Wei Wuji's expression was a little calm, Xu You's sophistry almost made him have no way out, and this time he asked again, but it was unexpectedly simple. The Spring and Autumn Period is the Classic, which is the definitive conclusion included in the Five Classics; But the Spring and Autumn Period is also history, the Zhou Dynasty and various countries have historians, since the Spring and Autumn Period is written by Confucius based on the historical materials of the Lu State, it is naturally a history book!

After thinking about it, he thought that he had no flaws, so he replied to Xu You. Xu You smiled and said, "Where is the book of sages that is also scriptural? The purpose of the historian is to tell the truth and record the facts, but Confucius made the Spring and Autumn Period, not to record the facts, but to write a personal judgment on the facts, and its purpose is not in history, but to replace the judgment of God with the judgment of history, in view of the past, to warn the world. This significance is far higher than historiography, so it is called a classic! ”

Wei Wuji rebuked: "Ridiculous! The sage because of the Lu Shi Ce book, test its authenticity, and its ceremony, the upper to comply with the Zhou Gong's legacy, the lower to the law of the future, straight to write its things, micro words, how can it be regarded as not telling the truth, remembering the facts? ”

"The words are not untrue, but the words are in the front, and the righteousness is in the back, so the history comes before the scriptures. Spring and Autumn can only be a scripture, not a history! Xu You didn't wait for Wei Wuji to refute, and said, "Lang Jun thinks that "Historical Records" can be history? ”

Wei Wuji replied without thinking: "Of course it's history!" ”

Xu You suddenly laughed.

Wei Wuji woke up suddenly, he had already guessed Xu You's purpose, but there was no way to stop it. Sure enough, I heard Xu You say: "Taishi Gongyan: Yu so-called storytelling, neat and tidy biography, not the so-called work, and Jun Bizhi's "Spring and Autumn" is fallacious. Even he thinks that "Historical Records" and "Spring and Autumn" are completely different, Wei Langjun said that "Historical Records" is history, so "Spring and Autumn" is naturally not history! ”

"This ...... This ......"

Wei Wuji finally couldn't speak!

The power of materialist dialectics lies in this, first go to the next city, Xu You took advantage of the impatience, and then asked: "Is Zuo Chuan a note or a history?" ”

Wei Wuji no longer had the confidence he had at the beginning, hesitated for a while, and said, "It's a note!" Taishi Gong said in the "Chronology of the Twelve Princes": "Lu Junzi Zuoqiu was afraid that his disciples were all heretical, and each had his own intentions and lost his truth, so because the historical records of Confucius had his words, he became Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period." 'Because of the Spring and Autumn Period, it became a left pass, and it should be a note! ”

"Lang Jun is wrong again, Zuo Chuan should be history!"

Wei Wuji's face turned a little pale, and he arched his hand and said, "I am willing to listen to Lang Jun's teachings!" There was already a bit of respect in the words.

"Confucius cultivates the scriptures, praises and disparages good and evil with his own opinion, and the examples are clear; Zuo Qiu Ming is the history of Lu, which describes the current affairs, uses the day as the month, and does not intend to help the holy words, and the fate is decorated with the scriptures, which is similar to Taishi Gong. Therefore, Confucius is a scripture, and it should be listed with "poems", "books", "Yi", etc.; Zuo Qiu Ming is so history, when he is listed with Sima Qian, Ban Gu and so on. Xu You said categorically: ""Zuo's " is rich in words, it is a book, not for the sake of passing on "Spring and Autumn", so it should be history, not a note!" ”

The onlookers immediately resounded in the corridor with enthusiastic applause, even though some people did not know much about the Spring and Autumn Period, but the debate between the two was not too obscure, concise and to the point, pointing directly to the heart, but also clearly and clearly explaining their respective views, so that people would know what was superior when they heard it.

Wei Wuji's forehead was already beads of sweat rolling down his robe, and his upright upper body was inadvertently bent down, there was no real war yet, and the fighting spirit when he took the stage had been reduced by Xu You's unparalleled defense.

Can't let Xu You lead the nose anymore!

Wei Wuji decisively changed the topic and said: "You and I debate the Spring and Autumn Festival today, there is no need to spend effort on these last details, whether the Spring and Autumn Period is a scripture or a history, after all, we must understand its purpose and understand its meaning, so that we can be regarded as well-versed." Lang Jun wants to write "Spring and Autumn Justice", I will question it with scriptures, and I hope to give advice! ”

Fortunately, Xu You was prepared for today, and his own knowledge was there, and with the help of pedantic celestials like He Wei and Qingming, he also coped with it, although it was not so easy at the beginning, but at least the scene was very passable.

