Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2543 Aroused Hundreds of Waves
Changan.

Duling.

Xing Yong didn't seem to know how he got back to the temporary place. He felt that the things he heard in Qinglong Temple seemed to be churning in his mind all the time.

Those things are like an awl, which hurts my heart, and like a crowbar, which pries open some closed doors.

"In ancient times, those who wished to manifest virtue in the world first ruled their country; those who wanted to rule their country first ordered their families; those who wanted to order their families first cultivated their bodies; those who wanted to cultivate their bodies first rectified their hearts; Those who want to be honest must first be sincere in their intentions; those who want to be sincere in their intentions must first extend their knowledge, and the extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things...」

"Hehe, haha... Really..."

Xing Yong shook his head, smiling a little nervously.

This is what Confucius said.

Confucius said it very easily.

It seems that after studying things, one will be able to extend knowledge, and after extending knowledge, one will be able to be sincere, and then step by step, and finally govern the country and the world.

Xing Yong had always believed this before.

But in the process, he encountered many problems.

There are a lot of problems, and Xing Yong still can't explain these problems, or in other words, he can't explain them with the words of Confucius.Because the relationship between Confucius's governance of the country and the peace of the world, etc., is not a relationship that is necessary to be related to each other at all.

Because what Confucius said casually seems to have some truth, but there is no logic.

There are corrupt officials, there are corrupt officials, and there are villains who will be arrows when they get chicken feathers. There are too many people who are not moral at all, but they are in charge of managing the local area and the country.

Similarly, there are also some well-educated Confucians and honest gentlemen who have no problems in terms of learning or morality, but they may not be able to govern the country well, and even ordinary county towns are messed up...

More importantly, the big man has been in the past for 400 years, so many emperors, how many of them have a series of cultivations such as self-cultivation and so on before sitting on the throne of governing the world?

So, what is wrong?
Xing Yong began to doubt, but he did not dare to doubt.Because doubting those scriptures of Confucius is like doubting his own life.Therefore, Confucius cannot be wrong, only others, or even himself, can be wrong.

The more you think, the more frightened you become.

The more terrified, the more silted up in my mind.

Then today, like a clogged toilet, there was a bang.

Transparent.

"Benevolence and righteousness, interests..."

Xing Yong turned around in the courtyard excitedly, he couldn't fall asleep.

Before today, most of the students studied hard, what is the standard of success?
Self-cultivation, governing the family, governing the country and the world...

How many do it?
There will always be so few positions for officials, how many people can be there?In order to become an official, he eventually forgot what he had learned and what he wanted to do. He climbed up desperately and stepped down desperately, just hoping that the official hat on his head would not fall off, and he could do any disgusting things.

But now, there is another way.

Most people can do it, and there is a way to do it.

No matter what stage you are in, no matter whether you become an official or not, you can do it, and you must do it.

"If it is beneficial to the world, do it; if it is not good for the world, change it." 』

It has nothing to do with benevolence, loyalty and filial piety, etc.

It has nothing to do with how many books you have read or how many years you have kept your filial piety.

"Yeah, benevolence and righteousness have nothing to do with interests! ”Xing Yong laughed hahaha, and then couldn’t help but shed tears, “Benevolence and righteousness are benevolence and righteousness, interests are interests, why must they be mixed together?We're separated, isn't everything clear?I read it wrong, wrong! 』

From now on, I don't need to talk about anything, just to be interrupted and asked, are you benevolent?Are you loyal?Are you virtuous, are you filial?

A thing is a thing.

It is not necessary to hang the shell of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness all the time!
"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xing Yong laughed, feeling relaxed.

Then someone in the next yard yelled and cursed, "Melon skin!Filial piety? !You don't want to break your horns, how dare you pinch it! 』

"Uh..." Xing Yong was interrupted, obviously a little upset, but when he thought that the next door seemed to be a butcher, with five big and three rough faces, he didn't dare to make a mistake, silently, with his hands behind his back, he went back to the room go inside.

