There was originally an Imperial College in Chang'an City. Unfortunately, after the Western Han Dynasty, on the one hand, Liu Xiuding was in Luoyang, and on the other hand, Chang'an also suffered from wars during the transition between the two Han Dynasties, resulting in the destruction of many palaces. Naturally, the Imperial College was also
Unable to survive alone, Chang'an never restored the Imperial Academy for one or two hundred years.
This time when Qinglong Temple was built, the original Taixue ruins were also repaired. There was no spare time to deal with the original main hall, but the square was reorganized and a high podium was built on top of the original Taixue ruins.
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On the west side of the Taixue Ruins Square, there are some stone steles standing. These stone steles are replicas of the Pingyang Stone Scripture. Because the project of carving stones was indeed a very cumbersome matter in the Han Dynasty, the progress was not fast. Now it is only
Three stone tablets nine feet high and four feet wide were erected. On the front and back of the stone tablets, scriptures were engraved in three types of characters: bronze, seal script and official script.
These three pieces are all engraved with "Book", that is, "Book of Documents".
Nowadays, General Fei Qian of the Hussars is going to open the Qinglong Temple to preach. After hearing the news, many nobles gathered together. Among these nobles, there are naturally some people who have many complaints about this stone tablet. The reason is that the carvings on the stone tablet are
"Shangshu" is not the version by Fu Sheng, but the one written by King Lu Gong. (Notes in this chapter)
"Hey, isn't this Brother Chen? Why, are you here to copy the Stone Scripture again today? Didn't I see that you had already made a rubbing yesterday?"
"Ah, I've seen Brother Wu... Brother Wu doesn't know something. This rubbing book seems to be missing a little bit of charm and agility... So I'd better copy it with my own eyes to get the charm..."
"That being said, it seems to be the case..."
"Mr. Shui Jing is giving the lecture today?"
"Exactly, exactly. I heard his name a long time ago, and it's a blessing to see him unexpectedly today..."
A group of people gathered around the stone tablet. Some were rubbing the stone, some were copying it, and some were discussing it.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Those who have the power of writing will use literature to disrupt the rules; those who have the martial arts will use force to disrupt the prohibition. If there is nothing, I hope that a system will fall from the sky, and then rely on the system to make others abide by the rules.
And I can not abide by the rules...
This is human nature, which is why modern scriptures are so popular.
The inheritance of scriptures is a very serious matter for most noble families, because mastering the scriptures not only masters the text, but can also use these scriptures to defend oneself and attack the opponent, just like
The system that will be loved by later generations will become his personal self-defense armor and close-attack weapon. But now, someone suddenly said that your system is not compatible and needs to be updated to a larger version number, otherwise you will not play with it...
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For ordinary beginners, of course, no matter what version of the system, as long as it works well, after they have learned how to use it, they can bully those who do not have a system to get pleasure. But for those who already have a system, suddenly
It was found that it was incompatible, and after so many years, the pleasure of being possessed by the system has become unstoppable. Of course, I was unwilling to accept the categorical loss, and I was unwilling to go through the painful path of the past again, so naturally I opposed the version number update, and opinions arose one after another.
I hope that through such behavior, we can put some pressure on the authorities.
Maybe you can’t change the version number, but how much does it have to be compatible with? Everyone can accept adding a patch. Such a major update requires deleting the old system and re-downloading the new system. Who can bear such a large amount of data?
Jinwen Jingxue is mostly taught by dictation. Since it is dictation, there will naturally be slips of the tongue. But what happens after the slip of the tongue is discovered? Some people frankly admit that they have revised it, while others refuse to admit it.
, and start to circle back from other scriptures...
Therefore, in Jinwen Jingxue, there are some subtle meanings. Just like merchants in later generations must indicate a "active interpretation right", problems of this kind have arisen in almost all the teaching processes of Jinwen Jingxue.
, but when a problem occurs, the solution is often not the problem itself, but the person who discovered the problem, so Jinwen Jingxue, which has many backdoors, is naturally more popular.
How cool would it be to be able to cheat as much as you want, while others can only act honestly? Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that some people openly declare "turtle dove" to be "chicken"...
A familiar one in the Book of Songs is "Guan Guan Ju Jiu, in the River Island". As a descendant of a noble family, how could he not know the difference between a turtle dove and a chicken?
You must know that when nobles meet each other, in the formal etiquette, they often include some animals that correspond to each other's identity. Turtle dove is one of them. When Confucius visited Lao Tzu, he kicked the turtle dove in his arms.
