Chapter 2 second quarter

Now I will continue to talk about it last time.About half a month after arriving in the capital of the Song Kingdom, a dozen of us went to the northern countryside, which was five days away, to dig water canals.It was a very remote village with many willow trees and a layer of white sand on the ground.Our job is to dig three canals to divert water from the tributaries of Jishui to irrigate the farmland.The sand content of the soil in this area is very high, so it is suitable for planting willows, and the trees are everywhere.The canal was dug in half a month, and I stayed with two other young people about my age to help with spring sowing for a while.

After finishing the work, I plan to return to the capital of Song Kingdom tomorrow.This evening, we walked back from the field with ease.When we came to the entrance of the village, a person from the village introduced us to a new job. He said that a dozen or so people with status had come from the state of Wei via the state of Cao. They had already entered the village today, and they would go to the state of Chen via the state of Song. Their chores along the way.We felt that this was neither tiring work nor dangerous, so we agreed without saying a word. We followed them along the path of Baishapu to the largest farmer in the village.This is where these visitors from afar stay.

Before entering the large courtyard of the farmer, I heard that this group of people went for a walk on the hill not far from here. We stood on the path and looked at them.In the south of the village, there are several large and small hills, the whole hill is covered with sand, not even a tree grows, but there are sparse willow trees dotted between the hills, which is a quiet and peaceful scene. There were a few people walking at the foot of the big hill closest to the front. A slender man walked slowly in front, and five or six people followed him like a follower, also walking slowly. They stopped from time to time to talk about something. , and then move on.

We waited for them to come back outside the door. It seemed that there was an invisible force that prevented us from rushing into their rooms.At this moment, one of them spotted us and came towards us. He came to us without saying hello, and pointed to the farmer where we were staying, asking us to bring our luggage here at noon tomorrow.After speaking, he turned and went back to the hill.He is very young, neatly dressed, speaks concisely, and his demeanor and demeanor are quite different from those of the locals. I think everyone already knows that these travelers are none other than Confucius and his disciples.This is the first time I saw Confucius, although it was far away.It was forty-seven years ago.The person who came to us was Zigong, the youngest in their party. He was twenty-nine years old at the time, four years older than me.

These days, I often recall the scene of seeing Confucius from afar at dusk in early summer, and I always want to know what Confucius said to his disciples such as Zilu, Yan Hui, Zigong, etc., but no one can tell now. I.Yan Hui, Zilu, and Confucius have all passed away long ago. If anyone is still alive, it is Zigong. Maybe he can tell me. Unfortunately, I live in this cold village deep in the mountains, and there is very little news of Zigong. It's no use talking about the past now.You may ask: You can understand everything you want to know back then, why didn’t you ask clearly? I am ashamed to say that after living in the mountains for 20 years, I realized that the hill where Confucius walked was called Kuiqiu. It was exactly 100 years before Confucius was born (651 BC). Zheng, Wei and other princes from various countries who were fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains at that time gathered in this Kuiqiu and concluded a covenant not to change the Yellow River dam.This is the knowledge I got from a friend who is familiar with the history of Qi.

Of course, Confucius was not ignorant of this historical fact. It was precisely to tell his disciples about this history that he chose to stay in the countryside at the foot of Kuiqiu and went for a walk at the foot of Kuiqiu. Gon what they all said. As far as I know, at the time when the covenant was concluded, animals were sacrificed and the traditional blood-drinking ceremony was held, but the Kuiqiu meeting did not have such a solemn and solemn act, and only enshrined a covenant on the bound animals. What did Confucius say about this covenant? ——I say this because I still want to know the content of his conversation very much.

Confucius was very disapproving of Duke Huan of Qi, who was called the first overlord of the Central Plains, but he was nothing more than that. However, he still expressed his admiration frankly for Duke Huan of Qi who presided over the conclusion of the covenant that did not use the Yellow River as a weapon.Before the signing of the treaty, the torrential Yellow River water must have been used in countless wars, each time destroying farmland and destroying villages, causing tens of thousands of innocent people to be destroyed and displaced. Confucius left the state of Lu at the age of fifty-five, and spent fourteen years in exile, lobbying other countries.Not to mention that I saw him in Kuiqiu in the fifth year of his exile, and that he lived in Weiguo for about half of the fourteen years. Does the defending country of water come to abide by, that is, to supervise the fulfillment of the covenant of not changing the water course of the Yellow River?Of course, this is entirely my speculation, you should not take it seriously.

