Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 70 On posthumous posthumous titles

Hearing Confucius' evaluation of the King of the Communist Party of Chu, the students nodded in agreement.

But Zaiyu suddenly raised his hand and asked: "Master, the king of the Communist Party of Chu can be posthumously named 'Communist', now we have no doubts.

But why can Wei Yigong have the posthumous title of "Yi"?I heard that during the reign of Duke Wei Yi, his life was extravagant and fatuous.

He expropriated the people's wealth to support the white cranes he raised in the palace, and even let them ride in a carriage when they traveled, enjoying the same treatment as a doctor.

If he did this, shouldn't his posthumous title be "resistance" that violates the laws of heaven and hurts the people?Why did he get the posthumous title of 'Yi'? "

Confucius heard this, shook his head slightly and said, "Yu! You only know his faulty side, but you ignore his heroic side!

I remember Ah Ci once asked me: If everyone around him likes a person, how about this person?
My answer at the time was: Not sure yet.

Ci asked again: "People in the village hate him very much, so what about this man?"
I replied: still not sure.The best person is the one who is liked by the good people in the whole town and hated by the bad people in the whole town.

For a truly noble and talented person, it is impossible for everyone to like him, and it is impossible for everyone to hate him.

If you listen to one side of the story, then even the best of people, you will think that his behavior is corrupt.Even the worst man can be considered a noble character.

Therefore, whether it is cultivating virtue or evaluating a person's good or bad, we should look at it comprehensively, and we should not listen to one side and believe it is true! "

Having said that, Confucius took a sip from the lacquer cup.

When Zaiyu heard Master's answer, he naturally smiled brightly.

"Then can you talk about what is the other side of Duke Wei Yi?"

Unexpectedly, Confucius was silent for a while after hearing this.

Students look at me and look at you, no one knows why the master is silent.

Zilu asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?"

Confucius sighed: "I feel sorry for Wei Yigong!"

"Why do you regret it?"

Confucius said: "After Wei Yi succeeded to the throne, he was licentious, ignored state affairs, and neglected defense.

Later, Chidi invaded the state of Wei. After the news reached Chaoge, Duke Yi of Wei decided to organize the army to go north to fight.

But when the people of Chaoge knew about it, they all sneered: "The king bestows official positions on the cranes and supports them with the treatment of a doctor. Now that the Di people have come, let the cranes go to fight. How can we compare with the cranes?" ?

Wei Yigong had no choice but refused to escape, so he temporarily organized some people who were willing to follow him to fight against the Di people and defend the country.

Before departure, Duke Yi of Wei summoned Shangqing Shi Qizi and Ning Su, gave the jade pendant to Shi Qizi, and left the command arrow to Ning Su, saying: The country is entrusted to you two, as long as it is beneficial to the country, you can Go ahead and do it.

He also left the embroidered clothes on his body to his wife, and asked her to obey the arrangements of the two Shangqing.

Afterwards, Duke Wei Yi drove the chariot himself, appointed Zibo as the right chariot, Huang Yi as the vanguard, and Kong Yingqi as the rear.

They encountered Di Ren in Yingze, and the guards were defeated

During the battle, Duke Yi refused to throw away his flag, so he was besieged by the Di people and died.

During the battle, the Di people captured the Taishi Hua Longhua and Li Kong alive, and they deceived the Di people, saying: We are the Taishi, and we are in charge of sacrifices.If you don't let us go back, there are gods protecting the country, it is impossible for you to enter Chaoge.

So the Di people released them.

After returning to Chaoge, Hua Longhua and Li Kong said to the Chinese people: We can no longer resist.

So at night, the doctors who stayed at Chaoge led the people back to the south of the Yellow River.

When Di Ren found out that he had been deceived, he immediately sent people to chase him, and Wei Ren was defeated again by the Yellow River.

Fortunately, Song Huangong arrived in time with his army and ordered the Song army to go upstream and cross the Yellow River at night, which finally saved the lives of some people in Weiguo.

When the Di people were repelled and the number of people was counted, it was found that there were only 730 people who had escaped from Chaoge, plus those who had fled from Gongdi and Tengdi, and there were only 5000 people in total.

Song Huangong helped them in Caoyi and supported Wei Yigong's younger brother Wei Daigong as king.

After the war, the people of Wei went back to clean up the battlefield and found the body of Duke Wei Yi. Most of his meat had been eaten by the Di people, and only one piece of liver was left.

Duke Yi of Wei had a courtier named Hongyan. At first, Duke Yi ordered him to go abroad to ask for help. After Hongyan returned, he stood in front of Duke Yi's liver and returned to him.

Hongyan knelt down on the ground, shouted to heaven, and wept. He said: I heard that the human body is incomplete and cannot be buried. I am willing to be the body of the king.

After speaking, Hongyan cut open his abdomen with a knife, took out his liver, put Yigong's liver in, and died.

The people of Wei then buried Hongyan with the specifications of a monarch.

When Duke Huan of Qi heard the news, he sighed: Marquis Wei had no way, so he let the country fall.But he can have a courtier like Hongyan, how can I have the heart to watch Weiguo perish?
So Duke Huan of Qi sent his son Wukui to lead 3000 chariots and [-] soldiers to help Wei Guo defend Cao Yi.

Also presented to the newly succeeded Wei Dai Gong was the horses driving his chariot, five sets of sacrificial clothes, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, dogs and other livestock.

Presented to Wei Yigong's wife's vehicle, as well as various brocades, to express condolences.

He also mobilized all countries to send troops at the lords' alliance to help Weiguo build a solid Chuqiu city so that they could continue here. "

Speaking of this, Confucius couldn't help sighing: "Duke Wei Yi has wise courtiers like Hua Longhua and Li Kong, and a loyal man like Hongyan to assist him.

And he himself was also fearless in the face of adversity. He would rather die in battle in the wilderness and be divided and eaten by the Di people than run away.

If he hadn't indulged in raising cranes and neglecting government affairs, but was content with government affairs and being close to the people,
His posthumous title should have been "Yuan" who did many righteous deeds and made the people happy, or "Su" who was strong and virtuous and able to accomplish great things!

Why should it be possible to get a gentle and holy 'Yi' who overcomes people with softness because of the pity of the people and courtiers? "

Speaking of this, not only the master sighed again and again, but even many of the students lowered their heads and sighed.

Zi Gong sighed, while using his peripheral vision to observe Zai Yu beside him.

He found that Zaiyu was half-opening his mouth, and he didn't know where the cleverness of raising arguments in the past was thrown away.

Looking at it like that, he didn't seem to know what to say.

As for Jae Yu, he just felt as if his breath was stuck in his chest, making all the speeches he had prepared before useless.

Zaiyu thought about Wei Yigong, then Hongyan, hesitated for a long time, finally pursed his lips, and sighed.

"You are right! If he can wake up early, why can he only get a 'Yi'?"

　There was once a sincere author in front of me, but I didn't cherish it.I don't regret it until I lose it.If God gives me another chance, I will definitely say three words "subscribe to you" to that author.If I must add a time limit to this promise, I hope it will be "1 years".

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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