Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 162 Let Me Teach You How to Represent (4K)

After drinking for three rounds, Tian Heng, Zai Yu and Zi Gong also completely let go, and they opened their clothes to toast and sing.

Zi Gong blushed, and he raised his glass and sang "Yu Li" from "Poetry" to thank Tian Heng for his hospitality.

"Fish is more beautiful than fish, and shark. A gentleman has wine, and he has a lot of it."

Zai Yu raised his chopsticks to pick up the thinly sliced ​​bream fillets, dipped the sashimi into the soy sauce he brought, rinsed them, and then chewed them in his mouth. The rich and delicious taste spread in his mouth.

This made him also couldn't help but praise.

"Fish is more beautiful than fish, and bream is more beautiful. A gentleman has wine, and there is plenty of it for purpose."

When Tian Heng heard them reciting poems, he also quoted "The Crying of the Deer" from "Poetry" with a smile to praise the virtues of the two visitors.

"Yo Yo Lu Ming, Artemisia of the Wild Food. I have a guest, De Yin Kong Zhao."

After saying that, the three looked at each other and laughed, and Tian Heng asked while picking up the bream fillet and soaking it in soy sauce.

"Zaizi, the soy sauce you brought is a rare delicacy in the world. Using it to boil fish fillets tastes much better than dipping them in salt."

Hearing that he likes soy sauce so much, Zaiyu laughed and said, "Since Tianzi likes soy sauce so much, I will bring you some when the caravan comes to sell books in Qiguo later?"

"This...isn't that good?"

Tian Heng's drunken eyes said: "The cost of brewing soy sauce is probably not cheap, right? I don't have any credit, how can I accept such an expensive gift?"

"Hey... you're wrong to say that."

Zaiyu said: "I heard that there is a kind of insect called a weevil in the north.

Its front feet are like the feet of a mouse, and its hind feet are like those of a rabbit. Because of this size, it is very inconvenient to move.

This kind of worm is very protective of gnats and giants.

When it eats the luscious tender grass, it must chew it up and feed it to weeds and giants.

And when wee and juxu saw someone coming, they must also walk together with wee on their backs.

Weetles do not love weevils and giants by nature, but because they rely on their feet to walk.

It's not that weevils and Juxu like weeters by nature, but because weevils always feed them licorice.

Animals and insects like them still know how to support, rely on, and repay each other, let alone the gentlemen who want to make contributions in the world?
My master once taught me: A gentleman gives kindness to others, and should not ask others to be grateful.A gentleman receives favors from others, but he must remember to repay them.

Now you treat me and Zigong without asking for our gratitude, this is the behavior of a gentleman.

But even if you don't ask for gratitude, how dare we not return it? "

After Tian Heng heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Since you have said so, Zai Zi, how dare I destroy your virtue?

Now I am willing to accept your soy sauce, so as to fulfill your gentleman's journey. "

Hearing this, Zai Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Tian Heng didn't want him to reciprocate, how dare he not reciprocate?

Those who can benefit each other are called partners.

Unilaterally accepting other people's benefits, what is the difference between that and a servant?
He doesn't want to repay Tian's contribution now, how can he refuse when they ask for something in return one day?

Looking at Zaiyu's clothes, Tian Heng suddenly said, "However, since I accepted your soy sauce, I should return the courtesy.

Although it is a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but you are a doctor of the state of Lu, but this outfit is a bit shabby.

Why don't you make yourself look rich? "

As soon as Tian Heng finished speaking, he clapped his hands and shouted to his servants: "Come here! Go and get me ten pieces of Bingwan, crimson silk, and colorful brocade, and give them to Zaizi and Duanmuzi!"

When Zaiyu and Zigong heard this, their hands holding the wine jue trembled.

Bingwan, crimson silk, and colorful brocade are the most exquisite fabrics in Qi.

Ice silk is as thin as cicada's wings and has a soft texture, while crimson silk is difficult to refine and laborious to weave. As for colorful brocade, it is the product of the great achievements of Qi's textile industry.

These things are extremely expensive, even comparable to gold.

No matter how expensive Zaiyu's soy sauce is, it is only in the category of expensive daily necessities. How can its value compare with these top luxury goods?
Facing Tian Heng's endless sugar-coated bullets, Zaiyu responded calmly.

He was slightly drunk, smiled and raised his hand to dissuade him: "Tianzi, I appreciate your kindness. But the wealth I want is not the wealth of clothes, but the wealth of a gentleman!"

Tian Heng didn't care much and said, "Is there any difference between the two?"

Zai Yu said: "The so-called wealth and honor of a gentleman is to lend things to others, not to be grateful to others, and not to ask for them.

