Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1119 Final Predicament

The demise of the Yan-Li school is imminent. If we use the concept of martial arts novels of later generations to understand it, it is actually similar to:

The orthodox schools all need to practice internal strength.

Whether it’s like Zhu Xi’s, who feels that internal energy has one, two, three, four, five layers, and there are steps to reach the peak step by step, or there are steps to walk; or it’s under the influence of Zen, which emphasizes epiphany.

In short, it is necessary to practice internal strength.

As long as the inner strength is reached, with the movement of one's hands and feet, one has the power to break monuments and crack stones. With one punch and one foot, everything is in harmony with the way of heaven, and no one can stop it.

If you are in harmony with the way of heaven, you can do whatever you want in your actions and do not exceed the rules.Whether it is inside or outside, everything is great.

The Yan Li school of thought said that it is a waste of time to practice one's internal strength.

Didn't the master pass down more than a dozen sets of moves?In addition to the development and creation of later generations, there are twenty or thirty sets of moves.

As long as you practice these moves, you can go from the outside to the inside, and finally reach the realm of transformation.Has Hong Qigong practiced internal strength?Isn't it a set of palm techniques, and finally from the outside to the inside, to become a generation of masters?
These twenty or thirty sets of moves are etiquette, music, agriculture, military art, arithmetic, astronomy, geography and so on.

After practicing all these [-] or [-] sets of moves, from the outside to the inside, the internal force is self-generated, and you can also reach the realm of perfection, and finally become invincible and reach the realm of a great master.

So how to practice these moves well and purely?Practice it, do it, the more you do it, the more proficient you will be.

In the end, for the sake of the country and the people, we will implement policies that the world dare not do, solve the difficulties that the world cannot solve, and use the feedback of the people to prove that we are upright and have not gone astray.

What if ordinary people don't have enough talent?You can't learn the whole set of "boxing techniques", but can't you learn one move?
It was originally a dispute between "Qi Zong" and "Jian Zong" within the sect.

However, a group of people who value "practicing moves" and "practice" suddenly emerged.This group of people said that we only practice moves, we don't have the inner scriptures of the heart, we only learn the "external skills" of agriculture, astronomy, arithmetic, geometry and machinery.

But some sharp-eyed people discovered that these people said that they only practice moves, not internal strength, but they actually have their own internal strength, but it is completely different from their own, pure evil.

The Qizong asked the Jianzong, hey, how do you explain this group of evil sects?Didn't you say that as long as you practice the moves well, you can go from the outside to the inside and reach the realm of perfection?Why have all these people turned into evil sects?
Why is the reputation of Wang Anshi and Zhuge Wuhou so far apart?Both of them obviously used the art of applying for business, and both concealed their names but used the truth.

How come one is in the sky and the other is underground?
Isn't it because Zhuge Wuhou first practiced his internal strength, and then even if he used the technique of Shenshang, he could do whatever he wanted without exceeding the rules, and all his actions were successful.

Wang Anshi didn't practice internal strength but only practiced moves, which eventually brought chaos to the world.

Or he tried to use moves to generate internal strength.

He was originally a "Jian Zong", but after ruling the world, he tried to unify the sword and Qi, and produced three internal exercises "Zhou Li Xin Yi", "Shang Shu Xin Yi", "Mao Shi Xin Yi" thought it was orthodox, but in fact it was not at all. Many "Bibles" are fake, fake books, what are these new meanings?Do you dare to say that "Zhou Li" is the "Bible"?It has been expelled from the scriptures by textual research, it is purely a book of six kingdoms conspiracy and Han Shen's restoration!
This is also a major Achilles' heel of the Yan Li School.

This imminent extinction crisis is due to the logical problems of the school itself, the philosophical dilemma, the rise of the practical school, and the fact that Zhu Zixue is no longer the mainstream. This kind of learning that has been promoted by criticism and battles gradually lacks stamina, etc., there is also the rise of textual research. , so that many things of the Yan-Li School lack biblical support.

To a certain extent, which line is the Yan-Li School in Confucianism?
In fact, they belonged to the Wang Mang-Wang Anshi-Yan Li faction.

Although it seems that Wang Mang and Wang Anshi don't seem to be in the same league at all.But in fact, this faction followed the path of "Zhou Li".

It's not that the three of them share the same philosophy.

Rather, "Zhou Li" is the blueprint for the founding of an ideal country.Add another "Shangshu", and the rest does not focus on issues such as social practice, social reform, system, law, land system, industrial and commercial system, and loan interest.

It's not that they all want to reply to "Zhou Li", but that the Confucianism they think can build an ideal country, and this ideal country is to solve the land system, government-run private, tax system, currency system, relief system, etc. system and a series of issues.

"Zhou Li" can be repeated indefinitely, but the connotation of "Zhou Li" means that the focus of Confucianism is not moral knowledge, but a political philosophy, which is to guide the reform of officials to solve land, industry and commerce.

It is necessary to carry out a complete set of reforms that adapt to the current situation and involve the land system, bureaucratic system, and education system.

When Zhang Boxing said that the Yan-Li School, Chen Tongfu must be pushed, followed by Wang Anshi.

And it is true that the Yan-Li School was the group of people who were most enthusiastic about "rebuilding the official system", "rebuilding the school education system", and "detailed land law system" in the environment of the late Ming and early Shun period.

none of them.

They have come up with a complete set of institutional plans ranging from the emperor to the ninth-rank officials, and then to the corporals, detailing the salaries, jurisdictional responsibilities, and restrictions of each official.