I don't know what kind of ruler Qi Huan was, and I don't know what Confucius said about Qi Huan, but here, I want to pay tribute to Qi Huan at the Kuiqiu meeting.During the 200 years since the Kuiqiu Treaty was signed, times have changed, but the covenant has been strictly observed, and the water of the Yellow River has never been used in war.Although wars continue and there is no peace in the country, there are still things that can be trusted in the world. Confucius and his party stayed in the village for two nights, and set off for Song State on the third day.They prepared five carriages, one for Confucius, two for the others who came from Weiguo, and two for luggage.Most of the dozen or so people in the group were from the state of Wei. They planned to send Confucius to the capital of the state of Song before returning to the state of Wei.

Wherever Confucius went, he was greeted and seen off, and accommodation was properly arranged for them in advance in the homes of famous local people. However, except for Confucius and his two or three main disciples, everyone else had to arrange their own board and lodging. The three of us who were temporarily hired followed them on the road during the day. Once we arrived at the village where we planned to stay overnight, we immediately went to the neighboring villages to collect food and fuel. Along the way, it can be said that there was no chance to see Confucius up close, nor did I hear his conversation directly.We heard that Confucius was not an ordinary person, but a special person, but we don't know what is so special about him. We only know that he seems to be a high official and a famous scholar in the state of Lu.Not only Confucius, but also the real situation of other people are ignorant.

However, in the past few days, we actually lived with this group of mysterious people, and had some transactional conversations with several of them.Zi Gong was the one who talked the most. During the five-day journey to the capital of the Song Dynasty, once, I saw with my own eyes what kind of special person Confucius was.It was the evening before we arrived at the capital of the Song Dynasty, and there was a sudden thunderstorm. We couldn't get to the place in front of us, so we had to take shelter from the rain in a farmer's empty house at the foot of the mountain.This is a dilapidated house, except for the roof and the earthen room, the rest are ruins.

