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Chapter 307 The Sword of the Common People, the Sword of the Princes, and the Sword of the Son of Heaven... (Subscribe)
"Brother Fan, Brother Fan, come out, come out."

"Brother Fan, tell me the truth, is that Zhuang Zhou you?"

"Brother Fan, stop pretending and speak quickly."

As soon as the essay "Autumn Water" came out.

Although it was first published in the Education Daily, this article was quickly uploaded to the Internet by many netizens, parents and friends.

If it was before, everyone would probably say how well an author named Zhuang Zhou wrote.

but.

After hearing the story told by Chen Fan at the site of the Song Dynasty, many people already guessed that this Zhuang Zhou was definitely arranged by Chen Fan.

"Okay, come out, stop @."

"Well, tell us, is that Zhuang Zhou you?"

"not me."

Chen Fan shook his head.

How could Chen Fan be Zhuang Zhou?
"You lied to us again, it's obviously you who talked about Zhuang Zhou."

"I spoke about Zhuang Zhou, but I am not Zhuang Zhou."

"What happened to Qiushui?"

"That was written by Zhuang Zhou."

"Zhuang Zhou wrote it to you more than 2000 years ago."

"Uh... almost."

Chen Fan nodded, then shook his head and said, "What are you talking about, Qiushui is just one of Zhuang Zhou's works."

"Does Zhuang Zhou have any other works?"

"some."

"Send it, send it, let's read."

"Well, don't worry, it will be published in the Education Daily tomorrow."

Such things as classic works must be read slowly to taste them.

There are many literary works of Zhuangzi.

Although Chen Fan can send out directly at once, but such a sudden release may not attract the attention of others.

and so.

Although Chen Fan wanted to see this series of works again, he knew that this had to be done slowly.

……

"Xiao Liu, Mr. Chen Fan's article "Autumn Water" is really well written. Hundreds of newspapers have said that they want to reprint this article. By the way, you can ask Mr. Chen Fan if they agree to reprint. In addition, We give him the highest standard in terms of royalties."

"Ok."

"One more thing, Xiao Liu, besides "Autumn Water", does Mr. Chen Fan have any other works?"

"Yes, he said he would send it to my mailbox."

"Quickly check your email to see if Teacher Chen Fan has sent it."

"Okay, okay."

Xiao Liu, editor of the Education Daily, was also very excited.

Since he started his career, he has never realized that their education newspaper has such a popular day.

He never imagined that with the development of the modern Internet, one day an article could attract so many people's attention.

But think about it.

Look at the famous sayings in Autumn Water, well frogs cannot speak to the sea, they are confined to emptiness; summer insects cannot speak to ice, they are obsessed with the times; song scholars cannot speak to Taoists, they are bound to teaching.

Well frogs cannot talk about the sea, and summer insects cannot talk about ice. This kind of words is not only more than 2000 years ago, but it is also a wise saying now.

In addition, Qiushui's article, apart from the reasoning, is also a model of literature.

[When the autumn water arrives, all the rivers fill the river.The Jingliu is so big, between the two Zhuzhu cliffs, there is no distinction between cattle and horses...]

This kind of sentence is not only easy to read, but also very poetic, and it is very emotional to read.

If you read more sentences like this, you can improve your sense of language and writing ability unnaturally.

"Uh, it hasn't been sent yet."

Seeing that there was no article sent by Chen Fan on the mailbox, Xiao Liu sighed.

The editor-in-chief couldn't wait any longer, and said, "Refresh, refresh."

"Ok."

Refresh again.

still none.

"How about we go and urge Teacher Chen Fan?"

Xiao Liu asked weakly.

"What's the reminder? What if I annoy Teacher Chen Fan?"

"Then editor-in-chief, what do you say?"

"In this way, you stare at the mailbox and refresh it every minute. If Teacher Chen Fan sends the article, please notify me immediately."

"Refresh every minute, I..."

Xiao Liu vomited some blood.

"Any questions?"

The editor-in-chief glared at Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu immediately replied: "No objection."

……

One hour.

After Xiao Liu refreshed hundreds of times, finally, Chen Fan in the mailbox finally sent another article.

"Editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, here we come, here we come."

"Has Teacher Chen Fan's article been sent?"

"Yes Yes."

"Hurry up, open it."

The editor-in-chief of Education Daily was a little excited.

Xiao Liu is also extremely looking forward to what this second article will be about.

"Speak the sword."

The name of the second article is called "Speaking of Swords".

Like "Autumn Water", the opening chapter is described in the form of a story.

