Chapter 144 Two Magical Treasures of Confucianism: Taking What Is Used and Quality Education
Ji Ni died. The Zhou emperor who completely brought the Zhou royal family down from a second-rate country to the lord of Luoyi City died on a rainy day.
This Zhou emperor can be regarded as a legend among the Zhou kings. After all, he is the only one who can personally put crowns on six princes.
Moreover, all the royal land was lost. King You and King Li were no better than him. I wonder if they would be beaten to death if they could really meet King Wu after their death.
The State of Luo sent a rare letter to Wang Ji, directly saying that Ji Ni would cause disaster for King You and asking the royal family to give Ji Ni a bad posthumous title.
The Zhou royal family saw from this that Luo State was extremely dissatisfied with Ji Ni. Faced with the last vassal state that had never claimed to be a king and still recognized itself, the new emperor obediently gave Ji Ni a bad posthumous title.
Time is the greatest thing in the world. When the leaves fall and the autumn cicadas cry sadly, Luo Ce, who has already become old and weak, approaches the end of his life.
Before his death, Luo Ze lamented his lackluster life and said: "I regret not being born in the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty.
But I was not born when the Mandate of Zhou fell, and that is what makes me uneasy.
I have a bad feeling in my heart. I don’t know what kind of hardships you will encounter in the future, but I believe that the Luo family’s disciples who have experienced ups and downs are capable of bearing any disaster. "
There was a deep sense of worry in Luo Ce's words. Bang Zhou was collapsing step by step, and the future of the Luo family was full of uncertainty.
Luo Li knelt beside the couch, held Luo Ce's hand and comforted him, "Father, don't worry too much. The Su King is protecting the Luo family from the nine heavens.
Only the most beautiful and colorful flowers can grow on the land watered by blood and flesh. The end of Luoguo's mission is the beginning of Luo's family. The family members have been looking forward to the arrival of that day. "
The deaths of Ji Ni and Luo Ce proved the end of an era. The monarchs who had been kings in the past died one after another within a few years. In an era of rule by man, the impact of the death of a monarch was immeasurable.
The State of Chu smoothly transitioned to the next king, while the old nobles in the State of Qin began to prepare for counterattacks against the reforms, but the State of Yan was the most affected.
The strength of the State of Yan was entirely supported by King Zhao of Yan and a group of wise ministers.
The sudden death of King Zhao of Yan caused Le Yi to lose his strongest support. The new King of Yan was mean and ungrateful, and did not trust Le Yi, the general who held great power.
A classic plot of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: the previous ruler passed away, and the old ministers who had been on good terms with the previous ruler were marginalized, and eventually the regime came to an end.
The only lesson humanity has learned from history is that it learns no lessons.
This process was repeated in the State of Yan. Le Yi, a top minister who was ranked among the most famous throughout history, had no choice but to leave the State of Yan to avoid being killed.
The valuable minister was thus squeezed out of the country by the King of Yan himself. The State of Zhao happily accepted the fleeing Le Yi and made him a king.
The State of Yan that lost Yue Yi was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. Despite having all the advantages, it was still defeated by the Prince Shen of Qi. The State of Qi made a comeback and restored its country.
However, some Yan nobles said that they saw the armies of Han and Chu in the Qi army. There were also many merchants from Luo in Qi, and a large amount of food and weapons were transported from Luo.
It is not known whether this story is true or not, but it is an indisputable fact that the several years of war between Yan and Qi ended in mutual defeat.
War, accumulating strength, and then war again, this is the daily routine of all nations.
Luo Guo’s daily life is the academy, and more academy.
The Luo Kingdom royal family pays the most attention to the academy. Among the feedback occasionally received by the ancestors over the years, the academy is the top priority.
In the current Luo State Academy, Confucianism is becoming more and more powerful, and the foundation of its power lies in two magic weapons - education and borrowing.
The struggle among the Hundred Schools of Thought is like the struggle among nations. It is not only about the superiority of theories, but also about the number of talented people.
Military strategy is a powerful weapon, but it is only passed on to the closest children. It is destined not to die out, but will never flourish.
The Legalists and the School of Diplomacy were prominent schools of thought at the time. Once they gained the trust of the monarch, they could rise from commoners to ministers in one day. However, even among fellow teachers, the struggles were extremely fierce, and could often be a matter of life and death. It was a dream to expect them to form a united school.