Whenever a huge thunder rolls by and lightning cuts through the sky, the vast wilderness slightly sloping forward emerges from the night, and a big river—perhaps a tributary of Jishui—is in front of you, and on the other side of the river is another Vast, densely forested wilderness. Every time the electric fire flickered, a puff of smoke rose from the dense forest on the other side of the river, like a black pillar.Lightning, black pillars, lightning, black pillars... There are countless black pillars standing upright.It's like casting a curtain over the dense forest, flickering under the light of lightning. There must have been an earth-shattering disaster on the other side of the river. My partners and I took shelter from the rain in the hut where firewood was piled up next to the main house. Because the rain leaked badly, we ran to the main house where other people took shelter from the rain.It is said that it is the main house, but it has been dilapidated and damaged, but the earthen room is very large, and the rain cannot pour in.When I ran to the main room, I witnessed an extraordinary scene. I saw Confucius sitting in the main room, and Zilu, Zigong, Yan Hui, and a few followers from Weiguo were also sitting behind him.Lightning clearly reflected their figures.I stood on the edge of the earthen room and stared blankly at the strange expressions of this group of people. On this night of thunder and lightning, for the first time in my life, I knew that there were a group of people in this world that were completely unexpected to me. Showers, do not fear to avoid, do not flinch and run, but to meet the storm with awe.If I ever fell in love with this group of strangers on this trip, it started here. If I hadn't witnessed what happened that night, maybe I would have left Confucius in Song State or Chen State.The visions I saw that night were so intense, so incredible, and therefore extremely fresh.I am not good at expressing, but it can be said that there was an impulse welling up from the bottom of my heart at that time.I think that there are indeed groups of human beings that I have never even thought about in the world. Their words and deeds are unexpectedly strange. From this, I can understand that even in this troubled world——this world where people live without knowing why, there are still people. There are things that make people think. In the evening of the next day, Confucius and his party arrived at the capital of Song State, but for some unknown reason, they temporarily changed their original accommodation arrangement here. They didn't even enter the city, and hurried from the suburbs to Chen State.It wasn't until late at night that I arrived at a small mountain village for the night. In the morning, the people who followed from the state of Wei looked flustered. After sending Confucius away in the village, they returned to their homeland by the Yellow River, and they planned to send Confucius to the driver of the five carriages in the capital of the state of Chen. He also changed his mind halfway and left.In this way, only Zilu, Yanhui, and Zigong were left to follow Confucius, as well as the three of us who were temporarily hired, and suddenly became deserted. We can't guess what happened, but we can vaguely feel that Confucius and his party must try their best to pass through Song State as far as possible.Only then did I realize that not all countries welcomed Confucius. A month later, when Confucius settled down in Chen Guodu, I heard the whole story of the Song Dynasty incident from Zigong.It turned out that Huan Kui, an influential man in the Song State, was trying to harm Confucius, but was found out by the followers of the Wei State. Confucius and his party had to avoid the capital of the Song State in a hurry, subdued the Song State, and rushed to the State of Chen. I also heard from Zi Gong that when Confucius heard that Huan Kui was responsible for this incident, he said: "I am born with virtue, so what should I do!" Heaven gave me the mission to bring order out of chaos and the ability to rule the world. , What can a person like Huan Ji do to me!I like Confucius very much.Of course, the first time I heard it from Zi Gong, I didn't understand what it meant, but after serving Confucius, I realized the heart of Confucius contained in it.How well said this sentence!This is what Confucius said.Only Confucius could have said such a thing! Confucius said a lot during the journey, because I accompanied him along the way, for me, this sentence of Confucius' words, which I heard for the first time, has a special meaning. Oh, you also know the saying "born with virtue"? !And it has been included in the collection of Confucius' remarks!What a delight.However, how did you collect these words of Confucius?Incredible.You are amazing. Back to the original topic.Besides, after Wei Guo's entourage left, the cold and scattered Confucius and his party hired two more carriages in the local area, one for Confucius, and the other for carrying luggage and sundries, and continued to Chen Guo.Zilu, Yanhui, and Zigong followed Confucius' carriage, and the three of us temporarily hired followed the luggage cart.From Song Guoguo to Chen Guoguo, it usually only takes a few days at most, but this time it took three times as long. Not long ago, when I was long-distance trafficking with merchants from the Song Kingdom, I went from the Chen Kingdom to the Song Kingdom. However, in less than two months, this area has changed beyond recognition.Roads and bridges are destroyed everywhere, many villages are deserted, and groups of soldiers will be encountered unexpectedly, and it is unknown which country they belong to. That is to say, the vast and densely forested plain between the Song State and the Chen State, where the nameless river and its tributaries flowed from time to time, is already a sad and tragic scene after a group of soldiers and robbers.However, perhaps because I was in the special atmosphere formed by the group of people centered on Confucius, although I walked a lot of