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Raising turtles in Tibetan in The Analects of Confucius Four Magistrates (18)

The "Cai" mentioned here is this kind of turtle. The ancients were superstitious about divination, using tortoise bones and yarrow for divination. When using turtles, they think the bigger the better.

Zang Wenzhong is Lu's doctor named. Confucius commented on him: "Tibetans build houses for turtles, and houses are also carved with beams and painted with buildings." How can such a person be considered a smart person? "

Turtles should live in nature, but Tibetan clocks are kept in cages. Confucius criticized him for not being clever, which reflected Confucius' rationalism philosophy.

According to the records in the Zhouyi unearthed in Mawangdui, Confucius liked Zhouyi in his later years, so much so that he became "the three wonders of Bian Wei". Because Zhouyi was originally a book of divination, Zi Gong also clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with it.

Confucius also explained that his starting point was completely different from Wu Shi's. He paid attention to benevolence and righteousness, rarely involved in sacrifice and divination, and put benevolence and righteousness first. In the Book of Changes, Mr. Liu Dajun said: "The Book of Changes was originally a book of divination, which was transformed into the Book of Changes by Confucius and expounded the achievements of human culture." "