Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

If someone dares to say that Confucius is wrong in the later generations who only respect Confucianism, just wait to be drowned by the saliva of scholars.

Gao Jing sighed, and said, "I've been thinking about whether to publish the book "Spring and Autumn" recently."

Xunzi glanced at him and said: "The meaning of "Spring and Autumn" is profound, subtle but obvious, ambitious but obscure, tactful and organized, exhaustive but not dirty, punishing evil and encouraging good, not a saint, who can cultivate it?"

"That's right, if you are not a saint, who can cultivate it... There will never be a shortage of people who are beyond their limits."

Gao Jing sighed and said: "But as far as the country is concerned, the so-called "interaction between heaven and man" is just absurd talk. On the contrary, historians like Tai Shi and Dong Hu can restrict the monarch even more. As long as the monarch still cares about the name behind him, he dare not do anything presumptuous.

Whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, there is a shortcoming, that is, the king relies on virtue, and they all hope that the king is virtuous! "

Xunzi laughed suddenly, and said, "I'm not the third prince of the empire. I don't need to think about such things. I'm just an old Confucian who studies knowledge."

Gao Jing smiled helplessly: "Senior brother is cunning."

"There are more cunning ones!"

Xunzi pressed Heizi, and said cheerfully, "How can the younger brother solve this chess game?"

"Simple!"

Gao Jing glanced at it, and said casually: "Put it to death and live later."

Xunzi stared at the chessboard, frowned in thought, and asked, "Can Confucianism do this?"

"……perhaps."

Gao Jing thought for a while, and said: "I ask the emperor to let Fusu deal with 117 Confucianism, and Fusu Huairou. I think Confucianism won't be too bad, but I'm afraid...the emperor won't be able to wait."

Xunzi was taken aback: "Why can't you wait?"

Gao Jing sighed, and said: "The caravan explored. There was a Maurya Dynasty in the southwest of the empire. The fertile soil was wild and the climate was excellent, but it was occupied by barbarians."

Xunzi was slightly stunned: "How long has the world been stable? Will there be war again?"

Gao Jing pondered for a moment, and said: "But brother can't deny that it is because of the chaotic wars among the countries that such a brilliant wave of thought was born... If the interior is stable, then aim the sword at the outsiders.

A gentleman is safe without forgetting danger, living without forgetting death, governing without forgetting chaos, so that the state can be preserved with personal safety. "

Xunzi shook his head and said, "This is not what Confucianism means."

Gao Jing smiled calmly, and said: "So when the empire started to fight abroad, it was when I changed officials... At that time, the empire needed a strong leader... I am not suitable, but Li Si is very suitable."

"Does the emperor know?"

Gao Jingjing nodded, and said: "I have already told the emperor, although the emperor disapproves, but I am not dead, I just change to a more leisurely position... At that time, I can also bring the beauty to pursue "the joy of Zeng Dian" .”

"I think you are afraid of trouble."

"There is a little...".

Chapter 270 The Public Loser

The next day, Gao Jing was still waiting in that classroom.

Sure enough, Tianming and Shaoyu came as promised, and as soon as Tianming came in, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Gao, do you know the Gongshu family?"

Gao Jing looked at the two of them curiously, and asked, "Why did you suddenly ask about the Gongshu family?"

Tianming said angrily, "Our Mohist organ city was breached by the Gongshu family. I heard that they will come to Sanghai, so I want to ask...Brother Gao, do you know?"

"You're very well informed."

Gao Jing smiled, raised his hand and said: "Okay, you two sit down first, and I will tell you something."

The two quickly sat down, and even Shaoyu looked at Gao Jing expectantly.

"Where do we start?"

Gao Jing thought for a while, and said: "This matter has to start from the state of Lu. The public loser was once in charge of the craftsman "[-]" in the state of Lu. The representative of his family is the well-known public loser class. People from the state of Lu, so people also call it "Luban", in fact, the public loser has the surname of Ji..."

As soon as he said this, Tianming suddenly exclaimed: "Lu Ban, the craftsman god?"

And Shaoyu also exclaimed: "It's also Ji's surname?"

"Do you still want to listen?"

