Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

Xuenv suddenly raised her head, and looked at Gao Jing in disbelief: "I...can I enter the Le family?"

Gao Jing smiled and said: "I don't know how to fight, but I know swordsmanship. Brother Xunzi said that my sword is a dance, a kind of sword dance, which can "raise character", so I don't learn the six Confucian arts. It's not that I don't have time, but no need.

Your dance has entered the realm, and you have started to "cultivate your character". If you can travel the seven kingdoms like Kuangxiu and get the recognition of the princes, maybe you can also create a "dancer"..."

Xue Nu's eyes were blurred with yearning, and finally she shook her head and said, "I am a woman, and the princes only want to occupy my body, not pay attention to my dance... I can't do what Master Kuangxiu did."

"Indeed!"

Gao Jing nodded in agreement and said: "If there is no Kuangxiu, no matter how wonderful the sound of the jade qin is, you will not be able to become everyone... Whether it is dancing or playing the qin, you can "cultivate your character" when you enter the realm, so I asked you if you would like to join the music family. .”

Xue Nu's breathing was a little short, and her eyes finally burst into glory: "Of course I am willing..."

Afterwards, it became a little darker, and said: "But three days later, I will enter Lord Yanchun's residence."

"Regarding this matter……"

Gao Jing thought for a while, and said: "I can help you, but if you want to join Lejia, you have to solve it yourself. If Lejia wants to become a master, you must learn to use your own strength to solve problems, not Rely on others!"

Xue Nu was stunned: "My own strength?"

Gao Jingdao: "If I do it myself, then you will only become my vassal. If I act on behalf of Confucianism, then you will be a vassal of Confucianism. Only if you solve it yourself can you represent Lejia!"

Snow Maiden seemed to understand.

"Do you know Gao Jianli?" Gao Jing nodded in satisfaction, and said, "It's the luthier who accompanied you. The Mo family wants to recruit him..."

Then Gao Jing explained the Mo family's plan for Gao Jianli in detail.

After finishing speaking, Gao Jing continued: "Gao Jianli has now strayed from Lejia, and instead embarked on the way of a knight-errant... Tell me, what will he do when you enter Lord Yanchun's mansion in three days? Remind you, the knight-errant Loyalty, regardless of the consequences, only cares about the present!"

Xue Nu thought for a moment, and said, "Go in and save me?"

"bingo!"

Gao Jing looked at her approvingly, and said, "The Mo family will not let Gao Jianli have an accident..."

Xuenv understood, took it over and said: "When the time comes, there will be chaos in Jidu. I just need to get rid of Lord Yanchun, and I can take advantage of the chaos to leave...even kill Lord Yanchun..."

"I didn't hear anything!"

Gao Jing looked at the three of Yan Lingji: "Did you hear anything?"

Yan Lingji covered her mouth and snickered, and said, "I didn't hear anything about killing Yanchun Lord... It was obviously the chaos caused by the Mo family..."

Dianqing is an honest person, he really can't say that...  

Black and white Xuanjian sneered.

Xue Nu pursed her red lips, and the bright sunshine finally appeared in her dark heart. Looking at Gao Jing, she bowed her head and said, "Xue Nu, thank you for your kindness in rebuilding!"

Gao Jing got up, stretched his body, and said: "The Ji is in a mess, we don't have a long time to stay, we will leave in three days, continue to go to Qi State, and return to Xiaoshengxian Village to stay for a while...

In the near future, I will probably go to Qin again, passing through South Korea on the way... Miss Xuenv decides for herself. "

As he said that, Gao Jing waved to the other three people: "I've finished watching the dance, and I've seen the beauty, it's time to go."

Yan Lingji took the fox fur and put it on for Gao Jing, and put on the mink fur coat herself, and smiled at Xue Nu.

Dianqing and Black and White Xuanjian also stood up to follow.

"The snow girl knows!"

Xuenv watched Gao Jing and his party leave, pursed her lips, and said with a smile.

She is a weak woman with a beautiful appearance, so it is difficult for her to go to Korea alone.

Gao Jing told her itinerary 3.9, just to give her a choice, see if she wants to go on the road together.

……

On the way to leave Feixue Pavilion, Yan Lingji asked happily: "Will she go with us?"

Gao Jing didn't answer, this kind of question doesn't need to be answered.

Dianqing said: "Yes! She has no other choice...or she can join the Mo family as a ranger, then she has to give up her dance."

Black and White Xuanjian said: "It turns out that your goal is Xue Nu from beginning to end, not Gao Jianli... The Mo family giant was so miserably deceived by you!"

Gao Jingle said: "A ranger, why should I look for him?"

"We still have to go back to Korea? Why are we going?" Yan Lingji asked.

Gao Jing sighed and said, "Of course it's to save that bastard Han Fei!".

Chapter 84 "Spring and Autumn"

Many modern people have a misunderstanding, thinking that "shooting", one of the six Confucian arts, is also a martial art exercise.

In fact, "shooting" is a kind of etiquette, "shooting ceremony"!

Archers, advance and retreat weeks must also hit the ceremony.The inner mind is upright, the outer body is straight, and then the bow and arrow are held to judge the solidity.Hold the bow and arrow to judge the solid, and then you can say what you say, and you can observe virtue and conduct.

