Excerpt from Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义: 舌战群儒

Romance of Three Kingdoms (ZhugeLiang/KongMing)

严畯:孔明所言,皆强词夺理,不是正论,诸公不必与其计较。请问孔明先生,制何经典?

亮:我从不做那种寻章摘句,引经据典的学问,那是迂腐书呆子们的事情,与兴邦立业豪无关系。自古以来的大贤们,也末必冶什么经典?商汤的宰相伊尹,当初不过是个耕地的奴隶。兴周 的姜子牙曾作渭水之渔夫,至于后世张良、陈平等辈,皆有匡扶宇宙之才。也没听说他们冶什么经典呀!可如今书生们张口经典闭口古训,整日忙碌于笔砚之间,我 看这些人恐怕只会数黑论黄,舞文弄墨而已

程秉:听公之言口气甚大,末必真有实学。恐天下儒者所笑耳!

亮: 既然说起儒者,可知道儒者有君子小人之别么?君子之儒,忠君爱国,守公正斥缺恶,既能恩泽于当世,又可流芳于后世。而小人之儒则不同,专攻笔墨文章,只会 雕虫小技;可谓青春作赋,皓首穷经,笔下虽有千言,而胸中实无一策。试看扬雄,才华横溢,修辞作赋名盖一时。然而奸臣王莽篡权,他不顾廉耻,屈膝投降,最 后落得个跳楼自杀的下场!此等小人之儒,就是日赋万言,又有什么可取之处呢?亮知德枢兄乃汝南大儒,也拜读过兄长《周易摘抄》之大作。但愿兄长能做君子大 儒,忠君爱国。切莫仿效杨雄等小人之儒,留下千秋万代之骂名。

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One Response to Excerpt from Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义: 舌战群儒

  1. timlyg says:

    諸葛亮論兵:
    比如这用兵,这兵字,就大有学问。
    兵者有可见之兵,有不可见之兵。
    可见之兵者,荷戟执戈,肉身之士。
    不可见之兵,日月星辰,风云水火,山川之灵气,如此万物万象,均可为兵。

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