Chapter 1723: Getting to the bottom of things
"Old texts, modern texts..." Wei Duan sighed, shook his head, and said, "I have strictly ordered my family not to participate in this dispute! This hussar is so generous! What a generous man!"
After experiencing several incidents, Wei Duan became a little scared. Seeing the turmoil in Chang''an City, it was like the eve of a storm. He knew that he was probably not strong enough. If he was involved, he might not even have a bone. So he found After discussing with Du Ji, he made his position clear as soon as they met.
Du Ji was somewhat approving, but also a little surprised. He was applauded because Wei Duan finally saw it clearly, but he was equally surprised that he could see it clearly this time...
?Du Ji felt that based on his understanding of the Hussar General during this period, the Hussar General could not just focus on "modern texts" and "ancient texts", but had more deeper intentions.
"Bohou, is it possible that General Hussar is trying to clean up the Confucian sect?" Wei Duan was silent for a moment and said with some uncertainty.
"Confucianism..." Du Ji clapped his hands and sighed, "In today''s world, who are the disciples of Confucianism? What do you mean by Confucianism? They are just using the words of Confucius to cover up their faults! It''s time to clean up!"
Wei Duan nodded and said: "But what the Cavalry General did is nothing less than..." Halfway through, he didn''t know whether he didn''t know how to describe it or he didn''t dare to say it directly. Wei Duan finally swallowed the second half of the sentence. It became a sigh.
"The true path..." Du Ji was silent for a moment, "This matter is easy to say, but difficult to practice!"
Confucianism, many people in later generations think that Confucianism has inheritance and classics, just like Buddhism and Taoism. It can be traced and its roots can be traced, but unfortunately, the foundation of Confucianism cannot be seen or investigated.
The disciples of Confucius are known as the Seventy-Two, and their origins are very complicated.
At that time, Confucius and Kong Zhongni may have really taught without distinction, or maybe they just wanted to get more pig head meat. Anyway, among the disciples he accepted at that time, there were common people, descendants of nobles, and even some who were great at stealing chickens and dogs. These Among the disciples, some disappeared into obscurity and disappeared into history, while others founded sects. But what is interesting is that many of these founders of sects are not recognized by later generations of Confucian disciples, and they are not considered to be Confucian.
Just like Confucius''s disciple Zixia, during the Warring States Period, the reason why Wei State was strong was because the Xihe School headed by Zixia provided talent support. However, many descendants of Confucianism believe that Zixia is not a Confucianist, but a Legalist. Because the "Fa Jing" came from the Xihe School of Zixia, Shang Yang''s later reform was based on the "Fa Jing". Not even mentioning Zixia’s inheritance of Confucian classics, as if he had never done anything other than being a disciple of Confucius...
Confucian schools are in chaos, and each one is different. This chaos continues all the way. Although the later Confucians, whether they were surnamed Zhu or Wang, created a new scene, neither Wang nor Zhu could completely integrate into one place and establish a unified society on the basis of chaos. For a complete system, one can only select some articles from the Confucian classics that suit one''s own ideas and intentions as a program.
On the one hand, Confucian disciples criticize other people and other schools of thought, but on the other hand, they unceremoniously take other people''s things into their own arms and claim that they are originally theirs. Bangzi learned the spirit of Confucianism?
So speaking of it, Confucianism is more like a hot pot, with all kinds of ingredients put in it, including beef, mutton, vegetables, and stinky tofu and durian...
When many people in later generations talk about it, they only say that Confucianism has inherited Chinese culture. This is inevitably biased, because Chinese culture has been multifaceted from the beginning, and in some aspects, Confucianism’s so-called teachings that have been sung for thousands of years are The credit for this is not entirely due to Confucianism, but also to Legalism, Taoism, and Buddhism, but these schools are not as loud as the Confucian disciples.
It is undeniable that Confucianism has indeed made merit, but this cannot deny the merit of others.
"Seeking truth, seeking correctness..." Du Ji suddenly said, "If we are not looking for modern and ancient texts, we should be looking for Kong Zhongni''s classics..."
Wei Duan was stunned.
??If all these Confucian foundations are lifted, then wouldn''t the "real" Confucian classics be left with only the Analects of Confucius? It is true that all the Six Classics were compiled by Confucius, but it can be said that he compiled the articles of The World, then do all the articles of The World belong to the compiler?
