When Zou Yan was arguing with Yan Hui, he threw out the Five Virtues and the Beginning, but he was caught by Confucianists.

Not only doctrine, but even in an ordinary debate, if an opponent catches a handle or makes a mistake, and attacks this point, you may be bitten to death, let alone on such an important occasion.

Zou Yan regretted it, but he couldn't remedy it, the words had already been spoken, and he had been preaching such thoughts in front of the king for a long time.

If Zou Yan says that my statement is wrong now, he will not only face the loss of a large number of students, but also completely lose the trust of the king, and he will be penniless.

Therefore, when Zigong's voice "Confucianism wants to educate sentient beings together with the Yin and Yang School in the Qi Kingdom, and I also ask Master Zou for permission" sounded in his ears, Zou Yan not only did not feel disgust or strong opposition, but gave birth to a trace of gratitude.

This is the charm of language, the same language will have different effects on different occasions, at different times or in front of different people, and may even be different.

If Zigong had said this before, Zou Yan would have even disdained it and ridiculed it to the fullest.

And now, otherwise, Zou Yan felt that Zigong's voice was so sweet, like a heavenly sound.

Because he knew that Zigong had this question, it showed the attitude of Confucianism.

As long as Confucianism doesn't grasp this huge loophole, it is equivalent to letting him Zou Yan go, and it can even be said that he has let go of the Yin and Yang School, which makes him not grateful.

Zou Yan looked around weakly.

Zigong chuckled and said: "Master Zou, don't look at it, the secret technique I use comes out of my mouth, you have your ears, and no third person will know." ”

Zou Yan is also a person who can see it, he said in his heart: "The matter has come to this, there is no point in me insisting, I can't say that Confucianism will come in, and our Yin and Yang School will further develop." ”

Thinking of this, Zou Yan's mind also broadened, so he stretched his brows, nodded heavily, and agreed to Zigong's proposal.

Zigong saw that Zou Yan agreed, so he continued instead of Yan Hui: "Master Zou, senior brother, I think that the five virtues are different from the end. Heaven and earth are one, and only when the two instruments are differentiated can there be yin and yang, but there must be induction between yin and yang. Just like the five virtues are said at the end, the king must be a person with the virtue of heaven to be qualified, and the person with the virtue of heaven must be sent by the emperor. ”

Zou Yan was very inspired after hearing this, and said: "The five virtues are in the five elements, all of which evolve in yin and yang, and it is true that the king must have been born by heaven and earth and favored by the gods." ”

Zou Yan finally said: "In this debate, both sides have benefited a lot, and both have benefited. Deeply feeling the necessity of school exchanges, he also asked Confucianism to send masters to Qi to teach Confucianism and pass on the scriptures and send treasures. ”

Yan Hui also said: "Master Zou's words are reasonable, a single flower is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring, and I also ask the Yin and Yang School to send a master to my Lu country to learn skills." ”

In a harmonious, friendly, and joyful atmosphere, the debate between Confucianism and Yin-Yang ended in great joy.

This came as a surprise to many and broke through many people's glasses.

The battle of schools is sometimes more cruel than the battle of countries, at least the battle between countries is just the destruction of the city, and the battle of schools sometimes even wants to dig up the grave of the opponent's ancestor to relieve the hatred in the heart.

Harmonious polemics like Confucianism and Yin-Yang are of little use, and as for agreeing to the other party to preach in their own territory, there is no one in a million, and I have not heard of it yet, just this one.

When Yan Hui and Zigong happily turned back to the place of Xingtan and explained the matter to Confucius, Confucius was very pleased and said: "In this polemic, the two of you performed very well, and you are very pleased to be a teacher. ”

Yan Hui smiled honestly and said, "Sir, the disciple has something to do, please ask Mr. for advice." ”

Confucius looked at Yan Hui with a smile and asked, "Do you want to ask why you are prevented from directly overthrowing the Yin-Yang School, why don't you just knock it to the ground?"

Yan Hui was stunned: "The disciple really doesn't understand it. ”

Confucius looked at Zigong and asked, "Zigong, do you have anything to say about your senior brother's question?"

Zigong knew that Confucius was thinking about himself, so he thought for a while and said, "Master, does this have the same reason as our business?"

Seeing Confucius looking at him with a smile, Zigong mustered up the courage to continue: "The mall can never say that there is no opponent, even if you defeat one, there will be the next. Moreover, shopping malls pay attention to multiple friends and multiple roads, and everything cannot be done to have room for maneuver. ”

Confucius approvingly: "This is the truth. How many schools are there in the entire Xuanhuang World now, and it is impossible and unnecessary for us to refute each of them to the fullest. Moreover, our Confucian school is also a start-up, and it has many shortcomings. It needs to be inclusive and learn from each other's strengths to go further. ”

Yan Hui understood what Confucius meant, and nodded frequently, but in the end, he still said a little straightforwardly: "Sir, the disciple still has a question for Mr. It's okay to make more friends, but you don't have to invite the necessary friends directly to your home, right?"

Confucius saw that Yan Hui was speaking subtly, and laughed and said: "Yan Hui also knows how to be humorous, which is rare." ”

Confucius continued: "Everything has an inside and a face. This is the greatest gain for our Confucianism to enter the Qi country to preach, and this is our inner being, so we must leave the noodles to Master Zou, otherwise how can the Yin and Yang School stay in the Qi country? What is the significance of our argument on victory? Besides, as Confucian people, we must have a self-confidence, our Confucianism is the most suitable learning for this heaven and earth, and it is also the greatest learning between heaven and earth, so why should we be afraid of any school or anyone's provocation?"

Yan Hui bowed and said, "The disciple has been taught, and I have a lot of tribute in this regard, and I will learn more in the future." ”

Confucius helped Yan Hui up and said, "Yan Hui, your enterprising heart is really gratifying for the teacher." But you are different from Zigong, this is a difference in nature, and you don't need to be perfect in everything, you only need to do what you should do according to your heart, so that you can have more room for growth. ”

Yan Hui hurriedly said: "What Mr. has educated is that the disciple has been taught. ”

Since then, Yan Hui has really relied on his own heart and diamond Confucianism, and has achieved the existence of Confucianism and Yasheng second only to Confucius.

Even if Confucianism later appeared Mencius, Xunzi, Dong Zhongshu and other amazing and brilliant figures, no one dared to say that he surpassed Yan Hui in the understanding of Confucianism.

After Yan replied, Zigong asked, "Sir, how did you anticipate the situation at the scene of the debate and prepare the corresponding tips? Why have you never heard some of the arguments before?" ”

Confucius smiled, looked at Yan Hui, Zigong and the disciples with admiration, but did not answer in a hurry.

It was impossible for him to reply: "I am a descendant, and I know a lot about the ideas of a hundred schools, and I know the strengths and weaknesses of each one. ”

As a teacher, sometimes you still have to show that you are unfathomable.

Confucius said, "Do you know the way of the sage?"

Zi Lu said: "We know that there are saints in this world, but how do we ordinary people understand the path of saints. ”

Confucius said, "Don't be presumptuous. Confucianism is the doctrine that directly points to the great avenue of the sage, as long as you have cultivated, you will naturally have all kinds of supernatural powers like a teacher, and such trivial things as tips are not a problem. ”

"What?

"Impossible!"

Confucius finally suppressed the astonishment of many disciples and said: "How can a teacher deceive you? ”