Daqin: Confucianism, Law, and Taoism

Little Sage Village, the bamboo forest hut where Xunzi retreated.

The morning sun shines through the openwork windows, and a teapot pours white smoke into the house.

The faint aroma of tea pervades the pleasant house, and it has the artistic conception of 'picking chrysanthemums southeast, leisurely seeing the South Mountain'.

Sometimes Huan Wei envies such a leisurely and secluded life, but he understands better that he is a layman, and he has not seen prosperity, how dare he say that he can see through prosperity?

Coming to this pre-Qin period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and only standing at the peak of the world and overlooking all living beings was what he did not want.

Moreover, even the teacher Xunzi visited all over the country when he was young, became an official, and returned to the Little Sage Village until he was older, focusing on only being a sage book.

Will the teacher have regrets in his heart? After all, no matter what the hundred schools of thought are, in fact, it is essential to have the king's attention and be able to fully display what they have learned in their lives, so as to enrich the country and strengthen the people with their own doctrine.

Although the two Confucians and Mo are the manifestations of the world, it is only that these two theories are relatively more in line with the expectations of the people at the bottom.

The number of the ruling class is ultimately a minority, and the doctrine naturally expected by the ruling class is manifestation.

However, the Moist doctrine is too ethereal, and the Confucian doctrine is not valued by the upper echelons now, which can be described as depressed.

At the end of this Warring States period, it is necessary to use the 'law' to become stronger.

Huan Wei thought that things were a little distracted, and Xunzi waited until the water temperature was enough, and then poured himself a cup of fragrant tea.

He blew the floating tea foam, looking old-fashioned, like an old pedant.

"Ready to return to the Qin Kingdom?"

Seeing that Huan Wei did not speak, Xunzi took the initiative to speak.

Huan Wei came to his senses and said to Xunzi, "... Yes, the disciple was ready to go back to the Qin Kingdom, and this was to bid farewell to the teacher. "

Xunzi bowed his head slightly, "... Going to the Qin Kingdom, what you will have to face later, the teacher can't give you any advice. "

Although Xunzi once worshipped Shangqing, he did not become any real power official, and if he wanted to climb the ranks in the official field, pure learning was useless.

Learning is learning, officialdom is officialdom, and it is not the same.

"After all, students have to make a breakthrough on their own, so how can they always shelter in the shadow of the division commander?"

Huan Wei said unimpressedly.

Seriously, don't look at Xunzi's future fame, but in this era, compared with his identity as the Chang'an Jun of the Qin State, it is really nothing.

If he waited for the Qin Kingdom to dominate the world, and Huan did not return to the Little Sage Zhuang, Xunzi, the teacher, would also be greeted with the courtesy of the princes.

Xunzi didn't talk deeply on this topic, he just glanced at Huan Weiwei, and his old-fashioned face showed a smile and said:

“...... If you appear in front of some experts in the rivers and lakes now, it is estimated that no one will regard you as a Confucian disciple, only that you are a Taoist disciple. "

Huan Weixiao asked, "... Didn't the teacher say that he couldn't do martial arts? "

Xunzi winked at him: "... Did I just say I would do martial arts? "

Huan Wei and Xunzi looked at each other, and the master and apprentice laughed loudly.

Today, Huan has not practiced Confucian martial arts, but has learned the heart of Taoism.

Therefore, his internal strength gives people the feeling of being more Taoist, but his external temperament is the gentle and gentle appearance of Confucianism.

Whether it is the majesty of Legalism or the ethereal Taoism, it is not as grounded as the gentleness of Confucianism, and it is easier for people, especially women, to have a good impression.

"If Chisongzi and Xiaoyaozi see you, they will wonder whether you are a disciple of the Heavenly Sect or the Human Sect."

Xunzi thought it was also quite interesting, his own good Confucian people, the disciples taught were really strange.

Huan Wei shook his head and said, "... Whether it is the Heavenly Sect or the Human Sect, I am not interested, and it seems to me that when they are divided into 'Heaven and Man Sects', they have already lost their original meaning. "

Xunzi asked, "... Oh? Can't you see the two cases of heaven and man? "

Huan Wei nodded and shook his head again, "... It can't be said that it can't be seen, the so-called concept is just a matter of moving the tongue, and what can really explain its own concept lies in its 'action'. "

"The concept of the Renzong emphasizes that all sentient beings are treated equally, and they think that the Heavenly Sect is too ruthless, so they actively enter the world."

"However, despite joining the WTO, Renzong does not have a more accurate set of rules of conduct and target programs, nor does it explain its own way of governing the country, which is far from Confucianism."

"The Heavenly Sect emphasizes the integration of selflessness into heaven and earth, and believes that the Human Sect is too addicted to the hatred of the country and the family, but the Heavenly Sect still requires disciples to enter the world, so as to comprehend the idea of detachment in the process of entering the world."

"In this process, the disciples of the Heavenly Sect are probably more likely to be involved in the whirlpool of this world than the disciples of the Human Sect, and they are more like the Human Sect than the Human Sect."

"The Tao Te Ching made by Lao Tzu is not only a thoroughfare, but also the idea of governing the country, but future generations of disciples have to separate them, which is simply to abandon the book and go to the end."

"The Sect of Heaven seeks 'virtue', and the Sect of Heaven seeks 'Dao', right, this is their 'Dao', but it also loses its original meaning."

The Taoist Tianren Sect of this world is more like a martial arts sect in Huan Wei's opinion, and it is only rich in martial arts masters.

What they do is no longer conveying their own ideas.

Once Taoism and Moism were Xianxue, but now Confucianism has replaced Taoism.

It's not that Taoism can't do it, but that these later generations of disciples have taken a crooked path.

Xunzi didn't have any comments on Huan Wei's words, but just asked, "... So in your eyes, what is the Tao? "

Huan Wei thought for a while, and slowly spoke:

“...... In the eyes of the disciples, the Tao can be a method and method of governing the country from below, a deep-rooted thought in the middle, and the law of all natural things above. "

"Therefore, what is the 'Dao', the disciples do not know, the disciples are also 'seeking the Dao'!"

Xunzi stroked his beard and smiled, "... Lao Tzu Yanwu does not know its name, strong words know the Dao, if you know what 'Dao' is, Bei Xizi will come to worship you as a teacher. "

"Son has not gone, go and ask the way in your heart, compared to your senior brother and junior brother, my Confucian way can only be carried forward in you."

Huan Wei took a deep breath and solemnly bowed, "... The disciple took his leave, hoping that the teacher would take care of his health, and when he saw him next time, the disciple did not know when. "

Xun Zi sat down and accepted the worship of Huan Wei.

Without saying a word, he turned to leave, and he finally looked at this bamboo forest, leaving no regrets, and decided to leave.

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