"In the past, there was a Shaozheng named Mao from the state of Lu. He was eloquent and well-read, so he opened a school near Confucius' home and taught students. He often attracted Confucius's students to listen to his lectures."
Cao Yi, who was holding the root of grass in his mouth, smacked his lips and said, "I won't do it even if I don't do it! But it won't kill people, right? Aren't literati all about... being a humble gentleman?"
"I haven't finished talking yet! This incident also happened to be on the seventh day after Kong Shengren served as the chief minister of Lu State, Kou Xing, and the prime minister. What do you think..."
Before Ye An could tell the reason, the group of people were already staring at him dumbfounded. This was something they would never have imagined, but looking at Ye An's appearance, it didn't look like he was lying!
These remarks completely subverted the "personality" of Confucius in their hearts. Of course, this is a matter of course. The spirit that Confucianism and scholar-bureaucrats usually promote is "benevolence, the benevolent loves others", "righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, sage, forgiveness".
"Loyalty, filial piety, brotherhood" are also advocated by Confucianism, but in the final analysis they still belong to the category of benevolence.
Confucians almost always keep this matter secret. The reason is very simple. Some of their own people can't stand it anymore, but what are the facts? Ye An doesn't know, and future generations don't know either. They can only guess from the lines of ancient books.
Could it be that what Shi Shaozhengmao did touched Kong Zhongni's bottom line too much?
Chen Linyin**: "You kid, please don't show off. Until now, you have never told why Confucius wanted to kill Shaozhengmao. If he really wanted to kill him, then it would be right to kill him. If not, it would appear that Confucius was indecisive.
, the kindness of women, what the saints did at that time?"
Unexpectedly, in the end, Chen Lin’s words made some sense. She was not as bad as she thought Kong Shengren had imagined. She wanted to start from the “facts.”
Ye An smiled and said: "Confucius listed the five sins of Shaozhengmao, which is to be dangerous in one's heart, to be bold in one's actions, to speak falsely and to argue, to remember what is ugly but to be wise, and to be obedient but to be wise. I wonder if Mr. Chen may find these words familiar.
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"The heart is bold and dangerous, the action is bold and firm, the words are false and eloquent, the ugly and ugly, the wrong and the bright? These are the reasons why the sage Kong killed Shaozhengmao?!"
Cao Yina raised his riding whip and scratched his head and said: "He is knowledgeable and understanding in his heart but evil and unrighteous, his behavior is evil but stubborn and unchangeable, his speech is hypocritical but well-founded, he specializes in memorizing some ugly things and is very knowledgeable, and he agrees with wrong things.
He polishes his words and deeds. Does this mean he will be killed?"
Ye An glanced at him, but he didn't expect that Cao Yi still had some ink in his stomach. At least he could understand the meaning of these sentences. Ordinary people might not be able to understand them at all.
Ye An added: "Shaozhengmao is a senior official of the State of Lu."
"Oh! Got it!"
Cao Yi immediately showed a look of realization, but Chen Lin looked at Ye An up and down with a strange expression: "What do you mean by this?"
"Have I not made it clear enough? The sage Confucius is also a human being, and as a human being, he can act on his own initiative. At that time, various theories emerged in the world. The one who was respected by Shaozhengmao was the Legalist. Who defines whether the theory is correct or not?
Is what Shaozhengmao said right or wrong? In the end, it is the saint who says it, right? Maybe Shaozhengmao had poor character and corrupt moral conduct, but when he was an official in the same dynasty, he really reached the point where he needed to kill people? Oh, by the way, Confucius was not only
I killed Shaozhengmao and left his body exposed for three days..."
"The big turban is still ruthless!"
Cao Yi just said one sentence and Ye An felt his heart tremble. He suddenly felt that he had imagined that the civil servant was too weak and too cowardly.
Looking at the sword on Ye An's waist, Cao Yi suddenly felt a little cold. The sword worn by scholars can kill traitors, but it can also kill political opponents who have different opinions. No wonder people and scholars criticize each other so harshly. It seems that
It was handed down from the person of Saint Kong.
Cao Yi quietly lowered her voice and said, "You guys are not telling me this to tell your brother, so don't argue with scholars, are you?"
Ye An nodded slowly: "That's the case. Killing someone as a scholar can make you die the most miserable death. Be careful and don't think about confronting Fan Shizhi. He seems kind and has no weapons in his hands, but it's still easy to kill you.
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"how about you?"
Following Cao Yi's question, Ye An suddenly showed his white teeth and said with a smile: "Me? I not only kill people, I also want to kill people! Haha... It's a joke, it's just a joke. Ye An is kind-hearted by nature and has been favored by his elders since he was a child.
Encourage, do more good deeds, how can you kill people and hurt your heart!"
But Ye An made Cao Yi and Chen Lin beside him unable to laugh. Ye An's story told them many things. Scholars are not as simple as they seem. In fact, they have already realized this, but it is more about the struggle between scholars than
The battles between generals were peaceful, but sometimes they were bloody.
If you can even use such methods against your own people, wouldn't it be even more powerful to tolerate people with different identities?
As for this trip around the state, Cao Yi has made up his mind not to be the first. As long as Ye An and Fan Yong have the same idea, he will do what they say. If they are different, it has nothing to do with him.
Never dare to get entangled and end up like Shao Zhengmao... No, I am even worse than Shao Zhengmao!
Compared with Cao Yi's horror, Chen Lin heard something more from Ye An's words. Confucius could kill people with such a desire to inflict guilt, and the princes in the court...
Smiling slightly, Chen Lin felt that Ye An's words were right in the court. Are there not many cases of people with different political opinions criticizing each other? It's just that the Lu State is different from the current court.
Chen Lin once again looked at Ye An, who was galloping easily on horseback. He felt that this boy was not simply telling a story. He was actually saying that civil servants would sometimes kill chickens to scare monkeys to achieve their goals.
But in fact, the only thing Ye An wants to express is "Confucius is also a human being." Even the truth or falseness of this matter is subject to discussion, but because the story and explosive points are relatively strong, it is most suitable as an anecdote to relieve fatigue.
At least Cao Yi was not sleepy anymore. He was bragging to Sun Laizi and others about the story he had just heard, and the first sentence he said was: "Confucius also killed people!"
The generals in my hometown, who were revered as gods, were so frightened that they fell off their horses...
On the other hand, Tieniu smiled evilly. He always felt that these people had been fooled by his Lord Marquis. His words were always simple and clear, and there would not be so many twists and turns. From the very beginning, the Lord Marquis said, Saint
He is also a human being, so isn’t the killing of Shaozhengmao just to support this statement?
But Lord Marquis is so awesome! He even knew about the scandals of Saint Kong. How many ordinary people would know about this?
The team arrived at Hangu Pass in this strange atmosphere. It was getting late, and the sunset at some point reflected the clouds in the sky, turning the wavy clouds into streaks of flaming clouds, which was spectacular.
The red glow shines on the valley, turning the valley into a heaven-like existence, and the Xiongguan Fortress, which has stood in the valley for countless years, majesticly tells the world about its majesty and the Han civilization.