Gao Jing said something unhappily, and waited for the two to calm down before continuing: "Duke Huan of Lu has four sons. In addition to the eldest son inheriting the mansion, the other three sons, Zhizi, Uncle, and Jizi, also created their own families. , namely the Mengsun family, the Shusun family, and the Jisun family, which later became the "Three Huans" of the State of Lu.

In the state of Lu at that time, the Sanhuan monopolized power and manipulated state affairs, and the public office had no prestige at all, so the public office began to fight back.

Duke Zhao of Lu attacked the Ji family and was defeated by the Sanhuan alliance, and fled to another country.Duke Ding of Lu used Confucius to counter the Sanhuan, but Confucius was expelled from the state of Lu and had to wander in other countries..."

Tianming interrupted again in surprise: "Is there something about Confucius?"

Shaoyu also said quietly: "The key is that Confucius was driven away..."

"Everyone has what they are good at and what they are not good at, so we can't generalize."

Gao Jing sighed, and said: "After Lu Dinggong, he went through Lu Ai, Lu Mourning, and Lu Yuangong. It was not until Lu Mugong's time that the public office defeated San Huan and returned the power of the country to the public office.

Gongshuban was born in the period of Lu Zhaogong, and personally experienced the first half of the 100-year struggle between the domestic government and Sanhuan.

When Gongshuban was over 50 years old, his family couldn't bear the struggle between the government and Sanhuan, so they left Lu State with them and went to Chu State...At that time, the king of Chu was called Xiong Zhang, which was later called "Chu Hui". king". "

Shaoyu's expression changed.

Tianming let out a "huh" and said to Shaoyu, "So the Gongshu family has also taken refuge in your Chu State?"

"Shut up!" Shaoyu said impatiently: "Listen to the teacher to continue."

Gao Jing nodded and continued: "The grandfather of Chuhui King Xiongzhang, "Chuping King Xiongju" was a faint king who killed his minister Wu Sheman and forced his son Wu Zixu to flee to Wu.

So after Chu Huiwang Xiongzhang's father "Chuzhao Wang Xiongren" succeeded to the throne, Chu State was always attacked by Wu State... At that time, Wu State was already the overlord.

Until the death of King Chu Zhao, King Xiongzhang of Chu Hui succeeded to the throne, married the daughter of King Goujian of Yue as his wife, and united the State of Yue to fight against the State of Wu. It was under such circumstances that the Gongshu family defected to the State of Chu.

After entering Chu, Gongshu Pan invented a water warfare weapon called "Gouju" for Chu, and helped Chu's warships defeat Wu's warships, so the Gongshu family quickly gained the trust of the King of Chu. and reuse.

Later, King Goujian of Yue destroyed the State of Wu, and as an ally, the State of Chu finally got rid of the nightmare of the State of Wu, and began to plan to launch a war against the State of Song in the north. "

Tianming couldn't help laughing and said, "Young Yu, your ancestors of Chu State can't defeat Wu State, so you want to bully Song State?"

Shaoyu rolled his eyes and was too lazy to speak, so he said to Gao Jing, "Please continue, sir."

"This involves the grievances between the Mo family and the public losers."

Gao Jing smiled and said: "In order to attack the Song State, Gongshuban invented the "Cloud Ladder" for the Chu State. To start a war, even if there is such a strange thing as a ladder, it will not be easy for Chu to attack Song.

The King of Chu and Gongshu Ban didn't believe it, so Mozi and Gongshu Ban rehearsed a siege battle outside the city. Mozi led his disciples to defend the city, while Gongshu Ban used the ladder as the attacking party...  .”

Tianming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "Who won? Who won?"

Shaoyu was also curiously waiting for the answer.

"This incident was collected by the Mohists and recorded in the book "Mozi"...It stands to reason that Mohist disciples should be familiar with it."

Gao Jing looked at Tianming strangely, and said, "In this exercise, Mozi defeated Gongshuban, which made the king of Chu change his mind and give up attacking Song.

And the hatred between the Mo family and the public loser began. "

Tianming scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile: ""Mozi", right? I will definitely read it in the future...I knew that the Mo family is the best, and Mozi really won."

