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1. The Big and Small Cycle Theory

Climbing Bose Island in the north and looking back at Qin East Gate.

Whose corpse creates a skill and carves this source of Tianchi?

The cave swallows hundreds of valleys, and the flow is boundless.

In a daze, you can see the roots of heaven and earth.

I vomited in the middle of the sun, and Fusang was as good as if it could be smeared.

Super far away Penglai Peak, imagine the Golden Platform to save.

Emperor Qin once passed by this and climbed to Ji Feifeng.

The flags are raised and the gods meet, and the sun is running all over the mountains.

How come Xu Fu is? I envy the disciples' empty words.

Only the foot of the stone bridge is seen, and the traces of the tide for thousands of years are seen.

——————————————Dugu, Tang Dynasty and "Watching the Sea"

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At this moment, Gao Yue was afraid that they would become enemies, so he even argued about the topic of sex and love, so he ended up here.

Han Yu is still powerful. In fact, later monks were not afraid of the Confucian scholars with deep theoretical level in the Song Dynasty, because although they were also banned from Buddhism, they were always entangled in the debate between Confucianism and Buddhism morality. To put it bluntly, it was the Ferret between two different ideas. Who was afraid of literati scolding? But monks were afraid of Han Yu, and even if Han Yu died early, they were afraid: only Han Yu really grasped the pain of Buddhism, that is, "forbidden to breed and nurture". To put it bluntly, Buddhism avoided the world, not only did not contribute to society, but also relied on the support of believers and possessed wealth and population, which was a huge burden to the country's economy. Once the ruler sacrificed Han Yu's theory, it was the rhythm of sharpening the sword of Buddhism.

Gao Yue smoothed out that Buddhist temples would also pay taxes in the future, and monks would also rely on themselves to support themselves. Isn’t the purpose of opening up mountains, forests and wastelands in southern Zen Buddhism?

As a result, the atmosphere eased. The three of them were tired of walking and sat in a pavilion on the hillside. The servants who accompanied them quenched their thirst.

Gao Yue drank two sips of tea and said to Han. Liu: "In fact, Tuizhi's view on sex and feelings is unique. Who has no affection?" Then he said something shocking to the two, "If the emperor sends an imperial envoy to summon Bendao to abandon Huainan and go to the court to pay homage, Bendao will never go - because Bendao offended the emperor a little bit, Bendao is afraid of death and loves his family. Since he can't let go of this love, Bendao cannot act calmly with virtue."

Han Yu was silent. He did not expect Gao Yue to use his "nature theory" to say this publicly.

But then Gao Yue made an open and honest statement: "Wang Qiqi, the Caishi Army, the Bailiang Vessel of the Danyang Army, and Li Shangrong of the Yisheng Army, were willing to lead our Wuyi Army across the river to capture Li Qi."

"Is it because of the love of the people?" Han Yu answered first.

"No, just like my Dao, they also have eyes and ears in the capital. They knew that the Holy Lord wanted to use Li Qi to seize the military power of the three of them and transfer them to Chang'an. They were the generals of the Guard who had no real power. In order to occupy Jiangdong for a long time, they openly surrendered to my Dao."

After hearing this, it was Han Yu's turn to be speechless.

Now, he was really not happy.

There is often a simple answer behind complex questions. On the contrary, behind simple directions is often complex entanglement of interests.

But Duke Wei’s question to Han Yu did not seem to end.

Gao Yue suddenly asked Han Yu, how do you view the politics of the three generations of Yao, Shun and Yu.

Han Yu was even more shocked. He didn't know what the purpose of Gao Yue asked about this, because the abdication system of Yao, Shun and Yu had always been a topic that Confucianism praised, but the imperial power was very taboo.

Liu Zongyuan didn't speak at all, as if he was waiting for Han Yu's answer.