After asking thirteen questions in a row, Xu You answered them one by one, not being stumped by Wei Wuji, seeing that he was short of words, Xu You smiled and said: "Come and don't be rude, I only ask Lang Jun one question, if you can answer it, you will win today!" ”

Wei Wuji knew that this question was not trivial, his nerves tensed to the extreme, his eyes stared at Xu You, and said, "Lang Jun, please speak!" ”

"The Spring and Autumn Chronicle, the beginning says that the first month of the Spring King, what month is this first month?"

Just like preparing a boulder of 3,000 catties to smash into a bottomless pool, but only splashed a small splash that could not be smaller, Wei Wuji didn't expect Xu You to ask such a simple question, he was stunned and came back to his senses, his heart was full of doubts, and then he replied: "The first month of the Spring King, that is, the month of Jianzi!" ”

"Please advise!"

"The king of the previous generations and the world will correct the Shuo, change the color, and become a person. Xia is positive to the month of Jianyin, Yin is positive to the month of Jianchou, and Zhou is positive to the month of Jianzi. Three generations of different systems, Zhengshuo is different. ”

The so-called Jianyin, Jianchou, Jianzi, is the direction of the bucket handle, the Xia Dynasty both to Jianyin month as the year, then the month of Jianchou in the summer calendar is December, the month of Jianzi in the summer calendar is November. Yin Ge Xia ordered to correct Shuo, so he no longer took the first month (summer calendar) as the first year, but took December (Jianchou) as the first year; Zhou Ge ordered that Shuo should also be corrected, so he took November (Jianzi) as the first year. And so on.

Xu You shook his head and said, "I thought otherwise!" Kong Sheng's spring and autumn season, in fact, is to crown the week and the moon in summer! ”

"What?"

Wei Wuji was stunned, he actually jumped up from the futon, took three steps forward Fang Shengsheng stopped his body, and said in a trembling voice: "What Lang Jun pointed out, did Kong Sheng tamper with Zhengshuo?" ”

At the same time, there were also bursts of exclamations in the corridor, and many Confucian scholars stood up, their faces changed!

Speaking of this issue, the implications are very extensive. For example, after the Yin people or the Zhou people changed the year and called them the first month of the first year of the founding of the country, did they say "December of the first year" or "November of the first year", or "the first month of the first year"? The former is the so-called "changing the year without changing the month", and the latter is "changing the month".

In addition to changing the month, there is also a change of time. In the summer calendar, January, February and March belong to spring, April, May and June belong to summer, July, August and September belong to autumn, and October, November and December belong to winter. But the spring of the Yin and Zhou dynasties is actually the winter of the summer calendar, so should the first month of the first year of the new monarch of the Yin people or the Zhou people be called "the winter of the first year", or should it be called the "spring of the first year"? The former is called "no time change", and the latter is called "time change".

And the chronicle of "Spring and Autumn" is obviously changed from month to time, so November is called the first month, and winter is called spring, so Wei Wuji answered Xu You's question, saying that the first month is the month of Jianzi, and there is no problem with this.

But the question is, since the month is changed, who is the hand? For so many years, everyone has agreed that it is the rule of the Zhou Dynasty to change the month and time, but Xu You suddenly threw out Confucius's "crowning the Zhou and the moon with the summer time", which means that Confucius changed the Zhengshuo without authorization when he wrote "Spring and Autumn".

What a bold accusation?

"Not bad!" Xu You's face did not change, and said: "Before the Zhou Dynasty, the Yin people took Jianchou as the positive, but did not change the month when remembering, for example, after the death of Shang Tang, Taijia ascended the throne in the following year and changed the Yuan Dynasty to be called 'only Yuan Ritual Ten has February'; Therefore, it can be seen that the third dynasty of the Xia and Shang dynasties and even the Qin Dynasty, neither changed the month, nor changed the time, the Zhou people took Jianzi as the first month, and the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period should say 'the first winter and November of the first year', but why is it 'the first month of the first year'? In my humble opinion, it should be because the saint changed the right way! ”

