Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 261 Punctuation Marks
Having made up his mind, Qian Qianyi quickly put his attainments in economics and history into play and said:
"The establishment of six departments has been in existence for a long time in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and can even be traced back to the Six Cao Cao of the Secretariat of the Later Han Dynasty."

"The nicknames of Otsuka Zai, Da Situ, Da Zongbo, Da Sima, Da Sikou, and Da Sikong in the six books of ministers are also derived from "Zhou Li"."

"This system has been around since ancient times. Your Majesty has made some adjustments. Why should others comment?"

"As for the Jiu Temple, it was the legacy of the Nine Qings of the Han Dynasty. There were also these yamen in the Tang and Song Dynasties."

"I will quote the classics and explain it to my colleagues."

He described the adjustment of Liubujiu Temple as a good thing and pointed the finger at those who had followed him before.

Seeing that he obeyed, Zhu Youjian was extremely satisfied and ordered:

"Qian Qing also needs to explain other policies such as the Mining Law, the Martial Law Law, and the Imperial Court Law."

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask Yuan Keli."

"Yuan Qing participated in most of the formulation of those policies, and he is very clear about their intentions."

Summoning Yuan Keli into the court and discussing with him in advance on formulating policies, Zhu Youjian originally had the idea of ​​using Yuan Keli as a bridge.

Now it comes into play, let Yuan Keli explain to Qian Qianyi, and then let Qian Qianyi convince the Donglin Party. In this way, even if there are still people who object, there won't be much trouble——

The remnants of the Eunuch Party, the Donglin Party, and the neutral faction are all supporting themselves.

After deciding on this strategy, Zhu Youjian did not calculate how many articles Qian Qianyi had to write, nor did he care whether he was in trouble, and said:

"You are the young minister of Taichang Temple, responsible for sacrificial matters."

"Now that the imperial court wants to straighten out the sacrificial rituals, you should also pay attention."

"You, the young minister of Taichang Temple, need to help with the redevelopment of the martial arts temple."

"Write more articles to explain the necessity of this matter!"

Elegantly, Zhu Youjian arranged this matter again. He even asked Qian Qianyi to revise the Nine Lotus Bodhisattva scriptures in the name of his proficiency in Buddhism.

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he felt thankful that he would probably be able to pass the test this time, but also felt a little broken. He really didn't expect that the emperor had arranged so many things for him and written so many articles——

Even if he was a Wenzong of the first generation, he was not so productive!

Thinking of how busy Yuan Keli, Bi Ziyan and others were, Qian Qianyi finally understood why these people were so busy.

The current emperor really kills people when he catches them, without giving them any chance to relax.

Youxin said that there were too many tasks, but Qian Qianyi did not dare to shirk it. Worried that if you disobey the holy will, you may be driven home to work.

I can only calculate in my mind how many articles I have to write while I am shutting myself up and thinking about my past.

With so many tasks arranged, Zhu Youjian had to give him some sweetness. In order to prevent Qian Qianyi from thinking that he was a tool, Zhu Youjian cared about his experience and asked who his teacher was. What is the relationship with Gu Xiancheng?
Qian Qianyi felt better when he saw the emperor chatting with him about household matters, and replied:

"Mr. Gu was friendly with the late monarch. When I was a child, I built a family with the late monarch. I was called my little friend by Mr. Gu and became known to me from Mr. Gu."

"Later, I liked to read the book of the public steward, and I performed the discipleship ceremony for the steward."

"There is also Mr. Sun Ge from the cabinet, who is my advisor."

Listening to Qian Qianyi's apprenticeship, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh, this guy has a deep relationship. No wonder that after the death of the older generation such as Gu Xiancheng, he was regarded as the leader of the Donglin Party.

However, judging from the fact that Qian Qianyi worshiped Guan Zhidao as his teacher when he was young, this guy was not honest. He actually studied from the Taizhou School, the most deviant school of psychology. No wonder in history, he dared to marry a prostitute with the gift of a direct wife.

Such outrageous behavior, coupled with the fact that Qian Qianyi, as a member of the Donglin Party and a descendant of Gu Xiancheng, studied the Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism respected by Donglin Academy, Zhu Youjian became even more aware of his complexity——

This is a person whose thoughts and behaviors are very contradictory. His knowledge and understanding are immature, and his stance is not firm.

Therefore, this person can be won over and even transformed. Thinking about these thoughts, Zhu Youjian decided to know more about him. He also heard Qian Qianyi mention the debate between Gu Xiancheng and Guan Zhidao, and expressed great interest in these academic matters.

Thinking of his previous plan to promote punctuation marks, Zhu Youjian asked the eunuch next to him to bring over the relevant manuscripts and said:
"These are the symbols that mark the sentence reading and tone that I set based on the sentence readings used by the ancients when I formulated the standard Chinese characters. They are referred to as punctuation marks."

"Qian Qing is a literary master of the generation. You can read more and try to use it in new articles."

