Three Kingdoms

There were some discordant sounds in Qinglong Temple.

This discordant sound is somewhat accidental, but it is also inevitable.

Something went wrong with Zheng Xuan...

As long as a person is not in the world of gods and monsters and does not have so-called unparalleled skills, there is a high probability that he will not be able to compete with a group of people.

Whether it's with your hands or with your mouth.

Confucius proved this hundreds of years ago.

At the beginning, Confucius spoke alone, but his voice was too quiet and no one listened to him, so he thought hard and began to recruit disciples. Later, he had seventy-two sages and three thousand disciples, so he later traveled to various countries. All treated with courtesy.

How can I not treat him with courtesy?

Confucius gathered his disciples with the etiquette and affection of teacher and student. There is Zi Lu who has unparalleled loyalty, Duanmu who has made him rich and rich, and Ran Qiu who can wield a spear and fight in the field to reform the tax system.

These disciples were all under Confucius. When Confucius called them, they would be able to fight...well, it was a conspiracy, but that's probably what it meant. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, some small vassal states only had one city, and there could be many people in the city. The number of soldiers in the war was only a few hundred. In comparison, Confucius' voice gradually became louder. At least some people were willing to listen to what he had to say, instead of just driving Confucius away like a beggar when they met.

A hundred years later, after Confucius founded his private school, various other scholars emerged together.

Among them, Mozi thought of ghosts and gods, great righteousness, and saving the world, and gathered a group of disciples no less powerful than those of Zhongni. The momentum was so great that the princes were frightened. Not only did they have to treat each other with courtesy, but they even had to restrain their own desires. , the orders for the army to go out were forced to be withdrawn.

After all, when the Qi State was first established in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only three or four hundred soldiers were able to conquer the Eastern Yi and finally become a powerful country. At that time, Mozi claimed to have an arrow that penetrates the clouds and comes down from the sky to meet us. Compared with this power, it simply made every Spring and Autumn Period The nobles of the Warring States Period were frightened.

Cultural identity brings powerful aggregating power.

Confucius and Mozi were undoubtedly the two people who did this most outstandingly.

There are many people in later generations who want to follow suit.

Just like the current Qinglong Temple.

Who wouldn’t want to have thousands of people respond to their call?

But these people are not completely aware that Confucius and Mozi actually have completely different ways of thinking.

Although the ideological propositions of Confucius and Mozi were both derived from Zhou Zhiguan, the foundation of their theories involved the understanding of the world and the expectations of racial value judgments, which led to differences.

In fact, both Confucianism and Mohism can govern a country.

But the direction is different.

What you choose is what you will get.

Confucius loves people, Mozi respects the virtuous.

Confucius dislikes others, but Mozi loves them all.

Confucius practiced rituals while Mozi used them sparingly.

Confucius was born in the early Spring and Autumn Period and came from a noble family. At that time, the princes were separatist and ritual music collapsed. Confucius felt this, so he advocated ritual music and traveled to various countries to appeal for benevolent governance. I hope to return to the Zhou Dynasty when rituals and music were prosperous, so many of Confucius’ thoughts emphasized rituals and music. But Mozi was different. His ancestors were nobles, but by the time of Mozi, he was already a commoner. Mozi had been a farmer and a carpenter. Therefore, his thoughts were mostly about seeking benefits for the common people and starting from the interests of the common people.

Therefore, in fact, there is no problem with Confucius's promotion of his system, and there is also no problem with Mozi's promotion of Mohism. They are both products of a certain stage, and are differences that arise in accordance with his personal growth and living environment. theory. Just like a person who was born as a stonemason, he cares about the stone trough of the millstone; someone who was born as a carpenter, he cares about the beams of the columbine house; someone who was born in the smelting industry, cares about the cast iron blast furnace; someone who was born as a farmer, cares about fertilizing crops; someone who was born as a businessman, cares about making profits...

If you fail to realize this problem, problems will arise.

Everyone has different concerns and views. They are busy on weekdays and there is not much overlap. Of course they are fine, but when certain things have to start to overlap with each other, the contradictions of various interests are no longer the same. When they are not completely compatible, conflicts will naturally arise.

And when Qinglong Temple brings together people from different environments, with different world views and outlook on life, there will naturally be conflicts, and Zheng Xuan encountered such a "conflict".

There are many things that can be debated in Qinglong Temple's Great Treatise. Whether it is the logic of the scriptures or the meaning of specific words, there is actually no big problem. The problem is that the person who opens his mouth may not say everything. It's the original intention, or the true meaning.

