Zongwu: I, the strongest alchemist, the auction of the heavens

Chapter 94: The Birth of the Words
[Lin Pingzhi]: Hey, Senior Chu, wasn’t Confucianism founded by Confucius? Does it have other meanings?

As soon as Chu Beixuan asked the question.

Not just Fusu.

Others were also extremely curious.

They knew that Chu Beixuan was definitely not a person who acted without a purpose.

Since this question has been raised.

There must be a reason for this.

Although they don’t understand now, they can take this opportunity to learn.

……

Great Qin.

Fusu looked at Chu Beixuan's question.

At this moment, I was in a daze.

What do you think of Confucianism and its predecessors?

Confucianism is Confucianism.

How else can you see it?
But Fusu also vaguely noticed it.

There seemed to be something he didn't know.

So I thought about it a lot.

He continued to send messages in the group.

[Fusu]: Confucianism advocates governing with virtue. A monarch should take forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, fraternity, courage, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness as moral standards to restrain the people of the world.

[Fusu]: Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, advocated winning people over with virtue, and Fusu also agreed with him.

[Chu Beixuan]: In that case, what image do you have of Confucius in your mind?

This time, Fusu was confused again.

But thinking of his teacher, he quickly replied.

[Fusu]: Since Confucius is the founder of Confucianism, he should be dressed in a Confucian cap and be polite.

[Chu Beixuan]: If you have always believed this, it is no wonder that Emperor Qin is dissatisfied with you.

[Chu Beixuan]: I guess you may not know that Confucius was actually two meters tall and very strong. His father Shuliang He could even lift a city gate.

[Chu Beixuan]: In this situation, do you still think Confucius is a weak scholar?

[Lin Pingzhi]: Frog fun! Lift up the city gate!
[Lin Pingzhi]: This is too powerful, Eastern Patriarch, Divine Marquis, you should have reached the peak of refining essence and transforming energy by now, I wonder if you can lift the city gate?
[Dongfang Bubai]: I can embed you into the city wall with just one palm.

[Zhu Wushi]: I have never heard of such things before. It's a pity that our Ming Dynasty is Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside.

[Wan Wan]: Master, are you telling the truth?
[Wanwan]: Is Confucius’ father really so brave?

[Chu Beixuan]: It’s absolutely true.

[Li Chengqian]: Mr. Chu is indeed an immortal. He can know such things so clearly.

[Li Chengqian]: It seems that I should also talk to my father and let the Confucian scholars emulate Confucius.

[Fusu]: ...Fusu has indeed never heard of such a situation.

[Fusu]: Regardless of your appearance, Confucius emphasized winning people over with virtue and treating people with courtesy. Isn’t that enough?
……

Beixuan Yaju.

Chu Beixuan was originally lying leisurely.

Seeing Fusu's words, he was instantly happy.

"This Fusu has really been brainwashed by those corrupt scholars."

"But it doesn't matter. I'll show you right away."

"What is Confucius' shock?"

……

[Chu Beixuan]: Since you asked this, first of all, we need to clarify one thing.

[Chu Beixuan]: What is the virtue that Confucius mentioned?
[Fusu]: Isn’t it a good virtue?

[Lin Pingzhi]: Although it should be like this, but coming from Senior Chu’s mouth, it feels like it’s definitely not the case.

[Wan Wan]: Master, what does this virtue mean?
[Zhu Wushi]: I don’t know why, but I suddenly have a bad feeling.

[Li Chengqian]: To be honest, I also...

[Chu Beixuan]: It is of course the sword that Confucius was wearing, named “De”.

[Zhu Wusi]: As expected... [Lin Pingzhi]: So to convince others with virtue, does that mean that if the other party is not convinced, Confucius will take out his sword and beat the other party until he is convinced?

[Chu Beixuan]: That’s right.

[Zhao Min]: This explanation is interesting.

[Fusu]: But, the record of Confucius conquering Zilu back then was that he educated him with rituals and music.

[Fusu]: Confucius is a great scholar... How could this be...

[Chu Beixuan]: It is true that Confucius was a great Confucian scholar, but who says that today’s Confucianism is the same as Confucius’s Confucianism?

[Chu Beixuan]: Let’s talk about Zilu again. Do you remember the records about Zilu?
[Li Chengqian]: I remember saying that he was ambitious, straightforward, and liked to stand up for the weak.

[Chu Beixuan]: Not only that, he also likes to put rooster feathers on his hat and wear a sword decorated with boar skin around his waist.

[Chu Beixuan]: You have to know that at that time, Jiuzhou was in chaos. Given Zilu's situation, could he be educated by just a few words from Confucius?

[Lin Pingzhi]: The door to a new world suddenly opened.

[Zhu Wushi]: I wonder if those Confucian scholars would vomit blood on the spot if they knew that Confucius was like this.

[Li Chengqian]: I think so.

[Zhao Min]: In the final analysis, it is because you are too preferential to us. The scholars in my Yuan Dynasty are not like this at all.

……

Speaking of over-favoring.

The group suddenly fell silent.

Naturally, other people would not speak up on topics involving the imperial court.

Zhu Wusi was unable to refute Zhao Min's words.

The same goes for Li Chengqian.

Being in the imperial court, they naturally knew about the preferential treatment that the royal family gave to scholars.

After all, governing the world cannot be done by the emperor alone.

Even if it's a donkey, it will be exhausted to death sooner or later.

As for Fusu, he had not yet come to his senses.

He was indeed shocked a lot today.

Originally I just wanted to relieve my depression, but I didn't expect to know so many things.

The most important thing is that what Chu Beixuan said seemed absurd.

But he couldn't find any words to refute it.

Fusu was not really so naive as to be stupid.

He just saw too many people living under the harsh Qin laws, and the picture painted by Confucianism was too beautiful.

That is why I firmly believe in Confucianism.

In short, he is a pure idealist.

Now, that was what was being drummed into him.

Suddenly everything was laid bare for me, and I discovered that many things inside were wrong from the beginning.

Fusu was a little dazed.

But soon, a hint of determination appeared in his eyes.

No, he should believe it.

Confucianism is correct.

What Mr. Chu said may not be correct.

……

[Fusu]: I do not agree with what you said, sir.

[Fusu]: If what you said is true, Fusu has one thing that I don’t understand.

[Fusu]: Confucius said: "If one seeks benevolence and obtains it, why should one complain?" What is the meaning of this?
[Chu Beixuan]: Confucius said, people who do not understand benevolence and righteousness will not have any complaints even if they are beaten to death by me.

[Fusu]: A gentleman does not promote people based on their words, nor does he discard their words based on the people?

[Chu Beixuan]: If you are dealing with someone who can’t explain himself clearly, just use your fists and don’t waste your words on him.

[Fusu]: If I hear the truth in the morning, can I die in the evening?

[Chu Beixuan]: If I find out the way to your house in the morning, I will beat you to death in the evening.

(End of this chapter)