Chapter 2521 Stones in the River

No one in this world can understand everything, understand the world, and operate smoothly from the beginning, even a well-read Confucian like Zheng Xuan.

In Qinglong Temple, after Zheng Xuan got Fei Qian's suggestion, he quickly contacted several people, including Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, an old rival who was both friend and foe, as well as the Linghu family, Wang family, Wen and others formed a general alliance system, and began to unify the voice and suppress the remaining noise.

If we only look at this aspect, Zheng Xuan has done quite well, but if he stands higher, like Fei Qian is now, it feels not enough.

Of course, this cannot all be blamed on Zheng Xuan. After all, Fei Qian is the only one who can see things from the perspective of history.

Inside and outside the game are always two concepts.

It's just that Fei Qian thought that Zheng Xuan could do better. After all, Zheng Xuan also had a bumpy and difficult journey in learning.

Fei Qian stood on a hillside outside Qinglong Temple, looking at the scene inside Qinglong Temple.

Looking at it from this angle, the people inside Qinglong Temple are like ants moving around, running back and forth, but only within a small space...

Fei Qian felt that the best thing about coming to the Han Dynasty was that he didn't have to look down every day without his mobile phone. Then he not only developed myopia, but also suffered from cervical spondylosis.

Of course, on the other hand, there is the lack of instant messaging. For example, it will take a long time for Fei Qian to know what happened in Qinglong Temple, let alone matters in Yuzhou or Jiangdong.

So Fei Qian had to take the initiative to get closer, at least to understand faster. If we really had to wait for someone else to report everything at the end, I believe that everyone would be very exhausted when reporting. It would already be a multiple-choice question of whether one person should die on the left rail, or five should die on the right rail.

Or, derailed...

Therefore, as a leader, it is bound to be very hard to do something well.

"The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system..."

Fei Qian faced the wind and said slowly.

If he hadn't sat in this position, Fei Qian would definitely not be able to say that he fully understood the meaning behind these four simple words. Of course, if you change it to another sentence, perhaps people in later generations will be more familiar with it, "crossing the river by feeling for the stones."

This "river" is the long river of history.

Before the Qin Dynasty, Confucius lamented the collapse of rituals and music. Master Kong himself probably never thought that he would become a stone, a symbol in the long river of history, and also a line that divided the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Before his death, it was the Spring and Autumn Period, and after his death, it was the Warring States Period.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, for more than five hundred years, the Chinese people suffered from the pain of war. This kind of pain is hidden in the genes of the Chinese people. After Qin Shihuang launched the unification model, almost all emperors of the dynasties would rush in this direction.

This is the big stone left by Qin Shihuang in the long history.

Heavy, and for thousands of years, it is still in the middle of the flow and unmoving.

But after Qin Shihuang left the stone, he lost his weight and was swept away by the long river of history. Then Liu Bang came and touched and touched. After touching the stone, he didn't know how to move forward.

Therefore, "Han inherited Qin's system."

"And the changes of the big man...or what the big man will leave to China in the future..." Fei Qian pointed to the gentry disciples and academy students in the distance who were like ants, running back and forth in Qinglong Temple. Said, "This is it..."

"this? Pang Tong frowned.

Zhuge Jin, who was beside Pang Tong, also frowned.

Of course, Zhuge Jin still looks better with a frown than Pang Tong without frowning.

After all, one is hot and sour noodles and the other is clear soup noodles, two completely different models.

Fei Qian looked at the hot and sour noodles, then at the clear soup noodles, and decided to eat both bowls, uh, no, I have to teach them both. Xun You was mainly interested in logistics and finance. Pang Tong's affairs were too complicated, so Zhuge Jin took the lead this time, but Pang Tong needed to be in charge.

"Mr. Zheng has understood something, but he still hasn't done enough. Fei Qian said slowly, "Well, at least it's still a little short of my request... But the problem now is that I can't raise it directly, and you can't raise it directly, because if you raise it directly... I lost my thinking process..."