Look, sleeping is good, not sleeping is bad, it's that simple.

Is it necessary to be connected with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness?

Is it possible to talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness with the butcher next door, so that everyone can not sleep?

what!
sleep!

Mindfulness!

……(▽)/…

Xing Yong felt that he went to sleep with a clear mind, but some people were hard to calm down.

For example Zheng Xuan.

In the hall, the slightly dim candlelight flickered.

Sitting in the hall, Zheng Xuan looked at Guo Yuan who was serving him respectfully, and couldn't help but think of when he was studying with Ma Rong, he was also dedicated to his responsibilities just like Guo Yuan.

Ma Rong, he also taught Zhou rituals, but he didn't follow the so-called "rituals" at all. This guy is famous for "teaching students before and playing female music later", so when Zheng Xuan asked Ma Rong to learn, Some thoughts inevitably came to mind, but at that time Zheng Xuan forced himself not to think about it.

Now Zheng Xuan actually understood it early, but he just didn't dare to say it.

Good knowledge does not mean good moral character.

This is obvious.

The reverse is also true, so knowledge and morality are fundamentally two different things, and there is no connection between them at all.

So say hello to Ma Rongxue, does it conflict with Ma Rong playing with women?

But at that time, Zheng Xuan, why did he think that a person with good education should be good at morality and selfishness?

"Zini..."

Zheng Xuan said.

"Master. 』Guoyuan took a step forward and stood with his hands down.

Zheng Xuan looked at his hands, which looked more and more dry and old under the dim candlelight.He quietly put his hands on his knees, and then said calmly: "Today, in Qinglong Temple, you have heard everything, what do you think?" 』

For a moment, Guoyuan didn't know what to say.

The candle was flickering, burning itself, as if still unhurried, unhurried.

But if the candle is really so peaceful, why would it shed tears?

Is it sad because the candle burns by itself, or is it sad because the darkness cannot be driven away?
Guo Yuan was silent for a while, then bowed his head and bowed, "Master, if the theory of benefits and harms is widely publicized today, it will inevitably lead to moral corruption, and only know how to pursue benefits, so that loyalty and filial piety will be wiped out!" 』

Guoyuan put his knees on the ground, pressed his left hand on the back of his right hand, and then pressed it on the floor in front of him, leaned forward slowly and touched the back of his left hand with his forehead, and made the most standard and solemn salute, "Master..."

Although Zheng Xuan has not done anything yet, and it is very likely that Zheng Xuan has no way to do anything, because this involves something of a higher level, it is a political direction, and it is a brand new future.

But only Zheng Xuan can do it.

In Dahan, knowledge is priceless and has been stained with countless blood.

Every time a school movement is determined, the bottom is endless corpses.

Therefore, Guoyuan's obeisance was not only obeisance to Zheng Xuan, but also those things that he and Zheng Xuan insisted on before obeisance.

Zheng Xuan bowed to Guoyuan and sighed slightly.

In the hall, the light and shadow of the candlelight flickered, as if there were countless battlefields of light and darkness unfolding, fighting and devouring and annihilating each other.

There was a deathly silence, and time passed by without knowing how fast it was.

I don't know how long it took, Zheng Xuan's cloudy eyes gradually became clear and clear again. The old man slowly raised his palm and watched quietly, his face was calm, and there was no other expression in his eyes, "Zini ,look……"

Guoyuan raised his head, not knowing what it meant.

"Your hand..." Zheng Xuan signaled Guoyuan to raise his hand, and then put his hand and Guoyuan's hand together, "See...I'm old..."

"Master! ’Guo Yuan moved forward, held Zheng Xuan’s hand, “Master…”

"The pictures of the hussars are not in the big man, but in the four corners of China. "Zheng Xuan said slowly, "No one has done this matter in the 400 years of Dahan.No one did it in the former Qin Dynasty, and even more so in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods... and I am old, so I probably won't see that day...』

"Back when I was in Youfufeng, I thought the west of Longxi was the west of the Great Han Dynasty," Zheng Xuan seemed to be feeling something, "but now, the Western Regions, Anxi, Daqin, and even the west of Taixi... and the Northern Region The desert, the south of Cochin, these things, Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, could he have imagined it?Does he know that the big man has a hussar general?Does he know the four directions of China, east, west, north, south, where exactly is the boundary? 』

"Confucius only climbed Mount Tai..."

