Mr. Qian was over 80 years old when he wrote this book. He was suffering from eye diseases at that time, so it was not easy for him to read words with his eyes. It took him five years to finish it. Because some things are too old for me to remember clearly, but some will never forget. Since they will never forget them, what does this mean? "Definitely is an important part of the rest of my life", so I must be true when I narrate it, because this is also my self-pity for life. Even if it is a fraction of a claw, Mr. Qian takes good care of himself.
In order not to waste paper and readers' time, I write in semi-classical Chinese, which is as concise as possible, but full of charm.
1. lifelong concerns are inspired by lifelong learning.
The question of which culture is gained and lost and which culture is superior and inferior has puzzled all China people for nearly a hundred years, and I have been trapped in this question for the rest of my life. When he was ten years old, under the command of Master Bo Gui, this problem was revealed, like a huge thunder, which shook him wholeheartedly. From then on, 74 years later, all the doubts in my mind and the calculations in my heart belong to this problem. My intentions are all on this issue. He devoted himself to learning all his life, which is really an inspiration from Mr. Bo Gu's words. (46)
2. Enlightenment of national concept
Master Bogui then said to him, Do you know that today our emperor is not from China? I was surprised when I heard this, but I don't know. Return, the father of inquiry. My father's cloud, the teacher's words are also. Today our emperor is Manchu, and we are Han. You can see that there are Manchu words in the shops on the street, which is what it means. Since I was a child, I have a national concept and sympathized with revolutionary democracy, which was also initiated by Mr. Bo Gui. (46)
3. The composition "Clams Fight against Cranes" If an old official breaks the prison, he will be promoted to a higher level.
One day, about the topic of fighting between snipes and mussels. I often have composition classes on weekends, saturdays and afternoons on Tuyao Day. On Monday morning, I entered the school and found that the article I wrote last Saturday had been posted on the outer wall of the classroom, and all the students were reading it. Yu Wen got about 400 words, and the teacher commented: This story was originally written in the Warring States period, and Su Dai used it as a metaphor for the eastern countries. But the textbook does not explain the source. This life can be compared with the Warring States, which is a wonderful topic. The final conclusion of another article is that snipes don't peck mussels, and mussels don't pinch snipes. Therefore, it is the snipe, not the clam. Teacher Qian Shuo commented on the cloud: the conclusion is like the old official breaking the prison. Therefore, I must be promoted. (47)
4. Read the first history book "unofficial history of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" from beginning to end.
Master Qian Shuo also presented a book, unofficial history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, with two volumes, which was written by the owner of the spring ice house at that time. I like reading history books all my life, but I gave myself to readers. This book is the first one. (47)
5. "Persuade to Learn": I am also interested in studying hard without going to college, which is greatly influenced by this book.
Guang Zhi Bookstore published the Learning Articles by Master Huashan, which was translated into Japanese by Jiang Fangzhen Bailey. The book collected dozens of famous scholars from western Europe, Britain and France who died without self-study at school, and described their hardships one by one. I didn't go to college after graduating from high school, but I was interested in studying hard and was greatly influenced by this book. I know I admire Jiang Baili, so I started. (47)
6. I like to study history and geography after middle age, and I have the guidance of my teacher.
Since I was promoted to an advanced class, the Chinese teacher has been transferred to a teacher hired by Wuxi County. Gu's academic excellence makes him an official, and he is especially respected by students. The teacher is also good at studying history and geography. He likes to talk about the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty in the lecture hall, and he often talks about it in Huan Wen, which makes listeners want to treat him like a human being. The teacher's geography is both at home and abroad, and his theory is incisive from time to time. At that time, Tong was rated as a master of geography in Shanghai, and all the students said that Gu was particularly good at geography. After middle age, I like history and geography in my study, and Gu guided me to study.
7. When reading Water Margin, you can't miss Jin Shengtan's comment on writing.
Gu asked: Can you read Water Margin? I can answer that. Guggenheim asked a few questions about the water margin, and the rest responded without hesitation. Teacher: You only read the big characters, not the small ones, so you know so much. Kelly was shocked. Why can Mr. Yu know his privacy? After that, I came back to reread, afraid to leave a word after surrender. But I know that the fine print was written by Jin Shengtan, and I can't bear to put it down after reading it carefully. Over and over again, the whole book is repeated several times, but it is familiar. After reading other novels, they all say they are far inferior, so I don't read them anymore. I like reading novels since I was a child, and I have left Huo Ran since then. So I changed to a translated western novel. The first part of Arabian Nights and the second part translated by Lin Qinnan were written by teachers.
