The story of Confucius's killing of Shao Zhengmao has been widely sung, and the debate between the sages of the past dynasties about the truth and falsehood and the merits of this is probably enough to fill the entire West Lake.
And "Zi Chuan Zhu Deng Analysis" was listed by Xunzi as one of the eight killings of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and "Confucius Zhu Shao Zhengmao" is on an equal footing, and understanding the truth of "Zi Chuan Zhu Deng Analysis" will help us have a more accurate understanding of "Confucius Zhu Shao Zhengmao".
Deng Xizi, a famous thinker and jurist in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the founder of the famous school, is known as"The study of naming discrimination"Advocates.
Although he opposed the use of the former kings as an example to follow and opposed the rule of etiquette, his words also had their truth and were enough to confuse ordinary people.
He to"White horses are not horses"The argument is famous, and naturally it will not be like that"The worries of the world are worried"of the characters.
Deng Xi is a man who is good at words and debates, and he is proficient"Two can be said"with"Endless words", even in the face of difficult arguments. He is considered a representative of the school of masters and is known for his talent for lifting the bar.
In "Lü's Spring and Autumn", there is an example showing this kind of bar-lifting technique of Deng Xi. In the story, the drowning of the rich man caused a dispute, and his family asked Deng Xi to help solve it.
Deng Xi proposed a strategy so that the family would not have to rush to redeem the body, because the corpse collector could only sell the body. Then, Deng Xi advised the corpse collectors not to worry, because the family members would not go elsewhere to find the body.
Deng Xi's ingenious tactics solved the problem and made people realize his debating skills and wisdom.
During the Warring States period, there was a deep contradiction between the child and Deng Xi, who used his eloquence to constantly challenge the policy of the child.
The dispute between them is described in the chapter "Divorce" as the lawyer's practice of eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant, and its harm can be seen.
Zi Chuan tried to maintain the stability of the policy by prohibiting the posting of words everywhere against the new law, but Deng Xi always found a new way to deal with it, and his methods were pervasive and unstoppable.
Behind Zheng Guoren's posters posted on the traffic arteries, there seems to be a shadow of Deng Xi. He used this method to confront ** and show his talents.
February** Dynamic Incentive Plan The "Divorce" article points out that this kind of behavior is not allowed, because rewards and punishments that fail to distinguish between right and wrong will exacerbate confusion, and hypocrisy should not be tolerated.
The Liezi Liming Chapter records that Deng Xi wrote bamboo punishments and often challenged Zichan's rule. He gathers the masses, teaches legal knowledge and litigation methods, and collects fees.
Although his actions led to the Zheng Guo Rebellion, his purpose was to use his knowledge to advance the law.
The birth of the child was an important event in the history of the pre-Qin period. Deng Xi's approach of "taking right as wrong, right as wrong, and right and wrong as excess" can win some unreasonable lawsuits, but it also leads to confusion of right and wrong standards, and the country faces the risk of chaos.
Under these circumstances, Zi Chuan decided to kill Deng Xi, so that the people's hearts were submissive, right and wrong were clear, and the law was enforced. Although the son of the son of Deng Xi is widely recorded in the pre-Qin Zishu, there are only simple records in the pre-Qin historical books such as the "Zuo Chuan".
In addition, the accounts of this matter differ in the Chronicles, so there are different opinions. But on the whole, due to the influence of the pre-Qin Zishu and the "Historical Records", most people agree with the view that Zichuan punished Deng Xi.
The Eastern Han scholar Gao Lu questioned this incident, but supported the view of Zichan in his commentary on Huainanzi, showing that different people had different views on the same event.
However, despite these controversies, the view of the child is still the dominant one, and it remains so to this day.
In Ah Yue's view, there is a difference in the nature of historical books and sub-books, and the credibility of historical books is higher than that of sub-books, while Zuo Chuan, as a more primitive historical book, is more reliable.
According to the Zuo Chuan, Zichuan died in 522 BC, while Deng Xi was killed in the ninth year of Luding Gong, that is, in 501 BC, a difference of 21 years.
However, scholars after the Warring States period blamed Zi Chan for the sin of killing Deng Xi, which is an obvious mistake.