Three Kingdoms

The front foot of autumn has just arrived not long ago, like being stabbed in the back by winter. After a few days of crisp autumn air, it began to sweep up the branches and leaves of the trees on both sides of Chang'an Street, pulling down one by one, like The sad men and women kept talking about love and not love, while tearing off branches and leaves as a last act of hope.

Falling leaves in autumn add to the desolation.

Love or dislike has nothing to do with the odd or even number of petals, but some people believe this. Therefore, the point is not what the flowers or branches and leaves represent, but what people believe.

In the minds of most ordinary people, in the autumn and winter of the second year of Taixing, Chang'an is still what Chang'an looks like on weekdays, and autumn and winter are still what autumn and winter should be. The ships passing by the Weishui River canal are still rippling, and the bluestone slabs are still rippling. The sound of horse hooves is still crisp.

Wide streets and narrow alleys, blue stone square gates, bridges and ditches, cut out the architectural structure of Chang'an. Pedestrians, carriages and horses, green robes and brocade robes, traders and pawns, all kinds of people, create the bustling figure of Chang'an. Where the water in the canal slows down a little, you can see some Guanzhong women washing clothes on the stone steps. Where the teahouses and restaurants are fragrant, you can also see the children of scholars chatting and laughing.

Nothing seems to have changed.

It seems that everything is changing quietly.

Most people are still busy with their livelihood and don't have much free time. Only when they go to teahouses and restaurants to sit down after being busy for a while, do they know some rumors about the Qinglong Temple near Chang'an. Of course, among these ordinary people, these The children of the gentry and the Confucian scholars may not necessarily be able to understand the topics debated, but this does not prevent them from watching the excitement. Whenever someone is debated in public and is unable to stand down, and hides his face and leaves, it is the gossip that these people like to talk about. , unaware of the profound impact this Qinglong Temple seminar will have on their future...

Just like when Fei Qian watched the TV news, watched the leaders of various countries protesting, condemning, etc., and then took advantage of it.

Laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.

And most of the time, laymen are always the majority. Fei Qian sometimes thinks about those later film and television dramas. When the protagonist does something, there will be a large group of supporting characters who are either frightened or happy. Whether the protagonist composes a poem or performs a sword dance, it seems that the surrounding characters are shocked. Everyone immediately had an orgasm in their skulls, producing violent physical and chemical reactions. But in fact, most people behave indifferently and slowly when they encounter a beautiful poem or something else. .

Because most people don't understand or understand it at all.

For most ordinary people, what was discussed at the Qinglong Temple was not as attractive as the discount sign posted on the rice shop yesterday, let alone the twisting and smooth waist of the Orchid in the restaurant. The belly is more fascinating. Those who pay attention to political changes are always those who are involved in politics. What about the rest...

"Zheng Kangcheng is giving his first lecture today, won't your lord go and listen?" Pang Tong said, holding his stomach in his hands. Although Pang Tong estimated that Fei Qian would not go, he still had to ask after all.

Fei Qian glanced at it slightly, wondering if Pang Tong had eaten the belly again in the past two days, while shaking his head and saying, "You can just go, and I...it's better not to show up for now..."

Sima Hui's remarks on the Taixue Ruins Square were like an appetizer. Now that Zheng Xuan came on the stage, it was officially the prelude to the Qinglong Temple grand lecture feast.

Some warm-up matches were held in the side hall of Qinglong Temple before, and the first dish in the main hall was naturally the I Ching.

The Book of Changes is the first classic in Chinese classics. It is the first and the beginning of the group of classics. Everything originated from here. It is the general source of Chinese culture and the beginning of hundreds of schools of thought.

The I Ching was born around the time of the Neolithic Age. It can be said that it represents an important symbol of China's entry into a civilized society. It is not only the earliest civilized book, but also an important influence on Taoism, Law, Confucianism, and even traditional Chinese medicine and astronomy inherited from China. , mathematics, philosophy, folk culture, etc., all have a very important influence.

In the original plan, Fei Qian wanted to hand over the Yi Jing section to Sima Hui, but he did not expect that a more suitable Zheng Xuan came along, so he made Zheng Xuan the first round speaker.

Zheng Xuan naturally accepted it happily.

Sima Hui, although he felt a little reluctant to give up, he also understood that he could not take all the limelight. After having a reputation of "seeking truth and seeking truth", he should also give others some opportunities to show off, so he smiled. He said that Zheng Xuan was the most suitable, and also specially prepared the stage for Zheng Xuan's appearance...

"Are you all ready?" Fei Qian raised a pen and asked in a normal tone.

Pang Tong raised his hands and said, "Everything is ready..."

"Then let's go..." Fei Qian said as he wrote and commented on the text.

Pang Tong cupped his hands, lowered his head and retreated slowly. Then he stopped at the door, straightened his crown, raised his head and puffed out his belly, parted his sleeves behind his back, and walked out.

