Chapter 125 Miscellaneous Writings on a Rainy Day Part 2

Mr. Meng Chao likes to write novels with historical themes.He is editing a periodical now and wants me to write some manuscripts.But what should I write? ... But Mencius' entrustment must be accepted.This young man from Shandong twenty years ago is not old enough for his age, but the good news is that his temper has not aged as well, he is still the young man from Shandong twenty years ago.The roughness and recklessness are still the same as before, but Lu Zhi's enthusiasm is still the same; when I read other works, I feel that the writing is like the man.This fact is gratifying, in this period when "drawing from the heart and expressing the heart is always distorted" is regarded as commonplace.And to find something to write in the place where there is no writing, how about I also talk about history?

Some time ago, some people liked to read "Warring States" and talked about its mysteries, but "supermen" who were not Nietzschean or higher couldn't explain it, nor could they comprehend it.Even the "Warring States" they discovered today may not be carried out according to their wishes.But this is not too deep to discuss, let's talk about the history of the scope of common sense.I am also someone who was interested in the historical "Sengoku Period".Just think about it: Yang Mo and Confucius competed for world dominance, which provoked Master Meng to speak out repeatedly, uttering extreme attitudes, saying nothing at all; Mr. Jixia gave lectures in separate classes, and Xun Kuang, the "best teacher", was not able to be controlled. One of the gratifying phenomena of this kind of ideological decisive struggle is that no compromise and harmony has been produced.The imbalance of social development was a noticeable thing at that time: a city like Linzi had 70,000 households, and if calculated as a family of eight, the population was larger than that of Guilin today, but Xu Xingzhi still followed the teachings of Shennong. , it can be seen that the original mode of production still retains the breadth of "face".But as far as the general trend is concerned, the social economy at this time, changes and development are going uphill. From these points, I feel that I am particularly interested in the Warring States Period. The second era of the Great Turning Period, the first is the Warring States period. Qin inherited this development trend. Li Si may not be the one who turned the clock back, but Qin’s ethnic policy produced the side effect of economic policy mistakes, and the Han Dynasty strictly suppressed commercial capital. The policies have brought social and economic development to a standstill.The Han Dynasty, where the pavilion chief started, became the loyal protector of the feudal nobles.Another era is the period of chaos between the north and the south after Yongjia.At that time there was also an ideological struggle: Buddha, Taoism, Confucius.But the social economy at that time was going downhill, so there was an equal-field system, and the purpose of the equal-field system was still to save the declining feudal aristocracy. Here, the feudal aristocracy must be said to be a compromise, just as the struggle between the three religions resulted in a strange harmony Argument.As I write this, I suddenly read that Dr. Hu Shi gave a speech at the "38 Governors Conference" in the United States, saying that "China has abolished the feudal system 2,300 years ago", which is exactly the same as Guilin "Ta Kung Pao" twice. I warn readers that the practice of drinking tea among overseas Chinese in Hong Kong can be traced to the clear talk of the Jin Dynasty, and that "clear talk harms the country" is like "the ancients have a clear teaching", which makes people laugh and cry.Although, the reporters of "Ta Kung Pao" are too deep to talk, and even when the newspaper denounces today's publications, there are many "clean talks", it is difficult to decide whether they are "clear talks" or "dirty talks" even if they are published in "Little Park". "The words and deeds are difficult to match, so why bother to discuss it deeply; it is a pity that Dr. Hu, who has a history addiction and textual research, confuses the feudal system of dividing land with the feudal system generally referred to in politics and economics. From the perspective of facts, It is not easy to distinguish and analyze.

① "Little Park" is the title of the supplement of "Ta Kung Pao". June 25.