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The Confucian disciples above the hall of contention all looked at Wei Zheng with the eyes of a victor, and the eyes that looked at Mencius were all fiery and worshipful. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Meng Fuzi's counterattack directly pushed the Confucianism controversy to a new peak. All the sons and hundreds of schools looked at Wei Zheng, who was speechless on the pedestal, with curious eyes, and didn't know if he would be speechless or would make another surprise to fight back against Meng Ke? Ju Xin, who was sitting in the representative office of the Legalist family, also sweated for Wei Zheng, whether he could save face for the Legalist family, Ju Xin also felt very hanging.

This Meng Fuzi is known as "talented and eloquent, there is no right in the world", just a few words are exported, and he is really a man under the fame, although he is very unhappy with Meng Ke's "spraying people" at every turn, but his talent is beyond doubt.

Wei Zheng was silent for a long time without responding, and finally, under the gaze of everyone, he saluted Mencius on the seat of the head of the school palace again, and said without humility or arrogance: "Master Mengzi is brilliantly written, Wei Li admires it, and Wei Li thinks so!" ”

Hearing this, Ji Xin finally sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and just when everyone thought he was going to admit defeat and walked off the stage, Wei Zheng suddenly asked: "It's just that Wei Li has a puzzle that can't be solved, and he dares to give advice to Master Meng!" ”

"I would like to hear about it!" Mencius said flatly, sat on the ground and closed his eyes and answered, as if he was calm and calm as a victor.

Wei Zheng smiled when he saw this situation, so he saluted again: "Wei Li's confusion is the source of his master's four-end theory, the master's four-end theory, people are inherent, Wei Li's confusion lies in who is inherent?" ”

"This ......" When Mencius heard this, he immediately hesitated, and Ji Xin, who had originally shook his head and sighed to himself, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his eyes to look at Wei Zheng.

That's right!

This question simply hit the nail on the head, and all the sons and hundreds of schools suddenly realized.

That's right, why is there any? Why do people have compassion, shame, respect, and right and wrong? You can't be born with it, right? If it is, it is nature, but in this way, it is not Confucianism.

The predicate of life is nature, that is, human nature. This is the view of the confession, Mencius once had a debate with the confession when he was in the school palace, the confession believes that human nature is nature, just like the nature of water, water is impermanent, to the east or to the west, from the north can also face south, people have good people and evil people, so human nature good and evil is also impermanent, is unfounded, and Mencius and Confucianism view is that human nature is good, obviously impossible to admit the theory of nature, which is contradictory to Confucianism's ideological proposition.

So this question is a big problem, how should Wei Zheng answer Mencius's question? Since Mencius did not agree that human nature is nature, then why do people have the four ends of the heart of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom? Where is the source? If these four ends of the mind are attributed to human nature, then Mencius will be defeated, not only because he will lose this polemic, but also because Confucianism will inevitably suffer a fatal blow.

Now, Mencius realized the seriousness of the problem, if Wei Zheng's question can't be answered, the problem will be a big problem, if you Confucianism has not even solved the fundamental problem, then Confucianism is not empty talk about benevolence and righteousness? I can't even explain the fundamental reason why I advocate a ritual system, how to govern the country?

The hundreds of schools of thought above the contention hall also quickly discovered that Wei Zheng reversed the situation in an instant with just this question, and now the most tricky party is Meng Ke and Meng Fuzi, who is Confucian!

Ji Xin's eyes burst into light, and he exclaimed in his heart: "Li Zi is a great talent, I am not as good as one!" ”

At this moment, Mengzi was embarrassed, too embarrassed, facing Wei Zheng's humble eyes, but in Mencius's eyes, it was extremely dazzling and aggressive.

Because, Meng Ke and Meng Fuzi don't know either! He couldn't answer that question.

Mencius only knew that people must have a heart at the four ends, so he advocated benevolence and righteousness, and Zhou etiquette was feasible, but he didn't know why!

Mencius has the reputation of "great talent and eloquence, and there is no right in the world", but now he is being asked by the descendants of one night, but he is forced to the end of the road, which is really a great shame!

Of course, Mencius can't answer why, today, in addition to Wei Zheng, there is another person who can answer, it is not anyone, it is another master of Confucianism, Xun Guo Xun is also!

