Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

Ying Zheng burst out laughing, full of pride, and said, "Yes, I have nothing to fear!"

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Seeing the mighty army going away, Fusu and the others straightened up.

Fusu looked at the back of the army in the distance, and said in a low voice, "Sir, does Xianyang also have to go through the Yingchuan Rebellion?"

Gao Jing shook his head and said, "A person's state of mind will affect his perception of external things...Young Master, what kind of mentality should those people be at this time?"

Fu Su thought about it, and said: "They have paid a lot for the Great Qin, and if they are unified today, they should reap the rewards."

Gao Jing nodded and said: "Yes, this is human nature. They feel that the reason why the Great Qin was able to rule the world is the greatest credit for them... The reason why I said to abandon the title of "Qin" at the beginning is because of this. !

But obviously, in their eyes, the big man is still the big Qin!

Confucius once said: Those who have a country and a family will not suffer from scarcity but inequality, and will not suffer from poverty but anxiety.

The troubled times of the Warring States Period ended and Daqin won, but as the winners, they stood on the same starting line as the losers, so how could they be reconciled?

It was precisely because of this consideration that I promoted them all to high positions at the beginning... But people's greed is endless. After occupying high positions, they want to get more!

So my lord asked me, will the chaos in Yingchuan of that year reappear in Xianyang... I want to ask my lord, do you think they will be in chaos? "

Fusu sighed, and said, "Fusu understands!"

Seeing this, Gao Jing smiled, and returned to Xianyang side by side with Fusu, saying in his mouth: "The emperor went on a tour and took away the intricate forces in Xianyang. Now Xianyang can be regarded as an empty city. Your son should cultivate power for himself!"

Fu Su was taken aback, and said, "My influence? Aren't there still coir raincoats?"

Gao Jing said seriously: "Strictly speaking, it is my power! Although it has been handed over to you and the emperor, my influence in it is beyond doubt!"

Fu Su laughed and said, "If you can't trust me, how can anyone in the world be trusted?"

Gao Jing shook his head and said, "As a superior, you must not act emotionally!"

Fusu thought for a while, and said: "What the teacher taught is that Fusu understands."

Chapter 230 VII Psychology

The two walked side by side towards Xianyang.

From now on, Xianyang belongs to the two of them.

Gao Jing's state of mind is sufficient, his concentration is deep, and he doesn't care much about power. He only feels that there will be fewer constraints in doing things in the future, so he is just a little happier.

But Fusu's concentration is not enough, looking at Xianyang getting closer and closer, thinking that when he steps into Xianyang, he will become the temporary master of this empire, he will inevitably get excited and feel restless.

Gao Jing glanced at him and said, "How is your master studying Taoism?"

Fusu took a deep breath and said, "I just find it obscure."

Gao Jing said with a smile: "Since the young master is learning Taoism now, let me tell the young master a story told by the Taoist sage Zhuangzi."

Fu Su was taken aback, and said, "Fu Su is all ears."

Gao Jingdao: "Back then, when Duke Huan of Qi was studying in the hall, a craftsman named Bian was chopping wood to make wheels.

Seeing Duke Huan of Qi studying seriously, Lun Bian couldn't help being curious, put down his ax and approached him and asked, "May I ask what kind of book Your Majesty is reading?"

Duke Huan of Qi replied: Naturally, it is a book of a sage.

Lun Bian asked again: Is the saint still alive?

Duke Huan of Qi replied: Of course he is long gone.

Lun Bian said: Then the books you read are just dross left by saints.

Duke Huan said: "I study, how can the wheel craftsman talk about it?"If you speak the truth, you can be let go, but if there is no reason, you will be executed.

Lun Bian said: I can see it from what I do.

Cutting wood to make a wheel, the wheel will slip if the hole is wide and loose, and the wheel will not be strong;Only when it is neither wide nor tight, can the palm of the hand respond, and the best quality wheels can be produced.

There are rules in it, but I can only feel it, not explain it in words.I can't tell my son clearly, and my son can't get the experience and method of making wheels from me, so I'm 70 years old and I'm still making wheels alone.

The ancients died together with the things they could not express, so the books you read are nothing but the dross left by the ancients‖‖! "

This is the allusion of "round flat chop wheel".

After the story was finished, Gao Jing said: "Young master learned the Tao, but forgot that "the Tao can be taught, not the eternal Tao".

Books are just "language", and the value of "language" lies in the meaning it expresses, and the meaning has its own direction.

And this "pointing point" is the "Tao" of the sage, which cannot be conveyed in words!

What is really valuable is not books or language, but the "meaning" that cannot be expressed in words! "

Fusu is thoughtful, feels that it is within reach, but he still can't catch it, and he can't express it for a long time.

Gao Jing didn't speak anymore, just smiled and hurried on his way.

Fusu scratched his ears and cheeks along the way, and even blushed from holding back, but the feeling of being so close to his eyes but not being able to touch it drove him crazy.

Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry!

Gao Jing finally spoke, and said with a smile: "Taoism, is it really obscure? In fact, one sentence can give you an overview, so that your heart can relax...Let's take the story of Zhuangzi as an example.

It is said that once Zhuangzi went to the state of Chu, he saw a dead man's skeleton in the grass on the roadside.

Zhuangzi tapped it with a horsewhip, and asked: Is it because you are greedy for life and sickness that you have fallen to this point?Or is it that the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and the sword and ax were punished and fell to this point?Did the husband commit suicide because of his bad deeds and shame towards his parents and wife?Or did it come to this point because of the cold and starvation?Or is it caused by the end of life?