wrong ways in this area, I didn't feel tired at all.Starting early every morning, the plains are filled with fog.As we walked forward, villages, locust trees, tung trees, ponds, and rivers gradually emerged from the thick fog. During lunch and breaks on the way, the three of us usually sat around a little away from Confucius. At this time, someone would always call us over. In this way, we sometimes sat with Confucius and felt very happy.I say happy here, and it is very happy indeed.Even though we feel difficult to understand the topics they talked about, we also have a pleasant feeling, which is what makes Confucius and his party different. Gradually, I learned not only about Confucius, but also the characters of Zilu, Yanhui, Zigong and their attitude towards Confucius.Sometimes Confucius asked us for our opinions on the issues they discussed. At this time, he always treated us as his own disciples, which made us very grateful, and even thought that it would be okay for someone who treated us so favorably to go through fire and water. no excuses. At dusk, when the moon was shining, Zi Gong went to the nearby villages to find a place to stay. Because I was somewhat familiar with the villages in this area, he usually took me there. After the lodging was found, we three temporary workers built a fire and cooked in the front yard, and sometimes women from the village also came to help.At this time, I don’t know where I heard it, but everyone in the village knew that this group of people was not to be slow, so they got together after dinner and sang local folk songs to Confucius. After living like this for more than half a month, we temporary employees felt that we had become students of Confucius, and even hoped that Confucius would just accept us as disciples.It is the uniqueness of Confucius and his party that makes us have this idea.At that time Confucius was supposed to be sixty years old, Zilu was fifty-one years old, Yan Hui was thirty years old, Zigong was twenty-nine years old, and I was twenty-five years old. Although they were different in age, they didn't care about each other. This is another unique feature of Confucius and his party. Teacher-student relationship. After more than ten days of trekking, Confucius entered the capital of the state of Chen, and went to the southeast suburbs of the city to find a well-known virtuous doctor and was received by him.A few days later, after the travel fatigue subsided, among our three temporary employees, two young people from Song State returned to Song State. I am a survivor of Cai State and have no country to return to. Continue to do odd jobs beside Confucius.From then on, he served around until his death. If you ask how the relationship between me and Confucius’ teachers and students started, the above is just a brief answer. Later, Confucius lived in the state of Chen for three years. When Wu and Chu fought for the state of Chen, Confucius took refuge in the state of Chu.He lived in Weiguo for four years.In the eleventh year of Duke Ai of Lu, he was invited back to the State of Lu.Confucius traveled abroad for fourteen years. After returning to China in his later years, he began his career as an educator in the capital. Confucius and his party consisted of Confucius, Zilu, Yanhui, Zigong and myself.As a diner in Chen State, he has always been carefully taken care of by a virtuous doctor who lives in the "Sicheng" and is in charge of all affairs of the city gate. He has a gentle and honest personality and enjoys a high reputation in Chen State. We were arranged next to his mansion in houses separated by low earthen walls. There was a pond nearby. Every autumn, migratory birds flew here. Generally speaking, the three years of living in a foreign country were pretty good. It can be considered that the four seasons are leisurely and relaxed. Confucius' residence is quite impressive, with a courtyard surrounded by several rooms for gatherings, lectures for 20 or 30 people can be held at any time, and there are also cooks and servants. Needless to say, Zilu, Yanhui, and Zigong; I also went to work in Confucius’ residence every morning and spent most of the day there.For some reason, many people came to discuss and ask for advice on various matters such as sacrifices, weather, farming, and even spells every day. Most of them were men, and there were also some women. Zilu, Yanhui, and Zigong received them separately, but they still couldn't answer all the questions satisfactorily, so they had to ask Confucius for advice, and then communicated and explained Confucius' answers to the questioners in an easy-to-understand manner. I cleaned the courtyard and trimmed the flowers and trees in Confucius' mansion. I took on all the work inside and out by myself. Whenever I had free time, I would listen to Confucius' sermons or watch how Zilu and others worked. I have never lived a life like this before. fulfilling days. What surprised me the most was that Confucius had profound knowledge and profound attainments in real life. Sometimes he would personally go among the questioners to guide farming and explain sacrifices in detail, with an extremely patient and sincere attitude.He has said that he is capable of many things.He is indeed proficient in all kinds of chores. After living in Chen Guo for half a year, Confucius began to be invited to the palace two or three times a month, sometimes to talk with Chen Mingong, and sometimes to give speeches to officials.As for what to say, it is beyond my knowledge. After dinner every day, we all gathered around Confucius and talked freely.At first there were only Zilu, Yanhui, Zigong and me, and later some young officials from Chen State also joined in, but the friendly and pleasant atmosphere was still maintained.As long as I sit there, I feel very comfortable and excited. I really want to stay like this and never leave. During this conversation, Zilu once asked Confucius how to deal with ghosts and gods, that is, how to deal with the spirits of the dead.Confucius said, if you can't serve the living