Confucius once asked Tan Zi to take birds as officials. What is that?
In late autumn, the sky seems to be leaking rain, and it has been raining. There is a tall building in the rain curtain in front of the advanced pavilion of Lu State in Qufu City.
The man is wandering. He was wearing a reed hat and hemp fiber, his feet were in the mud, his shoulders were shrugged and he was shaking all over. Obviously,
He has been waiting here for a long time. This big fellow is none other than Confucius.
Recently, Confucius used his spare time at work to study local customs. He heard that the carbon pot is particularly heavy.
Birds, with birds as totems, even take birds as official names, I don't know why. I consulted several knowledgeable elders and also
Didn't get a satisfactory answer. Just then, Tan Zi came to worship King Lu. I heard that Tan Zi came at yesterday's party.
I once talked to Dr. Lu (a famous uncle) about this problem. Confucius is not qualified to attend the banquet hosted by the monarch and has no chance.
I went to the library without permission when I asked the doctor for advice. I wonder if the doctor would like to participate. At Ji's invitation, I don't want to get prickly heat again.
After leaving, Confucius had to wait patiently for his return in the rain.
I don't know how long it took, but two luxurious carriages came to the library in the rain. The carriage stopped before it came to the building.
The car in front of us was driven by Zanzi and his party, and the car behind us was a doctor, accompanied by Lu.
Dr. Zhong Sun was the first to get off the bus and was surprised to see Confucius soaked to the skin. Confucius was ecstatic to see Dr. Zhong Sun.
Looking out, this is a godsend. He hurried forward to salute and said, "Kong Qiu has already met Lord Zhong Sun! 」
"Autumn rain is falling, it's freezing, Zhong Ni, why are you caught in the rain?" Dr. Zhong Sun asked.
Confucius replied, "Kong Qiu is eager for the advice of the national monarch. Although the autumn rain is continuous, he dare not leave, for fear of missing it. "
Good opportunity. 」
The entourage helped the scorpion get off the bus, and Dr. Zhong Sun came forward to introduce it. Confucius has seen that a group of people came to the front of the building.
Both the guest and the host are seated.
Confucius explained his purpose. Seeing that he was so open-minded and eager to learn, Tan Zi was deeply moved and answered his questions enthusiastically.
Tan Zi said when talking about this matter: "In the past, the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan's family took Yun Ji Guan and Baiguan as the cloud master; Yandi Shennong
Fire discipline officer, so the fire master and fire name; Tai Hao Bao Xi family is named after the owner of the dragon, so the owner of the dragon is also named after the dragon. My ancestor Shao Jian Luo founded this country.
At that time, the phoenix birds in the palace were auspicious birds, so they were named as officials and teachers. 」
Confucius thanked Tan Zi for his generous teaching and asked about the history of the official system in Shaoluo era.
Made an answer. Later, Confucius said to people, "I heard that such a thing and such knowledge are nobody's business."
But it is still preserved among the barbarians in all directions. "It seems that this is true. 」
In 523 BC, Confucius was twenty-nine years old.
In mid-spring and March, the weather is sunny and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. On the road, a carriage drove slowly. Zeng Yuche, Confucius
Hold the pole and stand upright in the car. He was silent, enjoying the spring scenery outside the window alone. Because he never talks in the car, no
Review. During this trip, Confucius went to Lincheng to learn from Xiangzi.
Confucius has a superior musical talent, that is, he can play strings and fingers by touching his lips. He became a musician more than ten years ago.
An excellent trumpeter, no matter which music class he attends or how many people he has, Confucius will always be the winner. After more than ten years,
Our daily research, constant practice and various musical instruments are all perfect. However, he is not perfect, and it seems very long.
Practice, short talk, often do not know why, it is difficult to condescend. Confucius was not as knowledgeable as some people,
The west is a broom, but it has strict planning and often focuses on one aspect for several years. Two years ago, he
Committed to folk custom investigation, recently turned to music theory research.
Shi Xiang is a music official in Lu. In ancient times, music officials called teachers. Later, people who did this job took the teacher as their surname and took the teacher as their duty.
Before his name, he was called Shi Xiang, also called Shi Xiangzi, and Jia Zi was your honorific title. Shi Xiangzi has profound attainments in music theory.
In the name of bannermen.
When Shi Xiangzi heard of Confucius' visit, he rushed out of the gate and gave up the guest room to be received as a guest. They have been there for many years.
Old friends admire each other only because they are far apart and have official duties, so they have less contact.
Confucius and tea to catch up, once went to buy a gift, but refused. Confucius said, "Kong Qiu today.
Build a house to learn the piano, and it's a gift to worship! Shi Xiang said with a straight face, "If you do the teacher-student ceremony, I will make a decision."