8. Formal knowledge is the beginning of learning
One day, a classmate asked, Qian recently wrote an article with the word "alas" at the beginning, but the teacher praised it twice. Why? Gu Shiyan: How did you forget that all the prefaces of Ouyang Xiu's History of the New Five Dynasties started with the word "alas"? You can learn from Ouyang Xiu in your composition because your classmates ridicule you. Gu Shizhuang said: Don't joke easily. To make progress in this life, we must learn from Han Yu. I was shocked by the sudden news. Since then, I have been very happy with Hanyu. After I entered middle school, I recited Han Ji with all my heart. The formal knowledge of Yu is learned, and the phrase "self-care teacher" begins. (49)
9. Reciting ancient prose, especially in Qing Dynasty, such as Hong Hewang and others, is rooted here.
When I entered the third year of senior high school, Mr. Xiangzi returned to the town in the summer vacation and held a summer seminar on his house to teach advanced courses in fruit education. China's ancient prose in various styles was taught from Shangshu to Zeng Guofan in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is a subset of classics and history. They are masterpieces of different eras. There are only a few people in an era, and each person is limited to one article. Quan Yi summer vacation, about 30 articles. I still remember that after winning the prize of Biography of Historical Records of Mencius and Xun Qing, students were asked to do a review after class. What I did was greatly appreciated by Xiangzi.
In the midsummer heat, Mr. Xiangzi suddenly got an eye disease and wore dark blue glasses. In an empty room on the side of the lecture hall, three tables were joined together to form a long table. Teacher Xiangzi holds a long yellow pipe in one hand and touches the edge of the long table in the other. I caught up with the class, but I transferred to the lecture hall. The text is almost half recited. I like listening to all kinds of short stories in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, such as RoyceWong's Ode to the Tower, Bao Zhao's Ode to Wucheng, Jiang Yan's Bie Fu and Qiu Chi's Book with Chen Bozhi. Since then, I have recited ancient prose, no matter prose, especially small articles in Qing dynasty, such as Hong Wang, which are rooted here. (50)
After teaching in rural primary schools in the early years of the Republic of China, I learned from Xiangzi's summer seminar that some of them are models of so-called ancient literature in the history of China literature. Compared with Yao Xuan's Collection of Ancient Literary Words, Yao Xuan's selected books, such as Miscellaneous Notes on Hundred Classics and Four Images of China Ancient Literature, are unique and have profound meanings beyond the image. I made a series of "China Ancient and Modern Banknotes" with the title. At that time, he was still in Suzhou, and Yu Youshu asked for benefits and gave an answer. Unfortunately, there is no draft today, and Master Xiangzi's instructions have been forgotten. (5 1)
Xiangzi studied under Han Yuwen and chose the short story Ode to Boyi. Later, I intensively read Korean, and gained a deeper understanding of this article, which benefited a lot. Later, I learned something, but I gradually realized that I could get a glimpse of what Xiangzi taught me in those years, even if I only chose a few articles. (50)
10. Every scholar likes to pay attention to its historical evolution and find out its origin and purpose.
In order to make it unforgettable, the master also selected Zhu's Preface to Universities in the Southern Song Dynasty and Wang Yangming's Theory of Rooting in the Ming Dynasty. Later, I learned that "Eight Books on the Elements" was the back page of Yang Ming's answer to Gu Dongqiao's book and was included in Yang Ming's biography. Since then, I have transferred from literature to Neo-Confucianism, and there is little difference between literature and Neo-Confucianism. Treating Wang Xuenai, I learned something from The Origin of Babonsai. Later, I learned that Yangming's theory of painting origin was also transferred from Zhu's Preface to University Chapters and Sentences, and it was already in the later stage. Since then, I have learned every kind of knowledge from its historical evolution, and learned its origin and purpose from this summer workshop of Xiangzi Normal University. (5 1)
1 1. Talent comes from custom, and custom can start from one's own heart.
Xiangzi's final teacher was Zeng Di's A New Story. Say at the beginning: the thickness of custom is self-sufficient, depending on one or two people's hearts. I didn't know until my later years that talents come from customs, and customs can start from my own heart. This is also the source of inspiration for Xiangzi's childhood. (5 1)
12. Start reading essays with Liang Qichao.
My brother and I went to the fruit education school together. The shift was separated by three years, and I was promoted twice, only one year away from my first brother. At the end of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, my brother was in a four-year class and the rest were in a three-year class. That year, Changzhou High School was founded, and eight students from Grade Four of Guoyu signed up for the exam. Mr. Qian Shuo of Bogui also ordered Yu Fu to sign up for the exam together. Ten days after I came back, I got the list of students admitted to fruit education from Wuxi county department. Eight students in senior four were admitted, but the name of the other person was not given in advance. That night, I cried. The next day, when I came back from school, I picked up the books my brother bought on the shelf and studied them carefully, hoping to work harder and be ashamed of it. Forgetting the title of the book, I chose the works of modern famous artists and began to read Liang Qichao's articles. (52)