Chapter 413: The world is changing, things are changing!
“The world is changing, things are changing.”
“When Tai Shigong read Qin and Chu, he said: The first trouble came from Chen She; the cruelty and violence destroyed Qin from the Xiang family ; To put an end to chaos and violence, to pacify the sea, and to kill Emperor Zuo, he became a member of the Han family within five years. The order was issued three times. Since the beginning of the Three People’s Period, there has never been such an urgent need to do so!”
“The Qin and Han Dynasties were a great change for the world!”
“Before the Qin Dynasty, the world was feudal. , and became a unified empire after Qin.”
"Before the Qin Dynasty, there was an aristocratic society, and after the Qin Dynasty, it was a bureaucratic society. If you focus on the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, you will find that although the former and the later were completely different, the period of change was a mixture of old and new factors. era. "
"The ultimate unification of the world is essentially driven by the intertwining conflicts of old and new factors."
< br>"The Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties were also in the same situation."
"During the Song Dynasty, the world's cultural economy was at its peak, but before the Song Dynasty, Chinese civilization did not undergo substantial changes for a long time, and external impacts , either assimilated or eliminated."
"After Ran Yuan, the world has changed."
"The Mongols entered the Central Plains."
"The land of Shenzhou sank!"
"The changes in the world began. The concept of barbarians received a huge impact after the war between Mongolia and Song Dynasty, and the Confucian philosophy of governance advocated by the Song Dynasty , also faced a real test for the first time. "
"Chinese politics under Confucian civilization is to 'cultivate one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world'. The method is to cultivate the virtues of a saint internally and conduct kingly governance externally to achieve the goal of great governance in the world. ”
"It is not difficult to see that this method is based on people's subjective world and focuses on the level of personal moral quality. For thousands of years in China, countless sages have discussed this thousands of times, and the corresponding Confucianism has also It’s always changing.”
“From the prominent studies in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, to the establishment of official doctrine during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to the Wei and Jin Dynasties when metaphysics was promoted and Confucianism was abandoned, as well as Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, it was not until the Song Dynasty that Confucianism once again showed its prominence and formed ”
“But Neo-Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty was established as the official ideology, and within a hundred years, the world was in ruins.”
“The sinking of the land of China was so painful that to this day, it still has not been able to completely get out of the shadows, and today the world is becoming more and more prosperous. 'Xinxue', then passed After thousands of years of discussion, Confucian scholars have already reached the ultimate level in their study of the subjective world, but the objective world that matches it has not developed in full swing."
"China has been separated from the world for too long."< br>
"Since the birth of Chinese civilization, the east and south have been blocked by the ocean, and the west has been blocked by mountains and deserts. This has objectively restricted the exchanges between China and the outside world. However, until the Yuan Dynasty, Chinese scholars still could not learn from it. Awakening from the dream of a "Celestial Kingdom", few truly understand the world. "
"Looking at the imperial court and Chinese officials, they don't know anything about foreign political affairs, and they don't inquire about it. Therefore, China still does not know the overseas world."
"For the Fan people, they have always considered it to be trade."
"It boasts: 'The Fan people are the most important thing in China. If tea is not used in rhubarb, the disease will swell without being cured. '"
"For mutual trade, if foreigners cannot get it, it will be in China, and if it is not in China, it will be in foreigners."
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"The military also misjudged."
"Knowing firearms but not being good at them. Knowing naval warfare but not being good at naval warfare. They thought that their legs and feet were bound and tied tightly. It was inconvenient to bend or stretch them. If they reached the shore, they would be even more incompetent. Because it is so strong that it must be "It can also be said that the Japanese have no skills when they land." "In the past, the Japanese were submissive and obedient. They have been invading the country for many years. They have conquered the world by going north to Mongolia. However, to this day, the world still cannot give it. The solution is to keep the thief’s heart alive. The homeland of China is in trouble. Now the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, but the land of China is already poor and weak. "
"After many years, there are signs that China is in danger. ”
“Song For hundreds of years, Confucian scholars still failed to provide a solution to the world. Instead, they began to cover their ears and pretended to turn a blind eye to the objective laws of the world. The world was already on the verge of 'change'."
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"If you don't advance, you will retreat!!!"
"Under the framework of dogma, anything beyond this scope will be treated with a disdainful attitude. In the face of drastic social changes, there is still no desire to make progress. They don’t want to repent and still cling to the rigid and outdated so-called orthodoxy. ”
< br>“If you only know that you should uphold the country’s justice, but don’t know how to defend this country’s justice, in the end the justice cannot be guaranteed and become empty talk.”
“The scholars of the world need to open their eyes to see the world and correct their views on the world. Cognition and opinion.”
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Looking at this lengthy article, many scholars who had read it fell silent, with a bit of confusion and panic in their eyes. The content of this article was completely different from the lessons they had received in the past. , even the complete opposite.
This made them feel confused.
The content of this article is very simple. It accuses Confucianism of failing to keep up with the pace of the world since the Han Dynasty. Even if it could barely keep up, it would eventually lead to the prosperity and collapse of the Song Dynasty. The so-called The situation is changing, and the first thing to change is 'Confucianism'!
It is a subset of the classics and history they have studied since childhood.
Some scholars were also keenly aware that Xia Zhibai specifically mentioned the meaning of "Qin and Han".
Without him, it’s too fast.
Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the country of Zuo has been very long. Since Qin Shihuang swept away everything, the change of dynasties in later generations has greatly accelerated, and short-lived dynasties abound. The longest period of the two Han Dynasties combined was only four hundred years. Get ahead.
As for the real reason, Xia Zhibai also said it.
It is force!
This is a truth that has gradually become apparent after Duke Huan of Qi came to hegemony. In the middle and late Zhou Dynasty, 'morality' had actually given way to 'force', but with the establishment of the unified dynasty , the literati's self-promotion of morality and their attempt to continue to suppress "force" reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. However, with the barbaric charge of the Mongols, the Confucian system of using literature to control military force was completely defeated.
The system peddled by Confucianism is bankrupt again.
As long as there is force, morality can only take second place. Since Confucianism failed last time, it chose to cover its ears and began to cover its ears, thinking that as long as it closed itself off, no one would discover it. It will not attract the attention of the outside world, but as Xia Zhibai said, the outside world has never stopped peeking at China. Pretending not to see it is just deceiving yourself.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten.
But the current philosophy of governing the country cannot solve this problem.
This is the real point of ‘change’!
When Qin unified the world, he clearly told the world that force had surpassed the so-called "morality". However, the world had developed for thousands of years, but it had returned to the old path. However, under the impact of the Mongols, this country that had been constantly disciplined by history As a result, it was awakened to the world again and re-spoken by Xia Zhibai.
(End of this chapter)