Chapter 120: Confucianism in the Prosperous Age

For the rule of law in the world, Yang Zhu agrees.

But! He saw that the rule of law also had unavoidable drawbacks. But! Everything in heaven and earth needs a law and a code of conduct. If there is no standard, it will not work, and it will not work without the rule of law to govern the world.

Since it is a disadvantage, it cannot be avoided, and it can only be sighed! Persuade the world to obey the law, and try not to let those who hate and envy you succeed. The world is so big, the population is so large, and there are all kinds of people! Is! The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds in it. Who knows how you can offend someone? Isn't it?

When the rule of law comes to the world, Confucianism can be used to assist. Confucianism is inherited from the Zhou system and practiced in society, and its merits can be seen. Again! No matter how the world changes, people still inherit the memories of their ancestors. The world is not chaotic, and people urgently need etiquette and other local principles and norms of behavior.

After talking about the rule of law, Yang Zhu began to talk about the proposition of "Confucianism in the prosperous era".

The next morning, on the pretext of watching Zhuang Zhou's martial arts swordsmanship, Yang Zhu went to the grove.

The arrival of the master surprised Zhuang Zhou.

Since Song Jiazhen came back, the master has not taught him martial arts and swordsmanship, but only taught him Taoist martial arts and the Taoist breathing and spitting techniques in the house.

"Zhuang'er!" The master came to Zhuang Zhou and whispered: "Today, I will talk about 'Confucianism in the prosperous world', and I don't want to talk about it anymore. Two fast horses have been prepared for the division, and they will leave secretly around noon! Got it? Prepare too, we're ready to go! ……”

Only him, Tianya Nameless, and Zhuang Zhou knew about this matter, and none of the protectors were brought. Otherwise! Then it's not seclusion.

"Master!"

Hearing that he would leave today, Zhuang Zhou's tears flowed.

Last time, a person left the Mo family without hesitation, and he was not nostalgic at all. This! But suddenly there was a feeling of parting from life and death.

I don't know when I left this time? After all, this is the place where he has lived for ten years, the place where he was born and raised. And also! Follow the master away, what about the mother? and to separate from his mother. And also! Little sister Rong'er, where is she now? And also! Where is Shigong going into hiding, and can I see him again?

"Don't bring anything! Just take the most important place! Take your sword, for example. Where can we buy clothes on the road, you know? Don't cry! When you grow up, you have to leave your hometown! Men are ambitious! The four seas are home! Children's love can't grow into a big thing! ”

"Hmm!"

"You show me your Mo family's nine swords, have you grown? And your twin swords! ”

"Hmm!"

Zhuang Zhou held back his tears, waved the sword in his hand, and practiced one move at a time!

After breakfast, according to Master Yang Zhu's meaning, he didn't bring anything else, so he brought the sword, and came to the podium as usual. The end of the world did not come namelessly, and the man in black followed, as usual.

For Confucianism, Yang Zhu once studied it deeply and systematically. He didn't judge too much, he didn't explain too much. It just explained "filial piety, loyalty, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, honesty, and shame", saying that in troubled times, these are all shackles that bind other people's thoughts. In troubled times, survival comes first.

“…… Only when we live by ourselves can we fulfill the filial piety of a child and support our parents. It's the same! Only if we ourselves are alive can we help our brothers and sisters! We can only do everything if we live on our own. But! It's not that we live purely for ourselves and don't do our filial piety, regardless of the life or death of our parents, brothers and sisters, or even! They also framed their parents and siblings......

Filial piety should be talked about, but don't go too far. If you don't go too far and publicize it too much, some parents will ignore the difficulties of their children's lives, treat their children as objects of slavery, and if you don't serve them well, they will say that you are not filial......

Disloyal! Nor is it dogmatic loyalty! To whom are we to be faithful? Instead of being unconditionally loyal, be loyal to the enemy! The world and some Confucian disciples are fond of 'die-hard loyalty'......

The same goes for letters! We are to believe in those who are trustworthy, not in the enemy, and in those who do not understand. Let's first show people with small letters, test the sincerity of the other party, and whether the other party believes or not. We can believe when we are trustworthy. Instead of being dogmatic like some Confucian disciples and the world, using 'faith' to accuse others and demand others!

Courtesy! We must abide by etiquette! But not just a formality! Etiquette comes from the heart! The world and some Confucian disciples are mostly mere formalities, used to point fingers and act as model judges of truth......

Righteousness! Righteousness, righteousness! But! On the premise of not endangering one's own life, we must have righteousness in our hearts, not superficial forms. And don't use righteousness to accuse others, when you have no righteousness in your own heart.

The world and some Confucian disciples like to preach and persuade others to sacrifice their lives for the sake of righteousness and fame. This is to persuade others to die, to play others as fools, and not to cherish other people's lives.

Life is more important than anything else. We must have righteousness in our hearts, but it does not necessarily have to be realized. When we are obligated and cannot avoid it, we can stand up. It is not impossible to sacrifice one's life for righteousness!

For example, we Taoist protectors, they just don't have anyone to persuade them to become protectors. They all volunteered to become Dharma protectors and were willing to sacrifice their lives to spread the Dao.

You must not be dogmatic and ruin your own life.

Honest! It refers to incorruptibility. To be an honest person, don't be greedy, take advantage, don't belong to yourself. What do you want to do with money and other things? How much can you eat? How much? You say it's used for flowers? Used to splurge, what do you say you toss? What are you tossing that doesn't belong to you in the first place, but you provoke the world's scolding or die because of it, is it worth it? Isn't it?

Shame! It's shame. Anything that is unreasonable or contrary to conscience will never be done. It is impossible for people not to make mistakes, but when they do, they must be corrected. It's not a bad thing to make mistakes, a person makes mistakes and has shame, he knows self-esteem, self-respect, ......"

Yang Zhu deliberately did not fully explain Confucianism, and asked everyone to wait for him in place. And he! It's just the right time to take advantage of this opportunity to leave.

Before noon, Yang Zhu walked off the podium with Zhuang Zhou. The man in black followed, thinking he was going back to rest.

When he arrived at the residence, Yang Zhu glanced at Zhuang Zhou and walked to the side.

Zhuang Zhou stopped the man in black, didn't let him follow, and talked nonsense with him. Wait until the master is gone, and then go to the other side. When the man in black couldn't see him, he quickened his pace and ran away. Bypassing the podium, the two of them walked out of the altar like thieves.

Outside the Altar! Tianya Wuming prepared three fast horses, and the three of them didn't speak, and ran away as if they were running.

Afternoon! Under the podium, people were still waiting for Yang Zhu's appearance under the scorching sun on their heads. It wasn't until the man in black came over that everyone knew that Yang Zhu might be gone.

When the Taoist protectors learned that Yang Zhu had gone into hiding, they cried one by one!

Yang Zhu went into hiding, indicating that Taoism had no leading figures for the time being, and Taoism might decline as a result.

Under the podium, many talented people heard that Yang Zhu might have gone into hiding, and they also shed tears of regret one by one.