Original text:
Xu Heng, named Zhong Ping, was born in Hanoi. When I entered school at the age of seven, I was given a chapter and asked the teacher, what is reading? The teacher said, take Cody's ear. Yue: Is that all? Normal university is very strange. Every time you give a book, you can ask its meaning. For a long time, the teacher said to his parents, "My son is brilliant and open-minded, so he should not be a regular teacher in teaching." .
Before the crown, he fled to Henan to avoid chaos. After living for more than a year, the situation was slightly stable, and then transferred to Weihui. If you want to read without reading without reading, you should examine and extract its theme, that is, you can deeply understand its theme. A hundred schools of thought contend, know everything, write songs and poems, and praise poems for more than ten thousand words. When I am not crowned, I often travel with several companions. Pick mulberries and wild chestnuts when you are hungry.
When I arrived at a hotel, I saw a scholar who was very ill and sweaty and couldn't get up. Balance, everyone should adjust the medicine to serve it. Stay for a few days and recover. People say: you can travel well and adapt yourself. Tianping said: One party took refuge, but never escaped.
It was hot, so I sat and talked, and then I fell unconscious on the ground. Su Heng didn't drink, and he was sleepy, so people answered this question: Hungry, thirsty, hungry, looking for food, but when he didn't find food, he fainted. Send porridge to sober up quickly. Everyone laughed at his love of learning and his desire for food. This shows that.
Heng not only taught students and lectured, but also built dozens of houses to take refuge; Buy land, food and clothes. Return to your hometown at the end of the year; Professor Wei Hui will die until next year.
Translation:
Xu Heng Zhong Ping is from Hanoi, Huaizhou. He entered school at the age of seven and was given chapters and sentences. Ask the teacher: What is reading for? The teacher replied: for the imperial examination. Xu Heng said: That's it? The teacher was surprised at the idea. Every time he gives a lecture, Xu Heng asks the teacher the main idea of the book. After a long time, the teacher's parents said: this child is smart and different from ordinary people, so he will be useful in the future, so he should be a teacher when teaching.
When I was a minor, I fled to Henan to escape the war. After more than a year, the situation stabilized slightly and moved to Weihui. There is nothing Xu Heng doesn't read, so the evaluation extracts the main meaning of the book. A hundred schools of thought contend and don't know anything. They have written more than 10,000 words of words, poems, poems and so on. When I was a minor, I often went out to travel with a few partners. On the way, I met a famine year and picked mulberries and wild chestnuts to satisfy my hunger.
When I arrived at a hotel, I saw a scholar who was too ill to get up. Xu Heng mixed drugs with others. After a few days, I got well. They said to Xu Heng: Enjoy it. Xu Heng said, "How can you forget your worries?" ?
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. When Xu Heng sat down to talk, he fell unconscious and fell to the ground. Xu Heng, who doesn't drink at ordinary times, feels strange in his groggy appearance, so he asked. Reason answer: Hungry and thirsty, he looked for food everywhere and fainted when he didn't find it. He hurriedly sent porridge to Xu Heng to sober up, and everyone laughed. He was so absorbed in his studies that he was very hungry!
After Xu Heng taught, he built dozens of houses for shelter and bought land for food and clothing. Go home at the end of the year and go to Professor Wei Hui for the rest of my life next year.
The main characteristics of Xu Heng's academic thought
1, Xu Heng advocated learning from Ilo, influenced by Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, and formed his own academic style on this basis. The ideological system is based on the original theory and emphasizes the importance of rational thinking and moral practice.
2. Xu Heng emphasized the practical function of spiritual cultivation and moral practice. It is believed that only through practice can we truly understand the essence and value of morality, and then achieve the goal of self-cultivation, family harmony and peace in the world.
3. Xu Zundao is a disciple of Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Cheng, who has inherited and developed the practical thinking and spirit of Neo-Confucianism. It advocates that everything should be done according to destiny, and emphasizes conforming to the laws of nature and social situation in order to cope with various complicated situations. This idea is embodied in educational practice and pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability and moral quality.