Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 264 Useless Use (4K2)

After listening to Zilu's description and seeing the scar on his arm, Zaiyu felt that it would be difficult to solve this matter.

Although the master clamored to revive the Zhou rituals like Zaiyu on the surface, he also selectively implemented the specific principles of the Zhou rituals in private.

But the problem is that there is still a big difference between Master and Zaiyu in implementing the Zhou rituals.

The master's basic viewpoints are all implemented in the "Ritual and music conquests come from the emperor, and benevolence is the foundation of governing the country and handling affairs".

That is to say, whether it is fighting a war or governing a country, it must be done from a moral point of view, and only if it can make sense can it be done.

As for Ji's desire to attack Zhuanyu, it can be said that he hit the very root of his life as an old man.

The reason why the master supported the crusade against Yang Hu was because Yang Hu was not engaged in personnel affairs in Lu State, so instead of criticizing Zai Yu for raising troops in the country, the master tried his best to defend him.

And Zaiyu carried out legal reforms in Tuqiu, and introduced various policies that traditional Confucian scholars thought were rebellious, and the master would try to find reasons for him.

Even on such a serious issue as Zhao Dun killing the king, the master is also because Zhao Dun loves the people, while Jin Linggong is cruel and inhumane.

Therefore, when evaluating this matter, he could only tactfully say: "If Zhao Dun escaped from the country at that time, he would not have been recorded by Dong Hu as a regicide."

Therefore, after going through this series of events, Zaiyu gradually figured out the principles of the master's approach to problems.

As long as the government is benevolent and moral, then there will be no problems with the Master.

But now, Zhuanyu's monarch is neither cruel, nor does the Lu Kingdom have any legitimate reason to attack him, so it is naturally impossible for the master to let go.

And on this kind of matter, you can't argue with the master, because fundamentally speaking, Ji's behavior is really unreasonable.

You use this matter to reason with the master, even if you wear your tongue, it is impossible to pass.

But if you don't talk about reason, if you just talk about interests, it is considered light to be scolded.

Look, isn't Zilu being beaten right now?

Seeing that Jai Yu didn't reply for a long time, Zilu felt a little uncertain.

"My son, do you think this can be done?"

Zai Yu thought about it for a while, and replied: "It can be done, it must be done, but the price is a bit high."

Zilu had just joined the Ji family, and the first task Ji Sunsi entrusted to him was to persuade his master, if the first thing went wrong, then he, Zhong You, should not be looked down upon by others?

After thinking about it, he finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and asked, "What price?"

Zaiyu said: "Master is in charge of Xiao Zongbo, who is in charge of the internal affairs of the office, and the upper and lower armies are directly controlled by Sanhuan. If the Ji family wants to attack Zhuanyu, why should they ask the master's opinion? You simply take the If people do things well, at worst, they will be expelled from the school?"

"what?!"

Zilu was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Is the problem so serious?"

Zai Yu pursed his lips and said, "You have followed Master much longer than I have. Don't you know what kind of person Master is? If you ask Master to agree to attack Zhuan Yu, it's like I persuade you to break your oath. Now I will give you a thousand gold coins." , let you abandon your commitment to others, are you willing?"

When Zilu heard this, his head shook like a rattle: "Don't talk about thousands of gold, even if it is ten thousand gold, I can't break my promise! This is not about wealth, this is the ambition of a gentleman!"

Ran Qiu also had no choice but to say, "Isn't that enough? Don't attack the innocent country, don't destroy the teachings of Duke Zhou, and don't harm the good people. This is also the ethics of the master as a gentleman. How can he change it?

Besides, what the master scolded you has already made it very clear.Those who have a family in a country do not suffer from poverty but inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but anxiety.

Sanhuan obviously has land in his hands, but he does not want to share it with the people of his country, but wants to take it from the innocent country. What is this called? "

Hearing this, Zilu felt that one head and two big.

"It's not that I haven't persuaded the lord, but he has to listen to the persuasion! How can it be possible to take Ji's land and seal the people of the monarch?"

When the three of them were at a loss, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zai Yu's mind.

"The land of Zhuanyu may not be able to be moved. However, the land of Qi State may be able to think of another way."

When Zilu heard this, he thought that Zaiyu was teasing him, and suddenly became a little angry.

He asked: "It is true that the crusade against Qi State is well-known, but the premise is that the victory over Qi State can be guaranteed! Now that Yangguan has not yet been settled, if we start a war with Qi State again, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to get new land, but we will lose it." Lose more. How can there be such a way of fighting?"

