"Zhu Xi's Yu Lei"
"Zhu Xi's Yu Lei" is a collection of quotations from Zhu Xi's questions and answers with his disciples. In the fourth year of Jingding in the Song Dynasty (1263), Li Jingde organized the works into categories and published them in 140 volumes of "The Complete Collection of Zhu Xi's Yu Lei" in the sixth year of Xianchun (1270), which is now the current version of "Zhu Xi's Yu Lei".
"Eternity is like a long night" is generally believed to come from "Zhu Xi Yu Lei" written by Zhu Xi. There is a saying in Volume 93 of "Zhu Xi Yu Lei": "If heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity will be like a long night." "If heaven had not created Confucius, eternity would have been as long as night." It means: If heaven had not created a great figure like Confucius, then eternity would have been as dim as a long night. But God created us again, and then the light will be restored and radiant throughout eternity.
Introduction
"Zhu Xi Yu Lei" is a voluminous volume, covering a wide range of contents, about more than 2 million words. There are 14,295 quotations in the book, from the origin of heaven and earth to the beginning of time. It touches on various aspects such as natural phenomena, productive labor, material civilization, social relations, daily life, ideology, etiquette and customs, etc. It can be regarded as a record of Zhu Xi and his disciples' lectures and questions, and it more systematically reflects the history of a generation. The evolution of Neo-Confucianism master Zhu Xi's thoughts and the social life conditions of the Southern Song Dynasty at that time provide rich supporting data for research in philosophy, literature, art, linguistics, philology, lexicography and Zhu Xi studies. They not only reflect the material aspects of The development and evolution of Chinese vocabulary in ancient and modern times also reflects the value orientation of the integration of refined and popular culture from a spiritual level.
As a record of Zhu Xi's lectures, "Zhu Xi's Yu Lei" is not only a gem in the study of Zhu Xi's thoughts, but also a treasure house for the study of the language of the Song Dynasty. Zhu Xi's "Zhu Xi Yu Lei" can also be used to explore The value orientation of the integration of classical and elegant words with popular vernacular used by Hemen disciples in class discussions reveals the development trend of the ancient and modern evolution of the Chinese vocabulary system, as well as the integration and complementarity of elegance and popular culture between elite culture and civilian culture in social communication, from classical to modern forms. The law of alternation between old and new. Therefore, making full use of the rich information provided by this document has important academic value in the compilation and research of ancient books, the study of Chinese history, the compilation and revision of Chinese dictionaries, the study of Neo-Confucianism, the study of Zhu Xi, the study of Song history, and the study of thought and culture.