Chapter 197 Xunzi is very angry, the consequences are very serious
Lanling has a long history. It was once the capital of the ancient state of Zuo. Later, the state of Zuo was destroyed by the state of Ju, and it became the royal city of the state of Ju. Later, it was captured by the state of Lu, and it gradually became
The county town has a strong color of the Lu State. Later, the Chu State took this city away from the Lu State. It now belongs to the Chu State. However, the color of the Lu State did not dissipate because of this. On the contrary, it was related to the Chu State.
The combination of the Chinese atmosphere forms a unique landscape.
This can be regarded as an area where Confucianism flourished in Chu State. You can often see scholars wearing Chu clothes talking about Confucius classics, quoting classics, and arguing. Perhaps this is why the King of Chu arranged Xunzi here. The King of Chu wanted to give Xunzi
Look, there are actually places with strong Confucianism in Chu State, and people still admire Confucianism very much.
Nowadays, all areas of the Chu State have been affected by the war. Of course, Lanling has not been spared. Young Zhuang was drafted to the battlefield and there is no news. There is no longer the voice of debate in Lanling in the past.
The king of Chu was also worried about the county magistrate here, so he did not dare to recruit soldiers from here with all his strength. He still left a lot of people here to show Xunzi that I still cherish the people's strength.
Farming and mulberry crops were definitely affected. However, the county magistrate here took the lead in leading the people to farm. When the magistrate made such a move, the nobles here could not sit still and hurriedly sent people to help. Under the leadership of Xunzi, Lan
The spring planting of Lanling was less affected, so that during the autumn harvest, Lanling was still capable of relieving nearby victims. This made the people around him respect Xunzi even more. Even the thieves nearby heard that Xunzi was Lanling.
After the order, no one dared to come here again to cause trouble.
Xunzi often wore simple and loose clothes and rode an ox cart around various towns in Lanling. Sometimes he would walk in the mud of cultivated fields without wearing shoes. Occasionally he would talk to the people here and often stay overnight with them.
In his home, there were always a large number of disciples gathered around him, asking him for advice at any time. When the people saw Xunzi, they were probably as happy as the people of Zhao when they saw Ma Fujun, and they all regarded it as their honor to stay at Xunzi's house.
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Confucianism attaches great importance to etiquette. Even if they die, they must dress neatly and cannot die in a manner that is not in line with etiquette. However, Xunzi's behavior obviously ignores etiquette and law.
In Xiangben County next door to Lanling, several Confucian scholars were talking.
"I heard that there was a Confucian scholar who was not neatly dressed and often went without shoes. He wandered in the cultivated fields and wandered in the mud..."
"Who is he? Dare to be so rude?! Please come with me and scold me!"
"It's Xunzi."
"Oh...then it's okay."
"Isn't that rude?"
"Confucius said: At the age of seventy, you can do whatever you want without going beyond the rules of etiquette... I think Xunzi has reached this state."
Obviously, for Xunzi's rude behavior, no Confucian scholar dared to jump out and accuse him of wrongdoing. People in Chu who were interested in asking for advice also flocked to Lanling to ask Xunzi for advice. Xunzi never paid attention to them.
As long as he can show the apprenticeship ceremony, he can teach. He is different from Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo does not require the apprenticeship ceremony. He will even help some disciples who are too poor.
Xunzi was different. He would not teach without the apprenticeship ceremony. He said: Gains without efforts will not be valued.
"Teacher, I heard that when you discussed the principles of using troops with Lord Linwu, you often regarded benevolence and righteousness as the foundation. Benevolent people love others, and righteous people follow principles. If this is the case, then why use troops? Generally speaking, the reason for using troops is to compete.
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"This truth is not what you know. The purpose of using troops is to prohibit violence and eliminate harm, not to fight. Therefore, for benevolent armies, the places where they stay will be comprehensively managed, and the places they pass through will be educated, just like
Everyone is happy when the timely rain falls. After the Qin army attacked Chu, they promptly arranged for officials to govern the area and educate and influence the local people. This is why the Qin people can easily defeat Chu today."
"Because of Lord Ma Fu, the Qin State began to conduct benevolent and righteous troops. With an army like this, those who are near love their kindness, and those who are far away admire their morality. Before the blades of the weapons are stained with blood, people from far and near come to join them.
When virtue is so great, it will affect far-flung places in all directions..." Xunzi said seriously. The disciples sat around him and listened thoughtfully to the teacher's explanation.
