In the eighth year of the Qin Dynasty, in the land of Qilu, in the sea of mulberry trees, in the small sage village.
"The Master said," Isn't it also right to say that you learn and practice it from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar? Isn't it a gentleman to be ignorant and not angry?”
The sound of young children reading in unison resounded in the sky above the small Sage Manor. The atmosphere of knowledge and elegance filled the place, making people feel as if they could understand etiquette and honor when they stepped in.
The Lesser Sage Manor was the main location of the world-renowned Confucian school, known as the world's Confucian school.
The manor was like an exquisite painting. Every scene was like a carefully drawn landscape painting, making people forget to leave.
Stone bridges, curved corridors, rockery, pools, and other elements were ingeniously fused together to form the beautiful landscape of the Confucian Sect.
The Small Saint Manor occupied a vast area. Although it was called a manor, in fact, a large area of this area belonged to the Small Saint Manor. There was even a small mountain peak here.
On the mountain peak, there were pine trees and cypresses. Birds were chirping and butterflies were dancing.
There was an ancient pine tree standing alone on a flat and open rock in the mountain. It was firm and unyielding, simple and noble.
Under the pine tree, an old man in embroidered clothes was kneeling on the ground. He had the air of a sage and was handsome.
The old man was none other than the Confucian Grandmaster, Master Xun. He was the person with the highest seniority in the Confucian school, and the hierarchy of seniority in the Confucian school was clear. Xun Zi's status in the current Confucian school was evident.
At this time, Xun Zi was serious. Rows of Confucian disciples were kneeling on the ground, looking at Han Fei, who was standing in the middle of the crowd and talking frankly.
"The farmers in the Lishan area occupied each other's fields, so Shun went there to cultivate. A year later, the dispute over the fields was resolved.”
"Fishermen on the Yellow River fought over fishing grounds. Shun went there to fish, and after a year, the good places were given to the older people.”
"The pottery made by the pottery workers of Dongyi was crude and not strong. Shun went there to make pottery. After a year, the pottery made was strong.”
"Confucius praised that farming, fishing, and making pottery were not Shun's duties, but Shun did these things to correct the ills there. Shun was indeed benevolent.”
"Shun was willing to personally come to these difficult places, so the people followed him. Saints used morality to influence people.”
Han Fei looked around as if he was praising Confucius 'words, but the Confucians here all looked terrible because they knew that Han Fei would definitely turn around and criticize Confucius.
Han Fei had done this countless times.
However, although they were angry, when they saw Han Fei looking at them, the Confucian students present all looked away and didn't dare to look at him because they couldn't find a place to refute him.
Only when Han Fei's eyes fell on Ying Wei, who was also kneeling on the cushion, did he blink and smile.
Ying Wei smiled back when he saw Han Fei looking at him, and the exchange of glances between them made the Confucian students even more indignant.
It had been four years since Ying Wei met Han Fei.
Four years ago, Ying Wei and Han Fei left the State of Wei and came to the State of Qi. They had planned to visit Jixia Learning Palace, where Mencius, Zou Zi, Shen Zi, and other wise men had gathered.
However, due to a strange combination of factors, the two of them came to the Small Sage Manor first and became disciples of Xun Zi.
From then on, the two of them finally stopped in their tracks and settled down in the Little Sage Manor. They also gave up on their trip to Jixia Learning Palace.
Confucianism paid attention to seniority. Although Ying Wei and Han Fei were apprenticed at the same time, because Han Fei was older, Han Fei was the senior brother and Ying Wei was the junior brother.
While studying under Xunzi, Han Fei combined the three theories of Legalism and wrote a book.
In these four years, Ying Wei was not inferior. He came to the Pre-Qin Era and witnessed the debate of a hundred schools of thought. Especially after he transmigrated, he was intelligent and quick-witted. No matter what he learned, he was very fast.
Although Ying Wei was a modern person with extremely advanced thoughts, he would not underestimate any of the theories of these philosophers.
In these four years, Ying Wei had also put everything aside and focused on studying under Xun Zi. He had integrated the thoughts that were suitable for this era and also wrote books.
He didn't want to leave his name in history, but he wanted to leave a deep mark in history.
Of course, the concept that Ying Wei described was not the modern idea of the people being the masters of the country.
No matter what ideas they had, they were all of the times. In this era of semi-slavery and semi-feudalism, those modern ideas were too whimsical and unrealistic.
Han Fei advocated Legalism, which was not the modern rule of law but the way of magic.
Legalism was full of extreme monarchical ideas. It seemed to agree that everyone was equal before the law, but it also supported the king to be above the law.
At the same time, Han Fei, who had mastered Legalism, talked about the emperor's mind and the law of controlling his subordinates in his works, and the Legalism theory was full of strategies to enslave and weaken the people.
Ying Wei supported part of the Legalism School's theories, but he scoffed at the other part.
In Ying Wei's opinion, Legalism could only be used as a technique, but not as a way to govern a country. The fate of the Qin Dynasty and the various legalists in history had already proved that those who practiced this path would definitely die a horrible death.
Ying Wei's theory was a combination of Confucian morality and Legalism, advocating both morality and punishment.
This was also the theory that the future Confucians would use to maintain the stability of the dynasty after they absorbed Legalism as a powerful tool for feudal dictatorship.
The history of China in the next 2,000 years proved that this theory was the most suitable in the feudal era.
The Confucians of the later generations were actually an improved version of Confucians that merged with Legalism.
The Grand Unification Empire itself was built on the classic Legalism line of thought. It could be said that the only reason why the later generations revered Confucianism was because the Confucians had mastered copying homework!
Sometimes, Ying Wei would also mutter in his heart, thinking that the future generations would call him Ying Weizi.
This was because he had already prepared a set of feudal ruling ideology in this semi-slave society.
It wasn't that Ying Wei didn't advocate feudalism, but that feudalism was an improvement compared to slavery.
The current Ying Wei was mainly using this theory to stand firm in the present. A deeper theory was not suitable for the current Ying Wei to speak of.
When he settled down in the future, he could write a new book and talk about capitalist and capitalist theories. When people in the future read his books, they would definitely be amazed and think that his vision had broken through the limitations of the times.
However, that was something that would happen in the future. Even if the people of this era saw these theories, they would only think that they were the same as the Mohist school's theories, looking at flowers in the fog and building a castle in the air.
While Ying Wei was recalling the past four years, Han Fei continued to talk. Han Fei asked loudly,""…I'm sure everyone here knows what Confucius said.”
"Then, Han Fei, may I ask, where was Yao when the story about Shun told by Confucius happened?”
As soon as he finished speaking, none of the scholarly students present made a sound.
Because they knew that when they gave the correct answer, Han Fei would be waiting for them.
Subconsciously, the gazes of the many scholarly students turned to a man in his early thirties.
The man had a mature appearance and a clear gaze. He was the current leader of the scholarly faction, Fu Nian, who had taken over at a young age.
Fu Nian saw everyone looking at him, but he didn't say anything. He couldn't help but curse in his heart. Who would answer such a trap?
Seeing that their sect master did not say anything, the students looked hopefully at Xun Zi again, hoping that this senior granduncle would answer.
Unfortunately, Xun Zi was still unsmiling. He only stroked his white beard and did not say a word.
At this moment, a loud voice said,"Yao was the emperor at that time!"”
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and saw that it was indeed Ying Wei. The faces of the scholarly students darkened.
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