Balzac once said that novels are the secret history of a famous family.

Most of my friends who like reading novels will be like me, just like the children who will not miss Journey to the West every summer vacation, they will not miss a lot about our ancient civilization with a history of more than 5,000 years. I have read the ups and downs of hundreds of schools of thought more than once in the Spring and Autumn Period, discussed poetry, calligraphy and painting with literati and poets in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and shared my deep feelings with the Chinese people in the late Qing Dynasty. These are our favorites.

1

"Sages can see through the secrets and secrets of mortals, but mortals cannot see through the deeds of saints; there is a natural barrier between mortals and saints that can never be communicated. The sage does not bother to pay attention to the trivial matters of ordinary people who argue about too much and dislike too little, and it is difficult for ordinary people to live their lives in accordance with the wise words of the sage."

This is how Bai Jiaxuan in "White Deer Plain" distinguishes between saints and mortals.

2

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, held the earliest calligraphy class of the highest standard in Chinese history, under the guidance of Yu Shinan, with Ouyang Xun and Chu Suiliang as class teachers, but that was it. The super luxurious teaching lineup did not teach a single calligraphy master that we will be familiar with in later generations. At this time, someone may ask, didn’t Lu Jianzhi, a great calligrapher, study under Ouyang Xun? Yes, Lu Jianzhi studied under Ouyang Xun, but he was not in the calligraphy workshop. He was the orthodox senior brother, and he also had another identity, Yu Shinan's nephew. (I will talk about the orthodox inheritance of calligraphy separately in future writings, so I won’t introduce too much here)

3

“You want to eliminate people oppressing people and people exploiting people. System, this sounds very nice, but what should we do if some people are willing to be oppressed and exploited?"

This is a conversation between Mr. Zhu and Lu Zhaopeng.

4

The Korean movie "My Sassy Girl" was once popular in China. The savage girlfriend played by Jun Ji-hyun in the drama always said the words "You kid, you are looking for death." ", and our male protagonist Cha Tae-hyun always has a submissive look. No matter how you thunder and lightning, I will face it with a smile. I just like to be oppressed and exploited by you, as long as you are happy.

5

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Mr. Cao Xueqin, in order to highlight Wang Xifeng's personal image, once had a tragic character who only appeared in one or two episodes and received a box lunch. Jia Rui (false auspiciousness) was born in a side house. After meeting his sister-in-law Lian in the theater, his tragic life was doomed. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still chose to believe that in the winter, after being repeatedly teased and ruthlessly oppressed and exploited by Wang Xifeng's master and servant, he was exhausted by Wang Xifeng's phantom. Even at the moment of death, he did not When he wakes up, he is still willing to do some things.

6

Each of us is a mortal, just like the monks in the temple are mortals, so they can eat meat and vegetables, and Taoist priests can get married. . . . . . Once you understand this, there is nothing to complain about. Ma Rong cheated, Song Xiaobao took care of his mistress, and Zhao Benshan went abroad. Your leaders did less work and got more money. The rich became richer and the poor became poorer. . . . . . Just because we are all mortals and not saints.

Color is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color. Color is emptiness, emptiness is color, and the same is true for feelings, thoughts, and consciousness.