(You may be a little impatient when you first read this chapter.) But I promise that once I have read this history, I will understand the necessity of writing it. Ren really wants to use the past as a metaphor for the present. ）

Ji Houda went to his country, which is a controversial sentence in "Spring and Autumn". There are only six words, but there is a very profound meaning behind it, which has caused endless speculation by future generations, and there is no consensus so far.

This sentence is a historical fact, the Ji State was destroyed by the Qi State.

At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many weak and small vassal states, which either became vassals of the great powers or were destroyed, which was the norm of chaos and separation, and it was not uncommon.

The most holy Confucius did not agree with this normality, he believed that there was no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, so when he revised the "Spring and Autumn Period", he often expressed his heart directly, criticizing the weak after the collapse of etiquette and music.

For example, when it is recorded that the state of Chu destroyed the state of Xiao, he directly wrote "Chu Zi destroyed Xiao", the pen was short and powerful, and he called the king of Chu with Chu Zi, without respect, and criticized this unjustified annexation war.

However, in the matter of Qi destroying the Ji State, the writing style of "Spring and Autumn" is different, and it is not written as "Qi Zi Destroys Ji" as it does with the King of Chu, but euphemistically changes it to "Da Go to its country", and the change in attitude is intriguing and incomprehensible.

The Spring and Autumn period penmanship is rigorous, subtle and meaningful, and behind many subtle differences in expression, there is a hidden secret, which is by no means arbitrary. Therefore, when commenting on this sentence, the schools of thought in later generations have their own opinions and have huge differences.

There are three schools of thought that are good at understanding the Spring and Autumn Period, among them, the Ram family wrote in "The Legend of the Ram": "Who is the one who goes? Extinguish also. Annihilation? Annihilation. Why don't you say anything? For Xianggong also. "Spring and Autumn" is virtuous. What is the virtuous Xianggong? Revenge also. ”

This passage is very obscure, which translates to mean that the reason why Confucius did not speak directly about Qi Annihilation was to express his respect for the sage Qi Xianggong, believing that this war was a battle of revenge for Qi Xianggong, and the humiliation suffered by Xue Xi back then was not an unjust war.

In a word, the Ram School believed that the Holy Confucius regarded revenge as a matter of course, which was enough to win his appreciation, so he supported Qi Xianggong's crusade, so he did not generalize and wrote according to the usual penmanship.

However, in response to the same sentence, the views of the Zuojia school are diametrically opposed. "The great go to its country", the annotation in "Zuo Chuan" is, "I don't see persecution, so I don't run." Those who go big don't say the opposite. ”

The final result of this war was not that the Qi army leveled the country and expelled the people, but that the marquis took the initiative to leave his homeland and led the people to flee, so he used "go". "Go big" means never to return.

Ji Hou fled the whole country, which was very shocking. In the tragic situation of the destruction of the country and the death of the people, Ji Hou couldn't even bury his wife, so he went to his country, how tragic it was.

Therefore, in the view of the Zuojia school, the most holy record of historical facts in this way is not only not a praise for the Qi Kingdom, but a grief and indignation for the demise of the Ji Kingdom, full of strong condemnation.

The two self-justifying, from a sentence can derive-for-tat ideas, can be described as the opposite. When interpreting "Spring and Autumn", there are countless such examples, and there are controversies everywhere, and "Ji Hou Da went to his country" is the most clear example.

Therefore, when Ren Zhen pronounced this sentence, Yuan Chonghuan immediately realized that the opportunity to fight back had come.

Since the "Spring and Autumn" was handed down, the two have been fighting for decades and have never been distinguished. No matter what point of view Ren Zhen holds, he cannot convince the other side. Even if he speaks surprisingly and offers new ideas, he cannot refute the existing two views.

This is a famous dead knot, once Ren Zhen touches it, there is no reason to untie it.

On the high altar, Ren Zhen seemed to know nothing, still calm, and said slowly: "Taste this sentence against the previous example, I think the attitude of the Holy One is obvious, he intends to protect the Duke of Qi and admire the revenge of the Qi State, so there is no generalization." ”

He chose to take the side of the Ram's family.

Of course, he knew that there was no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Qi State was no exception, and the truth in history was not revenge, it was also a war of annexation by bullying the weak. In other words, he knew in his heart that the Zuo family's position was right.

However, he supported the Ram family. On the one hand, he didn't want to give the Spring and Autumn Festival the truth, and wanted to hide some private goods, so he deliberately misinterpreted the truth and misled the world a little. On the other hand, and most crucially, he wants to promote revenge.

A few days ago, he went on a killing spree in the capital and turned out the two major bloody cases at the same time, just to take revenge and let the grievances be revealed. Such a move has won the approval of the people of the capital, and they are unhappy with Ren Tianxing and King Xiang in their hearts, and they are glad that the sky has eyes.

At this time, in the high-profile situation, he should use the past to illustrate the present, and provide theoretical support for his revenge from the perspective of study.

Even the Holy of Saints is in favor of revenge, who would dare to think that this is a narrow-minded move?

Ren Zhen's voice fell, and the crowd in the audience immediately heard that his views were consistent with the Ram family, and contrary to the Zuo family.

So, before the Taixue people came forward, the scholars who inherited the Zuo family's doctrine were not happy at first.

A middle-aged scribe got up, interrupted Ren Zhen's preaching, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. thinks that Qi Xianggong sent troops for revenge, and I dare not agree, I have some doubts in my heart, and I want to ask Mr. to teach you on the spot." ”

Ren Zhen smiled faintly at this person, not surprised, "Say it." ”

The middle-aged scribe did not hesitate, "As we all know, the enmity between the two countries mentioned by Mr. Qi was not concluded when Qi Xianggong was in power, but far away during the period of Qi Aigong. The two have been separated by nine generations, so many years have passed, and Qi Xianggong is still shouting for revenge for his ancestors, isn't this ridiculous? ”

What he stated is indeed the truth, and it is also the usual method used by the Zuo family to refute the Ram family, for so many years, it has been a dead knot, and neither side can overturn the evidence of the other party.

Therefore, when a middle-aged scribe speaks and repeats the old saying, it is not new at all, and it is easy to pull the exegesis back to the old track. If Ren Zhen is unable to put forward a new point of view and respond to this question, then this lecture will only follow the rules and have no new meaning.

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately received the support of many literati. Yuan Chonghuan stared at Ren Zhen, and also felt schadenfreude to see how he could solve this long-standing problem.

Ren Zhen raised his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said unhurriedly: "Before Qi Xianggong sent out the army, he asked for the auspicious fortune, and the divination he got was 'division and mourning', that is to say, the expected result was very bad. At that time, how did Qi Xianggong answer the diviner? ”

The middle-aged scribe was stunned, but he didn't expect Ren Zhen to mention this historical fact.

Ren Zhen said loudly: "Xianggong said, 'It is not unlucky for a widow to die. It means that even if he himself dies in this war, it is auspicious, because he is fighting for revenge. I don't need to say much about the extent to which the ancients believed in divination. Let's ask, if it weren't for justice, why would Qi Xianggong be so generous and awe-inspiring, brave and not afraid of death? ”

The middle-aged scribe was dumbfounded and speechless.

There was silence in the room. Ren Zhen's counterattack was an unprecedented new routine, which made the Zuo school at a loss for a while.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Yuan Chonghuan couldn't hold it back, and said coldly: "This is just your subjective speculation. You are not Qi Xianggong, how do you know his true thoughts. Revenge for the ninth ancestor is really absurd! ”