Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[Zizhi Tongjian summed up the affairs of these celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties very well:

Those who enter the official position regard it as noble and disdainful to be in the right position; those who are in office regard it as high-minded and diligent and diligent.

Those who are lazy look down on hard work, those who are hopeless look down on those who work hard.

The Jin Dynasty during this period even invented a word called vulgar officials, which was used by celebrities to disparage those officials who did not fit in with the society.

For example, Liu Song, who governed the local area with great care, and Fu Xian, who was a strict official and hated evil as much as his enemies, were ridiculed as common officials by celebrities.

Thousands of years have passed since the past, and looking back now, what is the true character of the Wei and Jin Dynasties?

He is the ancestor of the national hero who danced after hearing the chicken, cared about the people, and determined to make the Northern Expedition, cross the river to strike, and regain the lost territory.

It was Liu Kun who defended Jinyang alone for nine years during the Yongjia Rebellion, and finally went to death calmly after reciting What is the meaning of a hundred steelmaking, turning into softness around the fingers.

He was Huan Wen who understood the sufferings of the people, restrained his cliques, reformed the administration of officials, and was even more heroic than Cao Cao.

They are Shi Le, Liu Yuan, and Li Te who started in the grass, broke the shackles of the family, and soared into the sky in the wind and clouds.

These strong and strong men who are not in tune with the aristocratic family are especially better than the brittle skin and soft bones of the romantic people in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. 】

For everyone in the Chengdu government office, we are all in troubled times, what else can we do?

As a result, the troubled times in the Wei and Jin Dynasties frequently opened their eyes.

But I can still comfort myself in the front, I am powerful, that’s just the nature of being extravagant and lustful.

But... there are actually seven people who dislike wearing clothes and insult guests so much?

And he can still be called the Seven Sages? Everyone in the hall, look at me, and I'll look at you.

There were two generals in the middle looking around with wide eyes.

Although he didn't say a word, the look in his eyes seemed to say everything.

Zhang Song, who was short in stature, jumped up:

General Yide, do you think I'm just like that ridiculous person?

Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Song's sleeve with one hand and suppressed him:

Zhang Ziqiao is widely rumored to be in Shu because of his talent, not his reputation. Why should he worry about this?

Zhang Song changed his attitude by the way and burst into tears of gratitude:

No one knows the pines better than the Lord!

Kong Ming felt for a moment that his lord's caring little cotton-padded jacket seemed to have many pieces...

After shaking his head to get rid of this thought, he remembered another old thing:

It has been more than ten years since you beat drums and scolded Cao Zhengping.

So everyone at the table sighed. If a celebrity is naked, the first thing they think of in this troubled world is this madman.

Zhang Song also heard about it in Shu, but he didn't know it clearly, so he asked:

I heard that you and Cao have no enmity, but you got naked and scolded Cao just because Cao's thief didn't show him a seat??

Pang Tong sneered: You Zhengping are from Pingyuan County. Cao Cao's thieves massacred Xuzhou. You Zhengping had to leave your hometown and take refuge in Jingzhou. How come you never have any grudges?

But it wasn’t over yet. Pang Tong shook his head and continued:

Later, you Zhengping went to Xudu to serve as a Han official. At that time, Cao Cao appointed Sikong to open the government, and he hindered and intercepted talents. You Zhengping also suffered from this, so the two had a grudge.

Zhang Song didn't expect that there were so many inside stories, but when he thought about Cao's background as a thief, he could understand:

So, how unbearable is this famous scholar from the Wei and Jin Dynasties?

Seeing Wang Yan's experience, Zhang Fei expressed his thoughts straightforwardly:

Brother, now it seems that Liu Xiong was not bad at destroying the Jin Dynasty.

It's hard for the Xiongnu Liu to survive the Jin Dynasty, right?

Liu Bei looked at Guangmu and sat speechless, having a deep understanding of what Guangmu had said before, better than worse.

If laziness mocks hard work, and those who care about nothingness point fingers at those who are pragmatic, this court is really rotten from the bottom up.

Zhang Fei was very interested in Shi Le:

It's a wonderful man to bury him with an earthen wall and kill him.

Regarding Wang Yan's death, I can only smile with contempt:

In this Jin Dynasty, all the Dukes and Gongguns in the Manchu Dynasty are such cowards?

It would be a waste to pay any more attention to such people.

Therefore, Pang Tong moved his gaze to the end and finally praised:

This Jin also has such a strong-minded righteous man, which can save this Jin a little favor.

Kong Ming stared at Zu Ti’s national hero title again and again, and finally shook his head and sighed:

I wish I could kill Sima Yi.

Zhang Fei comforted:

It's okay, military advisor. When I get you back, I'll build a wall for you. You can choose any earth or stone wall. You can bury it wherever you want.

Kong Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he didn't bother to explain in detail that the person he wanted to kill was the Han thief Sima Yi.

[And when some people see the discussion of emptiness in Wei and Jin metaphysics, they may think of another theory that is famous for talking about emptiness, and that is Buddhism.

Before the rise of metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Indian Buddhism had already completed the first wave of localization transformation by the sages of the Han Dynasty through the method of righteousness.

