In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Zhao Zhifu is the prime minister of the alliance of princes, that is, the host of the modern people, and the first seat is the current nominal monarch of the state of Jin.

Zhao Zhifu was staunch all his life, but he had always been courteous to the king of Jin. At this time, Jin Dinggong, who was in power at this time, also understood that the current state of Jin could almost be said to be supported by Zhao Zhifu. Gongqing is worried about the status quo of the government, but Jin Dinggong is still more polite to Zhao Zhifu. It can be said that the two still maintain the etiquette they should get along with.

Sitting side by side with Jin Dinggong is the prime minister sent by the royal family of Zhou. Although the royal family of Zhou has almost declined to the point where it can hardly eat without the support of the Jin state, after all, the Jin state is still there, and the overlord of the Jin state The nominal monarch of the country is still surnamed Ji, and it has always been his duty to "respect the king and fight against the barbarians".

Therefore, the state of Jin invited the prime minister of the Zhou royal family to attend such a major event of the alliance of princes, not to mention that the prime minister of the royal family of Zhou and the monarch of the state of Jin were tied for the first place according to the etiquette.

However, although the state of Jin obeys etiquette on the surface and respects the royal family of Zhou quite a bit, everyone in the world knows the strength of the state and who the royal family of Zhou relies on to survive today, so the prime minister of the royal family of Zhou is also very polite and thoughtful. Low-key, don't say too much to swear your own existence.

The rulers of the Jin Kingdom descended, but the rulers of the following countries in the world, including Qin, Lu, Song, Zheng, Wei, etc., but Qi, Yan, Yue, and Chu.

Chu State and Jin State have been fighting for hegemony for a hundred years. It can be said that they are deadly enemies. Naturally, the king of Chu State will not come to add glory to Jin State's "grand event". Needless to say, Qi State has only fought against Jin State some time ago. Although there was a truce with the Zhao family at this time, the Tian family chased the king and was regarded as a traitor by the princes of the world. Naturally, the Tian family could not participate in this alliance at the level of a monarch, nor could he send the expelled Jiang family of Qi He came back from the sea to represent the state of Qi; Goujian of the state of Yue was seriously ill, and the princes in the state were fiercely fighting for reserves, and there were endless internal strife. At this time, he could not care about coming to participate in any alliance of princes; the state of Yan was originally invited, but something happened later If he falls out, he will be placed under house arrest, so he is naturally not included.

The alliance of the princes, the overlord's fault should be to offer three animals as a sacrifice to the princes of all countries. The so-called three animals are three kinds of animals. They are cooked in the big cauldron in the middle of the high platform. After the ceremony, Zhao Zhifu, as the host of the alliance, will distribute the three animals.

Of course, as the overlord in power, Zhao Zhifu would not take a kitchen knife to chop up the three animals boiled in the big cauldron. Naturally, the butcher cut the meat, and Zhao Zhifu was responsible for the distribution of etiquette. Accept the gift and chant poems to thank the gift, while toasting and singing.

Then there is a series of procedures such as the oaths that should be included in the etiquette, and then the banquet is officially opened. After eating, drinking, music and dancing, it will be the highlight of this alliance of princes-the scholars of the world contend for debate.

It is Zhao Zhifu who presides over the princes' meeting as the "host". It is impossible for the hegemony to be in power, but the official of the Jin State to preside over the banquet of the scholars. Scholars all over the world contend for debates. Scholars, no matter what family or faction, can express their opinions. In this great debate, Mr. Duanmu, a direct disciple of Kong Qiu, a sage of the state of Lu, led Confucian disciples to participate in the grand ceremony. All scholars can challenge Mr. Duanmu debate."

Of the hundreds of schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Confucianism appeared the first. Confucius was born in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period. Although Confucius has passed away, his disciples have 72 famous disciples and [-] people spread all over the world. Among them, the "Mr. Duanmu" mentioned by the Jin State Li Xueling is the most famous.

This Duanmu is not only good at rhetoric, but also rational and upright. He used to be an official of the Lu State, governing the local areas of the Lu State to make all kinds of industries flourish in the territory, and he was also a diplomatic mission for the State of Lu to save the State of Lu from war. He was also good at business and rich. Wan Guan, who does not live on salary, can stand against the lords and lords, and retreats to write books at home, teach and educate people, and carry forward the Confucianism of Confucius. His life can be described as a legend.

In the name of Duanmu's talent, there is no need to travel to Jin Dynasty, but I want to come here to argue and debate with scholars who are not as famous as myself, in order to promote the Confucianism left by my teacher. It is admirable, and this is the reason why the Jin State Li Xueling put him out - among the scholars present, Mr. Duanmu has the most respected status.

When Mr. Duanmu heard that the Jin State's academic decree spoke to him, the princes on the high platform also looked sideways, and immediately saluted, everyone paid three respects and three salutes, saying: "What kind of virtue and ability can you bestow, to receive such absurd honor."

The Jin State Xueling took a look at Zhao Zhifu, the banquet had already begun, and Zhao Zhifu was the head of the ruling minister. Seeing Zhao Zhifu nodding, the Xueling turned to Mr. Duanmu and said, "Mr. I also ask you to explain what Confucianism is saying first, so as to introduce it."

Mr. Duanmu bowed and returned the gift, saying: "What Confucianism promotes, and everyone in the world knows, is ritual, music, benevolence and love. Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, kings love ministers, ministers respect the king, fathers love their sons, sons are filial to their fathers, brothers If there is friendship and love, younger brothers will be respectful. In this way, the world will be governed and rituals and music will be prosperous. If rituals and music are not promoted, benevolence and love are not practiced, the ruler is not the ruler and the minister is not the subject, the father is not the father and the son is not the son, then no one will be safe.

