Three Kingdoms

While the relevant debate was going on at Qinglong Temple, Fei Qian was sitting opposite Pang Shanmin in the hall of a slightly remote courtyard, playing chess.

Pang Shanmin came to Chang'an a few days ago, but he didn't go to Qinglong Temple immediately.

Fei Qian knew that Pang Shanmin had concerns, so he came to play chess with Pang Shanmin.

The north wind whistled by, neither too strong nor too weak.

I don't know what kind of birds were resting on the trees in the courtyard, and three or two were chirping.

The winter sun fell lazily on the open space in the courtyard, seeming to be humming feebly.

There was a black-lacquered table with white thatch mats in the hall. The temperature in the room was not too low, so I didn't light the brazier. I just used a red clay stove to warm some thin wine in the corridor. From time to time, attendants came forward to add more.

Fei Qian took out a white stone from the lacquer box and slowly placed it on the chessboard.

Fei Qian was originally a bad chess player in later generations, well, he is still one now.

Fei Qian is not very proficient in Go, mainly because he doesn't memorize many fixed formulas. Xiao Fei, high clip, low clip, etc. are only roughly covered. As for the big and small avalanche, he basically doesn't understand.

After all, there is a saying in later generations that if you cannot become a professional Go player before the age of sixteen, you will have no hope for life. Although this is somewhat extreme, it also proves that Go is a profession that requires a lot of accumulation, and it also requires a lot of effort and energy. , which is obtained with great effort.

In fact, there is no such thing as getting something for nothing in the world. If there is, it must be a trap.

After the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian invented chess and other games, but it did not reach a wide audience. At present, chess is only popular among the military. Literati still like Go, thinking that the traditional black and white colors have the beauty of Tai Chi's yin and yang, while the killing spirit of Xiangqi is too heavy and not beautiful.

As for military flags, backgammon, draughts, etc., they are all considered child's play and cannot be accepted into the elegant hall. There is no animation effect that is colorful and everyone changes color as soon as it is made. Most of them are disgusted and think that in ten You shouldn't play such crude games after you turn 18.

There is no way, the scholars and literati of the Han Dynasty were so stubborn.

And it is not that simple to get some new thinking, new directions, and new concepts into these stubborn minds.

The model taught by Zheng Xuan has been somewhat frustrated. Now it is Pang Shanmin's turn...

When Fei Qian plays chess, he naturally doesn't stick to winning or losing, so he plays chess easily. On the contrary, playing chess with Fei Qian puts a lot of psychological pressure on him.

Pang Shanmin looked at Fei Qian and raised his eyebrows.

This chess move was so stinky that Pang Shanmin didn't even know what to do.

Yali Mountain is big.

When he first started playing chess with Fei Qian, Pang Shanmin thought that Fei Qian was being modest when he said he was not good at chess. However, after playing a few games, he discovered that it was not modesty but the truth.

In this chess game, it is actually not difficult to win Feiqian, but it is difficult to draw or even lose...

Fortunately, Fei Qian's attention was not on playing chess, nor did he care much about winning or losing on the chessboard. He was more concerned about the layout of Qinglong Temple and related issues related to the promotion of the overall social productivity and production relations of the Han Dynasty.

In the Han Dynasty, there was no time limit for playing chess, so sometimes a game of chess could be played for a whole day.

After Fei dived for a while, he picked up the wine and took a sip, and then said slowly: "When are the immortals going to give a lecture?" 』

Pang Shanmin pinched a black stone in his hand. He did not look at Fei Qian, but stared at the chessboard. He hesitated slightly. He didn't know whether he was hesitating about the move or about the matter of Qinglong Temple. "The mountain man has not thought about it yet." ...』

As he said that, Pang Shanmin lightly placed a word on the chessboard.

"Tell me. Fei Qian looked at the position of Pang Shanmin's move and didn't seem to see anything remarkable about it.

Well, there really is a clever trick, but Fei Qian probably can't see it.

"The intention of the mountain people watching Hussar seems to be to restore the theory of various schools?" Pang Shanmin raised his head and looked at Fei Qian.

Fei Qian laughed, waved his hand and said, "It's not a restoration, it's a new thing." 』

"complex? new? Pang Shanmin repeated.

Fei Qian nodded, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk, "New." 』

"Appreciate further details. Pang Shanmin said.

The "hundred schools of thought" is a false name, not really a hundred schools of thought.

Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty quoted Sima Tan's views on academic schools in "Historical Records". Sima Tan summarized the schools since the pre-Qin period into six schools, namely Yin-Yang, Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, Mingjia, and Taoism.

Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty did something different again. In the "Book of Han", he classified the schools since the pre-Qin period into ten schools, namely Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-Yang School, Legalism, Mingjia, Mohism, Politicians, Miscellaneous Schools, Farmers' School, novelist.

You must know that China has attached great importance to rankings since ancient times. It is very particular about who ranks first and who ranks behind. However, Sima Qian and Ban Gu obviously did not specifically mark these rankings according to the order of gestures, or according to The sequence, or ranking, is in no particular order, so this ranking is interesting.

Perhaps we can get a glimpse of the changes in these schools of thought in the Han Dynasty...

Then we can infer why these changes occurred and what impact these changes will have on future generations.

This might be a paper.

Of course, Fei Qian was not thinking about writing any papers on this issue with Pang Shanmin.

"Can there be no thieves in the world?" Fei Qian said slowly, also asking Pang Shanmin.

"A World Without Thieves? Pang Shanmin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "It's impossible and never happened." The world is never without thieves. The valley is empty but the river is exhausted, the hills are flat but the abyss is real. If the saint is dead, the big thief will not be able to survive, and the world will be peaceful for no reason. As long as the saint does not die, thieves will continue. 』

『Yes. Fei Qian nodded, "The so-called thieves also have their own ways. Those who steal hooks will be punished. Those who steal the country are princes. The gates of princes can only steal benevolence and righteousness." Therefore, if the Tao is long-lasting, thieves will also be long-lasting. The world will never be without thieves, so how can we avoid it? 』

Human beings are born selfish, and they can be selfless because they have knowledge, are selfless because of law, are selfless because of fear, have moral standards, have social supervision, have public discussion, etc.

If there is selfishness, there will naturally be thieves.

As long as the thief's heart does not die, the thief himself will never die.

Therefore, Fei Qian needs to open up the people's wisdom. The stronger and higher the people's wisdom is, the more difficult it will be to become a thief. The wisdom of the people is that soldiers are the people, workers are also the people, and the children of the gentry and all kinds of students, as well as merchants and farmers, etc., are also the people.

As for soldiers, it has become a norm among the Hussars to gain promotion after acquiring a certain level of knowledge. Similarly, the so-called "working class" in the Han Dynasty was actually similar to the army to a certain extent. Within a certain limited space and time, these workers were forced to learn through forced and semi-forced means.

If you can't learn or don't understand, soldiers can't get better promotions, and workers can't make more money.

Driven by profit, these soldiers and workers will be more proactive in learning and growing. In this process, these people, and even their families, will naturally grow in "people's wisdom" accordingly. .

The current Qinglong Temple is "profit-driven" on the part of the literati.

Go forward!

Look forward!

Fei Qian sometimes thinks that he wishes there was a whip behind him so that these people could stumble forward and move towards the light...

This whip is regulations, interests, guidance, public opinion, and all means. But even so, there are still many people who refuse to learn and are unwilling to use their brains.

It’s tiring to use your brain, but not tiring to play.

Why are you thinking so much? Eat first, drink first, have fun first.

Pang Shanmin frowned, thought for a long time, and then said slowly, "Is Taoism natural?" 』

Fei Qian shook his head again and said, "Tao is natural, but it is not natural. This is the victory of Tao, but also the disadvantage of Tao." Huang Laogui believes in doing nothing and not fighting, even if he loses. If one has a yellow heart, it is okay to do nothing and not fight. However, if one has no yellow heart, it will be harmful to do nothing but not fight. If the people are not in contact with each other, it is okay to do nothing. If the people are in contact with each other, how can they not fight? 』

Wuwei does not mean not doing anything, but not doing anything rashly. Inaction does not violate objective laws, but follows objective laws.

But this inaction also has flaws.

Mr. Huang seemed to be queuing up according to the rules, and then he met someone who didn't line up according to the rules. It turned out that some guys didn't line up according to the rules and actually made a profit. So, should he insist on doing nothing and not fight, or should he insist on doing nothing and not fight? Are you talking about suddenly falling out and starting a fight?

In the early Han Dynasty, Huang Lao was used to do nothing but fight because the laws and regulations in the early Han Dynasty could not fight against each other at all. After the Warring States Period, various places were chaotic and lacked officials. There were no corresponding systems and regulations. Indiscriminate actions would only lead to frequent secondary disasters among the people. That's why Huang Lao did nothing and did not fight.

After the natural development of the people reached a certain stage, all kinds of disorder collided together again, and they were bound to fight. Of course, Huang Lao's strategy of "doing nothing" to govern by the people could not continue. Just like in the ancient times, tribes from different places could not meet together at all. What kind of national ideals and governance and diplomacy were of any use at that time? And when the natural development reaches a certain stage, and tribes begin to fight and annex each other, why do they still do nothing at this time?

