The Golden Age Chapter 880: The difference between good and evil

Zhiming Academy is located in Daixianfang in the west of the city. It is separated from the western wall of Kyoto by a road. It is a very inconspicuous private building among the 108 Fang in Kyoto.

There are many academies in Kyoto, and there are not a few students from all over the world who come to Kyoto to study. In addition to the imperial highest academies such as Guozijian, the four Kyoto academies have always been where students look forward to, but Zhiming Academy is not among these four academies.

Even if Kyoto is ranked among the top ten academies, Chimei-in Temple is not likely to be selected.

The reason is simple. The academies that can be famous all over the world either have talented people from all over the world, or they have strong financial resources, many students in the academy, and strong connections in Kyoto.

The reason why the four major academies in Kyoto are famous all over the world, apart from the fact that too many celebrities have emerged from the four major academies, many of them have become imperial officials and even national pillars. In addition, each academy has sufficient financial resources.

After the students who have left the academy become famous, they will naturally maintain a good relationship with the academy. If they have power in their hands, they will also give back to the academy and take care of many things. After these people become court officials, they will greet them. People are naturally in an endless stream, and these people donate to the academy to support their studies.

There are people who are officials in the court and have strong financial resources. This will naturally allow more people to join the four major academies. This will not only be able to study in the academy, but also make more contacts with the academy as the background.

Zhimingyuan doesn't account for the same.

There are seventy or eighty places in Kyoto Academy, the style of writing is rippling, and Zhiming Academy is very inconspicuous among them. It can be said to be silent. For many years, Zhiming Academy has not come out of a noble official, and everyone around it also knows , The students who enter Zhiming Academy are all born in poverty and have no connections at all.

Although the four major academies are famous in the world, to enter the four major academies, you must either be famous, or you must have a wealth of family resources, or be born well, and the annual fees charged by the academies are not low, in addition to academic funding, in the academy Food, drink and lodging are not cheap.

Even if the children of ordinary people are slightly talented, they can't survive without financial support.

Compared with those big academies, the existence of Zhimingyuan seems to be a place for those poor children to study. The educational resources here are almost negligible. The food, clothing and accommodation are also very simple, and the entire academy is not Big, compared with the four major academies with thousands of people at every turn, it is a world of difference.

When Qin Xiao and Qiuniang came to Zhimingyuan, it was still early. According to Qin Xiao's plan, Qiuniang sent sugar-fried chestnuts to the academy to see the situation.

Qiu Niang would occasionally send some sugar-fried chestnuts to Wei Fuzi before, so Gu Baiyi was not in Kyoto, and she brought Qin Xiao over, which is not surprising. After all, if someone investigates, she will also find out that Gu Baiyi is in Zhimingyuan. After many years, it is natural for Qiuniang to honor Master Wei because of Gu Baiyi.

Qin Xiao was dismissed from his official position and had nothing to do. It is not strange to follow Qiuniang out to get some air.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sun shines on the top of the bamboo and wood sign in the academy. Under the top of the sign is a yellowed wooden plaque with the words "Zhimingyuan" written on it. It is quite normal and very common.

Qin Xiao knows that the more mysterious the Zhimingyuan, the more normal the appearance will be, and it will never make people pay special attention.

"Lady Gu!" The doorkeeper was a half-hundred old man who was in his fifties with a wine gourd pinned to his waist. He obviously knew Qiuniang. But I'm so happy."

"Hello, Lord Han." Qiuniang gave a salute, and Qin Xiao also asked

The old man bowed his hands.

The old man looked at Qin Xiao and said with a smile: "This is?"

"His surname is Qin...!" Qiuniang really didn't know how to introduce Qin Xiao for a while, but Qin Xiao had already laughed and said, "Sister Qiuniang and I have already set a lifetime!"

Qiu Niang blushed, and the old Hantou's eyes lit up, and she smiled: "This is a happy event, Gu Niangzi, I congratulate you. Little brother, you have such a good look, Gu Niangzi is virtuous and Shude, then She is a good girl from a million. You married her, but you have accumulated virtues in your last life."

"Master Han...!" Qiuniang was a little bit shy, and she had already passed an oil-paper bag: "This is the sugar-fried chestnuts I just copied. Master Han will also try it."

"Good thing, Gu Niangzi, Xiao Lao is not welcome." Old Hantou happily took the oil paper bag and pointed inside: "You know where the Master lives, just go in by yourself, Xiao Lao No way to lead."

Qiu Niang nodded and led Qin Xiao into the academy.

Qin Xiao saw that although the academy looks simple, it is quiet and quiet. The courtyard is not too big, but after all, it is a academy and it is not too small. The buildings inside are mostly made of bamboo and wood. Go, bamboo is planted everywhere, bamboo incense floats, and those buildings are hidden in the bamboo forest.

Sometimes I saw the commoner students walking, but they didn’t pay attention to the outsiders. Qiuniang and Qin Xiao walked along the path, and when they ran into the middle school students, they both bowed and nodded, appearing polite, but Will not say a word.

Qin Xiao waited and watched, except that he planted more bamboos, but found nothing special.

"Can the academy come in and out at will?" Qin Xiao asked in a low voice: "We don't seem to have much resistance to come in."

