Wentang

Chapter 94

The people can make it known but not know it.

This sentence has been used badly by online novels in later generations, and many protagonists have used this sentence to hang and beat the indigenous people.However, few people know the ins and outs of this stalk and the meanings of different solutions.

There is only one interpretation of this sentence in ancient times, that is, 'the people can make it, but not make it known'.Because the policy of ignoring the people has been a common method used by rulers for thousands of years.They think that people who know too much will become cunning and difficult to manage, and it is better to be ignorant.

When did people start to question this statement?qing dynasty.

Yes, you read that right, it is the 'Wo Daqing' who was blacked out by later generations.

(In fact, the Qing Dynasty, which is considered to be the darkest, gave birth to the most "radical" ideas. Some of them will not lag behind in the 21st century. It has to be said that it is ironic. If you are interested, you can learn more about it, so I won't describe it here.)
Because of the darkness and imprisonment of the Qing court, many literati began to look for reasons and seek a way out.In a world that only respects Confucianism, they can only find answers from the Four Books and Five Classics.

Then someone discovered this sentence, and changed the way of punctuating the sentence, it actually had a completely different meaning.

Thus, a big debate about punctuation began.

It is impossible to know what Confucius' original intention was, and all interpretations are just guesses, so no one can convince anyone.Everyone expressed their opinions and fought hard.

In the end, two answers became the mainstream, one is the explanation that has been circulated for thousands of years.The reason why this explanation has not been rejected is mostly because there is a large group of "hole black" dominating - how can such a big black spot make you whitewashed.

The other is 'the people can make it happen.No, let me know. '

Yue Shan also saw the stalk of this sentence in an online novel, and only after reading the materials specifically did he realize how much academic controversy this sentence has caused.

He was full of emotions, how important punctuation marks are.

Closer to home, since we want to argue with great Confucians, such a classic stalk naturally cannot be used.

Yue Shan knew how weak he was, and comparing his knowledge with the Great Confucianism was simply courting death.Not to mention a person like Kong Yingda who is well versed in classics, even ordinary scholars can crush him.

Most people in the later generations read books without seeking a deep understanding, and it is enough to read it once and understand what it means.When the ancients read books, they first recited the whole book, and then interpreted it word by word.

There is absolutely no comparison.

Therefore, discussing knowledge with others is courting death, and the only way to not lose face is to seize the initiative in the conversation and use the research results of later generations of great Confucians to knock down the other party.

There is another reason for using this stalk.Kong Yingda is the 31st grandson of Kong Sheng, and the different interpretations of this sentence are directly related to the personality of Confucius.

The former is to echo the conservative and ignorant ideas of the ruling class, while the latter is to educate all people in the world with a big heart.

If the first explanation is the initial stage of a sage, then the latter explanation directly reached the summit of Confucius.

As the grandson of Confucius, will Kong Yingda stick to the first interpretation, or hold his nose and accept the new interpretation proposed by Yue Shan?

It's almost a no-brainer.

It can be said that when this question was raised, Yue Shan had already dug a hole and was waiting for Kong Yingda to jump into it.It's still the kind of willingness, after jumping in, I have to thank Yue Shan for digging this hole for him.

On a larger scale, once this interpretation spreads and is accepted by the world, all the Confucian family members will accept him.

Yes, different interpretations of a sentence have such great power, this is the wonder of academics.

At this time, Kong Yingda didn't know this, and when he heard this question, he snorted contemptuously from his nostrils.Just now you asked so sharply that you thought there was real material, but you didn't expect the second question to reveal your truth.

He knows at least three solutions to this question, and today I will let you know what a great Confucianism is.

"The nature of the people is all good, so they can be freed. Not everyone knows the nature of the people. There are those whose wisdom is below that of the middle man, so there are those who cannot be known. If the superiors have everything before they can make the people free, they must first be known to everyone. Day by day Using language and writing to make them understand is not only ineffective, but also separates their eyes and ears, and confuses their minds, and the world has become more and more..."

Kong Yingda opened his mouth with a lot of obscure language, and Yue Shan was one of the first two, but luckily he understood the general meaning.

This old man is very knowledgeable, but he still can't get rid of the constraints of the times, and he is still the first interpretation method.

Hearing this answer, Yue Shan couldn't help showing a successful smile, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was Hong Guoguo's disdain.Kong Ying was so angry that she almost jumped.

After finally finishing speaking, Kong Yingda asked, "I wonder if Baron Yue is satisfied with this explanation?"

"Hehe..." Yue Shan chuckled and did not answer his question, but asked instead: "What kind of person is Confucius in the eyes of Confucius?"

"Confucius is naturally a great man, a perfect saint." Kong Yingda said with his head held high.

Yue Shan said with a smile: "In the pre-Qin period, learning was exclusive to the nobles, and Qianshou had no qualifications to learn characters. This is the reason why it is said that you can't punish a doctor and treat a common man.

Confucius was the first person to break the tradition and set up a private school. Regardless of his background or family background, there is no distinction between teaching and learning. All devout scholars are dedicated to teaching.

He dedicated his life to the cause of education.A total of 72 disciples, [-] sages, and countless anonymous disciples were accepted.He himself also said that "I am self-cultivated and above, I am not without instruction." "

This praise of Confucius made Kong Yingda feel like eating popsicles in the dog days, and the pores of his body were opened in a refreshing way.I can't help but have a good impression of Yueshan.

This kid is not so hateful, he is worth saving.

At this moment, Yue Shan changed the subject and asked with a smile: "May I ask Bachelor Kong, a person who devotes his whole life to the cause of education, how could he say that 'the people can be taught, but not taught' so conservative and foolish?" if?"

When he said this, his voice suddenly became sharper: "Is it because Confucius said something wrong, or did future generations disdain future generations to interpret it randomly for their own selfishness?"

"Shut up." Changsun Wugou and Kong Yingda shouted at the same time.

"Confucius is something you, an ignorant child, can criticize." Changsun Wugou scolded first.

She was protecting Yue Shan, and attributed his questioning of Confucius to childish and ignorant words, intending to turn a major event into a trivial matter.

However, Yue Shan did not go down the donkey along the slope, and showed a winning smile to his eldest grandson Wugou, and asked again: "Scholar Kong, you haven't answered my question yet."

Kong Yingda was silent, he had been cornered.

He really did not expect that the accepted interpretation for more than a thousand years would be questioned by a ten-year-old child.And there are reasons for him to not know how to refute for a while.

If he is given a certain amount of time to think, he is confident that he can find a reasonable explanation.But it was obvious that the boy in front of him would not give him this time.

What made him even more unacceptable was that deep down in his heart he really agreed with this doubt.How could Confucius, who advocated education without discrimination, say the words 'the people can learn from them, but they can't be taught'?

But this sentence is clearly written in the Analects, can there be mistakes?Or is it that everyone has misunderstood it for thousands of years, and there is really another interpretation of this sentence?

Could it be that this boy really has a completely different solution?He didn't want to believe it, but deep down in his heart, he was inexplicably looking forward to it.

What should I do?
Adhere to the inherent interpretation?That is to deny the greatness of Confucius.But if you admit that your interpretation is wrong, you are admitting defeat.Confessing defeat to a ten-year-old child, what face does Kong Yingda have?
Which is more important, the glory of the ancestors or one's own face?
Kong Yingda made the choice without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)