Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 161 The Six Classics Are Mongolian Books

There is a small square table under the wisteria trellise in the small courtyard in the middle of the back-shaped library, and there are some side dishes and a jug of wine on the table.Li Buqi and Sun Yong, Shao Yong and Zhang Zai took each side, Zhao Min sat with Li Buqi, Xing'er and Ying'er warmed the wine with a small stove, and a large group of scholars sat or stood around to watch.This was the scene of the gathering later known as the "Beginning of Neo-Confucianism".

Because there were a lot of onlookers at this gathering, the description was more detailed. The generally accepted situation is as follows:

People who meet for the first time always like to use people they both know as an entry point to arouse the topic, so they chatted about Fan Xianggong, but Li Buqi shocked everyone: "The government once asked Fan Xianggong to teach me, but I saw Fan Xianggong. There is a problem with the method of learning, Xianggong, so he seldom asks for advice."

After saying this, Li Buqi felt a silence around him, and with a glance, he saw that everyone was staring at him blankly, even his wife.

Fan Xianggong is a recognized master, especially when "Yueyang Tower" comes out, no one can compete with him.You actually said that Fan Xianggong doesn't know how to learn?Crazy?

Shao Yong still looked normal, and asked first: "I don't know what the officials think is wrong with Fan Xianggong's way of learning?"

Li Buqi pointed to Zhang Zai and said: "Brother Zihou was good at military affairs back then. Mr. Fan appreciated Zihou's talent and learning, but advised Zihou to go home and study famous teachings. This is really misleading my son."

These words were serious enough that Zhang Zai, as the person concerned, quickly said: "Fan Xianggong's teachings have benefited Zai a lot, how can it be said that he misunderstood his children?"

Li Buqi asked, "I heard that brother Zihou went home and studied behind closed doors after meeting Fan Xianggong. But he didn't know that he had gone astray."

Zhang Zai hurriedly asked: "Study and study hard is the way to learn. I don't know how to go astray?"

Li Buqi made everyone stunned by another sentence: "Brother Zihou is studying the 'Six Classics', right? What if I say that most of the 'Six Classics' are just Mongolian books? Brother Zihou said, who has been studying for more than ten years?" Can you improve by only learning Mongolian books?"

"What? Most of the 'Six Classics' are Mongolian books?" Sun Yong and Zhang Zai were so shocked that their chopsticks fell to the ground.

Shao Yong hurriedly asked: "Why do the officials say that the 'Six Classics' is a Mongolian book?"

Li Buqi glanced around and saw that everyone stretched their necks, and he couldn't help but smile: "I only realized this truth after I compiled a "San Zi Jing" myself."

"There is a sentence in the "Three Character Classics", 'In the beginning of a person, nature is good'. Some people have questioned this, thinking that this sentence is arbitrary and cannot explain many things in the world. This statement cannot be wrong, just because the "Three Character Classic" is a Mongolian book. Children are mentally immature, and it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong, so they must be taught with great righteousness, so the first sentence of the "San Zi Jing" must be written like this. From this, the book "Spring and Autumn" is also the same."

Shao Yong asked: "The officials are talking about the Master's 'writing to cut the Spring and Autumn'?"

"Exactly. After being questioned by others, I understand the painstaking efforts of the master. At the time of the master, there were not hundreds of thousands of scholars in the world, and the wisdom of the people was not developed, so the master could only teach the most basic and simple righteousness. Therefore, "Spring and Autumn" is a Mongolian book. Book. Since the master deleted a lot of historical materials in "Spring and Autumn", and only let future generations see what the master wanted to be seen, future generations will naturally not be able to see the original appearance of this period of history. Future generations can only study this book. Seeing the leopard in the tube, what profound knowledge can be researched?"

A scholar sitting behind Sun Yong asked: "Officials only talk about "Spring and Autumn", but what about the Five Classics?"

Li Buqi said: "Let's talk about the "Book of Songs" first. There are fus in the Han Dynasty, poems in the Tang Dynasty, and poems in the Song Dynasty. These were not available when the "Book of Songs" was written. My Chinese culture is like a child growing up. The "Book of Songs" It is the language that records the time when this child was babbling. Do you think anyone can make a good poem by only studying the "Book of Songs?"

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Li Buqi went on to say: "The same is true of "Le". Nowadays, people in the world often use pipa and suona, which are not recorded in "Le". Chariots must be used for everything, and spears, spears and bronze swords are used for weapons, which one is still used now? This "Li" is already doubtful, let alone."

