Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1480
"What is a saint?"

In the early summer, Qin Xiaogong, the third king of Luzon who had succeeded to the throne for a hundred days, took his eldest son Qin Zhao to the Xuanwu Lake Heart Island Manor to visit his grandfather, Supreme King, and his great-grandson Qin Zhao to ask questions.

"Why do you ask this question?"

"The teacher said this yesterday, and my great-grandson didn't understand, so I asked the Supreme King." Seven-year-old Qin Zhao was eager to ask, and asked if he didn't understand.

Qin Lang smiled.

He didn't answer directly, but looked at his grandson Qin Xiaogong, "What does the king call a saint?"

Qin Xiaochang thought for a while and replied, "Shuowen explained in a book, holy, and accessible. Kong Anguo said, holy, omnipotent. Kong Yingda Shuleji also said that the holy man understands physics. Shuzuo Chuanyun , the sage, understands, spreads all things, and understands all common things."

Qin Lang nodded, "You are talking about saints, not saints."

Xiaogong hurriedly replied, "Mencius Li Lou Shangyun, a sage is the ultimate in human relations. Xunzi Li Lun said that a sage is the ultimate in Dao. Annotations to the Analects of Confucius said that a sage is a name for unpredictable gods.

The Analects of Confucius says: The so-called sage is one who knows the way, who is adaptable but not endless, and who can measure the temperament of all things.

Confucius’ Family Saying·Wuyi Jieyun: The so-called sages are those whose virtues are in harmony with the heaven and the earth, have no way to adapt, and end all things. , the common people don't know his virtue, and those who see him don't know his neighbors, this is called a sage...

Qin Lang interrupted his grandson's endorsement, "What you said is what the ancient sages said, what is your own understanding, what is a sage?"

"When virtue is in harmony with heaven and earth, one becomes a saint, like a supreme king."

"Then how can virtue harmonize with heaven and earth, and heaven and man are one?"

"All human nature inside, and heaven's heart on top!" Qin Xiaogong replied.

Qin Lang couldn't help being a little surprised. This grandson always thought he was quite ordinary, but he didn't expect that he was neither good at leading troops in battle, nor good at riding and shooting martial arts, nor was he talented in writing poems or prose. There are good insights on it.

For saints and sages, the sages of all dynasties in China have made summaries, but they have been condensed into one sentence, that is, the unity of man and nature.More specifically, human nature is in line with the heart of heaven, and the interpretation of the mean is that human nature is born, and heaven orders it.The teaching of the holy order, the reason why the saints have the ability to restore the way, the saints, is nothing more than to make the best of the nature endowed by nature, to achieve the ultimate, to become a perfect person.

Daya also said that all things in the universe originate from heaven, and all things in nature are not born at will, and each must have its own nature and stipulations.Stories have physics, things have reason, and people have things.

Flowers must bloom according to their principles, rain must fall according to their principles, and people must grow according to their principles.

When things move according to their own principles, the heaven and the earth will be in harmony, and the Qiang will have no worries.If people act according to their own principles, the world will be peaceful and people will be happy.

Zhou Shu said, only heaven and earth, the parents of all things, only people, the soul of all people, and the Book of Filial Piety also said that the nature of heaven and earth is that people are the most precious.It is the person who bestows this principle on human beings, which is called nature, and it is actually the same as principle.This principle is innate and inherent in human beings, that is, human nature. Mencius said that human nature is inherently good, and the northern goodness does not come from outside, but is endowed by nature.

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Tianli, Tianxin, human heart, Lixin, sage, sanctification...

Qin Xiaogong's understanding of these things made Qin Lang very surprised. After all, he was not yet thirty, and he actually had this insight. Even if he learned it from the shoulders of the sages and giants of the past, it was very rare if he didn't realize it by himself.

He suddenly felt that the Qin family had produced door gods, gods, martial sages, prime ministers, generals, and poet sages before, but they might produce a philosopher in the future.

Seven-year-old Qin Zhao was confused, and he couldn't even understand many words.

What is the law of heaven, what is human nature, what is physics, what is the principle, it is too big.

Qin Lang nodded appreciatively, and Qin Xiaochang respectfully agreed to take another path, but in any case, a person who can understand this kind of philosophy should not be a bad king.

"Actually, whether you are studying Confucianism, practicing Buddhism, or enlightening Taoism, you are actually constantly improving your state of mind. Taoism says that you can become a saint by beheading the three corpses, and Buddhism says that you can become a Buddha by eliminating the three poisons. But we use secular words. In fact, it is We must preserve the principles of heaven and destroy human desires."

"Is it necessary to eliminate all desires in order to be holy?" Xiaogong asked seriously.

"No, people have the seven emotions and six desires. The basic needs and desires are the laws of heaven. Only the desires that exceed the normal needs need to be eliminated. For example, those who eat and drink are also the laws of heaven. Excessive demands for delicious food are also human desires. In the same way, husband and wife are also the laws of heaven. Three wives and four concubines, lustful, lustful, and lustful."

"To put it bluntly, there is a limit to everything. The normal need is the law of heaven. If it exceeds the normal limit, it is human greed, selfish desire, etc. Preserving the law of heaven and destroying human desires is the first step to becoming a saint. Doing this step , is not yet a saint, but can only be said to be a good enough person. To become a saint, one must not only clean oneself, but also have great and lofty ideals, and strive hard for them. This is the process of sanctification, the strongest success, It is like a phoenix nirvana, transcending the ordinary and becoming a saint."

"The sages of Confucianism also said long ago that self-cultivation, self-cultivation, family governance, and the peace of the world. A saint must first cultivate himself, and then he will bring peace to the world. If he can benefit the country and the majority of people, then he is a saint."

