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Many Chinese people have always misunderstood Confucianism, thinking that Confucianism is weak and incompetent.But I am quite critical of these claims.

I have a little knowledge of Confucianism and Taoism, so I would like to briefly explain my views.If Confucianism was really cowardly and incompetent, there would not be the military arrogance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, nor the excessive fortitude of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, nor would there be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty guarding the country.

Confucianism is not as weak and incompetent as everyone knows, it is the result of being deliberately discredited by some people.Confucian culture is an important part of our traditional culture and a great theory of our culture. It is lenient and benevolent at home and bloody and begging externally.

Chapter 580: Huge Crowd

The [-]th day of the first month is destined to be an extraordinary day for the people all over the country.

On the West Lake in Hangzhou, Shao Wen, Zhao Pu, Li Jisheng, Cheng Li and other literary leaders, together with dozens of domestic literati representatives, held a grand poetry meeting on the West Lake.

Along with it, there are countless representatives of Taoism in China.

Dozens of Taoist representatives headed by Daoist Master Laojunshan Fuqing, including Daoist Master Qingxu of Zhongnan Mountain, Daoist Master Qingyun of Baiyunguan, Daoist Master of Kunming Jindian Shanyang, and other Taoist masters from all over the country came here to participate in this grand event.

A total of more than [-] top representatives of Confucianism and Taoism gathered on the West Lake and had a heated exchange of ideas.

At this time, there was a breeze blowing over the West Lake.

In the center of the lake, dozens of hundreds of boats are connected by cables, and boards are laid on the boats to form a vast platform.

More than [-] representatives of Confucianism and Taoism sat on the platform, and they were respectively explaining the profound thoughts of Confucianism and Taoism.

Confucianism is represented by Shao Wen and Zhao Pu.

Taoism is headed by Daoist Fuqing and Daoist Qingxu.

In fact, this gathering, which was originally called the Poetry Conference, has evolved from the beginning to a grand meeting for the exchange of ideas between Confucianism and Taoism.

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Before the start of this conference, people from all over the world who love Confucianism and Taoism, as well as countless literary disciples and Taoist disciples gathered on the shore of West Lake.

In just one morning, the number of people gathered on the shore of West Lake exceeded 10!

There are also countless literary disciples who come with various banners and slogans.

"Promote my tradition, restore inheritance"

"Everyone gathers to revive the spirit of culture"

"The fusion of Confucianism and Taoism, the restoration of China, and the culture of the motherland will last forever."

Slogans such as the above have been inserted on both sides of the West Lake early on.

Whenever a breeze blows, these banners with slogans will make a slight sound.

At this time, many people couldn't help but look at these banners, and then looked up at the crowd in the middle of the West Lake.

Everyone's face is full of hope, and everyone is eager for this cultural exchange to collide with new sparks.

And reporters from all over the coast, Hangzhou, and Jinling, Shanghai, and Jiangnan.

Even countless reporters from Shandong, Henan, and Beiping in the north, all holding paper and pens and cameras, kept recording the grand occasion of the scene.

The exchange between Confucianism and Taoism has been unprecedented for nearly 300 years, and newspapers around the world will certainly not miss this event.

So they sent reporters one after another to record and interview.

If someone counts them carefully, they will find that among the crowd present today, there are hundreds of reporters alone!

It can be said that reporters from all over the country have come here!

This is only a unilateral manifestation of this West Lake event.

On both sides of the West Lake today, countless banners and lanterns are hung on the willow branches.

Around these banners, there are rows of family members and children of the Zhao family.

The Zhao family in Hangzhou is also a representative of the literary family. Since this poetry meeting is held on the West Lake side, the Zhao family in Hangzhou will naturally do their part and become the host of the conference.

In order to make this event a success, Zhao Zhen started preparations a few days ago.

Before today's grand event started, he ordered the Zhao family's people to line up on the shore of West Lake, raised countless banners, and hung flags on the willow trees on the shore.