[In the past, King Wen of Zhao loved swords. There were more than [-] swordsmen standing between the gates. They fought against each other day and night. The casualties were more than a hundred years old. They never tire of it.For three years, the country declined, and the princes sought it out.Prince Kui was troubled by it, so he recruited Zuo Zuo and said: "Whoever can say the king's will and stop the swordsman will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold." Zuo Zuo said: "Zhuangzi must be able."]

This story tells that King Zhao Wen likes swords, and there are more than 3000 swordsmen in his sect.Zhao Wenwang let these swordsmen compete every day for three years.The national power of Zhao State began to decline, and all the other vassal states were trying to attack Zhao State.So the prince was very worried, and said, whoever can persuade the king to stop fighting swords, he will give three thousand gold.

At this time, the prince knew that Zhuang Zhou was very famous, so he took a lot of money to ask Zhuang Zhou to see him.

Zhuang Zhou then told King Zhao Wen that he had three swords.

One is called the sword of the Son of Heaven, the other is called the sword of princes, and the third is called the sword of ordinary people.

What is the Sword of the Son of Heaven?

"The Sword of the Son of Heaven, with the stone city of Yanxi as the front, Qi Dai as the collar, Jin and Wei as the ridge, Zhou and Song as the tan, and Han and Wei as the clip; it is surrounded by Siyi, wrapped by four seasons, surrounded by Bohai Sea, and led by Changshan; The system is based on the five elements, the theory is based on punishment and morality; the opening is based on yin and yang, the holding is based on spring and autumn, and the action is based on autumn and winter. . Once this sword is used, the princes will be conquered, and the world will be convinced. This is also the sword of the Son of Heaven."

It seems that "Speaking Sword" is ordinary.

You think that "talking about swords" is just about swords and swordsmanship in this world.

but.

In this article, swordsmanship is not just swordsmanship, it has risen to the level of philosophy.

The highest swordsmanship in the world is not to kill people, but to control the princes and fight for hegemony.

After just a few glances, the editor-in-chief of Education Daily and Xiao Liu were excited again.

After such an article is published, it must cause another sensation in the industry.

"Xiao Liu, hurry up and print as soon as possible"

"Ok."

If "Autumn Water" is about an article about knowing yourself.

Then "Shuo Jian" uses the name of Shuo Jian to explain the principles of kings governing the country.

"Brothers, Brother Fan's new article has appeared."

"Yes, I know. But, let me correct you, it wasn't Brother Fan who wrote it, but Zhuang Zhou."

"Anyway, it means the same thing."

"Well, brothers, I'm outside and haven't read this article yet. What is it specifically about?"

"Well, you still have time to read slowly by yourself."

"I just don't have time, just tell me."

"No, this kind of article is not something you can understand by simply telling you a few words. You must read it carefully."

At this point, everyone understood why Chen Fan didn't talk about these articles during the live broadcast.

Articles like this must be read intensively, carefully read, and even intensively read again.

Even if you read it a hundred times, it is not an exaggeration.

"You guys, it's like a heavenly book."

"Tell you, this is a heavenly book."

"I go……"

Some fans who couldn't believe it didn't take it seriously.

but.

Seeing how much fans attached importance to this article, they inevitably decided to read it.

The result is this look.

"I'm stupid, this, this, this is really a book."

"I just found out now?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I must memorize this article."

"I'm already reciting it. But, I'm thinking, is the author of this article really Zhuang Zhou?"

"Who is it if it's not Zhuang Zhou? Is it still Brother Fan?"

"I mean, what kind of Zhuang Zhou is this? This is clearly Zhuangzi."

Son is a title.

But not everyone can call it that.

Those who can be called sons are all ancient sages.

Like Confucius, Mozi, Yanzi, Huizi...

Each of these sages has shown his powerful thoughts and influence on future generations.

And now.

A man named Zhuang Zhou appeared before them.

Although they only saw two articles by Zhuang Zhou, these two articles already showed the height of Zhuang Zhou.

……

"Brother, do you know what the most powerful sword technique in the world is?"

"Ten steps to kill a person, a thousand miles without leaving."

"Wrong, wrong, what kind of swordsmanship is this?"

"Then what do you say is the most powerful swordsmanship?"

"Let me tell you, I have three swords. What you said about killing a person in ten steps and never staying a thousand miles away is just the worst swordsmanship I have here."

"Is this the worst?"

"Or else. Let me explain to you. You said that you can kill a person in ten steps, and you don't stay behind for thousands of miles. It looks chic, but this kind of swordsman has disheveled hair, protruding bun hair, and a drooping hat with a tassel. Thick, tight-fitting clothes, wide-eyed and breathless. Fighting and assassinating each other in front of people, cutting off necks, splitting livers and lungs... just filming TV, watching it for fun, even if it is the most powerful Swordsmanship is nothing more than fighting with each other, either you die or I die. Once you die, people may feel sorry for a master swordsman. But, to be honest, no matter how powerful a master swordsman is, it is difficult for the common people. It's useless. So in my eyes, killing one person in ten steps is nothing more than the common people's sword."

