This article belongs to my Zhou Dynasty prose series, and the author is Zong Yao.
What was Confucianism in the pre-Qin period?
Pre-Qin Confucianism refers to the disciple of Zongbo or Zongbo Guo Zi. Zongbo is the pre-Qin Confucianism, also known as the ancient ceremony.
Ancient Confucian scholars were different from later Confucian scholars. Simply put, it means "putting etiquette first outside and self-denial as Xiu De inside". There is an image metaphor: loyalty and righteousness are regarded as armor, propriety and righteousness as dry oars, and Dai Ren is righteous and willing to die.
Disciples of Zongbo can't pursue fame and gain, but must strictly abide by the principles of self-cultivation, such as "erudition, seclusion and non-prostitution". Those "Confucian businessmen" who are businessmen outside Confucianism are not Confucian scholars, but big entrepreneurs, not the same kind of people.
What is an alchemist?
The alchemists before the Qin Dynasty were all ancient Confucians, not those who studied divination and numerology.
"Fang" means that the country and the party are in power, the province cares about the people, and the province cares about everything. This all means running the country through education and law.
An alchemist refers to a Confucian who can govern the country.
What is a warlock?
Shu and Fang are synonyms, both of which mean country. For example, the explanation in Shuo Wen Jie Zi Zhu is "Zhong Yi Dao Ye". City, the country also. An extension of technology. "
Warlock is a person who has the skill of governing the country, generally referring to sages and Confucianism or alchemists in the pre-Qin period.
Scholars after Han and Confucianism mistakenly thought that alchemists and warlocks were "warlocks", which caused some ambiguities, so that later generations completely misunderstood the meaning of "pit warlock" recorded in Historical Records.
Please read it carefully and distinguish it carefully.