Li Buqi looked at Shao Yong: "I thought that the only "Yi" in the Six Classics was the 'source of the Dao', but it's a pity that it is so profound and the ancestors cherish ink like gold. If you don't know the changes of the world, mountains and rivers from the past to the present, you will not be able to see the door. Hiding in the study and studying it, even if you memorize it backwards, it is difficult to understand it."

Shao Yong nodded again and again: "The officials' knowledge of "Yi" is exactly the same as that of Yong. It's just that it seems a bit biased to say that most of the other five classics are Mongolian books."

Li Buqi said: "This is just my family's opinion. If you think it makes sense, listen to it. If you think it is nonsense, just ignore it."

No matter how shocking Li Buqi was just now, this attitude of not forcing others to agree has won everyone's favor.Zhang Zai asked: "Since the officials say that there is a problem with Zai's method of learning, I wonder how the officials think it should be done?"

Li Buqi pointed to Shao Yong and said: "Brother Zihou should learn from Mr. Yaofu. I think that in learning, you should first read books, then broaden your knowledge, learn by yourself like a person learning to swim, and finally learning can be like building a tall building."

Speaking of this, Li Buqi is going to bring some private goods: "First of all, let me talk about the importance of broadening your knowledge. There is a saying that times have changed, which means that people's understanding and handling of the same thing is different in different times and environments. It’s going to be different. If you don’t know the context of something and put yourself in it, you’re going to make a wrong judgment.”

"Let me tell you three anecdotes first. I heard this from a businessman who once went to Tubo to do business. The businessman said that when Tubo people meet guests staying overnight, they will let their wives and daughters accompany the guests at night. If there is only one house in the family, the male and female The host will pretend to be asleep to entertain the guests."

"Ah?" "Really?" "Savage!" The scholars were all surprised.Li Buqi felt the soft flesh on his waist twisted.But he continued calmly: "The second one I heard from an old man wandering around. He said that there is a place where people live in settlements and don't know how to farm. They only live by hunting and gathering, and they have no selfish wealth. Here There is a custom among people that when the elderly in the family reach a certain age, they are carried by their sons to the wilderness and abandoned, leaving them to fend for themselves. This has been done from generation to generation, without exception.”

"Beast!" "What a barbarian!" "Such a person should be punished by heaven!" The scholars became even more angry.

Li Buqi ignored it and continued: "The third story is told by people from the border tribes. It is said that the Huns were very poor and lived in a place of bitter cold. Every time the weather was severe and the livestock died, they had no food or clothing. There is no charcoal fire to keep warm, and when the cold night comes, many people will freeze to death. Therefore, when the cold night falls, the people of the Xiongnu tribe will huddle together for warmth, with the strongest in the middle, and the old, weak, women and children on the periphery. Frozen to death overnight, and those who can survive are strong. You said that the Tubo people, people from that unknown place, and the Huns are right?"

Before Zhang Zai and Shao Yong spoke, the scholars couldn't help shouting: "These three are all animals, so they are wrong!"

Li Buqi waited for a while and asked: "Everyone said it was wrong? Okay, let's analyze the first thing first. You should know that there is a rule in China that 'same surname does not marry'? Do you know why?"

There are scholars who say: "It is contrary to human relations."

"Why is it against human relations?"

"..." The scholar couldn't answer.Another scholar answered for him: "Maybe it was a family 500 years ago."

Li Buqi said: "It's reasonable. Isn't it better to be a family? It's not parents and brothers. Wouldn't it be better to have more relatives?"

Now the scholars can't answer.Li Buqi then said: "Because the children born to close relatives who are related by blood are often disabled or weak, they are prone to premature death. Therefore, in order to prevent close relatives from marrying ancestors, the rule of 'no marriage with the same surname' was established."

"If you have been to Tubo, you will know that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and you may not be able to see a single family in a gallop. That is the place where old age and death do not communicate. Even marriages can only be carried out between a few nearby families. Over the past ten years, several families have been relatives, so it is a taboo to marry close relatives. The outsiders have no blood relationship with the local people, so if the women conceive and give birth to children, they can help the people there to reproduce, ensuring The family will not die out. Although this matter seems to be counterintuitive, it is in line with the Dao."

"Ah? Is that so? Are the last two things in line with the Dao?" A scholar immediately asked.

(End of this chapter)