Dahan first prince

Chapter 142 Duke Zhuang, what should I do?

He rambled a few words like chatting, and the topic came naturally, but Tian He brought it back to the topic again.

"I don't know if His Highness is here today, but what is it that you want to ask me?"

Seeing Tian He asked her why she came again, Liu Ying pondered for a moment, then raised her head with a light smile.

"The boy came here today. One, he came here on behalf of his father to visit Duke Zhuang."

"Both, I'm really a little confused, and I want to ask Zi Zhuang Gong to clarify my doubts, so I don't hesitate to enlighten me."

Saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to stand up with a little seriousness, and bowed to Tian He.

After Tian He also got up with a little fear and returned the salute, the two sat back to their seats respectively, and saw Liu Ying pondering for a while, with a slightly ashamed look on her face.

"Last autumn, the Supreme Emperor passed away, and my father felt that the destiny was impermanent, so he appointed Uncle Chang as the Grand Tutor."

"However, not long after Uncle Sun Gong became the Grand Tutor, Chen Xi rebelled against Dai and Zhao, and the father led troops to the expedition, and entrusted the boy with the responsibility of supervising the country and repairing water conservancy."

"Under the order of the father, the boy had to temporarily suspend his studies, and went to Lian Shao to watch the canal repair work; in November of winter, the canal repair work was almost completed, and the twelfth month of winter was approaching, so the boy returned to Chang'an."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying felt a little ashamed on her face, and looked at Tian He with a little respect.

"It has been more than two months since I returned to Chang'an in the winter of November. The boy has been taught by Grand Tutor Uncle Sun Gong."

"A few days ago, when I heard about the spread of Confucianism and the loss of classics and classics due to the war, I couldn't help sighing and regretting."

"I also heard Uncle Sun Taifu said: At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the Six Classics of Confucianism except the five of the "Book of Changes" were taught by Jixia Xunzi to the former Qin Prime Minister Li Si, Han Gongzifei, and the present Han Beiping Marquis Zhang Cang and Taizhong Doctor Lu Jia and others."

"The kid was curious and asked about it, and Fang De's uncle Sun Taifu said: Since the time of Zhongni, "Book of Changes" has only Confucianism, and has formed a school of its own."

"Since Shang Qu De Zhongni taught "Yi" and passed it on five times until now, it has been inherited by Zi Zhuanggong."

As she said that, Liu Ying bowed her hands again with a respectful face.

"That's why I came here today to meet my son Zhuang Gong face to face, so as to see the true face of the sixth disciple of Zhongni."

As soon as Liu Ying said this, although Tian He still didn't dare to say it, but there was a hint of arrogance on his face.

Seeing this, Liu Ying also sighed a little in her heart.

This is, after Liu Ying heard that "Tian He was born in the royal family of Tian Qi", she didn't dare to have the idea of ​​"destroying the Changling Tian family, and killing Tian He by the way", so she dared to come and pay a visit to Tian He in person. s reason.

It is also the reason why the overlord Xiang Yu could only be respectful more than ten years ago, and today's emperor Liu Bang is never tired of it, repeatedly putting his hot face on Tian He's cold ass.

——Tian He is the grandson of Kong Zhongni VI!

It is true that in today's Han Dynasty, where all schools of thought have not been dismissed and Confucianism is the only one, the signboard of "Kong Zhongni" is not so resounding.

But the crux of the problem is not 'Tian He is the grandson of Zhongni', but Tian He's seniority.

According to the memories of Liu Ying's previous life, in about a year, Kong Zhongni's eighth grandson, Kong Teng, will be made a priest by his father Liu Bang.

The descendants of Confucius were canonized by the Chinese emperors, which is also the beginning.

And this is the crux of the problem.

——Kong Teng, the descendant of Confucius who is alive today, is the eighth grandson of Confucius; and Tian He is the sixth disciple of Confucius!
That is to say, even Kong Teng, who is the direct descendant of Confucius, had to respectfully call out his master when he saw Tian He!
As for others, let alone.

