Originally, I did not understand much about the "rule of the country by liturgy" often said by the ancients, and I could understand the "liturgy" and it was a normative system; but for "music", isn't it music, how to use it to govern the country? Until I read "Jizha Guan Zhou Le", I suddenly realized that this was so!
First, let's talk about who Ji Zha in this story is, and why he should be particularly recorded for viewing music. Ji Zha, also known as Gongzi Zha, is also known as Yanling Jizi, and is often called this in later generations. He was the nineteenth grandson of Wu Taibo and the fourth son of King Shoumeng of Wu, who was the founding monarch of the State of Wu and the brother of the grandfather of Ji Chang, the King of Zhouwen, who knew that his father intended to pass on the position of leader to the third brother, but was very embarrassed, so Taibo took the second brother with him to Wu and established the State of Wu here. Therefore, Wu Taibo's benevolence and filial piety have always been praised by Confucianism.
Ji Zha was a man of high moral character and a well-known politician, thinker, diplomat, and literary critic. Indifferent to the throne, before the death of King Shoumeng of Wu, the brother wanted to give way to Ji Zha and resigned; after the brothers unanimously implemented the way of brother and brother, to pass the position to him, after the death of the three brothers, he fled, or not from the throne. Another famous example of him was when he met a friend who liked his sword on an expedition, but the friend did not say it, and he saw it, because the mission required it, so he did not give it, and planned to give it to the other party when he returned. But when he returned, the other party was gone, but he still hung the sword on the other's grave. For in his heart, he had already promised the sword to the other party. Therefore, later generations used the metaphor of "hanging a sword" to refer to someone of high moral character.
He was also far-sighted, visited Qi, was friendly with Yan Bao, and advised him to avoid disasters with the government, and Yan Bao obeyed. Envoy Yu Zheng, admonishing the son to rule the country with courtesy. Suitable for wei, honoring Yu, Shi Loach and others, called Wei many gentlemen, the country has not been troubled. Shi Jin predicted that the Jin regime would fall into the hands of the Han, Zhao, and Wei families.
Outstanding talent, profound analysis of poetry, praised by the magi and doctors of various countries. His aesthetic views have an important influence on the aesthetics of future generations, especially Confucian aesthetic thought, so everywhere you go, you must watch it, one is to learn, and the other is to understand the customs of various countries. Therefore, when I arrived in the State of Lu this time, I asked to watch Zhou Le, because Lu was a fief of the Duke of Zhou, so the Lile of the State of Lu to Zhou was relatively well preserved.
The specific observation of which pleasures will not be repeated here, but you can check for yourself. But from this understand, the role of music. The ancients said, "Etiquette is temperance, and pleasure is harmony", and etiquette is used to constrain and differentiate, which is the norm; and music is the side that embodies harmony, consistency, and pleasure. Etiquette is formulated from the upper level of norms, influenced down; and music is the embodiment of folk customs, people's hearts, and the spiritual outlook of the people, so the ancient popular style is not only art collection, but more importantly, to understand the state of folk customs.
Therefore, from the music, we can know the ideological and spiritual outlook of the society and the people at that time; from these we can know the governance of the society; from the governance situation, we can see the level and ideological value of the managers. The sage's ability to see and know is evident. Whether it is the sage's liturgical observation and governance, or Ji Zha's view of the country, knowing its rise and fall, this profound insight and foresight wisdom makes people admire and admire, and also makes people feel the impulse to learn and achieve this wisdom. The wisdom of the ancients is great.
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