"I don't understand," Wang Anshi said honestly.

"Can you clearly explain that gentlemen are harmonious but different, and villains are the same but not harmonious?"

According to the mathematical formula, a+b=b+a, that is, two plus one is equal to one plus two. Then harmony and difference are also equal to the same but not harmonious, but the result is two, one is a villain, the other is a gentleman.

Here's the problem.

Wang Anshi didn't think of it for a while, and replied: "No." ”

Asking Zhao Jun, or other officials in Taiping Prefecture, could give an answer immediately, but Wang Anshi thought for a moment and replied again: "No." ”

Those who know the fur can give one answer, and those who understand a little more can give five answers, and those who understand a little more can give ten answers, or even twenty answers. Can you explain it clearly?

That's not the point, the following is the point.

Zheng Lang said: "Therefore, it is a gentleman, only harmony but difference, so it is a villain, only the same but not harmonious, only harmonious and different is called a gentleman, and only the same and not harmonious is a villain, and so on, it is endless." Therefore, there is no accurate answer to this sentence. It seems that there are also gentlemen who are not arrogant, and villains who are arrogant but not arrogant; Jin Wen is fair but not righteous, Qi Huan is just but not righteous, and so on. The previous conditions are different, the answers are different, the time is different, the answers are different, the characters are different, the answers are different. I just said one plus one, and now I will talk about it, the time is different, the place is different, so just one plus one is not the present one plus one, so it will not be equal, at most it will be similar, and it may even be the opposite. ”

Some people haven't understood yet, and they're going around, and they're a little dizzy.

Some people understand a little that the one plus one that Zheng Lang said is not one plus one, but a thing, the same thing, the same thing now, as long as the conditions such as time and place change, it will inevitably change, the time error is a little bit, there will be a difference in anything, or like a battlefield, the opportunity is fleeting, a blink of an eye, one grabs the fighter, the other does not seize the fighter, can lead to the life and death of tens of thousands of people. It's obvious instances, not obvious like sitting here and chatting right now, but there are definitely subtle differences.

Therefore, although the I Ching has 64 hexagrams, more than 300 small hexagrams, and the cycles are born together, in fact, there are subtle differences in each major cycle, in fact, Taoism and Buddhism also have similar theories. This is an objective fact, and no one can avoid it. But compared to the negativity of Taoism, Confucianism is more effective, hoping to take advantage of different situations and leave the positive side a little longer. For example, this hexagram is evolved from the hexagram Ben, what is the current situation, only one yang on the outside, and all yin and all soft on the inside, which is the most dangerous, so the villain is long, and the gentleman should adapt to the situation at this time and stop acting. But there is no absolute stop in the world, yin and yang are constantly transforming, so this yang is gradually shifting to the core, although there are many yin, they will inevitably be excluded. Take a look at the transformation of the six lines, the first line is lonely yang outside, and the five yin are inside, which is the most dangerous, so it is easy to say, chastity and fierceness, such as sticking to the right path and not knowing the change, is dangerous. Yang Yao transferred inward to the second line, and this Yang Dao was insufficient, so he was contemptuous and chaste. It still has to change, otherwise it is dangerous. To the third line, the yang line is peeled off the face and invades inward, so there is no blame and no major fault. The fourth is invaded inside, and the inner horizontal two yin, so it is stripped of the bed skin, fierce. In the fifth line, if the palace maid is close to the king and is favored, although there is no great merit, there is no great fault. In the end, it is gradually peeled inside, and it evolves to the compound hexagram (the upper five yin and the next yang), and the righteous path is revealed, the gentleman can pick the big fruit, and the villain picks it and peels off the roof. ”

"In other words, according to different situations, different reaction changes and adjustments should be made?"

"Exactly, that's why I say keep up with the times."

For example, at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, all kinds of legal systems were formulated with positive significance at that time, and they quickly moved from chaos to order, otherwise the Central Plains would still be in turmoil, but after decades of great rule, the system at that time formed a serious malaise, and some adjustments must be made according to the situation.

It goes without saying.

With this article, it points out the direction for inclusive adjustment, that is, the core.

But how to adjust it?

Straight and gentle, simple and not arrogant.

Straight is also fair, and it is precisely the middle of the mean.

Wen is gentle, and Confucius is not against Yong, and even regards riding and archery as two of the six arts, and runs around with a sword, but in general, he opposes radical practices, such as being gentle and courteous, and giving way to Mu Ne, etc. When you have no choice, you can't use fierce medicine, the more fierce the medicine, the greater the damage.

But when it's time to be urgent, it's okay to be brave, and it's okay to kill yourself, but what's the point? Now the Song Dynasty has not reached the time of exhaustion. On the contrary, when Zhuge Liang ruled Shu, the country was small, and Liu Bei was defeated in Eastern Wu, and the situation was critical at that time, and it was really the time when he had no choice but to do so.

