In ancient times, there was such a saying as scholar's integrity. Do they still exist?
Scholars have no backbone. Scholars have always been the most important group of the ruling class in past dynasties, reading four books and five classics and practicing six arts of gentlemen. The so-called scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce are mostly selected from scholars. However, how do some literati who are deeply loved by the emperor serve the country?
Yu Wenhuaji of the Sui Dynasty was born in a noble family, but he bullied the city, made deals with the enemy, and even killed Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and occupied the harem. Qin Gui in Song Dynasty was bathed in the emperor's favor, but he was afraid of death. He made friends with Xu Jinguo, betrayed his country for glory, and even killed Yue Fei, who was loyal to the country, on trumped-up charges, and he still can't afford to kneel. Sun Zhixie of the Ming Dynasty was willing to be a eunuch, the Qing army entered the customs, betrayed the country for glory, and even put forward a haircut order. Countless people died because of the decree, which was the biggest traitor in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
Since ancient times, scholars have held power and discourse power. In the hands of some heartless scholars, these have become their best weapons to bring disaster to the country and the people. While making a scene, they shouted that they had been wronged. In the face of Zhao Gao's manipulation of power, they can refer to a deer as a horse; In the face of Dong Zhuo's tyranny, they can tolerate Dong Zhuo abolishing the emperor. In the face of foreign invasion, they can betray their masters in exchange for glory. Throughout the ages, too many literati have lost their backbone for their own interests.
The so-called useless person is a scholar. Scholars read and write poems, but they didn't learn Confucian culture to serve the country. What did some scholars do when Japan invaded China?
Zhou Zuoren, the younger brother of Lu Xun, is a famous literary master and thinker with excellent writing style. However, in the face of the Japanese invasion of China, he thought that the Japanese army was unstoppable, worked for the Japanese puppet troops, revised textbooks and sympathized with the injured Japanese army in China, and was called the biggest traitor in the literary world. Hu, a famous scholar, charmed countless women with his literary talent, but advocated it in the most difficult period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression? And it's not easy, but it's necessary? , wrote a lot of traitorous articles, wash white for Wang Puppet Group.
Are these literati polite and honest? They know better than anyone, but they have done things that betray their conscience and even the people of the country. But they use what they have learned against their compatriots.
Scholars have backbone again. The backbone of a scholar lies not in how high his kung fu is, but in his noble integrity. In the face of high-ranking officials, Wen Tianxiang will never give up until his death. In the face of beheading and death, Tan Sitong was indifferent. He smiled with a horizontal knife. In the face of national crisis, the country lives or dies, and they are willing to die, die for the national justice, and die well.
Who says scholars don't kill people? After the Qing army entered Shanhaiguan, Shi Kefa defended Yangzhou City, killing numerous enemies and being defeated and killed. After the Taiping Rebellion failed, Zhang Wenxiang, a scholar, unafraid of life and death, single-handedly assassinated Ma Xinyi, governor of Liangjiang. In the face of the Qing army, he took his time, was willing to be captured, and committed suicide by caesarean section. In the late Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai wandered around. Yang Yuchang, Zhang Xianpei and Huang Zhimeng, under the protection of many soldiers, attacked and killed Yuan Shikai with bombs. Although it didn't succeed, I didn't tell the mastermind until my death.
Benevolent people are benevolent, harm people without survival, and benevolent people with death. The backbone of a scholar is great. Although there are some scum, most of them are people with lofty ideals. Dou Wu, Liu Shu and Chen Fan in Han Dynasty criticized eunuchs for playing politics, while Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao in Qing Dynasty wrote letters on buses. Scholars, though not in the battlefield, used their own actions to save the country and the people.
There is no denying that there are ungrateful people among the scholars, but more scholars represent the backbone of China. Some of them died generously and calmly; Some people swear to death. In their minds, national justice is more important than the sky. As tan sitong said: intentional killing thieves is powerless to return to heaven; A fair death honors a lifetime. As Shi Dakai said:
I just feel that heaven is arrogant and can't save Yuanyuan with bare hands.
In the past three years, I have shown compassion for others, and all the people are like sick apes.
My ambition is not to repay others, but also to suffer. There are tears everywhere in the southeast.
They could have lived, but they chose death. Tan Sitong's generous death aroused the blood of China people. In order to save his life, Shi Dakai was punished and died without saying a word. They are different from greedy people and scholars with useful bodies. In their eyes, death is not terrible, what is terrible is that death is meaningless. It is with these scholars who are not afraid of death and have great backbone that the spirit of the Chinese nation can be passed down from generation to generation. People's wisdom leads to national wisdom, and people's strength leads to national strength.