Ah Ci also understands the importance of this, and the dream of wealth in the world may depend on learning the brainwashing techniques of Confucius.

At this time, Zigong did have the idea of apprenticeship with Confucius, and could learn Confucius's oratory skills and brainwashing methods, which was absolutely cost-effective for Zigong of the jade family.

Ah Ci then said: "Master, students have always thought that jade is precious, because the quantity is small, and the scarcity is expensive. When I trade in the jade world, I either look at the origin of the jade, the texture and texture of the jade, and what kind of value it has in the market, at what price to eat and at what price to sell? ”

"Most of these jade stones have a high price because of the difficulty of obtaining, because it is difficult to obtain, so it is not as easy to get hold as imagined, not everyone wants to pick it up, they can pick it up, and it is even more difficult to find a jade that has no cracks, is complete, and has a pure color;"

"Secondly, the jade color is not so easy to find, the purity, the quality is firm, and the treasures are very different; There are also products that need to be carefully crafted, and because of the hard quality of jade, the processing is very difficult. It can take months or even years to add to a finished product, which greatly increases the cost of jade. As the saying goes, "jade can't be cut without a weapon" is this truth. What students don't understand is why these characteristics are not the reason for the nobility of jade. ”，

Confucius then flickered to a new height: "The preciousness of jade corresponds to the virtue of a gentleman to the quality of jade, to the virtues of benevolence, wisdom, righteousness, courtesy, loyalty, and faithfulness, and to the way of heaven and earth; Jade in the abyss is charming, jade in the mountains and grass, just like the virtue of a gentleman, containing all things, benefiting one side, not pretending to be other things naturally in line with etiquette. If the virtue of a gentleman is not required, there is no need to show it by foreign objects, and the natural virtue is smooth. The happiness of a family, and even the prosperity and stability of a country and society, can only be achieved through the education and influence of benevolence. ”

Zigong was puzzled again: "This is just a piece of broken jade, it is reasonable to be meticulous, and it is unheard of to have wisdom?" If breaking stones can produce wisdom, then can all these dung, mud, sticks, bricks, etc., produce wisdom? Can you speak freely? Can you all be vertical and horizontal? ”

Confucius said with a smile: "What this prince said about meticulousness means that the texture of jade is meticulous and thorough, just like a wise gentleman, who can draw inferences from one case and know ten by smell." Wisdom means omniscient. The wisdom of a gentleman lies in his thoughtfulness and circumference. There are a few things in "Zhou Yi • The Biography of the Department" that are not confidential and harmful, and they are meticulous and meticulous. ”

"As for wisdom, this jade also has a personality, and jade will not become superfluous in any position, and will be sought after by the world. As the saying goes, a gentleman is not a weapon, and a gentleman can be competent in any position, and does not stick to a fixed environmental model. For example, a true gentleman, first of all, is a filial son, he can not only understand the degree of his parents' needs for material life, different from ordinary people, but also help his parents to improve their moral knowledge, improve the realm of life, and complete the wisdom of their parents, so as to achieve great filial piety, and then reach the situation of loyal ministers out of the door of filial piety, and finally become famous in future generations, in order to show their parents, loyalty and filial piety. ”

"If the leader is a gentleman, he can take care of every subordinate, so that his subordinates can make the best use of their own uses; As a teacher, he can teach his disciples according to their aptitude, and be good and save the lost. ”

"Wisdom" Confucius once said on the source of knowledge: "He who is born to know is also superior; Those who learn and know, the second also; Sleepy and learned, and secondary; Sleepy and not scholars, the people are the next ones. "Literally, it can be understood that those who are born with knowledge are the best, and then those who acquire knowledge through learning are inferior, and those who encounter difficulties and then study are even more inferior, and those who do not learn when they encounter difficulties are the lowest among the common people.

This jade is obviously analogous to the kind of people who are born to know, and it is the stubborn stone that is sleepy and does not learn. Anyway, it is all artificial, Zigong thinks that if these analogies are reversed, it will work, and it is impossible to compare the gentleman to a stubborn stone, and the treatment of principled issues is stinky and hard, which is also a manifestation of morality!

