"A gentleman makes a good man, a gentleman helps the good man do good deeds, and does not help the bad man do bad things, and the villain is the opposite."

"Ma Fujun is a well-known gentleman in the world, with a benevolent demeanor and generosity, such a gentleman, instead of helping the lenient monarch to improve his benevolent government, but helping a tyrannical king like the King of Qin to kill, encouraging him to destroy a country without crimes, why would a gentleman behave as a villain?"

The Confucian sat in front of Mafu Township, and he couldn't find the slightest rudeness in his every move, but when he opened his mouth, it was extremely rude, so that the passing Mafu villagers couldn't help but clench their hoes, aiming at his head, ready to be ruthless. Sitting in front of him was Gongsun Long, and Gongsun Long sat in front of him very casually, looking a little lazy, and even revealing his disdain.

"What you say is very true, but it involves the concept of the gentleman, the concept of the villain, the concept of the good king, the concept of the bad king, do you think that the gentleman is a person who has nothing to do and wants to persuade the king to be benevolent through his words, or is it a person of high moral character and benevolence? Do you think the "villains" are those who want to end the war and give the people a good life, or do you mean people who are morally corrupt? ”

"Do you mean the mediocre King of Han, or the King of Wei who is jealous of his brother, the King of Qi who depends on his mother for everything, or the King of Chu who marries the daughter of the man who murdered his father and ancestor and abandons her?"

"Your so-called brutal king is the King of Qin who has been praised by Xunzi? Is it the king of Qin who let no people starve to death under his rule? Is it the King of Qin who overhauled water conservancy, set up a school, and educated the people? ”

"What you are talking about assisting the tyrannical king, Ma Fu Jun is in the Qin State? Ma Fujun was in the Zhao State, and the coercion was because the King of Qin learned Ma Fujun's thought and appointed this thought to govern the country, so why didn't the people of the countries learn it? Is it because they're not brutal enough? What you say is not right, what you think of as a gentleman is not necessarily what I think of as a gentleman, and the tyrannical king you know is not necessarily the tyrannical king that I know. ”

"When the old thing develops into a new thing, it has to be named with a new concept, and the outdated gentleman you are talking about has been replaced by the gentleman of today, so what you say is not right."

The Confucian wiped the sweat from his forehead, he just said a word, and the old man in front of him began to talk endlessly, not giving him a chance to speak at all, so he listened to the old man's conceptual analysis, interpreting the gentleman and the villain, how to divide the advantages and disadvantages of the king, and finally directly threw a question to the Confucian scholar, "Do you say that a gentleman is a gentleman?" ”

The Confucian muttered, "Gentleman. . . Villain.. Gentleman... The villain..", the whole person sat there in despair, fell into contemplation, and soon, another Confucian sat beside him, and said seriously: "Governing the country with moral principles is like the North Star in a certain position, and all the stars will surround it, but Ma Fujun said that the country should be governed by criminal law, doesn't Ma Fujun know the way to be benevolent and win the hearts and minds of the people?" ”

Gongsun Long narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said: "What you are talking about is not to govern the country with morality, but to govern the country with rank, you said that the stars surround the North Star, the North Star is the king, people according to different ranks, from near to far, the people you are talking about, but they are exactly in the farthest place from the king, and what I want to tell you is that no one is more noble than others, and everyone is equal. ”

"The way you are talking about governing the country with morality also involves the concept, is the morality you are talking about in the past or the morality of the present? In ancient times, people drank blood and didn't know their parents, and their morality was not to eat each other, not etiquette, so is it wrong to govern today's country according to the ancient morality? What you are talking about is the morality of Confucius's time, and Confucius's period is different from today's, can you use the doctrine of that time to define today? ”

"It is precisely because of this that we must follow the path of the previous kings, and King Yao Shunyu and Zhou Wen ruled the world through benevolence and righteousness.... Nowadays, the monarch is not like the monarch, the minister is not like the minister, the father is not like the father, the son is not like the son, this is because people have abandoned their original moral concepts, but also because there are people like you to promote such things, and the morality I am talking about is the morality of the time of King Yao Shunyu Wen! ”

"People in the world not only love their own families, not only their parents and children, but respect each other and love all people in the world. So that the old have their ends, the strong have their usefulness, the children can get warmth and care, the lonely and the disabled have something to rely on, the men have their own things, and the women have a satisfactory home. Conspiracy and fraud are not prosperous, theft and chaos cannot be afforded, roads are not left behind, doors are not closed at night, everyone is trustworthy and harmonious, and the meritocracy is selected, this is what I call governing the country with morality! ”

When the Confucian scholars debated with Gongsun Long, there were many people who heard about this and rushed over, driven by Ma Fujun, the population of Mafu Township was increasing, from the villagers to Zhao Kuo's disciples, they all rushed to see this debate at this moment, so the more than a dozen Confucians and Gongsun Long were surrounded by people, and these people were very angry when they heard that the Confucian people were coming to Zhao Kuo to debate.