The disciple who just asked the question is called Chen Xiao. Among Xunzi's disciples, he is considered to be upright and intelligent.
Among the disciples, there was a tall and tall Confucian scholar with a long face and short beard. He asked again: "Teacher, the Qin Kingdom has achieved victory in the four generations. It has the strongest military force in the four seas, and its power extends to the princes and countries. But
They did not rely on benevolence and righteousness to engage in war, but only did it based on the principle of convenience. I think this is the reason why Qin’s military strength is strong. It is not because Ma Fujun or the reason why Qin began to develop benevolent and righteous soldiers.
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Xunzi smiled and said:
"This truth is not what you know. The convenience you are talking about is a convenience that is not convenient. The benevolence and righteousness I am talking about are extremely convenient conveniences. Benevolence and righteousness are tools used to do good politics. Politics
If done well, then the people will be close to their monarch, love their monarch, and not care about sacrificing for the monarch. Therefore, it is said: everything depends on the monarch, and the general is secondary."
He paused and then said: "The Qin Kingdom has been victorious for four generations, but it is still fearful that all countries will unite to ravage itself. Therefore, it was originally an army in a declining era and had not yet grasped the fundamental program. Now you don't follow
Looking for the root cause and exploring the cause from the details, this is the cause of social chaos!"
Xunzi went on to tell a lot, and finally concluded: "Without Ma Fujun, no matter how powerful the Qin army is, it cannot unify the world like Shang Tang and King Wu did! It is easy to annex other countries, but it is difficult to consolidate and unite them."
The State of Qi could annex the State of Song, but could not unite it, so the Wei State took it away. The State of Yan could annex the State of Qi, but could not unite it, so Tian Dan took it back. The Shangdang of South Korea defected to the State of Zhao, and the State of Zhao could not unite it.
So Qin captured him."
"In ancient times, Tang of Shang relied on Bo, and King Wu of Zhou relied on Cha. They were only territories with a radius of a hundred miles. However, the world was unified by them, and the princes became their vassals. This was for no other reason than that they were able to consolidate the land they acquired.
Ah. Uniting the scholars depends on etiquette and justice, and uniting the people relies on policies. If etiquette and justice are done well, the scholars will obey; if the politics are clear and clear, the people will be stable. If the scholars obey and the people will be stable, this is called the greatest unity.
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"The Qin State originally only had strong military force. Now, using Ma Fujun's teachings, it has etiquette and righteousness that can unite the scholars, and it has policies that can unite the benevolence and righteousness of the people. It relies on this political situation to defend it and it is unbreakable. It relies on it to go to war.
He will be extremely powerful, carry out all orders, and stop all prohibitions, and the career of the one who rules the world will be completed."
Listening to Xunzi's explanation, the long-faced disciple nodded. His name was Li Si. He was originally from Chu. His hometown was Shangcai, which was just defeated by Bai Qi. He used to be an official in Shangcai.
, later, because he saw rats in the toilet and rats in the warehouse, he lamented the impact of the environment on people, so he gave up his official position and went to Xunzi to increase his knowledge.
Recently, a big event happened in Lanling, that is, the soldiers who went to war actually came back. Although the war was not over yet, their arrival made the people of Lanling extremely happy. After they came back, they released the Qin people.
He was captured, and leaked out the fact that the Qin people easily defeated the Chu people. Of course, Ma Fujun's theory was also publicized at the same time, so the disciples asked Xunzi for advice on the war.
Xunzi once again talked about his theory of the army of benevolence and righteousness. In his opinion, the Qin State has now transformed into an army of benevolence and righteousness, and has become the king of the world. Xunzi was also full of praise for Ma Fujun's theories, and some
At that time, he simply took out the "Ma Fu Shu" and started explaining it to his disciples. During these days, the old man looked extremely happy.
Because the original untouchable dream seemed to be emerging in front of him. An army that would not harm the prisoners, could comfort the captured areas in a timely manner, not harm the local people, and carry out enlightenment. Xunzi could laugh out of his dreams.
, isn’t this the army he always talked about? Xunzi never thought that the one who began to take the shape of the army of benevolence and righteousness he called was actually the Qin State, which had always been famous for its cruelty!
As for the Mafu book that the people of Qin intended to promote in the territory of Chu, after Xunzi read it, he only felt that most of the political opinions here coincided with his own. Needless to say, ideas such as benevolent government were achieved through unification.
Everyone has the same idea of ending the war, that’s what Xunzi thinks!!!