After speaking, Zhuangzi fell asleep with the skull on his pillow.

In the dream, the skeleton appeared and said to Zhuangzi: "Sir, what you asked just now sounded like a debater. The situations you talked about are all the troubles of living people, and there is no such trouble after death. Do you want to hear about death? Is it fun?

In death, there is no king above, no minister below, and no four seasons.Wandering calmly, taking heaven and earth as spring and autumn.Even the joy of being king in the south cannot be compared.

Zhuangzi didn't believe it, and asked: "If Lord Yama can bring you back to life, give back your flesh and blood, give back your parents, wife, fellow villagers, and friends, would you be willing?

The skeleton said sadly: "Will I be able to abandon Wang Le in the south and return to the labor of the world!" "

After the story was finished, Fusu was stunned and stood there for a long time without moving.

Gao Jing didn't urge him, but just stood by and didn't let others disturb him.

As time passed by, Fusu's face began to show ablation, looked at Gao Jing, and said, "Sir, I seem to understand."

Gao Jing laughed, and said, "If you understand it, you understand it. Where does it seem?"

Fusu sighed: ". Zhuangzi can face life and death with such a free and easy attitude. His mind is relaxed, free and rich. That's why he can't be burdened by power and be fascinated by wealth..."

Gao Jing asked again: "Taoism, is it really obscure?"

Fusu laughed loudly, and said: "What the master said is Taoism, but in fact it is just like that!"

Gao Jing looked at Fusu carefully, seeing that he was no longer agitated and restless just now, he was much more relaxed, and couldn't help laughing, saying: "My lord has attained the Tao."

Fu Su smiled and said: "Father asked me to ask Mr. if I don't understand, it's true!"

While talking, the two stepped into Xianyang.

Fusu really let go, even though he is now the temporary master of Xianyang, and even the whole world, but at this moment there is no burden on his mind.

Even life and death can be faced freely, so what about power?

Don't fool Fusu into the mountains...

Gao Jing was a little worried, thought for a while, and said seriously: "Young Master (Zhao Le Zhao), do you want to learn my "mind learning"?"

Fu Su was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Gao Jingwo in confusion.

Gao Jing smiled and explained: "Young Master, you should learn Confucianism first, and then Taoism. Now that you have both Confucianism and Taoism, you can learn my "heart learning"!"

Fusu was overjoyed, he didn't care that he was on Xianyang Street at this time, he directly bowed deeply, saluted, and said sincerely: "Mr. Wang teach me!"

Gao Jing looked at Fusu and said sternly: "Li Si listened to my "heart learning" and got nothing. Han Fei listened to it and only got half of it. Only my senior brother Xunzi retreated for several months to get anything!

If you want to learn, son, I will teach you! "

Fusu knelt down and kowtowed: "Fusu, meet the teacher!"

Gao Jing helped him up with a smile, and said, "Get up... let's get out of here first."

Only then did Fu Su realize that there were countless people around them secretly watching them.

Chapter 230 Zhang Cang, Han Xin

After the emperor went on a tour, Xianyang seemed to lift the cover on his head, and the people of Xianyang felt a lot more relaxed.

Although Ying Zheng took away most of the intricate forces in Xianyang, and also took away the eyes of the major forces, each Xiao Xiao couldn't help but jumped out.

Xianyang looks calm on the surface, but this calmness is indeed a harbinger of a storm.

Under such circumstances, a fat man and a thin man came to Gao Jing's mansion, and after throwing out a letter, they met Gao Jing.

"You are Zhang Cang? Senior brother's new disciple?"

Gao Jing looked at the letter written by Xunzi in his hand, looked at the fat man in front of him with a strange face, and said, "But why did senior brother never tell me?"

Zhang Cang has a pale face and no beard, tall and fat body like a gourd, and his eyes are gone when he smiles: "Uncle Hui, I am not interested in Confucianism, I just study the "number" of the six Confucian arts.

After the teacher taught me some things, he asked me to come to my uncle to continue learning "numbers"! "

Gao Jing shook the letter paper in his hand amusedly, and said, "But senior brother said, let me teach you Confucianism?"

Zhang Cang suddenly had a round face, and said, "How could the teacher be like this..."

Gao Jing looked at Zhang Cang with great interest.

How could Gao Jing not know the famous mathematician in history?

This guy formulated the 727 calendar of the Han Dynasty and corrected the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". As for the others... probably because he broke the law more.

In the official history, Zhang Cang did learn from Xunzi, and later served as the censor in the Qin Dynasty, but escaped because of a crime.

Later, when Liu Bang captured Wuyang, he took refuge in Liu Bang, and because he broke the law, he was about to be beheaded... Because he was fat and white, Wang Ling marveled at his good looks, and begged for forgiveness.

And because of the constant small mistakes, Liu Bang threw him to the border to defend against the enemy... Because he made too many mistakes, he even took the title of Liehou to work in Xiao He's prime minister's mansion later.

In short, this guy has talent, but he doesn't stick to trifles.

Married hundreds of wives and concubines, lost his teeth in his later years, raised many wet nurses, and fed on human milk...

Seeing the aggrieved expression on Zhang Cang's fat face, Gao Jing couldn't help laughing, no wonder Wang Ling would praise him for his good looks, he was so happy, and said, "Forget it, since you don't like Confucianism, if you don't study it, then... ...how do you "count"?"