Chapter 81 Section 5: Zhang Yi was once again angered by Mencius

Six days later, the culprit who plotted to assassinate Su Qin came to justice, and the state of Qi held a funeral for Su Qin, holding the most grand and grand funeral. The six kingdoms of Shandong and all the remaining 20 or so small princes have sent special envoys for the funeral of the highest noble.As the prime minister of Qin, Zhang Yi served as the special envoy of Qin to attend the funeral.The most striking thing is that the Luoyang Zhou Dynasty also sent a special envoy from the emperor.King Zhou Nan was so grateful for the unworldly feats of this Luoyang commoner that he sent a funeral guard of 3,000 people!According to Zhou etiquette, this guard of honor can only be enjoyed by the princes of the principality, but King Zhou Nan’s edict of the son of heaven stated that "Su Qin is the prime minister of the six countries, and also the prime minister of the royal family, equal to the princes of a big country", "granting the funeral of the principality to show its virtue." .In addition to the grand guard of honor of the Qi State, the entire funeral guard of honor was spread out for more than 30 miles, reaching Su Qin's mausoleum!The people of Linzi were even more outrageous, their cries filled the fields, and the sky and the earth changed color.

Gan De, the astrologer of Qi State, witnessed the grand funeral, and he was filled with emotion: "Su Qin was appointed by heaven, he was humane, and the glory of death is like the time of life, and it is unmatched in the ages!" After the funeral, just as Qi State calmed down, Yan State fell into chaos!Prince Ji Ping and General Shi were attacked by Zizhi, but they were defeated by Zizhi and retreated to Liaodong.Yan State and Qi State have always been closely related to each other. Once Yan State was in chaos, Qi State would be in a state of unrest, and the matter of sending troops to Yan State suddenly became acute!I don't know the reason, but King Xuan of Qi was hesitant to make a decision, and he didn't make a decision for a long time. There were a lot of discussions in Linzi's officialdom and market, and he was more anxious than what happened in his own country.

Zhang Yi only thought about alchemists, but ignored Linzi's anxious comments, and never mentioned Yanqi when he met Lord Mengchang.It turned out that Zhang Yi had a sharp heart: the deeper the entanglement between Yan and Qi, the more Qin would benefit; Qi sent troops to stabilize Yan, which was good for Qi, but not good for Qin; even so, Qin couldn't take the initiative to stand on one side, otherwise it would be bad You can't reap the benefits of a fisherman; but for this, you would rather sit on the sidelines.Although Mr. Mengchang was rough and bold, he knew it well. He never "advised" Zhang Yi on the general situation of the Yan Kingdom, but when he had free time, the two would drink together and sigh with emotion.

On this day, Lord Mengchang said excitedly, "Brother Zhang, Old Master Meng is coming to Zi!" "Do you want to come to teach the Qi army again?" Zhang Yi's faint smile was full of sarcasm. "This time, Master Meng is from the country of Yan. Tell me, what does he want to do?" "Old master." Zhang Yi said with a smile, "I came out of a dangerous country and entered its neighbor, what else can I do?" Mr. Mengchang knew that Zhang Yi had never had a good impression of Mencius, so he turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, Master Meng still has some knowledge."

"Master Meng is knowledgeable, why don't you tell me?" Zhang Yi said with a smile: "If he loses his academic arrogance and then loses his pedantic attitude, this old man is really admirable." "Going to be domineering and pedantic, are you still Master Meng?" Jun Mengchang laughed loudly: "Stop talking, King Qi will have a meeting with Master Meng tomorrow, please accompany me, my lord, just say you will go or not?" "Please, King Qi, how can Zhang Yi not be petty? I will suffer with you." Zhang Yi smiled absent-mindedly, and did not take this matter of entertainment to heart.

After noon that day, Mencius' motorcade entered Linzi.King Xuan of Qi imitated the method of King Qi Wei in the past, and led his ministers and famous scholars from Jixia to the suburban pavilion to welcome him, and held a grand reception banquet in the main hall of Linzi Palace.The gray-haired Mencius sat side by side with King Xuan of Qi, and on the left and right were Zhang Yi and Lord Mengchang. The courtiers and celebrities in the hall were lined up, but it was the unique courtesy of famous masters.Mencius was eloquent and eloquent. During the meeting, he talked with eloquence, telling the experience of the countries he visited, and commenting on the monarchs of various countries from time to time.King Xuan of Qi valued the reputation of respecting the virtuous most, and it was the first time that Kuang had a direct interview with Mencius. He really admired Mencius' knowledge, bearing and knowledge, and was even more interested in Mencius's comments on the king, so he humbly smiled and said: "Mr. I often pass Daliang, but I don't know how the King of Wei is doing?"

