Why is Shi Kuang known as "the sage of Asia"? What is it related to in history?

"Heaven does not give birth to the Lord, and eternity is like a long night." This sentence may be the best evaluation of Confucius, but in China's 5,000-year-old civilization, besides saints, there are also "Asian saints". The most famous Asian sage has always been Mencius, but in fact Mencius already has a candidate for "Asian sage" in his heart. What the hell is going on here? Next, let me reveal the secret for you.

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Shi Kuang, Ye Ziren, a famous musician and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, was born in xintai city, Shandong Province, during the Gonghe period of Jin Dao. Shi Kuang is blind, which is an indisputable fact in official history and unofficial history. However, there are different opinions about how blind his eyes are. One of the most awe-inspiring stories comes from Mencius' description. Shi Kuang pricked his eyes with an embroidery needle so that he could concentrate on practicing the piano.

This kind of thing that seems impossible to modern people may have really happened in that era. First of all, Shi Kuang likes playing guqin very much, and he has great talent. Secondly, he is a quiet person, so he will hate everything that interferes with his concentration and playing the piano. So, it is possible that he will be blind. In addition, even in politics, he once called himself a "minister", which shows that he can easily accept the fact that he is blind.

But these deeds alone can not reach the height of "Yasheng". Shi Kuang's more practical advantage is that he dares and is good at admonishing the king with proper methods. According to legend, when Duke Jinping was in power, Shi Kuang had become a tyrant, but he still played the piano often. One day, Duke Jinping gave a banquet to entertain the minister. After drinking some wine, he began to feel that "it's good to be the king of a country, and no one dares to resist." Cool! " The ministers here are still busy echoing, while Shi Kuang, who was playing the piano there, suddenly stopped playing the piano, stood up, raised the piano in the direction of talking to Duke Jinping and hit him.

This frightened Duke Jinping and others, but Shi Kuang was blind after all. He just bumped into the wall, but the piano was broken.

Duke Jinping asked in surprise, "Why Ai Qing?" Shi Kuang replied, "I heard the villains, so I hit them." Jin Pinggong was very depressed. He quickly explained that he said what he just said, but Shi Kuang replied loudly, "Hey! This is not what you said! " When they heard this disrespectful remark, they all planned to knock him down, but although Jin Pinggong was often arrogant, he was not fatuous. He knew his gaffe, so he gave Shi Kuang a hand.

There are too many deeds in Shi Kuang's life to be remembered and learned, and there are six idioms that have been passed down to this day, which is a good starting point. The first "deaf ear" refers to a blind person, that is, Shi Kuang. Because of blindness and amazing talent for music theory, Shi Kuang's hearing is naturally beyond ordinary people. This idiom means that he is very keen on hearing. The second is "the south wind does not dispute." The south wind means the southern army, that is, the Chu army. It tells the story of Shi Kuang's superb piano playing skills, which made Chu army miss his hometown and lose his desire to fight.

The third is the "road support policy", which is easy to understand. It shows the life scene of Shi Kuang in his later years: beating time with his old friends on crutches, arguing and chatting, and enjoying his later years. The fourth idiom is "a thousand miles away", which literally means that thousands of miles of land have been dry. In fact, this is also because of the evil consequences of Jin Pinggong's immersion in song and dance. As for the last two idioms, "the voice of national subjugation, the voice of pushang merchants", they are actually meant to satirize those who are king, not people, and only know how to enjoy themselves.

Because Shi Kuang was proficient in music theory and devoted to the study of Taoism, fortune tellers and musicians in later generations regarded him as the "founder", but obviously, Shi Kuang's life was more than that. He is a great politician, who knows the hardships of working people's lives and has universal feelings. His departure can be said to be more important than Mount Tai. No wonder Mencius respected him as "the sage" 200 years later.