It's like two rumormongers attacking each other, pointing at each other and shouting that this is a "rumor" and "false", but they avoid talking about the truth, and talk about the specific situation lightly, feeling that no matter what time it is, You can get away with it.

Zheng Xuan is older, so he only gives lectures at some important points. At other times, even if Zheng Xuan wants to do it, he does not have enough physical strength and energy.

As a result, the sound is distorted during the transmission process.

This is very deadly.

Zheng Xuan, to a certain extent, represents the will of General Fei Qian of the Cavalry, and can be regarded as the main character in this Qinglong Temple debate, but he got into trouble.

Of course, for Zheng Xuan, he definitely didn't want to make this mistake.

The basket didn't appear on Zheng Xuan's body, but it was almost the same because Zheng Xuan was so famous. Just like Confucius back then, or in other words, most disciples of Confucianism have a "Confucius-like" dream. This is a good thing, but when it is used by some people with ulterior motives, problems arise.

In other words, in this regard, do these "book-reading" guys have the intelligence to learn from themselves without a teacher?

In Qinglong Temple, after Zheng Xuan officially preached the three rites, there were inexplicably many more disciples of Zheng Xuan's "true biography", "authentic biography", "personal biography", "authentic tradition", etc., and they were named after Zheng Xuan. First, he categorically stated that he was the real one and everyone else was fake, and then there were huge deviations in the meanings and annotations of certain scriptures.

There was even a situation where the "true biography" and the "authentic biography" said completely opposite things, and then the "authentic biography" said that the above two were false, and he was the real one. Soon after, another "authentic" came out to refute the rumors and said other things They are all false. You must believe what the only "authentic" person says is true...

At that time, there were too many voices in Qinglong Temple under the banner of Zheng Xuan. It was like a big hotel in a certain county in later generations. Everyone said that it was the most authentic and pure.

Zheng Xuan had disciples and taught the scriptures in many places.

Zheng Xuan returned to his hometown after studying abroad for more than ten years. His family was poor, he was a guest farming in Donglai, and there were hundreds of thousands of apprentices accompanying him. When he was over sixty years old, he recruited "thousands of disciples from far away". It can be seen that Zheng Xuan's private lectures were very prosperous at that time, and his disciples were numerous and traveled all over the country.

This resulted in the fact that among Zheng Xuan's disciples, it was absolutely impossible for them to be of the same level, and naturally there was a mixture of good and bad.

Among these disciples, there are some who are devoted to learning, and of course there are also those who are just trying to make a name for themselves. Zheng Xuan certainly can't screen them one by one. Sometimes, just by looking at them and asking questions, they are already It's very rare. Sometimes, you can't even look and ask like this at all. You just pay the "attendance fee" and you are considered a disciple who has attended the class.

Aren't these Zheng Xuan's disciples? These people can cite when they listened to Zheng Xuan's lectures, when they gave the "apprenticeship ceremony" or "teaching fee" to someone, and even took photos with Zheng Xuan. ...Well, this is not true. Anyway, there are witnesses and physical evidence proving that these people are indeed certified "disciples of Zheng Xuan" with relevant qualifications.

On the other hand, if we admit that these people are disciples, these people will twist the path that Zheng Xuan was originally taking...

Zheng Xuan has been very anxious these days. He is older, and his original energy cannot be compared with that of young people. It feels like pressing the gourd to make the gourd rise. He just said a certain argument is wrong, but this is not the explanation, and then there is something wrong with the back. A new theory emerged, which made Zheng Xuan and his disciple Guoyuan busy dealing with it, and even some were overwhelmed and in a hurry.

Then all hell breaks loose.

Because Zheng Xuan himself couldn't figure it out, ordinary people were even more unclear.

One moment it was one statement, and another moment it was another statement, and then they all claimed that they were true and others were false. Under such circumstances, the people eventually couldn't even remember what Zheng Xuan said in the first place. …

"Did Mr. Zheng say this before?" 』

"It seems...right..."

"Don't act like it, really?" 』

"probably……"

"..."

For a time, the entire activity of Qinglong Temple was like countless turbulent flows. The sound suddenly became noisy and lost its original smoothness and order.

When Fei Qian received the news, he was busy for a while, and then he realized that this matter was simple, but it was actually simple. It's a pity that Zheng Xuan is not aware of the current problem of Qinglong Temple. This problem looks like a rumor or a problem of the disciples, but in fact it is neither. It is a problem of Zheng Xuan's own choice.