Taoist learning is a popular discipline in the contemporary world, but the most prominent one is Yang Zhu's teachings. The true teachings of Lao Tzu are rare.
The Mohist school, which was as famous as Yang Zhu's school, gradually deviated from Mozi's thoughts after entering the officialdom of various countries. Not to mention universal love and non-aggression, they even stopped insisting on frugal burials and frugal spending.
Qi Mo's boastful talk has deviated from the grassroots approach that the Mohist school has always adhered to.
Qin Mo became a craftsman just like Gongshu Shi, working hard for the great cause of Qin and trying to end war with war.
The Chu Mo group is a group of knights who do not care about life and death but value their promises. However, elite Moists die all the time, so how can the inheritance be passed down?
Luo Li just wants to say one thing, the orthodoxy of Mohism lies in the Luo family!
There were also some declining schools. If Luo had not preserved their classics and used them to educate the children of the royal family, he had no doubt that some of these schools would have been directly lost in the tide of history.
Only Confucianism was an exception. In the past, Confucius traveled around the countries. Although he was unsuccessful in his official career, Confucianism flourished greatly.
This has remained the case over the years, with the most outstanding Confucian scholars generally not valued by monarchs of various countries.
Compared with those Legalist disciples who often hold high positions, monarchs are more willing to let Confucian disciples who advocate the kingly way simply serve as tablets to create an image for themselves that they love talents and the people.
However, Confucianism did not decline because of this. Instead, more and more talents emerged in an endless stream. This is because Confucian education and inheritance are so good.
It was first inherited within the family, then spread to the disciples' families by recruiting disciples, and also very flexibly absorbed the ideas of other schools. This way of inheritance, which is based mainly on the master-disciple relationship and supplemented by blood ties, and is not stubborn, is very difficult to interrupt.
The great Confucian scholars were not worried about the disappearance of the Confucian heritage. In fact, because there were too many talented people in Confucianism and the different doctrines of the hundreds of schools of thought that were integrated into various factions, different branches developed within Confucianism itself to fight with each other.
Fortunately, the Luo family had already copied Confucianism. No matter how these Confucian factions fought, Luo Minggong and Confucius were always on the top. In addition, there was Su Wang, the undisputed first saint recognized by all schools, to suppress them and they could not turn the tables.
Unlike Luo Ce who was well versed in Taoism, Luo Li was proficient in both Confucianism and Mohism. Even though there were so many talented people in Confucianism, he was still one of the most learned scholars.
Moreover, the number of classics in the Luo family is far beyond the imagination of other Confucian disciples. While others are still working behind closed doors, Luo Li has already started to practice theories from the vast books on government. In this world where no sages appear, Luo Li believes that he is already the most outstanding Confucian scholar of the time.
It was not until he saw the bamboo slips in his hand and read the magnificent and sharp articles that he could not help but sigh: "Confucianism has produced another wise man.
Life is what I desire, and righteousness is what I desire; since I cannot have both, I would rather sacrifice life for righteousness.
Take life and death lightly and value promises seriously. Is there any article that is more thorough than this one?
If I accept ten thousand gold coins without distinguishing between propriety and morality, what benefit will ten thousand gold coins bring to me?
It is really thought-provoking. Most of the books written by hundreds of authors are difficult and obscure. What kind of person with strong will could have written an article like this?
He should be respectfully called son."
Prince Hong couldn't let it go. The royal family of Luo State now basically studied Taoism, Confucianism and Mohism. Prince Hong was one of those who preferred Confucianism. "Father, I don't know which country this Mencius is from. We should ask Kong Qi to invite this great sage to Luo State immediately.
If this great sage is unmarried, then we should look at his appearance. If he is decent, we should marry him to a girl from the royal family. I believe that girls from the royal family will agree to this after seeing this article. "
Luo Li nodded and smiled, "Since Kong Qi sent this article, it means that this Mencius is willing to come to Luo State. You should do it quickly. Your father can't wait to meet this great sage and read his article."
Great! Mencius is finally out. His thoughts are really amazing. You can see from the book that my thoughts are deeply influenced by Mencius. His articles and Zhuangzi's articles are even more amazing in the pre-Qin period.
(End of this chapter)
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