet taken shape, and the Doctrine of the mean was still in the Book of Rites.
When the title of the Four Books was decided, it was already the Song Dynasty.
It could be said that the 'Doctrine of the Middle Way' at this time had not yet attracted much attention.
Everyone was still a little surprised that Li You answered so quickly.
To be honest, Zhangsun Wuji's question was neither difficult nor easy.
Although it was only the name of a chapter, the order was not easy to remember.
One had to know that there were a total of 20 volumes and 49 chapters in the Book of Rites. It should not be a coincidence that he could clearly remember what the 31 chapters were.
"Then do you know what 'The Doctrine of the Middle Way' is about?”Zhangsun Wuji asked again.
Li You replied," The Doctrine of the Meanings puts forward the ideas of self-cultivation and sincerity. It is an article on the cultivation of human nature in Confucianism. If you want me to recite it, I can recite it. Destiny is called nature, straightforward is called Tao, and cultivation is called enlightenment. Tao cannot be separated for a moment, but it is not Tao that can be separated. Therefore, a gentleman should be cautious about what he does not see and fear what he does not hear…"
"Stop, stop, stop. There's no need to memorize it. I believe you know everything.”Zhangsun Wuji saw that Li You was reciting it fluently and immediately stopped him.
"If you want me to explain the specific meaning, that's fine.”Li You said.
"There's no need. His Highness King Qi is indeed not bad.”Zhangsun Wuji shook his head.
"Why don't I take the test too?" Fang Xuanling said.
"It doesn't matter." Li You said fearlessly.
"I'll also test the contents of the 'Book of Rites.' Does Your Highness know which chapter of the 'Book of Rites' the 'Great Learning' is?" Fang Xuanling asked.”
He changed the way he asked. Zhangsun Wuji asked for the name after he said the order, while he asked for the order after he said the name.
"Isn't this question a little too simple? It's the forty-second chapter!”Li You smiled.
"What is the content of the article?" Fang Xuanling asked.
"It talks about the Confucian ideology of self-cultivation, governing the country, and pacifying the world.”Li You answered very smoothly,"There are three programs: Clear virtue, close to the people, stop at the best, eight items: Investigating things, gaining knowledge, sincerity, correcting one's heart, cultivating one's moral character, regulating one's family, governing the country, and pacifying the world.”
Hmph, I even know how to answer first!
Li You thought proudly in his heart.
In his previous life, he was a student in the Chinese department of a key university. His postgraduate studies were also ancient Chinese, so he was too familiar with these things.
The Four Books and Five Classics, Tang poems, Song Ci, and Yuan Qu, he could recite them all backwards!
Even if it was a novel, he could recite many things verbatim.
Even if he couldn't recite some of them word by word, he could remember the entire story.
In fact, as long as he wanted to, he could casually throw out a few poems from the future and shock them to death.
However, he disdained it.
After all, what he wanted to absorb was the negative emotions of others, not shock or worship. What the f * ck was the use of that?
Moreover, trees that stand out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
The more pretentious and high-profile a person was, the more often they would become the target of a group attack.
To put it simply, he had made a fortune in silence!
People who were too outstanding would easily be hated by others and die early!
Just as Li You was feeling proud of his answer, he saw that everyone was already looking at him with a dazed expression.
"What's wrong?"
Li You looked at everyone and was extremely suspicious.
I didn't show off much. I just answered honestly. There's no need to be so exaggerated, right?
"Three guidelines, eight items. This summary is not bad! King Qi is truly a genius!"
In the end, Du Ruhui was the first to exclaim.
Oh no!
Li You instantly reacted and thought that something was wrong.
This was too much of an act. Where did the Tang Dynasty come up with such a general statement like the Three Guiding Principles and Eight Items?
His answer was too advanced!
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