Cao Pi, the Prince of Wei, was made a general of the Five Senses Zhonglang, and Bing Yuan served as the Chief Historian of the Five Senses. Once, the prince banquet, there were more than a hundred guests. Cao Pi put forward a topic for everyone to discuss: "The kings and fathers have their own diseases, there is a pill, can save one person, when saving the king evil, the father evil? "There are many opinions, or to save the Father, or to save the King, but there is no agreement.
It should be noted that when people are faced with the dilemma of moral choice, the specific situation can be very complex and often surpass the dilemma itself. When Cao Pi asked the question, Bing Yuan was also present, but did not participate in the discussion.
Cao Pi's intention is very simple, that is, he hopes that everyone will reach a consensus on saving the king. However, the disagreement among the guests did not allow him to get the results he wanted. At that time, Cao Pi's original name was heavy, and there were many scholars from him, so Cao Pi asked for help from Bing Yuan. If Bing Yuan supported himself, then the consensus was easy to reach. Unexpectedly, Bing Yuan was "a white crane in the clouds, not a net of birds and birds can also be luoye", not only did not cooperate with Cao Pi, but sang the opposite tune. Bing Yuan's answer shows more of a position and attitude than just the answer to the question itself.
In fact, there can be said to be no standard answer to such questions, because there are problems with any choice. "The New Language of the World" tells the story of "Deng You avoiding the rebellion of Yongjia".
Due to the long distance, Deng You fled with his wife and children with cattle and horses, and as a result, the thieves snatched their cattle and horses. Deng You said to his wife: My brother died early, leaving only one son. Now we run away on foot, with two children at the same time, and everyone will die, so it is better to abandon our son and take our brother's child, and we will have sons in the future anyway. After his wife agreed, Deng You discarded his son in the grass and crossed the river south. Later, Deng You never gave birth to a son again.
Deng You's story has been discussed by many people before. Xie An said, "The heavens and the earth are ignorant, and the Bo Dao is childless." The Book of Jin says: "Death to the heir, Yi Zhao!" Don't say that the heavens are ignorant, but this is knowledge. Xie An valued Deng You, so he said "heaven and earth are ignorant"; but Shi Chen believes that his actions are extremely selfish.
In reality, we should try to avoid such dilemmas. If it appears, there must be no preconceived notions, nor can it be made overly simplistic and stylized judgments, but it is necessary to see the complexity and do the greatest individual responsibility and legal obligation.
Zhao Jiancheng (Excerpt from Liberation Daily)
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Source: Tonight's newspaper