After all, everyone's position is different.

People with different positions will have different views and interpretations of the same thing, and they will also bring different ways of handling it, and they will firmly believe that they are not wrong and others are wrong. This is true of most things in the world, and it will never be possible for everyone to have a unified view and interpretation of the same thing.

Sometimes the truth is indeed in the hands of a few people, and even when most people have reached a consensus, there will still be a small number of fun-loving souls who will jump out and express different opinions.

We can never agree on our views, but we can agree on our actions.

You can reserve your opinions, but your actions must be unified.

If you are not unified, you will be punished.

To reach an agreement, a higher level of intervention is necessary, so Huang Lao's strategy of the Han Dynasty naturally did not adapt to the development of the times.

"The creatures of heaven and earth are strong and weak, big and thieves are small, and they are weak and stupid. The power of things is inevitable." In the past, when the Xiongnu troops were strong, they harmed the border, plundered the Han people, and the court panicked and asked for peace. But now when the Han Dynasty is strong, they camp on the border, return to the Yin Mountains, and the barbarians dare not act rashly at the point of the soldiers' front..." Fei Qian slowly He said, "Time is also momentum." The heaven and the earth are all like this, and all the people are like this. Huang Lao's words can be as good as the inside, but it is difficult to beat the outside. 』

Pang Shanmin was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly, "What Qiao Qi said makes sense." Therefore, at Qinglong Temple, Qiaoqi doesn’t want to talk about Lao and Zhuang? Could it be that he wants to be punished by law? 』

Fei Qian laughed, shook his head and said, "No." Someone once said that we are looking for something new. This newness is something new from hundreds of schools of thought, not just the words of one person. 』

Fei Qian turned to Huang Xu and signaled. Huang Xu took a tips bag from the guard on the side and gave it to Fei Qian.

Fei Qian handed the kit to Pang Shanmin with some bad taste, "This is a wonderful idea in the kit, and the immortals may wish to take a look at it." 』

Pang Shanmin pinched the brocade bag and it felt a little hard. Then he opened it and found that there were rolls of parchment inside. "This is..."

"This is a scroll for many people." Fei Qian smiled and said, "There is a translation from Zhuangyi Xuan inside." 』

"But... what kind of scholar..." Pang Shanmin was in a daze. He obviously couldn't understand the words on the parchment, so he took out the manuscript from the Zhuanjian Xuan and read it. After a while, he frowned slightly and said, "Is this a famous scholar?" 』

Fei Qian smiled and said, "It sounds like a name but not a name." 』

Pang Shanmin frowned and continued reading.

Some people say that the peak of all scholars is when they debut. Fei Qian thinks this sentence is somewhat correct, but also somewhat incorrect.

The correct thing is that the Spring and Autumn Period was a relatively typical feudal society. Then various academics emerged based on the different local characteristics of the princes and were supported by their lords or princes and kings. As a result, the doctrines became complicated and thinkers naturally Becomes a lot.

For example, a strategist is, to put it bluntly, a diplomat. Frequent missions to various countries and frequent changes of positions. Each envoy is eloquent and uses leverage to achieve things that the military cannot.

After hundreds of years of strategists' strength, it was lost in the unification environment.

In the environment of China's great unification, a few people will not be allowed to mess around internally.

But that's not the case with a neighbor.

Before the Restoration of Eastern Japan, various regions had always been effectively divided, and the art of vertical and horizontal was an extremely important tool and weapon for the daimyo. This diplomatic legacy continued into later modern times. Therefore, in later modern times, sometimes people always feel that the Eastern Japanese are aggressive, and it seems that from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, they always suffered losses. In fact, after research, many of them suffered losses in their diplomatic methods. These Eastern Japanese diplomats knew how to take advantage of the situation. , understands the general trend, knows how to change positions, knows how to manipulate public opinion, can be soft or hard, can use harsh words at the top, engages in assassination, can be humble at the bottom, lick the ditch, and does everything possible.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, the political strategists have been in decline. Even if some documents were handed down that were burned every now and then, no matter how powerful the documents are, there is no practical experience. The external departments of various feudal dynasties in China are basically the same. The goods are no longer better than those of our ancestors. A group of people who have almost never been abroad are in charge of diplomacy, just like civil servants who don't understand agriculture at all and are in charge of agriculture. They learned diplomacy from scratch after being slapped in the face.

