Chapter 847: Zeng Shen Writes the Analects
After everything calmed down, Zeng Shen began to write the Analects.
Regarding the content of the Analects, he discussed it with Zigong and other seniors and juniors who guarded the tomb during the tomb guard: he mainly wrote dialogues and quotations between the teacher and the students.
Writing like this is also the best memory of my husband.
That's what did you teach us back then? And how do we ask him a question?
During the grave guard, the classmates argued with each other because of this.
It doesn't matter what the classmate asks, the key is how the gentleman answers? What does the gentleman mean by that? Is the gentleman's answer correct? Why did the gentleman answer that? Is that what the gentleman answered? Wait a minute.
Because everyone has been arguing together for three years, so! Zeng Shen wrote everything down.
But! In the process of writing, Zeng Shen still could not repeat the words of the time. It's not a tape recorder, so where can it be retelled? Where can it be word for word?
And also! Spoken language is not the same as written language. Speaking is speaking, and it is enough to indicate the meaning. And the written language, that's to be refined.
So! In the process of writing, Zeng Shen often went to the cemetery, discussed with Zigong and others who lived there and guarded the tomb, and showed the draft to Zigong and others.
"Am I mistaken? Am I writing it wrong? Zeng Shen always asked Zigong repeatedly.
Zigong looked and looked, thought and thought, and then answered him.
"You write very well! Very comprehensive! Zigong nodded towards Zeng Shen.
"Thank you!"
"But! I found problems in individual places! Zigong said.
He first encouraged Zeng Shen and gave him affirmation and confidence. And then! before he put forward his opinion.
"Zigong, you say! I'm listening! I came to you to hear your opinion! Zeng Shen said honestly.
He came to Zigong, not to ask Zigong to give him affirmation, so he finalized the book. But! I just came to listen to Zigong's opinion.
"I don't know what to say? I mean! Don't write about some repetitive questions! The same question, you don't have to write it! For example! Those who come and go in a hurry. Their names may not be known to many people! ……”
"This?"
"I mean! Write about people that everyone is familiar with, and write about them with their examples. And those who are unknown, don't write. Not to look down on them, but! Others may not know if they write it. Isn't it? ”
"This?"
"I know what you mean! You want to put the names of all of Mr. Husband's students in the book. Isn't it? ”
"Yes!" Zeng replied: "But not everyone! I want to write as many seniors and juniors as possible! As much as you can! ”
"That's a good idea! But! Think about it? According to the rules of this era, how many words is there in a book? Isn't it? So! It's impossible to put everyone's name in it. Legend has it that Mr. has more than 3,000 students, isn't it? And we! But many people don't know it! Isn't it? ”
"Yes!"
"And! We don't know how Mr. trained them in the first place? Isn't it? How do we write it? Isn't it? ”
"Yes!"
"So what! I mean! Pick important content to write, pick important people to write, pick typical cases to write ......"
"I see! Thank you Zigong! After getting Zigong's affirmation, Zeng Shen had a good idea in his heart: how to write it.
Then he asked, "What's wrong with what I wrote?" Did I make a mistake? ”
Zeng Shen is written according to memory, so! He was worried about what was wrong? Did Zhang Guan Li wear it? Or! The original meaning of the words was written incorrectly? It is impossible to repeat it, but at least the approximate meaning should be correct.
"I didn't look closely, it didn't seem to be wrong. Why don't you put the manuscript down and I'll read and think about it slowly? How is it? And also! I'll add material when I'm free! I asked the other students to provide some materials that they could write into the book! What do you think? Zigong proposed.
"Good!"
"You can go back and write another draft, anyway, it's impossible to succeed in one draft!"
"This?"
"Think about it? Everyone knows you're writing a book, doesn't it? They're going to care? Did you write it yourself? ”
"This?"
"Think about it? It's not written in a book, it's written! Written into history! Isn't it? ”
"This?"
"We wrote this book in memory of my husband, didn't we? It is a commemorative text. But in a few years, it will be a historical text, and it will become history! Isn't it? ”
"This?" Zeng Shen nodded and said, "I listen to you!" I will write a few more drafts, and it is up to everyone to decide how to finalize them. I'm just a writer, not a finalizer! ”
"Yes!" Zigong nodded in satisfaction. "You and I can't make the final draft, or others will misunderstand! You didn't write them in, they were upset. If you write them in, they might not be happy either. So! In the end, it's up to them to finalize the draft! ”
"Yes! I listen to you! I'm just going to put pen to paper! How to finalize it in the end, that's everyone's business! Zeng Shen agreed.
Oh, yes! Since it is a book to remember and commemorate Mr., it is not up to you to have the final say!
But! Nor can it be written entirely in accordance with remembrance and commemorative texts. After all! This is to go down in history and in the annals of history. If you simply miss the text and commemorate the text, it will not have much meaning. So! I still have to grasp the content of the selection.
I wrote this book not only as a memorial and commemorative essay, but also as a textbook and a doctrinal essay.
"Oh! I remember! There's one more thing you don't seem to have written. Maybe you forgot! But I think it needs to be written! Zigong suddenly remembered that there was something that should be written in the book.
"What's the matter? You said? I may have missed it! Maybe I ignored it and didn't think it mattered! You said! Zigong! Zeng Shen listened and hurriedly asked.
He didn't know: what did Zigong say?
There were a lot of inconsequential things that he didn't write about. So! He didn't know what Zigong was talking about?
"You also have to write Uncle Lege, Uncle Fang Jishi, and Chief Fang Zhong into it! I didn't hear their conversations with my husband in person, but I heard some of them! ”
"This?" Zeng Shen was embarrassed and said: "I went to Uncle Legole, I asked him, and he didn't agree!" ”
"Didn't agree?"
"He said they are Taoists, not seeking fame! I don't want him to be written into history as a negative textbook! ”
"This?"
"Uncle Fang's side I also went to ask, it's the same as what Uncle Le said! Alas! These Taoists don't care about fame and fortune! They said! This is our remembrance and remembrance of Mr. Wen, so don't write them into Taoism. Alas! Zeng Shen sighed.
"Oh?" Zigong thought about it, but had to change his words and said, "Since that's the case! Then follow them! Oh, yes! This is a book that our students remember and commemorate Mr. and has nothing to do with them! ”
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