Chapter Seventy-Three: Confidence

What is the greatest achievement of Master Chen Qiming? It reinterprets traditional Chinese culture and makes Chinese culture more suitable for the characteristics of the new era.

He absorbs the valuable content of traditional culture, absorbs and draws on the beneficial achievements of human civilization to enrich Chinese culture, and promote the transformation of Chinese culture.

Of course, the work was too large for him to do alone. But he initiated this initiative and pioneered a feasible path.

Subsequently, countless scholars have devoted themselves to this ranks. Through their unremitting efforts. Finally, it regained its dominant position from Western studies and revitalized Chinese civilization.

When Zhu Ziqing learned about the current situation of the world's literary scene, he was really shocked by this fact.

In my previous life, I have been shouting about reviving traditional Chinese culture, but the progress is really sad. Although there are also a number of benchmark figures. For example, Master Nan Huaijin.

But there are too few such people, and the results achieved have not spread to the general public. Moreover, the renovation activities are also disturbed from time to time by people with ulterior motives.

Zhu Ziqing remembered that there was an associate professor named Xu Jinru, who was a pioneer in opposing the transformation. The most impressive thing about this one is not his work, but his mouth. Too dirty.

If you see who is unhappy, you will scold directly. It is not an implicit ridicule between literati, but a direct scolding like a shrew. He scolded Nan Huaijin, Yu Qiuyu, too Dan, and Mo Yan......

There are two things that impress Zhu Ziqing the most.

The first one, when Master Nan Huaijin died. This man happily published an article on his blog called "Nan Huaijin is finally dead".

The article is extremely humiliating about a deceased person. He also secretly ridiculed the public for being ignorant.

The second, on the eve of Mo Yan winning the Nobel Prize. This one again openly ridiculed in the media. said that Mo Yan's appearance is extremely obscene, and it is impossible for such an obscene person to write a good article. It is impossible to win a prize.

After Mo Yan won the award, some media interviewed him again. He made a lot of nonsense, saying that I hadn't seen Mo Yan's works. But this person is too obscene to write a good work. The Nobel Prize judges are blind, and the whole world is blind and deceived.

Again, the complexity of human nature is reflected here. is such a person who actually became a university lecturer and openly stood on the podium.

The universities that invited him to give lectures never thought about how a person with such a dirty mouth could be a teacher? Aren't you afraid that he will lead bad students?

He is not alone yet, and there is a large group of supporters behind him. He and his group of supporters went to war everywhere. In the literary world, everyone who has achieved something has been scolded again.

Xu Jinru is just one of them. There are too many people like him who are looking for fault everywhere.

Compared with the previous life, the form of this world is much better. And the results they have achieved are not comparable to those of their previous lives.

Zhu Ziqing understood that the literati of this world had completed the reinterpretation of the core classics of several major schools of Confucianism.

Even so, he was not discouraged. In the previous life, although the pace of transformation of traditional culture could not keep up with the world. But it's not like nothing at all, on the contrary, remarkable results have been achieved. Revealing these achievements casually can cause a sensation.

He had already decided that this time he would not talk about anything else, but the Analects. Traditional Chinese culture is dominated by Confucian culture, and the Analects is one of the core classics of Confucianism. The most representative.

The most important thing is that in his previous life, he had read Master Nan Huaijin's "Analects of Distinction". It was also the only purely academic work he had ever read.

The reason why I read this book is also to improve my qualification. Pity. This book is too specialized. It's too boring for someone like him. After reading a few pages, I ran out of patience.

Later, when I was bored, I flipped through it, and I forgot it when I saw it, and I didn't remember what I said at all. But under the influence of crossing the golden finger, the content of this book also appeared in his mind.

In addition to this book, there is one more person who has to mention. That is Yu Dan, and her "Yu Dan's Analects" is also unique. In his previous life, Zhu Ziqing watched "Hundred Lectures", but he listened to all the episodes.

This is the source of Zhu Ziqing's courage to agree to exchange after knowing the troubles faced by Master Chen Qiming.

After all, the two worlds are different, and there are considerable differences in the direction of interpretation of traditional culture. Zhu Ziqing believed. He will definitely be able to surprise Master Chen Qiming in this exchange.

There is another reason to talk about the "Analects", he happened to have read Master Chen Qiming's "The Analects of Justice". It was also compared with the Analects.

Although I didn't understand anything at that time. I don't see why. But after all, if you know something, you won't know nothing.

With a decision in his heart, Zhu Ziqing began to recall the contents of "The Analects of the Analects" and "Yu Dan's Lectures on the Analects". And start organizing the language.

The next morning, Zhu Ziqing did not go to the exchange meeting. Instead, he came to the Yangtze River alone, and the place he made an appointment with Master Chen Qiming was in a teahouse on the riverside.

Yesterday, when he heard the master say that the meeting place was a teahouse, he was embarrassed. Teahouse. See also the teahouse.

In the past year or so, he has been to the teahouse far more times than the sum of his previous life for more than 20 years. And whenever there is a major event, the meeting place must be a teahouse.

Sometimes he can't help but think, did he do something sorry for the teahouse in his previous life?

According to the address provided by the master, when Zhu Ziqing arrived at the place, he found that Master Chen Qiming had arrived. And Ai Jiange and several others were also present.

"I'm sorry. I'm late. Zhu Ziqing said apologetically.

"It's early for us. I didn't want to come so early. It was just a few of them, and they came running before dawn. I had no choice but to follow the old man. Master Chen Qiming said with a smile.

