Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 89, Zigong redeems people, Zilu accepts cattle
Ziyou cleared his throat and said to everyone
"Do you know the story of Zigong redeeming a man and Zilu receiving an ox?"

There is a law in the state of Lu: if Lu people see their compatriots suffer misfortune and become slaves in foreign countries, as long as they can redeem these people and help them regain their freedom, they can get compensation and rewards from the state.Zigong, a student of Confucius, redeemed Lu people from abroad, but refused the state's compensation.Confucius said: "Ci, you are wrong! Receiving compensation from the state will not damage your character; but if you don't receive compensation, no one in the State of Lu will redeem your compatriots who died."

Zilu rescued a drowning man, the man thanked him for sending a cow, Zilu accepted it.Confucius said happily: "From now on, the people of Lu will be brave enough to rescue those who fall into the water."

"Of course." Some people nodded.

Seeing that only some people knew about it, Ziyou told the story for them to listen to.

"Then do you know why Confucius did this?" Ziyou asked.

The people present were lost in thought. Now that Ziyou asked again, they naturally didn't know how to answer. Seeing that these people didn't know how to answer, Ziyou said

"Then let me tell you, if Zigong doesn't want compensation from the state, it's a start, what about the people after that? They gave up their money to redeem their compatriots, and at the same time accepted the reward from the king, then Some people will accuse them of saving their compatriots for rewards, but they forget that these people paid money to redeem their compatriots.

It is obvious that I am saving people with good intentions, and I should be rewarded, but now I am accused by others. If it were you, would you accept it?Naturally, if things go on like this, will anyone dare to save the Lu people? "

"So what? It's just that I don't want a little reward." Someone said unconvinced.

"If you have three hundred coins in your hand, and your father is seriously ill and needs three hundred coins to save his life, and at this time you know that your countryman has been arrested, you also need three hundred coins to redeem him, and your monarch also has rules. The redeemer can get a reward, and once you accept the reward, you will be accused of being a phishing for the reward, so you don't accept the reward, but your father needs the money to save his life, so what is your choice? ?” Ziyou asked

"Did you choose to give up your own father's life to save others, or did you ignore your compatriots?"

"Then I can ask other compatriots to save people."

"Of course it's also possible, but other people may not be as kind as you. Why would a person lose three hundred coins for a stranger for no reason?" Ziyou asked again.

"This..." Confucian scholar stopped talking after being asked.

"I know you don't understand, let me tell you why, morality is also divided into private morality and public morality, private morality is what individuals can achieve, and public morality is what most people can achieve.

Zigong's mistake is that he raised the moral standard that everyone can achieve to a height that most people can't reach.This makes many people discouraged from redemption.Unlimited elevation of moral standards, or personal morality as public morality.

The two approaches will only lead to one result, which is embarrassing morality, causing ordinary people to change their colors and go away from morality! So do you understand? "Ziyou said

"Ethics should not be forcing others to pay without asking for anything in return, nor is it asking others to pay without asking for something in return. It should be something that everyone can do without harming themselves and benefiting others. Paper contributes to the world and is free of charge. That’s right, but now I let the paper be promoted for free, and in the future some people in the world will invent things that have contributed to the world, will you force them to do so? If things go on like this, who will dare to study people who have contributed to the world.”

"But Mr. is such a noble person, shouldn't he promote it for free and warn future generations?" someone said.

"Oh, people from Chunyu's family? Your Chunyu's "Wang Du Ji" is more conducive to people learning how to persuade the king. Why don't you show it for free for everyone to watch?" Ziyou asked back, for this kind of trick game Of course there is no need to be polite.

"You and me." This person from Chunyu's family suddenly didn't know how to answer.

"Are all the people in Chunyu's family fighting for fame and wealth like this now? Do you use selflessness to demand others to satisfy your own selfishness? Is this the way of sages and sages? Use your colleagues and let them fight for you Fame and wealth, you can just sit back and reap the benefits, it’s really easy to calculate, such a beastly behavior, you are not worthy of being Confucian disciples, and you don’t want to use the paper I invented in your life.” Ziyou cursed.

After Ziyou said this, these young and inexperienced Confucian disciples also realized that they were being used by Chunyu's family, and they paraded to Ziyou

"Thank you for your kindness in teaching, sir, so that I didn't make a big mistake. From now on, I will definitely clear up the stigma for my husband."

After talking with Ziyou, the group of people surrounded the Confucian of Chunyu's family, looking at the angry crowd, the Confucian of Chunyu's family was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and said
"what do you want to do?"

"What to do?" The people around said with fists in their hands.

"This is the place where Mr. writes books and talks. If he is stained with the blood of this villain, it is an insult to Mr. Take him away." Someone shouted.

Two burly men each picked up the Chunyu Family Confucian who was limp on the ground and headed towards a hidden corner. Others also surrounded him one after another. It's admirable that the story just solves a headache.

In the face of moral kidnapping, you should not try to explain and justify. The best way is to kidnap him with greater morality. Of course, if you say that you have no morals, you will be invincible. Ziyou still needs his own reputation, so He needs to step up and explain.

Otherwise, according to his personality, once the gate of the heart garden is closed, the paper should be sold, and they should be scolded. Confucianism is not good at this point. Shit will do.

Soon there was a huge reversal in the matter of paper sales. The debate under Xinyuan's school was spread by these students. Scold Chunyu's family and other leaders.

Baijia looked at the farce inside Confucianism with great interest, and looked at the Chunyu family and other stupid families inside Confucianism. They felt that God was fair. They have seen enough of Chunyu's family and other families jumping up and down like a clown.

Although the news of selling paper has always been there, they found a shop that sells paper, but Ziyou has not given when it will be sold, which makes them a little anxious. They all think that the strange voice inside Confucianism caused Ziyou's delay Well, if Ziyou wasn't going to show up, they were all going to help Ziyou kill these people.

(End of this chapter)