After returning to his house, Ziyou was very quiet for the next few days and did not go to court. It was not that Ziyou was afraid, but that he wanted to go back to Xiaoshengxian Manor to read the Three-Character Classic, the Thousand-Character Classic and the Disciple After the "Gui" spread, Baijia became green again. Why couldn't they understand the thoughts of this kid Ziyou? If this continues, Confucianism can really be said to have disciples all over the world.
The Confucians applauded, and one by one began to spread the reputation of Ziyou. They had also read the Three Enlightenment Books, which were indeed the best enlightenment classics. The principles contained in them were easy to understand and very important. They were the best books for children. Similarly, they also felt that if these readings spread throughout the seven countries, it would be neither Confucianism nor Mohism. The Mohists would not be worthy of being nominated together with their Confucians. They Confucians also dare to say, I am the first of a hundred schools of thought.
After all, the Confucianism involved in the three enlightenment works is not deep, but is the shallowest and most common. Such children will not delay in being absorbed into other sects and become disciples after learning it. Baijia looked at this enlightenment book and felt in his heart They are also very confused. This thing is very good, but the vague shadow of Confucianism makes them very disgusted, especially the Mohists, but they can't bear that it is really useful, and they acquiesce in the spread of enlightenment readings.
As for why Ziyou returned to Xiaoshengxianzhuang, on the one hand, it was because of Xunzi's saying that in the beginning of man's nature, nature is inherently good, which caused turmoil within Confucianism. The controversy over nature has revived under the instigation of thoughtful people. In order to stabilize Confucianism , Ziyou must go back, and the other thing is to discuss opening a restaurant in the name of Confucianism. Now the restaurant in Xianyang has begun construction.
After packing his luggage and bidding farewell to Ying Zheng, Ziyou left Xianyang with Xue Nu, Yan Fei and Yan Lingji and went straight to Little Saint Xian Manor.
It was already half a month after Ziyou returned to Little Saint Xian Manor. Yan Lu led many disciples to welcome Zi You. Looking at the open door of Little Saint Xian Manor, Zi You had a smile on his face. You must know that he was the first It was the first time that Ziyou walked through the gate of Xiaoshengxian Manor. In more than ten years in Xiaoshengxian Manor, Ziyou had never walked through it once.
Moreover, there were disciples who danced the Eight Yi Dance for him. The news that he was granted the title of Marquis also reached Xiaoshengxian Manor, so there were 6636 people dancing for him. Looking at this dance, Ziyou did not see Fu Nian’s The figure looked a little disappointed.
"Senior brother, long time no see." Yan Lu said to Zi Xing.
"Long time no see." Zi Xingli said.
"Come with me, senior brother, the head of the family, the heads of each family, and the senior uncles are all waiting for senior brother in the meeting pavilion." Yan Lu said.
Zi You nodded and said to Xue Nu, "Take them to Xinyuan to wait for me. Jing Salad and Xiao Yan'er should both be there."
"Sister and Yan'er are in Xinyuan. Because of Confucian affairs these days, my uncle gave Yan'er a day off," Yan Lu said.
"Okay." Snow Girl said.
Xue Nu, Yan Fei and Yan Lingji jumped out of the car. Mo Ya drove the carriage and parked it at the place where the cars were parked. The disciples who came to greet Zi You looked at the three beautiful beauties and their eyes were straight. But then all of them lowered their heads with shame on their faces. Gentlemen are lustful but not lewd. They are passionate but not polite. Their reaction just now violated the etiquette and law.
Ziyou looked at these disciples, feeling satisfied in his heart. A group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenagers who were in their prime of puberty could wake up in time and seemed to be doing well in self-cultivation. Yan Lu looked at these disciples helplessly and waved to them. Leave.
After the disciples left, Yan Lu took Zi You to the Conference Pavilion. On the way, Yan Lu was talking to Zi You about the impact of the Three Enlightenment Works on Confucianism.
"Senior brother, these three works can be said to be the work of the ages. As the saying goes, human beings are inherently good at the beginning. I originally thought that my uncle would say that you are apostate and apostate. But my uncle was not angry. Instead, he laughed heartily and said that you are really good. I inherited his theory of evil nature, and it was also because of this spread that some people in Confucianism started to argue about the nature of nature again," Yan Lu said.
"It's not just for fame and fortune. I want to hear who supports the theory of evil nature and who supports the theory of good nature." Ziyou said calmly.
"People of the Uncle Master's lineage support the theory of evil nature. Yan's Confucianism, Meng's Confucianism and most Confucians support the theory of good nature. Only the Gongyang family supports part of the theory of evil nature and part of them supports the theory of good nature, because They had three internal debates on this matter, but no one could do anything to win over the other? Now there is a vague tendency for Gongyang Ru to be divided." Yan Lu said.