They have come up with a complete set of detailed personnel selection and school education systems, including teachers' salaries, student assessments, number of selections, re-study years, and whereabouts of graduates.

They devised a set of land equalization schemes that, although fanciful, pointed to the land ownership system of landlords, and even took into account inheritance, property rights, job changes, etc. after equalization of land.

This is the obvious feature of the "Zhou Li" school, which tries to let Confucianism guide the operation of the real world, guide the operation of society, and guide the construction of the country.

However, with the development of textual research, "Zhou Li" was expelled from the "Bible".

This is the reason why Li Wei was shattered by Mao Qiling's fake book "Zhou Li".

As for the "Three Character Classics of Real Learning" produced by Yan Yuan and Li Wei, one-third of the content was made up by textual research and became a fake book.

At least one-third of the content, the core is "water, fire, gold, wood, earth and valleys are only cultivated, and Zhengde uses thick to produce harmony", which is derived from this, including Yan Yuan's "discipline" fit of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth valleys under the reform of practical learning and magic .

Because...water, fire, gold, wood, soil, and valleys are all about repairing, and Zhengde uses his wealth to create peace. The source of this sentence, like "Zhou Li", was proved to be a "false book" and was expelled from the category of "Bible" in the academic circle.

The issue of "Zhou Li", or the issue of Wang Mang and Wang Anshi, is essentially a "political" and "religious" issue.

That is: what is the origin of our Confucian scholars?

Is to teach?

Or politics?
Confucian scholars are not high priests.

Because the high priest is the emperor, Confucian scholars, including Confucius, are theoretically not qualified to "sacrifice to heaven", nor are they qualified to communicate directly with heaven.

No Confucian scholar can say that the Temple of Heaven offers sacrifices to the heavens, hey, I am familiar with this, I understand etiquette, and I am a professional counterpart, so I will go to sacrifice.

This is absolutely not possible.

In this transition period, Confucianism must find its own position.

Is it the "archbishop" after the separation of Orthodoxy?
Or is it a political party with ideals, the goal is to be a "cabinet prime minister" and carry out comprehensive social reforms?
And should the reform conform to the righteousness of Confucianism?

Several articles of "Zhou Li" and "Shang Shu" have been basically identified as fake works of later generations, so the reform school relying on "Zhou Li" and "Shang Shu" is actually problematic in the righteousness.

In fact, at this point, there is only one way for Confucianism to continue, instead of completely collapsing in the entire cultural circle.

That is to separate benevolence and propriety.

Extract the benevolence and abstract it into an abstract symbol as the core spirit.It's like ordinary people listening to Taizhou School talk about those things, abstracting and simplifying benevolence into vulgar "good people" and "moral".

Allocating the rituals is like the steamed stuffed bun problem written by the new generation. It is an external method that fits the society at that time, but doesn't it fit the current era?

This is also the key factor why Dashun's official Yongjia Yongkang School cannot be established, because in the end, Ye Shi chose utilitarianism, and in order to ensure that this is Confucianism, he could only follow the external appearance.

Obviously, the Yan-Li School is also at this stage now.

If he still wants to say that he is Confucian, then he can only rely on etiquette, otherwise how can he say that his "gong" is in line with Confucianism?
And once he sacrifices benevolence and asks for courtesy, it will turn the well-behaved Tuogu into a retro-revolutionary one.

Because this is the predicament that the Yan-Li School is facing now, and in fact, this predicament has already been encountered by Shi Gong Xue in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, Yongjia and Yongkang's gongfu studies were suppressed for various reasons.

But in terms of philosophical construction, it is not 01:30 away from Zhu Xi, and the closed loop cannot be completed internally.

The idea of ​​"from the outside to the inside" of the Yan Li school was patched by Ye Shi after Chen Liang was criticized by Zhu Xi.

But the patch he made can only choose "external rituals" and "restore rituals" to complete the combination of success and Confucianism.

That is, the path from the outer manifestation to the inner experience.Rather than the other way around, first internal experience, and then external performance.

So, external manifestations, what kind of manifestations can be considered Confucianism, rather than a mess of heresy?

Restoration.

And where will this set go in the end?

Towards, [the etiquette is restored and then you can respect].

Isn't this taking off your pants and farting?In the end, we still come to "respect". Doesn't this turn back to Taoism?

Then I will go straight to Xinjing, isn't this a shortcut?
Can't we go this way?
No, because your external performance and doing a lot of things are not in line with etiquette. How can you achieve the Confucianism of the inner experience from the external performance?

The Yan Li School actually made a big circle. Now, especially after the rise of the Pure Practical Technology School represented by Liu Yu, they can only go back to Ye Shi's road, otherwise their "hegemony", " The hat of "heretic" will definitely not be taken off.

As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Huang Zhen explained the problem of martial arts in one sentence.

One step forward is not Confucianism.

Taking a step back, he said, "Shuixin's learning is completely in the middle of Zhu, Lu, and Chen Liang. In general, what is the fruit of the system?——Rites are revived and established with respect. Ultimately, respect."

"However, Cheng's study is dedicated to respect, so why use Cheng's words as wrong? It's not self-explanatory."

You made it clear that doing A is for B.Then why do you deny B?Such a big logical loophole is here, can it stand up?

The key, the point, of "doing the first thing" is the first thing?Still doing things?

Is A?still do?

This is exactly the same problem that the Yan Li School is facing now.

(End of this chapter)