My Song Dynasty... The Song Dynasty of every Song Dynasty person.
After many years, Zhao Xi once again wrote an unsigned article on Internal Reference and Shi Lun, titled The Great Song Dynasty for Every Song Dynasty Person.
The article starts with the word Huaxia, and for the first time defines Huaxia as the Central Plains region and all communities integrated into the Central Plains culture.
Zhao Xi did not create something out of thin air. The word Huaxia is also common in various classics, and the definition of Huaxia is also mentioned in many classics.
Zhao Xi's purpose was not to provoke any debate between Hua and Yi. In order to avoid deviations in understanding, Zhao Xi also borrowed some classics and historical records.
During the Warring States Period, the vassal states of Qin, Qi, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chu were collectively called Zhuxia. They were powerful Chinese vassal states at that time. The seven vassal states united vertically, joined forces horizontally, merged, and fought, but the clan structure was the same, forming Zhuxia.
At that time, the distribution area of the Chinese cultural community reached the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River in the northeast, the Taohe River Basin in the northwest, Bashu and central Guizhou in the southwest, and Hunan and Hunan in the southeast.
After Xia Yu controlled the floods, he divided China into nine states: Ji, Yan, Qing, Jing, Yang, Liang, Yong, Xu, and Yu.
Although the article explains and defines China, it does not focus on the unification of Kyushu and the completeness of Jin Ou. After explaining China, Zhao Xi focuses on the significance of the inheritance of Chinese culture...
For the first time, it mentioned the characteristics of the Chinese nation with the Central Plains culture as the core and the integration and supplementation of various ethnic groups. It also mentioned that the Chinese nation is a confident and tolerant large ethnic group...
"If you are not of my race, you must have different intentions. What do the officials mean by this?"
Although Zhao Xi did not sign his name when he wrote the article, it is possible that such an article was published in Internal Reference and Shi Lun at the same time, and the writing style is also similar to that of Jiangwutang records. Cabinet ministers can easily think that this is an official article.
I have not written an article for many years, or I have never written an article before, but the moment I wrote it, it was groundbreaking...
"How do we understand the distinction between Hua and Barbarians? The sages distinguished Hua and barbarians based on etiquette. In other words, the sages did not distinguish between Hua and barbarians based on ethnic groups. There was a situation where the princes used barbarian etiquette to treat barbarians, and when they entered China, they
In China, it is determined by etiquette."
"The Duke of Wei in the previous dynasty once said: The barbarians and Di are not of my race. Their minds must be different. If they are strong, they will be bandits. If they are weak, they will be humble and have no regard for kindness and righteousness. This is their nature."
"The original intention of Wei Gong was not to differentiate between Hua and Yi, but to use Hua and Yi. The former Taizong said: The Chinese people are the foundation of the world. The people of the four barbarians are the same branches and leaves. Disturbing the roots to thicken the branches and leaves, and seeking long-term peace.
, It’s something that has not happened yet. If Wei Zheng’s words were not accepted at the beginning, the long-term peace would almost be lost. In other words, what Wei Gong wanted to express was the issue of the previous dynasty’s use of foreign ministers.”
"In the previous dynasty... how could we distinguish between Huayi and Huayi?"
There was some debate in the cabinet about the official article, but the debate at this time was much more peaceful than in the early years. For example, the last sentence made the entire cabinet laugh.
"Shaving one's hair and being easy to dress has become a characteristic of the distinction between Huayi and Huayi..."
"This is indeed the case. Nowadays, in the northwest, the Fan people wear Chinese clothes, so how can we identify the Huayi people? The barbarians in the southwest change their clothes and move there, so it is equally difficult to distinguish the Huayi people. Those who fled to the south from the Northern Liao Dynasty became subjects of the dynasty in three years, so it is even more difficult.
It’s time to distinguish between Hua and Yi.”
"The people fleeing south are Han..."
"How can you see it? We don't know the truth. It's just a change of clothes. When it comes to riding and shooting, the Western Army has many similar characteristics."
The cabinet ministers only discussed this in the meeting hall, and no one thought of writing an article to refute the officials.
On the surface, official documents are related to academic issues, but in fact, all courtiers know that official documents are never involved in academic orthodoxy disputes, and official documents are not considered to be members of the scholarly community. Official articles are even more
Most of them are for the purpose of governing the country.
What the cabinet should discuss is: What is the official purpose of writing such an article?
"Actually, the focus of the official article is on the awareness of crisis, that is, the awareness of crisis in the inheritance of Chinese culture. The official focus is on the inheritance of Chinese culture, which is to express the importance of an orthodox dynasty to the inheritance of Chinese culture.
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"Although the officials in their articles called for no distinction between Chinese and Yi, they were also guiding the establishment of an integrated cultural system with Chinese culture as the core, and the long-lasting ideas were dominated by the Song Dynasty."
This cabinet is a relatively pragmatic cabinet. The cabinet ministers are not enthusiastic about the Shilin Debate, so they don't care much about the tone. They want to know the intentions behind the officialdom.
When Su Che said this, he understood it from the meaning of the article.
This understanding is not wrong. Officials are kings, and whether it is their own theories or necessary theories, they should serve the rule of the Song Dynasty.
Whether it is Central Plains culture or Chinese culture, in addition to elaborating on inheritance, what I want to express more is the role of the orthodox dynasty.
Putting aside the issue of winning the country, it may not be an appropriate angle to explain the legitimacy of the Song Dynasty entirely from a cultural perspective.
"Guozuo has been discussing it for more than a hundred years, so there is really no need for the officials to do anything extra, right?"
Whether it is orthodox or not, there were discussions among scholars in the early years. In recent years, such arguments have almost disappeared. How could the official family come up with such an idea at this time?
"I don't think so. You can't ignore the current situation... There is civil strife in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the imperial court is planning to go north. By starting with such an article, are the officials preparing for the unification of Kyushu in the future?"
Lu Huiqing has always been a conspiracy theorist. Officials will not write articles casually. At this point in time, using such a unified culture as an entry point to state the rationality of regaining Yanyun and even further moving north to expand the territory seems to be more difficult than simply stating
Yanyun's importance to the defense of the country is more effective.
"The need for cultural inheritance?"
"exactly!"
If you say this, it makes sense. Although the military strength of the Guo Dynasty has been improved and it has the strength to fight in the north and south, the recapture of Yanyun will soon become a reality.
However, the country has never been short of scholars who are dissident. Those scholars who take the words of the sages and saints as their guide are always advocating the way of the saint king and constantly criticizing the military as a murderous weapon...
"Everyone, since you understand the official's intention, it is also our responsibility as the cabinet to properly cooperate with the official's article!"
Regardless of whether it was Su Che's statement or Lu Huiqing's statement, Wang Anshi agreed that there were only these possibilities when it came to the official family. He certainly did not want to provoke any debate between Hua and Yi.
Now that the purpose was clear, the cabinet knew what to do. Wang Anshi never cared about this. Creating a powerful Song Dynasty was his lifelong goal.
As for Shilin, who can’t write articles?
That's it, an article that originally had no intention has different ideas after being understood by different people.
Fortunately, the cabinet really did not draw this article into the Huayi debate...