In ordinary life, people who can read quickly and with good memory are often described as “taking in ten lines at a glance,” and in written records in antiquity, the phrase “reciting ten thousand words a day,” was used, and such people are often regarded as geniuses or as people with unusual talent. However, during periods where such talents were highly regarded in society, these abilities figured prominently and appeared in records with greater frequency. Since scholars discussed these talents at length, it became a cultural phenomenon that is worthy of our attention. As literati all pursued the goal of “taking in ten lines at a glance” and “reciting ten thousand words a day,” this became a phenomenon of historical interest and significance. In records from before the Sui and Tang dynasties, the ability to “take in ten lines at a glance” and “recite ten thousand words a day” was regarded as a rare and unusual talent. However, from the Song dynasty on, there was a shift, as the reading methods of the famous writer Ouyang Xiu became popular. This reading method put forth an approach for ordinary people and an extraordinary memory was not required. Rather, one could use practical ways in everyday life to accumulate a basis of learning that matched the results of those with extraordinary memory. Once regarded as the brilliant talent of a select few, the ability to recite hundreds of thousands of words from the Confucian classics now became a high-pressure standard expectation for ordinary scholars. Under these conditions, Neo-Confucian scholars, especially those of the School of the Mind, opted for a different path, a different choice. But in the case of Lu Xiangshan’s school, the results were very limited.
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