It was January, and the willows on the banks of the West Lake hadn't turned green yet, but countless banners and flags fluttered, giving the willows that should have been withered a different kind of vitality.

On the big trees, although there are no emerald green branches flying, the countless banners and banners are enough to serve as their branches and leaves.

Many literati and Taoist disciples who came here couldn't help admiring the countless banners and banners.

It is conceivable that the Zhao family has put in so much effort in order to hold a grand event here today.

And just now, representatives of Confucianism and Taoism had already attended the table.

In the past half an hour, the representatives of the two groups have made clear explanations on the profound thoughts of their respective factions.

At the same time, there are still countless people coming from all over the lake.

They were either too far away from Hangzhou, or they had temporary errands, so they couldn't come to the shore of West Lake to participate in this grand event at the first time. At this time, they all looked in a hurry and wanted to enter the venue to watch.

However, when these latecomers arrived, they were stunned by the scene.

I saw the originally wide shore of the West Lake, where is there a place to stay at this time!

All places where people can stand are occupied by countless people who came earlier, and all places where people can step in are occupied by countless slogans and banners!

A scholar from the north came from his hometown. Due to the late departure time, the conference had already started when he arrived here.

When he came to the shore in a hurry, the situation in front of him almost made him freeze in place.

The entire West Lake has been surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, this literati can't even see the vast West Lake, only the endless sea of ​​people!

He wanted to try to squeeze in, but the crowd here was like ants huddling together, not to mention squeezing people in, they couldn't even get a needle in!

"It's late, it's late! I regret not being able to see everyone's demeanor with my own eyes!"

In desperation, the scholar had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

But even so, he still didn't leave.

This event is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Even if you can't enter the inner circle to watch it, it's good to be able to hear the news from the crowd inside.

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Countless people have collided with each other, and he only needs to get a little bit of wind to benefit him a lot.

Of course, he is not the only one who has this idea.

Before and after him, thousands of people who came here at night and couldn't make it into the inner circle all had the same mentality.

Because of this, with the progress of cultural exchanges on the lake, the crowds on both sides of the West Lake not only did not decrease, but spread out all the way along the periphery, and once extended to the streets thousands of kilometers away!

This is the grand event caused by the West Lake Poetry Fair.

For the countless people who came here, it is almost the only opportunity in this life to see the demeanor of Shao Wen and other great figures in the literary world, as well as the priests.

If you miss this time, you may never have it again in your life.

So everyone would rather wait here than leave easily.

And when more and more people gather by the lake, the communication between everyone on the platform in the center of the lake is far from stopping.

Previously, Shao Wen, Daoist Fuqing and others represented the two schools of Confucianism and Taoism, and explained the respective principles of the two schools of Confucianism and Taoism. This conversation gave those people on the shore who were able to hear it a new understanding of the two schools.

But now, people like Shao Wen and Daoist Fuqing are engaging in intense exchanges and discussions based on the different viewpoints explained earlier.

Chapter 581: Confucianism and Taoism Controversy

On the platform in the lake, representatives of Confucianism and Taoism are having a heated discussion on the previous ideological elaboration.

Earlier, Shao Wen and Zhao Pu once said that Confucianism governs the country and the world, and treats its people with benevolence and righteousness.

At this time, Shao Wen continued to add: "My Confucianism not only pays attention to the education of benevolence and righteousness, but also pays attention to the principles of ethics. Father and son brothers, wives, children, mothers and daughters have their own rules.

Rituals cannot be discarded, and festivals cannot be destroyed.If there is anyone who corrupts the principles of ordinary human relations and destroys etiquette and integrity, he should be punished severely! "

"Extremely!"

Behind Zhao Pu, a group of literati representatives agreed.

Before the previous dynasty, the Confucian ethics had always been the most important thing for the rulers of all dynasties.

