Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

Fusu continued: "Then I told the teacher, the teacher laughed and said, "Rucheng, the sky is round and the earth is four corners.

If it is true that the sky is round and the earth is square, then the four corners cannot be covered. "

Zhang Liang really couldn't grasp the meaning of Fusu's words, so he had to cup his hands and said, "Then I don't know what the young master thinks "the sky is round and the place" really means?"

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Fusu smiled and said, "I also got the answer from the teacher. The so-called "round sky" is taken from the meaning of "the way of heaven is round and round, and each of them is round" in the "Tao Te Ching".

Under the way of heaven, everything comes from nothing to something, and then from nothing to nothing, isn't it like a circle?

Under the law of heaven, life is also a circle from nothing to birth, through growth, aging, and finally death, returning to nothing. "

Zhang Liang was silent for a while, and said: "This is the thought of Tianzong of Taoism."

"Yes, the Taoist Tianzong believes that everything in the world is just a big circle and a small circle. In the end, it is just a reincarnation, and the middle process is meaningless."

Fusu smiled and said: "But the teacher is Confucianism, and Confucianism's pursuit is the meaning of this process. But if a person wants to live under the way of heaven and in the authentic way, he must have a direction, so there are four directions.

... .... ...

The way of heaven is called round, the way of earth is called square, square is called secluded and round is called bright.

This is the meaning of "the sky is round and the place" is the unity of heaven and man. Human beings are born under the way of heaven, but they can turn the circle into a square. direction...

Zifang may imagine, what will happen to human beings if there is no direction in the world? "

Zhang Liang thought about it and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."

Fusu then asked: "If Confucianism has lost its direction...or Confucianism has chosen the wrong direction, so what?"

Zhang Liang sighed and said, "I'm afraid there is no Confucianism in the world anymore."

Fusu said sternly: "Fusu studied with his teacher and considered himself a disciple of Confucianism, so he has always had a good impression of Confucianism, but if Confucians are all people who take literal meanings like Chun Yuyue, is such Confucianism still Confucianism?

Fusu thought hard and hoped that the third master would think about it. "

Zhang Liang stood up, saluted deeply, and said: "Zhang Liang, on behalf of Confucianism, I would like to thank you for your kindness."

"Ovary, please."

Fusu gave a hand, and sighed: "Back when Zhang's family was killed and Zifang ran away, the teacher didn't care about it, but Fusu couldn't calm down. After investigating for a long time, now he can finally give Zifang an explanation."

Zhang Liang's body trembled, he couldn't even maintain the "stable" state, he just looked at Fusu expectantly.

Fusu sighed, and said: "Speaking of which, it has something to do with my eighteenth brother..."

Chapter 280 Eight Covering the Sun

"...The land under our feet is actually a sphere."

Gao Jing lay on the bed, groped Duanmu Rong's smooth back with his hands, and said, "The Central Plains area is just a tiny spot on this ball."

Duanmu Rong was tired on Gao Jing's chest, and said in surprise, "Why didn't that man fall?"

"There is a man named Zhang Cang in the Academy of Sciences who is researching this problem, and I don't know if he has found any clues now."

Gao Jing smiled and said, "However, the fact that the earth is a sphere has been brought up a long time ago, but not many people can understand it."

Duanmu Rong asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Mo Zi."

Gao Jing said with a smile: "Mozi said in the "Mojing": the south is infinite but finite. What do you mean? That is to say, standing on the pole of the north, all directions are south, which is "infinity", and Standing at the extreme "three-five-seven" point in the south, all directions are north, and there is no such thing as the south. This is "poor".

According to him, isn't the ground under our feet a sphere?

So, in the Academy of Sciences, many people are studying the "Mo Jing", and have achieved a lot of results, which is better than the current Mohism, which only knows about fighting and killing. "

Duan Murong looked at Gao Jing's face, stretched out his hand to caress his eyebrows, and couldn't help but said, "You are so kind...then what else is interesting about the Academy of Sciences?"

"It's much more fun, and many of them are beyond your phenomenon."

Gao Jing played with Duanmu Rong's long hair, and said: "Once there was a man named Shi Shen in the State of Wei, and he found that besides the ball under our feet, there were five round balls nearby. He also recorded the regularity of their appearance and wrote it as A book called "Astronomy".

There is also a Qi man named Gan De who also measured the pattern of appearance and coordinates of these five spheres, and wrote a book called "Astrology".

These two books have been collected by the Yin Yang family, and now there are backups in the Academy of Sciences, and many people are studying it to synthesize "Gan and Shi Xing Jing". "

Duanmu Rong was a little dazed, and said, "What's the use of studying these...?"

"Some of the research of the Academy of Sciences seems to be useless, but in fact the effect is much greater than the phenomenon."

Gao Jing smiled and said: "For example, the 24 solar terms were formulated by the ancient ancestors after observing the astrology and discovering the laws. Look at the living and farming today, how can we live without these 24 solar terms?

At the same time, studying astrology can help us better understand the universe... You are like the sun in the sky, is there only one? "

Duanmu Rong nodded.