Ziyou's eyes narrowed and he continued to ask, "Who else besides Gong Yangru?"
"There is not much else, and it is rare that the leader of Zhantai Confucianism also participated in this meeting. Not only him, but all Confucian schools and schools came this time." Yan Lu said, what to say Who is truly an alternative among Confucians is probably Zhan Tai Confucian in the South. The South here refers to the Confucian disciples in Chu. Confucianism in Chu is different from Confucianism in other places because Confucius personally spread it.
"The Book of Songs does not record Chu Feng, and Confucius did not enter Chu, but they came to Xiaoshengxian Village?" Ziyou said with squinted eyes. Although Southern Confucianism is also a part of Confucianism, their relationship with Confucianism is not good.
The Confucianism of Chu State was spread by Zhan Tai Mieming, one of the seventy-two sages, because Confucius looked down on Zhan Tai Mieming at first because it was related to the Central Plains’ discrimination against Chu culture. Chu was the first country to break away from the Zhou royal family and establish itself as king. Country, when Confucius was born, Chu State had been an independent king for more than a hundred years, and the etiquette advocated by Confucianism at that time was under the rule of the Zhou royal family. In addition, Chu State was considered a barbarian land at that time, and the customs were still in the It was in the barbaric stage, so Confucius particularly looked down on the Chu State at the beginning.
Later, Zhan Tai Mieming went to the Chu region to spread Confucianism and recruited more than 300 disciples. With the support of more than 300 people and some people within Confucianism, Confucianism was able to gradually gain a firm foothold and develop in the cultural confrontation between Wu and Chu. It had a great influence on the current state of Chu, but because of what happened before, the descendants of Zhantai Mieming were unwilling to play with other Confucians, and others looked down on these people, and there was great regional discrimination.
But now Zhan Tairu actually comes to attend the meeting of Xiaoshengxian Manor, which is rare.
Yan Lu took Ziyou to the Council Pavilion. All the families in the Council Pavilion had already arrived. He didn't have the slightest intention to participate. Ziyou saluted Xunzi and the various families and said
"Teacher! Fellow seniors!"
Xunzi opened his eyes, nodded to Ziyou, and said
"I've already told you the reason why I came back this time."
"Junior Brother Yan Lu has told me that it is my fault that Confucianism has experienced another turmoil because of me," Ziyou said.
"Now that you know, tell them your opinions and true thoughts, and let them understand what is good and evil in nature?" Xunzi said and closed his eyes again.
Seeing that Xunzi was unwilling to pay attention to their various families, it was helpless. There was no way that they were not qualified to talk to Xunzi. Xunzi pointed at their noses and scolded them, but he could only nod and smile and said, "Well done, I will change it." In Xunzi's opinion, everyone is a cheap Confucian, and there is no difference, including his own lineage. Maybe those who were directly transmitted from him are not counted, but how many of his direct disciples are serious Confucian disciples? Mao Heng and Fu Qiubo are considered half, but these two people were often scolded by Xunzi and used as negative teaching materials, especially Mao Heng.
Everyone looked at Ziyou, who also glanced at the others. When he saw the leader of Zhan Tairu in the south, he paused. The leader of Zhan Tairu was called Zhan Taiqi. He was about forty years old and the head of various families. Zhong Ye can be considered young and middle-aged. After seeing Zi You's eyes pause on him, Zhan Taiqi responded with a smile, which surprised Zi You. Then his eyes stayed on Gong Yangru. At this time, Gongyangru was still sitting in the main seat as the representative, Shen Shiyu, but behind him were two people sitting with their faces twisted and not looking at each other. Ziyou immediately understood that this was the support for Gongyangru's good deeds and evil nature. or.
"I would like to ask you how you view the beginning of human nature?" Ziyou said to everyone.
"Mencius and Gaozi argued: Water is not divided into east and west, nor is it divided into upper and lower? The goodness of human nature is just like the water that goes down. There is no evil in people, and there is no water that does not fall. Today, I will jump over the water. , it can be made to cross the river; if it is moved vigorously, it can be made to move on the mountain. Is this the nature of water? Its power is the same. People can make it bad, and their nature is also the same, but if they have emotions, they can Doing good things is what is called good. If you do bad things, it is not a sin of talent.
Facts have also proved that people all have "the heart of being intolerant of others". The reason why they have "the heart of being intolerable to others" is because of the "benevolence, justice, etiquette and wisdom" that exist a priori in human nature. People can only follow the "benevolence, justice, etiquette and wisdom" that exist in their nature. Only with the highest quality can we achieve the "dedication of mind", "intellectual nature" and "knowledge of nature" that Confucianism advocates; therefore, human nature is inherently good. " said the head of the Yan family.
