Chapter 206 Everyone, times have changed!
When it was the turn of the Confucians to ask questions, Li Shi bowed and said first: "Thank you, Mr. Master, for explaining the old man's doubts earlier! The young master compiled teaching materials and divided them into various subjects. The old man thought it was very good, with only a few shortcomings. . "
"'Book' is included in humanities, history, and moral education, 'Li' is also included in moral education, 'Shu' is included in arithmetic and inquiry, 'shooting' and 'imperial' are included in strengthening the body, only There is no such joy "
"I think we should add a subject called "music". Confucius once said: "Music is the beginning of human beings and gods." "If you don't know music, you can't have music."
Da Qin didn’t really need artists and musicians, so he didn’t mention it when he was just now. But now that Li Shiqi brought it up, Li Nian thought about it and nodded: “It is true that a music subject can be added.”< br>
Li Shiqi said again: "Young Master just now said that when we are studying, we often ignore the certain limitations of the theories. However, what you mean sounds to me like this, but in fact, when we encounter difficulties, we should temporarily put aside the theories of other scholars." , assuming The method solves the problem and then follows the teachings of the disciples. "I want to ask you, if you can't adhere to the teachings of the disciples, how can you achieve the world that the disciples envisioned? And if your mind wavers on the way, It’s hard to get back on track Tao."
Li Nian replied: "First, I have never said that I should put aside the theories of various scholars and solve the problems first before picking them up;"
"Second, the problems exist objectively. , just like the lazy and wicked people in the world, they don’t have it just because we think they don’t have it; will be easily swayed. ”
Li Nian asked a question: "Confucianism has always respected the Zhou system. However, the Zhou Dynasty had enfeoffments and Zhou rites. Why did it die?"
Li Shiqi said: "Of course some people did not abide by it, and the rites collapsed. If the joy is bad, the Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed."
Li Nian said again: "Since the Zhou rites are so good, if you abide by them, the country and the people will be safe and the world will be harmonious, why would someone not abide by them?"
This question once troubled Su Xu, but It's hard for Li Shiqi.
Li Nian never thought of trying to embarrass Li Shiqi, he just wanted to elicit Li Shiqi's answer.
After Li Shiqi gave the answer, Li Nian stopped talking about Zhou Rites with Li Shiqi, but said: "Don't you also admit that there are objective difficulties?"
"Then when you know that there are difficulties, , can we turn a blind eye, pretend it doesn’t exist, and not solve it?”
Li Shi Qi Qi himself? Although he couldn't answer "no" against his will, but he didn't want to admit what Li Nian said, so he said: "Performing the Zhou rites is why Zhou was able to prosper for eight hundred years!"
What he meant was that it was precisely because of Zhou. The etiquette is very good, so the Zhou Dynasty lasted so long, longer than the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and it was the longest dynasty in history.
Li Niandao said: "Although there were nearly 800 states in Zhou Dynasty, they did not flourish for 800 years."
"From the time when King Ping moved the capital from Haojing to Luoyi to the time of King Yuan, it was called the Spring and Autumn Period. From then on to this year, it can be called the Warring States Period. This is five hundred and forty-nine years."
"Spring and Autumn Period" Five hegemons, there were seven heroes in the Warring States Period. Although they respected the Emperor of Zhou as the lord of the world, But who listens to the orders of Emperor Zhou? Is it that Emperor Zhou can decide the affairs of various countries, or is it that Emperor Zhou can stop the wars of various countries? "
"In fact, it is the autonomy of various countries in the name of Emperor Zhou. Lord.”
“So it is. Can it be considered that the Zhou Dynasty has been under the rule of Zhou Li for nearly 800 years?"
Before Li Shiqi could refute, Li Nian said again: "Li also knows that you admire the Zhou system because of history. The longest time, but if we follow the Zhou system, it will only make the Qin Dynasty return to the How can Zhou surpass Zhou and defeat Zhou?" Li Shiqi was silent for a while, looked at Li Nian, and asked: "It turns out that the young master wants to go one step further and make Qin defeat Zhou, but the young master is not afraid of not being able to defeat Zhou. Will it lead Da Qin astray? ”
'Of course I know that I will not lead Qin astray. Qin will be over in just a dozen years. With my troubles, although I cannot say that I can make the Qin Kingdom reign for hundreds of years, it will be longer than its original history. It should be Still not difficult. And my goal is not to make Great Qin exist forever! '
Li Niandao: "This statement makes sense, but in life, if you don't try many things in the world, if you don't take risks, how will you know new results?"
"I once heard a saying There is a theory that the ancestors of humans were apes in the distant past, living in trees and unable to walk. Later, they gradually learned to walk upright after descending from trees to the ground. , turned the front feet into hands, and learned to use tools. "
"If this statement is true, and no ape is willing to go to the ground, then why don't we still live in the trees today? The position should not be taken seriously, but in ancient times, our ancestors lived in caves and could not make fire or weave clothes, but this is true. ”
"If there had not been the first person to make fire and the first person to weave clothes, wouldn't we still be eating hair, drinking blood, and covering our bodies with leaves today?"
"If the Zhou system was repeated again, we could really do it. To Zhou Li, it is not bad, but I am not the only one in the world, and this is not the only land in the world. You must know that there are many countries outside the Qin Dynasty!"
"You are all learned men! , I must also know that dogs What happened to the Rong Dynasty? If we return to the Zhou system, will other countries give us the opportunity? "
"They are changing with each passing day, but we have to stand still and dare not move forward? , Waiting for them to attack in the future? "
This is what Li Nian is most angry about. This land never lacks talents, but the people in this land often like to look inside, not outside. Except for a few times in the Han and Tang Dynasties.
There is no way, the civilization is too brilliant, far ahead of other places, so everyone looks like a barbarian, and everywhere you look is a barbaric land.
Li Nian now puts the problem in front of the scholars of this era, telling them that if they do not make progress, they will be overtaken by countries and nations other than Da Qin. This will not be the case then.
Hearing Li Nian's answer, Li Shiqi knew that his question was over. He had never considered the fact that it was a foreign country. He saluted Li Nian and said, "Thank you, Master, for clearing up the confusion!"< br>
Li Nian nodded to Li Shiqi and asked someone to lift up a huge world map painted on a wooden board and present it to everyone.
"Everyone who has come to Xianyang must have heard that there are islands and land outside the Great Qin Dynasty? In the future, the world will be filled with countries and nations competing for power!"
"This is not about Da Qin destroying the six kingdoms and unifying the world. Da Qin is fighting against the six kingdoms. In fact, it is about a family fighting each other. We are all brothers. However, the countries and people in these places are very different from us, and they will compete with outsiders. "
Some people disagree with Li Nian's words in their hearts. What kind of brothers are Da Qin and the Six Kingdoms? When brothers fight, is there anyone who cheats and kills his brother?
"Whoever fails to seize the opportunity and gain the upper hand will no longer be in danger of being massacred, but in danger of annihilation of the country, annihilation of the clan, and eternal slavery!"
"If we don't want our descendants to be enslaved by others, Being killed indiscriminately can only make you stronger and last forever among the nations of the world."
"Li doesn't think that 'I am right'. If I make any mistakes, you will know more. Good ideas, feel free to point them out.”
But at this moment, no one paid attention to his words. Everyone only looked at the huge wooden board: The world is so big.
The main purpose of Li Nian taking out this world map was to tell these more than 3,000 people: Everyone, times have changed, and this era will be very different from the era in which the disciples lived!
(End of this chapter)