Song Huizong was defeated to that point, and it was not the time to do anything about himself, as long as he didn't come to a maritime alliance and supported the Khitans when he was critical, the Khitans would not flee so quickly, and surrender if they surrendered. Even if the country is destroyed in the end, the Song Dynasty will be prepared, and if it is prepared, it may not lose most of the country so quickly.

Is it true that the Song army is weak?

Take a look at the big and small examples, and see how they perform against the party members next!

Therefore, with mild as a prescription, there will be less labor pain, less damage, and a greater chance of success.

Concise, concise. The more concise it is, the easier it is to implement, the more efficient it is, the administration is like this, the law is like this, although there are many possibilities for interpretation, but the general direction is in. On the contrary, the more trivial it is, the easier it is for people to exploit loopholes, and even interpret it in the end, contradicting themselves and going astray.

Pride, pride, self-righteousness, all can't have, you have to have a humble heart, like walking on thin ice, so that you will not make mistakes, or make fewer mistakes.

Straight is the standard is the law, temperature is the weight is the proportion, simplicity is the degree, and not arrogance is the heart.

The mean, which is interpreted in this way, will become the best prescription for the Song Dynasty, and even play a guiding role for future generations.

Not only governing the country, but also can be used in many aspects, such as changing different bosses and subordinates, it is necessary to have different strategies, to maintain a fair heart, to see the unaccustomed warm words of persuasion, and then persuade not to listen, rational avoidance, and the world's eyes are rare and confused The mean, it seems to be very similar, but because there is a straight word, the surname is completely different, and it has a positive meaning.

Another example is to educate children, not to be self-righteous, what they want, we must let the children be, have a humble heart, think from the perspective of the child, try to simplify the persuasion, and be simple but not arrogant. Then make different adjustments according to his different situations, and when he encounters difficulties, he will say a few words of encouragement so that he can't be angry. When he succeeds, he will not be complacent. When you don't study seriously, you can't come to Jackie Chan, punch and kick, and you have to correct him slowly. It is to keep pace with the times, straight and warm!

What a meanness this is!

Self-cultivation, family, life, governance, and peace in the world, which aspect is not used?

As for the previous tolerance adjustment, Zheng Lang said to the four students along the way that they have no right to be in the middle and are stubborn; It can be learned together, it can not be with the head, it can be with the right way, it can not be established, it can be established, and it can not be right; If there is a way in the world, you will see it, and if there is no way, it will be hidden; The way of a gentleman, or out or out, or silent; Zhang but not relaxed, civil and military Fu can also, relaxed but not relaxed, civil and military Fu is also, one is relaxed, and the way of civil and military is also; If the government is lenient, the people will be slow, if it is slow, it will be violent, if it is fierce, the people will be disabled, and if it is disabled, it will be lenient.

And so on, these words all contain a strong sense of tolerance, or adjustment.

"The Mean" was not written by Confucius, but by his descendants, and scholars in the Qin and Han dynasties sorted it out.

It was not taken seriously until the Tang and Song dynasties gradually realized its value.

But there are many questions in this small book of several thousand words, which are well explained in the front, and gradually digress in the back, some of the bull's head is not in the direction of the horse's mouth, and some places are not clear.

So the predecessors had to say in general terms that the so-called moderation is the unity of heaven and man, and the way of heaven and humanity are one, but what is the way of heaven and what is humanity, this nonsense is easier to go off topic and do not know what to do.

In the end, it became commonly used and became a rare confusion.

It's getting more and more petty, and it's even very obscene.

However, the dual-purpose interpretation of later generations is quite accurate, but it is also inseparable from the small family spirit, empty, and fails to truly interpret the broad and practical spirit of the mean.

But there is one point, the mean is not what Confucius said, but a scholarly work written by his descendants based on Confucius's thoughts.

After Zheng Lang's interpretation, the taste is changing, or going further, it is no longer the meanness of Confucius's descendants, but it is definitely the meanness of Confucius. All the arguments are found in the writings of Confucius and Mengxun, or from the books they have studied.

Even the ideas of these four mantras are all Confucian thoughts, which are enough, as long as it is "the golden mean of Confucius", Confucianism can accept it.

Even the so-called "keeping pace with the times" is a kind of unity between man and nature.

However, compared with the other moderation, this moderation has a core and clear thought, the unity of heaven and man, the unity of virtue, a general standard, and more positive universal values!

At first, the others still didn't understand, but Zheng Lang made an explanation again.

Sixiao suddenly pounced, happily lifted Zheng Lang up, and said, "Doctor Zheng, this is Confucianism!" ”

It is not only Confucianism, but also the creation of a new Confucian system through the framework of the original moderation.

