"It's not abnormal at all. He was in a bad mood that day and drunkenly talked to me a lot along the way. I initially thought he got emotional at that place and missed his parents. In fact, he kept talking all the way His brother." Zhang Pei said.
"Think carefully about what he said that day, and say everything you can think of." Ma Hongwen said.
After recalling for a moment, Zhang Pei continued: "What he said was very messy, but judging from what he said, he not only respected his brother, but even blindly worshiped him."
"Wang Yuan'e's brother is called Wang Qianshan. According to the information we have, Wang Qianshan abandoned his wife and son in 2001 and eloped with a female netizen. He has not appeared until now. Wang Yuan'e admires such a person? ” Ma Hongwen interjected.
Zhang Pei shook his head like a rattle and said:
"Many people are infinitely tolerant towards their own family members. This kind of behavior that seems to others to be of bad moral character is insignificant to Wang Yuan'e. What's more, Wang Yuan'e's admiration for Wang Qianshan should be in his eyes It was established at a very young age, and it’s so ingrained that it’s even to the point where I put my brother first in everything.”
"Therefore, Wang Qianshan's abandonment of his wife and son did not affect Wang Yuan'e's admiration for his brother at all. He even attributed this result to his sister-in-law not being good enough, not doing well enough, and not worthy of his brother. "
"But he values his nieces and nephews very much. In his eyes, his nieces and nephews and he are one family, the blood inheritance of their family. His sister-in-law is just an outsider."
"What is so different about Wang Qianshan that makes Wang Yuan'e worship him almost blindly?" Ma Hongwen asked.
"Wang Qianshan has a congenital disability. His left leg has been underdeveloped since he was a child. He walks with a limp and has difficulty living. Their parents are busy with their own traditional Chinese medicine clinic and have no time to take care of Wang Qianshan. Therefore, Wang Qianshan's daily life when he was a child was almost They are all taken care of by Wang Yuange."
"It is precisely because of this that Wang Yuan'e has a deeper understanding of Wang Qianshan's excellence."
"Wang Qianshan taught himself Chinese medicine and the Book of Changes. He had very unique insights into the Book of Changes. At that time, he even had many followers. Even the professors from the School of Liberal Arts of Yancheng University regarded him as a guest."
"I also know a little bit about "The Book of Changes". When Wang Yuan'e talked about this, I thought he was bragging after drinking too much wine, so I asked him a few questions casually, but I didn't expect him to make up his mind. However, he quoted scriptures and his answers were to the point and very profound. His knowledge and understanding of the "Book of Changes" should come from Wang Qianshan. From this, it can be seen that his description of Wang Qianshan should not be exaggerated."
Ma Hongwen couldn't help but ask: "What did you ask him?"
Soon, he regretted his talk.
Zhang Pei perked up and started talking eloquently:
"I asked him casually what the "Book of Changes" was for. If he said that the "Book of Changes" was used for divination, then there would be nothing to say to him."
"He said that "The Book of Changes" is the "Theory of Relativity" or "Quantum Mechanics" of the ancient Chinese. After modern people master the "Theory of Relativity" and "Quantum Mechanics", they can predict the future trends of the universe and celestial bodies based on the existing data and information. "
"In the eyes of the ancients, "The Book of Changes" also had the same function. "The Book of Changes" is not only a system of hexagrams, but also a mature system of philosophical thinking and methods, including the understanding of the universe, the world, and society. Knowledge contains the universal laws of cause and effect that the ancients established through association when they had extremely limited information, so they thought they could use it to predict the future and good or bad luck."
"As for this kind of causal law established through association, that is, the prediction of the future and good and bad fortune made by the ancients using the "Book of Changes", whether it exists objectively or is an idealistic imagination, and whether it is accurate and trustworthy, it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom."
"Look at it from another perspective. The origins of "The Book of Changes" and modern science are essentially the same. They were both created to discover and master the causal laws that can explain the universe and the operation of the world."
"The difference is that "The Book of Changes" attempts to explain the operating laws of the universe and the world from a philosophical perspective, and even includes an exploration of human society and personal life, while modern
Science explains things from a sophisticated, verifiable physical perspective. "
"I asked again, why do people say "The Book of Changes" is the source of Chinese culture?"
"While burping from wine, he smiled and said that from a chronological point of view, "The Book of Changes" was written very early. In that era when knowledge and information were extremely limited, it could be said to have taken the lead. If "The Theory of Relativity" and "The Theory of Relativity" had appeared in that era, Whether "Quantum Mechanics" and "The Book of Changes" can still become the source of Chinese studies is another matter."
"More importantly, it was written by King Wen of Zhou. It can be said to be an authoritative work. It was most likely an official textbook used by social elites and intellectuals of that era. In this way, "The Book of Changes" is most likely to be the mainstream of early Chinese society. culture."
"There is no doubt that early mainstream culture has an impact on later culture. Just like a person's early living habits and personality traits, no matter how they change later, they cannot be completely separated from his early life."
