The debate about the nature of nature began as a debate between Mencius and Xunzi. However, the disciples who were listening around did not quite understand their true thoughts. However, for the sake of their leader’s ideas and doctrines, they simply regarded the nature of nature as a debate. The dispute is regarded as a dispute over human nature, forgetting that after nature, both of them emphasized the shaping of people by acquired means.
After everyone bowed to Zi Xuan, they also bowed to Xunzi.
"When humans are born, their nature is good. This sentence is just to plant a seed for children to do good, and then through acquired education and the restraint of etiquette, they can become a good person. It is not to discuss whether human nature is good or evil. " Ziyou said.
Everyone suddenly realized, so someone said
"I see, but I always feel like this sexual dispute was deliberately provoked by someone? There was no warning at all, as if it suddenly broke out." Shen Shiyu suddenly said.
After hearing Master Shen Yu's words, the heads of each family looked at each other and looked at you. They thought about it and it seemed that this was really the case.
"I, the Zuo family, started arguing with them because of Gu Liangru's instigation." Zuo family's head said.
"We, Gu Liang Ru, also heard what Yan Confucian said, saying that this debate over nature is related to the future of Confucianism. Even if there are benefits to evil nature, it cannot deny good nature, so the debate started." said the head of Gu Liang Confucianism. .
"Yan's Confucianism also said this after seeing the chaos of Gongyang Ru. Gongyang Ru has inherited Junior Brother Ziyou's idea of unification, which is crucial to governing the world in the future. If they get into chaos, how can Confucianism be calmed down? The good situation that finally emerged will turn into chaos again." said the head of the Yan family.
For a time, every family head told the reasons why they participated in this sex-based dispute. Most of them wanted to stop it after seeing the chaos of Gongyang Ru, but they did not want to restart the sex-based dispute. dispute, they don’t know why the dispute over sex has ignited the entire Confucianism.
"So this time I brought my two junior brothers here, so that all my uncles and uncles can listen to the reason and analyze who is targeting our Confucian family." Shen Shiyu said, gesturing to the two junior brothers behind him to speak out. reason.
"At the beginning, I was involved in a debate because it involved the battle of nature. Then the junior brother expressed his opinion and criticized the theory of evil nature as useless. There was no merit in it at all. I didn't care at the time and ended it. There was a debate, but afterwards Junior Brother Zi Min said that I intended to revise and criticize the Confucian classics, and the starting point was the issue of sex."
"I also heard from a disciple. He said that Brother Le Yu intended to revise the Confucian classics, demonize the idea of unity, and prepare to radicalize revanchism and incorporate the evil of human nature into it. This is why I debated. Who knew this kind of problem would arise?" Zi Min said while rubbing his panda eyes. Just now, Zi Min took advantage of him and punched him twice.
"Through the words of the two junior brothers, I think all the senior uncles and uncles understand that there are people who want to target our Confucian family and deliberately reopen the battle of nature. There are also villains in each family who are deliberately instigating it." Shen Shi Yu said sharply.
Seeing Master Shen Yu's face livid and cold, Yan Lu began to worry about the person behind all this. It's not good for you to offend anyone. You have to offend these revanchist lunatics and let them take the blame. They can destroy the tomb of the ancestors. . In fact, Yan Lu was also a little angry in his heart. Now that the Confucian family has finally stabilized and is no longer engaging in internal strife, there are now people who want to cause internal strife in the Confucian family, but I am afraid that all Confucian disciples cannot sit idly by.
"Do you know the disciple who is debating and talking with you?" Fu Nian asked.
The two looked at each other. Gongyang Ru is no longer the small sect with only a dozen or so members. Over the years, Gong Yangru has grown to have hundreds of disciples. How can they possibly know everyone? Even Shen Shiyu, the person responsible for Gongyang Ru's affairs, may not be able to deal with everyone.
"Do they have any obvious characteristics, accent, appearance or which school they studied?" Ziyou asked.
The two began to think, Le Yu thought for a while and said
"There were two disciples who came to me at the beginning. The one who debated with me had a Qi accent. The disciple who accompanied him didn't speak. He only missed one sentence. It sounded like a Chu accent because he only said one sentence. I can’t hear clearly either.”
"Chu State?" Ziyou whispered, his eyes couldn't help but look at the sudden arrival of the head of the Zhantai family, Zhan Taiqi.
People from all families also looked at Zhan Taiqi. If he had a Chu accent, then the Zhan Tai family would definitely not be able to escape. There were few or no Chu disciples in each of their families, and they rarely went to Chu. According to the Chinese spread theory, even if they have been around for a long time, their Chu accent has gradually changed into Yayan or Qilu accent. In this way, only Chu State Zhan Tairu is the most suspected, and this time Zhan Taiqi came Participating in Confucian discussions is itself questionable.
"Master Zhantai, could you please explain something? This incident almost plunged our Confucian family into the original civil strife. If there is no reasonable explanation, I'm afraid I can only ask Xiaoshengxianzhuang to open a meeting and propose to remove the Zhantai family. Fu Nian looked at Zhan Taiqi and said.
Fu Nian's words were very plain, but the coldness in them made everyone present shudder. Especially the sentence to start the meeting and remove the Zhan Tai family made everyone stunned. You must know that this is the first time in the past hundred years. I heard which company is going to be removed?
