Volume 1 The Search for a Thousand Years Chapter 62 A Hundred Schools of Thought Contend

Historically, Mencius did not seem to have received the attention of the king of Qi in the Qi Kingdom, and Mencius and Mr. Jixia did not get along with each other and were ridiculed by him. There is a debate on whether men and women give or receive kisses, (Mencius. Leaving Lou Shang") was discussed by Qi people. Mencius said, "I have no official guard, I have no responsibility, is it not enough to blame me for advancing and retreating?" (Mencius, Gongsun Chouxia).

From the above, it can be seen that in the early days of Mencius's first tour of Qi, he failed to obtain an important position in the Jixia School Palace, and was not ambitious in the Qi State. This also reflects that this period of Jixia Zhixue was not dominated by Confucianism. But this school does not reject Confucianism. Mencius still has a place under the Ji, but the treatment he enjoys is mediocre.

Thinking of these, Zhao Bixia couldn't wait to fly over there (now Linzi, Shandong) within a day.

King Qi Wei was an ambitious monarch, and he said that "if you don't fly, you will soar into the sky; If you don't make a sound, you will be a blockbuster", appointing Zou Ji as the prime minister, Tian Ji as the general, and Sun Bin as the military advisor, to carry out the reform of the law. He started by evaluating officials, distinguishing rewards and punishments, and establishing a clean and honest atmosphere, cooked a doctor, rewarded a doctor Jimo, and "carefully revised the law" to implement the rule of law.

He also spoke widely and rewarded criticism, thereby exposing maladministration so that it could be reformed; Pay attention to talents, select talents; Strengthen border defense and actively fight. King Qi Wei does not regard pearls and jade as treasures, but talents as treasures. This is also an important reason why he established the Academy Palace.

Jixia School Palace was built in Qi Huan Gong, revived in Qi Wei King Qi Xuanwang, after more than 150 years.

In the course of more than 150 years of history, the Jixia School Palace has always been the center of ideology and culture, and its influence has spread all over the world.

Many important officials in the Qi State came from the Xue Palace, and Tian Ji, Tanzi, and Qianfu, who guarded the border, could be in charge of their own. Moreover, the employment of people is not restricted by the blood relationship of the clan, and is often promoted exceptionally. Zou Ji was born as a man of cloth, Sun Bin was a "person who escaped from the prison remnant" from the Wei State, and Chun Yu was originally a slave of the tongs and a son-in-law, all of whom were entrusted with important tasks and were among the doctors.

At the same time, Mr. Kinoshita and his scholars of various factions took advantage of the favorable environment and conditions provided by Qi to devote themselves to discussions, compete with each other, learn from each other's strengths, and enrich and develop the doctrines of their respective schools. It has promoted the great integration of Chinese culture. This period produced a large number of works of different schools, some of which were enriched and supplemented under the Ji.

In the contention of a hundred schools of thought, not only did they fully demonstrate their respective theoretical advantages, but also made scholars realize their theoretical weaknesses, prompted them to constantly absorb new ideas, and then constantly perfected, revised, and developed their own theories.

At the same time, the debate promotes the infiltration and integration of ideas from different academic opinions. The contention of a hundred schools of thought has created a superior political environment. Therefore, if the Jixia School Palace has the nature of the Academy of Social Sciences in modern society.

After a few days of day and night, Zhao Bixia followed the flow of people from the caravan to the capital of Qi State. You can immediately see this famous university pavilion at home and abroad, how can you not be excited?

Standing at the gate of the city, he slowly knocked on the gate of this school more than 2,000 years ago.

This can be regarded as before Qu Yuan sent to the Qi State, and he was fortunate to witness the grand occasion of the hundred schools of thought before him.

After inquiring about passers-by, I learned that the school palace is on the side of the west gate of the city, near the moat, there are large lecture rooms on the left and right, and the king of Qi is set up by famous people from all over the world. ("Jixia Fu" Qi Wang Le Five Emperors of the Wind, Jia Three Kings of Mao, to the Thousand Miles of Wonders, the total hundred schools of Wei said.) So build a huge museum, Linkang Qu, a tour of the sheng scholars, the residence of the scholars, beautiful! )

Looking at the Jixia School Palace from afar, you can vaguely see a verdant piece inside outside the high gate. The school palace spans a vast area, and the houses are long and orderly. A few birds leap from the moat and enter the palace. Suddenly, I saw a few people walking out of the school palace. The costumes are elegant and chic, and the intricate accessories flutter in the wind between the hems. Wear a tasseled hair crown.

