Tang Taizong and Kong Yingda on "humility".
Kong Yingda, a scholar of Yi in the Tang Dynasty, was edicted to compile the "Zhou Yi Justice" (one of the "Five Classics of Justice"), which was deeply valued by Tang Taizong, let him be in charge of the education of a country, and entrusted the education of the prince to him, and appointed him as the right concubine of the prince, and together with the left concubine Yu Zhining, he was in charge of the prince Li Chengqian. During the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty for 23 years, the problems with Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other ministers in governing the government were recorded by the Tang Dynasty historian Wu Jing in "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries", which can be described as a treasure book for repairing Qi and governing the country. Regarding humility, Taizong and Kong Yingda have a classic dialogue, which is contained in the chapter "Zhenguan Political Leaders Volume 6 On Humility". Dishan is easy to see the world, to see the world, easy to learn, easy to use and easy to interpret, in order to feast on relatives and friends.
Full of losses, humble benefits. "The Qian hexagram is the only one of the 64 hexagrams that has all six hexagrams.
Regarding Qian, in the third year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong and Kong Yingda, a master of Yixue, had a classic dialogue, which was contained in the chapter "Zhenguan Political Leaders, Volume 6, On Humility".
Taizong asked Kong Yingda in the matter and said: "Analects" cloud: ".
To be able to ask is not to be able to, to ask more than few, if there is nothing, if there is nothing. "What do you mean?
Yingda said: The saint teaches and wants to be humble. Even though they have ability, they are not self-conscious, but those who are still unable seek to do things. Although he has many talents, he still thinks that he is sick, but he still seeks more benefits for those who are few. Although there is oneself, if there is nothing, although oneself is real, its tolerance is like nothing. Not only the king, but also the virtue of the emperor. The husband emperor contains gods inside, and the outside must be mysterious, making it unknowable. Therefore, "Yi" said, "To be healthy by Meng; to enlighten the people". If he is in the most respectful position, showing off his intelligence, and is a talented person, he will be decorated as a non-refusal, then he will be separated from each other, and the monarch and the minister will be obedient. Since ancient times, it has perished, and it is impossible not to do this.
Kong Yingda means that the people are only Bangben, Ben Gu Bangning, and the water can carry the boat or overturn the boat. This is what the ninth hexagram says: "The gentleman gets the public opinion, the people carry it, and the villain strips the house, and it will not be available in the end." Tell us that only by taking the hearts of the people as the heart and making a house thick, the people will hug you before and after, let you sit in a Mercedes-Benz BMW, lift a sedan chair for you, and let the scenery be unlimited.
Taizong said: "Yi" cloud: "Lao Qian, the gentleman has an end, auspicious." "As you say. Two hundred paragraphs of edicts.
What Taizong said is the truth expounded by the nine hexagrams. Master Confucius's explanation is: Lao Qian is a gentleman, and all the people are obedient. Tell us that the sea is inclusive, and humility will have an end, and tolerance will be great, so as to honor its position.
What Tang Taizong realized was the word "humble". In the words of ***, it is "humility makes people progress, and pride makes people backward". In the words of foreigner Hugo, it is "the widest in the world is the ocean, wider than the ocean is the sky, and wider than the sky is the human mind". In the words of "Shangshu", it is "full of losses, humble benefits". In the words of King Wen of Zhou, it is "humble, Heng, and a gentleman has an end". In the words of Lao Tzu, it is "not daring to be the first in the world" and "the rule of the sage, humble his heart, and his belly." Weak in their intellect and strong in their bones, they often make the people ignorant and desireless." In Li Kang's words, it is "the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; Walk above men, and all will not".
In the words of Confucius in his biography, it is "humble and light, humble and insurmountable, and the end of a gentleman." In his words in the biography, it is "a gentleman who works hard but does not cut down, has merit but not virtue, is so thick, and speaks to others with his merits." Virtue is strong, courtesy, humility, and respect.
Confucius regarded the humility hexagram as one of the "Nine Hexagrams of Cultivating Virtue", and the "Three Chens" in the biography: "Humility, the handle of virtue; Humility and courtesy; Humility and light. Of course, the most classic is the "Four Sentences of Humility Hexagram" that Confucius said in the Legend of the Hexagram of Humility, that is, "Heaven is profitable and humble, the earth is profitable and humble, ghosts and gods are harmful and blessed, and humanity is evil and humble." In other words, heaven, earth, people, ghosts and gods all fight against the proud and complacent, and protect the low-key and modest. In a word, walk modestly, the road leads, and the gentleman has a good death.
It is worth mentioning that the year of "Zhenguan" comes from the biography of Zhou Yi: "The good and the bad, the Zhen Sheng; The way of heaven and earth, the chastity of the viewer; The way of the sun and the moon, the chaste and the wise; The world moves, and the husband is also. "Zhenguan" is "to show people with righteousness", this is what Zhu Xi said: "Zhen, Zhengye; Look, show also. “
From this point of view, the rule of Zhenguan, the "easy" style prevails. No wonder Prime Minister Yu Shinan said: "If you don't read "Yi", you can't be a general." ”