Of course, there are also those who are excited, wanting to see the teacher scold these Confucians.

Gongsun Long didn't care about the other party's words, but he was also very polite, and did not directly interrupt the other party's words, just listened to them talk about the ideal society in their hearts, when this Confucian talked about the rule of law from morality to rule by law, and began to abuse Zhao Kuo for not respecting the former king, in vain to persecute the people with harsh criminal laws, there was a young man who finally couldn't stand still, maybe the soul of the Legalist in his body began to burn.

"You! You're not right! Han Fei walked out of the crowd, stood beside Gongsun Long, and sat down respectfully.

The Confucian scholar was stunned for a moment, looked at him suspiciously, and Gongsun Long smiled and said, "This is Han Gongzifei, the first disciple of Ma Fujun. Hearing this, the Confucian scholar's eyes suddenly lit up, okay, Ma Fujun's disciple, he is still a stammer, if he defeats him, doesn't that prove that Ma Fujun's knowledge is wrong? The Confucian laughed, raised his head high, and asked, "May I ask if you have anything to say?" ”

Han Fei quickly summed up what he wanted to say in his heart, and with a different kind of anger, he spoke, and he said seriously:

"In ancient times, the population was sparse, there were many birds and beasts, and the people could not stand the invasion of birds, beasts, insects and snakes, and at this time a saint appeared.... Today, if there are still people who advocate the politics of Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, and Wuwang and practice it, they will definitely be ridiculed by modern sages, so the sages do not expect to copy the ancient laws and do not stick to the old customs, but according to the actual situation of the current society, and then formulate corresponding political measures. ”

"There was a Song man who was working in the fields; There was a tree stump in the field, and a rabbit ran into the stump and broke its neck..."

"In ancient times, men did not have to farm, and the wild fruit was enough to eat; Women do not need to weave, and the skins of animals are enough to wear. It is not necessary to exert effort and provide for it sufficiently. The population is small and there is a surplus of goods, so there is no need for people to fight for each other. Therefore, there are no generous rewards or heavy penalties, and the people are naturally safe and sound....."

“... The ancients easily resigned from the position of the Son of Heaven, not because of a noble style, but because of a small power; Today's people compete for official positions or rely on power, not because they are of low moral character, but because of great power. Therefore, the saint should make a policy based on the actual situation of the amount of wealth and power. A light punishment is not mercy, and a heavy punishment is not cruelty, but an action that is appropriate to the social situation. Therefore, political affairs should be adapted to the changes of the times, and measures should be directed to social affairs...."

"Confucianism uses literature to disrupt the law, and rangers use force to violate the ban!! And the monarch has to treat it with courtesy, and this is the source of the chaos in the country!! Those who break the law should be convicted, but you Confucian scholars have been appointed by virtue of useless articles and doctrines!! ”

Therefore, the people who really caused the chaos in the country were: those who wrote books and preached the way of the kings by virtue of benevolence, righteousness and morality! Grooming and dress, and clever rhetoric, are used to disturb the laws of the day and shake the monarch's resolve! ”

"Those who are in charge of deception, swagger, and deceit, with the help of foreign forces to achieve their private goals, and then abandon national interests; Those ranger assassins, who gathered party members, flaunted their integrity, and tried to make a name for themselves, only to violate the ban of the state; Those who evaded military service, a large number of depended on the nobles and nobles, wantonly bribes, and with the help of the request of important ministers, they escaped the toil of serving in the army; Those industrialists and merchants, who make shoddy equipment, accumulate extravagant wealth, hoard and sell them on the spot, hoping to make huge profits from the peasants! ”

"These five types of people are the moths of the state. If the monarch does not get rid of these five kinds of people who are like moths, and does not recruit upright people, then it is not surprising that even if there are dilapidated and fallen countries in the world, it is not surprising that the court has been cut down and the name of the court has been removed! ”

The more Han Fei spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end, he stood up and pointed at the noses of these Confucian scholars, where there was still a little stammer, it was simply a little bit of stammering, that is, Gongsun Long's eyes widened, looking at Han Fei's excited appearance, and he couldn't believe that this was the reserved and cute senior brother. Han Fei simply walked in front of these Confucian scholars, pointed at them and scolded: You moths of your country!!