"Small world, this world is actually not small..."

Zheng Xuan grabbed Guoyuan with his backhand, "If others talk about interests, but not benevolence...but this is a hussar..."

"Master! 』Guoyuan became a little excited, as if to show that he could not be subdued by force.

But Zheng Xuan didn't want Guoyuan to say it, "Let me ask you, what is benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety?" 』

"Benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety..."

Guoyuan suddenly became a little dazed, because he knew that Zheng Xuan was not simply asking about the meaning of these words, but according to the scriptures, who didn't know?

But is what is said in the scriptures really "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness"?

Confucius was the great commander of Lu State, but Confucius was from Song State.So should Confucius be loyal to the Song State, or should he be loyal to the Lu State?Loyal to the state of Song, Confucius did not do anything for the state of Song, loyal to the state of Lu, Confucius did not step forward to turn the tide, save the country and save the king during the civil strife in Lu, but ran away.

When Confucius' father died, Confucius was only three years old, and then he was forced to leave his hometown. Even when he grew up, he was able to go home to worship his father, and married a Song girl as his wife.So did Confucius observe mourning filial piety?How long has it been mourning again?
Confucius boldly declared to Qi Jinggong that there must be rules, and the rules are "junjun, ministers, father, son, son". Confucius died, Confucius went to Qi Jinggong, Qi Jinggong said he couldn't control it, and then Confucius ran away without saying a word.So did Confucius obey the rules, or did he not?

Qi Jinggong also said that he would seal a piece of land for Confucius. How can it be regarded as the best of benevolence and righteousness, and the favor is added?However, Confucius abandoned Qi Jinggong because of his own safety. Is this considered benevolence and righteousness, or is it inhumane?

"Everything is an illusion... There is nothing..."

Zheng Xuan said slowly.

"Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness... In fact, there is nothing..."

Hearing this assertion, Guoyuan was silent for a long time, then he raised his head to look at Zheng Xuan, and asked earnestly: "Doesn't loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness come from the heart, and are they practiced?"How can it be illusory, how can it be said that there is no? 』

"The so-called loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are ideas.The idea of ​​loyalty is loyalty, either loyal to Lu, or loyal to Qi. Loyalty to Lu may not benefit Qi, and loyalty to Qi may not harm Lu. Therefore, this loyalty is not true, but false.Loyalty is like this, filial piety is like this, all of them are like this. 』

Zheng Xuan sighed and said, "Confucius also knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone all living beings?"Therefore, if the gentleman does not establish it, then he uses a false name to order the common people to establish it?If so, what is the need for such loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness? 』

"Therefore, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are all rituals. ’Zheng Xuan raised his head, looked beyond Guoyuan, and looked at the dark night, “And those who are “proprietary” are those who are not “proprietary” first, and then they understand their “rituals”, and they may not follow their “rituals” also.Now, it’s just talking about it, it’s not that loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness should be eliminated, there are still some...』

... () ...

In the middle of the night, some people are sleeping soundly, and some people can't sleep.

Get up and drink tea when you can't sleep.

Anyway, I can't sleep.

The firepower of the red clay stove is not strong, and the speed of boiling water is naturally not fast.

The sound of gurgling water is especially loud in the middle of the night, just like those words during the day are still vibrating in the ears, hitting the eardrums, and colliding in the brain.

Neither Sima Hui nor Sima Yi spoke.

I don't know if it's because the quiet night can't bear to break it, or because the faint tea fragrance makes people calm, or it's just that the two of them are thinking, but they haven't found any clue yet.

