When the sun was setting in the west, Shangguan Che arrived at Jiangfu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as Jiang Yuetang heard the sound of horses' hooves, she trotted out to greet her.

Shangguan Che wore a set of thin cotton white collared robes today, wore a fluttering scarf1, and held a folding fan painted with landscape paintings, like a chic and handsome scholar.

This is quite different from his usual outfit, Jiang Yuetang's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw it, and he said sincerely: "Teacher's outfit today is really good-looking!"

Although Shangguan Che has been walking in society for several years, and he is quite thick-skinned when he asks himself, he still can't help but blush when he hears her say this, and asks with a smile: "Is it?"

It could be seen that her words pleased him.

The little guy nodded seriously and said, "Yes, the teacher is the most handsome beautiful man I have ever seen." He added, "My dad is second." ”

As soon as he said this, the little guy himself blushed.

How could he say such a thing in front of a teacher? Wouldn't it be inappropriate? She whispered to him.

Shangguan Che couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, tapped a folding fan on her hat, and said, "Your mouth is so sweet, but the teacher believes that you will be much more handsome than the teacher when you grow up." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and took her little hand, and went to the study together.

The little one had already poured him tea beforehand, so it was still smoking when they came in.

"Teacher, please have tea. The little one said as soon as he sat down.

"Hmm. Shangguan Che took a few sips of tea.

Then he said to her, "Today we will start talking about strategy. I will start with the strategy of governing the country. ”

The little one was already sitting upright, expectantly waiting for him to speak.

Shangguan Che couldn't help but smile, straightened his posture and said: "Strategy, that is, stratagem strategy, refers to the use of spiritual and material power to create conditions for victory, and it can also be said to be a positive thinking process done to obtain benefits and advantages. Do you understand?"

"Yes. ”

Shangguan Che touched her head with a smile and continued: "Since ancient times, whether it is governing the country, fighting or making a living, it is necessary to use strategy, and there are many schools of strategy about strategy, the most influential are Confucianism, Taoism, and Law. Confucianism advocates that actions should conform to human nature and morality, believes that people should have six virtues (wisdom, faith, holiness, benevolence, righteousness, and loyalty), advocates the rule of virtue and benevolent government, and emphasizes moral influence. ”

"Confucianism was founded by Confucius, developed by Mencius, and collected by Xunzi, which can not only settle down and live, but also be used by the world, with a long history and profound influence. ”

The little one nodded.

"If Confucianism is used to govern the country, what kind of person do you think is most suitable to be a king?"

The little guy thought for a moment and said, "A person who has a very high moral cultivation and can govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. ”

Shangguan Che nodded and said, "According to the philosophical thinking of the Chinese, the highest achievement of a person is to become a saint. What is a saint? Mencius said: "A saint is the best of humanity." It means that a saint should have perfect virtue and complete knowledge and action; in "Zhuangzi Wandering Away", it is said: "Take advantage of the righteousness of heaven and earth, and the changes of the six qis, so as to swim endlessly." Therefore, it is said: To man without self, God and man without merit, saint without name. It means that the saint should be a truly independent person who can transcend the finite and become one with the infinite, and attain the state of unity between heaven and man, so that he can enjoy infinite and absolute peace, freedom and happiness. When a person's personal cultivation can reach the realm of a saint, and his wisdom and strategy are sufficient to govern the country and the world, we can call a person with the personality of an 'inner saint and an outer king', and this kind of person is logically the most suitable person to be a king. 2”

"Why does the teacher say 'it is right,'" the little one asked, looking up.

"Because there has been no king in history who has reached such a state, only a little close. ”

"Is it because there hasn't been such a person yet?"

No, it's because often such people don't want to be kings. ”

"Is it because they're too detached?"

"So to speak. The saints pursue 'non-action', and when the king is in some way against their will, such as the language of our country, his ideological realm and intelligence and strategy are enough to be qualified for the position of king, but obviously he may not be willing to be the king if he is invited to be the king. ”

"Understood. So, can it be said that Confucianism is too idealistic for governing the country?" asked the little one.

Shangguan Che laughed and said, "You are very sharp. Let's put it this way, many of the ideas of Confucianism are worthy of spiritual guidance for monarchs and individuals. ”

"In other words, can it be used as a criterion for people's self-cultivation?"

"That's right!" Shangguan Che nodded, and then continued: "There is a thinker who divides the realm of human thought into four layers - the first level, the biological level, which means that people live innocently and ignorantly like children, and lack in-depth thinking and analysis of what they do and various phenomena in the world, so they are less able to create meaningful things; the second level, the utilitarian level, that is, a person can do things consciously, but his starting point is to seek his own interests. The third level is the moral level, that is, people can be aware that they are a member of society and consciously do things that are beneficial to society and others, and the fourth level, the heaven and earth level, they can not only see others and society, but also realize the existence of the universe, know that they are a member of the universe, and consciously do things for the benefit of the universe. A saint is such a person. 3”

After Jiang Yuetang heard this, he tilted his head and looked at Shangguan Che and asked, "Teacher, which floor have you reached now?"

Shangguan Che smiled and touched her head lightly and said, "The teacher is still between the second and third layers. ”

"Am I still on the first floor?" asked the little one, blushing.

"You?" Shangguan Che smiled, leaned down to look at her and said, "What do you say? ”

He deliberately teased her.

The little guy was suddenly very nervous, and hurriedly asked, "Then I haven't even reached the first layer yet?"

"No, no," he smiled and patted her on the shoulder, comfortingly, "Well, it seems like you're supposed to be on the first tier for your age, but you're not naïve and ignorant at times...... Well, it's still relatively close to the second layer. ”

Seeing that the little guy didn't seem to be satisfied with being assigned to the second layer, Shangguan Che smiled and explained, "You are working hard for your future now, this is not an immoral thing." When you grow up, I believe you will be able to reach the third level. As for the fourth level, that is the realm of saints, and we don't have to force it. ”

The little guy smiled and nodded.

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Note 1: Piao Piao scarf, the name of the ancient scarf hat, the style is draped in front and back, it will flutter when walking, very elegant demeanor, very popular in the late Ming Dynasty, scholars and doctors like to wear it.

2: This paragraph draws on from the Chinese philosopher and educator Feng Youlan's "A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy".

3: This paragraph draws on from Feng Youlan's "Four Realms of Life", which is hereby explained.

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