Zheng Xuan himself missed the point.

It seems that he is very busy, but he does not use his strength on the point.

I was exhausted, but it didn't have much effect.

"Mr. Zheng, please sit down..." Fei Qian put down the pen in his hand, smiled slightly, and said hello, "Here comes someone!" Serve tea! 』

Zheng Xuan sat down.

The aroma of tea seemed to alleviate some of Zheng Xuan's annoyance.

Zheng Xuan doesn't quite understand why things turned out like this...

"Mr. Zheng, I accidentally wrote a few words. I would like to ask Mr. Zheng to correct me." Fei Qian waved his hand and signaled the attendant to hand Zheng Xuan the paper on the desk that he had just written on.

Zheng Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He was a little helpless, a little ashamed, even a little doubtful, and a little angry about the affairs of Qinglong Temple in the past few days. When he came to Hussar Mansion this time, Zheng Xuan also made a good speech and was ready to have a good talk with Fei Qian, so When he first got the paper delivered by Fei Qian, Zheng Xuan thought it was some kind of "secret book" written by Fei Qian, but when he saw it, it turned out to be a dozen Chinese characters that didn't match up well.

Some look weird, but they still have the bones of Chinese characters...

Zheng Xuan frowned and said, "Where does this word... come from?" 』

Fei Qian smiled and said, "How many of these words can Zheng Gong know?" "Actually, it's just simplified Chinese characters. I haven't written it for a long time. Fei Qian's hand is even a little raw, and the writing is somewhat weird.

"Plausible, I dare not say that I recognize it, but I can guess a few..." Zheng Xuan pondered for a while and said, "Could it be that Hu Man imitated the words?" 』

"Uh..." Fei Qian laughed, covering up his embarrassment, and then said, "This character is incompletely drawn and the structure is wrong, but you can still distinguish its shape and guess its meaning... In the past, Cangjie wrote the characters, ghosts and gods Everyone was shocked, and the whole world was shocked. Now if someone creates a new word... Haha, why is there no sound at all? 』

Zheng Xuan also burst out laughing, "There were many sages and good calligraphers in ancient times, but Cangjie was the only one who passed down the tradition. They are like Xi Zhong who made chariots, Houji who made crops, Gaotao who made punishments, Kunwu who made pottery, and Xia Gun who made cities. , are all actions that will benefit future generations! 』

"What Mr. Zheng said is very true..." Fei Qian nodded, and then said, "For example, in a village, there is no connection, and no one in the village can read. A certain person first wrote the word "light" and then called it "明". ", also with the meaning of Ming, as time passes, the whole village will know that this "light" is "Ming", and then there will be outsiders, pretending to be Cangjie himself, talking about the difference between "Light" and "Ming", and the difference between "Light" and "Ming". Can you identify "light" immediately? 』

Zheng Xuan was silent for a long time, "I can't tell clearly." 』

"Huainanzi said, in the past, Cangjie was writing books, and the sky rained grain, and the ghosts cried at night. Fei Qian said slowly, "What is the rain of millet from the sky? It is the wordless person in the world. The millet is the reward of Cangjie. It comes like rain. What is the ghost crying at night? It is the witches and ghosts in the world who know that their power has collapsed. Ghosts howl. Peaches and plums, the next from Seikei. Is there anyone under the tree who says all day long that the peaches and plums here are very good? 』

Zheng Xuan couldn't answer.

"Everything that benefits others can be called clever, and everything that misleads others can be called clumsy. It is human nature to like skill and hate clumsy." How can one abandon skill and act clumsily? ” Fei Qian understands this very well.

Take writing as an example. At the beginning, it was oracle bones and gold inscriptions, which could not be separated from the hands of witches and Gu. Later, it gradually turned into large seal script, then small seal script. The glyphs and fonts gradually became standardized, and finally evolved into the current official script, and then Later it became regular script and running script and finally vernacular simplified characters.

"Today, the number of people who are literate is only one or two out of a hundred. If in the future, a thousand people can recognize the character "明" and a hundred people can recognize the character "光", then which one can be regarded as correct is the character recognized by a thousand people or the character recognized by a hundred people. Can the word be true? 』

"In ancient times, it was inscribed in gold and enshrined in heaven and earth. It is called gold inscriptions after learning." 』

"Later, there were those who introduced books with chopsticks on bamboo and silk, and called Shi Zhen's seal script. 』

"But there are Han slaves..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Servants are officials, attached, and slaves. But in this world, how can there be noble and rich characters?" If all Han people in the world are accustomed to official script, then there will be neither lowliness nor nobility, so it will be Chinese characters. 』

"What word is true and what word is right," Fei Qian looked at Zheng Xuan and said, "It is not decided by you and me, it is the same in the world." Since this village doesn't know the difference between "light", let's just take it as it is. It's the hundreds of villages and thousands of villages that say "light". Looking back, what is light? Does Mr. Zheng think so? 』

He opened his mouth to spread rumors and wasted no time trying to refute them. He was so busy refuting them that he forgot what he was supposed to do. If it weren't for Zheng Xuan's age, he should really be picked up to make him sober.