At the time of the civil strife in Confucianism, one branch was divided into eight branches. Now only seven branches are recognized. This is because Confucianism of the Zhongliang family was expelled from Confucianism. Later, Confucianism of the Zhongliang family went out alone to spread Confucian culture with Zhan Tairu in Chu. Later, Confucianism After being recognized by Xiaoshengxian Village, they returned to Confucianism again, but they no longer had the same prestige as before.
"That's why I came here this time. Confucianism in Chu is in chaos." Zhan Taiqi sighed helplessly.
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other with confused faces. In their eyes, Chu State was a country of barbarians, so they paid little attention to them. The Confucianists of Chu State also had little contact with them, so what is the Confucianism of Chu State? It seemed that they didn't know, and everyone looked at Fu Nian. As the head of the Confucian family, Fu Nian should know how to handle the Confucian affairs.
"I haven't received any news from the Chu State about this matter. Recently, the Chu State has rarely even sent news to Little Saint Xian Manor." Fu Nian shook his head and said. It's okay if the Chu State doesn't want to contact Little Saint Xian Manor. This was the first time, and it wasn’t that there were no letters exchanged, so Fu Nian didn’t think deeply about it.
"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't do it. Most of the Confucians in Chu are Zhongliang Confucians and I, Zhan Tairu. But two months ago, I suddenly received a letter from the leader of the Zhongliang Confucians, Chen Yuan, saying that the Zhongliang Confucians were in civil strife. , let me find a way to notify Little Saint Xian Village." Zhan Taiqi said.
"Then why didn't you notify me then?" Fu Nian asked.
"Due to Han Wei's attack on Chu, Chu State was under martial law and the borders were besieged. To test the situation, I asked my disciples to find a way to go to Xiaoshengxianzhuang, but they found that the border gates were strictly checking all kinds of letters. I realized that such civil strife would be a big problem, and In order to come to Xiaoshengxian Village, I even went to Yingdu to visit my old friends and let my disciples stay in Yingdu, and I disguised myself and took the opportunity to pass through Qin State and came here all the way." Zhan Taiqi said.
When Zhan Taiqi received Chen Yuan's letter, he discovered that it was already too late. Confucianism in the entire Chu region was already in turmoil. Even some of Zhan Taiqi's disciples were involved. This made Zhan Taiqi feel the crisis. First, he secretly After checking his direct disciples, fortunately, no one from their direct disciples or the Zhan Tai family was involved, so he had helpers to leave Chu State and pass through Qin State all the way east to Little Saint Xian Manor.
"I told you how you met the head of the Zhantai family in Daliang." The head of the family named Confucian said.
"Master Zhantai, please continue." Ziyou said.
"I was investigating in Chu State for a period of time, and found that this civil strife was actually premeditated. Someone had started attacking the Confucian lineage of Chu State a few years ago, and began to continuously invade the thoughts of Confucian disciples, trying to control them. , all clues point to Lord Changping, who is now the most prestigious in Chu State." Zhan Taiqi said.
Everyone was a little surprised. If it was the Chu clan or the Qu Jingzhao clan, they might be able to accept it, but Lord Changping surprised them. They must know that Lord Changping was still in Qin a few years ago. At that time, Changping You were suppressed by Lu Buwei and couldn't do anything. How could you send someone thousands of miles away to plan the Confucian unrest in Chu State?
Listening to Zhan Taiqi's words, Ziyou was a little surprised and a little expected. Lord Changping's plan in the bright moon of the Qin Dynasty can be said to be thousands of miles away. Among the hundreds of scholars, both the Mohist family and the Nong family were plotted by him and controlled by him. How could he let go of the Confucianists who controlled the general trend of public opinion? At first, Ziyou thought that Changping Jun's Confucian plan was Zhang Liang, but he did not expect that it was the Confucianists from Chu.
Yan Lu and Fu Nian noticed Zi You's expression and thought Zi You knew something. Fu Nian asked
"Junior Brother Ziyou, you have a lot of contact with Lord Changping. What are the chances that your opinion on this matter was done by Lord Changping?"
"It's very big. Lord Changping himself has great ambitions. As far as I know, Tian Guang, the hero of the peasant family, is a follower of this person. There is information in Luowang that after Lord Changping entered Chu, the peasants also began to move towards Chu. Flow, behind Zuimenglou is also the Shennongtang of the farmer's family. He also supported the former Prince Yan Dan to control the Mohist family, but I didn't expect that he had such a plan for my Confucian family." Ziyou said.
Although Confucianism does not have much voice at the top in various countries, there are many Confucian disciples in the middle, grassroots and public opinion, as well as among the officials' staff and disciples. They control Confucianism in Chu State. Changping Jun has a lot of influence in public opinion and winning over various dignitaries. As well as the officials, he has extremely favorable conditions. Coupled with Changping Jun's current prestige and Xiang Yan as a military ally, as long as Changping Jun officially returns to the Chu court, he will soon be able to gain a foothold and be on par with Qu Jingzhao and Li Yuan. , even surpassed Li Yuan, and slightly overwhelmed the three clans of Qu Jingzhao.
Ziyou felt that the plan against the Chu State must be advanced, otherwise Lord Changping would most likely defeat Li Yuan in advance and join forces with the Qu Jingzhao clan. The Qu Jingzhao clan was a powerful family and they valued their own interests more. As long as Changping Lord gave them enough They can also welcome Xiang Yan with a smile.
"So it's probably Lord Changping. Since he plotted against my Confucian family, he must pay a corresponding price." Fu Nian said.
(End of chapter)