Zaiyu shook his head and said, "You misunderstood me. When did I say that we would go to war with Qi State? Have you forgotten? Gao Zhang is still in Qufu, and Qihou is now stepping up his preparations for war with Jin State. Fight for supremacy.

When Guan Zhong reformed, he ordered the people of Linzi to be divided into 21 townships, including fifteen townships where scholars lived, three townships where workers lived, and three townships where business people lived. Each township had [-] households.

During wartime, Marquis Qi led eleven of the townships as the central army, and the two ministers of Guogao each led five townships as the left and right armies, assisting from the side.

Since Guan Zhong's reform, it has been more than 150 years. The ten townships under the jurisdiction of Guogao Erqing have long been obedient to the two families.

Gao Zhang, as the head of the Gao family, if he fails to return to the country, it will inevitably affect the political stability of Qi State, and the plan of Qi Hou to fight against Jin State with all his strength will not be completed.

Because of this, Marquis Qi sent people to our country many times, hoping to redeem Gao Zhang.

Originally, I planned to take the opportunity to raise the asking price with the Qi State, but since the Ji family can't wait, it is better to send people to the Qi State immediately, asking them to return the Wenyang land that they once invaded our country, and sign a covenant with our country to redeem it. Exaggerated.

The area of ​​Wenyang's field is not smaller than Zhuanyu's, and when it comes to the fertility of the land, it is far above Zhuanyu's.

In this way, everyone is happy. "

Zaiyu originally planned to use Gao Zhang to sell Qihou's face, and to repair the relationship between the two parties that was about to break down.

But Sanhuan pressed so hard, he had no choice but to do so.

Thinking of this, Jae Yu couldn't help but want to curse.

Damn it, Fan Li really hit the spot.

As soon as Yang Hu left, Ji Sunsi started acting like a demon.

But you old boy, don't be too jumpy, that is, the time is not yet ripe, Ji Sunfei is still fledgling, Zilu has just arrived, and the Qufu Imperial Guard is still in the preparation stage.

otherwise……

Thinking of this, Zai Yu suddenly missed the days when Yang Hu was still there.

Although Yang Hu is not good at it, he is unambiguous when he cuts off Ji's flesh, he is really good at it!
Tiger!

You said you were fine and rebelled? !

Rebellion, you at least get rid of Ji Sunsi!
Still leave a root here, isn't this a disgusting person?

Jai Yu was feeling depressed when he suddenly heard voices coming from the base of the next wall.

Everyone frowned, and they all murmured: "The wall has ears, and Fu Kou is on the side?"

The three of them looked at each other, and a simple exchange of eyes reached a tacit understanding.

They tiptoed around the corner and looked up, only to see a young man in plain clothes and white hat sitting under the mulberry tree, and there were several children standing beside him.

When Zaiyu saw it, his heart finally fell to the ground, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "Ban, no shirt! It's so late, why don't you sleep well, what are you doing?"

When Gongshuban and Zhao Wuxie heard Zaiyu call their names, they ran to his side in a joyous manner.

While running, he was still talking non-stop.

"Master! The man Fan Zi brought is so strange!"

"What he said is different from what we read in the book! Master, is he lying?"

The person Fan Li brought?

After thinking about it for a while, Jai Yu understood who they were talking about.

Tonight he hosted a banquet for Fan Li and his party. Fan Li had indeed planned to introduce someone to him, but that person shirked that he was unwell and could not drink, so he did not attend the banquet.

Zai Yu didn't care at first.

Unexpectedly, instead of attending the banquet, he played with his students instead.

He said: "Don't be rude. This is a guest from afar. There are different customs in the world. It's just that the customs are different. How can you say that others are strange?"

Gongshu Pan said: "It's just weird! Master, didn't you also teach us that a gentleman should show his integrity?"

Zhao Wuji saluted first, and then added: "Students also have doubts about his remarks.

Ben and I were looking at the moon. We didn't understand why the moon could hang in the sky, so we had a discussion.

Ben figured the moon must be some kind of exotic bird-like creature that hung in the sky all day.

But I remembered that when I was doing the homework in "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" assigned by you, you once wrote in it:
'The sun, the essence of yang, is like the light of fire.

The moon, the essence of yin, is like the light of water.

The moon contains scenery, so the moonlight is born under the sun.

The soul is born in the shadow of the sun, the day is full of light, and the sun is bright.

The moon reflects the sun and forms a sign, so the cloud and the sun signify the moon, and the moonlight comes out, so it becomes a bright moon. '

The sun is like the light of a fire, and the moon is like a shadow reflected on the water.