That is to say, you can judge a person's virtue from whether he can hit the target, because as long as he has a correct heart, he will definitely be able to hit the target... a bit idealistic.

But Confucian "shooting" is indeed a kind of etiquette, for the righteous "shooting ceremony"!

……

The size of Jidu is about the same as that of Xinzheng, but it is far less prosperous. Coupled with the cold weather, many shops are directly closed.

With nothing to do, Gao Jing took Yan Lingji to study in the inn.

Every time Gao Jing taught Yan Lingji, Dianqing would come to listen, and gradually Black and White Xuanjian also got into the habit.

Taking advantage of being in the capital of a country, Gao Jing simply went to the Confucian stronghold and ran over with a lot of bamboo slips.

He himself has a wordless book, so he can discard the bamboo slips, but now that Yan Lingji needs to learn, he can't do this anymore.

With this pile of bamboo slips, Yan Lingji can read it by herself.

Before Confucius, books written on bamboo slips were quite rare and valuable. They were generally monopolized in the hands of the aristocracy, and ordinary children of ordinary people had no chance to get in touch with them.

It was Confucius who broke the situation of "big aristocrats monopolizing knowledge", so that the children of minor aristocrats and ordinary people also had the opportunity to get in touch with knowledge and learning.

Compared with Confucius' remarks, this is the great change he brought to the world.

Most of the reasons for the title "Confucius Sage" are also for this reason!

It's a pity that the Confucians of later generations gradually forgot this point, blindly pursued Confucius, and used "Confucius" as the standard no matter what.

For example, Confucius tampered with the history books of the state of Lu and became known as "Spring and Autumn", so he came up with the term "Spring and Autumn Brushwork".

Later Confucian disciples, based on their study of "Spring and Autumn", felt that Confucius had hidden his expectations for governing the country in it, so they studied "Gongyang Zhuan", "Guliang Zhuan" and "Zuo Zhuan", the "Three Spring and Autumn Biography". ".

The entire history of the Western Han Dynasty was governed by these "three biographies of the Spring and Autumn Period".

First, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a debate with Confucianism. Dong Zhongshu of the "Gongyang School" won, and the referee said that no one understood Confucius better than Dong Zhongshu.

So the hundred schools of thought were dismissed, only Confucianism was respected, and the country was governed by "Gongyang Biography".

The son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty liked "Guliang Biography", and after succeeding to the throne, he chose the "Guliang School" Confucianism to govern the country.

Later, Wang Mang almost used "Zuo Zhuan" to usurp Han...

Confucius said, I just falsified the history books of Lu State...

Thousands of years later, Lu Xun probably felt the same way!

……

"The initiator has no future?"

Yan Lingji flipped through the bamboo slips in her hand, and asked doubtfully, "Confucius also said this kind of words?"

Black and White Xuanjian was also stunned for a moment: "Isn't it good to be buried with pottery figurines? Do we have to use people to be buried?"

The ghost knows whether Confucius actually said this sentence...

Or what did Confucius mean when he said this...

Anyway, as long as it is Confucius, later generations of Confucianism will figure out the meaning of it by themselves, and will find all kinds of evidence and logic for it.

But it is precisely in this way that Confucianism can develop and grow.

"This is what Mencius said through the mouth of Confucius in "Mencius. King Hui of Liang". It is indeed easy to cause misunderstanding."

Gao Jing explained: "During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the custom of burying people as dead was rampant, and it was not brought under control until the Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou Dynasty abolished human sacrifices and replaced them with straw people. Later, someone invented pottery figurines and used pottery figurines for burial.

From straw figures to pottery figurines, they are becoming more and more realistic. Confucius worried that if the trend continues, the trend of human sacrifice will rise again, so he said that the first person to be buried with pottery figurines will have no descendants and die.

Mencius is using the mouth of Confucius to express his "benevolence" point of view. "

Yan Lingji suddenly realized, and sighed: "Just looking at this sentence, I thought Confucius was in favor of human sacrifice!"

Gao Jingyu said earnestly: "So, when reading Confucian works, the most taboo is to take them out of context!"

Yan Lingji blinked, and suddenly said: "Didn't you say before that Mencius also likes to take words out of context when he scolds people?"

"So the way of heaven is reincarnation. If I don't explain it, wouldn't you have misunderstood what he said just now?"

Gao Jingdao: "Confucius said, "Don't do to others what you don't want done to you", but the reverse is also true.

What's more, Mencius didn't take everything "out of context". You see, Mohism requires "universal love" and loves everyone equally. If all love requires equality, then where is the love of parents?Repay grievances with virtue, how can you repay virtue?Mencius called them "no father and no mother", is it wrong? "

"Crack!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise from the roof.

"cough--"

Gao Jingqing cleared his throat, and said: "Okay, okay, this is a problem left over from history. You can't be partial in learning. As long as it is good, you can learn from Confucianism. You can see that Mohism's "non-life" is good. Man can conquer nature ..."

He almost forgot that Six Fingers Heixia was still guarding him in the dark.

Yan Lingji lowered her head, secretly laughing.

Black and white Xuanjian glanced up at the roof, but did not speak.

... 413 ...

Three days passed in a flash.

Gao Jing took the three of them and moved a pile of bamboo slips to the carriage. After paying the rent, he drove the carriage to the gate of Chaoji City.