"It is precisely because they don't abide by the weekly etiquette and the weekly system that the world of the Great Zhou is chaotic." Confucius raised his head, looked at Fang Zhong, and said.

Seeing that Ji Huanzi had called Fang Zhong to criticize him, he had to argue boldly.

Confucius didn't know that Fang Zhong was not deliberately called by Ji Huanzi, but that Fang Zhong himself had an urgent matter to find Ji Huanzi before he suddenly appeared in Ji Mansion.

Fang Zhong didn't know that Confucius was in Ji's mansion, and it was Ji Huanzi who called Confucius over for a showdown. If he had known that Confucius was inside, he would not have come. I will definitely wait until Confucius is gone before coming over. It's okay to meet and discuss the Tao with Confucius in private, but it's not appropriate to discuss the Tao in front of Ji Huanzi.

What are the consequences of the Tao, Fang Zhong is clear.

If he doesn't refute Confucius, then! He's in danger. If Confucius is refuted, then! Confucius is in danger. One of the two of them is against the fall of the three capitals, and the other is for the fall of the three capitals.

Is it all good for Ji Huanzi? Or is it beneficial for Ji Huanzi not to fall into the three capitals? Obviously! The result is a given.

From the perspective of objective facts, the fall of the three is a brainless thing. You have demolished the city wall, according to the regulations of the Zhou system, in this troubled world, once the war comes, the king's subjects have no place to hide, aren't you a scourge?

There is this regulation in the weekly system and weekly ceremony, but this regulation is outdated. When the Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated this regulation, it was a period of peace in the world, with no civil strife and no princes competing for hegemony. Furthermore! This regulation is only for the princes in the interior, and the border gates are not stipulated in this way. Opposite! The walls on the border pass must be built higher and stronger, and only in this way can they resist foreign enemies.

And in this period, there is not only foreign enemy harassment, but also princes competing for hegemony. The walls were shorter, making it easier for the enemy to attack the city. You're not self-destructing your national defense capability?

Retainers rebelled against their own estates, and the height of the city walls should not be blamed, but! The master is not properly employed.

In fact! Confucius did not mean to destroy his national defense capability and let foreign enemies in. But! Under the pretext of the provisions of "Zhou Li" and "Zhou System", the three capitals were degraded, so as to weaken the power of Sanhuan and facilitate the unification of power by Duke Lu.

If the three capitals fell during the period of Lu Zhaogong, with the military strength of Lu Zhaogong at that time, it would be possible to weaken Sanhuan. Because! During the reign of Lu Zhaogong, Fang Jishi trained a powerful army for him. Pity! Lu Zhaogong was in a hurry and was finally defeated. He became a fugitive king and died in a foreign country.

Confucius did not take into account the foreign forces, nor did he take into account that Fang Zhong skillfully took advantage of the greed of the Qi State and lured the Qi army to the border of the Lu State. At that time, Lu Zhaogong was in a hurry and did not transfer the army back to carry out various breakthroughs, and the result was defeated.

The reason why the two made mistakes was that they were in a hurry and did not think it through.

Confucius's fall into the three capitals was actually just a blow to and weaken the arrogance of Sanhuan. If successful, he has a follow-up plan. In terms of defense, he should have taken it into account. But his miscalculation was miscalculated: Fang Zhong saw all this clearly and broke his original plan. And because of this, he was also ousted from the political stage.

"In the heyday, when the Great Zhou Dynasty could still dominate the world and control the princes below. During this period, we should abide by the weekly rites and the weekly system. Because! We have one to rely on. Once something violates the law and discipline, the Son of Heaven can also make a ruling and punish the relevant personnel.

At that time, the princes and the officials below generally acted according to the Zhou etiquette and the Zhou system. The princes and the officials below are all based on the Zhou system, and generally abide by the Zhou system and Zhou etiquette, and enforce the law impartially. If you don't act according to the law, you will step down.

