"Okay!" Zeng Shen said: "Meng Wubo asked Mr. if Zilu has benevolence. Confucius said, "I don't know." Meng Wubo asked again, and Mr. said: Zhong You! This man can be in a country with a thousand military vehicles and let him manage the military. He has a talent for military management, but I don't know if he can do it in terms of benevolence.

Meng Wubo asked again: How is Ran Qiu? The gentleman said, "Ran Qiu can be the chief of a town with a thousand households or a quarry with a hundred military chariots." He has management skills in this area, but I don't know if he can do it in terms of benevolence.

Meng Wubo asked again: What about Gongxichi? The gentleman said, "Gongxi Chi! He can be dressed in a ceremonial dress, standing on the court, and receiving distinguished guests. He can do that, but I don't know if he can do it in terms of benevolence. ”

Ran Qiu: 522 B.C. - ?Nian people, the word has, commonly known as Ran You, honorific name Ran Zi. Lu Guotao, a student of Confucius. Known for political affairs, versatile, especially good at financial management, he once served as the chief minister of the Ji family. In 484 BC, he led his left division to resist the invading Qi army, and took the lead in persuading Ji Kangzi to welcome back Confucius, who had been in exile for 14 years. Later, he helped Ji to carry out the reform of Tianfu and amass wealth, which was severely criticized by Confucius.

Ran Qiu was one of Confucius's most proud protégés, and under Confucius's teaching, he gradually moved closer to benevolence, and his temperament gradually improved.

Chi: surnamed Gongxi and named Chi, the character Zihua, was born in 509 BC and was a student of Confucius.

"Oh?" Le Ge nodded and responded.

Confucius evaluated his three students on the basis of "benevolence." In Confucius's view, although they each had their own expertise, they had different moral cultivations.

A person's specialty is not the same as a person's moral cultivation. Expertise is expertise, and moral cultivation is moral cultivation, which are two categories! Benevolence is fundamental! People who have both benevolence and expertise are talents!

"Uncle Le?" Seeing that Lege didn't say anything, Zeng Shen felt that it was abnormal and asked.

"Read on!" Lege waved his arm.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

Zi said Zigong: "Who is the better of the woman and the Hui"? He said, "How dare you look back?" Hui also smells one to know ten, and gives also to smell one to know two. Zi said: "Fu Ruye." I and the female Buddha are also like this. ”

"What do you mean?" Lege asked.

Zeng Shen explained: "Mr. said to Zigong: Compared with you and Yan Hui, who is better than whom?" Zigong replied: How dare I compare with Yan Hui? Yan replied that when he heard one thing, he could deduce ten things; What about me? To know one thing, you can only infer two things. Confucius said: It's not as good as him! I agree with you that you are inferior to him in this regard. ”

"Hehehe!" Le Ge smiled: "Zigong is still self-aware!" ”

"Mr. is still very satisfied with Zigong's point!" Zeng Shen said.

Yan Hui was Confucius's most proud student, he was diligent in learning, and he was willing to think independently. Therefore, Confucius praised him a lot.

"Hmm!" Le Ge responded: "What else? Who else did your husband rate? Read on! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

Zai Yu sleeps, and Zi said: "Rotten wood can not be carved, and the wall of dung cannot be smashed. Zi said: "I am also a person, listen to his words and believe in his deeds; Now I am also in the people, listen to their words and watch their deeds. Yu Yu and change is. ”

"What do you mean?" Lege asked. Forthwith! He laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Hahaha!"

"Uncle Le?"

Speaking of "rotten wood cannot be carved", I also remember Confucius's evaluation of his music: The wall of dung cannot be destroyed. The music songs of that year, pretending to be crazy and stupid, made Confucius look down on him. If it weren't for the sake of the Qi Guan's family, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to the music.

"Interpret it in the vernacular!"

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng responded and interpreted: "Zai Yu sleeps during the day, and sometimes dozes off during class. The gentleman said: rotten wood cannot be carved into beautiful patterns, and walls made of dung cannot be painted. What's the use of blaming this person?

The gentleman continued: "At first, I was based on my first impression of people. To believe what a person says is to believe that he can do it. I am relieved of what he said, and I am relieved of what he has done; Right now! I don't fully believe what he says, I still have to observe his behavior. See if he is consistent with his words and deeds. From Jae-yu, I changed my previous perspective. ”

"What's wrong? Explain? Lege asked.

"Yes! Uncle Le! "I have responded to the Dao." Mr. thought Jae-yu was a rotten wood, but it turned out to be not. So! Mr. said: From Jae Yu, he changed his previous opinion. ”

"Hehehe!" Lege burst out laughing.

Oh, yes! Confucius also used to say that he was "a wall of dung that cannot be impoverished". And the result! No!

People are! Yes, it will change! And not what you think!

When people of later generations read the Analects, they often took these two sentences out of context, singled out these two sentences and scolded people, and used them as Confucius's mouth. In fact! The original intention of arranging this passage in the Analects is just the opposite: it is to warn future generations not to: judge people by their appearance, judge them by their words, and judge things by their expressions.

Zai Yu: 522-458 B.C. people, the word me, also known as Zai I. A native of Lu and a famous disciple of Confucius. One of the ten philosophers of Confucius, he was allowed by Confucius to be a talented student in his "speech" department, ranking in front of Zigong.

Zai Yu little Confucius was twenty-nine years old, able to speak well, once traveled around the world from Confucius, and was often sent by Confucius during his travels to envoy to Qi and Chu.

Zai Yu was active, studious and thoughtful, and good at asking questions, and was the only one of Confucius's disciples who had ever raised objections to Confucius's teachings. He pointed out that Confucius's system of "three-year mourning" was not advisable, saying: "The three-year mourning period is a long time. If a gentleman does not give a courtesy for three years, the courtesy will be bad; If you don't have fun for three years, the happiness will collapse", so it was thought that it could be changed to "one year of mourning", which was criticized by Confucius as "unkind".

"Uncle Le! You? Zeng asked puzzled.

"It's okay! I'm reminded of some of the past! It's okay! Read on! ”

"Uncle Le? Don't you say more? Zeng asked puzzled.

Uncle Le didn't say a few words or pick a thorn, Zeng Shen still felt unaccustomed. So! He always had to ask. Isn't it? Specially to let him pick a thorn?

"Say more? Back in the day! Your husband, Confucius, he also said that I am a wall of dung, and I cannot be shaken! Hehehe! ”

"Sir already knows he's wrong, so! He mentioned the past many times. Uncle Le! Mr. said! It is wrong to judge people by their appearance, and it is also wrong to look at a person and one thing by words and deeds, or it is better to look at the after-effects! The surface does not determine the essence! Uncle Le! "Zengsando.

"Hehehe! Your husband is finally improving! Good! Lege replied with a smile.

"Uncle Le? I put this paragraph here? Do you think it's appropriate? Zeng Shen asked.

"Suitable! Suitable! ”

"Uncle Le?" Zeng saw that Lege agreed too quickly, afraid that he didn't think through his brain. So! Still uneasy to ask.

Is there a change in the following text? Is this paragraph a connection? Le Ge asked.

"Uncle Le?" Zeng Shen said: "Then I'll read on!" ”

"Hmmm! Read on! ”