"It seems to make sense, so do you have any swordsmanship that is more powerful than killing a person in ten steps and staying away from a thousand miles?"

"Of course, do you know the sword of princes?"

"What is the sword of princes?"

"The sword of princes is to use wise and brave men as the tip of the sword, use honest men as the blade, use virtuous men as the spine, use loyal and wise men as the ring, and use heroic men as the hilt. When the sword stabs straight forward, there is nothing blocking it, when it is held high, there is nothing above it, when it is pressed down, it is invincible, and when it is swung, there is nothing beside it; when facing up, it follows the sky and follows the sun, moon and stars, and when facing down, it follows the law of the earth. But following the sequence of the four seasons, being in the middle will conform to the will of the people and stabilize the four directions. Once this kind of sword is used, it is like a thunder that shakes the four realms, and there is no one who refuses to submit and obeys the orders of the monarch. This is the sword of the princes."

"My dear, your sword of princes is too powerful."

"It's okay. Although the swords of the princes are powerful, there are others that are more powerful than the swords of the princes."

"What sword is more powerful than the sword of the princes?"

"Sword of the Son of Heaven."

"What is the Sword of the Son of Heaven?"

"The Sword of the Son of Heaven uses the Shicheng Mountain of Yanxi as the tip, Mount Tai of Qi as the blade, Jin and Wei as the spine, Zhou Wang Ji and Song as the ring, and South Korea and Wei as the ring. Make the hilt of the sword; wrap it with the four regions outside the Central Plains, wrap it with the four seasons, wrap it with the Bohai Sea, and use Mount Heng as the tie; control it by the five elements, judge it by the law of punishment and morality; follow the changes of yin and yang. Advance and retreat follow the seasons of spring and autumn, and follow the arrival of autumn and winter. This kind of sword stabs forward without any hindrance, holds it high and nothing is above it, presses the sword downwards and is invincible, swings it like nothing, upwards Split the floating clouds and cut down the earth. Once this kind of sword is used, it can straighten the princes and make all the people in the world submit...Brother, what do you say about killing a person in ten steps and never staying for a thousand miles? How is it compared to the sword of the Son of Heaven ?”

"I'm convinced, but, Nima, where did you see such a tall thing?"

"I'm stupid, I can't come up with it myself."

"What do you think."

"Okay, okay, let me tell you, I didn't come up with this. This is "Speaking of Swords" written by Zhuangzi Zhuangzi. I have sent you the complete content. Learn more in the future and have a look How high is the realm of the sages and scholars."

……

"Everyone, let's study Zhuang Zhou's "Speaking of the Sword" today."

"This "Speaking of the Sword" is a continuation of Zhuang Zhou's "Autumn Waters". Of course, the two articles are not necessarily related. However, the philosophy expressed in the two essays is very profound."

"In addition, if we want to understand "Speaking of Swords", we have to understand Zhuang Zhou. It is said that Zhuang Zhou is a friend of Huizi, and they are all from the Song Dynasty. The ancestors of the Song people were nobles in the Shang Dynasty. On the ideological level, he may have a deeper understanding than the general people of the Zhou Dynasty.

Before Zhuang Zhou's works came out, Zhuang Zhou and Keiko had a debate about "the child is not a fish, but you know the joy of the fish".From this debate, we can know that Zhuang Zhou is a person with a very high level of thought. "

"At the same time, he wrote a series of literary works in which he wrote his understanding of the world. In order to make people understand better, Zhuang Zhou turned these thoughts into interesting stories one after another. For example, Zhuang Zhou Zhou Mengdie, Qiu Shui, and now Shuo Jian."

In the classroom of the Chinese Department of Peking University, Professor Huang Yongping told a group of students about his understanding of Shuojian, Qiushui, and Zhuang Zhou.

"Some people say that with Zhuang Zhou's ideological realm, he can already be called Zhuangzi."

"I agree with that statement."

"Zhuang Zhou is not just Zhuang Zhou, he is still Zhuangzi. Although we didn't know him well before, this reminds me of the Hundred Schools Forum opened by Mr. Chen Fan. What is called Hundred Schools is the Hundred Schools of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During this period, they created a series of works and introduced a series of knowledge, and through these knowledge and ideas, they achieved the purpose of governing the world."

"Although it seems that these philosophers sometimes do not get together, and some do not even know each other. Some are not in the same era. However, through Mozi, Huizi, Zhuangzi, and Confucius... and other sages, Their ideas have begun to collide and competition has arisen. I think that the most brilliant contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods has come..."

(End of this chapter)