Three Kingdoms

The book "Yu Gong" tells the story of Yu leaving the nine states, following the mountains and dredging the rivers, and paying tribute to the soil, so it is called Yu Gong. Many people believe that in ancient times, Yu the Great distinguished the nine states of China after he established the country. Of course, in the entire article "Gong of Yu", most of it talks about how to distinguish mountains and rivers, how to govern them, and how to pay tribute. The proportion is slightly smaller.

The so-called theory of Kyushu first appeared in the book "Yu Gong", so it can be called a book with cross-epochal significance. It gave the Chinese nation a roughly overall concept of the entire world for the first time.

For such a book, in the Han Dynasty, most people believed that "Yu Gong" was written by Xia Dynasty historians, or even written by Dayu himself. It was a book that recorded the words and deeds of a saint, just like "The Analects of Confucius" Similarly, it represents the will and spirit of Yu the Great, so Li Huang used "Yu Gong" as an example before, saying that if you understand "Yu Gong", you will know how to manage mountains and rivers.

Although Li Huang's theory is somewhat one-sided, it also represents the views of most people. Therefore, when Sima Hui said that "Yu Gong" was not recorded by Yu the Great at all, or was recorded by the historians of the Xia Dynasty, but was borrowed by later generations. When Dayu's name was forged, there was naturally an uproar, and they couldn't help but whisper and talk among themselves. Some people even stood up and angrily accused Sima Hui of disrespecting the saint...

Sima Hui smiled, not afraid at all.

If he were in other places, Sima Hui would be more or less worried about what might happen due to the public outrage, but now on the territory of General Fei Qian of the Hussars, his own safety is naturally guaranteed. Sure enough, there was no need for Sima Hui to issue special orders. The soldiers maintaining order on the sidelines immediately shouted loudly and brought the chaotic scene under control.

After everyone calmed down a bit, Sima Hui smiled slightly and said: "Everyone! Everyone, please listen to a certain teaching... Fang Mou said that in the book "Yu Gong", there is a saying: "Guide the water to the east and make it flow to the east. From the river, it overflows into Ying; it goes out from Taoqiu in the east to the north, then east to He, then northeast, meets Wen, then north, and east to the sea. 'One article, is that right?"

"So what?" Li Huang looked around and found that because of what Sima Hui just said, some people stood up like him. He couldn't help but feel a little braver and responded loudly.

"This is the proof of what I said! You need to know that the He River did not exist in ancient times, but was created by Wu Fu for twelve years, in order to compete with the Jin Dynasty for hegemony, communicate with Siji, and then enter the river through the Jishui! According to the book "Guoyu" There is a record in the book, "Que is a deep ditch that leads to the wilderness of Shang and Lu." That's right! It was formed by the He River. King Wu led his troops to the north of Si, from Si to He, and then from He to Ji, and arrived at Huangchi, the alliance with Jin Ye!" Sima Hui Lang said in a loud voice, "How can we know what King Wu did during the time of Yu the Great? Because the person who wrote "Yu Gong" had been drinking water for a long time and forgot about it! The book "Yu Gong" is full of bead-like characters, describing The mountains and rivers are even more clear, and reading them is like looking at palm prints, but why are you assuming the name of Dayu? You want to use the name of a saint to sing it to the public!"

Li Huang was silent for a while, then he held back a sentence: "How do you know that during the time of Yu the Great, there was no water? If the king of Wu only dug out the silt and blocked it, and re-opened the river channel..."

Sima Hui smiled, ignored Li Huang's strong argument, and did not explain, as if he had not seen Li Huang, and continued: "It must be noted that there are many people in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty who know the style of ancient prose, especially bronze inscriptions, so few people know it. Yes. This article uses Li to express his filial piety to Wu. Emperor Guangwu had the world in mind and wanted to spread China. Compared with Jin and Li, Li naturally wins and is more conducive to teaching. Therefore, it is established in the palace school. This is not the fault of ancient literature!"

No one knows whether Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu thought so. It may or may not be the case. Anyway, Sima Hui has said so now. Believe it or not...

But one cannot but deny that what Sima Hui said does make some sense. Modern text is indeed easier to teach and learn than ancient text. This is the advantage of modern text. Otherwise, there would not be so many people studying modern text.

"But how can those who seek to learn retreat when they see difficulties?" Sima Hui's voice became sonorous, and he waved his arms, "The ancient prose is difficult, so why do you reject it as if it's useless? How can you reject the world's difficult things? I'm here for this , not to discuss the beauty of ancient literature, nor to discuss the harm of modern literature, but to discuss the correct path of students!"

