The atmosphere in the academy is very solemn. The influence of Mohist disciples here is also huge, no less than that of Confucian students.
Yang Sheng and Yang Zhu were sitting and discussing Taoism. Before they could speak, a Confucian scholar said loudly: "Luo Kingdom Academy is the place where all the scholars spread the truth. 'Universal love' and 'noble self' are like water and harmony." There is no room for reconciliation in a conflict like fire, so please ask these two wise men to clear up our doubts first."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Confucian scholars shouted loudly: "I would also like to invite two wise men to answer the questions of the people of the world."
Everyone had an excited expression on their faces, and they were clearly provoking trouble.
After Mo Zhai came to the academy, Confucians were beaten indiscriminately. Especially after Mo Zhai came out of seclusion, he created a group of non-Confucians who pointed at Confucians and beat the main figures of Confucianism.
It's useless to mess around in the Luo Kingdom Academy. It's really about using theory and words to make the other party speechless.
But this is not the most fatal thing. What really makes Confucians dissatisfied with Mohism is that Mohism is no less respected than Confucianism in the Luo Kingdom.
However, two or three years have surpassed the accumulation of Confucianism for hundreds of years, which has completely angered the leaders of Confucianism.
Luo State is the private land of Confucianism. It is the paradise of kings and the Confucian kingdom of heaven on earth. If it is conquered, it is no less important to Confucianism than the capital of the country.
Confucian scholars could allow themselves to lose to the Mohists among the Xia kingdoms, but only the Luo kingdom could not!
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't defeat that group of powerful and powerful Mohists, the Confucian scholar would even be ready to go straight to full martial arts.
The only thing that has slightly deflated the Mohist family in recent years is the sentence from the past, "The Luo family is not king."
There is a fundamental conflict between Taoism and Mohism, so Confucianism has always been causing trouble between Taoism and Mohism.
Now that Yang Zhu was born, Confucian disciples felt that they were about to succeed. As expected, someone from Taoism came up with a completely different theory from Mohism.
Although this theory is also contrary to Confucianism, it is not important. Putting Mohism down first is what Confucianism wants to do most now.
Luo Huaichen, dressed in a Mohist's attire, knelt down beside Yang Sheng and said, "I won't speak, and I will leave this debate to Yang Shengzi.
It is not easy for anyone who can establish a sect. Yang Shengzi should be careful. "
As a Mohist, he should have stood up, but Luo Huaichen himself had doubts about both universal love and non-aggression, so it was naturally impossible for him to participate in such a fundamental debate.
This was the first time Yang Zhu appeared in the academy, so naturally he wanted to talk about his theory first.
Having said this, we must say why so many people come to Luo Kingdom Academy to give lectures.
Because in the Luo Kingdom Academy, in addition to people from various schools, there are quite a lot of white bodies. It is equivalent to the Luo Kingdom selecting a group of people with better talents and innocent backgrounds to sit in the academy. If they can conquer these people, they can conquer them instantly. You can make a name for yourself, and you can even choose someone for your own mantle.
Yang Zhu's theory is very provocative, especially rebirth, but the point of honoring oneself did not cause the turmoil as expected, because this is Zhaocheng, the center of the Luo Kingdom, where universal love is truly the most popular. of.
Yang Sheng listened to Yang Zhu's story and began to think about the Mohist dialectics in his mind, looking for shortcomings in Yang Zhu's theory.
When Yang Zhu stopped, Yang Sheng asked directly: "Yang Zi, you said that you should cherish yourself and be reborn, and you called on everyone to cherish their own lives and protect their own interests.
Benefit the world without plucking a hair!
A few years ago, the Hu people invaded the Yan State, and 200,000 people in the northern border of the Yan State suffered. In the end, it was the combined efforts of all parts of the Yan State that could drive out the Hu invaders.
If everyone values themselves and is reborn, how can the 200,000 people in the north survive between heaven and earth?
If the people in the north want to respect themselves and be reborn, perhaps the best way is to move south and leave their hometown, so that they don't have to face the barbarians' swords.
If the people in the north do not leave the land and the people in the south of Jicheng of Yan State value themselves, then the people in the north will not be able to save their lives.
Could it be that their death was in vain?
Or do you want to promote self-respect and rebirth to barbarians?
Barbarians and Di are violent and cannot accept the way of saints. "
This sharp question made the Mohist's eyes light up. If Yang Zhu disassembled people into individuals, he would inevitably face a problem. How to fight against organized barbarians without an organization!
If you want everyone to value their lives and everyone to value themselves, then you will have to face the fierce forces of the world alone, because facing barbarians may lead to death.
If you, the people of Yan State, are in danger, what does it have to do with the people of Qi State and Luo State?
I want to respect myself and be reborn. I don’t covet your benefits, but you can handle your dangers yourself!
Do you want to help people you don't know?
Yang Sheng felt that he had understood the principle of universal love from Yang Zhu's theory. He trembled with excitement and said: "In the past, when Duke Huan of Qi was dominating the world, he used Qi's troops to help Yan.
If it is based on your theory of valuing yourself, this must be wrong.
However, during the war between the Xia and Xia, the Yan State resisted the Hu people in the north, allowing the Qi State to conquer the country without being invaded by the Hu people. This has to be said to be the credit of the Yan State's survival in the past.