The ability to think is undoubtedly the most precious thing a person has.

Knowing how to observe, think, explore, and finally solve problems can be called human wisdom.

From ancient times, from a weak, hairy body with neither sharp claws nor outstanding reflex muscles and nerves, in order to learn from lions, jackals, hyenas, vultures, etc., and then from the corpses with only bones left, Trying their best to get more food, he or she grabbed a stone...

The Stone Age began.

"They don't even bother to think about it!" Pang Tong clapped his hands and said, "I often encounter this problem. It's not that these guys can't come up with a solution, but that they think I can come up with a solution. Why do they bother to do it?" In the end, they all pushed me, and when I asked, it was an order from above! 』

"Sometimes, the problem is that Zhiyin Supervisor has not fully exerted its effect..." Fei Qian glanced at Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin understood and took out a pen and paper to record, "Written by Zhiyin Supervisor, sort out various local projects in recent years. Examples of transaction processing will be summarized and sent to the Senate for discussion, and then forwarded to the Shangshu Desk for review before issuance. 』

Lower-level law, higher-level law, maritime law, and civil law, actually have one thing in common, that is, rules.

Zhuge Jin wrote it down.

"You can handle trivial local matters as usual," Fei Qian said slowly. "You can basically do this if you are stolen, beaten, or any other case... But when it comes to this level, there is no such thing. Now that the case is over, we have to think about it. If it’s not me who thinks about it, it’s you Shiyuan, or it’s Tzuyu, or someone else..."

"Because we are leading others forward..."

Pang Tong pinched the beard on his chin and pondered.

Fei Qian glanced at Pang Yi, "Why, do you think there's one more thing to do?" 』

"Haha, no, no..." Pang Tong retorted with a slight guilt, "I was just thinking that my lord seems to have some profound meaning in doing this..."

Fei Qian smiled, then raised his chin slightly and gestured to Qinglong Temple, "It's far away, not really. It's right here... In ancient times, what were officials?" In the pre-Qin period, who were the officials? When it comes to the Han Dynasty, where did the officials come from? Officials, standing in the government offices, uploading and distributing information, and officials, running around the countryside, giving orders to people with just one word. If you don't know this "official" clearly, or you can't explain clearly what an official is, then this Qinglong According to the theory of temple's correct solution, this first stage cannot be considered perfect..."

Zheng Xuan talked about three rites, and among the three rites, the Zhou rites were the most important.

Zhou Li, a lot of it talks about the standards and rules of being an official.

Is Zhou Li perfect?

Obviously not. The so-called perfection is just the packaging of Confucius. Even though Confucius preached along the way and traveled around the country to sell it, he still failed to sell it, and Zhou Li still collapsed.

What collapsed was not the "propriety, justice and integrity" in Zhou Li, but the people who implemented the entire system of Zhou Li were wrong and had changed...

In the ancient tribes, "officials" were elected, but later they became "hereditary". This change is not degeneration, but evolution, because in ancient times, a tribe was easy to talk about, with only a few hundred or thousands of people. At most, they could discuss it for days and nights. After they were hungry, they would not have the energy to argue, and they would naturally be able to settle down, but From tribes to countries, how can we discuss and recommend people in an era when instant communication is impossible?

So hereditary, the stone was thrown into the river.

Dukes of Zhou, sons of Zhou, grandsons of Zhou, ministers, sons of ministers, and grandsons of ministers were all hereditary. However, at the end of the Zhou Dynasty, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the disadvantages of hereditary inheritance became apparent, and they began to become untenable. This was pushed away again. Stone, start touching forward...

"In the pre-Qin Dynasty, we were literary and legal officials, Xiaowu and Confucian officials..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "Now they are almost becoming officials of aristocratic families... isn't this going back again?" If Mr. Zheng cannot explain this clearly, then..."

During the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, grammarians were the bearers and representatives of bureaucratic administration. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucian scholars who "jingmingxingxiu" continuously entered the official career and established the imperial court alongside the old grammarians.