"The heirs of the king of Wei are not really kings." It should be known that the state of Wei has been strong for nearly a hundred years and has become the source of civilization in the world.When Mencius said a word, he not only directly called the king of Wei by his name, but also openly showed a contemptuous smile, which surprised everyone in the audience! "Sir, is there any proof for this statement?" King Qi Xuan was still smiling. Mencius calmly said: "Answers with Wei Si, no one respects him. He asked: 'How can the world be peaceful?' I replied: 'The world is set in one, and there will be peace.' He asked again: 'Who is the one who is set in one? Also?" I replied: "It's not easy to kill, the benevolent will be one." He asked again: "If you can't kill, there will be no battle. Who is willing to give up and let the benevolent be one?" I replied: "All people in the world are willing When there is a severe drought in the grain fields, one looks at the clouds, and when the heavy rain falls, the withered seedlings will spring up vigorously. Who can be worthy of this power?' Such a king, if you ask me such a question, how can I be a king?"

After Mencius finished speaking leisurely, there was complete silence in the audience. There was no sound of surprise and admiration that Mencius was familiar with, nor even the fierce opposition and sharp rebuttals that Mencius was familiar with.This can be said to be extremely rare in the Warring States period, which pays attention to "ruthless debate", especially in the presence of more than a hundred famous scholars from Jixia who are passionate about the debate!But Mencius didn't realize it, and he glanced around the hall arrogantly with somewhat chaotic eyes, and smiled leisurely: "Meng Ke has traveled the world for more than forty years, and he has read a lot of people! Only benevolent government and kingly way are used as a tool to measure people, and there is nothing like it." He too."

King Xuan of Qi changed the topic and said with a smile: "Sir, you come from the country of Yan, what do you think of the benevolent government of the country of Yan?" "There is no way in a chaotic state, how can we talk about benevolent government?" Mencius sighed: "The traitor is in power, and the common people are in danger. These are all the crimes of Su Qin." As soon as the words fell to the point, there was a buzz of discussion among the Jixia scholars, and they all looked at Zhang Yi in unison.Su Qin's new funeral, did Zhang Yirong make Mencius blaspheme Su Qin?Looking at Zhang Yi, he looked indifferent and drank alone.But Mr. Mengchang saw at a glance that Zhang Yi's slender iron staff was shaking under the desk!

Knowing that King Xuan of Qi was on his way, he said with a smile: "Sir, how do you think the country of Yan will be stabilized?" "Set up a virtuous monarch, conduct a benevolent government, get rid of treacherous sycophants, stop swords and soldiers, and the country of Yan will be at peace." King Xuan of Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Mencius did not touch the embarrassing topic again, "Sir, the world is the way. Dare I ask you: How can we set up a virtuous monarch, practice benevolent government, eliminate treacherous men, and stop swordsmen?"

