Chapter 14 New interpretation of the Analects of Confucius
Spreading out the bamboo slips, Ying Chengyu lowered his head, pointed his finger at a sentence on it, and said loudly: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good. How do you explain it?"
Chunyu Yue's heart moved, and he suddenly felt that maybe Ying Chengyu had other intentions.
I may be executed soon. Ying Chengyu asked Fu Sheng to translate this sentence. Is this a hint that I should speak out what I have to say?
The ministers also glanced deeply at Ying Chengyu.
He was actually deceived! This guy also knew about secret communication? What did he want Chunyu Yue to say before he died?
Before Chunyu Yue and his ministers could figure it out.
Fu Sheng, who only engaged in learning and ignored foreign affairs, had already given his answer.
"When a person is about to die, his words are always kind."
"Look, this is wrong, isn't it? This doesn't make sense."
"Why doesn't it work?"
Fu Sheng frowned. He suspected that Ying Chengyu was making trouble unreasonably, but when it came to Confucianism, he had to argue with reason.
"Mencius said that when a person is born, his nature is essentially good. When a person is about to die, he is on the boundary between life and death, just like when he first came to this world, so his nature will eventually become good."
"So, you Confucian scholars have made your brains stupid by reading. Lord Tingwei, do you agree with what Dr. Fu said?"
Ying Chengyu called his name, Li Si observed Ying Zheng's reaction and found that Ying Zheng had no reaction.
Without any further hesitation, he immediately said: "I don't agree."
If we discuss other Confucian ideas, Li Si may resonate with Fu Sheng. But when it comes to human nature, Li Si will definitely not agree with Mencius' theory of good nature!
"Human nature is evil, and good things are fake. People are born with evil nature, and the manifestations of good things are all disguised. Confucius said that self-restraint and propriety means restraining one's desires, and that words and deeds are in line with etiquette. If human nature
If you are kind, then why should you restrain yourself? All you need to do is indulge."
Li Si's teacher is Xun Qing.
Xunqing is a Confucian scholar who is not recognized by mainstream Confucian scholars.
The fundamental reason why this is not recognized is that Xun Qing put forward the theory of evil nature that is completely opposite to the Confucian sub-sage Mencius' theory of good nature. This is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two.
Of course, Xunqing didn't care about this matter, because he didn't agree much with mainstream Confucian scholars.
As a disciple of Xun Qing, Li Si learned Xun Qing's true biography. In terms of human nature, he always upheld his teacher's view that human nature is inherently evil.
The person who answered became Li Si, and Fu Sheng was full of energy.
Just now Li Si was debating traditional Confucianism, and Chun Yuyue was the first to say that you and I have nothing to say.
The first person to say something like this in a debate is the loser.
You know, Li Si is actually a Legalist!
He argued against Chunyu Yue, who was based on traditional Confucianism, because he was not the best at traditional Confucianism.
Fu Sheng sees it in his eyes and hears it in his ears.
This is a strong enemy.
Fu Sheng was trying to find words to rebut, but Ying Chengyu waved his hand.
"You can't finish the theoretical matter even if you argue for three days and three nights. There's no need for that."
Ying Chengyu didn't want to start a debate. He called Li Si up because he was afraid that Fu Sheng would make him speechless.
He wanted Li Sizu to ask Fu Sheng to think twice before he said anything, and in this way his goal was achieved.
Now that Fu Sheng is restrained, he can guide and let things fall into his own rhythm.
"I always speak with facts, Meng Tian, when you attack the Chu State and fight the Chu soldiers, what will the Chu soldiers say before they die?"
Meng Tian also observed Ying Zheng's reaction and found that Ying Zheng had no reaction, so he stood up helplessly.
He really didn't want to get involved in these things.
"Qin Gou."
Bang bang bang~
Ying Chengyu held the bamboo slip in his left hand, slapped his right hand three times, and said with a smile: "Dr. Fu, did you hear that? The word Qin Gou can't be a kind word, right?"
Ying Chengyu used examples from both theoretical and factual aspects to refute Fu Sheng's understanding of the sentence "When a person is about to die, his words are also good."
But based on this alone, it is impossible for Fu Sheng to agree.
Fu Sheng's knowledge is not fake. Let him think for a moment and he will definitely be able to come up with an answer.
But will Ying Chengyu give Fu Sheng this time?
of course not!
I really thought that Li Si was his disciple and could always endorse him and refute Fu Sheng!
Why did he choose "When a person is about to die, his words are good" as the first sentence he discussed with Fu Sheng?
It is to introduce the theory of good nature and thus bring Li Si, who advocated the theory of evil nature, into the scene.
This involves the most basic concepts that Li Si has learned throughout his life, and Li Si had to endorse him, so that he could gain valuable guidance.
Next, Meng Tian was called to break the situation with facts and guide Fu Sheng to continue thinking.