"No, human nature is evil, and the good ones are hypocritical. Human nature is born to love benefits and follow the right path, so it fights for life and refuses to give in and perish; it is born to have diseases and evils, and it is obedient to the right path, so it is disabled. When a thief is born, his loyalty and trust will be lost; when he is born, he will have the desire of the ears and eyes, and he will have a good voice and look, and he will obey the rules. Therefore, when he is born, he will lose the etiquette, justice, literature and ethics.
If everyone is born with good intentions, benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, then why are bandits and thieves coming in this world of strife and chaos? There is evil in their human nature, which is why they are like this. "said the Confucian leader of Yan State.
Starting from the two of them, the argument started again. The two Gongyang Ru even performed on the spot why the Confucians were able to destroy Qi Mo because of Gongyang Ru. If there were no weapons around them, the two of them might not have been able to perform Blood splattered on the spot.
Starting from Gongyang Ru, the Confucian family heads at the top of the argument would not tolerate each other. They immediately started to fight. The head of the Diaoqi family knocked down the head of the Zisi family with one punch. Both of them were supporters of the theory of benevolence, but they supported The angles were different, and a debate started immediately. Zuo faced off against Gu Liangru. Both of them were the heirs of Chunqiu, and neither of them looked down on the other. For a while, the discussion cabinet was at loggerheads.
The disciples passing by the meeting hall looked at each other in confusion when they heard the noise coming from inside. Some people wanted to step forward to take a peek, but before they could get close, they were ejected by an internal force. Wu fell to the ground and patted himself. butt, said
"It must be teacher. I am very familiar with this internal force. I am not strong, otherwise I must let him try the feeling of being ejected."
Hou and Ailiyi were not surprised at all when they heard Wu's words of fatherly kindness and filial piety. They knew nothing about learning martial arts. By then, they had learned almost the same things as Confucianism and Xiaxia, and they also inherited the thoughts of Taoist Zhuangzi.
"I'm taking Xiao Yan'er to the beach today, are you ready?" Hou Yi said with a heavy face.
"Do you really want to go? It will be a big deal if Master finds out." Chui Liyi hesitated.
Ji Yan's foundation was relatively weak due to her premature birth, and she had not shown much performance before. A few days ago, she was exposed to the cold wind at the beach. This frightened Xunzi and took out all kinds of strange medicines he had collected on the spot. The three culprits were beaten until they were unable to leave the field for a month.
Later, after Ji Yan recovered, Xunzi took out all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs of his to help Ji Yan maintain his health. Each one of them was a treasure that Ziyou had kept for three years after he was kicked out of Little Sage Village after touching it. , and warned them not to take Ji Yan to the beach in the near future, but yesterday Wu, a fool, was tricked by Ji Yan again and vowed to take Ji Yan to the beach.
"What are you afraid of? Aren't you just getting beaten up? When Master found out about us, he said it was the teacher who asked us to take Yan'er with us." Wu suggested.
Hou and Chuiliyi silently stayed away from Wu. The master might still hold back when he beats you, but their understanding of Ziyou means that Ziyou will really beat you until you can't get off the ground for three months.
Looking at the chaotic crowd, Fu Nian's eyes became sharp.
"That's enough!" Fu Nian said in a deep voice.
The sound of strong internal energy suppressed everyone on the spot. The person who had already taken action let go of the person who was pinned to the ground. He stood up, straightened his clothes and saluted Fu Nian. Seeing that everyone calmed down, Fu Nian said
"Ziyou, please continue talking."
Ziyou nodded and said
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether a person is good or evil at the beginning. You can think of him as evil, or you can think of him as good. If a person insists on being kind blindly, there is a high probability that he will become a good person without personality, sacrificing his own life again and again. Benefits will also hurt one's own heart; if a person blindly insists on evil, he will most likely lose all connections with the outside world and make himself too lonely mentally. At the same time, he will most likely make the surrounding environment worse. Important question of how to educate.
The good nature mentioned by Mencius is in the hope that future generations can use the goodness in human nature to teach future generations how to become good people. The evil nature mentioned by the teacher emphasizes the evil in human nature, hoping to use the acquired education and restraints such as etiquette and law to teach future generations how to become good people. To make people better, whether it is the theory of good nature or the theory of evil nature, the focus is on hoping to make people better through acquired means such as education, but the starting point is different.
Human nature is complex, with both good and evil. The important thing is how to make people better through acquired education. If you must support one point, I support the teacher’s theory of evil nature, which relies on people’s consciousness compared to the theory of good nature. , I think it is more necessary to rely on etiquette, rules and education to make people better.
This is also the reason why I wrote the Three Enlightenment Books. I hope to use these to teach children how to be a good person, but not a bad person who will be bullied. "
After listening to Ziyou's words, everyone bowed to Ziyou. Xunzi looked at Ziyou with recognition. The dispute between him and Mencius about nature is not about what human nature is, but about the direction of education they chose. What is it.
That’s it for today. I just posted it five times before posting the last chapter.
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