The task assigned by Zhu Cixiang to Kong Yinzheng is neither difficult nor simple. Mobile version

What he wants is a "Confucianism ab", which is preferably simple enough to be understood by people who can read Braille. So don't use classical Chinese. Zhu Cixi's own classical Chinese is very good. He has been a scholar for two lifetimes, how can he not be good? And

Nowadays, most of the memorials written by civil servants are in classical Chinese. Emperor Zhu read it every day. How could the level of classical Chinese be so low?

But he also knows that learning classical Chinese is very painful. First, it is difficult to use the language in daily life, and it is easy to forget the language that cannot be used; second, there are many ambiguities in classical Chinese, just to save words! Then

At that time, classical Chinese was engraved on bamboo slips and wooden boards, so words had to be saved. But now that there is so much paper, why can't we write more words to make things clear?

To be honest, those things in Confucianism are very easy to understand when written in vernacular. They are nothing more than self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, plus the principle of the unity of heaven and man, which is the God of Confucianism!

If this set of things is refined and written in vernacular Chinese, you can have a rough understanding of it after primary school, and you will definitely be able to speak it fluently after you finish middle school. But if you want to learn all the classical Chinese, it will be difficult! Just reading it will take a lot of time.

My old nose is getting stronger.

Of course, there is no end to the advancement of Confucianism. To study advanced aspects of Confucianism is to "investigate things to gain knowledge," which is to explore the principles of nature, or to search for God! But this is not what most Confucian scholars need to pursue.

But the research direction of the great Confucians has nothing to do with the spread of Confucianism.

And if Emperor Zhu wanted to expand Confucianism and make it a dual thread of the Celestial Civilization Circle along with Buddhism, he would of course need an easy-to-understand Confucian Classic.

"Mr. Yansheng, you said that His Majesty would compile an easy-to-understand "Confucian Classic"?"

"Exactly, the emperor is really the great sage of my Confucianism! He wants to make Confucianism prosperous, to make everyone in the world practice Confucianism, and to become a saint. Kong is really admired."

"You can become a saint after reading a vernacular "Confucian Classic"? How can it be so easy to become a saint? We are all called great Confucians, but who dares to say that we can become a saint?"

"If you can't become a saint, why don't you practice Confucianism? Are the principles of saints just for those who can become a saint?"

In the Wuhan Taixue in Wuchang City (the current Taixue includes Yingtian Taixue, Wuhan Taixue, and is also planning to open a Tianjin Taixue), Kong Yinzheng, who came from the East Lake Palace, was talking to Huang Zongxi, the wine sacrificer of Wuhan Taixue.

Si Ye Wang Fuzhi and Zhang Guozhong discussed the compilation of the Confucian Classics.

Kong Yin was stroking his beard like a steel needle, with an expression of admiration and admiration on his face: "The sage once said that there should be education without distinction. The so-called without distinction, of course, also includes stupid and dull people. Classical Chinese is actually ancient

Chinese language is so difficult to understand for today's people that just to understand it requires a college degree. Idiots and dull people don't know how long it will take to learn classical Chinese. How can they have the extra energy and financial resources to learn the principles of saints?

Are the teachings of saints meant for those who are talented and can afford to study hard for many years? For those of us who teach and educate people, is it more important to spread the teachings of saints or to teach people to learn classical Chinese?

?Because it is difficult to learn classical Chinese and delaying the spread of the holy way, isn't it a case of neglecting the basics and pursuing the last?

Fortunately, there was a sage emperor who compiled the "Confucian Classics" to educate the world. Otherwise, those of us who pretend to be great Confucianists would have to watch helplessly as the holy way is difficult to spread. We are really ashamed!"

Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzhi both showed some disdain after hearing Kong Yinzheng's "flattering". This Yan Shenggong was very good in knowledge and martial arts, and he also contributed to the great path of Confucianism. He is worthy of the name of a great Confucian. It's just that

He likes to flatter you too much. It seems that he will never have the chance to become a saint in this life.

"What Duke Yan Sheng said is right. It is indeed difficult to spread the Holy Way now!" The speaker was Zhang Guozhong, a student of Hebei Confucian Sun Qifeng.

His teacher, Sun Qifeng, was a great Confucian scholar in Hebei Province. He was a famous child prodigy in Baoding Prefecture when he was young. He passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen, which was still in the Wanli period.