"This posture... haha..." Fei Qian watched Pang Tong leave and couldn't help but smile.

If you don't know, looking at this posture, you would think that Pang Tong is going to the battlefield... Well, actually, it is not wrong to say it is a battlefield...

Fei Qian's eyes fell on the text he had just approved. Looking at the slightly out-of-shape font, he couldn't help but sigh and put down the pen. Although Fei Qian didn't seem to care much on the surface, he couldn't hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from himself.

Can you play well in the first game? Before the final result came out, even though a lot of preparations had been made, Fei Qian was still a little nervous...

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Pang Tong was sitting in the main venue of Qinglong Temple, looking at the pulpit in front and the surrounding palace rooms, rubbing his belly, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

At the beginning, it was only planned to build a palace complex with three entrances. As a result, it has been expanded again and again. Now it has formed a large building complex with one main hall, two sub-halls, three squares, and four square bell and drum towers. It has made Pang Tong's belly slimmer. The wrinkles are coming.

The White Tiger Temple was built by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. Although everyone knew that Qinglong Temple was built with money from Fei Qian, as long as Fei Qian did not show up, then naturally no one would say that Fei Qian was trespassing.

Don't ask anyone too much, it's just a "purely private" academic seminar...

As the bells and drums rang all around, which represented the official start of this "pure folk" academic seminar, Pang Tong couldn't help but feel a little confused and exhaled a long breath.

On the other hand, Zheng Xuan didn't look nervous at all when he stepped onto the high podium.

In the eyes of later generations, the I Ching seems to be almost equivalent to feudal superstition, but in fact the I Ching is not only used for divination, but also contains many philosophical thoughts.

After sitting down, Zheng Xuan coughed slightly and said: "The Master said, the book cannot express the words, and the words cannot express the meaning. But the meaning of the words of the sage cannot be seen? No! So there is another saying, the sage Set up images to express the meaning, set up hexagrams to express the true meaning, tie words to express the words, change them to make them more beneficial, and dance the drums to express the spirit. This is why I am talking about "Yi"..."

"The name of "Yi" means three meanings in one word, one is easy, the other is easy, and the third is not easy. Therefore, it is said in the following words, Qian Kun, what is the meaning of Yi? Qian and Kun are arranged in a row, and Yi is established. It’s all in it. If the universe is destroyed, it will be impossible to see the change. If the change cannot be seen, then the universe may be gone..."

Different from ordinary lectures, Zheng Xuan went to a higher level as soon as he started. He did not elaborate or explain the words like a normal lecture. Anyway, it was like a high-end academic lecture, and the big boss on the stage I talked and drew on a blackboard, and whether I understood or not all depended on my own nature.

It has to be said that Zheng Xuan's understanding of the Book of Changes is quite good, but Zheng Xuan cannot escape the limitations of the times. He uses the words in "The Book of Changes" at the beginning, although he extends it, However, "Zhouyi Qianzhedu" is actually a small part of "Yi Wei".

The reason why I talk about a small part is because Weishu started in the Western Han Dynasty and now in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has become all-encompassing and has everything, not just "Yi Wei", "Shang Shu Wei", "Shi Wei", "Li Wei", "Li Wei" "Spring and Autumn Wei", "Le Wei", "Xiao Jingwei" and other classics that can be regarded as the eight serious classics, they still seem to be about Laozi, Zhuangzi, even Yin Gong, Liu Xiang...

Zhenwei has always been independent of family.

By the end of the Western Han Dynasty, prophecies had become very popular. Wang Mang once summoned a large number of people who were proficient in "astronomical prophecies" to "record the stories in the court" to lay the foundation for his usurpation of the throne. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu even took advantage of the rise of prophecies, and even won the After the world, prophecy is still used to decide some disputes and indecisive matters.

However, there will always be smart people in China. In other words, it’s similar all over the world. Just like someone brought an Arhat to serve as circumstantial evidence, someone else wanted to bring a Bodhisattva. Later, even the Buddha was not enough, and they had to invite the ancient Buddha...

Liu Xiu used prophecies to rise up, and some people used prophecies to fight against him. For example, Gongsun Shu took control of Shu and opposed Liu Xiu, and he made up his own prophecies to fight against Liu Xiu. For this reason, Liu Xiu "announced the prophecy to the world" in the first year of the Zhongyuan Dynasty, which meant that the final version of the prophecy was made public to the world. At the same time, he ordered that no more private creation or unauthorized modification of the prophecy was allowed, and anyone who violated the prohibition would die.

Liu Xiu's original intention may have been to take over this title and have the Chenwei ligated, but what he didn't expect was that after he announced the Chenwei, the study of the Chenwei flourished even more during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and all knowledgeable people must be familiar with the study of the Chenwei. , Chenwei was revered as the "Secret Scripture" and was called "Inner Learning". It had the authority of authentic theology, and even used pictures and prophecies to correct the "Five Classics". Therefore, the study of Chenwei was at its peak and flourished for a while.

