After summarizing the first half of the Analects, Le Ge and Zeng Shen rested for a while. And then! I started reading again.

It's still the old practice, I have read and asked about music.

"What's the main content of the next article? Can you tell us about that? Lege asked.

Zeng Shen picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it, then handed it to Le Ge with both hands.

Le Ge naturally didn't answer, and waved the back of his hand to put the bamboo slips handed over.

"Uncle Le!"

"You read me, listen!"

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen had no choice but to respond.

"Roughly? The main content, purpose, and intention of the next article! Le Ge asked.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen had no choice but to reply: "This one is called 'How to Become a Benevolence'!" ”

"'How to become benevolent'? So? How to become benevolent? Or 'kill yourself'? ”

"Uncle Le!" Zeng Shen replied: "According to Uncle Le's habit, this article should be called 'Yan Yuan Chapter'. ”

"Yan Yuan? Is it written about Yan Hui? ”

"It's not! Uncle Le! It starts with Yan Hui asking Mr., and then it is all 'asking benevolence', asking gentlemen, and asking politics is very content, and the main purpose is to ask benevolence and how to become benevolent. Uncle Le! ”

"Good! Then read on! I'm listening! Le Ge said.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

Yan Yuan asked. Zi said: "Self-denial is benevolence." One day of self-denial and revenge, the world will return to benevolence. For the sake of benevolence, but by others? Yan Yuan said: "May I ask his eyes." Zi said: "Don't look at incivility, don't listen to incivility, don't speak incivility, and don't move incivility." Yan Yuan said: "Although I am not sensitive, please do something." ”

"What do you mean? Interpret it? Lege asked.

Zeng Shen explained: "Yan Hui asked how to do it to be benevolent. The gentleman said, "It is for the sake of benevolence to restrain one's selfish desires." Restraining one's selfish desires and doing everything according to the requirements of the rites is benevolence. Once this is done, everything under heaven will be restored. The practice of benevolence lies entirely in oneself, and does it depend on others? Yan Hui asked: How do you implement it? What are the entries? The gentleman said, "Don't look at what is not in line with etiquette, don't listen to what is not in line with etiquette, don't say what is not in line with etiquette, and don't do what is not in line with etiquette." Yan Hui said: I am a stupid person, although I have not understood the truth for the time being, but I am still willing to do what you say. ”

"Oh!" Lege smiled: "It turns out that 'don't look at incivility, don't listen to incivility, don't speak incivility, and don't move incivility.'" 'Here! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

"Explain it specifically, right?"

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen further explained: "Benevolence is internal, propriety is external, and the two are closely integrated. ”

"Oh?"

Zeng Shen explained: "One is self-denial, and the other is revenge. ”

"What's the explanation?"

Zeng Shen said: "Mr. said: restrain your selfish desires, and do everything according to the requirements of the courtesy. Doing so, this is benevolence. ”

"Oh? I don't really understand! I'm too lazy to learn from your husband these things that bind people, I want to be free. All right! Read on! Lege said.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said. But! Or said: "There are no rules, and freedom cannot transcend rules and laws." ”

"Leave me alone! I am Taoist! I just don't break the law! Freedom doesn't have to mean breaking the law and committing crimes! Don't be extreme, dogmatic in understanding! Read on. Le Ge said.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

Zhong Gong asked Ren. Zi said: "When you go out, you see a big guest, so that the people are like a great sacrifice; Do unto others as you would have them do to you; No complaints in the state, no complaints at home. Zhong Gong said: "Although Yong is not sensitive, please speak." ”

"Another name? Who is Nakayuki referring to? Le Ge asked. 16k Chinese

In the "Analects" arranged by Zeng Shen, it is often not a person with one name to the end, but often a person uses several names. According to Zeng Shen: It is to respect the person who provided the information, so! Use the name provided by the person providing the information.

Lege is not very familiar with the students that Confucius accepted after he became an official, so! Don't know what the names of these people are?

Zeng Shen frowned, and had to reply, "Ran Yong! Is he Ran Yong? Didn't there be an article called 'Yongye Chapter' before? That's what he started? ”

"Oh!" Lege answered. "I don't remember well, you will be Yong for a while, Ran Yong for a while, Zhonggong for a while, where do I remember that he is a person?"

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen explained: "It's all the names provided by the people who provided the information, and I had to record them according to their names." Only in this way is there respect for them. Uncle Le! There is no way! Excuse me! ”

"Hmmm! Read on! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

And then! Interpreted: "Zhong Gong asked how to do it to be benevolent. The gentleman said: Going out to do errands is like receiving VIPs, and managing the people is like carrying out major sacrifices, and it must be serious and serious. Don't force others to accept what you don't want to want; So that no one in the court of the princes resents him, and no one in the fiefdom of the prince resents him. Zhong Gong said: I am a fool, although I have not understood the truth for the time being, but I am still willing to do what you say. ”

"Hehehe!" Lege smiled and responded.

"The previous paragraph is written about Yan Hui and Ren, and this paragraph is written about Ran Yong and Ren!"

"Oh?"

The two asked Ren, but the gentleman gave two different answers.

"Hmm!" Le Ge said: "There should be someone else who asks Ren, right?" And then! Your husband's answers are all different! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

"Actually! Your purpose is to tell the world and future generations that doing so is benevolence! Isn't it? ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen replied again.

"This is the purpose, intention, and purpose of your arrangement of this 'Yan Yuan Chapter'! Right! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

"Good! Go ahead and unpack! Lege waved his arms and said.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen further explained: "Mr. mainly said: Do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself. ”

"Hmmm! Good! ”

"There are also the following: one is to be serious, and the other is to be lenient."

"Hmmm! Good! Read on! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.

Sima Niu asked Ren. Zi said: "The benevolent person is also true to his words." He said: "His words are also true, and he is already benevolent?" Zi said: "It's difficult, and it's okay to say it?" ”

"What do you mean?"

Zeng Shen explained: "Sima Niu asked how to do it to be benevolent. The gentleman said, "Benevolence speaks very carefully. Sima Niu said: Speak carefully, is this called benevolence? Mr. said: It's very difficult to do, can you be careless when you say it? ”

"Who is Sima Niu?" Lege asked.

Zeng Shen replied: "Sima Niu's surname is Sima Minggeng, the word Zi Niu, and Mr.'s student." ”

"Oh?"

Zeng Shen further explained the first: "The benevolent person must be cautious in his words and deeds, and his words and deeds must be in line with Zhou etiquette." But! Easier said than done. Therefore, people must be cautious when speaking, in case they can't do it! If you can't do it, your words and deeds are inconsistent, and you won't be benevolent! ”

"Hmmm! Very good! Read on! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Shen said.