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"Master Kong, if I remember correctly, during the period of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor had a subordinate official named Cangjie, who created the text. At that time, there was no written word, and many people used certain objects to make sense of it. However, these objects are not always intended to convey their meaning, and may even be misunderstood. Later, there was a method of knotting things, but although the knots are large and small, they are easy to lose their effectiveness over time. But later, Cangjie created writing by observing the footprints of birds and beasts. After that, the sages of the past generations continued to improve, so that we have our Chinese characters. Chen Fei replied.

Chen Fei replied that these were the contents of the popular science animations he watched on TV when he was a child, introducing the process of Cangjie's character making. Of course, Chen Fei later learned about more advanced popular science, and knew that in fact, Chinese characters were all evolved from oracle bone inscriptions, and they should not have been created by Cangjie. Cangjie may just be a mythical figure in Chinese civilization, just like the Jade Emperor Taishang Laojun, which is a task in people's imagination. Of course, it is also possible that there is actually such a person, but later generations will hang the credit for making words on him. Chen Fei believes that the great project of making characters is definitely not something that can be completed by one or two generations. If you insist on creating a kind of writing out of thin air, you can't do it with your own strength. Later, the Mongolian national teacher Paspa claimed to be the best in learning, but he only created an obscure Paspa script in his life, which can be used as a password, and is not suitable for generalization. You can imagine how difficult it is to create words.

"Yes! Every word is the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages and must not be blasphemed. However, although writing is great, in the final analysis, it is to enable us humans to better convey information and record civilization. Because of writing, we have a great culture. And even my ancestor Confucius was a beneficiary of the written word. If there were no words, even my ancestor Confucius would not have been able to have such learning. And do you know how the text evolved? Kong Yingda asked again.

Chen Fei immediately said: "If my memory is not bad, the text will go from simple to complex. First from a few words, then evolve more and more, more and more complex. The result was the tens of thousands of Chinese characters we now have. However, such a huge and complex Chinese character is not convenient for us to remember. Even if he is known as a scholar who is the best in the world, I am afraid that he may not be able to master all words, right? ”

Kong Yingda nodded and said, "Yes, the old man is not proficient in all Chinese characters. No one understands the difficulties of reading better than the old man, when the old man was enlightened at the age of three, but it took three years to read and write. This is still an old man's talent. If you are a person with average talent, it will take five or six years to complete it. It is also difficult to write Chinese characters, and many people try to simplify them. However, there are many so-called scholars who vigorously criticize it, believing that this kind of behavior is insulting to the sages. ”

Chen Fei's face was a little blushing, obviously he was also simplifying Chinese characters, was it also an insult to the sages?

Actually, they were all wrong. Although words are the wisdom of the sages, the sages also created words in order to better inherit the culture. If the so-called is for the sake of honoring the sages. It is not allowed to change the text, and it is not allowed to simplify the text, although it seems to be the result of respecting the sages, but it is not a kind of blasphemy against the original intention of the sages? The sages created words for the purpose of passing on culture. However, there are many people who are extremely pedantic and regard words as sacrosanct. As everyone knows, as long as the culture can be better inherited, An is worthy of the sages, and the sages will be excited even if they are under Jiuquan. Kong Yingda said.

Chen Fei heard this. immediately realized that Kong Yingda recognized Chen Fei's simplified characters. Simplified Chinese characters can make it easier for people to grasp the text, and this can make the culture better inherited. Although the written word is the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages of the past generations, their original intention was to better inherit the culture. It's definitely not something that wants to be worshipped. As long as the culture can be better inherited, even if the text is simplified, then what can be the problem? In the final analysis, words exist for the purpose of inheriting culture, and if the text is deliberately complicated, it is not conducive to cultural dissemination, which is not against the original intention of the sages?

"Master Kong, do you mean to let me promote this simplified Chinese character?" Chen Fei asked.

Kong Yingda said with certainty: "Of course! You show me the simplified characters, and if I am satisfied, I will invite those old friends of mine to write to the emperor together, and let the emperor gradually implement simplified characters in the Guozijian. As much as possible, let simplified Chinese characters gradually replace the current characters and become the main characters used by the people. ”

"Those who say that words are irreducible are simply nonsense. When Qin Shi Huang was in the same track, he used our current script. Today's writing has been improved over hundreds of years, and the improved writing is getting simpler and simpler. And those who say that words cannot be simplified, it is simply crossing the river and demolishing the bridge! The road is simple, why don't they understand this truth? ”

Only then did Chen Fei realize that the evolution of words was actually from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple again. This is the same as the process from simple to complex and finally from complex to simple in the so-called martial arts TV series. Those who say that the sages created words irreducibly are actually a bunch of brain-pumping guys. They have come up with countless reasons, but they have forgotten the original meaning of the words. The original intention of writing is to better inherit civilization, and if writing is complicated, then in the end, isn't it easier to break civilization?

Chen Fei remembered those brain-pumping guys in later generations, and said that the use of traditional Chinese characters would be restored, so that the people could better learn ancient civilizations. In fact, this is such a brain pump, because human beings cannot only look at the past, but also look to the future. Simplified Chinese characters can make it easier to pass on civilization in the future, while traditional Chinese characters obviously do not. If you keep dwelling on the history of the past, you can only achieve nothing in the end. It is true that people should remember the past, but what is more important is to look to the future, rather than giving up the idea of innovation in order to stick to the old ways.

Simplified Chinese characters are an innovation in culture, which can make culture better inherited, so there is no need to hold on to those traditional characters. Even if a part of the culture on the traditional Chinese characters is lost, what can it be? People should look forward, the past civilization is destined to pass, and instead of being entangled in the cause of civilization faults, it is better to open up and create a more brilliant civilization. (The novel "The Tang Politician" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)