Chapter 2223 (1/2)
Fang Yun continued, ”let me ask you, did Confucius ever say he created Confucianism?”
The rat king was stunned and said, ”never.”
”Let me ask you again. How many Confucian characters are there in the whole Analects of Confucius?”
”Only two words, and in the same sentence, is what Confucius said to Zixia: 'you are a gentleman and a Confucian, and you are a villain and a Confucian'.”
”In the Analects, Confucius talks more about benevolence, righteousness, politics, gentlemen, saints and people than Confucianism. Why not say that Confucius teaches the way of gentlemen, saints, benevolence and righteousness, government affairs and people? It's just that Confucius teaches the way of Confucianism. Therefore, it's right to say that Confucianism has the closest relationship with musicians, but it's a big mistake to say that Confucius only teaches the study of musicians.”
The rat King nodded hard and said, ”the students have been taught.”
”Secondly, in the spring and Autumn period, how much power did the emperor of Zhou and even all the officials of the Zhou Dynasty have? What was the situation in the Zhou Dynasty when Kong Sheng wrote his last book?” Fang Yun asked.
”At that time, the Zhou royal family had declined, and the princes competed for hegemony, which was extremely chaotic.” the rat eliminated the king.
”Then, whether historians, musicians or administrators at that time, could they really teach what they had learned?”
”I'm afraid not.”
”If you were Confucius, you respected the system of the Zhou Dynasty and wanted to restore the atmosphere of the Zhou Dynasty, would you only preach musicians? Confucius didn't call himself a Confucian, but a scholar! Those who studied the small six arts and the big six arts were not Confucian, but a scholar! Confucianism is the title summarized by later generations, not the self appointed title of Kong Sheng! Therefore, those reverse scholars found the wrong direction from the beginning. Confucius taught people to become scholars of the Zhou Dynasty, to know everything about the Zhou Dynasty, to become gentlemen and saints, not just to become Confucianism! ”
”According to the reverse kind of saying, Confucius only inherited the music teacher, did not teach this and did not understand that. How did he manage the warehouse at the beginning? How did he manage the livestock later? How did he become the chief officer of Zhongdu? Finally, how did he become a big Sikou, almost equivalent to the Prime Minister of the state of Lu? This is the duty of the music teacher? Can the ancient music teacher do these things? What Confucius learned is not just a narrow sense of Confucianism Before the canonization, Confucius wanted to be a capable minister to assist the wise princes and promote his own way of governing the country, not the way of musicians! ”
The rat king suddenly realized and said: ”I see, I see! It's stupid of me. Confucius has studied for so many years. How can he only learn from musicians? How can he only teach musicians? Confucius didn't record history personally, and didn't write calligraphy and arithmetic books himself, but Confucius ran private schools. Private schools are not divided into universities and primary schools like official schools. Private schools should teach everything in the Zhou Dynasty and teach all officials ！”
”Children can be taught.” Fang Yun smiled and nodded.
After a pause, Fang Yun continued: ”Ten thousand steps back, even if it is not taught by Confucius, why is it listed as a Confucian classic? Why does it become a compulsory study for Confucian disciples? That is to say, Confucian people think that these are the skills that Confucian people must learn. Then, we can think from another angle, if Confucianism does not learn the six minor arts and the six major arts, what will be the final result? It may be us The things of our ancestors have been completely lost! Will the other official positions you mentioned inherit the ways of the sages? So it doesn't matter whether Confucius taught them. What matters is that Confucianism inherited the learning of the sages! If you don't take it, Confucianism will keep it! Then these are the learning of Confucianism, which is taught by Confucius! ”
The rat king kept nodding.
The king of the wolf yuan sighed, ”Mr. Fang, is today's debate about the legendary struggle for banquet? Is it a scripture feast? Is it a struggle for the holy way?”
The rat King hurriedly said, ”if I really want to win the seat, I'm afraid I'll take the skin and flesh under my ass. this is just asking for advice and dispelling doubts, not a struggle for the holy way.”
King langyuan said with a smile, ”when I read the Analects of Confucius, I admired Kong Sheng and his disciples who appeared in the Analects. When the time is ripe in the future, you and I can record the words of Sir in the holy Valley, or can it be a prescription?”
”It's not right,” said the rat King shaking his head. ”The prescription is like a doctor's common saying. It's not solemn. It can be called the prescription book or the prescription classic.”
”Fang Jing is more appropriate,” said King langyuan.
”Can I call 'mouse' in the book?”