I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 351 Chapter 413 Chapter 414

Ye Xu knocked on the door a few more times, and then shouted:
"Mr. Ye is here, and I'm here to pay my respects, sir!"

It was still very quiet inside, Ye Xu turned his head to look at Li Ran and Sun Wu, but shook his head helplessly.

Seeing this, Sun Wu also said loudly:
"Sun Wu, who is not talented, has given up the post of Yeyi county magistrate in vain. I came here to visit today. I hope you can give me some advice. Wu is very grateful!"

Sun Wu also lowered his posture, but still did not get a response. At this time, Li Ran said:
"You don't need to be so polite. This person seems to be nothing more than that. He only dares to say big things in the room or before the event. When something really happens, he doesn't dare to show his face. This person's ability is only mediocre. Let's go back !"

Li Ran's method is obviously a method of provoking generals, but this door was actually opened not long after.I saw a little boy came to meet him, but he replied in an extremely arrogant way:
"Mr. has already known that he is waiting in the courtyard at the moment."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then followed the boy into the door.Seeing that the courtyard door was also wide open at this time, the three of Li Ran looked at each other again and walked in.

Entering the gate of the courtyard, but saw a person lying at the door. This person looked slovenly and sloppy, but blocked the three of Li Ran at the door.

It looks like it has no good intentions.

Seeing this, Ye Xu couldn't help but said:
"Deng Xi, it's fine if you're rude to me, but do you know who these two are?"

It turned out that this person was Deng Xi.I saw that he heard Ye Xu's question, but he still looked lazy, and replied casually:
"Heh, didn't you just declare your honorable name? If it wasn't for Mr. Ye, how could someone treat you here?"

"Hmph! Now that you know, why are you still so rude and arrogant? Are you defiant?"

Deng Xixi said:
"When I met Dr. Zichan in the past, what about others? If you are sincerely studying, then you must have a learning attitude and be humble. If you are not sincerely studying, then why bother to be courteous?" treat?"

Li Ran smiled slightly, calmly.

"I've heard about Mr. Deng's name for a long time, and seeing him today, it's really well-deserved. Mr. Deng's arrogance is rare in the world. No wonder the childbirth doctor also has a headache because of his step!"

When Deng Xi heard this, he immediately turned around, sat up cross-legged, and said proudly:
"Hehe, mere incompetence is disgraceful. However, Xi is quite proud of the previous battle between Xi and Zichan! It's just a pity that he is not a person who tolerates others, and still respects him according to his status. , Drive the analysis out!"

When Ye Xu heard him slander Dr. Zichan, who is considered worthy by everyone, he said bluntly:
"You have acted so recklessly that everyone in Zhengyi has become indiscriminate between right and wrong. Isn't this a sham? If you are not driven away, I am afraid that sooner or later there will be chaos in the Zheng Kingdom. !"

Facing Ye Xu's accusation, Deng Xi sneered directly, and couldn't help asking:
"Hehe, Lord Yizai's words are absurd!"

"If you want to say whether this is right or wrong, who can say for sure?"

Ye Xu was startled, and said casually:

"Take the law as the root, take the ritual as the basis, take the constant as the foundation, and take the outline as the foundation. Right and wrong, right and wrong, have their own opinions!"

Deng Xi suddenly laughed, and said with great disdain:

"You have your own opinion? Then who is the public? How can the public ensure that they are the public? Let me ask you, some things in this world are just and unjust. Is this true?"

"That's natural. In the world, there are two sides to each other, where there is right and there is wrong!"

Deng Xi was half lying down, but now he sat up.

"Hypocrisy, deceit, theft, slavery, are these just or unjust?!"

Ye Xu didn't understand why Deng Xi asked such a question, but he reluctantly replied:
"Of course it's unjust. Does it need to be said?"

Deng Xi smiled meaningfully.

"Okay, let me ask you again, Tang destroyed Xia Jie, Wu Wang destroyed Zhou, and enslaved their people. Is this justice or injustice?"

