After Ah Ci donated some money to Sage Kong, he didn't follow him to mix the rivers and lakes, and those people's suffering couldn't bear it. However, Sage Kong was a little late in holding the silver, and asked secretly: "There won't be a problem with this money, right?" ”

Of course, the student Zigong knew that Confucius did not drink the water from the stolen spring, nor did he eat the food that came from him, so he almost starved to death. Look at you pitiful and pity, why are you full of talent but useless! But my Zigong's money can still be used, not only all the way, but also, it is money earned by technology, what's the matter? ”

"What kind of technology do you rely on, can you make so much money, can you let my disciples, who are too poor to afford to eat, learn it, and have a skill, so as to support their lives?" Confucius was very interested!

"I don't know if Mr. Confucius has heard of such a technology? Students made their fortunes by gambling. Zigong asked in a huff.

"This is not the work of a righteous gentleman! The old man can't ask for this money! ”

"Didn't the master like jade, back then, the Chu people Bian and the clan hugged Pu and cried blood, didn't they bet that there was jade in the stone like in the next, and the world didn't say anything? Why not be at ease? ”

"Since I am at ease, the old man will accept it!"

Zigong then said: "As for me, from Min Ziqian, I know some things you know, so I want to ask, why does a gentleman regard beautiful jade as precious and stone as cheap?" Because scarcity is expensive, the number of beautiful jade is small, and there are too many stones? ”

When Confucius heard this, he said: "Your question is very unnutritious, not because the quantity of beautiful jade is small, so you cherish it, and if there are many stones, you look down on it." In the past, when a person with moral cultivation had a moral cultivation, his virtue was usually compared to beautiful jade. ”

"Warm and shiny, it is merciful love; Meticulous and solid, is the crystallization of wisdom; Having horns and not hurting others is righteous mutual aid; When it hangs, it seems to fall down, and it is a humble courtesy; When you hit it, it will make a crisp and long sound, but finally it will stop abruptly, which is the character of the rhythm. ”

"Although there are some spots and flaws, it cannot hide the beauty of jade, and beauty cannot cover up the flaws of jade, which is the chastity of loyalty; All kinds of hidden colors can be crystal revealed from all aspects and sides, without concealment, and are the light of integrity; The temperament is as clear as white jade, the rainbow is elegant, and it is the broad and magnificent of the sky. ”

"The divine consciousness condenses the vastness of the mountains and rivers, and all things are gathered together, which is the parallel of the earth, and is integrated as one; The Kuizhang is orderly, without the need to borrow other items or polish, and has become a ritual vessel, a natural manifestation of virtue. ”

"Everyone in the world will cherish beautiful jade, this kind of perfection is indescribable, and it is the dignity and nobility of the avenue. The Book of Songs says: 'I miss him, because he is gentle and kind, like a piece of beautiful jade'. Therefore, people with moral cultivation cherish beautiful jade very much. ”

Zigong didn't just ask that one, but this Kong Qiu said a lot: "Old man, you can talk a lot, but after saying so much at once, I can't digest it, and I have to think about it slowly!" I heard that Mr. once asked the old man to pay respects, learned to be happy with Chang Hong, and learned the piano from the teacher. I have also studied Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" in the next, maybe we are from the same school, or are we brothers? "Ah Ci did not forget to get closer.

Ah Ci, who is proficient in jade, loves jade, knows jade, and understands jade, but was stunned by Confucius's words! Made, this stone is still so exquisite, and he really said a reason for running the train through Kongqiu's mouth. It seems that the old man Confucius still has two brushes, at least the way to brainwash people is still good!

The jade discussed by Confucius is something that Ah Ci has never heard of, and he didn't even think that this jade is just a stone, and he can say so many crooked reasons to fool the people in the world. The same piece of jade, in Ah Ci's eyes, is a stone, and the value is determined by silver, but Confucius's exposition is several grades higher, and it suddenly becomes tall.

If you learn this hand of Confucius, it is equivalent to raising your own jade trading house by a few grades, what was sold before was jade, and then what was being sold was a story, if you want to sell jade at a good price this year, you have to write an article in it, make up a number of stories, and this Kongqiu, is good at this-

Confucius saw the intrinsic value of jade at a glance: the ideological structure projected at the highest level is showing the inner desires and moral cultivation levels of different people.

It is said that the inferior businessmen sell products, the medium businessmen sell the quality and reputation, and the superior businessmen sell the stories told by the old man.

After the old man Kong Qiu flickered like this, he put on an ordinary stone and put on a cool hat, and became tall, can it not be a cow?

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the gentleman Peiyu is a gentleman. That is to say, as long as it is equipped with such a broken stone, no matter how great the traitor is, he will become a gentleman, because officials cannot make a fortune with those dead wages, only sixty or seventy taels of silver a year, which is not as good as Zigong gambling on a rough stone, can he get rich in this way?

Those who can afford it are rich people, most of these money come from improper sources, and most of them are traitorous and evil people, and people with a strong sense of justice take those few taels of silver a month, even if they don't eat or drink for a lifetime, they can't afford it! It is conceivable that these officials are heavy on the silver they found there?

Being an official is inherently incorruptible, and he has to spend a lot of silver to buy jade, so honest people will definitely not be able to afford it, and only those who can afford it are those who are greedy, greedy, treacherous and evil.

Zigong has never understood that jade has so many drops of virtue, jade is just a better stone, it can't speak, it can't show off itself, it can't show off without a mouth, it can't be exaggerated, only quietly, calmly and far-reaching to face itself, face different types of jade, face the world's praise, slander, and all the good, bad, good, evil and other environments around it-

Jade does not fight or get angry, nor does it give up on itself, and abides by its own discipline, all good things belong to this cold stone, it seems that this jade is indeed like a benevolent gentleman from the theory of Confucius, but unfortunately not all of it can afford to admire, this Confucius is still a little old and confused!

"Jade, the beauty of stone, the jade color is smooth and the jade voice is soothing, and the beauty of the jade is clear and clean, and the name of the stone is called jade. The king of emperors, has always been three for righteousness, three, heaven and earth, and man, and Chinese painting takes the law of heaven and earth. The jade of the pearl and jade, the three paintings are even, like a coherent shape, and the vulgar does not know the meaning of the middle and upper (the three horizontal strokes are balanced for the jade, and the middle horizontal is the king), and the jade word is added to the side, so as to be different. Therefore, the pearl and jade are jade, the king is the king, and the jade is commonly used. ”

After a long time, jade still has so much knowledge to brainwash the world, but to put it simply, even if the straw is said to be a gold bar, the common people still won't buy it, because they can't read and write, so many flowery boards and theories, the common people still can't understand it, which is equivalent to an extra fart.

Kong Qiu discovered so many jade theories, Zigong seemed to be nothing more than a little, whitewashing the stains, decorating the wrongdoing, and defending the dirt and filth.

Zigong understands that with the ability of Kong Qiu, even a stubborn stone and a piece of rotten wood can be beautified into a supreme holy relic, and the straw can be turned into a gold bar.