Confucius was the compiler of the Six Classics, not the original author!
??Although it seems that Sima Hui is only talking about seeking truth and correctness, not falsehood or falsehood, it seems that he is only targeting those false words in the current Jinwen Classics, but what happens next? If you touch it all the way, you must know that the lotus looks beautiful and noble on the water, but does the root...
Wei Duan shuddered. This matter was too big to touch.
Du Ji glanced at Wei Duan, with some disdain flashing in his eyes. Aren''t you usually quite bold, doing this and doing that, but when something big happens, you immediately shrink back? I really don''t know whether I should be called bold or timid.
The two of them fell silent and neither spoke.
Wei Duan''s eyes were full of worry, but Du Ji''s eyes shone with a look of expectation...
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Is Fei Qian really as far-sighted as Du Ji and others imagine?
Unfortunately, no, Fei Qian was really not prepared to lift Kong Zhongni’s underwear to take a look, as Du Jiweiduan thought...
?Fei Qian just feels that China cannot follow the old path before, and should be able to go further and wider!
If you want to go further, you cannot be too feudal. It''s not that you can''t be feudal, but you can''t be so strict that even your own feet are bound and deformed...
Therefore, we must take advantage of the present to separate Confucianism. The relationship between Confucianism and the landlord class must not be so close that the later dynasties will be inseparable and completely inseparable, so that Chinese feudalism will remain in the same circle and revolve around the landlord class. Can''t get out.
In the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was highly respected. In the eyes of the people, the children who studied Confucian scriptures were naturally from noble families and benevolent and righteous gentlemen. But in fact, ordinary people did not know what these gentlemen were like. At the same time, these aristocratic families The disciples have also maintained a relatively tacit understanding and will not tell ordinary people what the truth is.
The rise of Confucianism was accompanied by the emerging landlord class. These landlords shouted for "benevolent government", "freedom" and "equality", but like most classes in history, what they wanted was , in fact, it is its own "benevolent government", "freedom" and "equality".
In order to overthrow the old aristocracy left over from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the emerging landlord class certainly needs a theoretical basis to show that it is implementing a better "benevolent government" than those old aristocrats, and that it is true "freedom" and "equality"...
Just like advertising belongs to advertising, curative effect belongs to curative effect, and Confucian advertising is "benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and trustworthiness". The more you shout about it, the more people think it can cure all diseases.
Fei Qian had always thought that Confucianism was Confucianism before, but as his understanding deepened, he now believed that in the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was becoming Confucianism, and what inspired the final transformation of Confucianism was not others, but the Han Dynasty itself, the Han Dynasty The emperor himself.?????Especially the disaster caused by the party''s control.
A period of party imprisonment that lasted for more than ten years, caused the world''s Confucian scholars to suffer a lot, and also made them understand that the power of words is not so useful, and what is more important is swords and guns. Therefore, after the party''s imprisonment, they desperately wanted to **** it. Swords and guns, even belittling warriors to ensure their control.
I have to say that these people are very good at summarizing lessons.
In the time of Confucius, why were we running around looking for food when we were hungry? It was because Confucius respected Zhou and wanted to restore the situation of the collapse of rituals and music, but the princes everywhere would not listen, so Confucius was always unpopular.
?At the time of Mencius, he became wiser and stopped talking about the Zhou rites. Instead, he talked about ways to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Naturally, some meat was eaten, but Mencius also said that the people valued the king over the king, so the meat was not safe to eat.
Hence, Xunzi went a step further and said that human nature is inherently evil. Mencius''s approach was not feasible. Regulations must be used to restrain the evil of human nature. So who would restrain and enforce it? Of course, people can do their best, but what if they can’t do it? Qin Shihuang smiled happily and said that what Comrade Xunzi said made sense, and your disciple was also a good comrade. Come on, let me read your books...
So in the earliest times, Confucianism and Legalism were actually the same. They were just the governance concepts adopted by the rulers. They all had the same status. There was no special distinction, no distinction between superior and inferior.
??It''s like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When he wanted to rub his buttocks, he felt that Dong Zhongshu''s one was comfortable, so he took it out and threw it away after using it. But Confucians are not satisfied that they are just a tool. They endure the dirt on their faces, just like lotus flowers, blooming beautiful flowers from the mud. They change from tools to people holding tools...