Give people something to eat, don't order them around, and don't enslave them.

His family loves him, his neighbors love him, and unworthy people can be influenced to serve him.

Everyone hopes that he can live a long and happy life, and wish him not to be troubled by hardships. This is the wealth and honor of a gentleman. "

When Tian Heng heard this, his thoughts of forcing Zaiyu to accept the gift were extinguished.

Maybe it was because he drank too much wine, but he actually praised him sincerely.

"Hey... I thought you were a villain! How can someone like you who knows the way of a gentleman be bothered by these flashy things?"

Zaiyu saw that he was a little drunk, so he had an idea and took the opportunity to put a high hat on him and instill in him the idea of ​​"benevolent government".

"Where am I a gentleman? In my opinion, a person like you is closer to a gentleman!"

Tian Heng smiled and asked, "Oh? How do you say that?"

Zaiyu said: "I heard that the ministers who received the rewards from the lord did not repay them, but instead pursued their own interests and followed others, this is the root of the disaster.

The master does not reward his subordinates for their merits, and is afraid of losing their own interests. This is also the root of chaos.

Therefore, it is said that the source of disasters is due to not knowing how to bestow favors and not knowing how to repay them.

Give favors to the gentleman, and the gentleman will be happy.Give favors to villains, and villains will do their best for you.

Giving kindness to one person can make one person live, giving kindness to tens of thousands of people can make the whole country admire your virtue.

There is no distinction between kindness and kindness, and there is no distinction between hatred and hatred. Doing good to others will bring happiness, and enmity with others will bring disaster.

So, how can we not do more acts of benevolence and virtue, so as to get rid of hatred?
Before King Wu defeated Zhou, he made an oath with his soldiers at Mengjin, and King Wu made the "Oath of Tai".

"Thai Oath" says: Heaven sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to the people.The common people have had it, but give it to one person.

What the heavens see comes from what the people see, and what the heavens hear comes from what the people hear.If the people are at fault, it is all the responsibility of my failure to guide as a king.

King Wu gave the credit to the people, and took all the faults.

Therefore, the soldiers were willing to die for King Wu.

It is also said in "Tai Oath": Yu Keshou, not Yu Wu, but I am not guilty of literary examination.Accepting restraint, it's not that I'm guilty of literary examination, but Yu's boy is unscrupulous.

If I defeated Zhou this time, it was not because I was brave, but because King Wen was not at fault.If Zhou defeated me, it would not be because of my fault, King Wen, but because I am a bad boy.

King Wu gave credit to ghosts and gods, and took all the faults.

Therefore, even ghosts and gods were willing to help King Wu.

After finishing the "Tai Oath", King Wu led three hundred chariots, 3000 tigers, and tens of thousands of soldiers to cross the river.

Wang Shi arrived at the battlefield on Jiazi Day, and fought a decisive battle with King Zhou's army in Muye.

The Taigong accepted the order of the king and led hundreds of soldiers to defeat the vanguard of Yin and Shang.

King Wu personally led the Chinese army to break into the enemy's position, the drums of war were thundering, and the fighting spirit of Wang Shi was high.

The front line of the Yin people was composed of slaves who could not eat enough. They had resentment towards King Zhou and had no intention of fighting.

Seeing that Master Wang has arrived at this moment, he has no fighting spirit and will collapse at the touch of a touch.

They turned against each other one after another, and followed the king's division to attack the personal guards of King Zhou who were supervising the battle in the rear.

In the battle of Muye, the king's force was like a broken bamboo, and he attacked Chaoge the next day. King Zhou climbed to Lutai and burned himself to death.

If you do more benevolence and righteousness, you will be rewarded with virtue.

If you do many unrighteous actions, you must die yourself.

I heard that the Tian family has done a lot of benevolence and righteousness in the state of Qi, and is considerate of the difficulties of the people. This can already be called a gentleman.

If the negligence can be clarified and the crimes and punishments received by the people can be reduced,

Then, why worry about not getting help from the people, why not getting pity from ghosts and gods? "

Hearing this sentence, Tian Heng couldn't help exclaiming: "You are indeed a rare and learned man!

The joy of getting soy sauce is just the joy of appetite.

And the joy of getting your advice is the joy of being able to benefit the descendants and pass on to all generations! "

Zai Yu said modestly: "You are really polite."

When Tian Heng heard this, he felt that it was a rare opportunity to get Jae Yu's advice, so he couldn't help but continue to ask for advice.

"But you just talked about Zhou's gains and Shang's losses. Can I continue to ask you about the earlier gains and losses?"

