Chapter Thirty-Eight: Resurrection of the Holy Face
Yan Hui was born in the Spring and Autumn Period, and its allusion to Yan Hui is recorded in Haoxue, which means that Confucius said very sadly: When Yan Hui was twenty-nine years old, his hair was all white, and he died very early. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Yan Hui, later generations honored Yan Zi, the word Ziyuan, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, Lu State is now a native of Qufu, Shandong. At the age of fourteen, he worshipped Confucius as his teacher, and was the most proud student of Confucius all his life. Confucius praised Yan Hui the most, often praising him for being studious and benevolent. Although he did not become an official, his contribution to history is that he provides us with an example of being free from the world, being happy with poverty, being strict with himself, and sticking to his ideals. Since the Han Dynasty, Yan Hui has been listed as the head of the seventy-two sages, and sometimes the sacrifice of Confucius is only used by Yan Hui to enjoy. Since then, the kings of the previous dynasties have been sealed, and the names have been added, Tang Taizong respected him as the first teacher, Tang Xuanzong respected him as Yan Gong, Song Zhenzong added the title of Yan Guo Gong, Yuan Wenzong respected as Yan Guo Fu Shenggong, and Ming Jiajing respected as Fu Sheng. So far, there is still a Fusheng temple in Qufu, Shandong.
First of all, among the disciples of Confucius, Yan Hui is probably the one from a relatively poor family. In fact, at that time, apprenticeship cost money, and since ancient times, apprenticeship has been like this, even if you send a chicken and duck or a bucket of rice, you must express your sincerity. But Yan is ridiculously poor at home, there is a way is a bamboo basket of rice, a scoop of water, living in a simple alley, ordinary people can't bear this kind of poverty, but Yan Hui is self-satisfied, for this, Confucius is full of praise, and even said that virtuous Hui also. And Yan Hui studied quite hard. Confucius once said: Yan Hui was probably the only one who listened to me and always concentrated on deserting, and it was not until after Yan Hui's death that Confucius said: What a pity to die! I only saw him move forward, but never stopped. There is probably no teacher who doesn't like such a student, and Master Kong is certainly no exception. But in my opinion, he is definitely not the smartest of all the students, but the most diligent, obedient, and diligent in his studies. His personality is relatively silent, introverted, taciturn, and his intelligence is less exposed, which even makes many people think that he is a little dull, but for Confucius's doctrine, Yan Hui admires it so much, in his own words, it is called Yang Zhi Mi Gao, Drill Mi Jian. But in the end, Confucius said: Yan Hui was of no help to him, and there was nothing that he was not convinced of what he said. And I don't know if this sentence is criticism or praise, hehe, probably anyone can understand it. This revealed a piece of information, for what Confucius said, Yan Hui would only listen attentively and nod yes. Confucius probably also felt that this was not necessarily a good thing, so he secretly observed and found that when he discussed with others in private, he was also very capable of playing Confucius's words, so he was not stupid to say back, and that's all, Yan Hui would never exhaust what Confucius said, question, let alone dare to express displeasure like Zilu, and even argue with it, even if what Confucius said contradicted himself, Yan Hui would not express doubts and refutations. If you want me to say that it is not characterless or completely devoid of ego.
In the end, Confucius may think that only Yan Hui can inherit his mantle, but in my opinion, it makes sense that Yan Hui was called Fusheng by later generations, so it is said that the compound character of Fusheng has more inheritance meaning. It's just inheritance, like the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, there is no innovation. However, I think Yan Hui is more like a computer, he has never had his own ideas, and he obeys Confucius's words. Later, some people actually compared him with Mencius Meng Ke, although Meng Ke was called Confucius's apprentice, but he dared to stand up for himself, and had his own unique Confucian thoughts, so he was called a sub-sage by later generations. The Asian word means the second, although the later generations will reply to the word, but I think the so-called resurrection is just to flaunt his respect for the teacher.