"justice!……"

"Then, before destroying Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, is it justice to take away their belongings or deceive them with tactics?"

"justice……"

"If a general leads troops to fight, but the morale is low and the army is in chaos, he tells the soldiers that reinforcements will arrive soon. In fact, this is a deceptive statement. There is no so-called reinforcements at all. It finally relieves the soldiers from depression. And won the victory in one go, how do you feel about such a 'lie'?"

"I have to say, this is also just."

"If a child is sick but refuses to take medicine, and his father deceives him that the medicine is delicious and asks the child to accept it, or temporarily replace it with honey water to deceive, so that the child's life is saved with good medicine, how about it?"

"It has to be right."

"If a friend of yours is in a state of extreme madness and tends to kill himself, and you steal his sword to prevent him from committing suicide, does that count as theft?"

Ye Xu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. Li Ran and Sun Wu watched this scene with great interest, and felt that Deng Xi was indeed a sophistry, which was irrefutable.

"Although this is stealing, it is also justified."

Deng Xi raised his hands slightly upwards and lifted his sleeves.

"Analyze and ask again, is a person who voluntarily violates justice unjust, or a person who does not voluntarily violate justice is unjust?"

"Also, when your Excellency just mentioned 'the barbarian is the foot', I find it strange. If it is said that King Wu's defeat of Zhou was just, why are Boyi and Shuqi who opposed this matter also just? Isn't that true? Contradictory? If so, what's the problem with 'the barbarian is the foot'?"

"Bao Yi is Zhi Zhi" refers to scolding Boyi as a bandit Zhi, which is a metaphor for turning black and white and slandering good people.

The two brothers, Boyi and Shuqi, once took the reins of their younger brother King Wu of Zhou to persuade him not to kill the king, but Jiang Shang finally let them go, and the two of them swore not to eat Zhou millet until they were hungry. die.

Therefore, Yi and Qi were so observant of propriety and righteousness that no one said they were wrong at the time.

And Zhou Wang's defeating Zhou was also the mandate of heaven and the will of the people, so it was naturally just.

Therefore, this kind of contradiction inevitably confuses people's concept of right and wrong.

"Xu has lost confidence in his answer, and I don't know how to reply to Mr...."

After listening to Deng Xi, he knew that he had confused another person's mind again, so he couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this time, Sun Tzu who was on the side obviously still had some dissatisfaction, so he retorted:
"Sir, Yi and Qi respected their father's order and abandoned the throne. This is great filial piety. And because King Wen died at the beginning, they persuaded King Wu not to fight. This is also filial piety. Such a filial person is naturally just. As for what you say It is in accordance with the mandate of heaven, even if it is an indecent act, it is also the destiny of heaven, there is no need to argue!"

Deng Xi glanced sideways at Sun Wu, sized up his attire, and immediately guessed Sun Wu's identity.

"Oh? From this point of view, Mr. Ye must have his own opinions on right and wrong?"

"Of course! The small ones are like 'repay the debts', 'the benefits are harmful to the wrong', and the big ones are 'the public is selfless'. Aren't these the righteousness of a gentleman?!"

Deng Xi laughed, as if he heard some joke, and couldn't stop for a long time.

Sun Wu was somewhat annoyed, but he still endured it. He has always been prudent, and he knows very well that a little intolerance can lead to chaos and big schemes.

"Dare to ask Ye Gong, if Ye Gong borrowed a friend's sword, and this man is about to go mad and wants to kill someone, so he insists on asking Ye Gong to return the sword, then dare to ask Ye Gong at this time whether to return the sword? Or not to return it? ? As for 'benefit right and harm wrong', how do you know that what you benefit is right? And what harm is right?"

"As for 'unselfishness'... Ha ha, that is even more nonsense! As the saying goes, 'this is right and wrong, and that is also right and wrong, right and wrong are infinite.' Who in the world can take into account the right and wrong of everyone in the world?"

"Is the prince that the monarchs think they are really the prince? If the law is made that is not good for the people, and the people still implement it according to this, is it just? If they don't understand what is going on As the 'Grand Duke', where should we talk about 'selflessness'?"