Zhao Tongju carefully reminisced, and finally understood most of it, and muttered: "What a big mean." ”

Generally speaking, the current Song Dynasty officials are not very evil and jealous, but it is difficult to find a bad person in the real sense.

caused this environment, one is Liu E, and the other is Zhao Zhen, both of whom are relatively virtuous rulers. There is no market for the real "annihilators", and if you change Cai Jing to Zhao Zhen Dynasty, it will definitely not be Cai Jing, at most it will be a Lu Yijian. The worst person is undoubtedly Xia Zhu, but is Xia Zhu really like the heinous one written in the history books?

So Zhao Jun didn't like Zheng Lang.

sighed, and said: "Zheng Zhizhou, you are also the newspaper of the present world." ”

Regardless of whether this young couple is putting on a show or not, if they can do this, ordinary officials will definitely not be able to do it. So good retribution came, which made him suddenly enlightened, and finally realized the Zheng family's moderation............ Zheng Lang is not in a hurry, if he wants to interpret it, he must have some helpers, and the helpers are the three students, Yan Rong can't help for the time being, and the three students have not yet reached that point in their studies. I am too, and what I lack more is experience and understanding of society.

Establish where the core standards are, and where they are.

Although this matter spread quickly with today's three monuments, Zheng Lang also maintained a humble heart and shifted his attention to government affairs.

His letter was sent to the capital.

In fact, Lu Yijian has already received a lot of news from Uncle Lu San's letter.

Seeing Zheng Lang's twists and turns, what idea Zheng Lang had in his heart, it was clear when he looked at Lu Yijian. This kid is very ambitious, far away, and he doesn't know that Zheng Lang has another big ambition, and the dawn has appeared.

Anyway, I guessed that Zheng Lang was going to make a big move, but there were some problems, whether it was encircled or connected, the privately owned lake was always a problem, and some large families occupied 2,000 acres of lake, anyway, it was a waste lake, and the government didn't care, but when it was encircled, it would have to compensate 2,000 acres of fertile land. What did that become?

and some people took the opportunity to encircle the polder, so that they could ask for good land when they were connected to the polder.

This kind of little trick, Lu Yijian has seen a lot.

Therefore I asked for this edict.

This edict has no effect on other places, that is, it is issued into a law, and those big families should occupy it or occupy it, but with this edict, Zheng Lang has a legal basis, and he can find a countermeasure when encircling the polder.

He didn't say anything, and handed the fold to Li Di.

Li Di is also in distress, since the beginning of summer, there have been many summer rains, and the Bianshui has flooded in many places. Although it was not serious, last year's catastrophe and the empty treasury further increased the burden on the state. After reading the recital, in short, Li Di is still an elder, and he went to the place, Fan Yan, this kid is sick, and the important official who came back and roared lost his reputation, and Lu Yijian also took the opportunity to get a place, what else do you care?

After thinking for a while, he said, "You must be cautious." ”

That's all it takes.

There is also danger in the southern circle, but not in the north, look at Bianshui. Then its yield of two stones and three stones per acre of land in the north is not as good as the output of four stones and five stones per acre of land in the south.

This is also a big deal, the ban on private enclosures and encroachment on the lake involves the interests of many people, although after the issuance of this edict, it is very doubtful that a few people have seriously implemented it. So the two prime ministers joined hands to enter the palace to meet Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen took a look at it, and said: "Isn't it right, blindly let them encroach on the lake, block the water, the waterway is not smooth, the north is not peaceful, and the south is about to rise?" ”

Li Di swallowed his throat, and had no choice but to point out: "Zheng Lang may not be the case, he is afraid that he wants to overhaul the polder, or connect the small polder, so he asked His Majesty for this edict." ”

"Really?" Zhao Zhen became excited.

This is his last happy time, young and promising, energetic, willing to work hard, diligent, and occasionally have a Yan'er fun with two satisfactory concubines. Even some time ago, a little revenge on Wang Mengzheng.

The cause dates back to a few years ago, when he took a fancy to Wang Mengzheng's daughter, but Liu E thought it was charming, so he married this woman to Liu Congde, and let Zhao Zhen marry Guo back. Zhao Zhen was very unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't do it, so he endured it.

It happened that something happened to the Wang family, and his son Wang Qixiong killed people and was removed from the name, that is, from top to bottom, and the famous officials and lords were removed together. This case was handled by Cheng Lin when Zheng Lang entered Beijing to pay respects. But when he was reinstated this year, the new privy envoy Wang Shu will pursue it. Cai Qi shouted: "In this way, the law is broken, and Encore pursues it!" Pulled Wang Shu and didn't let him execute. The next day, it was played again in Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen was about to get angry, so he said pretendly: "Demote a first-class official, what?" ”

Cai Qi said no, so he said from Cai Qi.

