When Gu Cheng and Long Kui arrived outside the house, they were not surprised to find that the sound of sword chants was stirring in all directions, and Confucius was fighting with the Yue girl.
Fan Li Wenzhong stood aside, talking to a man wearing a blue robe and a scholar's uniform.
The man had a dark complexion, a square face, thick black eyebrows, bright eyes, and a powerful and tall figure, looking very arrogant.
Seeing Gu Cheng walking out, Fan Li and Wen Zhong introduced him: "Master, this is Zhong Yu, named Zi Lu!"
Zilu, one of the ten philosophers of Confucius, was a gangster who beat up Confucius when he was young, and later became a warrior who sacrificed his life for justice.
Everyone gathered together to talk. Zilu was used to Confucius fighting with others, but he praised Yue Nu's swordsmanship: "Such swordsmanship is so true and pure that it cannot be affected by external objects. Master Kong
We are going to lose this time!”
Gu Cheng gave him a funny look.
Why is there a bit of schadenfreude in this voice?
In fact, Zilu was also convinced by Confucius' virtue.
When he was young, he was brave and fierce, swaggering through the city, and had a conflict with Confucius. In a big battle, he was shocked by the power of the sword, learned from it, and became his disciple.
In this world of immortal martial arts, words alone cannot impress others. If you want to show your pursuit, in addition to preaching, you must also take more practical actions.
The etiquette followed by Confucius is one of them.
The sword wielded by Confucius is also one of them.
In terms of sword skills alone, he is far inferior to Yue Nu, but the pursuit and persistence in it have made his sword power blessed by heaven and earth, so brilliant that it is difficult to match.
"Are you enlightened?"
Gu Cheng's eyes lit up.
He once distinguished a state of enlightenment in the Great Qin world. As a result, those who could reach that state were all beings closely related to the main world. The closest one was Master Xun, but in the end he fell short.
And now Confucius is an enlightened being in the true sense.
If he could realize the world of Confucianism and Taoism in his mind, Confucius could become a saint instead of being canonized by future generations.
A difference of one word makes a world of difference.
"It's a pity that it is difficult to achieve in the end. This battle has fulfilled Yue Nu!"
Gu Cheng shook his head slightly, a look of enlightenment flashed in Yue Nu's eyes, and the sword energy that had been so exciting just now suddenly dissipated.
It doesn't disappear, but it is all collected in the Zhanlu sword body.
"Thanks for the advice!"
The originally sharp sword intention was gone, and the divided Zhan Lu suddenly returned to Yue Nu. Returning to her original nature, she held the hilt of the sword upside down with both hands and saluted Confucius.
"This sword king's way should not be used for fencing trails..."
Confucius opened his mouth, but he knew that he was defeated in this battle. Confucianism and Taoism could not influence Yue Nu's sword heart, so he had no choice but to swallow the following words and come here: "Zouyi Kongqiu, you know, now Jiang
Is the country in danger?"
Gu Chengdao: "I would like to hear the details!"
Confucius looked solemn and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency made the Green Mingzhou. I'm afraid you never thought that it would be used in war. When the sky becomes a battlefield for all countries to fight, no one will be spared, and Jiang State will bear the brunt!"
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows.
I originally thought that Confucius was accusing Qing Mingzhou of destroying the Zhou rites, but he didn't expect that he was persuading him based on reality.
It is not the cliché that it is a crime to possess a treasure, but it is to hit the nail on the head and point out the role of Qing Mingzhou in the war.
The Green Mingzhou was originally a strategic weapon in the Xianwu Han Dynasty. This world is a castrated version, but there are so many talented people in the world. Now it is being used by the family members for enjoyment. It won't be long before someone must think of the true role of this thing.
When careerists set their sights on the air supremacy that Qing Mingzhou can bring, not only Jiang State will bear the brunt, but the war in the world will escalate and it will inevitably become more tragic.
Confucius didn't know the specific situation of Jiang State, and foresaw the terrible future, so he hurriedly came to persuade him: "Birds flying in the sky, flying horses flying in the sky, are gifts from heaven and earth. The Green Mingzhou cannot be remade. Please think about it, sir!"
Seeing that this tall man with a nine-foot tall head and a thorny beard was about to bow down with his hands, Gu Cheng held him up and said, "Mr. Kong is a great talent. Please come into the mansion and discuss it in detail."
Confucius was refreshed and entered the hall. Everyone sat down one after another, and he immediately began to preach the idea of rule of man.
Lord, king, minister, father, father, son.
If everyone in the world could abide by morality and etiquette, I don’t know how many wars and disputes would be reduced. People would live and work in peace and contentment, and a peaceful and prosperous age would come!
Gu Cheng listened and chimed in a sentence or two from time to time. Fan Li Wenzhong stood beside him with a professional smile. For a moment, he felt more harmonious than ever before.
As Confucius talked, he couldn't help but get excited.
He peddled political ideas to the princes, but was always looked down upon. Some monarchs treated him with courtesy because they respected his character and profound knowledge, while others did not listen.
Now there is a prince who is willing to accept advice with an open mind, even if it is the smallest country, but unfortunately, there is finally one.
So happy!
Later generations respected Confucius extremely and portrayed him as a saint and a perfect man. In fact, Confucius was a normal person. Like many common people in the Spring and Autumn Period, he traveled to various countries for his ideals and political opinions.
He did not learn civil and military skills and sell them to the emperor's family. He did not serve to maintain the existing system. Instead, he actively explored and created new systems and participated in the torrent of changing the world.
These explorers are all worthy of respect.
Gu Cheng didn't want Confucius' talent to be buried, he already had a position.
With Confucius' knowledge, he was most suitable to be Taishi.
This was the chief historian and official of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. He was in charge of academic education, drafting documents, instructing ministers, recording historical events, and managing classics, calendars, sacrifices, etc.
In fact, just like the promotion of positive energy in later generations, Confucius' pursuit was too perfect and could not be realized. However, we cannot deny goodness and beauty just because of the greedy and evil side of human nature.
For a country, moral character must be promoted, so as to reduce disputes and reduce war and rebellion to the extreme.
True Confucianism means don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. They will not be like the rotten Confucians of later generations who insist on asking others to achieve what they know they can't do, distorting their original intentions for their own benefit.
So, Gu Cheng issued an invitation: "Mr. Kong is a great talent, would you like to come to my country of Jiang to give lectures?"
Confucius stood up and said: "I don't dare to ask my ears, but I just want to do it."
In fact, he is not a rigid person who does not know how to adapt, otherwise he would not go to see Qi Jun. According to the words of Jun, Chen and his son, he should go to see the Emperor of Zhou.
Confucius knew that if his ideas were to be realized, it would be useless to obey the Emperor of Zhou. He hoped to find a monarch who would implement his ideas and have the monarch implement them so that the world would be governed and peace would be achieved forever.
Although Jiang State is weak, it would be great if this small country could let the surrounding big countries know that Confucianism, Taoism and great virtues can be achieved.
Confucius and his colleagues conducted in-depth discussions. In the twelve volumes of Tianshu, the brilliance of Confucianism shines brightly, and it has the potential to compete with the military philosophy.
Taking Yue Nu, Fan Li, Wen Zhong, and Kong Qiu with him, he returned to the land of Jiang State. Gu Cheng looked up and saw the majesty of the country, but it did not appear.