Zheng tried to belittle "reading by memory" in his letters home, thinking it was "the worst thing".
Of course, he supported Confucius and Su Shi. For the other three, Zheng is extremely disdainful.
Zheng said that Yu Shinan, Zhang Suiyang and Zhang studied all their lives, and they didn't have to read it for the second time. They just read it again, leaving no wonderful chapters and sentences, and the words were quite contemptuous.
Zheng highly praised Confucius, saying that Confucius was the first person to be told through the ages, and no one could match him. What he admires most is that Confucius is not only unparalleled in talent, but also unparalleled in hard work. I have read The Book of Changes, Bian Wei's Three Musts, and I don't know how many times I have read it. "The more I explore, the more I study and the more I walk, the less I know where I am poor. Although you were born knowing the sacredness of safety, you didn't waste the power of learning. "
In this letter, Zheng stressed that even a saint who is born with knowledge and acts safely cannot give up his efforts. In other words, no matter how talented you are, you must study hard to gain something.
Then Li Zan Dongpo. It is said that Dongpo doesn't have to study twice, but reading Du Mu's Epang Palace Fu is also very hard. Full of interest, I have been reading from the second watch to the fourth watch, and the old officials who work overtime can't stand it. Dongpo has been tirelessly reading it for hundreds of times!
This letter from the Zheng family is generous and free, but it is quite debatable. The anecdote of Confucius reading the Book of Changes is indeed recorded. I'm afraid it's nonsense to say that Confucius has a good memory and is second to none through the ages.
Dongpo's tireless reading of Epang Palace Fu at night is as popular as Confucius' reading of Yi. But Zheng said that Dongpo didn't have to study twice, which meant that Su Dongpo was obsessed with it, but there were some exaggerations.
In the Song Dynasty, a man named Zhao wrote a book "Notes on Gaozhai", in which it was recorded that one day Su Shi's father Su Xun (Ming Yun, Ming Ming) visited the aforementioned Zhang (Ming Ming) and Zhang asked Su Xun, "What have your descendants read recently?" Su answered, "Shi only recently read The Former Han Dynasty." (Note that "watch it again" means watching it for the second time)
Zhang immediately said, "Have you read the text twice?" Do I need to read the article twice? Don't forget it once? )
When Su returned home, he told Su Shi what Zhang said and sighed, "The old man doesn't know that people in the world have seen it three times!" " This means that Zhang just doesn't know that we have to watch it three times to remember it. You can sing it after watching it three times, and it's very approachable! No wonder Su's father and son, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, can occupy the third position! )
This record shows that Su Shi needs to study three times to remember, unlike Zheng's saying that he never forgets anything, and he doesn't have to study twice.
Now that Zhang has been mentioned, let's talk about Zhang by the way.
Zhang, whose real name is Song Yingtian, was born in Song Cheng (now Shangqiu, Henan). In the first year of Jing You's life in Song Renzong, he taught Cai Mao and other subjects, worked as an official, a bachelor of Hanlin, a third secretary, and participated in the discussion of state affairs, so he was grateful to Su Shi. He is the author of The Complete Music.
It is said in Gao Zhai Man Lu that Zhang borrowed seventeen books of history and returned them in a month. "What's the End of the Cloud" (I have read it all and can recite it); He also said that he was "talented and knowledgeable, and his predecessors stayed in Confucianism and could not do it."
Now let's talk about the two big coffees mentioned above: Yu Shinan and Zhang Suiyang, who also have excellent memories.
Let me start with Yu Shinan. His name is Bo Shi and he was born in Yuyao, Yuezhou (now Cixi, Zhejiang). Li Guan's job is to be A Lang and the secretary in charge. Famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. Lingyange is one of the twenty-four outstanding artists and one of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty.
According to the second volume of Tang Yulin, a book written by the King of Song Dynasty, once Emperor Taizong traveled, a company asked him to bring some books aboard for reference. Emperor Taizong said that it is not necessary. With Yu Shinan, he is the active library. This shows that Yu Shinan has a super strong memory.