Seeing the sneering expressions of Ai Jiange and the others, Zhu Ziqing knew that what the master said should not be a kind word. I was amused by their behavior, but I was also moved by their piety.

That's the biggest difference between yourself and them. They just use literature as a tool, while they regard literature as a part of their lives.

Thinking like this in his heart, he said hello to Ai Jiange and the others again. Then he came to Master Chen Qiming and sat down.

The view of this teahouse they chose is very good. It is built by the river, and you can enjoy the beautiful river view from the window.

"Xiaoyou came to drink tea, this is the best Biluochun in West Dongting, and one of my juniors honors me. Little friends taste how it tastes. Master Chen Qiming stretched out his hand and said.

Old Chen was polite. Actually, I don't know anything about tea. There is no difference between the most ordinary brick tea and the best Biluochun in my drink. It's a waste of this tea for me to drink. Zhu Ziqing said calmly.

"What is there to waste. Isn't tea just for people to drink? As for what you can drink, it's all up to you. The old man is not so particular. As he spoke, Master Chen Qiming picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it all.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your understanding. Tea culture is a very important part of Chinese culture, and I have lost all of them. Zhu Ziqing began to try to steer the topic forward.

He knows his own family affairs, and all he can rely on is the two works he saw in his previous life. If Master Chen Qiming is allowed to dominate the topic. It's definitely going to be exposed.

Therefore, he must seize the lead of the problem and guide the topic in the direction he wants.

"It's not just the tea culture that has been lost, the traditional culture has almost been lost. Master Chen Qiming said indifferently.

"The most troublesome thing is not that we are lost, but that we are self-denying our traditions. It's a big deal to lose it and pick it up again. Once you deny yourself, you won't even have a chance to pick it up. Zhu Ziqing said from the bottom of his heart.

This was especially true in previous lives. Everything in China needs to be criticized and criticized. China's classics and documents have been wantonly tampered with, the ideas of the sages have been denied, and the heroic martyrs of their predecessors have been reviled and slandered.

In particular, some netizens shouted about the lack of faith in China. Abandon tradition. On the other hand, they are desperately advocating the Western way. It's ridiculous.

"Yes, this is also the lack of education in China. It did not teach everyone a correct understanding of China's traditional culture. Master Chen Qiming said approvingly.

This bane was planted from the day the vernacular was promoted. There is nothing wrong with promoting vernacular texts. It has indeed made China's education popular, knowledge universal, and the absorption of world knowledge has increased. It is undeniable that these contribute to the progress of the country. ”

Zhu Ziqing began to try to answer Master Chen Qiming's question using the words from the Analects:

"But when we were promoting the vernacular, we forgot to do one thing, to translate all the thousands of years of culture that had accumulated in the Chinese cultural inventory into the vernacular.

People who have received an education in vernacular literature can't read ancient texts, and of course they can't open this warehouse, so they can't open this warehouse, so they can't open this warehouse, so they can't open this warehouse. But since then, it has been cut off. ”

Hearing this explanation, Master Chen Qiming's eyes lit up. Ai Jiange and the others also looked at Zhu Ziqing in surprise. I didn't expect to hear a whole new perspective from him so quickly.

in this world. Everyone has been discussing how traditional culture is lost and how to pick it up. But no one has ever linked the loss of traditional culture with the promotion of vernacular writing.

"Well, that's a good point. Master Chen Qiming said excitedly. Although this is the first time to hear this point of view. But with his profound skills, after a little thought, he understood what Zhu Ziqing meant.

When selecting teaching materials for the promotion of vernacular literature, it is natural to use Western ready-made cultural works. In this case, how can traditional culture not be lost.

Of course. The internal factors are certainly not so simple. It's just that now is not the time to explore this, and he desperately wants to hear more.

Since he started, Zhu Ziqing had no intention of stopping. What if Master Chen Qiming asks a question that is beyond his ability to answer.

Therefore, Master Chen Qiming asked him to continue, which was exactly what he wanted. He began to selectively copy the contents of the Analects.

"When talking about traditional Chinese culture, you can't avoid Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism......

Buddhism is like a department store. There are miscellaneous department stores inside, and there are all kinds of things, so you can go shopping if you have money and time. It's okay to go shopping, it's okay not to buy anything, it's okay not to go shopping at all, but society needs it.

Taoism is like a pharmacy, you can not go if you are not sick, but you must go if you are sick. Illness is like a period of chaos, if you want to set things right, you have to study Taoism.

Taoist thought, including the ideas of soldiers, vertical and horizontal families, and even astronomy, geography, medicine, etc., is all-encompassing, so if a country or nation is sick, it must go to this pharmacy.

The Confucian Confucian and Mencian ideas are grain stores, which are eaten every day. In those years, during certain cultural movements, pharmacies and department stores were not attacked, and grain stores were overthrown.

After the downfall of the grain store, we Chinese not eat, only eat foreign bread, this is not used to it, after eating for a long time, the stomach will have problems, and after eating, Western ideas appeared......"

Zhu Ziqing did not say exactly in the order of the original text, but selectively copied it according to actual needs. Although it was a bit too stiff, no one cared.

After all, it is dictated, not as rigorous as it is written in words. But everyone could hear what he meant.

Master Chen Qiming was certainly very excited when he heard it. Ai Jiange and the others behaved even more unbearable, one holding a pen and recording Zhu Ziqing's words like a primary school student taking notes. (To be continued.) )