Sima Hui continued to speak loudly: "The way to learn is to seek the truth! Only by knowing the truth of the world can we know the sun, moon, wind and clouds, and know the truth of the world, so that we can understand the warmth and warmth of human beings! This is how the human heart is only dangerous, and the Taoist heart is weak; The essence is the only one, and you are allowed to hold on to it! Seeking false fame, pretending to be a saint, and making false interpretations and confusions are actually a hundred harms and no benefit! Arrogant and arrogant, only knowing the shape, not seeking the true understanding, and not entering the right path, how can it be as pointed out? A dove is a chicken, and a deer is a horse? It’s sad, it’s ridiculous! When we study, we should get rid of falsehoods and seek truth, and stop presumptuous pursuits! This is the way to learn!”

"Wow..."

Sima Hui's words of "seeking truth" were like a thunderous sound, causing everyone in the square to start talking. In fact, the debate and confrontation between the Ancient Classics and the Modern Classics is not caused by Sima Hui alone, nor is it the current period of time, but has existed from the beginning. People from both factions have their own supporters, and they once argued until the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dimming...

At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, many classics were lost due to the book-burning laws. Most of the classics that were passed down to the Han Dynasty were rescued from the mouths of scholars who could recite and teach the full text. Therefore, in terms of the inheritance of classics, this text The contribution of classics cannot be erased.

But it cannot be said that this is a bastard thing done by the Qin Dynasty, but because the Qin Dynasty was indeed too short. Qin Shihuang may have follow-up means and strategies for many things, but he did not have time to continue.

During the Warring States Period, each country was in charge of its own affairs. Whether it was coins, standards, or writing, they were all different. Without Qin Shihuang's move to share the same text, China would not have had the basis for a unified country later. It was precisely because the Qin Dynasty burned books, the Han Dynasty was rebuilt, and China Culture is like a phoenix rising from the ruins, becoming even more splendid.

However, Jinwen Classics has developed from the early Han Dynasty to the present. Because each school has different inheritance, different annotations, and even the scriptures themselves are different, resulting in the same classic. Because of the different texts, many schools will evolve. And it is impossible to compromise between these schools. During the period of Emperor Han Heng and Emperor Han Ling, in order to allow their children to obtain a better ranking in the Imperial Academy and obtain a higher .asxs., some families even bribed Let the doctors of Taixue use their own scriptures as models instead of others...

In addition, in modern classics, many of them are small words and meanings added by later people, and thoughts of saints, but it is impossible to explain them completely. After all, the more details there are, the more likely it is that problems will arise, just like a hexagram. Ah, the horoscopes of the twelve zodiac signs are the same. Of course, it cannot be specific to a certain day or event. It can only be that the more clouds and fog cover, the better, and the more you can have both sides, the better. Therefore, these explanations and annotations are not only unable to make the original experience The text is more popular, but it makes it more difficult for later people to understand, which completely violates the original intention of the original development of Jinwen Jingxue.

Even though there are these problems, it is obviously impossible to completely kill all Jinwen Jingxue at once. Originally Sima Hui hated Jinwen Classics very much, but during this period of time in Pingyang, Sima Hui also figured it out, or learned from the hussar general Fei Qian, that not everything is either/or. It’s either white or black. If you want to expose the shortcomings of Jinwen Jingxue, you don’t just have to attack them completely in one way.

In this dynasty, Jinwen Confucianism was the main body of official scholarship. Whether it was Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty or Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, whether it was Taixue or the official schools established in prefectures and counties, the Confucian classics taught were Jinwen Confucianism. Therefore, in In the face of such a huge group, if one suddenly said that the Modern Classics would be abolished and the Ancient Classics re-introduced, there would undoubtedly be great resistance, and it might even be extinguished by overwhelming opposition from the beginning.

But similarly, because the promotion of Jinwen Jingxue is getting wider and wider, not all the problems in Jinwen Jingxue have not been seen by anyone. Although some people are still teaching and studying Jinwen Jingxue, they do not represent them. They completely agree with some of these ridiculous modern classics, but they are just following the trend, and the concept of "regardless of ancient and modern, only pursuing the true" proposed by Sima Hui is undoubtedly for these Man offers a whole new direction.

Sima Hui smiled slightly, then stood up, nodded, and got off the podium. In the square below the stage, most people were already immersed in discussions and arguments, and few people even noticed that Sima Hui had finished his speech.

Li Huang wanted to say something else, but his voice was drowned in the sound of discussions and debates in the square. No one paid attention to him anymore, and no one listened to what he said, not even the people next to him. The disciples of the noble clan quietly avoided some, as if if they got closer to Li Huang, they would be infected with some stupidity or disease...