Of course, among the political forces in the court in the early Han Dynasty, there were military groups, relatives groups, eunuch groups, etc., but these were not as capable of fighting and resisting as the Confucian group, so in the end they were all gradually destroyed by the groups. , Confucian scholars gradually formed the most significant stone thrown by the Han Dynasty in the long history of history.

There are also aristocratic families.

After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, aristocratic families formed a major change in the political form of Chinese courts. The long-lasting prosperity and monopoly power of a number of great gentry clans for centuries became one of the most dazzling political landscapes in China for a long time after the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and even made China "blind".

The correct explanation of Qinglong Temple, especially the highlight of the "Three Rites", has been on for a while. Even though Fei Qian met with Zheng Xuan in person and communicated once, Zheng Xuan still failed to focus on this place, which made Fei Qian Slightly dissatisfied.

After all, Fei Qian set up such a large-scale campaign to correct the problem, not for you, Old Man Zheng, to make your own words and meritorious deeds...

"Aristocratic family" refers to a family that has had a prestigious position for generations, that is, a family that has held a prestigious position for generations. The gentry is a combination of "shi" and "clan", and shi is "a scholar who has learned to occupy a position and is called a scholar". Therefore, when knowledge and official position are combined, there is an effect of one plus one being greater than two. Through strong He was educated and held officials for generations, thus establishing a lofty reputation and monopolizing the officialdom.

Any monopoly will inevitably lead to corruption. This is almost a law, comparable to the three laws of the universe.

This hereditary official monopoly system originally had a very good development momentum in the Han Dynasty. In the early days of the "Han inherited the Qin system", due to the dramatic political changes in the Pre-Qin period after the Warring States period, many hereditary officials came from the Zhou Dynasty. The old aristocracy began to retreat.

Many ancient noble families have declined, and it will take time for new families to be formed. During this rare "gap period", the Chinese society as a whole once showed a very distinct civilian character. Coupled with the hundreds of schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chinese civilization flourished during this period. Light, brilliant for thousands of years, until later generations.

At Liu Bang's time, because many of the heroes and generals came from the middle and lower classes of the previous society, Liu Bang didn't think there was anything wrong, and the ministers didn't think there was anything wrong. But in Liu Xiu's time, things were different. First of all, Liu Bang Showing off two wives clearly demonstrated the theory that marrying the right wife can save twenty years of hard work. Then Liu Xiu "married the right" two wives one after another, which saved at least forty years of hard work...

Confucianism's innate expertise in usurpationism, well, this is not a derogatory meaning, it is just a fact that makes Confucianism extremely applicable to China, but it also makes knowledge, power, and wealth begin to merge. , forming a solid triangular structure.

Then later generations of Confucianists praised Zhou Rites several times. In fact, they may not really think that Zhou Rites are so good, but to protect this "iron triangle" from being broken.

If there is social unrest, local right-wing tyrants often raise troops to speculate. At the turn of the Han Dynasty, many powerful people and surnames participated in the world competition. If the speculation is successful, they will become the founding heroes and then become a prominent family. However, if the society is stable, there will be no such good opportunities. Therefore, the local tyrants who occupy a large number of people and property are inherently unwilling to stabilize the society. Or maybe it's not that stable...

The people in the Han Dynasty realized this, so they continued to crack down on local right-wingers, and even established a pioneering avoidance system. However, they still failed to change much because there was a naturally formed stone in the river. .

Clan.

Fei Qian has used inspections to encroach on some of the rights belonging to the clan, but the things that have been invaded will be re-posted if you don't pay attention. After all, the inspection system was only "created" by Fei Qian. Generally speaking, it is At present, it can only be regarded as "temporary" and "local", and cannot become a normative and unified thing like the "three rites".

The clans exerted both official and unofficial power in the countryside. To put it simply, there are both black and white, which is very destructive to ordinary people. This is the limitation of the times, and it is also a big stone that blocks the river.

