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The legendary life of Confucius not only makes us modern people think of right and wrong, but also the "ancients" after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period have a lot of discussion about Confucius's life.
Confucius's influence on China was almost greater than that of the Taoist Lao Tzu. Of course, this is also influenced by the characteristics of doctrine. It is not that the Doctrine of Lao Tzu is inferior to that of Confucius, but that the wisdom of the Taoist Lao Tzu is similar to that of "Keeping Softness" and "Treating the Inferior", which is not as good as Confucianism in terms of the "needs" of the rulers of the feudal dynasty. In this way, looking at the influence of Lao Tzu and Confucius on China as a whole, Lao Tzu may seem to have "suffered some losses", which is actually in line with the Taoist style of "dealing with the inferior".
Without further ado, today, Yan Xiao'er wants to talk to you about the ancients in the eyes of the ancients, that is, the "Confucius" in the eyes of the ancients.
Please follow Yan Xiao'er, here, we will start with a painting in the museum collection.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >1, Confucius in the eyes of the ancients in ancient paintings --- "Jie Shao Zheng Di Tu"</h1>
The following picture is very precious, called "Jie Shao Zheng Di Tu", which is the 15th picture in the album of ming-plate painted sacred relics, and is now in the Collection of the Confucius Museum. The picture depicts the scene of Confucius killing the "chaotic government" doctor Shao Zhengdi.
Speaking of the murder of "Shao Zhengdi", this is also a more controversial experience of Confucius.
We can see that the person kneeling on the ground and surrounded by three red-clad soldiers with knives in the picture is "Shao Zhengjiao". And in the direction he looked up, there was a person sitting on his back, and that person was Confucius.
According to the information consulted, the eleventh year of Lu Dinggong (also known as the fourteenth year of Lu Dinggong) was a rather brilliant moment in Confucius's career, when he was promoted to the position of Grand Sikou and also acted as prime minister.
Only 7 days after taking office, Confucius asked for a person's life. Who is this person? That's right, it's Shao Zhengyi. Moreover, after the death of Shao Zhengdi, he was also exposed for 3 days.
Regarding the death of Shao Zhengdi, there is a lot of discussion in later generations, and from the history books, we can also see that Confucius's disciples also have many doubts about This practice of Confucius. For example, Confucius's proud disciple Zigong once asked Confucius about his motives for killing Shao Zhengdi.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2, is the "Jie Shao Zheng Di Tu" about Confucius's personal grievances, or the dispute between Confucianism and Law?</h1>
As for why Confucius wanted to kill Shao Zhengdi, in the literature, Confucius also gave a direct answer to Zigong's question, Confucius said that Shao Zhengdi was "the hero of the villain", and also listed his 5 bad qualities, namely, "the heart is dangerous, the deeds are strong and firm, the words are false and argumentative, the memory is ugly and broad, and the right is not and the right is zeal". With these five evil qualities, it is possible to confuse the masses into rebellion, and it is imperative not to be condemned.
Shaozheng 卯 was the doctor of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and "Shaozheng" was not his name, but the title of the official position, and "Shaozheng" was his name.
According to records, Shao Zhengdi was also a talented man, and he and Confucius opened an academy and recruited students to give lectures. Interestingly, the students of the Confucius Academy were attracted to the school of Shao Zhengdi many times, but Yan Hui was "dead hearted" to Confucius and was not moved by the "learning of Shao Zhengjiao". Confucius became the Grand Sikou and served as prime minister for 7 days, and he killed Shao Zhengdi. In this way, some later generations speculated that Confucius was suspected of "communiquéing personal vendetta".
Is this true? Let's take a closer look.
What kind of remarks are more "appealing"?
As "senior netizens", we should have some experience. The rhetoric of "radicalism," or even against "authority," could attract a large number of onlookers, even supporters.
Yan Xiao'er is not saying that we should blindly defend anyone, but we are emphasizing that some remarks sound very "enjoyable", but we must know what is "big right and wrong".
Man is human because there is a "rope" in his heart that binds the desire to break through the "red line of right and wrong."
Goodness and truth may not be in the most noisy places. The noisy impulses, the quiet rationality in the good and the truth, are always a little out of place, what do you think?
Then again, Confucius's overall doctrine runs through the whole story of "benevolent people love people", and Yan Xiao'er personally analyzes that under the lover thinking of "heart to heart", his enemy is not a teacher who is more "attractive" than himself, but a "speech" that shakes people's hearts, incites emotions, and may induce social unrest.
At the same time, by consulting relevant materials, Yan Xiao'er learned that Shao Zheng's doctrine was biased towards "Dharma".
Friends who have some understanding of the Fa will probably experience that the temperament of the Fa is somewhat "cold", and it is very much "practical" and "efficient", almost extreme. Under this kind of extreme "utilitarianism", the collapse of human society based on mutual assistance is only a matter of time, and the Qin Dynasty is a good example.
At the same time, it should be noted that the thinking of the legalists and the modern rule of law are very different, can not be generalized, interested friends can try to read the "Book of ShangJun" and other famous works, which also has a similar "go to the wisdom of the people" saying. Regardless of whether or not, although some of the theories of the Legalists are more classic, some theories are indeed too "cold" and not similar to the world. Of course, from the perspective of seeking truth from facts, this does not prevent the famous texts of the Dharma from enlightening today's people, after all, we inherit traditional culture more in "taking its essence".
Back to the point. Confucius advocated loving people with hearts to benevolent people, and Shao Zhengyi's remarks are more inclined to the "Dharma", not to mention Shao Zhengjiao, whether it is Shang Martingale, or Li Si, Han Fei, etc. later, we can see the Fa's emphasis on "profit", and at the same time we can also find the Fa's use of "self-interest".
Simply using people's self-interest to "accomplish things" may be ," in Confucius's view, an act of "unforgivable." Moreover, Shao Zhengdi's relevant remarks have the meaning of subverting the Zhou Li, which is naturally intolerable for Confucius, who emphasizes self-denial and retribution.
Therefore, to some extent, we can also draw the reason why Confucius wants to criticize Shao Zhengdi, which may be behind the dispute between Confucianism and Law.
Of course, the above is also a little personal analysis of Yan Xiao'er, and everyone should be a reference.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >3, don't look at past "stories" in black and white</h1> eyes
No matter how you look at the historical story of Confucius, we need to first grasp a principle: this is not a black and white world, so our vision of things should not be imprisoned by "black and white".
At the same time, from this painting, Yan Xiao'er also saw the attitude of the ancients towards the ancients, that is, even if Confucius was revered by later generations as the "Most Holy Ancestor", for the Incident of Xue ShaoZhengdi, who may become a stain on the personality of the "Most Holy Ancestor", people will not blindly evade because of "worship", truthfully and respectfully, and use the form of calligraphy and painting to reflect to future generations.
Yan Xiao'er thought that this was probably one of the reasons why Chinese culture has endured for a long time. The saints are also mortals, and how much they have done is commented by their descendants. What do you think?
So, let's return to the question thrown out in the title, is the "Jie Shao Zheng Di Tu" really about Confucius's personal grievances, or is it a dispute between Confucianism and Law? Yan Xiao'er prefers the latter. What do you think?
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