The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2223 What Confucius Learned

Fang Yun continued: "Let me ask you, did Confucius ever say that he founded Confucianism?"

King Shu Tai was stunned and said: "Never."

"Let me ask you again, how many Confucian characters are there in the entire "The Analects of Confucius"?"

"Only two words, and in the same sentence, are what Confucius said to Zixia: 'You are a gentleman and a Confucian, and you are not a villain.'"

"In The Analects, Confucius talks more about benevolence, righteousness, politics, gentlemen, saints, and people than about Confucianism. Why not say that Confucius teaches the way of gentlemen, the way of saints, the way of benevolence and righteousness, and the way of government? The Tao of Confucianism and the Tao of Man? So it is not wrong to say that Confucianism has the closest relationship with musicians, but it is a big mistake to say that Confucius only taught the music of musicians."

King Shu Tai nodded vigorously and said: "The students have been taught."

"Secondly, during the Spring and Autumn Period, how much power did the Zhou emperor and even the officials of the Zhou Dynasty have? What was the situation in the Zhou Dynasty when Confucius Sheng finally wrote his book?" Fang Yun asked.

"At that time, the Zhou royal family had already declined, and the princes were fighting for hegemony, causing great chaos." King Shu Tai said.

"Then, whether the historians, musicians, or officials at that time, could they really pass on what they had learned?"

"I'm afraid not."

"If you were Confucius, and you admired the system of the Zhou Dynasty so much and wanted to restore the atmosphere of the Zhou Dynasty, would you only pass on the lineage of musicians? Confucius did not call himself a Confucian at that time, but a scholar! Those who practice the Small Six Arts and the Big Six Arts are not Confucian , but scholars! Confucianism is the title summarized by later generations, It is not the self-proclaimed title of Confucius! Therefore, those reverse scholars were looking in the wrong direction from the beginning. Confucius taught people to become scholars of the Zhou Dynasty, taught people to understand everything in the Zhou Dynasty, and taught people to become gentlemen. Become a saint, not just teach people to be Confucian!”

"According to the reverse view, Confucius only inherited the lineage of musicians, and did not teach this or understand that. How did he manage the warehouse at the beginning? How did he manage the livestock later? How did he become the chief of Zhongdu? How did he finally become the great Sikou? Prime Minister of the State of Lu ? Is this the responsibility of musicians? What Confucius learned was not just Confucianism in the narrow sense. Before he was canonized, what Confucius wanted most was to be a capable minister who could assist wise princes and promote Your own way of governing the country, not the way of a musician!”

King Shutai suddenly understood and said: "I see, that's it! I'm so stupid. Confucius has been studying for so many years. How could he only learn from the line of musicians? How could he only teach the line of musicians? Confucius didn't record history himself, didn't he? He wrote calligraphy and arithmetic books himself, but Confucius ran a private school. Private schools are not divided into universities and primary schools like official schools. Private schools teach everything about the Zhou Dynasty, and they teach all officials! "

"Children can be taught." Fang Yun smiled and nodded.

After a pause, Fang Yun continued: "Ten thousand steps back, even if this is not taught by Confucius, why is it listed as a Confucian classic? Why is it a compulsory study for Confucian disciples? That is what people think of Confucianism We think that these are the skills that Confucian people must learn. Then, we can think about it from another perspective. If Confucians don’t learn the Small Six Arts and the Big Six Arts, in the end. What will be the result? It is very likely that the things of our human ancestors have been completely lost! Will the other official positions you mentioned inherit the teachings of these sages? So it is not important whether they were taught by Confucius. It is true that Confucianism has inherited the learning of the sages! If other schools do not adopt it, Confucianism retains it! Then these are the learnings of Confucianism, which were taught by Confucius!"

King Shu Tai kept nodding.

King Langyuan sighed: "Mr. Fang, is the debate between the two of you today the legendary fight for seats? Is it the Sutra Banquet? Is it the fight for the Holy Way?"

King Shutai said hurriedly: "How can I compete with Mr. Yu for my seat? If I really want to compete for my seat, I'm afraid even the skin and flesh under my buttocks will be taken away. This is just asking for advice and clearing up doubts, not a fight for the holy way."

King Langyuan smiled and said: "When I read the Analects of Confucius, I was quite envious of Confucius and his disciples who appeared in the Analects. When the time is right in the future, you and I can be our disciples and record the words of Mr. Confucius in the Valley of Burial Saints, or Can it become "Fangzi"?

"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate," King Shu Tai said, shaking his head, ""Fangzi" is like a prescription as a medical saying goes, it is not solemn. It can be called "Book of Prescriptions" or "Book of Prescriptions"."

"The Fang Jing is more appropriate." King Langyuan said.

"Then can I be called 'rat' in the book?"

"Then I am a 'wolf son'?"

After the two demon kings finished speaking, they looked at each other and felt that something was wrong.

Fang Yun looked at the two living treasures, dumbfounded, and said: "When you two demons can record it openly, at least half of the demons in the demon world will be my Confucian disciples."

King Shutai said hurriedly: "As you said, sir, the road is tortuous, but the ending is happy! We believe that one day King Langyuan and I will appear in Confucian classics as Confucian disciples! Wait! When we return to the demon world, we will record our conversation with you.”

Fang Yun said: "It's okay for you to record Confucianism, but you must not leak it about spreading Confucianism. If the secret is leaked, you two will be in ruins."

King Shutai smiled and said: "Sir, you are overly worried. It is already extraordinary for us two demons to be enlightened by you. We naturally know what should be written and what should not be written."

Fang Yun nodded slightly to express his approval.

Fang Yun looked at the time, then looked at the surrounding environment, and said: "I have been running non-stop all the way, and I am exhausted. For the upcoming battle between the gods and the mountains and the sea, I will rest for a day. Tomorrow I will go to the vicinity of Chishan to look for opportunities. "

King Shu Tai hurriedly said: "Sir, are you leaving us?"

The Wolf Abyss King also stared at Fang Yun nervously.

Fang Yun looked at the two big demon kings who were as big as small mountains with a gentle gaze, and said: "I have basically taught you everything I can. From now on, you two must study alone according to the way of the saints and find your own holy way. The future of Confucianism in the demon world is entrusted to you two."

The two demons were moved, their eyes were moist, and they bowed deeply.

Fang Yun looked at the two big demon kings, his eyes were deep, like the lightless night sky.

Then, one person and two demons found a secret place to rest and practice at the same time.

Fang Yun first sorted out the divine treasures obtained from the robbery these days, took out some and gave them to the two demons, then closed his eyes, and began to recall the things of these days since entering the Burial Valley, and conducted a comprehensive review.

Reviewing books, reviewing teaching, reviewing experiences, and also reviewing life.

After replaying everything in his mind, Fang Yun seemed to have realized something, with a smile on his lips, and his breath was greatly enhanced, directly reaching the peak of the third realm, and wanted to break through to the realm of pacifying the world.

Fang Yun thought about it and realized that the reason why he reached the peak of the third realm in such a short time was because of the New Annotations to the Analects. Not only because he had thoroughly mastered the Analects, but also because he had developed his own direction of the Holy Path through the Analects, and was getting closer and closer to the true Holy Path.

This was not achieved overnight, but was the result of accumulated experience.

Suddenly, Fang Yun turned his head and looked at the two monsters in the valley.

He saw that the aura of the two monsters was rising steadily, and it would not take more than a few minutes for the two monsters to break through the realm.

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