After reading for a long time, Pang Shanmin put down the translation in his hand and said, "Husband, what does this... exactly mean?" Please give me some advice. 』

Fei Qian smiled, pointed at the chessboard on the table, and said: "The various schools of thought are just like this horizontal chessboard. Countless talented people in the future have added bricks and tiles, painted and painted on it. Then Is it the merits of this chessboard that are greater, or the ingenuity of later generations? 』

Fei Qian said, sweeping away the chess pieces on the chessboard, "Even if we start a new game, we are still in this chess game!" 』

Well, I'm almost losing anyway, so I might as well find an excuse to stop playing.

Pang Shanmin was in a daze, staring at the chessboard.

"Ahem," Fei Qian pretended to cough, and then said, "Do the immortals know that in addition to black and white hands, there is also chess and the art of fighting in Chang'an?" 』

Pang Shanmin raised his eyes and nodded.

"This is it. Now, if all these chess masters and poker masters are gathered together to compete for the championship, but they can only engage in black and white talks, who can win? Fei said subconsciously, "The hundreds of schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period are like hundreds of chess pieces. Each one has its own method of playing and each has its own advantages. However, now that we are stuck in one place, we are seeking to blame others. Is this reasonable?" 』

"People eat hundreds of grains. There are differences between men and women, old and young, superior and inferior. There are smart people and stupid people. There are strong people and weak people. How can we generalize? ” Fei Qian said slowly, “Among the hundreds of schools of thought, should there be various schools of thought first, and then there can be hundreds of schools of thought, or should the hundreds of schools of thought be determined first, and only then can there be various schools of thought?” What's going on in the world today? 』

"This..." Pang Shanmin was in a daze, his eyes moving, obviously thinking.

"Dead culture" cannot progress or change, just like "The Three Fears of a Gentleman", which defines the indestructible theorem of ancient sages. If you have any objections, you can think about it secretly in your heart, but once you speak it out, you will be punished. With the "Execution of Shaozhengmao", unless the entire dynasty is in turmoil and seeking change, Confucianism will be the orthodoxy, "dead culture" will be the mainstream, and "Yi Yan Tang" will be the orthodoxy of the feudal dynasty.

Strictly speaking, Confucius was not the original author. Confucius also claimed to speak rather than write, but after Confucius, most of the later Confucian scholars relied on Confucius to make articles, which is very interesting.

It's like a certain horse monkey wrote about the Three Kingdoms, and someone suddenly jumped out, you horse monkey, this is not the Three Kingdoms at all! The Three Kingdoms should be about loyalty, strategy, yellow sand stained with blood, sleeping on the same bed, fighting with the Confucian scholars, seven in and seven out...

Hmm, why is it a little weird...

That's pretty much it anyway.

Therefore, Chinese culture must be revived, with stronger vitality and more fierce fighting power!

Bring it back to life before it dies.

Fei Qian laughed and suddenly groaned:

"Tangdi's flowers are so beautiful that I can't help but admire them." There is nothing better than brothers today.

"The power of death and mourning, brother Kong Huai." The original Xisi is here, and my brothers are asking for help.

"The order of the spine is still there, and the brothers are in urgent need." Every time I have a good friend, I always sigh.

"Brothers are jealous of each other, so they can resist their insults from outside." Every time I have good friends, I have no enemies..."

Fei Qian pointed to the parchment on the table, "Now this is a "foreign aggression"... Can the immortals be competent?" 』

If you want to win, if you want to develop, if you want to achieve higher and better progress, you can't be "just like that", or "too superficial", or "wonderful skills", and then downplay it. Just say "abandon" or "forget it", and that's it.

All tools are meant to be used, not worshiped.

This is true of Confucius and Mencius, and it is also true of Aristotle.

Idealism is good, materialism is also good, chaotic yin and yang, logical thinking, everything is a tool for human beings to stumble forward into this world!

People can eat hundreds of grains, so why can’t they have hundreds of tools?

Do you have to use only one tool?

Can you only play one kind of chess?

But there are some people who, when they see someone saying that Confucianism is good, they call them a Confucian dog; when they see someone saying that Western learning is wonderful, they call them slaves of the West; they call the rain when they hear the wind coming; they call the whole leopard when they see a spot! If you ask him what he can do, he will glare with his eyes and spread his hands. I don't understand, I only know how to scold!

Pang Shanmin thought for a while, then laughed, stroking his palms and singing the second half of Fei Qian's words:

"The chaos and chaos are calmed down, and peace and tranquility are achieved." Although we have brothers, it is better to have friends.

"Bi'er Jidou, the drink of wine." Now that the brothers are here, they are happy and happy.

"My wife is a harmonious couple, like a drum, harp, and harp." Brothers are both peaceful and harmonious.

"It's good for your family and your wife's money." It’s just a picture, it’s so natural! Wonderful, wonderful, hahaha..."