Chapter 4 Although Zhou was an old state, his life was restored

King Wen is above, Yu Zhao is above heaven.Although Zhou was an old state, his life was restored. There is a week that does not appear, and the emperor's order is not from time to time.King Wen Zhi descended, at the emperor's side. King Wen Wen, the king of Wen, has been heard endlessly.Chen Xizai Zhou, grandson of King Hou Wen. The grandson of King Wen, a family of hundreds of generations.All the scholars of the Zhou Dynasty are not visible to the world. The world is not obvious, Jue is still winged.Sihuang toast, born in this kingdom. Wang Guokesheng, Wei Zhou Zhizhen.A lot of toasts, King Wen Yining.

King Mu Muwen stopped by Yu Jixi.Fake destiny.There are business grandsons. The grandson of Shang, his beauty is worth hundreds of millions.God has ordered, Hou Yu Zhou Fu. Hou obeyed Zhou, and his destiny was endless.Yin Shifu is sensitive.Naked will be in Beijing. Jue as a naked general, he often wears clothes.The minister of the king, Wunian Erzu. Wunian Erzu, Yuxiu Juede.Always say that you deserve your fate, and ask for more blessings. Yin Zhi did not lose his teacher, and he was worthy of God.In view of Yin, Jun's life is not easy. Fate is not easy, there is no need to hold back.Xuan Zhaoyi asked, Yu Yin Zitian.

In the sky, it is silent and odorless.Yi punishes King Wen, and all nations are Fu. On the morning of March 18, 2008, after the closing of the first session of the Eleventh National People's Congress, Premier Wen Jiabao met with Chinese and foreign journalists in the Great Hall of the People and answered questions from reporters: "I want to focus on answering the question about emancipating the mind. I know it all. I want to share my own views on Chinese culture, tradition and history. I have always attached great importance to two sentences: one comes from "Shipin", which is "Although Zhou is an old state, its life is restored. ', 'As will never end, make new with the past'."

"Although Zhou is an old state, its mission is to restore the new" mainly talks about the consciousness of "innovation". At that time, King Wen of Zhou was ordered by heaven to show the world that although Zhou was an old state, its mission was to innovate.It is precisely because of this "innovative" spirit of abolishing the old and establishing the new that the tribes at that time became powerful under the rule of King Wen of Zhou, thus providing material preparation and spiritual support for King Wu of Zhou to defeat the Shang Dynasty.This kind of "innovation" consciousness, which was born more than two thousand years ago, can be interpreted today as emancipating the mind and reforming and innovating.Premier Wen’s citation reflects the importance that the prime minister of a big country attaches to reform and innovation. At the same time, it also emphasizes that although the Chinese nation is a country with a long history, continuous reform, innovation and development are our historical mission.

The sentence quoted by Premier Wen comes from "The Book of Songs Daya King Wen". "Wen Wang" is the first chapter of "Daya". : "Accepted the mandate of heaven to rule the world, and establish the state of Zhou." It shows that this is a poem that composes the performance of King Wen of Zhou and praises him for being mandated by heaven to rule the world.The first half of the poem mainly praises the virtues of King Wen: the virtues of King Wen are in harmony with heaven; , because King Wen was far-sighted, bright and respectful, the descendants of the Shang Dynasty "served to Zhou", and the officials of Yin and Shang also surrendered to Zhou and came to Beijing to help sacrifices.The second half of the poem encourages the officials of the Zhou Dynasty to be grateful for the virtues of their ancestors and cultivate their own virtues;

There are generally two explanations for "Although Zhou is an old state, its destiny is to be restored." One explanation is: "Although the Zhou family is an ancient small state, it has changed into a new look after receiving the mandate of heaven." The other explanation is: It is "Although Zhou is an old state, its mission is to innovate."Literally, both interpretations work, but judging from the quotations of later generations, the latter meaning is more common. The phrase "Although Zhou is an old state, its destiny is to be renewed" contains rich philosophy.First, it emphasizes the importance of cultivating morality in the "restoration".Zheng Xuanjian said in this sentence: "At the beginning, King Wen was Xibo. He made contributions to the people, and his virtues were seen in the sky. Therefore, the heaven appointed him to be the king and made him the king of the world." That is to say, the reason why King Wen was able to receive the destiny of the "old state" "Reformation" is due to King Wen's cultivation of virtue, and King Wen's virtue Zepu was imprisoned, the development of the Zhou clan had a bright future, and it was the right time to accept the destiny.This actually provides a reasonable basis for the concept of "ruling the country with virtue" by the rulers of the past dynasties.Secondly, the verse emphasizes the idea of ​​"change". "Qi Ming Restoration", whether "new" is interpreted as "new atmosphere" or "innovation", what they highlight is actually the word "change". The essence of cultural development.Because of this, this sentence has attracted great attention from the sages.Two of the Confucian classics "Four Books" directly quote this sentence. "University" also quoted classics and further developed it, pointing out that as early as the Shang Tang period, "Pan Ming" was engraved with the words "Gou Rixin, Day Ri Xin, and Ri Xin", suggesting that seeking innovation is a continuous process; The chapter of Shangshu·Kanggao says "to be a new citizen", emphasizing the need to create a generation of people who will renew themselves.Later, "Yi Zhuan" made a further summary from the perspective of the unity of man and nature. "Xi Ci Shang" said: "One yin and one yang are called Tao", "The great cause of prosperity and virtue is great! Wealth is called a great cause, and daily innovation It is called Shengde, and life is called Yi".This is a clear theoretical outline: Dao is embodied by the movement of one yin and one yang. Yin and yang intersect and change each other, forming an endless process of change, changing with each passing day and changing with each passing day.Zhang Dainian explained: "The world is rich and new, and everything is constantly growing. 'Born' means creation, and 'shengsheng' means new things appear constantly. The new constantly replaces the old, and the old and the new alternate. This is life. This is Yi." ("Complete Works of Zhang Dainian Volume Five") Feng Youlan simplified the two lines of poem "Although Zhou is an old state, its fate is restored" to the four words "old state and new destiny", "the new stage of Chinese historical development It is enough. To explain the old state to supplement the new destiny, and the annals of Yu's life are here." ("Feng Youlan's Academic Essence Record·Kang Youwei's "Official Letter" Book") From three thousand years ago, "Although Zhou was an old state, its destiny was restored" The new thinking derived from the extension and development of one word represents the basic spirit of Chinese culture and is the source of thought that inspires the Chinese nation to continue to innovate and move forward.

At the press conference after the First Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress, Premier Wen Jiabao used this line to reveal the importance and importance of emancipating the mind in further promoting reform and innovation, and promoting economic construction and social development. necessity.