If Fei Qian wanted to smash it open, he or Pang Tong, Zhuge Jin and others would not be able to do it, because the clan is the clan of the people in the world and is a relic of the Chinese tribal system. Without Fei Qian's words, Or if inspections are carried out for more than ten years, it can be eliminated in several decades.

The clan is not inherently bad, and in the current stage of productivity, it cannot be beaten to death with a stick. Again, if the cephalosporins and wine are separated, there will be no big problem.

Just like Confucian scholars and authority, knowledge and money.

And this separate charter is also a rule.

This is what Qinglong Temple and Zheng Xuan and his gang should do.

The results of it? Zheng Xuan looked good at the beginning, but he was kicked halfway into the undercurrent. Fei Qian finally pulled Zheng Xuan back with a force. When he looked back, Zheng Xuan touched in the wrong direction again.

This is not a monopoly, nor is it a single word, nor is it the moment when Confucius’ holy words came out, the whole world was boiling and shaking!

The key point is still the method, how to find the "first stone"!

The ancient ape took out the hard stone from the long river of history, broke open the bones abandoned by the lion, tiger, wolf, hyena, and ate the marrow in the bone, and then imprinted the sweetness of fat into human genes. , the use of tools...

During the transition between tribes and countries, Duke Zhou found the stone of Zhou Rites, and transformed the tribes into a country bit by bit, so that the Chinese civilization could survive together regardless of the West and the East...

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucius traveled around the world and divided stones, breaking down the barriers of knowledge, so that the fire of civilization was not limited to the hands of a few people, and the classics could be freed from mystery.

Then what?

Zheng Xuan obviously had a "stone" in his hand, but as he was busy with things and his mind was confused, he threw it away. Now a group of people gathered again, but they were holding something other than a stone, at least it was not the original stone.

What is Zheng Xuan doing now?

Instead, he lost the most original thing...

knowledge.

Learn and ask.

As a result, Zheng Xuan is no longer allowed to "ask" because of what happened before, and is only allowed to "learn".

It is normal to have questions. The process of explaining questions is also a process of "learning", just like the files of Zhiyin Supervisor that record the various affairs handled in those places. There must be good ones, bad ones, and even bad ones. Deliberately causing harm.

It may not be possible to tell at the moment, but as long as you raise it up or zoom out, you can certainly figure out some of it. Whether it is good or bad may not be clear at a glance, but you can still make a judgment to some extent.

This requires constant sorting out, instead of setting a set of models today, which can be used forever and at any time. As a result, when problems arise, it is not the model that adapts to changes in people, but people who adapt to them. The rigidity of the model, isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?

But it happened that Zheng Xuan had such signs.

Of course, Fei Qian can understand.

After all, Zheng Xuan was annoyed to death by the buzzing of a lot of people before. After getting advice from Fei Qian, he realized that he could not follow these flies all the way, so he used a fly swatter and swatted it away. The ones who shouted the loudest successfully suppressed the original chaotic shouts.

However, the most common problem in China arises...

"Overcorrection".

Because there was a piece of mouse droppings, not only did the pot get thrown away, but the two hands used for cooking also had to be chopped off...

But the problem may not be solved.

Covering your eyes, plugging your mouth, and chopping off your hands will make the problem disappear automatically?

But there are some people who think this is a good idea!

Once you do it, it lasts for thousands of years!

But the one who threw rat droppings might have been that one yesterday, and it might be this one today.

There may still be problems with the next pot of soup, porridge and rice.

If we don’t solve the problem fundamentally, is there any use in blindfolding, gagging, and chopping hands?

"Three rites are not Zheng rites..." Fei Qian looked at Qinglong Temple, "The etiquette of Duke Zhou is more important than the etiquette, not the etiquette... So this question is left to the two of you... The main thing is Ziyu You do it, Shiyuan is responsible for coordinating..."

Fei Qian turned to look at Pang Tong, "The mountain people will arrive in two days. When the time comes... let him come on stage... If Mr. Zheng still doesn't know what to do, let him step back and think carefully before he comes up..."