Chapter 138: The Three Strange Books of the World

Until Zhang Xuanqing's voice was blurred and his figure disappeared. On the bridge, Li Shimin retracted his gaze and sighed quietly: "Zhang Zhenren is extraordinary!"

Xiao Yu's face darkened on the side, and he wanted to say that with a poem, he couldn't prove anything, but the previous events were vivid, he hesitated for a moment, and still didn't say anything.

Retracting his gaze, Li Shimin put his eyes on the three books given to him by Zhang Xuanqing, "Anti-Sutra", "Essence of Mind Learning", and "Caigen Tan of the World", just looking at the names of the three books, I can't see what is in them.

After pondering for a moment, Li Shimin handed over one copy of "The Essence of Mind Learning" and "The Root Tan of the World" to Fang Xuanling, and the other to Gao Shilian: "The two Aiqing also helped me to refer to the details. ”

"The minister obeys the order!" Fang and Gao respectfully took the book, and then Li Shimin turned over and ordered the army to return to the city, and he immediately turned up the "Anti-Scripture".

Xue Wanche dispatched the army and got out of the way, and Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong were still guarding behind Li Shimin. Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian also accompanied them, as well as Du Ruhui and Xiao Yu, and the group returned to Chang'an City.

The horses did not go fast, the horse's back undulated, and with the breeze, Li Shimin opened the "Anti-Scripture". After reading a few texts, he couldn't help but be more and more surprised and happy, and at the same time, a sense of regret couldn't help but rise in his heart: Zhang Xuanqing shouldn't have been allowed to leave so easily!

With Zhang Xuanqing's talent, Wen can put pen to peace in the world, and Wu can go to Ma to determine the world...... This is what Li Shimin thought after reading the book.

The book "Anti-Scripture" may be rarely heard of by modern people, but its value in history can be said to be the most important, and it is known to the emperors and generals who have made political achievements in the past dynasties, and is respected as "the general knowledge of petty bourgeoisie". Even my ****** Grandpa Mao also commented: "Zizhi Tongjian" is a conspiracy, and "Anti-Scripture" is a conspiracy and conspiracy. Regardless of whether the evaluation is positive or negative, the "Anti-Scripture" does deeply analyze the benefits and disadvantages of the strategies of the monarch and the minister, and it is a genuine "imperial study".

The anti-scripture is also known as the "Long and Short Classics", the overall framework is based on strategy as the warp, history as the weft, starting from Yao Shun and ending in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The point of view of the whole book can be said to implement the "heroes are not judged by success or failure", and get rid of the traditional stereotype of evaluating historical figures by loyalty and treachery. He believes that as long as he uses the right person and puts the right person in the right position, he can be loyal, and if he puts the wrong person in the wrong position, he can also be loyal. The whole book reviews the wisdom and courage of the former philosophers and sages, quotes scriptures, eloquently speaks, sometimes strategizes and gallops on the battlefield, sometimes judges the situation and plans in the secret room, and sometimes lobbied the princes. There are not only the swords and swords of the five marquis vying for hegemony, the battle of hundreds of sons, but also the golden iron horse of the Three Kingdoms, fighting wits and courage, which can be said to be a masterpiece of political strategy and manipulation of the past dynasties.

Some people may ask, Zhang Xuanqing, as a Taoist priest, gave the emperor a "conspiracy book", is he not afraid that his reputation will be damaged?

Contrary!

The real author of this book in history is also a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest who is "erudite and taojin, long in the world, and chivalrous" - Zhao Rui!

Some people may think that this name is familiar, but he has an apprentice who estimates that all Chinese are familiar with it: surname Li, name Bai, character Taibai.

That's right, it's that poet fairy!

Li Bai's Confucian style, Taoist thoughts, and heroic character can be said to be mostly inherited from Zhao Rui. At that time, the two even had the saying that "Zhao Rui's mathematics and Li Bai's articles" said that the two of them were the best in the world in terms of mathematics and articles.

However, later Li Bai was "better than blue than blue", and his reputation was greater than that of Zhao Rui, which included Li Bai's own literary thoughts, but there were also reasons why most of the people in power kept silent about the "Anti-Scripture".

Saying so much, in fact, I want to show that this anti-scripture is very powerful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first book of imperial studies. It analyzes the gains and losses of the strategies of the monarch and the minister in more depth, and it is a top model for officialdom to learn and become famous, regardless of whether it is modern or ancient.

Looking at this book, Li Shimin felt remorse in his heart, why didn't he take a look at Zhang Xuanqing before leaving, and then tried his best to keep him and ask him for advice on how to be an emperor.

Although the study of the emperor was a little sensitive in ancient times, it was not that others were not allowed to learn it, to put it bluntly, it was just to know people and make good use of them. Therefore, Li Shimin will not doubt how Zhang Xuanqing understands this, and the whole book is a combination of history and the words of a hundred schools of thought. It is impossible to say that Zhang Xuanqing wants to be an emperor before he delves into the study of emperors, it is better to say that Zhang Xuanqing is a scholar of heaven and man, and all knowledge can be easily made to make people believe.

Therefore, Li Shimin was extremely remorseful for letting go of such a "strategist" and "great power". But at this moment, a sudden shout woke him up from his thoughts.

"Good! Good book! Good book! It's not something that people can't do!" It was Gao Shilian who spoke, and the book he was assigned was "The Root of the World".

This book is written by Zhang Xuanqing and "Caigen Tan", "The Story of the Small Window", and "Night Talk Around the Fireplace", which are the "three strange books of life", in which the remarks can be said to combine the views of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and discuss the behavior of self-cultivation, life, life, and birth. The text is concise and clear, elegant and vulgar, like quotations, but there is an interest that quotations do not have; like an essay, there is a neatness that is not easy to reach in an essay. can look at Gao Shilian, an old minister, and his heart is shocked, and he doesn't realize that he is almost obsessed.

Li Shimin didn't know why: "Gao Aiqing may say, where does the good come from?" Since it was interrupted, and the content of the "Anti-Scripture" could not be learned to grasp at one time, he simply put the book down.

However, Gao Shilian turned a deaf ear to his questioning, his mind was all chained to the book, and he unconsciously whispered the sentences in the book, and even brought some comments at the end:

"Don't be shocked by the humiliation, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court......; This sentence can be described as the ultimate in indifference and tranquility!"

"The world is shallow, the dots are also shallow, the history is deep, and the machinery is also deep. Therefore, a gentleman is not as simple as he is as good as he is cautious, but not as mad...... Sure enough, generally speaking, the more people who are not deeply involved in the world, the more transparent their minds are, and the more experienced people are, the more they know how to scheming. Therefore, the so-called gentleman is better than shrewd and sophisticated, but simple and naïve, and rather cautious, it is better to be frank and open!"

"In particular, the saying that 'Ethics is always by nature, and virtue and grace cannot be allowed to be virtuous' is really the ultimate of filial piety! Crows are born to feed, and there is no need to show filial piety, and they will do their duty to give back. In the same way, fathers and sons, brothers, friends and brothers, even if they do it to the extreme, it is appropriate, and there is not the slightest thought of gratitude. If the giver is virtuous and the recipient is gracious, he is a passerby, and he will become a market!

Although it is only a few words, it also makes Li Shimin understand the positioning of the general content of the book, and his heart can't help but regret it more and more: "Anti-Scripture" shows how profound Zhang Xuanqing's wisdom is, and "The Root of the World" shows that Zhang Xuanqing is quiet and indifferent, and does not seek fame and fortune. How rare is such a person?

But this is not over, when Gao Shilian muttered, suddenly Fang Xuanling also shouted.