My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 584 Damn it! (2 updates)
How could Meng Yi know that Zhang Cang was such a cheat?

He quickly stood up and took the silk scroll that Zhang Cang handed over.

"There are two other major events in this conference."

"As soon as each sect sends representatives to accept inquiries from the Qin government, each sect can defend themselves."

"If anyone can't resist, he will be banned by the Qin government."

Meng Yi raised his head and observed the reactions of the representatives of these sects.

There was worry on everyone's face.

At this time, a Taoist disciple stood up and asked, "Since Prince Qin has issued an edict in advance, it is clearly stated that the criterion is to apply it to the world. But why does the survival of a sect have to be decided in the form of protest? Is it true that the Qin State's Does the prince think that the abilities of hundreds of families are measured through competition and debate to measure the meaning of their existence? "

As soon as this statement came out, everyone immediately agreed.

Meng Yi didn't panic when he saw this.

These words naturally made the other seven sects unhappy. As for the other sects, they were not allowed to leave. They all said that the disciples would notarize each other, supervise each other, testify, analyze, and reflect.

"So my son Zhang's Confucianism is to learn the teachings of the saints and understand the true principles, and must persist in promoting them and passing them on to the world."

This hearing, without even thinking about it, must be very lengthy.

Zi Zhang's Confucianism is really grand and very touching.

"Now, the first item of the conference begins. Please send representatives from the sects whose names you heard to come forward and make statements."

He continued to lower his head and pretended to read the edict.

"But those who don't understand virtue, but don't understand Tao, use the name of their ancestors to lobby and flaunt themselves. What is the meaning of the existence of such people?"

The great Confucians, tycoons, Taoist masters, elders, and name debaters of the Yin and Yang family all remained silent.

Meng Yi repeatedly explained Fusu's meaning to everyone.

There were too many people from various sects, and some came directly to two representatives. The Confucians did not disappoint. They said they wanted to realize the rule of Yao and Shun.

Meng Yi and other scholars who came with him listened and took notes.

Meng Yi looked sternly, "Where's all the nonsense coming from? Let's survive the first round first."

In fact, after the first round, the Qin government can already decide the survival of various sects. It was just that in the second round, they were asked to argue against each other, in order to let them answer some facts that the Qin government needed to know clearly.

After hearing the news, these elders all relaxed their eyebrows.

However, in the eyes of Meng Yi, who had heard Fusu's remarks a long time ago, this Zhang family has some merits.

"Wearing the hat crookedly, speaking insipidly, imitating Yu's limp, imitating Shun's walking briskly, this is the despicable Confucianism of Zizhang's school."

"The prince said that all defenses will be recorded. If any sect is dissatisfied with the outcome of the defense, they can report it afterwards."

At this time, Fusu was standing quietly on the side watching how Zhang Cang and Meng Yi dealt with these hundreds of families.

He looked at the Confucian disciples of the Zi Zhang family and said, "My master once said that my disciple Tuo has his crown, Yu Gui has his words, Yu moved and Shun followed. This is the despicable Confucianism of the Zi Zhang family."

The disciples who came with him were like a pot exploding.

Zhang Cang heard a lot of nonsense from these people, and it was all under the instructions of those old men.

"The last major event of this gathering of scholars is that the venerables of each school of thought should be recommended by the hundreds of sects to meet with the prince. For example, there are no schools within the Yin-Yang family, only the elected venerables Meet the prince alone."

"Everything and every statement will be recorded and handed over to the prince when the time comes. If you can't trust us two, you can't trust the prince."

Fusu quietly left with his sword in hand.

This news has never been released before.

"Doesn't this mean that the survival of our sect depends entirely on the government?"

When the disciples heard this, they all looked at their teacher's expressions, and when they saw that none of the venerables expressed anything, they all became quiet.

"How can we give the decision-making power to officials?"

What surprised Meng Yi was that Zi Zhang's Confucianism, speech and behavior were all that of a gentleman, and were not as bad as everyone said. Regarding its future development, they actually took the initiative to say, "There are inappropriate elements in Confucius' remarks and they should be eliminated."

He ordered someone to go over and hit the gong hard.

At this time, Zhang Cang couldn't help but come out and say a few words.

The eight Confucian schools stepped forward one after another.

Confucian scholars of the Zizhang family said, "Zi once said, 'If you do not hold on to virtues widely, you will not believe in the Tao'. 'If you are not faithful in words, you will not be sincere in deeds.' How can a person say that he has it, and how can he say that he doesn’t have it?”

"A gentleman has learned from the teachings of the saints and gained some insights, but he keeps his gains and is unwilling to do alms, promote them, and share them with others. This is too narrow-minded, so his virtue is lonely."

After the disciples listened, someone asked again, "Does that mean that when faced with an official's question, you can directly say yes or no, yes or no?"