An order to expel a guest; If you make friends with old friends, I'll welcome you with paste. Please choose by yourself. 」
Confucius didn't dare to be stubborn. He told Zeng that he didn't need a gift, but he said:
"Since the old friends meet, don't stand on ceremony, and it is the norm, which is more reassuring. 」
Shi Xiang said, "As the saying goes, guests should take care of themselves. Just listen to my arrangement. 」
Confucius was an impatient man and never wanted to waste a minute, so in a few words he turned to the topic of learning piano.
Shi Xiang is a warm-hearted person, an old friend who has met and hated each other for a long time, confided in her heart, spoke freely and talked endlessly.
Shennong created the banjo, which was used to prohibit fornication and correct people's minds. This piano is made of paulownia. Tung wood belongs to Yang, which is quite spiritual.
Sex, you can know leap years-twelve leaves in leap years and thirteen leaves in leap years. It can also know autumn. Every day in early autumn,
Leaves must fall. Piano makers are produced in Lushan Mountain. The piano face is round, symbolizing the sky; The bottom is square, symbolizing
Landing; It is three feet six inches long, symbolizing 360 days a year; Six inches wide, symbolizing Liuhe; The front is wide and the back is narrow, symbolizing respect.
Humble; Below the upper circle, it symbolizes heaven and earth; Five strings, symbolizing the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth; The big string is king and the small string is minister.
The first string of the piano is accompanied by Gong Yin, and the second to fifth strings are Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu in turn. Besides the strings, there are badges,
Head, tail, lips, feet, abdomen, back, shoulders, waist and legs. Qin's lips are called dragon lips, feet are called dragon and phoenix feet, back is called fairy, and waist is called beauty.
Female. The older Longtan, the shorter Phoenix Marsh. Eight inches in Longchi is combined with eight winds, and four inches in Fengbog is combined with four gases. The same string, name
There are different scales. Those with strings on their heads are called Yueshan and those with strings under their shoulders are called Yanzu and Zu.
This is called a tornado ...
After chatting for a while, I realized it was getting late. Shi Xiangzi gave a banquet to welcome Confucius. Confucius was an alcoholic, but he never drank too much.
And don't talk while eating. After a hearty meal, Shi Xiangzi arranged Confucius and Zeng Xi to have a rest in the back hall.
Confucius got up early the next day. This is his living habit, no matter how late he went to bed the night before, he has to do it the next day.
Get up in the fourth watch, first exercise your muscles in the fresh air in the wilderness, and then study at your desk in the morning. Eat breakfast, just like
When children enter school, teachers and students sit cross-legged and start new teaching content.
Confucius asked, "Excuse me, Master, how famous is this piano? 」
Shi Xiangzi replied, "The oldest and most elegant names of Qin are pushing baby selenium and tribute essence. It is said that Fuxi made it. Second, Dan Wei,
This thick bed is made of yellow and white. Dian Mu Qin, made in Di Jun. Mushroom-headed Qin and Bai Minqin Qin are made by Yanlong. Guo,
Make. This harp is made by King Wen. Playing the organ, made in Zhou Xuanwang. You have nothing to lose when you play the piano. Lying on the ice piano, Cui Yi.
Make. These are precious famous pianos. You can get a famous piano made by the ancients, imitate his fingering and play his music.
Tune, study hard and practice hard, and you can become a famous artist. 」
Confucius chased after him and asked, "If you can't find the famous piano of the ancients, can you become a famous piano with ordinary piano practice?"
And then what? 」
Shi Xiangzi replied, "A talented, diligent and curious person like you may not know how to play the guqin, but he needs to be recognized as the guqin."
An ancient man who often practiced fingering and singing can also become a famous artist. 」
Shi Xiangzi took the piano away from him and played a song. Confucius felt that this song was extraordinary.
This is unheard of by him. Fingering and skills are also superb, superb. ...
When Shi Xiang's bullets were finished, Confucius stood up and saluted repeatedly, saying, "Kong Qiu is like a frog at the bottom of a well. Now I have heard the master speak the piano and listened to it. "
After listening to the charm, I realized that heaven is so big! Qiu wants to play the piano in an empty room. If in doubt, please consult. I don't know my husband.
what do you think? 」
"Everything go ahead, don't welcome. Shi Xiang introduced Confucius to the back porch and let him practice the piano.
Confucius practiced the piano in the back porch for three days and never left home. Three meals a day, the teacher in the front hall prepared rich meals for Confucius.
At the banquet, he didn't show up, only let Zeng bring some dry food to satisfy his hunger.
On the fourth day, Shi Xiangzi listened to Confucius' music and came to the back porch to congratulate him.
"You have mastered this song, you can learn new songs. 」
Confucius said, "Thank you! Although this song has been practiced, its technique is still not skilled. Rong Qiu continued to practice.
Xi。 」
Three days later, Shi Xiangzi listened to Confucius' skillful piano sound, harmonious timbre and infinite charm in the back porch.
