Confucius's Good Teaching and Liberalization: Chen Cai's Doom
"What does it matter if you are not tolerated by these worldly villains? It is precisely because he is not tolerated that he just shows what a gentleman is. Zigong was a little frizzy, and when he saw the teacher doing this, he suddenly had a seizure and was angry.
"Isn't it said in the poem: 'We are not beasts, why should we run along the wilderness all day long?' If you were to quote this poem to describe our current situation, it would be about the same, right? Could it be that the morality I am pursuing is wrong, teacher? How did I end up in this place? ”
"Even if there is no place in the world for the morality you pursue, Teacher, you still spare no effort to promote this morality. This is where you deserve the respect and learning of your students, and you know what you can't do. Zigong came out in a huff.
In other words, when the big country Chu wanted to recruit Confucius between Chen and Cai to his country, the figures in the small country Chen and Cai were a little weak-minded.
Because Confucius saw things thoroughly, he probably knew everything about the politics and public opinion of these two small countries in the years between Chen and Cai; Second, when Confucius was in Chen Cai, the authorities in these two small countries did not listen to any of his opinions at all.
Chen Cai's authorities speculated that if the state of Chu reused Confucius, then their power would probably be difficult to protect, so they sent together those criminals who had violated the criminal law and those laborers on the construction sites of the country's free construction to surround Confucius in the wilderness where no one was around.
"Teacher, is it that the morality that your old man respects is so great that there is no place in the world that can accommodate your old man. I don't know if that's right? If that's the case, why don't you lower your standards and status a little bit? "Of course, this
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"If wisdom can surely make morality unhindered, then our wisdom may not be comparable to that of a prince, right? As we all know, even a person with great wisdom like Bigan will be dug out of his heart and die, so what is our wisdom? ”
"Isn't it said in the poem: 'We are not beasts, why should we run along the wilderness all day long?' If you were to quote this poem to describe our current situation, it would be about the same, right? Could it be that the morality I am pursuing is wrong, teacher? How did I end up in this place? ”
"Isn't it said in the poem: 'We are not beasts, why should we run along the wilderness all day long?' If you were to quote this poem to describe our current situation, it would be about the same, right? Could it be that the morality I am pursuing is wrong, teacher? How did I end up in this place? Confucius was not happy, nor angry, nor did he speak at length, but just to the point.
The master knows that the current situation will also be encountered by the gentleman, but Zilu you have to understand: as soon as Zilu went out, Zigong came to Confucius, and Confucius repeated what he had just asked Zilu: "Could it be that our wisdom is not enough?" Is it because of the lack of wisdom that our morality cannot be practiced in the world? ”
"Well, a good farmer must be very industrious and dedicated to cultivating the land well, but he cannot guarantee a good harvest. A good craftsman will put all his heart and soul into ensuring that his work is exquisitely crafted, but he cannot guarantee that his work will be as good as anyone else's wishes. Do you understand this? Zilu nodded and went out as if he didn't understand.
In other words, when the big country Chu wanted to recruit Confucius between Chen and Cai to his country, the figures in the small country Chen and Cai were a little weak-minded.
Because Confucius saw things thoroughly, he probably knew everything about the politics and public opinion of these two small countries in the years between Chen and Cai; Second, when Confucius was in Chen Cai, the authorities in these two small countries did not listen to any of his opinions at all.
Chen Cai's authorities speculated that if the state of Chu reused Confucius, then their power would probably be difficult to protect, so they sent together those criminals who had violated the criminal law and those laborers on the construction sites of the country's free construction to surround Confucius in the wilderness where no one was around.
"Isn't it said in the poem: 'We are not beasts, why should we run along the wilderness all day long?' If you were to quote this poem to describe our current situation, it would be about the same, right? Could it be that the morality I am pursuing is wrong, teacher? How did I end up in this place? Confucius nodded with a smile, and while listening to Yan Hui's answer, he thought: This child can indeed expand my morality.
Zigong thinks that my morality is too great, so there is no place in the world to accept me as a person. In fact, even if I lower my personal standards and status, and I am personally accepted by the rulers, I will not be able to carry out my morality without a suitable realistic environment.
If that's the case, it doesn't make any sense to me. Where does Zigong know, it's not that there is no place that can't accommodate me as a person, but that there is no place where I can accommodate the morality I respect.
"Of course the teacher is knowledgeable, don't you think that's what it looks like?"
"Well, a good farmer must be very industrious and dedicated to cultivating the land well, but he cannot guarantee a good harvest. A good craftsman will put all his heart and soul into ensuring that his work is exquisitely crafted, but he cannot guarantee that his work will be as good as anyone else's wishes. Do you understand this? Zigong withdrew with shame on his face.
In fact, what does it matter if this morality is not accepted for the time being? is not tolerated by those secular villains, which also proves the gentlemanly style of the teacher from the side. Teacher, I think that if this morality is not practiced well, it is not our own. However, since this morality has been cultivated, and the people who hold the country cannot accommodate it, cannot use it to govern the country, and cannot make it reassure the people, then they are not. ”
"Isn't it said in the poem: 'We are not beasts, why should we run along the wilderness all day long?' If you were to quote this poem to describe our current situation, it would be about the same, right? Could it be that the morality I am pursuing is wrong, teacher? How did I end up in this place? "They did not directly send troops to encircle and suppress Confucius, because it was too blatant to do so, and they were also forced by international public opinion, afraid of punishment by Chu or other major powers, and afraid of opposition from civil forces.