"You?" Mu Yuanyuan still didn't believe it.
“The Book of Rites says, ‘It is noble to have virtue, to respect the elderly, and to be kind to the young.’ Virtue comes first. Virtue is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. The fourth leader is affectionate and righteous. How can he not be worthy of the word ‘virtue’? Since he has virtue, isn’t he also noble?” Uncle Luo said.
Mu Yuanyuan's younger brother, who was about ten years old, said, "Tch, a bunch of rebels, and they dare to call themselves benevolent, righteous, wise, and trustworthy?"
After he finished speaking, the sons and nephews of the other marquises echoed him, as if they had come prepared and that they might not necessarily be of one mind with the Marquis of Xinyang.
However, Uncle Luo's side was not to be outdone. Several seemingly refined-looking men stepped out from behind, clearly having come prepared as well.
Li Ruo glanced at Xie Xiao. No wonder he was so calm. It turned out he had already consulted a think tank. But how did he know that Mu Yuanyuan was going to cause trouble?
What followed was practically a debate.
Luo Shu's men quoted Mencius, saying that if a ruler treats his ministers like brothers, the ministers will treat the ruler like a confidant; if a ruler treats his ministers like dogs and horses, the ministers will treat the ruler like an enemy.
There's also what Xunzi said: "Filial piety at home and brotherly love outside are minor virtues of man; obedience to superiors and sincerity towards inferiors are moderate virtues of man; following the Way rather than the ruler, and following righteousness rather than the father are great virtues of man..."
They left the people from the Marquis of Xinyang's mansion speechless.
Later, when discussing etiquette, it was said that "etiquette is practice." Practice means putting things into action. Whether someone is considered to be courteous is not determined by what they say, but by what they do.
Furthermore, there are sayings like "times change, and so should etiquette," and "women should also have their own ideas and be able to make decisions about their own marriages," etc.
Marquis Xinyang was also taken aback, "What is this, Boss...?"
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