"Yao was born in Shun, and Shun was born in Yu again, which was the hope that the country could obtain great sages. As for why Yu had to pass on the throne to his own son Qi... In fact, it was not because of Yu's selfishness, but in the era of Yu, it was not equivalent to his own great sages, so it could only be passed on to his son and inherited the past, with the purpose of seeking stability... Therefore, Yao and Shun "benefit the people and have great benefits" and Yu "because the people and have deep concerns." Han Yu explained hard.

Gao Yue continued to drink a sip of tea, without any intention of letting Han Yu stop.

Although the spring cold is still there, Han Yu has already had hot sweat, and his thinking is aroused, and he continues to say: "Although Xia Qi is not virtuous, he can still abide by the law, so that the world will stabilize. The great sages of Yao, Shun and Yu appeared one after another, which is the beauty of the three generations of times and the basis of abdication; later generations can be met with hardships. The next great sage often appears with great evils. In the next four hundred years, the great evils of Jie appeared, and Tang happened to appear, and the great sages of Tang appeared, and the great sages of Zhou appeared, and Zhou Wen, Zhou Wu and Zhou Gong appeared. It shows that the ups and downs of the world have long been determined in God, so instead of fighting in an era without great sages, it is better to inherit the hereditary and wait for the appearance of the great sages."

"In the view of retreating, the interval between the appearance of great evil and great sages and great saints should be four hundred years, or three hundred years?"

"Yes, after Qin, according to the observation of the servant, there seemed to be an acceleration phenomenon." Han Yu also knew how to accelerate.

"But I remember that before I bowed, I wrote about the Xingyuan Revolution."

"Revolution does not mean changing dynasties. Revolution does not mean changing the Taoist tradition. Although the world can change, the way of heaven will not change." Han Yu defended.

"That means that you think history is a cycle of recovery."

"Yes, the big cycle is three hundred or four hundred years, while the small cycle is one Jiazi, which is poor for sixty years. Since the rebellion of peace and history, the town has been in vain and the military has been incessant. Now it has been a full 43 years. Therefore, the world is peaceful, which should be the inevitable outcome in more than ten years (1)." Han Yu is very confident about this.

He believed that according to his small cycle theory, Gao Yue would reunify and pacify China in this world.

But he also did not think that the Tang Dynasty had exhausted its energy, because according to his theory of the Great Circulation, our Tang Dynasty had a fortune of at least a hundred years. Then he waited for a great evil to appear and destroyed the country, and then waited for a great sage to appear, clean up the rivers and mountains, and the cycle started a new three hundred years.

"Since Bengzhi believes that history is a cycle, what does a perfect era look like in your mind?"

Han Yu was obviously excited. He said: "The perfect era is an era in which everyone follows the Taoist tradition. What does Taoist tradition rely on? It depends on knowledge and common sense. As the saying goes, all kinds of things in life are the most virtuous; life has common sense, men and women have their own ethics, cold clothes and hungry food, and they work hard on spinning and achievements."

"When it's cold, let the woman wear clothes; when it's hungry, let the man work hard to eat. In addition to food and clothing, he pursues the knowledge of books and follows the Tao in everything. Watching the kings pass on each generation, when it comes to a fixed number, naturally, great evil and great saints will appear, and the next cycle will begin..." Gao Yue murmured to himself, stood up, and retelling Han Yu's "ideal country" template.

Then he looked at the turbulent Yangtze River, turned his back to Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan, and whispered: "However, when great evil appears, so many people will die and destroy so much wealth. Why can't great sages and great saints avoid it... Is this also a cycle of destiny? Is this also a fixed number that people will inevitably suffer? What's more... This day is not unchanging. After it changes, if we still wait for the so-called cycle and believe in the so-called destiny of destiny, we don't know that in the changing world, some causes of failure have long been planted by us!"

Now, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan were both stunned, but they also felt keenly that Gao Yue was narrating something extraordinary. Maybe they had never heard of it, but now that they heard it, they didn't know what impact it would have on them themselves and even in this world.
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