The four classics mentioned by Yang Tuo are except for the Shennong's Herbal Classic left by the Holy Emperor Shennong. The remaining three volumes, totaling no more than a hundred volumes, are the fruits of Yang Tuo's hundreds of years.
Why are there only these few theories?
As a modern person who comes from the era of the information explosion, he has seen, listened to, and read so many books.
Even though most of them were swept over and not remembered, he has now achieved success in practice and can still remember the words even if they pass by in a flash.
Therefore, it is not that Yang Tuo does not know other theories, whether it is Dharma, Mohism, or the art of vertical and horizontal, or military strategies, he can explain a few things, even if he teaches his disciples, it is enough.
However, he couldn't do this. Firstly, he didn't fully understand it and use it for his own purposes. Secondly, many powerful people came down to the world just for the sake of these hundreds of schools of thought.
Now that he has chosen a historian, he can no longer be half-hearted. As for trying to get a little bit of each, that is a recipe for death.
However, things are not absolute. Although he only has these four classics, if anyone asks for advice, he is not unable to impart other knowledge.
The same is true for Confucius and others. If Confucius could understand the teachings and come to ask for advice, he would be happy to teach them.
After all, the purpose of this trip is to spread the doctrine. As long as you distinguish the priorities and don't be greedy and get stuck in endless entanglements of cause and effect, there will be no problem.
Yang Tuo was also a little surprised by Confucius' sudden arrival. But now that he was here, he had to think carefully about what to do next.
From then on, Confucius and his disciples stayed in Taishan Academy to study classics. The popularity of Taishan Academy increased a lot at once.
Time passed by slowly, and Confucius would come to ask some questions from time to time. Most of the time, he stayed in Yushu Tower to study.
In the process of learning, he also came up with various ideas. The slips written by Yang Tuo also provided him with direction, and he also aroused the idea of writing a book and biography.
As the saying goes, the most important thing is to establish virtue, the second is to perform meritorious service, and the third is to establish words. Even if it lasts for a long time, this is called immortality.
When Confucius reached his current level, he also wanted to spread his thoughts. It would be an unexpected surprise if he could achieve immortality in his words.
However, the difficulty of writing it by himself is self-evident. Therefore, he planned to revise "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual" and "Music" first, which he had accumulated over decades.
Especially "Li" has a different status in Confucius' heart.
Confucius pursued "benevolence", and the objective standard of "benevolence" was "propriety" in Confucius' mind. "Restraining oneself and restoring propriety is benevolence."
The so-called "restraining oneself and restoring etiquette" requires people to consciously restrain themselves and correctly handle the relationship between superiors, subordinates, left and right in a given position according to the standards of etiquette.
For example, as a father, you must be kind, as a son, you must be filial, as a friend, you must be trustworthy, as a minister, you must be loyal, as a king, you must be kind, and you must love the people.
In this way, everyone is under the constraints of "rituals". If people abide by these "rituals" and fulfill their moral responsibilities, society will be stable. On the contrary, if order is destroyed, society will be unstable.
Confucius was very dissatisfied with the current situation in the world. He believed that the turmoil in the world and the disputes between princes were all due to the failure of "propriety".
If the ancient etiquette could be restored and everyone kept his own way, there would be no more disputes in the world and the people would live and work in peace and contentment.
Although Yang Tuo doesn't think "propriety" can solve all problems, he won't stop it either. Proper propriety still has more advantages than disadvantages in educating the human race.
Confucius and a group of disciples spent several years in the academy, revising "Poems", "Books", "Li" and "Music" successively. However, Confucius only emphasized etiquette.
This long period of revision also polished and matured Confucius' thoughts. If you want to be benevolent, you must first learn etiquette.
After Confucius and others wrote the four books, they couldn't help but be very happy. Confucius hurriedly presented the four books to Yang Tuo and asked him to take a look.
Yang Tuo looked at the four classics in front of him and was filled with emotions. These tablets are all treasures of the human race and represent the inheritance of human culture.