To put it simply, through translation and annotation, the original Indian Buddhism was dismembered into pieces, and finally reorganized into Buddhism with Chinese characteristics.

But even after this wave of localization transformation, the concept of emptiness in Buddhism is difficult to explain clearly, and it can basically only be described with the help of Confucian and Taoist classics.

Later, metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties emerged, and the word wu was extracted from Zhuang Lao.

The Buddhists were overjoyed when they saw it: This is similar to our Buddhist emptiness.

Although there are many differences within it, in order to catch up with the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to spread the faith, Buddhism began a second wave of localization transformation. Almost all the original content of Hinduism was abandoned, and only the Madhyamaka Prajna thought was retained. The Taoist thought of Wei and Jin metaphysics was introduced.

Thus Geyi Buddhism was formed, or it may have a more popular name: Zen Buddhism.

The representatives of this period were Tiantai Sect and Huayan Sect, and the spread of Buddhism also entered its first heyday.

Looking back at history, we will find that it is not complicated. From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were almost no interruptions in wars for the intervening five hundred years.

The precarious situation caused by the war made everyone from the princes and nobles to the people in the capital of Guizhou feel disillusioned with the world.

And Buddhism can promise people an afterlife that cannot be verified, which can be called a perfect empty promise.

During the Five Hus and Sixteenth Kingdoms, there were many foreign monarchs. In their view, Buddhism was conducive to their rule, so they would invest and support their development.

The same is true even for the upper class. After all, even if you are a king, if you look back at the hundreds of years of history, you will kill me and I will kill you, the father will kill the son, the brother will kill the brother, the minister will kill the king, etc.

Buddhism provides a paralyzing effect not unlike that of Wei and Jin metaphysics.

So in this process, Buddhism gradually became more and more prosperous, which was a bit too much. After all, we all know that poem by heart:

There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and there are many towers in the mist.

The Southern Dynasties are talking about Nanliang, but the real number of Buddhist temples is definitely more than this. Emperor Wu of Liang became a monk four times and gave alms to almost the entire Nanliang. He built at least 500 Buddhist temples. This is just after his experience. Hands, really just more.

The Buddhist temples are extremely magnificent, the monks and nuns have rich assets, and there are hundreds of thousands of them.

Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty was only the most famous believer in Buddhism at that time. The three masters of Later Liang Dynasty and the emperors of Chen Dynasty all basically received ordination to worship Buddhism and built pagodas and temples extensively.

Not to mention the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhism basically fell silent for a while in the early Erfeng period, and then entered a heyday after Xuanzang returned to China.

Looking back now, there is no doubt that Xuanzang was a great man. He traveled 50,000 miles and traveled 138 countries for seventeen years, all by himself. This unimaginable experience itself is One of the precious cultures of our own nation. 】

A map of Xuanzang's westward journey was displayed on the light screen.

[More importantly, the study of scriptures ultimately promoted the further transformation of Geyi Buddhism. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Confucianism, which tried to return to ancient times, and Taoism, which had been in existence for many years, were basically beaten up by the Buddhists at the level of philosophical speculation.

In order to adapt to this change, the two families of Confucianism and Taoism had to work hard to change, constantly referring to the other two families to enrich their own philosophical thoughts, and were forced to become involved.

Finally, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, Song Confucianism unified the three developed Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism into one, and created New Confucianism. From then on, Buddhism had no chance of making a comeback in the political field. 】

Zhang Fei once again felt that he had read too few books, but after grasping the key words, he asked:

Buddha is the Tao?

Kong Ming laughed loudly, patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said:

Yude, oh virtue, stupid? How wise!

Zhang Fei chuckled, thinking that the military advisor was praising him, and he happily agreed.

Kong Ming sorted out the context and wrote it down:

Zhuang Laozhi theory, Wei and Jin metaphysics, Geyi Zen, and New Confucianism.

Pang Tong concluded: No wonder later generations talked about social progress.

Productivity needs to improve, institutions need to improve, and even doctrine needs to continue to improve.

Zhang Song, who was watching from the side, also nodded in agreement and said according to his own understanding:

There are natural dangers in Shu. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also isolated from communication with famous people from the outside world. Therefore, the sergeants of Shu cannot speak as well as the famous people from the Central Plains.

In other words, the development in Shuzhong is relatively slow or stagnant?

Kong Ming nodded: Philosophy means wisdom. This philosophy should be a doctrine that guides people to know and behave in the world like the sages?

This suspicion was quickly put aside. After all, Kong Ming was the only one among them who had actually read Buddhist scriptures.

Liu Ba and Mi Zhu focused on the word check and whispered to the side.

When Liu Bei saw the reason for the rise of Buddhism, the people couldn't bear it:

People in this troubled world are really not as good as peace dogs.

Everyone was silent, only Zhang Fei rubbed his hands excitedly:

Brother, I don't agree with this.

Everyone looked sideways for a moment and mourned in advance for those wealthy families who may be in trouble in the future.