The Confucian scholars' faces turned red, they looked at the young people in front of them, this huge humiliation made them tremble, Han Fei didn't just scold them, but scolded the entire Confucianism, from Yao Shunyu to Confucius, he didn't let go of a person, every sentence was to stick a knife in the body of the Confucian, but what he said was reasonable and well-founded, so that people could not refute it, the Confucian who debated with him, did not say a word, and fainted after squirting a mouthful of blood.

"How dare the villain insult me like this?" At that moment, Han Fei hurriedly pulled out his sword from his waist, wanting to resist these people, at this time, a strong man with a tiger's back suddenly rushed out from the side, rushed into the crowd of Confucians, only a few screams were heard, and before Han Fei could react, those Confucians were knocked over.

Di grinned, looked back at Han Fei, shook his head and said, "These people can't help fighting, can't help fighting!" ”

Looking at the Confucian man who was lying on the ground screaming, everyone around him exclaimed, and everyone praised Han Feilai, which made Di very unhappy, obviously I won the debate, what is the matter with Han Fei here?

Gongsun Long took a breath of cold air, what kind of fierce people are under the command of this horse suit... He hurriedly stood up, walked to Han Fei's side, pulled Han Fei, and looked up and down, Han Fei was a little strange, he looked at Gongsun Long and asked, "What are you looking at?" Gongsun Long replied with a smile, "I'm looking at the sage." ”

Han Fei hurriedly shook his head and said, "These are all taught by the teacher, if you want to say a sage, it should also be a teacher, how can it be me?" ”

"No, you are different from him, you and his doctrine are completely different, it seems to be similar, but you have a set of your own theories, even more perfect than Ma Fujun's theory, Ma Fujun's knowledge is very high, but it is too messy, and there is no complete concept of governance, but you are different...", Gongsun Long shook his head, and looked at the young man in front of him with some incredulity, what was he doing when he was so old?

Immediately, Gongsun Long looked at the Confucians who were moaning on the ground with some pity, these poor young people, before they understood the core concepts of Confucianism, they encountered such a monster who had come up with a complete set of their own thoughts. And this set of doctrines seems to have a very high lethality to Confucianism, and it is directly full, and Gongsun Long is a little suspicious, this one can already be pulled over to the line with Xunzi.

In the face of people like Xunzi's disciples and grandchildren, this is really too bullying.

Those Confucians supported each other, slowly stood up, looked at Han Fei in front of them, their eyes were both jealous and angry, Han Fei criticized Confucian ideas as worthless, and even directly denied their concept of governance, which they couldn't bear, but they had also found that they were not Han Fei's opponents, the young Confucians looked at each other a few times, and then said to Han Fei angrily:

"What you tell us, we will definitely tell the other Confucians, this time, it is we who lost to you, not the Confucianists who lost to Ma Fujun!"

Han Fei sneered and said, "Even I can't argue, and you still want to find my teacher?" My teacher is a hundred times higher than me, if you want to convince him, please call Xunzi! ”

These Confucian scholars gritted their teeth and limped away from Mafu Township.

When the Confucian scholars just walked out of the horse's belly township, a carriage came to the front, and the carriage sat on a thin old man, the old man looked very tired, very weak, and coughed all the time, the Confucian scholars saw such an elder, naturally stood on the side of the road and saluted, and the carriage also stopped, the old man smiled and returned the salute to the Confucians, and looked at the scars on their bodies, frowned and asked: "I heard that Ma Fujun is a sage, does he still have the habit of beating people who talk to him about learning?" ”

"If that's the case, then I'll leave, I'm old, and I'm not Ma Fujun's opponent."

The Confucian scholars looked at each other, shook their heads and said: "This is not what Ma Fujun beats, we are defeated, dare to ask the old man, are you also here to find Ma Fujun?" ”

"Yes, I heard the name of Ma Fujun, and I came here from the Jixia School Palace of Qi State."

Hearing about the Jixia School Palace, these Confucian scholars were a little surprised, and hurriedly asked the old man's name.

"Old man Zou Yan...."