well, how can you serve the spirits of the dead?So Zilu asked again, what is death?Confucius replied: "If you don't know life, how can you know death?" For several nights, everyone got together to discuss this issue, expressed their thoughts on Confucius' views, expounded their own views on life and death, and then commented on each other and expressed their attitudes.Whenever this kind of gathering is over, when we leave the Confucius Mansion and return to our respective residences, the night sky looks so beautiful that I even feel like I am immersed in a dream.Sometimes Zilu, Yanhui, Zigong, and I stayed in the room alone. At this time, the elder Zilu naturally presided over the discussion. "Why did Confucius choose this small country, Chen Guo, as his place of residence? How long does he plan to live here?" Zilu raised such a headache.Seeing no one answered, he said again: "Confucius originally wanted to save this small country bullied by Chu and Wu, and he thought it could be saved, so he went straight to Chen Guolai after leaving Wei State. However, after living for half a year, he felt that he was about to Saving this country is nothing short of whimsical. This old tribal country is sandwiched between Chu and Wu, and one day it will be wiped out by one of them. I am afraid that no one can do anything about it. What matters is that we can come in now, but we can’t get out. Although this country is in danger of being destroyed at any time, it cannot be left alone, let alone being taken care of by others. Therefore, Confucius is very distressed now and does not know what to do." Zilu talked about it with relish, and it seemed that he was happy to imagine the situation when Confucius was in a dilemma.There is a big age difference between me and this disciple of Confucius, and it is rare to say a few words, but from the sidelines, this is where Zilu is upright, optimistic and open-minded.At times like this, I can always hear Zi Gong and Yan Hui defending their teachers who are in a dilemma. Zi Gong said: "I see it this way. Confucius entered Chen because he wanted to communicate with the big southern state of Chu through Chen. He believed that the only way to save this chaotic society was to rely on the power of a strong country. "Confucius originally wanted to rely on Jin, a powerful country in the north, so he planned to cross the Yellow River last year, but at the Jin of the Yellow River, he heard the news of a coup d'état in Jin, so he had to abandon the plan to cross the river. It is well known. Confucius said, 'beautiful water, Huge, Qiu Zhi is not good for this, life is also for the husband!' Indeed, Confucius could not help the Yellow River, it was the destiny of God. At that time, Confucius thought that the only country that could replace the Jin State was the Chu State, so he entered the Chen State under the umbrella of the Chu State .Now Confucius in Chen State is just waiting for the opportunity to meet King Chu Zhao. This is why he stayed in Chen State.” As soon as Zigong finished speaking, Zilu imitated Confucius' tone and asked Yan Hui, who bowed his head and said nothing, "Hui Ye, what do you think?" Yan Hui raised his head slowly, his eyes seemed to be staring into the distance, and he said slowly: "I'm afraid I won't leave here for a while, maybe I will stay for several years." He lowered his head for a moment of thought, then raised his head again: "I think Confucius likes this country very much. Compared with Wei, Qi, or even his own hometown, Lu, maybe he likes this little Chen country more." "If this is the case, what places did Confucius like in Chen State? It's hard to say. In my opinion, the songs sung by the people in this country are mostly promiscuous, and they like witchcraft. This is a unique custom here. But although in this way.……" Yan Hui paused, thought for a moment, and then said: "It seems that Confucius still likes this small country very much. Recently, I have been thinking almost every day, what does Confucius like in Chen country? I haven't fully entered Confucius' heart yet, so I think about it, and I don't know why." Yan Hui nodded slightly towards Zilu, indicating that he had finished speaking.This is the first time I heard Yan Hui speak such a long speech.This taciturn young disciple who combines the love of his teacher is indeed a talented person with unique insights. As I said before, we were able to live safely in a foreign country thanks to a famous and virtuous doctor in Chen Guo at that time.During my stay in Chen Guo, sometimes even I received clothes and money from the state, all of which were taken care of by Dr. Xian with good intentions. Today I'm here to bring up the past, but unfortunately I can't remember the name of this virtuous doctor.It is really unreasonable to be cared for by others, but not to remember his name.At that time, we all called him "Sicheng" or "Doctor", but I don't think anyone called him by his first name yet.I have never met him, only bowed to him two or three times from a distance, so it is natural to call him "Sicheng" and "Doctor". However, since he is also my benefactor, at least his name should be remembered. I neglected it due to my carelessness. If Zi Gong and Yan Hui knew, they would definitely blame me again. A few years ago, by the way, about ten years ago, someone introduced me to an official of the State of Lu who traveled between Chen and Cai, and I asked him to inquire about this benefactor's name, political achievements, and his life in his later years.Later, he came back from Chen State and said that this honest and honest man in power in Chen State had passed away. No record, unable to find.This is exactly what Spring and Autumn is for Spring and Autumn, and troubled times are for troubled times.A country does not want to perish. Chu died in the seventeenth year of Duke Ai of Lu (478 BC), which was the end of Confucius' three-year sojourn life and ten years after leaving Chen.Time flies, and it has been more than thirty years since the country of Chen fell. The posthumous posthumous