Confucius said in "The Analects of Confucius: Ji Shi": "If the world is Taoist, rituals and music will come from the emperor; if there is no Taoism in the world, rituals and music will be conquered from the princes." The former sentence refers to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the latter sentence refers to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Spring and Autumn Period. The so-called righteous war in Confucianism must be based on the order of the emperor. If the vassal states with the same status fight against each other, they are despising the emperor and acting lawlessly.
Li Jie thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote on the manuscript paper, "The Bible is not for the teachers of princes, because they don't know that there is a king."
This is misleading. The first half of the sentence means disapproval. Why does the sage not appreciate the conquests between the princes' armies? The second half of the sentence states the reason "I don't know there is a king", which is in line with Mencius's "enemy countries do not conquer each other" The meaning is also consistent with the "crime of being good at prosperity" explained by Zhu Xi.
Chengti wrote, "The so-called righteous warriors must be those who follow the emperor's orders." If the enemy countries conquer each other, there will be no king. How does it make sense for people to be called Masters? This "Spring and Autumn" means to respect the king, and Mencius described it as an edict to the world.
The Confucian belief that righteous war must be based on the order of the emperor, and that the princes conquer each other means that there is no king's law is written into the title. It is derived from Confucius's words in "The Analects of Confucius: Jishi". The era in which Mencius lived was about a hundred years after the Spring and Autumn Period, and the social chaos was even worse than during the Spring and Autumn Period. When Mencius said this sentence, he borrowed the words of "Spring and Autumn" to exhort the princes of the world.
In just a moment, more than four hundred words appeared on the paper. After finishing writing, I put the paper aside to dry and looked at the next four book titles.
"Knowing the cessation leads to concentration. One section"
Li Jie looked surprised when he saw the question. Senior brother Liang Chu hit this question just right. His understanding of the examiner's thinking in setting the question was really amazing. No wonder he was able to become the chief minister of the cabinet later.
It comes from "The Great Learning", and the full text is: "Knowing to stop can lead to concentration, concentration can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to thinking, and worrying can lead to attainment."
Zhizhi means knowing where the goal is. In today's terms, this sentence means that only by knowing the goal to be achieved can we be firm in our ambitions; only by being firm in our ambitions can we be calm and not impatient; only by being calm and not impatient can we have peace of mind; only by having peace of mind can we think about Zhou Xiang Only by thinking about Zhou Xiang can you gain something.
Zhu Xi's annotation in the collection is: "Stop means the place where you should stop, that is, the place of perfection. If you know it, your ambition will be oriented. Quiet means that the mind does not move rashly. Peace means being at peace where you are, and worry means doing things. Jingxiang. To get it is to get it where it stops."
To put it simply, knowing and stopping means knowing what is the state of perfection, so as to encourage oneself to pursue perfection and stop at perfection. Only when people understand their dreams and destination can they be determined and determined. Only when they are determined can they stand firm. With a firm stance, the mind will not move rashly. If the mind does not move rashly, it can advance and retreat calmly. Only by advancing and retreating calmly can one deal with matters carefully. Only by dealing with matters thoroughly can one achieve positive results and dreams come true. real.
Zhang Zai, a master of the Northern Song Dynasty, mentioned: "Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations!" This is the best interpretation of Confucianism's Zhizhi.
From knowing and stopping to concentration, tranquility, tranquility, and consideration, the five levels progress step by step. They are the five mental processes of personal self-growth. As long as you can do it, it will be like mastering the strategy to pass the level, and nothing will be able to stump you. of.
Li Jie quietly closed his eyes and rested his mind while recalling the scriptures. After a while, he picked up his pen and wrote down.
“The reason why the Bible infers the highest good is that it is obtained through true knowledge.”
That is to say, the reason for the highest good mentioned in universities is nothing more than that it is obtained from true knowledge. True knowledge was not created by Li Jie himself this time. It is mentioned in "The Doctrine of the Mean", but the "true knowledge" in the Doctrine of the Mean It is still a verb, but here it is a noun, that is, the natural conscience, which is equivalent to the meaning of the highest good mentioned by Zhu Xi.
Then he wrote in the title: "The end of my knowledge is the true knowledge of the world. And because of it, how can I obtain this supreme goodness? It is just based on knowledge."
As the sage said, the paragraph in the university about the cessation of knowledge and then the concentration is true knowledge, and the subsequent concentration, stability and concern all come from it. This is the origin of the supreme good, so how to obtain it? In the end, it still comes from knowing and stopping.
Once you have the idea of solving the problem, the rest is a matter of course. Li Jie's writing is quick and easy, and the rest of the text, such as the introduction, the introduction of the topic, and the starting point, etc., are completed in one go.
It was already noon after he finished writing the two four-book questions. He lit the charcoal fire in the charcoal pot and started to cook something to eat. The air-dried bacon prepared by Fang Yi this time was put into the pot with the japonica rice, which turned out to be a pot of claypot rice.
Puff puff puff, a smell of meat filled the examination room and spread to the corridor outside. Li Jie could clearly hear the sound of the sergeant swallowing saliva outside the door. He opened the lid and added the cooked salted duck eggs to let the yolks out. Flow into it, adding a bit of fragrance.
In order to rush for time, most candidates would drink hot water and eat cold food. How could Li Jie turn the examination room into a place for cooking delicious food? While everyone swallowed their saliva crazily, they couldn't help laughing at Li Jie's behavior. It's just for fun.
Others are not like Li Jie, who finished two articles in one go before noon on the first day. Most people still plucked them out word by word, and had to consider the citations and arguments again and again. If they used them incorrectly, they would be wrong. It's as simple as making people laugh. There is a high probability that he will be dismissed directly by the marking officer. According to the principles of the first competition of the Science and Technology Weightlifting, he can go home after this examination.
Li Jie himself has a very good memory, and after he became successful in martial arts, his hearing and vision became even better. He has been reading books for eight years since he started studying. He is familiar with the classics and history. He has read all the books he can see. He can really be said to have read more than ten thousand books. .
For the next five questions, Li Jie had a deep heart, and he wrote like a spirit. Every sentence was linked to the meaning and reason. He quoted scriptures at every turn, integrated the classics and history, and incorporated the exegesis into the text. When he finished writing, the setting sun was all over the floor. , the sun filtered in through the wooden fence, feeling slightly warm.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Jie simply stopped copying the answer sheets. Today was only the first day of the exam, and there were still two days and one night left before the end. There was plenty of time. Thinking of this, Li Jie began to worry about what to eat at night. What's good? If other candidates knew about it, they would probably spit out a mouthful of blood. Instead of answering the exam paper properly in the examination room, they would think about what to eat.
The next day, after waking up from meditation, Li Jie simply ate some cold food and started transcribing the test papers. The conditions in the examination room were limited and there was only so much food to eat, so it was better to finish writing and submitting the papers quickly and go out to have a good meal.
After finishing the transcription, Li Jie knocked on the door and said to the sergeant outside: "Hand in the papers!"
It was only the morning of the next day, and most of them had only finished writing three or four questions. When they saw someone handing in their papers, the candidates around them were all surprised. On second thought, they thought that this candidate should have given up on the exam.
The sergeant outside asked the inspector to summon the examiner in accordance with the regulations. After waiting for a while, the examiner came to Li Jie's examination booth. The sergeant opened the door lock. The examiner saw Li Jie's birthplace on the examination paper and said in surprise: "So you are that young man from Fujian, Xie Yuan Lin Pingzhi!"