There are shadows like scenery on the moon, so the light source of the moon comes from the sun.

Therefore, the side facing the sun is bright, and the side facing away from the sun is dark. The sun's rays produce moonlight, which is why the moon is formed.

But Ben disagrees with this statement, because according to what you said, although it can explain the reason why the moon shines, it cannot explain why the moon can hang in the sky.

At this time, the man came over and told us: "The sky is nothing but accumulated gas, and there is no place without air."Every movement of a person, every breath, moves in the sky all day long.

The reason why the sun, moon and stars do not fall is because the sun, moon and stars are also luminous gases in the air, so they will not fall, but are suspended in the air. '

But I think that the moon should be composed of things like water as you said, otherwise how could it reflect light?

Disciples cannot decide what is right or wrong, so I ask the Master to explain it to us. "

At the beginning, Zaiyu thought it was just two children arguing, but he didn't expect to be shocked when he heard the back.

Are the sun, moon and stars all gases?

Although this view is not entirely correct, it is not important whether it is correct or not.

The important thing is that someone is willing to seriously think about what the stars in the sky are made of.

Technology and science often have only one idea.

Know how to use it, but don't bother to analyze the principle, that is technology.

Putting effort into understanding the principle may not produce much effect at the moment, but it can lay the foundation for future technological progress. This is science.

In this era of broken etiquette and music, most people are pursuing quick success for the sake of success and fame, and everyone is rushing towards the road of pragmatism.

The Master's theories cannot be put into practice, precisely because his method is sound, but its effect is too slow.

Therefore, during the Warring States period, even though most countries knew that the side effects would be serious, they naturally chose the Legalist fast-track class to strengthen the country.

And the reform measures of various countries have also begun to roll up one by one, from Li Kui's reform and Wu Qi's reform initiated by the disciples of the Xihe School, to South Korea's Shen Buhui reform, Qin's Shang Yang reform, and then to Li Si and Han Fei's Hengkong born.

Generally speaking, there is a trend that you are faster and I am faster than you.

In the process of increasing speed in various countries, the train finally derailed. Since then, the "speed limit" operation has begun.

Only then did everyone finally understand the truth of 'fast corners are really fast, and no one can refuel in a straight line'.

But in any case, the spirit of pragmatism has been planted, and the seeds of utilitarian thinking have germinated.

But in fact, doing so in the classical era is not wrong. It is also a skill to be proficient in running a route.

At least for the next 2000 years, everyone followed the same path.

But the problem is, the track changed later.

Now the problem has become bigger in an instant. Our car has only run on road races, and has never been on the railway.

The drivers who ran the railways in the past have long since lost their jobs, and it is impossible to catch them now.

And now in front of Jae Yu was a driver who was trying to drive a car with diesel on the highway.

Zaiyu couldn't help but exclaimed: "I'm worried that no one will teach science, I didn't expect Shaobo to bring me such a talent!"

And Ran Qiu still can't understand why Jae Yu is so happy.

The last time he saw Zaiyu's virtue was when he and Zigong settled last year's business income together.

Ran Qiu was puzzled and said: "Isn't it just to talk about some personal opinions about the sun, moon and stars? Could it be that his few words are worth millions of dollars?
Besides, regardless of whether he is right or not.Even if he was right, would he be able to defeat Qi if he knew that the sun, moon and stars are gases? "

Zaiyu happily replied: "Ziyou, this is what you don't know.

When Cangjie saw the footprints of birds and beasts and was inspired to create characters, people at that time thought they were just pictures created by my humble self.

Who would have thought that writing would later be able to spread culture and educate people?

Who would have known that words could actually become a carrier for recording history and allowing future generations to understand the achievements and crimes of their predecessors?

When Houji began to plant crops, people in ancient times were still hunting and fishing for a living.

People at that time would also laugh at Hou Ji for being stupid. Instead of guarding the crops and waiting for them to mature, it is better to fish and hunt today to get food today.

However, today's common people are all based on Tiansang, and they will only choose to hunt after the farming is over.

As the saying goes: What is useless is useful.Merit without merit is great merit.

Just because it doesn't work now doesn't mean it won't work in the future.No credit now, does not mean no credit in the future.

Cangjie and Houji lived more than 2000 years ago, yet their creations and discoveries have been carried forward today.

Understanding the law and composition of the sun, moon and stars may not be of much use now.

But who knows if these things will work after 2000? "

　The monthly pass is really not a thing.If you care too much, you will hurt yourself, and if you don't care, the reader will get hurt too.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)