title is something that happened before the country fell, that is to say, after we left the country of Chen, our benefactor lived for a few more years, and the country of Chen was not yet destroyed when he died.Thinking about it now, even if he lived a few more years, he might not be able to reverse the fate of subjugation. In this sense, he died at the right time.It was such a doctor who didn't even leave his name, experience, and political achievements. He still doesn't know how to call him, so let's call him "Sicheng Sadako". Sadako Sicheng will introduce these, and now I will talk about two or three things about living in Chen Guo from my memory. In the first year when I came to Chen Guo, I always felt restless and anxious all day long.After the new year, that is, the fourth year of Duke Ai of Lu and the eleventh year of Duke Chen Min. From the perspective of me, a survivor of the Cai Kingdom, it is the 28th year of Cai Zhaohou.I think that even if the capital of the country has been moved to the prefecture, half of the people have become survivors, and the prosperity of the past along the Rushui River has disappeared, but the country has not yet perished, and Zhaohou should still be in charge of state affairs in the prefecture. After spring, the summer sun suddenly became intense and hot.On this day, I went to work in the Confucius mansion as usual, and saw a note on the door, asking me to go to Confucius' room immediately.I don't know why Confucius summoned me, so I rushed to his room in three steps at a time.Confucius said to me: "It's not good news to hear about Cai Guo—— "I heard that in February this year, Marquis Zhao was shot and killed by a doctor in Zhoulai, and the doctor was killed on the spot. Now Prince Shuo is the successor, called Chenghou." Confucius said these few words.He probably thought that since I am from Cai, I should know everything that happened in Cai, so he told me about it. I immediately withdrew from the Confucius room. After all, I was from the state of Cai. When I heard that the king of Cai was murdered by his subordinates, I always felt bad.Cai Guo's move to the state was not just a change of territory, but an unfortunate incident, which caused the division of the country, countless survivors, and the death of his son Si.As I said before, Zhaohou should be fully responsible for all this, which led to the tragic ending that he was finally killed by his subordinates.However, I am afraid this is also a kind of retribution. It’s just that it’s not easy for son Shuo to inherit the Zhaohou throne in troubled times. As a survivor of the Cai Kingdom, I sincerely hope that he can successfully overcome the difficulties and rebuild the country.To be honest, now my concern for Cai Guo is nothing more than that. One month after the Zhaohou incident, another rumor, or rather news, spread in the streets and alleys. This rumor has something to do with me. It is said that the state of Chu is building a town in a remote area recently, and it is preparing to house the survivors of the state of Cai who have not moved to the state. It was the officials of Chen State who told me this rumor at first, and later, some merchants who went to carry the letter also brought the same news, and I felt a burst of emotion in my heart.Because I already had a premonition, it was to avoid such dangerous wind and waves that I escaped from the palace market in Xincai. However, when the merchants who told me about this incident knew that I was a survivor of the Cai Kingdom, they all advised me to immigrate as soon as possible.They said that although the city of Chu was under the rule of the Chu people, the survivors of the Cai Kingdom who live there now are very free, full of a bright atmosphere and vitality that other towns do not have, and they are busy creating a new life. Work. Contrary to these businessmen, Zilu, Yanhui, Zigong and other disciples of Confucius reacted extremely coldly to this matter. No one cared about and never discussed whether or not Neihan wanted to build new towns.Thinking about it, maybe it is understandable, these three people never seem to care about their hometown, which can only show that they have completely forgotten their hometown, and now they are going to study seriously with the teacher in another place. Life. Fortunately or unfortunately, I myself am not interested in what kind of town the city is.Although I have only been a student of Confucius for a year, recently I have gradually gained a place under the influence of the unique atmosphere of Confucius, which is not influenced by anyone. Now I have no intention of leaving Confucius. Besides, once I leave, there will be no other A more desirable lifestyle. In this sense, during the journey from the village of Kuiqiu to the state of Song, the thunderstorm that night exposed Confucius and his disciples to lightning and fire changed my whole life. Naturally, after I entered the state of Chen, as a student of Confucius, I also imitated my teacher and sat upright to face the strong wind, thunder, and heavy rain. Once, I asked Yan Hui what kind of spirit should be used to deal with "Xunlei Gaefeng". "Confucius didn't explain any problems, but let me think on my own. So my opinion on 'Xunlei Gaefeng' is completely my own, and the conclusions drawn from my own thinking may also be wrong." After Yan Hui made such a "statement", he said: "It is most reasonable and reasonable to think that high winds, thunder, and heavy rain are the wrath of God. Since it is the wrath of God, people must be humble to deal with it, so I always sit in awe, listen patiently to the wrath of God with an open mind, and wait It's the appeasement of the wrath." I think Yan Hui's explanation is correct.Henceforth, throughout the long years, I have adopted this attitude towards the storm.I imagined Confucius sitting there, and I accompanied him, putting my little self in the roar of nature, waiting for the violent wrath of heaven, waiting for the rage to subside, waiting for the cleansing of the soul , The coming of the holy hour.