"The Master said: Review the old and learn the new..."
"It may be that Chen Fu over-interpreted the Analects and fell into paranoia."
"The true meaning of not learning etiquette and being unable to establish oneself is..."
"If you are polite, you will be safe, if you are not polite, you will be in danger. Proper etiquette is the basic spirit of culture. Be a good person before doing things. Only by treating others with etiquette can you convince others with reason. Etiquette is a virtue from ancient times to the present, with a long history..."
Kong Yingda explained slowly, as if he was afraid that Wei Shuyu wouldn't understand, so he tried to speak as tactfully as possible.
"The little old man talks nicely." Wei Shuyu replied with a smile.
"It's just a matter of fact." Kong Yingda said calmly.
“How could that sentence be taken too seriously?”
"It can be expressed simply and clearly, but people have to understand it themselves?" Wei Shuyu asked another question.
Hearing this, everyone in the field also showed doubts in their eyes.
Kong Yingda frowned, but still answered truthfully: "The words of the sage are concise and concise. How much you can understand depends entirely on yourself..."
"Just like this paper, in our eyes, it can be used for writing and painting, but in the eyes of farmers, it is not as good as a few grains of wheat..."
“You have different perspectives and different attitudes towards things.”
"The same goes for understanding the words of saints. If you don't have enough knowledge, you can only see superficial things."
As Kong Yingda spoke, everyone showed a look of astonishment.
There are not many opportunities to listen to the teachings of the great Confucians of the time.
In just a short moment, they felt like they were enlightened.
"As expected of a descendant of Confucius." Wei Shuyu sighed.
Even he couldn't find any words to refute Kong Yingda's remarks.
"Then does Chen Fu not have enough knowledge? Otherwise, how could he say such ridiculous words?" Wei Shuyu raised his eyebrows again and asked.
Kong Yingda's frown deepened this time.
There is no doubt about Chen Fu's Confucianism, otherwise he would not be valued by him.
It's just that Wei Shuyu bit him because he made a mistake.
"I just said that Chen Fu excessively misinterpreted the Analects of Confucius and fell into paranoia. His Confucian knowledge is still good." Kong Yingda insisted on his opinion and wanted to protect Chen Fu.
"Old man, you are wrong." Wei Shuyu was tired from standing and sat down on the table: "Even if I don't admire Confucianism, I still know that the core of Confucianism is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, courage, Sincerity, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, brotherhood..."
Kong Yingda's pupils shrank sharply, as if he understood something.
The slightly older cheeks kept changing, and finally turned into a long sigh: "I was wrong."
As the news of Kong Yingda's arrival spread, a large number of Confucian students gathered in the school.
After hearing what Kong Yingda said, they were immediately shocked!
Because this is the second time Kong Yingda admits his mistake!
"Kong Siye, why is this?" A Confucian scholar asked in confusion.
"Confucianism means: conducting government with virtue, self-denial and restoration of propriety, educating everyone without distinction, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, respecting the people and respecting the king..." Kong Yingda answered truthfully.
"Not bad!" Wei Shuyu snapped his fingers.
"Government should be based on virtue, and the people should be governed with morality. Chen Fu doesn't even know whether the people know etiquette, so how can he talk about government with virtue?"
"Restrain oneself, return to etiquette, and restrain one's speech. Chen Fu's remarks were inappropriate and completely contrary to this principle."
"Teaching without distinction, teaching in accordance with aptitude, these two are all about teaching others. Chen Fu didn't even understand it himself, how can he teach others?"
"The people are more important than the king. Chen Fu compared people who are illogical to animals. In his heart, the Analects of Confucius is already higher than the people!"
"I dare to ask you, don't just read the Analects of Confucius!"
"Even if Sage Kong comes face to face, how can he dare to say that he is above the people?"
"The most important role of Confucius in compiling the Analects is to educate the world!"
"But Chen Fu put the Analects above the world, which is completely contrary to the original intention of Confucius!"