Let's talk about Zhang Xun, Zhang Suiyang, Pudong Hedong and Yongji people in Shanxi today. Let's talk about Nanyang people in Dengzhou. Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was a scholar in the last years of Kaiyuan. He read widely, was familiar with the art of war, respected the solar terms, stood firm in Suiyang (now Shangqiu, Henan Province) and Xu Yuan, deterred the rebels from going south to Jianghuai, and finally died heroically. This is extremely tragic and unspeakable.
Tang Hanyu's Biography of Zhang Zhongcheng tells that Zhang Xun once saw his subordinate Song Yu reading Hanshu. He said to Song, "Why have you been reading this book for a long time?" Yu Song replied, "I haven't seen it yet." Zhang Xun said that he never read it more than three times, but he would never forget it. As he spoke, he gave Yu Song the back of the book he had just finished reading, and recited the word "encyclopedia" which was actually good.
Yu Song was surprised, but he thought that Zhang Xun was familiar with this book by accident, so he chose a book at random and asked Zhang Xun to recite it. This is still a good word. Yu Song didn't give up, just took down all the books on the shelf and tried to make a tour. Swim back with your mouth without hesitation.
Yu Song has been following Zhang Xun for a long time, and he doesn't often read books. But Zhang Xun writes articles with pen and paper, and never drafts.
These people have great memories of big coffee, and they are really ashes gods.
Previously, I only knew that Chen Yinque and Qian Zhongshu, two modern celebrities, had good memories and were admired. Only recently did I know that in history, there were many wizards and strangers in China! These are just a few memories of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
I don't know how many strange wizards there are in Twenty-four History of Huang Huang, but I don't know how many I have read.
I just hate being born and being friendly to wizards of different people, so that I can see their shining spirit with my own eyes!
Yu Ping is always sighing. Looking around, I don't see any unforgettable extraordinary talents! Although there are rumors, I haven't seen them. There are some geniuses on TV who are good at memorizing numbers or other things, but so far no one has seen a person who never forgets anything when reading.
Use sharp pens to belittle Yu Shinan, Zhang Xun and Zhang. I envy you for using magic weapons.
Maybe Zheng Banqiao has seen the world. He is very clever. It is useless for him to refuse to study hard. He just overcorrected and criticized that "reading is the worst thing."
With comments:
Born to know, do it safely: born to know the way of the world, calm down, and understand the way of the world.
Attachment: Letter from Zheng Banqiao.
(The first volume was sent to Brother Mo by Wei Xian Department)
Learning to read and recite is definitely the most difficult thing.
My eyes are gone, my heart is anxious, my heart is running out, and my contacts are at a loss. If I look at the beauty in the field, it will pass at a glance. What does this have to do with me? Who has seen Song Cheng more than Confucius since ancient times? I read Yi Wei's Three Musts, but I don't know how many times I have read it. The more I talk, the more I explore and the more I study, the less I know where I am poor. Even if Confucius didn't learn the truth, he could practice the sage's way calmly, and he wouldn't stop studying human affairs diligently. Dongpo didn't have to study twice, but read "Epang Palace Fu" to Hanlin four drums. The old official was bitter and Poe was tireless. How can you learn by heart just because you can understand it after reading it once, and then leave the book behind and end your study hastily! Only Yu Shinan, Zhang Suiyang and Zhang have read books all their lives and never read them twice, but they have never written a good article.
Besides, you can recite it by looking at it. What's the harm in memorizing it? Like the 130 pieces of Historical Records, Biography of Xiang Yu is the best, and Biography of Xiang Yu, besides the Battle of the Julu, the Hongmen Banquet, is the best in the summer. Repeated reading is worthy of joy, and only these fragments are worth crying. If you read a Historical Records and remember every word, you are not an unreasonable fool! Some novelists even say that all kinds of legendary evil songs and doggerel words are unforgettable, such as the broken kitchen cabinet, which contains smelly oil and rotten sauce, which is filthy.