——Liu Jiao, the younger brother of today's son and the current king of Chu, has to call Fu Qiubo a scholar;
Fu Qiubo was also a classmate of the late Han Gong Zifei, Qin Xiang Li Si, and the living Zhang Cang and Lu Jia, who also studied under Xunzi.

In other words, Liu Ying's uncle, Liu Jiao, had to call Xunzi his master.

As the ancestor of Liu Jiao, king of Chu, what generation is Xunzi?
What should Xunzi call Tian He?

As a rare outlier in Confucianism, and under the tutelage of Song Zi Songzi who was born in Huang Lao, Xunzi's seniority in Confucianism is actually not very clear.

But it only needs to know a little, and it is not difficult to guess what generation Xunzi is in front of Tian He.

——Xunzi's teacher, Song Ying, and the seventh grandson of Confucius, Kong Qian, the Prime Minister of Wei in the Warring States Period, are considered equals!
Calculated in this way, Xunzi's seniority is probably the same generation as the eight generations of the Confucian family.

As disciples of Xunzi, Han Fei, Li Si, Zhang Cang, Lu Jia, and Fu Qiubo, etc., should be regarded as the same generation as Kong's nine generations.

Then to Liu Jiao, the king of Chu who was a disciple of Fu Qiubo, and even Liu Ying, who was Liu Jiao's nephew...

If it is really calculated according to seniority, Tian He, the descendant of "Zhouyi" at that time, must be five generations older than the prince Liu Ying, and four generations older than the emperor Liu Bangdu!
In this way, it is inevitable that the current crown prince Liu Ying, even the emperor Liu Bang, and even the former overlord Xiang Yu and the first emperor Yingzheng, all respect Tian He, the "sixth grandson of Confucius".

——In today's academic and public opinion circles, people are people of the 'ancestor' generation!

Regardless of his academic status, Tian He is also recognized as an 'old man' in today's world in terms of seniority.

Even if 'respecting the virtuous' is not considered, just out of the consideration of 'respecting the elderly', the first emperor Yingzheng decades ago, the overlord Xiang Yu more than ten years ago, and even the emperor Liu Bang today must give Tian He enough respect and preferential treatment.

But in front of such an old man, even if she was the crown prince, even if Tian He's relatives committed heinous crimes, Liu Ying could only be cautious, probing and discussing on the sidelines.

After thinking secretly for a long time, Liu Ying finally brought back her scattered thoughts and smiled at Tian He.

"In the past two months or so, my uncle, grandson and grand master often told me the words of Xunzi, and my boy heard it very strangely."

"The boy asked the Taifu, but the Taifu refused to speak, saying 'I dare not make unreasonable comments'; the boy wanted to ask the Marquis of Beiping and the Taizhong doctor, but he also thought that these two were disciples of Xunzi, so there is absolutely no reason to criticize the teacher."

"That's why the boy came here today, and he also intends to use this to ask Mr. Zhuang face to face."

"—I don't know Xunzi's theory of 'evil nature', what does Zi Zhuanggong think?"

Asking questions with doubts on her face, Liu Ying did not forget to look eager for talents and waited for Tian He's answer.

And hearing Liu Ying's question, Tian He's gentle smile that had been hanging on the corner of his mouth froze like a statue in the blink of an eye.

As an outlier of Confucianism that has not appeared for thousands of years, Xunzi's most representative remarks are undoubtedly the theory of evil nature.

Different from Mencius' affirmation that "human nature is inherently good", Xunzi's view of human nature is "human nature is simple".

To put it more simply: at the beginning of human nature, it should be a blank sheet of paper, neither good nor bad; after acquired influence, it may become better or worse.

The term "temper" that is often said in later generations also comes from Xunzi's view of human nature: nature is the essence of heaven; emotion is the essence of nature.

But after hearing Liu Ying ask the question "Xunzi said that nature is evil, what does Zi Zhuanggong think?", Tian He obviously didn't pay attention to the question itself.

