Chapter 80: The Spring and Autumn Annals of Luo Palace
Today, Confucius is famous all over the world. Everyone knows his virtue and knowledge, and countless people respectfully call him "Zi".
It's just that his kingly way is really not in line with the wishes of the monarchs of various countries to dominate, but he accepted disciples widely and taught everyone, so many talented disciples served in various countries, especially Wu Hou Qingji, who was also considered one of his disciples, which made him quite famous throughout the world.
Compared to Confucius who was so actively involved in the world, Lao Tzu was quite calm and unperturbed. He would listen to the teachings on time for those who were willing to learn, and would not force those who were unwilling to learn.
Confucius had been in the Luo State Academy for many years, and especially when Laozi gradually retired, he had been serving as the chief priest of the academy, and was considered to have been deeply favored by the Luo family.
Seeing Confucius coming, Luo Ci stood up and bowed, saying, "Master Zhongni, I have something to ask of you, so I troubled the prince to invite you here."
Confucius quickly responded, "Your Majesty, your words are very sincere. Thanks to your care over the years, my disciples have flourished. Please tell me what you want to say."
Luo Ci seemed to be recalling something, and said slowly: "You know there is a book in the Luo family's classics called "Luogong Chunqiu", which was written by our ancestor Minggong."
Confucius became a little excited. The sage he admired most was Su Wang. The classics written by Su Wang were exquisite and profound, but very complicated. Instead, the one he learned the most from was Luo Xiu, Duke of Luo Ming.
Luo Xiu's "Luo Yu" was widely circulated in the academy and throughout the world, but "Luo Gong Chun Qiu" was relatively not as famous.
However, Confucius highly praised this book. The profound meanings and praise and criticism in it made him fascinated every time he read it.
"Luogong Chunqiu records the history of Luo State for more than 200 years from the reign of King Wu to the death of King Yi.
It records the major events of the entire Zhou Dynasty from the perspective of Luo State. The book is profound and profound, with every sentence containing praise and criticism, but it also records history truthfully.
The Luo State royal family called it the "Spring and Autumn style of writing"!
Whether writing or reading this classic, it requires extremely high academic accomplishment.
Master Zhongni, this classic is of great value. When our ancestors compiled it, they carefully considered every word, but the main idea was obscure. In recent years, the disciples of the Luo family have been constantly expounding on this book, and every ten words or so can turn it into a magnificent article. "
Confucius deeply agreed with what Luo Ci said. With his wisdom and talent, he had to read the book carefully to feel the deep meaning hidden in it.
When Luo Ci said this, Confucius thought that Luo Ci hoped that he could write a "Luo Gong Chunqiu Collection" to explain the principles contained in it, lower the reading threshold of this book, and let more people in the world pay attention to this book. This is exactly what he wanted to do.
Luo Ci sighed, "After King Yi, King Xi ascended the throne. That period of history was too dark. My ancestors also...
Our ancestor Ming Gong was unwilling to compile the history books, but it is clear in history. This is a treasure passed down to future generations by the Chinese people. Now it has been more than 200 years since King Xi, and it is time to restart the revision of this historical fact.
After the death of their ancestor Ming Gong, the descendants of the Luo family were unworthy and there has never been another genius like him. They could only interpret the "Luo Gong Chunqiu" and were unable to compile a new masterpiece of that kind.
Lord Zhongni, you are a sage who is well versed in the kingly way and the Zhou rites. I have seen the classics you wrote, which are profound and meaningful. I believe they can be used to compile the history books of the past two hundred years.
The Luo family has basically all the official histories of the royal family and the histories of various nations. You can choose whatever you want. I hope you can write a sequel to "Luo Gong Chunqiu".
What our ancestors wrote is called "Luogong Chunqiu·Governing", and what you wrote is called "Luogong Chunqiu·Respecting the King". The two chapters are combined into one to teach future generations. This is the greatest thing I can do."
This kind of recompilation based on existing history and using one or two words to express attitude towards a certain thing is fine if it is just one or two things, but the whole history of more than two hundred years has to be consistent, which is a great test of the ability of the compiler.
The Luo royal family has always hoped to create a classic that is not inferior to the ancestor. After all, if the sequel is written too poorly, it may even affect the reputation of the ancestor.
So we had to wait until Confucius, a sage who was well versed in the kingly way and Zhou rituals and had extremely high academic accomplishments, was born, and the compilation of this book could finally begin.
Luo Ci actually tried to ask him to continue writing "Luo Gong Chun Qiu"!
Even Confucius, who was so calm, was a little stunned. He never expected that this would be the case. The Luo royal family would actually hand this matter over to him!
Writing history is a glorious and noble power!
Under the pen, the merits and demerits of the past generations are all in the palm of your hand.
Confucius originally wanted to imitate the "Luogong Chunqiu" and use the history book of Luo State as a blueprint to sort out the history of Zhou Dynasty since King Xi trampled on the patriarchal system and express his judgment on the chaotic world today.
But I have never known how to start the conversation. After all, this is not a trivial matter. If I am not careful, it may even affect the reputation of Lord Luo Ming.
But now Luo Ci has handed over this power to him directly from the Luo State government, which shows a high level of trust.
Confucius was very moved and said: "Lord Luo, I am grateful for your trust and serve as the chief priest in the Luo State Academy.
Now they are willing to hand over the compilation of "Luogong Chunqiu" to Qiu's hands. What kind of trust does this show?
