If they were in the Shengyuan Continent, Fang Yun would not hide it, but this is the Holy Burial Valley, full of dangers. If he said that he was focusing on "The Analects of Confucius" and using the Holy Word Art, those monsters would definitely be extra cautious.
Caution is the boat.
However, Yi Zhishi smiled and said, "Fang Zhenguo's aura is looming, sometimes condensed and sometimes dispersed. Standing on the emperor's spirit body, it is like being at the top. This must be the way of a saint, and he has made great progress in studying the Analects."
"Oh?" The group of great scholars were even more surprised.
Hidden means benevolence, revealed means righteousness, and the ambiguous state has the meaning of moderation; concentration is self-cultivation, and dispersion is the peace of others. By sometimes concentrating and sometimes dispersing, one can cultivate oneself and bring peace to others, which are the ultimate that great scholars can achieve at present.
The Analects is a book that records the words of Confucius and his disciples. Even though it is said that the Book of Changes is the best of all classics, in the eyes of many people, the Analects is the best of all Confucian classics, because it actually records the way to achieve the saintly way, which is far more valuable than other classics.
But what surprised everyone was that they didn't expect Fang Yun to directly study "The Analects of Confucius", which is very rare among the human race.
Generally speaking, one would first focus on a semi-saint classic, then a sub-saint classic, and finally trace back to the classics related to Confucius. Because it takes a very long time, basically only elderly scholars would focus on "The Analects of Confucius".
The Analects originated from Confucius, and the authentic version of this book has great power. It is very dangerous for young scholars to specialize in it directly.
Even Yi Zhishi, who was known as a master of Confucian classics, studied the classics in the order of the works of semi-sages, second-sages, and finally the works of Confucius.
Now, Fang Yun not only studied "The Analects of Confucius", but also made obvious achievements, which was affirmed by Yi Zhishi, which surprised many great scholars.
Zong Wenxiong looked at Fang Yun, carefully sensing Fang Yun's breath and strength, and felt more and more uncomfortable. It would have been fine if Fang Yun was good at poetry, he also showed extremely strong fighting ability. Now, even his level of classics was so high that it was almost impossible to find any weaknesses in him.
Xi Luan was overjoyed and said, "Fang Xusheng has concealed the truth so well! Before, Fang Xusheng's literary talent and martial arts were obvious to all. His only weakness was studying classics. Everyone thought that Fang Xusheng would achieve success in studying classics in 20 or 30 years. I didn't expect that he would achieve success now. This is really cause for celebration!"
Li Zhenggang at the side smiled and said, "In fact, I was worried when I found out that Fang Xusheng had entered the third realm. Now that Fang Xusheng has made great progress in studying the Analects, he is naturally not afraid of an unstable realm. Even if there are flaws, he can suppress them by reciting the Analects."
Yi Zhishi looked at Fang Yun deeply and said slowly: "Not only has Fang Xusheng made great achievements in studying the classics, he may have already begun to annotate the classics of a school, and may even have directly annotated the Analects of Confucius, and he has made great achievements."
"What?"
Everyone was shocked, even Xing Yaoman looked incredulous.
The original texts of the holy scriptures are explained as notes.
For example, Zuo Qiuming wrote annotations for the "Spring and Autumn Annals", and the book was called "Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals", or "Zuo Zhuan" for short.
A book that explains one school's annotations is called a commentary.
For example, books that explain "Zuo Zhuan" are called "Shu", such as "Chunqiu Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi".
Everyone thought that Fang Yun was only successful in studying the Analects and its related annotations and commentaries, and never thought that Fang Yun had already started writing. Even if he had started writing, they thought Fang Yun was at most writing a commentary. But according to Yi Zhishi's opinion, Fang Yun might have directly annotated the Analects.
The essence of annotating the Analects is to explain the words and deeds of Confucius, which is a unique way of speaking! It is to practice the Confucian way!
Not to mention those ordinary Confucian scholars, even the masters of Confucian classics throughout the ages, even the saints, would not dare to do this in their early twenties!
It’s not a question of ability or talent, but a lack of accumulation.
Whether it is the accumulation of knowledge, life experience, or vision, it all takes time to achieve step by step. Even King Wen of Zhou or Confucius could only become a saint after they had accumulated enough knowledge in their later years.
Why does Fang Yun do this
Zong Wenxiong's expression was stiff, and he said slowly: "In The Doctrine of the Mean, Zisi said there are three kinds of knowledge and three kinds of practice. The first kind of knowledge is 'knowing by nature', the second kind of knowledge is 'knowing by learning', and the last kind of knowledge is 'knowing by hardship'. The three kinds of practice are 'doing it with ease', 'doing it with profit', and 'doing it with reluctance'. Confucius himself said that he could not reach the realm of knowing by nature, and that he could only know by learning. It seems that Fang Xusheng was probably born with knowledge."
The group of great scholars didn't even know how to refute.
The Three Knowledges and Three Actions is one of the Confucian systems for evaluating people.
Being born knowing is the ideal state, a person who is born a saint and knows everything. However, such a person has never appeared. The reason why Confucius said this is the highest level is to motivate students and prevent them from being complacent.
"Knowing through learning" is how Confucius evaluated himself. He achieved success in learning and wisdom through active and unremitting efforts. Initiative is the core of "knowing through learning".
Finally, it is "knowing through hardship". When you encounter personal difficulties or discover your shortcomings, you have to learn, and finally you realize that this is the worst.
Among the three actions, to do it with peace of mind is to do it. The extended meaning is to follow your heart, do it on your own initiative and practice it without relying on external things.
To do something for profit means to do it because of external temptations such as fame and fortune. It is slightly worse than doing it for comfort, but it still involves active intention.
Doing things reluctantly means doing them only when you have to, almost under duress, with very little initiative.
However, "The Doctrine of the Mean" concludes that whether one knows something by nature, by learning, or by gaining knowledge through hardship, as long as one reaches the realm of "knowledge", they are essentially the same.
Whether you do it with ease, for profit, or reluctantly, as long as you do it, it is essentially the same.
In the Doctrine of the Mean, the three knowledges and three actions originally merely referred to learning, acquiring and practicing the "five ways" of ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers and friends, and the "three virtues" of wisdom, benevolence and courage, but it can be extended to mean learning everything, practicing everything, knowing everything and accomplishing everything.
The three kinds of knowledge originated from Confucius. Confucius originally said that one knows by nature, knows by learning and knows through difficulties. Learning through difficulties means learning when encountering difficulties. In Confucius' view, even if one cannot learn, as long as one has learned it, it is acceptable, and one is only slightly worse than him.
Zisi ended his speech after mentioning the three knowledges and three actions, while Confucius, after saying "learn when in difficulty", also said that if one "does not learn when in difficulty", then he is the lowest kind of person. This is a rare derogatory remark made by Confucius.
Confucius made distinctions between gentlemen and villains, great men and villains, scholars and common people, and he did so strictly based on "propriety" without any discrimination. However, when he spoke of those who were in trouble and did not learn, his tone was clearly full of personal emotion, criticizing such behavior.
The reason why the great scholars were silent was that after Zong Wenxiong said that Fang Yun was born with knowledge, they all felt like they were people who were stuck but not learning. The gap was really too big.
After a moment, Zong Wenxiong could not help but ask, "Fang Xusheng, what is the progress of your annotations? When will the book be completed?"
The other great scholars did not want Fang Yun to reveal his strength, but they were all looking forward to Fang Yun speaking it out.
"We are only one step away from the God-given mountains and seas." Fang Yun smiled and changed the subject.
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