Chapter 17: What is "the immovable point of Tai Chi?"
[Wang Yangming is determined to lead the troops to fight. Two unforgettable classmates made a move, and Wang Yinzhi lost his apprenticeship]
I took a breath and said solemnly, "Confucians who read the books of the sages should be ashamed of not knowing how to use soldiers. Even the most holy Confucius once said in the "Book of Confucius", "Those who have literary affairs must be armed; If there is martial affairs, there must be literature.' Nowadays, many Confucians often use articles and phrases to deceive the world and steal fame and gain wealth. Whitewash the peace with flowery rhetoric. And when there is a major change in the country, it is timid and helpless. What a shame for Confucianism! ”
The father trembled with anger and said, "Who are you talking about?" ”
I smiled indifferently: "Father, you are a hero among Confucianism, how can those vain Confucians be compared to you?" ”
This time, my father was even more angry, but my stepmother motioned for me not to say anything, and she pulled my father into the back room.
I didn't care about him, I just went out for a walk. Later, when I was studying in a private school, I still participated in my art of war, and my father had no choice but to take me.
On this day, I came home and heard my father talking loudly to whom and what?
When I walked over, it turned out to be Uncle Fangzheng, and I only heard him tell his father loudly: "Now there are floods and droughts in many places, and this thief has also taken the opportunity to make waves. In front of the capital, there were Wang Ying, Wang Yong and a gang of thieves who constantly made trouble, and in that place in Shaanxi, there were still monks Shi and Liu Qianjin who were in rebellion, repeatedly occupying the territory of the imperial court, plundering the gold and silver salaries of the treasury, and harassing the civilians. You see, this group of officials in the imperial court has no effect except for saying some innocuous words. ”
The father sighed and said: "The study of the Song Dynasty in this dynasty is mainly based on literary affairs, so it is negligent in military affairs, first, it can't come up with an effective strategy, and second, it lacks cadres like Wang Yue, what do you say about it?" ”
At that time, I was so angry that I couldn't help but rush into the middle hall and say loudly to my father: "If you want to write a book to the story of the final army, I am willing to have ten thousand strong soldiers, cut the grass in the middle, and appease the sea." ”
An allusion is used here, which is the allusion of "the end of the army abandoning the silk (xū)".
This final army is one of my idols, he was a courtier during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that he was well-read, literary and brilliant, and his official was a doctor, and later he took the initiative to ask Ying to lobby the king of Nanyue to return to the Han Dynasty.
As a result, the king of Nanyue was persuaded by the final army and expressed his willingness to surrender, but he did not expect that things were not so simple, although the king of Nanyue was convinced, the ministers of Nanyue strongly opposed it.
Later, they simply sent troops to attack the king of Nanyue and the Han envoys, and finally the army was heroic and righteous, when he was more than 20 years old.
I carefully read the deeds of the final army, he was ambitious when he was a teenager, when he went to Chang'an, he walked into the Hangu Pass, and the guard officer gave the final army a "silk", and the pass was immediately issued, which was made of silk, written on it, divided into two halves, and entered and exited in accordance with the pass. But I didn't expect the decisive final army to say heroically: "The husband will travel around, and he will take fame, what is the use of this thing when he goes out of the customs?" This is the allusion of "the end of the army".
When my father heard my words, he exclaimed, "You are crazy! Scholars speak falsely and kill their ears. ”
At this time, Fang Zheng Shibo next to me nodded to me in appreciation.
After that, my father told me for a long time, and he mainly emphasized that only when you have studied and gained fame can you have the opportunity to display your ambitions, which I agree with.
During my studies, there were two classmates who used their actions to make me realize what is the greatest virtue of learning, which is "serving kindness".
One of these two classmates is called Wang Yinzhi and the other is Liu Jingsu, and Wang Yinzhi's scores are better than Liu Jingsu in every exam, but Wang Yinzhi is not his opponent every time he debates with Liu Jingsu, and he is quite unconvinced.
One day, he made full preparations, with his best "Tai Chi Tong Shuo" to debate with Liu Jingsu, only to listen to Wang Yinzhi there gushing about Tai Chi theory, classmates all around, Liu Jingsu listened to Wang Yinzhi's high theory, smiled and stood there without saying a word, Wang Yinzhi was tired of speaking, and said: "I'm done, it's your turn." ”
Liu Jingsu smiled: "You speak very well, but I want to say that you can only endorse and are unreasonable." ”
Wang Yin was angry and said, "Why do you say that I don't know reason? ”
Liu Jingsu said slowly: "Then tell me where is the point of immobility in Tai Chi?" ”
Wang Yinzhi was dumbfounded on the spot, didn't speak for a long time, and then whispered: "I don't know, please ask!" ”
Liu Jingsu said with a smile: "Then you have to take an attitude of asking for advice." ”
Saying that, he took a chair and sat down, Wang Yinzhi's performance at that time made me unforgettable for the rest of my life, and he even respectfully saluted Liu Jingsu to apprentice.
I was a little unconvinced and asked Liu Jingsu, "Then where is the point where you talk about the immobility in Tai Chi?" ”
Liu Jingsu used a small wooden stick to draw a Taiji on the ground, and then erased the middle part, leaving only a circle, and then he said slowly: "Wuji and Taiji, the point in Taiji that does not move is the formless and phaseless Wuji." ”
It was very beautiful, and I was very impressed, but I admired Wang Yinzhi even more, and I privately said to my classmate Qian Mingkun: "Yinzhi is really a heroic person, so that Yinzhi can easily seek the Tao, and what sage is unreachable!" ”
I remember that Qian Mingkun didn't understand, so I told the story of the great grandmaster Zhang Zai. As the most famous school of science in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was proficient in the Book of Changes in his early years, and was able to use the theory of "yin and yang" to explain various esoteric truths in the universe and the world. When he listened to the lectures of the two brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, who were also a generation of grandmasters at that time, he deeply felt that he was not good at learning, and was willing to worship the two as teachers and learn from them with an open mind.
I was very impressed by this, and said to the classmate: "A person like Zhang Zai can ask questions without shame, if he does not give up his private views and desires, it will be difficult for a brave and independent person to do such behavior." ”
On this day, my father asked me about my studies, and I told my father about the performance of Wang Yinzhi's classmates, and my father nodded and asked me a question: "Do you know why Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was able to defeat Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu?" ”
I muttered: "I think there are four reasons for this: first, Liu Bang pursues benevolence and righteousness to obey the world, and should obey the world with the 'Three Chapters of the Law', while Xiang Yu pursues to dominate the world by force, and often slaughters the city after attacking the city; second, Liu Bang has always demanded himself according to the requirements of the emperor, and since he was the Duke of Pei, he has implemented the central management system in a county, and Xiang Yu returned to his hometown Pengcheng with the vanity of 'night walking brocade' when Fan Zeng raised the issue of building the capital; And Xiang Yu was reluctant; Fourth, Liu Bang appoints people as virtuous, while Xiang Yu thinks he is the best in the world. I think it's because of these four points. ”