Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 87 On Confucianism
Early the next morning, Feng Daiwen took Li Tai and Li Ke to Bogutang after exercising.

After receiving the notification, Yan Shigu came out to greet him in person, and when he entered the hall, Yan Shigu laughed and said, "It's just right for Wei Guo to come, but you didn't come even once for the thing you proposed to do, it's too bad, it's just right to come today See if there are any deficiencies."

"I have met Mr. Yan, and there is nothing wrong with Mr. Yan's presiding over it," Feng Daiwen hurriedly got up when he saw Yan Shigu coming in person.

"Haha, this old man is quite confident. All the newly annotated books are determined after the old man waits for a total of 10 people to observe and study, and make sure that they are all annotated from an objective and fair standpoint." Yan Shigu said cheerfully. said with a smile.

"With Mr. Yan here, there is nothing wrong with it. The junior just came here to see if there is anything he can do to help." Feng Daiwen explained.

"Haha, this old man knows that Wei Guo is a hard-spoken and soft-hearted person, and now there is a shortage of paper. Many ancient books are bamboo slips, which are already in dilapidated condition, but there is not enough paper to transcribe. Currently, there are 178 people who are busy with Bogutang. More than 600 copies of complete ancient books have been sorted out, only more than 300 copies have been copied, what is missing is paper." Yan Shigu said poorly.

"Can you let the younger generation take a look at it?" Feng Daiwen couldn't help being interested when he heard that there were so many ancient books sorted out.

"Of course, Wei Guo and the old man come, please," Yan Shigu said.

"Mr. Yan please," Feng Daiwen got up and followed behind Yan Shigu.

"Now we sort out all the remnants of books that have been piled up in the imperial palace since the Sui Dynasty. There are also remnants collected by great Confucians for many years, and there are also remnants handed down from various families. However, many of them are rare to see. The original ancient books I have seen."Yan Shigu excitedly introduced while walking.

Feng Daiwen followed Yan Shigu to a large hall, and what he saw was a mountain of bamboo slips piled up in the room. Some people were copying other bamboo slips, and some were cleaning them up.

"Many of these are not just broken, but piece by piece of bamboo slips. I don't know which one they belong to. I can only sort them out first to prevent them from being broken. Later, I will let knowledgeable people bring people to the Expo to organize them into books. The rest are stored in the back, Wei Guo and the old man come." Yan Shigu said.

"Old Yan, the juniors think it's inappropriate to put the ancient books here. These are bamboo slips and paper. If there is a fire, you and I will be sinners through the ages." Feng Daiwen said while walking in front of Yan Shigu.

"That's right, that's true. The old man hasn't thought of this yet. Fortunately, you reminded me where to put it." Yan Shigu asked in a cold sweat.

"The younger generation will tell the sage to build a small brick and stone building here to store classics, but Mr. Yan, this person has to check again, and people with unknown wealth must not take it. In case someone is bought by a foreign race, or As a foreigner, it would be a huge loss for us if we stole a few books, not to mention if someone with a malicious heart set it on fire,," Feng Daiwen said to Yan Shigu about the problems he found.

"That's right, that's right. What Wei Guo said is very true. The old man will definitely investigate, and Wei Guo must take a good look to see if there are any other problems." Yan Shigu was sweating profusely when Feng Daiwen said it, and he was terrified.
"Old Yan, don't worry, there is no problem now, just change it, just don't leave people in the house after nightfall, there should be no candles in the place where ancient books are stored, and the guards should be strengthened," Feng Daiwen said when he saw Yan Shigu's worried look persuaded.

"Oh, the old man didn't expect to have so many problems. The poor old man has cultivated his body and mind for many years, but he still doesn't have enough composure." Yan Shigu said with a wry smile.

