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Chapter 105: Bewitching Words to Confuse the Public

After hearing Yuwen Wen's words, Liu Xuan didn't care. He had seen many rich men, and many of them were ignorant. Occasionally, he heard others falsely claiming that the ancient Chinese "Shangshu" was a fake, and he followed the crowd.

However, Liu Xuan thought that Yuwen Wen was helping him start. Since Yuwen Wen couldn't understand the Book of Shang, he said so, probably to give him an excuse to reiterate the authenticity of the Book of Shang.

Thinking of this, Liu Xuan asked: "I wonder what the king has to think about the authenticity of the Preface to the Book of Documents?"

Yuwen Wen smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, I have only a little insight. If there is something wrong, please give me some evidence."

"The king is so serious. It is an honor for Liu to be able to discuss the Book of Documents with the king."

"The Preface says: In ancient times, Fuxi was the king of the world. He first drew the Eight Trigrams and created books to replace the rules of knots and ropes. This was born from the literature. Fu Ben, Shennong, and Huangdi's books were called "Three Tombs", which talked about the great way."

"The books of Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Gao Xin, Tang and Yu are called "Five Classics", which are common ways."

"Therefore, treasures of all dynasties are considered as great training. The Bagua theory is called "Eight Scores", which seeks its meaning. The ambition of the Jiuzhou is called "Nine Hills", which means that the ownership of the Jiuzhou, the land, and the atmosphere are suitable for this book."

"The "Biography of Zuoshi in the Spring and Autumn Period" says, "The Zuoshi of Chu is able to read the three tombs, five scriptures, eight ropes, and nine hills", which is called the suicide note of the emperors of the previous world."

After memorizing this, Yuwen Wen had already struggled, but he still had to continue: "The Preface also says: Confucius, the ancestor, was born on weekends and saw the troublesome texts of historical books. He was afraid that he would read them in different ways, so he set the rituals and music and made the old chapters..."

"The Book of Songs was deleted into three hundred chapters, and the Records of the Grand Historian was compiled into the Spring and Autumn Annals, praising Yi Dao to dismiss the eight ropes, and reporting on the work to remove the nine hills, discussing the tombs and sects, and breaking them from Tang, Yu, and ending in Zhou."

"There are troubles and chaos, and the words are cut off, the principles are summarized, and the key points are enough to establish the teachings, teachings, teachings, oaths, and decrees in the world, and all the texts of the teachings, teachings, oaths, and decrees."

After finally memorizing halfway, Yuwen Wen was already swaying. He looked at Liu Xuan and then emphasized again: "I think this "Preface" is contradictory, but it is actually a fake!"

As soon as this said, Xu Shao next to him looked at Yuwen Wen as if he was seeing a ghost: You don’t understand the Book of Documents, don’t talk nonsense! So many people listen to it, if things get bigger, you will ruin your reputation!

Uncle Hao Wu also had the same expression, but Yuwen Wen was not finished yet. Before Liu Xuan could come back to his senses, Yuwen Wen continued to say loudly:

"Sir, why do I think so? Since the "Preface" is called "Three Tombs" and "Five Codes" are "the last letters of emperors from previous generations", "it is treasured for all generations and is considered a great training", how can the Master 'discuss the tombs and ceasing the Tang Dynasty and Yu'?"

"After saying 'talking about the great way', 'talking about the common way', 'it treasured it for all generations, and it was considered a great training', and it was also said 'Discussing the tomb scriptures, and it was cut off from the Tang and Yu people'..."

"Therefore, those who say the great way are deleted, and those who say the common way are also removed, and those who say the common way are also removed, and those who say the treasures of all dynasties have been considered great training, are also treasures that are not treasures, but not enough to be taught. The only sermons that can be taught are only two. Is the Master's meaning of "believe in and loves the ancients"?"

Speaking of this, Yuwen Wen began to add information: "The text of the "Preface to the Book of Documents" is contradictory, and the saying that King Lu ruined Kong Bi's book was found, and I also felt that it was false!"

"The Preface says: When Qin Shihuang destroyed the classics of his ancestors, burned books and buried scholars, and the scholars fled to disband, my ancestors used his family to hide their letters on the wall of the house. The Han Dynasty was long and opened a school, and he sought elegance to explain the great ideas."

"…When King Gong of Lu likes to manage the palace, he destroys the old house of Master to expand his residence. He obtains the ancient texts of Yuxia, Shang and Zhou, "Book of Biography", "Analects of Confucius" and "Book of Filial Piety" in the walls. He also went to Confucius Hall and heard the sound of gold, stone, silk and bamboo, but he did not destroy the house."