"If you only cultivate yourself, you can at most be considered a sage!"

It has been 69 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin, who can be called a saint, can be counted as half, and Qin Lang can also be counted as half, because both of them can be regarded as people who lead the times and benefit hundreds of millions of people.

The reason why it is only half is because it is not enough.

Although Qin Qiong was enshrined in the martial arts temple and became a martial saint, Qin Qiong was only the result of political factors. As far as he was concerned, he was still only a top military general limited by the times.

A real saint is a person who is worshiped more and more as he dies longer.It is their achievements, their theories, and their thoughts that transcend the times, lead the times, and benefit future generations.

Saints are not smart, omniscient people, but true leaders of the times and even reformers.

Seven-year-old Qin Zhao looked at Qin Lang with doubts on his face, "Great-grandfather, everyone said that you are a saint of the South China Sea, but you just said that a saint is a person who preserves the principles of heaven and destroys human desires, has great ideals and great deeds, but you can't get enough of it." Fine, not tired of details, like luxury and enjoy beautiful people."

"Hahaha," Qin Lang laughed loudly, "Your boy is right. I have great ambitions in my life, and I have been working hard for this goal. , Human desire is hard to get rid of, so I am not a saint, at most I can be regarded as half a sage."

"The great-grandfather was impure with six sense organs and did not get rid of human desires, but he was able to become half a sage and be respected as a saint by the world. Then can I not get rid of human desires in the future, and I can only be half a sage." Seven-year-old Qin Zhao is very reluctant to grow delicious snacks, to give up his morning sleep, to his own fun toys, etc. He doesn't want to just read and do homework every day.

"Hahaha, you boy, if you can be half a sage, you can have some reasonable desires."

Qin Lang also took the opportunity to have a deep chat with Xiaogong about managing people's desires. He was worried that the 29-year-old Qin Xiaogong's comprehension of the way of sages and sages would go crazy, and if the time came, he would get behind like Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism and be neglected by his disciples and grandchildren. It became a prison that imprisoned human nature, and in the end even starved to death.

The Neo-Confucianism or Daoism created and developed by Cheng and Zhu is a branch of Confucianism. There is nothing wrong with their theoretical viewpoints. What is wrong is that later generations distorted it and went astray.

For example, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the social status of women was relatively high, widows remarried, and many even showed their faces to run businesses and open shops. The face is covered, and usually the door does not leave the second door.

Especially with the huge harm caused by bound feet, the status of women is very low, and even after becoming a widow, they have to observe chastity and are not allowed to remarry, and they value chastity more than life. There are too many things, these are serious violations of heaven Behavior.

Qin Xiaogong was still young, so he was afraid of going crazy.

Since Xiaogong inherited the throne, he still respects Qin Lang, the supreme king.

Even though Qin Lang had let go of Lu Song's political affairs after passing on the throne to Qin Yu, after Xiaogong succeeded to the throne, he still asked the cabinet to copy all the memorials, one original and two copies, and one of them was sent directly to Qin Lang. .

Although in the past few months, Qin Lang never knew how to deal with the memorials sent by his grandson, it was as if nothing had been sent to him, and he told Qin Xiaogong again and again not to send them to him, but Xiaogong still insisted.

Even for some important matters, he would personally visit Qin Lang to inquire about the policy, and even when Qin Lang was out, he would send someone to ask.

This attitude is still very good, and it has been praised by everyone in Luzon.

Even in normal times, Xiao Gong would always come to see him every now and then.

Qin Lang has already said what his grandson should say. The future development route of Luzon and the basic national policies have been taught long ago. Even now, the Luzon Central Team headed by Xue Shao is also personally organized by Qin Lang. Xiaogong adjusted, for example, Xue Shao is the father of Xiaogong's side concubine, etc.

What should be done has been done, Qin Lang is now trying to let go as much as possible.

Qin Lang had objections to the handling of many things in the memorial presented by the young king, and could even see many problems, but in the end he held back.

He will always die one day.

So now it is as if they died prematurely, and if there are problems or omissions, they have to make up for themselves.

After all, Luzon is already under their control.

"It's been a hundred days since you ascended the throne. If San Francisco is stable, you can choose a time to go to Luoyang and ask to come to Luoyang to meet the emperor. You have to go this time." Qin Lang reminded his grandson.

"Will Grandpa go with you?"

"Me? I'm too lazy to go. I'm old, and I don't want to die on the way. The weather is hot. If I want to die on the way, I can only pretend to cover up the smell of the corpse with some rotten fish and rotten shrimp. That's too much." It's terrible." Qin Lang said with a smile.

"Take Qin Zhao to Luoyang. When he is seven years old, he will go to school in Luoyang. He will accompany His Highness the Crown Prince to study in the Chongxian Hall. We will get closer and closer. Although Lu Song is an overseas vassal, we have to maintain contact with the Central Plains. , will not be reduced to overseas barbarians."

Qin Xiaogong understands that taking his son to study in Luoyang is actually putting his son there as a hostage according to the usual practice. Although he is reluctant, he cannot refuse.

"Grandpa, I heard that the sage intends to cut down the feudal clan?"

Finally, Qin Xiaogong talked about a rumor that he was worried about.

Qin Lang shook his head, "Don't worry, the emperor in Luoyang is younger than you, even if he wants to do something, but if he wants to use this opportunity to cut down the feudal clan, even if it starts from the clan, he won't be able to succeed When you arrive in Luoyang, if the emperor asks about this matter, you only need to make it clear that the system of secular feudalism is the national policy of the ancestors and cannot be changed."

The system of feudal feudalism has been implemented for decades, and now it is connected with the interests of too many people. The emperor wants to cut down the feudal clan?
He was so young then.

(End of this chapter)