Daily Life In Qin Dynasty - Chapter 180

  Another interpretation of the Analects of Chapter 180

  If Han Fei is really a pure Confucian disciple, facing Mo Jun’s problem at this moment, he might correct Mo Jun’s philosophy, thinking that everyone can be educated by ‘benevolence and righteousness’.

   But unfortunately, Han Fei is not a Confucian disciple, what he really studied is Legalism.

  And one of the important reasons why he studied Legalism at the beginning was because he saw and learned the theory of “nature is inherently evil” from Xunzi.

  So he is very clear that the question Mo Jun raised is not a hard argument, but in reality, some people really cannot be restrained by “morality”.

  ”The sage said: Repaying grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue, only to repay grievances directly. Facing uneducated people, giving appropriate punishment is also a form of protecting good people.”

  In the end, Han Fei did not bring out the Confucianism, but gave Fusu a teaching that was biased towards Legalism.

Hearing what Han Fei said, Mo Jun also gave him a satisfied look, and then turned to Fusu and said, “How about it, does the eldest son understand? ‘Education without discrimination’ is the work of a saint, but The vast majority of all living beings in this world are just mortals after all, so sometimes too idealistic thoughts are unacceptable.”

Fusu tilted his head and pondered for a while, then he realized something: “Fusu understands, teacher. While punishing bad people, it is also protecting the rights and interests of good people. If you just educate the bad people, even if the bad people can be corrected eventually, It still hurts good people.”

   “So the best way to govern the world is to have both rewards and punishments.”

  Seeing that Fusu understood his teachings, Mo Jun felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. He nodded in relief and said, “Not bad, the eldest son is really smart.”

  Han Fei on the side heard this, but looked at Mo Jun with a little doubt.

  Didn’t this guy say he was uneducated?

Just as Han Fei was wondering, at this moment, he heard Mo Jun say again: “Young Master has learned the way to govern the world, but besides that, there is another more important thing. Remember.”

  Fusu showed doubts on his face, and asked, “I don’t know what the teacher said?”

  Mr. Mo said slowly: “That is a more important and more fundamental matter. Does the eldest son know another interpretation of the phrase ‘If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening’?”

   Fusu thought for a while, then shook his head, and said respectfully, “Teacher, please teach me?”

  Han Fei couldn’t help but turned around and looked over. He was also curious about the other interpretation of what Jun Mo said, “If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening”.

Facing the gaze of the two, I heard Mo Jun put his hands behind his back, and said slowly: “I heard the Tao in the morning, and I will die in the evening. Another meaning of this sentence is ‘I know the way to your house in the morning. , I can go there and beat you to death at night’.”

   Fusu: “???”

  Han Fei: “???”

  Fu Nian: “???”

  Xunzi: “!!”

  Under the guidance of the servants of the Mo family, Fu Nian and Xunzi, who had just arrived at the gate of this courtyard, heard such a sentence suddenly uttered from Mo Jun’s mouth, and the two immediately froze in place.

  Following that, Fu Nian’s face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye: “Mr. Sheng Ping tampered with the words of my Confucian sages in this way, it is a bit… disrespectful.”

  The three people in the courtyard turned their heads at the same time, and when they saw the two people at the gate, Han Fei was the first to be startled, hurriedly greeted Xunzi, and saluted respectfully.

   “Teacher, why are you here?”

   “It’s Han Fei! Why are you here?”

   Xunzi slightly opened one eye. The master and apprentice reunited after a long absence, and they felt a little surprised at each other.

   “The story of the students is a long story.”

  Han Fei smiled wryly, and didn’t go into detail about the affairs between Qin and Han, because he didn’t want to involve his teacher.

   And Xunzi nodded, as if he understood something, and didn’t continue to ask.

  Although Han Fei is one of Xunzi’s most outstanding disciples, ever since Han Fei became a teacher in [Little Sages Village], his identity has not only been his own disciple, but Han Fei is also the Ninth Prince of South Korea.

  【Little Shengxianzhuang】has always avoided the world to study knowledge, and never actively participated in state affairs. As the contemporary head of Confucianism, Xunzi would not rashly involve 【Little Shengxianzhuang】into the confrontation between countries.

   “So, this is Fu Nian… Junior Brother?”

  After paying homage to his teacher Xunzi, Han Fei turned his gaze to Fu Nian aside. Although he had met him once at [Qin Ping Avenue], standing in front of him face to face at this moment, Han Fei still felt a little dazed.

   “Fu Nian met Senior Brother Han Fei.”

  Hearing Han Fei mentioning himself, Fu Nian immediately bowed to Han Fei.

  Han Fei quickly returned a salute.

  In fact, the relationship between Han Fei and Fu Nian is not considered close, because the two are not the same teacher. Even when they were studying in [Little Shengxianzhuang], Han Fei and Fu Nian only had a few encounters.

  There was only one reason why Han Fei paid special attention to him this time when he met Fu Nian again.

  That is, the changes in Fu Nian are too great.