, after observing his father's filial piety, he was just about to take the exam again. His mother passed away again, and then he continued to observe filial piety for another three years. From the Wanli year to the Tianqi year. Then he ran into Wei Zhongxian's control of the government, and he and Dong

The Lin Party members came too close and rushed to rescue Zuo Guangdou and others. They also wrote to Sun Chengzong, the then governor of Liaodong, asking him to come to the court to deal with Wei Zhongxian's troubles. Naturally, they would not want to win the Jinshi in the hands of Wei Zhongxian. So they

I can only become obsessed with learning and become a great Confucian.

Later, when Chongzhen came to power, Sun Chengzong and Fan Jingwen wanted to recommend him to serve as an official, but he could not refuse. An Anxin wrote books in his hometown, taught and cultivated talents, and cultivated a large number of famous Confucian scholars in Hebei, forming the Xia Feng School (Xia Feng was Sun Qi's

Every number).

Later, a series of drastic changes occurred, such as the Jiashen Incident, Emperor Nanxing, and the entry of Donglu into the Pass. Sun Qifeng, who originally planned to be a scholar all his life, could no longer stay in the countryside, so he had to take his disciples to Gao Hongtu and Zuo Mao.

Third, let’s defend Kong Lin together.

In the end, Confucius still asked someone to pour a bucket and poured out a copy of "Zi Lun Ge Wu Chapter", so Sun Qifeng stopped being an official and took his disciples to set up Xia Feng Academy in Dengzhou, Shandong, specializing in the study of "Zi Lun Ge Wu".

"Zi Lun Ge Wu Chapter", and also produced some research results. His student Zhang Guozhong also entered Taixue, first as a professor, and then as the right secretary of Wuhan Taixue.

However, Sun Qifeng and Xia Feng School have made some achievements, but they cannot change the current situation that Confucianism is difficult to spread in the north!

Zhang Guozhong sighed: "Although great Confucians are emerging in large numbers today, the lesser Confucians are not as good as those during the Chongzhen period. The young people in the countryside of Hebei Province don't practice Confucianism very much. Even if they practice some, they are just rudimentary."

Huang Zongxi said: "That's because there is no imperial examination! After all, Taixue is not an imperial examination, and the examination to become an official cannot be compared with the imperial examination. There are more people, and the threshold is of course lower. Moreover, petty officials are responsible for doing things, and their martial arts skills

Arithmetic and arithmetic are more practical than Confucian principles, so the following civil service examinations only require a rough knowledge of Confucianism."

Wang Fuzhi also said: "Brother Taichong's words are reasonable, but Confucian scholars in the past did spend too much energy studying words and missed practical learning. There was no "Zi Lun Ge Wu Chapter" before, and there was not so much knowledge to delve into and learn more.

There is so much knowledge about classical Chinese in "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian", how can there be time to study classical Chinese? Therefore, not only are few people practicing Confucianism in the countryside of Hebei, but even in the southeastern place where humanities are at their peak, there is not much study of the Four Books and Five Classics. In recent years,

Many imperial students can no longer even write eight-legged essays, and many newly promoted civil servants, like military attachés, have begun to write documents in vernacular."

Kong Yinzheng said: "The vernacular is good, it can be understood at a glance, there are few ambiguities, and it does not delay things. That is why the Holy Spirit asked us to compile the "Confucian Classics" in vernacular. In this way, it will be easier to practice Confucianism, and the younger generations can spend more time on it.

Learned in practice.”

Zhang Guozhong nodded: "Then make it up!" He thought for a moment, "Let me start by introducing some ideas. The "Confucian Classics" should highlight two points, one is morality; the other is heavenly principles. To make it clear the relationship between morality and natural principles must be

Let the world respect the principles of heaven and be moral."

"Yes, yes, that's right!" Kong Yinzheng said with a smile, "Morality should highlight loyalty and filial piety. The subjects must be loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and the children must honor their parents. This is the natural principle! Those who are unfaithful and unfilial must be removed.

Only those who adhere to the principles of heaven and eliminate evil desires will be virtuous in life and saints in death!"

"Be born a virtuous person, die a saint?" Zhang Guozhong clapped his hands, "This is good, this is good, this is a bit like the Christian heaven! Yanshenggong, do those who sacrificed their lives for the country and were named in the Martyrs' Shrine count?

Holy?"

"Of course he is a saint!" Kong Yinzheng said with a serious face, "This is the sage of the country!"

"Do sages still need to be divided into different levels?" Wang Euzhi asked.
Chapter completed!