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Chapter 414_ Ambiguity Theory
Deng Xi's words caused everyone present to think deeply. It is indeed difficult to draw conclusions about right and wrong, and different conclusions will be drawn from different angles.

At this moment, I saw a group of people dressed in sackcloth and filial piety coming to the door. When they saw the courtyard door was wide open, they immediately rushed in.

The first one was a filial son, he knelt down on the ground and petitioned:
"Sir, there is a difficult matter right now. Everyone says that you are very wise, so I ask you to give me some advice!"

Deng Xi put Li Ran and others aside, got up and dragged the filial son up:
"If you have anything to say, just say it, why do you have to do such a big gift?"

It turned out that this family had drowned someone, but the body was taken away by another family.Naturally, the family wanted to go to ask for the corpse, but the person who got the corpse asked for a lot of money.Although their families are well-off, they also feel that they can't bear the price.

After Deng Xi listened, he laughed it off cynically:
"Why are you in a hurry? Those who got the corpse, can they still sell it to others? Sooner or later, they will still have to give you credit?"

When the family heard this, they suddenly realized, and thanked Dade one after another, thanking Dade for leaving.

Not long after they left, another group of people rushed in, and it turned out to be the family who picked up the body.They heard that Deng Xi had given advice to that family, so they came here specially to Xingshi to inquire about the crime!

When Deng Xi saw this, he laughed again:
"You can also rest assured that they have nowhere else to buy them. Since they are irreplaceable, they will come to you after all!"

When this group of people heard this, they were suddenly enlightened, and after thanking Deng Xi a thousand times, they left.

Deng Xi decided the case with such sophistry, but everyone who witnessed it was dumbfounded and could not help but be convinced.

Li Ran then said:

"Mr.'s solution seems to be inaction, but it is actually based on the interests of both parties. In the end, no one will be able to calm down and make concessions based on this. It is really ingenious!"

When Deng Xi heard this, he stood up, came to Li Ran, and looked him up and down again.

Just because he saw that Ye Gong has always been respectful to this person, he also guessed Li Ran's identity based on this:

"I have never exchanged names, so could it be that Li Ran and Li Ziming are famous all over the world?"

Li Ran said politely:
"I don't dare to be famous all over the world, but it is indeed Li Ran."

Deng Xi nodded:

"Since it is Mr. Ziming, then I will make a few words out of laughter. I hope you can enlighten me. I always think, 'Take what is wrong as right, and what is right as wrong. There is no limit to what is right and what is wrong, but what can and cannot change day by day', although it is easy People say that I don't distinguish between right and wrong, and turn black and white! But how many people in the world know the mind to understand and analyze?!"

Li Ran arched his hands, bowed and replied politely:

"Please tell me more, sir."

"Just like the king of Zhou defeated Zhou, the king of Zhou was innocent, and Boyi and Shuqi were not wrong! It's just that they stand from different angles. The right and wrong of the problem will be different. This is the reality that exists in the world. However, there has never been People go to discern, so there is some negligence on the orthodoxy."

"Since it is common sense to regard right as wrong and wrong as wrong, then how can we avoid the important and ignore the minor? Therefore, we must pay attention to this matter!"

Hearing this, Li Ran couldn't help but be convinced:

"What Mr. said is very true!"

"However, the current monarch has no ability to distinguish the difference between the same and the different, and can't decide right from wrong at all. Therefore, it has created a situation where people in the world can't distinguish between black and white. It’s been a long time in fact.”

"If you don't sincerely hear what you haven't heard, if you don't sincerely see what you haven't seen, how can you achieve your expectations if you don't plan with your heart? If you don't think wisely, you can't prevent problems before they happen."

"So as a monarch, if you are thoughtful and predict things like a god, none of your subjects will be corrupt. If your monarch only knows how to block the people's ears and eyes, you will always use a set of extremely simple logic to make arbitrary decisions. Right and wrong, then the people will eventually be outraged by panic!"