The Qi people helped the Yan people and finally allowed the Qi people to survive.
This shows that only by loving the world and helping everyone, can we save one person with the power of the world, and finally save ourselves when we are in danger!
Universal love means respecting oneself, and universal love means rebirth! "
Luo Huaichen sat next to Yang Sheng and looked at him in surprise. He really didn't expect that Yang Sheng would deduce such a set of logic and directly dig out the roots of Yang Zhu's theory. This is too impressive.
Listening to Yang Sheng's question, Confucian felt his scalp numb. With this weird logic, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. This was how Confucian felt when facing Mohism before, and now it was Taoist Yang Zhu's turn.
Yang Zhu also frowned deeply. When the theories of various schools of thought were born, they were all intended to solve the internal affairs of the various kingdoms of Xia. However, whether it was Laozi or Confucius, after they entered the storage room, their vision changed. The scope will inevitably expand.
The same was true for Mozi. The biggest difference was that the classics began to contain a lot of discussion about the relationship between Xia and Yi. This is why Yang Sheng directly attacked Yang Zhu from Yi and Di.
Yang Zhu thought for a while and said: "Mozi's universal love is harmful to the body and benefiting others. Mozi went to Wu to stop the attack on Chu. If he died directly in Wu, everything would be over. So universal love is not about rebirth, but Yang." Katsuko, you are wrong.”
Yang Zhu was trying to refute the Mohists, while Yang Sheng had already fallen into his own logic and started thinking at the same time, but neither of them saw that the Confucian scholar next to him was already too excited.
There is nothing wrong with Yang Sheng’s theory, but Mohism’s universal love cannot work, but Confucian differential love can also achieve the effect of unifying the world!
The Confucian scholars recalled that the ancient sage kings and the overlords of the current world were all nine-in-one princes, who unified the world. They also recalled the distinction between Xia and Yi, and they vaguely seemed to have found some kind of unified theoretical basis.
Yang Zhu thought of another weakness in Yang Sheng's words, "Yang Shengzi said that Qi State assisted Yan State, and finally Yan State helped Qi State and was able to survive.
But if Qi State directly annexes Yan State, the people guarding Qi State will become Qi people. Facing the more powerful Qi State, maybe the Hu people will not dare to go south at all?
So isn’t the non-aggression preached by the Mohists harmful to people? "
Yang Sheng's attack on Yang Zhu's Guiji and Rebirth would harm others. Yang Zhu immediately counterattacked, saying that Jian Ai would harm himself, but not attacking would harm others.
Without giving in, seizing the opponent's core theory and criticizing it harshly is what academic debate is.
After listening to Yang Zhu's theory, the Confucian scholars became less confused, and the path to conquering the world seemed to be right in front of them.
Yang Zhu and Yang Sheng continued to debate, but both sides kept giving examples around the fundamentals, but they were unable to break the other side's camp.
Instead, the eyes of the Confucian scholar became brighter and brighter, and finally the two of them stopped the debate.
There is a clear distinction between black and white. Since you cannot refute the other party in theory, then you can defeat the other party in reality.
Luo Palace.
The debate process between the two sides was naturally presented to Luo Guogong. Luo Qing looked at Yang Zhu's theory and sighed: "There are really more and more intelligent people in the world.
Taoism, Confucianism, and Mohism are all prominent learning in the world. Now there is Yang Zhu's knowledge, which comes from Tao but is different.
Mohism originated from Confucianism and was most opposed to Confucianism. Yang Zhuzhiyan refuted Mohism. If the people of the world really "valued themselves" and were "reborn" to the extent of his ideals, there would be no country or monarch.
Yang Sheng is right. If the Xia were stateless, how could they resist the Yi and Di?
Does Yang Zhu still want to preach to Yi Di? "
Yang Zhu's theory could not cure Luo Qing. Luo had never been so disapproving of a person's theory. Even the Mohist's "universal love", Luo believed that it could be reformed.
However, Yang Zhu's theory is too refined and does not even have room for transformation. In today's world, it will inevitably go to extremes.
In a place of chaos, Ji Zhao's figure floated up and down. There was no light, no sun, no moon, no flowers, grass or trees. A dark consciousness spread towards Luo Chang's mind while he was sleeping.
"!"
Luo Chang's expression suddenly became serious, he frowned and thought for a while, and said to Luo Qing: "Qing'er, now we are starting to select tribesmen and prepare to compile a canon called "Zhuzi", which will compile all the people since Laozi and Confucius. All the classics are included to inform future generations."
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Among the countless debates in the Luo Kingdom Academy for hundreds of years, the contribution of the "Mo Yang Debate" can still be ranked in the top ten.
Both sides of this debate, Yang Sheng and Yang Zhu, did not achieve complete victory, so neither was fully included in "Mozi" or "Yangzi".
However, in Confucian classics, there is a special book on this debate, of course with a critical narrative, based on which Confucianism proposed the theory of one king and the world, which is one of the foundations of its prosperity. ——"New Interpretation of Confucianism"
This chapter is my own interpretation, so I didn’t let Mozi appear. There seems to be a double monthly pass at the end of December, so you can save it.
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