Mencius frowned slightly, and his old tone was extremely reserved: "Shangzhi speaks the great way. The subtle skills, the skills of profit and loss, are only pursued by Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and Meng Ke disdains them." As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked, and their eyes all focused on Zhang Yi!King Qi Xuan was also stunned for a moment. "Master Mencius is well-deserved, and he really is a hypocrite." Zhang Yi responded, and a leisurely and sharp comment caused the hall to explode, and there was a lot of discussion—in the world, who would dare to criticize Master Meng directly?" The Great Pseudo-Warrior"?If it was another famous person, King Xuan of Qi would have stopped it. After all, Mencius is a master in the world, how could he be so embarrassed?But this is Zhang Yi, who is famous all over the world, and the prestigious Prime Minister of Qin State. Besides, Mencius provoked him first, how could he openly stop him? Mencius was extremely uncomfortable, and asked in a deep voice, "Is Zhang Yi under your feet?" "Small skills, the art of profit and loss, those who are vertical and horizontal, Zhang Yi is also." Mencius originally drank two jugs too much, but now his face was even redder, and he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.For more than forty years, Mencius traveled around the world, although none of them dared to use him, his fame grew as he traveled, and gradually he did not place high hopes on any country, and he leisurely became a great master who transcended preaching.In this way, on the contrary, he let go of his speech without any scruples, which is in line with Mencius's arrogant nature, and also makes Mencius' eloquence ability fully displayed.In recent years, Mencius has become more prestigious, and all countries regard him as a great virtuous master. Mencius is even more free and easy. He often dismisses the scholars and officials accompanying the banquet, and only answers to the king's questions, just like a commoner prince.Often, when the banquet is over and the debate is over, Mencius asks Wan Zhang: "Who are the people who are here today? Who is the disciple of the debater?" If it weren't for Wan Zhang, ordinary disciples deliberately wrote down the names of the attendants because they wanted to record Mencius's words. Then he told Mencius, and Mencius really looked at no one in his eyes and was in chaos.Entering Linzi today, Mencius also dismissed the big crowns and belts, and even Zhang Yi and Meng Changjun, Zhang Xuzhiyao's main companions, were indifferent and didn't pay attention.In other words, Mencius never expected to meet Zhang Yi in Linzi.When the man with the iron crutch and high crown stood up and threw out the words "big fake unparalleled", it was so loud!Mencius thought suddenly that this person must be Zhang Yi. It seems to be a fixed number in the dark, Mencius is known as "a great talent and eloquence, and there is no right in the world", while Zhang Yi has the title of "the world's most eloquent mouth", but these two people talk when they see each other, and they are entangled in life and death The enemy is average.More than 20 years ago, Mencius ridiculed the Zongheng family as "the way of concubines" in Daliang, but Zhang Yizu, who had just come out of the mountain, reprimanded him unexpectedly.From then on, Mencius hated Zhang Yi and Su Qin extremely, but he also had some inexplicable fear in his heart.Although Mencius still scolded strategists every time he talked about the Dao, he never said the phrase "the concubine is the way of the strategist".Today, it was Mencius who talked slipperyly, so he slipped into the old way of belittling strategic strategists, but accidentally bumped into Zhang Yi's presence and Su Qinxin's funeral, and Mencius faintly felt that something was wrong. Although he was uneasy, Mencius never had the habit of backing down and apologizing. He cheered up and said, "The great way is true, and it doesn't involve gains or losses. The last skill is humble, but talk about benefits and harms. Use benefits to please others, and use harm to deter others." , such demagogy strategists, who are still arguing about the truth, isn't it just a joke in the world?" "Old Master Meng, how cheeky are you?!" Zhang Yi stood in the hall, pointing at Mencius with the thin shiny iron stick in his hand: "Confucianism is a hypocrite, and the world can prove that in the eyes of Confucianism, everyone is a villain. Only me is a gentleman; all arts are humble, but I am the only one who respects; learning is all wrong, but I am the orthodox. Mozi loves both, and you Meng Ke calls him a fatherless descendant. When you praise Zhu's words and benefits, you Meng Ke calls him a school of beasts. Legalism strengthens the country and enriches the people, You, Meng Ke, call it a tyrannical government of tigers and wolves. Lao Zhuang is detached, and you, Meng Ke, call it a theory of escape. Soldiers, farmers, medical workers, you, Meng Ke, call them unskilled. Being flamboyant and mean, speaking in a disrespectful manner, has harmed all schools of thought in the world! But he is not ashamed to speak out, and he blatantly claims to be kingly orthodox. In all honesty, what does Confucianism have? What do you, Meng Ke, have? In a word, you guys But a group of nerds who don't work hard and don't know the five grains, are submerged in the big dream of disappearing all day long, only knowing that the big words are empty and deceiving the world! The state is in crisis, and the state is in chaos. How did Confucianism come up with