"From the perspective of inheritance, the Zhouyi takes the lead and is the source of the 'first of all scriptures'. Hundreds of schools of thought, including Laozi, Confucius, Zhuangzi, Mencius, and foreign Buddhist culture, all draw nourishment from it. "It talks about astronomy at the top, geography at the bottom, and human affairs in the middle. It is all-encompassing and all-encompassing. The Dao of Yi is vast, pure, quiet and subtle."
"There is no doubt that the various schools of thought and Buddhism, on the basis of being influenced by the Zhouyi, can even be said to have different understandings and inheritance of the Zhouyi. Later, many schools and branches were derived in their respective fields, and then formed The colorful Chinese culture emerged. The splendid Chinese culture came into being.”
"From a specific thinking point of view. The system of thinking contained in "The Book of Changes" has a very profound impact on the thoughts and thinking of later generations of Chinese people. In "The Book of Changes", one of the most fundamental thinking is 'crisis awareness, or' The sense of worry has pervaded the history, society and individuals of the Chinese people for thousands of years."
"For example, "Yi Zhuan·Xici Xia" says that those who wrote "Yi" were worried? It means that the people who wrote "Zhou Yi" probably had a strong sense of worry and crisis."
"In addition to this sentence, another sentence is more direct: 'The Master said: Those who are in danger are those who put them in their place; those who are dead are those who preserve them; those who are in chaos are those who govern them."
"It means: Confucius said, 'Those who are in crisis are those who appear to be safe and stable on the surface; those who are about to perish are monarchs who think they can last forever; those who are in turmoil are those who think they are well-governed countries. The core meaning is to say, don’t ignore potential crises just because you are stable today.”
"This is the 'consciousness of worry' seen by the ancients from the "Book of Changes". Judging from the content of the Zhouyi, there are many hexagrams that reflect the idea of "being prepared for danger in times of peace."
"For example, the thirty-seventh family hexagram ninety-three, that is, the line of the third Yang Yao is: the family is chewing, regretting, and auspicious; the woman is laughing, and she is stingy in the end. It means that if the family is more solemn and serious If you are nervous and ready to deal with changes at any time, you will be able to turn disaster into good luck in the end; if your wife and children are laughing and laughing, and your spirit is relaxed, then disaster is likely to come."
"Of course, this sentence is difficult to understand now, but it is very easy to understand in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the level of human productivity was extremely low. A beast, a cold, and a savage suddenly appeared. , it is very likely that the whole family will suffer. Therefore, if a family at that time wanted to survive peacefully, it had to eat all day long."
"The ninth day of the thirty-fifth Jin Hexagram, which is the first Yang Yao, is: Everyone agrees, regrets death. It means that the more satisfied everyone is, the more dangerous you are. Today, this sentence is called Peng Peng kill."
At this point, Zhang Pei paused, and then continued: "Wang Yuan'e laughed and said this line at the time. I didn't take it seriously at the time. Thinking about it now, this line of speech most likely made him think of It made him feel sad because of his own situation."
Ma Hongwen was quite touched when he heard this, and for a moment he forgot to stop Zhang Pei's tirade.
"The various schools of thought are right
'The inheritance of thinking and thinking of being prepared for danger in times of peace can be seen everywhere. "
Zhang Pei had no consciousness of getting back to the topic and continued:
"Laozi said that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. What he emphasized is that governing a big country must be like stewing fish on a low fire, unhurriedly and cautiously. Confucius said that if a person does not have long-term worries, he will have immediate worries. Mencius said, "Be born in Worry will lead to death in peace and happiness; Sun Tzu said that although the world is at peace, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger; Buddhism said that the world is empty and suffering, and all actions are impermanent; as well as Mozi's Seven Signs of Kingdom Subjugation and Han Feizi's "The Death War", all embody this. The thought of being prepared for danger in times of peace.”
"Today, Chinese people pay attention to savings, real estate, and retirement care. This is a concrete manifestation of the idea of being prepared for danger in times of peace integrated into the blood of the Chinese people and integrated into daily life."
"Judging from the revealed laws of the operation of the universe, world, and society, the core of the cosmology expressed in the Zhouyi is two words: change. In other words, according to the Zhouyi, the only unchanging law in the world is 'change.' Moreover, "The Book of Changes" believes that 'change is not static, but the mutual transformation of the contradictory parties."
"For example, the first hexagram of "The Book of Changes", Qian hexagram, is composed of six yang lines from bottom to top. The first five lines describe a process of continuous upward change. The sixth line - Kanglong There is regret, but it is not as good as the fifth line - the flying dragon is in the sky." Kanshu La
"In 'The Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon', the move of "Exalting the Dragon with Regret" is a very powerful move. After A'Zhu was injured, Xiao Feng used this move to force back several Shaolin masters. But in "The Book of Changes", the move of "Extending the Dragon with Regret" is very powerful. Regret means that changes that have already flourished for a while will only get worse rather than continue to improve, which is a sign of decline.”