This is the country established by King Su. I am willing to swear in the name of King Su. Please rest assured that I will do my best to live up to your trust and will not bring shame to your previous deeds.
When the sequel is completed, I will gather my disciples to make the Luogong Chunqiu Jizhu known to the world!"
Luo Ci showed a happy smile on his face. He had two powerful weapons, "Luo Yu" and "Luo Gong Chunqiu", and Confucius, the saint who was best at teaching students, to preach his theories.
In the future, when the troubled times are over, these two theories will be able to spread throughout the world and even be accepted by high officials. By then, the road to the Luo family's comeback will surely be smooth.
Moreover, our ancestors would have liked the popularity of this doctrine, right?
Luo Ci was right. His academic level of 89 points played a huge role at this time. When Luo Xiu set up the academy and wrote "Luo Yu", it brought him a lot of luck points.
Although Luo Ci is not the son of destiny, if he can really promote these theories through the academy, it can really bring a lot of luck points to Ji Zhao, and these are the kind of luck points that will not increase the entanglement between Bang and Zhou.
Having fulfilled his last wish, Luo Ci naturally failed to see the entire "Luogong Chunqiu·Zunwang" by Confucius.
He passed away in a very cold winter amid the weeping of everyone. As an academic monarch, he had a very high prestige in the academy, and countless students mourned for him.
The Zhou emperor sent people to express condolences and gave him the posthumous title of "Xiao", calling him Duke Xiao of Luo.
When Luo Yan ascended the throne, he did not select a crown prince, but the royal family already understood that it must be because of Prince Yu's extraordinary talent, so they delayed and wanted to see how far he could go.
Everyone was a little envious, and then started to do their own things. People just have to accept their own mediocrity.
Luo Yu seemed a little less carefree.
After marrying Xi Shi, he was happy every day. Even if he did nothing, just looking at Xi Shi's face made him feel refreshed.
But later he felt his father's attention. As a member of the royal family of Luo State, since he had talent, he had to shoulder the burden on his shoulders.
"Before my ancestor passed away, he was always thinking about the affairs of Jin and Qi. Qin and Chu are becoming more and more powerful. We must do our utmost to ensure the stability of Qi and Jin!"
Confucius began to write books and teach his students at the same time.
"The world of great harmony written by Ming Gong comes from Su Wang. What we need to do is to seek the path to great harmony in reality.
All scriptures should be based on this.”
The classical theories written by Luo Minggong, together with Confucius' thoughts over the years, began to spread widely among his disciples. Together with some of the royal family members of Luo State, they gradually formed the embryonic form of a school centered on the interpretation of these theories.
The doctrines co-authored by the two saints are so magnificent that they can really make people feel a perfect and glorious ancient world.
From Luo Ci to the early days of Luo Yan's reign, the princes and scholars from these countries came and went, and many people rushed to the various countries to serve as officials, wanting to display their knowledge. This was the most prosperous era since the establishment of the Academy for more than a hundred years!
People not only discussed the theoretical ideas, but also applied them to the analysis of the affairs of various countries. Because they were in an era of great contention, no matter how they talked about the kingly way, the final trend was to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
"Countries all over the world are vying for the position of governor. All monarchs want to enrich their country and strengthen their army. We are either nobles of various countries or officials and scholars. We should display our knowledge, assist the monarchs, and take the lead in the world."
During the alliance, the leader of the alliance was in charge, so there was a saying that now, except for the State of Chu, no one wanted to replace the Zhou emperor, and it was mainly limited to dominating the world.
In this atmosphere, Guan Zhong, who once served as prime minister of Qi and assisted Duke Huan of Qi in dominating the world, was naturally mentioned frequently, especially his reforms in Qi.
The various policies that Guan Zhong used towards various nations have always been talked about, but never before have hundreds of talented people studied them together.
Nowadays, talented people like this give a short debate every three days and a big debate every five days. To everyone's surprise, a kind of academic thought that is very different from Li Er's Heavenly Way and Luo Kong's Kingly Way has emerged.
This theory directly points to the root of a rich and strong country, which is that the state strengthens its control over land and population, and the state controls more tax revenue, so as to squeeze out the power of every individual.
This will make the country strong!
The emergence of this theory made many people in the academy doubt their lives, and Confucius even rarely criticized this theory.
The one who couldn't sit still was Luo Yan. He didn't expect these people to come up with the prototype of tyranny so quickly. He sighed helplessly, "The kingly way is born, and tyranny will appear sooner or later. I just didn't expect it to be so soon. The war in the world is going to become more tragic."
Then he turned around and sent people to copy down these theories of Ba Dao, and at the same time began to revise the books that Luo Xiu had annotated in the past, in order to find the shortcomings of Ba Dao.
The debate in the academy became increasingly intense, even to the point of a fight outside the palace!
Another year passed, and Laozi, who gradually retired to seclusion, was accompanied by several maids of the Luo family. He wrote the last stroke on the cloth, silently reading his own article, and then smiled at the void: "Su Wang, my way is complete!"
He died with his eyes closed and his hands hanging down.
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Under the promotion of Luo State officials, Luo State Academy ushered in its first major explosion of ideas. The sources of Confucianism and Legalism were born here, and fierce debates took place in the academy.
After written laws began to appear in the State of Jin, scholars began to discuss the differences and importance of moral governance and legal governance, starting with the theory of good and evil, and began to discuss the transformation of the country's political system.
This shift in the field of thought, after the great explosion of productivity, has dramatically driven change. ——"Prelude to the Dispute between Confucianism and Legalism"
(End of this chapter)
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