I am Da Song

Chapter 304
Entering the Royal Lantai Pavilion, Zhao Huan had a confused impression.

Because the scene that greeted my eyes was a scenery that had never been seen in any dynasty or country in ancient and modern China and abroad.

A large number of students with fluttering long sleeves were flipping through the books, and countless people sat in front of the long table, covering their books and meditating.

This should be a common scene in the library, but the difference is that a large number of students carry a sword with them.

The students sitting at the long table have a sheathed long knife on their left and books, paper and ink on their right.

This picture is like a group of martial arts knights entering the inn restaurant, and the swords are placed on the dining table. As a result, the group of people did not fight, but all took out a book and studied a subset of classics and history there.

The poems and books in the left hand and the sword in the right hand were vividly interpreted by the scholars of the Song Dynasty.

For a moment, Zhao Huan couldn't figure out where Da Song's ethos had been led by him.

In short, today's Song Dynasty folk martial arts are prosperous, and the style of writing is outstanding.

Lu Weina, who always felt that the Central Plains was weak, was also stunned for a moment, and said: "I thought you were the only one who admired the Mohists. Now it seems that the Lantai Pavilion is full of legendary Mohist knights."

When Luwena said it, everyone was stunned.

This scene is not the scene when the Mohists were prominent scholars.

What is a Mohist knight?

He is a great chivalrous man who serves the country and the people.

On the one hand, Ren Xia has the spirit of universal love to save the common people in the world, and is a chivalrous warrior who "sacrifices his life to go to the country, and sees death as if he returns home";

On the one hand, Gezhi advocates scientific spirit and logical reasoning, and is committed to creating and developing science and technology.

Compared with other schools that pay more attention to human ethics, Mohism undoubtedly pays more attention to science and practice.

When it comes to the Mohist school, Zhao Huan feels that all this is a matter of course, and it is a matter of course that it can only appear in the Song Dynasty.

Going up to the Han and Tang Dynasties and down to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this scene may not appear naturally.

Because the Mohist school is the theory that most represents the interests of the business class among the hundreds of philosophers.

It is different from Confucianism, which firmly defends the declining nobles and emphasizes the restoration of rituals.

From the moment the Mohists appeared, they firmly defended the interests of the industrial, commercial and citizen classes.Therefore, most of the disciples of the Mohist school came from "farmers and workers".

2000 years ago, the land was still in ignorance. In order to solve the problem of hungry stomachs, Zhu Xia had to slash and burn, and used wooden shovels to plan food in the ground.

There are very few industrial classes, and Mohism has become their prominent school.

In the Song Dynasty, industry and commerce were highly developed, and the bourgeoisie became a powerful force that had not been seen in the Central Plains for 5000 years.

They don't need to be promoted by the government, they will also find an ideological theory to express their demands and represent their own interests.

Therefore, Mohism, which advocated logical thinking, handicraft development, military equipment manufacturing, and early natural science experiments, immediately stood out in this time's succession of the sage's unique learning, attracting the praise of countless citizens and students.

Because of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, Confucianism succeeded in occupying prominent schools. Obviously, because the national policy is easier and the emphasis on business and industry leads to the re-emergence of Mohism.

After entering the Lantai Pavilion, in the front row and the most conspicuous place, there is a magnificent bookshelf more than ten meters high and nearly a hundred steps long facing the door. It is close to the wall and is full of books related to Mohism.

Beside the bookshelves, there are more than a dozen ladders with pulleys that can move along the bookshelves, making it convenient for students to take books up and down.

Fan Sizhong raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and said in shock: "Mohism has become so prominent? There are probably 10,000+ volumes of books here."

Zhao Huan was also a little surprised, because the books of Mohist theory overwhelmed the books of Confucianism and ranked in the most prominent position in the Lantai Pavilion.

This shows that in the actual power distribution, a large number of students have already taken advantage of the grassroots, and they deceive the high-ranking scholar-bureaucrats over the top.

Just as the scholar-officials used their numbers to deceive the emperor's information, these students also used their power at the grassroots level to clearly keep the proud scholar-bureaucrats out of practice.

So much so that these scholar-bureaucrats who are accustomed to decadent enjoyment don't even know what the layout of the grassroots is like.

Therefore, the children of officials like Fan Sizhong don't know what kind of tendencies and changes the folk students have.

The excited Fan Sizhong immediately stepped forward and quickly flipped through the academic works of the Mohists.

He eagerly wanted to know what the other students were reading when he was still studying human relations and principles.

Zhao Huan leisurely walked under the bookshelves, his fingertips slid across the books, feeling extremely happy.

What you swipe across your fingertips is not only the fragrance of paper and ink, but also the achievements of the civilization of the Song Dynasty that is now brilliant in the world.

"Ah~ sorry, sorry. I was looking at the title of the book just now, and I bumped into you guys by accident."

A clear voice sounded, and Zhao Huan looked up, only to see three guards lined up in a row, blocking the opposite of five young and energetic girls.

A girl wearing a pink skirt and a moon-white gown held a book in her arms, prayed for blessings, and was apologizing to several guards with gentle words.

Wu Ge immediately stepped forward, bowed his hands in return, and said: "There is a nobleman here, so the guards are extra cautious. I am waiting to block the way, young lady, don't worry about it, please do it yourself."

Then Wu Ge beckoned, and the guards immediately moved out of the way for a few young girls to pass through, calming down the unexpected turmoil.

After watching this scene with a faint smile, Zhao Huan felt quite relieved, it was already normal for women in the Song Dynasty to study.

Several women travel together in Zangshu Pavilion and Lantai Pavilion, borrowing books to study.It seems more hopeful and energetic than a group of princesses and concubines in the Qing Dynasty going to the theater to listen to plays.

Compared with those peasant women in the West who are considered to be like stupid donkeys, there is a world of difference.

Medieval proverb: "Never expect anything good from a donkey, a fool, or a wife, unless you have a stick in your hand."

"A good horse is made of a whip, and a good wife is made of a stick."

Even Nietzsche, the most famous philosopher in modern times in the West, has a famous saying: "Before you go to a woman, first take your whip."

Da Song can directly admit it in a low-key and humble manner. At this time, Da Song is the beacon of civilization in the entire world.

So in the Song Dynasty, women gave people the impression that they were as gentle as water, knowledgeable and reasonable.In the West, when women are mentioned, people think sharp, mean, stupid and rude.

Da Song men can take it for granted that men cannot beat women.

And a man who beats a woman in the street has directly entered the bottom of the chain of social contempt.Despised and ridiculed by everyone.

Even if a dude had a conflict on the street and beat up a weak woman, he would be looked down upon by the crowd around him.I'm afraid he himself would be ashamed to tell his family that today I beat a weak woman on the street and knocked her down.

If at this time, the government will come to the door to get someone again.His father was afraid that he could break his legs, so as not to be laughed at by other colleagues in the court the next day
At least Zhao Huan couldn't imagine that he received the news that the son of the current prime minister beat up a weak girl on the street so that she couldn't stand up.At the next day's court meeting, how should the prime minister maintain his old face and face the strange eyes of the emperor and his colleagues.

But at the same time, the West regards beating women as a custom and a virtue.

It can be seen how big the gap is between the civilizations of the two sides.

(End of this chapter)