Sima Hui claimed to be a hermit, but he didn't really see through the world of mortals, but just pretended to see through the world of mortals.The real hermits are basically hiding in those inaccessible deep mountains and old forests, or waiting to die in remote dilapidated old houses, and will never show their faces in front of ordinary people, let alone see the emperor's uncle.

This does not mean that Sima Hui is a hypocrite, a moral villain, but most of the students of the Han Dynasty, and even the children of the gentry in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, have such a mind, the more "hidden" the name, the bigger the head, then Why not "hidden"?The more you "abandon" the official, the more you will be promoted, so why not "abandon" the official?
There is a shortcut to the south, why bother to climb the mountain?

Until one day, an emperor was irritated by those who "hidden" at every turn, and "abandoned" after a few words, and issued an edict that those who "hidden" and "abandoned" would not be hired again for the rest of their lives...

After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, gradually, there were no hermits, or in other words, hermits did not become a social custom or trend.

Unspoken rules are unspoken rules.

The more reclusive the hermit, the bigger the official, the longer the funeral, the more filial piety, and such things as making money without being shabby, etc., are all unspoken rules, all of which are gold on one's face and a placebo on one's heart.

"The water boiled..."

The sound of water boiling.

The brewed tea is not as strong as the brewed tea, but it is also less bitter and more fragrant.

The two uncles and nephews each held tea bowls, drinking, gurgling, gurgling.

"It's time to talk..." Mr. Shui Jing said a few times habitually, "Okay, it's okay to talk..."

Once the unspoken rules are broken, naturally they cannot continue to be unspoken rules.And most of the unspoken rules are not good things.

Sima Yi put down the tea bowl, hesitating slightly, "Master Uncle, Hussar...is it..."

Sima Hui slightly raised his long eyebrows, "What do you want to say?" 』

"Hmm..." Sima Yi raised his head, "My lord uncle, although the son of Pang said this, but... it is said to be "beneficial to the world". It is loyalty, the two are separated, and they will not be discussed again...does it mean...」

Mr. Shui Jing was silent for a while, then nodded, "It's not necessary. 』

The two fell silent again, and after a while, Sima Hui said, "Actually, it's a good thing to talk about it." 』

Sima Yi nodded, "It's a good thing. Let's talk about it first. It's better than saying it later... After all, Guanzhong is already very different from Shandong..."

Sima Hui hummed, and then picked up the tea bowl, "That's right, it's like this tea...the tea of ​​the hussars...if it wasn't for the hussars, who would think of drinking tea like this?"Essence, dross, hehe, well...』

"Indeed.Not only this tea..." Sima Yi said, "there are many other things, the master almost moves the world with the power of one person...weapons, farming, spices, and...this is the right answer, all over China..."

"This Huaxia Quartet... Zhongda, how much do you know?"How much of it is true and how much is false? ’ Mr. Shui Jing asked.

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Except for Taixi's learning, there are many scholars, the rest are all true."A few days ago, Li Mancheng of Yinshan also fought against Ding Ling and defeated a group of soldiers, and captured a lot, and will escort the prisoners to Chang'an in the near future.The Protectorate of the Northern Territory first destroyed Xianbei, and then expelled Dingling. Now most of Mobei belong to the hussars...Jiaozhi? It is said that the passage from Jianning to Jiaozhi is being built in order to transfer various supplies from the north to the south...』

Of course, Sima Yi, who is a middle-level and high-ranking man under the hussars, is aware of these things.

"Therefore, the Taixi "Confucius and Mencius" are mostly true? ”Mr. Shui Jing said, “Yanhuang, Five Emperors, Zhuzi, Hundred Schools, Pre-Qin, Dahan... um... hiss..."

Mr. Shui Jing suddenly took a breath, and his eyeballs rolled.

Then Sima Yi didn't understand at first, but then he was startled, and he and Sima Hui stared at each other.

"Could it be..." X2
Both of them saw their own guesses from the other's face.

The lights flickered, and the light and shadow flickered, as if something had grown out of the darkness, and then slowly sneaked into the surrounding objects, growing quietly...

(End of this chapter)