Yuwen Wen paused and began to express his 'his own opinion': "In the Preface, King Lu said that he had expanded the palace and ruined the Master's old house. This incident shows that King Lu did not consider Confucius' house. Later, King Lu entered the Confucius Hall, but because he heard the sound of gold, stone, silk and bamboo, he gave up the expansion of the palace."

"If King Lu did not take Kong's intentions, he would not stop even if he heard the sound of gold, stone, silk and bamboo. If King Lu respected Kong's home, he would not have been 'bad' from the beginning. I have never seen anyone act so inconsistently!"

Xu Shao, who was next to him, fell into deep thought when he heard this. To be honest, when he was studying "Shangshu", he always felt something was wrong after reading "Shangshu Preface", but he didn't think too much at that time. Now, Yuwen Wen said this, he really feels a bit contradictory.

Since the "Preface to the Book of Documents" is called "Three Tombs" and "Five Codes" are "the last letters of emperors from previous generations" and "it is treasured by all generations, and it is considered a great training", why did Confucius "discuss the tombs and rules from Tang Dynasty to Yu"?

Looking around, Hao Wu Bo also looked confused. Xu Shao originally thought Yu Wen Wen was doing something random, but what he said really made sense.

"Shi Gong Tai was once acquainted with Kong Anguo, and his work "Records of the Grand Historian" did not record the incident of King Lu's ruining the Master's house!"

"If this matter is written by a historian, the rumors may be understandable. But it comes from the Master "Hearing the Grandson" and telling his own family affairs, it will be so "absurd"! How credible?"

"Ban Gu recorded this in the Book of Han, but I think that Ban Gu has been around for more than a hundred years since Kong Anguo's life, so he just spreads rumors!"

"The ancient Kongbi text "Shangshu" and its "Preface to the Book of Documents" are so contradictory, which is determined to be a fake work by later generations. This shows that the ancient text "Shangshu" of Confucius is actually a fake work! What Yang Sima said is true!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was silent. Not to mention Xu Shao, Hao Wu Bo beside Yuwen Wen, nor Liu Xuan, or even Liu Zhuo beside him was stunned.

As the chief of Ezhou, Zheng Tong, who was the chief of the Ezhou Prefecture, had fallen unknowingly. He didn't know why Yuwen Wen was so silly: It would be a big deal to humiliate Liu Guangbo like this!

As long as scholars who are a little familiar with the information, they know that Liu Xuan respects the ancient Kongbi text "Shangshu". Yuwen Wen is now in public and openly claims that the ancient Kongbi text "Shangshu" is actually a fake. What is the difference between claiming that Liu Xuan is ignorant and treats the fish eyes as a pearl!

The famous scholars of the world's classics cannot tell the truth. This is mocking Liu Xuan's knowledge and ridicule Liu Xuan for bullying the world and stealing fame.

Zheng Tong felt that Yuwen Wen had always been smooth in dealing with people, and even questioning should not be so straightforward. He said so much before, and at the end, he could say, "I don't understand this, please help me to solve my doubts." This is better than directly concluding that the ancient text "Shangshu" is a fake.

Humiliation, this is humiliation, this is the public humiliation of Liu Xuan in full view of everyone. It is no different from slapping in the face. Something big is going to happen!

At this time, Liu Xuan looked at Yu Wen Wen in front of him, and rushed to his head with a burst of passion. His head was almost bursting. Before he knew it, he clenched his fists with both hands, almost unable to believe his ears.

Fake work? Fake work! You said that Kong Bi's ancient text "Shangshu" is a fake work!!!

Liu Zhuo, who was standing by, wanted to come out to smooth things over when he saw that the situation was not good, but he was still one step late. Liu Xuan took a deep breath and then asked, "Big... King, who is Yang Sima just now?"

He noticed the last sentence that Yuwen Wen said, "What Yang Sima said is true." I think the one who confuses the public is the "Yang Sima". Now he can't face Yuwen Wenbiao, so he wants to debate with the "Yang Sima".

When Liu Xuan heard Liu Zhuo talk about the figures in Huangzhou, the other party mentioned the Huangzhou general manager, Sima Yang Ji, saying that this person's knowledge was a bit special and seemed to have a wide range of knowledge. He talked about Confucianism, but he was also proficient in foreign studies.

What trigonometric function and geometric principle are arithmetic, but Liu Zhuo admired this Yang Sima in front of Liu Xuan.

There are several states under Huangzhou, and there may be some state Sima's surname, so in order to avoid making mistakes, Liu Xuan confirmed who "Yang Sima" mentioned by Yuwen Wen was.

Seeing that the fish took the bait and successfully completed the task, Yuwen Wen breathed a sigh of relief. He had already tried his best to memorize this long line.

"What I said about Yang Sima is the general manager, Yang Ji. He is now listening outside the hall. I wonder if the sir is willing to meet him?"
Chapter completed!
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