debater keiko
History prefers dramatic stories, but after the dust settles, only a handful of them are revealed to the world. The chaotic Warring States gave birth to hundreds of contending schools of thought, but after thousands of years of scouring, only Confucius, Mencius, Lao Zhuang, and both Confucianism and Taoism are remembered by the world. Those who once contended for a while were mostly submerged in Confucianism and Taoism. under the aura. Famous people are one of the many people who have been forgotten.
Huizi, named Hui Shi, was one of the representatives of famous scholars and a contemporary of Zhuangzi. Hui Shi was a well-known figure in the Warring States Period. He advocated unity and resistance against the Qin Dynasty, and was mainly active in Wei, Song and other countries. He is an excellent politician and has profound philosophical thoughts. However, Hui Shi's works have not been handed down, and later generations can only get a glimpse of a small part of his thoughts from the narrations of Zhuangzi and others. In the relevant records in the book "Zhuangzi", Hui Shi was often in a failed and devalued position during his interactions and debates with Zhuangzi.
There is a record of Huizi's visit to Liang in the chapter "Autumn Waters". It is said that when Huizi was the prime minister of Liang State, Zhuangzi ran to visit him. Some people said that Zhuangzi came to Liang to replace Huizi. This made Huizi panic and sent people to search the capital for three days and nights. After Zhuangzi saw Huizi, he ridiculed Huizi and said: "There is a bird in the south, and its name is the phoenix. Do you know it? The phoenix originates from the South China Sea and flies over the North Sea. It will not stop unless it is a parasol tree, it will not eat unless it is made of solid food, and it will not drink unless it is a spring of sweet wine." So the owl caught a rotten rat, and the phoenix passed over it, looking up at it and saying: "Scare!" Do you want to scare me with your Liang Kingdom?" Huizi was described as a narrow-minded villain who was obsessed with fame and fortune.
In fact, Hui Shi was not a bad person. Looking at various written records about Hui Shi, you will find a completely different Hui Shi.
As a politician who advocated cooperation to resist the Qin Dynasty, Huizi had a sharp mind and extraordinary eloquence. In 342 BC, the state of Wei was defeated by the state of Qi in Maling. Most of the 100,000 people in the Wei army were killed or injured. The prince was also killed in this war. When the news of the defeat came, the King of Wei was furious and immediately summoned Hui Shi, informing Hui Shi of his plan to "raise troops and attack" Qi. At this moment, the Wei army had just been defeated, with serious losses of troops and generals. The whole army was exhausted and had no power to defend, let alone fight anymore. Huizi understood this very well, tried his best to dissuade the King of Wei, and proposed a way to avenge Qi. He suggested that the king of Wei surrender to Qi, in order to anger the Chu State and use the Chu State to attack the war-weary Qi State. King Wei accepted Huizi's suggestion and successfully defeated Qi at the hands of Chu and Zhao. After that, Huizi also formulated laws for Wei, which were unanimously recognized by King Hui and the people of Wei.
The time in Wei was the most glorious time in Huizi's life. King Hui trusted him very much, allowing him to participate in important decisions in all aspects of Wei's politics, military, and diplomacy. According to the "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" records, every time Huizi traveled "he traveled by hundreds of people, and walked by hundreds of people; when he traveled by dozens of people, he traveled by dozens of people, and walked by dozens of people." In fact, it was not all smooth sailing for Huizi in Wei State. People often criticized him, but they were all pushed back by Huizi's clever arguments. There was a minister named Bai Gui of the King of Wei. He slandered Hui Shi in front of the King of Wei, saying that Hui Shi's "words" were like a big cauldron, which was used to "cook chicken". If too much water was added, it would be "bland and inedible." If it is missing, it will be "burnt and not cooked". It looks good but is actually "useless". In response to this, Huizi replied, "Otherwise, if the three armies are hungry and sit next to the cauldron, which is suitable for making a steamer, then this cauldron is not suitable." The implication is that his remarks are not limited to small uses but have great uses.
There is another incident that shows Kezi's eloquence. There is an incident in "Han Feizi·Shuo Lin Shang". Tian Si was chased by Zou Jun for deceiving Zou Jun. In panic, Tian Si asked Huizi for help. When Huizi saw Zou Jun, he said, "What would you do if someone came to see you with one eye open or one eye closed?" Zou Jun replied without hesitation, "I will definitely kill him." ." Huizi continued calmly: "Then the blind man's eyes are closed, why don't you kill him?" Zou Jun said: "Because the blind man can't help but close his eyes." Hui Shi said: "Tian Sidong He deceived the Marquis of Qi and deceived the King of Jing in the south. His deception is no more than a blind man with his eyes closed. What's the point of resenting him?" After Huizi's persuasion, Zou Jun finally let Tian Si go. .
Keiko is good at debating, but he is not a cunning person. He is actually a person with true temperament. It is said that one year, the prime minister of Wei died, and the king of Wei urgently summoned Hui Shi back to Daliang, the capital of Wei, to take over the position of prime minister. After receiving the edict, Hui Shi immediately set off and rushed to Daliang alone. He didn't want a big river to block his way, and Huishi was not good at water, but he was so worried about the affairs of Wei that he jumped into the river regardless of the danger. While Hui Shi was struggling in the water, a boatman came to rescue Hui Shi. The boatman was curious about why this man refused to wait for the boat despite not being able to swim. Huizi told him that he was going to Wei to be the prime minister immediately and would not have time to wait for the boat. When the boatman heard what he said, he felt funny. He looked at Hui Shi who was soaked with disdain and said mockingly: "Looking at you just falling into the water, you just screamed for help. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have died. Like How can a person like you, who doesn't even know how to swim on the water, be the prime minister? How ridiculous!" When Hui Shi heard this, he was very angry and retorted: "When it comes to riding a boat and swimming on the water, I am naturally not as good as you; but when it comes to saying When it comes to governing the country, you are just a puppy compared to me, how can Fu Shui be compared to governing the country?" These words left the boatman speechless.
In order to rush to Daliang as soon as possible to deal with the state affairs of Wei State, Huizi could do such a thing. It was really out of temperament, which made people feel very cute and respectable.
Another cute thing about Keiko is that she can think of her friends. Huizi had a friend named Tian Xu who was an official in the state of Wei and was favored by the king of Wei for a time. Huizi had been in politics for many years and understood the principles of being an official, so he warned Tian Xian that if he wanted to maintain his position beside King Wei for a long time, he must treat the people around King Wei well and prevent these people from making slanderous remarks in front of King Wei and destroying King Wei. Trust in Tian needs. Huizi said: "Today's poplars will grow when they are placed horizontally, when they are downturned, they will grow, and when they are broken, they will grow again. However, if ten people tree a poplar and one person pulls it out, no poplar will grow." With "ten people tree a poplar, it will grow again." The example of "Yang, one person pulls up the poplar" teaches Yi Tian the principles of life. Keiko's concept may be questionable, but his concern for his friends is worth touching.
In his later years, Huizi returned to the Song Dynasty and became friends with Zhuangzi. They were also close friends. After Huizi died, Zhuangzi was very sad and said to others: "Since the death of Master, I have nothing to pledge, and I have nothing to say to you!" "Throwing away the halo of Zhuangzi, history presents us with a Huizi with a distinctive personality. He may not be as carefree and open-minded as Zhuangzi, but he is definitely not a loser to Zhuangzi. Huizi is not necessarily a loser to Zhuangzi.