It was this sage of Confucianism who helped Confucianism solve the root problem of this why.

But now, the crux of the matter is that it is now 323 BC, Xun Guo was born in 313 BC, and he will not be born until ten years later, so he can now answer this why.

There is no one else but Wei Zheng!

But if you can't answer, it's a bad thing for Meng Ke, I'm afraid that the prestige of Confucianism will be greatly discounted today, and the face of Meng Ke, Meng Fuzi and Confucianism will also be discredited together.

At this moment, Mengzi on the seat trembled, and he couldn't speak, Mencius's face suddenly turned blue, since he traveled to the princes, how could he have been forced to advance and retreat like today.

If you can't answer, this Confucianism dispute is strong and weak, Mencius did not say for a long time, but saw Wei Zheng on the stage of the controversy and said: "All things in the world, water and fire are angry but not born, plants and trees are born and ignorant, birds and beasts are knowledgeable but unrighteous, only people are angry, alive, knowledgeable, and righteous, all of them, so people are the most noble in the world." ”

The princes of the school palace all sighed together, all of them looked sideways because of Wei Zheng's strange words, and they couldn't imagine that everything in the world was divided into four distinct levels in the eyes of him, a legalist bachelor, but what made many people wonder was that there was no shortage of talented people here, how could these people suddenly feel that Wei Zheng's words were well versed in Confucianism? Is Confucianism the only one in the world that emphasizes strict hierarchy? Wei Zheng even divides everything in the world into four levels? What is this not Confucianism? What's going on?

The lowest is fire and water, which is indeed breath but lifeless; Above it are plants and trees, living but not perceiving; The next is the beast (animal), which has perception and cognition but has no meaning (here righteousness is the meaning of no conscience, morality), and the highest is human.

People are at the top of the pyramid, so they are the most expensive in the world.

So Wei Zheng came up with an answer because of this, and boldly said: "Yes, human nature is evil, and its good ones are hypocritical, all of them!" ”

The sons of the Jixia School Palace all nodded thoughtfully, people are the most noble in the world, this is recognized by everyone, and people have life, anger, knowledge, and righteousness.

Wei Zheng used the phrase "human nature is evil, and its good is hypocritical" as a conclusion, which is to cleverly return to his original proposition of human nature good and evil, which roughly means, that is: human nature is evil, and people are good, but that is man-made and caused by acquired factors.

"Sexual evil, good and hypocrisy, Wei Li's theory, Cai-!" The hundreds of schools of thought in the Jixia School Palace were excited, all clapping their hands and applauding "color", especially the drama Xin was full of joy and excitement, the Legalists actually produced such an incredible immortal talent, sitting and discussing, a smile and a smile are all articles, forcing Mencius, who is known as an eloquent talent, to retreat, how magnificent!

At the same time, he was also very puzzled, Wei Zheng said so much, the sons present were a little dizzy, Wei Zheng is a Legalist, and at this moment he is also arguing with Confucianism on behalf of Legalism, and at the same time, the arguments are well versed in some Confucian morality, so is he Wei Zheng a Legalist or a Confucian? Quite a few people are confused!

However, on the issue of good and evil in human nature, the hundreds of schools of thought have always been debated, but Wei Zheng has opened a new door to the world for the first time today, dividing the question of good and evil in human nature into two.

Such a proposition can be described as unprecedented, which makes the hundreds of schools of thought refreshed and suddenly enlightened, just in this word, Wei Zheng is enough to serve as a generation of masters.

After today's controversy and debate, "Li Zi" will definitely be famous in the world and become another great master of the Legalist faction since Guan Zhong, after Shang Ying.

"Hahahaha-!"

Just when the hundreds of schools of thought were applauding him, and everyone thought that Wei Zheng was going to win this debate, Meng Fuzi on the seat heard that "human nature is evil, and its good ones are hypocritical!" And "people are the most expensive in the world" these two sentences and did not say a word for a long time, and suddenly a feeling of awakening came spontaneously, and the originally embarrassed face suddenly became excited, and for a while it was a gaffe and laughed.

All the sons and hundreds of schools of thought were surprised, why did Meng Fuzi laugh so much that he lost his temper because of laughter?

Isn't it angry and laughing? Or have you found a way to turn things around?

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