Before the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was a class that mastered knowledge and was a thinker like Taoism and Legalism. It provided governance strategies and was related to politics, but not closely. After the Han Dynasty, Confucianism gradually evolved into Confucianism, which not only fully invested in Those in power have even become the political class themselves.
It is said that when a person attains enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put himself in the sacred halo of emperor, and then he didn’t expect that the chickens and dogs around him also ascended to the sky. If you want "Confucianism" to eventually become "Confucianism", you must first break the "sacred" BUFF covering the Confucian classics. Therefore, the falsehoods in the current Jinwen classics that pretend to be sacred, This has become Fei Qian’s focus right now.
?Of course, things have to be done bit by bit. It is impossible to just say "time flies like an arrow and the sun and the moon fly by" to finish writing a work summary on behalf of the person...
The first person I want to see now is Liu Qi.
"Mr. Liu, long time no see. How are you?"
??Fei Qian discovered that the phrase "Come here and be well" is actually very useful, just like people in later generations would ask if they had eaten when they met, regardless of whether the place of inquiry was in front of a restaurant or inside the toilet.
What can Liu Qi say? I''m sick, do you have any medicine? All he could do was laugh and salute awkwardly but politely, "I''ve seen General Hussar."
Fei Qian introduced Liu Qi again, pointed at Pang Tong and said: "This is Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan..."
“Ah, ah, I’ve seen Pang Tong.” Liu Qi quickly turned around and greeted Pang Tong.
Pang Tong laughed out loud, "It''s easy to say, easy to say, Mr. Liu''s style is still the same as before!"
Liu Qi didn''t know it was a trap, so he subconsciously asked, "Huh? Pang Shijun has seen someone before?"
Pang Tong chuckled twice and said: "In the past in Xiangyang, I saw Mr. Liu returning from hunting in the west. He was so majestic. Now that I see him today, he is indeed more elegant than before!"
"Uh..." Liu Qi smiled awkwardly. He didn''t know how to respond, so he simply didn''t respond.
Fei Qian pretended not to hear and kindly asked Liu Qi to sit down. Don''t think that Pang Tong and Liu Qi have any grudges, or that they came up with such bad intentions, but it is a manifestation of Fei Qian''s will. The person in power shows kindness, and then the confidants around him criticize him. This is originally the rule in the workplace. It does not mean that Fei Qian is as magnanimous as Pang Tong is.
?You can''t let Fei Qian ridicule and beat him, and then let Pang Tong show his generosity and care, right?
Fei Qian first asked some irrelevant questions about Liu Qi''s living situation, etc., and then said: "I invite Mr. Liu to come today. One is to apologize. A certain matter is complicated and I can''t help Mr. Liu. It''s better to choose a day." , I will make up for it today! Secondly, a great sage happened to come from Jingxiang, so I also invited Mr. Liu to meet him..."
Who is Daxian?
Of course it is Wang Can.
??It can’t be said that Fei Qian was suspicious, but because the plate was now bigger, and things happened by coincidence, Liu Qi had just surrendered to Chang’an, and then Wang Can left Jingxiang and came here...
The key is that as soon as Wang Can arrived, he happened to find many homophones among the descendants of the gentry who gathered here, and they greatly agreed with the matter of welcoming the Han Emperor. It seemed that everyone felt the same about the tragic experience of the Han Emperor. Weeping bitterly and wishing to die on behalf of the emperor, all of them were so angry and high-spirited that they seemed to want to become the heroes who saved the Han Emperor from the fire and water.
?This does make Fei Qian a little embarrassed.
?Now is the time for Fei Qian to promote various reform measures. Why did the Han Emperor come? If the Han Emperor really comes, although the Han Emperor may not understand the significance of Fei Qian''s promotion of these reform measures, it does not prevent the Han Emperor from singing a counter tune to Fei Qian at any time. At that time, whether he openly disobeys orders and insists on reforms, or talks about Halfway abandoned and wasted?
Neither one is a good choice.
?Fei Qian now wants to see if there is any connection between Liu Qi and Wang Can, or is it just a coincidence?
(End of this chapter)