Chapter 149 Young Master Li

Although Taoism advocates equality, it is also deeply influenced by Confucianism. Many Taoists still have the Confucianism in their bones. The king is the king, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son. Find a father who is strong enough, and then turn those who are not as good as you into sons and grandsons.

This idea has even permeated into every bit of life. For example, if someone admires someone very much, others will not like it, so they call him someone's "filial son". What's more, some people admire someone to the extreme and call him dad. Even scolding people is based on this set of ethics. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than a question of who is whose father.

To put it in a broader sense, the attitude of the Central Plains Dynasty towards the surrounding vassal states is the same. Therefore, the people of the Central Plains like to regard many vassal states as the sons and grandsons of the Central Plains Dynasty, and quickly get great satisfaction and pleasure from it, because this kind of pleasure due to the confusion of ethics and seniority has been deeply engraved in their bones, and even everyone has a scale to weigh the gains and losses of ethics in their hearts, which cannot be erased.

Whether it is the Western Holy Court or the Eastern Daoism, they are still at the level of thought, but the Confucian doctrine has penetrated into the bone marrow and turned into every word and action. Even the people in the Central Plains do not realize that their actions and thoughts have been completely Confucianized.

Zhang Yuelu was born in a Taoist family, and what she learned was mainly Taoist classics, not Confucian classics, so the influence she received was far less than that of ordinary people, and she had doubts about Confucianism a long time ago.

She likes the principles of Confucianism very much, and it is very good to use them to be a person. She has nothing to disapprove of. It must be admitted that at a certain historical stage, Confucianism was indeed very advanced, but if the Confucian system is still used to govern the world now, it would be very inappropriate.

A Taoist ancestor once said that there is only one and a half saints in the world, one saint is the Supreme Daozu, and the half saint is the Supreme Saint Teacher. The Supreme Daozu has "Dao Lun" and "De Lun", collectively known as the Five Thousand Words of Morality, which have both the view of the world and the view of the universe, and the human world and the universe jointly construct a complete world. The Great Sage and the First Master only had a view of the world, not the universe. Therefore, thousands of years later, the ideas and concepts of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor still shine in the world, while the Confucian school is constantly criticized.

From this point of view, the Confucian school has some inherent deficiencies.

The Confucian school regards the world as one family, and the state affairs as family affairs. In a family, the most important thing is not right or wrong, but harmony and stability. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to judge family affairs. In a family, it is difficult to really explore right and wrong. It is not black or white, which is called the golden mean. However, the Confucian school's self-cultivation advocates being an upright gentleman. The concept of self-cultivation conflicts with the concept of governing the country. The final result is that everyone is forced to be a hypocrite, which is called the people's heart is downward.

Because of this, the voices of de-Confucianization within the Taoist sect never stopped, and the Confucian sect also realized its own problems. Although Xunzi and Yasheng continued to patch up, after the Neo-Confucian sages completely Confucianized Confucianism, the principles of heaven were deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the barriers of etiquette were built high, which was irreversible. Even though the sages of Xinxue came out later and proposed the concept of the unity of the three religions to liberate people's hearts, they wanted to make an unprecedented great reform of Confucianism and reshape a new Confucianism, but in the end, because of too much internal resistance and the deep-rooted Neo-Confucianism, it still died without a disease. M..

In other words, Confucianism is not static, but constantly updated and iterated, absorbing the concepts of Legalism and Taoism, and even blending some Buddhist concepts, so the Xinxue school can naturally propose the unity of the three religions. In a sense, Confucianism has indeed fallen, and the pure Confucianism has long died in the pile of old papers like its old enemy Mohism.

Of course, the same is true for Taoism. Today's Taoism is also the Taoism after the integration of the three religions, and it is even more diverse. In addition to Buddhism, Confucianism, and Legalism, it has also absorbed Mohism, Yin-Yang School, Agriculture School, etc. It is precisely because of the diversity of Taoism that the internal resistance is not great, and it finally succeeds. This is also the reason why the voice of the integration of the three religions has always been the mainstream of Taoism.

After the failure of the School of Mind to save the world, the out-of-date Confucianism can only retreat and hand over the world to others.

In other words, the integration of the three religions is the general trend. The dispute between Taoism and Confucianism and the dispute between Taoism and Buddhism is still the question of who is the master, and it also means who is the father. Therefore, this idea of ​​ethical superiority and inferiority is probably impossible to completely eliminate, and it will be passed down from generation to generation.

Zhang Yuelu understands this truth, so she does not oppose the existence of Confucianism, but opposes Confucianism to govern the world. The last sentence "sitting and discussing Taoism" is quite obscure, but it hits a key point of Confucianism.

Confucianism is about the order of superiority and inferiority. Asking for advice from people who are not as good as oneself is "asking from below", which is the difference between high and low. Because of the "difference", "asking questions from below" is shameful. How can a standing person ask a kneeling person? Therefore, "not being ashamed to ask questions from below" has become a virtue.

Taoism is about equality. Since it is equal, there is no distinction between asking questions from above and asking questions from below. What is the relationship between asking questions and shame? Since there is no relationship, there is naturally no "shame".

These Confucian disciples dared to trouble Zhang Yuelu, so they must have some real talents and knowledge. They have also studied the debate between Zhang Yuelu and Qin Lingge. How could they not hear the allusion in Zhang Yuelu's words? Someone immediately retorted: "Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, who in the world does not regard His Majesty the Emperor as a father? How can the emperor, father and ministers not distinguish between the upper and lower? Is the son going to oppress the father?"