And now! The world is in chaos, and there is only a jade seal left in the hands of the Son of Heaven. If it weren't for the fact that everyone used the weekly system and weekly etiquette to talk about things, and regarded the weekly etiquette and weekly system as tools and means to restrain others, no one would have taken the Son of Heaven seriously. Isn't it?

In this period of princely hegemony, no one has the ability to dominate the world. If anyone has the ability to rule the world, then! This man will definitely oust the Son of Heaven from power. Abolish the past and reinvent the rules......"

Confucius interrupted Fang Zhong's words and emphasized: "All new rules must serve the people!" And the weekly system and weekly rites are for the people! According to the Zhou system and Zhou etiquette, the Zhou Dynasty had a heyday. ”

"Sir? You won't go to the Son of Heaven to sue me because I said bad things about the Son of Heaven, right? Fang Zhong asked with a smile.

"When I talk about the Son of Heaven, I don't just mean today, but I also include all the Son of Heaven since the beginning of the troubled times. If you charge me, I will die without a place to be buried. ”

"We're talking!" Confucius replied.

Confucius meant: Talking about the Tao is not about things, and there is no responsibility. The speaker is not guilty, the thinker is not guilty, and only the words and deeds of political careerists are responsible.

A thinker proceeds from an objective and fair angle and standpoint, and if he is wrong, it is only because his thinking is immature and his analysis of problems is not comprehensive, objective, and fair. And political careerists, on the other hand, have the power to combine their words and deeds to make a real social impact. So! Political careerists are responsible for their words and actions.

"In that case! Then I'll move on. ”

"You speak!"

Fang Zhong looked at Ji Huanzi, which means: We are talking about the Tao, you don't want to buckle me with a hat, and then punish me.

Then he said: "In the current Great Zhou world, the Son of Heaven can't control the princes below, especially those princes of the overlord country, and the Son of Heaven has become a virtual shelf." And what about the princes below! They can't rule the whole world. As a result, the current situation has been created: everyone is doing what they want under the banner of the Zhou Dynasty. As a result, the current situation has been created: the weekly system and weekly rites are used to restrain others, and oppression of others must be observed. And themselves! But above all else. Mr? You say, don't you? ”

"This?" Confucius hesitated, and then said, "Yes! ”

"So! Right now! In this troubled world, what other weekly rites do you talk about? What else do you talk about the weekly system? Fang Zhong asked.

"Isn't this society in chaos?" Confucius asked rhetorically. "If you don't abide by the weekly etiquette and the weekly system, there are no rules in the society, so won't it be chaotic?"

"It's messed up!" Fang Zhong emphasized.

"So! We have to start from me and be a person who abides by the weekly etiquette and the weekly system. And then! Combine like-minded people and hold your ground. Let the world learn from us, and then! If there are more people who learn and abide by the Zhou etiquette and the Zhou system, this society will restore the original appearance of the Zhou Dynasty and return to the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty......"

Ji Huanzi watched from the side, and when he saw Confucius's serious face, he smiled with a lively look on his face. No! It's a sneer.

Fang Zhong interrupted, "Is this possible?" ”

"How could it not be?" Confucius asked rhetorically.

"Why do you have to restore the weekly system and weekly rites?"

"Because! The Zhou system and Zhou etiquette gave the Zhou Dynasty its heyday......"

Fang Zhong interrupted: "Every historical period, every dynasty, should have had their heyday, it's just a matter of time......

Confucius interrupted: "And the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty was the longest......"

Fang Zhong interrupted: "According to ancient records, a better period in history than the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty is the era of knotting ropes, and at that time it was still ...... matriarchal society."

Confucius interrupted: "What is recorded in ancient books is not necessarily true, but the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty is visible and can be checked by historical materials......

Fang Zhong interrupted: "The Fuxi period and the Three Emperors period have had their own peaks. For example! The Shao music you like is a masterpiece of Emperor Shun's period, isn't it? Every time we reach the end of history, we must break the old pattern and start anew......"

"Why do you have to break the weekly system?"

"Why do you have to maintain the weekly system?"

Fang Zhong and Confucius faced each other-for-tat.

(End of chapter)