Chapter 130: On the Tao (Part I)

Everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Lingge's body, only to hear Qin Lingge say unhurriedly: "Absolute sainthood abandons wisdom, and the people benefit a hundred times; Absolute benevolence and abandonment of righteousness, and the people restore filial piety; There are no thieves who abandon profit. ”

Zhang Yuelu raised her eyebrows slightly.

In terms of the difficulty of using the dictionary alone, this passage of Qin Lingge's dictionary is not obscure, even a person with ordinary knowledge can also know the source. But the more well-known classics there are, the bigger the propositions involved, even if the learned real people come, they can't say everything. For thousands of years, generations of scholars have continued to supplement and improve, so that it has a recognized direction of interpretation, which is difficult to take advantage of. Choosing this kind of topic, it is a matter of who understands better, it seems that Qin Lingge wants to defeat Zhang Yuelu from the front, not opportunistically.

As for this classic, it comes from the five thousand words of the New Taishang Dao Ancestor.

Yes, the 5,000 words of the Taishang Dao Ancestor are divided into two versions, the old version, also known as the original version, which was spoken by the Taishang Dao Ancestor himself, and the new version is the Taoist disciples of later generations in order to adapt to the development and changes of the world, and some corrections and changes have been made in the original version.

The old version of Taishang 5,000 words should be: "Absolute wisdom and abandonment of argument, the people benefit a hundred times." Profit is abandoned by chance, and thieves are dead. Absolutely hypocritical and abandon worries, and the people will return to the season. ”

The reason why it has become a new version of the Absolute Sage Abandonment of Wisdom is because of the controversy between Confucianism and Taoism, which was added by later generations.

This has to mention the allusion of the Confucian holy master and the thief, the thief once scolded the holy master of Confucianism, manipulated the world's public opinion, used it to educate the common people, pretentious words, hypocritical behavior, confusing the monarch and the emperor, vain seeking wealth and nobility, this is the world's first class thief, the saint does not die and the thief is not stopped.

When Emperor Gaozu of Daxuan was not yet proclaimed emperor, he had a discussion with the last empress dowager of the previous dynasty on saints and thieves.

The last queen mother of the Great Wei thinks that the king is defeated and defeated, and I have now become a prisoner of the order, whether to kill or be a prisoner is in your thoughts, but if you want to give me a crime, I am afraid that it is not qualified enough, we are just two thieves who steal the country, there is no difference, robbers can kill robbers, but robbers are not qualified to judge another robber.

Emperor Gaozu of Daxuan, who was the lord of the Northern Daomen, counterattacked with the view of Confucianism and Yasheng, and finally sentenced the empress dowager who actually controlled the government in the last years of the Great Wei Dynasty, instead of making him die in seclusion for no reason, so as to show the legitimacy of Daxuan's replacement of the Great Wei.

Anyway, this was originally a Daomen attack on Confucianism, but now Qin Lingge, who is a member of Confucianism, took the initiative to mention it, if Daomen lost, it would be a big shame.

Ning Lingge frowned slightly, but still said to Zhang Yuelu according to the rules: "Qingxiao, it's time for you to solve the problem." ”

According to the rules, the "use of the dictionary" is the theme of this discourse.

"Breaking the topic" means determining the scope of the discussion based on the classics cited by the other party. First of all, it is necessary to unravel the meaning of the other party, point it out in one word, and let the onlookers understand the intentions of both parties.

Zhang Yuelu nodded slightly, and also quoted a classic to solve the problem: "Fuchuan is exhausted and the valley is empty, and the hill is deep and solid." If the saint is dead, the thief cannot afford it, and the world is peaceful for no reason. The saints do not die, and the thieves do not stop. Although the saints rule the world, it is a heavy profit. ”

This is what Nanhua Daojun said, Nanhua Daojun used the cabinet as a metaphor for the country, the rope and the lock key as a metaphor for the saint's benevolence and righteousness, and those thieves who took away the boxes and cabinets are the thieves who steal the country and even the laws of benevolence and righteousness.

Nanhua Daojun has mentioned more than once that he refuted the theft of Confucian saints in person. The thieves asked him if there was any way to steal. The thief's answer was: "It is holy to know what good things are in the house, it is brave to be able to sneak into the house first, it is righteousness that everyone can retreat after stealing and can break it for everyone, it is wisdom to know that the theft plan can succeed, and when the spoils are distributed in the end, it is benevolence to be able to distribute them reasonably." "Sage, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, and courage, it makes perfect sense to put the Confucian set on thieves, which is the so-called "thieves also have Tao". Confucianism advocated benevolence, righteousness and propriety, and failed to influence the thieves to be good, but the thieves instead snatched "benevolence and righteousness" as a program for theft.

What Taishang Daozu and Nanhua Daojun oppose is not benevolence and morality itself, but oppose and advocate the flaunting of saints and benevolence, once flaunted, people find that it is profitable, they will whitewash themselves like chasing fame and fortune, pretending to be saints, virgins, and saints, but in fact doing the work of thieves.

This is the answer given by Nanhua Zhenren to the question of "saints and thieves", so Zhang Yuelu directly quoted Nanhua Zhenren's words, which can be regarded as a problem.

Everyone turned their gazes to Qin Lingge again, waiting for him to ask first. Qin Lingge didn't have any foreshadowing, and asked directly, "What is Confucianism?" ”

It is the Confucian saint who refuted it face-to-face, and it was also Confucianism that he scolded, so the Daomen would continue to attack Confucianism with this matter, and now Qin Lingge asked what Confucianism was through this reason, and I had to admit that this is an extremely grand proposition, and it is also a very difficult proposition to control, which is like asking what is the Tao? What is Buddha? The list of famous debates that have arisen from such propositions has been endless, and even the leaders of the three religions have personally participated in them.