Gao Jing leaned close to her ear, pretending to be mysterious and said, "But Shi Shen's "Astronomy" recorded the positions of 120 suns, and Gan De's "Astrology" recorded more than 800 suns. I even gave them names..."

Seeing the shocked expression on Duanmu Rong's pretty face, Gao Jing couldn't help laughing, and kissed her.

Duanmu Rong groaned and twisted her body.

Gao Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but react.

Duan Murong noticed it, her pretty face flushed, and she said in a stuttering way: "Your body...your body is important..."

"With you as a medical fairy, what are you afraid of?"

Gao Jing smiled and turned up again.

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Yangxing Pavilion.

Zi Nu said politely: "My lord, the guest room is ready."

This road from Xianyang to Sanghai City spans across the Central Plains, and the journey is thousands of miles. Even if he travels by car, Fusu is still extremely tired.

After arriving at the Yangxing Pavilion, Fusu didn't even bother to take a break, so he secretly summoned Zhang Liang. At this time, he was exhausted after staying until dusk.

Fusu stood by the window, looked at Sanghai outside, did not hurry to rest, but asked, "When will the teacher come back?"

Zi Nu showed helplessness, and said: "Who knows which beauty he is happy in the arms of now...Looking at the sky, the young master will not be able to wait for him today."

Fusu was also a little helpless, and said: "Teacher is really..."

Zi Nu smiled and said, "No one in the world knows the name of Gao Jing's lust?"

Fusu tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Is Teacher really lustful?"

Zi Nu said exaggeratedly: "Is this still fake?"

Fu Su laughed and said, "Through counting in Xianyang, among those who are rich, who doesn't have dozens or hundreds of women? What about the rich people in Sanghai?"

Zi Nu pursed her lips and smiled, she didn't answer, and she didn't need to answer.

Fu Su continued: "Rather than saying that the teacher is lustful, it is better to say that the teacher is virtuous and not mediocre... Whether it is you and the two masters of the Le family, or Yinman from Xianyang, Dongjun from the Yinyang family, and even Yue Ji, None of these women are inferior to men!"

Zi Nu's eyes were blurred, and she said: "Yeah, he didn't treat me and other girls as captive goods, but gave us a platform, so that we and other girls can also make a career in this world... We are devoted to He is also for this..."

"Fusu is far behind in this regard."

Fu Su shook his head and said: "Forget it, if the teacher comes back and bothers the butler to apologize for Fu Su's rudeness, I will go to rest first without waiting for the teacher to come back to say hello."

Zi Nu couldn't help laughing and said: "If he can come back tonight...Young Master, please come with me."

"It's work."

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In the middle of the night, Gao Jing carefully pulled out his arm from under Duanmu Rong's head, but it still alarmed her.

Duanmu Rong murmured sleepily: "What's wrong?"

Gao Jing whispered: "Going out for something, you can continue to sleep."

Having said that, Duanmu Rong still struggled to get up, and the quilt slid down, revealing an infinite spring: "I will wait for you to dress..."

It's just that she was sore and weak, and tried several times, but she couldn't sit up.

Gao Jing said with a smile: "Okay, you can take a good rest, it's not like I don't have hands and feet."

Duanmu Rong glared at Gao Jing coquettishly, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's not you...couldn't other women satisfy you?"

Gao Jing smacked his lips, and said with endless aftertaste: "I can only say...the taste is different."

Duanmu Rong was so ashamed that she directly covered her head.

Gao Jing smiled, got up and dressed, finished matching the "Qinglu Sword", pulled away the quilt, kissed Duanmu Rong 5.5 on the lips, and said, "I'm going first, you should rest well."

"Oh, I see."

After leaving the small courtyard, Gao Jing's eyes sharpened, and he supported the Qinglu sword on his waist.

A figure quietly fell aside, knelt on one knee and said, "Jinggong."

If Zhao Gao was here, he would probably jump in anger, because the person in front of him is Zhen Gang, one of the six sword slaves.

Gao Jing nodded and said, "Are you sure it's him?"

Zhengang said respectfully: "Holding the sun-shielding sword, I am sure of it."

"What about people?"

"Water cuts are being tracked and markers will be left along the way."

Gao Jing nodded and said seriously: "You go back first to prevent Zhao Gao from getting suspicious. If you are sure it is him, your mission will be over."

"Thank you, Mr. Jing, for your kindness!"

Zhen Gang knelt down on his knees, nodded his head, jumped up and disappeared into the night.

Chapter 280 IX Confucian Civil War

Today's Confucianism is said to be the representative of the nobility, but strictly speaking, it should be the representative of the "scholar" clan.

It's just that this "scholar" family is divided into upper, middle and lower levels, and the lower-level "scholar" almost belongs to the class of ordinary people. For example, Li Si was born in a lower-level "scholar" family.

Unlike the "scholar" clan in the feudal society of later generations, the "scholar" of the pre-Qin period was the main body of society!

During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, slaves were not even qualified to fight on the battlefield. Those who could participate in the war were called "soldiers" and "sergeants", and they all belonged to the "soldier" family.