"Wo... you, you guys..."

Li Huang was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He finally threw off his sleeves and ran out. But he didn't know whether it was because he was careless or someone stretched his legs intentionally. He stumbled and fell down with a scream on the way.

"Is this a flying dove or a soaring chicken?" someone shouted.

"Brother, I don't know. This is why I call myself a turtle dove. But I can't fly, so I have to fall to the ground as a chicken!"

"a ha ha ha……"

Li Huang didn't dare to reply, so he could only run away in the midst of laughter.

The discussion in the square did not stop because of Li Huang. Some people even heard about it and came over to join the debate and discussion. They did not stop even after nightfall. Later, Pang Tong had to send someone to prepare some food. Coming to the square with water will prevent someone from being obsessed with research and falling into a coma due to dehydration...

……ヽ（=vwv=）??……

Sima Hui's face turned slightly red, as if he had drunk a jar of old wine and was a little tipsy.

"Mr. Shui Jing's talk about 'seeking the truth' was so loud that it shook the sky..." Zheng Xuan looked a little envious, cupped his hands and said, "Get rid of the false and seek the truth, and get rid of the false and seek the right! As soon as he said this, It should be passed down for thousands of years! Mr. Shui Jing’s move is no less than establishing a sect, and its merits will last for thousands of years!”

Sima Hui coughed a few times, trying to cover up his pride, but in the end he couldn't hold it back. He couldn't help but laugh up to the sky a few times, but after all, he didn't completely lose his head. After laughing, he explained to Zheng Xuan: "This is not the case. A certain person’s merits, if there is no hussar general to point out, he may not be able to achieve this conclusion..."

"General Hussars?" Zheng Xuan asked.

Sima Hui stopped laughing, nodded, twirled his beard and said: "In the early days of Yan Ping, General Hussar had written texts that had been passed down for many generations, and he made corrections in both oral and written terms. He ordered Linghu from the Shoushan Academy to offer a wine ceremony, and Dr. Cai re-edited the classics. Check out the fallacies...I, I just happened to meet the situation..."

"Ah..." Zheng Xuan said with a sigh, "Mr. Shui Jing is too modest!" Although he said so, Zheng Xuan also believed that what Sima Hui said must be true. After all, this kind of thing cannot be faked, but... …But if I had come to Pingyang earlier, wouldn’t it be...

Over the years, Zheng Xuan has also been thinking about these things. When he was imprisoned by the party, wasn't he also doing the work of eliminating falsehoods and seeking truth and seeking righteousness when he was commenting on various classics? It's just that he was not able, or had the opportunity, like Sima Hui, to specifically refine such a concept and then make it public.

If you say that Zheng Xuan didn't have any envy, jealousy or hatred in his heart, it would definitely be false. But the problem is that it happened to be when Yuan Shao was at the height of his power. How could he come to Pingyang?

It can only be said to be a personal opportunity...

But, it's not too late now. The first bite of meat was eaten by Sima Hui, but with his solid foundation, he may not be able to grab the subsequent meat to eat. No matter how bad things are, he can still make soup to fill up. There is no problem...

"Mr. Shui Jing, who is the Dr. Cai you just mentioned?" Of course Zheng Xuan had seen Linghu Shao at the academy's grand ceremony, but what about Cai Yan? Cai Yan was in "retreat" at the time, so not only Fei Qian had not seen him Of course, Zheng Xuan had no contact with him, so he certainly didn’t have any impression.

Sima Hui coughed and said: "She is Cai Zhonglang, the daughter of Cai Bojie... This woman has a strong memorization of blog posts, extraordinary talent and learning, and she is not as good as someone... Does Mr. Zheng know that "Cai's Thousand-Character Essay" was written by him? …”

Zheng Xuan said in surprise: ""Cai's Thousand-Character Essay"? Wasn't it written by Cai Zhonglang?"

Because "Cai's Thousand-Character Essay" is not only neatly contrasted and well-organized, but also brilliant and catchy. What's especially important is that knowing these thousand characters will not only help you understand most of the Chinese characters in daily life, He also has a little understanding of some natural geography, worldly allusions, and handling of affairs, so once it was released, it became an enlightenment reading for almost all the children of the gentry. Many families threw away the original "Cangjie Pian" and "Jijiu Zhang", and Replaced with this "Cai's Thousand-Character Essay"...

Sima Hui nodded, and suddenly a strange idea came to his mind. Could it be that this "Cai's Thousand Character Essay" has something to do with General Hussar?

In that case, wouldn't it be...