"Anyway, I have some questions for you before I go in. I've noticed that your courses are so different from what I've seen."

"For example?"

"For example, 'the people can make it, but they can't know it,' which is used in us as a philosophy of governance. It is emphasized that all parties under governance should be fooled to a certain extent, such as not being able to read except citizens. But your explanation here seems to be different? ”

"Oh yes, it's different." Shang Luo nodded, "But this problem, I'm afraid it's because you haven't updated the textbook." When did you come to know this phrase? ”

"Through historical people-to-people exchanges. I know that in this sentence, many people think that Confucius himself does not mean 'foolish people', so they try to break the sentence in various ways. We directly adopted the meaning of foolishness, and we think it can be used, but you seem to have used other ways to write it here? It is not that 'the people can make it impossible to know it', but that 'the people can make it disobey, but not to control it'. Why is that? ”

"Because it's updated."

"Update? Can the Analects be updated? ”

"Please, the Analects is written by a man, not a scripture that records the words of the gods, so of course it can be updated. There are also many versions of the current Analects throughout history, and some of the words seem inexplicable because they are incorrect. This sentence is updated because you didn't see it? It is because Taihe excavated the 'Guodian Chujian' in Guodian Village in Hubei Province in the third year, which contains the original "Analects", which is an early source from the middle of the Warring States period. So in line with the way it was written closer to the time of Confucius, this Analect has been updated – you don't know, do you? ”

"We have almost no knowledge of what has happened here in recent decades, only that the emperor has changed."

"Then you should be able to find this passage when you review modern history. Modern history is relatively backward, and I don't take much of it, so it's good to know about it. ”

"What does that mean?"

"It's literal. The people can make it impossible to know it, and there are two common and false words in this sentence. By Tongdi, Zhi Tongzhi. Taken together, it means that the people can guide enlightenment, but not force - in fact, the original text recorded in 'Guodian Chu Jian' is more detailed, which is a supplement to this paragraph: the people can make the way, but not the control. The people can be right, but not strong. It does not mean that the people will be in chaos, but the people will be in chaos. ”

"What does this mean"

"Here is an analogy with Xia Ji. Xia Wei used coercion to abuse the people, without enlightenment, so it led to chaos in the world, Yu lost power, and the dynasty established by Yu perished. ”

"I see, so why is there a fake word?"

"It's hard for me to say. But as I told you before, there are many ways to write Chinese characters, and as long as people can understand them, you can write them whichever way you want. But this way of writing, the earlier it is, the more inconsistent it becomes. In particular, the Analects of the Analects, a pre-Qin document, is in the early stages of the evolution of Chinese characters. Many words later diverged into different meanings, but at the time they could be used interchangeably. So. Now it seems that it is actually a mistake, but you can't blame the pre-Qin ancients, they were right when they wrote it. ”

"Who's to blame?"

"Wait." Shang Luo touched his chin, "It's best if you don't ask me this question, because our two sides have different opinions." I suggest you ask the 'locals' you think are reliable. After all, I came from the 'second uncle's family, and I don't agree on this kind of issue. ”

"Hello?" Leaning on the bed, Yunqiu answered the phone, "Ah, Faetong, what's the matter?" You're going to take a leave of absence today, if you don't come, what will I eat, Shang Luo will come instead of you? Okay, you can do it too. Well, it does, too. Do you still have questions for me? Textbooks? ”

Yunqiu sat up all of a sudden: "Ahhhhh Suddenly asking such an 'academic' question, wait, I'm going to look for a book. Which one? Compulsory five yes. Which paragraph? ”

After listening to the explanation, Yunqiu nodded.

"Ah, so you want to ask, who is to blame for the typo? Of course, the people of Confucius's time are not to blame, they wrote correctly. Of course, we are not to blame, we are the victims. Blame the middle batch. The evolution of the text did not happen overnight, what were those people in the middle doing, and why didn't they quickly write out the wrong parts when they realized that something was wrong? ”

"Ahh Are the ancients also to blame for you? ”

"The ancients were also human beings, so why can't they be blamed. For example, what kind of mess is the cultivation of the Book of Jin, magic is flying all over the sky, and there are too many spells for flies to transmit the heavenly thunder body, Fang Xuanling doesn't know what he is doing. There is also a messy "History of the Yuan" in this dynasty, and a large number of Timur can't tell who it is, and Batu and Octave are written in two different ways and are regarded as two different people to set up separate biographies. Although there was indeed a need to end the Yuan Dynasty in the rituals at that time, it was not so rough, it was too rough. ”

"It's true. I need to change my brain to learn. We don't learn anything from Caesar, and we don't ask what Aristotle was thinking. And you guys. Looks like you can go and investigate it? Even Confucius can do that."

"Yes, Confucius can also say that he has a problem. Why not, Confucius is a little old man, and Confucius should comment on this kind of thing before it is investigated. Because from the current judicial point of view, Confucius did a very unauthentic thing. As Lu Zhi's photograph, Confucius directly solved the doctor who was also lecturing through physical means-Shao Zhengmao. This matter is as suspicious as it can be said. ”

"Ahh Is this really something that can be said? ”

"That's it, Confucius was a big living man. Did you say that 'God is dead' or something, and there was a discussion? But in fact, for us, Confucius is a dead man, and it is very clear when he died. What he said was not without its problems. Just because he's Confucius doesn't mean that everything he says is right – that's not in line with the teachings of Confucius himself. Therefore, if Confucius is wrong, of course he must say it, but it is better not to scold him. If someone made a problem before, they should be scolded, and the people of this dynasty should be scolded. Song Lian Xiu's "Yuan History" ghost thing, does he dare to see it himself. ”

"Good fellow, do you have such a cognition? Good guys."

Faetong touched her head, and she had to slow down: "I always feel that this is a very powerful statement." Understood, wait, I'll flip through the book, don't hang up the phone yet. ”

(End of chapter)