a useful idea? They talked all day long about the way of civil and military affairs, and solved the downfalls of the people, but in fact they advocated the restoration of the ancient system of well fields, which displaced thousands of people and left them with no land to cultivate! You have vowed that 'the people are the foundation, the community is second, and the king is the lightest'. The fact is that However, the superiors uphold the Zhou etiquette and denounce the legal system, so that they can't punish the officials, and the common people can't be treated with courtesy; Such words and deeds are two-sided, and the heart and mouth are wrong. Isn't it a big hypocrisy to deceive the world, but is it upright? The Confucian hypocrisy is even more serious: you have a deep heart of profit and loss, but you say that you kill yourself to achieve benevolence and sacrifice your life for righteousness. But look at their actions However, he tirelessly seeks officials and ranks, but if he fails, he panics like a family dog! If he doesn't see the king for three days, he will feel anxious; if he doesn't enter the government for a month, he won't know where he will end up. Over Confucianism! It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. You ignore human nature, do not make the best use of the situation, but deliberately strangle like eunuchs! Eat without speaking, sleep without speaking, sit and sleep without disorder, life will be Liu Xiahui That kind of wood, who doesn't know what life is, insists on being a gentleman who is as famous as a saint! Turning people into living zombies, bloodless eunuchs! There are thousands of Confucian disciples, and how many of them are like Mohist children. Do you want to be a real person who is alive and well? How many people are not meek and useless people? If you ask for something, you will be a gentle and modest gentleman. Openly tempting people to tell lies: hiding for sages, hiding for adults, hiding for sages; teaching people to self-abuse, teach people to be obedient, teach people to be ignorant and selfish, teach people to wait for a rabbit; In the face of the legal system, you will become an ignorant and ignorant fool, so that the nobles will always be deceived, and you will always be fooled by the wise! So dangerous, so hypocritical, and talk about solving the people's poverty without shame? Dare I ask you: Since the Spring and Autumn Period, five In a hundred years, can there be such absurd and shameless learning? Yes! That is Confucianism! It is Confucius and Mencius!" Zhang Yi laughed and cursed for a while, the hall was completely silent, only Zhang Yi's agitated voice was heard wandering around the beam: "Since the birth of Confucianism, you have never given vitality to the world, always urging people to follow suit and follow the rules. From the three hundred and sixty years of the Spring and Autumn Period to the thirty-two and five hundred years of the Warring States Period, no country dared to use you. Confucianism is so great that no one dares to use it? No! After all, who uses it? Confucianism, whose family will perish! In today’s world of great controversy, if Confucianism governs the country and the people, the world will drink blood! Master Meng, after a hundred years, maybe the descendants of the next generation will suddenly be unworthy, suddenly want to be immortal, suddenly want to wipe out the people of the country Ambition, Confucian zombies may be carried out, and Confucius and Mencius may be able to eat cold pork with the country and become a great sage. However, that is already a dream in Qianqiu, and it is by no means the truth of your life! In this world of great controversy, Confucianism is nothing more than a bunch of useless bookworms at best! Hahahahahahahahaha..." In the end, Zhang Yi looked up to the sky and laughed. The hall was as quiet as a valley, only the heavy breathing of Mencius could be heard.Mencius wanted to refute, wanted to reprimand, but he had no energy to deal with this kind of scolding. He wanted to stand up angrily and walk away to show his disdain, but his feet were as soft as mud.Seeing Zhang Yi baring his teeth and claws and laughing, Mencius couldn't immediately make a deafening counterattack. The whole army was wiped out after such a debate. How could Huanghuang Confucianism, Hehe Mengke, tolerate such humiliation?In a panic, Mencius spurted out a mouthful of blood as far as two feet away when he heard "Wow!"Zhang Yi and Lord Mengchang who were on the opposite side were caught off guard, and their bodies were covered with blood. Even the wine table of King Xuan Xuan of Qi, who was side by side, was also splashed with blood drops! "Teacher—!" The Confucian disciples shouted and rushed towards Mencius.The palace of the king was in chaos immediately, King Xuan of Qi shouted with a green face, "Meng Changjun, the imperial physician!" Meng Changjun suppressed his smile, then turned back and shouted: "The imperial physician! Quick! The imperial physician—!" Strangely, a member of the Jixia Academy More than a hundred celebrities were indifferent, silently watching the bustling maids and the crying Confucian disciples, but no one stepped forward to take care of them. Mencius was carried away.King Qi Xuan walked away in a huff.The grand reception banquet came to such an end that the courtiers were stunned.The famous scholars from Jixia Academy gathered around, bowed to Zhang Yi solemnly, and then dispersed silently. Zhang Yi was a little numb, looked down at the blood on her body, tapped the iron stick firmly, but walked away.