Mountain Miscellaneous

Chapter 117 "Festival Burial"

At the beginning of Xiyun, the pavilion was sinking, and the rain was about to come and the wind filled the building.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

In an instant, it began to rain heavily.

The mountain road was muddy and potholed, weeds and bushes were overgrown, wild animals and birds hurriedly took shelter under the trees.

Li Changqing calmly carried the medicine basket on his back, walking in the rain was better than strolling in the garden, letting the rain soak his clothes.

Braving the wind and rain, he returned to the cabin under Zhongnan Mountain.

Li Changqing changed into clean clothes and piled up wood to warm himself up by the fire.

The flickering flames emitted yellow light, reflecting Li Changqing's long figure.

Li Changqing took a sip of hot tea and opened the book "Festival Burial".

"Now that the three generations of sage kings have disappeared, the world has become unrighteous. The gentlemen of later generations may regard it as benevolence and righteousness and filial piety with rich burials and long funerals; .Those who say two sons, their words contradict each other, and their deeds contradict each other. They all say..."

Today, when the sage kings of the past three generations are dead, the world has lost righteousness.Some of the gentlemen of the later generations regard rich burials and long funerals as benevolence and righteousness, which is what filial sons should do;The two kinds of speech attack each other, and the behavior is opposite.

Mozi advocated festival burial, while Confucianism regards health preservation as the same as sending death, and even the degree of sending death exceeds health preservation! "The Analects of Confucius" said: "Be cautious about the end, pursue the future, and the people's morality will be thick." "The Doctrine of the Mean" said "Death is like life, death is like existence, benevolence and wisdom are ready." Confucius also said "Three It can be called filial piety if you don't change from your father's way every year." He asked his children and grandchildren to observe a three-year funeral, and implemented generous burials and long funerals.

During the long-term rule of feudal society, Confucianism's moral values ​​of prudent and prudent, have a profound influence on China. Profound burials during funerals have become one of the best ways for Chinese people to practice filial piety.

Mozi's advocacy of festival burial is essentially a rebellion against Confucianism and its traditional habits, and it is also a merciless attack on the social atmosphere at that time.From the perspective of pros and cons of implementing thick burials in governing the country and the people, Mozi believes that a society should continuously increase its population, make the poor rich, and eliminate social chaos. .

A long funeral will inevitably waste manpower and financial resources, and a large amount of treasures will be buried in the ground, so that the wealth produced by people’s hard work will not be seen. , the population will decline, and the country will have internal and external troubles.

Li Changqing also studied Confucianism and Mohism, and has a deep understanding of both theories.

Confucianism advocates generous burials, and its purpose is to promote filial piety, and the starting point is right!But in the process of development, especially after the Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools of thought to respect Confucianism, the idea of ​​mass burial gradually became the theoretical basis for the extravagance and waste of dignitaries.

For the festival burial of the Mohists, the coffin should be three inches thick enough to allow the corpse to rot inside; three quilts should be enough to cover the horrible corpse; don’t dig deep into the spring when burialing, and the cemetery should be three feet wide enough to cover the rotten smell.Since the dead have been buried, people living in the world should not cry for a long time, but should get a job as soon as possible, and everyone should do their best to benefit each other.

Festival burial actually emphasizes the social contribution rate, and all kinds of resources must be beneficial to the public, which is a manifestation of the idea of ​​"prospering the world".

In today's society, the level of civilization has improved a lot, but the trend of thick burials still exists, and its fanaticism is staggering!
The old man returned by crane, and his children, relatives and friends gathered together, and there were endless discussions.

Half a minute later, all the relatives and friends looked heavy and determined, and they were about to hold a funeral that shook the world and wept ghosts and gods, and their deep affection was beyond words.Next, buy paper horses and paper sedan chairs, high-quality coffins, invite relatives and friends, and hold a big banquet. Please invite the most popular and fashionable funeral trumpet team to see off the dead and drink for the living. What a wonderful scene! !

The money flowed out like running water, and everyone ignored it completely, with a look of loyalty and filial piety.After drinking for three rounds, everyone's faces were red and ears were hot, and the sky was getting darker. The trumpet team's music was loud and sharp, and the singing was loud and clear, which attracted the neighbors to stop and watch. Filial piety, being worthy of the old man, is also worthy of oneself.

Extravagant, just to pursue a "filial son" plaque.

If it is said that Chinese people's face complex has always been more important than Mount Tai, and if they don't make a big show and don't support their face enough, they will feel aggrieved and depressed, which is understandable.However, some people "care less and burial richer", disrespectful and filial to the elderly during their lifetime, but have a decent funeral after death, and even spend money to hire a professional to cry for them. This kind of behavior loses the original intention of Confucianism in advocating generous burials.

Guyang County is a mountainous area, and the custom of long funerals is serious, and Li Changqing has a deep understanding.

By midnight, the rain stopped.

After dawn, the sun shines on the raindrop-covered mountains and forests, like a beautiful woman just out of the bath.

After Li Changqing finished his work in the field, he took leeks to Lijia'ao Primary School.

The children came to the playground early and stood in formation to wait for Li Changqing's arrival. Other vacant places on the playground were also full of people.

Li Changqing's reading is not limited to Confucianism and Mohism, from Confucian filial piety to generous burial, and then read the content in "Jie Zan", combining filial piety with festival burial.

Zhao Guizhong, Zhang Chun, Yang Yongjian and other judges of the calligraphy competition for primary and middle school students in the city are obsessed with calligraphy. After seeing Li Changqing's calligraphy, they felt like ants were crawling in their hearts. They got up early in the morning and drove to Lijiaao, wanting to communicate with Li Changqing , just in time for Li Changqing to study.

The voice of the book carried a hook, and the thoughts of Zhao Guizhong, Zhang Chun, Yang Yongjian, etc. unconsciously followed the truth in the voice of Li Changqing.

"Well said, I will donate all the calligraphy and paintings in my collection to the museum, so that more people can appreciate the beauty of Chinese calligraphy!" Zhao Guizhong said excitedly.

"Haha, Master Li Changqing's reading sound really deserves his reputation! Old Zhao, you only listened to it once, and you actually plan to donate the treasure you brought into the coffin!"

Zhang Chun knew very well how much Zhao Guizhong loved his collection of calligraphy and paintings, and said with a relieved smile.

Yang Yongjian was born in a poor family. After he had made some achievements in calligraphy, his finances were still relatively tight, and his parents were old. He wanted to earn more money. In the future, he would build a grand tomb for his parents, hold a beautiful funeral, and stay in the city all the time. , seldom go home. After listening to the truth in Li Changqing's book, I realized that I was wrong. It almost led to a situation where the son wanted to support but the relatives would not stay. I thought that I would go home often in the future and chat with my parents more. , Even if I can only hold an ordinary funeral in the future, I have no regrets.

Zhao Guizhong and Yang Yongjian are just a microcosm. Li Changqing's "Festival Burial" not only advocates filial piety, but also has a strong impact on the bad habits of thick burials and long funerals in Guyang County.

Many listeners in Guyang County understood the truth of it. After returning home, some older people told their children that they must wait for a hundred years before they must be buried in a solemn manner!

After Li Changqing finished reading, he left. Zhao Guizhong, Yang Yongjian, and Zhang Chun came back to their senses and hurried to catch up...

　Thanks to Xuanyage Yanyang, Buzhou Muyixi, (Yuchen), Duzhong Liangyuan 250, Yinquan Wolong, longshen1989, jzjun, etc. for the rewards. Mohism is a kind of common people's thinking, which does not conform to the interests of feudal rulers, so it is There is no reason, but many of the ideas are still very advanced.

　　
　
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