" Sect Master…Second Grand Master…"
A few exclamations immediately caused the surrounding scholarly disciples to make way.
Fu Nian and Yan Lu walked all the way to the door and saw a child dressed in coarse linen clothes standing in the middle of the crowd with a calm expression. He held his little head high. Although he was surrounded by so many people and was alone in a verbal battle with the scholars, he was not flustered and had a calm attitude.
This was a commoner?
Fu Nian was a little suspicious. He walked up and asked,""Are you the one who requested to learn to be a master?"
Gao Jing had also gotten carried away. Being in the Warring States Period, he felt extremely aggrieved. When he heard this, he blurted out,"Teacher, you are here to teach and clear my doubts. If I have doubts, how can you be my teacher if you can't answer them?”
Fu Nian didn't mind and asked with a smile,""What doubts can a little child like you have?”
"People aren't born knowing," Gao Jing said bluntly. If you are confused and do not follow your teacher, you will be confused and will not be able to understand it after all.”
Fu Nian secretly savored these words, and his expression became more satisfied. He nodded and said,""If you have any doubts, feel free to ask.”
Gao Jing sized up the person in front of him. He was dignified and elegant, and he knew that this person must have an extraordinary identity.
In the Small Sage Manor, since one's identity was extraordinary, it also meant that one's knowledge was extraordinary…Then, he would ask the Three Questions of Philosophy!
"I asked who I was, where I came from, and where I wanted to go!" Gao Jing said.”
The surrounding people immediately started to cheer, not understanding why this child would ask such a simple question.
"Kid, do you still need to ask others this question?" Someone laughed. Don't you know who you are?”
Fu Nian smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something. He frowned and began to think hard.
"Didn't you say that your name is Jing?”Someone in the crowd shouted. One could tell that it was one of the two people guarding the door.
"I can be called Jing, and you can be called Jing. Anyone can be called Jing, but who is Jing?" Gao Jing asked.”
These words instantly silenced the surroundings.
Gao Jing looked at Fu Nian and asked," Sir, can you answer?"”
Fu Nian pondered for a long time before he shook his head and said,""I can't answer these three questions."
"Howl-"
It was as if a drop of water had fallen into a pot of oil. The surrounding crowd was instantly shocked.
Gao Jing didn't recognize him, but how could the others not recognize this person in front of them?
Even the leader of the scholarly faction couldn't answer this child's question?
"Little friend, how about I answer?”
An old voice came from the back of the crowd, and the crowd immediately made way.
An old man with pale white hair walked over, followed by two people. One of them had a serious expression, while the other was slightly frivolous.
"Master Xun!"
"Even Master Xun was alarmed?”
“……”
Gao Jing was also stunned. The hot-blooded impulse just now began to slowly fade away, and he began to regret it.
Or had he been holding back for too long and suddenly exploded…It was not a good thing to be too high-profile!
The others bowed one after another, and Gao Jing was no exception. He bowed and said respectfully,"Greetings, Master Xun."
He couldn't be disrespectful…After all, he had memorized his texts in middle school. His articles were easy to recite, saving Gao Jing a lot of brain cells.
Gao Jing had to admit this favor!
Master Xun walked up to Gao Jing and looked down at the child in front of him. His eyes were full of smiles as he said,"This old man will try to answer your question. I am me, I came from the living and went out to die.”
Gao Jing blinked his eyes, and his hot blood subsided. His rationality returned, and he naturally wouldn't go against the rules. He bowed respectfully and said,"Thank you for your explanation, sir."
Don't forget that the Confucianists used swords, and they also talked about "physics".
"Looks like you're not satisfied with this answer. To be honest, this old man isn't satisfied either, so I'm only forcing myself to answer…"
Master Xun didn't hide anything. He stroked his beard and smiled."If you have a better answer, why don't you tell me?”
Gao Jing laughed dryly." I don't have an answer. Sir's answer is enough."”
Master Xun looked deeply at Gao Jing and smiled after a moment.""In that case…I have a question for you.”
"Please, sir."
"Do you think human nature is good or evil?”
The expressions of the two people behind Master Xun changed. They looked at each other, and their gazes towards Gao Jing instantly became much more affectionate.
When the two of them entered the sect, Master Xun had asked the same question.
The scholarly faction had lost one of its Eight Elements, and now there were only seven.
Six of them believed that human nature was good, and only Xun Zi believed that human nature was evil.
Only when human nature is evil can there be laws!
That was why Master Xun had two Legalism disciples, one of whom was Han Feizi, who had mastered Legalism and was talked about by later generations.
The other was naturally Li Si.
It was not difficult to guess the identity of the two people behind Master Xun.
Gao Jing had also thought it through. He knew that as long as he answered " human nature is evil," he should be able to become Xun Zi's disciple and cling to his thigh.
However, he was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he felt for the thread-bound book at his waist and hesitated in thought.
Seeing this, Xun Zi's eyes became more and more satisfied as he said gently,""What's wrong? Is this question difficult to answer?"
Sincerity!
Sincerity!
Sincerity!
After repeating it three times, Gao Jing's expression changed. He gritted his teeth and said,""Sir, I believe that human nature is neither good nor evil, but human hearts have conscience!”
Xun Zi paused and asked,"Conscience? However, from Mencius's chapter on devotion: People who can do what they don't learn are good people. What you know without thinking is your conscience?”
Gao Jing looked up at Master Xun and said seriously,""That's right! There is no good or evil body, there is good and evil behavior, knowing good and evil is conscience, doing good and eliminating evil is to investigate things.”
"Tell me in detail!" Master Xun was shocked.”
Gao Jingshen took a deep breath and said," Nature is the essence of the heart. Heaven is the source of nature. The master of the body is the heart. What the heart sends out is the will. The essence of the will is knowledge. Where the will is, it is the object."
There was no good or evil in one's heart. The so-called good or evil was just the movement of one's will. Everyone had conscience and used conscience to distinguish good from evil.
To investigate things is to investigate one's mind, to thoroughly investigate one's own mind, to get rid of malice, to achieve conscience, to unite knowledge and action!”
Xun Zi's expression was shocked. After pondering for a long time, he let out a long sigh of relief. He looked at Gao Jing with a complicated expression and sighed,"Although it has the intent of Daoism, it is the true meaning of Confucianism. I cannot be your teacher…"
After a pause, Master Xun continued,""I'm willing to accept a disciple on behalf of my master. Are you willing?”
Gao Jing was stunned for a moment. He could not believe his ears.
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