The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

This morning, Jia Cong fell asleep so well that he was picked up from the bed.Jia Cong woke up with a start, and stared at: Liu Xiaoqi.Liu Xiaoqi let go, Jia Cong fell back onto the kang with a "boom", and started to cry, "Daughter-in-law—someone bullied your child's father—"

Liu Xiaoqi shook her hands in disgust: "Hurry up! Master Lu is coming today."

Jia Cong quickly nestled back into the quilt: "He will definitely ask the old man Lu Jian, and then he will know that I like to sleep late, and then he will come later."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "The anniversary of the death of the sage Kong is only a few days away, and Young Master Kong has to go back, time is the most pressing."

Jia Cong let out a lazy "hmm".After a long while, "Teng" sat up: "Master Kong, rush back and take care of my business! He won't come over!"

Liu Xiaoqi rolled his eyes at him: "Qicheng will come."

Jia Cong wailed and lay on the quilt: "No... I hate Confucian rules the most."

Even so, he still got up.With drooping eyebrows and drooping eyes, as if she had been cramped, she changed her clothes slowly, and couldn't even eat breakfast.Liu Zhuang asked, "What's wrong with Third Uncle Jia?"

Liu Xiaoqi said: "Zhuang'er don't talk to him, Zuo is just lazy."

Jia Cong yawned and said, "I would like to save the time for eating and sleep. I will eat more snacks later." He just leaned back on the pillow and fell asleep.Everyone had no choice but to let him go.

Master Lu didn't come until the six quarters of the hour.Jia Cong looked at his pocket watch when he heard the news, and looked at Liu Xiaoqi sadly for half a day.Liu Xiaoqi pretended not to see it, and walked out the door.Shen Zhimo said leisurely, "Mr. Zhou! The guests are coming soon."

Jia Cong patted his face a few times to cheer himself up, stood up and stood at the door of the guest courtyard.From a distance, I saw Lu Jian and Lu Jia, the old and the young, accompanied by two guests, it was Lord Lu and Master Kong.Then he folded his smile and stepped forward to meet him.After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jia Cong accompanied them and sat down before entering the hall.

Master Lu blushed, pointed at Young Master Kong with a smile, and said, "Mr. Zhou, this one is Mr. Yunxian, the son of Duke Yansheng."

Jia Cong stood up and cupped his hands: "Hi, young master Kong." Kong Yunxian was stunned for a moment, and returned the greeting with a smile.Jia Cong sat down and said, "Uh-Master Lu, at his age, it's not easy to call him Mr."

Lord Lu and Lu Jian were both stunned.Lu frame explained: "Our country of Qi respects the sage of Confucius very much, so his grandson is also called Mr.

Jia Cong was puzzled and said: "The whole country respects the sage Confucius very much. I think this child is only thirteen or fourteen years old. If even the elders respect him as Mr., it will not be conducive to the child's growth. If too much pressure affects physical and mental health Oh no."

The two elders of the Lu family were still stunned.Lu Jia had no choice but to continue: "Even the prince calls him Mr."

Jia Cong frowned, and looked at Kong Yunxian with pity: "The co-author is for political correctness. This child is pitiful, and I don't know if he has had a good time since he was born."

Lu Jian said in a daze: "Mr. Zhou, he is the direct descendant of Confucius, sage and man."

"I know. I also admire the sage Kong, but the sage Kong and his descendants are countless individuals who are completely different. Ancestors are ancestors, and children and grandchildren are children and grandchildren." Jia Cong said, "Liu Che and Li Shimin are all emperors through the ages, and their descendants Didn't people also perish?" Liu Zhuang coughed twice, and Shen Zhimo quietly moved away from Jia Cong.

Lu Jia hurriedly said: "Well... everyone has different opinions on this matter, so there is no need to argue. My uncle is here today, and he has something to ask Mr. Zhou for advice."

Jia Cong asked, "What's the matter?"

Both of them looked at Lord Lu seriously.Master Lu has not recovered from what Jia Cong said.For a long time, I looked at Jia Cong and Kong Yunxian.Kong Yunxian said politely: "Mr. Zhou's words are very true. The ancestor's career cannot be pursued. We just try our best not to lose his face as an old man."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Why should you be so low-key like the old master at such a young age. The younger generation will always have new fields to explore. Maybe in 30 years your achievements will surpass Confucius's?"

Lu Jia also laughed and said: "Sage Kong has been sanctified, and it is impossible for anyone to surpass Confucianism."

"Then create a separate school!" Jia Cong said, "It doesn't have to be philosophy, it can also be literature, history, mathematics, chemistry, architecture, psychology. Later people mentioned that the Confucian family in Qufu had an old Confucius and a small Kong, isn’t it a good talk.” Kong Yunxian was also stunned.

Lu Jia hurriedly winked at Lord Lu: "Uncle! That article!"