"Old Yan only cares about chaos, and you are obsessed with learning, and you only want to restore these ancient books better. It is normal for some places not to be thought of, so juniors often say that this professional matter should be left to professionals. , if you let the juniors sort out these books, you won’t be able to get them," Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Yes, what Wei Guo said is true, the old man will ask the sage to send someone to manage and coordinate daily affairs," Yan Shigu said calmly.

"Here we are, here are the complete books that have been sorted out, some are the whole book, some have only one chapter, but they are all complete," Yan Shigu said with a happy smile as he looked at the books in the room.

Since most of them are bamboo slips, they are filled to the brim in a large hall, just like walking into a library of later generations. "This is the chief treasure of our nation, Mr. Yan, these must not be learned by people of other races, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Feng Daiwen looked at so many ancient books and said solemnly to Yan Shigu.

"Don't teach the truth lightly, and don't sell the law cheaply, I understand the truth." Master Yan said anciently.

"Mr. Yan doesn't mean that. Mr. Yan knows why the grassland peoples have changed countless times, from Di Rong to Xiongnu to Turks, and no matter how many winds and rains we have experienced in the Central Plains, the land is dominated by Han people," Feng Daiwen asked.

"There should be many reasons for this. I waited for the Han people to strive for self-improvement, and we also went through hardships. Countless people died. Let the alien race be expelled." Yan Shigu thought for a while and said.

"Old Yan is right, but the younger generation thinks that the most important thing is that Han people like us have writing and books, so we don't know how to pass it on. People of other races don't have their own culture and writing, and everything is passed on by word of mouth. In the chaos of war, a few generations later, they still know who they are and what traditions they have. If they are not careful, they may not even know who their ancestors are, so the younger generation thinks that this is the most fundamental reason for our continuous inheritance," Feng Daiwen said. He picked up a book and pointed at Yan Shigu vigorously.

"Papa, well said, the old man also thinks that it should not be passed on to other races, but he has been looking at the flowers in the fog, and he is not very clear about the reason. The words of Wei Guo woke up the old man. Any books and techniques for people of other races." Yan Shigu couldn't help clapping his hands in admiration when he heard Feng Daiwen's sonorous words.

"Hey, Mr. Yan is over the top, teaching can still be taught, but we have to choose to teach, such as reciting poems and doing right, poetry and poetry, and doing good deeds. Buddhists suffer hardships in this life and cultivate the next life. These principles are unreasonable. No way," Feng Daiwen said with a chuckle.

"Haha, yes, yes, teach them, but Weiguo is biased against Confucianism," Yan Shigu said with a laugh without taking it seriously.

"Haha, don't mind Mr. Yan. The juniors have always believed that Confucianism can teach people to know shame, understand etiquette, and cultivate one's morality. It is an excellent knowledge, but the only thing it can't do is to govern the country. For the entire country, a famous family is a kind of wealth. If the Confucianism is allowed to live in the temple for a long time, the younger generation can say with certainty that the Confucianism will become a sinner of the clan," Feng Daiwen said firmly.

"Wei Guo's words are too biased, and the understanding of Confucianism and classics is not thorough enough." Yan Shigu said with a frown.

"Old Yan, you are very knowledgeable, and you can see clearly through the ancients and the present, but look at the few great scholars in the court, every time they talk about foreign races, they always talk about it and keep their mouths open. When you look at the aristocratic families, they all teach first The family has a country, and many of them are great Confucians. You can always see it clearly, but you also know what other Confucians are like. From the younger generation’s point of view, they only have one way to govern the country, that is, to fool the people. So the younger generation thinks that Confucianism is most suitable for teaching, not governing the country." Feng Daiwen said passionately.

"Oh, I'm getting old, but I will support you. Today's matter is out of your mouth and into my ears, and I won't tell others." After a long time, Yan Shigu sighed, patted Feng Daiwen on the shoulder and said,

"Thank you, Mr. Yan!" Feng Daiwen looked at the old man in admiration, and bowed deeply.

Yan Shigu helped Feng Daiwen and the two out of the hall.

(End of this chapter)