The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun said: "If the Kong family does this for me, will it offend the Xun family?"

"Since we, the Kong family, have done it, we don't care about the Xun family's reaction!" Kong Delu said proudly.

When Fang Yun heard this, he nodded and said: "As expected of the first family, since you said so, I feel relieved. Now I am afraid that the Xun family will become angry in shame."

"Since our Kong family has taken action, the Xun family will definitely lose their face. The dignified Yasheng family will not swallow their anger, and it is impossible to deal with my Kong family. They will definitely target you, but the good thing is that they will definitely be more careful. However, the Kong family has given Your empty boat is a reward for you in the Holy Market. I will protect you this time, but I can't protect you everywhere. The reason why the family leader said that he would send you to 'Yuhai City' instead of to 'Xizhou' was for Xun. Save face for your family.”

Fang Yun said: "I understand this. After all, the Kong family wants a bowl of water to be balanced. The Xun family only hindered me instead of killing me. Even the saints cannot punish the Xun family. However, even if the dignified Yasheng family does not use underhanded means, It is also very difficult to deal with. After all, when the power reaches a certain level, there are too many manpower and material resources available. For example, it only takes one sentence to prevent me from entering the Holy Academy. "

"However, the boss of the Xun family does not support hostility towards you. He...how should I put it, is too deeply influenced by Xunzi. Xunzi has four ways, 'Heaven and man are divided', 'Xingxing creates falsehood', and 'Name makes groups' and 'empty and quiet' are difficult for descendants of the Xun family. To learn all four methods, the fourth method is even more difficult, so most people only choose one of the first three to learn. Despite the conflict, he is still not hostile to you.”

Fang Yun said: "I understand that the four words 'change nature and falsify' mean that people should change their nature and improve their realm through human efforts. This leads to a question, that is, Xunzi believes that nature is inherently evil, but it can Change through human efforts. If Mr. Xun Da is really proficient in "turning nature into false", then he will not care too much about whether I think my nature is good or evil, but will pay more attention to whether I have improved through my own efforts. "

"Obviously, you have improved step by step, which is completely consistent with the concept of 'transforming one's nature into falsehood', so Mr. Xun Da even praised your poems in private." Conde argued.

Fang Yun asked: "Did Mr. Xun Da practice the 'Famous Envoy Group'?"

"Names make groups too complicated. They talk about people's rank, division of labor, and kinship. But this is only the foundation. What is more important later is the way of governing the country, the system of the country, and the embodiment of Xunzi's etiquette. Xunzi valued etiquette. It was established by the 'Name Envoy Group'. Mr. Xun Da did not practice this way, but the third and fourth sons of the Xun family both practiced this way. The second Mr. Xun practiced 'the separation of heaven and man'."

Fang Yun said: "It's a pity that I can't see the original version of "Xunzi". I am very interested in emptiness and tranquility. This is the strongest way of Xunzi in his later years. This emptiness and tranquility can make people maintain a humble and single-minded attitude, thus Seeing everything that is most essential and true, I think the main reason why Xunzi was able to become a sage was because he understood the meaning of emptiness and tranquility."

"Yes. There is a semi-sage saying that Xunzi's descendants only cultivate the first three paths without cultivating 'empty unity and tranquility', and they will inevitably go astray. Xun Ye is like this, only knowing the high and low but not knowing the empty one. Xunzi's first three paths have all Controversial, only "Xu Yi and Jing" is unquestioned, especially "Encouraging Learning", which is the initial embodiment of Xu Yi and Jing, every word is exquisite, and it is full of fragrance when recited. "

Fang Yun couldn't help but think of phrases such as "perseverance" and "better than master", which all originated from "Encouraging Learning".

"It's a pity that Xun Sheng is too... direct." Conde commented.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "More than direct, let alone criticizing Mozi's thoughts as beasts, he directly said in his book that Mencius's nature is inherently good, which is wrong. This triggered a debate about the good and evil nature of nature for nearly a thousand years, which has not yet been discussed. Conclusion. It was not until the death of the saint that Xun Sheng gave up criticizing the saint. Unfortunately, although he took the longevity fruit, he was injured while traveling and died early."

"It seems to me that you are not happy with the 'status envoy group'?"

Fang Yun was silent for a moment and said: "I agree that there is a distinction between closeness and distance, and I also agree that people have a division of labor. As for the rest, I can't say more."

Confucius smiled slightly, Fang Yun never mentioned high or low, which is enough to explain everything.

"What about good nature and evil nature?"

"I don't think there is any need to argue about this. Anyway, no matter whether you are born good or evil, since Mencius and Xunzi both believe that you can improve after tomorrow, then you should focus on how to improve. There is no need to sacrifice the good and the bad to fight over what is original." Fang Yun said.

Kongde nodded his argument and said: "The way of being empty and quiet does not lie in the Xun family. Before his death, Saint Xun placed the relevant classics in the Holy Courtyard. All disciples of the Xun family can read them, but non-disciples of the Xun family must have sufficient military merit. Read it. Maybe you can take a look when you get to Hanlin."

"Yes, I remember it." Fang Yun said.

"Shou Lu keeps looking here. It seems he has something to do with you. You go ahead." Conde argued.

Fang Yun nodded and walked towards Han Shoulu.

"Fang Yun." Kong Delun shouted from behind.

Fang Yun turned around and looked at Kong Delun with firm eyes.

"My talent is not as good as yours, and I will definitely not be as good as yours in the future, but after all, I have been in the Kong family for many years. Sometimes, you should be like today, dare to speak out, even if the opponent is a sage."

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, then realized what Conte's theory was referring to. He nodded solemnly, smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards Han Shoulu.

Kong Delun looked at Fang Yun's back and showed a faint smile.

Han Shoulu came over and said happily: "Third uncle is coming soon to escort you back to Yuhai City."

Fang Yun immediately said: "I will thank him deeply when he comes."

"Don't, Third Uncle has a very stubborn temper. He is a university scholar and he personally investigates cases. Most of us legalists focus on law and investigation, but he likes to investigate cases the most. The head of the family was afraid of a sneak attack by monsters on the way, so he asked him to escort us. This way I can rest assured. His strength is slightly inferior to Jianmei Gong, but his experience is higher than Jianmei Gong. With him, we can rest assured."

At this time, Hua Yuqing interrupted and said, "My fourth uncle is on his way. A medical friend of Zhang Sheng's family came with my fourth uncle."

"Fang Yun, do you remember the old man who gave you his handwritten copy of "The Art of War" and "The Art of War" at the Mid-Autumn Festival? That's my third uncle. He is also going to Yuhai City. He is on the same way as us and will be here soon." Sun Naiyong pronounced the word "Yuhai" very heavily, and the people on the side laughed secretly. He said he was going to Yuhai, but in fact he was going to Xizhou for Fang Yun.

"The Meng family is also coming."

Soon, Fang Yun's friends said that someone wanted to go to Yuhai City together, some of them were their relatives, and some were celebrities with whom they were not very close.

Fang Yun stood outside the east gate and waited. A quarter of an hour later, seven university scholars, twelve Hanlin scholars, and more than twenty Jinshi scholars arrived one after another.

Those university scholars and Hanlin scholars were here to escort him, no problem at all, but the more than twenty Jinshi scholars made Fang Yun laugh and cry, obviously they were here to watch the fun, but these people seemed to be dissatisfied with the Xun family, so Fang Yun did not let them leave.

When the time came, a pale golden holy page appeared in the hand of a university scholar of the Kong family.