Master Lu has come to his senses, hesitated for a moment, and took out an article from his pocket: "Mr. Zhou, this is the article written by Mr. Na Jia yesterday." The servant transferred it to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong was full of curiosity.A few of them guessed last night that this article was either political or military, otherwise why would people not be allowed to read it?After getting it in hand to have a look, it took half a day to hold back the white eyes.There is a treatise on it, discussing how to sacrifice to Confucian temples in various places.The following paragraph is the author's discussion of his point of view: the sacrifices to the Confucian Temple in Qufu in recent years are not ancient systems, but ancient systems are kept elsewhere.Qufu's sacrifice to Confucius should be re-examined and corrected.After reading the article, Jia Cong smirked with a stiff face—probably the ones found in Mr. Zhao’s house were some similar sociology papers such as offering sacrifices to Guan Temple and Meng Temple.

Master Lu asked: "Mr. Zhou, do you think what this article says makes sense?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Abandon the basics and chase after the last. The oldest ancients drank their blood, and their civilization was produced due to the abundance of materials, and etiquette followed the civilization from scratch. For thousands of years, human etiquette has been gradually evolving, and the rituals of sacrifice have naturally been changing along with it." The ancient system he verified is not the oldest ancient system, but the ancient system of a certain period of time in the past. There have been different "ancient systems" before and after, so why is the one found by him by chance the best? What's more, the oldest ancient system may not be good. The materials in the Spring and Autumn Period were much poorer than now. Mr. Zisi may want to use a bigger and more prestigious method to sacrifice to his grandfather, but there were no such things at that time. Later generations do not understand the previous human affairs It is natural to modify the ancient system according to the prevailing customs at that time. For example, the number four is quite auspicious today, maybe it will be unlucky in hundreds of years? Later generations will change the "four" in etiquette to other numbers. Today's people only need to take the essence and discard the dross of the ancient system."

After hearing this, Lu Jia clapped his hands unconsciously: "Take the essence and discard the dross, Mr. Zhou is right!"

Jia Cong said solemnly: "I know, my lords just want to verify the ancient system and establish it as a system to pass on to future generations. However, the style of future generations will definitely be different from the present. We will all be dead by then, so we can't control it."

Master Lu frowned and said: "No matter how the times change in later generations, they will always remain true to their roots. The foundation of Confucianism is still the sage Confucius."

Jia Cong glanced at everyone solemnly, sat upright and said, "If I said that Confucianism will soon decline, you probably wouldn't believe it."

Everyone was shocked.Lu Jian shouted: "Presumptuous!"

Jia Cong sighed lightly: "Everyone just think about how Confucianism came into being, and you will understand. It must have been 500 years from the time when Confucius created Confucianism to when Emperor Wu of the Han deposed the Confucianism. We can see that Confucianism is not born It was brilliant. The 2000 years in the middle were not without troughs. In the end, it was just Confucianism that made everyone in the world listen to the emperor, and the emperor liked it. The emperor held soldiers in his hands. Whether it is a rebel or a prince who failed to seize the heirloom, there is nowhere to escape, but to wait for death."

He paused: "It's different now. There are thousands of ships going to foreign countries every day. Situ Yue, the former son of Yan State, failed to seize the heir, and now he is a businessman in the Java State of Nanyang. I am not interested in mixing with seizing the heir." The seven princes of the Wu Kingdom are planning to go to South America to establish a country in a few years. The prince of Beijing, Shui Rong, and the prince of Nan'an, Huo Sheng, have both become the rulers of the country abroad. If this was the past, they would have already killed all their families—how long did Prince Xianyizhong die? Everyone, there are too many descendants of phoenixes and dragons, and most of them are not fuel-efficient lamps. It’s not that there are no other schools except Confucianism. It’s just that the emperor didn’t give them officials, so they didn’t have a sense of existence. Now, according to Confucianism It means, naturally, all the talents in Yan Kingdom should serve the current young prince, right? The first prince also needs talents! If the Confucianists don’t follow him, he just chooses talents from other families. Whoever lacks them will not be able to survive? The princes of each family have their own loves. The king of Qi respects Confucianism, the king of Shu respects martial arts, and the king of Wu loves money. But all officials are not only for the Confucian family, and the Confucian family will be equal to other families in a short time. From the standpoint of Confucianism itself, it means decline what?"

The room was silent for a long time.Lu Jian said slowly: "May I ask Mr. Zhou, has Confucianism been on an equal footing with other schools in Yan State?"

"Not yet." Jia Cong said, "Prime Minister Lin Daiyu is a serious student of Confucianism. It's hard to say in the future."

Lu Jian was stunned for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "Committee Lin Hai gave birth to a good daughter."