Nod admiringly. Walking into the back porch, he praised Kong for playing bullets better than that excellent pianist and suggested that he learn new music. Confucius said:
"Master, I'm flattered. Disciples have practiced fingering and techniques, but they haven't realized the charm of this song, let alone observed it.
Imagine the composer's style and characteristics as a person. Please let Qiu practice for another three days! 」
On the tenth day of Confucius' piano practice, Shi Xiangzi stood in the yard and listened attentively. The sound of the piano brought him into the vast sea.
The sea is so broad-minded, so profound in expression, so rich in connotation and so changeable in personality.
He seemed to see the sea roaring, the waves surging and hating evil. Like a gentle and affectionate wife lying beside him,
Is whispering to him. In spring, the sound of piano brought him to the garden. The leaves are green, the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and the water is whispering.
The tourists are laughing and everything is so quiet and harmonious. The sound of the piano took him to the vast grassland, where the grass was green.
Endless carpets, white clouds of sheep in the sky, and herdsmen singing loudly. ...
Shi Xiangzi wanted to continue listening, but the piano came to an abrupt end. Shi Xiang didn't understand what this meant. He wandered into the back porch and saw Confucius.
Sitting in front of the piano, lost in thought, like a fool. The footsteps startled him. He looked up and caught a glimpse of Shi Xiangzi standing.
Next to him, he suddenly stood up. Regardless of etiquette, he excitedly grasped Shi Xiangzi's shoulder with both hands and said, "Kong Qiu is playing the piano.
Jumping, an ancient man stood in front of him. He is black and strong, ten feet long, with lightning eyes and gentle temperament.
Thick, just like the image of King China in the ancestral temple. Dare to ask the master, was this song written by King Wen? "ShiXiangZi smell speech,
Like thunder, he bowed again and again and said, "Good, good! When my teacher taught this song, she said it was written by Wen Wang.
It is called "Wang Wencao". Zhong Ni, you're so smart, you suddenly understood the essence of Zhou Lezhi! I wasted my life.
Age, shame! "Said, dragging Confucius in circles on the ground, like two naughty children.
Confucius said: "It's all up to the teacher to teach! To learn skills, without the guidance of famous teachers, such as groping in the dark; When I met a famous teacher,
Then suddenly walked out of the cave, shine at the moment. I'm glad you came. Kong Qiu is leaving tomorrow. 」
Confucius ordered Zeng Xi to hold a banquet to thank him. After eating, they said goodbye. Shi Xiangzi congratulated Confucius on his piano skills.
He said that in the world, the hope of music lies in Confucius, and the hope of the world lies in Confucius.
In 522 BC, Confucius was thirty years old.
This is a crucial year in the life of Confucius. He himself once said, "There are five out of ten, and I am determined to learn. I am thirty ..."
This means that he was determined to learn and study knowledge from the age of fifteen, and by the age of thirty, he had laid a solid foundation.
Foundation. By learning from literature, society and practice, he not only mastered what ordinary aristocrats should master.
"Six arts" (ritual, music, shooting, imperial, calligraphy, number), and he is familiar with the advanced six arts (respected as "Six Classics" after the Han Dynasty,
That is, various documents and materials represented by Shu, Shi, Yi, Chunqiu, Li and Yue, and
Combined with the social reality of feudalism and the impossibility of the world, I analyzed, studied and observed it, and formed my own complete ideological body.
Department.
One day in midsummer, Confucius was reading in his study when he broke in and told him a message: I heard from King Chu Ping.
He listened to Fei Wuji's rumors, married his daughter-in-law as a concubine, expelled Prince Jian, and ordered him to leave the town as his father. ..... Confucius didn't
Once finished, he said angrily, "Animals are worse than animals! 」
In fact, such things have long been commonplace, so why should Confucius be annoyed? Because he has been working for Zhou recently.
Worried about the declining room, "bad gifts" and the turbulent world situation, worried about their own choices.
Seeing the reality, it is chaotic, like rolling the Yellow River, and the sediment is churning; Just like the dark night sky, you can't tell the stars apart; such as
It is difficult to distinguish vegetation in smoky mountains. He thinks that his ancestors are testing his fathers Zeng Lianfu, Song Guogong and his father Shu.
Forcing yang zhizhan to death, hanging the door by hand; Think of mother Yan Zhizhai's bleeding heart and tearful eyes, which have been as thick as Gu Song's hand for thousands of years; remember
On her deathbed, my mother told me, "Be a great success! Last wish: "Up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up. "
But now that I am 30 years old, as the saying goes, "People spend 30 afternoons", what have they done? the whole day
Loyal to petty officials and caring about fur, like this, can you "achieve great things" and be a figure of the Duke of Zhou? oneself
Why can't you go down like the legendary Pangu, split this chaotic world and let Jingwei divide the water? for
What can't turn the tide and make Duke Zhou's world reappear? ..... all these questions rolled in his chest like a pot of boiling soup,
It was like a fog in front of him, which made him fidgety and miserable. Later, he said, gentlemen have fun.