Competing with rumors, if someone else tells a lie, no one may believe it even if you explain ten truths. Only Zheng Xuan, who was accustomed to talking, would try to use his words to solve problems.

But now, is it a question of truth and lies?

Is it a problem with the words?

neither.

It's profit.

Cutting through all the appearances, all inferiority is profit!

So, simple, right?

But sometimes superficial things can be confusing.

Feiqian can't say that all of them can be exempted...

Speaking of this matter, Zheng Xuan actually ruined the jobs of many people!

You know, if it weren't for Zheng Xuan, these people could still be happy, living in one place all their lives, including father, son, young and old, and family inheritance!

Just like the small village that Fei Qian gave an example of, if you say light, it means light, and if you point to deer, it means horse!

In fact, Fei Qian was also confused at the beginning, mainly because Fei Qian did not expect it to break out so early. Fei Qian's estimate for Qinglong Temple should be later. After all, Zheng Xuan had just come to power not long ago, and the real conflict should normally break out when reconciliation is completely irreconcilable, that is, almost towards the end. Get intense...

Now, it seems a little early.

Because Fei Qian had had overt and covert encounters with Cao Cao, he once thought that the spies sent by Cao Cao were causing trouble again. He immediately sent the Youwen Department to conduct an emergency screening and caught some people who were spreading rumors. However, it cannot calm down the whole situation, and it may even get worse.

This made Fei Qian very incomprehensible, and he wondered if there was something wrong with Wen Si. Later, after interrogating the arrested people in person, he realized that the problem was not Cao Cao or Sun Quan, the two spies, but the two spies. These are our own people in Qinglong Temple.

In other words, "half" one of our own.

That's right, it can only be considered half at most, no more.

For Fei Qian, Zheng Xuan's serious explanations are of course excellent, but for these half-people, no matter how correct or good Zheng Xuan's words are, they are all wrong and bad.

Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. These people who were originally in their own villages or in various counties can pretend to be respectable people with a few broken pages of half a scripture in hand and bluff those who have nothing to do with it. The country people who didn't understand were stunned for a while, and now Zheng Xuan suddenly came and said that all your previous remarks were wrong...

Can this damn thing still make people happy?

Perhaps at the beginning, these people had not thought about making trouble, but there were too many discussions on various topics and discussions at Qinglong Temple. There was no effective channel, and no corresponding regulations were issued. There is only a general agenda and an overall framework, so these half-people feel they have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

It is not surprising that there are misinterpretations, misunderstandings, various opinions, lack of understanding, quick-selling interpretations, division and disintegration, etc.

The more Zheng Xuan tried to explain among the gentry disciples, trying to gain the support of these half-people, no matter how much emphasis he put on it, or what kind of explanation he gave, it was useless to a certain extent. On the contrary, it would become more confusing and more loopholes. The more he peeed, the more he became exhausted. He looked at this side but not the other side.

The enemy is obvious, but one's own people, especially half-one's own people like this, are difficult to deal with. Zheng Xuan was not like Fei Qian, who had experience in upholding the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and he did not have much experience in running around in the court. Naturally, he was fooled around and did not know what went wrong.

Because these nobles whose interests conflict with Zheng Xuan, for their own benefit, they appear to be obedient, but then they turn around and say one thing and do another. They would rather Zheng Xuan not come up with the right solution, and then they can continue to use the remaining half of the After a few pieces of torn paper, they were hung majestically in their own village, as if they followed the way of the sages and represented the heaven and earth to impart the true meaning.

If Zheng Xuan cannot solve this problem, he will naturally be unable to solve the various chaos caused by it. To solve this problem, he must find the right method.

Zheng Xuan pondered for a moment and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Now I know the key!" All these days of hard work were in vain! 』

Fei Qian smiled. In fact, it can't be considered completely in vain. At least Zheng Xuan has exposed some people either actively or forcedly, right?

Now that I have found the root of the problem, I naturally start to deal with it...