The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 336: Reasons for Confucian infighting [Please subscribe*Please vote]

Jing Ke left quickly, obviously to find the Six-Fingered Black Man, and his execution ability was fully maximized.

After handling the aftermath of his meeting with Yan Chunjun, Yan Yan became busy again. He wanted to meet not only Yan Chunjun, but also big grain merchants from various places, and behind these grain merchants were nobles and hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country. Home.

However, Gongsun Linglong also had his own seat, and seriously imitated Yan Yan's attitude towards nobles from various families and places.

For example, Yan Yan was very polite to the grain merchants who were supported by Confucianism, but he also distinguished between relatives and strangers. For example, Yan Yan was very considerate and respectful to those from the Zengzi, Yanzi, Gongyang, and Zuoqiu lineages, and treated Chunyu and Qilu lineages very highly. Very hard and distant.

"There is really chaos within Confucianism!" Gongsun Linglong only knew that the Confucianism was fierce in internal strife, but she did not expect that it would reach this point.

But what surprised Gongsun Linglong even more was that Yan Yan was also very gentle towards other schools of thought, and did not have the toughness towards Confucian Chun Yu at all.

Although famous people also have factional disputes, they are not as fierce as Confucianism. The internal struggles among famous people are just disputes between famous names, but the fight among Confucianists is a battle between orthodoxy.

"Shouldn't we prefer our own people to those of outsiders?" Gongsun Linglong still couldn't help but ask.

Her past experiences have told her that no matter how fierce the internal fighting among famous families is, in the struggle for interests between famous families and other families, they will always tend to favor famous families, even if the other party is not of the same lineage as her.

Dianqing, Mo Ya and others also understood. Originally, they were still a little confused about the Confucian dispute. After all, Confucianism was too big and too chaotic, and it was difficult for them to grasp it. Now they understand, in addition to the Yan family and being friendly with the Yan family, Of all the Confucian schools, all others are heretics, so don’t hold back if you can kill them!

Therefore, Gongsun Linglong is a little confused about what is going on within Confucianism. Only by understanding this can she know what attitude she should have when facing various branches of Confucianism in the future.

"Then what if it's Yingchuan Xunzi's lineage?" Gongsun Linglong spoke again.

"Do you think the enemy is more hateful or the traitor?" Yan Yan knew Gongsun Linglong's doubts and asked with a smile.

This is what he has slowly figured out over the years. Why is Confucianism so serious in its internal strife? On the one hand, things will not be done to perfection.

They understand the infighting among the ten philosophers and seventy-two sages in the Confucian Temple, but now Xunzi seems to have the potential to become comparable to Confucius and Mencius. It can be said that he is an emerging line of Confucianism. So how should they deal with it?
"Don't care, ignore, don't say anything!" Yan Yan said three nos in a row.

Each branch believes that it is the orthodox one, and other branches are heretics, so they must be killed!
With such an explanation, Gongsun Linglong understood instantly. It was so visual that it was difficult to understand!
"Linglong understands!" Gongsun Linglong nodded.

The reason is actually very simple. From the perspective of each Confucian school, the other schools are just potential enemies. They can also be friends when necessary, so that they will not be directly offended to death.

However, in the commodity transactions of the same lineage as Chunyu, Yan Yan was always willing to pay every penny, bargaining and lowering the price to an outrageous level.

On the contrary, they made huge concessions in transactions with Mohists, doctors and other families.

But other Confucian schools are a group of anti-bone thieves. What else can be said about the anti-bone thieves? If you can beat them to death, you will never let them live.

The most fierce battle among Confucianists now is not the battle between various schools and the leftists, but also the struggle between the Meng family in the Confucius Temple in Qufu and Xunzi's school.

A few years ago, Master Xun was kicked out of Jixia Academy by the Confucius Temple and the Meng Mansion, declaring the defeat of the Xunzi lineage. However, without the master Wen Zong in charge, the Confucius Temple and the Meng Mansion would still be the Xunzi lineage that has become the world-recognized Wen Zong. opponent?

The clay figurine still has three points of energy, let alone Master Xun who has become Wenzong. Can Master Xun swallow the breath of being kicked out of Jixia Academy?

If it could be swallowed, what happened to Songhai Xiaoshengxian Village later?

Xiaoshengxianzhuang will become a holy place for scholars in the future, comparable to the Apricot Grove of Confucius Temple. Is it really just because of Xunzi's existence and not Xunzi's intention?

It's just that the Confucius Temple Meng Mansion and Xunzi are fighting too fiercely now, and even Yan Yan doesn't want to get involved.

Especially recently, it seems that the Confucian Temple and the Meng Mansion are brewing something big, and they want to expel Master Xun from Confucianism!

As for the reason, Master Xun recorded in his book "You Zuo" that Confucius punished Shaozhengmao for seven days.

This is not recorded in Confucian classics. Instead, it is only recorded in the Taoist classic "Yin Wenzi". After all, Confucianism has the habit of hiding from relatives and venerables, so it is normal not to record it.

But even the record in "Yin Wenzi" only uses Confucius to kill Shaozhengmao after seven days, but Xunzi uses "kill" in "You Zui"!
This directly became the trigger.

Confucianists and historians are very particular about the use of words, and they are even more particular about the use of words such as "kill", "kill" and "kill". Generally speaking, "kill" is used to kill the top, and "kill" is used for rebellion and rebellion. "Zhu" is used to kill guilty people.

Although it is said that, the actual killing of guilty persons is rarely done by execution, but the ordinary word "kill" is used.

Another hidden meaning of "Zhu" is to expand the scope of killing. More often, it is only used when the monarch punishes the guilty officials.

Therefore, those in the Meng Mansion of the Confucian Temple of Confucius believed that Xunzi was insinuating that Confucius was tyrannical, especially the fact that Confucius killed Shaozhengmao itself was somewhat untenable.

The five major crimes of Shaozhengmao were listed, but they were all based on remarks about the heart but not the deeds. This is not recognized by Legalism and is not recognized by the laws of various countries.

Therefore, the fact that Confucius executed Shaozhengmao is untenable, and therefore Confucianism was very tight-lipped about it, and there was no record of even a few words, until Xunzi, one of his own, exposed it.

Originally, the Taoist "Yin Wenzi" revealed this matter, but the Confucians refused to admit it, but now Xunzi has taken the initiative to admit it. In the eyes of Confucians, Xunzi is a rebel.

Especially the word "kill" is used, which means that Confucius killed not only Shaozhengmao, but the entire Shaozhengmao family and Shaozhengmao's lineage. It is difficult not to think that Confucius was abusing Official power, public tools for private use, repaying personal grudges.

However, Yan Yan would never dare to get involved in this matter, lest he would not get any benefits and cause trouble all over.

After all, his current Confucian reputation is not much better. For a Confucian scholar to be called a "poisonous scholar", it seems a bit heretical, especially since Confucianism has never had a monarch, and he became a lord. This In Confucianism, it is even more heretical.

It's just that the Confucian Temple of Confucius and the Meng Mansion are all fighting with Xunzi now and have no time to deal with him, so he can be at peace.

Once the winner is decided between Xunzi and Confucius Temple and Meng Mansion, it will be his turn next.

(End of this chapter)