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Mencius, the lesser sage recognized by Confucianism, recognized that human nature is inherently good, but Xunzi believed that human nature was inherently evil.

Even over whether human nature is inherently good or inherently evil, Xunzi went through countless quarrels.

It is no exaggeration to say that among hundreds of schools of thought, any famous existence is a time-tested existence. To be able to stand firm, you need not only wisdom and understanding, but also a strong and persevering mind.

But no matter what point he is, Xunzi is a well-deserved leader.

It's not something that Mr. Taishan Mansion can persuade in just a few words or two.

Putting down the tea cup, Xunzi stared at the king of Taishan Mansion and said:"Life and death are like the yin and yang of heaven. But how can heaven be private? The king of the human world cannot control life, separation and death. But - the king can!!"

"I see!! Lord Taishan nodded and said,"This is the reason why you resisted my appearance." When a thought arises in the human heart, everyone in heaven and earth knows that if there is no reward for good and evil, there must be selfishness in the universe!!"

"wrong!!"

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"If good and evil are rewarded, there must be selfishness in the world!!"

Xunzi suddenly gave a very different judgment from what Taishan Fujun said.

In Taishanfujun's point of view, he recognized that heaven and earth need to have karma. But Xunzi was just the opposite. Good and evil are just human hearts, but There cannot be judgment by the gods of heaven and earth.

The so-called good and evil are just a moral concept given by people. If there is retribution for this, wouldn't heaven and earth also have their own selfish motives?

This is something Xunzi cannot accept in any case. Even if he admits that human nature is inherently evil. , and it is absolutely unacceptable that the good and evil of people's hearts are controlled by the gods of heaven and earth.

"In this way, there is no reward for good deeds and no punishment for evil deeds. Human nature is evil, how can the world be unified?"The Prince of Taishan looked at Xunzi with great interest.

Xunzi could not accept that there is karma and retribution in the world, which means that whether it is good or evil, there will be neither reward nor punishment. In this way, human nature Under the nature of evil, everyone naturally tends to evil. Then the harmonious society pursued by Confucianism has become an illusory dream?

Xunzi was silent at this time. He really did not expect that Taishan Prefecture Lord would actually play with it. It is a trick of using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son.

To deny the society of great harmony is to deny the foundation of Confucianism. You must know that Confucianism, whether it is benevolence, etiquette, or all norms, is pursuing the society of great harmony.

To deny this , is tantamount to denying the foundation of Confucianism, which is more serious than directly denying the existence of benevolence and propriety. Because this is a fundamental denial of the pursuit of Confucianism. The so-called requirements and norms of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust are to achieve a harmonious society. conditions. A society of great harmony is the goal and pursuit of Confucianism.

Without a society of great harmony, it means that the goal of Confucianism is gone. The severity can be imagined.

But in the face of the reality that human nature is inherently evil, good and evil will not be rewarded. Not actively urging everyone to do evil? Unless Xunzi denies his insistence that human nature is inherently evil? This is also unacceptable to Xunzi.

Of course, Xunzi still has a chance to refute. That is to jump out of Confucian benevolence and etiquette and use Legalist methods to deal with The constraints of human nature.

However, even if he taught Han Fei, the master of Legalism, and Li Si, the master of Legalism, in the final analysis, Xunzi is the master of Confucianism. If you jump to Legalism all at once, let alone Confucian disciples We can't accept it, even Xunzi can't agree!!

Seeing that Xunzi was suddenly silenced by the Taishan Prefecture Lord.

The many Confucian disciples behind him were also confused at this time.

Because now the Taishan Prefecture Lord is not suppressing others with force , but really engaged in debate. This is what Confucianism is best at.

But as a Confucian master, Xunzi was speechless by the Taishan Prefecture Lord.

After being silent for a long time, Xunzi smiled bitterly. , said:"I didn't expect that your Majesty would understand my Confucian family so well!!"

"Is Xunzi giving up?"The Lord of Taishan Mansion looked at Xunzi with great interest.

"Incompetent!!"Xunzi seemed to have aged suddenly at this moment, and there was a strong sense of powerlessness in his tone.

"Although I know that your words are harmful to our human race. But I couldn't find any reason to refute it." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Uncle Master!!"

Seeing Xunzi looking like he wanted to admit defeat, Fu Nian and others were shocked.

But Lord Taishan chuckled lightly and said:"Xunzi, if I am not wrong, why are you so resistant to this? The gods of heaven and earth are nothing more than humans being weak and gods and demons being strong. If this kind of life and death is in the hands of the gods of heaven and earth, the human race will definitely become a plaything in the hands of gods and demons in the future.

Xunzi nodded lightly and said:"Exactly!" Since Your Majesty already knows this, I can only ask Your Majesty for your forgiveness!!"

Nodding noncommittally, the Lord of Taishan Mansion said:"Your Excellency Xunzi, I admire you for your people-oriented approach. However, I don’t know that if I promise, I will let the strong men from the human race enter my underworld and help me control the movement of life and death. Xunzi thought, among those hundreds of schools of thought, how many people would be like you and remain loyal until death?"

Xunzi's expression suddenly changed.

Of course Xunzi knew what entering the underworld symbolized.

The underworld itself is the country of the dead. If someone can control authority in the underworld, wouldn't they have the opportunity to live forever in disguise?

Even Xunzi, when he first heard about this condition, had an impulse to move his heart. Not to mention other people from various schools of thought.

Xunzi said with an ugly face:"Your Majesty, you are so divided and win over each other. If your Majesty is really willing to give other scholars the opportunity to control the power of the underworld, I am afraid... I am afraid that very few among the hundreds of scholars can resist you!!"

The moment the words fell, Xunzi and even his whole person became a little sullen.

Seeing this, the Lord of Taishan Prefecture said with a hint of temptation in his tone:"Xunzi can uphold the public spirit, but can others? Since you know that the general trend of heaven and earth is irresistible, why should Mr. Xunzi be stubborn?

Xunzi shook his head and said,"Thank you for your kindness." but……"

Before Xunzi could finish his words of rejection. The Lord of Taishan Palace simply waved his hand and said,"Xunzi, do you know who is under my command?"

Xunzi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

What's the meaning? Could it be that during this period of time, he had worked hard to communicate with other scholars and inform the world about the return of the ancient gods and demons, and the Lord of Taishan Mansion in front of him was not idle either, but instead recruited many outstanding people by means of win-win and division?

When he thought of this possibility, Xunzi suddenly lost all hope.

Xunzi was not kept waiting long.

Not long after Taishan Fujun finished speaking, he opened a spatial portal directly beside him.

As the space fluctuated, a figure that was extremely familiar to Xunzi and Confucian disciples appeared in front of them..