Wei Zisheng, Jiangxi Hermit

Confucianism is due to Stuart's official position. Help others, be obedient to yin and yang, and be enlightened. Wandering in the Six Classics, paying attention to benevolence and righteousness. Zhong Ni, the master of Yao and Shun and the home of martial arts, is the best in Tao. Confucius said, "If you have a reputation, you might as well have a try." The inheritance of Tang, Yin, He and He all did their best. However, those who are confused are lost in subtlety, while the founders are always restrained and violate the Tao. If you are grandstanding. After the Five Classics, Confucianism declined. This is the trouble of Confucianism.

Taoism is mobile, and they were built by historians. Record success or failure, survival, disaster, ancient and modern ways. Then I know that I must stick to the basics, empty my self-sufficiency, be humble and weak, and learn from the South. The combination of Yao and wisdom, easy clatter, modesty and four benefits are also its strengths. Put it down, learn etiquette and abandon righteousness, and your heart will break. You can treat it alone.

The flow of Yin-Yang family is based on the service of He He. Respect for the sky is like the sun, the moon and the stars, and respect for people, which is also its strength. And those who have been detained have done it, so they are bound in the taboo and mud of decimals.

Legalists flow, cover from the official. Reward must be punished, and courtesy must be supplemented. "Yi" said: "Sir, punish the law clearly." This is also its strength. And the sculptor did it, then there would be no enlightenment, no love, no full-time criminal law, and no desire for domination. As for killing the closest relatives, the injuries are thin and thick.

The flow of famous people was covered by courtesy officials. Ancient people had different names and positions, so did their rituals. Confucius said, "It must make sense! Incorrect names and words are not fluent; If the words are not smooth, then things are not smooth. " This is also its strength. Others (people who like to attack others' privacy) do it, but they are confused (fragmented).

Mohist school was built for the defense of the Qing palace. Cottage rafters are expensive and frugal; Raising more than three bachelors is based on fraternity; It is a saint to choose a scholar and shoot him; Zong Siyan's father is a right ghost; Following the four seasons is fatal; Look at the world with filial piety, as above; This is also its strength. And cover it up and see the benefits of thrift, because it is indecent; Push the meaning of fraternity, but I don't know how to be intimate.

From the horizontal point of view, it was created by the officials of pedestrians. Confucius said, "Reciting the Book of Songs for 300 times will make it widely circulated, so you can't specialize in it. Even if there are many, do you think it is ridiculous? " He said, "Yes! Make it! " It is also good to say that he is in power properly and order him not to resign. And evil people did it. They cheated and abandoned their trust.

"Yi" said: "The world is the same but different, and the same is worrying." Today's different people have their own strengths, lack of knowledge and thoughtlessness; To clarify its meaning, although it is short-lived, it is appropriate to return to it, and it is also a branch of the Six Classics and a descendant. It is material to make its people suffer from the suffering of the Ming king and get what they want. Zhong Ni has a saying: "The ceremony is lost and the wild is sought." It's been a long time since Fang went away, and Taoism is lacking. I want nothing more. Isn't it better for those who are in the wild? If we can cultivate the skills of six arts, look at the characters of these schools, learn from them and learn from them, then we can look at the Outline of Wanfang.

("Han Shu? Where's Yi? Excerpt from Zhuzi Lu)

Reference translation:

Confucianism may have originated from the officials of the ancient Stuart dynasty. They assisted the monarch, conformed to nature and preached enlightenment. In his articles on the Six Classics, he paid special attention to the affairs between benevolence and righteousness. They are the noblest of all schools of Taoism, adhere to the etiquette of Zhou Wenwang and King Wu, and respect Confucius as their teacher. Confucius said, "If you praise others, you must try them first." The prosperity of Yu Shun and Tang Yao, the prosperity of Shang and Zhou Dynasties and the virtue of Confucius have all been proved to be effective. The confused people have lost the profound and subtle truth (in Confucian classics), while the eccentric people follow the crowd and misinterpret the attached scriptures at will, which violates the foundation of the Holy Way and only knows how to gain respect by noisy remarks. Later scholars followed suit, so the truth of the Five Classics broke away from absurdity, and Confucianism gradually declined. This is the evil left by those eccentric Confucian works.

The Taoist school may have originated from ancient historians. They constantly record the truth of success and failure, survival and extinction, disaster and happiness, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. Then know how to grasp the key points, grasp the fundamentals, guard quietism, and maintain a modest and weak mentality; This is the way the monarch governs the country. Yao's modesty, modesty, and one kind of modesty can get four benefits. This is their strong point. Wild and unruly people who come to practice Taoism will break etiquette and abandon benevolence and righteousness; People think that as long as we adopt quietism, we can govern the country well.

The school of Yin and Yang probably originated from holding an official position in astronomy in ancient times. They respectfully obey heaven, record the movement of the sun, moon and stars with calendar images, and respectfully teach the people to sacrifice and cultivate according to the weather; This is their strong point. Stubborn people come to study the theory of yin and yang, are bound by taboos, stick to the small skills of divination, abandon personnel and be superstitious about ghosts and gods.

Legalism probably originated from ancient judges. They reward the inevitable implementation of credit punishment to help promote the etiquette system. I ching said, "my late king used very severe punishment to enforce the law and put order." This is their strong point. When a villain comes to practice legalism, he should not educate, give up kindness and specialize in criminal law, but want to achieve the purpose of governing the country; As for killing the closest relatives, it hurts people who should be kind and mean.

The famous school probably originated from the ancient etiquette official position. Ancient names have different tastes, so the etiquette used is different. Confucius said, "Be sure to correct your birthright! If the birthright is wrong, then what you say is inappropriate; If what you say is wrong, then what you do will not succeed. " This is their strong point. People who like to attack other people's private affairs will only show off some tattered and fragmented words when practicing famous artists.

Mohists probably originated from the official position in charge of ancestral temple in ancient times. They live in a house with thatched roofs and rafters, so they are frugal; Support older and more enterprising people and advocate universal love; Selecting talents with a big shooting ceremony, so advocating sages; Respect ghosts and ancestors, so respect ghosts and gods; Obey the four seasons, so don't trust fate; Declare the world with filial piety, so advocate the unity of mind; This is their strong point. Short-sighted people come to practice Mohism and only see the benefits of thrift, so they oppose etiquette; Promote the will of fraternity, but know the distance between relatives and friends.

The school of strategists probably originated from ancient diplomats. Confucius said, "Reading 300 poems in the Book of Songs and sending him abroad cannot cope with the advance and retreat alone. What's the use of learning a lot? " Confucius praised the messenger of Chi and said, "Messenger! Good messenger! " It is said that messengers should weigh the pros and cons of things, do appropriate disposal, and only accept the orders of messengers and not accept responses. This is their strength. When evil people come to practice academic discipline, they advocate fraud and betray the integrity that should be observed.

I ching said: "although there are different ways of learning in the world, the goal is the same." Although the thinking is complicated, the goal is the same. " Scholars of all schools praised the advantages of their theories and exhausted their wisdom and thinking to clarify the gist of their theories. Although each has its own shortcomings, it is found that they all come from the branches of the six meridians. If they meet a wise king and can compromise their ideas, they can all become auxiliary talents. Confucius said, "If you lose your manners, you should look for them in the countryside." The era of saints has passed for a long time, and the teachings of saints are incomplete, abandoned and have no place to pursue. Isn't it better to adopt their studies than to find them in the countryside in the past? If we can understand the six classics theory, observe and refer to these opinions, discard their shortcomings and learn from their strengths, we can understand various ways of governing the country!