Chapter 692 is followed by the Spring and Autumn of the Lu Clan

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", also known as "Lü Lan", is based on Taoist theory, supported by the essence of ideas and doctrines such as famous scholars, Legalists, Mohists, farmers, soldiers, Yin and Yang families, etc., and is a masterpiece that melts the theories of hundreds of schools of thought in one furnace.

Lü Buwei wrote this masterpiece not only to make himself famous, but also to leave a name in history. It is more important to think that King Yingzheng of Qin and future generations of the Son of Heaven can use this book as a "great canon of governing the country" and an encyclopedia of governing the country.

After watching Lü Buwei's "Lü's Spring and Autumn", Peng Zhou was very surprised and felt ashamed!

He should be Lü Buwei's Taoist ideological enlightenment teacher, as a result! Lü Buwei's understanding of Taoism seems to surpass him.

Though! This book was not written by Lü Buwei, but it was written by him and by someone else. But Peng Zhou just felt that many of his insights were not as thorough as those written in the book.

It's true! He is inferior to these writers.

Although it was not written by Lü Buwei himself, it is not necessarily Lü Buwei's real thoughts. But! Lü Buwei's ability to identify with these academic thoughts, especially the Taoist doctrine among them, shows that he still understands them.

If he hadn't understood and agreed, Lü Buwei wouldn't have written it.

Over the years, Peng Zhou has been busy with peripheral affairs, helping his nephew Qin Wang Yingzheng, so he rarely thinks about Taoism independently.

Without thinking deeply, you can't fully grasp Taoism. Or rather! You can't apply Taoism to real life.

No matter what doctrine or idea you have, in the end, it has to be put into practice, used in real life. If theory cannot be linked to practice, and theory cannot be applied to life practice, then! It's all empty talk, metaphysics, and unrealistic.

In a word: your doctrinal ideas are of no practical use.

Lü Buwei was able to write "Lü's Spring and Autumn", which shows his thinking about doctrine and thought and thinking about real life. He looked for a way out of society, the direction of humanity in theory.

Therefore! There is this historical masterpiece "Lü's Spring and Autumn".

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" is a one: when the heavens are in the sky, the human situation is observed, and the geographical advantages are viewed, with Taoist thought as the keynote, Confucian ethics is used to position the value scale, absorbing the Mohist concept of justice, the speculative logic of the famous masters, and the governing skills of the Legalists, plus the changes in the power of the soldiers and the pursuit of the geographical advantages of the peasants, forming a complete set of national governance theories.

From an academic point of view, it has a strong naturalistic overtone; From a management perspective, it is full of utilitarianism.

It is also understandable: Lü Buwei is a businessman, so he naturally attaches great importance to utilitarianism.

But! It is worth mentioning that Lü Buwei's attitude towards academics.

"Lü's Spring and Autumn" formed its own characteristics through the revision of the hundred schools of thought of the pre-Qin princes. In terms of overall situation, integrity and profundity, they have their own achievements.

From the adjustment of the relationship between the individual and the state, society and political power, to the physical, physical, physical and psychological coordination under the control of the way of nature, a complete system has been formed.

The Spring and Autumn Period of the Lü Family summarizes the doctrines and thoughts of the pre-Qin Zhuzi and has an important position in the history of philosophical thought.

"Lü's Spring and Autumn" is large-scale, divided into 12 periods, eight periods, and six treatises.

In the 12th period, there are 60 articles in 5 chapters, 8 articles in each of the 8 treatises, 63 articles, and 6 articles in each of the 6 treatises, a total of 36 articles.

There is also a "Preface", a total of 160 articles.

The Twelve Chronicles are compiled according to the monthly order, and the content of the articles is arranged according to the natural variation logic of spring birth, summer length, autumn killing, and winter storage, which reflects the consistency of Taoist heavenly nature and social governance.

About Taoism

"Lü's Spring and Autumn" runs through the book with Taoist scholarship.

Agree with the pre-Qin Taoist proposition of "doing nothing and doing nothing", and believe that only "doing nothing" can achieve the goal of "provincial affairs and national governance". Opposite! "The master of man is so violent and energetic, and he is good at singing and self-exertion; The people and ministers do not fight for the position, and they are tolerant of obedience; It is the monarch who has the division for the division", and the result will inevitably be that the functions of the monarch and the minister are reversed, resulting in chaos and danger.

About Confucianism

"Lü's Spring and Autumn" absorbs the Confucian doctrine of benevolence and righteousness, and endorses the Confucian way of filial piety.

Since we follow the Confucian theory of rule by virtue, we must recognize the blood origin of benevolence and love for others.

Father's love and son's filial piety is out of nature: "Filial piety is important to his relatives, and his relatives love his son, pain is in the muscles and bones, and sex is also."

Benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom are all based on filial piety.

"Whoever governs the country and the world must do the basics and then the end. The so-called this is not the meaning of cultivation and breeding, but also the people. To serve others, not to be poor but rich, to be few and many, to be their roots. Filial piety is not precious. The filial piety of the lord is named Zhang Rong, and the subordinate listens to it, and the world is famous; Filial piety is loyal, honest and honest, and death; The filial piety of the people is cultivated, the battle is solid, and the north is not stopped. Filial piety, the responsibility of the three emperors and five emperors, and the chronicle of everything. ”

The realization of Confucian rule by virtue depends on Taoist nature; And the inaction of Taoism is precisely the result of Confucianism.

About Legalism

The severe punishment and reward advocated by the Legalists belong to the "government of decay".

What is the "government of the declining world", to put it bluntly, is the policy of governing the troubled times.

In troubled times, there is no law to regulate the social order and people's rules of behavior, and if there are no rules, the society will only become more and more chaotic.

So! Legalism is always needed. But! There can be no law and no mercy.

Meaning! Legalism is only a way to regulate society, and in order to better govern society, it must also be subject to the moral constraints of Confucianism. And also! The Taoist art of healing the mind and other doctrines are complementary.

About the Mo family

"Lü's Spring and Autumn" absorbs less Mohist thoughts, but it still absorbs the Mohist theory of virtue and love.

The chapter of "Love" says: "The sage is not far from the sea and travels to and from the prince's court, not for profit, but for the people." ”

"Benevolence is also for the people, and it can be convenient, and everything can be done."

"Love for the people"

"Take the sage as the follower, and refuse to be with his descendants"

"Officials are impermanent, people are not cheap, if they are capable, they will be raised, and if they are incompetent, they will be lowered"

About the farmhouse

"The reason why the ancient sages led their people was to do agriculture first. Minnong, not only for the sake of geography, but also for the ambition of the people. That is to say, advocating heavy agriculture is not only for the sake of production, but also for the purpose of "noble aspirations".

"The people and farmers are simple, the simple is easy to use, and the easy to use is safe, and the lord is respected."

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" does not exclude business, it advocates agriculture first and then business.

About the soldiers

For the use of soldiers to fight, the Lu family inherited and developed Lao Tzu's "Fu Ci, to win by war, and to be solid by code." Heaven will save it and defend it with mercy.

It is emphasized that human strife has existed since ancient times, so military affairs are indispensable.

If there is no cane at home, the shaft will do evil; If there is no punishment in the country, the people will invade and plunder; If there are no soldiers in the world, the princes will be at war. Therefore, the use of soldiers is like the use of medicine, "if you get good medicine, you will live, and if you get bad medicine, you will kill." The volunteers are also great medicine for the world. ”

To sum up, "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" has its own characteristics: it runs through all schools of thought with Taoism as the mainstay, treats all schools of thought with an equal eye, and absorbs the more progressive ideas of each school.