The students in the palace are elegant, clean and plain, sitting upright, and behaving in a proper manner. Gather in a room and talk about one person's beard, one person brushes his sleeves and talks, and talks about Kong Mo, the above-mentioned Xi Yan. The tree is the same and different, distinguishing right from wrong, honoring the woods, for it, destroying the beauty, and turning it into a flaw. They seek common ground while reserving differences, and they do not stifle opposing other people's views when they talk about it, in short, they have reservations.

The previous leaders of the Academy Palace are not officially appointed, but elected by the masses, and their terms of office are not fixed. Discuss without treatment, and discuss and balance the governance; discuss the goodness of the government, and write a book to ridicule; Speak of the good and evil of chaos, and use the world to do it; State the stakes and make a difference. There are many talents, each with their own specialization; Talking up and teaching, galloping vertically and horizontally; Lectures and debates are difficult, and hundreds of schools of thought contend.

It attracts guests from all over the world and attracts the world's handsome people. Bachelor's and doctor's degrees were established, and some were appointed as lecturers and gentlemen; Enjoy the "doctor" and respect as the "guest secretary".

Moreover, it opens up a prosperous place for the bitter cold scholars, and the high gate is respected. Talents are coming. "A hundred people who live and migrate, and a thousand bells of support"; Travel is "hundreds of servants, dozens of cars". People come and go, and their whereabouts are uncertain.

The development of Jixia School Palace is fast, and it has gone through a long process. It has existed for 150 years in history, leaving behind a rich content. To provide favorable material conditions for contemporaries and future generations, and to create a harmonious academic environment;

Standing at the gate of the Jixia School Palace, occasionally people come and go, Zhao Bixia felt the breeze blowing through the ears and glasses, and was amazed that the cultural festival of a thousand years ago echoed with the breath of the wise under the clear white clouds. The waterfront outside the school palace is empty, and the breath is fragrant;

Zhao Bixia was dressed as a Confucian scholar, and she was glad that no one stopped her when she entered it, and it seemed that academic freedom was really worthy of its name. The lobby gathers crowds, and celebrities of different schools gather, and the number of people is as high as "hundreds of thousands". The two schools of Confucius, the north, the old and the south, confronted each other and argued with each other, and they were equal to each other. The breath of culture is like a spring thunder, and thousands of greens are growing in the vast field, and like a volcano bursting, and hot stones are flying outside the sky. Eyes.

Zhao Bixia wanted to go in and watch a debate. But I found that there were too many people, so I could only sit in the empty seats in the back row.

After the end, I heard that the son who came out of it was still discussing

Mencius said to King Qi Xuan, "You have a courtier who entrusted his wife and children to the care of a friend, and went to the kingdom of Chu by himself. When he returned, his wife and children were starving and cold. What should you do with such a friend? ”

King Qi Xuan said: "Break off friendship with him." ”

Mencius said, "What should be done if the prefect in charge of punishment cannot rule over his subordinates?" ”

King Qi Xuan said, "Get rid of him!" ”

Mencius also said, "If a country is not well governed, then what should be done? ”

King Qi Xuan turned his head and looked left and right, and pulled the topic elsewhere.

(This is the story of the famous Mencius who scolded King Xuan of Qi for the disadvantages of the Qi State, and pressed him so tightly that King Xuan of Qi had to "talk about him left and right".) )

(The great social change of etiquette and happiness liberated the scholar class, which originally belonged to the lowest level of the aristocracy, from the heavy patriarchal fetters and achieved an independent position in social identity, and the thirst for talents of the princes who drew on the cause of hegemony further fueled the momentum of the scholar class.)

The rise of scholars means the formation of a professional cultural class that takes "hard work" as its business and engages in spiritual creation, and the material and spiritual life of the Chinese nation is destined to be profoundly influenced by them. )