Ye Mu followed the long-faced man to a somewhat dilapidated house, and after the long-faced man knocked on the door, Ye Mu looked at the residence while waiting for the master to open the door. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The first feeling is that the house is very old, very old, like an old man in his last years. The plaque on the door and the eaves have a crumbling feeling, as if they could fall down at any moment. The large gap in the wall that had been drenched by the rain was simply made of stones. A thick layer of moss grows on the tiles, and weeds grow on the moss marks, which has the meaning of opening up a new world.

The door was opened from the inside, and a boy and several old men came out.

"I've seen Dong Lao......" The long-faced man hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

"Hmm", but a few people just nodded slightly and stopped looking at him, and walked directly to Ye Mu while looking.

"Haha, it's really a talent!"

A gray-haired old man with a ruddy face and a slightly rich body laughed loudly.

Several others stroked their beards with their hands and nodded appreciatively.

Seeing this, the long-faced man showed a hint of bitterness, and went to follow the boy to the carriage.

The house has two doors,

Ye Mu bowed his hand to several people to show respect for the old man, neither humble nor arrogant, calm and calm, completely putting himself at the same height as the other party:

"I've seen a few old people"

Old Man Dong and the others were slightly stunned by this, and then they were relieved when they thought that the other party's knowledge and talent were above them and others.

Outside was not the place to talk, so Old Man Dong led everyone to the lobby of the house to talk.

After another burst of praise and appreciation, Ye Mu became bored with these empty words, a bad thing about Confucianism is reflected here, he loves to talk nonsense, and immediately decided not to waste time anymore, and will talk about it in advance.

patted Xiao Wu Ming's head and asked him and the boy of the Dong family to go and play first.

Although Wu Ming didn't want to leave, he still went obediently.

After Wu Ming left, there were Ye Mu, the long-faced man and a few old men left in the lobby, sitting on the seats on both sides, the four old men sitting on one side, and Ye Mu and the long-faced man on the other side.

The sun is shining outside the house, the light in the hall is very abundant, and everyone's faces in the hall are illuminated clearly.

"Gentlemen, I wonder what you think about the future of Confucianism?"

After Ye Mu took a sip of tea, he said the first and last question he wanted to ask when he came here.

Since coming in, there are a few old people asking, and Ye Mu is answering, I don't want this question to be so sharp and merciless when Ye Mu asks the first question.

The four old men's originally indifferent and pleasant expressions suddenly became solemn, and they each put down the teacups in their hands and looked at each other.

"Why did Ye Gongzi say that?" Old Man Dong asked cautiously as if he had taken on a big responsibility after picking up the teacup and taking a sip again.

At that time, Confucius set up Confucianism with the ideas of "benevolence" and "propriety", the original intention of Confucius and the meaning of Confucianism

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The future of Confucianism should shoulder its due mission, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations. What do the old gentlemen think?"

The words were very simple and direct, and Ye Mu didn't want to spend too much effort on his mouth.

If it is some ambiguous "truth", it is necessary to collect a variety of "evidence" to demonstrate and prove its correctness, and such "truth" can also be proved wrong in the same way.

In other words, there is no reason in the world, there are people, there is a goal, there is a reason, and the reason exists because of the goal.

Saying this, Ye Mu had already decided that if Confucianism could not satisfy him, he would rather throw it away and make a new improved Confucianism.

The four old men of Mr. Dong believed that they had never heard such a magnificent words: to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue to learn for the saints, and to open peace for all generations. What could be more sublime than these few words?

For a while, the four old men were amazed.

The long-faced man was even more excited and ashamed, because he finally knew where his goal was, and thought that what he had been thinking and doing was to make a living, how small it was, in stark contrast to that lofty ambition.

"Confucius's ideal is social harmony, and he hopes that people will be in harmony with each other, that the world will be happy and peaceful, that civilization can be inherited, and that there will be no war in the country. This is also the meaning of Confucianism's existence. He just wanted to use Confucian ideas to realize this ideal. ......”

Ye Mu didn't want to wait for them to be so consumed, according to the urine nature of Confucianism, they could think about these few words for a few years, and then write a book in a few decades, Ye Mu didn't have so much spare time, so he said his own understanding, and it was also the most noble answer he could think of at present, and he had already thought about Confucius's personality as high as possible.

In other words, this should be the value of the truly and extremely reasonable "Confucian doctrine", and any Confucianism that is contrary to this goal can be regarded as pseudo-Confucianism.

Looking at the four old men bowing their heads thoughtfully, Ye Mu struck while the iron was hot:

"I came here today, just to invite a few people to go out and do something for the people of the world and realize the ideals of Confucianism, instead of hiding and waiting for peace and prosperity. ”

This sentence can be said to be a five-point solicitation and five-point judgment, everyone has a selfish and self-interested nature, Ye Mu will not think about how selfless they will be, as long as they have the heart and do their best, they will give them a chance.

If they still choose to protect themselves and continue to wait for the world to be unified, Ye Mu will go to find someone else, and Ouyang Xiyi and Wang Shu will definitely want to do such a thing. In the Jianghuai region, they can also be regarded as half of the people under their rule, and Ye Mu just happened to encounter a convenience when he found them.

The sun was shining outside the house, but the faces of the four old men Dong were a little gloomy, and being reprimanded by a junior with such an attitude made them a little ashamed and angry, but they had to admit that Ye Mu was very reasonable.

The long-faced man is now like waking up from an ordinary big dream.

Before the fourth elder could speak, he bowed respectfully to Ye Mu first, and said with some excitement:

"Ye Gongzi, I am willing to go to the soup for the people of the world, please let me follow you. ”

As early as before, he had thought about relying on the relationship between Ye Mu and Du Fuwei to allow Confucians to obtain the qualifications to enter the body, and when he heard that Ye Mu intended to let Confucian disciples play a role again, he suddenly became excited.

The performance of the long-faced man made the four of them stunned all of a sudden, but they didn't expect that Fan Zhong, who had always been docile and humble, would be so decisive and brave. On the other hand, he and others did not have some juniors to see it, and he immediately became a little ashamed.

Ye Mu looked at the long-faced man with an admiring gaze, gently straightened his bowed back, and said solemnly:

"In the world of life, when you look up to the sky, you should be worthy of the sky, and you should not be ashamed of your heart, how can your backbone bend at will. Congratulations on making the right decision. Don't know your name yet?"

The long-faced man was suddenly excited, and said very simply:

"Fan Zhong, Fan Wenjian. ”

After speaking, he stood behind Ye Mu and made his position clear.

Ye Mu immediately waited for the statements of several old men, whether they nodded or shook their heads, they would not come again after this time.

The old voice rang out.

"Ye Gongzi, although we are old, we still have a breath, and we are willing to do our part for the people of the world. ”

Seeing this, Ye Mu's heart seemed to have fallen to the ground, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and respectfully bowed his hand to several people:

"Thank you, sir. ”

The few people who put down their burdens looked at each other and smiled. Fan Zhong, a long-faced man, was even more happy.

Next, when he was in a good mood, Ye Mu explained to them his understanding of the Analects and other classics. In simple terms, even the illiterate people can understand it, and for a while, several old men were amazed and shouted that they were shallow.