"What if this isn't making me stupid while reading?"
Wei Shuyu talked eloquently.
His small body shocked these Confucian scholars who had studied Confucianism all their lives into silence.
After all, it was Chen Fu who was too poor and was caught by Wei Shuyu.
Immediately everyone looked at Chen Fu and wanted to kill him.
"Okay." Kong Yingda waved his hand: "I don't know people well."
Even he himself did not expect that this time he would be lectured by an eleven-year-old boy.
The most uncomfortable thing was that he was left speechless.
"Kong Siye..."
Chen Fu hugged Kong Yingda's thigh and burst into tears.
A dignified Confucian scholar who commits such an act in full view of the public will be unable to live in the Confucian world in the future.
"Chen Fu, if you know your mistakes and you can correct them, it's never too late to look back." Kong Yingda sighed: "If this matter ever comes to His Majesty, you will definitely die!"
He knew Li Shimin's character well, he was a people-oriented monarch.
This matter indirectly involves Wei Zheng...
Wei Zheng's purpose is that water can carry a boat and also capsize it. The same principle is to put the people first!
Not to mention Chen Fu, not even Kong Yingda can guarantee that he can withstand the two of them joining forces.
"I……"
Chen Fu's eyes showed unwillingness.
But for the sake of his own life, he still lowered his head.
After getting up, Chen Fu bowed to Wei Shuyu and said, "Mr. Wei, it's Xiaosheng's fault."
Wei Shuyu ignored it and instead looked at Kong Yingda.
"Old man, how are you? Do you still want me to salute now?"
Wei Shuyu held his head high, looking like he was winning a cockfight.
"Brat."
Kong Yingda took two steps forward and whispered in Wei Shuyu's ear: "Do you know why I'm here today?"
"It's none of my business!" Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes.
"Your father was worried that you would fail in the art of literature and martial arts, so he asked me to teach you the art of literature." Kong Yingda said with a bitter smile.
Shrimp?
Wei Shuyu looked at Kong Yingda stupidly.
After working on it for a long time, this little old man is a friendly army.
"Young man Wei Shuyu, I have met Kong Siye." Wei Shuyu coughed dryly and hurriedly saluted respectfully.
"Are you willing to give in now?" Kong Yingda cursed angrily.
"I have always been soft." Wei Shuyu turned to look at the middle-aged Confucian scholar: "If you don't believe me, ask your husband. Today I was slapped on the palm of my hand more than ten times by him, and I didn't dare to fart."
The middle-aged scholar's heart was pounding.
He saw Wei Shuyu's ferocity...
Chen Fu was ruined and his reputation was ruined, forcing Master Kong to admit his mistakes twice.
Who in the entire Tang Dynasty could do it?
And he not only punished Wei Shuyu, but also hit Wei Shuyu's palm...
Now it's just a swollen eye socket, how lucky that is.
"How do you plan to deal with Chen Fu?" Kong Yingda asked in a low voice.
"Uncle Kong just makes the decision." Wei Shuyu obeyed obediently.
He knew that Kong Yingda wanted to reduce big things to small things and make small things nothing.
If word of this comes out today, Chen Fu's death is a small matter, but it will have a huge blow to Confucianism.
Because of Chen Fu's misinterpretation, the saying "If you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand up" evolved into calling the people "animals".
Think about it differently?
Isn’t it like the Analects of Confucius scolding the people?
If he doesn't do it right, it may affect the status of his Confucian faction in the Tang Dynasty.
"Wei Zheng asked me to teach you, but you, a little naughty boy, do you still need my teaching?"
Kong Yingda laughed and cursed, then turned to look at Chen Fu...
"Our ancestors traveled around the world, preached moral concepts, and experienced the sufferings of the people, which led to today's Confucianism..."
"Chen Fu, maybe you have enough knowledge, but you don't have enough vision. First go to the people to hone your skills and feel what the people are, and then combine the knowledge you have learned to understand them one by one."