"Sex evil theory..."

"The prince asked this question, could it be..."

Thinking secretly, Tian He couldn't help but look a little solemn, and gave his own answer with a little restraint.

"The good and evil of human nature, for hundreds of years, there are different opinions in the world."

"Meng Ke once said: The goodness of human nature is like water flowing down. There is nothing wrong with people, and everything in water flows down."

"Also Xun Qing said: Human beings are born with small people, and the attachments of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are all acquired by learning and self-cultivation."

Speaking of this, Tian He couldn't help but pause for a while, and looked at Liu Ying's expression thoughtfully.

In the end, he still chuckled and lowered his head, and continued: "As for the old man, I dare not make a conclusion about the good and evil of human nature."

"However, the "Yi" says: People in the world like others to be like themselves, and wicked people are different from themselves."

"There is no calamity greater than not being content, and no fault greater than wanting to gain; therefore knowing enough is always enough."

"That's why the old man thinks that people's happiness comes from contentment. This so-called contentment leads to constant happiness, and insufficiency leads to constant worry."

Seeing the expression of approval on Liu Ying's face, Tian He calmed down a little, and continued: "Xunqing also said: the way of heaven is permanent, it does not exist for Yao, and does not perish for Jie."

"This should also be the reason why Your Majesty started in the grass and finally won the world's heart..."

Hearing Tian He's analysis, which seemed ordinary but actually concealed a mystery, Liu Ying praised in her heart, and couldn't help but clapped her hands again and again.

"color!"

"What Zi Zhuanggong said can be said to be the culmination of hundreds of years of "human nature" of various schools of thought!"

"As the saying goes, contentment is always happy, and those who are insatiable in greed must have their own greed, which will call for great disaster!"

Said with a joyful face, Liu Ying looked at Tian He with a hint of strength in her eyes.

"Since that's the case, I have one more question, and I would like to ask Zi Zhuang Gong to explain it a little bit."

"—Human nature, regardless of its inherent good or evil, should have nothing to do with its origin."

"Meng Ke wrote "Born in Sorrow, Died in Pleasure", he said: "Heaven will send a great mission to man, and he must first suffer from his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, empty his body, and disturb his actions." , so tempted to endure, Zeng benefited what he couldn't do."

"In this way, Fu Shuo, Jiao Ge, Guan Yiwu, Sun Shu'ao, Baili Xi, etc. started out in a cold climate, and became famous all over the world for their virtuousness. They should be sharpened by the hard work of God, and have nothing to do with friends or relatives. "

"That is to say, Fu Shuo, Jiao Ge, Guan Yiwu, Sun Shu'ao, Bailixi and other virtuous people are tempered by hard work and have nothing to do with relatives and friends. Why did Qin Fa have the system of "Lian Zuo"?"

"How come there is a saying that if one person breaks the law, the whole family will die?"

Speaking of this, Liu Ying's face carried a little deep meaning.

"Duke Zhuang thinks that if a person breaks the law with his own body, he should be guilty of his own body, or should he be guilty of the whole family and neighbors?"

"And if his crime is unforgivable, it should reach the three clans, but he was born in a noble family and then gradually declined, and he would not hesitate to become a merchant and ruin the people of the world..."

"Duke Zizhuang thinks that he should be forgiven because of his value, or should he be punished for his crime?"

　By the way: "Book of Changes" is known as the first of the Six Classics.

　　As the descendant of "Book of Changes", Tian He may be a bit reluctant to say that he is the leader of the world's academic circles, but if he is said to be the same within Confucianism, there is no problem at all.

　　Counting the lofty seniority that is three generations higher than Zhang Cang and two generations higher than Xunzi, it is no exaggeration to say that Tian He, a Qiren, has been at the helm of Chinese academic circles since the birth of the first emperor. .

　　It's just that Tian He is inconvenient to be too high-profile as a member of the Qi royal family.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)