331 【Southern Return】(2/2)
The fact that this poem spread so quickly is naturally inseparable from Xu Ying's contribution.
Xu Ying has moved to Huai'an Prefecture and goes to schools to distribute promotional materials in various prefectures and counties along the canal.
Every month, scholars go south together to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.
Especially those poor scholars, who saw no hope in the north. So they sold off their only possessions and headed south like "moths flying to a flame". They might even starve to death on the way.
Staying in the north means death!
Xu Ying began to hire ships to sail back and forth along the canals in Shandong and South Zhili. As long as they could recite the original text of "The University", they could sail southward for free, and simple meals would also be provided.
These scholars left their homes and careers to go south, and Zhao Han could use them with peace of mind, without so many interests involved.
Lu Xiangsheng and the others simply changed to the "Scholarship Boat".
There were many poor scholars in the cabin, and almost all of them had family members starving to death.
Looking at their condition, we can see that they are all in ragged clothes, there are only two or three people in each family on average, and some are even alone.
"Don't be discouraged, gentlemen. The world is so big that there must be a place for us!"
A scholar stood up, wearing tattered Confucian clothes, raised his arms and shouted: "On the journey of the great road, the world is for the public, select the virtuous and capable, be faithful and cultivate harmony. Therefore, we do not only kiss our relatives, nor do we only have children.
In the end, those who are strong will be useful, those who are young will be able to grow, and those who are lonely, lonely and sick will all be supported..."
The voice became louder and louder, and everyone in the cabin was reciting it. In the dim light, people's eyes burst out with energy.
"The world is unified!"
"The world is unified!"
The scholar who guides people's emotions may be regarded as a charlatan, but he is indeed real and belongs to the scholars of the Datong Society in the north who have just developed.
Lu Xiangsheng's blood boiled with excitement and his hair stood on end at the same time. He felt that the power in front of him could overturn everything!
After taking a boat trip to Nanjing, someone was reading a notice at the pier.
However, Qian Qianyi didn't know who to ask for help, so he directly posted a notice inviting famous experts to compile "Datong Zhengyin" together, and the office was located in a garden left by Wei Guogong.
The North couldn't even afford food, but the South was compiling phonological books.
All the scholars had tears in their eyes just by looking at the notice.
Chapter completed!