In the course of thousands of years of development, this kind of ethical principle has always existed. Although it has undergone many changes, the core idea has not changed.

To put it bluntly, it is a matter of etiquette.

Until now, with the changes of the times and the continuous advancement of civilization and technology, many of the ethical principles in Confucianism have long been inapplicable.

But the word etiquette has always been valued by scholars and people with status.

On this point, Taoism also has a similar view.

Taoist Master Fuqing also said earlier that although Taoism advocates that Taoism follows nature and governs by doing nothing, everything must be done within the scope of the rules.

This point is essentially the same as the idea of ​​"do whatever you want without transgressing the rules" put forward by the ancestors of Confucianism.

Therefore, on this point, there is actually not much difference between the two.

After listening to Shao Wen's explanation on this aspect, Daoist Master Yifuqing and other Taoist representatives nodded their heads.

Daoist Yang of Jindian Mountain in Kunming said: "What Mr. said is deeply in line with our philosophy.

You Confucian fairy once said, "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square", and my Taoist ancestors also taught us that when we let nature take its course, we can't break free from the shackles of the rules.

On this point, our two ancestors have reached a consensus~々. "

"Well, good."

At this point in the exchange, many representatives of Confucianism and Taoism agree very much.

Above the West Lake, there is a harmonious atmosphere.

But this is only for the internal governance of the country and the management of the people. In terms of external means, Confucianism and Taoism have many different views.

From this point of view, the collision of ideas in this exchange meeting has not officially started yet!

And since we talked about internal thinking, external thinking will naturally not be missed.

On the Taoist side, Daoist Fuqing first asked questions.

"Just now, Mr. Shao Wen once said that your Confucianism is lenient and benevolent at home, but it is bloody and strong externally. It follows the principle that people who are not of our race must have different hearts. Such words are too extreme."

"Prince Dao, forgive me for being impolite. What you just said is wrong. This is the principle of my Confucianism for thousands of years. How extreme is it!"

Behind Shao Wen, Zhao Pu waved his sleeves with a solemn expression.

"What the ancestors said is not my race, and their hearts must be different. It has been verified in the past dynasties. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the northern strongmen plundered the people on the frontier of our country, and there have been endless wars for thousands of years.

During the Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and even the Song Dynasty, Hu people went south, messed up my clothes, and slaughtered my compatriots on my land, causing people everywhere to live in poverty.

The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were barbarians in the north, relying on brutality to oppress our people, and even more violent everywhere, turning my fertile land into pastures and enslaving my fellow children.

Daoist Fuqing, these examples are too numerous to enumerate. Anyone who harms my people is a foreign race. How can my Confucian words be extreme? "

"What Mr. Zhao said is justified!"

Zhao Pu cited countless examples in a row, his face slightly resentful.

Behind him, a group of literati representatives were also full of resentment.

Throughout the dynasties, every barbarian foreign country invaded the land of China, making the people miserable.

Whether it was the Qin and Han Dynasties, or the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Song and Yuan Dynasties, apart from the wars that occurred during the change of dynasties, there were shadows of outsiders and barbarians among the other things that harmed the people.

This is the most true portrayal of "people who are not of my race must have different hearts"!

At this time, the representatives of the literary world were angry not because of the words of Daoist Fu Qing, but because they remembered the sufferings that barbarians in the past dynasties had brought to the people.

It is said that a scholar who is useless is a scholar, but a true scholar has always regarded the highest ideal of helping the world.

Since they are representatives of the literary world, they naturally cherish the people of their homeland in their hearts. This is the most basic ideal of a qualified literati.

How can these people not be filled with righteous indignation when they think of the bloody massacre of their compatriots by the barbarians in the past dynasties!

Seeing the angry expressions of many literati representatives, Daoist Fuqing sighed softly.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate!"

Daoist Priest Fuqing shouted his Daoist number before continuing: "The Great Dao is fifty, the Tianyan is fourty-nine, there should be a chance of survival.