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "Father, king, you must recognize your father before you are willing to accept it. If you recognize your father, you can suppress others with loyalty and filial piety. I want to ask, my surname is Zhang, and His Majesty the Emperor's surname is Qin, how did he become my father? If His Majesty the Emperor If he is really my father, and even the father of all the people in the world, why is it that some people are princesses, but I cannot be a princess? Why are some people clothed in fine clothes, and others are clothed in the clothes of cattle and horses, and eat the food of pigs and dogs? What is this? What’s the truth? You’re probably saying that the thunder and rain are not caused by God’s grace, right?”

The Confucian scholar's face turned red from suppressing his emotions. He didn't know how to refute, so he could only say loudly: "It's treasonous and unethical, it's treasonous and unethical!"

The smile on Zhang Yuelu's face suddenly faded, and he said coldly: "I don't know that our Taoist disciples only know that there is the 'Master Master of Yin and Yang Gong who surpasses Zijiji Zhenren', but they don't know that there is a Holy Emperor."

The face of a person who was watching from a distance changed slightly, and he sighed: "These losers who have read the books of sages can't do it with their hands, and they can't use their words either."

The attendant next to him joked: "You can't blame them for being useless."

The man's face darkened: "Why aren't they too useless?"

The follower smiled flatteringly and said: "The Great Sage Ancestor looked down upon the Confucian masters back then. They read Confucianism's books, and Zhang Yuelu read the Great Sage Ancestor's books. How could he compare to Zhang Yuelu? This is one of the reasons. Call the emperor the Great Master. Rather than the emperor, this was the decision made by the Holy Ancestor back then, which shows that the Holy Ancestor was far-sighted. From these two points, it can be seen that it was not this group of people who lost to Zhang Yuelu, but the Confucian sect that lost to my ancestors of the Li family. Who let it go? Did Zhang Yuelu learn from our Li family?"

The man's face turned from gloomy to clear, and he said happily: "Good slave, you can talk."

Taishang Taoist ancestor’s surname is Li, and Xuansheng’s surname is also Li. The Li family has always called themselves descendants of Taishang Taoist and Xuansheng. They call Taishang Taoist ancestor the Great Saint Ancestor and Xuansheng the Holy Ancestor. Starting from the theory of the resurgence of Taoism in the middle, they are all descendants of saints. Therefore, some people in the Li family have always regarded Taoism as their own private property and Taoism as a private school of the family.

Then the identity of these two people is self-evident.

On the other side, another Confucian scholar said: "Xunqing said: 'Follow righteousness but not the father; follow the way but not the king.' Ya Sheng said: 'The people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least.' That's what you said. The shackles are not Confucianism itself, but that you can only see the metaphysical, and your understanding cannot get a glimpse of the metaphysical. You do not understand the true meaning and stick to the surface. This is how you dare to blaspheme the classics."

Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "I don't judge whether these two sages are right or wrong. I only say the word 'equality'. There are inevitable differences between superiors and inferiors, but masters and slaves should not be forcibly divided. Do you know how to write the word 'chen' in oracle bone inscriptions?" ? Submission, like a raised eye, does not dare to look directly. It originally means a slave. Aren't officials the servants of the monarch? Why don't loyalty to the monarch mean being loyal to the master? ? This is the rule of your Confucian sect. If you are willing to be a slave, that is your business. "

"There are only people in our Taoist sect, and people are divided into upper and lower levels. They are nothing more than real people and ordinary people, but they are all people after all. There are no emperors. Only those who have ascended to immortality can add the word 'jun', but no one calls themselves a slave. I don't If you are willing to be a slave, but do not want to recognize others as your father, how can you become a king and a fatherless person? How can you abandon your country and your family because of the so-called "no king and no father"? Do you think that the king and the country are one? Are fatherhood and starting a family the same thing?”

The Confucian scholars all changed their expressions.

Zhang Yuelu shouted coldly: "That's all, get out of the way!"

Confucian scholars do not retreat.

Zhang Yuelu was no longer polite, and the photo paper turned into a three-foot stick, moving straight forward.

Everyone in the Confucian sect felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Zhang Yuelu's footsteps became faster and faster, and he passed by the first Confucian scholar in an instant. The paper stick in his hand also hit the Confucian scholar's knees hard, causing him to kneel on one knee.

The Confucian scholar couldn't even see clearly how Zhang Yuelu made his move.

After Zhang Yuelu became a heavenly being, not even Qin Lingge could be her opponent, let alone these ordinary Confucian disciples?

Zhang Yuelu was seen passing through thirteen Confucian disciples, waving the paper stick thirteen times in his hand, and clearing a path among hundreds of people.

Behind Zhang Yuelu, many Confucian disciples turned over and lay on the ground.

On the front line of Zhang Yuelu's advance, there was only the last Confucian scholar left, his face pale and his two limbs trembling.

The three-foot short stick made of white paper was only less than an inch away from his forehead.

Zhang Yuelu did not swing the stick after all. He slowly put away the paper stick and said, "If what I said is wrong, then the Confucian sect should be the master of the world. Why has it become a thing of the past?"

After that, Zhang Yuelu walked around the Confucian scholar.

The Confucian scholar sat down on the ground, unable to say a single word in rebuttal.

"Bai Wuyi is a scholar." The young master named Li snorted coldly and turned to leave.

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction of Mr. Li.

The face of the young man named Li changed slightly.

In an instant, a tiny red dot appeared on his forehead, and blood slowly spread from the red dot. It was as sharp as a needle tip at first, and in the blink of an eye it was as big as a copper coin.

Zhang Yuelu then retracted his gaze and walked towards Yuxu Palace.

The young man surnamed Li reached out and wiped the blood from his eyebrows with a gloomy look in his eyes.