New Story of Lv Bu

At noon on December 19, outside Xiangping City, inside the Wubao where Zheng Xuan had lived.

Zheng Xuan walked slowly into his study room with his hands on his back. All the objects were neatly arranged, everything was still the same as before, and it was as familiar and warm as before. It was just that everything was different, and everything was vicissitudes of life. . Zheng Xuan had a solemn expression on his face, and slowly walked to sit behind his huge case table. He stretched out his right hand tremblingly and touched the case table. The table was smooth as a mirror, spotless, and there were pens, inks, papers and inkstones. The original position was like taking a nap, and everything went as usual.

There is a book in the center of the case, which is a hardcover copy of "Mencius" from Yan's old store in Jinyang City, Bingzhou. This "Mencius" is open, and it is pressed with a crystal ball on it. In the chapter of "Mencius? Report to the Son? Fish What I Want", the place where the ruler is pressing is the following passage: "Life, also what I want, righteousness, and what I want. Both are not available. At the same time, the one who gave up his life and took righteousness." This was the last thing he had seen before he left. Now the study is still the same, but it is no longer a matter of fact.

Zheng Xuan raised his eyes, glanced at the high-footed disciples in front of him, and then at the dozens of students behind them. "Sit down, and finally came back. Everything is still the same, but without Zhang Cheng, without Zhao Pu, without Li Qian. Alas! The world has changed with time, and the law should be changed! Not only the reform, but also the Confucianism! The old man used to only care about teaching, but forgot to preach!"

Zheng Xuan's voice is full of vicissitudes and loneliness, and it can be seen that he is confessing from the bottom of his heart. In the hearts of Mr. Kang Cheng’s disciples, Mr. Kang Cheng will always be so refined and elegant, so calm, his speech will always be so humorous, and a few words can open a person’s heart and sow the seeds of Confucianism invisibly. Go down.

Nowadays, the teacher is so speechful, full of self-blame, full of regret, which makes the students feel a little bewildered. "Teacher is like this suddenly, there must be hidden secrets in it, and I hope the teacher can tell me bluntly to solve my doubts!" ​​Senior Brother Wang was a little confused, and he said quickly. After this change, everyone saw what Senior Brother Wang did and remembered in his heart that he was a man of blood and responsibility, resourceful and actionable, and he was already the first of all his disciples.

Zheng Xuan sighed and spoke slowly. "Confucius said:'There is killing to become benevolent, and no survival is to harm benevolence.' Mencius said:'Life is also what I want, righteousness, and what I want. You can't have both, and the one who sacrifices his life and takes righteousness "I thought that Confucius said to be benevolent, and Meng said that he takes righteousness, but his righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the best. What do you learn when you read the books of sages? It's just'the one who sacrifices his life and takes righteousness!'"

Having said this, Zheng Xuan's voice was already a little choked. He took a deep breath and wiped the teardrops from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves before continuing. "The Analects of Confucius and Mencius have all been memorized backwards, and these two sentences must have already been understood. Today is the first day we returned to this academy, and the old man came to test you. Argument."

"Yesterday, Zhang Cheng died. You know how he and his sister died. Zhao Pu also died, and Li Qian was also seriously injured. It's hard to say whether you can survive. Come here. Tell me, are they worthy of death? Guoshan, you are from Guanghan County, Yizhou, and you are from the same township as Zhao Pu and Li Qian. You live and eat together in Su Ri Li. You are most familiar with them, so let's talk about it first! "

Guoshan is the word for Senior Brother Wang. Senior Brother Wang is named Wang Fu. He is just 20 years old this year. He is a native of Guanghan County, Yizhou. He has a loyal, magnificent and talented person who likes to discuss and criticize. Day is respected by his classmates and regarded as Guan Zhong Leyi's first-class talent. Now that Mr. Kang Cheng asked, everyone immediately glanced at Wang Fu, quietly waiting for his answer.

Zheng Xuan's scholarship, exquisite discussion and deliberation, after familiarizing with the classics, and then quoting and quoting, confirming with the past and present at home and abroad. All living beings gathered together, speaking freely and debating in every possible way, until they fully comprehend it, and then announced the cessation. It is precisely because of Zheng Xuan's profound knowledge that the words are given, and the words are often in one word, so that all the students are awakened in a dream, and the name of Zheng Xue can be spread to the world and become a prominent school.

Wang Fu thought for a while, and then he spoke. "Teacher, Confucius said to become benevolent, and Meng said to take righteousness. In fact, they are talking about the same thing, that is, killing one's body to become benevolent and sacrifice one's life for righteousness. But what do'being benevolent' and'taking righteous' do? Dao! What is the Dao? When it gets bigger, it is the basic principle followed by all things in the universe. When it gets smaller, it is the farmer's hard work and the scholars' study hard to do their job well. Taoists, the laws of nature! We can only follow along!"

"Therefore, Lao Tzu said:'Humans follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the heavens follow the Tao, and the Tao follows the nature." The avenue is invisible, giving birth to the world; the avenue is ruthless, running the sun and the moon; the avenue has no name, and it grows all things; I don’t know its name. The strong name is Dao. "If you understand what Dao is, you can do it according to the destiny of heaven, kill yourself and become benevolent, or sacrifice your life for righteousness, so you won't get the wrong direction!"

