Liao Ping's Teacher-Zhang Zhidong

Liao Ping's ancestors were neither knowledgeable nor sensitive. He has an average talent and a poor memory. Every day when he recites the text, he is always tongue-tied, flushed and embarrassed. In the imperial examination era, reciting is the most basic kung fu, and it is also the housekeeping skill that many scholars use to show off their skills. The primary school students who tightened their belts sent by the whole family were born clumsy in this respect, which really disappointed Liao Fu and made him drop out of school.

Seeing other children go to school happily, Liao Ping naturally won't be content. One day, holding a fishing rod, he knelt in front of his family and made a sincere wish: "If I succeed in my studies in the future, my ancestors will bless me with two carp." Going out to fish in a stream, I caught two red carp, which was amazing. Liao Ping went home, hyped it up, and his family was very excited. Liao Fu looked at the red carp and was still on cloud nine, thinking that the ancestors were really energetic and obedient, so he cooked fish to worship their ancestors. The next morning, I took Liao Ping to school again, so please don't remember him.

Since then, Liao Ping has made great efforts to develop strengths and avoid weaknesses in his study, got rid of traditional rote learning and adopted tacit scientific methods, which is one of the reasons for his unique academic thoughts and unique opinions in his life. This is also the reason why he became a different Confucian scholar. He later recalled this change and said, "Su Yu has no memory. When he was young, he didn't finish reading the Five Classics. However, he couldn't recite it and gave up his studies. The teacher promised not to memorize and learn again, so he began to study hard from thinking about words instead of memorizing them by rote. If the mind is reasonable, these words can be discarded. As for the nature of the problem, although it is impossible to understand its words, it is also tacit. " (The Beginning of Confucian Classics) This accidental fishing incident saved Liao Ping from dropping out of school, and at the same time contributed to the formation of Liao Ping's reflective scientific method, which was a great turn for the better. Therefore, after his academic success, he affectionately named his "Double Carp Hall" as a memorial hall. Zunjing Academy is the predecessor of Sichuan University.

Two teachers who presided over the ceremony and respected the scriptures were listed as five teenagers in Shu Middle School.

In the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), many people in Liao Ping, hoping to realize their dream of "being Tian Shelang and being emperor at dusk", took the exam with their bags on their backs. This is the second time he went to the provincial capital to take the college entrance examination, and the scholar came. As far as Liao Ping's knowledge is concerned, he should be a scholar. However, there is great contingency in the field of examination, and the imperial examination has been rigid and rote since the Ming Dynasty, which is very annoying to Liao Ping. Therefore, the first exam two years ago has given him a taste of failure. But this year's situation is different, and the examiner has been replaced by a pragmatic Zhang Zhidong. Zhang is an influential leader of the Westernization School in China's modern history. This time, he visited Sichuan as a new scholar. On-the-spot answer sheet, Liao Ping not only gave full play to the notes of Song people who had been intensively read in recent years, but also moved the interpretation of Shuowen buried in the depths of memory into the text. As a result, under the Song style of study, which emphasized righteousness and discussed the development of English, there also appeared the sinologist's law with clear exegesis and low knowledge base. Write proudly and hand in carefully. Unexpectedly, negligence made a stereotyped taboo, and two sentences were written into three sentences, which were mercilessly thrown into the wastebasket by the magistrate. It was also his luck that changed in Liao Ping. The examiner examined the examination paper and just caught it in Liao Ping. Seeing that his language is extraordinary and he knows elementary school quite well, he agrees with his intention of "studying Chinese studies and studying Zongsong studies". At that time, he was very happy and put Liao Ping in the first place. So Liao Ping shook his skirt out of the wastebasket and became the first scholar. Zhang Zhidong's "happiness" turned out to be a learned man and a lifelong teacher of Liao Ping. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), Liao Ping took the exam as a scholar, and Liao Ping was greatly praised by Zhang Zhidong for his knowledge of philology. He was chosen to study in imperial academy, enjoying the treatment at public expense. Zunjing Academy, the predecessor of Sichuan University, was founded by Zhang Zhidong in the first year of Guangxu. This is an institution of higher learning that has played an important role in modern Sichuan culture and education.

Liao Ping's mentor-Wang Kaiyun

In the early years of entering Zunjing Academy, Liao Ping systematically studied the exegetical books and other inscriptions such as Shuowen Jiezi and Erya, and found that the words were intentional, far better than the articles in Tang and Song Dynasties. Therefore, he wrote his own experience into textual research articles such as Notes on Er Ya Xie Ren, Six Books, Rong Bo Shi Wen, Doctor Xiang, and Guan Li Shi Wen in Mr Xiang, and included them in Shu Xiu Ji. He became one of Zhang Zhidong's five favorite disciples, along with Yang Rui, Mao Hanfeng and Peng. During the period of Zunjing Academy, another teacher who had the greatest influence on Liao Ping studies was Wang Kaiyun. Wang Kaiyun, a contemporary celebrity, is from Xiangtan, Hunan. He is good at words and chapters, and has good personality and knowledge. In the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), Wang came to (De 'an). At that time, the college had been short of lecturers for two years. The arrival of Wang, for all the students in the college, is like a long drought. "All students are willing to learn from their teachers, dare to change their ways and flourish overnight." Liao Ping doesn't want to fall behind. He and Zhang Xiangling, one of the "Five Teenagers", often ask Wang Kaiyun for classic works until late at night. At first, Wang saw ragged clothes, ragged cloth shoes, rustic and inarticulate, and paid little attention to him. Later, when I saw that he was diligent and knowledgeable, I was impressed and became bosom friends. During the Spring and Autumn Period, several apprentices often go on outings to visit the winners. If you are successful in your studies, you will have fun with your mentor.

Wang Kaiyun taught in Zunjing Academy for seven years before and after, and Liao Ping never left the school for seven years. In the past seven years, Wang has deep feelings for him and is deeply influenced by Wang in his studies.