Even if he has never observed the long river of humanity, he still knows that if these four books are completed, the destiny of the human race will definitely improve greatly.
Yang Tuo carefully groped for the bamboo slips in his hands. It was also the first time for him to read these four classics in full.
In later generations, due to various reasons, these classics that have been handed down are no longer complete.
Although Confucius wrote the Four Books, he had no intention of stopping. On this day, Confucius asked Yang Tuo: "Heaven has spring, summer, autumn and winter, and people have misfortunes and blessings day and night."
"The sages have learned from ancient times to the present, can they understand the Yi? I heard that the ancient sages have passed down the Yi Tao, and they can predict good and bad luck, pursue good luck and avoid harm!"
When Yang Tuo heard this, he couldn't help being stunned. Although he knew that Confucius wrote "Yi Zhuan", he didn't know how he became interested in this issue.
So he asked Confucius: "Why do you ask this question?"
Confucius replied: "I also often read the Book of Changes, but its scriptures are profound and simple, and it is very difficult to read them. If I can write a book and annotate them, it will definitely be of great help to my race."
Yang Tuo nodded when he heard this and said: "Your idea is very good! I do know the Yi Dao. When I first learned the Tao, I followed my friends and learned the Xiantian Yi, Lianshan Yi and Guizang Yi."
"Later, King Wen taught Zhouyi, and from then on I started to learn Yi Dao. However, Yi Dao is broad and profound, and it is easy to learn but difficult to master."
"Later, I had the guidance of the three Holy Emperors Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan, and I achieved some success. Finally, after more than a hundred years of hard work, I finally understood it."
Confucius was even more delighted when he heard that Yang Tuo's Yi Dao was passed down from the Three Emperors and King Wen. Because these people were already great masters of the Yi Dao.
Especially His Majesty Emperor Fuxi, the innate Bagua created by him is the foundation of all Yi Dao.
If the innate Bagua is lost, the rest will be nothing more than the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror. Dreams are like bubbles, which will be broken when touched.
Confucius saluted solemnly and said: "Please ask the sages to teach you without hesitation!"
Yang Tuo did not delay, and carefully taught the Xiantian Yi, Lianshan Yi, Guizang Yi and King Wen's Zhou Yi.
There is a kind of merit in the world, which is the virtue of education. Confucius is about to become enlightened, and Yang Tuo helps him achieve enlightenment, which can also help him share some merit and luck.
This matter does not benefit oneself at the expense of others, but complements each other. Although Confucius was taught, this Yi Dao is no better than poetry, books, etiquette and music.
Yi Dao has touched upon the true great road. Even Confucius could not achieve anything in a short time.
What Yang Tuo cares about is not "Yi Zhuan", what he really cares about is "Spring and Autumn".
Although Yi Zhuan is also a great masterpiece, compared with Spring and Autumn Period, Spring and Autumn Period obviously had a greater influence on Yang Tuo.
Yang Tuo had made a strategy since he came out of the Fire Cloud Cave. He did not want to participate in the contention of a hundred schools of thought. The contention may not necessarily be joyful, but may also be sorrowful.
Yang Tuo's strategy is to integrate historians into other theories.
Lao Tzu has a saying: The best is like water. Water is good and benefits all things without fighting. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao. Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good faith, govern well, do good things, and act at good times. The husband does not fight. , so there is no special reason.
As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you will fight. As long as historians can be integrated into other theories, they can be spread with the help of other theories.
So, which school of thought can compare with Confucianism?
As long as historians can be integrated into Confucianism, historians can be said to be in an invincible position.
The Spring and Autumn Annals is a history book among Confucianists. As long as Yang Tuo helps Confucius write the Spring and Autumn Annals, great things will happen.
Therefore, Yang Tuo paid more attention to the Spring and Autumn Period than the Analects of Confucius.
The Analects of Confucius is the foundation of Confucianism, and the Spring and Autumn Period is the foundation of historians.
"Yi Zhuan" had no results in a short time, and Yang Tuo had to find a way to guide Confucius to the compilation of Spring and Autumn Period.