Ziyou cleared his throat and said to everyone

"Do you know the story of Zigong's ransom and Zilu's oxen?"

There is a law in the Lu country: if the Lu people see their compatriots in a foreign country suffering misfortune and become slaves, as long as they can redeem these people and help them regain their freedom, they can receive compensation and rewards from the state. Zigong, a student of Confucius, ransomed the Lu people from foreign countries, but refused compensation from the state. Confucius said, "Ci, you are wrong! Receiving compensation from the state will not damage your character; But if he does not receive compensation, there will be no one in Lu to redeem his compatriots who have been killed. “

Zilu rescues a drowning man, who thanks him for sending a cow, and Zilu accepts it. Confucius said happily: "From now on, the people of Lu will definitely have the courage to save those who have fallen into the water."

"Of course." Some nodded their heads.

Seeing that only some people knew, Ziyou told the story and let them listen.

"Then do you know why Confucius did this?" Ziyou asked.

The people present fell into deep thought, and now Ziyou asked again, they naturally didn't know how to answer, seeing that these people didn't know how to answer, Ziyou said

"Then let me tell you, if Zigong doesn't want compensation from the state, this is a beginning, then what will happen to the people after that? If they give up their money to redeem their countrymen, and at the same time accept the king's reward, then some will accuse them of saving their countrymen for the sake of reward, but forget that these people paid for their money.

Obviously, I was kind enough to save people, and I deserved to be rewarded, but now I am being blamed, if it were you, would you accept it? Naturally, after a long run, will anyone dare to save the people of Lu? ”

"So what? It's just that you don't want a small reward. Someone said unconvinced.

"If you have 300 yuan in your hand, and your father is seriously ill and needs 300 yuan to save his life, and at this time you know that your countrymen have been arrested, and you also need 300 yuan to ransom people, and your king also has rules that those who redeem people can get a reward, and at this time, once you accept the reward, you will be accused of selling your reputation for the reward, so you don't accept the reward, but your father needs this money to save his life, then what is your choice?" Ziyou asked

"Do you choose to give up your father's life to save people, or do you ignore your fellow citizens?"

"Then I can get other compatriots to come and save people."

"Of course you can, but other people may not be as kind as you, why do people lose three hundred wen for strangers for no reason?" Ziyou asked rhetorically again.

"This," Confucius stopped talking.

"I know if you understand, let me tell you why, morality is also divided into private virtue and public morality, private morality is the point that individuals can reach, and public virtue is the point that most people can reach.

Zigong's mistake was to elevate the moral standards that everyone could have attained to a height that most people could not achieve. This has made many people shy away from redeeming people. The standard of morality is raised infinitely, or the private virtue of the individual is regarded as a public virtue.

The two approaches will only get one result, which is to embarrass morality, and make ordinary people change color when they hear morality and then go away from morality! So you guys get it? Ziyou said

"Morality should not be to force others to pay without asking for anything in return, nor to require others to pay in return, it should be a person who can do it without harming themselves and benefiting others, paper has merit in the world, free and wrong, but I now let paper be implemented for free, in the future, someone in the world invents something that merits the world, do you also force them to do so? In the long run, who would dare to study the people who have contributed to the world. ”

"But shouldn't a man as noble as Sir be free of charge and admonished to posterity?" Someone said.

"Oh, the man of the family? Your "The Book of the King" is more conducive to people learning how to advise the king, so why don't you take it out for everyone to watch for free? Ziyou asked rhetorically, there is naturally no need to be polite to this kind of bar sperm tour.

"You and me." This person from Chun Yu's family suddenly didn't know how to answer.

"Are all the people in Chun Yujia's family fighting for fame and fortune like this? Is it satisfying one's own selfishness by asking others for selflessness? Is that what the sages taught? Use your comrades, let your comrades fight for fame and fortune for you, you can sit and reap the profits, it's really calculating, such a beastly behavior, you are not worthy of being a Confucian disciple, don't want to use the paper I invented in your life. Ziyou scolded.

After Zi You said this, these young Confucian disciples who had no experience in the world also reacted that they were being used by Chun Yu's family and saluted to Zi You

"Thank you for the grace of Mr. for teaching, so that I did not make a big mistake, and we will definitely clear the stigma for Mr. in the future."

After talking to Ziyou, the group of people surrounded the Confucian of the Chun Yu family, looking at the angry crowd, the Confucian of the Chun Yu family collapsed on the ground in fright and said

"What do you want to do?"

"Do what?" The people around him said with their hands in fists.

"This is the place where the gentleman writes and speaks, and if it is stained with the blood of this villain, it is an insult to the gentleman, and he will be carried away." Someone shouted.

Two burly men alone set up the Confucian who was slumped on the ground and went to a hidden corner, and the others also surrounded him, and the snow girl looked at Ziyou with stars on the side, and Ziyou solved a headache with a story that was really admirable.

Don't think about explaining and justifying in the face of moral kidnapping, the best way is to kidnap him with greater morality, of course, if you say that you don't have morality, then you are invincible, Ziyou also needs his own reputation, so he needs to stand up and explain.

Otherwise, according to his character, as soon as the gate of the heart garden is closed, the paper should be sold, and they should be scolded, Confucianism is not good at this, you have to pay attention to these rules and regulations at any time, but as long as you understand these rules and regulations, you can on their heads.

Soon there was a great reversal about the sale of paper, and the debate under the Xinyuan Gate was spread by these students, and the people who were originally criticizing Ziyou suddenly changed the limelight, apologized to Ziyou, and turned around and scolded Chun Yujia and several other leaders.

Baijia watched the farce within Confucianism with great interest, looked at the Chun Yu family and several other stupid families within Confucianism, they felt that God was still fair, Confucianism had the demon Ziyou, and also gave them some stupid people, watching the clown-like Chun Yu family and other families jump up and down until now they have seen enough.

Although there has always been news of selling paper, they have found a shop that sells paper, but Ziyou has not given when it will be sold, which makes them a little anxious, they all think that it is the strange voice within Confucianism that has caused Ziyou to delay, if Ziyou is not ready to come forward, they are ready to help Ziyou kill these people.

(End of chapter)