However, Xunzi did not dare to reveal his ideas because they were not yet formed. He was afraid that his ideas would cause greater war and lead to more casualties. He only vaguely revealed his ideas when teaching students.
, He did not expect that Zhao Kuo had already shown his own way to the world openly, and immersed himself in the cause of saving the world, running for the world regardless of everything. Sometimes, Xunzi just fumbled with his horse clothes.
Book, eyes sparkling with tears: face full of smiles.
He did something he didn't dare to do.
Since the theory of one king in the world was reused by the Qin State, Zhao Kuo's reputation is no longer as pure as it was before. Many people have stood up to reprimand him. Some people think that he is an accomplice of the Qin State, helping Qin to kill other countries.
Some people say that he wants to destroy the current etiquette and rules and bring the world to destruction. Some are worried that his ideas will make wars in the world more frequent and lead to more casualties.
All the academic leaders from each school appeared and started talking about the path proposed by Zhao Kuo. Of course, they were all attacking because each school had its own way of saving the world. What Zhao Kuo said now obviously did not conform to theirs.
People who follow the road are naturally scolded. Among hundreds of schools of thought, only the farmers expressed their approval. The farmers' thoughts are not as simple as valuing agriculture.
Their core is to obey the people's hearts and be loyal to the people. The prosperity of government lies in obeying the people's hearts; the failure of government lies in disobeying the people's hearts. This is what the peasants want to say. Nowadays, the peasants are all in the Qin State. They support Ma Fujun's doctrine and
Not surprising, but surprisingly, Gongsun Long, a famous scholar, was also a scholar who came out to support Zhao Kuo. As for the theory he used to explain why he supported Zhao Kuo, no one could understand it.
..Famous people always talk like this.
Except for them, all other scholars are blaming.
Chu Mo accused Zhao Kuo of pretending to love the people, but in fact he advocated war, intending to cause greater war and kill more people. Confucian scholars accused Zhao Kuo of encouraging the princes to usurp the throne and emphasize laws and abolish etiquette. Taoists reprimanded Zhao Kuo for advocating
Struggle will make the world situation more turbulent. Legalists...well, Legalists are still trying their best to memorize "Ma Fu Shu". A certain future Legalist boss is also busy copying Ma Fujun's
words and deeds...
Zhao Kuo, who used to have unparalleled prestige and was respected by everyone in the world, suddenly gained infamy and even attracted groups to attack him. Well, this will not affect Zhao Kuo's prestige. In this era, he is not respected by universities.
A person who has been scolded a few times is not qualified to be a sage. If Zhao Kuo had been born a while earlier, he might have been able to experience the scolding from Mencius. Mencius said: The scolding battles of later people were just like children.
It wasn't until thousands of years later that a certain great writer with a mustache who did not want to be named perfectly inherited Mencius's skills and scolded his contemporaries to the point where they could not hold their heads up.
Xunzi was the only great scholar who did not criticize Zhao Kuo, and he was probably the only Confucian scholar who praised Zhao Kuo. After all, Xunzi had always been the most alternative Confucian sage.
Xunzi was sitting in the courtyard, giving lectures to his disciples. With Zhao Kuo as the starting point, Xunzi seemed to have no worries anymore.
When he said it, the disciples were not surprised, because Xunzi often explained these things in a roundabout way on weekdays. There were a few smart disciples who had already discovered deeper things from Xunzi's knowledge.
While Xunzi was lecturing, a disciple suddenly walked in hurriedly, looked at Xunzi, leaned down and bowed, and then said: "Teacher... I heard that Chu Mo gathered dozens of people and prepared to go to Zhao State.
Looking for Mr. Ma Fu..." After hearing the news brought by his disciples, Xunzi raised his eyebrows, stopped teaching, and asked with some displeasure: "What do they want to do with Mr. Ma Fu?"
"I heard that they are planning to discuss knowledge with Ma Fujun... Actually, they may be going to reprimand Ma Fu..."
"How dare a beast without a father and a king do this?!" Xunzi stood up and directly interrupted his disciple's words. He said angrily, then leaned on the crutch in his hand and looked at the disciples beside him.
His eyes finally fell on Li Si among them, and he said: "Si... you can take a few people to stop Chu Mo and have a good talk with them... By the way..." Xunzi suddenly said
Thinking of something, he immediately looked at his other disciple.
"Hey... I remember that your family has the theory of Gongyang Gao?"
"Teacher, it's like this."
"Then you go together."
"only."
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