That's right, this is indeed written by Zhang Zhaohua reluctantly, and when she got this topic, she knew in her heart the judging criteria and the difference between high and low this time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the show girl sees this sentence, she will think that this is a sentence in the chapter of Muzong in the Four Books of Women, and the content of this chapter is to educate women to be friendly to their relatives after marrying into their husband's family, and to treat "Aunt Di" and "brothers and nephews" to promote their harmony and benevolence, and treat them with a loving heart.

Di Ji, the name of the concubine. Aunt, my father's sister. The husband's sister, also known as the aunt. Female brother and sister. Female brother and sister. Generally, the show girl writes about how to get along with her concubine, aunt, sister-in-law and even her mother-in-law, which is to the point.

But this topic is very big and can be extended, and in Zhang Zhaohua's view, there are countless possibilities for sublimation.

Benevolence, this is the idea that Confucius has been promoting for 2,000 years, and once it is connected with values and world view, it can immediately rise to a higher level.

That is to say, after writing about the benevolence towards relatives, I will change the topic and talk about the origin of benevolence, what Confucius proposed to do, in what kind of situation of etiquette and happiness, and how many people with lofty ideals have achieved Confucius's benevolence. Then pull up a big banner and pick a value that the Chinese people take as the norm - moderation, thinking by benevolence, and pursuing the principle of moderation, isn't this a saint and a gentleman?

Raise it up a notch, this is a tricky way, that is, to praise the current emperor, saying how the emperor is benevolent, this is too easy to write, don't you say the title, "the benevolent love all the people", Zhu Yuanzhang loves the people like a son, and there are all kinds of good policies that are beneficial to the people, then the emperor is Renjun, isn't this a model of "inner saint and outer king"!

Zhang Zhaohua thought this when she put pen to paper, but as she wrote, she found that she couldn't write it down, because she couldn't link the "benevolent" and "modest" correctly and perfectly.

A benevolent person loves everything. Everyone loves, and the love for everyone must be balanced, impartiality is an impossible thing in itself, Zhang Zhaohua wrote and wrote, and found that she couldn't justify herself at all, she wanted to replace the point of "moderation" halfway, and find another one, such as "loyalty", such as "etiquette", "three outlines" or something, it is better than writing the mean, but she has no time, not enough for her to change her arguments.

So Zhang Zhaohua racked her brains to finish writing, and saw that the thing she wrote was like a defective product, of course, not only she knew it, but other female officials who read the paper thought so.

However, other female officials just felt that the literature and science were not smooth, saying that they were anticlimactic, and they couldn't say the specific reason for such awkwardness, only the Gongzheng grandmother in front of them could see through the essence at a glance, and thought that Zhang Zhaohua was "against his heart" and "unfinished".

"Back to Mama's words," Zhang Zhaohua bowed his head and said: "I have made a mistake in solving the problem, and benevolence and moderation are not related." If the intention is wrong, the rest will be wrong. ”

"Why does benevolence have nothing to do with moderation?" Mama Gong Zheng was surprised to receive such an answer, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Zhang Zhaohua thought for a while and said: "Benevolence may be realized, but not with the principle of moderation; ”

"Tao is different from all things, virtue is different from yin and yang, balance is different from weight, rope is different from entry and exit," Zhang Zhaohua said: "And you can't take Dazhong as your home." That is, in the middle, and the pawn can not be unswerving, consistent and consistent, then the customs are tired. ”

Zhang Zhaohua is saying that everything must be measured by its severity, and I have never heard of anyone saying that this matter is not light or serious. This in itself is a rebuttal to the existence of the mean. The golden mean is essentially a kind of value, the value that everyone strives to aspire to, but if you really want to practice it, there will be many external things and many conventional things to hinder the realization of the golden mean. Therefore, the mean may be achieved for a while, but in the long run, it is absolutely impossible.

"And benevolence," Zhang Zhaohua racked his brains to explain: "How to say, there is only benevolence, and there is no reason for benevolence to be practiced." ”

"Why do you say that?" said Mama Miyamasa, who was visibly surprised.

"Confucius once said," Zhang Zhaohua said, "with people who have mourning, he has never eaten enough." This is because Confucius had a benevolent heart, and benevolence is actually shared by many people, which is why when we see beggars and people who are having a difficult life, we can't help but feel sad, compassion is benevolence. ”

"But how does this sentence say, benevolence is all love -- benevolence is love for all people," Zhang Zhaohua said: "How big can a heart be, to love all people? ”

"There is such benevolence," Zhang Zhaohua said, "the Buddha in the temple." ”

"Since ancient times, there has been Yao Shun who loves the people like a son," Mama Gongzheng said: "What they do, isn't it benevolence?"

"Yao Shun is too far away, and his virtue is too high, I dare not say. Zhang Zhaohua said: "And take Song Shenzong as an example, he implemented the new law and drew a big cake for the people of the world, which must be said to be benevolent." But later Wen Yanbo told him that Jun is a monk who rules the world, not the people. ”

"So there has never been true benevolence," Zhang Zhaohua said: "Benevolence is biased, no matter how well the emperor treats the people, he cannot be compared with the scholars." Therefore, since there is bias, we cannot uphold the mean at all. ”

"You mean," said Mama Gong Zheng, "if there is a cake, then the loving person must divide the bread into equal portions, and if there is more or less, even if he does not eat it, it is not benevolence." ”

"Yes, that's impossible. Zhang Zhaohua said: "If you can love everyone, maybe someone can really do it, but love your parents and love a stranger, in the end, there is still a difference between more love and less love, this is what I just said, benevolence may be realized, but not with the principle of moderation." ”

In the same way, I said that moderation may be upheld, but not with a loving heart. Zhang Zhaohua said: "In fact, in the emperor's view, there is no difference between officials and the people, and the officials he appoints are actually people with different personalities and ways of dealing with the world selected from the people." ”

"People, there are wise people, brave people, greedy people, and fools," Zhang Zhaohua said: "The monarch divides the people in this way, let the wise man be an official, let the brave man be a soldier, let the greedy man be a businessman, and let the fool be the people." Isn't this the principle of treating it as equal, this is the downward trend of the idea of moderation, but it is divided by a loving heart? This has nothing to do with benevolence, if it is really benevolence, everyone is better to be officials. ”

Mama Gongzheng was silent for a long time.

She said, "As you said, benevolence may not have anything to do with moderation. But your understanding of Jen is also biased. How can you think that there is no true benevolence in the world? Isn't the mercy and amnesty of Your Majesty and the previous kings an expression of benevolence?"

"The emperor's amnesty is useful to everyone, except for murderers," Zhang Zhaohua said, "and to those who have committed crimes, benevolence has no manifestation." ”

"How can it be said that the condemned prisoner has committed an unforgivable sin, which has nothing to do with the monarch, and besides, it is the mercy of the monarch to be able to see his family before he dies. Mama Gongzheng said.

"Then this monarch must reflect on himself, since he is a benevolent monarch, there is no one who does not love, then why can't these people not be grateful for the kindness of the monarch, and what they give back to the monarch is not equal or even double love, but betrayal?"

"You're right, in fact, if you can love others, you can count it as benevolence. Zhang Zhaohua said: "I am too nitpicky and want to seek a kind of benevolence without the slightest impurity." ”