Jia Cong said: "Overseas is really too big, and its territory is dozens of times larger than that of China. It is not obvious right now. Wait, in another 30 to [-] years, the princes of various countries will gradually grow up. Those who win the throne and lose are not willing to give Brothers worshiped three times and kowtowed nine times, leaving one after another, and established countless countries overseas. Confucian children have officials in their own countries, and there are certainly not many who are willing to leave their hometowns. After a hundred years, Confucianism will disappear." Lu Jian always felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but he couldn't figure out the joint after thinking about it for a long time.

Kong Yunxian said: "As long as the country is still prosperous, it cannot be regarded as declining."

Jia Cong said indifferently: "It may not be possible to prosper in our own country. For example, in the country of Lu next door, the foreign relatives are in power, and the king of Xiao Lu doesn't see the possibility of being able to govern himself at all. A while ago, some crazy student wrote a letter to the Liu family, so that He returned to the prince according to the law of etiquette, so he was beaten to death in court? The law of etiquette must be upheld by the power."

Lu Jian said coldly: "Sooner or later, the Liu family will rebel. When they take over the state of Lu, they still have to use Confucianism."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "What if they never rebel?"

Lu Jian snorted, "Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart."

Jia Cong shook his head: "Liu Tong is not Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao has won the world and has great power, so of course he can force the emperor to abdicate. The small land of Lu is surrounded by Situ's children. If he rebels, he will be given to him." It is an excuse for other countries to find fault. On the contrary, as long as he holds on to power and does not let go, raising King Lu for nothing, and his children and grandchildren continue to raise King Lu’s children and grandchildren for nothing, never becoming a king on their own but always holding power, the country of Lu will always be safe.”

Master Lu immediately said: "In the future, there will naturally be someone to accompany Qing Jun."

"The Emperor Qing needs soldiers and horses, my lord!" Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "Now it's the age of firearms. I don't know how many people will be killed and how much money will be spent in a battle. The country of Lu is not big. Which prince do you think will be idle and fine?" Using the heads and firearms of our country’s soldiers and horses to do such a good thing? It’s not guaranteed to win. Liu Tong was born as a general, not to mention they have Dongying Liu as their backing. The world has been divided, and the population is much more valuable than before.”

Kong Yunxian said: "The general trend of the world, the long-term unity must be divided, and the long-term unity must be united. Sooner or later, there will be a day of reunion, and the imperial court will have to reuse Confucianism."

"It's hard to say. Firearms are too lethal, and wars won't start easily." Jia Cong smiled lightly, "Maybe, the next time we join forces, it will be the Federation."

Several people asked at the same time: "What is a federation?"

Lu Jian hurriedly said: "I know. It was a system in a small Western country at first." Then he elaborated.After hearing this, the two elders of his family looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to believe it.

Jia Congnai said seriously: "Because the national border can no longer restrain the flow of people, the innate advantages of Confucianism in the court have disappeared, and the future is completely unpredictable. Therefore," he pointed to the articles on the case, "this is not too big. Meaning. The purpose of the sacrifice is to express the admiration of the descendants to the ancestors. It is good to have the heart, and it is not important how to operate it. If it is for political deterrence, the sacrifice is ritualized to show authority-I am afraid that it will not achieve the purpose. "

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Lu Jia muttered softly: "It's fine in Qi."

Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth: "Okay..." He said after a while, "The point is not whether the ancient system is not ancient, but whether the King of Qi is happy or not. Find a favored eunuch and give him 500 taels of silver If you ask him to help you find out the meaning of the prince, why not discuss it seriously? It is said that worshiping ancestors is their own private matter. The Kong family did not worship their ancestors. Mix it up." Liu Zhuang coughed twice beside him.

Lu Jian sighed heavily: "Mr. Zhou has neither the Kong family nor the Situ family in his eyes."

Jia Cong complained: "These two are the most powerful families in the world, how could I ignore them?"

Lu Jian glanced at him: "It's not that I don't care about it." He sighed heavily again and shook his head.

Jia Cong thought for a while: "Master Lu said he was in awe of his authority? Could it be that your Lu family is in awe of these two families? Not at all. Neither is the Cui family next door. Everyone is just pretending. I'm too lazy to pretend." Liu Zhuang coughed again.Jia Cong slapped himself on the mouth and muttered, "What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Zhuang couldn't help turning his head and covering his mouth with a smile.

Kong Yunxian quietly glanced at the crowd, and said, "I'm going back to my residence tomorrow. Is Mr. Zhou interested in going with you?"

"Thank you, Master Kong, for the invitation." Jia Cong said, "Forgive me, your family's ancestor worship will definitely involve several highnesses in Qi State fighting openly and secretly. I am afraid that it will hurt Chi Yu, so I dare not go. Please also, young master and your lord, get ready Guard, beware of assassins."

Master Lu said: "Your Highness will send troops to defend himself."

The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "I really don't know whose family worships the ancestors. Anyway, pay more attention to the people in the green forest." A thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said, "Master Lu, come with me to the next door. I have an idea— —" He looked at the others, "I only discuss with you quietly."