First of all, let me talk about Shang Yang's cheating son. Shang Yang is mean and treacherous. Although it is a letter, it is the least credible. Shang Yang led Qin Jun to war with Wei Jun, the son of Wei. Shang Yang was afraid of the power of Wei Wuzu's phalanx and did not dare to fight it. He wrote a letter to childe. When he claimed to be Wei, he was often taken care of by your son. Accept a drop of water when necessary, and I will repay your kindness with spring water. Can't fight with benefactors, willing to negotiate and sign a peace agreement. Just as Shang Yang made peace with his son, Shang Yang hid an ambush and captured his son.
However, Empire of Daqin seriously discredited and vilified the son, reversed black and white and distorted the facts. Shang Yang's trip was the first time in the history of China, which seriously violated and destroyed the spirit of contract.
Then, let's talk about going to school under Qi Jiguo. The dispute between shang yang and mencius. Shang Yang was a figure in the middle and early Warring States Period. But in the play, Shang Yang criticized Mencius' theory of good nature with the theory of evil nature of Xunzi, a Confucian master at the end of the Warring States Period.
Xunzi's definition of human nature is: "The reason why life is natural is that it is natural." He also said, "Hunger is food, cold is warmth, fatigue is rest, and prostitution is profit. You can do something in life without learning. The same is true. " Xunzi believes that human nature is innate and does not need the natural instinct of learning. Human nature is evil, and goodness such as benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom is the result of acquired education. Human nature, born with good interests, has the desire of eyes and ears. If there is no good upbringing, let it develop. The result is moral decay and social chaos.
Xunzi understood the evil of human nature, turned it into a gift and treated it in the right way. In the end, people are faked, and evil is done.
Legalists' theory of evil human nature is completely different from that in the play. Legalists believe that all ministers have the heart of a tiger and are ready to rebel. After the monarch made a prince, his wife and the prince hoped that the monarch would die early. The monarch's wife, son, father and brother are all natural enemies. Therefore, we must firmly grasp the main measure of criminal law, so as to deal with the problem of life and death. Punishment does not avoid medical treatment, but love will punish medical treatment.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused legalism and slaughtered the royal family and ministers. It is the inevitable result of legalism. Legalists' theory of evil nature provides a theoretical basis for the monarch to enslave the people. The minister is:' Those who obey the laws of the Lord, obey the actions of the Lord and devote themselves to the Lord are loyal ministers. The people are' ignorant and obedient'. Be a slave to the monarch in a down-to-earth manner.
Confucian theory of evil nature is the essence, teaching people to do evil and do good. Legalists believe that the evil of human nature cannot be changed. Its purpose is to provide theoretical basis for the view that the Legalist monarch told the minister to die and the minister had to die.