And such propositions are also quite dangerous, because there is only a thin line between interpretation and deconstruction, and there is only a thin line between deconstruction and negation.

As for why Qin Lingge didn't ask "what is the Tao", it was probably because Zhang Yuelu's reputation was outside, and he was also a few young talents in the world, and Qin Lingge was not sure of victory, so in order to seek stability, he chose the field he was better at.

Qin Lingge's voice was not loud, not high-pitched, but it sounded clearly in everyone's ears.

Everyone's faces were grim.

Even the three real people who had been silent all showed interested looks.

Zhang Yuelu's face showed a little surprise, in the eyes of others, it seemed that she didn't expect Qin Lingge to ask such a question, but only Zhang Yuelu herself knew that she was actually surprised that her luck was so good.

She actually bet on the question.

Because the preparation time is too short, it is impossible for Zhang Yuelu to cast a wide net, and can only target part of the content. After thinking about it, since the weakening of Buddhism in the Central Plains and the shift of the center of gravity of Buddhism to the Western Regions, Buddhism is no longer known for being good at debate, but more of a hands-on role. On the contrary, after Confucianism lost its status as the co-master of the world, it could not grasp the right to speak on etiquette and religion, and the atmosphere of talking about empty words was revived again, and it has always played the role of talking, so Zhang Yuelu finally decided to bet on Confucianism.

Zhang Yuelu replied slowly: "The unity of the family and the country is for Confucianism. ”

The faces of Donghua Zhenren and Qingwei Zhenren actually showed a look of approval at the same time.

Cihang Zhenren is more reserved, like many parents, and doesn't say much.

Qin Lingge's face was a little solemn, and he said, "Please explain." ”

If it is an immortal talking about the Tao, while asking questions and answering, it will also diverge divine thoughts, and pour all the thoughts into the minds of others, without saying anything, it is not easy to understand, plus the realm of the immortals is already extremely high, often a little thorough, and there is no need to explain too much, so the immortal Taoism seems to be mysterious and mysterious, often only saying a few words, making people scratch their heads.

Because Zhang Yuelu and Qin Lingge did not have such a realm, and the status of the two of them had not reached that level, it was impossible to just say a few words and let everyone think about what their words meant, so they still needed to be paraphrased.

Zhang Yuelu said in a deep voice: "For Confucianism, the country is an enlarged home, and the home is a shrinking country. Handle family affairs as a king, let the children treat their fathers and ancestors with the same attitude as kings, bow down at every turn, not disobey half a point, and maintain morality with the law. Handle state affairs as a father, and then let the subjects treat the king with the same attitude as their fathers and ancestors, and the king's grace is like the grace of birth and nurturing, and the gratitude is self-reciprocating, and he has to be distracted and maintain the law with morality. Therefore, Confucianism advocates ruling the world with loyalty and filial piety. ”

As soon as these words came out, the face of the Confucian Grand Sacrifice Wine had already changed.

Rightly or wrongly, this is no longer an explanation, but a deconstruction.

Zhang Yuelu didn't mean to stop there, and continued: "The so-called monarch father, the so-called parental official, all embody this concept of 'loyalty and filial piety'. It can be seen that the king is the father of the minister, and the courtiers and officials are the parents and officials of the people, so the kings are the ancestors of the people. In this way, a country becomes a family, the king is the grandfather who is the elder of the family, the minister is the father, and the people are the grandsons, since it is a family, then the father must love the son, and the grandfather must love the son and the grandson, which is the "benevolence" of Confucianism. ”

"The most holy is benevolent, and the second holy is righteous. This has to mention the former great enemy of Confucianism, the Mohists, who advocate benevolence and non-aggression, and Confucianism also emphasizes benevolence, why are the two incompatible with each other like fire and water? Just because the benevolence of Confucianism is only benevolence from the top down, only grandfathers have ever doted on their grandsons, and fathers have doted on their sons, but there have never been sons who doted on their fathers and grandsons who doted on their grandfathers. For the rich can be unkind, even if the poor want to be benevolent, who can be benevolent? The Mohists advocate mutual benevolence, which violates the hierarchical order of Confucianism, or ethics, that is, the 'etiquette' of Confucianism. ”

"The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all heaven's grace. If it is set in the name of father and son, even if the father does something wrong, the son cannot resist, if the son resists, it is unfilial, and if there is no filial piety, there is a moral loss, and if there is no way, the righteousness will be lost, and if there is no righteousness, the people's hearts will be turned back. As for the father's punishment of the son, it is for the good of the son, and it has a natural righteousness. ”

"The father has no way, and the grandfather, as the eldest of the family, has to punish the father and uphold justice for his grandson, which is why the people always look forward to the reign of Mingjun. But if the grandson dares to directly resist the father's unreasonableness, even if the father is at fault first, it is the grandson's fault. ”

That is why there is no fairness in treating a nation as one family, because the son is morally unequal to his father and is indebted to his father. If a man has no nurturing grace in his heart, and his reputation is still ruined, then the son will fight against the father and will be stinking for 10,000 years! Therefore, they only hear loyalty and filial piety, but they do not hear justice. ”

"The so-called 'loyalty and filial piety', the so-called 'benevolence', is only for the 'etiquette' of ordinary people, which is the foundation of Confucianism. Heaven and earth are infinite, and the dead sometimes manipulate the tools of time and entrust them to infinity, and suddenly they are horrified and gallop through the gap. It cannot be said that its will, and those who raise its life are not channel people. The so-called etiquette and religion are crazy and frenzied, deceitful and hypocritical, and they can not be completely true, and they are ridiculous. ”

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