, as a son of a noble family, how could he not be able to distinguish this clearly?
Of course, there is also a possibility that the painting is too abstract, causing the tiger to look like a cat. However, painting a tiger into a cat is often ridiculed by one party, and is not something worthy of publicity. However, referring to a dove as a chicken is like this
The joke spread quickly, and even ordinary petty officials heard about it...
Although Pang Tong knew about this and guessed the meaning behind it, Pang Tong did not intend to come forward in person. First of all, he was younger, and there has always been a custom in China to judge superiority based on age, so it may not be possible to come forward.
Fu Zhong, secondly, there are better candidates than him, such as Mr. Shui Jing and Sima Hui.
Of course, the best one is Zheng Xuan, but just like Wang Zha does not need to throw out at the beginning, it is always beneficial to keep some cards, so Mr. Shui Jing and Sima Hui naturally become the first choice at the moment.
Sima Hui was called Mr. Shui Jing. Although he was bragging about himself, his own knowledge was also not bad. Only in this way could he be recognized among a group of nobles. Otherwise, there would not be only one Shui Jing.
Mr. Mirror, Mr. "Eight Mirrors" will be left in history, just like the sons of the nobles with names such as "Eight Horses", "Eight Chefs", "Eight Great Kings"...
"Mr. Shui Jing, the podium has been set up..." The clerk who was maintaining order ran over sweating profusely. When he got to Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui said respectfully, "You can go on stage to give lectures at any time..."
Sima Hui raised his eyelids, and something seemed to flash in his eyes. Of course, it could also be just a coincidence of light reflection...
Hearing that Mr. Shui Jing was giving lectures at the Taixue site, it naturally attracted many gentry disciples. About two hundred people sat around the square at the Taixue site, listening to Sima Hui's lectures.
Sima Hui sat high in the lecture hall and spoke eloquently for more than an hour.
It has to be said that Sima Hui also has two or three brushes, and he has a good voice, his voice is tactful, magnetic, and pleasant to the ear. He analyzes the arguments in the scriptures in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, which makes everyone in the lecture hall
Everyone listened with great interest, or thought deeply, or suddenly realized something.
Of course, except for people sitting close to Sima Hui, it is still somewhat difficult for people far away to hear Sima Hui's voice clearly, but this is not a big problem, because except for small people with loud voices,
After Sima Hui finished speaking a paragraph, the official recited it repeatedly, and a special person was transcribing it to avoid any mistakes.
No one would be stupid enough to find fault with Sima Hui when he was speaking, because after all, he was a life-and-death enemy. But after the lecture, when it came time for the debate, the drama started...
Debating on Confucian classics was a favorite pastime and fashion among the gentry in the Han Dynasty. It even led to the eventual disaster of the party's imprisonment because of the excessive "Qing discussion".
After the first few indifferent questions, someone finally spoke up and pointed directly at the core issue: "What you just said depends mostly on ancient scriptures, but ancient scriptures do not establish a school... Could this be what you mean?
Is it more beneficial to the country to use ancient scriptures to govern the country?"
This problem is a pitfall.
People who don't pay attention may think that they are speaking from Sima Hui's point of view. If they simply respond like this, they have fallen into a trap.
Because the matter of studying Gong Jingshu, especially the current status of Jinwen Jingshu, is not the opinion of one or two people, nor is it a matter of one or two generations.
When the dispute was fierce, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty held the White Tiger Viewing Conference, which reaffirmed the status of Jinwen Jingxue, especially the prophecies, which continues to this day.
Then if you are Sima Hui, does it mean that modern classics is no longer good? Or ancient classics is better? Are you opposing modern classics, or are you opposing Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, thinking that the regulations they set for governing the country are not good?
Sima Hui smiled and said hello as usual, and then explained: "This is a very good statement! Today's time and situation are very different from those of Emperor Guangwu of Shizu, so naturally there should be changes to adapt to the current situation! Shizu
At that time, there were no more than six sutras, no more than ten annotations, and no more than ten interpretations. But now, there are hundreds of annotations and thousands of interpretations! There are many people who talk nonsense under the guise of prophecies, and there are even ghosts and evil commentators! If the ancient Confucian scholars knew this
, you should hold your hands and take a deep breath! If you talk nonsense and misinterpret it, your mind will start to falter, how can you allow yourself to hold on to it? The great decline of the Han Dynasty is nothing more than this!"
Sima Hui's words immediately caused an uproar, and the entire square suddenly fell into a debate.
