Confucius praised King Wen for his self-improvement spirit and virtues

Today, Master Tan will be giving a lecture. All of you who have come to listen, are you willing to learn? We are willing to learn. Are you willing to be a gentleman? We are willing to be a gentleman. Good. Please follow me into the altar. Greetings, Master. Everyone, since you have entered the altar, you are free to learn. Learn to be a gentleman. Today, we will start with Yi. Thank you, Master. It is said that after Confucius passed away, he returned to Luoyang. He taught in Xintan. He had 3,000 disciples. Confucius wrote 6 sutras as his teaching material. Among them, Yi became one of his most important books. Master, why do you want to learn Yi first? I also want to know why you like to learn Yi. I have studied Yi for 50 years. I can say that I have learned it for a long time. Who are you? I am a scholar from 2,000 years ago. My name is Sa Beining. The Yi that you have studied is called Yi Jing in the later generations. According to your interpretation of Yi Jing, the disciples and followers of Confucius kept improving. They combined the wisdom of hundreds of families and compiled it into Yi Zhuan. Yi Jing and Yi Zhuan are called Zhou Yi in the later generations. It is the origin of China. What have you learned? In Tianxingjian, a gentleman never gives up. This is in line with my understanding of money. What else have you learned? In Dishikun, a gentleman has a great virtue. This is also in line with my understanding of Kun. But the book Zhou Yi is too difficult to read. I hope you can explain it to us. Sa Beining, please sit down. Thank you, sir. Please sit down. The fortune of the heaven is changing all the time. It changes day and night. It changes year after year. There is no right or wrong. A gentleman should follow the way of heaven and never give up. In Dishikun and Dishishun, a gentleman should follow the way of Kun and never give up. These two sentences contain the truth of the Great Way. To read Yi is to understand the truth of the Great Way. It is said that it was written by King Wen. Why did you bring us to the mountain? I came here to find you. Why are you in the mountain? Because I can't treat you well. So I can only live in the mountains. This is a loss for the country. My father always said that we should support the virtuous. So that the virtuous people can no longer live in the mountains. Yes. It is my wish to live in the mountains. We have a lot of good things today. Let's go to my house for a drink later. OK. Who is the virtuous man who lives in the mountains? Hongyao or Taiyan? The virtuous man. We are hunters. We only hunt birds and beasts. May I ask who you are? This is my father, Uncle Xi. Uncle Xi is defeated by us. Get up. Uncle Xi. I am Hongyao. I am Taiyan. They are Hongyao and Taiyan. I heard that when you hunt birds, you can always look at the bright side. You don't have to be afraid of the law of heaven. When you hunt beasts, you don't have to be afraid of death. Fu Xi checked the sky and the earth. He told the world that there is a law of heaven in the mountains. There are birds and beasts in the mountains. There are fish in the ponds. This is a treasure bestowed by heaven to mankind. It is the law of heaven to use it well. If you love birds and beasts, you love yourself. This is the law of heaven. It is also the duty of man. It is this kind of duty that is invaluable. The virtue of a gentleman is to cherish everything. The virtue of a gentleman is to know the beginning of everything, and the end of everything. The virtue of King Shangtang is to hunt birds and beasts. It is a great cause. Our state should use the virtue of a gentleman. I ask the two gentlemen to go out of the mountains and come to the state together. I, Tai Dian, I, Hongyao, are willing to assist West Marquis. In the later generations, King Wen was benevolent and respectful. He respected the elders and cared for the young. He treated the capable people with courtesy. Sometimes, in order to receive a gentleman, he couldn't even feed him. Greetings, Mr. Nangong Kuo. You are benevolent and respectful. In the early years, you were a general. Your comrade died in the battlefield. After he died, he lost his life. The virtue of a gentleman is to know the beginning of everything. The virtue of a gentleman is to know the end of everything. I wonder if you are willing to go to the state together with me. We ask you to go to the state together. King Wen was benevolent and respectful. Hongyao, Tai Dian, Nangong Kuo, and Shan Yisheng are all benevolent and respectful. They are willing to go to the state together with King Wen. In my whole life, I have been honest. I am willing to assist West Marquis. King Zhou of Wen looked forward to the world. He had no regrets. Later, in the Wei and Sui dynasties, King Wen really asked for a general who could win the heart of the state. You have been waiting for a long time. I dare not disturb you. You are fishing a hook. Why is the hook three feet away from the water? It is a common practice to catch fish in the water. I am willing to assist West Marquis. Those who obey my order will be hooked. I am that fish. No. You are a sailor. King Zhou of Wen asked for a sailor in the water. We have heard this story since we were young. There is another saying in the later generations. It is called Jiang Taigong fishing. Those who are willing will be hooked. This is a good saying. West Marquis, please teach us how to govern the new state. I used to serve the King of Shang. But the King of Shang was ungrateful. In today's world, if you want to benefit the world and benefit the people, you must have a great talent to replace the King of Shang. West Marquis, do you dare to replace the King of Shang? I am here to ask you to replace the King of Shang for the benefit of the people of Zhou. The sailors in the world live in Zhou. The people in the world want Zhou to replace the King of Shang. If all the nobles choose West Marquis as their sailor, how can the King of Shang not know that you don't want to replace the King of Shang? One day, the King of Shang will harm you. If that's the case, what will happen to me? In the past, when the storm came, the people of Xuanyuan couldn't make troops. When the storm came, the people of Huiyun asked for help. Now, the people of Huaxia are safe. Instead of being anxious, we should act for the good of the people. West Marquis, if you want to do good, you should act for the good of the people. Why do you think this is the way of the people? The way of the people is to respect the heaven and love the people. You are a great sage. Respecting the heaven and loving the people is the same as breaking the heaven's rules. All the descendants of our family should respect the heaven and love the people. Respecting the heaven and loving the people. This is the way of the people. In the past, the people were able to develop their reputation. The people were able to cultivate their civilization. If we remember these four words, we will be able to go back to where we came from and go back to where we came from. Our ancestors, please accept our respect. Our ancestors, please accept our respect. Our ancestors, please accept our respect.