"Industry is good at diligence, and play is barren; Everything I have done is thought and destruction. " From Han Yu's The Way to Learn
This means that learning is proficient because of diligence, but it can be abandoned in games and play. Things succeed because of repeated thinking, but they can be destroyed in the randomness without thinking.
Han Yu's Shuo Xue was written in Yuanhe eight years. Han Yu, 46, is a Ph.D. student studying Guo Zi in Chang 'an, teaching students and apprentices. The full text is called "Jin Xuejie" on the pretext that Mr. Wang advised students to study. Mr. Wang questioned them before answering them. It is actually a work of sighing and expressing anger.
This article is divided into three paragraphs. The first paragraph is Mr. Guo Zi's words of encouragement to students. The general idea is: Fang is a saint, a good minister, makes great efforts to govern, and pays attention to selecting and cultivating talents. Therefore, students only need to work hard in both "career" and "career", so they don't have to worry about not being hired, and they don't have to worry about the unfairness of the employing department. The teaching of "industry" and "behavior" in Xuejie is not a general statement, but it is indeed the main purpose of Han Yu's stand in the world.
The second paragraph is about students' doubts about the above teaching. The general idea is that Mr. Wang's "career" and "career" are very successful, but they have been bumpy, so what's the use of successful career? First of all, Mr. Wang is very diligent in his studies, and all scholars of the Six Classics are familiar with it. Narrative must remember its outline, and the articles discussed must study its deep meaning, day and night, tirelessly; Mr. Di Shuo criticized the Buddha and saved the day and made great contributions to Confucianism and Taoism. In addition, Mr. Wang has also studied the characters of the pre-Qin and Western Han Dynasties, and he has been proficient in writing ancient Chinese. Finally, Mr. Wang is bold, well-governed and knowledgeable, which can be described as success. What disciple here said is actually Han Yu's self-evaluation. This long speech by a student is actually Han Yu's attempt to spit out a "grievance" in his chest.
The third paragraph is Mr. Wang's answer to a stranger. Taking artisans and doctors as metaphors, it shows that the "prime minister's side" lies in being able to stick to one pattern and do what one can. It is said that Monk and Xun Kuang are saints, but they are not on earth. Then I was idle, and I had nothing to complain about. Finally, if you don't know enough, don't you think this is tantamount to asking the Prime Minister to use small materials? This is obviously not Han Yu's heartfelt words, but actually an irony of venting anger.