"Don't look at Han Ye's old age, but his eyes are very good." Qiuniang smiled: "When I first came to the academy, he was watching the door. I heard that he had been watching the academy for many years. Gate, how many years, no one can tell, it seems that he has been there since the first day the academy was opened."

"When was the college opened?"

Qiu Niang shook her head and said: "I don't know. When I entered Beijing when I was a child, the academy had existed for many years. How many years has it been? I didn't inquire about it carefully." He whispered, "Little brother, see. When you arrive at the Master, don’t ask too much. Bai Yi told me before. If you see the Master at the Academy, answer the questions truthfully, but don’t ask the Master. The Academy has the rules of the Academy, and the Master is the director of the Zhiming Academy. , If you shouldn’t ask, it’s rude."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Sister, don't worry, I won't talk too much."

The two walked a short distance further, and suddenly heard a faint voice: "The rule of virtue and the rule of law are not inferior to each other. They depend on the good and evil of human nature. At the beginning of man, **** This evil, because human nature is evil, requires a means to restrain people's words and deeds, and this means must not be interfered by human nature, so there are cold laws and regulations, which are bound by severe laws that are not interfered by human nature. Human words and deeds can control the evil of human nature in this way."

Qin Xiao could understand, and couldn't help but look at it, but only saw a small bamboo forest on the side. At this time, there were seven or eight commoner students sitting cross-legged in the forest, and they were clearly divided into two factions. There are five or six people sitting on the left, and there are only two on the right, which is naturally a minority.

The speaker is also in his early twenties and is one of two minority groups.

"What the younger brother said, I don’t agree." The first person on the left first bowed his hand, and said solemnly: "The law is appointed by man, and it will inevitably be contaminated with human nature, so there is no real sense of being undisturbed by human nature. Decree. But the decree of the world can

People abandon evil and promote good. In the final analysis, the human nature who makes laws and regulations naturally has goodness in it. "

"Yes." Someone immediately said, "Many laws are aimed at combating evil, so human nature is indisputable."

The man on the left side smiled and shook his head and said: "No. The baby sings at the first time and feeds on breast milk, just trying to fill his stomach, but he didn't think of the mother's pain. Why is human nature good? The mother has suffered so much, how can human nature be good? Just because human nature is evil, the ancient sages will guide human nature to good with morality. If human nature is good, why do you need to guide?"

"The difference in what the younger brother said. Human nature is good, but the statutes are not effective for everyone." The right-hander said loudly: "The same decree, some people can follow, some people can repeal, so there is injustice and injustice in the world. It induces people to be evil. This is not the inherent evil of human nature, but the filth and pollution of the world. It is for this reason that the rule of virtue is needed, and the rule of virtue guides everyone to be good and return to the original heart."

Qin Xiao knew that this was a debate among the academy students. He listened in his ears and was very interested. She couldn't help but stand by the forest to listen. Seeing Qin Xiao's interest, Qiuniang couldn't bear to bother and follow Qin. Xiao around, just the topic of those people's debate, Qiuniang is naturally not interested.

The man on the left smiled indifferently, and asked: "Brother, dare to ask how the tiger and wolf are in nature?"

"Naturally, animals cannot be compared with human beings." Senior brother said sternly.

"So, brothers think that animals are evil in nature?" The man on the left smiled and said: "As everyone knows, tiger poison does not eat seeds, but there are not a few people who eat them, and their behavior is not as good as that of animals. Brothers think that human nature is better than animals?"

The brother immediately said: "The nature of humans and beasts is completely incomparable. Only when human nature is good can you have the heart of the benevolent. The beasts are the belly, without compassion, and trample on other lives wantonly. It is based on the saying that the ancient sages have virtue. , If a person ignores other lives for himself, he is a journey of beasts."

Qin Xiao couldn't help laughing when he heard this. This academy was already quiet and abnormal. Qin Xiao laughed abruptly, and immediately attracted everyone's eyes. Qin Xiao saw seven or eight glances at him. I was a little embarrassed and hurriedly bowed my hands, thinking that these are all disciples of the academy. I accidentally gobbled it up. I was offended. I had better leave as soon as possible. I was about to turn around, but I heard someone ask: "Why are you laughing?"

Qin Xiao was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said: "It's nothing, I just think your argument is interesting."

"Interesting?" Everyone present became serious, and the senior brother on the left asked: "I don't know what is interesting?"

"You said that if people ignore other people for their own benefit, it is a journey of beasts." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "But there are so many people in this world, they know that it is a journey of beasts, but they don’t hesitate, knowing it is. I don’t care about evil. In this way, isn’t it that human nature is evil?"

Everyone on the left frowned, but the expressions of the two on the right were quite relaxed. The younger brother on the right smiled and said: "Yes, people know that they are beasts, but do it resolutely. This is the evil nature of humanity. Proof."

Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "What you said is wrong."

The man was startled, Qin Xiao already said: "There are people in the world who are inferior to animals, but there are also people of righteousness. There are countless benevolent and righteous people who are committed to good, knowing that they can't do it." After a pause, he said: "I have heard a story about a person who robbed money and killed someone. After being arrested, he was sentenced to death. Before he was sentenced, the person cried bitterly. People around him asked him why he killed someone. , Because the wife at home is seriously ill, and she will die if she doesn’t have the money to see the illness. This is the risk of life and save her wife. Everyone thinks this person is evil or good?"