Then the various schools of thought and the Qin government came together to give them scores. The various schools of thought were very dissatisfied with the two men sent by the State of Qin. All too young. This makes them hesitant when voting. They always think that their decision should affect the overall situation, so they are very cautious.

"The questions asked by my Qin officials are all related to Qin's rule of law and the interests of all people in the world. These are official inquiries and there is no academic debate."

"I didn't expect that you would have the courage to stand up and speak out. You would even dare to speak out what your teacher said. You practice virtue but cannot carry it forward, and you believe in Tao but are not faithful and firm. Such people really have no value."

Soon, Zhang Cang ordered his soldiers to knock on the bell again.

The disciples were only surprised. The prince of Qin was about to summon their master.

"Didn't you say that you still have to submit it to the prince?"

Zhang Cang's words immediately made the two disciples stunned.

They looked at Zhang Cang blankly, and then said politely, "If the prince uses us, we can persuade the people of the world to praise the goodness of Qin."

"Fart!" Zhang Cang yelled, "Back off!"

When the disciples and sects saw this, their hands began to tremble. They all changed their previous choices and started writing again.

Zhang Cang looked at the crowd, his chest still burning.

Meng Yi looked at Zhang Cang and felt for the first time that this big man still had many advantages.

In this way, the Confucian scholars of the Zi Zhang family completely withdrew from the stage of history. They quietly slipped away with their tail between their legs after that day. Zhang Cang's righteous words and Meng Yi's uprightness were enough to scare them.

Who dares to say that these two men, whose combined age is less than eighty, are not worthy of the task of presiding over the overall situation this time.

In fact, there is no one more suitable than them.

Of course, the remarks made by Zi Zhang, a disciple of Confucius, were retained by the Qin people.

Next, there is Confucianism of the Yan family.

Confucians of the Yan family, their descendants and even their apprentices all have the surname Yan. It was Yan Hui who theoretically founded this sect.

Yan Hui was Confucius's favorite disciple, and he was also believed by later generations to be the teacher who truly gained the 'Tao'.

This group of people is very down to earth. Their clothes were very simple, and some even wore jackets. In this winter, if it weren't for the brazier in the hall, they would probably be freezing now.

They were sitting not far from Zhang Cang, and outsiders thought that the Yan family would send a more well-dressed disciple up this time.

As a result, they were the disciples with the shabbiest clothes.

For Meng Yi, just seeing these two disciples of the Yan family is enough to eliminate Meng Yi's own arrogance. They were clearly dressed in shabby clothes, but their eyes were bright and they showed no sign of inferiority.

After meeting Zhang Cang and Meng Yi, they didn't even introduce too much about how powerful their ancestors were, but went straight to the topic.

"The world's environment is changing at all times. Individuals cannot change the external environment and people. The only thing you can control is your own mind, and what you can choose is your own opinion."

"That's why our group focuses on cultivating ourselves and then extending ourselves to others. We hope to promote the spirit of living in poverty and embracing morality, and we also hope to have the opportunity to enter the court and practice Confucius's thoughts of benevolence."

"In Yan Hui's school, there are cultivation theories such as "Ziu Wang" and "Xin Zhai". They can also be promoted and used for nobles' self-cultivation."

"We hope to be summoned by the prince to practice the above."

After speaking, these people respectfully handed over the words they had prepared in advance.

Sincere enough, real enough.

Even the Qin official who took the notes couldn't help but make comments on the side, looking straight and sincere throughout the process.

Zhang Cang couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

Yan's Confucianism was approved almost unanimously.

Because they even took the initiative to explain that their own school’s method of sitting and forgetting coincided with some of Zhuangzi’s teachings, but these contents were their own and were not the same system as the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi. They take great care of the Lao and Zhuang faction.

His spirit of neither fighting nor snatching, and being in harmony with others made all the sects feel ashamed!

Next, there is Mencius’ Confucianism.

Mencius' reputation was higher than that of Confucius during the Warring States Period. Because of this man, everything he says is most in line with the aspirations of the people. Under such circumstances, the people welcomed Meng's Confucianism the most.

Moreover, this sect has many angry youths.

The two disciples who came up today are naturally angry young men.

They had no intention of hiding this Mencius scholar. What's more, now that they have two positive and negative role models, Zizhang's Confucianism and Yan's Confucianism, they no longer pretend!
I said it straight from the beginning, "The Qin Legalist thought of governing the world based on the inherent evil of human nature will not be helpful in governing the world in the future."

Meng Yi's face turned pale when he heard this, and he clenched his hands into fists. But these two angry young men were about the same age as him.

Meng Yi was very angry, but...he listened carefully and calmly to all the bad things said by these two people.

