Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 942
Accompanied by Deng Xi, Bo Tong, Fan Li and other officials, Qing Ji came to the square of Jixia Academy and sat on the Sifang Terrace.

At this time, thousands of scholars were sitting in the huge square.

Not only the scholars from Jixia Academy, but also many scholars who came here admiringly.

This debate is destined to have a far-reaching impact and go down in history.

Even Confucius, Ji Ran, and Lao Tzu, representatives of various schools of thought, all attended the lecture.

As for the debate, that was the business of the scholars. What Qingji had to do was to listen carefully to their opinions, and then formulate Wu Guoxin's laws as appropriate.

This is a kind of "democracy".

Thanks to Wu Guoguang's openness to the public and the establishment of official schools in various places, the number of scholars increased sharply, and they all began to actively participate in the country's major affairs.

They have the right to participate in and discuss state affairs, which is given by Qingji.

Of course, Qingji would never condone adultery if he wanted to personally attack or slander the king.

After all, such a white-eyed wolf is a waste of food when alive, and a waste of land when dead.

As the Ting Wei of the State of Wu, a representative of the Legalists, Deng Xi, who was in charge of re-editing the "Fa Jing", stepped onto the debate stage for the first time, and after looking around for a week, he said loudly: "Second and third sons, I, Deng Xi, was ordered by the king to start the debate." Lectures on the forum, accepting the opinions of a hundred schools of thought, and asking the second and third sons to give them advice!"

"Today's topic is 'ritual' and 'law'. What is etiquette?"

"If you can't stand without courtesy, you can't make a country without law."

"Whether it is to teach people with etiquette or to rule people with laws, please speak freely, I, Da Wu, will never be punished by words!"

"The existing laws and regulations still need to be discussed. One of them is to violate the name!"

"Is it a crime for children and grandchildren to accuse grandparents and parents? Please say anything!"

As soon as the words fell, Deng Xi retreated.

The name refers to the name, and the meaning refers to the friendship.

It is a crime for the humble child to file a lawsuit against the elders for the sake of name and justice.

This is the so-called "violating name and injustice".

In the original history, committing crimes against righteousness was a crime established in the Yuan Dynasty.

Except for rebellion, treason, and intentional murder, sons are not allowed to testify against their father's crimes, slaves are not allowed to report on their masters, wives, concubines, younger brothers, and nephews are not allowed to report on their husbands, older brothers, and uncles.

If you violate laws and regulations and report behaviors, it is a violation of ethics and morality, which is "violating the name and injustice".

If someone does not abide by the laws and regulations, and there is a situation of reporting, the defendant will surrender himself, and the person who reported will be punished.

An elegant young scholar stood up, bowed to the surrounding scholars and said: "Second and third sons, I believe that crimes against one's reputation should not be a crime!"

"Junjun, ministers, father and father, son and son. There is an orderly hierarchy, and there is a sense of order between the top and bottom!"

"If the father commits a crime and the son reports it, it really shouldn't be!"

"Father is the son of heaven, there is no crime, if there is any violation, the reason must be reprimanded, respect and filial piety, there is no order to be punished. If there is a person who forgets his feelings and violates the etiquette and sues him, he will be hanged!"

"it is good!"

"color!"

The scholar's words resonated with many scholars present.

They all applauded and cheered.

The scholar who won all the applause, just saluted lightly, did not say much, or was too proud.

At this time, Qingji, who was sitting on the Sifangtai, saw that this scholar was a little different, so he couldn't help smiling, and asked Kong Qiu who was sitting not far away: "Kong Qiu, this scholar listens to his accent. Man, is he your disciple?"

"Reporting to the king, he is not a disciple of the minister. However, the minister knows him."

"Oh?"

This got Qingji excited for a while.

Although Confucius had many disciples, he had a good memory and could remember the names of each disciple.

Isn't that scholar not far away a disciple of Confucius?
According to Qingji's thinking, the scholar's theory is clearly that of Confucianism.

However, it is also mixed with the theories and thoughts of Legalists and famous scholars.

"Your Majesty, this person's name is Qiu Ming. Because his father was the Zuo Historian of the Lu Kingdom, he is also called Zuo Qiuming."

"Two days ago, Zuo Qiuming came to pay homage to his ministers, and we had a pleasant conversation. He indeed has extraordinary foresight. Although he is young, he has deeply grasped the essence of Confucianism."

Obviously, Confucius admired the scholar named "Zuoqiu Ming" very much.

Zuo Qiuming?

Qingji suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a number one person in history.

Zuo Qiuming is the 21st descendant of Jiang Taigong, the founding king of Qi, the grandson of Chu Zuo Shi Yixiang, and the son of Lu Taishi Cheng.

After the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou enfeoffed the feudal lords, Jiang Taigong was enfeoffed in Qi for his meritorious service in destroying the Shang Dynasty, and his capital was in Yingqiu (Changle was first granted, then moved to Boxing, and then moved to Linzi).

After the death of Jiang Taigong, the eldest son Dinggong succeeded to the throne, and the youngest son Yinyi lived in Yingqiu and changed his surname to Qiu.

After the death of Duke Ding and the third generation, Duke Ai came to the throne.

At this time, the monarch of Ji State was at odds with him, so he slandered King Zhou and provoked the relationship between Duke Ai and King Zhou, causing King Zhou to cook Ai Gong in a rage.

Ai Gong's younger brother Jing was established as a prince, that is, Hu Gong.

Duke Ai's brother-in-law Shan refused to accept Duke Hu, and organized his party to lead Yingqiu's troops to kill Duke Hu, and made himself king, in order to offer Duke Hu.

At that time, Lou Jia, a descendant of Yin, was forced to follow the mountain to participate in the court dispute.

Although the struggle was victorious, Lou Jia was accused of murdering the king, so he left Qi State and went to Chu State to serve as the left historian of Chu State.

The official position in this era is often inherited by the father after death, so the ancients often used the official position as their surname.

Lou Jia and his descendants served as Zuo Historian of Chu State for generations, so he changed Qiu's surname to Zuo and settled down in Chu State for a long time.

Lou Jia's twelfth-generation grandson, Yixiang, was known as "Zuo Shi Yixiang" in history.

Relying on each other to give birth to a son.

When he became Zuo Shi, there was a civil strife in the state of Chu for the monarchy——

Prince Bi of Chu killed his king, and was later killed by Prince Qiji (King Ping of Chu).

Later, Yixiang led his descendants to leave the state of Chu and come to the state of Lu, where they became the grand historian of the state of Lu.

His son is also well versed in historical events, and was appointed as the Taishi of the State of Lu, and his son Zuoqiu Ming...

In history, Zuo Qiuming was a historian of Lu State. According to legend, he wrote "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guoyu" to analyze "Spring and Autumn".

Zuo Qiuming was indeed a remarkable figure.

"Sir, Da Miao!"

At this time, one person stood up from the debate stage and openly opposed Zuo Qiuming's point of view.

"Please enlighten me with one step."

Zuo Qiuming saluted the other party.

After the scholar returned the salute, he said sharply: "The king, the minister, the father, the son, the son. The minister can't sue the king, and the son can't sue the father. Do you think this is appropriate?"

"Exactly."

"False too!"

The scholar flicked his sleeves and said, "If the father commits a serious crime of treason, shouldn't the son also be respected and filial, and there is no order to punish him?"

"This……"

Zuo Qiuming couldn't argue for a while.

(End of this chapter)