In the square, Li Huang stood up and said loudly: "Sir, what you said is wrong!"
Suddenly, the buzzing discussion in the square subsided. Everyone looked at Li Huang, waiting for him to continue. Li Huang's family is actually not bad. When Emperor Guangwu founded the country, Li Huang's ancestors
Li Tong was once an important founding minister. Although he was not among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, he was deeply favored by Emperor Guangwu. He successively served as a Weiwei, Da Si Nong, former general, Da Sikong, etc., and was named Gushi Hou.
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But later on, perhaps the ancestors destroyed their luck, and there were no decent figures in the future. By Li Huang's generation, the glory of the ancestors was only left with a sentence, "After the Gu Shihou, there will be no more decent people."
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It was Li Huang's first time to be in the spotlight like this, which made Li Huang tremble slightly and said with a little unusual excitement: "Are the people established by this dynasty just for learning?"
The last word "哉", I don't know if it's because of excitement, nervousness, or both. It even sounds like "scum"...
But obviously Li Huang didn't think there was anything wrong, and continued to say loudly: "The establishment of the Han Dynasty was not based on the classics, but more important than application! Therefore, the importance of the Six Classics does not mean that every word and every sentence is the same as in ancient times!
For example, those who understand "Yu Gong" can control rivers, those who know "Hong Fan" can observe changes in the sky, and those who know "Spring and Autumn" can judge and judge prisons! Although this article is complicated, it is the wisdom left by our ancestors, every word
All sentences have their reasons, so how can we argue about them in a rigid way? What you said just now must be biased!"
Li Huang had obviously prepared these words for a long time. Both in terms of fluency and momentum, they were very strong. Naturally, they aroused the recognition of many people, and the voices of admiration and agreement came one after another.
Li Huang was proud of himself and raised his head to look at Sima Hui on the stage.
"Emperor Xiaowu doesn't understand? Emperor Guangwu doesn't understand? Why doesn't he respect the ancient scriptures?" Li Huang continued loudly, "The debate between the present and the past has been concluded for a long time! The debate about the White Tiger Temple is especially unprecedented.
Those who studied Confucianism? But why not learn from modern literature! Therefore, in the academy, you should teach by modernity! Now that you have changed your mind, isn't it putting the cart before the horse? Is it because you want to give up the achievements of the previous Confucian scholars in order to gain personal fame?"
This is a direct and focused attack. After all, if Sima Hui did not respond well and has given up an excuse for so long, then naturally no one will listen to Sima Hui's words anymore.
Sima Hui waited for Li Huang to stop talking, but kept his smile and said: "Now that you have spoken about "Yu Gong", have you ever read it through?"
"Huh?" Li Huang was stunned for a moment, you Shui Jing, what do you mean? He originally wanted to say that he couldn't read "Yu Gong" in full, as a way to deny the inevitable attack after three consecutive escapes, but then he thought about it.
, if you say that you haven’t even read it thoroughly, and then are labeled as someone who talks nonsense without asking for a thorough explanation, wouldn’t it mean that you don’t even have to defend yourself?
As a result, Li Huang could only nod his head with some hesitation and said: "I have read it briefly..."
"Since I have read it, do you know who wrote "Yu Gong" and when?" Sima Hui asked.
"Yu Xi Xuan Gui succeeded in his prosecution." Li Huang said, "Of course it was during the time of Yu the Great in ancient times. Historians recorded his achievements and wrote them down, and they have been passed down to this day!"
"Okay!" Sima Hui smiled slightly, and then said, "In that case, in "Yu Gong", there is a saying: 'The water is directed to the east, and it flows eastward to become Ji, and when it enters the river, it overflows into Ying; in the east it comes out of Taoqiu
North, then east to He, then northeast, meeting Wen, then north, and east to the sea. "Can you understand what it means?"
Li Huang felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He hesitated and could only say: "This is a matter of ancient mountains and rivers. Sir, do you want to use this statement to describe the changes of the times?"
Sima Hui laughed, then shook his head and sighed: "No! The book "Yu Gong" determines rivers and divides nine states. Reading it can understand the mountains and rivers, geography, and products. Naturally, it is a great thing! However, the book "Yu Gong"
The book was not made in ancient times! It was later generations who faked the name of Dayu in order to spread it to the world!"
If the previous words were like throwing a huge stone into the pool, now that Sima Hui said these words, it was like a storm on the sea, suddenly setting off thousands of feet of waves!