"If you think it is useful, promote it to the outside world. In this way, many academic matters will not be so controversial."

Ask the eunuch to hand the manuscript to Qian Qianyi and let him read it carefully.

Qian Qianyi looked carefully and found that in addition to the periods commonly used in sentence reading, the emperor also specified punctuation marks such as commas, pauses, semicolons, colons, quotation marks, brackets, question marks, exclamation marks, and ellipses, indicating their usage, as well as Several examples include the use of punctuation marks when arranged vertically up and down and horizontally left and right.

(Periods are the most common when reading sentences in ancient books. The picture shows the twenty-nine guests in "The Emperor's Illustrated Book" and the thirty-nine refusals to give gifts)

Looking at these symbols, he seemed to have opened up a new world. Because he realized that if these punctuation marks were popularized, all books in the Ming Dynasty would be reinterpreted. The interpretations brought about by different sentence readings may also cause quarrels among various schools of thought.

If you know these things in advance and read certain classics and history articles in advance, you will be able to grasp the power of interpretation and stabilize your position in the literary world.

Not to mention the promotion of punctuation marks, which is an achievement that can go down in history.

Therefore, Qian Qianyi was extremely excited and immediately bowed down and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the merit of eternal life!"

"Your Majesty trusts a humble minister, and the minister will be furious!"

His resentment towards the emperor was swept away, and he happily accepted the task.

Zhu Youjian saw that Qian Qianyi, a literary scholar, could accept it, and he had no doubts about whether punctuation marks could be popularized.

Thinking that it would be easier for him to read the memorials of his ministers in the future, and he might even have the power to interpret some classics when dividing sentences into sentences, he felt very happy and said to Qian Qianyi:
"It's good if Qian Qing can think like this, and my hard work will not be in vain."

"In addition, the punctuation marks must be released after the test."

"So as not to distract you and cause unnecessary trouble."

This consideration is the reason why Zhu Youjian decided on the punctuation marks long ago but did not promote them.

In fact, it is the division of sentence reading, which is related to the interpretation of scripture meaning. If there are objections to the test questions, it may cause opposition from the public and cause twists and turns out of thin air.

Therefore, he plans to promote it after the general examination and use punctuation marks in the next subject in three years.

Qian Qianyi also knew the power of it and thought the emperor's instructions were appropriate. I can no longer underestimate this young emperor.

He even thought about what he said when he communicated with Yuan Keli before, and the other party said that all policies in the court were carefully considered. This made him determined to ask Yuan Keli for advice, find out the emperor's intentions in formulating policies, and figure out the emperor's thoughts.

This time, Qian Qianyi never wanted to experience the incident that caused a turmoil and almost caused him to lose his job.

He decided to learn from Wen Tiren and learn to figure out the holy will.

After this turmoil, Qian Qianyi became more mature and understood the principles of being an official.

Zhu Youjian also found someone he could cooperate with in the Donglin Party.

　Qian Qianyi's "The Collection of Beginners·Huguang's Prosecution of Punishment by Chasi Qianshi and Advancement in the Ranks of Imperial Officials in Administration": The public taboo Zhidao, named Dengzhi, was born in Kunshan. He was assigned to Taicang and lived near the East China Sea. Scholars called him Mr. Dongming. ... Qianyi traveled to Liangxi for a few years, and Gu Duxi read the public's books, and he was a private concubine for several years. In the autumn of Ding Wei, he served as a disciple at Zhutang Temple in Wu County.

　　Huang Zongxi's "Confucianism Cases of the Ming Dynasty" Volume 32 Taizhou Study Cases 1: Guan Zhidao's courtesy name was Dengzhi, his name was Dongming, and he was a Taicang native of Su.

　　Qian Qianyi's "Collection of Youxue·Preface to Monk Songying's Repaying Poems": Yu Shaoxi read Longhu Li Tuweng's book, thinking that he could sing when he was happy, weep when he was sad, laugh when he was happy, and scold when he was angry. He was neither Zhuang nor Lao, neither Confucian nor Zen. . Every time he stroked him a few times, Xu Heng choked and wanted to place him among his masters and friends. ...The Bald Man is old and eager to learn. He is deeply involved in the world and has a distant mind. He has changed a lot. This is why he is different.

　　(Li Zhi, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, shaved his head baldly on his own initiative, and was named Li Tuweng. Li Zhi was originally named Lin, and his given name was Zaizhi. Later he changed his surname to Li, his given name was Zhi, his courtesy name was Hongfu, his nickname was Zhuowu, and he was also known as Wenling Jushi and Duwu. , Baiquan Jushi, Hongfu, Sizhai, Longtan Master, Longhu Sou, Tu Weng, etc. were born in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, and were the great masters of the Taizhou School. His works include "Book Burning", "Mr. Li Zhuowu's Criticism of the Water Margin of Loyalty" and "Mr. Li Zhuowu". Criticism of "Journey to the West", etc.)

　　
　
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