After that, the Mongolian Confucianist opened his mouth in front of everyone!
Not only did they openly put forward the theory of "human nature is inherently good", but also stated the necessary conditions for their theory to be in line with Prince Fusu's future policy direction. They also stated the necessity of Qin's future implementation of "benevolent government" and "kingly rule".

Then there is the biggest feature of Mencius. Mencius proposed the people-oriented thought of "the people are valued and the monarch is despised", which is almost in competition with the Legalist thought of the Qin Dynasty.

Meng Yi listened and clenched his fists with both hands at first, then pressed the case with his fists, and finally couldn't help but touch the sword.

As for the disciples of the Mencius school, they also changed from being respectful at the beginning to becoming more and more powerful the more they talked, from their faces as calm as water to their faces turning red and their necks becoming thicker.

That day, Meng Yi had a lot of spit on his face, mainly because of this Meng scholar.

Fortunately, Zhang Cang handed over the veil in time.

“Focus on the overall situation.”

Of course, it was also because of the arrival of Meng's Confucianism that the atmosphere at the scene was ignited!
Hundreds of schools of thought gather together, this is the proper atmosphere!

Even the scholar Zhang couldn't help but stand up and applaud after listening to their eloquent arguments.

As for the number of votes, it will naturally not be low.

Then came the Confucianism of the Qidiao family, the Confucianism of the Zhongliang family, and the Confucianism of the Sun family.

Among them, only Confucianism of the Sun family has a close relationship with the current Qin State.

"Sun's Confucianism" is a school represented by Xunzi. Therefore, Zhang Cang can be regarded as a Confucian of the Sun family.

But what he represents is not Sun's Confucianism, but Confucianism as a whole.

These people who came today, no matter how smart they are, should know that today they must let the Confucianism of the Sun family pass. Therefore, their statements were also somewhat careless, and they mostly stated all of Xun Qing's propositions.

The main one mentioned is the way of teachers.

However, Fusu had already clearly opposed Xunqing's teaching method and proposed the teaching method advocated by the Book of Changes. This matter was originally a hot topic in Jixia Academy.

So here, it becomes a shortcoming of Sun's Confucianism. However, the Confucian scholars of the Sun family still raised these matters. They hoped to maintain the supreme status of the teacher. I believe that no one among the various schools of thought would object to this.

But the results came out and almost slapped them in the face.

They were almost rejected by hundreds of schools of thought, and Meng Yi didn't like this school of thought even more.

It is worth mentioning that among Sun scholars, apart from those disciples who inherited Xunzi's Confucian classics, the famous ones are Han Fei and Li Si.

It was these two people who made Meng Yi cast a crucial vote for them. Because after all, Meng Yi is also Xun Qing's student.

But these two people have broken through the boundaries of their teacher Xunzi's Confucian school and become representatives of Legalism.

As for the Confucianism that enjoys formality, it is closer to the Confucianism of Mencius. It has been influenced by Mencius, so it has passed anyway.

What remains are the other two schools of Confucianism.

Everyone saw that one of the eight schools of Confucianism had been eliminated, leaving five. They all began to panic about the remaining two.

The standard for judging Confucianism is also the standard for judging their own sect.

Everyone is very nervous.

The results are not surprising.

Zhang Cang cursed again.

Faced with the Confucians of the Zixia family, Zhang Cang was furious, "If he straightens his clothes and colors, but speaks in silence all day long, he is the despicable Confucian of the Zixia family. His clothes are neat, his face is serious, and he seems to have something in his mouth." If you don't talk all day long, you are just a cheap scholar of your Zixia sect."

"A gentleman who steals Confucianism and is afraid of getting into trouble, has no sense of shame and is eager to eat and drink, will always say: "A gentleman has no use of force, and is a despicable Confucian of the Ziyou family. If he is lazy and afraid of getting into trouble, has no sense of shame and is keen on eating and drinking, he always says: "A gentleman has no need to do anything" "Engage in manual labor", you are just a bunch of cheap Confucians!"

Hearing what Zhang Cang said, these sects also had an idea.

When voting, everyone was very quick and did not think too much.

But everyone was also panicked.

Because Zhang Cang officially rejected these Confucian disciples based on the criticism made by his teacher in the past.

However, these sects all have a common characteristic, that is, they are sects that carry the banner of the sect and use the name of their teacher to cheat, eat and drink.

Watching Zhang Cang lose three of the eight sects.

Other small sects naturally feel in danger.

Especially those Yin and Yang families. This is a great opportunity for them to cling to the crown prince of Qin.

If they gain the respect of the future King of Qin, not only will their sect be able to flourish in the future, but they themselves and their disciples, disciples, and grandsons will also be able to be popular.

I just didn't expect that Zhang Cang was so strong.

Coupled with the serious face of Meng Yi, the atmosphere became very heavy in the middle of the meeting.

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