This incident made him a little happy, your grandmother's, I am the emperor, you don't marry your daughter to me, but you are attached to the trend of inflammation and marry the Liu family! Now it's up to who's up to say.

has already made him very satisfied, and he did not deliberately take revenge on the people of the Wang family.

Li Di replied: "Approximately, he mentioned Wan Chunwei before leaving. ”

"Li Qing, what do you think?"

"You still have to be careful, once the water is blocked, the consequences are unimaginable. However, it is a move of Lianwei, which is of long-term significance. ”

"The state capital has to be cautious, and the private circle?"

Li Di can also say that the state government has joined forces with all people, from measurement to planning and consultation, to specific implementation, to arrangement and materials, far better than private. That's the power of a state, not a county, how many resources can be used? Be careful with the polders in this circle, not to mention the private polders.

"I'm right."

"Well," Li Di had to reply.

Zhao Zhen didn't want the teacher to be too embarrassed, and asked: "I heard that Zheng Lang just arrived in Taiping Prefecture, and he encountered an incident, hundreds of fishermen on Danyang Lake confronted each other with weapons, and he drove a leaf boat into the confrontation circle alone. ”

Zhao Zhen did not ask about Linjiang Temple, people in this era believe in superstition, including Zhao Zhen. Even after hearing about it, I was faintly moved in my heart, but thinking of the long distance, I mobilized the people to go to Jiangnan with my concubine to ask for a child, and I didn't know what the minister would become. Only then did I give up and did not bring it up.

A few months later, Zhao Zhen recalled it again, and even stroked his chest and secretly said, fortunately, fortunately!

"Yes." Li Di replied honestly.

It has nothing to do with Lu Yijian, it was Li Ruogu who appreciated it greatly after seeing what happened, and wrote a piece of music and sent it to the capital to explain the matter.

"He's very bold."

"In the past, Ding Wei and Cao used both to have courage."

Zhao Zhen was speechless, and thought in his heart, aren't you the pot that doesn't open the pot?

But Li Di's intentions and Fan Yan's intentions are different, Zheng Jiazi is talented and courageous, but the emperor is too fond of him. For example, Gao Yanei and the five princes, the five sons asked the emperor to call back to the capital and train them hard, I don't know how to train them, I only saw that in the past few months, the five princes, including Zhao Yunrang, have not gone out of the house, which shows that the training will not be light.

In that high office, the emperor personally approved the decree, stripped all official positions and reputations, and expelled from the country. The reason for using it is very simple, to make friends with the children of the clan. Directly solve the trouble of the Zheng family. You are the emperor, and you are personally in charge of the removal of a small county lord, is it worth it?

Zhao Zhen is kind-hearted, but what he did may not make Zheng Lang and Cui Xian appreciate it, especially Cui Xian, who is waiting for this "toy" to arrive. This removal will make her a big little less fun.

Spoiling too much may not be a good thing for the Zheng family, after all, he is still young, only seventeen years old, and the road ahead is very long.

Li Di said boringly, so the three of them were silent for a while, seeing this situation, Li Di and Lu Yijian were preparing to retire. Outside, the small yellow door hurriedly ran in and said: "Your Majesty, the emergency report of Lanzhou, the collapse of Henglong in Lanzhou, the water of the Yellow River is diffused down, northeast to Nanle, Qingping, and from Qingping to the northeast to Dezhou, and from Nanle to the Daimyo's Mansion, to the two states of Oakbin, thousands of miles of land, all into the ocean." ”

"What!" Zhao Zhen jumped up all of a sudden.

Lu Yijian and Li Di's faces turned pale at the same time.

This area was the most densely populated place in the Song Dynasty, and how many people were homeless and how many people were drowned by the flood!

As Zheng Jiazi said, the catastrophe was once again like a demon, descending to the land of the Song Dynasty.

After a long while, Zhao Zhen trembled his thin body and asked, "Li Qing, Lu Qing, how much grain is there in Songzhou?" ”

Almost forgot the grain stored at the beginning of summer, and today I know how precious it will be, the hatred in Zhao Zhen's heart, why didn't he take out more money in the first place.

Li Di snorted: "That grain in Songzhou, that grain ......"

"What happened to that grain?"

"Yes, it was prepared, but the flooding flooded, and a lot of relief was given to the victims."

"What then?" Zhao Zhen asked weakly. It's not enough, but it doesn't move, but it doesn't move, you can use it to save the emergency. At this time, Zhao Zhen suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have put Zheng Lang in the place, maybe he could come up with some ideas at this time. What if you are young, some are whimsical.

No matter how whimsical it is, it is possible that you can come up with hundreds of thousands of stones and hundreds of stones of grain out of thin air?