Wang Fu's remarks were so conscientious that everyone nodded their heads. "Sister Zhang Cheng was born poor and humble, so he won Gongsun Kang repeatedly, and became a master in one fell swoop. She was rich and rich. The grace of dripping water should be reported by the spring. Therefore, sister Zhang Cheng believes that their'Tao', It is to repay the great kindness of Gongsun's family, even though he will die without regrets!"

"Brother Zhao Su Rili was timid and fearful. He was frightened by Zhang Cheng and betrayed his teacher and fellow seniors. However, Li Qian was behind and unable to move forward. He went to help by himself and was hit. The Liaodong Army died with an arrow. He was regretful, but he was brave after knowing the shame, and tried to make up for his sorrow. From this point of view, he was awakened, and his'Tao is knowing shame.'"

"Senior Brother Li is a bookworm. He loved to collect books all his life. Before he fled, he did not forget to carry a heavy bookcase, so that he was seriously injured and dying. His'dao' is the book. These three people died for their own Tao. But, are they worthy of death? Should they die? It depends on whether their'Tao' is a great way or not."

"Good point!" Zheng Xuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. His eyes were full of joy and gratification, and he seemed to have finally found his Zheng Xue's shortcomings. He cleared his throat and took the stubbornness. "Shuntian accepts his destiny and pursues the Great Dao. This is what every true Confucian hopes for throughout his life. Then, what is the Dao? I think the Datong is the Great Harmony!"

"The "Book of Rites" says: The world is the public, the selection of talents and abilities, and faith and harmony. The old man does not only kiss his relatives, not only children and children, so that the old can end, the strong can be useful, and the young can be useful. Long, lonely, widowed, lonely, alone, and sick people all have support, men have their share, and women have their return. If you are evil, you don’t need to hide in yourself; you don’t have to do it if you are evil. Oneself. It is the same as the one who seeks to close but does not thrive, steals and thieves but does not commit, and therefore stays out of the house without closing, it is called Great Harmony."

"On the journey of the great road, the world is the public, what is this public? It is shared! It is everyone! Work together, live together, read together, and argue together! But since Xia Qi’s family is under the control of the world, the public has been turned into private. This The world is no longer the world of the people of the world, but has become the world of one family and one surname! At most, there are noble families and nobles surrounding this family and one surname. For example, in this dynasty, this world was originally How to deal with the Liu family depends on the Liu family's likes and dislikes, and completely forgot about the people of the world!"

"As early as the Warring States Period, Mencius understood this. Mencius said:'The people are the most valuable, the society is the second, and the emperor is the light.' This world is the world of the world and the people, the world of the people! The emperor is nothing but the world. It's just the co-master of the world!" At this point, Zheng Xuan was a little excited. He stood up, paced on the floor, waving his arms, and continued his lectures.

"The avenue is invisible, and the trail is tangible, so everyone in the world walks on the trail, like Zhang Cheng, Zhao Pu, and Li Qian. Why? The avenue is invisible and intangible! People with great wisdom can't get it! The avenue is invisible, but only Confucius’ doctrine of “benevolent governance” is “the first king of law”. At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, Confucianism was outside but Huang Lao was inside. Emperor Wu'deposed a hundred schools and respected Confucianism' were all kings of law. Now it seems that , It’s a bit old. So, Xunzi proposed the "Queen of Law", why?"

"Lv’s Chunqiu? Chajin" says: The law of the lawless kings in ancient times? It is not a bad person, but the law is not available for them. The law of the kings comes from the world through the past, and people benefit or lose. Therefore, Hu can get the Dharma! Although people do not gain or lose, if they can't get the Dharma.... The Dharma of all the kings must be in the time, and the Dharma will not follow the Dharma. "

Zheng Xuan's long talk, from the ‘Tao’, the ‘small road’, and what the ‘dao’ is, all the way to how to practice the dao. In a few words, the study of Confucian classics from the Warring States Period to the pre-Qin period has been consistently conducted, and the disciples present here are immediately empowered. This is the advantage of the study of ancient texts, outlines and guides, small words and big meanings, instead of indulging in chapters and sentences, and not seeing Taishan.

"Teacher, that's why preaching and teaching karma to solve puzzles! Now it seems that the old man has done this teaching and solving puzzles, and he has done extremely well! But this preaching matter, the old man has done very poorly! Zhang Cheng, Zhao Pu, and Li Qian won’t be like this anymore! You only learned the old man’s knowledge, but you didn’t get the old man’s way! The old man’s way is the way of the world, the way of the common people!"

Speaking of this, Zheng Xuan suddenly stopped pacing, and he said loudly: "After returning to Luoyang City, the capital of the Han Dynasty, a quiet room must be opened in the Imperial College, and the affairs of Zhang Cheng, Zhao Pu, and Li Qian must be written. Go in and put in the bookcase full of Zhao Pu and Li Qian's blood, as a family heirloom! Every disciple who is newly admitted to the prison must go and see it, first understand what the Tao is! Alas! It's the fault of the old man. Three good students, Zhang Cheng, Zhao Pu, and Li Qian, went like this! They died worthless!"

An hour later, Li Qian was seriously injured and died. Before he died, he was still asking: "Is my book still there?"