Some people say that the essence of Chinese studies can be summed up in just four words, that is: "pretending to be a grandson". This sounds quite joking. But if you think about it carefully, it's not completely unreasonable.
First of all, this is the origin. Laozi pretends to be grandson. In fact, the evolution of Laozi, Zhuangzi and grandson refers to the three people Laozi, Zhuangzi and Sunzi. It also refers to the three "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and "Sunzi". book. Everyone knows that Lao and Zhuang are representatives of the Taoist school, and Laozi is the founder of the Taoist school. It is rumored that Laozi is also the teacher of Confucius, and Confucius is respected as a teacher for all generations; as for Sun Tzu, he is also known as "the military master of all generations." , "the originator of Eastern military science", "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and "Sunzi" are also listed as classics of Chinese studies. Although they are not all of Chinese studies, they are extremely representative. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the essence of Chinese studies.
Secondly, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Sunzi were jokingly called Laozi, Zhuangzi and Sunzi, and then became "old grandsons", which is obviously the work of some boring people. It's just that the joking names are often not groundless. After thinking about it, I can always come up with some truth, although it may be wrong.
"Pretending to be a grandson" is a commonly used saying among the people, which refers to the face when flattering others. Most of them refer to the disgusting expressions and words when asking others to do something or when a subordinate is trying to flatter his superior. Pretending to be pitiful. Although it doesn’t sound good, it is a common phenomenon in social reality. In order to achieve some of their own goals, some people always look flattering and flattering, and some people sometimes "lower their eyebrows and bend their waists to serve the powerful" in order to take care of the overall situation. The difference is that some people just do it as a stopgap measure, while some people If you pretend, you can't change it. Some people pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, and some people pretend just to flatter others. No matter what the difference is, even if he is the kind of person who "pretends to be a grandson", he has also gained some benefits.
If we want to forcibly classify "old-fashioned grandson" into the essence of Chinese traditional culture, then it is necessary to change our understanding and understand it as a kind of tolerance and forbearance. Endure the calm for a while and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.
All in all, the essence of Chinese studies lies in Lao Zhuang and Sun Tzu. This is the correct answer and is beyond reproach. "Old people pretending to be Sun Tzu" can only be made a joke.