Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 48
After Mengsun Heji finished speaking, he bowed to Zaiyu and the Confucian disciples present and bid farewell.

As soon as his carriage left everyone's sight, Confucius' carriage came to the scene and stopped.

Kong Li, who was driving, jumped out of the seat and helped his father out of the car.

As soon as Confucius got off the carriage, he cried out in pain: "Ah Chang and A Chai! Although they are in prison, it is not their fault!"

Gongye Chang and Gao Chai saw that the teacher was so worried about themselves, they hurried out of the crowd, and Xiaobu rushed forward to salute.

"Master. Thanks to the help of all the students, we can now prove our innocence."

When Confucius saw Gongye Chang, his anxious expression froze, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Long! Chai! Have you been released?"

Chang Gongye shook his head, and then he truthfully stated the ins and outs of the story, including how Zai Yu and others ran back and forth to help him escape.

As Confucius listened, he would sometimes nod his head in agreement, and sometimes frown as if he had doubts.

Zai Yu observed the expression on his master's face from the side, his whole body was terrified, afraid that his master would see any flaws.

Suddenly, he noticed his master's eyes drifting towards him, and Zaiyu lowered his head in fright, pretending to count the ants on the ground.

Standing beside him, Zilu sensed the strong aura of a weak person emanating from Jaeyu, and knew that his little junior was probably afraid of being reprimanded by his master because of Mengsun Heji.

But from Zilu's point of view, even though he doesn't like Mengsun Heji, if Mengsun hadn't been present today, Chief Gongye probably wouldn't have the chance to prove his innocence until he died. up.

Therefore, Zilu decided to help his little junior brother to say a few words of justice.

"Master, don't criticize me on this matter. If it weren't for him, Zichang and Zigao probably wouldn't have the chance to see each other again in this lifetime.

Zi I was able to convince Mengsun Heji to agree to help, which is not easy.It really shouldn't be over-scrutinized on his behavior from other angles. "

Unexpectedly, when Confucius heard this, he suddenly laughed and said, "Zhong You! Why do you think I want to criticize me?"

Zilu was stunned: "Isn't it? I remember that you hate Mengsun Heji's behavior very much! You often teach us that a gentleman should be friendly with a virtuous man, and be friendly with a villain..."

Having said that, Zilu stopped talking.

He was not afraid that these words would reach Mengsun Heji's ears, but because he had just finished helping him, so it was not good for him to turn his head and speak ill of him behind his back.

Confucius shook his head and said: "Then you should also remember. I once taught you: a gentleman is in the world, there is nothing suitable, there is nothing, and righteousness is the same.

Regarding the affairs of the world, the gentleman does not stipulate what must be done, nor what must not be done.

What Mengsun Heji has done is his business.

As for the handling of this matter, I only saw that because of the benevolence of Ah Yu who loves his classmates, he did not hesitate to run around, hoping to help Ah Chang and Ah Chai get out of prison.

A student has benevolence, as a teacher, he should be praised and encouraged to continue to work hard.I hope he can use this as a starting point to continue to develop and strengthen his virtues.

If the students are benevolent and the teachers do not praise them, this is already a mistake.

How can you criticize him because he has done good deeds?Isn't this wrong on top of wrong? "

After hearing this, Zai Yu couldn't stop being moved.

Sure enough, Master can still understand me!

If I hadn't asked Mengsun Heji for help, Zichang and Zigao would have died in prison!
How can it be called benevolence to ignore the suffering of others just for the sake of some illusory reputation?
And Zeng Dian waited for the rest of the disciples who still had a grudge against Jae Yu's behavior, after listening to Confucius' words, they also thought about it.

After thinking for a while, they gradually let go of their prejudice against Jae Yu.

After Confucius finished speaking, he turned to his son Kong Li and said, "Go, take the thing that the king gave me today, and I will pass it on to Ah Yu."

Kong Li was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Huh?"

Seeing his reluctance, Confucius couldn't help but speak harshly: "This is my appreciation for Ah Yu! The student has a benevolent heart. If I don't praise you, are you trying to force me to make mistakes?"

Seeing his father's tough attitude, Kong Li returned to the carriage dejectedly and took down a mahogany box.

Everyone was curious about what the king gave him, so they all gathered around.

Zigong was even a little jealous and murmured in Zaiyu's ear: "If I knew it, I would have gone to find Mengsun Heji with you. This is a gift from the king! The master actually gave it away as soon as he said it."

Zai Yu glanced at him proudly, and lowered his voice to fight back: "How bold people are, and how productive they are. Who made you hesitate back then?"

Under everyone's gaze, Kong Li opened the box.

Inside was a strangely shaped pottery vase.

At first glance, this bottle seems to be no different from ordinary bottles, but if you look closely, you can find that the point of this bottle is actually pointed.

Zaiyu looked at it for a moment, and asked, "The bottom of this bottle is pointed, so it won't stand up on the ground. Why does the king want this kind of bottle?"

Confucius said with a smile: "This is called a sasser, and it is a utensil that the king puts on the right side of his seat to warn himself.

This kind of receptacle falls when it is empty, straightens when there is not too much water in it, and falls when it is full.

Wise monarchs regard it as the highest alert and use it to remind themselves that they should always be cautious, so they often put it on the side of their seats. "

Zi Gong pointed to the pointed bottom of the bottle and questioned, "Is it really so magical?"

Confucius didn't refute, but just said to Kong Li, "Li! Go get some water, pour it in and try."

Kong Li did as his father asked.

As a result, as Confucius said, when the water is not too much or too little, the receptacle will be upright, and when it is full of water, it will fall down.

Confucius sighed: "Alas, there is nothing so full that it will not fall over!"

But Zai Yu frowned suddenly.

Ok?Why do I feel that Master is talking about me?
But before he could open his mouth to ask, Zilu rushed ahead and asked, "Master, is there a way to keep it full without overturning?"

Confucius smiled and said: "Naturally there is. When the self is full, wise and wise people will use stupid methods to hold on.

People with merits all over the world, use humility to persevere.

Courage is well-known in the world, and it is persevered in a cowardly way.

Wealth spreads all over the world, so keep it with humility.

That's how you try to demean yourself to stay full. "

Speaking of this, Confucius handed the sassaware to Zaiyu: "Well, Yu! What do you think a person who can speak eloquently should hold on to to prevent himself from being overthrown?"

　This year, the story is simple.The recommendation ticket I met, I just like it.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　


(End of this chapter)