Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 141

"King Wu, the rectification of the name is to restore the system of Zhou etiquette, so as to seek the harmony of the world. Gentlemen are also the most important thing!"

Confucius said sternly: "Why is a person upright? Qiu thought that government should be virtuous. Dao is based on government, and uniformity is punished, and the people are exonerated without shame.

"A husband governs with virtue, just like Beichen, who lives in his place and all the stars share it."

"Today's governance of the country is based on strength or virtue? There are different opinions."

"Punishers use force to punish criminals, so that people will not dare to break the law, but they must not make people do good. Virtue is the code of ethics, relying on self-consciousness and temptation to make people feel ashamed, ashamed to break the law, and avoid criminals invisibly."

"Which of the two is superior and which is inferior, the King of Wu knows at a glance."

Hearing this, Qingji thought to himself for a while, and didn't take it seriously!

Originally, he just wanted to perfunctory Kong Qiu and let the latter stay in Wu to serve.

Unexpectedly, Confucius actually came up with this set of theories of right and wrong, good and evil!
If Qing Ji didn't fight with Confucius, how could he conquer the arrogant Confucius?

"So, Confucius advocated moral education, but not the rule of law?"

"Of course. The rule of law hurts people. It can't teach people to be good, and they are bound to be habitual offenders! Moral education can be followed to guide people to think deeply! Therefore, governing the country with moral education should be better than governing the country with criminal law."

Hearing this, Qingji just smiled noncommittally, and motioned Kong Qiu to continue.

Kong Qiu immediately said in a slow voice: "King Wu, to be righteous, one must first correct oneself. If one's body is upright, one will follow orders; if one's body is not upright, one will not follow orders!"

"If you straighten your body, how can you be in politics? If you can't straighten your body, how can you be a righteous person?"

"good."

Undoubtedly, Qingji fully agrees with Confucius' statement that "righteousness is the first to upright oneself".

If the superior cannot lead by example, how can the subordinates be required to abide by the law?

In short, teaching by example is more important than teaching by words!
Qingji can basically understand some of Confucius' ideas on governing the country, which are nothing more than the righteousness of the people and the style of a gentleman.

If the style of a gentleman is upright, the customs of the people will be upright; if the style of a gentleman is not upright, the customs of the people will decline.

If the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked, and the incumbent himself is not upright, the atmosphere below will naturally be crooked!
It can be seen from this that Confucius had the ambition to save the world, and his idea of ​​saving the world began with the rectification of names.

The foundation of government is to rectify names, the foundation of rectifying names is to rectify people, the foundation of rectifying people is to rectify oneself, and finally it comes down to the "rectification" of people.

Qingji wanted to test Confucius' knowledge, so he asked again: "Confucius, if a few people want the country to be rich and the people strong, how can you teach me?"

"It's too much!"

Confucius said solemnly: "A great country is nothing more than commonplace, rich, and educated. If it is commonplace, how can it be added? If it is rich, how can it be added? Teach it."

"If the world is poor, you should work with the rich; if there are few people, you should work with the crowd; if the crowd is chaotic, you should work with the teaching!"

These words of Confucius can be described as polite.

If someone who is used to everyday vernacular communicates with him, even intellectuals may feel overwhelmed and overwhelmed!
Fortunately, Qingji belongs to the soul wearer, comes from a royal family, and is well educated, so he can know what Confucius is expressing.

Shu, that is, the meaning of the common people and the population, so there is no need to say more about the rich education!

This is the political platform of Confucius, the first is to increase the population, the second is to make people rich, and the third is to educate people morally.

In this era, when the land is sparsely populated, the productivity is low, and the products are scarce, in order to make the country rich and strong and resist foreign aggression, the first thing is to increase the population and have a sufficient number.

So there is nothing wrong with Confucius' proposition!
"If the people's livelihood is what?"

Qingji continued to ask.

"Qiu Wenzhi, those who have a country and a family don't suffer from poverty but inequality, and don't suffer from poverty but anxiety."

"Great wealth leads to arrogance, great poverty leads to worry; worry leads to robbery, and pride leads to violence. This is the feeling of all people."

"The sage is based on the feelings of the people and sees the birth of chaos. Therefore, he controls the human way and distinguishes the upper and lower, so that the rich can show their dignity without being arrogant, and the poor can maintain their health without worry."

"Using this as a measure to adjust the balance is to ensure that there is no shortage of wealth and peace between the upper and lower levels, so it is easy to govern!"

Qingji asked again: "Why is the country so strong?"

"Enough food, enough soldiers, the people trust."

"If you have to, go to one of the three, where should you go?"

Confucius replied, "Go to the army."

If only those who have enough food and trust in the people go to one of them, where should they go? "

"Go to eat. Since ancient times, there has been death, and the people will not stand without faith! A gentleman believes in it and then works for his people. If he does not believe in it, he thinks it is hard for himself."

"From the emperor to the common people, all of them are based on self-cultivation."

Since ancient times, no one is immune to death, but the trust of the people must be maintained; if the people do not trust the country, the country cannot stand.

Qingji also agrees with Confucius' point of view.

Confucius' philosophy of governing the country is very reasonable at first glance!
In addition to the two propositions that the politicians are upright, and governing with virtue, the order of prosperity, wealth, and religion is said to be the order of governing.

Being common is the first priority; between getting rich and teaching, get rich first and teach later!
When the people are rich, the people have no worries about their future, so they are willing to accept education; therefore, in order to govern, we must first get rich and then teach.

To concubine, to enrich, and to teach is the third step of the political order.

Going out of food and soldiers, and without trust in the people, is what is the foundation and root of the country's stability?
People's trust is more important than enough food and soldiers.

People's trust is the foundation; enough food and soldiers are the end.

What the former says is sequential, what the latter says is at the end.

However, Shu, Fu, and Taoism are arrangements under normal circumstances, and going to soldiers and eating are handled under special circumstances.

Under normal circumstances, government should be governed in order of succession, wealth, and religion; under special circumstances, it should be based on maintaining the fundamentals, and it is better to go to soldiers and food than to lose faith!

In this regard, Qing Ji agrees with the etiquette and righteousness education in Confucius' four propositions, but also knows that such a policy program does not apply to Wu.

"Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books!"

Qingji stood up slowly, bowed to Confucius like a disciple, and said, "Confucius, I want to worship my son as a guest, and my status and salary are equal to those of Jiuqing. May I often hear that my son will teach me my career and solve my doubts!"

In the state of Wu, Ke Qing had a very high status, just like Wei Wei, Zhi Su Nei Shi and other Jiu Qing, but they were only false titles and had no real power.

Kong Qiu also knew that he had not accomplished an inch in the state of Wu, and that Qingji had not adopted his idea of ​​governing the country. He felt lonely, but he did not give up, so he stood up and greeted Qingji, "Thank you, my lord!"

Not long after, Confucius bid farewell and left.

In order to properly settle Confucius, Qingji specially ordered the left and right to reward Confucius with a hundred gold, ten servants, and build a mansion in Wudu City for Confucius and his disciples to settle temporarily.

For the care of Confucius, Qingji can be said to be meticulous.

If this is the case, Confucius will go away in a huff, but he can't complain about Qingji's poor hospitality!
The Confucian way of governing the country obviously does not apply to this world of great controversy!
In the world of great struggle, the strong will be strong, and the weak will perish!

If it is the same as Confucius's way of governing the country, restoring the Zhou rituals and implementing the so-called benevolent government, I am afraid that Wu will become rich, and the military will not be improved, and Qingji will end up dead and the country will be destroyed!

Zhou Li's routine is already outdated!

(End of this chapter)