If there is a way in the world, the conquest of ritual and music comes from the Son of Heaven.If there is no Dao in the world, then the rites and music will be conquered from the princes, and the tenth generation will not lose it; since the great officials will come out, the fifth generation will not lose it;If there is a way in the world, the government will not be in the hands of the great officials.

Since the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, some rebellious ministers and thieves usurped the monarch, and then the rebellious ministers and rebels were rebelled by the retainers. In the past, the Cui family of Qi State killed the king, and the Cui family was slaughtered by the Qing family, and the Qing family died at the hands of the retainers.

When the world is in chaos, good people will be harmed, and chaotic ministers and thieves will not end well.

If you want to save the world, you must rule from the root, reshape the ethics, and promote rituals and music, otherwise the world will not be governed, and even if it is peaceful for a while, it will be nothing more than blowing the soup to stop the boiling. "

These words made all the monarchs on the high platform listen carefully. You must know that since the Spring and Autumn Period, there is almost no country that has not experienced civil strife, and almost no country has not experienced rebellion by its subjects. They can follow the way of the monarch and ministers, and don't rebel and usurp.

Behind the monarch are the rulers or ministers of various countries who accompanied the monarch. At this time, they are also full of seriousness. To tell the truth, in fact, not all courtiers are tense and want to rebel. The monarch of a country is often uneasy. In the position, but at any rate, killing the king is still a rebellion and being condemned by words and pens, so those who dare to risk the disgrace of the world are still a small number, but the infighting between ministers and ministers is always and extremely tragic. If you lose, the whole family often loses It's going to be fucked.Among other things, the state of Jin, which presides over the alliance of princes this time, is well known to the world for its tragic internal struggles. From the founding of the state of Jin to the present, countless families have been destroyed. Under the threat of such a high risk, it is the nations Gongqing’s life is also very high-pressure, so the part about Duanmu’s “When the world is in chaos, the good people will suffer, and the chaotic ministers and thieves will not end well. There are relatives.

When Duanmu said this, there was a scholar, dressed in coarse cloth and worn-out straw sandals, who sat across from Mr. Duanmu, and said: "What Mr. said is great, if the people who are in chaos today, if you save them by restoring rituals, music and ethics, it will be like Fighting fires with salaries, not only can’t save people, but also help the victim to kill.”

Strictly speaking, Duanmu's words have not been finished yet, and it is a bit rude for this scholar to interrupt Duanmu's words, but Confucianism has always emphasized gentleman's demeanor, modesty and etiquette, so Duanmu is still very demeanor, saying: "What does this gentleman mean?"

The scholar with rough cloth and worn-out shoes said: "The root of the big trouble today is injustice. The common people work all day long without enough food and clothing, while the officials and nobles are full all day long. The strong bully the weak. In the country, the powerful bully the common people. If there is too much meat to eat, it will be thrown away, but the people who are farming and paying taxes are starving. How many people are starving to death in the world!

What a gift! ?Rituals are graded!The monarch is higher than his ministers, the ministers are higher than the common people, the father is higher than the son, and the brother is higher than the younger brother.According to your etiquette system, the people who have suffered enough today are still alive! ?Already exploited by the nobles, you still think that the nobles are not high enough, and you want the poor people to obey and be loyal to the nobles who are full of food all day long!Don't help the victim to kill! ?Is a murderer worthy of talking about benevolence? ?I think your Confucian benevolence is a lie!It is exploiting the common people for the nobles and dignitaries to expand their power! "

These words are extremely blunt, it's like pointing at Duanmu's nose and scolding, you are a murderer, you are a running dog of a powerful man, don't even mean to criticize Huai Huai, after all, at this time, the kings and rulers of the countries are all "The ranks of the rich and powerful".

The Secretary of the State of Jin felt that the scholar's speech seemed a little too much, and wondered whether he should stop it, but he didn't dare to make a decision, so he turned his head and quietly looked at Zhao Zhifu's expression, and found that Zhao Zhifu's expression was as usual. It is also worth suppressing the etiquette order, and then listened to the scholar.

Mr. Duanmu frowned. Mr. Duanmu came here this time not alone, and brought many students with him. Seeing that the poorly dressed scholar was disrespectful to his teacher, those students were angrily, and they wanted to He opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Mr. Duanmu raising his hand.

Mr. Duanmu's attitude was quite peaceful, and he said: "What this gentleman said is not wrong. The people in the world today are indeed in dire straits. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty has fallen, and the countries are fighting every day, and the people are not peaceful every day. However, what I Confucianism said about revival ritual Le, is not what you understand by helping the tyrant and oppressing the people, making the people suffer even more, but it is a good way to save the people from the fire and water. Today, the rich have fat meat in their homes, fat horses in their stables, hungry people, and hungry people in the wild. It is just that rituals and music are not flourishing, and benevolence and love are not being performed. Confucianism says that monarchs and ministers, fathers, fathers and sons, mean that subjects respect the emperor as fathers, and emperors love subjects like sons. Subjects, rituals and music are not flourishing, and the princes attack each other, and the wars continue, and the people suffer from wars and chaos, and the suffering becomes more and more bitter, and the people cannot live.

It is admirable for Mr. to hold injustice for the poor people, but just injustice, just like seeing a disease without prescribing a prescription, it is impossible to really solve the problem. "

The scholar in rough clothes was suddenly stunned by Mr. Duanmu's logical words and was speechless, while the scholar who was sitting and listening to the debate saw Mr. Duanmu being "attacked" so unceremoniously, but he still did not lose his demeanor. Clearly fighting back, they all cheered: "Come on!"