Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 90
The environment can indeed infect a person. Before he came to Wukang, Ji You couldn't have imagined that he would be what he is now.

Today, he is no different from those members of the youth battalion around him. He is dressed in linen clothes, wearing sandals, a bamboo kettle around his waist, and a wooden plank on his side.A piece of paper was spread on the wooden board, and he observed the surrounding mountains and rivers while walking. When the drum car rang once in the team, he handed the drawing to the car, and at the same time changed a new piece of paper to continue moving forward.

The reason for this is not that he agrees with Shen Zhezi's ideas, but because he lost to his colleagues in the youth battalion in Jingbian.That group of youngsters who have been in school for less than a year and can read less than a thousand words, their understanding of giri surpassed that of his famous family!
The cause of the incident began a few days ago, when Shen Zhezi led a group of students to make a pedal silk reeling car, and talked about the concept of studying things to learn.This made Ji You a little unacceptable, thinking that Shen Zhezi misinterpreted the meaning of the scriptures too much, and then refuted it.So Shen Zhezi picked out a boy at random and asked him to have a debate with Ji You.

Investigate things to gain knowledge, from the "Book of Rites" University Chapter, Investigate things, extend knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and peace of the world, this is a set of Confucian theories about personal cultivation and the realization of personal ambitions.Among them, studying things to know is the foundation.

Shen Zhezi's talk about studying things to gain knowledge is a concept that later generations have reached a consensus on, that is, to deduce physics and achieve true knowledge.The students in the youth camp quickly accepted this concept and strictly abide by it, gaining knowledge through practice.

But Ji You has long been taught by the current Confucianism, and does not agree with Shen Zhezi's ideas.

Nowadays, there is a set of understandings that are completely different from those of later generations, among which the views of Han Confucian Zheng Xuan are the most representative.Grid, to come; things, still things.The scripture meaning extended from this is that human nature has good and evil, and good things come from good nature, and evil things come from evil nature.Not only do they have different views on Gewu, but knowledge is also placed before Gewu.

Interpreted in this way, investigating things and acquiring knowledge is no longer a method of acquiring knowledge, but a standard of conduct. If you are a good person, you will encounter good things, and if you are a bad person, you will encounter evil things.

Although there have been interpretations in various classics and biographies since then, they do not break away from the stereotype of this concept.Ji You also believes in the same truth, those who do good will always come to do good, and those who do evil will always come to do evil, to pursue good and avoid evil, so as to achieve sincerity and righteousness.

The students in the youth camp also quoted Zheng Xuan’s point of view to refute his statement. The "Book of Changes" quoted, the name of Yi has three meanings, Yi Jian, Yi Chang, and Di Yi, that is, the three aspects of things, the naturalness of things, and the nature of things. changes, and the essence of things remains the same.

For example, water flows eastward, which is a non-man-made nature. Water has no normal state, whether it is ice or air. This is the variability of water, but it will eventually return to water, which is the same nature of water.

Investigating things to gain knowledge is to eliminate the complicated and simplify, study the changes thoroughly, and then gain insight into the essential laws and obtain true knowledge.After studying things to gain knowledge, improve your self-cultivation, and apply the mastered physics knowledge to manage the family and govern the country.

Seeing Ji You's exhaustion, Shen Zhezi smiled knowingly.The scriptures are good, they can teach a person to cultivate knowledge, form outlook on life and values ​​and so on.But at the same time, the scriptures and meanings are also very fucked up, which leads to various misinterpretations and interpretations, and people don't know which one to believe.

For example, the two characters "ge, wu" were widely used in ancient times, which caused different people to have different understandings.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zongzhou said that "in the theory of Gewu, there are 72 lawsuits in ancient and modern times", which shows that the disputes are mixed.

Even in the era when Confucianism was already flourishing in the Song Dynasty, there were still tit-for-tat understandings.Sima Guang believed that the grid is to resist, to resist the temptation of foreign objects, and then to know the way of virtue.

The reason why the cultural gentry can occupy the high ground of public opinion nowadays is that their respective family traditions have monopolized the right to interpret the scriptures, and then control the discourse power oriented by folk customs.

The core point of Shen Zhezi's teaching of the youth camp is to only do things, regardless of the way.Annotate me with the Six Classics, not me.Based on the current situation, I have what I should do. As long as I do things, the scriptures can explain my behavior.Instead of holding a bunch of great principles to measure whether an imminent thing should be done.

As long as you determine the basis of this behavior and maintain a positive attitude towards life, nothing is impossible.

Therefore, after teaching the youth camp for less than a year, Shen Zhezi, regardless of the dissuasion of others, pulled people out for a long-distance training.

Most of these teenagers have never left the manor, and their ability to make a living in the wild is almost zero. It is conceivable that it will not be easy.But so what, since one thing should be done, try it.Trapped in the manor for a long time, these teenagers' abilities cannot be greatly improved.

However, Shen Zhezi didn't have much experience, so he was more conservative for the first time. He only selected more than 60 teenagers who were of good age and good performance. After a few days of preparation, he officially set out on the road.

From Wukang to Kuaiji Shanyin, the straight-line distance is more than two hundred miles, and the actual distance is even longer.Considering the physical problems of the teenagers and the troubles they might encounter, Shen Zhezi planned to reach Shanyin in ten days.