"Earlier?"

Zaiyu said slowly: "Earlier times are too old, my knowledge is not high, my virtues are shallow, and I dare not make unreasonable comments on those sages in ancient times.

But if you insist on asking, I can only borrow what my teacher taught me and talk about the etiquette and methods used to govern the world in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties respectively. "

Tian Heng said happily after hearing the words: "Please give me some pointers."

Zai Yu said: "The Xia people's way of governing the country is to respect the king's politics and religion. Although they worship the gods, they are not too close.

Xia people are close to nature, pay attention to human feelings and have a loyal temperament.

Xia Li puts salary first and dignity second.Put rewards first and punishments second.

Therefore, their politics and religion can be approached but cannot be respected.

Therefore, when Xia people's politics and religion declined, its people became ignorant and ignorant, arrogant and rough, humble and uncultivated.

The people of Yin respected the gods, and put the gods first in everything.

As an example, the king leads the people to worship the gods together.

Yin Li puts gods first and etiquette second.Put the punishment first and the reward second.

Therefore, their politics and religion are strict and cannot be approached by the people.

Therefore, when the state and religion of the Yin people declined, its people became brave and ruthless, bullied the strong and bullied the weak, dissolute and seldom ashamed.

The Zhou people's way of governing the country emphasized respecting etiquette and law, and valued giving and favors.

Although Zhou Li worships the gods, it does not take it as the only standard. It uses laws and regulations, but it is close to human feelings and emphasizing benevolence.

Its reward and punishment methods are different from those of Xia and Yin, and only the degree of title is used as the standard of severity.

Therefore, their political and religious lenient and tight, ranging from the son of heaven and the princes, to the high officials in the middle, to the scholars and the common people, sometimes close and sometimes far away.

Therefore, when Zhou people's politics and religion were in decline, its people became greedy for profit and took advantage of it, flattered and boasted, hurt each other and deceived each other.

This is probably the gains and losses of each of the three generations, right? "

After Zaiyu finished speaking, Tian Heng held the wine jue, his eyes widened, and he didn't speak for a while.

In the quiet atmosphere, Zigong's snoring suddenly sounded.

Hearing the snoring, Tian Heng laughed and said, "Oh, it seems that I drank a little too much today. Look, Duanmuzi has already fallen asleep."

After he finished speaking, no one responded for a long time.

Tian Heng turned his head and saw that Yue Zaiyu also closed his eyes. He leaned against Zigong, and the sound of their breathing fluctuated. It was obvious that they were overwhelmed with alcohol and fell asleep to meet Duke Zhou.

When Tian Heng saw him, he picked up the wine jue and took another sip, then smiled and said, "Come here!"

A few servants walked in from the door: "Master."

Tian Heng waved his hand and said, "Go, arrange two rooms for Zaizi and Duanmuzi, and send them there to sleep."

The servants took Zaiyu and Zigong's arms and carried them out.

Tian Heng watched the two leave, still savoring the aftertaste of the wine.

But before he could taste it clearly, an old man with a white beard and a face full of age spots suddenly walked out from the back door of the side hall.

That was his father Tian Qi.

Tian Qi staggered to Tian Heng's side, and asked slowly: "What do you think of Zaiyu and Duanmuci?"

Seeing his father coming, Tian Heng hurriedly got up to salute, then recalled what Jae Yu had said, and then gave a cautious evaluation.

"Although they are students of Kong Zhongni, their ideas seem to be different from their teachers."

"How does it compare with the tiger in Lu State who looks forward and backward?"

Tian Heng thought for a while: "They are more daring to make choices than that tiger."

Tian Qi was silent for a while, then asked again: "How does it compare with the three towering giant trees that have taken root in Lu State for a long time?"

Tian Heng said with a smile: "Those three trees no longer have the desire to continue to grow and cover the sky."

Tian Qi turned his head and asked, "Then do they have it?"

Tian Heng shook his head: "Maybe, maybe not. But these are not important."

The old man bent his back and coughed: "Why did you say that?"

Tian Heng recalled Cai Zaiyu's exposition on the etiquette of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Because they don't like Zhou Li."

"Don't like Zhou Li?"

The old man Tian Qi slammed his cane on the ground three times, making a bang bang bang.

"Kong Zhongni's students actually don't like Zhou Li. This can be regarded as an anecdote."

"Father, what do you see?"

Tian Qi turned around, and his old body slowly left Tian Heng's sight step by step, leaving only his muddy voice still echoing in the hall.

"My Tian family likes to make friends the most. Since they are friends from Lu Guolai, then you can help them."

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)