Otherwise, when Fu Sheng opened his mouth, he would not be able to say anything with any certainty.
Next, Ying Chengyu will keep Fu Sheng thinking!
"So, Fu Sheng's understanding is wrong. The annotation of this passage in "The Analects" is consistent with Fu Sheng's understanding, and it is also wrong. The true meaning of this sentence is: beat someone to death, and what you say will be
It sounds great!”
"oh?"
Li Xin, the Marquis of Longxi, sneered.
"Then how do you explain the word Qin Dog that Chu Jun cursed before his death?"
Li Xin is not like Fu Sheng, he says whatever comes to mind.
Let’s use the example Ying Chengxuan just gave to counterattack Ying Chengxuan.
"Please pay attention. I said you will be beaten to death, and you will die only if you continue to beat me, not really beaten to death!"
Ying Chengyu looked at Li Xin like a foolish person, which made Li Xin very uncomfortable.
"You really beat someone to death, but he didn't scold you but said nice things to you. How despicable a person like that is!"
The word "Ying Chengyu" means "despicable" has an accent, and he said it while staring into Li Xin's eyes.
This made Li Xin feel an unknown fire in his heart!
This guy is just calling me mean!
"you!"
The colleagues around him pulled Li Xin over and stopped him from continuing.
"He's such a jerk! Why do you always mess with him?"
Li Xin sat with a gloomy face and said nothing.
"Fu Sheng stopped talking. He must be chewing on the lessons I taught him. He is so eager to learn!"
Ying Chengyu shook his head.
Ministers: I really want to beat this guy up! Have you given Fu Sheng time to speak? How can you be so shameless!
Ying Zheng: I don’t understand. What’s the use of this Zhuzi’s misinterpretation of the Analects?
Fu Sheng: Qin attacked Chu, and the Chu people fought back. Before they died, they said the word "Qin dog". Although these two words were indecent, from the perspective of the Chu people, they were angry at the invaders. Their original intention was to defend their homeland. This
They are also kind words, yes, that’s what they are.
Fu Sheng went over the words in his mind again, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Ying Chengxuan continue: "I am a good person who will do my best to the end and continue to teach you, for free."
Wow~
The bamboo slips were spread out again.
"The son does not say strange, powerful, chaotic, and divine. What does this sentence mean?"
Confucius did not talk about weirdness, bravery, rebellion, ghosts and gods.
As soon as Ying Chengyu said this, the meaning of the sentence suddenly emerged in Fu Sheng's heart.
"It means: Confucius didn't speak, but used strange force to beat people into unconsciousness."
Fusheng:???
Li Si:???
Meng Tian:???
Li Xin:???
Ying Zheng:???
Ministers:???
What the hell are you talking about?
To talk about the previous sentence "When a person is about to die, his words are also good", Ying Chengyu also made some arguments and arguments, which seems to be true.
At this point, it’s just pure fabrication!
Confucius, a highly respected saint, insists on telling you that he is a vulgar and arrogant person who uses violence to fight violence. Is your conscience really okay?
What does Ying Chengyu care about?
His reputation is so bad, and no matter how bad it is, there is not much room for improvement. What is there that he can't deal with in his conscience?
He continued to explain with great interest.
"A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. This sentence means: I like your money, so it makes sense for me to take it."
"Now that he has come, let him be buried in peace. This sentence means: Now that he has come, let him be buried here!"
"If I hear the truth in the morning, I will die in the evening. This sentence means: If I know the way to your house in the morning, I can go and beat you to death at night!"
Ministers: We are so blind that we actually believe that this guy has any profound meaning! He is just ignorant and talks nonsense!
Only Chun Yuyue remained silent and thought carefully.
This is a cover-up. Lord Chang'an is covering up his first words to avoid suspicion among the ministers and His Majesty. What exactly does he want me to say?
"What nonsense!"
Fu Sheng couldn't listen any longer. The good-tempered Confucian scholar roared loudly and his eyes were as big as bells!
"You have misinterpreted my Confucian Analects in such a way. You can see that this is a major event that will be passed down through generations!"
Just above the court, under the gaze of the First Emperor.
Fu Sheng, a doctor of Confucianism who was only interested in learning and not interested in political affairs, rushed to Ying Chenglong in three steps and took the bamboo slips from Ying Chenglong's hand.
"No!"
Chunyu Yue shouted anxiously.
Mr. Chang'an is trying to remind me. How could there be any comments on the bamboo slips? This is just Mr. Chang'an's performance on the spot! Don't mess up!
Chunyu Yue wanted to stop Fu Sheng, but he had been deep in thought and his reaction was a little slow.
Fu Sheng ran out again and again suddenly, and of course Chun Yuyue didn't stop him.
When he called out those two words, Fu Sheng snatched the bamboo slip from Ying Chengyu's hand.
Fu Sheng looked intently at the bamboo slips.
I saw that to the right of the rows of sentences, there were rows of comments written in small characters.