After the news was announced, the teenagers cheered.After more than six months of education, they are no longer as cautious as their parents, who just want to live around the house, but are full of curiosity about the outside world and want to go out and have a look.

Shen Zhezi only announced the departure time, but did not give any other instructions.The preparations for the training are all done by these teenagers themselves.

Therefore, on the day of departure, everyone's preparations are different, and it can also be seen that individuals have different personalities.

Some people prepared soft bows, some carried bamboo spears, some carried buckets of grain on their backs, some wore a fishing net, and what's more, they hung a string of straw sandals directly around their waists.Everyone prepared different materials according to their own ideas, and even the person who carried the straw sandals plausibly wanted to sell them all the way to Shanyin in exchange for food.

But these people were not as well-prepared as Shen Zhezi. He brought a full [-] well-equipped Longxi soldiers and five ox carts.

After getting along for more than half a year, the teenagers are not only in awe of this young master, but also close to him. Seeing the huge team prepared by Shen Zhezi, even some bold people shouted: "Young master cheated!"

Shen Zhezi also had plausible words: "When did I say that you are not allowed to ride in the car, you didn't think of it yourself, but you have to blame others! If there are any clamorers, go back to the manor!"

Having said that, Shen Zhezi also walked with the group of teenagers when they actually set out on the road.As for the bullock cart guards, they all added a layer of protection.He took this group of teenagers out to practice, not to die.He naturally had to prepare for things that the teenagers couldn't think about.

A group of people set out on the road as if they were fleeing famine, and they only walked more than 20 miles on the first day.This is because I was too excited to leave home for the first time. Everyone was like a pony who had fun.

So Shen Zhezi ordered the camp to be set up, and opened a snack shop along the river by the way, and selected a few strong young men to set up stoves and pots, and light a fire to boil water.

Those teenagers who didn't prepare food, watched Shen Zhezi and a few cooks win over the guy who carried the food, cooked a big pot of rice porridge and drank it happily, but they could only swallow their saliva.

"Those with bows, go hunting with me!" A young man named Chen Jia yelled, dragged away a dozen young men with bows, and rushed into the wilderness noisily.

The guy carrying the fishing net soon became the existence of the stars and the moon, and soon learned from Shen Zhezi, recruiting a few teenagers to catch fish with fishing nets, while lying on the grass felt, he became a ruling class who enjoyed the benefits.

Only by mastering the means of production can you enslave others.This type of knowledge may be mentioned in the classics, but it is not as strong as personal experience.

Of course, if you want to enslave others, you must have strong force to protect yourself.

Behind Shen Zhezi, there were thirty Longxi pawns staring at him. The owner of the fishing net was not so lucky. He watched a few brave young men pull out a few fat fish with his fishing net, and turned to Shen Zhezi to cook fish soup with the stove, and then guarded They shouted loudly at the pots and stoves and started selling them.But he, the owner of the fishing net, had to rely on burning fire for people to drink soup.

This kind of living environment where everyone does their best and there is no lack of fun and fun can infect a person very much.Although Ji You was well educated by scriptures, he became a weak person in this environment.After losing the debate, he is willing to gamble and admit defeat, and hang out with the youth camp.Originally thinking that Shen Zhezi would take care of him, Shang An sat by the ox cart and waited for the porridge.

But seeing that the porridge pot had bottomed out, Shen Zhezi had no intention of sharing a bowl with him. Unable to bear the hunger, he leaned over to remind Shen Zhezi: "Weizhou, I..."

"Haha, Zhuang Sheng Mengdie, I am no longer me. You want to eat literature, what do you want to exchange with me?"

Shen Zhezi was guarding a pot, ready to share a piece of the soup when the fish soup was cooked, when he saw Ji Youxing coming, he laughed and said.

"me……"

Ji You is quite angry in his heart, and he has no shortage of complaints against Shen Zhezi, but if he wants to turn his face, it will appear that he is not strong enough.But if he were to sell his physical strength cheaply like the black and ashes-faced teenagers in front of the stove, he would not be able to let go of his rigidity.

Shen Zhezi also knew that Ji You could not adapt to such an atmosphere, so he said with a smile: "Well, I will send you an ox cart. Whether you can drive to Shanyin with this cart depends on how you plan your own."

Hearing this, before Ji You could react, the young man who snatched the fishing net by force had already rushed over: "Ji Langjun, I will give you a fat fish, can you give me a ride tomorrow?"

Ji You's eyes lit up immediately: "It's a deal!" In such an environment, he had already forgotten that he was a scholar, and he had inherited his grandfather's title of county marquis, so he actually rode with Han Shu in the same car. How ridiculous it seemed to people at the time.

Such training may seem like a joke, but Shen Zhezi is actually instilling a concept in these young people, how to make use of the limited conditions to make a difference in the current era of strict barriers and shackles.

In the future, it is impossible for him to do everything by himself, so talents in these fields are needed to express his will and achieve his intentions, so these young people are required to have eclectic and flexible abilities.

　Regarding the concept of Guoxue, it feels like a big head to look at.Reluctantly write, mainly talk about the conflict between the ancients and the current concept.Those who are not interested can skip, and my understanding may not be correct. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)