But Liu Bei looked a little angry when he saw Emperor Wu of Liang:

This Emperor Wu of Liang... is a traitor to the country just like that Zuo Rong!

Zei Rong occupied Xiapi's grain to build temples and provide services to monks and nuns, while Emperor Wu of Liang spent national money to build pagodas and build Buddha statues.

The wealth that should have been used to enrich the country and strengthen the county was turned into a temple to pray for the afterlife.

This Emperor Wu of Liang regards a country as child's play and treats it so badly!

The subtext is just one sentence: You deserve to die.

Kong Ming admired this monk very much:

Xuan Zang, who accomplished such a great deed by himself, should be regarded as a sage of Buddhism in Han Dynasty.

Definitely another figure who will be remembered for eternity.

Now that he has been looking at the light curtain for a long time, he has also learned to see things from a long-term perspective.

After all, the merits and demerits of Buddhism are clearly explained, and Chinese sages also said:

Stones from other mountains can attack jade.

This kind of behavior of going out to the Western Regions to pick up classics from other countries and blending them into their own thoughts is similar to the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period.

I wonder what classics there are in Rome far away? Kong Ming was very interested at this moment.

…

Li Shimin's eyes are shining now, and he has only one thought:

Where is Xuanzang?

A person with such perseverance simply coincides with the plan in his mind to send monks to serve as slaves!

He even had a vague feeling: Xuanzang and he must have had an intersection in history!

This is easy to find, Fang Xuanling replied:

I sent someone here to consult Dai Shangshu. I think there should be records.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, two armies destroyed Buddhism. Today, there are not many temples in the Tang Dynasty, and they are basically registered.

Now looking at Light Screen's discussion of Buddhism, Li Shimin realized it no matter how stupid he was:

It seems that Buddhism was quite important to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was a little hesitant for a while.

If you had asked Li Shimin about his views on Buddhism before today, he would have told the story of Xiao Yan who destroyed his country because of his belief in Buddhism without hesitation.

Those who seek his way will not experience blessings in the future, and those who practice his teachings will suffer in the past.

This is Li Shimin's view of Buddhism, and it is often a lion's mouth, either a giant temple or a tall pagoda.

What could he do with the money?

But now it seems that this New Confucianism is quite important?

wrong! Li Shimin suddenly became alert and asked:

This New Confucianism...could it be the reason why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was so shameless?

This... Fang Du looked at each other and felt hard to explain.

Wei Zheng stepped forward:

Whether a person is upright or not depends on his heart. Just as Your Majesty looked at the troubled times of Wei and Jin, could it be that the old troubles of the family were caused by doctrines?

Of course not, Li Shimin still understands.

It would be better to say that one of the reasons for the decline of the Wei and Jin Dynasties was because the banner of Confucianism fell.

But when he thought of Confucianism, he also thought of Lu Ru, who was quite difficult to deal with. For a moment, Li Shimin wanted to blow his beard and glare.

Changsun Wuji could scratch Li Shimin's itch the most and said:

Since there is New Confucianism in later generations, and since the Tang Dynasty, all the famous families have been destroyed, isn't the Confucian family in Shandong born to be saints?

Du Ruhui thinks it’s impossible:

Then Song Yanyun could not take back any of the sixteen states, and later it became the Southern Song Dynasty. How could the land of Shandong be guarded?

How can an aristocratic family survive under a military front? You can't surrender to a foreign race, right? Wouldn't that be a self-defeat for the Confucius?

Everyone nodded at Du Ruhui's judgment, feeling that there was no need to worry.

Li Shimin thought hard for a long time and finally said:

How about adding a Buddhist path to the Imperial College and only studying Buddhism without entering Buddhism?

Fang Xuanling jumped out and said:

It's not appropriate. It's better to imitate the name of later generations and add philosophy, which includes the study of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It can be a trial.

Li Shimin nodded, that's fine, otherwise the Buddhist would take advantage of the situation and might use the Imperial College signboard to deceive him.

[We all know the story of Xuanzang, which was created into one of the famous works Journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty, but there are some slight differences in some parts:

Master Xuanzang's request to leave the country was rejected. Due to famine in the third year of Zhenguan, the official order allowed the hungry people to survive on their own.

Master Xuanzang listened to the advice and planned to go to Tianzhu to survive. He secretly crossed the border and naturally couldn't sworn sworn sworn to Erfeng like in Journey to the West. The sworn sworn one to Xuanzang was Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang.

This one is also considered an unlucky guy. When he was a child, he went to the Sui Dynasty to pay tribute with his father Qu Boya. After seeing off Master Xuanzang, he took the initiative to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. Erfeng was very happy and was treated very well.

As a result, after returning to China, he was kidnapped and participated in the Western Turkic War. He attacked Yanqi, cut off the Western Region route, and cursed the Tang Dynasty.

So in the 14th year of Zhenguan, Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed by Erfeng. Master Xuanzang's brother Qu Wentai died of fear.

When Master Xuanzang returned to China in the 19th year of Zhenguan, he passed by the Protectorate of Gaochang and his mood must have been complicated. 】

Chapter 4K, by the way, I made up what I owed yesterday, and I still have it tonight.