(Similarities and differences are indistinguishable, right and wrong are indeterminate, white and black are indistinguishable, clear and turbid are unreasonable, it has been a long time! Sincere hearing can be heard in the silent, seeing can be seen in the invisible, calculation can be used to predict the unforeseen, and consideration can prevent the unforeseen If you don’t use your ears to hear, you will understand the soundless! If you don’t use your eyes to see, you will shine on the invisible! If you don’t use your heart to calculate, you will reach the invisible! The king thinks of hiding, being selfless in the group, covering his eyes and ears, and the people are terrified. ——Deng Xi's "Wu Hou Pian".)
Hearing this, Li Ran sighed sincerely:

"Listen to Jun's words, and live ten years! Mister is really a great talent!"

And Deng Xi continued:
"Following the name and being responsible for the truth is the job of the monarch; following the law and proclaiming the order is the job of the minister. The subordinates must not be self-sufficient, and those who use their power to ignore it are unheard of. The monarch has three burdens, and the minister has four responsibilities. What is it? The three burdens? The first burden is the trust of relatives; the second burden is the selection of scholars by fame; If there is injustice, there are three responsibilities; if the army marches to the north, there are four responsibilities. The ruler does not have the three burdens, and the ministers do not have the four responsibilities, and the country can be peaceful."

These words mean that fulfilling responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the law is what the monarch should do. It is the duty of the courtiers to abide by the law.

There are three kinds of encumbrances: one is to listen only to cronies; the other is to select scholars based on false names;

The four kinds of negligence are: one is reward for no merit, the other is vegetarian meal, the third is injustice, and the fourth is dereliction of duty.

If the ruler does not have these three kinds of encumbrances, and his ministers do not have these four kinds of failures, the country will naturally be safe.

After hearing these words, Li Ran was even more convinced that this person was indeed an unworldly expert, so he couldn't help but bowed deeply and said:
"Mr. is so talented, why don't you come out of the mountain to show your ambition? Although Ye Yi is small, he still has a house of thousands of families, enough for Mr. to make a difference!"

Deng Xi couldn't help laughing and said:
"Mr. Ziming is really willing to invite me to come out of the mountain? Don't you think that I have ruined the reputation of Zichan as a doctor?"

It seems that Deng Xi also knows a thing or two about the friendship between Li Ran and Dr. Zichan.

"It's just a matter of fact. What does it matter what you did in Zheng Guo? And if you really follow Dr. Zichan's disposition, if he really thinks that you are a troublesome person, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep him! "

The world has been circulating that Deng Xi was killed by a doctor named Zichan, which is actually a fallacy.

In fact, Zichan also believes that "rituals" are "the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the behavior of the people. The scriptures of heaven and earth are the rules of the people."

In this regard, Zichan and Deng Xiben are consistent.

Moreover, Zichan has always been tolerant, as evidenced by his early years of "not destroying the rural school"!
(According to "Zuo Zhuan", Deng Xi was indeed not killed by Zichan, but was later killed by Si Zhuan, another ruling official of Zheng State, and "Lushi Chunqiu" said that Deng Xi was killed by Zichan It should be a fallacy.)
"But now Ye Yi's situation is similar to Zheng Yi's, but there are some differences. This is the time for Mr. to use it. I hope Mr. will not refuse!"

Deng Xi couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this:

"Hahaha, since that's the case... come here, bring my bamboo punishment!"

Hearing this, I saw the little boy in the family walking out pushing a wheelbarrow.

"Xi failed in Zheng Guo, but as Mr. Ziming said, Dr. Zichan was able to save Xi's life, and did not completely destroy the "Bamboo Punishment". Useful talent, this is the one who is merciful. Today, Mr. Ziming values ​​it so much, if Xi is indifferent, I am afraid that I don’t know what is good and what is bad.”

"The "Bamboo Punishment" in this car is an analysis of what I have learned all my life. I hope Mr. Ziming can accept it!"

(End of this chapter)