Since Confucius said so, he listened to it himself, and then carried forward this set of theories, and then all the gentlemen in the world regarded jade as beautiful, and all came to themselves to buy jade, and this jade must be in short supply! Of course, before this theory can be promoted, a large amount of rough must be accumulated.

Zigong asked Confucius again how the righteousness of jade is similar, because Confucius just said that jade contains righteousness: "Master, this jade is just a broken stone, how can the righteousness of the husband come from?" Only by the right path can it be said to be righteous. Virtue is high and clean, and it is incorruptible. How can this jade contain these two things? The students have never seen this broken stone to walk the right path of heaven, nor have they ever seen this broken stone do virtuous and noble behavior! ”

Confucius defended: "Fang Zheng is honest. It is used as a metaphor for the straightforward character. It is also good and hurtful, cheap but not bad, that is to say, hard but not hurtful. This vividly shows the noble character of jade: scratch but not break, sharp and honest but not resentful, for the sake of firm faith, rather break than indomitable, even break at the same time, do not forget to abide by their own nature - the outer circle and the inner square, the party must be reasonable, the party must have rules, but will not hurt others because of their own integrity. This is the same as the essence of righteousness, which is also the preciousness of jade, and the manifestation of the virtues of a gentleman. ”

These words are destined to the glorious life of Confucius's disciple Zilu, who has the highest martial arts, at the moment when Zilu was killed in the palace fight and passed away, he must also be dressed tightly, never forget the teachings of Confucius, consistently, pursue the righteousness of heaven and earth, and be virtuous and noble-

In fact, the author thinks that this historical case is wrong with Confucius, isn't this fooling and harming people! Is life important or hat important, it is difficult for people to die and be reborn, and if you lose your hat, you can buy it again, is it not worth losing your life for a broken hat? Or always thinking about Eguan Bo belt, this is vanity at work, and the truth of life is at fault! Confucius's brainwashing is also indispensable!

Confucius fooled not only Zilu's disciple, but also many Confucian powers in later generations, although most of this Confucian thought is good, but sometimes it is really harmful, such as Fang Xiaoru in later generations, Zhu Di's olive branch who did not accept it, why should he be angered?

It is impossible for this thing not to understand that the emperor was angry and floated for thousands of miles, or wrote the words "King Yan usurped the throne" on the edict. He can guard Zhu Yunwen like a jade, and he can sacrifice his life for Zhu Yunwen, but what is wrong with his family, why should he pay for his vanity. Especially the last Zhu Shi clan, a sentence that sounds very tough, how many people's lives have been taken.

Fang Xiaoru's friends, classmates, and teachers had a stable life at home, but they were suddenly caught and beheaded on the execution ground, just because they knew someone who was Fang Xiaoru. If Fang Xiaoru chooses to commit suicide, this product is afraid of death, and he doesn't understand that suicide can also protect the peace of his family and country! Forget it if you are filial or not, let the elders accompany you to the funeral, and you have to take care of the affairs of the old Zhu family, this is an internal struggle, and no one stipulates that Zhu Di cannot be the emperor. With Zhu Yunwen's ability, it is impossible to compare with Zhu Di, and it is more beneficial to the country to make Zhu Di the emperor.

Fang Xiaoru's family, disciples, and friends, among them are many ordinary people, they may just want to live peacefully, and the struggle for power has nothing to do with them. Fang Xiaoru died for his own vanity, which was enough to repay Emperor Jianwen's kindness, why did he implicate so many people. Fang Xiaoru can refuse to write an edict, and even Fang Xiaoru can directly refuse to meet Zhu Di, and he will take the opportunity to threaten the monarch half-pushed.

Fang Xiaoru was more than loyal, lacked ability, could not contribute to the country, and did not have the ability to discern people, and Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai made a mess of the Battle of Jingjing, so that the victory without suspense was lost, and it became Zhu Yunwen's grave. The thoughts of the old man Kong Qiu made Fang Xiaoru inexplicably become a keyboard warrior who talked about the country and misled the country.