Hearing this, Xunzi nodded slightly, and said, "The next debate begins, for the recruitment order of the Qi State." ”

As soon as these words came out, the scholars who were eager to try just now immediately sat down in their seats, without squinting, and suddenly, there was silence all around.

When Tian Jian saw this kind of scene, he was puzzled.

But someone answered for him.

I saw that it was the Confucian student again, and asked: "Today, if the country of Qi wants to recruit talents and strengthen the country, there is nothing to do, but the recruitment order says that there are people who are not benevolent and unfilial to the country and use soldiers, and they can all be recommended, if the master is not filial to his mother and is not friendly to his neighbors, how can he govern the country, and the doctor's line is still effective for everyone, if the people who govern the country are officials, then the whole country of Qi will be full of roosters and dogs, and treacherous people will be everywhere, and the country of Qi will mourn!" ”

When Tian Jian heard this, he suddenly felt a burst of anger in his heart, this Confucian scholar clearly dismantled his platform, which undoubtedly told others, don't be an official of Qi State, the officials of Qi State have no character.

Tian Jian got up and bowed to Xun Zi and said, "Master Xun is also fallacious. ”

When the Confucian saw that one of the miscellaneous family refuted his remarks, he said unhappily: "Who are you, everyone knows about this recruitment order, regardless of morality, only about talent, such a catastrophe, you can't know it." ”

Tian Jian retorted: "Are all the princes in the world talented and virtuous? I heard that Huizi and Zhuangzi traveled together in the past, and Huizi was afraid that King Wei Hui knew Zhuangzi's virtue and appointed him as a minister, so he searched in the city for three days to catch up with Zhuangzi, and dared to ask the kings, is Huizi not a sage, not a virtuous minister? ”

(Huizi Xiangliang, Zhuangzi went to see it.) Or Huizi said: "Zhuangzi comes, and he wants to replace his son." So Keiko was afraid and searched in the country for three days and three nights. Zhuangzi saw him and said: "There is a bird in the south, and its name is the Bird, what does the son know?" The Fu Hu Bao is born in the South China Sea, and flies in the North Sea, not only the sycamore, but not the practice, not the food, the non-Liquan does not drink. So the squirrel got rid of the rats, and the peans passed over them, and looked up at them and said, 'Frightened! 'This son wants to scare me with the Liang Kingdom of the son? ）

The people of Taoism and the people of the famous family nodded when they heard this, Huizi is the originator of the famous family, and Zhuangzi is also a big name of Taoism, these things of the two are also known to everyone, even if Huizi has some minor moral problems, but he is still respected by all the scholars.

When the Confucian people heard this, their faces remained unchanged, and they said: "What you said is too thin, when Zheng Zhuang Gong was the minister, he first supported the prince of the world, and then supported the son of the prince to succeed to the throne. ”

(This is a matter in the early Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Zhuang Gong Ji Ningsheng was worried that he would soon die in the world, so he invited the sacrifice of the foot, saying that he had eleven sons, among which the son of the world and the son of the son of the most talented, I don't know which one to set up as the king, the sacrifice of the foot said that the son of the world is the eldest son, should be established as the son of Zheng Bo, Zheng Zhuang Gong listened to the words of the sacrifice of the foot, so the son of the son was suddenly set up as Zheng Bo, but also the history of Zheng Zhaogong, the son of the son was released to the Song State, but the son of the son is not simple, his mother is the Song State Yong, has always been reused by the Song Gong, Sacrificial foot went to the Song State to monitor Gongzi Tu, but unexpectedly was forced by the Song State Association to set up Gongzi Tu as Zheng Bo, so because he was afraid, he agreed to the meaning of Song State, and expelled Zheng Zhaogong with Song soldiers, and set up Gongzi Tu as Zheng Bo, known as Zheng Ligong in history, but later Zheng Ligong tried to kill Saizu and failed, and was driven to Song by Saizu. ）

Tian Jian chuckled when he heard this, and said: "Jun's words are a little thin, why not sacrifice enough for this trip, the king chooses the minister and assists, and the minister also chooses the lord to serve, Zheng Ligong is not benevolent, and intends to harm the sacrifice of the foot, although the sacrifice is not benevolent to drive the lord with power, but the injustice of the lord is first, my injustice is the last, and the successive things cannot be discussed." ”

Tian Jian also said this sentence in his mouth, if there was really that kind of person, he wouldn't have killed it earlier. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although the gap between the nobles and the commoners was difficult to cross, but at this time it was indeed the most open-minded time, the status between the monarchs and ministers was not so much a kind of main and auxiliary, but also equality, which was difficult to see in later generations, from the Song Dynasty to the early dynasty, and then to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the backbone of the scholars, the solar terms were completely lost by this kneeling, so at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party flattered Li Zicheng, and the Manchu barbarians.

Xunzi nodded and said: "Master Meng once said: The people are the nobles and the monarch is light, and the society is secondary, have you forgotten?" ”

"The great goodness that Master Xun said, where there is a talent can make the people rich, can make the country strong, and not be disturbed by outsiders, even if this person loses some small virtues, it will not hurt." Tian Jiandao.

"Yes, the words of the miscellaneous celebrities should be colorful, the wise man is different from the rooster and the dog thief, just as the white horse is not a horse, is the white horse a horse? Why is it named after the name, the Magi is not a rooster and a dog thief, the two are different, just like the white horse looks white, but the flesh and blood are different from other horses, but the white horse people love it. "A famous person.

Seeing that this person was about middle-aged, Tian Jian was puzzled and asked, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

The middle-aged humane: "In the lower Gongsun Long." ”

After Gongsun Long said this, everyone showed disdain, only Tian Jian looked at Gongsun Long with interest.

When Gongsun Long saw this scene, his heart was gloomy, and the white horse's theory was still not accepted by everyone.

Gongsun Long is a famous man after Keiko's death, but unlike Keiko's love, Gongsun Long can be said to be shouted and beaten by everyone, and the truth that everyone knows about a white horse has been distorted by him.

"Let's take my leave." Gongsun Long bowed to the scholars and turned his head to leave.

"Why did Mr. Gongsun leave in a hurry, the debate is not over yet." Tian Jian spoke.

Gongsun Long stopped and said, "Everyone doesn't like it, so why should I stay." ”

Tian Jian heard this: "Mr. can go to the East Palace, now the prince is recruiting talents, and the reputation of Mr. will definitely make a difference." ”

Gongsun Long smiled when he heard this, and continued to walk out.

The debate kept starting, but then Tian Jian did not speak again, but carefully observed the remarks of each scholar, seeing which one could be solicited and entrusted with important tasks.

In a blink of an eye, the sun had reached the afternoon, and the scholars had not eaten, and Tian Jian was also a little hungry, but everyone did not care at all, but talked more heartily.

The Jixia School Palace was originally a place for free talk, but after a long time, the remarks of the scholars no longer discussed the Qin State's attack on the Zhao State and the promulgation of the Virtuous Decree by King He Qi, but talked about more profound issues, such as Xunzi's theory of human nature and evil, Mencius's theory of human nature and goodness, and the advanced theory of "everyone is equal" proposed by Mohist.

"What the king said, I dare not agree with it, it is so that all things are born, all things are different, eagles have sharp claws, tigers have sharp teeth, bears have strong bodies, all beings have things to rely on, but only people have no sharp claws, no sharp teeth, the body is not as good as the brown bear, but people hunt all things to take themselves, make etiquette, since then there are animal acts and ceremonies, people are different from all things, lies in the things of people's natural etiquette, what you said imitates all things in heaven and earth, is not to lose the essence of the end."