Pang Tong was sitting aside, his expression unchanged. He seemed to be listening very seriously, but in fact he was making calculations in his heart.

Because of the special nature of Chenwei, many of Fei Qian's ideas and action goals are only known to a small extent. Even Sima Hui, who claims to "seek truth and truth", only knows a small part of it, and even more Needless to say, Zheng Xuan fell to Fei Qian not long ago.

Fei Qian is actually against Chen Wei. Not only Fei Qian, but many people also know about Chen Wei. It’s not that great, but most people in the world, most people, don’t listen to “What do you think?” "How", but "What do I think", so prophecy is still the current trend.

Therefore, it is natural and reasonable for Zheng Xuan to use the words in "Zhou Yi Qian Chi Du" as the basis for his theory of the Book of Changes. And from a certain perspective, Zheng Xuan's "Three Meanings of the Book of Changes", Both in terms of thinking and application, it is a great progress, and it initially contains some contradictory and unified concepts.

But, this is not enough.

Fei Qian asked Pang Tong to come, of course he didn't ask Pang Tong to just sit and listen.

The first thing that needs to be solved in this Qinglong Temple lecture is naturally the various problems that evolved from the prophecy, and the Yi Jing, as the first of all the classics, is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

Pang Tong waved and called Zhuge Jin, then lowered his head and gave a few instructions. Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly nodded and quietly retreated to make arrangements.

Pang Tong wrinkled his face, held his belly and continued listening with a smile.

"Easy to simplify, it is the principle of the world. Unless the world changes, who can do this." Zheng Xuan continued, "Easy to simplify, the world will be settled. The person who manages it will unify it, the person who is virtuous will gain it, and the person who is Tao will Principles, keys, and essentials. The Tao of Yi Yi unifies these three things, so it can become the morality of the world, and it is also the key to the Tao..."

After all, Zheng Xuan was a little older. After speaking for less than an hour, he finished the opening of the I Ching argument, and then got off the platform and took a short rest. Everyone also started to move around and let go of water, just like the commercial breaks of later TV series. Well, it should be called changing clothes.

About half an hour later, Zheng Xuan returned to the podium and began to accept questions from everyone in the audience. After the first few indifferent questions, the courtesy officer standing on one side received the next question. He was stunned for a moment and said loudly: Xuandao: "The Book of Zhou Li Chun Guan says that there are three Yi methods in Taibu Zhang. One is called Lianshan, the second is called Guizang, and the third is called Zhou Yi. Its hexagrams are all eight, and their differences are all sixty and four. I dare to ask Mr. Zheng , Yi Yi, even mountains and mountains, are all written by saints. And before Confucius and Saint, why can't they be passed down? Is it because of Miao? Or is it human?"

This question was like a fire that broke through the boiling point, causing the entire venue to become noisy.

Different from previous question-and-answer sessions, Zheng Xuan did not point out on the stage, nor did he stand up to ask questions in the audience. Instead, notes were handed out first, and then someone collected them at the venue, and then handed them to the hands of the etiquette officer on one side...

"Book of Changes" is just a general term.

In ancient times, there was "Lianshan Yi", also known as "Lianshan". Its name first appeared in "Zhou Li Chunguan", and it is said that it was created by the emperor of the first generation of monarchs after Pangu founded the world. "Lianshan" starts with the Gen hexagram.

And "Gui Zang" is also the legendary ancient Book of Changes, used by the Xia and Shang Dynasties, with the Kun hexagram as the first hexagram, so it is called Gui Zang.

"The Book of Changes" was performed by King Wen of Zhou Dynasty on the basis of the previous sages. It evolved into sixty-four hexagrams and three hundred and eighty-four lines, and added hexagrams and line words, which is the later version of the Book of Changes. It starts with the Qian hexagram and begins with It means "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."

In later generations, the whereabouts of "Lianshan" and "Gui Zang" were unknown after the Wei and Jin Dynasties and were almost lost. However, there were still "Gui Zang" and part of "Lianshan" in the Han Dynasty, which were collected in Lantai and Taibu. Later, a large part of the books in Lantai came into the hands of Fei Qian, although not all of them. But it also gave Fei Qian the opportunity to see part of the content.

Zheng Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but glance at Pang Tong below the stage.

"Seeking truth and seeking truth", this spirit of learning that Zheng Xuan praised just a few days ago, did not expect that it would fall on him so quickly. This question is naturally part of the pursuit of truth and correctness. Although it was raised from the scene on the surface, if Pang Tong in the audience did not do anything, it would simply insult Zheng Xuan's IQ.

Pang Tong also looked at Zheng Xuan, with a smile on his face, and laughed secretly in his heart, "Ha, Mr. Zheng's invitation is quite interesting... But, do you think I am targeting you? Haha..."