Don't look happy, and don't look sad when you encounter difficulties. So self-restraint, talk easy!
After a rainstorm, Confucius took his sword-"A gentleman can't swim without a sword", and asked Zeng Xi to take a bow and arrow, and they walked together.
Visit Yishan. He wants to bathe in the fresh air after the rain, let the mountain spring wash away the dirt in his heart and experience the enlightenment of nature.
A mountain after rain, if the mountain is black, the tree is washed; The flowers are blooming, and the flowers are competing for each other; The deer ran to the fox to hide, and the pheasant flew away.
Confucius took the bow and arrow, missed it, came to the foot of the mountain and began to climb. Climb to the top of the mountain and enjoy the scenery with Gu Song.
illusion ...
There is a boulder on the top of the mountain with a pit in the middle. The pit is full of rain, crystal clear. Confucius sat on a stone to rest and witness.
The clear water in the pit is quite touching. This water is attached to the holy spirit of nature, without any dust, which is absolutely different from the turbid flow of rivers.
It's a pity that it is not as vast as the sea, and it can't stand the steaming and drying in stormy days, and it will soon dry up and cease to exist. Water, only and
Into rivers, lakes and seas, there is great power to live forever! How like this small puddle, though clear.
Not defiled, but meager, pitiful! ……
After breathing for a while, Confucius took Zeng Xi down the valley. Things are solid in the west, and all waterfalls flow like practice; At the foot, the mountain spring sings.
Singing, rolling and running happily. One or two deep pools appear from time to time by the stream, and the fish swimming in the pools are clearly identifiable. This Qingxi, this
Waterfall, this deep pool, is as pure as the water in the stone pit at the top of the mountain, but it is far less than the water in the stone pit. It's very powerful here.
Come and see me! ..... They went down the river and went straight to the Surabaya River. Surabaya in flood season is not like spring, where all the water gathers.
Turbid waves roar, and the roar is deafening. Several riverbanks were washed away, and flooded farmland swallowed up the farmhouse ... Confucius stood.
Sighing on the riverbank, thoughts and feelings are like this rushing river, flowing far away. ...
What should I do with the rest of my life? One is to be content with the status quo, like water in a stone pit on the top of a mountain, but everyone praises it.
But without power, there is no life. He refused to go this way. The second is to flow into Surabaya like a thousand streams.
Pollution. With my own knowledge and talent, this road will probably become the highest peak in the turbulent waves, and I will rise to the peak.
Sit down and enjoy the magnificent scenery. But he didn't want to go, and he was too lazy to go. Later, he said, "Ill-gotten wealth is precious. It looks like a cloud to me. 」
He will never sacrifice his beliefs for personal honor. Third, Surabaya is muddy and muddy, and the world is turbid because of the monarch.
Be ambitious and fight for the world; Or rich, fatuous and incompetent; Or debauchery * * *, debauchery. If you save your strength to fight
If the king is defeated by a bad king and a sage is established to be wise, then "benevolent government and rule by virtue" can be realized and the whole country can be unified. Facing this road, he thought
Full of contradictions. This road is not impossible, and there are precedents in Tang Dynasty and Wu Dynasty. But the monarch is inviolable.
Yes, it's against etiquette to go this way. Later, he earnestly warned his disciples: "see no evil, see no evil."
Listen, don't be rude, don't be rude. "The road of ceremony, he even dare not lift his head. The fourth is to be a cloud in the sky, and
The wind floats, it doesn't rain, it doesn't fall, and naturally it won't accumulate into a puddle and flow into the river. This is to be a hermit, only
Mind your own leisure, regardless of the world. He despised these people and once accused them that "birds and beasts should not be in a group." because
Taking this road, we can't realize the ideal state of "the trip to the avenue, the world is public". Don't "succeed" and don't make a difference.
Vigorous career, will be ashamed to see the underground ancestors. The fifth is to find another way and create a new road. He envisioned sealing sediments,
Surabaya can become clear. Digging ditches so that all clean streams can gather in one place can form a clear world. So he
Determined to create civilian education, expand the scope of education, and cultivate "loyalty to the monarch and benefiting the people" with "six arts"
A wise minister can change the social reality that flatterers are in power and courtship is sluggish, so that the country can achieve "peace and prosperity."
This time, Confucius planned to have a picnic and a bonfire, sleep in the wind and sleep outside for a few more days. Don't want to leave the noise
Qufu city, devoted to the embrace of nature, was smart and confused, and soon got a clue. owner
I'm sure. He urged Zeng to come back quickly, and tomorrow he will resign and build an altar to teach and give lectures.