"It can't be!" Wei Wuji's head was in a mess, and he said, "If it's not the Son of Heaven, you won't be polite!" In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius had great virtues, but there was no prominent official position, so how could he have the qualifications and courage to change to a positive one? ”

"So I asked Wei Langjun earlier, whether "Spring and Autumn" is a scripture or a history, and for the sake of the scriptures, it is necessary to see the righteousness and not be informal. Confucius remembered Zhou Zheng, and he had already shown that he was not in his position, and he did not dare to be self-dedicated, and then crowned Zhou Yue with summer time, which was precisely to establish righteousness when he wanted to leave the sky, and it also happened to confirm once again that "Spring and Autumn" is a scripture rather than history! ”

"False days to establish righteousness? False days to establish righteousness? ”

Wei Wuji only felt a roar, and his chaotic head seemed to touch the thick dark clouds in an instant, but it was still a little bit, a little bit, it couldn't be pierced, couldn't see through, couldn't touch.

His eyes overflowed with a strange look, and he took five or six steps forward, his voice full of anticipation, and said, "Please Lang Jun make it clear, what is the meaning of the saint who wants to leave the sky?" ”

Xu You got up slowly and said: "The sage does not say 'Wang Chun Zhengyue', but says 'Spring Wang Zhengyue', adding spring to the king, which naturally means that it is necessary to implement the righteousness of 'the time of summer'. ”

"Summer Time ......"

Wei Wuji's face was sometimes confused, sometimes surprised, sometimes sleepy, sometimes blank, and he muttered, "When you go to summer......"

"The sage made the spring and autumn period, precisely to follow the rule of three generations and legislate for all generations. Three generations, there are Xia Zheng, Yin Zheng and Zhou Zheng, only Xia Zheng is the most favorable in these three Zheng, such as Yin Zheng and Zhou Zheng, which can only be used for one generation, not to mention the Jianhai of the Qin people. You also said that the master has the virtue of a saint, but he does not have the position of a saint, and he has no right or power to correct Shuo, so he can only use the spring and autumn brushwork of the summer time crown and the week and the moon to achieve the ultimate goal of the future generations. ”

Xu You put his hands behind his shoulders and said word by word: ""Spring and Autumn" is not history, it is in the four words of 'summer time'!" You talk about righteousness all day long, but you never understand what the saint wants to preach for eternity! ”

On the surface, "the time of summer" is just a matter of calendar, and Confucius wants to promote a calendar that will be used for all ages; But it is a symbol, a symbol of the principles, laws, spirit, and values embodied in the Spring and Autumn Period. In a word, the "righteousness" in "Spring and Autumn" can be passed on to thousands of generations without being abolished, which is the "righteousness" established by Confucius's "false heaven to establish righteousness".

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The thunder rolled in his mind, the dark clouds dispersed, Wei Wuji staggered forward, came to Xu You, cried with joy, and said: "Yin Zheng Jian's ugly calendar does not work in Zhou, Zhou Zheng Jianzi's calendar does not work in Qin, and Qin Zheng Jianhai's calendar does not work in Han." Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed to Xia Zheng, until today, for hundreds of years, all dynasties have used Xia Zheng. This is indeed the 'Great Law of a Hundred Kings', and it is the great righteousness of the "Spring and Autumn Period" to perpetuate the Fa for eternity......"

Xu You smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to Lang Jun, this is the real understanding of "Spring and Autumn"!" ”

Wei Wuji looked at Xu You, who was bathed in brilliance, like a person among the immortals, the figure was incomparably tall, like an unattainable mountain, unreachable, he slowly bent his knees, and in front of thousands of scholars, he paid homage to Xu You as a disciple, and said respectfully, "Master Xu!" ”

(Hu Anguo's crown of the week and the moon with the summer time focuses on sublimating the theme of the Spring and Autumn Period, and if you explore the original intention of Confucius, no one can understand.) Therefore, later generations were in dispute, but Hu Anguo's Spring and Autumn Biography was regarded as a necessary treasure book for the imperial examination by the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and was called the Spring and Autumn Four Legends together with Zuo's, Ram and Gu Liang, and its knowledge and insights were not very accessible. Maruki's scholarship is not rigorous, but as far as the summer time crown Zhou Yue is concerned, he does not agree with Zhu Xi's point of view, but agrees with Hu Anguo's point of view. After all, in novels, the plot only serves to pretend, and as for the rights and wrongs of the arguments, the master does not need to delve into them. ）