Chapter 26: What is Spring and Autumn?
In fact, in the book "Spring and Autumn", there is no conclusive evidence whether there is a method to formulate the way to level the world.
After all, the current "Spring and Autumn" is a broken newspaper, and it is impossible to read the full text, and I can't understand the sage's thoughts before he put pen to paper.
Therefore, whether the book "Spring and Autumn" hides the method of formulating the way to level the world, this kind of view seems to be nonsense, in fact...... , just a guess.
It's not nonsense, but it's ...... , just a little reason, wild guessing.
So, don't take it seriously, it's possible that you're just guessing wrong.
However, although the point of view cannot be confirmed, it is still necessary to say the reason for the blind guess, right, just watch it for fun.
There are three reasons in total, the first is what Taishi Gong said, the second is what Yasheng said, and the third is based on a series of changes in Confucianism.
"Spring and Autumn", the way of the three kings of the Ming Dynasty, the discipline of distinguishing personnel, don't be suspicious, know right and wrong, hesitate, good and evil, virtuous and cheap, survive the country, follow the peerless, make up for the abolition, and the great one of the royal road is also!
This is Tai Shi Gong's evaluation of "Spring and Autumn", the previous was just a translation, and it did not explain why history can be used as a mirror to know the rise and fall, or how to use history as a mirror...... , and know the rise and fall.
Tai Shi Gong said that "Spring and Autumn" can understand the political way of the three kings, and can also distinguish the truth of the change of people's hearts, can eliminate doubts, can distinguish between right and wrong, can make hesitation firm, a total of five functions!
Whether this is the case or not, anyway, I can't find the original text now, since he said that there is, then it should be right.
What is the political way of the three kings, that is, the way of the three kings to level the world, and it is useless for later generations to see this, because their own social conditions are different, they can only learn from it, and they must not be copied.
What is the truth of distinguishing the changes in people's hearts, that is, how people encounter different situations, how their psychology changes, and what they finally react to, this is still very useful, because people's circumstances are sometimes very similar, to understand how others deal with the same situation with themselves, and what kind of result there is in the end, of course, is to solve the problem for themselves, to a certain extent.
The same is true for eliminating doubts, the doubts that arise at this time may not be the first person to have such doubts since the eons, so looking at the answers of others to the same doubts can inspire yourself.
It's not easy to distinguish between right and wrong, because what the predecessors thought was that they might think right and wrong, but the circumstances are always similar, so look at what the predecessors finally got after making a series of reactions according to what they believed, and when they encountered the same situation again, they would have a good psychological preparation.
Let the hesitation become firm, and the same is true, looking at others in that situation, having the same hesitation as yourself, and finally doing a series of things, and what results have been produced, of course, can help you speed up your thinking and make up your mind early.
Therefore, the five functions of the three kings, distinguishing people's hearts, eliminating doubts, distinguishing right from wrong, and determining hesitation are summed up in just one sentence...... Learn from the experience and wisdom of others to help yourself solve problems!
Tai Shi Gong said that this is the role of "Spring and Autumn", that is, the role of learning history.
This kind of role of learning from experience and wisdom to help oneself solve problems is not only unique to "Spring and Autumn", but also all the history books in the world and all the legends and stories that record the experience of predecessors.
Even if you don't read history books and stories, after you suffer a loss, you will definitely grow wiser, the difference is only that you will not really suffer a loss if you learn history and watch legends.
Then, he said two other points, that is, the unique characteristics of the book "Spring and Autumn".
promoted good, suppressed evil, and scolded all those things that were not like words, which is to say that the book "Spring and Autumn" has a clear concept of good and evil, and the author has scolded all the things that are not like words.
It records the history of the defeated country, and also tells the changes of the ruined family, and supplements in detail the process of rise, decay, and ruin, which is to say that the book "Spring and Autumn" has a prominent description of the process of national change, which can make people understand at a glance the three processes of the rise, decay, and destruction of the entire country.
Therefore, the book "Spring and Autumn" ...... , not a history book!
What are the basic principles for recording history: First, it is to be as objective and detailed as possible, and second, it is to be as conclusive and evidence-based as possible, and it is not possible to write, memorize, or comment blindly.
As for the "Spring and Autumn Period" written by the sage, it is not only mixed with a bunch of his own comments, but also roughly records what happened in the three processes of rise, decay, and dissolution.
For other things, I don't write at all, as if nothing happened.
However, it is precisely because of this kind of clear commentary on promoting good and suppressing evil, and with this kind of Spring and Autumn brushwork that deliberately remembers the three processes, so "Spring and Autumn" is "Spring and Autumn", and it can be called "Little Words and Great Righteousness"!
When leaders are in the dark ages, the most important thing is not how to find a way to lead the people out of the dark ages, but ...... and do not forget good and evil yourself.
If the leaders forget good and evil, and then sink into the abyss of darkness, then what a fart to talk about?
Only after the leaders promote good and suppress evil, and strengthen their own hearts, can they analyze the reasons for their own era, why they are rising, why they are declining, and why they are about to collapse, and only after finding the problems of their own times, can they borrow the wisdom and experience of their predecessors to solve the problems of their own times!
It must not be copied rigidly, and it cannot be said that Dayu's way of leveling the world, and the way of King Zhou Wen's father and son leveling the world, must be suitable for their own times, and they must create their own way of leveling the world!
Therefore, Taishi Gongcai said that the book "Spring and Autumn" is the king's way of learning politics...... , the university asked!
To put it bluntly, "Spring and Autumn" has established two major rules, one is that the leader himself cannot be blackened, and the other is that the leader should learn from the experience and wisdom of his predecessors according to the actual situation and create his own political line.
Whether this is the case or not, it is just the result of a blind guess, according to Tai Shigong's evaluation.
The second reason is that Yasheng himself said, the former Yu suppressed the flood and the world was peaceful; the Duke of Zhou and Yidi, drove the beasts and the people were peaceful; the sage became "Spring and Autumn" and the rebellious ministers and thieves were afraid, I also want to correct people's hearts, stop heresies, distance themselves from deeds, and prostitute words, so as to inherit the three sages.
Since Dayu has found a way to suppress the flood and returned the whole world to a peace, and Zhou Gong has found a way to sweep the world and change the peace of the people in the world, then, if there is nothing in the "Spring and Autumn Period", then the chaotic ministers and thieves ...... And why be afraid?
In other words, if "Spring and Autumn" does not contain the way to level the world, cannot help the leaders solve problems, and cannot kill those rebellious ministers and thieves, then ...... Why should they be afraid?
Some masters explained that "Spring and Autumn" exposes the evils of society and exposes the faces of those criminal ruling classes, so they are afraid that the people will be awakened, so they are afraid.
Alas...... , wash and go to sleep, Yasheng has already said it very clearly as early as two thousand years ago, "Spring and Autumn...... , the matter of the Son of Heaven.
Besides, in the turbulent era with their backs to the loess and facing the sky, how many people will be literate people, big guy, when was paper invented, it's a very simple question, right?
Therefore, everyone in the public has a copy of "Spring and Autumn", and they may not be able to understand it, let alone ...... , isn't it a copy for everyone?
Of course, whether Yasheng said is right or not is just a blind guess, and the third Confucian view of change is even more untrue.