Shaoyu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said expectantly: "Sir, what happened next?"

"Later...after the death of Mo Zi, the Mo family split into three factions. Among them, the most chivalrous "Deng Ling's Mo" stayed in Chu State, also known as "Chu Mo."

Gao Jing shook his head and said: "At that time, the public loser was already a family of scholar-officials in Chu State, and almost all the weapons of Chu State were made by this family.

And the heroes of Chu and Mo, every time they prevent Chu from crusade against other countries, they will inevitably confront the weapons made by the Gongshu clan. The conflict between the two families has become more and more intense.

Later, they regarded each other directly as rivals. The Gongshu clan tried to build more powerful siege equipment to defeat the Mohists, while the Mohists researched more powerful defensive weapons to resist the weapons of the 0.2 Gongshu clan. The two sides used Chu to attack other countries. The battle is the battlefield, and the contest is repeated again and again. "

Tianming and Shaoyu looked at each other in blank dismay, they didn't expect that the Mo family, the Chu country, and the Gonglo family had such connections.

Gao Jing sighed, and said: "The craftsmanship of both sides is comparable. Unfortunately, the Mohist school is a prominent school in the world. In addition to craftsmanship, it also has its own philosophy of ruling the country, so there are more and more disciples under the sect. On the contrary, the public losers only Knowing how to make crafts, naturally gradually fell behind, and gradually lost the trust of Chu State.

Just at this time, after the "Shang Yang Reform", the Qin State rose rapidly and became a confidant of the Central Plains countries. The Gongshu clan who lost power in Chu State moved to Qin State and has been serving Qin State...until now.

This is the past of the public loser, and the origin of the enmity between the public loser and the Mo family. ".

Chapter 270 Two Soldiers

Seeing that the two were still thinking about something, Gao Jing said with a smile: "What? What are you thinking?"

Tianming looked up at Gao Jing, and said, "Brother Gao, is it because the Gongshu family attacked the organ city because Mo Zi defeated Gongshuban before?"

Gao Jing sighed, and said, "Hatred is accumulated little by little. Do you know the "Battle for Mulberry"?"

The two shook their heads.

Gao Jing told the two of them the allusion that the two daughters fought for a mulberry tree, which led to the accumulation and amplification of hatred step by step, and finally triggered a decades-long war between the two countries.

(see above for details)

Tianming couldn't help but said: "It's terrible... It's just a little bit of hatred, but it can cause such tragic consequences!"

Shaoyu seemed to be thinking about something, and said: "Sir, is there no way to resolve the hatred?"

"Yes, it's just that people don't want to do it."

Gao Jing sighed and said: "Yesterday I told you that under the five principles of Confucianism, there is also "forgiveness", which is called forgiveness. "Forgiveness" means tolerance, understanding and generosity. imposed on others.

Confucius said: A benevolent man establishes others if he wants to be established, and achieves others if he wants to achieve himself.Can take an example.It can be said that the side of benevolence is also oneself.

Benevolence is to stand on one's own feet.At the same time, it also makes others stand firm; if you want to do everything well, you also make others do it well.To follow this principle and start from the side is to practice benevolence.

This is "to build up others if you want to stand up for yourself, and to achieve others if you want to achieve yourself", just like hatred, you must first be willing to resolve it yourself before you can let the other party resolve it.

You are aware of the harm of hatred, want to resolve it, and put it into action. This is "unity of knowledge and action".

Similarly, "Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself", if you don't even want to do it to yourself, don't force others.

There is also "be kind to others", everyone is generally easy to forgive themselves, but broods over the mistakes made by others.

Think more from the perspective of others. Maybe when others do something wrong, they really have their own difficulties? "

Tianming nodded repeatedly, and said, "Brother Gao is right, I will definitely think about others more in the future."

Shao Yu was thoughtful.

"This is the truth. Whether you can implement it or not, and whether you are willing to implement it, all depends on the individual... That's why Taoism said, "There is no question about the Tao, and there is no response to the question."

Gao Jing smiled, looked at the two people's faces of thinking, and said: "Okay, you have time to think about it when you go back... Yesterday I talked about Confucianism, today I will tell you about the military school."