   It makes people feel that life is impermanent, with large intestines wrapped in small intestines, pan-fried and braised.

  Jun Mo also walked over with Fusu at this time.

  After Han Fei and his teacher and junior met each other, Mo Jun also greeted Xunzi and Fu Nian, and then looked at Fu Nian and said, “Mr. Fu Nian thinks what I just said is wrong?”

  Hearing Mr. Mo mentioning this matter again, Fu Nian’s face darkened, and he said, “Could it be possible that Mr. Shengping thinks that nonsense just now is justified?”

  Although Fu Nian still respects Mo Jun very much now, Fu Nian couldn’t help but feel angry when he heard that Mo Jun ‘insulted’ Confucius, the founder of Confucianism.

  To put it bluntly, the person who said this now is Mo Jun, but if it were a different person, Fu Nian might have started to move his sword now.

  However, Mr. Mo smiled and said: “Mr. Fu Nian’s words are wrong, half of what I just said was indeed joking.”

“half?”

   “Yes, Confucian sages are naturally not such brave people, but this does not mean that Confucian sages do not have such brave strength. Does Mr. Fu Nian know the bravery of sages?”

“this······”

  Fu Nian was slightly silent.

  Although Confucianists are all scholars, they all learn both civil and martial arts, including Fu Nian himself, who has also cultivated quite a deep skill.

  Therefore, Fu Nian has also seen the fact that the sage knows martial arts in the classics, but Fu Nian is really a little confused about how strong Confucius’ martial arts is.

   Seeing this, Mr. Mo smiled, then suddenly looked at Xunzi who was beside him, and asked, “Does Mr. Xun know that saints are brave?”

Xunzi stroked his beard with one hand, and after pondering for a moment, he replied: “The old man once read a few words in some historical books. In addition to wisdom and resourcefulness, the patriarch and sage are also said to be rare in the world. With a little dabble in martial arts, one has already become a top master in the world.”

  Mr. Mo applauded: “Mr. Xun is worthy of being the head of Confucianism. He really has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge.”

   “That’s right. Before that, Prime Minister You of the Qin State advocated the compilation of a book called “Lushi Chunqiu”, and there was a sentence in it that said “Confucius’ strength is the gate of the whole country.”

   “This statement is enough to prove that the sage’s bravery is far beyond comparison with ordinary people.”

   “It’s just that the sage is humble, so he didn’t show off his achievements in martial arts too much. Therefore, even in many Confucian classics, there is no record of the sage’s achievements outside of academics.”

   “There was a saying in “The Analects of Confucius. Zihan”.”

   “The Dazai asked Yu Zigong, saying: “The master and the sage? How versatile is it? “Zigong said: “Gu Tianzong’s general is holy, and he is versatile.” The son heard it and said, “Does the Dazai know me?” I am also humble when I am young, so I can despise many things. How many gentlemen are there? Not much also. “

   “For a saint, having too many skills is not something to show off. These are just the abilities he was forced to master because of his difficult life since he was a child.”

   “But the saint once traveled around the world. If he hadn’t had a peerless martial art to protect himself, how could he run rampant in the chaotic world. If he didn’t have enough confidence, how could he be able to retreat from the countries every time.”

   “So, Fusu, do you understand?”

   At the end, Mo Jun looked at Fusu and spoke slowly.

But this time, Fusu obviously couldn’t understand. He was in a daze for a while, and finally raised his head, looked at Mo Jun in a daze, and said, “The teacher means that before asking me to do anything, I must first Do you have the ability to protect yourself?”

Mo Jun nodded first, then shook his head and said: “This is just one aspect, and it is also important to have the ability to protect yourself. But as a king, no matter what kind of governance policy you want to implement, the first thing you must ensure is not Whether such a policy is good or bad depends on how to implement this policy of governing the country smoothly.”

   “Some things you can live without, but you can’t live without.”

   Fusu wrinkled his face and thought hard for a long time, finally shook his head decadently and said: “The student still doesn’t quite understand.”

  Mr. Mo patted Fusu on the head with a smile, and said, “I don’t care, you just need to remember what the teacher said today…”

  This is the most troublesome part of teaching a future crown prince. As Fusu’s teacher, Mo Jun now needs to teach him how to become a qualified king in the future, but he can’t teach him too clearly.

   “Let’s do this! The teacher is here to give you a sample today, and let you know what the best way to convince a person is.”

   As he spoke, Mo Jun slowly turned his head to look at Fu Nian who was beside him.

  Feeling Mo Jun’s gaze, Fu Nian’s heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart.

   “Shengping-kun, you…”

   “Mr. Fu Nian, what do you think of what I just said?” Mo Jun said gently.

  Fu Nian hesitated a little when he heard the words, and then said: “What Mr. Sheng Ping said just now does have some truth, but…”

   “By the way, please answer Mr. Fu Nian seriously. Looking at the relationship between Mr. Fu Nian and me during this period, I might be able to be the master and help Confucianism print more books!”

  Nian: “······”

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  (end of this chapter)